This is gonna be interesting

Someone just asked me to contribute article(s)! Whee! And nope, it's not the Ed board. It's this NPO in South Africa. GOT to know it thru' a friend. Now I know why making friends with exchange students is the most amazing thing one could ever do in university.

the next (major) phase

Right now, I am exploring the options.

Just hoping for something which suits my personality.

Saw ONE opportunity: WRITER. Sounds glamorous, fun and all. But I don't wanna get too carried away and be fooled by how AMAZING it is to be a WRITER. Even if it means I'm writing for PROMOTIONAL purposes.

The other one: Web content management. Sounds like my kind of job.

WHY AM I HESITANT?
No, JL! Have the guts to TRY. Really.

Better get a JOB before the NEXT CNY family dinner otherwise....

unforgettable

I don't think I have ever gotten something so AMAZING from a lecturer.There's no lecturer that could rival him in terms of written expression. I guess I made the right decision by letting him write something nice for me.

I may be done with his exams in the first half of the year but because he made it simple and easy-to-understand, trust me, I still remember the things he taught me... that sometimes, I find myself flipping thru' my READERS... and then I realise, I'm not supposed to study :( I'm supposed to APPLY what I learnt.

I think I know where to go to next

Australlia seems to be popping up quite a lot these days.

Here's why:

1. Days after my FINAL paper, I dropped my ESBFF a message on FB NOT expecting him to reply... but well, he proved me wrong. His reply was not too long but still amazingly beautiful and impactful :) Guess I don't need to say where he invited me to.

2. FB ads, annoying as always, the same ad keeps popping up on the right corner of my tiny laptop screen: Do you miss Australia???

3. On TV. Out of boredom, I played around with the remote control. There's this TV programme called "Food Guide to Australia". And on the very same day, there's this ad about Australian and NZ beef and lamb.

Few days ago, again, because I was bored, I came across this channel Australia Network which I would describe as highly addictive for its INFOTAINMENT programmes.

4. Because I study in one of those Australian universities, aiyah, you get it-lah.

5. Went to the nearest shopping mall and saw this banner with the words 'Australia Naturally'.

6. This lactose-free milk mum bought that I've been drinking is from Western Australia. And oh yes, you taste the difference, really.

7. Mum bought this biscuit which apparently is yeast-free, gluten-free, cholesterol free and godknowswhatelse that biscuit is free from, is a product of Melbourne. Just like the LACTOSE-FREE milk, you can actually taste the difference - just don't know why I didn't like them.


... but before that, I gotta wait till the exchange rate is lower and hopefully EARN DECENT $$.

Australia, I'll be back.

I'm just waiting for my turn. Really?

Graduation ceremonies. I still fail to understand WHY is there a need to celebrate THREE years or MORE when all you get is just a piece of paper telling you your qualifications. That piece of paper is NOTHING in comparison to the memories you had. Be it your first lecture, to the PSYCHO bunch of people you meet along the way.

Went for a friend's one in a HOTEL environment where the ballroom was quite nice though it probably isn't as grand as the ones in Aussie.

It would have been nice if it was in a real HALL like how they do it at the (gigantic) Aussie campus(es)

I can only dream of going there... 

They sound so beautiful together

I just found another song which I cannot stop listening to. PERFECT HARMONIES :) Taylor Swift + Ed Sheeran = pure bliss :)

I've too much time on my hands

I sincerely need a GOOD BREAK from my laptop. I swear, if I find anymore 'important' emails or notifications OTHER than those to do with GRADUATION or RESULTS, I'm going to KILL that person.

I've been reading story books. the books that I never got to read before because I was too occupied with horrid assignments and what not. I have sooo many books that I've no space to put em anymore. LOL.

There's the danger of LOSING track of time JUST because the book is soooooooooooo good. I can tell you, if those days, I lost sleep because of assignments, this time, I find myself LOSING SLEEP because the book is too good that I can't put it down. GAH! Well, at least it's so much better than going online on FB, logging into it ONE TOO MANY TIMES A DAY.

to do before i die

1. actually finish reading my story books
2. Melbourne
3. spoil a few more keys on the piano
4. bungee jump
5. NZ (yes, again)
6. cook for real
7. write something more worth reading than this
8. write to everyone of my buddies
9. taylor swift concert
10. Spain

This is becoming repetitive, I should stop

... after this.

All it took was SEVEN weeks 

SEVEN weeks of casual conversations

I just find it amazing that HE could talk to me like nothing

I end up disclosing so much more to him than to my M'sian friends, really.

Even if I did disclose to my M'sian friends, it was because they asked or they were REALLY REALLY CLOSE. I mean, well, even if they were really close, I had to think of a way to put it nicely.

BUT with him, it's like.... I dunno. Everything just fell perfectly into place.

Right from day one.

We learnt each others' names and that was when I realised my parents gave me a pretty FANCY yet NOT-SO-COMMON name. :) For that I am thankful. 

Until we became online friends: he thought he knew me or at least how to spell my name. Well, I don't blame him. After explaining, he understood. NASIB BAIK.

I don't deny that sometimes when we talk, it's pretty STIFF. I think it's because at times, I couldn't believe he was actually talking to me, and on occasion, he'd make heads turn because they themselves couldn't believe what was happening in class. Other times, it's just me being EXHAUSTED from the day's classes.

SEVEN out of twelve weeks in a semester - not bad, huh?

PLEASE tell me that this friendship is going to last.

Because...

as a new door opens

we close the ones behind

Delta Goodrem - Not Me, Not I.



WHAT A PERFECT SONG

Dear (insert uni here)

THANK YOU FOR THE MEMORIES.

FROM THE FIRST DAY OF LECTURE WHERE I WAS NOTHING BUT A SHALLOW-MINDED- soon-to-be 20-year old.

TO THE FIRST TIME A LEC SHOWED SOMETHING PRETTY DISTURBING.

TO THE RIDICULOUS STEPS THE UNI HAS - be it in the cafeteria, library, the bookshop or the rock-climbing area where many of us tripped over.

TO MY RANDOM RUNNING AROUND LIKE A MANIAC FOR THE SAKE OF LOOKING FOR LECTURERS.

TO MY CRAZY BUNCH OF FRIENDS + COURSEMATES

TO THE FIRST TIME I STEPPED ONTO THE BASKETBALL COURT.


TO THAT VERY DAY I HAD TO GO THRU' the ORDEAL at SMC because I FELL.

TO THE DAY I WAS PART OF TM (EVEN IF IT WAS ONLY 4 meetings)

TO THE DAY I WENT TO STARBUCKS + TLB.

TO THE DAY I WENT FOR A STUDENT-ORGANIZED PARTY.

TO THE DAY I FINALLY HAD THE GUTS TO SAY HI TO ONE OF THE EXCHANGE STUDENTS.


TO THE DAY I FINALLY BECAME QUITE CLOSE TO ONE AND REALISE THAT MAYBE THEY'RE NOT THAT SCARY TO TALK TO AFTER ALL...





FOR NOW, KEEPING MY FINGERS CROSSED & HOPING FOR THE BEST.

If I ever come back

I want to come back for a good reason.

thank you for the memories

so much


so much

esp the final sem

from the lecturers who remember my name so well and whom I've been getting quite high marks from LOL

to the psycho bunch of exchange students who talk non-stop. (Hello, I'm such an introvert, okay???)

my uhm (if you would... allow me to say ESBFF) made me stand for 7 mins sampai kaki pun rasa nak patah

because we just couldn't stop talking and we couldn't bear that three weeks ago was the last time I'm ever gonna see  him FACE-TO-FACE. (Well, at least I had the feeling that THAT was the last time)

to the equally eloquent bunch of coursemates I have

to the not-so-fluent in English buddies whom I've assisted along the way

I cannot believe HOW MUCH I LEARNT from these people

Feels like it was yesterday that we just met.