but apart from that, it was great!
we managed to get a suntan (yay~). Fuihan and i lay on the sand for about 30 minutes. we planned to get a tan. as for Zoey, she was covered with a towel from head to toe. for sure, she didn't want any tan marks. she had to be in the water most of the time to avoid the sunlight!
i forgot to bring my undies. so i wet my dry pants... ): i couldn't sit on the tram and bus on the way home. was fanning my pants to let it dry faster. haha.
we spent about 2 hours plus on the beach and then went to IKEA. actually was feelin' a bit tired and sleepy (probably because of the weather top 30 degrees) but went shopping anyway. i felt so much more awake after walking around IKEA. (: i want to go there again someday before i go back to Singapore!
we took pictures with the giant Santa there too. felt like a kid once more. (: IKEA is a really great place to destress i reckon.
i had so much to carry back home that i actually wanted to ask for delivery. 25 bucks. but Fuihan said she would help to carry some so i didn't waste any money. in the end, it was Zoey that carried the stuffs for me cause she didn't have anything to carry. (: thanks Zoey!
when i got back home, i used a luggage to carry all the things from IKEA to CH. it was so much easier. hehe. (:
then at night, i went for my oikos. we ate pizza for dinner at Roselyn's place. i love her place. so cosy and luxurious. i wanna a home like that too!!!
after oikos, ko Arwin drove Sal, Val, Jinsern and i to Brunetti's to get a cake for Peter. we ate ice cream there after that and chatted. i felt so happy that time hanging out with Sally and Valerie again. it's been a long time since we last chatted.
then Sally and Jinsern walked me home and also, came up to my house with me to see my new apartment. Sally said it was quite good. duh. i think it's much better than Arrow's, except for the horrible view of red-bricked wall. ): Jinsern played a game of Kungfu Panda as of using the xbox. it's boring and yet he still played it for quite a long time. lols. while he played, Eric and i told Sally about our siblings and childhood memories. (: made me wanna go back even sooner to meet my family.
they all went back at around 1:30am and we all have to meet up the next day at 9? arghhh. so little sleep for me.
woke up with a tired body, mind and spirit early that morning. we gathered at Melbourne Uni tram stop. almost all of our oikos members were there, except for those who went overseas for holidays and Herman (woke up late).
we took a tram to Pete's place. brought him the birthday cake and fruits. when we first saw him, he looked really sick. his moustache and beard weren't shaved and his shirt hadn't been changed for a long time i reckon. he just looked so unwell. and maybe he hadn't bathed for days (his hair is oily). poor Pete! hope he get well soon. so that he can laugh and joke again. (: he also kinda invited us to his BBQ at night. but i think none of us was free to come. it seemed that all of us had plans for that day. ): i could tell that Pete was disappointed and i wished i could come to his birthday BBQ if i didn't have plans for that day. ):
After the surprise visit, i went back home to shower first. then took a nap because i was really emotionally tired and stressed for many many unexplainable reasons that i am too lazy to list them down here. met Val at CH and we took a tram which Tina was on to have lunch together. i hadn't a clue as to where we're going until i reached the place. it was down Exhibition St. a Mongolian BBQ buffet. Tina seemed to know a lot of people there. most of them are Indonesians. it seemed like there's an exhibition going on. there were Artistry's products on display and for sale on one side of the room. the rest were filled with tables and chairs and people crowding around them, eating and chattering away. it kinda felt like a wedding celebration to me. oh and many of our church friends were there. (:
the food was really interesting. this was what we had to do:
1. selecting the meat and putting it onto our bowl (chicken, lamb, pork and beef).
ko Harry told us to take more because all these frozen food would shrink when cooked.
2. go to the veges section and add those of your choice in.
3. add the seasonings in and presto! it's ready to be cooked by the chef (who is hopefully Mongolian).
you know i'm so sick of all these fake chefs. there's a Minang resto here in Melb. but none of the staffs are actually from Padang. grr. felt so cheated.
4. ring the bell to let the chef know that your food is ready to be cooked.
doesn't that sound interesting to you? and it's a buffet. so you can do that multiple of times. cost 15 bucks that day because of the exhibition. (:
Tina and i bought identical necklace that i think is really cool. oh and this lipgloss that's really really cute. there's 4 different shades that you can choose from to apply onto your lip. isn't it cool. both cost a total of 52 bucks and i felt so happy. turned out it's not only a place to eat but to shop! haha.
ci Michelle told me something shocking while we were eating and talking. she said even though she's a Biomed graduate, her pay if she were to work in a Biomed-related job is lower than a random admin job that has got nothing to do with what kind of degree you're holding. now the future seemed more bleak than before. ):
after the interesting lunch that we had, Val and I went to William's house to get her camera and then ko Mario fetched us with his car. Sally was in it already. we waited for Tina to come after she met her friend in DFO and ko Mario drove away. i don't know why. i should be feeling excited but i felt like going home at that time. but of course, i didn't utter a word to disappoint anyone. i am being the selfless me once more. it felt good and horrible at the same time. now i don't know what i am talking about.
Mt Dandenong was alright. however, it rained when we got there. so really, there wasn't a place for us to have our supposed meeting. all the people visiting the mountain had filled up the cafe and we were forced to cancel the meeting. Val, Sal and i ordered hot chocolate. i really like it. sweet and warm. (:
then for the whole time we were in Dandenong, what we did is take pictures. narcist mode: on. (:
we found out that there's a maze there too. but it was closed. sigh. it sure would be fun to explore the maze.
we went Safeway at Boxhill but i bought nothing. i felt really really tired that time. wasn't in the mood for grocery shopping.
for dinner, we ate at Boxhill. i forgot what's the resto name. but i remembered we ate extremely a lot!
i closed my eyes for the trip back home. too tired to say a thing while all of them chatted excitedly.
when i got back home, Eric was waiting for me to go Safeway. when i told him i didn't want to, he looked disappointed. i took my bath and thought, Hey maybe i should go Safeway. so we went and bought much food. (: so happy.
as for today, i woke up at 12pm. and this is my first time not going church on a Sunday in Melb. what's wrong with me? i have no idea. i just felt so so so lazy. ): and yesterday i decided to go AOG instead of POJ. huh. God, please tell me why i am feeling this way and help make this feeling go away.
recently, my relationships with friends are not as good too. many of the people that i am comfortable with have flew overseas. ): i felt so terrible sometimes. i wanna go back singapore or padang just to be with the close ones and have fun!
i am planning to stay home today most of them as i had been going out almost everyday this week. but as usual, there's always reasons to go out everyday, even today when i don't want to do anything big.
1. eat dinner (cause we don't have food to cook)
2. Eric asked me to go with him to Big W to buy kitchen knife and weights for his workout.
3. gonna blog again about my terrible mood today and watched movies online.
there's no internet yet in my new apartment at CH. so i felt really bored most of the time. but i did nothing to change that fact. just lazy and tired. i know i shouldn't. but i also know that if i don't allow myself some time for myself, i will break down. and that wouldn't be a nice feeling to have.
hoping for a miracle to happen. something or someone to lift my spirit up again. i need it desperately!
hope CHRISTMAS can come sooner to brighten up my day! (:
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