Grateful

Hi there!

I just created a new blog at https://whyteroses.wordpress.com/ because:

1. This one is giving me problems with uploading and new post creations &
2. I have been aiming at Wordpress for ages.

So, i want to thank all you readers for following me these 3 years since i started enchantedadventures.blogspot, and i hope i'll have your continued support in my new one!

Sobs, its like an end of an era :'(

Haha! Well, hope to see you soon in "Whyteroses", and au revoir as always!

Love,
June

P.S. Whyteroses -> https://whyteroses.wordpress.com/

New Horoscope This 2011?

There's been rumours about a new constellation "Ophiuchus", the snake bearer, being intoduced in the Western Horoscope this 2011.

I honestly don't know if this is a hoax to gain popularity for astronomers or associated people, but i DO know that i am not really happy with the change! Imagine, you live your whole life as a, for example, Saggitarian in my case, to find that you are actually a Scorpio??? (no offence to Scorpians intended). There are people who are addicted to their horoscope readings as much as i am addicted to facebook. Where do these people turn to?

Anyway, reading about the story of Ophiuchus has been pretty interesting. Im going to quote directly from the site here:

"The constellation of Ophiuchus is the only sign of the Zodiac which is linked to a real man. This man lived in ancient Egypt around the 27th century BCE, and his name was Imhotep" :)

And that is why medical logos are always symbolised as snakes/serpents. They are to represent Imhotep who brought the art-of-healing to mankind.

Read about it all here: http://the-red-thread.net/ophiuchus2.html 

And before i forget, here's the "new" supposed list for 2011!

Capricorn
January 20 to February 16

Aquarius
February 16 to March 11

Pisces
March 11 to April 18

Aries
April 18 to May 13

Taurus
May 13 to June 21

Gemini
June 21 to July 20

Cancer
July 20 to August 10

Leo
August 10 to September 16

Virgo
September 16 to October 30

Libra
October 30 to November 23

Scorpio
November 23 to November 29

Ophiuchus
November 29 to December 17

Sagittarius
December 17 to January 20
Did you change your sign?

Back from the dead

Hey everyone again =)

Exams are over, i am back in Malaysia for nearly 2 weeks now, and STILL no blog or pictures anywhere from me. I know.... I ddint exactly keep my promise of asking you to wait till 28th November for an update, seeing its already the 9th of December now. Teehee! I will put up some stories of where i have been in Aussieland from tomorrow onwards (i hope) and hope you'll enjoy it ><

As for updates about me, i just recovered from this nasty "food poisoning" that made me feel nauseated with stomach pains for about a week. It made me miss out on SO MANY good Malaysian food that i almost forced myself to get well. Not too sure why it started though. The 2 days after i touched down, i have been eating Malay, Thai, Indian and Chinese food. Yes, all through the 2 days im back =,= So, i guess it must be the sudden burst of awesome-ness Malaysian food has =)

But i've got to say... I missed the food here a lot. And i thought i wouldnt! Oh! If you'd like to know one bad thing about being back here is, THE LINE IS SO SLOWWWWW!!! Its frustrating me because of the endless waiting just to load a video, or even to upload pictures on facebook! =,= Want to update, but God would not let me =)
Well, next Thursday i am planning to visit Singapore with my work money. Ohoho! (Evil laughs) Nice to know my days of slaving away, being smiley and "helpful" to customers are paying off, by rewarding me with a holiday!

Alright! Im off to sleep in my comfy homey bed. Feeling very old cause of backbone and back pains. I think im not sleeping with the correct posture. Better Google what i can do >< Au revoir!



P.S. Speaking of Google, i am still trying to get used to the fact that Google changed their search style. Instead of typing the keywords and then clicking ENTER, its now simply, type and the engine will automatically "guess" your searches. In some ways, i find it annoying, but in others, its convenient =,= PLEH!

New Poll by Nuffnang!

Hi guys!

Got the HTML code for the new nuffnang poll (at the sidebar) a few minutes ago!

Give it a go? I would love to see the percentage of answers to the kind-of interesting questions that are there!

Btw no.1, am very stressed out now because of piling work and studies that have been on my back since september >< Time to pay my dues. So, pray for me and give me strength to get thru exams! Will feel the "force" from you! Such a nerdy star wars-ey quote =,=

Btw no.2, i just got warning from my relatives to shut all the lights on the 31st October. And you know what night that is??

If you dont know i am going to slap you.

You know i am kidding about the slapping right?

But anyway, its Halloween! And apparently, it IS celebrated here in Aussieland! Yay! Malaysia never has this! Owh, and i have to shut all the lights to act like "we are not home" kind of thing. Because if they shout "TRICK OR TREAT" and you dont have lollies and sweeties prepared, they will egg you!

Yes! They will literally EGG you and destroy your house! Shockinggggg!

But i'd love to see the kids come and knock the door to ask for lollies! WOnder if i could get a snapshot of them.

Teehee! I secretly want to participate toooo. Shhh.. DOnt tell anyone....

No point saying that since this is out in the internet and you know how internet goess...

But i'd love to dress up and go ask for sweets then stuff my face with them ><

Well, i'd better shut up soon and just get ready to go to sleep. Getting a headache every single day! Apparently the weather's changing too much (hot and cold) and everyone's getting drowsy and sleepy and whatnot.

Alright! Hope you have a great day! See ya soon! =)

Meow

Douchebag.

The first word i thought of when writing this post is...... douchebag???

Well, i recently heard of it in one of the "family guy" episodes. Its stuck in my head and won't get out! Along with the song "Take Your Shirt Off" by T-Pain. (Very v. v. catchy tune)

Yes, i now look to you like a dirty-minded, foul-mouthed girl. But i assure you i am not, because this is what i do when i have nothing to say in a new post and waiting for something important to come up. Here comes my main point: (Remembered at last)

1. Shu Xian left a message at the sidebar asking me to update. So i am. =)

2. I realised the number of posts written every year is declining and i want to improve this.

2008 - 30 posts
2009 - 25 posts
2010 - 13 posts?????

Statisctics do not look good. =S

So the good news for all you readers that are STILL reading my blog, i AM going to update this bloggy! But i can only do that after my exams and when i return to Malaysia. =) Will put all the places i have been depriving this blog of then! Hope you'll stick with me till then.

See ya on the..............after 27th November!

Just Me

Looks like i havent been anywhere since Hosier Lane by the deadness of the blog. Apologise for lack of updates but.... Argh! I dont have the continue-ative spirit, erm.. whats the word... determination! and loyalty! and self motivation to blog! Ahaha. I dont always finish what i start. Teehee! =)

But!

Life is still good here for me and its 70 (plus minus) more days to me going back to Malaysia for summer break, and there are parts of me that dont want to. And as the days crept nearer and nearer, i am starting to feel dread! Urgh! Feel so awful thinking like this but i love my life here and coming to Melbourne is probably the best thing i have ever done! Plus there is nothing left for me in Malaysia anymore! Well, at least i dont think i do? This is an exception to my family of course. ><

Shouldnt think too much though. I find myself writing random ramblings like these. (crooked smiles)

Sighs.

Something's nagging me at the back of my mind these days and i cant get it out!

BLAHHHHHH!!!!

I am shouting it away if you dont understand the bla sound. Haha! Alright!

Arrivederci. =)

Hosier Lane

Location:
Hosier Lane,
Just off Flinders street

Operating Hours:
Open 24/7 all year long!





 

Melbourne CBD's probably one of the cities in the world where every lane way brings new sights and sounds for the hungry. And by hungry, i meant hunger of the senses. Eg. ears, eyes and definitely stomachs. =) Hosier Lane is a MUST-SEE place for all art lovers, photographers, and people like me, who loves poking my non-of-my-business nose into everything interesting. The group of people we call, tourists.

THIS lane is no ordinary lane as it is always littered with people, looking up and down the walls with pictures of amazement and wonder written all over their faces. What are they looking at you wonder?

GRAFFITI!

Lots and lots of mind blowingly amazing graffiti spray painted all over the walls of the lane. And some are so extraordinary you will find yourself wondering at what lengths they've gone to, to paint/spray on those pictures that are so detailed and for some, life-like, that it imitates computer generated, printed out and sticked on images.

Hosier Lane remains one of the top cultural attractions of Melbourne as it shows the starting edge of the artistic side of Melbourne. A great place to ponder on a Sunday morning with a cup of coffee in one hand, and a camera in the other. >.-

See ya!

P.S. My words do no justice to the graffiti. Just Google "Hosier lane Melbourne"!

Wantirna Superstars

Location:

703, Boronia Road
Wantirna, Victoria, 3152

Operating Hours:
Open 7 days - Yum Cha Daily

Lunch  : 11.30am till 3.00pm
Dinner : 5.00pm till 10.30pm

Additional Information:
Able to BYO (Wine only). Provides take aways. Contact - 98871580 or 98871508. Child and disabled friendly.

Verdict:

First chinese restaurant i've ventured into in Melbourne. Yeah.. not even in the city. >< I came to know this place cause its a sort of fancy restaurant "headquarters" for my dimsum loving family. So i tagged along! Yay!

Coming back to the main point, this restaurant specialises in chinese dumplings (usually late mornings till early afternoon) and delicacies (evening till night), or what you call in Chinese, "dim sum". But the term dim sum is not actually used here in Australia! Its called "Yum Cha".

Conclusion: This is a fancy, chinese, yum cha restaurant in Wantirna. =,= Damn i dislike the name WANTIRNA!

Coming AGAIN back to the point, the food here is REAAALLY pricey. In Malaysia, i consider dimsum an occasional treat! Well, Superstars's charging nearly 4 dollars a round-bamboo-basket. And this is just a normal-sized one. There are additional "upgrades" depending on type and basically, size of particular dishes. The PRICE upgrades too naturally. Teeh hee.

But the quality, taste, texture, and service of waitstaff provided DEFINITELY outweighs the price. Every piece of dumpling of ALL types are just so good and irresistable! Usually after consumption of these salt-based food, thirst is a yes yes yes. Not for the case of Superstar dumplings though! And you can literally taste the freshness oozing out into your mouth on your first bite and many munches after.

Ambience and atmosphere is a negative point though. Because of Superstars's popularity, this place tends to get a little crowded and noise levels will usually rise slightly above comfortable hearing. But table setting's just right, making enough room to facilitate the large crowds and also the pushing-dimsum-carts-girls.

To point out to anyone who eats here, apparently, there is a specialty here called "lai sa pau". (Picture to the right) Mind you, there are two types: baked and steamed. Baked tastes like heaven. Steamed tastes......ordinary. >< The baked "lai sa pau" is absolute hit in this restaurant, and when you enter, make that your priority order! Chef only prepares a few plates of these "pau" per session and missing the chance to try the specialty would be a waste!

I've been here bout 3 times now, 4 tomorrow, and as many times i have eaten here, food still tastes as good as the first. You won't be dissapointed trying out the food here. This i can guarantee. =)

Au revoir!

Lord of the Fries

I am back dudes and dudettes! The reason behind my many many weeks of abandonment would be cause my family came to Melbourne for a week. So imagine the adventures and places i went for 6 days! PLUS, a few days after my parents flight back to Kuala Lumpur, I went on an excursion to Great Ocean Road! Yay! So, i will have tons to write about places and food. =)

First stop, Lord of the Fries!

Location:

26 Elizabeth Street
Melbourne VIC 3000
(Corner of Flinders St and Elizabeth St)

OR

at many other locations in Victoria. (Flinders's Street Station, Melbourne Central's Knox Lane, Northland and Chadstone, both near the cinema)

Operating Hours:

All generally start from 10.30am till 10pm. But on specific days, till 3 or 4am.

Webpage: http://www.lordofthefries.com.au/

Verdict:

Before i even tasted or rather, SMELT any morsel of food from this franchise fast-food-take-away outlet, i have already heard wonderful ravings about the fries and burgers from people. And i bet there would be about a hundred reviews on this joint itself in various sites. So it ought'ta mean something right? And! The name would already be attractive enough to capture your interest in a moment of passing. =)

The pros

1. I am not much of a fast food junkie but THIS Fries with Indian Sauce would be the best fry dip i have ever tasted! Well, to be honest, the only fry dip i had is tomato sauce, chili or mayo. So this is different for me! And the indian sauce, as deceptive as it sounds, isnt "curry-ish" looking. It doesnt have a slightest hint of red for crying out loud. Its pasty white Spicy Mango Chutney mixed with Coriander. And this sauce is special cause on your 1st bite, you wouldnt think its delicious at all, but the more you eat, the BETTER it gets! My mum and bro devoured the whole thing right before my eyes. =,=
2. 10 sauces to choose from.
3. It's Vegan and Gluten-free friendly! (Burgers only) 
4. Heard the Burgers are the best!
5. Burger's available in mini sizes.
6. They prepared the fries and burger patties healthily. (Refer to site for methods)
7. 3 offered meal deals (eg. 1 fries, 1 regular burger, 1 drink - $11.85) Have a look at the menu on the site! =)

The cons

1. Its icky and oily and unhealthy! (Sorry fry lovers ><)
2. Though they might claim it's the "best tasting" in their site, i think their fries were pretty ordinary. Like my cousin says, nothing beats McDonald's fries. Agreed? =)
3. Its icky and oily and unhealthy!!!

But i would really hope to try the burgers one day. I've heard great reviews with word tags such as phenomenal, best, etc....from Google Map reviews. It's enough to make me go back some day =)

Au revoir!

Waffle On

Location:

Shop 9

Degraves Street

Melbourne 3001 VIC

Operating Hours:

Mondays till Fridays, 7am - 5pm

Verdict:

There was literally a LINE forming outside this place, a sure fire way to attract hungry passerbys looking for food at lunch time. And it certainly did me! The first thing you willl see are loads of people clutching onto their dear, (and delicious looking) waffles and baguettes, exiting the shop with satisfied looks on their faces.

Then....I KNEW....I have to try this!

Here's the interior.

This set up's French, with authentic workers from France themselves! Well, i presume that since they corrected my pronunciation with a noticable accent when i ordered my "Le Fermier". And i heard the specialty is Le Fermier and Le Normand.

The thing that really appeals to everyone, i think, would be the fantastic baguette they bake themselves! It has such a light crispy taste that is rare in any other baguettes or any form of pastry i have ever had! And i that is from a bread lover's perspective. But on the warning note, the baguette is pretty large (about an arm's length). >,-

The ingredients themselves looked pretty "blah" on the board to me, but when i bit into the sandwich, the flavour of the chicken slices, mayo and sprinkles of pepper on top werent what i had expected at all! Its fresh, its simple, its French, and most importantly, it tastes reeeaaallly good the more you gauge into the baguette.

Another thing interesting about the shop would be the wall cork board at the left side of the cashier. You wouldnt believe what it is filled with.

Seriously! Money! From ALL over the world! Imagine how good this place is to attract this many people! And i spotted many Malaysian RMs and i got all excited and started taking pictures. And some were even signed dollars!

Haha! So if you want a take-away bite, just get it from this shop when you're anywhere near Degraves and maybe put YOUR dollar note on the board.

Au Revoir!

Australia in General

Melbourne, capital city of Victoria, is located all the way at the bottom, south east of Australia. Housing nearly 4 million people in this city alone, it naturally became the centre of art, culture, education, sport, culinaries, entertainment and obviously tourism. Greeks, Italians, Australians and the Chinese, just to name a few of the many, even have their own precincts in the Central Business District (CBD), main hub of all cultures and people.

Melbourne’s known for/by a few things:

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  Classified as a “Beta World City” by Loughborough University’s GaWC Research Network
• 
  
  City of Literature by UNESCO’s Creative Cities Network
• 
  
  Top 3 ‘World’s Most Livable’ cities by Economist Group’s Intelligence Unit
• 
  
  Top 10 ‘Global University Cities’ by RMIT’s Global University Cities Index
• 
  
  Top 20 ‘Innovation Cities’ by 2thinknow® Global Innovation Agency
• 
  
  World’s Largest Tram Network

Ain’t this something to be proud of? (smiles)

Zooming in to Melbourne!

Cool Fact:

 In 1835, Melbourne was initially known by the name of “Bearbrass”, which changed to it’s existing name in 1837 with respect to William Lamb and Melbourne was in fact, declared a CITY by the Queen Victoria only in the year 1847.

Well, that’s the gist of Melbourne and it’s participation with the world. The next post will be on the specifics of Melbourne.

Meantime, Cheers!

Name Changing Ceremony

Welcome to the grand opening of my new blog name (aka Purpose)! ><

This time, i would be sharing more about my experiences on travel, food and places i have been to, in my now current position and city, Melbourne. And hopefully, by the time i leave in two years, i would be a fully qualified “insider” and when i am in the process of reaching that stage in life, i hope my blog will aid other new comers and of course, friends, in navigating about Melbourne with ease.

Hope you’d give all your support to me and root + push behind me all the way!


Cheers, love, food and wine!
June

Travel Blog?

You know what? I had a sudden "brain storm" or more of a thought if you'd like it, to start my very own travel blog! Since i AM in a new country and i AM sort of a tourist cum student here.

So... I will!

Well, i suppose i would have to begin with all the things and places i have ever visited or did here in Melbourne since February the 19th? I will try...

Wish me luck and support me alright?

Cheers!

P.S. Here are some books to help you out with.

Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger

Was jogging this evening and i discovered three things today!

• 
  
  I saw two little girls (who probably dress better than me) trying to raise money by singing High School Musical songs in front of their house, at the side of the road. And the few times i passed their house, they were still there! Such determination for someone so young. But i think they were enjoying each other's singing more than actually promoting their songs. And their paper read something like "Come hear us sing! We will be sure to make you laugh!" with a smiley face at the end of the A4 paper. THAT, would definitely not be seen in Malaysia. So it makes a nice change for me. =)

• 
  
  I discovered a new jogging track! Koonung Trail! Its deifinitely a Must-Go-Again cause i really love the environment! The air, cool and fresh. And there is a two way track that sort of runs like a mini road for joggers and cyclists ONLY to exercise. It kinda motivated me to jog continously cause of the people who DID also jog continously. >< I have to save face and keep up my public appearance don't i? Haha! But the area is really lovely with the evening sky sprawled across like a legendary-ly beautiful painting. I have never seen such clouds with clear definitions, lines and colours before! It seriously is like a computer generated picture!

• 
  
  And the third thing i dicovered, is that i was unconditionally, and irrevocably in  love with Edward Cullen. =) Haha! Nah... Just kidding! What i really realized, is that Gabriella Cilmi's song - "On A Mission" is a HORRIBLE SONG! URGH! I dont know how anyone singing that song can get so famous! Maybe in Aussie only? I dont think it can get to international. I hope not! >< But it is still a good song to jog to cause of the nice beat. =D

Tata for now!

News Flash

Cleaned 'basement cum bedroom' and getting ready for Cherrie's arrival to Melbourne this Tuesday. I can't wait! At last a familiar and friendly face! I even made an itinerary ready to show her around! Especially to posh shopping mall "Westfield Shoppingtown". >< She's flying in from Queensland, Brisbane while Felicia and Swee is also flying off some where else in conjunction with the Easter hols. Pardon me but i forgot the place they are heading to. Teehee.

And today is the first time i ever experienced Daylight Saving! We switched all our clocks and watches (which i have a lot of them unfortunately) to an hour back. It's to make our days longer and night's shorter i suppose. So i am just 2 hours ahead of Malaysia! =)

Watched Pocoyo (cute animated cartoon) with Annabelle today. I think i enjoyed it more than she did. Ever since i got here, i was deprived from TV entertainment cause all the channels are either sports, gardening, news, adverts, or channels trying to-sell-me-things. THAT's ALL. Myehhh... So cartoon's the only thing soothing to my eyes now like ice on a bloody wound. Bet that would sting though. I've already watched the whole series of Studio Ghibli since i got here. ><

See you!

You are special to me.

And i thought you think the same for me too.

But i guess not anymore.

I always tell myself i understand and made excuses for you.

But in fact, i don't understand.

I don't even know why i keep trying.

And i don't feel like caring anymore.

Now, you WERE special to me.

A Day Where All Things Will Begin Again

A new day, a new month, in a new place. Its 9.14am on a sunny Saturday morning and i'm blogging when i could still be tucked away neatly in my warm and cozy bed. Sometimes people have weird pangs of doing things don't they. And nothing  can stop them at it.

Well, it's not all happy-joy-joy-rolling-around-doing-cartwheels kinda thing here in Melbourne for the month and a half im here. I was (note the past tense) miserable even on the first day i got here and was doing 'what-the-hell am-i-doing-here' kinda mind war. I thought it was a mistake. And even now, EVERY minute, i'm thinking it's a mistake coming here and i should have stayed where i was surrounded by familiar faces and friends. But that got me thinking, "What do i get back if i stayed at home till the day i shift out or get married or somewhat?" I would have to start my life THAT time wouldn't it? So it's a blessing in disguise of hardship to toughen me up, buttering me for harder paths ahead.

In maybe 5 years time, i will be looking back and saying to myself "That problem was so minor and bullshit-y! How could i ever have troubled myself over THAT?". Yes, i'm sure you get that too don't you? We all do. Like when i was in college and thinking i MUST get that pair of shoes otherwise i will be so un-cool and don't fit in. Or when i was in secondary 3 and thinks that i must get everybody to like me, so i was treated more like a slave than a helpful friend. Those things were so.... (flicked last finger).... minor! And the worse part is i let it get the better of me! I let that dreadful feeling, that i was small (though i am but i'm meaning mind small) and worthless and not good enough for the world and everything i do always fails or ends badly, concentrate in my mind! Yes! I unknowingly was thinking about all the bad things that were happening to me and kept re-enforcing in my mind that im worthless!

And now.. I realised i have so much of  a better personality, life and most importantly the mind now then i was last 5 years. I'm always reading and get people or emails telling me..

"You must ALWAYS look on the brighter, positive side of things no matter how shitty your situation's been"

I know its HARD! But i keep trying! Because if i drown myself in sorrow now thinking, "oh how i wish this" and "how i wish that", im only going to worry my family and friends and well... basically people who loves me. And they may not know this, but they mean the world to me. They all do. Guess my constantly wanting to please people trait would always be inside of me. The Facebook app. said that i'm the spirit that brings happiness onto others. Haha! Eventhough its only "Facebook", but i would like to believe so. ><

Well! Eventhough i stayed positive, i still have not much friends yet! Haha! The people at school i wouldnt really call them friends yet. But back in March, i had a group assignment, and i met this mix of people and personalities and the best part is, we all clicked! We worked perfectly alongside one another, helping each other, stressing together cause of last minute work. And i swear. That this was the BEST assignment i ever had. Not because of the title of the assgn, which was "Latest Assisted Reproductive Technologies" (absolute bore), but because of my new friends. Let me give some credit to Keisuke (Japan), Van (Sydney), William (Vietnam), Dheshnee (Africa), and Lydia (I dont know).  ><

Hmm.. That's about it! Need to eat breakfast, which is now officially my favourite meal of the day because of.......MILO (heavenly music plays in the background)........ Haha! I am seriously ADDICTED to Milo! That is kinda bad isn't it? =( But i cant help it! Anyway, Hey guys, Woolworths is selling two 750g Milo tin for only $10 in conjunction with Easter! WHOOOHOOO! I've bought two cans already yesterday. Im going again today to get 2 more to stock for the Autumn. Its getting cold here! My feet and fingers are always blue. =S Worrisome.. See you!

P.S. Attending as Guest Judge to my cousin's Ramen Cookoff tonight! Good food for free? Who doesn't like being a judge? =)

P.P.S. My phone bill this month is $40!! I died yesterday in front of the computer when i saw the bill.

Life in Melbourne

After a month plus, I am back on the scene people! Since that starting-of-new-life fateful day i boarded the plane, i realised, i truly did change my lifestyle and my personality! And i should put this in : This is only for a month i'm here. Who knows what i will be by December 2010? Fat? Shorter? Taller (hopefully)? Haha! Well, actually not on physically but more on mental changes i hope. ><

So! This is Melbourne CBD everyone! Nice picture. I think cbd stands for Central Business District? But truth be told, i have never been to the city AT ALL ever since i've been here! Well, maybe once. With Fiona, Nicholas and Chakhan (and his friend: Eric). And fortunately for me, but unfortunate for the insurance company, there was hail that day! Imagine that! My first hail! I know i shouldnt be excited over a minor thing like this but....STILL! The after effects of the hail was prertty bad though. The newspapers were loaded with news bout how the insurance companies suffer great losses cause of complaints due to damaged cars and houses.

We went for lunch at the Rose Garden Restaurant on Elizabeth Street. The picture above IS Elizabeth street! Just in older times. The newer Street would look like this:

=) Haha! Hmmm... So i  have settled into my aunt's home in Doncaster. Just 30-40 minutes away from my university by train and bus rid in Glenferrie.

TADA! This is my new univeristy! And although the Hawthorn campus is pretty tiny compared to famous uni's like Uni of Melbourne or Uni of NSW, it actually is easier to get around i suppose? And Swinburne has many campuses all around Victoria like the Wartina, Prahran, Lilydale, ETC Campuses. Let's take a look around my campus (Hawthorn)! (All pictures are from Google and not from me)

And that's all! >< Nah.. There are still the academic buildings which i cant seem to find the pictures online.

Ah! Im now eating this fantastic choc bun from Bakers Delight (renowed for its Delicious and soft Hot Cross buns), while typing this. IM TELLING YOU! If ever you come to Melbourne or to Aussie, eat Hot Cross Bun from B.D.! Come come... Let me show you some pictures...

Ooosshh! >< And another thing new to me here is the transport system or known here as Metlink.

Yes, Sometimes, i get squished on the trains and buses like this during peak hours which are normally during the time i set off for the uni and back home. And the heat and smell is sooooo STINKY! Even stinky is an understatement! And i would like to mention too that all of them are so tall and im also so "tall". You can guess the height at which my nose and face will be at most of the time. >< But i love the people here especially at public places. Firstly, the guys are such gentlemen letting you pass first, or opening the doors for you. And unlike Malaysians, Melbournians do not PUSH or PULL or RUSH about or just being "Kiasu" simply, at entrances of buses and trains or ANYWHERE i should say. Which is normally the case in Malysia ain't it? Not that im condemning my own country. I love Malaysia! It's just some factors that are obviously much better here and...what's not to like you know?

And another thing new for me would be the MONEY. When i first came here, it feels so weird to look at some bunch of papers and copper/silver/metal discs that are so foreign instead of the usual Malaysian money! They even have $2 dollar coins for heaven's sake! >< Not that it's a sin or anything. But they have....so far what i've seen is the $2, $1, 50c, 20c, 10c, and 5c. And the smaller the value of the coin, the LARGER the coin. =,= Except for the 5 cents though. Its understandably small. =)

Alright! Gtg! More from June soon. See you!

Emotional Status

Scenario: A week to flying off to Melbourne, Australia.

Heart constricting due to:

a. Pure Fear

b. Nervousness

c. Excitement

d. Undeniable joy

e. Dread

f. Look-forward-ness (I cant find a word opposing to dread)

g. Worry

h. Sense of adventure and accomplishment

And most of all why heart's constricting,

Nothing's worse than "I-haven't-packed-yet-and-being-forced-to-cause-ChineseNewYear's-coming-and-i-have-no-time-then" syndrome.

I mean.. WHAT THE HELL AM I SUPPOSED TO PACK?? I still need my things around me! (Well not all... but still... understand my dilemma. Having a PMS moment here) Especially my clothes! How am i to PREDICT what clothes to wear for the next week? I'm hardly Madame Zorra or even that absolutely irritating Online Psychic Anita (Facebook generated woman who flooded my page and gives dumb advices like, i am going to do well at work - and i don't work). Please understand that i am an extreme procrastinater and love to leave things for last minutes. Hence, the love-packing-late.

See? Emotional floodgates are unstoppably open and its swimming out to fill my entire head with worrisome nonsense. I even worry bout stupid psychic online women. ><>

Alright, anyway have to go! See you around!

First Day of Intern At Pathlab

 

I’M BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

From Miri at least.^,^

 

Oh well.. Actually i have been back since Saturday afternoon but only now i had the mood to blog. Ah well, anyway, i started my internship today! Well.. You cant say an internship but more of industrial training that’s what is stated on my offer letter.

 

Girl in picture is NOT my friend. I got the picture from Google. =)

 

First day’s very…… I don't know… Very boring? =) Like all first days, i wouldn’t want to judge too fast. Maybe everything will turn out good after all like it always does. But anyway, i learnt loads of things here at Pathlab, Kelana Jaya branch on the first day. Hold On! Pathlab? What is it you ask? (I will just perasan-ly answer your non existent question) It actually stands for Pathology & Clinical Laboratory. Yeah… Okay continuing that, This company specifically functions to take in swabs or biological samples from humans all around south east asia and then test the tubes with different reagents to see the reactions. Or a more simpler job, they take your sample, and run it through the machine, and tell you you are normal or not. =) And they ship or fly the samples into my lab through FedEx.

 

*Smiles* Who knew? *Grins*

 

FedEx Delivery Service!

 

Bloody blood sample. Cant see the plasma layer here though..

The samples are our normal secretory fluids… Sputum, stool, blood, plasma, serum, urine and much much more i haven’t known yet. (Plasma & serum are both components of the blood) And they have these machines that are so techie and cool looking with all those lights, action, sounds and robotic arms picking samples with micro needles, and then planting them to another tube for more tests. ITS DAMN COOL. And since there are machines running all the tests, we humans actually haven’t much to do accept for analyzing the results. But I didn’t exactly do this too. My function is just to help about the process making everyone have an easier day. =)

 

But i realised… That every time i see a bad result, like too high glucose levels in blood (means the guy has diabetes) or if there are pink uric acid crystals in the urine sample (means something wrong with kidney), i would feel sad for the person. Imagine how’s his/her expression like if they knew? What about the family? =( Guess god has different paths for each and everyone of us. As Buddhism and my parents always teach, There is always a reason for everything. And they really mean EVERYTHING from tripping yourself up and getting the neighbour’s dog to chase you down the road. Maybe these people have these diseases to teach them about family love and bonding? Sighs.. Life’s fair for everyone. It always is.

 

 

Anyway! I read a book today, its says, Success is getting what you want, and Happiness is wanting what you get. I learnt from that, that we have to be contented with what were each given, meaning only the WANTS. Things that we can live without. NOT NEEDS. Or we will be forever and eternally be damned to be always craving for better things. When you are satisfied and wanting what you already have, THEN better stuffs will come pouring in. Well.. All this according to the book of course! I am no philosopher. Owe it ALL to Ernie J. Zelinski!

 

(Recommended book : 101 Really Important Things You Already Know, But Keep Forgetting.)

 

All the more practice for me i suppose!

 

Have to go sleep early so i can get up at 6AM tomorrow. *Grumbles* See you soon! ^,^

 

Love,

June

 

P.S. Will Blog about Miri trip soon! =)

 

(Recommended song : Taylor Swift – You Belong With Me (Piano Cover) by iwillbot on Youtube)

This Just In

Will be flying off tomorrow Saturday morning at 7.40 and back by NEXT saturday 12 something. One whole week...

IM GOING TO MIRI!!! WHOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!

Wish me luck guys! =) Have-a-lovely-day to you too!

(all smiles)

Love,

June

Ps. I haven't packed yet.. *Grumbles*