Mary Ann's Experience in UQ, St Lucia
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Sunday, March 15, 2009
times seriously flies! i'm already in my fourth week in Brisbane! :)
2nd week of school already. so that means the commencement of tutorials.
:: Monday ::
Tutorial at 12 followed by lecture at 2 and that's all for the day. Tutorial was well... ok. not the best tutor cos he's chinese and he can't pronounce his words very well but it's manageable. I've come to realise that most people don't do tutorials and sit in tutorials just to get the answer or listen to explanations whatsoever. I think i was the only one to do the tutorial questions. Even my fellow Singaporean friend didn't do it. TSK! and well, i think i was among 3 persons in the class that could speak up and answer. how sad huh. anyways, lecture followed and i still think this lecturer for financial reporting is about the best lecturer i have for this semester! :) she makes me listen.
And then it's home sweet home!
:: Tuesday ::
NO SCHOOL TODAY! yayy! but i woke up early because the boys came over to park their car here to go to school and they came early cos david had class at 12. and not to mention i slept really late the night before. Well.. I was nice because since i didn't have school today, i opened the door for them while Daisy could sleep in since she's got class at 10. Daniel too had class at 10 so they were going to walk to school together. and while daniel was here, it wouldn't be too nice for me to leave him alone so i accompanied him and made breakfast for him. see. that's why they call me the mom! haha. i take care of them, i FEED them! :) made french toasts and hashbrowns for him! haha. and it's hilarious when he applied kaya on the hashbrown thinking that it's just another french toast! haha.
so i spent the time talking to daniel about quite a lot of things until it was time for him to go to school. anyways, they were all going to come back for lunch at my place. vanessa was going to come over as well. so yeap, instead of hitting the bed, i decided to start cooking lunch! :) see so mummy-like right? heh. and when i was done with lunch, or rather preparing what i could prepare, it was back to the couch for a snooze. 1 hr before they all come back. got up only when they arrived. waited for david to come before cooking the veggies and then it's lunch time! yay!
after that hung around till about 2ish before vanessa and daniel headed back for school! heh. and dinner again was at my place la. so we hung out the whole day. after dinner was rushing tutorials time! haha. everyone was seriously studying! so condusive man. and i was out in the balcony doing my tutorials. it was really refreshing. nice cool weather and great company so you won't get bored.
:: wednesday ::
sadly, i had to skip school today because the recurring cold gave way today. and i was aching all over that i just couldn't take it. probably due to the lack of sleep the night before and so there was a break out. i felt really bad and kept wanting to wake up to attend the next lesson but i couldn't drag myself out of bed... when i finally woke up at like 2ish, it was way too late to even attend my last lecture so i decided to stay in. i was still so tired. made lunch for myself and then it was straight to the books. since i hadn't attended school, i decided i should do some self study. and of cos had to take medication to surpress the illness.
and so today was quiet day for daisy and i. stayed home to do our work. and then daisy cooked dinner! hmm... i took my leftover porridge while she made kimchi noodles for herself. and well we had chicken nuggets as well. :)
:: thursday ::
dragged myself out of bed and headed to school. i was 5mins late for my lecture but what the heck. i made it to school! haha. i'm not lazy! but well, i missed the first lecture. hahahaha. but but but! that didn't mean i didn't attend it! cos there was a second lecture after this one and yep, i attended it with astralyn. seee.... good planning. haha. at times when i cannot wake up on thursday, i have a back up plan. *winks.
and then... when jolene was saying this time the 6hr syndrome didn't ring true (the twins and the four girls will always meet up after 6hrs of absence), david told me on msn that they were going to go running to our place. hahaha! and then as the 3 girls of the manors were craving tau huay, we proposed to go sunnybank and they agreed! hahaha. they have submitted themselves to the temptation of DESSERT! but this time we called vanessa along! heh. or else sure kena 'hoot'!
and finally today we had tau huay at this taiwanese dessert place in sunnybank. :) mmm... satisfying. however, it tastes different but very very close. nostalgic! anyhow, we also had the shaved ice which was fabulous. and obviously, many great laughs! simply love the company!
:: friday ::
again! no school! YAYY! and today we were going to go to the city for some shopping. i slept late the night before again and couldn't wake up early enough. haha. so we kept dragging our meeting time until jolene was done with school so we waited for her and headed to the city together. went to have korean cuisine! ooooh! so nice! :)
after that we went to the asian market to get some stuff, jolene wanted to get kaya but they didn't sell it but we all ended up buying something. jolene got red bean ice cream, vanessa and i got hello panda. but i don't think daisy got anything.
then it was back to queen st to do shopping! vanessa needed to get some stuff at myer while daisy needed to get some vitamins at the pharmacy so we split ways so that we can quickly get all those things done. i followed vanessa to get "benefit" cosmetics. they were really cool! but it was way too expensive man. she's a rich girl! tsk tsk.
after that we went to body shop. this was when we couldn't resist and started trying a lot of stuff! and then i bought some stuff as well. haha. shit man.
then went to the pharmacy, went to buy foot file while vanessa bought nail polish. then we went to meet up with jolene and daisy and went for MORE SHOPPING. went to harvey norman first to find some cable for daniel but they didn't have it to we just continued our shopping. went to cotton on and then got stuck in there for quite a long time and then it was off to rubi shoes which we ended up not buying anything and then vanessa went to buy her go card.
then we were hungry! so it was time for dinner! hmm.. went to little singapore! yeah. it was really crowded! so we had to wait for like 10-15mins for a table. we ordered two portions of food since the servings were large and we weren't too hungry. and guess what, it was still really filling! I had milk tea and it was simple sensational! hahaha.
after that we noticed that the shops were still opened so we continued some shopping. but ended up not buying anything.
then we felt it's about time since most of the shops were closing so we ended up taking the bus to go back.
and then... the boys finished their cell group meeting. we were supposed to go for supper. but then we suggested coming over to my place to catch a movie. vanessa would bring some over and then we could hang out. that was the plan... and then 20mins later vanessa tells me they're going to abandon the plan. so like.. wth?! haha. then i called them once more to convince them and then they got on their way to my place and to pick vanessa up. heh.
we watched ip man. it was fantastic! oh yeah, we opened up the pull-out couch into a bed and lay down on it. :) then had snacks and all. not to mention, that night's weather was really cooling. the lowest temp for the night was 19degrees. shiok!
here are photos from our shopping trip!
:: Saturday ::
woke up early this morning to go marketing at the saturday with jolene. daisy wasn't feeling well so she didn't come with us. plan was to meet the twins at 8.30 at west end. but because we got there earlier, then jolene and i got down to buying our groceries first. and we have concluded that we must go there early to get all the freshest and nicest veggies and fruits! yumm... by the time we were almost done, then the twins arrived.
so we helped them get what the want and then it was time for brekky! yeah. we had lepeny, curry puffs, cinammon roll, crepes and lemonade! what a feast! too bad i don't have photos of it! perhaps on the next visit. heh. but we bought lots of veggies and we were proud of our buy! sambal kangkong! shiok!
then we went home via the citycat and the moment i got home, quickly put everything into the fridge, showered and then it was KNOCK OUT time. haha. i slept all the way till like 4! haha. and then i called mommy to ask her how to cook beef soup and chicken curry! haha. then i called my grandma to talk for a bit. after that called jk and talked for about half an hour before i had to go off to cook since they were going to come over for dinner then head out for a movie! yeahhh. rushed to cook, rushed to eat...
and then rushed to the movies. hahahaha. with daniel's oh so powerful driving man! haha. all that skidding and sharp turns. woohoo! haha. missed a little of the show but got there almost in time still. it was a great movie i must say. confessions of a shoppaholic! happy that i watched it.
after the movie, we dropped vanessa off at ken's place in taringa, very near to indooroopilly before going back to our place.. then boys came up to sit and chat for awhile, to collect their laundry and to have ice cream! yeah. :) had a great night on the balcony again. chit chatting and relaxing. i like...
:: Sunday ::
went to church this morning. i almost couldn't wake up! haha. for once i had no choice but just head to church without showering. felt so icky but i had NO CHOICE. i didn't even hear my alarm man. that was how tired i was i guess. after mass went to toowong with jolene to get paper and some other stuff. then headed back home. then it was off to bed once again. haha.
i was supposed to be studying today but i just couldnt get the urge to so i just napped and relaxed. so i'll have to be rushing tutorials tonight. thank goodness my lesson tomorrow's at noon!
alrighties... off to prepare dinner. vanessa's coming over soon! :)
2nd week of school already. so that means the commencement of tutorials.
:: Monday ::
Tutorial at 12 followed by lecture at 2 and that's all for the day. Tutorial was well... ok. not the best tutor cos he's chinese and he can't pronounce his words very well but it's manageable. I've come to realise that most people don't do tutorials and sit in tutorials just to get the answer or listen to explanations whatsoever. I think i was the only one to do the tutorial questions. Even my fellow Singaporean friend didn't do it. TSK! and well, i think i was among 3 persons in the class that could speak up and answer. how sad huh. anyways, lecture followed and i still think this lecturer for financial reporting is about the best lecturer i have for this semester! :) she makes me listen.
And then it's home sweet home!
:: Tuesday ::
NO SCHOOL TODAY! yayy! but i woke up early because the boys came over to park their car here to go to school and they came early cos david had class at 12. and not to mention i slept really late the night before. Well.. I was nice because since i didn't have school today, i opened the door for them while Daisy could sleep in since she's got class at 10. Daniel too had class at 10 so they were going to walk to school together. and while daniel was here, it wouldn't be too nice for me to leave him alone so i accompanied him and made breakfast for him. see. that's why they call me the mom! haha. i take care of them, i FEED them! :) made french toasts and hashbrowns for him! haha. and it's hilarious when he applied kaya on the hashbrown thinking that it's just another french toast! haha.
so i spent the time talking to daniel about quite a lot of things until it was time for him to go to school. anyways, they were all going to come back for lunch at my place. vanessa was going to come over as well. so yeap, instead of hitting the bed, i decided to start cooking lunch! :) see so mummy-like right? heh. and when i was done with lunch, or rather preparing what i could prepare, it was back to the couch for a snooze. 1 hr before they all come back. got up only when they arrived. waited for david to come before cooking the veggies and then it's lunch time! yay!
after that hung around till about 2ish before vanessa and daniel headed back for school! heh. and dinner again was at my place la. so we hung out the whole day. after dinner was rushing tutorials time! haha. everyone was seriously studying! so condusive man. and i was out in the balcony doing my tutorials. it was really refreshing. nice cool weather and great company so you won't get bored.
:: wednesday ::
sadly, i had to skip school today because the recurring cold gave way today. and i was aching all over that i just couldn't take it. probably due to the lack of sleep the night before and so there was a break out. i felt really bad and kept wanting to wake up to attend the next lesson but i couldn't drag myself out of bed... when i finally woke up at like 2ish, it was way too late to even attend my last lecture so i decided to stay in. i was still so tired. made lunch for myself and then it was straight to the books. since i hadn't attended school, i decided i should do some self study. and of cos had to take medication to surpress the illness.
and so today was quiet day for daisy and i. stayed home to do our work. and then daisy cooked dinner! hmm... i took my leftover porridge while she made kimchi noodles for herself. and well we had chicken nuggets as well. :)
:: thursday ::
dragged myself out of bed and headed to school. i was 5mins late for my lecture but what the heck. i made it to school! haha. i'm not lazy! but well, i missed the first lecture. hahahaha. but but but! that didn't mean i didn't attend it! cos there was a second lecture after this one and yep, i attended it with astralyn. seee.... good planning. haha. at times when i cannot wake up on thursday, i have a back up plan. *winks.
and then... when jolene was saying this time the 6hr syndrome didn't ring true (the twins and the four girls will always meet up after 6hrs of absence), david told me on msn that they were going to go running to our place. hahaha! and then as the 3 girls of the manors were craving tau huay, we proposed to go sunnybank and they agreed! hahaha. they have submitted themselves to the temptation of DESSERT! but this time we called vanessa along! heh. or else sure kena 'hoot'!
and finally today we had tau huay at this taiwanese dessert place in sunnybank. :) mmm... satisfying. however, it tastes different but very very close. nostalgic! anyhow, we also had the shaved ice which was fabulous. and obviously, many great laughs! simply love the company!
:: friday ::
again! no school! YAYY! and today we were going to go to the city for some shopping. i slept late the night before again and couldn't wake up early enough. haha. so we kept dragging our meeting time until jolene was done with school so we waited for her and headed to the city together. went to have korean cuisine! ooooh! so nice! :)
after that we went to the asian market to get some stuff, jolene wanted to get kaya but they didn't sell it but we all ended up buying something. jolene got red bean ice cream, vanessa and i got hello panda. but i don't think daisy got anything.
then it was back to queen st to do shopping! vanessa needed to get some stuff at myer while daisy needed to get some vitamins at the pharmacy so we split ways so that we can quickly get all those things done. i followed vanessa to get "benefit" cosmetics. they were really cool! but it was way too expensive man. she's a rich girl! tsk tsk.
after that we went to body shop. this was when we couldn't resist and started trying a lot of stuff! and then i bought some stuff as well. haha. shit man.
then went to the pharmacy, went to buy foot file while vanessa bought nail polish. then we went to meet up with jolene and daisy and went for MORE SHOPPING. went to harvey norman first to find some cable for daniel but they didn't have it to we just continued our shopping. went to cotton on and then got stuck in there for quite a long time and then it was off to rubi shoes which we ended up not buying anything and then vanessa went to buy her go card.
then we were hungry! so it was time for dinner! hmm.. went to little singapore! yeah. it was really crowded! so we had to wait for like 10-15mins for a table. we ordered two portions of food since the servings were large and we weren't too hungry. and guess what, it was still really filling! I had milk tea and it was simple sensational! hahaha.
after that we noticed that the shops were still opened so we continued some shopping. but ended up not buying anything.
then we felt it's about time since most of the shops were closing so we ended up taking the bus to go back.
and then... the boys finished their cell group meeting. we were supposed to go for supper. but then we suggested coming over to my place to catch a movie. vanessa would bring some over and then we could hang out. that was the plan... and then 20mins later vanessa tells me they're going to abandon the plan. so like.. wth?! haha. then i called them once more to convince them and then they got on their way to my place and to pick vanessa up. heh.
we watched ip man. it was fantastic! oh yeah, we opened up the pull-out couch into a bed and lay down on it. :) then had snacks and all. not to mention, that night's weather was really cooling. the lowest temp for the night was 19degrees. shiok!
here are photos from our shopping trip!
:: Saturday ::
woke up early this morning to go marketing at the saturday with jolene. daisy wasn't feeling well so she didn't come with us. plan was to meet the twins at 8.30 at west end. but because we got there earlier, then jolene and i got down to buying our groceries first. and we have concluded that we must go there early to get all the freshest and nicest veggies and fruits! yumm... by the time we were almost done, then the twins arrived.
so we helped them get what the want and then it was time for brekky! yeah. we had lepeny, curry puffs, cinammon roll, crepes and lemonade! what a feast! too bad i don't have photos of it! perhaps on the next visit. heh. but we bought lots of veggies and we were proud of our buy! sambal kangkong! shiok!
then we went home via the citycat and the moment i got home, quickly put everything into the fridge, showered and then it was KNOCK OUT time. haha. i slept all the way till like 4! haha. and then i called mommy to ask her how to cook beef soup and chicken curry! haha. then i called my grandma to talk for a bit. after that called jk and talked for about half an hour before i had to go off to cook since they were going to come over for dinner then head out for a movie! yeahhh. rushed to cook, rushed to eat...
and then rushed to the movies. hahahaha. with daniel's oh so powerful driving man! haha. all that skidding and sharp turns. woohoo! haha. missed a little of the show but got there almost in time still. it was a great movie i must say. confessions of a shoppaholic! happy that i watched it.
after the movie, we dropped vanessa off at ken's place in taringa, very near to indooroopilly before going back to our place.. then boys came up to sit and chat for awhile, to collect their laundry and to have ice cream! yeah. :) had a great night on the balcony again. chit chatting and relaxing. i like...
:: Sunday ::
went to church this morning. i almost couldn't wake up! haha. for once i had no choice but just head to church without showering. felt so icky but i had NO CHOICE. i didn't even hear my alarm man. that was how tired i was i guess. after mass went to toowong with jolene to get paper and some other stuff. then headed back home. then it was off to bed once again. haha.
i was supposed to be studying today but i just couldnt get the urge to so i just napped and relaxed. so i'll have to be rushing tutorials tonight. thank goodness my lesson tomorrow's at noon!
alrighties... off to prepare dinner. vanessa's coming over soon! :)