Time flies! Its the end of week 2 already, 4 more weeks and it'll be a 2 week holiday. The semester is broken into 2 parts- 6 weeks of school/2 weeks holiday/8 weeks of school/ exams/ 3 week holiday--> end of semester 1.

Kathy, Grace, Paul, Julian and i went to watch movies at Marions last night. Kathy and Grace watched Alice in Wonderland, while Paul, Julian and i watched The Hurt Locker. The girls had already booked their tickets online and i couldnt guarantee that i could get seats next to them, so i watched THL with the guys instead.

It was a great movie, though i only really enjoyed it a quarter of the way into the film. I think i got a semi heatstroke during the afternoon, which was really hot, and was already laboring under a headache, plus the camera kept shaking (like when the person was running, the whole screen would bounce up and down, turn left/ right ect). Felt so uncomfortable and felt like vomiting... Fortunately, i got better soon and really enjoyed the rest of the film. Got many shocks when the bombs went off, but thats all im saying, no spoilers.

Got home at 2am last night. After the movie at around 11 plus, we walked to Kathy and Grace's house which is a reallllly long walk from Marions. Their house is great! Really big and clean and bright. I loved their backyard. Got back so late because the taxi we called took forever to come. We sat and talked in their garage but eventually the 3 of us left and waited on the streets for the taxi as it was getting really late and felt bad for imposing on Kathy and Grace especially who was sick.

Kathy, Grace and Paul are from Melbourne while Julian is from New Zealand so none of us are from Adelaide, all had to move interstate/ overseas to study in Flinders. Had fun talking about how we found our respective houses/ driving in NZ and driving in Oz. Im the only one who cannot drive, but oh well im fine with bussing or getting driven around.

Paul, Julian and i live near the Flinders Medical Centre, when the taxi call operator asked if we had an emergency, Julian said yes, and the plan was for me to feign an emergency lol. An ambulance drove by us when we were waiting for a cab and we were just mortified! Luckily a random taxi came after that (not the one we called) and we went home.

Another incident plus the heatstroke incident above kind of gave me a wake-up call that i must really take care of myself! On wednesday, during bio lecture, a girl sitting next to me fainted suddenly and totally collapsed on my shoulder! I noticed that she cleared her table first, took a drink of water, then she was clutching her forehead. Next thing i knew, her head was on my shoulder and she was unconscious. The lecturer called for security and a mature-aged student sitting behind me rushed down and helped. She woke up soon and was escorted out of the LT. I think i kind of panicked when she collapsed on my shoulder but her friend sitting beside her said i handled it really well. All i did was to tell her to breath and relax, but i hoped i helped in some way.

Anyway, the main point is that it could have been me as I have always been prone to fainting! Made myself a hearty lunch this morning of canned red salmon which i added chopped onions to, celery and wholemeal bread. I might also join the gym for yoga lessons just so to ensure i am always fit and healthy.

Also went jogging around uni on wednesday with Paul and Cindy. I find it really tiring to jog around our area, or maybe it was that day because it was really cold. Firstly, the place is so hilly and i am really bad at running uphill and scared of slipping and falling when running downhills. Also, it was so cold, every breath i took in was harsh cold air and i didnt really want to breath in so heavily but i cant because i am gasping for breath during the uphill jog. Anyway, it was a good jog, felt fit after that and we plan to do so every 3-4 days.

Went to play badminton with Phyllis (Joyce and Claudia's housemate) on Tuesday at the Alan Mitchell Sport Centre in School (old gym). Although half the hall is opened to the school on tuesdays for badminton, there were only Singaporeans who were playing there. I guess Ozzies dont like to play badminton? Had a great game of singles then doubles badminton and met many of the pple i met last saturday during the Sg Gathering. Had muscle ache for the next 2 days and couldnt write properly lol.

Last Monday was the Adelaide Cup public holiday. Its for horse racing and people will go and watch the races while being all dressed up, in dresses/gowns and big decorated hats. Went to watch a movie with Paul, Julian and Emily who lives in Uni hall. Mondays are cheap movie ticket days and we caught Shutter Island for $9. It is one of the best films i have ever seen! Totally scary at the start, Emily and i were squirming in our seats. Then the plot thickened, and we realised it wasnt a horror film but more of a thriller. Alright, no spoiler, Feisties you must watch it!!!

Went with Joyce and Claudia to Marions yesterday for some shopping. Bought covered white canvas shoes for $6 at K-Mart so i can wear them for practicals (my flats were not allowed as they didnt cover enough of my feet). Also duplicated house keys so mama can use them when she comes over in April. Yay, cant wait to pick her up at the airport and to show her around Adelaide.

I went printer shopping last Sunday. The nearest Office Works branch is the Marions branch but it is really inacessible by bus and according to Adelaide Metro, i need to walk 22 minutes to reach the shop. So i went to a further one at Keswick instead, only needed a 10 minutes walk from the nearest bus stop. Turns out that the 10 minutes walk is really far too, maybe they calculated the time using a tall Ozzie who walks really fast. I had to walk the whole length of Adelaide Showground (i found it by myself!!!), and cross 2 busy highways (there was a pedestrain underpass but as i was alone, i didnt want to go underground and ran across the roads instead).

Found the printer that i wanted, Brother HL2140, same one as M1 but i couldnt get back to the bus stop carrying a heavy printer, so i called a taxi to send me home instead. Taxi fare cost me $28A! I kind of expected that range of price but still felt really bad paying so much for a ride home.

Taxis in Oz are expensive and hard to find so most of the time people call for taxis. A ride from the FMC to Marions, which is like the distance from Parkway to Bedok, cost $12A.

There are 2 types of bus tickets, peak and off peak tickets. Off peak hours are monday to friday 9am to 3pm while any other time is a peak period. Each Off peak ride cost 76 cents while peak is $1.40. The ticket is valid for 2 hours so you can take any bus as long as you want or change to as many buses as you like for 2 hours for a flat rate. Buses are super punctual and some come every 15 minutes while others come every half hour or hour during the weekends. I think when mama comes, i will explore Adelaide with her on buses!

Culinary Adventures: (My camera is spoiling soon, the screen keeps on vibrating when i switch it on so the pictures are blurry.)


White cabbage and egg soup. The soup was quite tasteless but its healthy and easy to cook. I cooked a big pot worth of this and had it for 2 dinners in a row.


Tomato, onion and chicken breast meat and 2 eggs omelet with sesame bread for lunch on a weekend.
Bai Cai fried in onion and garlic with soy sauce for dinner, yummy!


Super Creation: Fried rice with bacon, egg, mixed vegetables, tomato, onion and garlic. Ultimate deliciousness, i wished i cooked more of it! So easy to cook too!

Most school days, i make tuna sandwich for lunch. One day i made a chocobanana sandwich, nutella spread and banana cubes on bread, found it quite delicious but my coursemates were like 'Ewww'. Is it really weird? I think its perfectly fine... haha

Sorry that is post is so long and pictures only come at the end! Also my apologies that it is so badly structured, and not in chronological order! I had to recall more than a week of events and i simply typed in whatever i could remember.

Alright tata! Missing everyone back in Sg!