Despite the apple incident, i'm no longer depressed, thanks to Jesus! The Holy Spirit taught me something very important, even to those who don't believe it.
Always listen to announcements made on board, ESPECIALLY when it comes to things you can/cannot bring into that place. And don't listen to your IPod like me when announcements are made...
I've submitted my appeal to them (i made sure i made my friends proof-read it for me... can't leak out anything yet until the result's out lest i get into another trouble.) Wait for my good news then!
Another reason why I'm no longer depress...
Well, my exam results came out to be better than the last sem! Utterly shocking for me as i expected to to badly this time...hehehe... Seriously!! And i thought i'm gonna fail my Company Law... super duper unexpected....
My stay here in Tassie's now in it's final lap. When i think about the food and heat back home, can't wait to get back. But when i think about my friends and the beautiful land i've decided to call my second home, I don't wanna leave!!!
All good things must come to an end huh?
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Saturday, June 14, 2008
1 Apple = RM360
I was super duper ultra depress yesterday. As i came back from Canberra to Tasmania in a fine mood on Friday the 13th, I was fined $120 (=RM360) for bringing in ONE (1) APPLE in TASMANIA. If you're planning to visit here, I suggest that you do not (!!) bring any food in, especially in your hand luggage lest you suffer the same fate I did.
The only options my fellow college mates told me was to write in an appeal letter to the authorities to waive this fine. I seriously have no idea all these things were prohibited as I brought it in with me from Sydney and Canberra to Melbourne.
So i hope my appeal letter would be APPEALING enough and i do hope God will have mercy on me, sparing me the $120 as He knows how I can't afford to pay RM360 for an apple.
Help me, God!
The only options my fellow college mates told me was to write in an appeal letter to the authorities to waive this fine. I seriously have no idea all these things were prohibited as I brought it in with me from Sydney and Canberra to Melbourne.
So i hope my appeal letter would be APPEALING enough and i do hope God will have mercy on me, sparing me the $120 as He knows how I can't afford to pay RM360 for an apple.
Help me, God!
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Travelling light...
I'll be heading to Canberra for 4 days in another 40 minutes and i won't be able to blog for 4 days. (No internet access, sorry). After spending more than 2 weeks here in Hobart, i grew to love this place a lot and i don't really feel homesick at all, partly because there are so many Msian students around, thus all the Msian jokes and stories thrown around to annoy the other non-Msians during mealtimes in the cafeteria.
I haven't been posting photos lately, sorry. Been busy... haha!
Well, i was up on Mount Wellington yesterday.
Spectacular. Marvelous. Undescribable.
I'll let the pictures do the talking.
There are a lot of things which i didn't understand about Msians studying abroad, and i am always very sceptical and critical on them. Questions like "why they never make the effort to mix around?", "rich kids, all they know is how to spend their parents' money like water" and the perception that most of them are spoilt brats were answered during my stay here in UTas.
I grew fond of them and i do understand their circumstances too. Not all of them are bad or bratty (a little but that's all) and they still accept all fellow Msians despite our backgrounds. Well, for me to elaborate on all the points i made above would take another day for me to do so. Let me just save my breath...
Everything is not like what we think it is.
I haven't been posting photos lately, sorry. Been busy... haha!
Well, i was up on Mount Wellington yesterday.
Spectacular. Marvelous. Undescribable.
I'll let the pictures do the talking.
There are a lot of things which i didn't understand about Msians studying abroad, and i am always very sceptical and critical on them. Questions like "why they never make the effort to mix around?", "rich kids, all they know is how to spend their parents' money like water" and the perception that most of them are spoilt brats were answered during my stay here in UTas.
I grew fond of them and i do understand their circumstances too. Not all of them are bad or bratty (a little but that's all) and they still accept all fellow Msians despite our backgrounds. Well, for me to elaborate on all the points i made above would take another day for me to do so. Let me just save my breath...
Everything is not like what we think it is.
Sunday, June 8, 2008
Richmond
Getting colder and colder... i didn't wanna believe d ppl here when they said it'll get EVEN colder... n it's true! Was freezing yesterday, esp at nite! Thank God i survived d nite coz i was shivering even under my blanket... My dumb dumb heater x boleh pakai wan... Cis
There was this farewell thingy in Legal Practice (i'll post d pictures) and i was in Richmond yesterday. It was so............................................. BEAUTIFUL!! Words just can't describe it. Haha... impossible. You just got to see it yourself! (oso will post pictures)
Can't seem to type a lot now. Still groggy from sleep. The cold's and sun's been messing wif my system. Keep wanting to sleep coz of d dark n cold... huhu
Oh ya...Richmond. There were only 3 of us in d bus (me, Lina and Jason (Korean)). Jason's (aka Jae Shin) a really nice guy, chatty for a Korean and have been entertaining us with his traveler's stories. Took tons of picture together and he's been to India, working in Sydney on odd jobs, now in Hobart and next New Zealand. Haha... and he can eat for sure!! Asian guys here really can swallow a whole kangaroo down their throat...
Also followed Supa and Charlotte to Metz yesterday for a drink. On the way there, we got "bombed" with water by some punks! Sheesh~ I was lucky coz i was standing on the inside. Somehow, these white punks target Asians only... What racist!
ok...time for yucky dinner in cafe again!
There was this farewell thingy in Legal Practice (i'll post d pictures) and i was in Richmond yesterday. It was so............................................. BEAUTIFUL!! Words just can't describe it. Haha... impossible. You just got to see it yourself! (oso will post pictures)
Can't seem to type a lot now. Still groggy from sleep. The cold's and sun's been messing wif my system. Keep wanting to sleep coz of d dark n cold... huhu
Oh ya...Richmond. There were only 3 of us in d bus (me, Lina and Jason (Korean)). Jason's (aka Jae Shin) a really nice guy, chatty for a Korean and have been entertaining us with his traveler's stories. Took tons of picture together and he's been to India, working in Sydney on odd jobs, now in Hobart and next New Zealand. Haha... and he can eat for sure!! Asian guys here really can swallow a whole kangaroo down their throat...
Also followed Supa and Charlotte to Metz yesterday for a drink. On the way there, we got "bombed" with water by some punks! Sheesh~ I was lucky coz i was standing on the inside. Somehow, these white punks target Asians only... What racist!
ok...time for yucky dinner in cafe again!
Thursday, June 5, 2008
FAT
I'm getting fatter!!! OH NO!!!!!!!!!! The food here is really huge in portion and fattening (milk, cheese, oil, meat...) AIyo!!!! In Msia oso not like this!!!!!
Very SCARED dy!!!! *panic attack*
Overall, I'm getting better with the cold here already. I can bear with my hands being cold and numb as well as understanding the whole sentence when talking to an Aussie.
You see, when the Aussies speak normally, you can understand them but they have the tendency to speak fast and mumble when they get confortable with you. Bad news for me coz when i speak in my ultra Malaysian accent (with all d "lahs") both of us would be staring at each other and not understand what just happened....
This week had been boring and yet interesting. I spent my week here in the Legal Practice Centre, aka another chambering program for Aussie law grads. The people here seemed cold and formal at first (especially my fellow "cell" mates in the room) coz they're just busy with tons and tons of work.
But once you get to know them better, they're actually nice and funny! Andrew went bonkers today due to the accumulated stress and work. Haha... Another "cell" mate was Adrienne, very motherly and takes good care of us...
I also saw something like a cat but not a cat yesterday on the rubbish dump digging for food. It was too big and fat for a cat so first thought was "MUSANG!"...cute guy!! You know the Japanese cartoons, where they always draw a raccoon... Ya...something like that.
Another shocker came in d form of The Star online. Petrol gone up to RM2.70 per litre. Insane~ Everything go up but not our salary... How are we suppose to sustain ourselves? At least here in the small, slow and boring Hobart, the pay is extremely good!! Even a normal labourer at the construction site earns more than $2000!!!! Aussie $ summore le!!!
The Msian Government must be joking.
Looks like i'll have a good reason to go on diet when i'm back from Australia. Everyday eat roti saja... *sigh*
Very SCARED dy!!!! *panic attack*
Overall, I'm getting better with the cold here already. I can bear with my hands being cold and numb as well as understanding the whole sentence when talking to an Aussie.
You see, when the Aussies speak normally, you can understand them but they have the tendency to speak fast and mumble when they get confortable with you. Bad news for me coz when i speak in my ultra Malaysian accent (with all d "lahs") both of us would be staring at each other and not understand what just happened....
This week had been boring and yet interesting. I spent my week here in the Legal Practice Centre, aka another chambering program for Aussie law grads. The people here seemed cold and formal at first (especially my fellow "cell" mates in the room) coz they're just busy with tons and tons of work.
But once you get to know them better, they're actually nice and funny! Andrew went bonkers today due to the accumulated stress and work. Haha... Another "cell" mate was Adrienne, very motherly and takes good care of us...
I also saw something like a cat but not a cat yesterday on the rubbish dump digging for food. It was too big and fat for a cat so first thought was "MUSANG!"...cute guy!! You know the Japanese cartoons, where they always draw a raccoon... Ya...something like that.
Another shocker came in d form of The Star online. Petrol gone up to RM2.70 per litre. Insane~ Everything go up but not our salary... How are we suppose to sustain ourselves? At least here in the small, slow and boring Hobart, the pay is extremely good!! Even a normal labourer at the construction site earns more than $2000!!!! Aussie $ summore le!!!
The Msian Government must be joking.
Looks like i'll have a good reason to go on diet when i'm back from Australia. Everyday eat roti saja... *sigh*
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