@ jun
Mon. 30.6.2003 Crystal Kay loves m-flo - Over The Rainbow
Here at home again. I'm bored. May need to format computer.

Thu. 26.6.2003 Silence
I never knew my mum wanted me to do Pharmacy that much; she has these big dreams that I was going to replace the milk bar with a pharmacy with me being the manager And I've ruined it all because of what I'm doing now.
I am also fearing what the 4.5 weeks left of this holiday is going to be like. So far, it has been far from inspiring. I had been hoping that I was going to get a placement for work experience, but it is not so. But then again, I should have realised, who would want to hire me anyway?! Honestly, I'm starting to feel quite anxious about the job factor now. I'm really afraid that I won't get a job now after graduation -even if is in 4.5 years... I mean what good is the IT industry now and practically everyone does commerce, ie accounting. So, have I chosen a dead-end course? Should I have just stuck with boring but guranteed job-placement pharmacy instead?

Fri. 20.6.2003 Chemistry - It Takes Two (Octopussy Remix feat. Lisa)
I'm still sick. I'm really scared that I might have actually failed the QM exam. Reasons: a) half I didn't understand and b) the other half I didn't even study. My prospects are looking great, aren't they? I must be really sick; I'm finding Neighbours and E-Street repeats mildly entertaining!

Tue. 18.6.2003 Silence
12.17am: Omg, I feel so sick. I should just disconnect and go to sleep. Tomorrow, I must start studying for QM. It's the last one, then I can sleep whenever I want... My head is so heavy I better be fine by Thursday morning! I'm shivering... but I don't want to d/c. Arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

Mon. 16.6.2003 m-flo loves Crystal Kay - Reeewind! & I Like It
Um... I killed my computer last night. Great timing; I had a maths exam today. Cookies aren't being accepted because Norton Internet Security is saying I'm not a supervisor. I AM! It's so frustrating! So I will be using the laptop until I can fix the stupid problem... How could I be so stupid? 3 hours of a maths exam excruitiatingly tiring, especially taking into account that "our house has the flu"

Sat. 14.6.2003 m-flo loves Crystal Kay - Reeewind! & I Like It
Two down, two more to go. I was so UNprepared for the programming exam, but I hope it turns out okei. That's up to the markers to decide I suppose. This song is very cool - ahh, Kuri with m-flo #I really really like... m-flo# Who knew she could rap so fluidly? I should really be studying for maths now, but complex numbers don't mesh with me. #Yo baller, about to hit your atama!/Yeah, I like it... we love it!#

Thu. 12.6.2003 Sertab Erener - Everyway that I can
It's my birthday! Thanks for the card, Ami However, no celebrations going on here - I need to study. How ironic would it be if programming turned out to be my worst exam, but it seems to be going down that path right now. I realise, I can't write programs at all. Oh, what a great software engineer I will be, if I can't even write code for software... I shouldn't be updating until next week since between tomorrow and next Thursday, I have 3 exams! Good luck to me then, and everyone else doing their exams.

Tue. 10.6.2003 Utada Hikaru - In My Room (Piano)
Went out today from my study break; true, didn't study that much, but then again, I think the most effective way for me to study is to sit myself in a room and just study. I find it quite strange, but nice, that there's already a comfortability in the group. But always unsure about everything, how do I know if it's going to last and if everything is still superficial, but I just can't see it yet. It's too hard to me to just act natural and feel comfortable in any situation...

Sun. 8.6.2003 Silence
If you get an email with the subject header "Re: Approved" or "Re: Application" with an attachment called movie.pif or with the extension .pif, do not open it at all. It's a virus. All those at Melb Uni, the email system has been flooded with them!! The infected emails are about 80kb; proof!
In other news, look what I found: Ken Hirai Project

Fri. 6.6.2003 Silence
Okei, it's over!!! However, endings are always bittersweet... Okei, hopefully, I will never have to touch microeconomics again, at least not as a subject. Why bittersweet? You think I'll actually miss micro? hahaha! No way, but the bitterness represents that I forgot to fill in my name for the multiple choice sheet... I wrote my number. This is very disconcerting to me, I need to ring up the commerce office a.s.a.p to figure if my multiple choice will be valid or not. If not, I'm completely stuffed and it will be hello again to micro, which I really do not want or need!

Thu. 5.6.2003 Silence
It's actually midnight now, so it's just Thursday. I hate this subject - Micro... Later (10 pm): Umm... you ask, what am I doing on the net at such a crucial time now and all things writing uselss things in my blog. I don't know. Maybe I'm delirous; I can't wait till this nightmare is over. I hope the exam isn't too bad, but then again, even at this time, I still DO NOT understand anything...

Sun. 1.6.2003 Juemilia - All The Things She Said
As you can see, I am an excellent procrastinator, so good I wish it was one of those traits I could actually put on my resume, but then no one would hire me... Yeah, I was going to be writing to tag-board. I've finished a basic summary of micro but I still don't understand anything, so now it's up to me to redo every tutorial sheet... I really want to pass or do good in this exam and every other exam too!
I had a weird dream last night... Utada Hikaru went to Rove Live, and her performance was far from impressing There are many rumours and other pieces of hype spreading around about her debut. Like many, I'm excited but also pensive. Yes, that above song is a cover of t.A.T.u's song. It's in Japanese and it isn't very good too. Welcome to winter...

@ may
Fri. 30.5.2003 Suite Chic - "Uh Uh,,,,,," feat. AI
Um... in a week's time. I'd be nearly finished with my first exam. How scary And here I am updating this... when I have done practically no work at all. I had a lovely 5 hour break, but Rowden White started showing 8 Mile. So what do I do? I waste 2 hours of study time watching an over hyped movie. It's a very loose movie - the ending doesn't feel like closure. Ahh, lectures and tutes are over. In retrospect, haven't made much new friends and did not particularly enjoy my subjects either. Uni life: 5/10 (A pass...)

Tue. 27.5.2003 t.A.T.u - Ne ver', ne bojsya
Okei exam is on next Friday. Suprise, surprise, I've still not begun any revision at all. I am living dangerously Instead I'm d/ling Eurovision 2003 songs and doing nothing of importance.

Fri. 23.5.2003 Beyonce Knowles - In Da Club
So I'm an elephant - interesting...There is exactly two weeks till my first exam. By this time in two weeks I would be 30 minutes into my Intro Micro exam. As expected, I have not even started studying...

Thu. 22.5.2003 Percy Baxter Collabrative Centre murmurs
Who would've thought in the space of less than one season - I think, that our total computer count in the house would become 4. Actually should be 5, but the fifth died of 'old age' At an almost near impulsive buy, the 4th addition was added to our house. O_O A laptop... Oh, we also got a new printer too. O_O So hire me now, hp!

Tue. 20.5.2003 Silence
Yes! ellie finally gets the recognition she deserves - a H1!!! I just realised the last assignment, which was really bad, in the comment part, I actually chose like one of the smartest guys in the class. Obviously not a good idea. The tutor most likely thought: look at the quality difference in these two pieces of work. Btw, even though I sit with like the 3 smartest guys in the class, none of that intelligence is permeating into my brain So regardless of the above result, I still suck at micro...

Sat. 17.5.2003 m-flo - The Way We Were (feat. Ceybill Jefferies)
I hate serving in the shop. Even worse, I hate serving to teenagers. I think I have a teenager complex. I am a teenager myself, but am not really... I can't help it, I know when I'm serving them, they are making comparisons; being a typical teen. Of course, I am too. I'm thinking: I don't even have clothes remotely like that; Why can't I be so fresh faced - both emotionally and literally ; I bet they think I'm some old hag with terrible dress sense. Okei, maybe I was wearing something a little different; it was a pink day for me. So I was in a pink grannie-ish cardigan and light pink knee socks. But inside of me, I know there's this unfortunate sophisticated persona trying to get out... Why couldn't I have been a typical teenager...

Fri. 16.5.2003 Silence
hihi akasha*. I have your requested songs up. Utada Hikaru - First Love Um, Can You Keep A Secret? is a wma file. I hope that's okei. My music copying software is feeling unwell today. Hope you enjoy it. Exams are less than a month away; I really should be studying... Oh, and for the month of June: I won't be updating my blog from here, but check the 'tagboard' instead.

Fri. 9.5.2003 Gotou Maki - Afurechau... Be In Love
"We welcome Ms Vicky Spanos who replaces Mr Davydd Griffiths who has resigned." Oh my! Whoa, that's just scary, but I suppose it was inevitable. He was never on good terms with Ms. Boston anyway... I should also stop reading Mac.Rob newsletters. As if I don't have enough work to do already! Intro Micro is just the most boring subject, I can't even bring myself to start the stupid assignment. Oh, Ramya just got 'married'... well, she had a wedding!

Tue. 6.5.2003 Kuraki Mai - Kiss
Isn't it funny when you start seeing your peers in suits But then again, seeing that I am in a course called commerce, I suppose by the end of 2/3rd year, everyone will probably have been in a suit once. Sorry, it's just funny Still procrastinating as usual, but I've realised that I actually have 5 weeks of holidays after the exams.

Fri. 2.5.2003 Stacie Orrico - Stuck
I'm still very behind in all my assignments. Gees, if only I could get that smart guy to do my programming project for me, I could concentrate on my Intro Micro assignment. I really need to fix up that subject... ::sigh:: Well, it's only my fault, I should have started substantially during the holidays Omg, it's May and the exam timetables are already out! Omg, even more! It had to happen to me, the Intro Micro exam is my first one! Arghhhhhhh! Why did this have to happen to me... Wahhhhhhhh ;_;

@ apr
Tue. 29.4.2003 Hinouchi Emi - Painful
Painful, it is. Sigh. I hate the Bailieu Photocopiers, they are the most inefficient machines in the world. When is uni not going to feel like high school? I liked high school, but I need a big change! I just got back my first Microeconomics assignment; terrible! There goes my H2A+ goal... I was so happy when I finished the QM assignment early in the holidays, only to realise today, half of it is completely wrong. Very Painful... ;_;

Sat. 26.4.2003 Amuro Namie - Drive
I'm feeling sleepy. I stayed up till 5am, watching infomercials! Its amazing how convincing they seem to be. Made me want to start the Windors Pilates program and marvel very much at Youthful Essence. Only me, right, could be drawn into the world of home shopping at about 3 in the morning! Gees, thank God I don't have unlimited cash to splash on this kind of stuff. Big Brother starts in 1 day and Uni starts again in only 2 days

Sat. 19.4.2003 Double - Who's That Girl
I have to say it feels like Sunday today. I must be really not used to this concept of a holiday anymore. That's just sad. Actually what's worse is that I have a big assignment from every subject. I can't believe at the end of these holidays, it's going to be May already. This is going all too fast for me. I can't wait till December! I don't really like this keyboard, it makes me type as if I was playing the piano -raising my hands up momentarily as I type...

Fri. 18.4.2003 Kuraki Mai - Kiss
Umm... I just checked my e-mail and I've got one message from Nidhi that says I'm currently missing out on a "proper girl's night out"! How the heck was I supposed to know it was going to be on today, if I don't check my e-mail everyday! Wahh~! I want to go... but I got the message after 3pm, actually at about 7pm, which is way too late to attend ;_; Oh, it's also Good Friday and I've been scoffing down the Easter Eggs. I know I shouldn't, but I can't help. The irresitable taste of chocolate

Wed. 16.4.2003 Halcali - Electric Sensei
Whoo hoo! It's finally come. I finished the mid-semester test for maths and the holidays start tomorrow afternoon However, all the lecturers have also thought the holidays are the perfect the time to hand out a million assignments "It's a holiday!" Ooh yeah! I can't wait to feel half-guilt-free about not studying for a whole week... Oh, gosh, this is what uni maths has done to me! Seriously, I never imagined myself to being studying uni level maths Just like never imagining myself becoming an engineer either... I suppose my course in life is not much like what I imagined to be initially. Japanese is practically non existent in my life (except for my daily jpop, of course ) and never before had I expressed any interest in doing commerce. I just hope after these 5 years of tertiary study are worth it!

Fri. 11.4.2003 Palm Drive - Holiday
Uh... "m-flo loves Crystal Kay"? What the heck? That's gonna be the first single from the new m-flo. That's just weird...
Expectedly, I still haven't even started studying for either of my mid-semester tests and programming is on Monday and I know nothing for maths on Wednesday. I can't believe Collin's holidays starts from tonight. That's so not fair. I can't wait till Thusrday, all the tests will be over!

Mon. 7.4.2003 Crystal Kay - hard to say
Arggh! Mid-Semester Tests start next week Life is really boring on this side. Right now, all it seems to involve is uni, downloading mp3s and video files, minimal work, msn and that's all. That's quite pityful. I need a life. But I can't have a life, until I get over this condition of uni work. I know, I should take the initiative to have an interesting life, but all the work is scaring me. I thought uni was going to be easy, well not that easy, but easily manageable. I see it is not so...

Sun. 6.4.2003 Winamp Playlist
I'm very sorry Annie that I couldn't go. Sounds like I missed a pretty good party Mid-semester tests are already here; next week! As usual I haven't really studied for them... Nothing happening here.

Thu. 3.4.2003 Koda Kumi - real Emotion
Happy Birthday Annie! I spent 4 hours doing hardly anything, I tried finishing one of my assignments but to no avail. Did the QM1 Online test in less 10 minutes O_O Um... and it showed my result straight away, which was far from impressive. I just had to get all the theory questions didn't I. I was adament that I was going to stay for the full 45 minutes, but not realising that there was only 10 questions - you can't go back after you've answered a questions, which I think is the most stupidest concept ever, since you can't read over your questions and decide which questions to do first/last - by after 8 minutes of so I was presented with the finish screen My commerce assesment marks are quite dismal I hate Thursdays, it's my lonely day, where I have 4 hours to myself... sigh.

@ mar
Mon. 31.3.2003 Hinouchi Emi - Magic
Um... I should be studying for my QM1 test which is on Thursday. Instead, I have succumbed to the power of the net. Everyday, instead of actually doing work, I'm either on the net or playing piball on the computer! And I'm so behind in my work and I'm not doing any solve the problem Spend the day sitting on newspaper on top of grass, not doing much. Actually translating a song for Keita, though I've no idea why he wanted to do it so much?! Is he planning to perform it or something?

Fri. 28.3.2003 Hinouichi Emi - Magic
Aa... Back home. My most earliest day from uni. Went on a long shopping trip with mum yesterday during my 4 hour break! Clothes, clothes and more clothes. Well not that much, since half of it will be not wearable in 6 months time due to fashion trends... Uni's gone too fast, it's already mid-semester (read: many tests!) soon, in only 3 weeks! I'm so not ready...

Tue. 25.3.2003 Suite Chic - When Pop Hits The Fan (Album)
Hey everybody, thanks for you messages! I'm much better now. The doctor said it was an allergy to an antibiotic. So now I can add that to my allergies list... Just failed an Intro Micro exam today. Despite only 10 questions, I think I got the most 4 right! Here's a scary pic of Hirai Ken + Justin Timberlake.

Sat. 23.3.2003 Silence
Okei, I take back that comment about my arm, 2 entries ago. A mysterious, all over body rash has developed quite suddenly in the past 2 days I have this scary feeling that it's meningitis or something. It's not itchy, but in bright red patches all around the body... ::sigh:: I even started looking up meningitis sites to look up the symptoms. I have/had a few, but the thing is, this rash is not itchy?! Even the doctor's "not conclusive" about it. I might even have to go to a hospital or something

Fri. 22.3.2003 Suite Chic - When Pop Hits The Fan (Album)
Hmm... it just had to happen didn't it? I'm not very impressed with the Bush/Blair/Howard thing on war and now it's definately started. Was this really the only way for a solution?

Mon. 17.3.2003 Amuro Namie - shine more
Crusing the net with my new, shiny LCD screen and fast computer At long last, I have a new computer But now comes the pain of transferring files from my old computer to this new one by 100mb Zip disks... I'm still behind in all my subjects. Today felt terrible. Stupid cream, it feels like my face is going to crack Why can't my face complexion be like my arms'...

Sat. 15.3.2003 Suite Chic - When Pop Hits The Fan (Album)
Yesterday was good Though, most likely due to the fact that I got to go home at about 3pm. Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursday, I don't get home till 6pm and I get so tired. We did the Eng 101 scavenger hunt yesterday too, but only 4 of us turned up. Not surprised, our group (9) doesn't really seem really competitive. And I don't think I'd have any use for JB Hi-Fi vouchers, unless it started selling j-pop stuff And that was week 2...
Here's a link for Annie, if you still like cute fishies!

Thu. 13.3.2003 Shakira - The One
Despite already knowing that Uni isn't really the life of a party, I'm feeling really disillusioned with this whole uni thing. I don't even think I'm happy with my course, and the maths is killing me. Can someone explain to me how to do Row Operations quickly, so I don't have to waste time over and over again by starting from scratch!!! I'm hating Elementary Linear Algebra. But I really need to at least pass it! I have hardly and "free" time at all - actually none, since I should really be doing work now... And I still haven't made any new proper friends yet -they're all just "passerbys".

Sun. 9.3.2003 Suite Chic - When Pop Hits The Fan (Album)
It's quite unfair that despite tmrw being Labour Day, ie a public holiday, Melb Uni is still teaching . I'm too lazy to do my "homework" right now. Especially stuff for Maths A. At least, sugaku A to iu kagaku ima junbishiteimasu. It's too hard to actually do the the problems... Tutorials start tmrw.

Sat. 8.3.2003 Suite Chic - When Pop Hits The Fan (Album)
Came home from a sleepover at D's a few hours ago. I was so tired travelling back home *yawn* But it was fun. Nidhi came too! It made me realise how much I actually missed her. Spent the night singing karaoke, playing silly games and asking interesting questions

Tue. 4.3.2003 Silence
Second day. Very soon, I'll stop counting, when this becomes old. Didn't do much today. Didn't see Annie or D. Met some new ppl. Went to the city. Both lectures (commerce) had actual learning material It's only the first week!

Mon. 3.3.2003 Amuro Namie - Drive
Uni started today... I suppose, it turned out a little "better" than I thought, but whose to say that these new friends/acquitances are actually gonna last. As expected, feel most comfortable with the little Asian Triad -as Annie has called us I can feel relaxed and let it all out -well, maybe not all out... Once one barrier is broken down, like the domino falling effect, it's pretty easy to break down the next ones (when in the right mood...)

Sat. 1.3.2003 Silence
Another new layout; to celebrate the birth of Spring... in the northern hemisphere, despite that I live in the southern hemisphere... Right now, I'm feeling quite apprehensive about this whole uni thing. I'm scared!!! D and I are especially freaked out because we are part of the small percentage doing crazy, hard maths without doing spesh maths in VCE. I really don't want to fail mathematics A... or Applied Maths. Sigh, just when I thought I'd never had to do maths again . Well, Uni starts in just 3 days!!!

@ feb
Wed. 26.2.2003 Silence
Went to the start of Melb Uni's O-Week! The Host program was disastrous; the group were really small, I was the only girl in the group, nor was I feeling quite social My moment of oppurtunity came when we headed on a tour of the Student Service's Carnival. There was so many people there that they wouldn't realise I was gone right? So I fled from the group as quick as I can and wandered around in comfortable solitude. Felt much better than being with the group. I went around to every stall I could, completing my task of grabbing every freebie I could. Drinks, showbags, fairy floss, lollies, promotional beer glasses, shampoo, balloons, tonnes of pamphlets and a free lunch too! Who said there was no such thing as a free lunch? Saw quite a few Mac.Rob people - though, only to be expected... At the Dean's Welcome I saw my host group, but I avoided all eye contact. Okei, okei, it sounds mean and anti-social, but I just wasn't feeling right in that group. I met up with Annie and we went on a half hearted library "tour" and went home with all my goodies

Tue. 25.2.2003 Annie's CDs to Record to MD
Just got home and had a fruit lunch I went to Melb Uni today, must be like International Students Enrolment Week or something, the whole place was like filled with Asians I also bought a Japanese magazine - the first ever since Daimaru closed down ;_; I wanted to get a mini microphone for my MD to record lectures, but it's like $54.95 So, I'm going to have to look somewhere else cheaper...
Orientation for Melb Uni starts tomorrow, but in the city there's all these (Monash) O-week ppl roaming around. Eg, stealing placards from Myer, chanting like maniacs on the streets, etc.

Sat. 22.2.2003 Next door's loud stuff
Despite sounding oh-so-superficial, my most important concern is my weight now. Let's face it, I'm FAT! *pinches v. chubby tummy* Okei, I know writing that makes me sound like a typical teenager. But I really need to lose weight! In this "mother of all holidays" of 3 months, I have bloated at least 5-10 kilos! Okei, okei, I haven't checked, but the physical evidence is there...

Wed. 19.2.2003 Christina Aguilera - Beautiful
Could life get any more boring? Sigh... I'm trying to pre-read for the ballistic maths I have to learn this year. After understanding the first 5 pages, I gave up. The rest was just scary. I hate maths! I hate maths! I hate maths! I have a huge pile of books I should read, but I just can't get myself to finish them. I'm still reading The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle!!! Books currently attempting to read (...and finish):
Ea$y Money, Sucess & Happiness by Branko Burgarski
Fluoride: Drinking Oursevles to Death by Barry Groves
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami
Teach Yourself C by Herbert Schildt
Calculus: Concepts And Contexts by James Stewart
Bubbles Unbound by Sarah Strohmeyer
Pyschology of the Internet by Patricia Wallace
This is a really hard task!!! It's going to be impossible...

Mon. 17.2.2003 Amuro Namie - Shine More
Yesterday afternoon I said goodbye to my nails. The white parts were like over 1cm! So, it was time to cut them off. Now, I can type much faster and more accurate on the keyboard and use a calculator properly. There's not much going on right now. Melb Uni orientation is on next week. Collin is off to camp at their special "Outdoors Education Centre". That's almost as bad as Mac.Rob "Learning Resource Centre". Why put complicated, relatively pompous names when a simple, common noun will do, eg. library.

Wed. 12.2.2003 Suite Chic - baby be mine
Is it just me or is half the internet not working today. Not even google Another net bug? Beginning to contemplate uni life now. Will it be scary? I was hoping Nidhi was going to be in my commerce classes, but now she's gone off to Deakin to do Comm/Law O_O, I'll be relatively alone in commerce I've been mucking around alot with the new layout, available in the new season. Again, it's based on one colour, one very bright colour. You'll find out soon

Mon. 10.2.2003 Utada Hikaru - Colors
Eating an unhealthy pie for lunch, but when has anything in my food life been actually healthy? D's off to Sri Lanka today. Mum and the relatives are off to the Great Ocean Road, so I have to "cook" dinner tonight. In other words, use rice cooker...
Here's some interesting stuff from my old school: MacRob VCE 2002 Uni Offers. 5 people got into med in a Melbourne Uni! O_O 23 people into Law?! And it's true that half of MacRob's going to be at Melbourne Uni this year! Okei, 45% to be more accurate...
later(3pm): I am bored again. I've nothing to do. Life is just too still now.

Thu. 6.2.2003 Utada Hikaru - Colors
I don't know if I'll go out go-karting tmrw, it depends. I think my parents expect me to be home twmrw, so... I really don't know.
Once again, my life has plunged into nothingness again. There's nothing to do now... again. All I do now is watch TV and read the one book I've been reading since the end of January, The Wind-Up Bird Cronicle by Haruki Murakami. The book is good, but the TV I watch, is a little... I'm wasting my time.
I really need to go out with the group... apparently tmrw maybe the last time we all see each other, bar one (Ramya, who's already in India now...) Chotto kanashii ne?

Sun. 2.2.2003 Utada Hikaru - Parody
Happy New Goat Year! At home doing nothing, except eating, eating and more eating! As if I'm not fat enough! I can't fit into half of my clothes anymore. Quite saddening... Got lucky money though A relatively small amount compared to many people I know, but I'm happy with it all the same. I bet you, it won't get spent till year 2007. I can't believe you didn't get any lucky money Annie...
Later (6.00pm): Just found out about the Coloumbia Space Shuttle tradegy! This is exceptionally sad news. Again, my eyes are glued to every news bulletin. ;_;

@ jan
Wed. 29.1.2003 Suite Chic - "Uh Uh....." feat. AI
These days are all very, very hot! This song is very hip hop. The feature artist, AI, almost sounds like Missy Elliot O_O Today was my brother's first day Melbourne High, so I had to wake up early to show him how to get there.

Fri. 24.1.2003 Silence
Today was hot! Very hot! Everywhere seems like it's on the verge of bushfire.
Today was Melbourne Uni's Welcome Day. I must have been really nervous or something because I could feel I was sweating when I stepped off the tram. It hadn't become 40 degree hotness in the morning yet. I wasn't any more settled when I went in to some foyer of the Old Engineering Building to find that I was practically the only girl out of 30 odd people or so. Thank God that was not the lecture theatre. Engineering(IT)/Commerce lecture went overtime so I missed most of the Japanese Studies lecture. I also forgot to give Annie the CD After this, I had "lunch" (read: thickshake) with Nidhi and D. There were free sausages and chuppachups too! But it was way too hot to have the sausage...
Later, I saw Karan at the Computer Science and Software Engineering lecture. Do all "IT" teachers have a knack for making bad, though relatively laughable jokes? Last lecture was for finance. Sounds yummy "Finance people make more money than economists" - the finance lecturer. He was entertaining too. By the time it finished, it was really hot and 4pm! Throughout the day I'd bumped into tonnes of Mac.Rob ppl. I guess it's no surprise that this year is going to be like 1/2 of Mac.Rob Year 12 2002.

Tue. 21.1.2003 Silence
Ventured to the city today to discover our "new" education place. "New" because we go there every year at least once, while we were at Mac.Rob. This time we = Annie+D+Nidhi+me. Yay! I know where to get green tea ice cream now! Despite D having reservations about the place's name -Red Silks-, it was nice and open. Spent alot, alot of time in Melb Uni. Saw a few familiar Mac.Robians. Went to watch "Catch Me If You Can", which was actually much better than I expected. Cute 50's style opening credits Went home and embarked on an impossible project. Planning Engineering(IT)/Commerce is way too hard! It's too hard to plan! Wah!
I must have not heard properly while in the city! Annie wants to work for Satchi Satchi! Omg, so would I... though, I'd suck at marketing/advertising! I've seen Satchi Satchi stuff and it'll all very cool!

Mon. 20.1.2003 Annoying Delfin Commercial
So the moment of truth finally sets in. The over-excitedness of last night is gradually wearing off... I'm really kind of considering to apply for an irregular offer, but I'm not really sure. All through these last 2 months I'd been thinking: Yes, I'm gonna get in to Commerce/Science! Remember that entry about me making up my whole university course plan for these upcoming 5 years? Well, now that's all defunct, since the plan was devised for Commerce/Science. I really expected not to get my first preference, so... Okei, course planning here I come again! Oh gosh! Think of all those hours I wasted, many nights staying way past midnight, planning a course that I'm not even going to do now... hence, the irregular offer is looking so attractive Okei, I think that's all I can post morterm tonight...
Oh wait! Congrats to everyone! Yeah 4 of us in Melbourne Uni! Good luck in Sydney, Ami! We'll have to visit you... Wait, it's cheaper for you to visit us keke! j/k!

Sun. 19.1.2003 Hikki Live Pre-Streaming
Happy Birthday Utada Hikaru!!! A few hours ago, I was very nervous... Go here to see what I'm so over humanely excited about! Oh and it's not just _that_ I'm excited about...
So... since it's only pre-streaming now, I decided to use the net. The pre-streaming seems pretty good, laggy-ness is not that bad! Waku Waku! Finished with the Hikki forums, I checked Annie's page. I read her new entry. Okei? What?! Offers are available on net already???! Am the I last one to check my offers or something? Okei, tanoshiiki hurridely goes to the VTAC site. Clicks a flurry of buttons... not realising my destiny will be revealed if I open my eyes... I open my eyes.

Sat. 18.1.2003 Justin Timberlake - Cry Me A River
Uh oh! There are many rumours going around that the Hikki Live Special will be a big let down. Apparently, access may be restricted to only those who live in Japan and there are also uncertainties over whether registration is needed to watch the live stream (I didn't register!!! As far as I could read, it seemed like it was for some special chat session...). I know these are petty little things I am worrying about, but I feel that since I actually "have" the opportunity to watch Hikki live for once, I really don't want to miss it!
I've decided to forgo the trip to the newsagent tmrw... I can wait till after the livestreaming...

Fri. 17.1.2003 Utada Hikaru - Colors
I suppose today is a typical holiday day. Everyone else in the city, as I'm too lazy too go. I'm scared that'll get fried by the sun. It's going to be 33 degrees today! It's 11.30am now and I've just finished breakfast and reading the papers. I might actually go and get the special edition of the uni offers paper on Sunday. Apparently newsagencies will open at 7pm and if I come back before 8, I'll still be ready for the Hikki concert Hoping newsagent will not be too crowded and frenzied!

Wed. 15.1.2003 Utada Hikaru - Colors
I'm back! Haven't been on the net properly for about 5 days and I have a mass of d/ling and e-mail checking to do! Apparently uni offers come out early but it'll clash with the Hikki Live Streaming Special, so I'll wait till tmrw morning or something like that. Since I haven't really written much these days, I'll write about my trip.
Sat: Wake up early at 5am-ish. Today we are going to Canberra. Going to be stuck in bus practically for about 8-9 hours. As expected bus is practically full of Chinese oldies -probably about in total 10 under 18 years, out of 44 ppl! First day wasn't very interesting. The tour guide spoke like 99% mandarin, so my brain was working overtime trying to figure out 50% of what he was saying!
Sun: Went to the usual touristy places, eg. War Memorial, Parliament House, Lake something, , etc. Tummy ached the whole day. Chinese Breakfast of Congee and assorted plus mum forced 2 glasses of water in the morning didn't help at all. Not that they were supposed to... The hotel was okei. After a buffet lunch in Canberra's "Chinatown" we were off to Sydney. Basically, if you want to get fat, come on these tours. You eat and then sit on bus for ages. As if I'm not fat enough... We stopped at Wollongong to visit the Fo Guang Shan Temple (I think...) Our first touristy spot in Sydney was Homebush. Then pretty much off to the hotel. We were picked up by the Wu family to have dinner at their place. I found the dinner okei -but the rest of my family thought it was far from appetising. The driver didn't do much good either
Mon: More touristy stuff: Habour Bridge, Opera House, The Rocks. Honestly, I found the LG Internet Fridge on display in the Opera House much more interesting I sent an e-mail to my brother -to the wrong address! Stupid me! We went on cruise boat to have a buffet lunch. Many buffets... For dinner we were taken out by my great-auntie to a Chinatown Chinese restuarant. Probably the most decent meal I had while I was on holiday. I regretted staying in the hotel lobby after dinner as I was bitten by fleas/mosquitoes 5 times! O_O Not happy! Later, I went out with my mum to just go strolling in the city. All the shops were closed, but city life was still very vibrant.
Tue: Going back home! Early start again. Ate buffet breakfast. Went home at 7.30pm.
And that was my holiday...

Fri. 10.1.2003 Suite Chic - Just Say So feat. Verbal
Okei, I know I haven't written in here, but honestly, there's not really much to write about. I'm going to Sydney and Canberra tmrw for a 4 days. I'm making my life so boring. You know, I'm actually making my uni course plan -despite not even knowing which course I'm going to get into. I have nothing else to do! Highlight of my week was going to Officeworks to just buy new stationary for my brother... Hey, life is what I make of it...

Wed. 1.1.2003 Hirai Ken - gaining through losing (Album)
Happy new year everybody! Spent NYE and Day very bored. Doing nothing. I got bored of watching the fireworks - on TV - after 5 seconds. Sorry fro sounding so pessimistic, but it's just the same thing every year. Lit-up coloured fragments of metal shooting up to the night sky, vividly contrasting with the darkened night sky. Okei... I think I've read too much of Chocolat. It's making me over descriptive.
Hirai Ken's new album, LIFE is..., new song to watch out for: 07. I'm so drunk! I wonder how that will sound, and will it become a theme song for many? Enjoi 2003