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Sunday, November 8, 2009
bring on the next chapter.

it's been about a week and a half since i handed in my last assignment and i must say the feeling of having finished uni is starting to sink in. since returning to Sydney after a really fun, fulfilling, and enjoyable trip at the Whitsundays with the media girls, i have been stressing out over what's to come. with the new rules and regulations rolled out by the immigration department, it's becoming harder to get permanent residency here. also, my mind keeps filling up with all the different ideas and things that i can do and it is certainly taking a toll on me. my throat has been hurting badly the past 2 days and i'm starting to get the sniffles.

i guess what shelley said its true. i'm still high on adrenaline. having just completed uni, i'm just so eager to rush into the next chapter of my life; wanting to "make it". but then again, what's the rush? i do have the rest of my life to make it in the real world. to materialize those dreams of mine. to achieve success. yea, true. but i guess its cause i know i'm not getting younger. those halcyon days of youth are about to end. i would be thrust into the cruel, unforgiving, vicious world out there and left to fend for myself. and as Charles Darwin would say, it is the survival of the fittest out there. and i want to live a good life. i want to prove to myself that i am capable. i wanna do a lot of things!!! ahhhh...what i really need to do now is to CHILLAX and enjoy myself for a while. rest and recuperate from the past 16 years of studying.

it is scary, and i know the next year will see me going through many changes. scary, but exciting. oh wells, all i can do now is breathe and write lists :)

anyways, here's some photos from the Whitsundays. OMG. Whitehaven beach seriously has the WHITEST sand i have ever seen.


* goofing around in our apartment at Airlie Beach *


* on a cruise to the Great Barrier Reef *


* snorkeling at the Great Barrier Reef *


* enjoying the WHITE sand on Whitehaven Beach *


* white sand + blue sky + clear water = bliss *


* Whitehaven Beach *


* Taking time out to finish reading my book *
(the book was so-so, ok for a light read i guess)


And to finish today's post, here's a picture from Julie's hens' night. Yes, we had to wear costumes and i wore the french maid costume. well, i think any attempt on my part to look sexy always results in the direct opposite. so yea...moving on..lol!




i am tinkling with excitement. i wanna do things. i just need to sort my thoughts out and relax. and remember that nothing happens overnight. everything takes time.

so bring on the next chapter of my life.

xx
sarah

7hours|away :: 5:45 PM


Persuasion by Jane Austen
"Choose being kind over being right."
- Richard Carlson, p.95
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