activation.

it occured at exactly 1305hours. just when i was about to go do my laundry..

instructions? to assemble in 15mins with gear at the junction to await pickup.

contact? jon.

mission? urgent manpower shortage at worksite!

medium7 was activated too but he could not make it due to an obligation to his monitress. hmm...

in brief. got a lil seasick. jon lost his oakleys to the sea. we had free drinks cos the vending machine refused to take money. heh. we were hungry. we had paint all over. skin got raw from trying to get paint off. but this will BE the last time in a while. cos the barge will be away for 9 months! :)

currently doing my laundry. shall try to read some work. laters!

harroween.

today, while many others are dressed up and having fun at halloween parties, we had a lil fun of our own too! tho there werent any scary costumes involved, cept for jon being himself, we were more than adequetely compensated by the thick juicy steak that was had for dinner. :)

Top L-R. no standing in car julian. me done. jon drunk. cheryl stuffed.
2nd. steak gone. salad. industrial bbq from barge! superheros.
3rd. julian. me w. illegal item. kermit hanged! mediun7 + prataphile.
4th. them again. jon. cheryl torturing kermit. so schweet.. :s

noooo.

today for the third night in a row. baskin robbins. =\


mugshots. heh... poor prataphile.. :P

resume? done and sent! thanks julz and pom!

2 days.

yesterday. the last day of work at lynne's. it has been a nice experience working in her big big garden and that was where i spent many a quiet afternoon doing gardening. i will miss working there. wells. almost! :P

all the while the house was being done up and it sure has a good view.

i want a house with a view like such. :)

today. spent the longest time doing up a resume. all cos i want to apply for internship during my summer holidays. application deadline? 1st nov. heh. last minute as usual and all possible thanks to helpful frens who sent examples. :P i dont think i will get it in the end tho. my grades were so shitty. thats why.

i've yet to so any serious studying today. caught a game of social volleyball at the uni recreation centre and it made me so wanna play. too bad i aint got any company over here. *grrrr* one more month before any hope of a volleyball game. ohwells.

time for dinner and some work.

Update
went to reid library to get some work done and spent only 0.5hr there! why? cos i went to the rec to watch volleyball again! terrible.. i know. then was this phonecall by julian and jon. baskin robbins. this is the 2nd nite in a row. (yesterday while jon and i were at baskin, a bus driver stopped to get a scoop of ice-cream. in a cup you'd tink? no! a big cone! omg..) jon iS bad influence. ohwells, i went anyways and here i am. having sinned many times today. :)

openess.

this week, as the last week of lectures go by, brought renewed fears of the coming exams. today saw me having the last CA and ITF lectures. all i have left now is one law lect tomorrow and one OB lect on friday. that, and two tutes. Then the exams would come, bringing an end to two uni semesters away from home. it has been a good year to me. all i need now is to end it well. i need to.

had a chat with a dear friend from home today. an open and honest chat that i so enjoy. thanks evil T. lol. we'll chat soon.

the rest of the week will pass quickly, and hopefully with good progress on revision. last day of work at lynne's tomorrow will depend on the weather, if not i would have to do it on thursday. after which there would only be a few hours at anthea's on sat morning left. then its all sch work till the exams come and go. and if i do really well with revision a small reward meal may be planned this weekend! rite prataphile? ;)

i'm digging out old songs once again, and a few by delta goodrem thats just sooo nice. that's just... me. :)

monday you can fall apart.

headed over to jon's for some studying. rite. then did some jogging along the beach. rite. anyway here's what we caught. one of the reasons why i love here so...


an almost perfect cottesloe sunset.

i shldnt be online so often. =/

found it.

Are U Dumb?

jappy days.

writeup soon. gee i looked pissed. :P

Updated: a totally unproductive saturday just went by. but it was a good one. why? cos we had a jap dinner/supper thingy! it was a last min thingy but it wasnt too bad. not too bad at all.
we had a quick unagi rice filler followed by pina colada while waiting for the lady of the house to return. meanwhile we caught bits of billy madison. soon cheryl (mrs julian) came back and the main meal was had. miso soup, cha soba and salmon/tuna sashimi! it was yummm! :) that was followed by some featherwhite and delicious choco/red bean ice-cream! (courtesy of kristin's boy) all while gladiator was being showed on tv.

pre-drinks by jon. nikon wielding mogu-man. soba(h) sos.

cheryl.julian.kristin(cher sis).fernandy(kris boy).jon. pissed looking me. :)

expensive ice-cream. all engrossed with dessert.

alrights, thats all for the update. supposed to head to the lib so i am far from all worldly temptations. i have to get started! wish me luck so i can be home relaxed. ;P

someone's sis commented i look malaysian.. =\

citybeat.

headed out for dinner with jon, julian and cheryl today. jap food at taka's kitchen in a city food court. had a walk around after that as the shops were open late on friday. yeah. it iS considered late when they stay open till around 9pm.

i should make a conscious effort not to spent too much when i am out. sigh. why aint i born with a big silver spoon from which i can eat from all the time? :P wells.. its to teach me the importance of money and the feeling one gets when spending it! lol. anyways the spending for the night. dinner=$13. develop film=$13. two bottles of xanadu featherwhite @ 30% discount=$23. hmm... looking at a possible sashimi supper tomorrow, not good on the wallet at all. i am soooo goneeeeeee... :(

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the twin evils.

so today was their birthday. and dom called once again for drinks in the tav. no good. very bad in fact. so here's wad happened after a pizza dinner at their place.

happy birthday u two... now be good ya? :P


so hard to take a proper pic? so..them.

finally a nice one. jean+excited jody.

butchering the cake. :)

siblings jean+jay+jody. canning college frens.

uwa group pic.

uploaded the pics after finishing up some work. i am so behind in school work that its no joke. =i need to get into the groooove. will tomorrow be the day?

*yawn*

my bed beckons... the weekend approaches. =)

i just got threatened...tsk tsk

i almost died.

i came home today and tried to turn on my laptop. the message i got? some media test failure and that i have no operating system!!!!! OMFG!!!!! i should have backed my stuff up when i read that yiwen had something similar happen to her YESTERDAY. :s yea. so i somehow managed to get my comp started (i dunno how) and yeaps.. backing up was what i did. :P

i am one lucky green thing. :)

anyways, i had work this morning at lynne's and i told her that next week would be my last week of work. she's been nice and she even paid me in advance just in case she doesnt see me then. the weekly work around her garden was good, a lil boring at times but it was time alone that came with good views of the river. (her house sits on this hill overlooking the swan river) came home after work and had my lunch before heading to the lib. unnoticable prog. sigh. then came law lect and the call from dom. meet in the tav.

since tml is the evil one's bday we decided to ask them to come for drinks too. :P

i aint drunk. jody(taller). jean(not as tall). dominic.

turns out that they were in the lib with their bro (jay) n frens. so all came down. i never had so much in school before. :) but then again, i didnt really drink that much. hmm...

so i found out that i am supposed to be gay, bi-sexual, a deterrent, bf to two ppl all in the course of an afternoon. great. just great. thank you veri muchie. happy birthday u evil ones. have fun tomorrow. :P

as the sun sets.

after school on the way home.

tuesday as usual was a long day. beginning at 8am in the morning and ending only at 4pm. nothing much out of the ordinary other than the fact that this is the 2nd last week of lectures and time iS running out. of the four units that i am taking, org. behaviour+corp. accounting+intro to finance is gonna burn me bad. only company law i am not tOO worried about. sigh. how?! :(

on a lighter note. finally got back my law assignment today. got a d ave. so i'm pleased! :)

another thing.. welcome to blogger yiwen! lol..

dinner awaits and one thing that i've gotta do to create a conducive study environment... turn off my comp. :P so if u see me online...erm... say hi.

alternatives.

once again its monday. once again i go for my once weekly jog! :P
instead of running toward the sailing club down river, i chose to do the run up river toward where narrows bridge was. time taken in total? 33mins00.92sec. no sprints. just slow jogging. now that i have done both of the nicer, low gradient routes around home, i've sortof decided i would not be doing too much of the up river run. too many cars. too noisy. maybe. till i find a better route or good company, down river is the way to go. :)

that's life. everything has got to be tried at least once. experience and evaluate. if you've never tired it, do not bitch about it (too much). wells. unless its the sort of stuff like smoking and drugs. no try-outs needed. period. drinking? thats.. fine.. just fine. in moderation of course! ;)

why do i still feel sleepy? zzz... why? :(

westsea 9.

worked a little today. just a little. 1pm till 6pm. this is the barge that me and a few others have been working at on a few weekends. de-rusting. washing. painting. there always seems to be stuff to do (and learn to do) on it. today it was just me and julian and painting. we painted what was left to be done on the deck then proceeded to paint the orange-red sides. sitting on the smaller barges that went bobbing up n down made me a little sea-sick at times. anyways its good money. so yeaps. :)

probs wont be heading back on it anytime soon. i aint got the time to.

meanwhile its off to bed now and sch tomorrow!

a recipe.

oven bake ribs. scoop a few spoonfuls of oil from tray. dump into sink. enjoy dinner. watch tv. try to wash up after. impossible.

apparently the fats from the ribs have solidified. :

pour in hot water. lots of it. wait for 'flushing' sound. except that it did not happen this time (yea its the second time it happened). manual clearance required. in goes hands to somehow act as a pump to clear the clog. done.

just the way i like my ribs done. :P

my plans.

when everything fails and nothing gets done, i spose planning helps a lil. a promise of sorts to yourself. and. breaking promises suck. so the thought of breaking plans should act as a deterrent rite? maybe. :P

revision.
cut down on work.
exercise.
eat healthy.
do NOT fall sick now.
do tuts..whatever's left of it.
prep. for exams.
exams
work for a week.
flyy awayy.

to be done in order.. hopefully :)

stuffed.

damn. my wanton post just disappeared. grrr....

had deep fried wantons and noodles for dinner tonight. dont tink we will be having them anytime soon because the three of us had around 20 EACH. actually it seemed like we had more than that.. hmm.. maybe we did. :S

now now... i feel sleepy. wheeeee... :)

the longest day.

tuesdays are such. beginning with lectures at 8am and ending at 4pm. two hours break in between. i've got to study. and study hard.... will it be more likely to happen if i remind myself enough times? hmmm.. meanwhile i cant seem to put down my storybook. page 328 is where i am at now. am i beyond help? almost is by guess. tho it should not be happening. no. i have not forgotten that i am here to study. it will be done. i shld be goin now... till tomorrow...

home is but two months away.

was chatting with some uni frens and i thought of the people back home. chats like such always raise the same thoughts and this was no exception. this year of study is almost coming to an end. other than the exams, there's just nothing much left in the way. how would it be like? my longest time being away from home, family and frens. how different will things be? different but still the same. lol.

time has left us no choice but to grow up. slowly but surely we are all being pushed foward. pushed into and out of school, and into the working world. birthdays come and go. people too. by dec, most of the gal peers would have finished their uni education and would have begun their next phase of life. what will this new phase bring? scary and exciting at the same time. suddenly i realise i need to rebuild my vocab. its getting worse. :(

*gathering my thoughts*

i miss home. not in the 'i am so gonna die if i dont go home soon' way, but more of the 'silent but definite longing to be in the company of close frens again' way. i also realise i do not have a best fren. :( which is sad. i mean, there are lots of people that know me well in certain ways but i do not and cannot tink of anyone that knows all about me. that is in the way some best frens do. i spose its just the way i am. i belong nowhere and can almost' blend in anywhere. that was the way i wanted things to be when i felt left out i spose, during some phase long long ago. its both good and bad, once again depending on how one sees it. i'm not saying that i aint happy with the way things are, having people around that care and all. just that one sometimes want a best fren that you can trust your life with. wells, i have people that i trust my life with but they arent the closest to me. lol. hmm..after typing all this crap i tink who i want is my someone special. :P that would fit the bill perfectly wouldnt it? someone that knows all and almost is all. wOoOoooo.. but. it aint the right time. nopeys.

meanwhile...i've to cook n have dinner, shower and study. erm...watch aussie idol and queer eye! laters! :)

the weekend.

just came and went...

bbq on sat nite at jon's place, his aunt n family was outta town, which explains why it was possible. lol. went to buy food in the afternoon and met up with julian and cheryl at subiaco. with jon's expensive taste we barely managed to keep to our budget of $10 each. you see.. the eight pieces of scotch fillet for 8 people cost us 50 already! :S the people were mostly those that had worked on the barge before and some with their girlfriends. it wasnt too bad a way to spend and evening with, just sitting ard chatting and watching lotsa movies. :)

sunday consisted of work in the morning. :P today was at anthea's and it wasnt too long. only around two hours. basically helped her to get the tree cuttings out to the verge for the green collection today. cuttings of a tree i 'chopped down the previous time. then it was just sweeping the place up. she was heading out so i got a lift home and i did try to study in the afternoon but failed! :) wad did i do? i read my book. storybook that is..

aights. a new week begins and i shall study. :P

lazy lazy lazy!

i'm so lazy i skipped work today. it was drizziling when i stepped out of the house, so i went online to check the forecast which predicted light showers in the morning. soon it started to clear up but i gave des (employer) a call and we agreed on doing it next week. i am lazy. :(

but i get the morning off! ;) laze in bed i will... reading my book. :P

time just goes by.

the first week after the break just went by like that. almost unnoticed. :S wells the major happenings were the org behaviour test that i had today which i cannot say went really well. then there was the spring feast organised by the international students society at uni. its this pasar malam thingy not unlike those found back home, with stalls set up by students. was helping out at one of the stalls which was tiring. :P had quite a gd time tho. maybe next year i might consider setting up a stall with frens. might be lotsa fun. and not to mention profitable too~ ;)

the PERTH ROYAL SHOW is happening this week. for the second year i dont think i will be going tho. its like this carnival thingy they have at the claremont showgrounds, someplace like an 'old-fashioned convention center'. there are game stalls, food stalls, performances, rides, fireworks, lots and lots of stuff. lots of people go every year. i wanna go too, if i had the chance and spending money! next year perhaps..next year :)

this weekend. nothing much planned for. work both mornings and maybe a bbq tomorrow night. shall see how things turn out. gonna have to cut down on work and spend more time studying. rite. :P i will be going to dreamland soon... where dreams of camping and travels seem oh-so-real. i crap. but who doesnt? ;)

o O..

no more music. :(

bookworm.

bought it at a wrong time. i really shouldnt be reading it now but since i had not caught the first two movies and many recommended it, i decided to get it. :)

textbooks? storybook? textbooks? storybook? STORYBOOK. :P

in the spirit of healthy living. two tubs of browns yogurt sit in the fridge ready to be consumed! strawberry cheesecake and apricot danish. yumm...

bad bad boy.

i feel like a terrible pirate.
one question tho...

..are the music links working? :)

pinky and the brain.

What Color is Your Brain?
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At work or in school: I like set routines and organized ways of doing thingsl rules and directions are a great help to me. I prefer to stay on one topic at a time. I need to know what is expected of me, and I always want to know if I am on the right track. I like subjects that are useful and traditional, such as business, accounting, history and government.

With friends: I prefer people who are careful with their money and who make plans ahead of time. I like my friends to be loyal, dependable and on time. I am serious about love and show it in many practical ways.

With family: I like stability and security and enjoy traditions and frequent celebrations. I like to spend holidays with family members, and I plan ahead for such gatherings.

the pinky, the pinky and the brain, brain, brain, brain, brain.
i miss that cartoon... :P

me: feeling tired.

i've been feeling real tired recently. i mean i get my 7-8hrs of sleep everyday. i didnt over exert myself in any way. so why why why?! is the only possible reason the lack of exercise? or is there likely to be some other reason? i need to know. i need to overcome it. now..... :P

who has the answers that i seek?...

in order to get rid of the tiredness i ran a lil today. a short 25min jog that got me panting. i m so dead. i feel fat. actually i aM fat. fat in the belly that gets negated by my height. :s will i find the motivation to do it thrice weekly? hmmm...

anyways, since i got the music thingy working at last, heres a song i like
A repost:

The World I Know
by Collective Soul

Has our conscience shown?
Has the sweet breeze blown?
As our kindness gone?
Hope still lingers on
I drink myself of newfound pity
Sitting alone in New York city
And I don't know why
Are we listening
To hymns of offering
Have we eyes to see
Love is gathering
All the words that I've been reading
Have now started the act of bleeding
Into one
So I walk up on high
And I step to the edge
To see my world below
And I laugh to myself
While the tears roll down
Cause it's the world I know
Well it's the world I know
I drink myself of newfound pity
Sitting alone in New York city
And I don't know why
Don't know why
So I walk up on high
And I step to the edge
To see my world below
And I laugh to myself
While the tears roll down
Cause it's the world I know
Well it's the world I know
Yeah I walk up on high
And I step to the edge
To see my world below
And I laugh to myself
While the tears roll down
Cause it's the world I know
Well it's the world I know

its over.

what one does when all alone! :)

i headed to the beach to catch the sunset. missed the hourly bus there and had to take another which involved a 'short' jog to the beach. after the sun set, missed the bus back cos i was walking away from the bus-stand and couldnt get back in time. why? cos the interval is HOURLY and i was thinking that it wasnt coming anymore. :( my wearing black did NOT help. :'( ran all the way back to catch the other bus and i was lucky. else i would have to get the 849pm bus instead of the 719pm bus. yesh. thats how sucky the timings were. *grrr*

bye to my hols. cya in ard two months time..

the end is near. nearly.

my mid sem break is coming to an end. boo hoo! :(

anyways i spent the whole day on the net today. totally unproductive and self-torturing. i was reading about food. yea.. i almost died thinking about food. seafood mee goreng. sashimi. the lot..
its just about the single thing i miss about home, other than the people i love tt is. i simply cannot wait to get back to enjoy the company AND the food. but before that i have to get over this major obstacle that is the exams. still havent gotten my act together and it sure is hard to do something about it.

tomorrow will be better. hopefully. as i get my things sorted out in time for the major battle ahead. then again i think i better get started with whatever i can by tonight. with things like packing my room and doing the laundry. eeks! :s

get good grades. get good grades. get good grades...maybe if i say it enough times it might do the trick. on what basis? i have absolutely no idea. :)

btw... HAPPY BIRTHDAY POMELO!!! miss ya lots! ;)