afterparty.

heh. thursday night did not just end at footy. for you see. it was also the night of the sem 1 mambo night at paramount! was initially undecided on whether i should go but with work calling in so i wouldnt have to work friday morning, and a lil convincing from frens back home, the final decision was what resulted in the pics below. :)

still sober. ryan. ally. dallas. jay. jean. jody. tj. jun. rina. gary. alvin. pissed thereafter.

it was easily the best mambo during my stay in perth. (technically not mambo cos everyone just crowded at the hip hop/rnb dancefloor on level two!) almost everyone that were undecided by dinnertime thursday went. the fantastic company and sufficient amounts of alcohol promptly ensured that we all had a great time. lol. cept for a few who didnt make it for supper after.. :P

the weekend came early..

by noon today my 'school' brain was already on holiday. lol. lunched at mr samurai with jay once again and then heading back to school for a last workshop. then it was off to subi with the housemates! :) i hadnt realised earlier that it was the opening match at subiaco oval. that probably explained why the tics ran out so quickly. ohwells. turned out that the seats we got werent so bad. tho the tier two seats had a superb view i must say. having gone ard for a look during half-time. :P so off we went, two $34 fans and a $74 fan (wayne got the jersey too.. heh) to our first footie match! :)

match day finally arrives. $20 scarves. $14 tickets. amazing crowd.
restricted viewing seats. 40036 spectators. afl season opening match in subi oval. eagles up by 2nd quarter and neva looked back. booze and boos aplenty.
there in the end. the first victory this season for the west coast eagles.

ever the same.

we always lose track of the more important things in life. happens to everyone. whether we like it or not and whether we realise or not. which is why a good wake up call is good to set things right again. wells right being once again relative. for my right isnt necessarily your right. that being said, i really should not be blogging without reason, and do some alot of my tutes... wish me luck. and lots of it. for midsem exams begin next week. :S

BUT before that.

after class tomorrow. i am going out. and hopefully have a blast! woots! :)

"worry not, for it does nothing but waste time...

... do instead, and at least be able to say you've tried"

-zot-

blood boil.

the best wake up remedy.

lil creatures. again.

here in fremantle, perth. on a busy friday night.was where we headed for dinner.
a round of lil creatures pale ale.
'some' delicious food to go along with it.

had the lot feeling contented. wells... almost. :)

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"to live... the life!"

so long.. farewell.

this week was convo week. yet another round of congratulations and goodbyes to friends made over the past two and a half years. but this one would be the last. the last before my turn comes along *fingers crossed*. sigh. i dont wanna have to say goodbye. :(

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ohwells...

till our paths cross again. all the best! ;)

cravings.

..for fried hokkien prawn noodles. either mom's or the one at kallang food centre will do. with chilli and extra lime. now that, would make me very happy indeed. :)

but in times of dire need. improvisation is the key! so egg noodles, sotong, prawns, pork slices, garlic and bean sprouts did the trick, for tonight at least. woot!

its times like these. :P

its a mark!

as we run out of time (relatively speaking), we try to do all we can. so this is what i set out to do before this sem runs out on me.. ;)

lots of vice!!! go to a live aussie-rules football, or footie as known affectionately by the locals, at subiaco oval.

west coast eagles v st. kilda - 30th march 2006

tomorrow i buy the tics, wish me luck. pls let it not be sold out. :P

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**edited** i got them tics! woots! :)

monday madness.

given the little that can be done here in perth at night. frens in the megalong household held a taste test of sorts.

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the objective was to see which was generally preferred among the five listed below, with a side quest of identifying what exactly one was drinking. namely...

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coke-diet coke-coke zero-pepsi-pepsi light

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i'd say the results are inconclusive because of the many variables that were present such as pre-opened bottles, different temperatures in a single batch and different amounts of ice used. :P

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but if i had to make a decision it would be that...

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i like pepsi only when i think its coke. ;)

buns.

steamed chinese ones.

so today i just felt like making something and whilst grocery shopping i got the ingredients that were required to make them (so said the recipe online). the result was hideous to look at i'd say. bah! probably too much yeast that made it yellowish and not enough baking soda. ohwells. at least i tried. :P

with lesser shifts at work this sem, i've a lil more time for myself. but it hasnt been all too good cos the extra time is just wasted by slacking. :S *need ..to ... find ...something... to..... do.*

damn. the ones before steaming looked so much better. :(

want some pau?

my head aches.

and i dunno why. must be the 9am lectures. hmm..

i probably should get more exercise too, and start doing my tutes. :)

what scares you?

loss. nothing scares me more than the loss of a loved one. or that of something deeply cherished. and as we grow older (and hopefully wiser) we inevitably come to the age whereby our parents seem to be aging too rapidly for our liking. when things happen that make one realises how close my peers and i are to that age, it never fails to set one thinking. when (not if) will it happen to me? twas of good fortune / luck / divine blessing that the incident my dear fren experienced turned out to be a 'false' alarm, and i am glad for my fren too. for she now has a second go at it, and she knows it too (and i am sure that she'll do a great job ;)).

usually when one is insulated from such occurences, the second chances that they are getting often goes to waste. and to the relatively 'more informed' observer, it just seems such a waste. such a waste to see how people treat the loved ones around them. be it family or friends, just because what's being said isnt what one wants to hear, words and actions motivated mainly by concern gets treated as irritants in one's life. one never realises how short lived their time together is (..and can be). before one knows it, and begins to cherish a loved one, many 'second chances' would have already come and gone. and too soon, much too soon, their time would be up.

which is why its so sad when one sees the things certain people do (or do not). little do they realise that many of those things they will come to regret later in life, wells most would anyways. so those among us who can and do see speak up and hope that they hear us. but in the end, its not our lives to run and live you see. sometimes experience just is the best teacher in life.

its not easy to see certain things unless you've been there,

a little harder to pass the message on to the next,

and almost impossible to let others learn

from your experiences.

i see and i say. but i dont do enough just the same. i'll keep trying and may it never be a cause for regret. that, is what scares me, all the freakin time. ;)

"we never tell them enough, how much we love them"

we go together..

for the very first time since jul 2003, my tute class was half singaporean! 9 out of 18. must be word that got around that its an easy class to pass. i hope i do well for this unit. hmmm.. :)

"never must we forget, the laughs that lift us, the loves that bind us, and the souls that touch us.."

9am lectures.

waking up's a pain in the ass mon - wed. tho once i get the bodyclock set all should be good. but how long will that take? hmmm.. :S

a disturbing trend.

somehow or rather, my household seems to be accumulating more and more stuff these days. wells not that its a bad thing or anything if looked at in isolation. but seeing that all of us is nearing the end of our stay here in perth really puts things in perspective. whats driving the buying spree i aint too sure. a grilling pan just the other day. another knife. a baking tray today. and a blender on a to-buy list. heh. but we do seem to be making the most of however much time we have over here. ;)

the 2nd crabbing ops on friday was better, much better. the 16 crab haul was a marked increase from the 3 on the first night. and this time only wayne n myself went, eldwin and the other group of two cars headed over ard the same time tho. i guess we pretty much got the crabbing technique worked out between the two of us. but by now i'm a lil tired of the 72k journey there and back. ohwells. maybe one more. just one more. :)

as tutes begin this week things will have to be set in motion. oh please do let me keep up! :P

i yearn for cold nights and the comforting warmth from within. come soon.

it churns.

ok i know its definityly not the crabs! :P but my stomach still isnt all too good these coupla days. sigh. something's not right and ive yet to put a finger on the problem. so i guess till then i've gotta watch what i eat. what a b*tch. :(

aint my day.

late for class. wrong calls made. no calls received for books. almost an ulcer. late heading out. choppy conditions. murky waters. only 3 crabs. bah! but they tasted alright. steamed crab noodles... i like. :)