19.2.06
due information.
peeps! you can all contact me at +61431499153 (my aussie hp line) from now on. international calls are gladly welcomed because this service provider has free incoming calls, even for international ones!! :) smses are welcomed but dun really expect free flow replies because its really expensive!!
my mailing address is:
ho xin yi
richardson hall
monash residential services
building 47
monash university
victoria 3800
australia
ok now u guys better not spread my blog around if not i'll get lots of spam calls and mails.
and now for the positive experiences i promised. well i've been meeting up with alot of my dad's friend's daughters. been having nice dinners at places like flower drum (the best chinese restuarant in melbourne apparently, bookings must be made wks in advance -even for wkdays- if not you can dream on getting a table). i had alot of fun with this girl called melissa whos about my age but studying in perth. we really clicked. (alot of the other ppl i met up with are much older so its not as fun, but they're still really helpful and tell me that i jus have to beep them whenever i feel homesick, and they'll bring me out for gd chinese food!) anw mel came here with her parents to visit a friend. on the day i touched down i roamed the streets with her, going wild in arcades, and entering some pubs with no cover charge. one had a great night view of the river running through town. too bad she left today.
the rest of the days were spent getting the necessary appliances and essentials. shopping marts are huge here. and though they say the standard of living is higher here (because things like cars and houses are cheap and everyone's able to afford them), food is really not cheap. they dun have hawker priced meals here even at hawker-looking stalls. and you buy food every day. so maybe it might balance out. the money saved on buying a car and a house goes to spending on food. haha.
oh and you guys are going to be surprised but i never even missed a single wk of church. i went to citylife today - a church which is a 30 min ride from the uni. its a really big church (and big churches always have really good worship and sermons) but i think i really miss the whole small church feel, which is much more intimate and caring. trying out its sat youth service next wk, but looking for another church thats closer and probably smaller too.
i officially moved into my hostel today anw. the seniors were blasting music in the front yard to welcome the newcomers and its funny how things unfold but the song i heard while i was walking in was 'dreams' and when i'd settled everything and was walking out back to the carpark for dinner, 'goodbye my lover' was playing. 2 songs, dedicated to me by 2 different ppl when i departed for melbourne. its as if god just had to remind me painfully about the ppl back in singapore.
which reminds me. i finally read all the letters. AND shed some more tears (the last, i promise). i still have yilin's march, april, may and june one's tho. that silly gal actually made me a series of letters ps. i love you style. (eh btw yilin, if you're reading this, how come its only until june?! i'm coming back in dec leh. OH.. issit cos u're coming over to visit in june and will pass me the rest then? haha! k thanks in advance then! ;p) and thanks so much you peeps. i must point out that when i'm sad and feel lonely, thinking about how much you guys care for me back in singapore does NOT and will NOT make me feel better tho!! i dunno why but it REALLY doesnt. NOT thinking helps more, as hard-hearted as it may seem. but dun worry, i'll torture myself and think of you guys lots lots. haha i'm masochistic afterall, rmb?
anw i had hall games in the evening, in which i made a few friends and had a few real laughs. havent really singled out someone i really like and can talk to tho. those i initiated conversations with are too quiet, the rest (and by that i mean mainly aussies) are toooo noisy. takes time to sieve out good friends i guess.
i'm going to have my 1st night in the hostel. i just pray that i can sleep. the showers been bad. i still dun feel clean after coming out of it. my rooms quite alright jus tt it has a musty smell and is pretty small. but i guess my survival instinct will start emerging once i'm stripped down to the bare necessities. nights.
i fluttered by;
8:45 PM
