16.3.06
the commonwealth games 2006.
::a display of human excellence, elite achievement and the pinnacle of human performance::
how perfect, it to be held in melbourne just when i am here for study. so of course, the spontaneous bunch of us singmed students headed down to the city to watch the opening ceremony in real time, live on big screen.
i have no regrets. the atmosphere was there, what with the humongous onlooking crowd - you could feel the vibe of anticipation. the fireworks were great, the whole display lasted very long and was almost everywhere - in the stadium, along the yarra river, and from the rooftops of buildings. not to mention we were barely 10m away from where the fireworks sprung up, and to be that close it only meant that u had to lift your head to admire the spectacle - akin to little kids when they gaze up in awe.
i've always loved fireworks, and these were the best. apart from the wondrous splendor exuberated from the multitude of colours derived from the fireworks themselves, maybe the setting did have a little to do with it. u lose yourself amongst the crowd, feeling small and cold (literally) in a foreign land.
after firework gazing, we went to crown hotel to play laserquest. today, the frugal bunch of us really splurged. after all, how often do we travel to the city? :) anw it was all worth it. we had so much fun! and of course, that fun included the HEART-TO-HEART talk the GUYS initiated in jonathon's hse. you wouldnt imagine it. this is the only grp i've ever been in where the truth or dare game is such a failure it morphs into truth or truth and then eventually into a sharing session where everyone is more than willing to have a go! oh my gosh. but oh well we still had fun drinking rum cum pepsi (not a bad concortion i would say), staging a makeshift ktv session using laptops, as well as.. the HEART-TO-HEART talks ;p ended up only slping for a mere 1/2hr before we had to wake up at 6am to travel back to monash for our 8am tutorial.
whoa. i think we jus had our 1st nightshift training. or maybe 24hr shift training. cos there was still another tutorial after the 1st (and we had presentations in both), and i only slept 45mins in between the two, BUT I STILL KICKED ASS quoting melanie, who said that she almost wanted to clap when i was done. whee! :) i admit that i'm not a good presenter but it was probably the fact that i did somehow manage to convey to the audience the depth of thought i put into analysing the question, as well as back up my topic sentence with strong supporting evidence (and yes, i could go deep when answering the question because it was the opinionated Q2, which when answered like i did - 'as much as the acts try to be reasonable and fair, they are still largely arbitrary', could turn out to be much like a debate).
had dinner at mess hall. i think i'm eating rather unhealthily. i really wouldnt actually know. u see i have either bread with butter/peanut butter or cornflakes for breakfast, lunch on campus and then dinner at the mess hall or in my room. in my room i'll make instant soups and a plate of salad. only rarely do i cook (tho i intend to do more of that). but can someone tell me whether eating meat and vege on alternate days (tho overall getting ur balanced diet) is actually considered healthy? doesnt really seem so to me but ordering 2 dishes is jus too much for me to finish while cooking 2 side dishes would take such a long time i'd have starved to death b4 i even get to consume my food. haha ok tts quite an exaggeration but u get the point. i'm L-A-Z-Y, and i have a small stomach (which somehow always has space for timtam and wasabi peas regardless). what to do?! 
[fireworks video coming up!]
i fluttered by;
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