BitZ & piEces of mY liFe

Additions

2009-12-20T11:58:00.004+08:00

To the list of produce from the kitchen:

Nearly vegetarian quiche

Ricotta cheesecake

Garlic prawns with mango salsa

Chocolate mud cake

The ultimate avocado and chicken salad

Non alcoholic trifle- conventional and black forest varieties

Cottage cheesecake

To the list of new piercings on the right ear- completion:

Tragus

Snug

Upper ear

To the series and movies of completed viewing:

10 Things I Hate About You

Glee

The Vampire Diaries

Chuck

Push

The Night At the Museum II

Madagascar III

Monsters VS Aliens

Drillbit Taylor

Bedtime Stories

Stomp the Yard

The Proposal

Win a Date with Tad Hamilton

Paranormal Activity

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 3D

The Deaths of Ian Stone

To the list of dying things on my body:

Eyes

Lower back

Skin

... stupid lack of sleep

Bwahaha... I love holidays. Catch up on movies! Eyes are paying the price! YAY!

Hui Hui ^^b

For some reason

2009-11-30T10:32:00.003+08:00

Feeling very ecstatic, excited, messy, spontaneous, glowing... mnmnn... basically a cocktail of feel good vibes.

I don't know why.

Such a contrast to the last entry where I was feeling down in the deepest depth of any possible dimension.

Du would say it's hormones.

I say it was the run I had this morning =)

6am alarm. Woke up to a tune by Jessica Mauboy, don't remember what it was. Reluctant to get out of bed, but I needed this run. Felt super good. Now I still feel super good. Quite insane to wake up at 6am in the holidays to go for a run. Hill sprints were awesome. Interval running was a bit epic fail. Stupid hills. Teehee.

Otherwise... been driving a lot. Yesterday was on the freeway for the first time. Super awesome. 50km/hour zones felt like eternity afterwards. Getting the hang of this driving fast thing. Will be learning maneuvers today. Parking. Drive ways. More parking.

Bro's flying out again today. Won't be back till 3 weeks later. We had 1 jam session, singing Goodbye Days by Yui. Good times.

Addicted to bubble tea once again. Haven't had this for about 2 years now? Sigh. Maybe I'll be able to beat Kasia in completing 2 sheets of 100 cups loyalty card? =D

Loving the sunshine.

Hui Hui ^^b

The Ugly Truth

2009-11-25T11:46:00.002+08:00

Why so angry?

Why so critical?

Why so harsh?

I know it's reality, but can't you just express it in a nicer, warmer way... rather than in that harsh, loud, excited, cynical tone of voice? Is being nicer really that hard?

You can tell me about reality, not yell it at me. You can educate me about reality, not blame me for it. You can have a discussion about reality with me, not have a heated argument.

Maybe I don't like this reality. Maybe I would rather not accept it and keep to my values. Do you care about my values? No. Does anyone else's thoughts matter? No. Even if you have the rightest values that make sense, can you not just turn it down a notch to not involve politics? Maybe not all humans are bad? Maybe not all humans are greedy to the same extent?

Is it bad to believe the best in people?

Must we concentrate on the worse?

Is the world really that corrupted and immoral?

If it is true... this world sucks.

It becomes ignorant to be innocent.

Everyone is guilty until proven innocent.

Treat everyone not like how you want to be treated, because that becomes having exterior motives.

Guess Ben is right... I am emo. Sigh.

Hui Hui ^^b

Deep in thought

2009-11-22T09:48:00.002+08:00

After about 2 months of exams (felt like 2 months anyway)... it has all finally stopped. Stopped. Hopefully all finished. 4th year here we come! Quite an exciting time + holidays for about 2.5 months + sleep in = YAY! A decent break finally... everyone was so burnt out that no one could actually study properly for the last few exams. The only worrying part of this.

The big plans:
1 Get my driver's license
2 Get a job and earn some money to fuel my thrifty spending
3 RELAX
4 Spend time with family and friends
5 SLEEP

6 Dance, dance, dance!

Ahhhh... the ability to just sit and think about what to think about. Such a strange feeling. It's like suffering from withdrawal symptoms... when we are not stressed flat out, it feels rather strange as we are all so used to being really busy and pressed for time. Now that we have all the time in the world... it becomes unproductive but thoroughly enjoyable *grins*, so I guess a balance has to be struck. I like being busy... but with regular breaks in between would be nice. Speaking of which, next year's mid semester break is 3 weeks! 3 whole weeks!!! So epic. So without uni to keep the busy half occupied... I have found other things to keep it going.

Shopping
Cleaning
Walking
Running
Reading

Hehe... not all productive, but most fairly good. Just actually having time to do what I want to do rather than just worrying about studying is fantastic. =)

Have been spending time with Mum, Dad... Bro next week when he flies back in from site. The house will be warm and noisy with the 4 of us living together again! Whoa... it has actually been a crazy year where many different people have lived in the house! It will be just our family again... the "norm". How strange... whoa...

Caught up with friends whom I don't usually see. That is a major plus plus plus. =)

OK... here comes the main part of the post actually. Why I'm deep in thought.

After catching up with some friends, my 'losing faith in people' comment was somewhat reinforced. Which is not a good sign. The lack of innocence, bad choices, immorality... the world is actually a very scary place. I'm glad that I found out about this facet of society/people and that I'm not involved with it, but am able to look at it from a 3rd person point of view and learn from it. I really wonder how the people involved feel. It is mainly the relationships and decisions made within the relationships that make them so freaking scary. Humans are very complicated. So complicated. It does my head in sometimes... why some people would think in that certain way and act it out... only to end up in a heap of mess... an obvious heap of mess that could have be easily avoided.

Maybe some just can't see the hole they are digging?
Maybe some have to learn by making the mistake?
There is always a positive side to things right?
I hope so.

Yes... that just got me thinking a whole lot... and my head is hurting now. Time to revert back to goal number 3 RELAX so I shall leave this post and ponder some more later when I feel like some intense soul searching/thinking. Teehee... I love it when I have time.

Hui Hui ^^b

Another 1st

2009-10-05T21:53:00.002+08:00

so tired.
intense day.
did my first amalgam restoration. totally kicked ass... except time management was bad today.
feel so bad for my second patient. sigh.
was about to cry in clinic because of all the stress/relief/excitement/new experiences.
sometimes i wish i wasn't the crying type.
sigh.

really getting into this focus mode now.
exams are so close.
more assessments this week, next week, the week after... then study break + exams.
yay.

sometimes i wish learning was not so much for the sake of exams.
so much to handle with so little time... + dancing.
gah.

must stay positive. will get through this. hold the water works. work hard at my passion, try my best.

ahhh... teeth =)

Hui Hui ^^b

Lack of sleep

2009-09-29T19:13:00.002+08:00

Can something please go right today?
A very negative thought that popped into my head this morning.

Posterior try in died. Patient is sick and could not make it. Only 3 more weeks of clinic left.
Sigh.
Needing to swap clinic sessions. Not sure if it can happen.
Sigh.
Splint patient referred to endo clinic. When can I make that splint?
Sigh.

The day started off quite badly. Did not get enough sleep again due to the humid weather again. Was stressed out about this morning's appointment that did not happen. Was super tired from yesterday's exams. Brain malfunction, could not even converse properly today.

Rant.

Aside the bad things, some good things did happen today =)

Got my paedo work done and received good marks.
Yay!
Finished op tech work for pros, the mark for my temp post crown was pretty good.
Yay!
Finally trimmed my splint... can finally wear it tonight!
Yay!

And... this happened in the middle of the day that lifted my spirits a little.

He stopped in mid conversation just to say hi to me. Super cute.

I love little things that people do without realizing that can really make someone else's day. Giving up that extra 3 seconds to just ask "how are you?" - priceless.

I need sleep. Need to stop ranting. Need to organize study around extra dance training and performances. Looking forward to those performances.

Exams... *shiver*

Hui Hui ^^b

Dentistry and Dance

2009-09-18T17:53:00.002+08:00

So many dance performances coming up.
Gulp.
Never knew they all came up near exam time.
Gulp.
#*#&^!@^%$#^%#@^&!^@#*$.

It's awesome that there will be more dancing, more performances, more rehearsals. However, there is only a limited amount of time in life! This means giving up something else in the mean time- my teeth studies! EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEK.

Officially freaking out.

Can't pull out of dance now, already committed. It just always seemed like it was "Bah... at the end of the year, should be nice and spread... just at the end of the year!"

Not.

EEEEEEEEEEEEE... don't know what to do anymore. Will stop writing and go study. Need to study whenever I have time now! GAH!

Hui Hui ^^b

U

2009-09-08T22:49:00.002+08:00

... I just can't stop thinking bout chu girl ...
Addicted to U by Super Junior.
Very old song.
Awesome nonetheless.
Yummy.

Hehe... yes, latest obsession in terms of music. Even though I'm not too keen on most of the dancing and the singers themselves, the song is quite nice and easy to listen to. I only understand a few of the Korean words and the English 1 liners... but... it is still music to my ears. =)

This issue has been on my mind for a while now, but it has just recently been worrying me more... and it is somewhat relevant to the title of this post, so might as well blurb it out now.

I hate growing up and losing faith in people.

Growing up is awesome- there is so much more room to grow, to explore, to experiment with, to make mistakes in, to accomplish things, to chase dreams...

Growing up is a such a pain- start to realize how much more complex and unpleasant the world can get, how superficial people can be, how materialistic many are, how cynicism accompanies growth a lot of the time, how so many problems are not addressed but swept under the carpet...

Growing up is a part of life- can't stop the aging process, can't help but experience those unpleasant things, not ideal to shunt away from those unpleasant things anyway, expectations come with this inevitable part of life, as does responsibilities...

Growing up. Growing. Grow.

I think the main part that is eating me inside is the way humans are. It is the fundamental trait of greed that gets even the best of us. It can be the hunger for anything- money, power, friendship, popularity, acceptance, appeal... the list goes on. It can be highly superficial, or it can be for genuine reasons.

Despite it all, it bugs me.

I'm sure I possess that trait too. I don't like it, but I'm sure I have it somewhere. I just wish it does not have to be so evident sometimes and that everyone can just interact without it. Everything will be much more pleasant, much less superficial, much more worthwhile spending time to understand.

Guess it is the fact that dentistry is taking away a lot of my time... so with whatever I have left, I would rather have real conversations, genuine understandings, sincere interactions.

Getting to know the real [U].

Hoping for more time during this part of the growing up process. Just a bit more.

Hui Hui ^^b

Quiet

2009-09-06T20:27:00.002+08:00

No one at home tonight. Just for a while more I think. It's quite quiet. The door just banged again. Ben keeps forgetting things. Teehee. Liong is out too. Can't believe Ben was just in Adelaide today. Now he's back. Insane traveling skills. Liong was out the whole day too. Busy bees.

Interesting day today. Am still epically tired from the whole week of uni, dance and... lion dancing today!

Haven't been sleeping well because of the weather. Body does not tolerate heavy clouds and humid weather during the night. Body likes sunny, dry days. Summer = good sleep. Humid winter = can't sleep. This whole week... have no idea how I managed to treat patients properly from the lack of sleep. Adrenaline pulled me through probably. Awesome physiology saved my life.

Thoughts are not coherent at the moment. Too tired. Back to the interesting day. Made a decision to join lion dancing some time in the future, which I decided that that future day was to be today. Off I went on my jolly way to lion dancing training. Tiring, but fun. Legs and body were tired and a bit sore from dance yesterday... but I still tried my best. A lot of short time frame, high impact training today... slightly different from dancing. Tried to do high jumps, epic failed. Body just can't jump very high. No idea why. Centre of mass problem? Fat distribution? Anyway, I wish I could levitate =) ... even 75% would be awesome.

Understand lion dancing music more now. Very interesting. Played cymbals for a bit. FUN. Except nearly went deaf. Need to get some ear plugs for next time. If I ever have time to go for training again, that is. All in all, fun, new, exciting! Loved it.

Now it's back to studying. Did some productive work this morning. Not sure how much more I can do tonight though. Quite tired. Ate too much as well. Sigh.

Enjoying the quietness of the house. And Backstreet Boys playing in the background. I need some Michael Jackson to come on. Will download.

Legs are in fairly epic pain. Hammies tight. Must stretch it out tonight. Don't want awkward can't-walk-down-the-stairs type pain. Not fun.

Ahh... I love having a break and doing things at my own pace. Revitalize!

Hui Hui ^^b

Entering the 9th month

2009-09-01T20:59:00.004+08:00

Can't believe it's already September. The year is nearing its end! How fast time flies when you're having fun... doing dentistry =)

I finally broke fast! Sunday was quite bad, smelling all the yummy food preparations by my housemates. Smelt so good. Then there was Ben crunching on an apple just outside. Those noises made me crave an apple so badly. Then there was Scott describing his awesome dinner and Kasia offering mints to everyone around the table on Monday. Monday was... quite epic fail, as I could not absorb anything in the morning, and in the afternoon... well, let us just say DMPT did not go too well. At least it was not a life and death situation where patients were involved.

My first indulgence breaking fast was a wildberry danish from Brumby's. My good old employer. Yum. I don't usually life puff pastry... but that danish tasted orgasmic. Soooo good. Then Jane and I got pasta at Ti Amo, and then I got a Magnum ice cream. Oh, the joys of eating! I appreciated everything I ate last night for dinner, it felt so good to be able to eat again! It really is not fun to be without food.

We take it for granted way too much.

Glad that I did it again this year with just water as my sustenance. Got quite sick of drinking water after Sunday, even though it is my all time favourite drink. Teehee. Glorious food, I appreciate you!

Today was back to normal... though I think there was some sort of muscle wastage over the 40 hours of no food intake. I went for my usual jog this morning... did the usual circuit,

and nearly died.

I could not believe how hard it felt! Like nothing I have ever felt before! Insane in the membrane! I pushed on and did finish my usual circuit in the usual fashion. Sigh. Can 40 hours really waste muscle away like that? I'm intrigued and scared.

Today, I went to the new science library at campus. O M G. AMAZING. It actually makes studying seem like a past time. The furniture was very IKEA-ed up, with large flat screen computers, powerpoint study booths, scanning white boards with computer connections... a panel that tells you which floor has which exact free computer.

Intensely epic. I loves it. Will study there in study break.

Ahhh... discoveries of the day. To finish it off, I walked home in pouring rain. Felt good =) ... not so good when I felt really cold though. Teehee... I love walking in the rain.

Hui Hui ^^b

40 hour famine Sunday

2009-08-30T11:36:00.002+08:00

Finally started 40 hour famine for this year. I missed last week's actual famine weekend, as it was my good friends' birthdays, so I had to have dinner/party with them. Popular date, 22/8. In addition, I am actually starting the starvation later than the proposed time frame. All because of another friend's gathering last night, where it would have been boring if I did not join in with the eating and drinking. It was an awesome night, to say the least =)

The feeling of hunger is setting in though. I did not have a large meal like I usually do before fasting this time, so I really don't know how it will turn out. I do have uni tomorrow, and it is OMOP in the morning *gulps*, where I could be slaughtered alive. Sigh. At least I don't have clinic tomorrow, which means I can probably survive it. I would not see a patient on an empty stomach. I would probably be the perpetrator of some irreversible damage if that was the case. Scary thought. I will be able to eat again at 5pm tomorrow evening, so... let us think about that later tomorrow.

Aside from this hunger bothering me... I shall be productive today and study it up. Have not done a single drop of intellectual absorption this weekend, so am feeling a little apprehensive. Exams are way too close for comfort.

Oh, and also met some new friends last night at the gathering. Quite interesting people. All fun loving and easy going.

Like I said before, I love it when things just click. =)

Hui Hui ^^b

If humans were polyphyodont

2009-08-28T23:59:00.002+08:00

Liong had an epiphany whilst brushing his teeth. He shared it with me:

"If we [humans] were polyphyodont, we [dentists] would not exist."

It is like thunder striking earth, a tornado sucking up a sheep, a gold fish tipped out of its fish bowl, a person being splashed by road-side water by an inconsiderate speeding car... what an epiphany.

I was reminded today of this incident by my patient. She actually said to me that if we changed teeth more frequently, we would not need to come to visit dentists. My passion will then die. My job will then not exist. My interest in this field will not have even be conceived.

The horror.

Aside from remembering this event, I did my first 3 surface adhesive restoration today. My patient loved it. She could not even tell where the restoration was. I was thrilled out of my shoes. It felt damn good. Seriously, f*cking good.

Another f*cking good event was that she did not even know I injected her with LA. She did not even notice the first injection, only when she saw the needle that she "felt" the second injection. The third patient to tell me I give painless LA. Now that's f*cking awesome. She actually told me that today was her first time experiencing painless LA, all other times were horrible.

That made my day. =)

Another up side of the week was that I finally got my new Threadless T shirts! The bulk order finally came along, and I got my 6 new shirts! They are all so awesome! There was even a dental related one... oh, the epicness of it all. =)

Sorry blog for not posting for so long, but priorities in life just makes things hard. Sigh. I will write more when I have time. I need to motivate myself to study more... instead of writing here though. Siiiigh.

Unless I turn this into a study space.
OK, eww.
No.

Hui Hui ^^b

At Jane's

2009-08-01T02:01:00.002+08:00

What a week.
What a day.
Clinic was not FTW today. Sigh.

Jane's is FTW though. Smiles.

So had a spontaneous urge to go out dancing last night. Texted Jane for an opinion. Highly regarded and liked. Deal established. Totally abolished on the day. Teehee. I love how spontaneous we are. Instead, the plan was to have dinner and study.

Study.

That... epic failed because we ended up watching House Bunny and eating. Eating. I ate so much. Was so hungry today and was craving cake. Sigh... will never loose the weight that I want to with all this cravings and mass food sessions. Sigh. Anyway, the movie was great, we had fun eating a lot of food... and then watching more YouTube videos... so much for the "study" plan.

Now I'm still up at this insane hour, finishing some orthodontics study. Quite interesting, even at this sleepy, brain malfunction time zone. =) Love it.

Will do a bit more... make more notes, then probably will head to bed.

Miss talking to that special someone. Really miss it. It's just so nice talking to him outside of the confined environment... a lot more... natural and real. Just... nice. GAH... crave.

Can I not PMS please.

Hui Hui ^^b

First Local Anaesthetic Delivery

2009-07-27T21:39:00.003+08:00

Bliss.

Acting cool and calm on the outside... totally stressing and freaking out on the inside. When I reached for the Lignocaine Special anaesthetic solution, I was trying really hard to remember everything about giving an infiltration LA. O M G. Most frightening but exciting experience ever!

I guess it was a good thing that my patient did not know that it was the first time that I administered LA to someone outside of dental school. I have practiced injecting on my buddy... but not on a on-the-job basis.

It was exhilarating.

Whoa, what an experience.

Teehee.

Otherwise... today was quite relaxed and enjoyable. I just love clinic. Today I had 2 gorgeous patients come see me for some periodontal debridement. A lot of yummy calculus, blood and gore. Yum. Teehee. I love talking to patients... their company makes my day.

To note... walked home... actually, was given a lift home... by a special someone. *glows*

Hui Hui ^^b

Peaceful Thursday Morning

2009-07-23T10:22:00.002+08:00

University warranted self directed learning (SDL) session. After a night of not too rigorous dance rehearsal, though tempers are flying, having no specific commitments this morning feels wonderful.

The sun is shining a little today. Light rays breaking through the window pane and lightening the mood of the room will lift anybody's mood. Including mine. Not quite good at providing warmth, as the design on the house entirely impedes its efforts. However, simply seeing the lifted clouds and bright blue sky is enough to imaginatively warm one up. Including me.

Chill out music list playing in the foreground. Some good ballad R&B beats, a few slow ballad pop tunes... a very relaxed study environment. Study. I guess I am fulfilling the requirement of a self directed learning session. Good thing no?

Sickness is slowly leaving. So is the rash. The anti histamines have worked quite well. Last night may have pushed my body a little too far. My voice came back yesterday, so I was too excited and may have strained it at dancing last night. Not that dancing has anything to do with my voice. Another early night tonight should work some magic. Hopefully.

I really want to go running!

Hui Hui ^^b

Still sick.

2009-07-21T20:33:00.002+08:00

Has been about a week now. Still not fully recovered. Sigh.

Started off with a fever. Then a runny nose hit. Then came a sore throat that has persisted till today. Haven't been exercising/running in the past week. Feels horrible. Really horrible. Feel so unfit now. *shivers*

Anyway, back to the throat. Kept having phlegm attacks when I was seeing patients. As in, I had to clear my throat for an extended period of time before I could speak to my patients. I wonder if they were worried that I was sick. Did they even notice? Hope not. *gulps* Shouldn't go into clinic when I'm sick... but it's dental school, so unless I'm dead, I'll be there. And I love patients. Clinic's the best. =)

So after a few restorative, 1 ortho and 1 endo session later... I'm still here, coughing. What is going on? The rash is still here too. I think it really is that golden zucchini. What a weird culprit. The itch is disrupting my sleep. Sigh. Been sleeping so much lately, trying to get better ASAP so I can go running in the morning again and enjoy dancing without coughing.

Get better! EEEEEEEE... and debating whether to attend GV Black's birthday celebration or not.

So many thoughts racing through, just writing it down... so distracted from homework. Don't feel like it. Really want to solve the sickness and rash mysteries. It never takes this long to recover!

Dance rehearsal to look forward to tomorrow! So excited! =)

Currently loves: Chai Lattes. Mmmnmnnmmnmnmnnn...

Hui Hui ^^b

is sick.

2009-07-16T21:24:00.002+08:00

[see title]

Still went into clinic/uni today... in dentistry, it's best not to miss anything.
Too many processes... so unless you die, do not miss out on things.
Haven't been sick this much in one year.
I think I blame the over doing of things.
The over stressing of things.
The over loving of things.
The mind is willing, the body can't take it.
Stupid sleep needing body.

If I did not love teeth this much, I would not recommend this course to anyone.

It's so rewarding though. I love my patients. =)

Hui Hui ^^b

Early finish

2009-07-15T15:55:00.006+08:00

Ahh... good old General Medicine... early finishes for the win!

Teehee... so have been busy with uni again. No more artistic free time. Sigh.

Uni has been good so far. Clinic session on Monday was a success, except I couldn't progress as far as I would have liked to, but overall it was a good experience. =)

Mass lectures have been happening lately, so must keep up with the work. Reading and making a lot of notes... so haven't had time to write here. Eyes are definitely getting worse... finding myself squinting quite a lot nowadays. Reading glasses are not of high enough power anymore. Sigh astigmatism... sigh those genetics.

Recently been trying to make retard sound like ritard... so pronouncing the noun as its verb form... apparently it's from the movie Hangover. Teehee. It will happen!!! It sounds quite epic... so yeah. Teehee.

Recent thoughts...
1 Stress, stress, stress... teeth, teeth, teeth
2 Sunshine! =)
3 That dude that I have a crush on... really staring? I still reckon it was where I was sitting.
4 Loving Be With You by Wilber and Akon
5 Dance, dance, dance... cannot commit so much!
6 Belle should be back from Melbourne!

And... to finish off... just to show how epically genetically modified oranges can get, this is what Ben brought home yesterday. Oranges that I cannot grasp with one palm and hand. O M G. Grapefruit sized.

Hui Hui ^^b

Last of the parties + procrastination

2009-07-12T15:11:00.002+08:00

After a fairly relaxing AIMI week at uni... Saturday came. Ben's 21st!

Wednesday and Thursday night were both dance training nights too; and the performance before training on Thursday for Red Cross was quite a beautiful epic failure, as our costumes WOWed the audience... but there was not really a stage as such, so it was an awkward foyer performance with pillars and people surrounding the peripheries. Megan Gale was supposedly there and saw us perform from the front- however none of us saw her and did not manage to take a picture. Boo. On the plus side, we saw HOT footballers from the West Coast Eagles. Quite an interesting experience. Teehee.

Training has been quite hardcore. Lao Shi's totally lashing out her fierceness and she is totally stressed-flat-out about that upcoming huge production... so we are on the receiving end of it all. It is good to be serious... but when it becomes harsh... that's just uncalled for. Sigh. Oh well... such is life, let's move on. So after doing about 60 bend backs this week in total, my back is suffering quite dramatically. Plus the party dancing last night = epic overkill.

Before the back pain story, here's the story about last night. Ben's 21st birthday river cruise. It was SO MUCH FUN. The theme was blacklight, so everyone was dressed stylishly white or in outrageous fluro colours or in the ultimate combination of both. Teehee. Liong wore a white and green striped shirt with a white belt, and I did a hip hop combination with a white wide-brimmed hat to complete the look. It was awesome. Glow sticks FTW.

The night was filled with yummy food (mnnnnmnmm), good music, crazy back-breaking dance moves, tasty conversations and laughter all around. Oh yeah, and multiple molesting Ben episodes. Now they were epic. Poor Ben. Teehee.

After the cruise, we headed off to Metros. M City apparently. Sigh. Can I not be associated with that place please? Last night was the first time I actually went on a proper Metros night. Music was good and bad (ups and downs) and the dance competitions were pretty epic fail. The more slutty, the more cheers. Ewww. Anyway, I had an awesome time celebrating Ben's 21st with him and friends. I wonder if we got a homies photo together in the end... too tired right now to remember.

Met a new friend, Karrthik, one awesome... but awkward guy. Teehee. So hilarious. We were staging plans to strip Ben's top... the only bad thing I was up to last night. I think. Anyway, it was hella fun hanging around with him. And also with Mark and Rohan... Dream Team apparently. Sigh. Teehee.

Well... didn't get home till 4am something... and had to wake up to do the endless pile of reading/homework/essays... good old dentistry is back. Last night probably marked the last of raging parties for a while. Good times. I love memories like this. This is what one's brain should be filled with. Keeps one sane. =)

And back is in epic pain, after standing and dancing the whole night (6+ hours maybe?), can't even prop myself up, must lean back on chair with back support, i.e. sit on my bed against the wall. Sigh. Heal back, heal! Knee is in slight pain too... too much running... too much dancing... poor supporting leg. =(

and procrastination... ends now.

Hui Hui ^^b

Random thoughts that have been circulating

2009-07-07T18:39:00.002+08:00

1. Why do jeans feel tighter after washing and looser after wearing?
2. Why do seagulls tuck in 1 foot when standing? Looks missing.
3. Why do people assume things so easily?
4. Why can some people not feel and detach? Are we not all meant to feel?
5. Why must people be greedy and have wants?
6. Why do hot showers heal hurting muscles? As does cold water?
7. Why some songs never get out dated?
8. Why are everyone individuals? Are animals and plants the same?
9. Why is receiving messages so exciting?
10. Why are there more awkward situations encountered when one grows up?
11. Why can't we not help but judge?
12. Why do we need to feel belonged?
13. Why do some people click and some never?

Mnmnmn... so many random things running through my head right now.

Ben's 21st birthday party's coming up! SO EXCITED. We just checked out some stuff together...

I love my homies.

Hui Hui ^^b

Easing back into it

2009-07-06T19:01:00.005+08:00

Firstly... last of those awesome/random photos:

When I was at Mum's, I didn't have socks... so I borrowed hers and wore it to dance. Epic.

Fruit platter! Dad enjoying the curry laksa we made. Yes, Dad does exist. XD

Today finally came. Wasn't too bad. Ups and downs as usual. Totally flunked the endodontic diagnostic test. So bad. However, the up was that my group and I got 85% for our literature review assignment! WOOOO! Pretty much all good comments and first box ticks too... FTW! Hehe... that was awesome.

Today was the start of AIMI week and half of us listened to speeches whilst the other half worked on their group presentation for tomorrow. 'Corageous Conversations' is the theme of the week. Quite interesting. I learnt new things and became more aware of issues surrounding culture, racism, prejudice etc... quite useful for the our society, as we do live in a very multicultural society. Intriguing.

Today was also a splendid day that I got to meet up with Jane! She's stopping over here before setting off to China today/tomorrow to climb The Great Wall. We had a nice warm lunch at Dome during the cold and rainy day... and we talked and talked. Teehee, I love that girl. She even bought me a present from Egypt! Oh yeah... she was in Engypt before this, by the way. Lucky girl. Tehee. She bought me a pendant with my name in hieroglyphics! It's sooooooo awesome. I wish I could wear jewellery in dentistry. I shall treasure that pendant.

Buddy, thank you so much! *hugs*

H-u-i. Awesome.

Today turned gloomy after half a week of sunshine. Today marked the start of semester 2. Today was when I saw everyone again. Today means the start of hardcore study and effort. Today is exactly 5 months after my birthday. Today was a fabulous experience.

Today... priceless.

Hui Hui ^^b

It all starts again tomorrow

2009-07-05T21:02:00.007+08:00

Last day of holidays.

Semester 2 is just 1 sleep away now. I'm actually really, really scared of next semester. The work load involved, the upcoming assessments... all 4th years reckon half way through the degree is after 3rd year is over.

Let's make the most of it. =)
I shall work hard at my passion.
I will try my best.

Dancing just turned hardcore recently too. I have to train at least 2 times a week, sometimes maybe even 3 times. All because of that October performance. I suppose it is quite significant... but... dentistry is still >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> dance in reality. If I want to perform though, I have to put in the extra time or else I won't be able to keep up and perfect the moves with the others. What a dilemma. Both are my greatest passions, yet there is still a rank and prioritization is necessary. Sigh.

Today... I decided to take it off. What the heck, it's the last day of holidays. Might as well spend it with people I love and not stress too much yet, as that will come aplenty later on. Teehee. What awesome reasoning right?

Turns out my aunties are visiting anyway, so it was awesome to catch up with not only my immediate family, but also important persons of my extended family. We went for dim sum lunch, then we set off to Harbour Town for some retail therapy.

It was the weirdest combination of people.

3 generation of women- Grandma, Mum/2 Aunties, me.

I had a fabulous time though! Surprisingly, I had so much fun! We walked around and browsed through different shops... even though we all looked at different things in 1 shop, we all managed to enjoy ourselves in each of the shop we entered. Age did not seem to make a difference at all! In the end we all bought something (except Mum... I think) and carried bags full of goods home. 5 women from 3 generations... shopping... epic. Just epic.

Hehe... I then had dinner with my family before coming home. Getting ready for it to all start again tomorrow. I finally tackled my wardrobe and tidied it up. No longer a landslide, melodramatic door opening. All ready to go... for relief in my future busy life.

Some random photos to upload. Didn't take any photos from today's awesome event. One more thing to note... the guy who helped me out at the Nike store, Stefan, was SO GOOD LOOKING. Greek God type chiseled features, tall, nice colour schemes, nice voice... it was OMG HOT. So hot.

Swarovski lock... no wait... it's a 1GB USB DRIVE! WOOOOO!

Me riding in a MX5. That's right. XD

Hui Hui ^^b

A bit disappointed

2009-07-04T22:27:00.006+08:00

Not in such a good mood for writing. I'll just load photos.

Short synopsis of yesterday though. The last friendship post came about after being with Gem yesterday. We spent a good 5 hours or so catching up, shopping, having fun. It was awesome. We just talked and talked, made fun of each other, gave each other opinions on things we wanted to buy etc... just a good girlie day out. I had such a good time. We bought bubble tea and the cute Gem was so excited when we got her Jay Chou Sydney Tour card swiped at Ezyway for future bubble tea points. Sigh but teehee. Anyway, pictures from yesterday will be here and some other things that were awesome.

Our dodgey/unsatisfactory bubbles teas. Noob maker. Me and Gem! =)

CHECK OUT THE CHECKERED SIDE VIEW MIRRORS! *drools*

Sorry that I'm not writing more quality today... just checked results and not as ideal as I wanted it to be. Slightly disappointed... but as I was on the phone to Mum, I cried. I guess deep down I'm actually quite disappointed at myself.

Cheer up Hui.

Hui Hui ^^b

When things click and work

2009-07-03T23:39:00.002+08:00

Friendship.
Such a strange concept.
Hard to define, yet wonderful. Hard to ascertain, yet comforting.
Hard to measure, yet occupational.

Out of nowhere, "friendship" hits one directly in the face. No warnings, no precautions. It just happens. Most of the time a fabulous surprise; other times not quite so. It could bring about happiness, joy, laughter, tears of joy... it could also bring upon tears of sadness, depression, unpleasantness, annoyance.

So what is this "friendship"? How does it present itself and contradict itself?

Everyone will have a different answer. To me, I'm going with the flow. Fate. It doesn't require explanation, it doesn't require questioning... it will bring upon whatever it is set out to in the first place, and all I have to do is accept or reject it. There is still a choice despite the orchestration of fate.

So grateful for the awesome friendships received. Also grateful for those not so great ones, it lets me learn and helps me grow. So much can be learnt about the world and human interactions through friendships. Even the nice ones are nurturing, obviously.

When "friendship" knocks on one's door and it all clicks, nothing in the world quite feels as special as it. =)

Hui Hui ^^b

Canningvale Markets Experience

2009-07-02T22:32:00.005+08:00

This market place is epic.

Somehow I was craving this Chinese dish that Mum makes. It's a mixture of chicken liver and preserved/pickled vegetables, with maybe some other added natural flavours. Living with Mum last week meant that whatever I wanted to eat, Mum would make it for me. Teehee. So spoilt. I told Mum I really wanted to eat this dish, so we headed off to the markets where there is guaranteed sale of chicken liver.

Za Jing Jiang mixed with chicken liver- YUM.

The butcher there is massive! Makes Leonard's look epic fale, even though it has a nice set up and uniform. Anyway, I took many-a-photos of the weird and wonderful items available for sale. Some were fairly surprising to me... as I thought people here wouldn't eat those animal parts.

Not as scary as the time of when I was in Guangzhou though. We walked pass a shop that had many animals in cages- cats, rabbits, snakes... all the usual scenary of a pet store. However, when we walked closer and read the signs attached to the cages, my world nearly died. On the rabbit cage, this was what the sign said:

"$22/kg"

It was a food store. Not a pet store. Food. Store. Live animals. Cats. Rabbits. *virtual dies*

Anyway, here are the photos of the animal parts that you don't see everyday at any old butcher's! May be a bit gross... just stay focused on the intriguing side of the story =)

Pork tongues and ox tails. Don't think I've tried either. Not sure if I want to either.

Pork feeeeet! These are like massive ham logs. Maybe about 10kg?

Ox tongue! It's spotty like cow skin! Lamb necks. So thick.

Braaaiinnnssssss ftw.

Yes... it was an experience. Other than the butcher's... I quite liked the market as a whole. It had a diner in the centre surrounded by various stores- fruit and vegetable stores, bakery, convenience store... just to name a few. It was awesome. I've never been to a market place like that before... so it was... an experience.

Thoughts: Loving my new jacket from Forever New. Loving the pink nail polish Lisan gave me. Can uni please not start next week. Dancing could so be my second job. Nice seeing old friends today, so much happy tears shed from laughing... feels awesome. Need to practice camwhoring skills... I'm loosing them!

Hui Hui ^^b

Kitchenware FTW

2009-07-01T22:50:00.006+08:00

That awesome apple corer.

That eccentric egg slicer.
That boastful bag clip.

Ahh... Love kitchenware.

To this day, the most nifty kitchen tools I have are the apple corer and egg slicer. I have yet finished collecting all the handy little tools for the kitchen. When I own my own home, my wardrobe and the kitchen shall take priority. I just love kitchenware. Slightly obsessed. Just slightly. Jane would know. Teehee.

One rainy winter day, a loving mother and her little daughter went for a tour of a departmental store. No aim, no purpose. Browsing, they would call it. After much wandering- and browsing- nearly all the sub-sections of the store was explored by these 2 aimless people. 1 section drew their attention the most- the section filled with blissful kitchenware.

Knives, brushes, pans, storage boxes, tins, plates, cutlery, even candles, gave their eyes a wonderful feast.

"Photos must be taken." though the little daughter to herself.
... and here they are!

Candle light. Get it? Candle, light. EGG SLICER FTW.

Battery run automatic can opener. Shower timer. Got carried away.

Tea bag squeezer- redundant much? Piping bag!

Bag clips... another redundant thing. Roast carrier... somewhat redundant too...

Avocado slicer, WOOOOO! Corn holders... holders?!?!?!

In the end, the mother and daughter bought a 12 cup muffin tray and some muffin paper holders. They then left the store, light on their feet, happily dancing away back into the rain... back home.

Teehee. Now that was one awesome day.

Hui Hui ^^b

Epic good food

2009-06-30T20:50:00.009+08:00

Those awesome photos just keep coming! So many to load... everyday there are additions... I really don't know how this is going to work out anymore. I'll just make really uber long posts or something. FTW! =D

These last 2 days have just been awesome good food days. Went to Mum's again last night as we had to do many-a-things today, so I decided to just go sleep over.

Before departing to Mum's, Liong (my awesome homie) decided to treat a bunch of us to Sarawak Laksa. YUM. Josh, Anmol, Alok and Kai came over for the meal... and the boys played some Risk afterwards whilst I nerded away in my room. Love ortho. Anyway. The meal was awesome, and the taste was somewhat familiar but foreign. Quite a weird combination of recognition. I think everyone had 2 helpings to Liong's fabulous cooking and we all enjoyed each other's company.

Not seeing dent friends for a week felt like a long time, so it was similar to a reunion of some sort. Teehee... so weird, I see these people more than I see my family.

Not sure if that's awesome.

So that was epic food day no. 1. The second number came along at Mum's. She steamed scallops. SCALLOPS. With roe attached. Like O M G. They were so succulent, juicy, large, with beautiful colours on display... man, it was seriously magnificent presentation matched with optimum taste. Unbelievably good. The other dishes were also awesome, but the highlight was definitely those scallops. For the win. Actually... another highlight of the night was the warm dessert soup drink that Mum made. It had dried winter melon, white fungus, Chinese dates, ginkgo and maybe some beans/barley. For the win too. Being in the season of winter, warm watery substances are just so comforting. =)

STEAMED SCRUMPTUOS SCALLOP. Funky shaped stir fry vegetables with prawns. Drool.

Chinese soupy sweet dessert. Wholemeal date scone with strawberry jam and whipped cream. Yum.

Tonight we had lamb chops with vegetable and mash, but I'm not really into mash, so I just had the vegetables with lamb. Also YUM, as the lamb was marinated in our all time favourite marinade. Ah... love Mum's.

Today I went to see Lyn, my podiatrist. One awesome, charismatic clinician. My orthotics are fairly ancient, so I thought a check up would be beneficial. Turned out to be valuable. She took new moulds of my feet, and a new pair is being created as I type (well, not literally). The old ones did their magic though, as my feet have been supported better and the outcome of the way I walk now is greatly predictable. Prevention for the win!

Yes, addicted to FTW and FTL. Sigh.

Since we're on the topic of food, I shall load up some other food photos that I have taken over the past week and a half. Tasty.

Malaysian Curry Laksa from the can with authentic ingredients. Coconut milki-goodness.

Vegetable quiche with Colby cheese topping. Ooooozing cheese. Slurp.

Omlette with some yummy Chinese pickled vegetable. Double chocolate mudcake. Decadent.

Uni reopens again soon. Starting to stress already. I really need to learn to relax.

Hui Hui ^^b

Those awesome photos

2009-06-28T21:42:00.008+08:00

Back home now in Nedlands! XD

Didn't get to blog last night, as I was busy finishing the feature wall for Wen's 21st birthday. It was his party last night too, so I stayed over and only just got home today. Epic. Watching Rido's level of drunkenness was pure live comedy in front of my eyes. Epically pengilly. Otherwise... met Hillary, 1 cool chick; talked more to Damian, 1 awesome guy, and... was smothered by the smell of moth balls when I finally went to bed at around 5.30am this morning. So epic.

~--~

Back home means... THOSE PHOTOS CAN FINALLY BE POSTED! Collected over the last few days... I probably have to use a few posts to put them all up. Slowly, we will get there. Those awesome photos will come. Yes.

Today... was a mixture of tiredness and muggy headedness. I went around my suburb selling chocolates, to fundraise for my dance crew. Did really well, but was so tired that I somehow lost $5. Sigh. So much for fundraising... where in the end I'm raising myself. Sigh. Anyway, it was so delightful when nice people buy chocolates... and they usually buy more than just 1. Teehee... feels awesome. The record is... $10 worth in 1 go, 8 chocolates. That was the 1st house too! So awesome.

Mnmn... I think in terms of pictures, I'll start with the creation of the feature wall for Wen. Shall start with the most recent and work backwards to those taken down south when I was with Mum. Yeeeeaah!!

My work space =)

Stage 1 and Stage 2 of centre piece painting

Stage 3 of painting

Completed painting! =)

Drawing of a Lamborghini Gallardo. Freshly made Evisu pockets.

Mirror with lipstick doodles to represent "women".

Blank canvas... about to compile the final product.

Proposed finale.

The finale.
Theme based on 3 loves- Bros, Women, Gallardo. And Evisu pockets.

Not all in a day's work. Teehee. It was really enjoyable making the feature wall- it was the first one that I have ever made... which probably explains the lack of in-built hanging mechanism... because the base is a canvas board!

Happy 21st birthday Wen, I sincerely hope you like the present. =)

Thoughts of the day:

Choose wisely.
Make educated decisions.
Continue being spontaneous.
Do not overthink.
Relax.

Hui Hui ^^b

Day 3 Pure Funness

2009-06-25T22:06:00.002+08:00

Third day back at Bull Creek. Fun!

OK... before I actually start writing more important stuff, I must say, THIS CHAIR IS SO UNCOMFORTABLE. My shoulders were hurting today... FROM SITTING ON THIS CHAIR AT THIS TABLE. Grr at the height ratio... shoulders tense by themselves! RANT.

Back to today's post. Today was... ... can't sum it up. So this is what happened.

Again, had to snooze a few times when the alarm went off at 8am... I just couldn't do it. Could not get up. Epic sigh. Anyway, today Mum decided to make curry laksa... so off we went to the shops and bought ingredients for today's cooking adventure. This was all again spontaneous and decided by my beloved mother... she'll just consult me for fun, and make real decisions herself. Teehee. All good.

The laksa turned out fabulous, and we had Chin Yee over as our special guest of the day. She thoroughly enjoyed it, as did Dad and probably Bro later on when he tasted it after work. YUM. All this good food at Mum's is seriously killing my health. Oh well, you only live once. =) After the epically awesome feast, I set off to make the mud cake that Mum wanted. Turned out as awesome as last time! So easy to make too... few ingredients, steps in the making process, waiting time etc... too cool for school.

After the baking trip of the day, Mum sent me off to Belle's place so that we could go door-to-door to sell our fundraising chocolates. It was quite a satisfying trip. We started off with kocking on doors of empty houses, to very successfully selling at least 2 chocolates at 1 house (1 household had 2 people buy 8 chocolates even... so good for us, not so sure if it's good for them.. nmnmn). After the short trip, we headed towards the city for dance training.

We carried about 8 boxes of chocolates into the city, so that we could distribute them to our fellow crew members. It was an epic workout. Our arms are so toned now, we could probably break a stainless steel ring wrapped around our biceps as we tense them. OK, exaggeration. Anyway, dance rehearsal was really good tonight! Though our teacher had a slight migraine/headache, she still taught us well. We pretty much learnt 1 whole dance tonight and started to get our choreographed positions. Intensely fast dance. Love. Not everyone was there though, totally missed Cass, Shy, Gem, Mel (haven't seen her in at least 1 month), Viv, Mush... GAH... miss those girls. Dance feels empty without them. Sigh.

Came home... Mum made me a nice dinner... we sat together and watched How I Met Your Mother. Hehe... mum fell asleep half way through an episode. So cute.

It's getting late again... but I still have so many more movies to watch. So little time, so many things I want to do! Holidays are passing by so fast... it's scaring me.

Photos... I really want to post them up! I just can't! ANNOYING. RANT.

Thought of the day: I protect. I don't like to be protected... most of the time. It does get tiring sometimes... but... sigh... too hard to explain. Meh.
Yesterday's goal: Achieved. Boo yeah baby, achieved.

Hui Hui ^^b

Day 2 Retail Therapy

2009-06-24T21:25:00.002+08:00

Day 2 at my parent's. Too relaxing. Feels weird.

Today... I made myself wake up earlier at 8.30am... though the goal was 8am... but I snoozed about 3 times before being able to physically get out of bed. It was so warm and nice in today's cold, dark weather! Could not resist the warmth. Ahhh... I love warmth. From a very, very, intensely hot shower; from being under the blanket, trapping my own body heat; from hugs. I think I like the latter the most. Mnmnmn... hugs. Anyway, today was so brainless, I'm scaring myself that I'm actually not under any stress. What a weird feeling.

After finally waking up, I did some exercise to wake myself up more... because I didn't get much sleep last night- was watching The Curious Case of Benjamin Butler till about 1.30am. Didn't manage to finish it, but I did today! Also watched Fast and Furious IV. Pretty good. Love cars. Love. So... amongst much brainless movie watching today, I also went for some retail therapy with my beloved mother.

Garden City was the destination. We walked around qutie aimlessly, looking at all the end of financialyear/mid year sale stuffs. Quite a big variety... but we didn't fancy much of it unfortunately. I still managed to buy 2 tops. Teehee. Me and my clothes. Not as sigh worthy as me and my shoes actually. That's the story, not the clothes. Teehee. Anyway... we just enjoyed spending time together... looking at random things.

Kitchenware. That was something I could not bypass. Found so many bizzare gadgets for the kitchen... and I finally bought an EGG SLICER.

It is finally in my possesion. Y.E.S.

That is one addition that I have been craving since forever. It is now mine! *evil laughs*

Yes, me and my kitchenware is another sigh worthy story. Sigh.

So I went around looking at all the nifty things Kmart had to offer in their kitchenware section... and I took so many awesome photos. Unfortunately... mum's computer's bluetooth ain't working at the moment... so I can't transfer photos from my phone to the computer to upload. Promise photos will be coming. When I'm back home, it'll be all up. =)

Other than Garden City, there was also Bull Creek Shopping Centre. We bought ingredients for our cooking escapade. Finally. We're all set to go, but the first thing that we're making is actually not on our initial collaborated list. Mum just decided that mud cake should be number 1 on the agenda. Because she likes it. I love it when her logic just overrules all no matter what. So cute.

Tonight, I listened to my bro practice electric guitar. Epic. Such awesome melody... such awesome instrument... such joyous beats. He played Yui's tunes, as usual, but the songs had awesome guitar solo bits... ahhhh... loved it.

I think I'm really going insane without my music here. Crave.

Thought of the day: Being too relaxed is scary. Overly busy doing things is normal? So confused.
Tomorrow's goal: do some hip hop. Haven't done proper stuff in so long.

Hui Hui ^^b

Day 1 Array

2009-06-23T21:07:00.003+08:00

Day 1 spent at home.

Had the best night sleep ever last night. Don't know if it was due to the comfort of sleeping in my old room, seeing my family, being really epically tired, or... I don't know. Woke up with a random feeling... - feeling of being safe.

Safe. I think I like that word.

Anyway... the day was cloudy and rainy, what looked like 8am was actually 11am. Have not slept so much since uni started probably. Intense good slumber. Yum. So, now that it was 11, it was time to get ready to go out.

Every Tuesday Mum volunteers at this nursing home in Rossmoyne, and I've always wanted to go with her to help out. It was a fantastic experience. I fed an old lady, Julie... and sang songs with Theresa. It was really quite... exhilarating. The people there were all very lovely, the carers beautiful people. The old folks there... well, some were very debilitated so there wasn't much said. Theresa was the most optimistic person I've met in a while... and she told me stories from her teenage years. So cute. Soooo cute. Couldn't even really leave because she had so much to tell me! Her smile made my day.

Her smile can make anyone's day.

After that... we came home and had lunch with Dad. Then... our shopping trip for ingredients to embark on our cooking adventure was pleasantly interrupted by Allen. My little uncle. Haven't seen him in... maybe 8 years or so? He came back to Australia to continue his study... he will be leaving to Sydney soon. Today he stopped by to catch up. It was awesome. Mum made a humongous banquet for him. Man... my weight loss goal for these holidays is totally out the window. I shall persist and still try. I'm quite determined this time. Though interesting... I just read something about Aussie men liking size 14 women the most in terms of body size... so... figure.

He stayed from the arvo all the way till night, and even went to visit my Grandma. Sweet stuff. So we haven't been able to do much today. I sorted out fundraising chocolates though, ready to sell over these holidays so that our crew can survive. Sigh. Even our crew is undergoing an economic crisis. Teehee. Not too serious hopefully... we just need more paying performances.

So now that everything has sort of winded down... I'm back in front of the computer writing away. Ahhh... love writing. Been hearing my Bro practice guitar... it's a beautiful sound. Especially awesome when the electric beats get on. Fender FTW.

A bit disappointing that there has not been many photos taken lately to enable me to upload. I know... plain writing can get a bit dull. Oh well... once this Saturday is over... pictures aplenty will be posted. Teehee.

Thought of the day: Should've brought my laptop. I crave my music.

Hui Hui ^^b

Mum's FTW

2009-06-23T00:50:00.002+08:00

Teehee... so today is the start of my week to be spent at Mum and Dad's. Epic. Totally epic.

We shall be embarking on a cooking adventure, where we shall make all the more time consuming but yummy food stuffs. We've chosen quite a few to make... they're mostly sweets. I swear I get my sweet tooth from Mum. If only I didn't have one, I would have a hot body for sure. Sigh. Oh well... I don't mind... I guess... well, I am stuck with it.

Anyway... today was once again another relaxing day. Me time. Love. Did some more shopping today, watched Up and Burn after Reading. Did not quite get the latter movie. I know it was all totally screwed up... but did the CIA people just decided to fire that dude just to see what happens? All the unnecessary deaths? All the deceits? All the adultery? The bad tempers... I couldn't stand that guy. Anyway.

Today was extra sweet because Dad showed me all the videos he took using his beloved camera. There were a few with family/friends... it was really cool to see everyone on screen. Treasured memories for sure. It touches me when things like that get recorded. We had a family one where we sang happy birthday to Mum on her birthday just a couple of weeks ago... and it's hilarious. Dad was being really cliched and cute in it... it would be awesome when we look back at it again as a family some time in the future.

I'm so sentimental. Not sure if that's a good thing.

Otherwise... the other awesome plus today was that, I got to watch movies using that 42 inch giant thing that Mum recently bought. It was awesome. Like, awesome. Luckily the quality of the movie was good too... if not, it would have been totally painful and tiring to watch. Teehee. Ah... big screens. Miss TV. My home TV is about 30 years old. Figure.

" Sometimes love comes around...
and it knocks you down,
just get back up,
when it knocks you down... "
- Keri Hilson

Addicted to that song. Awesome tune, catchy lyrics (though I actually have no idea what they're singing about... and I guess I don't care at the moment, teehee) and she looks HOT in the MTV. I want her hair and her dress sense. Teehee.

Mnmnm... 1.05am... should be in bed. Can't be bothered sleeping.

Wait... is that even possible?

Too tired to think.

This is why I love holidays.

Hui Hui ^^b

Assorted thoughts thrown into 1

2009-06-21T21:32:00.005+08:00

Much has happened since exams have ended. Random photos taken. Random phrases caught. All messed up... I'll just post it up as they come along.

1 Exams
They were... ... ... weird. Different. It's the first time in my life that I hardcore crammed. I always crammed for exams, but usually I go into study break a little, no, a lot more prepared. This time... the period leading up to exams was just not as relaxed as before, where I could start preparing notes to cram, so I went into exam week preparing notes. Not productive. Yet, the cramming did not feel too bad. I actually remembered stuff. First time I've freshly remembered things the morning just before an exam. Never happened before. Don't know how to comprehend. So... new.

We'll find out when results come out. *gulps*

One of the wholesome dinners made during exams. It looked really good. Warm too.

2 Wednesday till now
Half a week of holidays have flown by. I only have 2 more weeks left. So many things to do, so little time. Sigh. I need a bigger break! No one ever goes back to school looking refreshed anymore. We all turn up with eye bags, feeling like we never had a break from school. Intense. What a decision I've made. It's OK, I'll live. =)

So... after much partying, getting maggot, staying out late, barely sleeping etc. etc... I finally stayed home to have some me time today. Come to think of it... yes... finished exams on Wednesday morning, then it has been continuous outings all the way till now. Feels so good. Consecutive days of fun, no stress, no worries, wasting time... what an epic feeling. I guess... fellow dents will understand why I crave and love holidays so much... whereas to others, it's an awesome time, but not an orgasmically enjoyable time. I appreciate holidays so much that... people think I'm crazy to love holidays that much. Even my mum wouldn't say I'm special then. That's just how ridiculously rare and precious holidays are to me. OK... I've digressed.

Back into it... so there was partying. Wii Fit for the win... yoga to the max. 28 days- yum. Knock you down by Keri Hilson also for the win. IKEA is orgasmic. KITCHENWARE. Epic.

I've never seen granulated sugar that granulated.

IKEA trolleys! WEEEEEEEEE!!!

Dessert section. Yeah!

Then there was shopping. Clothes. Pretty lingerie. Basics. Jackets. Shoes. Love shoes. Earrings. E.a.r.r.i.n.g.s... shaped like donuts, cup cakes, bows, safety pins, buttons. Newest addition to my collection. Love earrings.

Chocolate make up set I saw whilst shopping. Epic.

Marshmellow sandwich! So cute. A bit gross though.

Then there was the giant gobstopper.
Stop staring at me.
I've been staring at it, trying to figure out how to attack this thing. But I'm so intimidated by it.
It's massive.
Like, massive.
I can feel my tastebuds yelling out in pain just looking at that thing.
Oh, spare me please.
Will attempt one day, when my tongue mans up and stops protesting.
*gulps*

Then there was "mang". BWAHAHA... every time I hear someone say it, I literally laugh out loud. Cass even used it as a weapon against me. We would be having some sort of conversation... she would randomly throw in "mang"... and the next thing is me literally ROFLing. Sigh. That word is just epically hilarious.

Words can kill.

Hui Hui ^^b

OMG realization

2009-06-20T22:40:00.004+08:00

Big time realization. It should have came earlier.

Blog, I neglect you way too much.

I'm definitely glad that you exist though... as I can write whatever I feel like on here. Gives me my own space. Gives me a place to share. Gives me a whiteboard to express some sort of artistic flair if I actually possess any.

Will hopefully be religiously updating this awesome space these holidays. I really like writing, yet I don't seem to have enough time in a day to do just that that I love. Sigh.

I guess it all comes down to prioritizing loves. Dentistry >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> blogging. Sigh.

Why does reality have to hit and hurt so hard?

Hui Hui ^^b

Da most ultimately delayed post

2009-06-19T22:48:00.007+08:00

WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE Holidays have started. EPIC YEAH. EPICally EPIC.

Anyway... so this is a LONG AGO happening... when Belle and I spontaneously decided to catch up on one cool Friday evening. We went out for dinner, AN AWESOME AMOUNT OF DESSERT, and a walk to the waste-of-money great Ferris Wheel by the river. Ahh... I just want to laugh out loud whenever I think of that day. =)

So, to the description of this day.

Friday afternoon. Knocked off uni at 5pm. Usual. End of the week- SO TIRED. The amount of stress and work load that piles up by the end of the week is always not a surprise but an expectation. So... feeling like literal crap and hoping for something awesome to happen so that my mood can be lifted, Belle telepathically connected with my thoughts and called me up. It was actually epic. After much indecisiveness and on the spot planning, we decided to meet up in the city for coffee. Which turned out to be dinner. Teehee.

New funky chairs we saw in the city!

We first walked around the city to see what there were. We decided against Northbridge... I don't remember what the reason was... but probably because we're always there... and it's all Asian. On a Friday night. Eww. AND we get enough of it at home. OK... I'll stop right there... can I not be racist against myself. Anyway, I digressed. SO we finally decided on The Merchant's. We went into the cosy cafe, and ordered our meal. YUM. I love that place... so comfortable, homey and wholesome. Yes, to use Ben's wise words- utterly wholesome. Hehe... we enjoyed our meal there... and decided to head to our second chosen destination of the night.

We walked along the street to Exomod, another cafe that is relatively new to town. We could not, like literally just could not, decide on what we wanted, so we ended getting 2 types of dessert each. And tea to accompany our sweet sensations. We were so bloated and full by the end of it... and so tired from laughing in our conversation. Man... Belle and I just have so much to laugh about when we catch up. I really don't know what triggers it, but no matter what we talk about, it leads to laughter. And more laughter. Love.

Word of the night: "LOLtastic!"

Belle: *in her cute as toy voice* "Stop de-icing me!!!" (this was when I was de-icing one of my desserts because it got way too sweet)

Belle: *sexy voice* "Because you're worth it." (context forgotten... sigh)

The whole night summed up- C Cubed. Cafe, Cakes and ... sigh... don't remember the last description!!! *sad face*

Moving on. Afterwards, we still didn't want to go home. It was about 9pm by then. And both of us do not drive. We both had to train/bus home from the city. Anyway, we walked towards the Ferris wheel because the lights shining on it at night made it look quite pretty. We like shiney things. Anyway. As we approached the Ferris wheel though... something distracted us.

Trees.

Not just any tree, but palm trees arranged in a spatial manner. They were situated right in front of the Ferris wheel, and when we both saw it, we though of BOLLYWOOD at once. As in, in synchronization. We both ran up to the trees at the same time, and did the exact same thing.

We each hid behind a tree on opposite sides, and poked our heads out opposite ways like typical lovers in a Bollywood film.

Hilarious. Simply awesome.

What a good night out it was... and after all this time (maybe a month ago by now?), I can still remember clearly what we did. It was awesome. So awesome.

I really appreciate you buddy, hanging out with you is epic.

Hui Hui ^^b

An actual, real, treeeee house!

Pengilly Day Out

2009-04-27T21:51:00.003+08:00

So. Spontaneous decision. Got called out at 1pm. Productive day. Meaningful too.

Today was meant to be catch up study day, and I guess I did achieve parts of that. Not as much as I would have liked, but enough. Running out of steam at the moment, and talking to my Pengilly boy Wen, so I decided... I should write a bit today, since he was with me the most of the day, and I paid a meaningful visit to an Aunty in hospital.

Mum and Dad picked me up around 11 something, just after I had finished my ortho assessment online, and we went to visit Aunty Edie who was in hospital after surgery. She's recovering very well, Mum was totally shocked, and it was nice seeing that she was getting better at a fairly fast pace. She was complaining an awful lot about the food at the hospital- now that shows that you're ready to go home. Teehee.

Wen then calls after his massive sleep in today, and we headed off to Murdoch library to study. Apparently I motivated him a bit more today to do some serious study... so that was a definite up side. Met up with Sam as well (the dude with the awesome car, whom ironically I beat in a Timezone car racing game... even though I haven't got my license yet, teehee), and later Leon came along. It's entirely awesome that people just meet up and get along, no questions asked, no reason to doubt... but just to enjoy each other's company. This totally makes my day.

So after a few hours of solid studying, we headed out to Terazza and Dome for dinner. YUM. I guess I was pretty hungry, so the food tasted extra good. Wen did a dare and earned $20... but his stomach paid the price. What an epic concoction of food stuffs that had the worse texture in the world... all for the price of $20. Sigh. Pengilly...

Saw Leon try to chase a wild rabbit at Murdoch uni. I still don't comprehend the meaning behind it. How could one ever chase and catch a wild rabbit with bare hands? The rabbit was really cute though. Had a long tail. I like.

Today... highlighted the fact that I was supposed to learn from before. Don't expect, just enjoy. Things happen for a reason, and when they do, just accept it... as it is reality, nothing can be done about it. Usually things that just happen are awesome... so rather than expecting so much out of life, why not just receive pleasant surprises? Today mine was getting to know Wen and Sam better, and simply getting along with them despite not knowing much about them.

I love it when things just click.

Also... before finishing with some yummy dessert pictures... I just have to mentiont that I saw a shooting star on Saturday! Big YAY! It was seriously epic. I made a wish too... ahhh... so awesome.

Hui Hui ^^b

More thinking and happenings

2009-04-24T09:35:00.003+08:00

1 week post break... has been quite good. Getting back into the routine of university life and seeing patients (LOVE)... excellent.

However, this week my head has still been up in the air a little. After the fated/coincidental happening on Saturday, I couldn't stop myself thinking way too much again. I hate being a thinker sometimes. Sigh. Anyway, what exacerbated the thinking was that there was another conversation that happened... on Tuesday? It just changed a bit of things... and now all I want is to think less, and let things take its course.

If it is going to happen, it will. Just enjoy without expectations... like what I was supposed to learn from before.

Again, easily said than done.

Anyway, moving on, I enjoyed the company of Winston (homie Ben's brother) till Tuesday, when he left to go back to Adelaide. Awesome guy. We all enjoyed his short stay here, though highly distracting. Gave me an excuse to still be in holiday mode though. Teehee. Grateful and ungrateful at the same time... ahhh, conflicting feelings. Teehee.

The piano is still a very big distraction. Liong and I are still playing it like mad, though he is playing a lot more and finding a lot more new scores. I'll just leach. All good. Hehe. It's awesome to have an instrument sounding in the house though.. makes everything so much more pleasant and calm. I love it.

This week has been productive in clinic and I am totally in love with seeing and treating patients. It just feels so good to see them happy. They are all very nice people to talk to too, which makes my day. Love listening to them... though sometimes it takes up too much clinic time. Teehee. Ahhh... love my job.

Upcoming long weekend! Quite excited! Many plans... but don't know if I want to go forth with all of them. Could take up too much time needed for studying. There are tests and assessments coming up this time around, so it's not just my pure gerkiness but rather a need to study now. Will think about it all later. Now am freaking out about FCD assignment.

Not many pictures taken since last post. Only 1 of another possible dream car model. It is YELLOW. Like, Y E L L O W. How epic is that.

Hui Hui ^^b

Study break end

2009-04-19T17:17:00.007+08:00

Still epically tired.
Went out again last night.
Ah... holidays were short lived.
Yet... very enjoyable and somewhat productive, I hope.

So after having a very, very enjoyable but tiring weekend, I started freaking out. I then did some crazy studying over Tuesday-Thursday and got most of what I wanted to get done accomplished. Phew. Though not entirely satisfactory. I was running out of steam. I went to my Bull Creek home to move more furniture on Friday. Mum and Dad helped me out. Now the piano is in the house. EPIC YES. Liong and I have been enjoying its company a lot. I think it will become a very good friend of ours very soon. Ah... I've found my long lost friend again. Hehe. Very exciting. Mum and Dad were really nice to help me move too... love them to bits. =)

Saturday came along, and I just did not felt like studying. I wanted to end my break with a break. Started with one, then hardcore study in the middle, then ending in a break. Sounded pretty good to me. Though now I'm freaking out again... as we seriously go back tomorrow. I have 2 patients booked in for the afternoon too. Should be awesome... hopefully not too stressful. Yeah, patients!! Epic love. Anyway... digressed... back to Saturday. Morning was awesome, as we surprised Febbo with the best birthday present ever! Hehe... he was still in shock after driving at 200+km/hr. So cute. Dance then rolled along... then Chris's birthday, then Ruby Room.

This is where the total carefree state set in! Just enjoying the music and moving to it with Jane... it was epic. Other than the absolutely sleazy men who tried to dance with us... the night was awesome. Like, awesome. Good music, good DJ, good company... I just closed my eyes and felt the music through my movements. SO MUCH FUN. The one relaxing part of my holidays probably...

Today was Buddha's birthday performance at Supreme Court Gardens. A good run, I felt, with a good turn out. The weather fined up for us, which was lucky, and... I think the audience liked our dance. We had people enquiring about our group afterwards... always a good sign?

Hehe... and here we are, at another new start to what was left off.

Rested? Not really.
Ready? As much as I can be.
Excited? Yes, but too tired at the moment.

I just need to sleep well. Just 1 night. Please.

A pleasant surprise struck me yesterday. I think it was something called fate. It may have been a coincidence... but... can some things really be that coincidental? Still trying to figure it out. I loved it though. Made my day. Hehe.

Some random photos on my phone of this week's happenings... totally unrelated, but awesome nonetheless.

Slept over at Jane's- she had awesome kitchenware. I LOVE kitchenware.

Jane's friend, Max. =)

Went for a walk, saw the changes at UWA. I miss campus. =(

At Utopia with my brother... couldn't resist taking photos of these cakes. So delicate.

Hui Hui ^^b

Sleepless fun

2009-04-12T22:56:00.003+08:00

Thursday night = 2.5 hours of sleep
Friday night = 6 hours of sleep
Saturday night = 7 hours of interrupted sleep
Average over 3 nights = 5 and a bit

SO TIRED

Parties. Excitement. Enjoyment. Crashing. Brain malfunction. Communication break down. Thoughts jumbled. Too much play, not enough sleep to repair and regulate. All the aftermath of the goodness of the start of the holidays are now creeping up on me. Can't avoid it. Deserve it. Unpreventable.

Thursday night was Allied health.

Friday was a mass clean up day. After the testosterone amp, the house also went into dirt amp. So out came my trusty friends- rag, vacuum cleaner and mop- who helped me cleaned up my room, a bit of the living room and the kitchen. Ahhh... a clean kitchen is just so satisfying to look at/go into. After the big clean, I bid goodbye to Ben (who was flying out that night with his brother, Winston, to Hong Kong for holidays) and walked into the city. Public holiday = lousy public transport day = walk into city. Took only 1 hour. Wore the wrong shoes, raw soles of feet aplenty. Sigh. Finally got back to Bull Creek and met my family and some friends for an awesome dinner. Mum is such a good cook when she wants to be. Ahhh... loved it.

Saturday was a day of fate. I decided that I should go jogging that morning, and luckily, I did. Woke up at 6.30am and went for a jog (utterly tranquil), and received Arthur's text at around 7am about going to Maccas for breakfast. Someone was craving a good fix of unhealthiness. So we met up and went for food, where we happened to bump into Elmer. Totally in the realms of fate. After I went home and watched a few episodes of 1 Litre of Tears, Jane rang and came by. We caught up and had lunch. Another round of fate. After that was the attendance of my dance buddy Grace's wedding, where I witnessed the most beautiful fated event of her marriage to Peter. The couple's wedding was a blast. They were both most definitely, utterly, insanely beautiful; and I enjoyed the celebration a lot. The food, the dancing, the photo taking... just being present was awesome enough. Ahhh... made me feel that fate is definitely in our lives... without being able to explain it.

Sunday morning meant waking up at Belle's place (yet another sleep over... Belle's house is seriously turning into my second home... I feel like I'm troubling her family so much... sigh), and my coffee date with Ron totally died, so I hung out with Belle and her father. It was a nice day and we ate and shopped... and visited Wen at his shop. Fairly spontaneous and random. Spending time with Belle is simply awesome though, so it didn't matter what we did. I had fun.

In summary, I am very tired. Doing too much, sleeping waaaaay too less. Very worth the not sleeping though, I must say. Teehee. Love holidays. Opportunities are endless.

Now is time to start studying. Am officially freaking out. So much to do, so little time. Need to spend time with family too. Sigh. Juggling everything... love it, but also stressed out about it.

Still love holidays =)

Hui Hui ^^b

A break, finally

2009-04-10T13:05:00.003+08:00

STUDY BREAK HAS BEGUN
EPIC
TIRED

These past few days have been a bit hectic... but all in all very enjoyable. I love uni. I love my work/patients/friends... hehe... though have been really tired all week.

The good news came- I passed Optech. Drilling fake teeth days are over! Not for other units, but in terms of restorative, it's DONE. Done, dusted, finished. Moving beyond. Seeing patients. Too exciting! I went home for a celebration/reunion dinner with my family on Monday night, as Dad landed in the morning... our family is complete again! Except that I live north... they live south... =( it was fabulous... and I got bubble tea with my brother afterwards, it was awesome!

Hehe... so a night out meant late night study = tiredness piling on at the start of the week. Tiredness just grows exponentially during the week, so there was no way I was to be up to speed during the week. I trudged on- rang my patients and arranged appointments, did my lab work, did all my practical work as the timetable outlined and as planned. Quite a good finish point to have a clean break for 1 week. Fairly satisfactory.

Last night was the mark of the start of the holidays, with Allied Health taking place at Metros. It was... I don't know... fun but also boring in bits. Not just bits. BIG bits. So it was a bit annoying somtimes. Also... the music went from bad to good, to awesome, then suddenly fell to epic fail. That marked the end of my stay there (plus my heels were killing me), and Jane and I headed to Maccas for something to eat. We were hungry. It was awesome, having a good chat with her and eating nuggets. First time I've had them in about 1.5-2 years. Quite satisfying.

Then... the boys stayed over... major testosterone amp at my house. 8 boys and me. 8. OMG. I just realized how many there were. Anyway, they all slept awkwardly around the house while I was in my cosy little room. Teehee. Poor blokes. They weren't even drunk enough to not remember. Teehee.

Anyway... here are some pictures taken over the week. Oh, the metal bin, LIKE SERIOUSLY A HEAVY DUTY METAL BIN was found in Mandurah where I had a dance performance last Sunday. Quite interesting. Mnnmn... and scenary from Matilda Bay, when I took a walk to clear my head and look at the moon. Beautiful. And... the easter bunny my beloved mother got me. =)

Oh yeah, Happy Easter everyone! =)

Hui Hui ^^b

Should just enjoy without expectations

2009-04-03T20:27:00.002+08:00

This is been quite a rough week, I must admit.

First, falling sick after a party hard weekend (totally worth falling sick for? Not so sure... retching is seriously not fun). Could not really sleep on Sunday night as I was retching every hour... I would literally be woken up from sleep just to salivate immensely with nothing coming up. H.O.R.R.I.B.L.E. It constantly happened till nearly dawn. In between was added toilet runs. NOT FUN. Woke up the next morning with a fever and had to skip uni. First time ever. Sigh. I'm slowly recovering now... should be 100% good tomorrow. Today, head was still cloudy, though stomach is 100%. Yeah!

Second, failed my last MO prep. It was an epic sad episode because Dr. Potter broke the news to me in a really nice manner... she is one of the most gorgeous tutors. Coming from her just made me feel doubly sad. Also, my hopes were brought up by other tutors/people saying that I may actually have a chance of passing, so failing just made everything crash down harder. I don't know, I was really hoping to get into clinic for resto next week I guess. I'll just have to pass next week to get in after the study break. Sigh, again.

Third, going through the next cycle of PMS. Therefore more emotional, therefore hating falling sick, therefore complaining a lot about little things (that I even get annoyed at myself for doing so), therefore crying a lot more easily. Watched Slumdog Millionaire, cried. Failed optech, cried. Felt like a failure, cried.

Forth, it's on the up side. Teehee... note the last 3 complaints? PMS dammit. Now for the up side of this week. Despite the sickness, cloudiness, blurriness, I managed to get 2 very nice compliments from tutors on my work. One was yesterday, when Terry told me I based a cast very nicely, requiring minimal trimming and the impression was easily taken off (YEAH!); and one was today, when an endo tutor said I prepared my access cavity very nicely... she even asked if I did it myself or a tutor helped me. Teehee. Those were moments that lit up my day. (I value my dentistry to much that everything becomes personal... that's why I don't take failing very well.

So not used to getting compliments, just criticism. Not necessarily constructive ones either.

I guess I need to learn to forget negative things and focus on the positive. I should value compliments more and not just let it slip by. People tend to remember bad/sad things, and not the happy/good things. It's because they do not hurt, so we do not remember.

I need to learn from those that hurt, and make them unhurt; then feel good about those that are pleasant... just feeling it for what it is.

I've known this as something I should do for a long time... easier said than done though.

Also... recently I've been expecting/hoping very hard that certain things would happen to me. They seem to happen to everyone else so easily... so I just wanted a taste myself. Another human trait- wanting what you don't have. Sigh, need to learn to just let things be and go with the flow. Expecting too much just leads to unnecessarily disappointment and emotional drama.

I should just enjoy things that happen, learn from things that happen, accept those pleasant surprises... instead of desiring them so hard to make myself feel so... ... can't even find the word for it.

So many lessons to put into practice... I know I should do it... it's just so hard.

Grow up Hui.

Today just to clear my mind and hopefully get my 100% health back, I jogged into the city. Well, not quite, but a little bit pass the Swan Brewery, nearly under the bridge. It was really nice jogging by the river on Mounts Bay Road. Following the jog, I walked into the city, around the Bell Tower (and checked out the waste-of-money Farris Wheel on the way, another urgh of the week) and along the river once again. Then turning back, looking at the sunset, I bussed home from the city. Too many mosquitos to risk jogging home.

Utterly pleasant.

Also... been introduced to George Nozuka by Belle, who's an awesome ballad R&B Canadian mix Japanese singer. His song, Talk To Me, has been on repeat on my ipod for some time now. Really recommend it. Here are lyrics of the chorus:

Talk to me, talk to me 
Am I doing this right? 
Talk to me, talk to me 
Are you feelin alright? 
I've been waiting for this my whole life 
And here you are tonight 
I've been waiting for this my whole life 
And I can see it in your eyes 
Are you ready to stay the whole night? 
To see the morning light? 
I've been waiting 
And waiting,and waiting 
My whole life

Ahhh... these joys of life... I should value and enjoy.

Hui Hui ^^b

Sick Leave

2009-03-30T19:35:00.002+08:00

Over partying on the weekend resulted in food poisoning and a mild fever. Sigh. Major sigh. Had to miss school today. The first time in YEARS that I've missed school... the first time I've missed anything to do with dentistry. What a strange scenario.

What was weird was... I had to go through so many different procedures just to be sick. It is like a crime to be sick when studying dentistry- no matter how big or small your illness is, you need to prove that you were sick. You have to hand in medical certificate. My sickness was probably really minor, and I could probably sleep it off tonight. Protocol dictates that I must obtain a medical certificate.

Luckily Mum came back last Friday (YEAH!), and she took really good care of me today. So good to have Mummy here, love her to bits. I did manage to see a doctor and get a medical certificate; and Mum even helped me fix my curtains and cooked porridge for me. I felt so loved and cared for. This is exactly what sick people need... warmth and care from others... especially from their Mum. Teehee.

So now that I feel like I committed a crime when I just had a minor mishap, I shall be handing in my medical certificate tomorrow. Good old protocols from dental school. Everything is compulsory. I guess even dental school is OCD...

I really hope I can sleep this bad feeling off tonight.

I need to be healthy to drill tomorrow.

I will try my best, even if I'm not at my best.

Hui Hui ^^b

What being a Dentist means to me...

2009-03-26T18:41:00.002+08:00

Saw my first patients today.
EVER.
FIRST EVER.
EPIC.

OH MY GOD.

Probably one of the most up lifting experiences that I have ever had.
A totally indescribable experience and feeling.
They were such nice people, entirely lovely!
Absolutely loved it.
And I mean, L O V E D it.
Probably even more than dance... THAT my friends, says a lot.

I just cannot explain my thoughts about the whole experience... I think I am still slightly in the in-shock stage. I did forget a few things, (or actually, probably missed/forgotten a lot of things) but I know how to amend it in my next appointment with them. Even though it will take place all the way in late April sometime, at least now I have so much to look forward to. SO MUCH. Whoa... breath taking. Can't believe how much I would love this job. Even more than dance... even I can't really believe it entirely just yet. Maybe I should not say that now, maybe I should wait till I gather more clinical experience first. Right now though, I just want to scream at the top of my lungs-

"I LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!"

Teehee... oh, what a day. Did not think it would turn out this great. Fabulous. Fantastic. Fortunate. F***ing awesome (to put it lamely). All the training did come into play- the session did not turn out too bad at all (plus, both patients were gorgeous). Very enjoyable indeed!

Hehe... just to end the post, will have some scenary photos on show. These were taken on Sunday, when I took a walk around my suburb... simply exploring its cosy old-school cottages and surroundings. A cute little old lady came up and talked to me... and we talked for one stretch of road. Fascinating lady. Totally enjoyed it. Hehe... I love my new home.

I love my job. =D

Hui Hui ^^b

At it again...

2009-03-23T21:05:00.002+08:00

Another soul destroying session
Been trying to stay positive
Nothing seems to be paying off.

Luck?
Not good enough?
Is there actually anything to blame?
Don't think so.

I should just get over it
and persist
Keep trying my best.

What is my best?
Is my best good enough?
Doubts start to surface, when it has been this long.

Can't help but compare my own to others
as they are all around me, going through the same thing.
Seems so easy to them.
Am I just not good enough?

Wished I was more positive
Wished I would rant less
Wished I could get a grip
Wished I...

Will stay positive. Must persist.

Hui Hui ^^b

Random pictures on my phone

2009-03-20T18:35:00.004+08:00

Just a collection of the past few weeks. Haven't been able to upload many pictures because uni has been really busy... but yeah, here are some more recent things that I've been up to.

Josh's house... his room is the penthouse upstairs!!! SO JEALOUS

View from his room... awesome...

Style of my dream car... SO CUTE

Carian and I on our way home from grocery shopping at subi markets... weeeee!

Alok and I on our way back to uni after lunch... what a nice day =)

... And we saw an Elmo posed on someone's post box XD

Liong trying to defrost his meat by the window seal... I nearly ROFLed.

Hehe... yeah... pretty random stuff... but yeah. And... been thinking intensely again lately...

Progress? Maybe.
Definite feelings? Yeah.
Sigh? Totally.

Hui Hui ^^b

Next to You- Jordin Sparks

2009-03-13T21:42:00.001+08:00

Two 'o clock and I wish that I was sleeping
You're in my head like a song on the radio
All I know is that I got to get next to you
Yeah I got to get next to you
Sitting here turning minutes into hours
To find the nerve just to call you on the telephone
You don't know that I got to get next to you

Maybe were friends
Maybe were more
Maybe it's just my imagination
But I see you stare just a little too long
And it makes me start to wonder
So baby call me crazy
But I think you feel it too
Maybe I, Maybe I
Just got to get next to you

Voicing my thoughts exactly...

So distracted lately... thinking so much about this...

Luckily it has gotten better... and not eating my emotions away...

Has become quite a funny incident actually...

Not really holding out high hopes...

Gonna go with the flow...

If it happens, fab!

If it doesn't, then it's not meant to be.

After all, I do believe wholeheartedly in fate.

Hui Hui ^^b

Bussing home from Dance

2009-03-07T20:18:00.002+08:00

This is actually from 2 days ago... but the whole night just struck me as being something quite special and unexpected. I love spontaneity. =)

So the story went a little something like this...

Korean dance training took place for about 2 hours straight. Hard core training. And I mean Hard core with a capital H. A lot of fun, quite exhausting, quite hilarious, but improvements were seen. Exciting stuff!

Had to bus home from the city. At 8.30pm. Late-ish. Quite dangerous in my books. Dodgey Northbridge/Wellington bus port area. You get the picture.

Fist incident that was awesome- a crew of boys who were obviously hip hop dancers/breakers had a boom box playing a classical piano piece. Soft, echoing through the night at the empty bus port. So relaxing. Two of them started dancing- one popping and locking, the other miming. Intensely interesting. Couldn't take my eyes off of them. One of them had a good dress sense. Not sure if he was hot. Anyway. After about 5 minutes of entertainment, they were told to turn off the music by Transperth policemen. How annoying. It wasn't even a nuisance, but rather just splendid music and dancing. Grr. Totally enjoyed it nevertheless!

Next, saw about 3 cockroaches on the way back home. Just randomly running along the pathway, crossing my steps. Creepy.

As I caught the 102, I had to walk up the road to my place. On a nice, cool night like it was then, it was fantastic. Utterly fabulous. The moon was about 3/4 full and brightly lit, the starts were winking, crickets were chirping... the walk back seemed a lot longer than my jogs in the morning. Couldn't complain though. Walked pass an Italian restaurant, it had jazz music blaring softly, people's muffled mingling voices, waiters asking politely in the authentic Italian accent- "Would you like some pepper?"

Then there was home. Home sweet home. My little cottage.

What a difference day and night makes of a place so familiar. Love it.

Hui Hui ^^b

Fresher's Welcome 2009

2009-03-07T02:18:00.002+08:00

Awesome music.
Beautiful people.
Carefree dancing.

Drunken skits.
Entertaining Deejay.
Frolicking spontaneously.
Getting high.
Hilarious movements.
Intense 5-6 hour of non-stop dancing.
Jokers that take it too far.
Killer boat races.
Lovely time.
Motivational conversation.
Nice atmosphere.
On-going drinking.
Pumped, even after the event.
Quite tired.
Randoms breaking it down on the dance floor... too closely to me.
Split alcohol on me, my clothes, shoes and socks.
Totally trashed.
Unexpectedly energetic.
Vicious brotherly love witnessed.
Wishing it would last longer.
Xternal branching of networks.
Yellow spotlights.
ZzzzZzzzz... time for bed.

Had such a f**king good time.

Hui Hui ^^b

1st Week

2009-02-28T18:44:00.002+08:00

New setting...
New furniture...
New orientations...
New routines and spontaneity....

New way of life.

Have been at my new house for a week now. Whao. Time really, really flies. I can't say anything bad about my move at all though, very fortunately. *grins* Other than the impossibility to clean this old, old, magnificent cottage, everything else is working out just fine.

It has saved me a lot of time. I'm still stressing a lot though. Don't know why. The bed I'm sleeping on is still digging into me at times, but otherwise bearable. Moved some more equipment into my house today, so now it feels even more complete. Yeah! So cosy. I love it. To bits. And bits and bits and bits.

OK... digressed. Back onto it. Don't know why I'm still so stressed out that I wake up before my alarm on weekdays- when I really need my beauty sleep to face a full 9 hour day at uni, which luckily includes 1 hour break for lunch. Not sure if it is because of the bed, or still getting used to the environment... or just simply genuinely stressing out about uni work. It really is not fun when you cannot get a decent night's sleep in a whole entire week.

Last night was not bad... but that was because today was Saturday. I still woke up before 9 automatically, because the curtains in my room don't really serve its purpose. It should not be a problem if I was really tired... which I was... so... stress related again?

I just want a good night's sleep. Just one. So that I can face the day ahead with a good positive start!

Aside the grumbling... everything else is quite dandy. Housemates are so much fun to be around, so I have to say the people I'm living with are ace. Absolutely undoubtedly A.C.E. Love them to bits and bits and bits too... =)

Hui Hui ^^b

Moved out!

2009-02-22T18:30:00.005+08:00

Loving it.

So it was very hastily decided that I will move out. And I did. Yeah!!!

Only decided within 2 weeks, very sudden, but probably a very good decision. Being so close to uni means no more 5.30am wakes and 6.30pm home arrival. No more tiredness, bus fares... probably less stress. Aaahhh... so many good points about this move.

"Nothing is for free." as Dr. Keenan would say, so there are down sides of this all. Further away from my brother, and then my Mum and Dad when they come over; further away from friends who live down south; further away from where I've lived for the past 9 years. I think it'll be the people that I'd miss the most because I love changes, so the change of living environment won't affect me too much. Hopefully.

And now onto the house. My new house. It's the oldest, cosiest cottage ever. EVER. I'm falling in love with it. My room is the third one down the hall, and my two other friends from dent, Liong and Ben, each have their own room up from mine. The house used to have an out bound dunny, but has now been joined to the house... so we have a really cool long extension out the back, just ending in a toilet. So funny when someone asks to use the toilet. Teehee.

Other than an awesome house, I've found some awesome housemates too! That's the other best part about moving out. Ben and Liong are two awesome dudes to be living with. Well, at the moment it is. Haven't been here for long enough to really judge yet... teehee... but... I have a very good feeling about it all. And my sense of vibes are usually quite accurate. Yeah!

And now for some pictures of my new house/room... and Liong. Teehee, Ben wasn't home.

My new room!

My new room- right side.

My new room- left side.

Looking out into the kitchen.

Yeah!

Me & Liong in his room. Note the house clothes.

The outside area... no where near the dunny yet!

Hui Hui ^^b

First 2.5 Days in Malaysia

2009-01-04T20:49:00.004+08:00

After a LONG LONG LONG LONG LONG LONG LONG LONG LONG etc. (you get the point), my brother, grandmother and I finally reached Malaysia in one piece! So we set out at 1am on Friday, got to KL airport at 6 in the morning, then had a connecting flight to Penang at 11am... finally got to our destination at 12pm!!! WOOOOOOO! Not a pleasant experience because it was budget airlines with rip off prices, not much food choice, uncomfortable seats etc... (you get the picture here too)... but...

WE'RE HERE!

After about 2.5 days staying here... I have to say, it's not bad at all! The weather is better than expected (been raining, but it becomes not hot so woot to that) and the FOOD IS STILL AS GLORIOUS AS EVER!!! Oh My God. I've tasted so many different local cuisines it's unimaginable! Wahaha... the joy of eating. I live to eat, not eat to live. SO YEAH to THAT!

Other than the eating, we've been sight seeing a little- went to the Snake Temple...

... and also went around shopping a little, getting ready for our trip to Taiwan. On my shopping trip, I saw this:

Plush toys of shit!

Hahaha... tribute to you Belle... MORE OF WHERE IT CAME FROM!!! Hahahaa... I couldn't help myself. They come in different colours, expressions, accessories... I think you should collect them. BWAHAHAHAHA... I love you Buddy.

Anyway, tomorrow will be another 4-5 hour plane trip to Taipei! I can't wait!!! Will be seeing my best friend who's studying there at the moment... whom I haven't seen in about 2 years now... so it's rather very, VERY EXCITING!!! It's winter there too, so no more hotness for 1 week! AHHHH... just thinking about it makes me ecstatic!!!

Teehee... hopefully I'll get some sleep tonight then! My cousins start school tomorrow, so they won't have time to play with me. They study so hard, it's impressive. I love them.

Hui Hui ^^b

The Unexpected

2008-12-29T22:49:00.004+08:00

...I feel really lucky

I really appreciate everything that has happened to me
I cannot thank anyone enough, I cannot express my love enough for them
I really hope they see how appreciative of them I am, that they are not wasting time on me...

I Love You All.

Today started every ordinarily, with my usual late awakening, cardio workout session. Then Belle, Cass and I decided to make our random idea come true- to go shopping together at Joondalup Lakeside Shopping Centre. It is the most humongous shopping centre I've ever seen in Perth, and we were all very excited. After some good salad at the food court, we walked around for about 3 hours, visiting random stores and having fun. We even went to a kid's section and played with toys that made noises. Teehee. SO MUCH FUN. They also each bought Grace a birthday present- a feathered, sexy, see through thong and a shiny bow tie to match. Topless party, who's up for it!? Hahaha... personal joke, it was well appreciated.

And then we stumbled across Diva. Just simply browsing around, trying to suss out what jewellery I could buy for a cheaper price when I'm in Malaysia, I came to notice this

Is that not the coolest friendship ring ever?! It is really special- it was part of a 3 ring series. Mine says "Best", Cass's says "Friends", Belle's says "Forever"! Cliched BFF, but who can resist this?!?!? It was the coolest 3 ring BFF series I've ever seen, so I had to buy it. We each now have a token to commemorate our friendship, it is just tooooooo exciting. I felt loved.

After dance training, I came home and did my usual relaxing, "my time" stuff. Then I talked to my mum online, and she dropped the bomb- OUR FAMILY IS GOING TO TAIWAN FOR A 7 DAY TOUR!!!

OH MY GOD

Epic bliss. Epic happiness. Epic excitement. Epic Pass. Epic fortune. Epic luckiness.

An ordinary day turned one of the happiest days of my year.
Sometimes I wished so hard that something awesome would happen to me, or that I can meet someone awesome, or that just something awesome would come into my life...
I am sure now, that everything has its time and place, and that just letting everything be is probably the way to go for most things.

Just Let It Be.

Totally inspired and over the moon, I don't think I can get much sleep tonight. Teehee. I'm one lucky girl.

Hui Hui ^^b

Lazy Sunday

2008-12-28T22:45:00.002+08:00

Summary of today: Tiredness and Fatigue.

I think it started with yesterday. Everything just piled on and accelerated to an unbearable level. Rode to Belle's house yesterday, took about 40 minutes each way. Rode in the hot, HOT sunlight, but luckily there is the invention of sunscreen, so everything turned out fine. Though I am about 10 shades darker than I was yesterday. Teehee. In all the wrong places. Right, but wrong. As in, now I have a prominent sock, shorts and boob tube tan. Great.

Anyway, had lots of fun riding. I've forgotten that feeling. Everything came back to me- this is why I rode so much when I was in primary school, it is so unbelievably enjoyable and relaxing... so good to the point that it is hard to put into words. Amazing.

After yesterday's awesome ordeal, I woke up feeling really tired today. I cleaned up the house as usual, but I did some extra things to get ready for our departure of the country. Leaving this Friday to see my parents in Malaysia, so decided to make everything somewhat more habitable for when I return, the house would not be utterly disgusting. Yes, slightly OCD. Can't help it. Born with it. Quality? Though tired, I guess I handled the cleaning quite well. The heat is definitely getting to me though. Irritable. Annoyed. Air con. Life saver.

Post Christmas fat is also piling on. Disgusting. Unhappy. Annoying as well. GAH. Need to save stomach for good food in Malaysia! At this rate, I'll be contributing to the climbing obesity rate in Australia. Yeah.

Hui Hui ^^b

Xmas and Boxing Days

2008-12-26T21:56:00.004+08:00

Christmas was AWESOME.

Boxing day was relaxing... slightly boring.

The Christmas Party held at Belle's was the best ever!!! So our childhood fantasy came true with a tea party with "friends"- genuine picnic basket, tea cups and spoons, sandwiches, fairy bread... oh, yesterday was THE BOMB! Though we were constantly attacked by ants trying to get a share of our Xmas feast, the day was too good to be true. Other than the eating and chatting, we also did some random dances and scaring little children riding past (I did the scaring... actually). I was totally high after eating, so I was just jumping around the park looking spastic. Oh, all part of the fun!

After the awesome tea party, we headed back home and listened to one of our all time favourite Korean band, Big Bang. Belle had the best speakers, so we used her ipod for the beat, and grooved to the awesome tunes that blasted without hesitation. We also learnt from Cass the Wonder Girls- Tell Me routine... oh... the hilarity. TOO MUCH!

Anyway, much randomness later, we accompanied Cass home and did some tarot reading at her place. FUN. That's all I can say... the whole day was just too much fun! Total blast.

At night, we headed back to Belle's, and I had a fabulous dinner feast with her family. YUM. Ate so much (today as well, damn that weight piling on *cries*)... but we walked it off a tiny bit by going to Thornlie to check out a street listed for awesome Christmas lights decorations. One house might have been in a competition even. It was SO MIND BLOWING! I've never seen an entire street so religiously decorated (BAH, note the pun) and so harmonious that house owners all hang out outside to greet all of us visiting their front lawns! There was even a crowd... even though Perth is so small, and it was just too cool. The weather was slightly chilly too. BUT! Oh My God... never seen anything that awesome here before.

And... just to finish. Epic sayings that came out of today:

Belle: Should we go to Joondalup?
Hui: What? Should be make a tuna log?

Cass: Last Drop Brewery.
Hui: Huh? Lao Shi Wood Wig?

Belle: Be one with the earth!

Cass: Jingle Bells, Batman smells, Robin laid an egg.
Wonderwoman lost her bra??!!??!

Bahaha... I love those 2 girls.

Hui Hui ^^b

Merry Christmas!

2008-12-24T23:28:00.003+08:00

*warf of baking modified banana bread drifts by...*
*sniffs hardly*
*satisfied anime face- the one with the eyes in one line and huge as grin*

TEEHEE.

MERRY XMAS EVERYONE!

First time I've been in Australia for Christmas... what a weird feeling. Luckily, Belle and Cass are here too! I was going to be alone tomorrow, being all sad at home, probably watching Bleach to comfort myself... but NO MORE! Wahaha... thanks for Belle and her awesome picnic idea, conjured with my TD. So excited!

I guess I've been affected by the hype. I've never celebrated Xmas before, and usually by this time I'm already with my family. This year, it's a big change. Everyone is having family Xmas lunch/dinners, many are Christians, so they actually celebrate it properly and all. I guess I feel left behind with no one to celebrate with... because my brother was invited to a lunch somewhere with his friends. *sigh* But it's all OK now... teehee. In Japan, it's more of a couples thing. BUT I HAVEN'T GOT A COUPLE THING TO GO TO EITHER... so I guess I was doubly sad.

BUT... my spinster club's to the rescue! BWAHAHA... Belle, Cass and I decided to form a spinster club, because at this rate we don't see ourselves ever getting married. Teehee... they plan to leach off me, because I plan to become rich and now they know I can cook... BUT... I will not allow that to happen! I must resist! Though their company is very enticing...

Teehee... what a weird post... I guess I'm just hyped about Xmas and being able to celebrate with my buddies! WEEEEE... wonder what random stuff we'll be up to tomorrow. Pictures to come! For now... here's the modified banana cake I baked for tomorrow's party... instead of just the batter, I added slivered almonds into the batter, then topped it off with fresh banana slices and shredded coconut... smells seriously delicious!

Ahhh... Xmas.

Hui Hui ^^b

Last few days + 1st Xmas Partayy

2008-12-23T21:53:00.006+08:00

Must reiterate, HOLIDAYS ARE SOOOOO AWESOME. The past few days have been nice... not so relaxing because I'm not sleeping much anymore. Staying up to watch Bleach. Sad, I know. SO addictive though... and I still haven't accomplished 1 Litre of Tears yet!!! Mega catch up time on movies/series missed! It's still on going... *evil laughs*

Anyway... I don't remember what day it was, but I was in the car with my bro... when I saw this:

Hard to see... but there are reindeer horns attached onto the windows!!!

Is that not the coolest thing ever!??! When I own a car, I'm so getting them. Though it's a waste of money. Oh, what we do for the novelty factor. Gah... I love it. Was walking to the bus stop when I noticed a neighbour from the street across had them too, so I sneakily took better close up shots. Teehee, they're so cute!!!

And... now to the main point. I threw a Xmas party just yesterday night. I cooked for 4 hours, preparing about 9 dishes to entertain my guests. 2 entrees, 4 mains, 3 desserts. It was also to celebrate Grace's birthday, so the party was quite meaningful.

I decided to cook everyone a banquet to secretly thank them for being my awesome dancing buddies. I love them to bits. They've given me so much laughter, good times, love, support... it's unbelievable. Unfortunately not everyone made it last night- some are overseas, some were busy with other engagements, and some were not allowed (there are still many young ones underage!!! It's amazing how we all get along despite our age difference *sighs happily*). We still had a good time talking about really, really random things and learning some basic belly dancing moves from Grace. We also learnt a new word, Habibi!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Most pictures are on Facebook, so I'll just attach the pictures of the food I made. It was the first time that I've done a banquet... and I had such a great time cooking. Love it. You don't realize how tired you are during the whole experience... ... ... until the next day.

2 salads for entree...

Main 1- Vegetable quiche

Main 2- Salmon Pasta Bake

Main 3- Lamb Puffs that tasted like burger patties

Dessert 1 + 2- Coconut slices and fruit kebabs

Birthday girl Grace and I, fighting over the kebab and Rocky Road Mud Cake!

Hui Hui ^^b

Awesome day out

2008-12-19T00:21:00.003+08:00

Teehee... what an awesome day today was. Catching up with my little Tou Dai (disciple... Bwahahaha, quote from Bleach), Cass and I went around the city looking at random things, talking about random things, noticing random things...

Started with our meet up at Dymocks, which was an awesome start to the day. I found our suitable cheeses for cheese fondue. YES. Emmantal, brie and camembert. That's right! Boo yeah Baby! I have a fondue set that has yet been touched... so this is exciting news. On the other hand, Cass found the Grim Brothers' fairytales... so that was another plus to our day. How exciting!

And the adventures begin...

Some shopping, unsuccessful at first, but in the end turned out quite all right. I found the DIY Christmas card kit... though actually very dodgey now that I've opened it and started to work on a card for Yuuki. Oh well, as Cass says, "You're Hui, you'll be a'ight.", so let's hope it does roll like that. Thanks TD!

Some clothes shopping, bargains from Dotti. Oh, and Cookieman cookies to be mentioned. Brandy snaps and lemon and poppyseeds was it? Teehee, recommendations, never wrong. By the way, my macadamie delight was quite the most awesomest. My brother liked it too. Teehee. Awesome shop.

Supreme court gardens, here we came. Bum was wet, but the atmosphere was too good to miss. Found a random bottle of sweet chilli sauce just sitting at the park relaxing too. As if it was human. Life like.

Insane.

Also saw a guy with a girly bag... unfortunately couldn't take inconspicuous photo of him. Big sigh. Teehee... and of course, camwhoring cannot be forgotten.

What a day.

Hui Hui ^^b

That little spark

2008-12-17T14:40:00.004+08:00

Haven't blogged for a while... internet capped, so everything was going slowly. Even facebook. FACEBOOK. I nearly died. Now that the internet is getting better again (I think), I can post stuffs! It was been another great week... holidays are just ace. I have a few random pics to put up... so I'll keep the post shorter and share those photos that were taken throughout the week. My baking adventure is still going on (YES!) and I have been catching up on a lot of movies. Just recently saw PS I Love You, Superbad, Baby Mama... they were all quite all right, though Superbad got boring. Others were chick flicks... so thumbs up regardless! Muahaha... love chick flicks.

Another horror movie night took place at Mal's just last week (seems like a century ago now...) and we played some Jenga with her brother. Fun stuffs! Though the movie night turned out quite unscary... so that was really, utterly disappointing. I was quite scared of Dark Water though (Japanese horror)... and kept imagining water seeping through my roof *gulps*... creepy.
This is what we made of Jenga... actually, it was all Elmer... I only made the hair.

Little man made of Jenga blocks... ahhh.. maturity.

And... did anyone say baking? YES! Here it is, my newest yet another puff pastry creation, Cheeesy Berry Puffs! Recipe is off the net... I'm not creative like that. Sigh. It tasted quite good... forgot to add sugar... so the cheese was very cheesy and not too sweet. A good turn out actually!

Unfinished product... the cheesy baked base. On the left is modified with added seeds.

Voila! Baked Cheesy Berry Puffs! Yummmmm...

Anyway... now finally relating to my post title, I received a Xmas card from my Japanese friend who is now studying in Canada. She's going back to Japan for Christmas, though she's been in Canada for about 6 months now. Her name is Yuuki. My little Jap friend, she's an awesome person who is very eager to learn English. She has studied abroad a lot of English speaking places... first was here, where we met, and then New Zealand last year, and now Canada. Amazing. I wished I was doing what she was doing... I'll be going to places that don't speak English! Japan! Korea! France! Spain! Oh My God... I can't wait to go traveling soon again.

Her card came as a surprise, and it just brightened up my day. I love it how little things like that really adds a lovely touch to anyone's day. I get so excited when I receive mail. Old fashioned, out dated etc... but it's still the best. SO MUCH BETTER than receiving an email. Teehee. Ahhh... I feel really lucky to have friends like Yuuki... even though we don't have much contact due to distance, we still maintain a friendly, caring relationship. I feel that I'm probably not putting as much effort into it though... which saddens me. Now that it's holidays... I'll make it up. I received my special spark today... hope everyone else had too!

It's glittery!!! <3>

Yuuki's beautiful hand writing! It's SO NICE.

Hui Hui ^^b

What a week

2008-12-05T20:08:00.004+08:00

So the week started with me thinking that I might actually get a job this summer month. It's obviously not meant to be, as there has been no phone call. So... I guess it's destined that I should really take a serious break with no commitments (other than dancing!!! WOOO!) and stress... and just seriously chill for once during this stressful year. Money mountain turning into a mere speed bump? Well... I'll worry about that later... holidays are too good to waste.

Monday was the day of firsts:

Meeting up with Bec and Jane together for the first time in a year!
Having Nandos for the first time in my 19 nearly 20 years worth of life!
Seeing the Moon, Saturn and Jupiter making a smiley face in the sky!
Meeting up with friends at Ching's birthday BBQ properly for the 1st time this year!

Tuesday was the day of songs: Karaoke!!! Had such a good time fooling around with my mates... too good!

Wednesday was... a complete blank, Dave would know.

Thursday was the day I got high blood pressure:

Started with a relatively good day... though I found out I can't wear contacts because my short sightedness does not accompany my astigmatism well. Epic fail. Found some interesting reads at the library, dance was weird, then came Mal's get together. Oh My God. We watched The Grudge, Japanese version. Screams, high blood pressure, clutching Dave's foot, not being able to brush my teeth peacefully in the bathroom by myself were just the start. Oh My God. Anyhow... everything resolved itself today, which was good. As long as I don't think about it. *gulp*

These holidays have also been the start of my baking adventures... as I had a massive craving to do this during exams. *sigh* ... Getting fatter and fatter because I'm making so much yummy food that are not necessarily healthy... but... they do taste good! XD Some pics here to share...

Banana muffins! Made from scratch for the first time in my life! XD

Apple Galettes... yuuuuummmmmmmm

Garlic and herb muffins... cheats way, from the packet =P

Boost Chocolate Mudcake. Didn't try it, but I heard it was orgasmiccccc =)

Orange and Poppyseed cake, without the icing yet. From the packet *blush*

Also coming home today from fixing up my piercing (sigh, it fell out and I couldn't put it back, had to go all the way to Freo to get it replaced, epic fail again), a little fella gave us a cute surprise...

Ahhh... I love holidays.

Hui Hui ^^b

An Awesome 1st day of Dec

2008-12-01T23:04:00.002+08:00

Today was simply... awesome.

Many first experiences today... I think today was definitely special. So many events, so many places, so many people, too much food... sigh... getting back on the fat track again. *gulps*

It started with my catch up sesh with Bec and Jane at Cottlesloe beach... the weather was sublime. Just so... clear. The water was a nice cool temperature... too bad that my piercings are healing and I couldn't get in the water too much. Big sigh to that. Otherwise, we chatted like old buddies, though we haven't seen each other as our little tight group for a year... it felt really good. Our genuineness, simplicity, just the pure friendship that binds us is incredible. I really, really appreciate it with all my heart. Love you girls. =)

Next stop was Ching's belated birthday party. Teehee... delayed for a month, it finally happened! It was at Synergy Park. Even though I only knew 1 or 2 people well... I still enjoyed myself a lot. A good catch up session with those people that I knew... again, the first time in about a year. The feeling of being able to talk freely with my friends, with no stress or worries, just simple concern for their lives mean so much to me. I wish I could do it more during the semester... highly unlikely, especially with the added disadvantage of not being able to drive. *cries*

After a hot and eventful day, I made a date with my brother to have Nandos for dinner- my first Nandos experience in my life. Also because Du was working tonight, he said he could serve me because Mondays are quiet. Teehee. Another good short chat with him... ahhh... miss this buddy too. It was a really good experience, being served by an awesome friend; the extra hot peri-peri flavour was legendary; nice chips; satisfaction! Afterwards we went for Baskin Robbins ice cream... tried another 2 more flavours. Only about 10 more to go before I conquer the try-every-flavour quest! =D

On the way home... saw the sky smiling. It was actually the Moon, Saturn and Venus being seen at one scene. Amazing. Splendid. Rare. Indescribably epic.

What a day... and now it's series time! I LOVE holidays.

Hui Hui ^^b

Spontaneous Tuesday

2008-11-25T22:38:00.002+08:00

Ahhh... what a random but awesome day I had today. Started off with a job hunt in the morning, followed by a random call from Dave. "Come hang out with me and Elmer!" "OK!"

Off I went with the boys... and we totally just did what we felt like. Thanks to Dave for driving us around hey... it was fantastic! First stop was picking up Elmer, then Rockerby Road tour... found some interesting little shops there. Shoes... mnmnmn... awesome shoes. Yes... and then off we went to King's Park... though wanted to crash Erica's place.... totally didn't work out and now I'm probably in her bad books. Thanks to Elmer. Sigh. Teehee.

King's Park. Where to begin. First was picture taking. Picturesque scenery. SOOO relaxing. Then came the intense hill rolling... which made us all really itchy. My butt was itchy. Strange. Anyway... then the camwhoring started... obviously. With my new pink camera, nothing can stop us! Muahahaaaaaa...

Attempted the Toyata ad jump... totally failed. Well, half way. The boys jumped really high though... wonder how they do it. Teehee. Evidence is posted all over facebook... love that place.

Home I came... back to the series. So intense... now it's getting towards the end... even more intense. It's freaking me out! But... the lovey dovey cute story line just sucks me in anyway. Oh... what a loser.

Hui Hui ^^b

Finding love

2008-11-24T23:47:00.002+08:00

Been watching Romantic Princess (Gong Zu Xiao Mei), a Taiwanese series. Very typical chick flick and typical story lines... but... still very attractive. =P

It's always like this. It starts off quite weirdly... so I make judgments about the characters involved. Especially their teeth. Damn, I can't help it. But after watching the 3 day long series for a while... the characters just grow on you. Not just their personalities, but their looks. Especially their looks. They all start to look so much more gorgeous, handsome, nice... comfortable. I wonder if this happens in real life- if you looked at someone for the same amount of time as watching the series. Non stop bombardment of them for 3 days. Will they become really attractive too?

Teehee... anyway, series are always about lovey dovey hard earned/fought love... so this one is no exception. I'm up to a very crucial/life-depend-upon situation... and it's totally sucking me in. *sigh*

It also made me... just made me want to be loved the way the main character is. It's always very unrealistic... but the people and their actions are totally possible in real life. The jerk main guy character eventually turns out very nice... and then takes really good care of the main girl character. Real life? Not likely... but hey, everything is possible, as Du would say. =)

I guess with all the stress off, with no more focus because it's holidays... my mind is wondering back to its more imaginative/creative side- the side that I've had to surpress a little during uni. We still have to express creativity during uni, because what we do is art and science in one, but I don't have time to watch series and start dreaming about random things. Teehee... it's a nice feeling... but sometimes makes me feel lonely too.

I wonder... is there a Prince Charming like that out there? I know fairytales can come true... but does it happen often?

Hui Hui ^^b

The Start of...

2008-11-23T18:16:00.002+08:00

HOLIDAYS
Baking adventure
Piercings wanted
Money earning for spending
Shopping trips
Outings and catch ups
Camwhoring

... and so much more! H O L I D A Y S ... this word has never sounded so clear, crisp and simply irresistible. I think this feeling will simply grow to a greater and greater extent of appreciation as time goes by... until fifth year, when we graduate. The longest holidays we've had this year not including the summer break is 2 weeks. 2 measly weeks. 2. RAAH.

Now that we have 2 months (yes, 2 months!), there is so much to do in such a short time. Holiday trip to go on, people to see, things to do, food to try, clothing to buy, shoes to drool over... the list is endless. Awesomely endless.

So far... it has been alcohol and partying, accompanied by dying feet. Ah, the greatness of it all.

Hui Hui ^^b

1 left

2008-11-18T21:00:00.002+08:00

NEEDING MOTIVATION OH SO DESPERATELY

One more exam to go this Thursday... then FREEDOM! Not a very good note to finish on though, as it is one of the hardest units this year... and people who receive distinctions are considered really, really, REALLY good at it. Even a high credit is awesome... because the norm is just a scrapped pass.

OH MY GOD.

Anyway... just did my 6th exam today... the relief felt good... though... definitely not as good as Thursday's. Ah... so many things planned for these holidays! 2 months! 2 months of total freeeeedom! Haven't had a holiday that long in a while! So excited!

Patients next year! Here I come!

Hui Hui ^^b

Bliss is half full now

2008-11-14T09:59:00.002+08:00

4 down... 3 more to go,
about half, a bit more than half,

normally, the average person would be celebrating already,
but 4 is never an option, except maybe mid-semester,
7?
7 is a fairly standardized and accepted number.

Running out of steam, can't stop thinking about events afterward,
need a break, can't have one, must persist,
till the finish line in 1 week's time,
till freedom.

still stressed? a little.
nervous? nope.
over it? most probably.

life overall? awesome.

Hui Hui ^^b

sleepless nights

2008-11-11T10:07:00.002+08:00

Double eye lid on left eye... hmmm... body's tired.
Double eye lid on right eye... mind's tired.
Double eye lid on both eyes... OMG, it's f*cking serious.

This has been the situation for the past 3 days.
The humid weather,
The biological factor,
The stress from thinking about the exam to be sat the next day,
I blame.

At least it's not entirely sleepless... and I feel somewhat OK. Though yesterday was accident prone day (cut myself on rose thorns and hit my head on the freezer door handle, HARD) and today was out-of-it day (missed about 3 bus stops from my intended stop... walked for about 10 minutes to get home). Tell tale signs? I think so.

So... the ultimate game plan for tonight. Sleep when you feel tired. When I start studying, I never feel tired at night, only in the afternoon. But I don't want to sleep in the afternoon, or else I can't sleep at night. What a dilemma.

What a useless, ranting and feel good post.

Hui Hui ^^b

Clouds Lifted

2008-11-03T18:27:00.002+08:00

OMG... OMG... OMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Still so unbelievable,
I wept,
I pranced,
I laughed,
I rejoiced,
I danced,
I yelled,
I hugged,
I told,
I listened,
I wrote,
I read,
I... I... am so overjoyed!

Clouds have finally parted... now that my fate is in my hands. This is said in the scope of the written exams coming up. Practicals, I've passed. Passed. Passed. Passed. Passed!!!!!!!!!!!!! Sincerely though I could not have done it... but now that I have, I shall thrive for the best in my written exams as to not let myself, family, friends down.

Am way too excited right now to study. I need to calm down. All the stress, toned down hype, withdrawal symptoms, everything that is not the usual me... suddenly just lifted and left me. Rocketed off my planet. Blown away. Dissolved. Evaporated. Oh this feeling of relief and fortification... I have not felt this good in such a long time that I don't know how to handle it anymore. Is it normal to be this happy?

OMG... thank you so much!

Like to finish with a gift my friend gave me... which really makes my day when it is absolutely down.

"心情像朵云，飘浮不定。。。但只要天天展开笑容，那你将会有多美丽の云朵。保持心情愉快" =)

Hui Hui ^^b

Fear

2008-10-27T22:08:00.003+08:00

That day is finally approaching, the dreaded practical exams for operative dentistry. It used to be "Oh my God... our pracs are in like, 4 weeks."... now it's "I'm shitting myself."

It's a mixture of stress and nervousness...
actually,
take that back,
it's just stress. Nervousness? That will come later... probably as I'm about to sit the exams.

Stress. Where to begin. Laughter has subsided quite a lot this year. Eye bags on the other hand have had their share of exponential exploding rise... and is still on the rise as a matter of fact. What else has risen? Anxiety, sleeplessness, depression, anger, frustration...

I know it'll be worth it in the end. It is because we love what we do that we get so upset over it... because we can't get what we like to do right the first time (which they always expect us to) that we get upset... because we do want to be the best (our best) to help other people...

Going out of my mind.
Insane.

Hui Hui ^^b

Despite the stress

2008-10-20T21:12:00.002+08:00

Today's feelings...
Today's goals...
Today's events...
Today's relations...
Today's problems...
Today's discoveries...
Today's hopes...
Today's wants...
Today's inclinations...
Today's thoughts...
Today's fears...
Today's repulsions...

...

"Tomorrow is a new day" as the saying goes. Definition of "new"?
A fresh start
Different expectations
Varied happenings
Unpredictability

... but somehow, it does not feel that way so much. Things to worry about; things to look forward to; things to think about; things that cause my lack of sleep...

it's wrecking my mentality.

Hui Hui ^^b