::*~T h i r d D a y~*::

Today's my third day in Adelaide..just a short entry to pen down my suaku-ness here...lolz
Went to the city to open a bank account..still freezing outside but i think i'm slowly getting used to it..My bro's gf, Sylvia brought me around and showed me how to take the bus and what number gets to the city..
Being a Singaporean, we're so used to being spoon fed. Things are laid out properly for us and usually we just have to follow..we're so pampered. Like, alighting from a bus in Sg, the door automatically opens and you just have to step out. Just like you've a chauffuer and you wait for the chauffuer to open the door for you to get down the car.
Here in Adelaide, you have to push open the door yourself when alighting. As this was the first time i took a bus here..and being a singaporean, when i was about to alight, i stood at the exit door waiting for it to open..thinking it was an auto door...lolz! Then my bro's gf told me you've to push the door to open it...and she showed me and alighted...i followed behind..haha..imagine how dumb and ridiculous i must have looked standing there, waiting and wondering why the door doesn't open...
Well, at least now i've learned that not everywhere is as convenient and high tech like Sg..=p

::*~A d e l a i d e~*::

Reached Adelaide..finally...the 6hrs plus journey..weather is freaking cold..bout 6 degrees..i could even feel it inside the airport.

My bro and his gf bought me a jacket and they gave it to me when they came and pick me from the airport..when i stepped outside..it was really cold...the jacket was good...it really kept me warm..but my face was not covered thus it was freezing..

They brought me to Glenelg Beach first as it was on the way home..I've been to that beach the previous time i came here...pretty much the same..

I was already having cold the first day here...and i thought it was gonna be fun...lolz..doubt so when the weather's so bad..i stepped into the house and it was already cold..imagine i've to wear the winter jacket in the house...that's how cold it is..but i guess i'm not used to it yet that's y..but they said this year's winter isn't good..colder than e previous year...and when i bathed at night...it's really horrible...it was pretty shiok when i was showering cos there's still hot water...but when i came out it was damn cold...almost couldn't take it...

I couldn't take the stuffiness too...and also the kind of empty sound you 'hear'..the whole house was enclosed..windows shut...as it was cold outside...thus it felt stuffy for me...of cos as in Sg, i was used to the windows opened up and having fresh air...here was all cold air..

Stayed at home all day...guess that's all for my first day here...not interesting eh...more like in a pathetic state lolz...like i asked for it for wanting to study here....haha..damn..

Ps: The pic was taken at Glenelg Beach...

::*~F l y i n g O f f~*::

On the plane and about to take off...mum's gift came in handy as i really needed a pen and paper to jot my feelings at this instant. Immense feelings upon reaching the airport till now..i cried badly when i was about to go into the departure area..i thought i could be strong enough but still broke down in tears...lolz..same goes to dear..he cried more than me though...so silly..just another 4mths or so and i'll be back..however, it's acceptable cos we've never parted for so long before..longest was 3wks during his BMT.

My parents did tear too but i guess they should be pretty much accustomed to it already as my bro was there before me..Need to thank my uncle and aunty too..as they were always there to send us off...not forgetting YR too...=)

I guess i'll never forget this first trip abroad alone..nobody to help me with my luggage..no one to guide me to where the gate is..i had to fully depend on myself..so this is how i'l train up my independence..

It was hard to part...but i guess this is part and parcel of life...felt so alone and strange when i walked to the gate for boarding...I saw the departure screenings..and saw that the flight i'm taking, QF82, "Gate Closing"...so i had to hurry...to worsen things, the gate was at the very end...how nice..

When i reached the checking point, i placed my hand carry bag and laptop bag onto the roller for scanning..the police officer then told me to take out my laptop. I was kinda blur at that point and confused it with another issue in which i read frm somewhere..regarding laptops may be taxed but you can say that you're a student and they'll waive it. I was blur and just told him i'm a student..then it dawned on me that i'm supposed to just take out the laptop and place it in the tray..i don't know why for laptops it's a special case..Then that officer looked at me and said "Even pilots also need to take it out"..so he's trying to say so what if i'm a student...hah! What a blur misunderstanding..

After this point, no trolleys were allowed already so i had to lug my bag and laptop bag all the way into the plane...it was actually not a very far distance in..but i felt it was freaking far cos the bag was kinda heavy and moreover i had to walk faster...To add on, my seat in the plane was like near the end? I had to hold the bags and slowly make my way in while waiting for the other passengers to settle in their seats as well. My seat was the window aisle...which was what i wanted..I had to ask the aussie beside me to help me put up the bag to the top as i couldn't really reach plus the bag was heavy..=p

Sitting down, it all felt so strange...mostly aussies, i hardly see any singaporeans ard..there's a few..but most of them had company...

Well travelling alone can be kinda daunting but i guess there's always a first time to everything..this will hopefully mould me to be a stronger and more independent person..

::*~G a t h e r i n g~*::

More and more entries...hehe..for these few days..ya..cos i've been going out..last few days before i leave..yet less and less time for me to blog the outings lolz..cos i still have to do a final round of checking and packing to make sure nothing's left out..

Okie i think this is gonna be a longgg entry..

Last night i met up with some friends at Kandi Bar-Clarke Quay..it could be considered an AES gathering cos 5 out of 6 of us were from the same secondary sch..haha..ok, first let me state the ppl who went..dear, yr(dear + my fren), yh(dear + yr fren, but i also know him), fl(my fren but yr and dear also know her), fl's bf(dear and me know him) and myself..confusing?lolz..Thus, i'm the middle person..cos both sides i know them.

When we reached Kandi Bar, at ard 8.45pm..we were like the first ppl inside...kinda suaku haha but it's a thursay..so most ppl will come at ard ten plus to eleven pm i guess.

The setting of the bar was kinda hip and funky with sort of a retro design and dim lights too. What i liked most about it is that once you step in, what you're standing on is an area of lighted up cubes that is see through..and it changes color..i think it's realli nice.. Their sofa was a whole stretch with white and black tiger stripes and red cushions lined along it..fabric material..kinda comfy..but their aircon was freezing..lolz..

I ordered their Margarita Peach and it was nice...nt much alcohol taste as well..

As not all of them knew each other well, thus we were talking more in like 2 separate cliques..we should have started with an ice breaker session first lolz..There still wasn't many ppl coming in..thus it was started to get bored..and i wanted to go elsewhere more happening lolz..so we suggested going dbl O..which was kinda near..

We drove there..fl remembered the cover charge wrongly and thought it was just bout 10-15 bucks for the guys..bt when we reached, it was 25 for guys..so we decided not to go..considering the fact that the most we're gona stay is bout an hr or so..thus it wasn't really worth it..

We walked ard and found some bar and sat down...Harry's Bar..and ordered drinks again..lolz..i tried their Lady's Desire..it was quite nice..This time all of them were less restricted and opened up more..thus we chatted and the night became better although we weren't in a happening place lolz..

My fren suggested playing some drinking games and that helped to break the ice.. and i think it was more fun here than at Kandi Bar hahaz..should have just started with the ice breaker then mayb we could have stayed there instead of shifting places..We took some pics and left at around 12.30am..

As all of them were getting hungry, we stopped at McDonald's at KAP...the third place we went lolz..wow going to 3 places in one day..quite an interesting gathering lolz..Again, we chatted and sat it bout 1 plus and left..I reached home around 2...Had to cut short on this entry as i still have many more to write...lolz..

It was a fun gathering..and hope when i'm back we can have another one..hope everyone can make it this time..

::*~E x - C o l l e a g u e s~*::

Just a short entry...I just came back from dinner at Fish n Co-Jurong Pt.with some of my ex colleagues. It was just a short meet up for dinner...but it was enjoyable...getting to meet my ex colleagues and knowing how's their progress...Joyce and Gwen looked kinda stress lolz..due to their new work...

we talked bout our ex company, NSSPL and talked bout those days and how we still felt it was the best hahaz..

As Mei was still with NSSPL, she updated us on the changes..and i'm surprised within this short 1mth period, quite a few things changed...just after we left lolz..We took pics before leaving and i guess the next meet up would be when i'm back in Dec hehe =p

::*~A l t i v o~*::

Hmm..preparations have not really been going well these few days..been busy packing and settling some bank stuff..some hiccups here and there..and even quarrels. All this just a few days before i leave..so many things to be done until i don't even feel excited to go over anymore..lolz

Anyways, back to the main topic, Altivo. Last night dear and i went to Mount Faber's Altivo Bar for some drinks and chill~we went off quite late at around 9.45pm as there was some commotion at home so we delayed setting off. I pleaded with my mum to let me use the car and succeeded lolz. I love to drive around by myself ..but i admit my skills are still..er..half baked?(i think fyora wouldn't dare sit in my car after reading this...ha!) lolz that's y most of the times my parents don't let me drive. But hey..practice makes perfect right? =p

If only i had my own car, then i could drive around freely as and when i like and decorate it with Hello Kitty stuff hehe(yea i'm still like a kid..so what? xp)

We reached Mt Faber at ard 10pm..which was kinda late actually as dear still has work the next day. Altivo Bar was up at the Jewel Box. The Jewel Box is kind of a classy place i should say..cos you can't enter if your not in smart casual. I think it caters more for working ppl and tourists.

There were 2 bars there..one was The Glass Bar and the other was Altivo..i had wanted to go glass bar initially cos the environment looks kinda cool and sophisticated..and as the name suggests, it's glass walls and you can see the scenery outside.Surprisingly, there wasn't a single soul inside other than the waiters. In fact, customers were all crowded at the Altivo Bar..thus we decided to go there instead. Again, it was a Tuesday and yet the area was pretty filled up..i guess in SG, everywhere's always crowded and that's what i don't like about staying here..it's too packed up.

Altivo was good too..alfresco style..we sat at the side whereby you can see the scenery..quite a good view but i think would be better if it's day cos night you can't really see much other than lightings. It's a very nice and romantic place for couples. So guys..or gals, if you're planning on where to propose, you may consider this place..lolz..

Ok drinks time..we ordered cocktail..lolz..dear can't take alcohol too..he's allergic..haha which is a good thing..so he can't drink and won't get drunk and thus chances of him er..doing the wrong thing is minimal. I wanted to order back the same..SnowBall..but decided to try others. I told my bf to try Snowball..and i took June Bug..it says on the menu that it's made up of midori, malibu, banana liquor, pineapple, lemon juice and sugar. Seriously the June bug sucks!! I had a hard time finishing it. The first mouth i could taste the alcohol and it tasted like cough syrup! and it gave me shudders..lolz it was really horrid. But after stirring a few rounds, the next few mouths was less horrifying..it had a banana taste..of cos, as it has banana liquer in it..but still..i didn't like that drink..i'd stick to Snowball o^^o But i still prefer the Snowball from Wala's cos it had less sprite thus less gassy.

We stayed till 12am then left..abit too late for dear lolz..overall, it was a nice evening spent..would have been perfect if there was a live band. =)

::*~C h i l l O u t~*::

Today i met up with Sherly for dinner as well as to catch up since i'll be flying off soon~We decided to meet at Holland V..my fav place for meet ups=D One of the reasons being that there is a wide variety of cafes and restaurants that has a nice atmosphere..good for sitting and chilling out with frenz..
We had our dinner at Al Dente restaurant..Ms Oei was late and kept me waiting for like half an hr..lolz but it's ok..considering the fact that she was late due to work and that most of the times i'm not punctual..so this time, i'm punctual for once..=p
The restaurant serves italian food..we tried the pasta and it was not bad..tried their caesar salad too and like it! The meal was kinda pricely though..>.< ( Ok, shit..the rest of the entry for this somehow disappeared..i duno what happened but damn it i've to retype! and it will hv lost it's originality..T_T..oh wells...ok continue the entry......) After dinner, we decided to go somewhere to chill and chit chat~initially we wanted to go Tangos as Walawala was kinda packed when we walked past but my fren suggested going to it's lvl 2 as there is a live band performance.. When we went up, it was already kinda packed..for a tuesday. The area was quite small..with dimmed lightings, small round high tables and chairs. Overall it was cosy..but it would be better if they had couches or something more comfortable..
Okies, next we ordered drinks..i don't take liquor or beer and stuff...but i'd like to try the cocktail..thus my fren recommended either Margarita or Snowball..(she's an experienced clubber..lolz) She said that i won't really be able to taste the alcohol for both drinks..I decided to take Marg as it was ice blended and Snow was in liquid form..so i thought ice blended would be better..and my fren took Snow..so we could share the drinks. When the drinks were served, i tasted the Marg and didn't like it as the alcohol taste was kinda strong for me...lolz..tried my fren's Snowball...and LOVED IT~~!! I couldn't taste the alcohol at all and it was more like a softdrink..and i find the taste kinda special...=p Okay i know i sound like a 'suaku' (mountain tortoise) lolz..but i hardly go to bars and such so i don't realli know about drinks...haha..My fren and i exchanged drinks cos she wanted a stronger alcohol taste and of cos..for me i didn't mind exchanging..hehe
The live band started playing from 9.30pm..the songs were nice and the lead singer's vocals were not bad..only that he tries to sound too much like a westerner..with slangs and all..lolz..I like live bands cos i think the feel is different as compared to listening from a music device..and of cos it becomes more enjoyable with a buddy's accompaniment~hee
So yea..we sat there, chatted and enjoyed the music till 11pm and then we left as my fren still has work tomorrow..In conclusion, it was a fun and enjoyable evening~! hehe..We'll meet up again when i'm back k Ms Oeiii!!~~
PS: Always save a copy of your entries in the com after posting in case something crops up and you'll have to retype ><