So-called ski trip

Last Sunday (19.7.09), I went to a fantastic road trip to Mt. Buller. It is the few places in Melbourne that only snows during winter, so the bunch of us needs to go there before the season ends. This blog will tells you (the reader) of our experience to Mt.Buller. *Those not interest can stop reading now~*

Anyway, the 4 of us in 308 Burwood Hwy, consisting of my housemates (Tika + Hani) and Adik (@Rangga, Tika’s bro) woke up at 7 am that day. SEVEN! For what exactly? I have no idea. We were just eating our breakfast and wearing our layers and layers of clothes, which took us an hour or so. For that, I need to highlight my dress code for the day: 1 tank top, 2 long sleeves, 1 winter jacket, 1 wind breaker, 2 layers of gloves, 1 stocking, 1 panty hose, 2 socks, 1 jeans, 1 scarf, 1 snow cap and 1 boot. Some would say that I’m being a little too paranoid about the cold but we can never be too safe! I don’t wanna get my leg/finger amputated due to the cold!!

So.. Yeah. I was just being safe. = )

Anyway, our transport came around 8.45 am and after we board it, we picked up a couple of girls along the way. The total people that went to this trip are 9. The others are mainly Tika’s friends who are mostly Hong-Ky and Malaysians. Surprise eh? Anyway, the bunch of us mingled rather well and throughout the first hour of the journey we updated ourselves a lot. Chitty-chatty~~ The second hour was more to replenishing our energy a.k.a sleeping. ZZzzzz......

At the end of the second hour, we reached this town in which we initially decided to purchase the wheel chain. Unfortunately, they do not have the van’s size so off we go, continuing our journey. HOWEVER, we got lost as soon as we left the town. Somehow, we suddenly got into a small village where the roads are merely dirt. The irony is, we were following the GPS! And the bloody idiotic machine just kept repeating, “Go straight, Go straight” in a very sexy tone. Please.. its just a machine! And how are we did we know that the GPS is an idiot?!

When we got stuck in a mud pool !!!

And all of us need to get down and start pushing the car out of the mud. Sob sob.. My white boot!! Obviously the van didn’t budge much. Then again, what can 7 girls do in such scenario? Use our assets of course! (Includes body structure, nice hair and cute voices.. ^^) Eventually, some nice lads from the village came and helped, with their 4WD. And in just a matter of seconds, the van is free! Yeah!!

All in all, despite the mess we make to the van and ourselves, it was a pretty fun experience. =)

Within an hour plus, we finally reached Mt.Buller. It was exhilarating! All is snowy-white! = )

We took our lunch in the car before heading out.

The night before, the 4 of us actually made our own sandwiches!

Then, we all took a shuttle bus up to the mountain.

Pretty cold initially but once I’ve get used to it, it is just nice.

Then took the ski-cable-bench up to the peak

Build a mini snowman as soon as we reached the peak. It was a dream come true!

And walk (sometimes roll) our way down... Golek golek~~

Took loads of pictures and video while we walk/run/skid/roll down. LOL!

Linda even rent a skiing boat (I think that’s what its called..) and let us play with it~

And I manage to make a butterfly.. sort of.

We left Mt.Buller at 5 plus and only reach home at around 9. It was a tiring and yet just plain fun. Period.

Rubbish

I’m an idiot. Yeap. Totally one. A bloody fucking fool.

Why on earth didn’t I learn from my mistake. One after another. Am I out of my mind?! Perhaps..

I can think of numerous reasons why LDR is not beneficial. They would be: extra cost ($$), extra heartbreaks, you can’t be there when he needs you and vice versa, time difference is just unbearable, u miss him like hell (its pointless..), waiting is a must (ending with disappointment is too), its not healthy, you have no idea what is your partner’s feelings, no idea what each other is doing, no touching, no cuddling, only a total idiot thinks its a good idea and it takes an even more idiotic fool to actually implement it twice!

So yeah. I am an idiot. Can someone just release me from this hell?

1st week of class

It has been the first week of class. YEAH!! I’m so glad it went through without much tragedies eg: got lost, went into wrong class, wrong enrolment etc. = )

Anyway, my subjects this semester are pretty much the basics and I’m alright with everything EXCEPT the Marketing Management! Seriously, I am pretty much clueless in class. Sob.. Of course, I had taken a basic Marketing in my undergrad. Duh~ But the lecturer teaches in a whole new way! Firstly, he does not follow the slides. Secondly, he makes us thinks in the most critical way possible. Thirdly, I am not sure the things he said is actually even in the book!! To sum it up, I had a culture shock. (0_0) Cause back home, teaching is rather (said in a harsh way) spoon-feeding. Guess I’ve been spoilt rotten. But then, being in my first sem I had been very hardworking. Wanna know why? (^-^)

Oh God, I’m so proud of myself.. Hehe.. Ahem *clearing throat*..

Coz for each lecture, I would print my notes beforehand, read it through (including the awfully thick Unit Guide) before going to class. Then during class, I would scribble notes that I might think useful and after class, I would spend another hour or so in the library for revisions like doing the review questions in the 4cm thick textbook!

Ain’t I’m just so wonderful~

Hope it last for the next 3 sems..

Other than classes I have also ‘expanded my network circle’.. (most preferred word used in Uni. =.=”) Naturally, my friends would ask whether I had make any new Australian friends considering the fact that I am here.. in Australia.. Burwood to be exact. Well, my answer would be, NO!

In fact, my ONLY Australian acquaintance was my neighbour, Sarah, a nice-sweet-emo girl who occasionally bakes us devilish-delicious muffins/cakes. Let me clarify that this is totally not my fault ok! My uni is dominated by Chinese and Indians (pretty much like Msia) and there is only 0.5% of my classmates which are Australian, including the lecturer. That would be like 2 people? And the club and societies is the same as well. How on Earth then will I get to know Australians if there is so little of them? Sigh.. But I did made friends from China, India, MALAYSIA, Vietnam, Germany, Denmark etc. who are great, nice and expressive people. Somehow, people here tend to be rather open about their feelings like they would say out whatever they feel.

Culture shock again. (0_0)

I love my scarf + boots!! Thanks Jie, Yi Ann, Tu Wei, Mee Tze + Mee Eee!

Pic is without my face coz I think I’ve uploaded way too much of my face these days. Even I get bored of looking. Hahaa!

“The cold is nothing with the warmth of your love”