Summer Holidays with Pictures

Nov 30th: Flew from Adelaide Airport to Changi airport Singapore.

Had a yummy lunch in JB the following day with my uncle's family.

the table looks pathetically empty but trust me the food was good. we had more food after that. i was too excited about the food to take more pics :P

Then we headed to KL, and the next morning, we flew to Cambodia.

With my family- of 17 people.

A week after that, we were back in KL and had a good BBQ dinner.

Then off to penang we go. We decided it was a good idea to practice some driving around the housing area since its been ages since my sis or i drove after we got our license. Unfortunately we got stopped by the police. I blame it on the bright yellow Jazz with a singaporean plate. and we didn't bring out our license! but the police was nice... after finding out we were malaysians. When i was driving home, we came across what looked like log lying across the road. We didn't remember it being there when we were heading out. Then when we got closer we realised it MOVED and it turned out to be a massive phyton.

Finally, it was time to go back to singapore.

Where we stayed in a service apartment called Somerset (the one in front)...However singapore time was cut short and before i knew it i was in malaysia again, this time in Kuantan, where all my cousins were, where we had a nice BBQ for christmas. Too bad i don't have a group picture.

One week later i found myself in singapore again....

for the Christmas decorations...

Fun...And friends...After 3 weeks in Singapore where i celebrated the New Year with my UWC friends, met my adelaide bestie, went ice skating, made nepalese dumplings, drank too much, and ate too much...

I headed off to KL with my sis.

KL changed a lot from what i remmeber it to be. well to be honest, i dont remember KL much at all. But the transport system was a lot better than i expected it to be. Met up with some Adelaide friends there and did some window shopping. My bag was too full because it was little and i had to go to Penang after that to do some work experience...

So this is the kitchen in my ahma's house in penang.During my first week in Penang was the Thaipusam celebration. I've never seen the celebration before so my aunt brought me out to see. I worked in Glad Hope Pharmacy for 2 weeks. Was quite bored... So i converted the pharmacy from this...To this...CNY Decorations! because CNY was near...

On my flight back from Penang i looked out of the window and saw what i believe heaven should look like... I went back to singapore because my bro was coming back on new year's eve and my mum thought it would be nice for the whole family to be together for the usual reunion dinner on the eve of new year. o yea, and we also moved into a new house so there was work to help out with. This is my family having steamboat for dinner on CNYeve.
The next morning we drove to Penang to visit relatives and do usual CNY things...

At my dad's high school annual reunion, i got to meet my dad's friends' kids whom we've got to know quite well over our once-a-year meetings.

Then it was off to Kuantan to see my grandpa, and visit the beloved Teluk Cempedak beach before we head back to Australia.

My last week i spent in Singapore meeting some other people i haven't had the chance to meet like Jennie, Jae, and Renet. It was a fun last week. I went shopping with mum, had a make-over (nothing big... just for fun. it was free :)), had lunches and dinners with friends, played pool, and had one of the funnest night out yet. And thanks to Wanda for letting me stay over at her place cuz my new home is quite far from the city...

Saturday 23rd Feb: My parents and Mjelva (thanks for coming!) sent me off at Changi Airport. I arrived in adelaide the following morning...

THE END!

back to spore tmrw

I'm Done with my work experience in malaysia! its now up to adelaide to get me the rest of the hours.
i had a good day today. nice way to end my 2 weeks of work. my last customer was a malay guy with pretty eyes. and he asked for something for 'mulut meletup' --> 'exploded mouth' ...turned out he meant mouth ulcers. i was amused :)

i wanted to write more but im lazy.

the end.

Random.

Did you know? if your right hand is slightly too far to the right, when you're trying to say 'Hi' it comes out as 'Jo' which kinda sounds like 'Yo' which makes you a lot more 'hip hop' than you really are....

I found some really strangely named stuff at the pharmacy:
there's this supplement that's called "Horny Goat Weed" and a flask that's called "happiness pot"
pharmacy... drugstore... aih.

i still haven't had penang asam laksa. ive tried a bunch of random things though. i never appreciated the range of food there is in penang. now i understand penang being the food haven. but i still want my asam laksa.

I was thinking about stuff. randomly, and i came up with a good reason for why people study business, science related stuff like engineering and medicine, media and communication stuf... etc. but then what about literature? why do people study that?

Home?

summary of my summer hols from the time i arrived in changi airport nov 30th. stayed the night at JB, drove to KL the following day, stayed a night at a friend's place. early the next morning- headed to the airport and flew off to Cambodia with my family of 17 people.

Week 1- Cambodia (spent the weekend in KL)
Week 2- Penang
Week 3- Singapore
Week 4- Kuantan
Week 5,6,7- Singapore
Week 8- KL
Currently in week 9- just arrived in penang a few hours ago.

So much for going 'home' from adelaide. adelaide feels more like home than any place so far.

I can't complain though. i can't say im not enjoying myself. i've met SO many people, done so many things, bought so many things, ATE SO MUCH and i think i've had enough of holidays for now.
i'll be starting work (kind of) tomorrow in a pharmacy in penang. i hope that goes well.

i should post pictures or something but i can't cuz this isn't my com and i got no pictures here.
ok and ill be honest and say i'm lazy as well. :p maybe i'll do so when i get back to adelaide. i have some time. i think.

that's about all the updating i'll do for now. kinda sleepy.

goodnight

Holiday Homework.

Tagged.

1) The most recent picture of yours

Friday night. THE most recent :)

2) A picture of you making a peace sign

I'm on the right!

3) A picture of you with your FRIENDS

Adelaide

Singapore

Malaysia (Sibu)
(i realise i dont have a group picture from korea or kuantan...)

4) A picture of you at a weird/random place

I think that was up some hill at fleureau peninsula

5) A picture of you in black and white

Look a bit weird here. Leaver's week- rockstar day.

6) A picture of you and your hair tied up UN night 2004! i used to be a lot skinnier... :(

7) A picture of you with a weird face
...
8) A picture of you wearing BLACK coloured shirt
concert!

9) A picture of you wearing RED coloured shirt

10) A picture of you wearing GREEN coloured shirt

japanese curry in marina square

11) A picture of you with your Halloween costume

ok so its a crap costume. but we didnt really plan to go... and i havent done anything else for halloween...

12) A picture of you with your mouth wide open

my sister is yummy... what can i say? :P

13) A picture of you in your formal attire

graduation may 06

14) A picture of you at the beach

sentosa!
15) A family portrait of yours

my lovely family with a new member- mr. koala

I tag:(ah i dono who reads my blog.. so difficult to tag!)
1)Sheila Lin! (do only if you really have the time... :)
2) Chian ur (you're on holiday! no excuse! :P)
3) Alycia Lim. (If you ever show up here...)
4) Andeline (hehe... i dono who else to tag. since i recently found your blog...)
5) Margaret (YOU NEED TO UPDATE YOUR BLOG!)

Suddenly!

I'm done with exams!
I'm on holiday!
I'm going home in 6 days!
I'm going to cambodia!
I need to pack!
I need to give up all my 'adelaide plans'!
I need to do something to help my brother survive 2 months alone.
I need to get over being so shocked.

I need SLEEP.

I have a MASSIVE pimple on my chin. GREAT timing. =.=

Goodnight!

Tuesday 10:30pm

Biology... *tick*

Chemistry... *tick*

Pharmaceutics... I'm working on it.

Statistics... I'll be thinking about it in about 20 hours time...


See, i said i'll get chem done on time. i did. :) thanks dr howard!! i love her to bits for telling us whats on the exam :P