Went to the city to get the Tamania Visitor's map and to the Fresh Fruit market. Dropped by the Marine Terrance house, hoping to see Justyna but no one was home. Most of them are going away this weekend. Tina's going to Brisbane with Andrew. I wouldn't be visiting on Sat then.
I'm disappointed. :( I don't want to feel disappointed
Thursday, March 30, 2006
Sunday, March 26, 2006
A Flashing
Another week just flashed past.
Dimitri left yesterday so on Friday night we had a farewell dinner at the old house. "Pizzas" made with Lebanese bread. A good idea actually. After dinner, we went to Mures for ice cream then took a walk up to the middle of Tasman Bridge.
Sort of to my surprise, Justyna came up and grabbed my arm and we walked arm in arm up the bridge and back to the house. And she just talked. I knew she wasn't really happy and she didn't really have anyone in the house to talk to but I never guessed how unhappy she really was and how uncomfortable she felt with the people she was living with.
It was too late by the time we got back to the house and I stayed the night. Not in her room though. (Another note to self: bring a toothbrush next time you visit) Talked for awhile in her (my former) tiny little room and she told me things about Martin I didn't expect. I don't believe she told anyone else (including her mother) and I do feel quite honoured (the best word I can find) that she trusts me enough to say such things.
That arm-in-arm thing is gonna set the tongues in the house wagging, especially Chris and Sam. A few seconds after she took my arm, I decided I didn't really care what they thought, it be right or wrong. In these matters, the two of them are way too immature about things.
I wouldn't deny that I have feelings for her and that there's room for such feelings to grow. In another time, in another place, maybe I would let them. But not here and now, when I have 14 weeks left of my Tasmanian adventure.
I know when I leave, she's gonna be the one I'll miss the most. Maybe I'm being too rational again but I don't want to hurt anyone, myself included.
Dimitri left yesterday so on Friday night we had a farewell dinner at the old house. "Pizzas" made with Lebanese bread. A good idea actually. After dinner, we went to Mures for ice cream then took a walk up to the middle of Tasman Bridge.
Sort of to my surprise, Justyna came up and grabbed my arm and we walked arm in arm up the bridge and back to the house. And she just talked. I knew she wasn't really happy and she didn't really have anyone in the house to talk to but I never guessed how unhappy she really was and how uncomfortable she felt with the people she was living with.
It was too late by the time we got back to the house and I stayed the night. Not in her room though. (Another note to self: bring a toothbrush next time you visit) Talked for awhile in her (my former) tiny little room and she told me things about Martin I didn't expect. I don't believe she told anyone else (including her mother) and I do feel quite honoured (the best word I can find) that she trusts me enough to say such things.
That arm-in-arm thing is gonna set the tongues in the house wagging, especially Chris and Sam. A few seconds after she took my arm, I decided I didn't really care what they thought, it be right or wrong. In these matters, the two of them are way too immature about things.
I wouldn't deny that I have feelings for her and that there's room for such feelings to grow. In another time, in another place, maybe I would let them. But not here and now, when I have 14 weeks left of my Tasmanian adventure.
I know when I leave, she's gonna be the one I'll miss the most. Maybe I'm being too rational again but I don't want to hurt anyone, myself included.
Friday, March 24, 2006
Missing Athletes
Athletes have gone missing from three Commonwealth Games teams. Surely these was not what Tourism Australia meant with the "Where the bloody hell are you?" thingie.
The British banned the ad but I find it very charming. I'll have thought that only the Aussies and the British could do something like this but then they went and banned it. Pooohhh, they're taking political correctness, or whatever they are taking, too far.
The British banned the ad but I find it very charming. I'll have thought that only the Aussies and the British could do something like this but then they went and banned it. Pooohhh, they're taking political correctness, or whatever they are taking, too far.
Tuesday, March 21, 2006
Friday, March 17, 2006
Blue Skies, White Clouds
Blue skies, white fluffy clouds. Calm after the storm (ok, it was just a rain). Littleblueboy is going for a run.
Tuesday, March 14, 2006
A Weekend
Things must be getting busy; the long weekend just flashed by, I don't know what I did.
Visited Justyna at the Marine Tce house; made a mess while I was trying to help her bake a cake for Sam's birthday party later that evening. Hung around until 5 then went to work and came back after 10pm to the party.
I don't think I even showered when I got home and just went to bed past 1 in the morning. Had to wake up quite early on Sat to go to Scalamance Market to get over-ripe bananas to make chocolate banana cake for PY's birthday party.
There's this er-hu busker at Salamanca Market. He's been there for maybe two months now and I always stopped for a few minutes every time I pass by. The music is really haunting and I always thought that my mother would like it. Since now I have an income, I bought the fill set to send home for Mothers Day. I must say it's a disappointment. The CDs don't sound quite as good as in real life. Maybe it's my speakers but the er-hu on the CD sound...synthesised.
The chocolate banana cake turned out OK. Not fantastic but OK. Well, no one complained. But I didn't really enjoy PY's party since I didn't know the majority of her friends and weren't too familiar to those few that I did know. Penang asked me over to his apartment and I ended up going with him to Isobar and for pizza (again) until 4 in the morning.
Pei organised this last minute potluck on Sunday and she asked me over only after I came back from my run. I brought the chicken/sweet potato/carrot/cabbage porridge I had cooked (and intended for dinner and lunch the following day) and leftover ice-cream from PY's party.
Kee Hong had his friends over for dinner on Monday night. I had cooked chicken marinated in english mustard and honey so that went on the table too, even though it was meant only for 3 persons.
The day after tomorrow, I'm going to work again. Damn, that's fast.
Visited Justyna at the Marine Tce house; made a mess while I was trying to help her bake a cake for Sam's birthday party later that evening. Hung around until 5 then went to work and came back after 10pm to the party.
I don't think I even showered when I got home and just went to bed past 1 in the morning. Had to wake up quite early on Sat to go to Scalamance Market to get over-ripe bananas to make chocolate banana cake for PY's birthday party.
There's this er-hu busker at Salamanca Market. He's been there for maybe two months now and I always stopped for a few minutes every time I pass by. The music is really haunting and I always thought that my mother would like it. Since now I have an income, I bought the fill set to send home for Mothers Day. I must say it's a disappointment. The CDs don't sound quite as good as in real life. Maybe it's my speakers but the er-hu on the CD sound...synthesised.
The chocolate banana cake turned out OK. Not fantastic but OK. Well, no one complained. But I didn't really enjoy PY's party since I didn't know the majority of her friends and weren't too familiar to those few that I did know. Penang asked me over to his apartment and I ended up going with him to Isobar and for pizza (again) until 4 in the morning.
Pei organised this last minute potluck on Sunday and she asked me over only after I came back from my run. I brought the chicken/sweet potato/carrot/cabbage porridge I had cooked (and intended for dinner and lunch the following day) and leftover ice-cream from PY's party.
Kee Hong had his friends over for dinner on Monday night. I had cooked chicken marinated in english mustard and honey so that went on the table too, even though it was meant only for 3 persons.
The day after tomorrow, I'm going to work again. Damn, that's fast.
Thursday, March 09, 2006
A Blackout
A blackout last night. Good thing Kelvin cooked dinner early. We were half-way through eating when the power went out so we finished dinner and washed up in the semi-darkness. Then without electricity by which to study or to use our computers, we settled down on the couches to talk.
It was a socially interesting night. Many people were out and about just because there's nothing better to do. Christ College had their formal dinner by candlelight. I walked about visiting and ended up going in Penang, Gillian and Ellen's (whom I didn't even know was staying here) apartment. The hadn't had dinner so we went to La Belle Pizza.
The power had only just came back on when we got back, but we played Uno til past 1 in the morning. Maybe we should have blackouts more often.
I always thought that blackouts are the solution to Singapore's social problems. With no TV to watch, maybe couples will just go to bed and make babies. It'll take teenagers (and post-adolescent teenagers like myself) away from the computers and actually talk to their families. Without working air-cons, maybe neighbours will come out into their HDB corridors and socialise. And maybe it'll make them co-operate and share the operating costs of gen-sets.
An email this morning finally revealed the cause of the blackout. A electrical fire at Engineering but with power has so far only been restored to two-thirds of the campus. The fire even made the radio news.
Well, on Sunday night/early Monday morning, tiles fall off the Commerce Building and a air-con motor caught on fire on Tuesday afternoon. It's some other building's turn now :) I wonder if the uni's gonna fall apart.
It was a socially interesting night. Many people were out and about just because there's nothing better to do. Christ College had their formal dinner by candlelight. I walked about visiting and ended up going in Penang, Gillian and Ellen's (whom I didn't even know was staying here) apartment. The hadn't had dinner so we went to La Belle Pizza.
The power had only just came back on when we got back, but we played Uno til past 1 in the morning. Maybe we should have blackouts more often.
I always thought that blackouts are the solution to Singapore's social problems. With no TV to watch, maybe couples will just go to bed and make babies. It'll take teenagers (and post-adolescent teenagers like myself) away from the computers and actually talk to their families. Without working air-cons, maybe neighbours will come out into their HDB corridors and socialise. And maybe it'll make them co-operate and share the operating costs of gen-sets.
An email this morning finally revealed the cause of the blackout. A electrical fire at Engineering but with power has so far only been restored to two-thirds of the campus. The fire even made the radio news.
Well, on Sunday night/early Monday morning, tiles fall off the Commerce Building and a air-con motor caught on fire on Tuesday afternoon. It's some other building's turn now :) I wonder if the uni's gonna fall apart.
Tuesday, March 07, 2006
Casually Employed
With only 3 units to do and 9 hours of classes this semester, I decided that I should get a job. The fact that I didn't quite bring enough money to see me through this sem also had something to do with that decision.
Ended up working for Usanee's cousin's Thai takeaway as a casual kitchen hand/dishwasher, working Thursdays and Fridays. I figured that it would be a good way to end the week, with physical activity and do something mindless to take a rest from Workplace Relations, HRD and Corporate Regulation & Accountability for awhile.
Having done two shifts, I can now understand what people have against casual employment. It's irregular (not so much in my case), it's ill-paying (very much so in my case) and you just can't help but feel it's exploitative, with scant attention paid to welfare as compared to regular part-time or full time employees.
But anyhow, it's a good feeling to be working and earning money again. I've missed it.
Ended up working for Usanee's cousin's Thai takeaway as a casual kitchen hand/dishwasher, working Thursdays and Fridays. I figured that it would be a good way to end the week, with physical activity and do something mindless to take a rest from Workplace Relations, HRD and Corporate Regulation & Accountability for awhile.
Having done two shifts, I can now understand what people have against casual employment. It's irregular (not so much in my case), it's ill-paying (very much so in my case) and you just can't help but feel it's exploitative, with scant attention paid to welfare as compared to regular part-time or full time employees.
But anyhow, it's a good feeling to be working and earning money again. I've missed it.
Thursday, March 02, 2006
"Are you better off today...?"
There's gonna be elections this year in Tassie and in SIN.
Why do the politicians and TV polls ask the people, "Are you better off today than you are X years ago?"
To me that's simply not the best question to ask. Even if the country is better off, the current government may have little to do with it. The global economy and political climate, more than any single government of any state or country, determines the prosperity of the state/country.
There's a general shortage of healthcare workers in Tas and the healthcare system suffers. The dentist told me last month when I went to get my wisdom tooth extracted that I would have to wait for 2-3 months to see a specalist if I needed one. That's while I could only chew on one side of my mouth.
The Liberal Party in Tas promises to hire more doctors, dentists and nurses to imporve the healthcare system. Wow. Why didn't the incumbent government think of that?? Maybe the lower pay, lower standard of living and the inherent "remoteness" of Tasmania made them stupid and it's up to the opposition to think of such things.
The better question to ask therefore is, "Would you have been better off today if you had elected the other parties X years ago?"
Or on the election day, "Will I be better off in the future if I elect someone else?"
But then who else but students with nothing better to do has time to think of such things?
Why do the politicians and TV polls ask the people, "Are you better off today than you are X years ago?"
To me that's simply not the best question to ask. Even if the country is better off, the current government may have little to do with it. The global economy and political climate, more than any single government of any state or country, determines the prosperity of the state/country.
There's a general shortage of healthcare workers in Tas and the healthcare system suffers. The dentist told me last month when I went to get my wisdom tooth extracted that I would have to wait for 2-3 months to see a specalist if I needed one. That's while I could only chew on one side of my mouth.
The Liberal Party in Tas promises to hire more doctors, dentists and nurses to imporve the healthcare system. Wow. Why didn't the incumbent government think of that?? Maybe the lower pay, lower standard of living and the inherent "remoteness" of Tasmania made them stupid and it's up to the opposition to think of such things.
The better question to ask therefore is, "Would you have been better off today if you had elected the other parties X years ago?"
Or on the election day, "Will I be better off in the future if I elect someone else?"
But then who else but students with nothing better to do has time to think of such things?
Wednesday, March 01, 2006
Extraction
Finally moved into the Uni Apartments and got internet access. I have to pay for it now, unlike last year, so I ain't using it for surfing, just for IM. Didn't write for the past month cos I had to go to uni for internet access and just too lazy to write somthing.
Got one of my teeth extracted two weeks ago. Wisdom tooth impacted into the last molar of my lower left jaw. The wisdom tooth was too hard to get out so the dentist took out the molar instead and left the wisdom tooth in with some space to grow.
It took some getting use to, not having a tooth in that particular place but I'm fine now. Able to chew on both sides again. It wasn't as bad as I thought. Not really painful, no dribbling of saliva, not really that much blood...what a disappointment. The dentist charged a total of almost $200 for less than 45 minutes of work. My teeth don't hurt anymore so I guess he earned it.
Went to the Walls of Jerusalem National Park. It was really really good. The view from the top of Mt Jerusalem is I think better tha from the top of Hartz Peak. Hartz Peak is now in second place. Camping out, cooking on fuel stoves, bushwalking is really a good way to just relax and throw all the cares of the world to the winds. Too bad not many of the poeple I know here really enjoys that. Just Chris and that crazy bunch.
Got one of my teeth extracted two weeks ago. Wisdom tooth impacted into the last molar of my lower left jaw. The wisdom tooth was too hard to get out so the dentist took out the molar instead and left the wisdom tooth in with some space to grow.
It took some getting use to, not having a tooth in that particular place but I'm fine now. Able to chew on both sides again. It wasn't as bad as I thought. Not really painful, no dribbling of saliva, not really that much blood...what a disappointment. The dentist charged a total of almost $200 for less than 45 minutes of work. My teeth don't hurt anymore so I guess he earned it.
Went to the Walls of Jerusalem National Park. It was really really good. The view from the top of Mt Jerusalem is I think better tha from the top of Hartz Peak. Hartz Peak is now in second place. Camping out, cooking on fuel stoves, bushwalking is really a good way to just relax and throw all the cares of the world to the winds. Too bad not many of the poeple I know here really enjoys that. Just Chris and that crazy bunch.
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