Went for my tennis class this afternoon. Have been ages since I played tennis, so was kinda rusty. My forehand was still alright (just need to bend my knees more...) However, the real problem was my backhand. I have been playing with the single backhand, but I think it doesn't have enough power, so I decided to switch to the double backhand. (*wonder if I made a right choice). Hit a couple good backhands, but most were all high or out... Never mind, will try harder next week. :)
Oh ya... this is the picture of my tennis racquet, Wilson N-code 95, with Babolat Bland string, strung at 60lbs. Bought it this year as my birthday present. But it doesn't come cheap... A$245, now it has dropped to A$199... T_T
Just came back from my college's new resident dinner. It was a formal dinner to welcome all new resident. (Technically, I am not a new resident, but I was still invited.. hehe). All the new residents were all seperated into various tables of mixed nationalities, where we were supposed to mingle and interact with one another. Dinner was good, had a selection of lamb shank, chicken, and vegetarian pasta. There were also red and white wine, champane and soft drinks. Dessert was either chocolate and coffee cheesecake or blueberry pie. Didn't really take many pictures (actually only took 1). There were also speeches being made by each representative of a certain country, but was quite disappointed that no one from Singapore went up to make a speech.
(Ying Xuan, Me and Ting)Had some ME time today. Went to Westfield Shoppingtown at Chermside after my classes. Westfield is a huge shopping mall located in the suburb. (Think Vivo City or Chadstone). Actually, my main motive for going there was to visit a shop called T2. Appearantly, it is a tea shop. I had seen T2 in Melbourne, but I forgot to get anything. So, I finally found the only T2 in Brisbane. I bought the "red fancy fruit" tea and the T2 travelling mug. I also made another discovery!! kikki K was beside T2!!!! So now there are 2 shops that is available in Brissy and Melbourne. Wonder when will Max Brenner, IL Dolce Freddo, Mark's Place, Koko Black and Krispy Kreme coming?? LOL
Uni term has officially started. Had my first lecture and tutorial today. Was yawning the whole time while I was in the lecture room. Must be the tooo much slacking during the hols, made me lethargic. Anyway, lecture ended early, so I had time to run back to college for lunch. But I dun think I can catch lunch next time, cos my lecture was supposed to end at 2pm and lunch ends at 1.30pm. Had tutorial from 3pm - 4pm, came back, played abit of WOW, napped for 45 mins, then went for dinner. They were service thai green curry chicken (yummy!!). Was bored, so decided to blog.
And yesterday night, I watched Die Hard 4.0, courtesy of my college network, which is a inter-college software that allows us to share all sorts of stuff (music, games, movies, etc). I had seen the trailer before, and true to it, the entire movie was adrenaline rushing. The terrorists were somewhat cool too, using computers to cause chaos and uproar in America. Overall, the movie deserve êêêê
Finally gotten my hands on the latest Harry Potter book. Went to Borders this afternoon to pick up the book. Was expecting no queues as I thought many would have already gotten it in the morning. But I was wrong, there was a queue, and I had to wait in line for about 15mins. Went home straight and immediately started reading. Am now on the 14th chapter when I am typing out this post. LOL
Yup!!! I am finally back in Brisbane after spending 3+ weeks in Melbourne. Moved into my new room, unpacked. The past 3+ weeks was a very eventful time spent. I had fun, visited many places, shopped like tmr was nv coming, made new frens, chilling out at max brenner's, koko black & IL Dolce Freddo and I even went skiing. Although the time was short, but I have gained many precious memories and friendship, and it was all these that made my stay at Melbourne memorable and unforgettable.
To Su San & Julius: I hope to see u guys during the spring break and then it will my turn to play host and tour guide!! Heee
To Eliza: I wish u Happy 21st Birthday and hope you will stay happy forever! Will catch up wif ya back in SG. =)
To Yong Liang: Thanks for having me over at your place, playing host, cooking, grocery shopping, etc etc... Ohh, and thanks to ur brother toooo.
Guys, Thanks for the memories!!! I wil treasure them!!!
Yup!!! Met up with the girls at 8.30am to have krispy kreme for breaky. It is also the last time that we can see Eliza, cos she is flying back (or she has already flew off) to Singapore. Eliza also bought 48 krispy kreme to bring back to Singapore!!!!! Guess she will be Miss Popular for a longgggg time~~ Anyway, we just sat at the hotel's lobby chatting, doing crossword on the newspapers, taking photographs. Then finally came the moment where she had to leave. Did the usual of saying good-byes, hugs and hand-waving. Man, I sure hate having to say good-byes...
Dear Eliza, I do hope you have a safe trip home. For my short stay in Melbourne, there has been nothing but fun and joy with ya, and it is sad that you can't join Su San and Julius on their spring break trip to Brisbane. Do keep in touch, and hope to see you when I return back to Singapore at the end of this year. All the best for your future endeavour!! God bless you Eliza!!
Went to Mount Buller on Saturday. Woke up at 5am and set off walking in the cold to the city to catch the bus at 6am to Mt. Buller. We slept for most of the journey and arrived at Mt. Buller at ard 9.30am. Got our gears and we headed off for 2 hrs of ski lessons. Can't really say that the lesson was good, actually, I think it was rather crappy. The instructor kinda assume that we could all ski after the lesson, while in fact, we could not (or maybe I can't). Anyway, we tried skiing the gentle slopes, and I was not exactly Olympic standard. LOL.. I think I spent more time falling down compared to actual skiing. But nonetheless, it was an enjoyable experience for me. Returned the equipments at 3pm, had lunch, took pictures and we headed back to Melbourne at 4.30pm.
Arrived back at Melbourne city at ard 7.30pm, and headed straight home to wash up. I met up with Eliza, Eliza's parent, Su San and Lionel for dinner at Ying Thai. It was also a farewell dinner for Eliza, who is heading back to Singapore on Sunday. The food is nice, but rather spicy. After dinner, we chilled at Koko Black, and Cheryl and her boyfriend, Lucas joined us later. Eliza, Su San and I shared this thing called Belgian Spoil, which consist of a chocolate muffin, chocolate shortbread, two Belgian chocolates of our choice, chocolate mousse and chocolate ice-cream. I also ordered a cup of ice chocolate (with 2 scopes of ice cream and chocolate shaving!!!). I was so full after finishing the drink and dessert, that I think I would not have anymore chocolate for the next week. Was supposed to stayover at Su San's place, but I guess I was looking too exhausted, the girls asked me to get some sleep. So I arranged to meet them in the morning for krispy kreme.
Went to watched Bridge to Terabithia with Eliza and Su San on Friday. They had free tix and I had nothing to do, so I tagged along. The show was about these 2 kids who created the world of Terabithia with their imagination. Acorns became granades, tress became trolls, dragonflies were Terabithian Warriors. I guess we just have to watch this movie with an open mind. So therefore, I had paid $11 to prove to myself that I have absolutely no more imagination left in me. Wonder how when we were young we could think of all sorts of scenarios for roleplaying. LOL... Anyway, credits to the 2 kids on their marvellous imagination, I will give the movie êêê
Anyway after the movie we headed to Melbourne Uni as the girls needed to settle some stuff. They also brought me for my first official tour around the campus. The campus is rather big and is also very pretty. However, the layout is kinda confusing. We also took some pictures at the south lawn, which is hugh grassy place similar to the Great Court in UQ. Hang ard with the girls for dinner and some table-tennis action. They are definitely improving rapidly. If they played everyday, I think they wil win me soon~~
On Thursday, Su San and I helped Eliza move her luggages to her parent's hotel. Met up with Lionel and we headed to IL Dolce Freddo for some gelato. I had durian and baileys as recommended by Eliza, and it was d-e-l-i-cious!!!
Watched Harry Potter today at Nova wif Eliza, Su San, Julius and Julius's fren. The movie was supposed to start at 10.30am, but only began at 10.45am. I tink it muz be the cinemas here... Always never start on time. Finally started, and I was glued to the screen for the entire movie... Nothing can distract me. LOL... The show was rather good, but it can definitely do better, cos there were scenes that were totally different from the book. Overall, I will give Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix êêêêê
Julius, Su San and I (minus Eliza cos she had to pack and rest up) headed to the Royal Botanic Garden after the movie. The main purpose was to have tea and eat its delicious scone. However, there was only 2 plates left, so we had to share. The jam and the creme was super delicious!!! Dinner was at Corretto along Lygon St with Su San and Eliza. It was supposed to be a farewell dinner for Eliza, but only the 3 of us was present. After dinner, we adjourned to Eliza's room for chocolate biscuits (talk abt the 3 of us being sick... :p). Called Joel to find out where he was, only to find out that he is already sleeping at home... Went back straight...
Went shopping at myers with Su San, Eliza and Yong Liang. However, there was nothing worth buying and me & yong liang ended up playing tennis on Nintendo Wii. Was kinda tired, so we decided to chill at Max Brenners. Was my first time there, so tried the suckao based on Eliza's recommendation. Was not too bad tho, but i preferred su san's orange chocolate. Went to safeway for some grocery shopping for tis evening get-together cooking.
Arrived at 6.30pm at Unilodge for our mini cooking session. I had marinated some bulgogi. We made eggs with cheese and mushroom, enoki mushroom with some canned food, boiled vege with canned food, stir-fry bulgogi, and fried rice with mince pork and *censored* seasoning. After dinner and washing up, we headed downstairs for some table-tennis action. After sometime, we decided to start a commentary session along with the games, and we had nicknames for everyone who were playing. Julius: Peking Duck; Yong Liang: Nasi Lemak Boy; Su San: Tofu Girl; Eliza: Sadako; and Me: Brissy Boy. We had such a fun time commenting and laughing till our stomach hurt. We also had krispy kreme for dessert!!!
Went on a road trip on the 6th of July. We set off at 8am to pick up the cars. We drove all the way to a place called Mornington. The first stop was Mt Eliza, where we stopped for toilet break, and then continued up the mountain to Chapmans Point and Franklin Point. Headed to Arthur Seat for more photos. The next stop was Beneo Maze and Wetland Centre. The place had a maze and a place with games, and we spend abt 2 hrs there playing. LOL. Break for lunch (Fish n Chips) at Sorrento. After lunch, we continued on to Point Nepean National Park. Parked our cars and trekked 2.8km to Nepean Point. However, it started to rain while we were halfway there, and therefore we started running. We reached Fort Nepean and decided to spilt groups; 1 was to go all the way to the end, the other juz try to make it. Su San, Eliza and I decided to take a slow walk to the end, and we thought that we would not make it, but we did (YAY!!). Headed back to the carpark courtesy of the tram. Drove to Box Hill for dinner, and headed home after a tiring day.
Watched Transformer yesterday at Hoyts Cinema at Melbourne Central. Caught the 8.45pm show, but it didn't started till ard 9.10pm. The movie was exciting from the start till the end, and I simply love all the fighting scenes. There were also some funny parts in it. I would give the movie êêêêê
Went for basketball game this morning. Man, no I know how unfit I am, cos I had only played for 5 mins and I was out of breath liao. And I also injured myself in the process. Was trying to keep the ball in play, and I managed to, but not without falling down on the ground, and injuring my wrist. Stopped for lunch, where we cooked a 8 course meal, consisting mainly of chicken and vege. And yay, going on a roadtrip to Mornington tmr!!!
Been 5 days since I arrived in Melbourne. So here I am, updating wad I have been doing all these while. These r the pictures for day 2 and 3. Went exploring in the city. Went to Melbourne Central and, QV, Federation Square, and even had my first Krispy Kreme. The 3rd day was to Rod Laver Arena, home for the Australian Open. Went over to Crown Entertainment Complex to look around and even went into the casino. It is huge!!! Many many times larger than the Treasury Casino in Brisbane.
The 4th day was a trip wif Julius's frens to Healesvill Sanctuary, which is a wildlife park. The trip was actually organised by the Uni's CCM. Journey to the sanctuary took abt 1.5 hrs. The first part of the trip was a guided tour and a bird show. Break for lunch and then free time till 4pm. Reached back to Melbourne and we went to a Vietnamese place for dinner
Met up wif Aileen and her boyfriend today for lunch at Chinatown. The place was called Dessert House and they serve nice chinese food. Had seafood fried rice with XO sauce. After lunch, we headed over to St Kilda. We went to Luna Park (some sort of amusement park), where we sat only 1 ride, the roller coaster. Looked ard at the flea market and then headed back to the city, where we went for coffee. Aileen and her boyfriend left after the coffee session and I met up wif Julius and frens for dinner. After dinner, we headed to Crown for dessert. Had a chocolate cheesecake, which was fantastic. Will meet up wif Eliza and Su San tmr to go to Melb Uni.
