TIME IS FLYING MAN! 1 week has passed since i came back.. Have not been doing much though cause i was sick, so was like resting at home for a few days.. But i also did come exciting stuff like eat CHILLI and PEPPER CRAB at Jumbo while celebrating my cousin's birthday, watched Menopause the Musical with my mum and dad, finally had my AH PEK ice cream today and other Singapore cuisines!

Met up with Evee on Hari Raya Haji.. It is always so comforting and encouraging to see her.. She treat me to DELICIOUS Hokkien Prawn Mee and Barley.. We had a really great chat, updating one another about ourselves and also listening to one another.. It is really amazing that we do not get to meet often, but when we do, the bond is still as strong and i am sure we can go on and on if time permits.. Hahaz!

Yesterday was a exciting day for me.. Spent half the day with family, had breakfast, then went to Courts and Ikea, then wanted to go have AWESOME vegetarian food at Chinatown but was closed.. So we headed down to Tanjong Rhu for traditional Kaya toast and coffee.. When we reached there, CLOSED! So never mind.. We took a short walk to this coffee shop and i had AWESOME FAN CHOI! And SIEW MAI!! But the Lor Mai Kai was disappointing.. Oh wells, better than nothing! Then had a SUPER AROMATIC cup of kopi.. After that had ICE KACHANG AND CHENG TNG!! Shoikness lah.. My parents love me!! Hahaz..

then in the evening, met up with Candice, Shi Hui and Hazel.. Hahaz.. We ate at Changing Appetites.. I shared Fajitas with Shi Hui, both of us were too full.. Then we all shared a Cookies N Cream MUDPIE! SHOIK LAH!! My first time eating there, not bad!! =) Had a great chat with the babes as always.. Making loads of jokes revolving SHINGZ and BOOMS (Hopefully i spelled them correctly).. HAHAZ!

Today had a GREAT shopping day with my mum! I bought a pair of pumps, a handbag (like SUPER FINALLY).. OH! KFC's Breakfast IS SUPERLICIOUS LAH! I had the eggs and waffles which is DAMN SHOIK! Then my mum likes the american twister/wrap cause got bacon.. The porridge seems really popular too.. I should head there again soon, with both my mum and dad next time..

Tomorrow i have got an interview to go for! So exciting yet nervous!! Part time job as a waitress if i am not wrong.. Well, some people might think, "HUH? You undergraduate then go become waitress ah?" To me, well, it is a DECENT job, and i am only back for 3 months, and it is at a reputable hotel and i will get an income while adding credit to my resume in future.. So why not?

Also thinking of going back to banquet, intending to request if they can allow me to take up a more leadership position or role so that i can learn how to lead and handle matters.. Need to email my manager.. Suppose to meet him, but due to MANY circumstances, seem to not have the fate.. Oh wells, i shall email him soon and see what his response is then..

Okie! I shall head to bed cause i am freaking tired.. Been sleeping late but waking up early.. Oh my, sometimes i am so frustrated that i cannot get back to sleep.. A nice family photo to make my first week back home.. Cannot wait for my brother to be back!

Okie! So i am back in Singapore, looking for a part time job so that i have an income to spend.. Hahaz.. Parent's are not going to 'sponsor' my living anymore! It is also high time that i be independent lah, so yeah...

Sian man, in Australia i was healthy and really alive, come back only now i kena sore throat and flu.. SUPER SIAN! Just went onto facebook and saw the messages posted on my wall by Ming Xian and Xue Ying.. Also saw the reply from Yi Wen's entry.. Wha, i really miss them lah.. Next semester i will not have such gossips with them le, no more rationing of food, keeping pots and pans in the morning attempting to minimise the noise. Hahaz!

My nose is so stuck i feel like taking a vacuum cleaner to clear the blockage man.. ARGH! Irritating! What irks me more is that friends and families who i see, say i have grew thinner and am much prettier.. I mean, thank you for the complements, but then are you implying that in the past when i was rounder i was fat and ugly? Why to majority skinny is beautiful? Why have we been accustomed to think that skinny = beautiful and being fat = ugly? It just makes no sense! I have friends who are a little chubbier or rounder, but they are SUPER cute that way! And i would not want them to be affected by the 'skinny stigma' that majority possess.. I used to be rounder and chubbier (Don't count the Shanghai days, that was unhealthy).. I loved the way i was and if i was to go back to that size, so be it! Life is too short to be thinking, aiya, i look fat here, or aiya this has like 2000 calories in it and blah blah.. Life is short, so live it!

To me, being healthy and having a awesome character then is beautiful.. I like the way i am, be it when i was rounder or now.. I LOVE the super noisy and excited me that i can become, or the super 'motherly' me as mentioned by the Campus View babes.. Although i know i have to change the super authoritative me so that i would stop pissing people off unknowingly.. I just want to get back to the good old training days where the sense of satisfaction after every training is indescribable..

So for now, i need to rest, recover and be ready to train again!! Need to do SUPER LAST MINUTE training for the upcoming Standard Chartered 10km Marathon! Although only 10km, i not sure if i can survive sia.. Ran like 20mins last Sunday and i almost died.. The air seems to be so dense and i could not breathe.. Jia you Sheryl!!

And now, the nervous wait till the release of results.. Hope i have done well!! Well, i already did my best! =)

The noise is officially home!! Okie, actually since Thursday lah.. But was busy doing this and that, unpacking and catching up with my parents so got no time to blog.. Hahaz..

I am SO HAPPY TO BE BACK LAH! THERE IS NO PLACE LIKE HOME!! Woke up to the smell of Char Bee Hoon yesterday morning at 7am! Hahaz.. That is 9am Brissie time... I think my body still not adjusted yet, woke up at 6am today lah! OMG, i can imagine the Campus View babes must be thinking i am crazy, holiday le still wake up so early~

Hahaz.. Okie, i shall get back to slacking around in the house then.. Cheers people! =)

WHOAH! I AM FREAKING FINALLY DONE WITH ALL MY PAPERS! Again, passing not a problem, scoring i really do not know.. Kinda worried that i might not have given ample information in my answers.. Oh wells, the papers are over and i should just enjoy this well-deserved break!

I am so freaking tired now cause i did not manage to sleep well last night.. But then, i am also very excited to sleep.. HAHAZ! I think i will just concuss tomorrow lah.. Good luck to me!

Just decided to update my blog that i have a new found freedom for the next erm, say 3 months? Hahaz.. YIPEE! The noise is going back home!! See ya all REAL SOOOOON!


LOVES!

Today's F&B paper has left me puzzled in some way.. Passing is not a problem, scoring? I really do not know.. Sometimes i ask myself, after working so hard, will the results really be reaped? I really want to do my parents proud.. After slacking since primary school till in poly, i feel that now is really the HIGH time for me to be sensible and do my very best..

I wrote till my hands were going to break, i did read the question over and over again, i just hope i have answered the questions correctly and given him what he wants.. Oh wells, as what the campus view babes say, the paper is over, don't brood over it le.. True, so i told myself, tomorrow is a new day, a new start and the gaming paper will be superb.. Yiwen and I are both going to nail it! =)

Then Wednesday is Global Cultures.. Have been studying about the religions of Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Islam and a little on Christianity and Taoism.. So, to end my entry today, i will say:

Brahma, Siddharta (Buddha), Confucius, Allah, God and Lao Tsu, PLEASE BOH BI and BLESS that Xue Ying and I will be able to handle the paper on Wednesday! SUPER BOH BI!!! =)

Hahaz... 2 more papers Sheryl, then it is your well-deserved freedom.. With hard work, it WILL reap results.. =)

I shall start off my entry today with a verse being shared with me:

"Not only so, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope." Romans 5:3-4

This is the inspiration of the day.. Everyday in fact.. We go through so much dirt and sucky moments, thinking that why does this have to happen to us? Well, it is the same as making a cake.. If you were to eat EACH of the ingredients such as the flour, butter or eggs on its own, it would be DAMN disgusting.. But when you put them ALL TOGETHER, bake it, it becomes a DELICIOUS cake! This is life, where the elements are being thrown at you, to make you stronger.. The end result, you are able to handle things better, learning more about life, gaining new insights and experiences.. So whenever things get you down, i hope you can remember this verse or phrase, or simply, have a piece of CAKE! =)

I THINK i am super burned out.. I have decided to really STOP studying since 3pm today when i have 3 papers starting from tomorrow to Wednesday.. I think the problem here is that my papers are too far apart, thus after studying since last Wednesday till now, i can no longer take it.. Last night it was like a hint from above to watch TV, cause there were 5 AWESOME movies back to back.. I just decided to relax and watch TV after dinner yesterday.. Well, i guess i deserve it after working so hard for the past week.. I was frantically switching channels, watching Night at the Museum, Material Girls, Monster's Inc, Ever After and Bring It On! Spirit fingers!! Hahaz!

This week has been filled with studying, eating, cooking, studying and more eating.. Well, you need food to keep the brain productive right? And the best thing to eat is DARK CHOCOLATE TIM TAMS! Hahaz.. Also cooked pork rib and black bean soup on Thursday night and Bah Kut Teh last night..

I cannot wait to go home.. Just 6 more days and i will be back in the warm sunny island that i love so freaking much! Got so much things to do, pull my wisdom tooth, find a part-time job, bake, spend time with family and friends, Christmas shopping, wedding to attend, graduation ceremonies to attend, Standard Chartered 10km Marathon to run and many many more!! I am super looking forward to all the activities back home, because i KNOW it is my WELL-DESERVED break after this semester..

Okie, it just sucks when i have this thought lingering at the back of my head, asking me, ARE YOU SURE YOU HAVE FINISHED STUDYING?
This is really irritating me.. So i decided i shall give it a read through before i sleep, and another good recap tomorrow before my paper since it is at 230pm..

Wish me the bestest of luck my friends.. I SUPER need it just to survive the next 3 days.. Have put in my best.. Really i have.. And i really hope that it would reap the results.. =)

Okies, is shall stop here for now! The entry getting a little long.. Hahaz.. Till then, take care people!! The noise and irritating ball of fur is coming back to Singapore!

 Hahaz! I have given up studying for the day.. As usual.. Once i reach 6pm, brain shut down.. This is bad.. But i guess as the time gets tighter and i feel the pressure, i will (have to) pick up.. 

Oh wells.. So i decided to cook dinner today! Xue Ying made AWESOME Chawanmushi! We had black bean pork rib soup and stir fry bak choy!! AWESOME AH!!!

Then i decided to PACK my luggage again.. My cupboard is so empty, it is quite amazing.. HAHAZ! Although i have LOADS of knick knacks not packed in yet.. I SERIOUSLY hope i have enough space lah.. Super hope... HAHAHZ!

I shall go turn in soon.. Wisdom tooth acting up again.. Just as i was telling Xue Ying today my wisdom tooth has been nice to me.. Well, spoke too soon i guess... Oh wells! 

Till then, CHEERS people!! =)

 OMG! My first paper is in 2 days time and i am still not in the exam mood lah!! Super nervous, excited and worried please!! Anyway Tuesday's paper is damn naoless lah, 20 Short Answer Questions, 2 Essay Questions (total 40 marks).. Short answer need to write 5 to 6 lines, only worth 1 MARK EACH.. WTH right?!

Then next week would be a super hectic week, cause i have 3 papers consecutively from Monday to Wednesday.. Sian to the max, but i should count my blessings that at least it is not all on the same day... So many memory work, so little time! And i thought that spotting questions was easier for us to study, but it is so wrong! With statistics, figures and trends to memorise, do you think it is easy huh!!! Hahaz.. All memory work this semester, next semester got to take Financial Management.. So not looking forward to it after seeing how it is terrorising Joyce, Ming Xian and Xue Ying... Hahaz! But no choice!!

Okie, so i decided to come online to just update my blog.. Have not gone online in 2 days because i do not see a need to.. No projects, i won't even tough my computer... Hahaz! But need to post my weekly blog update!! 

This week, i have received feedback on my personality.. I am super thankful for such friends, to keep me on track so that i can be better.. As usual, the snappy Sheryl is back ( in Charity and Lisa terms).. Or my brother calls me the ANAL and Stubborn me.. Die ah, super thought it got better but i was so wrong.. My tone of voice is still very critical and fierce.. Got it from my dad lah.. Super need to change this bad habit of mine!! Need to stop being so critical, more understanding and just less fierce! Like my mum!!

So to those who read my blog, the next time when i snub you in the face unknowingly (which usually is the case), please DO TELL ME!! I NEED such constructive evaluation and feedback to improve and be better! If not i would be disastrous when i go into the working world.. Will be like offending the whole world lah.. 

To those that i have been so snappy and fierce to, i am TRULY sorry.. I did not mean to.. I really don't... Forgive me? 

Okie, time to get back to reality.. Study!

So in 2 weeks time i am going home! In fact, it is 13 days time!! Whoah!! Super high and excited!! But now, i SUPER need to focus on my studies.. Need to memorise the information until overload! But i believe we will all do fine.. =) Must have a level of optimistic views, send out the right signals!! Positive influence!! WE WILL ALL DO WELL!! JIA YOU EVERYONE!! And BEST WISHES!!! 

Just this week, i have heard of 4 funerals.. Within such a short span of time, it is just too overwhelming to know that 4 people had just left the world... One of them is my grand-uncle, where he was fine talking, and the next moment he was dead.. I think his artery just snapped and that was it, bye forever...

This has made me ponder about life once again, nothing new as i always do ponder once in a while.. Some people have so much around them, comfort, family, friends and much more, yet they do not appreciate them at all.. For example, if your relationship with your family is not good, and all you do is to bitch about how bad they are, think again.. What about those orphans, who would love to have parents to nag at them, scold them, beat them, control them and more.. If you find that your mother is a real control freak that you cannot stand, what about those whose mothers have passed away? 

I know too many friends who are like that.. Not close to the family, or have lost a parent.. I guess i am lucky, that i have a really great relationship with my family.. Well, to me, when you know how it hurts so badly to have lost a loved one, then you will naturally know how to treasure those that are still around you..

Friends are always there to support you, keep your life exciting (true friends of course).. But sometimes, we accidentally or deliberately hurt them.. When we do that, it is literally driving a nail into a wooden plank.. When you remove the nail, the hole is still there, the damage is done.. But why do we do it when we know it is so painful? I guess cause we are all humans, and we DO make mistakes.. But the most important thing here is not to refrain from making mistakes, but refrain from repeating them.. As long as we learn our lessons and ensure that we do our very best not to repeat them, life would still move on and the wounds will heal.. 

I prefer to see the wooden plank as a tree instead.. That with time, it will slowly heal.. However, it will leave a scar, to remind us of the lesson so that we would not repeat them.. The most important thing here is to put in the best effort to make things right once again.. Sometimes, all we need is to give and be given a second chance..

At the end of the day, i ask myself this question, have I helped or hurt someone today?

I need to rest, both emotionally and physically.. I thought i was rejuvenated, but I doubt so.. Need to channel all my energy and focus on studying now.. No more other distractions or nonsense.. Have some discipline in life Sheryl, it is high time you have some...
 

 WHOAH! 3 more weeks and i am so freaking going home baby!! Super awesome ah!! But first, i super need to be focused and really START studying man! Have been slacking for 2 full weeks and not studied at all despite having 4 papers.. And ALL 4 papers are MEMORY work! OMG!

So this weekend has been SUPER DUPER EXCITING! And i mean LITERALLY! And i also drove in Australia for the very first time! Short journey lah, from school back to home.. But that is not the main focus, the main focus is about celebrating Joyce's birthday! We rented a car and drove to Scenic Rim! It is TRULY BEAUTIFUL lah! 

Joyce drove the WHOLE way there, ensuring that we were being kept awake.. It was like a non-stop thrilling ride that would definitely keep you awake lah! It was super funny, dangerous, yet fun! Need to experience yourself then you will feel the thrill man! Hahaz! But not that bad lah, she has improved TREMENDOUSLY in just a few hours? Hahaz.. Really enjoyed myself! Yesterday was truly enjoyable lah! The company, the place, the jokes, the excitement and many more was just too good to be true.. It is such a pity that next semester i would not have the opportunity to have them around to have so much fun with le.. I am so going to miss you all!!

At night we went to the Wildlife Adventure at Gold Coast.. It started off with a buffet dinner and then went to see some animals such as koala, tasmanian devil, wombat, possums and many more! The night ended with a aboroginal performance where i learned a new hand sign which means "spirit of the family".. We all took a photo there and it was a truly memorable experience.. Although there was this SUPER SMART ALEC Singaporean kid that was SUPER irritating lah! Next time my kid like that, i sure slap sia! 

Then today we went for DIM SUM! Hahaz! As usual, more food! Then we went to return the car and went to city to shop shop!

This week has passed super fast and it is high time i start studying lah.. Not enough time! With 4 papers and work to handle, i super need to be focused! But you can do it Sheryl! Just look forward to going home!! Let that be your source of motivation!

Enough talks, i shall post a few photos that i LOVE MOST!
 the view of Scenic Rim! Am i right?

Our supposedly bush walk with waterfall 

Spirit of the family.. You babes are my Aussie Family.. Thank you all so much!



Okie, i shall get back to reality and start studying le.. Meanwhile, take care people.. Please 'boh pi' (pray/bless) me with the strength, motivation and discipline to study so that i can do well in the exams!! Jia you everyone! And babes, THANK YOU ALL FOR THE REALLY AWESOME WEEKEND!! Super rejuvenated, time to get back to reality! LOVES!

To end, I SUPER DUPER MISS CANDICE, SHIHUI, SWEE KEE, HAZEL, CHAPLIN, IAN, RENNIE, KHAIRUL AND OF COURSE MOST IMPORTANTLY, MY FAMILY...  

Another week has flew past and i am so super done with assignments for this semester!! Now i am just awaiting for the results and it is pretty scary i say.. Well, now it is time to get all geared up and start studying for the upcoming 4 papers that i have in 2 weeks time! 

This week has been super fruitful.. With the final chionging of 2 group assignments, going to school for burger, taking of photos, going to King's Garden for AWESOME Chinese Food, baking 3 batches of biscotti, played the first Trivia game in my life, had awesome Passionfruit Lush Chocolate Cake and Vanilla and Chocolate Cheesecake, Brownie from Ming Xian and many many more! It has certainly been fulfilling week with much love, joy, food, happiness and more!!!

Yet again, i am at a point of lost, where i do not know what to do.. As in i have no direction with assignments being cleared, and i refuse to start studying for the exams till revision lecture is over.. Hahaz.. So i decided to bake, clean my room, pack my items and watch movies! Wha, i brought home boxes from work, and i packed some stuffs le.. Hahaz! I am like SO DAMN READY to fly back home now lah!! 

I have to start shifting these items to put them somewhere le.. Hopefully Chen Pei's place got enough space for me.. Hahaz! So far got 3 boxes le, i think max will have 5 though.. Ooops! I am just so super excited to go home!! Yet, the thought of coming back here for the last semester is getting quite depressing.. Because i no longer have the Campus View babes with me.. It is going to be so different...

So today i gave them all a mini mouse soft toy each.. To thank them for the really great experience.. To thank them for being part of my journey.. Also to give them my best wishes as they embark on a new journey.. I am really wondering how next semester is going to be like.. No more dinner together, gossip sessions, desserts, bakings and more.. Oh my, it is getting quite scary... But at least got Huai An, so still got A Friend lah ah.. Hahaz.. Like so pathetic sia..

Oh wells, better than nothing i guess!! Should count my blessings, not rant about other stuffs.. Okies, i better head to bed soon.. I have got to work tomorrow and i am going to attempt to make Tiramisu! Wish me luck people!!

CAUSE I JUST CAN'T WAIT TO BE HOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! =)

 I AM FINALLY DONE WITH MY ASSIGNMENTS FOR THIS SEMESTER!! WHOAH!!!

So today has been SUPER exciting!! Other than PURPOSELY going to school to eat my beef burger, we also took many many many photos!!

The BURGER GANG!



Beautiful shots in School!!! IPSWICH CAMPUS ROCKS!

Then at night we had dinner at King's Garden! The FEEL OF HOME BABY!

As i am awaiting the final proof reading from Poh Suan and Perlin, i shall blog about the lessons i learnt today... With the campus view babes, i have learnt many valuable lessons and am grateful to each and every of them...

Yiwen:
Today, she pointed out my super bad point, that i love to put in so much information that i end up stepping on my own toes.. This is so true when i write my essays, thinking that quantity is better than quality, this skimming through the points instead of picking a few vital ones to analyse and be focused about it.. 

I am super grateful that she has taken the effort to point this out to me.. This shows that she cares for me and genuinely wants me to improve in life.. Thank you for being so selfless babe, giving me valuable pointers for me to take in life... I am going to miss the valuable insights that you provide me with, always triggering my brain to think critically and not just skim through.. I am going to miss having the clutz around to be the joy of everyone.. I am going to miss your "你做么这样!" (hopefully this is correct).. I am going to miss your drive in life, because it inspires me to work harder..

Xue Ying:
The super awesome word processor (and i think we ALL can agree on that).. Thank you for taking time out of your super busy schedule to read my assignments, giving me pointers and helping to edit the language when my brain starts to shut down.. I am grateful for the really understanding and helpful you, to help me along my journey rather than let me die... Hahaz..

Thanks for the awesome music that adds life to the house.. Thanks for putting up with my weird habits if i have any (which i think i do).. Thanks for putting up with my super restlessness at time (most of the times i think? =p).. I am going to miss the music around the house when you graduate.. And although sometimes your laughter can get quite creepy when you watch your shows, i know i am going to miss them as i am used to them..

Ming Xian:
You are my food sharing buddy.. And when you turned up with the cappuccino wafer rolls, it just help to brighten my night.. I know this might sound damn lesbian, but sometimes, a little food surprise goes a long way! And you came at the right time when i was so frustrated with myself.. 

Thank you for being the really awesome and unique you, always so ever-ready to be my food sharing buddy.. From cheap arnotts biscuits to PREMIUM Tim Tams, i am really going to miss this special relationship of ours when you graduate... Thank you for hearing me rant about the whole wide world and being so bitchy when i know i should stop doing that.. Hahaz! Thank you for being my running buddy, coles buddy and the really early riser to start the day...

Joyce:
You are the 开心果of the group.. And the REALLY TALENTED AND AWESOME chef within all of us.. I really respect your philosophy of life, where it is too short, so we should just eat everything we want.. Too short to worry bout so many things in life.. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to work, and it has really been awesome to work with you.. I sincerely hope that in future, we would have the opportunity to work together!

Thank you for being the really cheerful and accommodating one amongst us.. I am going to miss your "this is too much!" or "this is ridiculous!" when you graduate.. I am going to miss the daring you that experiments with food yet turns out so delicious everytime! I am going to miss the SANGRIA craze with you when you graduate...

Shuk Wai:
Your passion for Arashi (hope i spell correctly) is just so amazing! I really salute the passion you have for them and i hope that they are able to succeed for a long long time! It really amazes me as to how you can work so well under pressure, meeting tight deadlines and still produce such wonderful results.. You are amazing babe..

Thank you for putting up with this blind bat, sitting at the front of class, right smack in the middle cause i cannot see.. Thank you for teaching us how to make SUPER NICE Chawanmushi and ONIGIRI! Your love and understanding of the Japanese culture and cuisine is just so amazing! And you can speak and read their language too!! Like super wow!! I am going to miss you my Simpsons and Family Guy buddy, it is going to be weird without a cartoon partner when you graduate.. But you must stay positive and expand your social bubble okie?

Thank you babes so much for being here with me on my journey... I am truly blessed and i just want you babes to know that.. Seeing all of you everyday just brightens my day, giving me the strength to move on despite the really screwed project mates that i have sometimes..

Sincerely, i am going to miss you all and writing this entry has made me cry... I am touched to tears, and i just want to say a big
THANK YOU! I LOVE YOU ALL!

Okie! School for 2 more week, 1 study week, 2 weeks of exams and it is HELLO SUNNY ISLAND!! 5 more weeks till home and i am so looking forward to it!! WHOAH!!!

This week has been rather intensive for me, with loads of projects as usual.. After Thursday this week, i can take a small breather and say i am finally done with the assignments and projects for this semester! However, it is then time for me to start studying for the exams.. Oh my goodness, it is like a never ending cycle!! Hahaz.. But i should count my blessings that i have the opportunity to study overseas!

This week has been great with food too!! Had Tiramisu, Jelly, Sangria, AWESOME Viet Grilled Beef Noodle, Japanese Food, Veal Pasta, Passionfruit Yogurt Ice Cream and more!!! Full of food, now i am so full of fats! Hahaz! But life is too short, so i should just live it!! However, i have not been running for ages and i have a Standard Chartered race in December lah! I better start running after the final submissions this week.. No more excuses to say no time, because no more project i should have more time.. Need to run man, if not go back Singapore, the hot weather is going to kill me halfway through the run... Hahaz.. 

Oh yeah, tomorrow i am going for a field trip to the CASINO!! Hahaz! Awesome right! It is going to be my FIRST time leh!! So exciting! Hahaz! But before that, i got project meeting at 9am lah... My brains are so fried from the amount of work i have done today.. But i am thankful i have awesome project mates to help me along this journey... 

This week has also been filled with emo mo mo sessions from various people.. Sometimes i wonder, why do people go into a emo mode? Don't they know that it affects others? I mean, i also go into emo mode, but i also don't know why i emo.. HAHAZ! I should stop being a b****, but be a nicer person to everyone.. However, sometimes it is so difficult when you are so irritated already.. Aiya, this week i kinda am a little short fused.. Should not be this way, need to kick away that habit!! 

Okie, so i am scheduled to fly on the 21st November! Whoah!! I am already counting down since i do not know when.. I think i am the only nut that is so DESPERATE to go back home.. Hahaz.. Nothing wrong mah, miss home loh... Hahaz... 

I need to sleep now lah.. Slept for 5 hours last night cause i was chionging project.. Oh wells, better sleep now so i can get about 7 plus hours of sleep hopefully.. Hahaz!! 

Cannot wait to be home in Singapore where the sun is shining so ever brightly at me! Where all the love and good food can be found! Looking forward to my eating adventures back in Singapore with my cousin, Ian, Rennie and hopefully my poly babes got time too!! Then soon it is CHRISTMAS people!! WHOAH!!

Okie, i think i am super high now due to lack of sleep.. Good night people! Till then, take care!!!

As we move on in life, we make new friends... While we make new friends, we lose some while maintaining a few.. I guess that is just life, where we start to get so caught up with our life, with our commitments, with our new friends, then we sometimes forget the old ones.. This is normal, and i believe i am guilty too as i am not perfect.. However, you know that no matter how, there are those few whom you know will go through thick and thin with you.. Although you might not have known them for 20 over years, but still, it is the quality bond that counts.. And also how much both parties are willing to put in that effort to keep it alive and strong...

Everyday that i am here, i ask myself once again: "Out of sight, out of mind?" 

I miss my poly babes.. Super miss the Waraku sessions together... We super need to meet up soon.. And exchange Christmas present again just like last year.. Hope you babes are doing well.. Ian and Rennie.. I miss you two too.. Looking forward to seeing you both online.. 

Also, in life we meet many different people.. Even though you owe them nothing, you still have to live with their attitudes.. But i guess that is what makes everyone unique, and only the strongest one will survive.. I should stop being a bitch, i shall just LIVE AND LET LIVE! I need to stop being bias, i need to stop the negativity... I need to look at the positive side, and be positive... Because what goes around, comes around!! Karma it is!

Today has been a really great day of fun, love and food with Ming Xian.. Went to school for lesson and then head to city with Ming Xian for awesome Japanese food! I had a Terriyaki Fish Bento Box! It had rice, pickles, terriyaki fish, fried tofu, croquette, tempura, salad and miso soup! DAMN SHOIK PLEASE!! Hahaz!! Ming Xian had very chickeny Katsu Don.. Enough talk, photos will do the job!



Then after we went to walk walk around.. Shop for clothes and try to find nice awesome maxi dresses... But then ah, it is wither to expensive, or the design damn unglam, or no size! Hahaz.. Think not fated for now lah ah... So shopping is tiring work under the hot sun, we decided to stop for ICE CREAM!! Bosenberry Yogurt Ice Cream for Coophengan (I think).. Hahaz!

 This is really good stuff lah!!

Then we shopped more!! Finally located the Big W in city and went to Woolworths too!! Oh my goodness, the Christmas feel is coming le! All the stores are displaying nice awesome chocolates, sweets, cookies, biscuits, decorations, wrappings, cards, trees and many many more!! So exciting lah!! I need to stop myself man.. Have the urge to buy them all!! But then i would need to bring them back, so cannot ah.. HAHAZ! I have had so much fun today, helping me to relax despite the submissions next week..

Thank you Ming Xian, for being such a accommodating person.. To have such a high level of tolerance, to be the happy and optimistic one.. It is amazing how we knew each other in Oriental and Temasek Polytechnic, but never really got that close till the journey here in Australia... Once again, i just want to say thank you so much for the really great food sharing journeys together and the super awesome day today.. You are loved! =)

Okie, so tentatively, my date to go back is set on the 21st November.. I just want to go home soon.. I miss my family.. However, the thought of me coming back to Australia to study without the other campus view babes is scary... No one to talk to, gossip to, cook together and many more..

This new friendships being built here, is definitely for keeps.. We have been through almost 2 semesters together, and even though we are all different, we are unique in our own way... I will do my very part to keep the friendship alive, despite our busy lives in future.. So i hope that the friendships here will continue across my lifespan and not be lost, like some that has already happened in my life.. Oh wells, i guess that is life, win some = lose some...

Son, i miss ya too... Press on yeah..

 It is so physically and mentally draining to do a project with free loaders.. I am freaking sick and tired of it...

I seriously think my lifespan is shortened and stupidity increases due to 
a) lack of sleep
b) sleep but can't sleep in peace
c) constantly thinking, working and worrying

All these results in killing my brain cells, and SMART people will know that brain cells do not regenerate, unlike skin cells..
Just need to get this done and over with.. 2 more group assignments, then MAYBE i can take a breather..

Oh well, this is reality.. It is the SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST, and I, CHUA YIHUI, AM ONE OF THEM. PERIOD.

On a lighter note, i had coffee tasting in lesson today.. However nothing can compare to the local kopitiam coffee in Singapore.. And i had a bowl of nice tom yum instant noodles.. Sometimes, a simple meal like this can be so comforting.. To make the night even better, Huai An made tiramisu for all of us and we also popped a bottle of Brown Brother's Zibbido to celebrate ___(Fill in the blank)_____. 

Okie! This week has been really exciting with the release of results for some assignments and clearing two more projects off my hands.. So now i am left with 2 group projects and 4 exam papers... I think my brain is going to grow really big over the exams due to information overload.. Really hope that the lecturers will be generous with their tips... Hahaz!!

So today, i came home after camping over at Joyce Chen's place.. Went there to chiong our F&B project, which was rather productive i would say.. However, we still have loads of editing to do and the introduction, conclusion, executive summary and more more more!! So actually we are not close to done lah.. Sian..

I also got to start doing on my gaming group assignment.. Haiz, it is so tiring that everything is just piling up and i am seriously damn tired.. I really need a day to rest, recuperate and be rejuvenated to start again.. But then again, i do not even have that 1 day lah... My brain has been constantly thinking non-stop for the past months please... Need a big break.. It will come soon, and i know...

So, it is 6 more weeks till home baby!! Now i know my exam le, last day on the 18th, not sure if i should go back on the 20th or 21st.. Although it is just one day, the difference is rather big to me.. Hahaz! I need to faster decide if i want to settle my next semester's accommodation before leaving or come back here le then find.. Got pros and cons lah, either i pay empty rent but secure a venue, or save at least $1800AUD but risk to come here and find.. Aiya, so irritating ah!

Today i had my FIRST OFFICIAL FISH AND CHIPS in Australia.. Hahaz.. It is nice, but SUPER SMALL.. Stupid me, decide to take the snack pack instead of the original size.. Finish eating le still hungry... Then went shopping at Riverlink and bought many items!! I got myself a new dress and a cardigan, but the dress ah, i need to buy a proper inner wear to go with it.. Cause the cut quite low and weird.. See lah, this is what happens when you buy something on impulse.. 

Today ate ALOT of fruits lah.. High in sugar ah now.. Apple, Pear, Strawberry, Rock Melon, Banana and Prune! And cooked a BIG pot of soup for myself which is what i really need cause tonight is so FREAKING cold lah! Save an awesome portion for tomorrow!!

Today has basically been a slack day for me, in some way, but i can't seem to get projects off my mind.. It just keeps popping into my head and i know i have SO MUCH to do yet i refuse to get started again... I shall rest for the night, and get back to reality tomorrow..

6 more weeks to home Sheryl.. Persevere, press on and be optimistic.. You KNOW that you can do it.. So no use grumbling, instead seek a solution! I am watching CSI but my eyes are closing lah.. I should really go and sleep now.. Till the next entry, take care and love ya all!! 

 Okie! So today has been rather exciting.. I got the results back for my Global Culture Essay and Presentation... My essay got 25.5/30 and the presentation is 15.5/20.. So overall, 41/50, the other 50% is going to come from the exam...

Talking about exam, the exam timetable is out lah!!

10th November 2009 
TOUR 2001 
Tourism and Leisure Behaviour
0800 at Ipswich

16th November 2009
HOSP 3003
Food and Beverage Management
1430 at Ipswich

17th November 2009
HOSP 3000
International Gaming Management
1430 at Ipswich

18th November 2009
TOUR 2000
Global Cultures and Tourism
0800 at St Lucia

Oh my goodness!! Super back to back can! But i should be happy that at least i do not have 2 papers on the same day.. However, my last paper is at St Lucia at 8am in the morning lah! I seriously do not know how i am going to make my way to school.. Maybe i should stay at a friend's place.. Should try asking if i can take it at Ipswich.. I am the only nut among the Campus View babes to have 4 papers lah.. Sian to the max can! Somemore all is memorising work! ARGH!!

Just hoping that my lecturers and tutors are going to be generous with the tips.. Like SUPER generous... =) That would really make my day!

Then should i go back to Singapore earlier leh? Cause i got a job lobang and my parents would love it for me to go back earlier.. But then again this is the 'last' opportunity that the 6 Campus View babes would have the opportunity to travel... In such a dilemma now! ARGH!

 YIPEE! Just got back my gaming essay and i got 26/30 for it! Yeah! This proves that it has been worth the intensive research babe! Yeah!!

Now awaiting results from 2 presentation, 1 Culture Essay, 1 Tourism & Leisure and Behaviour Essay (to submit tomorrow)...

Then need to start working on 2 group assignments, 1 Gaming and 1 Food & Beverage....

Then 4 papers to go.. 

AND IT IS HOME SWEET HOME BABY! As much as some might dread the end of the semester, the super loser me is actually looking forward to it! Hahaz..

Maybe cause i am really sick of working with useless people.. Sometimes, sticking with your own people is the best, but then again, what would you learn from sticking to the same group time and time again.. At least i can proudly say i have worked with different people and went through different shit... At the end of the day, as long as i have done my best, all WILL be fine...

Get back and stop blogging Sheryl.... JIA YOU!

 Oh my goodness, i cannot log into MSN cause i think there is come problems.. But oh wells...

Today has been an interesting day, with cheese tasting during lesson! I tasted blue cheese for the first time in my life, and it does not seem that bad.. In fact, i am quite fine with it! =) Hahaz..

This semester seems so much more stressful than last semester, and i seriously do not know why.. Maybe because i have more group projects and i have naoless people that i work with.. Seriously, i think the life here is to just, slack through school, let the poor people like us pull you through while your boyfriend proposes to you, get married, make babies and then repeat the whole cycle again.. I am so sick of working with such people.. I really don't know whether am i asking for too much or am i just down on luck... But this semester, i am pretty lucky to have Joyce Chen with me.. So i am keeping my fingers crossed..

Got another group project to handle, yet have not started on it.. I do not know if there is enough time or not, but i guess even if don't have also must make until have.. With 2 submissions being side by side, it can get pretty scary....

Oh, today it just dawned upon me that in life, we always judge people.. We see people through our tinted lenses, labelling them as weird when they are different.. Well, i know i am one of them, although maybe to a smaller scale i hope? As a hospitality and tourism student, i cannot and should not be judging people this way.. I am sick of being judged and judging others.. This 2 weeks has not been particularly been going well for me, with tummy aches, rashes and bad experiences.. 

Sometimes, we all have our own bitch moments where we would like to stick to our own principles.. However, by doing so we get judged and might affect others.. I am sorry if i have affected anyone else, especially those who are constantly around me.. I know you all are doing things for my benefit, for my own good, but please understand that after some bad incidents, i need time to recover from them... One man's meat is another man's poison.. It just sucks when i know that what i am doing attracts comments, yet it is not what i really want.. I guess that is life, where Karma is a bitch.. And now it is coming back to me..

I should go to bed now cause i have got a presentation tomorrow.. Wish me luck! I just want to make it through this week for now, with the presentation tomorrow, submission on Friday and more project meetings to squeeze the juices and life out of me..

Suck it up Sheryl, just SUCK IT UP.