Orientation Week

Since i'm pretty free now for missing the Great Monash Dash, i'm gonna blog abit more.

I guess i should really start adapting to Australia's punctuality.

The Great Monash Dash (something like Amazing Race) starts at 10.30am this morning. Since my house is just 10 mins walk to the uni, i left the house at 10.20am, thinking that it's like Hari Sukan, they might not start that early since so many people are involved.

Sadly, the moment i reached there (which is sharp at 10.30am), they have already started running around the campus. Me and Admund started running along with the groups, too bad, they have already splitted the groups equally, and we missed the introduction.

So much for waking up so early and being 5 minutes late =/

So we ended up jogging back to our warm house in the cold morning.

In Malaysia, if Sports Day is scheduled to start at 8.30am, we most probably start only at 9.30am. If movies are supposed to start at 9pm, we can be late and enter at 9.15pm since there is provision for countless of advertisements. If wedding at scheduled at 7pm, again, they only start at 8.30pm to cater to people from all over the place who gets stuck in traffic jams.

Here in Aussie, if the bus is scheduled to come at 11am, they really appear right in front of the amused Malaysians at 11am sharp. In Malaysia, i experienced waiting for the bus for over anhour and the bus still never comes, causing me to resort to hopping on a 'cut throat' taxi. Why are the systems so different? I guess that explains why Malaysia's motto is "Malaysia Boleh!!"

Anyways, me being pretty much a shopaholic, it's kinda shocking that i havent splurged or even entered any of my favourite shops such at Supre, Sports Girl, Portman etc. I guess i'm using my head more ever since i'm here, seeing that i'm on my own and everything has to go through a good consideration before decisions are made. Plus, i'm gonna prove my parents wrong. Since back home, I'm so stuck in my comfort zone that my parents always doubt how will i manage my life when i'm on my own. I have been on my own in National Service, but this is something bigger since i'm overseas. I'm still amazed i havent suffer from any breakdown ha ha..

Another issue being here is, if you dont keep track on your spending, you can just lose count on how much you actually spent here. Also, my habit when i first arrived was to always convert to RM, which makes everything so not worth it to spend on, and really expensive. But after doing some budgetting and not converting the prices, i guess i can get use to spending on necessary items without feeling bad and guilty for the whole day.

Okay, here are some more pictures on the orientation week. Enjoy!

An introduction to my neighbourhood. Very peaceful and quiet area boohoo..

This is where i live..nothing luxurious. But the rental at this street area are much more expensive although it's in Clayton. Coz it's really near to uni

Yours truly. I'm getting chubbier day by day. I really dont hope to return to Malaysia as a fatty bom bom.

This is my room.

An advert along the street of Clayton Road. Try calling and see what they say?

Nando's @ Aussie! Way better than Msia's

Say hello to Optimus Prime! He's resting here in the cold. Not transforming at the moment.

First day of orientation. Free yummy pancakes!!

Long queue for yummy pancakes

Graduating students. Me wanna join!

Kar mern and me

Bar hopping night. What they do is they'll first bring us to a liquor shop to get some booze before hopping from one bar to another.

With my highschool classmate/Monashian Pei Ting

With the bunch of Malaysians/Monashians

Us at a Chinese restaurants @ Chinatown

Dumpling

Tofu with rice. Pretty good

Pork ribs noodle

Some yummy omellete

Another bar, Section 8

An Indian restaurant with an interesting name, Gaylord lolx

Went out with Aussie friend Branon and stopped by his nice and lovely house.

His cute and adorable doggies!!

Letting the excited doggies in

Branon and one of his doggies which i forgot the name

Also, let me preview what i cook in the kitchen so far :)

Spagetthi with egg. So people who still think im a 'tai siu che' and cannot do house chores, take that! But it tastes kinda delicious..so far no stomach ache :P

Curry Chicken with potatoes! No intention of bragging, but it's quite yummy :)

Luncheon meat with red bean and cabbage

Bak Kut Teh! This is a successful one compared to the first time i made it. Coz this one has more ingredients in it.

And i finally found chilli padi at the asian groceries, which made me jump in the air. It doesnt taste as nice as Msia's, but screw it. Chilli padi yo!

Thats about it people! I hope i didnt make u guys go hungry.

Cant wait for tonight :)

Orientation dinner @ Red Scooter, St Kilda and clubbing @ The Saint after that.

Toodies!