Riverfire was awesome!

There sure are lots of major events in Brissy! It was Ekka few weeks ago and now the Brisbane Festival 2009 which is going to last for about 3 weeks! One of the most major event held during the festival is definitely the freaking awesome Riverfire which basically means fireworks by the Brissy River. :)

Almost everyone I knew went to the event. I would dare say majority of Brissy peeps gathered around the river just to witness the amazing sparks that light up the night. Roads were blocked to hold in the large capacity of population localised in an area. Insanely crowded.

The event was held last Saturday (12/9) and the fireworks just kept on going for 30 whole minutes. There was music blasting in the background, jet flyers heating up the skies and the night scene of the city was so pretty. Everything was incredibly awesome. The fireworks in Ekka definitely cannot match up with what I witnessed on that night. Videos and photos are already up in fb! :)

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As for today, I went to Jennifer’s house for dinner! :D To refresh your poor memory, Jennifer is the Korean girl whom I met during one of the academic workshops I attended in my first few weeks of attending UQ.

She cooked curry chicken and seafood soup (not very Korean-y, eh?) but provided Korean side dishes. Actually there is a long story behind the reasons of why she cooked those dishes instead of the normal Korean food. It’s her personal reasons so I won’t reveal it here. Expectedly, the dinner was delicious!

She said the next time I go, she’ll prepare more Korean food. But the cooking ware she has now in her place is insufficient for her to cook up a Korean cuisine meal. That’s too bad but it’s alright. She’s cooking for me and I’ve got free dinner! What more could I ask for! ;D

Me & Jen @ the Riverfire

Spilling some of the beans

So it's been 2 months and 4 days since I arrived here in Brissy.
Believe it or not, I'm loving uni life! :D Perhaps it's because of the subjects I'm taking which I have to admit can get boring at times, especially history, but generally, I'm enjoying the classes!
Even though it can get quite stressful, having to think of what to write for my assignments in my Asian studies major, I still enjoy doing it. Well I'm not sure if my grades will be good, but I sure had fun writing my assignments.
Maybe it's because I wrote about Korean Wave for my Japanese popular culture course. Lol, that's why it was so fun.
I'm learning lots of new things in my Korean class as well. It can be quite overwhelming but yeh, I am still able to keep up. :)

Friends I've made in uni are part of the reason why I love uni life too! Okay, so I haven't made a single ang-moh friend and 90% of my current friends are international students while the rest are Australian-born Asians. Because we're international students, we're able to relate with each other better. And they are all so nice, easy-going and friendly. I always look forward to hanging out with them. :D

Of course, I haven't forgotten my life in SG... I miss my family, my relatives, my sec sch friends, my poly friends, my DBSK albums/DVDs, unlimited internet usage, Causeway point, Cathay Cineplex, MRT, late night shopping, CHEAP STUFF/FOOD and all that super cheap Chinese, Malay, Indian [basically Asian] food! I miss going out for family dinners with my family and relatives.

You know what did I dream the most while I was here? I dreamt a lot about my family and relatives... Parents, sista, Chups, Jovi, Lian, Chewz, Chun and Hui... Lol. Seriously, in the first few weeks, I would dream of them at least twice a week. Maybe I miss them too much. Now it's better, not so much. XD

Once in a while, I would really wish December was here already so I can go back to SG. It's the urge that comes up occasionally. Sometimes I would have the impulse of calling some of my friends [be it sec sch or poly] to go out but a second later I would realise I'm now in Aus.

Well, of course when life gets good here, I just soak in the fun! :)

Coooool!

This was one of my morning breakfast:

Lian, does it look familiar to you? Hahaha…

 

My cousin showed me this cool video awhile ago:

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Before the clock strikes 12...

Happy 090909.

Also the day that marks the end of my 1st term major essays! Yesss. A little load off my back. Now back to catching up with news on the Kpop world! So dumb- whenever I'm super busy, Kpop would have really breaking news. =.="

Just for her

Happy 21st Birthday, Lai Ee!

You’re officially an adult now! Awesome, or not? Haha~

Hope you’ve had made birthday wishes and had a great day!

May all your wishes come true! (So cliche :P)

How’s the feeling of becoming an adult?

2NE1! XD

 

Photo-feast! :)

Okay, I need some break away from writing my essays. I haven’t do much today and deadline is nearing every second. But my eyelids are heavy and my brain just won’t run… I slept at 3.30am last night due to writing my essay. ><

Anyways, my blog is really plain and just full of words these days. So before I rush my essays and begin my negligence upon this site, I shall feed you guys with random photos I’ve took for the past week. Don’t expect anything fantastic but it beats all-words-no-pics entries, right?

Kel and I goofing around in front of the mirror. I admit it- I look like an idiot here.

 
Thai Beef Lasagne. EXTREEEEEEEMELY DELICIOUS! Especially for all you cheese-loving people, this would be a delight to feast on.

Spinach pie. Also damn nice! Most of the food sold in this cafe is soooo mouth-watering.

 
My latte.

 
Chilling out at the cafe and reading (happily). Lol.

My 3 M’sian friends whom I love hanging out with! Top left to right- YY and EL. And beside me- LN (I mentioned her in my previous post before). I feel like I’m destined to make M’sian friends…

The aussie coins! From the top left- 50c, 20c, 10c and 5c. From bottom left- 1d and 2d. They don’t have 2 dollars notes which made everything so inconvenient because my coin pocket is always filled to the brim with 2d coins. Plus, the 50c coin is just HUGE. =.=”

In the midst of doing my essay…

IwillIwillIwill! IcanIcanIcan!