Leave out all the rest

You know how they always say ‘desperate situations calls for desperate measures’

Yes, that happened to me today.

The following statement is going to sound damn weird, but I’ll explain later.

Today marks the day that I wore the least amount of clothes and went to uni.

I wore black shorts, and my white spag top with blue flowers on it [with a black tube inside of course!]. Modesty is still something I value a lot!! But yes, it’s currently 43.1 degrees. Sigh.

I didn’t even sleep all that well last night. And the fan’s just spinning hot air anyway.

Oh, and let me introduce my best friend!

SUNBLOCK!!

Yup, that’s right. You know how I’m quite anal and I usually put sunblock on my face [I try to do it on a daily basis- but sometimes, I don't.... cause of a few factors. Hee.]

But today I put it on my back, neck and arms. Not my legs. I think I was too lazy. The heat just makes me so -.-”

I just realised that my sunblock expires in June this year. Time to buy a new one when I go back in July!

Women and all-so-fine-skin-that-we-need-to-maintain. Haha.

My tut room was really warm today. And it’s amazing how my tutor was still in his usual black dress pants and white long sleeve office shirt with ALL the buttons buttoned up nicely.

Honestly, there isn’t much to update about, except the weather and how it has affected me.

So the conclusion is. It has brought me out of my comfort zone.

Toodles world!

xoxo

p.s. WEEKEND’S HERE!!!!!

p.p.s. My dad just called me to tell me to drink heaps of water. And I said ‘yup, i’ve been drinking water and putting sunblock’ and he was like ‘yeahh! sunblock’s very important!’ In case you guys don’t know this, my family’s like the family of sunscreen. It’s everything to us. Haha.

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So second post of the day. I just have to blog about it.

I’m currently watching 10 news right. And apparently, it is really a heat wave. So this whole week is definitely going to be 40degrees.

And today, train services in Victoria had to be delayed and blah blah. Train tracks needed to be watered!! And tram services in Adelaide were like screwed too.

And there were fires at mornington peninsula today too.

You know they had to shut the roof during the Aussie Open today!

Sigh. I don’t know how I’m going to sleep. My apartment is incredibly stuffy and hot.

Oh. And inflation and all those stuff. The cash rate is going to decrease again next week when the RBA meets and apparently, it’s going to be at the lowest since like 40years ago.

Sigh.

Sunscreen!!! Important mannn! Ozone hole. Sun. Cloudless sky. No wind. Blahh. I think I might actually be in shorts and a tank tomorrow when I go to uni. 1pm!! When the sun’s the hottest. Well… it’s 10:50pm and it’s 35.1degrees. Hmm.

Hmm. My summary skills are still pretty good and I feel like some news reporter.

Aiyar. Just thought you Singaporeans/Malaysians should know what’s going on down under.

Haha.

And besides, when does Shiyou ever watch the news?!?!

Hahaha.

Quite sad larr. I couldn’t study today. Couldn’t concentrate whatsoever.

Student lounge tomorrow yo! Have to get down to work!!

I’m hungry right now and I can’t do anything about it.

Love you guys!

Toodles!

xoxo

So close your eyes, escape this town for a little while.

Today’s weather is so… interesting.

I mean. I’ve never experienced such heat in my life okay!

It’s currently 41.6 degrees, there is no breeze or whatsoever. There isn’t a single flipping cloud. So yes, cloudless sky.

It’s like a flipping heat wave. I think you can fry an egg on the pavement. Seriously.

But thank God for lecture theatres that blast their aircons at like 18degrees. HAHA.

So right now, I’m just thankful that I’m home and I’m going to rot and start work uh. later. Hee.

It’s going to be 43degrees tomorrow. So uh. Yeah. Somebody save me now. And I’ve got a tut all the way at Old Arts- which is like right in the middle of uni. I mean, it’s not far. But to walk under that kinda heat- it is.

I want to be in Japan with all the snow. RARRR.

At least the humidity isn’t that bad today. But look at next tues! or mondayyy! RARRRR. Oh, by the way, ignore the minimums. They are rubbish. It only happens at like 1 in the morning.

I hope it’ll be better next week. Sigh. Or better still, that the weather changes suddenly- this is Melbourne- a land where you can get 4 seasons in a day. Two days ago, it said that next monday will like rain and blah blah.

Honestly, Melbourne weather forecast is super trustworthy. Like the next 3 days one is usually very accurate. Then it kinda becomes accurate, but not super. Aiyarr, you get the idea larr.

Ohhh. Surprise phone call last night =)) Cool stuff! I love my friends larrr. Basically, Tim, Grace and Hon were at Lucus’s 21st at timbre. And so they called me =) But the background was super noisy. Haha.

Cong’s coming next week! Can’t wait! I think I haven’t seen her since like the middle of sec4? Well, we can catch up now =)

So yes, I’m going to pray for better weather during my devotions this whole week.

Oh, and those of you who really love me and are reading this, you can like tell me that you want to give me a massage when you get back. Haha. I seriously can’t emphasize how much I need one now. Hee.

This summer is a first for everything man! People who know me well or go for lectures with me would know that I never ever sleep in class. But this morning, I did- and for quite a long time. Almost 30mins I think? It wasn’t boring. I was just so sian and tired. Must be the heat!!!

Anywayy, send my loveeee <3

Toodles world!

xoxo

Love song

I just realised that last year [2008] was the last year my family would have reunion dinner together!

This year was supposed to be, but I’m not in Singapore. And next year onwards, it’s not going to happen cause my sister’s getting married in July this year. And before you know it, my brother will get married. And then we’ll have an addition to our reunion dinner. And then before you know it, I’ll be married, and there’s another subtraction. Haha.

But you know…

So many things have happened this summer.

I will not trade this summer in Melb for anything in the world. I’ve encountered God in such real ways. It’s like camp times 10. This radical shift is just so… radical! Haha.

And I had another plesant surprise today! Yay God! Yay me! God so totally answers prayers. Not just once, but twice! And I know there’s more coming. He’s just so good larr. Never-ending promises =)

I’m sooooo pumped for 2009.

Oh, by the way, I’m spending chinese new year eve with my books. So there you go. Haha.

And I think I’m doing the same tomorrow. Hee.

Can’t wait for summer sem to enddd. And then it’s a short pathetic break. Then real semester starts!

Hahaha. My mom’s so funny! She called me just now and she said she felt like bringing my dog to bai nian tomorrow and let my dog carry a pouch around its neck that says ‘this is for Shiyou.’ HAHA. So that people can give me ang paos. I was like. What the! Hahaha.

Oh. I wrote an equation just now. And everyone, since you guys are slacking your backsides in Singapore/Malaysia, pray for me.

Faith + Prayers + Studying with understanding = H1

Important task on your hands okay!

I’m so full of rubbish now. Must be the silly capital market thingy I’ve been reading all night.

Anyhow, send my loveeeeeee!

So well.

Toodles world!

xoxo

My faith in you was fading.

The past two days have been so good!

I’m so wonderfully tired right now!

Let’s see, yesterday. Had my exam! It went well =)) Yay God, yay me!  Then I had dinner and hot choc with two of my ex-ocf friends. Hee.

Todayyy was overwhelming. HAHA. No larr. I had fun with with Urbanlife leader. We went to vic mart, had lunch, went to his house and did some cooking prep. I cut cherries and took out the seeds. And it’s like A LOT of cherries. Like A LOT. Peeled mangoes. But above it all, I did heaps of washinggg!

Then Summer Urbanlife! We started late, but anyhowww. Worship was good =) And… for the first time ever, I preached the message. It was such a pleasant surprise, really. Haha. And it was good =)) Other than the fact, that I spoke like super fast. Hee. So yay God again!

So yes, all I can say is, God answers prayers. And sometimes, He answers super fast. Like super duper fasttt. Faster than I talk! Haha. He’s one funny dude.

By the way, we’ve got breakthrough people! I usually can’t even used up 2GB of my internet. I’ve used 4.4GB this month alreadyy!

Okay, I’m so tired. I can’t think properly or write anymore.

I need to wait for my laundry. Darn.

Toodles world! Send my loveeeeeee.

xoxo

p.s. my results came out. i did okay =)) Yay God!

How You gave your life away, just to save me.

At the rate at which I’m drinking coke floats, I’m getting kinda worried. But the weather has been so incredibly horrid, I don’t really give a crap about my health right now.

Mid-sems tomorrow! It’s going to be like 33 degrees tomorrow, and my lecture theatre is going to be like 15degrees. I just know it. Sigh. Richard Berry theatres are just COLD COLD COLD. I wonder how people survive through there in winter. Hmm.

I think this is a the first time in Uni where I’m actually prepared for a paper. Right now, I’m having the O level feelings of ‘I don’t know what I don’t know.’ Which I guess, is a good feeling? Haha, confusing much.

Everything has been so so good. I’ve been rereading The journal of Rachel Scott. It’s a phenomenal book. Phenomenal person, really. I’ve been trying to read Fight like a girl by Lisa Bevere right now as well, but I’m kinda slow at this one.

I’m amazed at how many books I’ve read this Summer! Oh oh, I’ve finished Blink of an eye by Ted Dekker weeks ago! It’s an awesome Christian fiction book. I’m going to start on Stardust soon. It’s been sitting on my shelf forever.

I’ve been experiencing such a radical change within me in the past week, even I’m surprised, and erm. Caught off-guard? It’s really awesome though =) Aiyarr, I don’t really know how to put it across, but you can ask me if you want to know! Hee. Thank God for technology hey- msn, facebook, skype, text et cetera. Skype is much preferred. Haha. If I had a Mac, I’d say iChat.

Ahhh. I really want to do well this Summer and Sem 1, then maybe I can ask my Dad for a macbook. Yes, my pc has disappointed me in certain areas. I’m just giving Apple a shot, in hope that it wouldn’t disappoint me. If it does… then we’ll talk about it again. Haha.

I’ve been declaring good grades and good stuff over this whole year. So yes, things WILL be good =))

Less than one more month and Summer Semester’s overrrrr! I can’t wait. I mean, I’m loving it right now, but seriously, studying all day isn’t really my thing. Haha. If it’s your thing, erm, tell me, I’ll pray for you. You can do the fasting bit.

I’m surprised by the amount of tut work I do. In year 1, I struggle to finish one tut sheet and sometimes, I only do them cause uh, it’s graded. But right now, for lects 1-8 [tested in mid-sems], there are 4 tut sheets [2 lects to 1 tut sheet], I’ve redone each of them thrice! So that’s 12 times! And I did the silly online thing twice. I’m going to do them again later.

This just shows how incredibly free I’ve been. Haha. And it’s been such a good time catching up with God, and people- both close and new people.

Heh, life couldn’t been any better =)

AND… Can’t wait for all of you to come back toooooo! I’ve got almost all your dates written down! It’s amazing how I remember dates really well. Birthdays, when people come back et cetera.

Love love love!

Toodles world!

xoxo

I just want You

It’s Daddy’s dearest birthday today! We of course, celebrated it before I came back. I never really talk much of my family on my blog. But my daddy is the best! I mean, I do complain about it sometimes… most of the times… whatever. But he worked so hard to send us all overseas to study! Okay, not including my bro- cause he didn’t want to. But you get the idea. He works his backside off just for us.  To give us the best. And somtimes, we’re just so unappreciative. Sigh. And he doesn’t spoil us unnecessarily. That day- 3rd Jan 08 was the first time I hugged my dad. It was really… weird. But cool =)

I need a coke float now. I think I’m going down to buy coke later.

No school this week! But I’ve got an exam on Thurs. Please pray for me! Thanks heaps. Even if I don’t remember, God will, and He will reward you when you go to heaven!

This whole week is just HOT HOT HOT. Like hotter than Singapore HOT.

Anyway, everything has been asking me how’s summer semester and all. It’s been awesome possum =)

It’s funny but you know how when people tell you “Ohh you’ve grown so much over the past year… blah blah blah”, but you just don’t get it? Cause you can’t really see yourself grow, and you don’t feel that you’ve grown.

But this summer, I know I have grown and still growing. I think my devotional life has been the best since like 06? I can’t remember… And it’s scary, yet awesome how God just drops sudden revelations and cause everything to change and shift into perspective in like 3 days?

There’s so much I’m believing for in 2009. And unlike last year, it’s with certainty and confidence in Christ. Ps Paul Geerling preached two weeks ago about looking back and looking forward. And if there’s one thing I still remember from his sermon, it’s definitely raising expectations.

Ohhh celebrated Audrey’s birthday last night =) Fun stuff!

And I decorated my room a bit last night =) Still incomplete.

Okay, I’m dying for a coke float.

Toodles world!

xoxo

But maybe I could, maybe I should

Today was such a long dayyy but fun!

I woke up really late. What’s new right. Melbourne just has that sleeping aura for me! Hmm.

Went Vic Mart with Ben. There’s this new shop called Koorong nearby and they sell heaps of Christian resources. It’s super cool!! I have to bring you guys there when you guys come back.

Then I went home. Went Melb Central. Took a train down to Ringwood with Ben and Lapong.

We went to Ps Ben’s place with Alvin for some pizza party. His house is gorgeous! So anyway, I ended eating pizza and watching and playing pool. Fun fun! I think my partner must have thought I was a really crappy partner! But ah well! Haha.

Then we went to Brodie’s place for a bbq with some of the planetuni people. That was fun stuff too!

I’m so so tired now. I don’t know if I should study. Hmm.

I like Melb in Summer. Meet new people, talk to new people, have fun, study one subject [haha. intensely...]. Peace & Quiet to do whatever. But not much food… Sigh.

I’m hungry noww =( Sigh.

Okay, I’m going to grab a bite and study.

Toodles world!

xoxo

Take me on a trip, I’d like to go some day

So while everyone in Singapore went for Tim’s bbq at his new place, Lapong, Jason, Ben, Simon, Alvin and I went out for dinner with WeiXiong at Universal and had bbq meat stuff cause he’s flying back to M’sia soon!

So I got home quite a while ago, and I was supposed to do my work. But I ended up reading old notes/letters [Anything to stop me from studying!]. Those dated from 2007 when I flew to Melb, to the most recent, Xmas 08. I really need to buy a box to put all of them somewhere instead of just letting them die in my pathetic ziplock bag!

And as I was reading them, I realised that so much has changed. Especially those ‘keep in contact’ thingys. I always found those really funny. Cause both you and I know that it is never true. I still don’t understand why we write those kind of things. But ah well. And many friendships have become non-existent, and some have become stronger. Some have altered, some have faded.

It is still nice to read them once in a while. Knowing that you’ve left a mark, a footprint or an impact on someone’s life. And believe me, the most touching/memorable/you-get-what-i-mean notes, aren’t usually from the people close to you… Haha ask me in person, and I’ll explain that to you.

But well, it just reminded me that there is only one constant, and that’s God [and one of my friends wrote that too! Haha.].

Seriously, when people ask me what is so attractive about Melbourne that I want to continue studying here and stuff, it’s really the people around me. I mean honestly, studying is just studying… you can do that anywhere.

But people come and go. You can’t build your lives around them only. God has to be the centre of it all. And so even when they leave, or when it’s time to say your goodbyes, it won’t be something that affects your life so dramatically that you totally become a changed person or whatsoever [You know those drama mama shows, when like someone dies, and this person becomes a person who lives in darkness and becomes all so sad and starts taking drugs... But maybe not so drama...].

There is a time and season for everything. And so I pray as frequent as I can remember… Relationships that You want me to break, tear them down. Relationships that You want me to build, build them strong. By the way, relationships emcompasses every kind of relationship! Family, friends, bgr, whatever…. You get the idea!

And no, this doesn’t mean that if an old friend came up to me for help, I would just stand there and not help. It’s just  different focusses in different periods of our lives.

But for now,

Just dance, gonna be okay!  I want to take you awayyy!

Work’s calling me againnnn. Mid-sem next Thursday! Thank God for smart people like Jason who are in Melb to help me! Hee.

Toodles world!

xoxo

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It is currently about 32 degrees in Melb right now, and it’s expected to hit 37 degrees today, and 40 tomorrow. And drop back to 25 on Thursday. Hmm.

So it’s really hot right, so I’m obviously dressed in t-shirt and shorts. But guess what, I’ve to carry a cardigan around [which has proven useless... but wait for the punchline!]! And guess why, cause the lecture theatre is so cold, it feels like 16 degrees. Like the temperature that is just right to be under your covers and just sleeping…

And for some strange apparent reason, I didn’t want to eat anything before class today, so I was practically like out of energy. Together with the comfy temperature, I didn’t pay much attention today and I fell asleep. Sigh me. And guess what? Last night was the first night so far where I had the most amount of sleep before a lecture! But last week, I copied notes, paid attention etc.

Sigh.

I think I’m going to grab coffee before my 1pm lecture.

Oh btw, Frank Tate is awesome during summer… There’s only like 3 people around me in the computer area. I was so tempted to go back to cs to sleep during my lunch break- but I don’t think I would ever make it back to class… so yup!

I so need to catch up with whatever my lecturer was talking about later. Thank God he only covered like 1.5 lectures in 2 hours and even then, the half was from last week.

Time to wake upppp!

Toodles world!

xoxo