Wat irony... the day my american hsemate ,Dan, cleans up the hse (he's leaving so there's an inspection) i have to set the kitchen on FIRE!!! yeah im serious, no laughing matter.. I'm ok, juz scalded my legs abit. sigh... my freaking pot of oil COMBUSTED! nvr expected it to happen... oh mans.. all i wanted to do was deep-fry some prawn fritters!! now im probably goin to be slapped with a hefty bill. arrgghh!

I juz left my pot of oil to heat up on the stove, while i went to dice my garlic and prepare my vegatables. Next thing i noe, i hear a 'prooof' sound and i turn ard to see my pot in flames!! couldn't hav been more den a couple of mins! In a state of panic, i did something really really stupid! i grabbed the pot and tried to douse the flames by pouring the oil away in the sink. sheer stupidity! cuz in retrospect, its obvious i was merely fueling tne flames with more hot oil! Naturally, the flames blew sky high at my sink, forcing me to throw the pot onto the floor scalding me in the process.. Afterwhich, i rushed for my fire extinguisher and put out the fire.

Alarm rings and lots of cleaning up later, the damage done was minimal. My kitchen bench top was slightly damaged (but i noe repairs are goin to be costly. it is the most expensive thing in my hse) abd my floor has some burnt marks. damn it! i shud hav juz rushed for the fire extinguisher right away!

So frens, i say again, DO NOT LEAVE OIL UNATTENDED! it could juz start boiling and burst into flames!

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hmmm.. suppose to be doin mu english assigment now, but mental block la! haiz, such an easy assignment yet i can't churn up anything! can't seem to focus now, my heartbeat is irregular! haha.. so decided to blog, to clear my thoughts and emotions. Its been nearly a month in adelaide.. boy how time fies! my overseas stints with saf nvr felt so quick! haha.. well, im not complaining...

To those who are curious, im not homesick at all! I dun even miss our local food haha.. i guess im pretty resilient. Sch's been alright, but i wished it could be more challenging. This bridging cse was designed to prepare me for uni but i dun feel prepared at all! Sometimes i feel im wasting time and money. I feel i work better under stress. (but of cuz not too pressurised either) Im not highly motivated by nature, sigh..so gotta learn how to push myself.

Got an econs test on fri, my first test in 3 yrs?!? oh wait, i did a surprised math test on the first day of orientation. haha.. anyways, i was really confused with the various concepts up until today. Thankfully, i was able to regain clarity after today's lesson. Its all in the graphs! So im hoping to do well! Nxt up wud be computing, think its on Mon, better check with my classmates.. gonna be tested on ms word haha.. may sound ridiculous, but i really learnt alot of useful functions etc. dun understimate lessons on word haha.

Damn it! arrgghh.. still can't focus... hmmm i hav to get it off my chest!!! Is it wrong to try to find faults with a potential gf?!? i feel im over-analysing things! Every little thing she says, her dislikes, her preferences, her quirky side, her opinions.. do they match with mine? or do they clash? It seems dat im fighting my heart, my intuition, my emotions with logic! y am i focusing on the negatives and not the positives? its too soon, i shudn't be feelin this way. arrgghh... such torture! i shud wait it out, its only my 4th wk. there's no rush rite? i'll meet someone more suited for me in the future rite? juz so difficult to reason with the heart! argghh.. feel so uneasy now juz cuz i didn't speak to her today (juz couple of smiles and waves of hi/bye). its so ridculous! hahaha..

ok this is not helping! haiz.. gotta get back to the assignment! ciao

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the beautiful jacarandia tree. there's a whole street planted with this tree one block frm my hse

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the main lobby, stylo huh?

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the uni village, where i live!

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more of torrens river

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Granite island, just off of victor harbour

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Torrens River, simply breathtaking!

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garden of roses

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some beautiful church we stumbled upon haha

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They let the kids scribble chalk on the roads and sidewalks!!!

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Jessie (m'sia) Serene (s'pore) and Pete (hk)

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the HK gang

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Canary (hk) and Nancy (china)

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outing with my Uni Village mates!

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Eric and I

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Cheap goods are cheap for a reason! haha.. Firstly, my cheapo hi-fi that i bought is damn lousy la. Which hi-fi resets its volume everytime u switch it off?!?! so irritating to adjust my volume everytime i switch it on! haha.. to compound things.. it came with a useless remote. the remote only allows u to control the cd player, with only the options play pause next etc wat the hell man.. wat remote doesn't have vol controls or a POWER button?!?!?! and i only discovered this after specially buyin the AAA batt.. waste money sia..
Anyways, i saved the best for last. Guess wat? my cheapo alarm clock rings an hr earlier den the pre-set time! One fine morning, i'm awaken by the alarm wondering why i feel so lethargic even though i had slpt early the nite before. without giving it much thought i commenced my morning routine. After washing up, i was stunned to see the time on the clock as 710am?!?! (i set my alarm at 730). I proceeded to check my hp's clock juz to confirm and it also said 710. i.e my clock rang an hr early!!! hilarious haha.. i tested the theory the next day by setting it to 830 and it really rang at 730! *shakeshead*

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Since arriving in Adelaide, i've been mistaken as Japanese not only by my fellow singaporeans but by Japanese themselves! haha.. I'm sure la.. One m'sian, Jessie, was even more specific. said i look like tayuka kimura (hope i got his name rite). When to google him, i 'VERY' look like hime la! weird how pple determine resemblance. haha.. anyways, Jessie is one really really nice girl. She juz lives around the corner from my hse. Not only did she treat Serene and I to dinner once, yesterday nite she brought me green bean soup (fyi i only had instant mee for dinner) and today she made me red bean soup! I am so PAMPERED! haha.. even my hsemates are envious hehehe.. So juz wanna express my deepest gratitude to her! Thank you Jessie!

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