What I do when I'm stressed

Drink...

...a cup of chamomile tea with a teaspoon of honey

and listen...

...to an upbeat song!

XOXO,
Me

That's Me!

Fiddle while Rome burns:
to occupy yourself with unimportant things when there are extremely important things requiring to be done

XOXO,
Me

What I do when I'm restless

SCATTERGORIES...it's harder than it looks! Copy and paste into a new bulletin. When you are done, send it on. Use the 1st letter of your name to answer each of the following... they have to be real places, names, things...nothing made up! Try to use different answers if the person in front of you had the same 1st initial. You CAN'T use your name for the boy/girl name question.

What is your name?
Ee Lin

4 letter word:
East

Vehicle:
E-Series Volvo (?)

City:
Ethiopia

Boy Name:
Edwin

Girl Name:
Emily

Alcoholic drink:
Ethanol XP

Occupation:
Elevator cleaner (?)

Something you wear:
Essentials (What?! I wear only the essentials)

Celebrity:
Emma Watson

Food:
(anything) Eastern

Something found in a bathroom:
Eau de toilette

Reason for Being Late:
Elevator slow

Cartoon Character:
Emily the Strange

Something You Shout:
Eeeeeesh!

Oh boy, that was mind boggling! =S

XOXO,
Me

A Quick Update

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO SZE MAY & CHERYL GAN!!!!!

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I missed my bus by 3 seconds today. Before I could run to the bus stop, the bus had already turned into the main road. Oh well, will just have to wait for 15 minutes till the next one comes. So I decided to walk over to the bus stop situated farther away since I had nothing to do. While standing there waiting for my bus, I noticed that there was a construction going on on the opposite side of the road. The construction workers were trying to arrange those glass panel thingies (GPTs) along the sides of the building. And as I observed them, I think it took them quite a while (& effort!) to just place 1 GPT together with the rest of the GPTs. It really got me thinking, "What would we do without them? (the construction workers I mean)" No matter how beautifully buildings are designed by architects, without those construction workers, their designs would just be a mere design on paper. I can't help but to admire those construction workers. They pour out so much sweat and effort, yet they're not earning as much as professionals do (correct me if I'm wrong but I think they don't get paid very well).

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OK, moving along. I had this really random thought. If we asians are called asians, and those who are of mix heritage are called eurasians, then why are ang mohs called caucasians? There's the word "asians" in it. =S So what does that "cauc-" stand for? Have you ever wondered? Hmm...

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Oh!! Before I forget! OMG...today I almost inhaled a freaking fly!!! I was on the bus talking to a friend and this freaking fly decided that my nostril seemed like a good hideout and it flew straight into (well, it attempted to anyway, i can totally read its mind!) my nostril but hah! Just before it could fly into my nostril, I exhaled with all my might even though I very much wanted to inhale (lack of oxygen). =S Totally disgusting! Argh!

p/s: been really busy preparing for a presentation next tues & 2 assignments due next thurs & fri respectively.

XOXO,
Me

I really don't understand...

...how people can juz leave their dirty dishes for weeks, even months!! =S
Washing a freaking bowl only takes less than freaking 30 seconds!

Check this out =.= I don't even wanna know what that black lining in the bowl is.

Left by the sink for weeks
(The other housemate helped her clean her bowl a few days ago, & this appeared days after)

Just fyi, my "dear" housemate threw away those smelly milk cartons almost after a month (It felt like eternity). Now, below is a pic of the current state of her bin. Treasure hunt anyone?

A month ago

Present

Oh, & yesterday J pasted a note on her door asking her to wash her bowl. Guess what?! The note worked wonders! This morning I nearly had a heart attack when I saw that the space by the sink was EMPTY! W-O-W! I also added a P.S. beneath the note asking her to pay me for the internet bill &...I got back the money today!

Hmmm...sometimes I just wish I could make a trip into her mind to see how her mind works. Interesting...

XOXO,
Me

Laugh die me!

OMG, I nearly died laughing! I was feeling sleepy so I asked this friend of mine, YL, to entertain me while I do my work. He asked me for my opinion about this particular post on his blog so I told him what I thought...before we knew it, the following conversation took place:

* º·º°¨*¨°º·•« E-LiAnG »•·º°¨*¨°º·º° * says:
love just isnt easy

Ee Lin 依灵 is on cloud 9 & no one can bring her down! says:
like for example, a wife who's always abused by her husband...many also think that their husbands will one day change...but u cannot expect such things...cause it's hard for them to change...and that is y many women still are caught in a bad relationship n unable to break free....u get what i mean? like they know it isn't working but they're still hoping...they're willing to take the risk

Ee Lin 依灵 is on cloud 9 & no one can bring her down! says:
lol..this is the more serious wan la

.* º·º°¨*¨°º·•« E-LiAnG »•·º°¨*¨°º·º° * says:
yeah too serious

.* º·º°¨*¨°º·•« E-LiAnG »•·º°¨*¨°º·º° * says:
always abuse de ==S

.* º·º°¨*¨°º·•« E-LiAnG »•·º°¨*¨°º·º° * says:
this kind of man should die

Ee Lin 依灵 is on cloud 9 & no one can bring her down! says:
=D

Ee Lin 依灵 is on cloud 9 & no one can bring her down! says:
so funny...

Ee Lin 依灵 is on cloud 9 & no one can bring her down! says:
no no...

Ee Lin 依灵 is on cloud 9 & no one can bring her down! says:
die is too easy liao

Ee Lin 依灵 is on cloud 9 & no one can bring her down! says:
hahahaha

Ee Lin 依灵 is on cloud 9 & no one can bring her down! says:
should be castrated

.* º·º°¨*¨°º·•« E-LiAnG »•·º°¨*¨°º·º° * says:
hahaha

.* º·º°¨*¨°º·•« E-LiAnG »•·º°¨*¨°º·º° * says:
yeah

.* º·º°¨*¨°º·•« E-LiAnG »•·º°¨*¨°º·º° * says:
agreed

.* º·º°¨*¨°º·•« E-LiAnG »•·º°¨*¨°º·º° * says:
maybe pluck his toenails out one by one

.* º·º°¨*¨°º·•« E-LiAnG »•·º°¨*¨°º·º° * says:
ok i am being too violent

.* º·º°¨*¨°º·•« E-LiAnG »•·º°¨*¨°º·º° * says:
lol

Ee Lin 依灵 is on cloud 9 & no one can bring her down! says:

Ee Lin 依灵 is on cloud 9 & no one can bring her down! says:
good idea...

Ee Lin 依灵 is on cloud 9 & no one can bring her down! says:
and pour salt on them

.* º·º°¨*¨°º·•« E-LiAnG »•·º°¨*¨°º·º° * says:
hahaha

.* º·º°¨*¨°º·•« E-LiAnG »•·º°¨*¨°º·º° * says:
then oil

.* º·º°¨*¨°º·•« E-LiAnG »•·º°¨*¨°º·º° * says:
n light fire on it

Ee Lin 依灵 is on cloud 9 & no one can bring her down! says:
WAH!!

Ee Lin 依灵 is on cloud 9 & no one can bring her down! says:
u so ganas!!

Ee Lin 依灵 is on cloud 9 & no one can bring her down! says:
u're killing him liao

Ee Lin 依灵 is on cloud 9 & no one can bring her down! says:
lol..

.* º·º°¨*¨°º·•« E-LiAnG »•·º°¨*¨°º·º° * says:
slowly killing him ma

Ee Lin 依灵 is on cloud 9 & no one can bring her down! says:
must torture him kau kau ma!

Ee Lin 依灵 is on cloud 9 & no one can bring her down! says:
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA

.* º·º°¨*¨°º·•« E-LiAnG »•·º°¨*¨°º·º° * says:
nola

.* º·º°¨*¨°º·•« E-LiAnG »•·º°¨*¨°º·º° * says:
nearly wanna die le

.* º·º°¨*¨°º·•« E-LiAnG »•·º°¨*¨°º·º° * says:
put da fire out

Ee Lin 依灵 is on cloud 9 & no one can bring her down! says:
XD

.* º·º°¨*¨°º·•« E-LiAnG »•·º°¨*¨°º·º° * says:
then let him rest for awhile

Ee Lin 依灵 is on cloud 9 & no one can bring her down! says:
put the fire out!!!!

.* º·º°¨*¨°º·•« E-LiAnG »•·º°¨*¨°º·º° * says:
then again ==P

Funny right?! I thought it was hilarious...imagine that "poor" guy being tied up, having his toenails pulled out, being set fire, then rest, then being burnt again. I dunno y but I imagined it in a very comical way! XP

XOXO,
Me

Have you ever...

...wished that time could just standstill while you're busy finishing your work so that you can use the remaining time to enjoy yourself?!

Well, I have...in fact, a lot lately.

Very melancholic of me...

Again and again, I feel lost in a sea of people with non-black hair.

Here I feel insignificant.

Because they just walk past you as if you were invisible.

Sometimes I imagine myself walking in Adelaide as though I'm the only person that exists.

But...it keeps failing.

All I need is a little piece of home.

I think I've mentioned in one of my posts last year that I need people/places that are familiar to me to make me feel at home.

Someone whom I can run to when I just wanna runaway from this chaotic world.

At the same time, I wish time could move faster so that I am able to fly home where I belong though the political side is rather erm...complicated at the moment.

Been drifting away from Him too...need to pray for His empowerment to keep me, His creation, going no matter how tough the going is!

Everything's in a mess right now...how do you do a spiritual spring-cleaning?

OK, just realised that this post is rather depressing.

Me

Time is running out...

...and I'm extremely stressed!

I have work to do but I don't have the slightest amount of motivation to do them. =( HELP!! I wish I could just lie down on a lush green meadow, under a clear blue sky with white cotton-candy clouds, horses/goats/cows grazing...Ahhh

*SNAP* back to reality!




p/s: will update about my 2-week mid-sem break when I'm not as stressed.

Me

Me? Eurasian? Forget it!

I came across this Morph Thing on Ringo's blog, and I thought I'd give it a try but...Oh well, let's just say that my offspring will look super weird if I were to every marry an ang moh. =S

























Any guesses who I Morphed with?? LOL

Keep guessing...

p/s: I still can't believe I have ugly genes (ok, not genes...ugly features?)!! >.<

XOXO,
Me

What Do You See?

So, what do you see in the picture?
Does it trigger any of your senses?
Visual, olfactory, auditory, touch...?
If you think it's only a bin with 2 discarded milk cartons, a plastic container and perhaps some food scraps here and there, think AGAIN!
This thing you see in the picture just produces/releases a stench that is totally, utterly, completely, thoroughly and absolutely (I almost used up all the possible words that mean what I wanna mean) revolting, repugnant, nauseating, repulsive, stomach-turning, foul, *insert synonyms* you could ever encounter in your human existence!
Every time, I stand next to it to wash my cutlery, I just wish someone would use a pillow/cushion to suffocate me!!
Just talking about it triggers my olfactory receptors...urgh! *barfs*

I found some super gross pics of vomit but
I thought I'd be kind to my "readers" and choose a less sickening pic =P

OK, back to my textbook!

Have a terrific week ahead! =P

XOXO,
Me

Right....

Umno suspends Ahmad three years



Ahmad: I made no mistakes


Hmmm...I've never been into politics. I guess now it's time for me to find out what politics is about. I wonder why people fight in politics. For status? Power? Reputation? *sigh* Oh well...

Me

I don't know...

...what's gotten over me.

I've been feeling like a "walking corpse" (in malay: bangkai bernyawa).

When I walk on the streets, I just wanna stare into space and daydream.
When I'm in class, I just can't wait to go home.
When I'm home, I just wanna snuggle under my blanket.
When I'm under the covers, I never wanna wake up to reality.
When I'm awake, I can't wait for night to come - so that I can go to bed.
When I have assignments, I look forward to the days when I'll be going home.
When I have nothing to do, I'll imagine myself being back in Penang and wonder what I would be doing if I was.
Everytime I look at my study period planner, I can't wait for every week to b over so that I can cross 'em out.

This is how a study period planner looks like

Right now, I don't know what it is that is keeping me going. I might be on the verge of giving up...

Me

Miscellaneous stuff #1

First of all,

HAPPY 20TH BIRTHDAY YIN FEI!!!

I hope that your birthday was a blast! ;)

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Finally...
I'm sick of food!!
I had been craving for food...any type of food for the past few weeks and now I'm glad to say I'm finally sick of food!!
Yup, that's right. S-I-C-K!
So, wanna know my secret to it?
ROTFL
go stuff ur face with plenty of food until you feel like throwing all up!
That's what I did...at a buffet!
I've never stuffed myself so much in my life.
Well, the reason is cause I'm a Chinese...LOL... wanna make every cent I paid worth it...so...

OK, moving on...

I know, spring has just arrived but I can't wait for next year's winter already!!
Those who know why, don't spoil it by revealing it here XP
I shall make a grand announcement when the time eventually comes =D

Watched Nowhere in Africa 2 days ago...and I don't think it's your average type of movie.
The movie is based on a book, which is based on a true story of the author.
About how the author and her family had to runaway from German during the Nazis (?) to Africa...dunno how to explain. LOL
Anyway, it was a little dragging but it was good...lasted for 2 hours and 15 minutes.
It got me thinking alot about it and it was heartwarming in the end =)

Just in case you guys dunno what the poll by the side of my blog is for...
I'm collecting opinions on what I should do with my hair so that when I go home during summer, I'm gonna trim it/cut it...whichever option gets the highest vote. Here's a picture of me beginning of August. Please make your vote, thank you.


Sometimes when I walk in the streets of Adelaide, I still feel so surreal. I still cannot grasp the fact that I'm here, staying and studying in Adelaide. Sometimes when I open my eyes in the morning, the first thought that comes to my mind is 'Oh, this isn't my room back home. Another day of lecture, tute...same old routine.' =( I'm so miserable it's not good for my psychological well-being. Well, not miserable 24/7 but...still miserable enough to want to go back home! But sometimes I think to myself 'Adelaide has a beautiful, clear blue sky, clean roads, some friendly people, convenient public transport etc.' Still, nothing beats home! You can buy a house with money, but you can't by a H-O-M-E! Now that I'm learning about social networks in Social Psychology. I guess my life fits into a kin-based community. Haha...my family and my aunt's are so close we help out/care for each other so much that it seems like we're immediate family members.

These days, I'd rather talk to my family than to study/do my readings. It doesn't matter what I'm doing at the moment, as long as my parents msg me to ask if I'm free to talk, I'd always say yes unless I'm rushing for an assignment the next day. It's always fun catching up with what's happening back home. How my baby boy is growing up, what my mom does during her free time, how my dad's coping with the cough, where my mom's gonna bring me to eat when I get back etc. It's always fun, we laugh about things. Every night I go to bed, hoping that when I open my eyes in the morning, somehow I'd be lying in my bed in my room back home - that ultra thick and firm mattress, soft and cooling comforter, my cartoony bed sheet and that old pillow I've always kept. The sun rays would shine through my window and I'd hide my head under the comforter to shield my eyes from the rays, always resulting in more sleep. I long to wake up and hear my mom calling out to me "Lin! What do you wanna have for breakfast?" My mom always makes breakfast for dad who's going to work and for me. In fact, she makes breakfast for the whole family.

Enough of home.

Was chatting with my cousin (my baby boy's mom) the other day and I dunno how we got to the topic of working. This issue had been on my mind for the past few weeks. I dunno how it got there in the first place, my mind that is. I have 2 more years till I finish my bachelor degree and I'm already thinking where I should do my masters. Well, you see...studying in UK has always been my dream. I could go to UK and do my masters but it takes 3 years there...plus I could apply for PR in Australia easily after my bachelor degree but if I go to UK and change my mind, it'd be harder to apply for it then. So, how? I wanna at least work a few years overseas to earn back some of the money my parents have spent on my education + gain some working experience overseas. My cousin suggested that I work in Singapore cause the government now is really focusing on the quality of child care centres and the prospects for psychologists would be rising in the coming years. =S And I can't possibly leave my parents back in Pg. There's a voice inside telling me that they're not young anymore and you'd never know what might happen tomorrow. I don't wanna live my life regretting not being able to spend time with them when I had the chance to. I don't wanna be busy making money to the extent that I don't even have the time to be with them. That's not what I want in life.

Enough about what I want.

Last Sunday, I visited my friend's church and there was this pastor from New Jersey, America - Preston Centuolo. He preached with so much energy and life. He himself had gone through alot when he was growing up, so when he preached, you would feel that he knew what he was talking about. It's always more empowering when the preacher had gone through stuff in his own life. You'd know that he's not juz "preaching" but preaching based on experience! Not too sure if I make much sense. I think I'm just so touched by him.

Oh well, assignments are piling up but I always feel lazy. Somehow this semester I'm not as stressed as the last. Why you may ask. Cause I keep telling myself that there's nothing to be stressed about to the extent that laziness takes over. =( Bad, I know.

Better go and do more productive things!

XOXO,
Me

I know I should be studying...

...but I suddenly had a thought.

LOL

This may sound stupid.

I was reading my friend's blog and she was blogging about high school romance that sorta stuff.

And it got me thinking!

I'm 20!

I will never get the chance to experience what high school romance is all about!

No more high school sweetheart.

No more innocent "I like you because I do" sorta feeling!

No more butterflies in my stomach.

OMG...I'm getting old!

But I haven't outgrown my love for silly romantic movies. =P

Everytime I watch a movie with high school romance in it (eg. high school musical/any taiwanese idol drama series), I'd be fantasising myself as the female lead character.

*slaps self*

Before I go, just finished watching Notting Hill (I know, I'm extremely outdated) and oh my God! I loved it...but I know movies can't be real and never can be.

I love the ending song though. Enjoy!

The original version is not available for embedding so here's the remix. Not bad too! Almost similar =)



OK, gotta run!

XOXO,
Me

Something to tickle your funny bone!

Seriously, when I watched this, my face was like this -> =.="'

Laugh die me!




This is Mariah Carey's reaction when she watched the clip.




The improved version, enjoy! =P




p/s: Hopefully the videos made ur day juz like how they made mine! =)

XOXO,
Me

Summer plans

I know this sounds crazy. It's only the middle of 4th week of my 2nd semester of 2nd year and I'm already planning what to do during summer!

Plans usually don't work out (based on experience), for example the Sydney trip, I can save that for another loooong post.

Anyway, yes...summer plans. Since one of my best friends, GF, won't be there when I go back home (she's flying to the US tomorrow! *sob*) I would have to entertain myself with stuff I've always wanted to do but haven't gotten the chance to.

So here's a list of things I wish to accomplish when I go back home!

Visit my baby boy in Singapore! <3

Try out different food at different places *drools*

Watch Twilight with my girl friends!! *screams*

Do my shopping early (which I dread)

Bake/cook =D

Practise my piano and hopefully get to learn guitar

Learn ballet (I MUST do it this time!)

Oh, and last but not least, get my freaking driving license!!! I just cross my fingers that the driving instructor won't be an a**hole! Hmph! Made driving a bad experience for me only.

That's for now! Stay tuned to my boring life...

XOXO,

Me

Specially for Twilighters (Read: JM) XP

One of my best friends, JM, got KT and I to become twilighters by introducing the book Twilight and showing us the teasers and trailers on youtube whilst feeling extremely anticipated about the movie being released in December (we're so gonna watch it together eh?!). Yesterday, there was a book release party held in Borders. Obviously, it was the release of the 4th book (also final) and sequel of the Twilight series written by Stephenie Meyer – Breaking Dawn. As fans could dress up as their favourite characters and a prize would be given to the best dressed, KT and I thought it was interesting. So as curious as we were, we headed to Borders after grabbing bubble tea each for AUD2 (usual price: $3.90 - went during Happy Hour). I have nothing much to say about the book release party, but what the heck? A picture says a thousand words so I'll just let the pictures do the talking! ;)

"Kids" 'dressing up' as their favourite characters outside Borders

Breaking Dawn sold out completely

Forks is one of the places in Twilight

(for those who don't read Twilight)

Gloria Jeans in Borders was the venue for the event

Each group was named after those in the book

The Denali Clan

The Spirit Warriors

The New Ancients

Twilight Lovers

The Vegan Bloods

Got bored watching the event

Click to enlarge to see the original pose on the book cover

Dr. Carlisle!

The crowd that participated in the trivia challenge

Team Edward takes it seriously...!

Werewolf

I vote "no"

This is not the worst one yet

I think this is my personal favourite XD

Edward look-alike (I think his 'gf' saw me snapping his pic)

I made KT join me! =P

The winners of best dressed with Borders staff (2 on the left)

Nothing much really. But it was interesting to witness a book release party? =)

XOXO,
Me