Wednesday, August 29, 2007
had religion in japan and china tutorial today. starting to feel the pressure cos all the students in my class are either in year 3 or in their honours yr... n their cognitive level is rather high. kinda regret taking a level 3000 module, though i'm juz in yr 2. my intellect is limited... plus the readings are all so very cheem. worse than my jc cold war and UN notes :(. need to get all my As to pull up my cap abv 4... i need godly intervention!!! anyw, on a happier note, mayb my religion lecturer will organise a field trip to malacca to observe some very happening rituals there... interesting...
8:43 PM
Monday, August 20, 2007
it's back to sch again... readings n more readings. n i hav one whole pile, sad :( . at least i hav a 3-day wk until tut starts, yeah!!! so far, the level 3000 modules seem more appealing ... hav to visit 7 temples for my religion in china n japan tutorial, interesting huh... looking forward to it.
gt the perhentian photos frm sm ystrday... didnt realise we took so many... 100 plus
day 1 - 9 aug
took a 14 hr ride via train... super long journey...
the cute baby on the lower berth... secretly taken by sm
lw n her harry potter...
me with zx's long legs for company.. haha
poor zx is mugging for her assignm...
day 2 - 10 aug
finally reached tanah merah... took a 30 min taxi ride to the jetty... then took a speedboat to pulau perhentian
bubbles...
the speedboat we sat in was super fast, scared me half to death... tot i wld fly out of my seat into the water cos it was so bumpy plus the seawater kept splashing onto us. it was like a 30min roller coaster ride lah! a short roller coaster ride is ok w me... bt 30 mins is too much... ahhhhh. haha, nw i have speed boat phobia... sounds kinda stupid... luckily gt stopped by the coastal guard halfway for nt putting on lifejackets... zx n sm were complaining tt the CG were taking so long cos they felt like puking n wanted to get the ride over n done with... heheh, bt i was kinda happy n relieved tt the boat finally stopped...
on the speedboat...
and finally... ta-dah... our modest little room which is VERY modest
our FOC maid, zx sweeping the floor... lol
at the reception n dining area...
our bbq dinner ...
the beach is so beautiful n serene... its kind of like some private beach so there weren't many ppl there... so less pollution... really a great place to relax n enjoy nature... heavenly!!!
went snorkeling too. snorkeled for a while in the shallow end b4 giving up... the water kept entering the mask n i kept choking on the water, felt like drowning... tot it was becos i didnt noe hw to breathe properly. bt found out later tt my snorkeling mask was faulty cos sm used my mask the nxt day n exped the same prob...sian... didnt snorkel much while sm, lw n zx went to the deeper end to see the corals... i wanna go also!!! bt i dun dare... gt phobia becos of the snorkeling mask... i'm a scaredy cat
some photos taken after snorkeling...
me, sm n snorkeling googles
my happy coffeeshop ah peh pose...
zx, sm n lw
the swing by the seaside...
day 3 - 11 aug
went trekking on the newly opened trail... lots of ants and spiderwebs, but pretty fun overall
had to check out at 4pm n take a speedboat back to the jetty. speedboat phobia again... bt tis time it wasnt tt bad cos it was A LOT LESS bumpy... due to prior exp, sm, lw n i decided to wear our jackets w the hood on to prevent our hair frm becoming wirey n tangly due to the sea water... haha, i think we looked like crazy ppl wearing jackets under the hot sun...lol. shopped ard for like 6 hrs at tanah merah while waiting for our night train. bought a cuddley patrick star for my sis... partly becos i wanted it too...heheh. n it's another long 14 hr ride back to spore....
more photos on zx's cam... looks like it'll take forever... lol.
1:30 PM
Thursday, August 9, 2007
hello bloggie, long time no see...haha.havnt been in the mood to blog lately, with all the timetable and bidding stuff to settle... n i'm stuck with 5 history related modules. wanted to take science n business modules tis sem bt the bid pts were super high!!! close to 2000 pts...n i hav only ard a thousand pts in my acct...pathetic. looks like it's a lot of stress n mugging tis sem... hope i can kick my last min habit. looking forward for the opening of the arts canteen! no more yucky makeshift canteen food... thx to rl for informing...haha, bet she's more excited than me. lol. looking forward to the thosai n waffle town trip :)
going to perhentian today! yeah!!! my much anticpated getaway b4 sch starts!!! gonna play like crazy n get my tan!!! bye bye spore! coming back on mon... woohoo!
crazy abt tis song lately...simply can't get tired of it!!! Hosanna...
Hosanna
I see the king of glory
Coming on the clouds with fire
The whole earth shakes
The whole earth shakes
I see His love and mercy
Washing over all our sin
The people sing
The people sing
Hosanna
Hosanna
Hosanna in the highest
I see a generation
Rising up to take their place
With selfless faith
With selfless faith
I see a near revival
Stirring as we pray and seek
We're on our knees
We're on our knees
Heal my heart and make it clean
Open up my eyes to the things unseen
Show me how to love like you have loved me
Break my heart from what breaks yours
Everything I am for your kingdom's cause
As I walk from earth into Eternity
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