Delaqroux Inc Updates!!
for some reason, i accidentally mistyped "Delaqroux" as "Delacroix"... Whoah.. Change of identity? Or a lil too much of last night that part of my braincells has permanently decided to shut down? 0.o
Anyways, back to the update! The past week had been so much fun. Yeah, i am still stuck in dull old MacQuarie without actually being able to explore anyplace further away but yeah, like how the saying goes, "if you get lemons, you make lemonades" so if you get green lime, you make GRENADES!!! lolololz. Yeah, making fun out of nothing at all is a hard skill to master, but once you actually have the mastery and the oppoturnity to transmute pure fun out of thin air, of course with the involvement of lunacy, you'll get.. well.. hell lot of fun! So here's what have been happening so far throughout the end days of O-Week.
Yeah, i joined a few more clubs which was deemed to be such a stupid move by some, cool by others. Personally, i think it is a dumb move. I mean, seriously, where can i get that enough time to be active in all of the clubs? However, with some activities i attended (and will be attending) so far, i'm not gonna regret it one bit. And the issue about time? Well, so far everyone;s been claiming that this place is boring with nothing better to see and do. So isnt time something you shall be lavished with? So i thought if i'm not be able to spend money like water over in this place, i'll spend my time like money instead! Anyways, the additional club i have joined so far is (let's just do a quick run-up this time ok?);
9. DramaC
Drama Club of MacQ uni. Somehow, i know i will be overwhelmed by other ppl's talent if i'm to try auditioning for any roles (i'm not good of an actor unfortunately) but the booth lady claimed that they were short of script writers. Aha! That's where i shall come in!
10. MacImpro
Impromptu acting group where you get random roles upon every meeting and you try to act it out unaccordingly, unrehearsed, uncut and uncensored.. kinda starting to sound like one of those insurance ad...
11. RedFrog
It's more like some Christianity Fellowship group but they focus more on the urban aspect of life; meeting ppl, doing charity works, organize parties, and most importantly, having nice clean fun. I'm so in.
12. Skeptic Club
With their catchline "Hmm.. smells like bullsh*t", this club goes around myth busting. If there are any supernaturals claimed to exist in this physical world, the skeptics will try to use mind over matters to prove if it's just a hoax. Cool.
13. J @ M
It stands for Japanese @ Macquarie (or something like that). Yes, i know; "what's a Malaysian doing in a Japanese group?" but no, this group does not centers only for the Japanese. Just consider it as an iClub with Japanese cultur theme.. (and Japanese girls :p)
14. Macquarie University Biology Society
No, they dont study biology per se but instead, they study wildlife. So their activities will involve such activities such as bushwalking, whale watching, kangaroo watching (?) etc.
15. St John Ambulance
Remember the times when i was in the Red Cross at school and i kicked myself out as the society start getting more and more marching-oriented? Yeah, maybe i should give the such group a second chance, no?
I hate how i often say stuff like "quick run-up" or "go on the surface level" but ended up typing stuff like nobody's business. Regardless, there is actually 4 more clubs that i have joined but i dont think i should be mentioning it here. It's kinda like an undercover group (well, at least for me :p). But eitherways, that's all for O-week up until now and with so many activities lining up for next March, i hope i just have enough time to blog about them. Til then, jaa!
Friday, February 27, 2009
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Shinichi Osawa
Delaqroux Inc Updates.
And, no, this has nothing to do with the porn actress Maria Ozawa (it's spelled with an "s" not a "z" so its not pronounced the same way anyway) and neither does it talk about anyone of the Ozawa family- yeah, Maria Ozawa dont have a sister as far as i'm concerned of.. Well, not really. I mean, it will be of my concern if she does have a sis. Will she be as hot as Maria? i wonder if she does have a sister and both of them are in the adult film industries.. and, yeah, there's a scene with both of them start making out with one another... like... frenchkissing... tongue action... Whoooooooaaa.... **fantasy-ing**
AHEM!
So, yeah, Shinichi Osawa is actually a name of a dish that i created just yesterday (the dish is ardy one day old today.. awww. where's my yummy wummy Shinichi??) Okay, i know some of you all might be looking for some other link to exit this blogpost at this point, thinking that darkie has already gone cuckoo due to excessive heat in aussie but, hark! Allow me to explain the story behind Shinichi Osawa.
It was just a normal night when i was kind of feeling emotionless. Note down here that i am not emo or anything, it is just one of those moment when you dont feel like feeling anything (Is that even possible??) so you just sit down and minimize physical movement as much as possible. So there i was, looking around facebook and found out that Adam left this little link on my profile wall about some song with a funky clip. Feeling bored, i followed the link and it took me to an MV of "Our Song" by Shinichi Osawa. Yeah, the video clip was weird (or otherwise funky, yes) and it features a day of a japanese lady who was all alone in her life when everyone around her have someone to love (You tend to like something the most when you can relate the closest to it, dont you?). Regardless, everytime the song hits the chorus, the lady will face the camera and do some funny dance along with the song. It is a cute little dance which is supposed to be cheerful but the lady wont be smiling at all and it all mix together and the audience can connect with the irony and the loneliness of the lady.
Yeah, so that's Shinichi Osawa, the singer band for "Our Song". So what does he have to do with a dish? Well apparently, i went downstairs and thought of making dinner. I still have some leftover spaghetti from yesterday and some of its sauce too so i thought i'm just gonna reheat everything up. Yes, i did. But halfway through while i was in the process of reheating the spaghetti, i felt so much like the lady in the MV when i saw two couples passed by our house and before i know it, the chorus of the song started playing in my head.
Well, no, i still refuse to do that stupid dance (it is cute dance after all but trust me, i dont think i want to be seen doing it) but i ended up cooking extra violently. I tossed the spaghetti into the pan instead and start frying it. Well, the sauce? Yeah, i chuck them into the pan as well and start frying all of them together. And when i realze it, i found myself tossing in all manners of sauces i can find in the kitchen (six different types of them in fact) as well as spices and peppers. I dunno what i was thinking but every movement in my cooking represent the tune of that song but soon, that song in my head reached the ending and i stopped cooking. Inside the pan at the moment is a dark red colored spaghetti which seem to be the fiasco result of my mood swing... and it was supposed to be my dinner!! Oh well, of course i mixed it up with all kind of stuff but it is still food so might as well just gulp that down. Suprisingly, it tasted great! I thought it was just my imagination but just to be sure, i called all my housemates to give it a taste as well. They, too, claim that it is an awesome dish. The sour taste of the tomato spaghetti is added with the sweet taste of sweet chilli and too even that taste out, i mix it up with extra hot chilli blend that maintains the sweetness, but adds up a lil hot spicy taste down the spine at the end of every bite. It's a masterpiece!! I ended up cooking extra plates of that spaghetti meal for everyone and yeah, they enjoyed it.
So, when they ask me what exactly did i cooked up, i realized that i have no idea what it is actually. But one thing for sure, i cooked a dish based on a song and yeah, that's what i'm gonna call the meal; Shinichi Osawa!
And, no, this has nothing to do with the porn actress Maria Ozawa (it's spelled with an "s" not a "z" so its not pronounced the same way anyway) and neither does it talk about anyone of the Ozawa family- yeah, Maria Ozawa dont have a sister as far as i'm concerned of.. Well, not really. I mean, it will be of my concern if she does have a sis. Will she be as hot as Maria? i wonder if she does have a sister and both of them are in the adult film industries.. and, yeah, there's a scene with both of them start making out with one another... like... frenchkissing... tongue action... Whoooooooaaa.... **fantasy-ing**
AHEM!
So, yeah, Shinichi Osawa is actually a name of a dish that i created just yesterday (the dish is ardy one day old today.. awww. where's my yummy wummy Shinichi??) Okay, i know some of you all might be looking for some other link to exit this blogpost at this point, thinking that darkie has already gone cuckoo due to excessive heat in aussie but, hark! Allow me to explain the story behind Shinichi Osawa.
It was just a normal night when i was kind of feeling emotionless. Note down here that i am not emo or anything, it is just one of those moment when you dont feel like feeling anything (Is that even possible??) so you just sit down and minimize physical movement as much as possible. So there i was, looking around facebook and found out that Adam left this little link on my profile wall about some song with a funky clip. Feeling bored, i followed the link and it took me to an MV of "Our Song" by Shinichi Osawa. Yeah, the video clip was weird (or otherwise funky, yes) and it features a day of a japanese lady who was all alone in her life when everyone around her have someone to love (You tend to like something the most when you can relate the closest to it, dont you?). Regardless, everytime the song hits the chorus, the lady will face the camera and do some funny dance along with the song. It is a cute little dance which is supposed to be cheerful but the lady wont be smiling at all and it all mix together and the audience can connect with the irony and the loneliness of the lady.
Yeah, so that's Shinichi Osawa, the singer band for "Our Song". So what does he have to do with a dish? Well apparently, i went downstairs and thought of making dinner. I still have some leftover spaghetti from yesterday and some of its sauce too so i thought i'm just gonna reheat everything up. Yes, i did. But halfway through while i was in the process of reheating the spaghetti, i felt so much like the lady in the MV when i saw two couples passed by our house and before i know it, the chorus of the song started playing in my head.
Well, no, i still refuse to do that stupid dance (it is cute dance after all but trust me, i dont think i want to be seen doing it) but i ended up cooking extra violently. I tossed the spaghetti into the pan instead and start frying it. Well, the sauce? Yeah, i chuck them into the pan as well and start frying all of them together. And when i realze it, i found myself tossing in all manners of sauces i can find in the kitchen (six different types of them in fact) as well as spices and peppers. I dunno what i was thinking but every movement in my cooking represent the tune of that song but soon, that song in my head reached the ending and i stopped cooking. Inside the pan at the moment is a dark red colored spaghetti which seem to be the fiasco result of my mood swing... and it was supposed to be my dinner!! Oh well, of course i mixed it up with all kind of stuff but it is still food so might as well just gulp that down. Suprisingly, it tasted great! I thought it was just my imagination but just to be sure, i called all my housemates to give it a taste as well. They, too, claim that it is an awesome dish. The sour taste of the tomato spaghetti is added with the sweet taste of sweet chilli and too even that taste out, i mix it up with extra hot chilli blend that maintains the sweetness, but adds up a lil hot spicy taste down the spine at the end of every bite. It's a masterpiece!! I ended up cooking extra plates of that spaghetti meal for everyone and yeah, they enjoyed it.
So, when they ask me what exactly did i cooked up, i realized that i have no idea what it is actually. But one thing for sure, i cooked a dish based on a song and yeah, that's what i'm gonna call the meal; Shinichi Osawa!
Monday, February 23, 2009
O-Week Kick(ass)Off!
Delaqroux Inc Updates!
Today, the campus finally feels like a campus and our lives as uni students, well, actually feels like one once again. I'm not sure if that's saddening for some people but for me, i rather be out in the sun, venturing from one block to another, looking for classes rather than coping up restless in my room when it's such a nice weather outside. Kinda give me a sense of purpose and according to Dr William de Jean earlier this afternoon "everything we do is for a purpose" followed by, "knock your table"(?) Well, in any case, while mass lectures are already online, tutorials are still put on hold up till next week. This is due to the fact that it is still the uni's orientation week and yeah, booth were set up with all-out open registration for clubs and stuffs. I did joined a few as well (and even planning to join even more tomorrow) and i guess i better note it up here before i forget them. Might serve as some guide for those who havent joined any as well.
1. Malaysian Student Association
Everyone claims that it's compulsory but i'm not so sure. I thought it was just an association, no different than other clubs around but eitherways, everyone was super esteemed to join. When i popped the question to everyone who joined in about why the club is compulsory, the only answer i get is; "i dunno. Got free food"
2. Muslim Student Association
I know how i never have any interest on Nuqaba or pretty much any religious clubs in Malaysia but it'll be a good change to venture and find out how does the religious views differ from around the world, even if it's the same religion. And hey, they have a goodie bag and free candies! lolz
3. Student Publication Association
This isnt really a club but its an organization which publishes... well.. monthly, i think.. magazines. You can submit photos, articles, artworks etc. eventhough you're not a member, provided you stick with the month's deadline. But if you do sign up, you'll get email updates on the magazines. If you always have something worth a scoop for the mag, why not, right?
4. Zines Club
Zines is short for Magazine but, as the name implies, it minifies the concept. Yeah, zines are just simple self-made magazines of your doodles, made for the fun of it with no commercial value or whatsoever. So it you love journalism and art, dream of publishing a mag of your own then this is the club for you.
5. Vote 4 Green!
This is pretty a much political club in which they fought for a greener cause (like global warming and stuff). Think of it as a unit of hippies.. i mean, earth lovers and cross it out with a political society that voices out their rights; and there you have it. Dont vote Greed- Vote Green!! (no, i didnt make that up, it was their catchline)
6. Oaktree Club
No, this has nothing to do with conserving the environment. Oaktree, however, is a charity organization that believes that the world of poverty and hardship can be saved with the power of education. Basically, you can get the idea on how the club activities goes like and if you're interested for the cause, join right in!
7. iStudent Association
Whoo-Hoo!! I joined the ISA! Except this time, the ISA does not arrest people but unites them (dude, with a statement like that, i can get arrested too 0.o). It's pretty much like an Interact Club we had during our secondary school where people from different places just sit down, get to know each other and have fun. Widen your network ppl!
UPDATED: I Just found out that it's not iStudent Association. It's actually iClub. Whoopsie.
8. BeMU: You are (NOT) alone
Uh.. i forgot what the abbreviation stands for but regardless, it's another socializing club only this one focuses on mental illness. Yeah, sounds pretty scary. The activity pretty much include having talks and spending time with those with mental depression. This year's focus is a campaign against campus isolation (You are not alone) So yeah, the world can be the happiest place ever if everyone's happy, why not make someone happier?
So yeah, that's about all the club i joined so far. Quite a heavy line-up no? there might still be few more the list that i couldnt remember but if i joined anything (or have already joined) any new clubs, i'll keep y'all posted!
Today, the campus finally feels like a campus and our lives as uni students, well, actually feels like one once again. I'm not sure if that's saddening for some people but for me, i rather be out in the sun, venturing from one block to another, looking for classes rather than coping up restless in my room when it's such a nice weather outside. Kinda give me a sense of purpose and according to Dr William de Jean earlier this afternoon "everything we do is for a purpose" followed by, "knock your table"(?) Well, in any case, while mass lectures are already online, tutorials are still put on hold up till next week. This is due to the fact that it is still the uni's orientation week and yeah, booth were set up with all-out open registration for clubs and stuffs. I did joined a few as well (and even planning to join even more tomorrow) and i guess i better note it up here before i forget them. Might serve as some guide for those who havent joined any as well.
1. Malaysian Student Association
Everyone claims that it's compulsory but i'm not so sure. I thought it was just an association, no different than other clubs around but eitherways, everyone was super esteemed to join. When i popped the question to everyone who joined in about why the club is compulsory, the only answer i get is; "i dunno. Got free food"
2. Muslim Student Association
I know how i never have any interest on Nuqaba or pretty much any religious clubs in Malaysia but it'll be a good change to venture and find out how does the religious views differ from around the world, even if it's the same religion. And hey, they have a goodie bag and free candies! lolz
3. Student Publication Association
This isnt really a club but its an organization which publishes... well.. monthly, i think.. magazines. You can submit photos, articles, artworks etc. eventhough you're not a member, provided you stick with the month's deadline. But if you do sign up, you'll get email updates on the magazines. If you always have something worth a scoop for the mag, why not, right?
4. Zines Club
Zines is short for Magazine but, as the name implies, it minifies the concept. Yeah, zines are just simple self-made magazines of your doodles, made for the fun of it with no commercial value or whatsoever. So it you love journalism and art, dream of publishing a mag of your own then this is the club for you.
5. Vote 4 Green!
This is pretty a much political club in which they fought for a greener cause (like global warming and stuff). Think of it as a unit of hippies.. i mean, earth lovers and cross it out with a political society that voices out their rights; and there you have it. Dont vote Greed- Vote Green!! (no, i didnt make that up, it was their catchline)
6. Oaktree Club
No, this has nothing to do with conserving the environment. Oaktree, however, is a charity organization that believes that the world of poverty and hardship can be saved with the power of education. Basically, you can get the idea on how the club activities goes like and if you're interested for the cause, join right in!
7. iStudent Association
Whoo-Hoo!! I joined the ISA! Except this time, the ISA does not arrest people but unites them (dude, with a statement like that, i can get arrested too 0.o). It's pretty much like an Interact Club we had during our secondary school where people from different places just sit down, get to know each other and have fun. Widen your network ppl!
UPDATED: I Just found out that it's not iStudent Association. It's actually iClub. Whoopsie.
8. BeMU: You are (NOT) alone
Uh.. i forgot what the abbreviation stands for but regardless, it's another socializing club only this one focuses on mental illness. Yeah, sounds pretty scary. The activity pretty much include having talks and spending time with those with mental depression. This year's focus is a campaign against campus isolation (You are not alone) So yeah, the world can be the happiest place ever if everyone's happy, why not make someone happier?
So yeah, that's about all the club i joined so far. Quite a heavy line-up no? there might still be few more the list that i couldnt remember but if i joined anything (or have already joined) any new clubs, i'll keep y'all posted!
Sunday, February 22, 2009
OZ so far
Delaqroux Inc Updates
Putting aside all those mediocre blogpost i've made up until now, maybe i should start blogging on the current happenings as usual. There are (finally) things worthy of an update so here's the lineup on what i have been doing so far in Aussie. After all, like the wisemen of blogging always say; too much of an emo blogposts is bad for the blog's publicity.
So first thing up is the food. Due to the reason that fast food here can be pretty expensive and halal-not halal issue is still a.. well.. an issue (did you know that there's an english word for halal? Cant remember what it is at the moment tho), i've been settling for homemade cooking almost everyday. Fortunately, raw ingredients are pretty cheap and our accomodation include a well-equipped kitchen (microwave oven, oven, stove, pots and pans, cutleries, spatula, knives, potato peeler, glasses, plates, wine bottle opener, fridge, bread toaster, kettle... didnt i mention well-equipped?). So yep, it's cooking all the way definitely. Regardless, me, being a terrible cheapskate, a packet of rice and asian-ish ingredients are pretty expensive and it's a total turn off for me. So up till this point, rice and asian food has almost been something in the past. Normally my meal will normally be sphaggeti bolognese (minus the meat however), bread n egg, fish fillet with mixed veggies, muesli cereal etc. etc. Tough life, i admit. But there are also occasional events now and then organized with the inclusion of free food (yay, RICE!) so yep, i... am... a cheapskate.. heheh..
So enough with the food, let's talk about outings.
Ah, yes.. who could forget the god-forbid Macquarie Centre, the nearest mall to our residence which also served as my pasar malam, pasar pagi, pasar borong and pasar juadah up til today. But trust me, i know how my definition of near can sometimes include 30 minutes of walk but with the uphill and downhill, across the campus, 30 minutes walk to Macquarie Centre straight from our village, i am starting to doubt how i define something being near or far already. Yeah, it can get pretty tiring and boring when you see the same shops over and over (Woolworth, Reject Shop, Big W, repeat, repeat again) so a random walking session with Alia a few days back brought us right in the middle of Lane Cove forest reservation park. Well, of course there's nothing there but trees, birds and squirels but hey, at least, that is a change of pace and it wasnt all that bad. Aside to all that, there's finally the mother of all outing spot in Aussie; SYDNEY!!!.. well, i'm not really sure if it's really the mom of all outing place but that's how i've been thinking so far about the place. Planning to venture around the place again soon and if the myth goes that there's nothing much to do around Sydney aside sight-seeing n window shopping, well, I hereby vow to break that myth! LOLZ.. Now to find some crazy companions who are willing to travel around and do crazy stuff with me. I still have none at the moment. Bleh...
Oh yeah, and just a quick line up of updates; remember there is this chinese zodiac prediction which claimed that Snake bearers this year will bleed? Well, yeah, i bled... and it wasnt a pretty sight. But hey, i still have all my ten (wait.. one, two, three, four..) fingers intact up to this point of me blogging so yeah, everything's good and i am still alive and blogging. Heheh.. Let's just keep it at that. So what else... hmm... **spins around on the office chair**
Well, i cant think of anything at the moment. Guess if i ever can think of something later, i'll post it up on a different blogpost. Up til then, stay tuned! =D
Putting aside all those mediocre blogpost i've made up until now, maybe i should start blogging on the current happenings as usual. There are (finally) things worthy of an update so here's the lineup on what i have been doing so far in Aussie. After all, like the wisemen of blogging always say; too much of an emo blogposts is bad for the blog's publicity.
So first thing up is the food. Due to the reason that fast food here can be pretty expensive and halal-not halal issue is still a.. well.. an issue (did you know that there's an english word for halal? Cant remember what it is at the moment tho), i've been settling for homemade cooking almost everyday. Fortunately, raw ingredients are pretty cheap and our accomodation include a well-equipped kitchen (microwave oven, oven, stove, pots and pans, cutleries, spatula, knives, potato peeler, glasses, plates, wine bottle opener, fridge, bread toaster, kettle... didnt i mention well-equipped?). So yep, it's cooking all the way definitely. Regardless, me, being a terrible cheapskate, a packet of rice and asian-ish ingredients are pretty expensive and it's a total turn off for me. So up till this point, rice and asian food has almost been something in the past. Normally my meal will normally be sphaggeti bolognese (minus the meat however), bread n egg, fish fillet with mixed veggies, muesli cereal etc. etc. Tough life, i admit. But there are also occasional events now and then organized with the inclusion of free food (yay, RICE!) so yep, i... am... a cheapskate.. heheh..
So enough with the food, let's talk about outings.
Ah, yes.. who could forget the god-forbid Macquarie Centre, the nearest mall to our residence which also served as my pasar malam, pasar pagi, pasar borong and pasar juadah up til today. But trust me, i know how my definition of near can sometimes include 30 minutes of walk but with the uphill and downhill, across the campus, 30 minutes walk to Macquarie Centre straight from our village, i am starting to doubt how i define something being near or far already. Yeah, it can get pretty tiring and boring when you see the same shops over and over (Woolworth, Reject Shop, Big W, repeat, repeat again) so a random walking session with Alia a few days back brought us right in the middle of Lane Cove forest reservation park. Well, of course there's nothing there but trees, birds and squirels but hey, at least, that is a change of pace and it wasnt all that bad. Aside to all that, there's finally the mother of all outing spot in Aussie; SYDNEY!!!.. well, i'm not really sure if it's really the mom of all outing place but that's how i've been thinking so far about the place. Planning to venture around the place again soon and if the myth goes that there's nothing much to do around Sydney aside sight-seeing n window shopping, well, I hereby vow to break that myth! LOLZ.. Now to find some crazy companions who are willing to travel around and do crazy stuff with me. I still have none at the moment. Bleh...
Oh yeah, and just a quick line up of updates; remember there is this chinese zodiac prediction which claimed that Snake bearers this year will bleed? Well, yeah, i bled... and it wasnt a pretty sight. But hey, i still have all my ten (wait.. one, two, three, four..) fingers intact up to this point of me blogging so yeah, everything's good and i am still alive and blogging. Heheh.. Let's just keep it at that. So what else... hmm... **spins around on the office chair**
Well, i cant think of anything at the moment. Guess if i ever can think of something later, i'll post it up on a different blogpost. Up til then, stay tuned! =D
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
I miss you all...
Delaqroux Inc Updates!
One of those things that i have been doing so far throughout my stay here is calling back all those IPBA friends i know in Malaysia on the day they are going to fly off to their respective university. Of course, its kind of encrypted in the code of friendship for one friend to be wishing another good luck and all when they are parting or something... but, doing those calls to wish them goodluck and take care kinda give me some uneasy feeling. Those phone calls are supposed to be long ones, full of meaningful wishes. But everytime i called someone, i kept it really really short. One moment i was so eager to call someone and wish them good luck, pausing from whatever i am doing at the moment. And the next moment when they answered the call; i couldnt wait for the phone call to end so i can get on with whatever i'm doing again. It's weird.
And for the past one week, i was so eager to look for something to do as well (Sorry ppl for being forced to listen to my nagging over and over about not being able to go out and all). As a matter of fact, i will take long walks around the village and to and fro from my house to MacQuarie Centre if the weather is fine (but most of the time it is not. But yet again, i still continue my lil habit of going out). When i got back, my housemates will normally find me trying to squeeze every last bit of recipe that i can come up with with such a limited list of ingredients. When i finally ran out of ideas to cook new dishes, i will go back to MacQ centre and come back with even more ingredients. When it finally reaches the point where i couldnt come up with any new recipe or get new ingredients and the weather was too rainy to go out, i started feeling super pissed (trust me; i was pacing to and fro in my room like a drug addict who ran out of crack). I dunno why but this reaction just got triggered out of my control.
Guess i gotta make a confession that the only reason to all of that weird way of acting is just me missing people and how i'm trying so hard to ignore that feeling. I dont really know how to explain it but i have very limited credit to make phonecalls back home and the internet connection been having plenty of problems that i couldnt contact back Malaysia. So i guess all my homesickness is being piled up in one corner and i try my hardest to get myself busy so i that i can ignore the presence of all those feelings. That explains why was i so pissed off with everything when i couldnt find anything to keep myself busy. So for all those ppl who have been hearing and witnessing my uneasiness, i know how annoying it was and i guess i really need to apologize for that. And for all my friends who have been contacting me from Malaysia, well, you guys arent really helping in my effort to ignore my feelings of missing you all, but i gotta admit, i cant help but to miss you guys alot. So if any of you all get to read this blogpost, i know how i dont want to be reminded of your absence but please dont stop contacting me. I really miss you all and i dont think trying to ignore that feeling gonna work anymore. Really, really miss you all...
Pfft.. and here i was supposed to be enjoying myself... =3=
One of those things that i have been doing so far throughout my stay here is calling back all those IPBA friends i know in Malaysia on the day they are going to fly off to their respective university. Of course, its kind of encrypted in the code of friendship for one friend to be wishing another good luck and all when they are parting or something... but, doing those calls to wish them goodluck and take care kinda give me some uneasy feeling. Those phone calls are supposed to be long ones, full of meaningful wishes. But everytime i called someone, i kept it really really short. One moment i was so eager to call someone and wish them good luck, pausing from whatever i am doing at the moment. And the next moment when they answered the call; i couldnt wait for the phone call to end so i can get on with whatever i'm doing again. It's weird.
And for the past one week, i was so eager to look for something to do as well (Sorry ppl for being forced to listen to my nagging over and over about not being able to go out and all). As a matter of fact, i will take long walks around the village and to and fro from my house to MacQuarie Centre if the weather is fine (but most of the time it is not. But yet again, i still continue my lil habit of going out). When i got back, my housemates will normally find me trying to squeeze every last bit of recipe that i can come up with with such a limited list of ingredients. When i finally ran out of ideas to cook new dishes, i will go back to MacQ centre and come back with even more ingredients. When it finally reaches the point where i couldnt come up with any new recipe or get new ingredients and the weather was too rainy to go out, i started feeling super pissed (trust me; i was pacing to and fro in my room like a drug addict who ran out of crack). I dunno why but this reaction just got triggered out of my control.
Guess i gotta make a confession that the only reason to all of that weird way of acting is just me missing people and how i'm trying so hard to ignore that feeling. I dont really know how to explain it but i have very limited credit to make phonecalls back home and the internet connection been having plenty of problems that i couldnt contact back Malaysia. So i guess all my homesickness is being piled up in one corner and i try my hardest to get myself busy so i that i can ignore the presence of all those feelings. That explains why was i so pissed off with everything when i couldnt find anything to keep myself busy. So for all those ppl who have been hearing and witnessing my uneasiness, i know how annoying it was and i guess i really need to apologize for that. And for all my friends who have been contacting me from Malaysia, well, you guys arent really helping in my effort to ignore my feelings of missing you all, but i gotta admit, i cant help but to miss you guys alot. So if any of you all get to read this blogpost, i know how i dont want to be reminded of your absence but please dont stop contacting me. I really miss you all and i dont think trying to ignore that feeling gonna work anymore. Really, really miss you all...
Pfft.. and here i was supposed to be enjoying myself... =3=
Monday, February 16, 2009
I'm with the wrong bunch of people
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Right at this moment, i'm pissed with anything and everything in my line of sight (so stay out of it). I mean, one of the biggest issue in which i'm pissed off about is how i am currently now stuck in a right place with all the wrong bunch of poeple. And this is seriously fucking pissing me off!
Okay, so far, i've been staying here for nearly a week and yeah, aside to walking to and fro MacQuarie centre and occasional random walks, my life here has been nothing worth of mentioning. I mean seriously, the past 5 days and i have to attend some stupid accomodation meetings that discusses on a very friggin draggy issue up til a point that i always have to be back in my room by 6pm. Sometimes the meeting even calls me up to meet those ugly faces of Ipbarians in the early afternoon. Where the fuck can i find time for my own self then damnit!? So that's one thing to be pissed about. Now let's go to the friggin details; the people i am close to. I have one emo indian fella in which no matter how many times i try to convince him that pleasing everyone is a surefailshot (is there such a word as an antonym of surefire?), he kept on trying, only to be emo and emo everyday. And there's nothing i hate more than emo people ecspecially those who are emo for an unworthy cause. As a side note here; If there's any wise-ass out there gonna act cute and say "Adnin, you're an emo", well i say, "No, i am PISSED! Not emo! Stfu n00b!" Aside to that, I got two no life Lee-s out here who does not seem to be in Australia but more to their own world instead of the one we're currently know of. And i have another indian lady out here who has been doing nothing on the first day but to whine about not being able to do anything fun upon our arrival here in Aussie, only to say let's wait for the senior when we finally get the chance to go out somewhere worthwhile. I mean, seriously, what is wrong with you people?? if i didnt promise my mom not to go out anywhere far alone at the moment, i've been exploring sydney like nobody's business at the moment. You guys are seriously stripping my for-once-supposed-to-be-meaningful life! Seriously, whatever fuck is wrong with you people!?
So all in all, my prediction is seriously coming true. I'm stuck in the right place but with the wrong bunch of people.. Pfft... @#$%
Right at this moment, i'm pissed with anything and everything in my line of sight (so stay out of it). I mean, one of the biggest issue in which i'm pissed off about is how i am currently now stuck in a right place with all the wrong bunch of poeple. And this is seriously fucking pissing me off!
Okay, so far, i've been staying here for nearly a week and yeah, aside to walking to and fro MacQuarie centre and occasional random walks, my life here has been nothing worth of mentioning. I mean seriously, the past 5 days and i have to attend some stupid accomodation meetings that discusses on a very friggin draggy issue up til a point that i always have to be back in my room by 6pm. Sometimes the meeting even calls me up to meet those ugly faces of Ipbarians in the early afternoon. Where the fuck can i find time for my own self then damnit!? So that's one thing to be pissed about. Now let's go to the friggin details; the people i am close to. I have one emo indian fella in which no matter how many times i try to convince him that pleasing everyone is a surefailshot (is there such a word as an antonym of surefire?), he kept on trying, only to be emo and emo everyday. And there's nothing i hate more than emo people ecspecially those who are emo for an unworthy cause. As a side note here; If there's any wise-ass out there gonna act cute and say "Adnin, you're an emo", well i say, "No, i am PISSED! Not emo! Stfu n00b!" Aside to that, I got two no life Lee-s out here who does not seem to be in Australia but more to their own world instead of the one we're currently know of. And i have another indian lady out here who has been doing nothing on the first day but to whine about not being able to do anything fun upon our arrival here in Aussie, only to say let's wait for the senior when we finally get the chance to go out somewhere worthwhile. I mean, seriously, what is wrong with you people?? if i didnt promise my mom not to go out anywhere far alone at the moment, i've been exploring sydney like nobody's business at the moment. You guys are seriously stripping my for-once-supposed-to-be-meaningful life! Seriously, whatever fuck is wrong with you people!?
So all in all, my prediction is seriously coming true. I'm stuck in the right place but with the wrong bunch of people.. Pfft... @#$%
Saturday, February 14, 2009
Delaqroux (finally) Live in OZ
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and yes,
LIVE in New South Wales, Australia!!!!
So yep, i am currently in MUV short for MacQuarie University Village. And if there's one thing people have been assuming about Australia is Australia being hot in this time of year right? Well, now that i'm here ready to give you a first hand updates live on the scene, allow me to tell you that here in New South Wales, Australia, it is friggin COLD! Seriously! Freezing! And not just that, the weather here is extreme. Neither extreme hot or cold but rather extremely unpredictable. Imagine, it can go hot, cold, rainy, misty, drizzly, stormy all in just one day! And by the time i'm writing this blog, the weather at the moment is 20 degrees (yesterday dropped to 17 degrees) and i'm (as well as the weather forecaster last night) is expecting stormy weather today. And earlier this morn, it was bright sunlight with temperature of 19 degrees. Yep, wtf.
Aside to that, our accomodation is okay. The word that went around was right that we live in a house of five with five seperate bedrooms and five bathroom respectively. By the time we arrive in the accomodation, it was mighty cold inside (who left the fridge open?) and we were on the search for the air conditioning switch to turn the air-cond off. Nope, there is none. The whole house is strictly chilled by the outside air coming in thru the windows and yeah, it already felt like genting inside the house. Well, as cold as it can be, my room is okay. Pretty comfy and yeah, i actually enjoyed the chill air... eventhough i have no blanket to tuck in at night.... and... yeah... i shivered like a recliner chair every morning... heheh... Regardless, the people around here consist mostly of people from all over the place and most of them are Asians originating from Korea, Japan, China and few other places around the Middle East. There are some Australians obviously and they are pretty nice bunch. Even had this one guy passing by us in a car, laughing at me and Shen-Ann when they saw us walking in the rain... yeah, very nice of them... I admire their hospitality. But, nope, really; they are friendly lots that wouldnt mind a chat with you even if you're just smiling at them.
And if you're next question will be "how is Sydney?", i'm afraid i cant provide the update to that yet coz we havent been there. Yep, seriously. MacQuarie University in Sydney is NOT located in Sydney but rather, miles away from Sydney. We did passed by Sydney on the way here and the city looked awesome. I expecting to receive some travelling coupons by next week and that will provide us with some discounts on travels so yeah, guess next week will be a serious outing week. Regardless by this time, it's all MacQuarie and the MAcQuarie centre, a mall north (well, yeah... i think it's up north) from here which took 30 minutes of our lives everytime we travel to the place (on foot. Taking a taxi or a bus is a bigger bummer as the travelling expenses here can be pretty expensive)
So until then, this is DarkDelaqroux, signing temporarily off Delaqroux Inc Updates Live in OZ and i'll catch you again soon. Cheers!
and yes,
LIVE in New South Wales, Australia!!!!
So yep, i am currently in MUV short for MacQuarie University Village. And if there's one thing people have been assuming about Australia is Australia being hot in this time of year right? Well, now that i'm here ready to give you a first hand updates live on the scene, allow me to tell you that here in New South Wales, Australia, it is friggin COLD! Seriously! Freezing! And not just that, the weather here is extreme. Neither extreme hot or cold but rather extremely unpredictable. Imagine, it can go hot, cold, rainy, misty, drizzly, stormy all in just one day! And by the time i'm writing this blog, the weather at the moment is 20 degrees (yesterday dropped to 17 degrees) and i'm (as well as the weather forecaster last night) is expecting stormy weather today. And earlier this morn, it was bright sunlight with temperature of 19 degrees. Yep, wtf.
Aside to that, our accomodation is okay. The word that went around was right that we live in a house of five with five seperate bedrooms and five bathroom respectively. By the time we arrive in the accomodation, it was mighty cold inside (who left the fridge open?) and we were on the search for the air conditioning switch to turn the air-cond off. Nope, there is none. The whole house is strictly chilled by the outside air coming in thru the windows and yeah, it already felt like genting inside the house. Well, as cold as it can be, my room is okay. Pretty comfy and yeah, i actually enjoyed the chill air... eventhough i have no blanket to tuck in at night.... and... yeah... i shivered like a recliner chair every morning... heheh... Regardless, the people around here consist mostly of people from all over the place and most of them are Asians originating from Korea, Japan, China and few other places around the Middle East. There are some Australians obviously and they are pretty nice bunch. Even had this one guy passing by us in a car, laughing at me and Shen-Ann when they saw us walking in the rain... yeah, very nice of them... I admire their hospitality. But, nope, really; they are friendly lots that wouldnt mind a chat with you even if you're just smiling at them.
And if you're next question will be "how is Sydney?", i'm afraid i cant provide the update to that yet coz we havent been there. Yep, seriously. MacQuarie University in Sydney is NOT located in Sydney but rather, miles away from Sydney. We did passed by Sydney on the way here and the city looked awesome. I expecting to receive some travelling coupons by next week and that will provide us with some discounts on travels so yeah, guess next week will be a serious outing week. Regardless by this time, it's all MacQuarie and the MAcQuarie centre, a mall north (well, yeah... i think it's up north) from here which took 30 minutes of our lives everytime we travel to the place (on foot. Taking a taxi or a bus is a bigger bummer as the travelling expenses here can be pretty expensive)
So until then, this is DarkDelaqroux, signing temporarily off Delaqroux Inc Updates Live in OZ and i'll catch you again soon. Cheers!
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