BACK HOME~~~

Feels good to be back home! So many things to do, but I tend to try to do too many things at the same time. Therefore, there are many things that will slip my mind.

First morning of my return, I went for a hair cut. Before the hair salon opens, I used the time to go buy some 4-D numbers. Also went to have my favourite wanton noodle! Hahaha! SHIOK~~~

So many things have changed. Orchard Road is never the same, despite me having returned in July. Things really changed fast in Singapore. Cannot imagine those who are really away from Singapore for almost a year.

Went with my mum to 313 and ION Orchard for a walk. It's really nice shopping with my mum. Window shopping and then diner with Swee Yee and my sister at Crystal Jade Korean Ginseng Chicken Restaurant. The homely feel of diner with your loved ones is indescribable. Just so lovely...

Can't wait for more times with my loved ones...

School's out FOREVER!

FINALLY! I have completed my degree! Did my final paper yesterday! The paper wasn't too easy, but the only thing I am concerned about is that I am finally through with my degree! YEAH~ Hopefully it will be the last of having exams. I hate exams and the impossible amount of content we have to memorize for a 2-3 hour paper. It is crazy! Still have my Honours year next year, so hopefully no exams for me...

Time to recharge and to start packing for my Tasmania trip! Time to sleep until my natural wake up timing and also to cook nice food. Once the exam period concurs, I have been eating simple food just to save time and effort. So now, it is the time to start using my heart to cook. Yes, cooking requires the right mind and heart to produce delicious food, even if the ingredients are just plain and normal. Maybe it is also time to indulge a bit in restaurants and café. YEAH~

Desperate Times Call For Desperate Measures During Recession

Maybe I should make a cover out of cardboard for my iPod Touch like the one above. My current one is deteriorating...

One Final Hurdle

Three down. One more to go on next Tuesday. Can't wait. The anxiety for the last paper is always the most intense. Moreover, the last paper is Microbial Cells and Genomes. The subject with useless notes and boring lectures. Hopefully I can pull through for this paper.

6 MORE DAYS!!!

Can't wait for the days for me to do my packing, ready to explore the beautiful and legendary Tasmania!

Countdown

2 more papers to go !

11 more days to my resurrection !

16 more days to Tasmania !

25 more days to return HOME !!!

Resurrection II

Exam period now. Just finished my Developmental Biology paper this afternoon. Not confident of my H1. If a miracle happens, I can have a H2A. Praying hard.

Tomorrow will be my Reproduction paper. Hopefully the paper can assist in me securing my H1 since my non-exam component takes up 60% and I think I have secured around 50% of the total score for the subject.

12 more days to my resurrection! Can't wait to get my life back. My camera needs some shots. My legs need some walk. My eyes need some rest. My brain needs to think less.

29 November 2009

Melbourne -> Hobart, Tasmania

30 November 2009

Hobart: Mount Wellington

1 December 2009

Hobart: Port Arthur

2 December 2009

Hobart -> Launceston

Launceston: Cataract Gorge

3 December 2009

Launceston: Tamar Valley, Beauty Point

4 December 2009

Launceston -> Hobart

5 December 2009

Hobart -> Melbourne

8 December 2009

Melbourne -> !!! HOME !!!

Expensive Hair Cut

Had the most expensive hair cut of my life on Wednesday, 30 Sep 2009. AUD$30!!!

OK, it may not sound it is a lot, but for a man who usually had his hair cut for S$12, AUD$30 allows me to have 3 hair cuts in Singapore! I could have opted for the AUD$9.95 budget hair cut. But the one I had in April that costed me AUD$9.95 is a total disaster. My fringe was flat like a bang. I didn't realize my flat fringe until I went home because the hairdresser gel my hair after the cut. So I vow never to step into that hair salon again! ZQ went to that same salon yesterday and he saw the same hairdresser that did my hair cut. He was praying so hard not to have that hairdresser and lucky he, he managed to save himself.

So this time around, I braved myself to go to this hair salon just across the street where I stay and try it out since I always see tai-tais who came in Mercedez, BMW and other expensive cars. So before I commit suicide, I went in and asked the price. AUD$30 for a cut and wash. Although I find it expensive, I thought I should give it a try since so many tai-tais frequent this salon. Boy, I was pleased with the result although my Singapore hairdresser could do the same for S$12. But being here, I cannot complain much. Just have to live with it.

Before

After

But one thing I have to mention, is my anxiety during my hair cut. Back in Singapore, I can allow my hairdresser total freedom to do what she thinks is best for me. I can even doze off during the hair cut! But here, although I know I am in better hands than the budget hairdresser, I still can't help but feel uptight by the entire experience. I was stiffening myself up unknowingly. As much as I would like to relax, I just can't seem to have the same comfortable feeling of my Singapore hairdresser. I guess all of us are used to our own hairdresser...