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Wednesday, February 1, 2006:

OH HURRAY. the internet is up. AND DOUBLE HURRAY. I CAN BLOG!!!!! :D oh yes people. to those who have skpye, add me! my username is krissyanne, and my name thing is kristi ng, so i can call you guys if i see you on skype. so add me!!! :D i'll put pictures up soon. haha. (: and in the meantime, here's the past entrys i've been making on my laptop before the internet was up. yeah. (: read on. and yeah. and if you guys wanna post me anything, this is my new email add: 06ngkr@stmarys.wa.edu.au and the add: miss kristi ng, PO box 105 karrinyup, WA 6921. if you want my hp no, email, then i'll give it to you.. haha. otherwise ask those that i've given to, like chris, sarah, yx.. yeah. (: school's been okay.. with all the homework and stuff. lots to do, lots to read up. anyway. had swimming training today plus had really little sleep cos the birds kept croaking and screeching (i mean it! the birds really make such weird sounds here. one sounds like a siren) at like, dawn-ish hours, and hence i'm so shacked, and i've been going from class to class like a zombie. and i havent felt like talking the whole day. dunno if i want to keep this swimming thing up either, have to wake up uber early for it, but then again, lights out are ultra early anyway.. heh! james! i wonder why you've got so much energy even after training! and i understand why you eat so much now. HEH. okay. i should go study now. :s work is piling up i tell you! its so scary.

ps!: my birthday is in like 1 week and.. 2 days! yesyes, its next friday! FEB 10. maybe you all want to send something over? **HINT** hahhaha :D

30th jan 06, monday 7.19pm - orientation

its been 2 days at school.. well actually 1 and a half days, but who's counting? anyway. i've made some friends from sg and all, but they're a year smaller (as in they're in yr 11, while i'm in yr 12) and yeah. i'm the only new girl who's yr 12. so things can get quite abit complicated. like ytd at boarder's orientation, i was the only new yr 12 boarder, so they had to conduct a special tour just for me. (cos they do the orientation things by yr groups) i was brought around with the yr 9s, there're like, 3 of them, and boy, are they stuck up and all. yeah. so i guess its getting used to this kind of stuff that can be quite unsettling. but i hope i'll be fine. the other yr 12 boarders have been streaming in since ytd, and some are really nice and all, but since i'm new, and i dont know anything.. there isnt much to talk about. hardly anything in common really. they're all about guys, the ball, and teachers. hmmm. so what do i say? but they try to make conversation, and they're good at it.. its just that there's so much i can say.. and then it goes back to having the silent awkward pause again. and cos at meal times they sit as a yr group, so i sit with the yr 12s, and the same thing happens. i just eat my food (at my usual pace, so i sort of feel lost after i finish) and sort of like hang around until some one gets up then i get up.. and i feel like going over to talk to the sg yr 11s, but then they've found they're own circle of friends already (cos they're all the new boarders). i guess it just takes time. but i really hope i fit in soon. really.
so we had orientation this morning. i woke up at 6.30! early early. but you know what! its like bright outside! i mean, its like, as if its 9 already. and thats also cos sleeping time is at 9pm. thats.. haha. like, 6 hrs? from my normal holiday sleeping time. so we had to be at the drama ctr at 9. made my way down with some yr 12s, and i saw nat.. went around with her, met her friends and all. she's really nice and i'm really thankful that she showed me around and all. yeah. then i came back and slept the whole afternoon till dinner (which is like at 5.30! wow. like how early is THAT.).. and amanda came in ard dinner. she stays next door! so thats good. haha. mhmm.

i guess what stuck me most was that there isnt much christian support here. and its gonna be difficult too in that way i guess. and i need to get my grounding firm and right. they've already warned us abt smoking and drinking and drugs at pre and post ball activities (then they can do it any other time too..? i dunno..) i mean its like an unspoken rule back at home.! bleah.
but the good thing today was being able to do calculus. yeah. that was good. was really happy about that. they do about the same stuff here as sec4! cept some extra bits here and there.. so i guess academic-wise stuff should be alright.. and i really need to learn how to use the graphic calculator. everyone knows how. i dont. grrr. thats really irritating. so i have to catch up. and OH MY DUCK. econs is gonna be. tough. i havent done ANYTHING. but according to nat i've got all the good teachers. so thank God. quite glad. heh.

i'm gonna try call back at 8! just that i dont have coins. :s and i hope i dont call the wrong country. that would be really embarrassing. (YOU KNOW WHAT! I HAVENT USED A SINGLE PHRASE OF SINGLISH IN THIS ENTRY. HEEHEE. THATS SO WEIRD!) so yes. wait for my call! :P

29th jan 06 - sunday, chinese new year.

so how am i spending my chinese new yr? at gloria jean's (equivalent of coffee bean or starbucks) drinking my cafe mocha and typing away on my laptop, listening to my itunes.. and great news! all the stores are CLOSED. on sunday! (or at least most are) i could get used to this. actually, i was worrying for nothing. its quite fun in perth. the weather's great and the people are so friendly. and i may get an accent after all. heehee. i think i can try to get one. i mean, it is less weird if i speak with a s'porean accent here, dont think many will understand that well. time to get rid of the las, lehs, and lors anw. (:

the past 2 days here went by so quickly! spent alot of time with my mom (obviously, since there are only 2 of us here) shopping, walking, sight-seeing, getting used to the people, getting used to the transport system..its so weird how everything here is so like singapore. the buses here also have like the yellow and red stop buttons! (but you dont need to press them, they just stop at every stop, like mrts. and they're free! the blue, red and yellow cats, that is.) the train station also have these new smart rider machines (like ezlink) that they're gonna start using soon. we went to this place called harbourtown, where the stuff are dirt cheap. the jeans are like 2 for 30 bucks and they're really good pairs. great quality, pretty designs, perfect fit. (KAYE! its better shopping here than at bkk okay!!) and the tops are like 5 bucks? i got 4 tops, 2 pairs of jeans, heels, sunglasses, belt, bikini, pencil case.. a whole lot.. yeah. there's still more to get! my school shoes. (brown leather laceups) and my school uniform. that'll be later! and the walks in the park with my mom have been a time of reflection, of my past life, the present, and what will happen in the future.. its a beautiful walk. the wind gently tousling your hair, the waves splashing against the walls, the trees swaying.. you just get so amazed at His creation. and you dont get this in s'pore! (and you'll wonder where all the sweat goes to too) and there's a great expanse of green green grass too. kaye! you can roll on the grass here. hahaha. (: i think its nicer than any green grass back home. HEEHEE. really! and there's no mud too! :D

gonna cab down to karrinyup later to get to school. and the seems of my bag are gonna burst any moment from the massive amount of shopping i've done here. plus all the presents i got at the airport. you guys should have gotten me like bed sheets and pillows and stuff! not that i'm complaining for the cute teddys and toys.. hahhaha. (: i'm just thankful that you guys even came down to the airport. hahha. and the cards were so touching... haha. yes! and i realised its my birthday soon. in like. 12 days! then i'll be 17 already. how old i am. mhmm.

okay. gonna go get more stuff before its time to get to school. yeah. later.

27th Jan - Fri

Mhmm. So its been a long day. Its like 2.15am at the airport now, and I' m super tired. Dunno when this is going up on my blog.. hopefully soon.. but anyways. i need some sleep.. i didnt get any on the plane, cos the seats were quite small and cramped, and there wasnt anywhere for me to place my feet. me and my mom have long legs, so there wasnt much space for 2 pairs. heh. but oh well. we survived. i just need the bed now.

anyway, would just like to say thanks to those who appeared at the airport ytd..and those who wanted to come but couldnt make it. thanks alot guys.. really! even though i didnt cry, (and i know you all wanted me to!) i didnt! hahaha. thank goodness. but anyway, just for you guys to win the bet, i did in the car ride on the way there! hehe. :P yesyes.

study group! thanks for coming down! all of you.. really happy to see you all there.. (: sorry kaye and sam! didnt get to say bye to you! but thats good! this isnt the end yet! i'll be back in ten weeks.. so ya! you'll see my face again. to mike, aye. didnt get to wish you all the best.. but ya. for your trip to melb! take care okay! we're all in the same boat! i'll see you at melb u! hopefully.. hahha. you have chris! haha. bully him!!

brmc people! yes.. you guys! thanks for being the largest represented group there.. really. it just makes me feel quite touched that even though i'm relatively new to the church, i have so many friends there! sorry if i didnt have time to talk to every single one of you all.. but i'll find the chance when i get back in april! (: thats really soon! ya.. special thanks to sandra, thanks for praying for me. yah. really appreciate it.. (: and to ken too.. you came! :D i thought you wouldnt. haha. yah. (: thank you a whole lot! chris yan! good luck to you! hahhaa. 12 feb.. its soon! and you can have your own farewell party then. :p ah well. we will survive australia! (actually i dont think you'll have a problem. and i WONT either. so stop rubbing it in. :P ) and to james: EHHH. stop bullying kaye.! kaye! time to learn some self defence! whack him hard in the stomach then he wont disturb you anymore.. hahaha. sarah! dont worry. (: i'm sure you, ms supergirl, can handle 2 crazy sarah-crazy st francis people, and 3-soon-to-be-2 monkeys.. (actually 1 monkey and 1 duck!) ahem. if not, you can email to complain. and then when i get back they'll be in trouble! hahahha. yeah! :p

the eight! heyyy! thanks for the photo frame.! you dont know how much trouble i got into because of the wood its made of. it has to be declared! and me and my mom forgot its wood.. so it was really an embarrassing moment.. (and i told my mom, who shifted the trolley to the green line, to stay in the RED line, cos she has instant noodles in her bag anyway, and i didnt want to queue in the red queue again cos it was unbelievably long, and we would have to go right back to the start) so we went through the green line and at the end of it the lady said we had forbidden stuff, so we had to go all the way back to the red line, but thank God! its declared safe! haha.
evangel! its okay mich and kurby and nat and aunty karen! i know you guys really wanted to come! but you guys were either working or sick! but nvm, i know you all love me anyway. (: thanks henry for getting me the mic so i can use skype! haha. hopefully its not firewalled too in my college, otherwise your efforts will be futile! but thanks anyway. (: nic! i know you came down cos you wanted to see girls la.. ;) but its okay. haha. i know you love me too. :P hahahha.
my aunt and her family! ehhhh, er ah yi.. thanks for coming! i didnt expect to see you guys, so it was a pleasant suprise! :D nice to see you guys again, esp since i wouldnt be seeing you all for cny! ): i know you care alot! thanks for all your well wishes.. (: to abi, nana, and sarah! i love you three! :D take care! and STUDY HARD. esp abi! sec 1 alr. dong shi yi dian okay!

mhmm. so i'm just sitting around doing nothing, typing this entry on wordpad, hoping that i'll somehow get my internet connection by some crazy feat, but i dont think its gonna happen anytime soon.. gosh. i could get used to coming here alone! but i dont really think i want a night flight anymore.. haha. i dont like waiting for the sun to rise before going to a hotel/school! maybe next time ernest! you can fetch me! ahhahahha. :P i'll think abt it.! haha. yahh. oh well. time to get used to the aussie accent. maybe i'll learn to speak abit of aussie language, so that i can fit in better. mhmm.

i'm tired. and i've got nothing to do. sighhH! the airport is so scary. and quiet.. and i'm hungry! but nothing is open at this hour. i'm gonna snap some photos. :D okayokay. ciao.!

a shout of praise.
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