A wonderful, memorable 2 week semester break!!!

The past 2 weeks during my hols have been really fun. I've been cooking, mowing the grass in the garden and of course, celebrate my 19th birthday!!

Just before I move on, I wanna talk about mooncake. Yesterday was mooncake festival right?Do u know how depressing it is here in Adelaide where nobody knows what is mooncake except for the Chinese.I know back in Msia,the festival mood was already up even 2 months before the actual day.

I miss that atmostphere where u go to any shops or supermarkets and u can see decorations and mooncakes being sold everywhere.Apart from that,there is all sorts of mooncakes available back home.....from single yolk to tripple yolk,from normal mooncake to jelly mooncake.Here,there is only a few shops in China Town that sells it,with not many variety.Since I couldn't tahan not eating mooncake,I bought 1 for myself.Happy mooncake festival,Jeshua!=(






Okay now,I'll start with my cooking 1st!=P

Japanese food
Sushi/California Roll

If u're a active facebook user,then probably u already know that I've made sushi.I made other kind of sushi as well during the hols and many other kinds of food.



Korean Food
Korean Tempura


Bulgogi
Maybe u may not know what is this.Bulgogi actually means "beef",a dish of stir-fried marinated bbq beef in Korean style. It's a very popular dish in Korea.*Check the internet if u wanna know more*


This a typical korean food, which is bulgogi,omelette,kimchi and rice=)


Desert
Chocolate banana pancake


Looks delicious,isn't it?=P





Since the garden in front of my house has almost become a jungle,I had to mow it.Here it is!





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Tada!!!!!!!!!!!





Well on my birthday at midnight,my housemates gave me a surprise birthday cake and celebration.......I really didn't expect it because I didn't see any cake although I opened the fridge a few times.*I know I'm blind*


Surprise!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



This chocolate cake was awesome!!


Makan!!!!!



This is the card from my housemates and friends from my previous hostel.



This is the baker of the cake.....Thanks Aoi!=)



My housemates(Sayo,Aoi & Ray) and my good friend from my church and previous hostel....Darren.....Friends forever!!!=)





The next day,my lifegroup(LG) members celebrated my birthday after church.


That's Esther and my LG leader,Jenn Yung.


The other two is Yutaka, a new friend from Japan and Susan!



This is Florence from Sarawak=)



This is Jojin(Indian) and his wife,Jenneth from Peru......They are expecting their 2nd child!!



The one on the right is Joy Tan,my other LG leader......she's a really joyful person!



This time was not a surprise anymore.....lol.....But I was still really happy!!


This cake was bought.....not baked by any of them....hahah...


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A MU winter hat!!!Plus the red card,I was really really red in colour.......I'm a die hard MU fan!!!


The whole group,my family in Adelaide=)

Life after moving out.....

So.....If u have been following my blog,u would know that I just moved into a new place, and my room really look like a jungle.

A few days after moving out, I went to Ikea again.This time,to buy my own personal furniture for my room because I wanna turn my room into a BEDROOM and not remain a jungle!

To be honest,I was abit scared when I knew I had to fix my furnitures because back home,my dad or bro would do it.....I hate reading those manual books and doing those technical stuff.

Anyway,when the furnitures in boxes were delivered to my house,I knew I have to face the moment of truth.

Recalling that I scored an A for my Kemahiran Hidup during my PMR back in 2005,I BRAVELY TOOK THEM OUT AND FIX THEM ONE BY ONE.




Because I was toooooo skillful,I made some "extra" design and holes in my furnitures as well!!XD



Beautiful hole right?


I was actually super "sim tia" that time when I made all these "designs".



Anyway,after 8 hrs of building my bed,chair,table,cupboard and wardrobe.....this is how it looks like......


My Bed




My chair,study table and cupboard


Wardrobe

This is the best wardrobe I've had in my whole life.Because I'm someone that is really lazy to open,close,push in and out when I take or arrange my clothes,this wardrobe suits me perfectly!

Initially when I bought it,I didn't really fancy it cos it looks sooooo simple and quite crappy in the sense that it's not very stable.I bought it because it was one of the cheapest I could find(Cost me around 70$ if I'm not mistaken).But after unpacking my clothes,I realised I'm having the best wardrobe in this world.I wanna bring this wardrobe back home when I finish my studies here!!

My room now in general










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Tada!!!!Huge difference right???Both of these pictures are taken from exactly the same place!!


Other random stuff

This is one of the most important thing in my room.Since I moved in,I have no heater.And,the temperature at night can go down till 5C. So,I bought a hairdryer,to warm my bed every night before I sleep=)


Actually,I've also bought a bicycle last month.It's a mountain bike and this is how it looks like.Looks quite new right?I bought it from a 2nd hand shop and it just cost me 100$!!!


So I'm gonna stop here.

Stay tune as the next blog will be all about my cooked FOOD!!!!=D

I've got my independence from Hosanna Heights!!!

*Warning:This is really gonna be a very very very long blog.I'm sorry for that but really couldn't cut it any shorter.I think this is gonna be the longest blog I've ever written*

Yea.31st of August was Malaysia's independence day.The next day which was 1st of September,was my independece day!!Independence from chicken everyday,from people stealing my food and also from the manager which is so corrupted.Hosanna Heights is the name of my former accomodation.

Like most countries,they didn't get their independence easily from the foreign power.Same here, me and my friends didn't got ours easily as well!We had to look for a house,decide,plan,make payments,buy furniture,buy untensils etc......it was real hectic!!

And,I'm the treasurer of the house.So I sort of represent the house.Any payments,bills and documents will go through me.That really drive me crazy as I gotta do lots and lots of financial planning!!

Anyway....I'll start showing some pictures.



Okay....we went to a garage sale to buy second hand goods.This is 1 of the things we bought.Just cost us 4.50$ for a well functioning oven toaster=D

After all the buying and stuff.....we had to gotong-royong the house cos it was sooo dirty and dusty.

That's me.....and yes,I really did vacuum the whole entire house including the cellings where there was some spider webs.I also mop the whole house except for my roommate's room because I didn't had time as I had to go collect the mattresses.


This is my housemate,Aoi....She's busy unpacking her clothes as that is the most important things for girls....expected!!


This is my other housemate,Sayo......She's having lots of fun cleaning and wiping in the kitchen!


Waiit....I know u guys will be thinking "wah....Jeshua is staying with 2 girls!"NOT TRUE.I have one last housemate which is a guy....He's Ray....and I thank God I have him cos he's good at fixing stuff while I'm horrible at it!



Okay.....wanna see my room?Here it is!

It's really big.....and after cleaning the whole room,it becomes.........

THIS.......jungle isn't it?But I can't help it as I do not have any furniture=(



Well....at least,I've finally got to hug a boaster after soooooooo long.Actually,it's not a boaster.It's called a body pillow which is slightly different from boaster.....Cos Australia do not have boaster....so.....well,at least it's close!!

Ray's room

Aoi/Sayo's room

Living room

Porch
This is a mini indoor porch.It's quite unique that this house has it.This means I can actually keep my bicycle and our sleepers indoor.


The porch is actually connected to the living room,the girl's room and Ray's room.Means they can actually fly to their room directly after going through the house door.Their room's "wall" can be slide open and become like a "door".....My room is the only one that has no short cut into it=(

Laundry room

Toilet
My friends even bought this.....They are sooo health conscious!!


Bathroom

Kitchen/Dining Room

I really love this table.....it only cost us 99$ including the 4 chairs....and it's 1st hand bought in Ikea....it was an offer and we felt it was really really worth it.If u buy the chairs seperately,each cost around 99$!!!!




Okay.....Now let's have a look at the house from outside=)

Front




In between the front and the back



Back

This is the back door....which is just next to my room.



This is my room from outside.



The garage.



There's a string tied for us to hang out clothes as well=)




Lastly,let me show you what have I been busy with apart from the gotong-royong and buying house funitures.


Bills and Letters


Just the 1st day I moved in an I already received a couple of letters."Apply this credit card and save this!Electricity bills.....easy to pay.Just set up direct debit!Earn more interest by opening another bank account!"CRAPPPPPP!!!!

I feel like I'm a father when I see all these.Pay this pay that,in the end whether u save or not,u still gotta PAY!

I now understand the stress each time my dad sees his letters.SCARY.


Shopping

This is just 1 of the long receipts I have.Shop for food,shop for personal stuff,shop this shop that!!Got no car summore......so take bus then carry like mad.

Imagine carrying 4 bags of food and gloceries in ur hands including 1 bag behind ur back and walking from the bus stop back home!!Really can die.....I now realised how fortunate we all are to have cars back home.

Cooking


These were the very 1st food I cooked in Adelaide.It was Char Koay Teow + BBQ Australian sausages for my dinner.To be honest,my cooking has exceeded my own expectations!

Today,I had white rice and brocholli+colliflower and egg(Nui Pau) for dinner....Ahh....it's been ages since I had a Nui Pau.....Nui Pau is much better than Hosanna's chicken....gosh....chicken everyday.....Okay,not gonna talk abt it anymore.

For my lunch,I'll usually eat my left over dinner.I'll purposely cook extra during dinner time so that I can store 1 for my lunch the following day.Same with the rice,now I've actually got a bowl of white rice in the fridge now.....that's gonna be converted into fried rice tmr!!!

It's been really really exhausting for me.But I've learned sooooo much through this experience, sooo much that I'll remember this period of time forever.It's a tiring,exhausting and stressful experience,but it's worth every minute.




I appreciate my home much more now.

I appreciate my country where I can get food easily anytime from hawkers stall which is sooo cheap and good.

I appreciate my parents when all I need to do is let them know what I need or want to eat and it's there.

I appreciate the car that I have back home.

I fully understand what is financial planning and stress.

I fully understand what it means to save electricity and water.

I fully understand how does it feel like to be the leader of the house(like my dad).

I'm trully blessed back home.

Excitement in the air!

New EPL season is on its way!!!Each time when the new season starts,there is just a great excitement.....Life without the football season is just depressing....I thank God for the person that founded football game....THANK YOU!!!*winks*

This season is gonna be interesting....I looking forward to know like:

1. How Man Utd is gonna cope without Ronaldo(And Tevez?Hack!!....Tevez is just an arrogant crap....he runs like a bulldog but doesn't score as much as a striker should....Van Nisterooy is definitely better than him!)
   
2. How Chelsea is gonna do with new manager Carlo Ancelotti.
3. Can Liverpool challenge the title again?(pls,dun be too proud u liverpool fans....Arsenal was also just 4 points behind MU when they got 3rd in 07-08 season......last season,they steam again...so Liverpool may be the same this season!)
4. How Man City is gonna justify their money that was spent.(Gonna win the title this season?Pls,if it's not MU,Chelsea or Liverpool winning the title then it's gotta be Arsenal.)

So.....there's plenty to look forward to this season!!

Okok......I'll stop talking about football now.*smiles*

This week,after talking to my classmate,I'm still thinking whether I should go to Japan for 1 sem or 1 year.For my classmate,she got a scholarship to Japan for 1 year!That sort of moved me alot and makes me wonder which one should I choose.

I think I've decided.I'll still plan my timetable throughout my 3 years course in a way that I can go to Japan for 1 year,just in case that if there's a scholarship offered,I'm able to take it.I won't loose anything planning my timetable that way.

To be honest,I wanna go Japan for a year.I feel that if I go there for just 1 sem,which is 6 months,is too short.

Think about it.I'm already in Adelaide for 6 months.But I feel that I'm here for just....2 months?I can't imagine the fact that if I'm just an exchange student here for 1 sem,means I'm going back to Malaysia end of this month.

This will be exactly how I will feel if I just go to Japan for 6 months.

Personally,I feel 6 months is definitely not enough.

But again,because the cost of living in Japan is really expensive,I gotta see if I can get the 1 year scholarship or not.If I can't get it,most likely I'll just go for 1 sem...

Yet again,there are also scholarships that offers for 1 sem....So this means that I just gotta work hard and see where it will take me to.

I'm sure as long as I work hard and pray for it,God will grant me the desires of my heart.


"May he grant your heart's desire and make all your plans succceed." -Psalm 20:4

New Ipod......Wooo!!!

Check out my new Ipod!!

I bought it for 176$....well....it's still cheaper than in Malaysia after converting.....so why should I hesitate buying?Haha.....

At least now,I don't have to feel so lonely walking 30 min to and back from uni....I have songs to company me!!



Last week,I also went to a pancake shop with my friends just to chill out.......has been some time I've not eaten outside so yeah....it was great!

This is my pancake.....it's a french pancake...oh trust me,it was just awesome!!


New course has started!!How has it been so far?Pretty good,very interesting....no exams for this semester as well cause all of my subjects are 100% assignment base.....I LOVE IT....But it's not a very good news either as there'll be loads and loads of assignments!!!

It's totally different from science.In science,you learn about accuracy,prescision.No debates,no arguments.

Example: 1 + 1 = 2, 2 x 2 = 4;matter is anything that has mass and occupies space;cells is the basic unit of life.

It's just facts and u gotta understand it, swallow it down and vomit it out during the exams.

Arts is different.Like mine,the lecturers give us more questions than facts during lectures.Why this?Why not that?How come?Can it be the other way round?These are the questions we usually get and we gotta do a research on that question as an assignment.

It's Arts.It's languages and cultures.No clear right or wrong.It can be right at some point,it may not be at other times.It's base on experiences.It keeps u thinking.

Examples:
"Dogs bark.Cows moos.If a dog is called a cow,it barks or moos?"
"If I were to study English in England and Singapore,will it be the same?Why not?"
"I'm Malaysian.But I'm also chinese.In China,will I be considered a Chinese or Malaysian?Will they accept me as local if I live there?


I love it.

Ice skating was awesome!!

Last Saturday,I went ice skating with my friends.It was awesome....AWESOME!I was really excited for it because the last time I ice skated was back in 2006 in Jakarta.Too bad Penang doesn't have one again.The one in queensbay is a joke.

I had a few falls...I must admit.....but that's because I was trying to learn a few new tricks.Now can d....aiseh=P

We skated for 3 hours.....skate until our legs wanna break!But overall,it was very satisfying for me as ice skating is one of my favourite sports!!

Not many pictures of me though cos I was basically taking pictures.Was pretty scary skating and taking pictures at the same time....but it was okay.


Mika,Van,Sayo and Aoi at the back(woops she closed her eyes!)


Me and this orang Iban,Ray.....


Mika and me....


Jo Ko(Indonesian chinese) at the left.....He's also new to Adelaide and my new classmate!!


I really had fun......Woooooo!!!!!

My uni life begins next week!!

Okay,I'm finally gonna kick start my university life next week!I'm starting a new course and.....I'm going to a diff uni campus from the previous campus.

Its........MAGILL CAMPUS!!!!



It's uniSA's most beautiful campus of all the other campuses.



There's even a river there!!

Beautiful campus isn't it?

Magill campus really is REALLY A CAMPUS.Unlike those city campuses....it's just a building...like a shopping complex=P

I'm really looking forward studying there together with my new course.

I owe it to myself and my parents to do well.

I will give my best.

がんばって!!!(ganbatte)