2003 年 1 月 22 日 星期三 【晴】

Is the previous one too long?

I have just finished my test today. A bit troublesome in calculating the intervals. Wilson said that I did well and asked me why am I here. The first answer I gave was I DON'T KNOW, then just continue to explain my purpose. However, I have never though that the other classmates are moving quite slowly in the class. Most of them are preparing for the diploma course.

It's going to 4pm here and absolutely the embassy in Taylors are going to hold the graduation. I hope all of my friends are really finishing by 4pm and let's all go to MUFY happily. What about Fiona? I wondered.. and missing KEN and KAMAJAYA too~~

Harry asked where on earth have I gone at lunch break. He was sort of wired when I told him that I had gone to the library. Actually I was here this morning at 9am when grandma phoned me. I was reluctant to answer the phone and have spoken softly, due to the reason that I am in the library~~

I played ICQ, which is forbidden, I hope they weren't going to kick me out...

>>January 23, 2003 at 4:15:27 AM GMT+8

2003 年 1 月 22 日 星期三 【晴】

10 January 2003
Today’s Alice last day, I accompanied her to the classroom and picked her up at lunch break, acting like her BF, haha~~ Just to meet Vicki and feel the class atmosphere. Peng-Li Li (Penny & Lily) found me and told me that Vicki is angry with her because of her poor assignments. I asked her to find me for the homework previously however she neglected her work. I hope she really works, no one knows if she couldn’t attend January intake. I looked after her a lot, for she… named Penny… ?

Lunch was so great, the whole table was occupied with SKUS 8, Jason joined us with his McDonald’s. Melody’s too, with her little sandwiches. She said she will go on diet, however, she has eaten Jason’s French fries and Gary’s potatoes too. How can she be slim? Anyway, Alice and Alice, right, 2 Alices shared a box of 1L skinny milk. Alice told me afterwards that the milk was not tasty and the cost is more expensive. The other Alice has moved into an apartment for $200 a week, so she stopped eating out and joined our group. Pity her… Ivan’s on diet too, eating 2 apples only, maybe because of Louisa. Me? Well, 2 slices of white bread. Aus $1.69 for 21 slices, if I eat 3 slices a day, I could use $1.69 for lunch a week. Aus $0.06 for one Cereal Biscuit, I have bought a big box, with 72 bars, so probably I will have 3 each morning. (Forgive me that CCBC’s dinner is really a burden for me, perhaps extravagant! It’s nice to eat with a group of people, sharing the food, eat and chat~~ NICE!)

When I settled home at 4pm, I was hungry, maybe because I have practiced the viola and really used up my energy. Xu Yi came and knocked at my door while I was eating an orange. She asked if I am a vegetarian since Rong knows that I don’t eat meat. (Probably because to save money and meat is not my cup of tea.) Anyway, she offered me one big hamburger (with potatoes, vegetables, onions, beef, and fried egg), 4 Aussie Dim Sum and 2 potato biscuits. Rong also gave me half loaf of bread. These are all they have left over in the restaurant. They need fresh food for the customers. Probably they will throw away the food if no one needs it. I am so grateful and really delighted!

Haven’t eaten any meat for a long time lo~~ Joy’s quote: Be kind to your body…

Anyway~~ Wennie dated me to go to the library in North Melbourne. Woo, then I will have 4 library cards here in Australia. Whitehorse, State, Embassy and a new one now. Probably I can borrow books in the Institution of TAFE too, I have enrolled in an intensive course.

Well, Daniel whinged about Katie this afternoon. She phoned Daniel and made him annoying. Daniel has opened a mobile and he asked ask not to let Katie know about that. Ivan’s reminder: AFK!!! (which means Away From Katie)

16 January 2003
Ivan acted as my mum this morning, scolding me eating those diets. Well, perhaps they have no immediate affect to me right now, but when I get older, the sickness would come. Therefore to halt him being fuzzy at me, I bought a bottle of milk and some meat in the evening, plus a loaf of bread. Oh yes, and I have been going to the bank all these days, to transfer my money to pay the fees. Tomorrow will be the last day of doing so, since I had gathered enough money to make a bank draft. I think I will tell mum the exact amount that I am giving to the school. Recently I didn’t mention to her that I will be taking up two instruments that would cost me double too.

After the bank stuff, I will go to St Kilda. SKUS 8 has an excursion tomorrow, Ivan, me and Alice will join them in the beach and to give a surprise to Vicki, I hope we are not boring her, since we often appear after we have graduated. Spending money there won’t be compulsory and therefore… haha that’s my cup of tea!

17 January 2003
Vicki has made me 2 coffees J, and some short bread offered. Alice and I enjoyed a lot, in short of no photos were taken there. Anyway, I waited 2pm to switch off my phone. As we need to do some recording in the studio. Mum was lucky, she phoned me before that and another expected call from CCBC, wasn’t. Nick called me several times these days, so annoying, asking me out for coffee. Going out with him is a bit uneasy… Somehow is he a good guy? This question raised again and again… Since I made myself coffee too in my aunt’s house and the other coffee from Vicki’s, I think that’s too much these days and I refused. He said I could order tea or soft drinks… but those are not my cup of tea rather.

On the other hand, I am lucky, after these guys stuff…Alex, Elder Hupp, Flanery, Medley, Allen, Nick, Codas and Hale…. I told Ivan that I will be more serious to my commitment. What a good adventure! I mean it, I shall not let myself so risky anymore and by the way, school starts and I will be extremely SERIOUS!

18 January 2003
Somehow there’s a sense of being partners between me and Alice. Started at 10am today in the State Library. We copied the song and when we were about to go, I returned the books while Alice collected her bag. However, it was the tram which went away and given us a delay. The other point came when I went to get the tape and Alice bought her milk. It was the train this time who sat us a delay again! I actually wanted to blame Alice, I like working on schedules and really hesitate for any delay. However, besides disappointment, I didn’t blame her by mouth, I know I have to be blame too. Although she was late for the library, we both need to wait for the librarian for a moment. While I am not sure if which tram going to my home. The other point went when the song, we can’t play well, the song which was chosen by Alice. And when we were to practice the Hungarian Dance, I didn’t prepared my score on the music stand. There are so many factors which contribute to this delay!

19 January 2003
I received mum’s and grandma’s birthday card, both are musical, I don’t know why they like these music stuff… the music were out of tune and… sigh, they will eventually wear out. I hate that. Though I cried over them…

20 January 2003
My course started boringly! I met Harry and other classmates. The teacher talks about the basic stuff, bar lines, staff…. Aren’t the course an intensive one?

22 January 2003
I received my 100% perfect test for the first day. Easy! I learned something new…the potentic scales and blues scales, perhaps I could write some BLUES later on. The course is becoming challenging for me, new things added and pretty tired.

Are all my worries and unhappiness contributed out by myself? My favourite action in ICQ is reading one another’s information. I like that very much, that’s how I discover about my friends… However, it came to be disappointed when I was reading HERS, she began to use the term ‘HUSBAND’ instead of ‘bla bla bla’. I was a bit upset, however, nothing could be done.

Thanks Ana of reminding me the joy of reading. She asked me not to use clichés as these remind her of Ms Esther. She told me that she has been buying a lot of novels, I know she likes reading, and she got a lot of novels in Macau already~~ This make me rushed to the library after my dinner tonight. I borrowed 3 books, Dame Sister (without knowing what’s inside, attracted by the cover), the other one is Don Giovanni, I think I should read this after playing this Mozart’s stuff and the last one is FOOD and MOOD. Teaching us what to eat, I know I won’t be concentrating much but just a glance anyway.

>>January 22, 2003 at 10:05:12 PM GMT+8

2003 年 1 月 21 日 星期二 【晴】

Well!!! ICQ ar~~~~ long time no play lo~~~ Well, I have just finished my test a few minutes ago and I was dismissed. The test is a bit hard, but I am becoming familiar with the intervals and scales, good for MUFY!!! Still sth not satisfying, can't read Chinese in this ICQ, thanks Penny... he told me about the ICQ www without downloading it. Sigh, why I don't try it out on Monday, I am not sure if this account lasts...

>>January 22, 2003 at 4:32:06 AM GMT+8

2003 年 1 月 20 日 星期一 【晴】

Woo~~ the computers here in Box Hill Institude are very fast o~~
Last Friday Alice, Ivan, Gary and me joined SKUS 8 to St Kilda beach, we ate pizza again!! La Prochetta, and I wondered why Vicki ate prawn, as she is a vegetarian. We had fun and probably we won't be able to see each other for awhile. When we were on the way back to the city, I told Vicki about our obstacles, she offered us to go to her home studio (actually her husband) to make the recording. I was occupied on Sunday and I asked to go on Saturday.

Saturday... everything was in a mess. Firstly, since the decision was made on Friday and I wasn't able to send any e-mail to inform Philp or whatever, while I don't want to use my quota in the mobile, I didn't tell them that I won't be coming. At 10am, I met Alice in the library and copied the score. We are becoming good partners, I returned the books and she collected her bag. We met at the same time in the hall, but were still late for the tram.

In the afternoon, we were in Vicki's house. She made me 2 cups of long black :) and treated us with cookies! Alice and I played electronic cars...we raced and I lost too~~ hoho. Michael was nice too.

>>January 21, 2003 at 2:01:28 AM GMT+8

2003 年 1 月 16 日 星期四 【晴】

At last, I am back here!!! Hi everybody~~ well, if Edna's reading this, please give me your recent address, I need it o~~ Ivan scolded me yesterday's morning, about my diet, cereal, bread, breakfast biscuits, rice and noodle... like my mum. I made up my mind abd bought chicken & ham in the evening and also 3 L of milk. Perhaps it helps a little~~ I have often think of the consequences of every thing, in short of my meals.

Last weekend I was at aunt's house for baby-sitting. Earned $A65. I was extremly bore and washed the dishes for her. I watched some movies with my 2 annoying cousins. No fun at all! I will finish this job by 26th and really betake myself into MUFY. This morning I had paid the fees,woo, I pay $10 more and they are going to refund it to me in my account in 28 days. It was by that time that I do not even know what's my account number, it was printed on the bankcard...

Sunday's evening, I returned to the city and went to Williamstown with Nick. He is really a socilaized person. He bought me an ice-cream and we sat on the beach for awhile. I hope he is a good guy... and really get a recent job. His time is so flexible! If he's not working, I wonder what would happen to his kids. In the evening, we had dinner, fired wood pizza. Codas joined us, he likes coffee. Me too~~and Nick only ordered a coke for himself. Did I mentioned Nick before? (That guy who concerned me on 20 Dec. When I was alone in Yarraville, looking for Vicki's husband)

On Wed, Alice and I went to the computer room when Vicki was on duty. She called me :) ~~~yeah!!! You know, usually the students call the teacher and not vice versa. Anyway, I will remember that, Wednesday... her duty in the computer room. Like when I was in Rosa, I stayed my lunch in the basement, stayed after-4 for Ms Karla, just to see her or to say HI :)~~~

Today SKUS 8 has an excursion to St Kilda beach. Ivan, Alice, Gary and I will go there too, though we were graduated. I hope she isn't getting bored seeing us everywhere around in Taylors and outside the school.

The other thing to mention, is my nice home in North Melbourne. The owner of the house opens a restaurant and sometimes he has some left-over and he will give tome, so glad~~ I have no meat for a week already and he suddenly offered me a big hamburger. Thanks God.

>>January 17, 2003 at 12:20:16 AM GMT+8

2003 年 1 月 9 日 星期四 【晴】

Woo~~ 9 days passed and I'm still so happy ge? Yesterday Elders came to my room and we had a chat~~ I hope Ivan isn't worrying me, I have no quota to phone him to say them I am SAFE~~ Ya, what will happen if Philip knows that I accepted those missionaries to come? Sigh~~~ I am just bore to death and since they're from USA, I can talk to them in English, and practise my English too~~ yeah.

Probably Alice and I will be going to the State Library to be volunteer~~ to learn things & get experiences, while I will join the club for unicycle, imagine if I ride it to school, a crown maybe...

At last I was able to access to Jack's diary, the internet is so slow here and sometimes I just have no patient and forgone viewing it. It's 8am and no one's here online at school. Woo, yesterday I bought 12 oranges for Aus $2 ~~ I want to buy kiwi, however, 4 for Aus $2, so expsnive, I would rather wait for Jackie's medicine. Good Luck for everyone's exam. By the way, expecially my dearest tutorial students - Michelle and Mandy.

>>January 9, 2003 at 9:51:55 PM GMT+8

2003 年 1 月 8 日 星期三 【晴】

Ivan's grandma died, whereas my mum's celebrated her birthday.

SKUS 8 continues to work, in the contary, the graduates are finding work.

Ivan works on Maths and me on music, both of us are bore to death.

We wanna have lessons in Embassy, while SKUS 8 wanna no extension.

Sigh~~~ what are we doing?

Hey, what's your resolution, my friends? New Year la~~ hhaha!

>>January 9, 2003 at 3:24:00 AM GMT+8

2003 年 1 月 7 日 星期二 【陰】

30 degrees passed and today is somewhat 19 degrees ~~~ woo, nice weather :) a bit COOL!!!
I don't know, starting from 1 January, I am so happy until now.... good :) What about you my friends? Yeah, today I accompanied Alice to the computer room and met my beloved teacher - VICKI !!!! And Ruth too, so nice to meet them, yeah~~~

Today's mum's birthday!!! Well, yesterday night, Wennie, me and Arrant talked :) we were standing by the door, and we sang the China National Anthem together, enjoyable :) ~~~

>>January 8, 2003 at 12:19:53 AM GMT+8

2003 年 1 月 1 日 星期三 【晴】

It wasn't long that I didn't online. but it seems to be for decades already!!
How are you, my friends? Miss u all & happy new year!

Today I was so lucky, actually starting my 2003, I felt so great & happy. Yesterday I had received several sms, from Michelle, Gorilla, Alex, sister...etc thanks lot!

>>January 2, 2003 at 3:46:47 AM GMT+8

2002 年 12 月 29 日 星期日 【晴】

30 December 2002
13 minutes of nose-breeding~~~ have you ever experienced that? Well, it has breed so long that I imagined how awkward it would be when I just have nose-breeding and needed to call 000…I am proud that I am becoming a professional nose-breeder that I never dirty my clothes or beddings with the blood. What about making a call to Joe? It’s 3am and he probably is still awake. My last pocket tissue was gone too~~ Don’t want to buy new ones, but they are necessary. Aus $1.5 for 10 packs…extremely bad quality in short of cheapest.

Yesterday I received Vicky’s e-mail and she told me that Mark had left. Though I have met him only once, he’s Vicky’s ex-BF. Died of cancer at the age of 28… sigh. Perhaps I also need to check myself, though I am not concern with death. Life’s short & irreversible!

Although I have arrived for more than 2 months, I still look like a visitor who is touring the first day in Melbourne. Well, I went for information and got a lot today. Just that it was so upset at first… I met Penny & Gary on the way to school. There are fewer people on the street. I waited on Level one for Ms Brown, but it doesn’t seem that she will be coming. Therefore, I asked help from the nurse, however, she isn’t Mrs Gurney, the one that I know and she said she can’t leave the First Aid Center. I left my bag and my viola and went down to see June, the security. She said she had not got any demand from Ms Earle and asked me to see the reception. The reception, sigh… told me that she will not open the door for me. I presented the card to her, the VIP card written by Ms Earle, stating that I could use the music room at any time, but she ignored that. What they defended themselves is that Ms Earle did not tell them anything. I have no way but to go. I returned to Level one and get back my bags.

Left in tears… they both said sorry~~ but you know, it’s just so easy to hear ‘sorry’ and ‘thanks’ everywhere in Australia. Out of the building, I cried… Aunt asked me not to play viola at home and the school won’t open the door for me for piano practice, wanna die! I have been waiting for today to come.

I wandered~~ until I was in Swanston St and saw some big words ‘Melbourne City Council’. I went in and got some information. Later I passed by the information center and dropped in. The volunteer was so kind that he printed 6 pages of accommodation hostels for me. I was so glad, though they were quoted around Aus $150/night. I told him about that however, he said I could ring them up and ask the weekly rate. He asked me to go to the Federation Sq for more information. I went, and it was worser~~ the lady had given me nth and I asked where is the nearest real estate agency instead.

I returned home at 10am something to get some documents for the city council. At 1pm, I returned to Taylors and I know I shall be able to find Alice. Yes, I did and I felt released after telling her my sadness. Bon has moved to Box Hill, he used to live in Zone 1, and now live in Zone 2, crazy~~ I said HI to Elizabeth too, she replaced Ros, and in the afternoon she was holding the box ‘Vicki’s HW’. I hope Penny didn’t forget to help me pass up my HW. My classmates asked me to join them. Yet I am really concern of my accommodation. I left and went to the 4th floor, wanting to show Fiona my permit that I have got from the council. Moreover, she wasn’t there and I met Brenda only.

I looked for the estate agent but it was closed. I went into Allan’s Music and really looked for an electronic keyboard. Before I left the CBD, I made a phone call to Mrs Leong, one who knows many of my things and she’s an old lady~~ about my mum’s age but younger. She wasn’t at home and I just had to phone another guy. I need some support perhaps. Later, I settled at Box Hill and received Jackie’s msg, she cried, neither do I…

When I returned home, I received Kelly’s letter. Well, we have been pen pal since 1996, she’s my first pen pal and the everlasting one. Now that she and I are in Australia! It’s still a pity that she has moved out of Melbourne.

I read the newspaper and there was an advertisement for rental. I have phoned her and made an appointment tomorrow. This is the happiest time of the day and I really look forward to it. I think, by then, I won’t think and will more there… However, I will see to the place, it’s somewhere near CCBC, if so, I then have no more excuse of not entering the cell meeting.

31 December 2002
Happy birthday to my cousin Shelly!
I was awaken after an early sleep, probably of the msg sent from Jackie. Well, the second bill of the mobile was sent to me too. In a plan of Aus $35, I used $19.5. With only 9 national calls, one IDD to my grandpa and 36 SMS msg. I guess after my first bill $500 patacas, I have been really careful in making calls.

>>December 30, 2002 at 5:48:36 PM GMT+8