In Geelong, Victoria, Australia

Finally got Internet after buying the mobile broadband.. First time at Australia.. Feel like in Canada but with shops closing at as early as 530pm it really tough to buy anything..

18th Feb 2011 Fri - Went to work and people were thinking why was I still in Singapore and not in Australia.. Went to school and manage to fix a date for our group presentation on 21st March..

19th Feb 2011 Sat - Didn't do much on this day.. Went to West Mall with Jerlyn to eat dinner and went home while Jerlyn go meet Seline for gossip chat.. Saw a video from Jerlyn's friend facebook about Taiwanese ladies wearing boyshorts, I know they copied from New York No Pants Subway ride.. Think it becoming a trend in the trains..

20th Feb 2011 Sun - Went to Jerlyn's Mum stall to meet Jerlyn and eat breakfast.. After that went to Parkway Parade with Nicholas and Huijun for lunch and baby shopping.. Thinking of what Nicholas had said earlier in the week that he didn't want kids but because Huijun wanted it.. For me, if Jerlyn is ready for kids then we will try for it.. If not ready, we can take our time.. For my thinking is I rather spend more time with Jerlyn because kids won't be with us forever.. They will have their own life, so to me want or don't want is okay with me..

21st Feb 2011 Mon - Waking up early to go Paya Lebar Air Base to take the C130 cargo plane to Darwin.. Darwin is 1 and a half hour ahead of Singapore so reaching there will be in evening time.. Before takeoff it was very hot but when it is in the air will become very cold using the atmospheric air.. It took 7 hours to reach Darwin, was really tiring.. The urinal in the plane is like a measuring jug with suction in the middle.. Urine will be suck out from the plane to the atmospheric air while flying.. Customs in Darwin is really different, They mostly check for herbs and medicine in the luggage only.. Went to the Wharf for dinner, fish and calamari cost 15.90 Australian dollar plus tartar sauce cost 1 dollar.. 600ml coke cost 4 dollars, very expensive coke.. After that went to casino with the guys and this casino is full of old gentlemen and ladies.. The only good thing I like is there is a vending machine with free drinks.. Got one hot chocolate and two still water for myself while waiting for them..

22nd Feb 2011 Tue - Wake up and get ready to fly again.. Bought Tuna sandwich for 6 dollars and one ice coffee for 1.50 dollars.. Took another 7 hours to reach Avalon Airport.. Avalon is located in between Geelong where our hotel is and Melbourne where the city is.. Its 3 hours ahead of Singapore.. Reaching Avalon and can feel the cold winds blowing, different from the heat I experience in Darwin.. It was only 16 degree when we touchdown.. Then took about half an hour drive to reach the town of Geelong.. The hotel was not bad with 2 queens size beds but there is no Internet and having only one washing machine and one dryer.. Lucky I brought my notes to study, just that don't know if there is time to study.. Ate hungry jacks during the journey to Geelong and then went to a Vietnamese restaurant to eat again.. Spend about 15 dollars for both..

23rd Feb 2011 Wed - Wake up and need to go into Avalon to make pass.. Ate breakfast at hungry jacks again for 6 dollars.. Thinking that I need to buy mobile broadband to have Internet and also water for the 2 weeks.. Washing will be in the basin of the hotel room too if want to save money.. Took about 2 hours to make pass for everyone.. There were so many houseflies here, same like in Arizona summer time.. Went to Melbourne after work for dinner.. They were suggesting Korean BBQ because they wanted our DSO to pay for it.. At 38.50 ++ dollars per person with 27 person, she paid half of it and the rest paid 20 dollars each.. Kok Foong as our Trade IC paid for us.. I rather go McDonald's to eat, cheaper and better.. After that went casino again.. Another night wasted in casino with things and water not bought yet..

24th Feb 2011 Thurs - Wake up with a stiff neck..The pillow is too soft making my neck painful.. Went to find the cheap bread that they recommend but it was cold and hard.. Thou it was cheap at 1 dollar but really sucks.. Went to Green Basil Noodle Bar for dinner.. Ate spring rolls as I was not really hungry.. Finally after work we went to the supermarket to buy stuff.. From what I heard that Australian are paid weekly and Thursday is their pay day and on this day supermarket will opened till 9pm.. Most of the days it will be closed at 530pm.. Managed to buy the Vodafone Mobile Broadband at 49 dollars and also water and some stuffs for 23 dollars.. Started to wash my clothes in the basin to save money as the washing machine cost 4 dollars for each wash..

CNY and Preparation for Avalon, Australia

Going for another detachment again, this time to Avalon Airport, near the city of Geelong, Victoria, Australia.. Hope I will have time to study over in Geelong.. Finished my first assignment with sweat and also having my first lunar new year since 2008..

29th Jan 2011 Sat - Accompany Jerlyn to Orchard for her waxing session.. Chinese New Year is around the corner so everyone is doing their last minute shopping.. But it doesn't seem a lot of people at Orchard at the time.. We didn't buy anything because we had too much new clothes at home for us to dig out and wear..

30th Jan 2011 Sun - Went to my cousin Jaymee aka Piaky and Calvin's house after visiting my sister at Hougang.. Her house was really beautiful.. Spent about $50,000 on renovations and $398,000 for a 4 rooms unit which they hacked down one room to have a bigger master bedroom.. Started my first assignment.. doesn't really know where to start.. during my poly days, I didn't even write reports before so this was quite a challenge for me.. After the end of the day.. nothing much came out..

31st Jan 2011 Mon - Back to work.. Everyday I tried to do bit by bit of my assignment.. hope something would come out..

1st Feb 2011 Tue - Work Again.. Googled Vancouver style of referencing.. Thought that this will be easier than End Note..

2nd Feb 2011 Wed - Its Chinese New Year Eve.. Both me and Jerlyn was not working.. We went to my parents' house and eat lunch ourselves as my parents were at Hougang visiting my sister.. Jerlyn ransack some stuff and underwear back from my house at night when we went back to pray..

3rd Feb 2011 Thurs - 1st day of Lunar New Year.. Went back my parents' house again then went to my 2nd uncle's house to visit them.. As usual everyone will gather at his house every first day of chinese new year.. Went to 4th uncle's house and then to Cynthia's house to see her new home.. Seem like its a new hobby for me and Jerlyn to go visit people new house.. Her house was really nice and simple for a 3 rooms unit.. forgot how much was her renovations and the value of her house.. After that we went to my aunt's house.. Everyone were playing cards and mahjong and we joined in the fun of mahjong with my cousin and his kids for a while.. Cant imagine that my cousin's eldest daughter who is my niece is 24 years old this year.. Actually I have a distant niece who is one year older than me that means I became uncle before I was born haha.. And she happens to be my poly mate who I went to her house to stay and study during exams.. Went back home and played mahjong again with Jerlyn's aunt and uncle..

4th Feb 2011 Fri - 2nd day of Lunar New Year.. Stay home this day to catch up on my assignment.. Jerlyn went up to play mahjong again while I continue to do my assignment as there is not much time left..

5th Feb 2011 Sat - 3rd day of Lunar New Year.. Went to Bishan to visit Jerlyn 1st aunt's house.. Still pressing for my assignment but speed was quite slow at the moment.. Went up to Jerlyn's aunt house to play mahjong to destress..

6th Feb 2011 Sun - 4th day of Lunar New Year.. Stay home and finally finished my assignment.. Submitted to my school website via Turnitin, a system that can detect plagiarism when you submit.. I got 0 percent for it which is fantastic but being my 1st time, I began to wonder is there any problem with the system rather than being happy with it..

7th Feb 2011 Mon - Went to work and still thinking of my assignment..

8th Feb 2011 Tue - Ask around and there is people who have the same 0 percent like me.. so it should be fine.. so I pack my luggage and sent it to my workplace..

9th Feb 2011 Wed - Work and school.. Went to school and ask my lecturer Anne and she told me that 0 percent is rare.. So she told us to keep a copy of proof for we can argue if there is really any problem with the system.. I asked around and found more people having the same thing.. Anyway went home and edit my assignment again and submit it again..

10th Feb 2011 Thurs - Work and school again.. Getting more tired everyday with work and school.. It really drains me out..

11th Feb 2011 Fri - Its Friday.. Went to work and came back early and went to Trisa's house with Jerlyn.. Ate steamboat and chatted..

12th Feb 2011 Sat - i told Jerlyn that we would celebrate Valentine on this day as I will be working and having lesson on the actual day.. So we decide to go to Sentosa to see the flowers for our 5th Valentine day.. It was also the 2nd time that we visited the Sentosa Flowers event.. Is a yearly event and it will only have this event during the lunar new year.. The 1st time that we went was the time that I propose to Jerlyn after the Sentosa Flowers Event.. So we were quite excited to go again.. But this time doesn't really seem to be better than last time.. After that we went to Bakerzin for our dinner..

13th Feb 2011 Sun - Went to Andy's house for the PC2 wives gathering.. Husbands were of course invited too.. 5 years 5 rooms unit for $650,000 was really expensive.. But due to its location it seems reasonable.. That make me wonder when we can have our own unit..

14th Feb 2011 Mon - Work and school again.. As most of my skinxwear underwear is packed in the luggage and laundry is not washed, I have no choice but to wear my other brands underwear which is very tight.. This make me uncomfortable and grumpy all day.. By end of the day I'm having rashes again.. So no more tight underwear and buy more skinxwear during the Great Singapore Sale haha..

15th Feb 2011 Tue - Getting nearer to my detachment so work is getting more and more.. Saw 3 more people submitting their early release form make me wonder about my future again.. It really making me think hard that staying for long wasn't really a good idea anyway.. I know everywhere is the same old shit but if everyone wants to leave.. There is really something wrong with the management..

16th Feb 2011 Wed - Got a visitor from work about my secondary appointment.. He gave some pointers about it and left.. I was left with little time to do the changes.. Hope the rumors that he gave is not real.. If not after the detachment I got to work like hell..

17th Feb 2011 Thurs - It a Detachment off day for me so I can prepare for the next day flying off to Darwin, Australia.. But due to weather in Darwin, my flight is postponed to next Monday.. Which means I have to work tomorrow and spend the weekend in Singapore..