New Life, New place, New friends, New...

The last time I blog was 2 months ago, and its was just a simple note saying that i've ORD.

Well, life after ORD. What about it?

As the word life implies, i have my life back. Though not the same anymore. With a 16kg load off my body, new physique, new outlook, new friends, new purpose in life, things are still pretty much the same.

Except that i'm in Brisbane now.

I've flew here for my studies in early july and now live somewhere near school. Just 5mins walk away.

This past 3 or 4 weeks have been interesting. New people, new places, new environment and all. Different cultures, different accent, different people.

I went from knowing nothing about brisbane and australia, to knowing a bit more from nothing about this place. It's still quite foreign to me, as i'm foreign to it. Do i miss singapore?

Yes i do. I miss the convenience of waking up to a train system that i know that if i miss the train, 3mins later one will pop up. I miss the convenience of going to ta-bau a $2.50 cai-peng from the foodcout that's just 5mins away. I miss the cashier aunties in ntuc who would never ask me whether i have a good day or not and just ask for a link card which i never have.

There are other things i miss too.

I miss my family. I miss my friends. I miss the temperature of singapore(not that its terrible here. It's fantastic!). I miss the unlimited broadband all over singapore. And of course, i couldn't leave this out. I miss my bed.

My bed in singapore was a queen size bed. My bed here is a single bed which i think its JUST enough for my height. My pillow in singapore is hard, and comfy at the same time. I have to squeeze 2 soft pillows into a single case over here to get a somewhat similar effect.

But i guess living here taught me certain stuff. Stuff like how each and every person has an innate ability to small talk. And how to deal with the idiosyncracies of everyone.

I used to dislike talking to people i don't know. First i'm shy, 2nd its too much of a hassle.

But over here, i can't ignore them. They, being strangers, will ask you how was your day, how are you etc etc. And if you don't reply, you would be like a snobbish prick who is just plain rude and unfriendly.

I even have to thank the bus driver everytime i get off the bus. Its just something i have to do because everybody's doing it. Just like how people queue up for the nasi lemak in changi village. Monkey see, monkey do. But oh well, it's the culture here.

And because of that, i feel weird sometimes when i'm alone in a shop with an ang-moh. Because i know the ang-moh is itching to talk to me. About anything and everything. So i activated this ability and came up with random crap about anything and everything and see how it goes.

Putting culture aside, I'm living in a house with 7 rooms in it. Sharing with 7 other people but now only 5. Made quite a number of friends here and there. There is the jonathan and his friends and their friends group. There is the munro group. There is the carmody girl and her friends group. And there's meryl and faith's group. All of them are singaporean.

Then there are the friends i've already known. Yan xia and alicia. Haven't seen alicia yet though.

My housemates are quite fun to hang around with. There was adeline when i moved in, but she graduated and moved away to melbourne to work; but had fun getting to know her and all. Jonathan is suppose to move into her room. But i think he stay in the manors with issa and muzz till too shiok, don't feel like staying here haha.

There's maria, the doctor to be. Staying in the biggest room in the house and the most comfy of them all i think. Somewhat like an oasis in a desert. haha. Then there's teresa, the girl who lives 1 floor above me and complains about me making loud footsteps when i walk around in my room. In my defense, so does she, even though she has tried ways and means to not be so loud haha. So its just the house la.

Then there's li dong, the quiet guy who stays in room 3. We don't hang around much. So yea...

Then my neighbour, whom i'm sharing the toilet with, Louie. Then there are louie's friends who are quite fun and interesting people themselves. For the past few days, we have been hanging out in the living room till it's time to sleep.

I think i've missed out quite a number of people, partly because i don't know exactly where to place them into.

And for people who keeps asking me questions, this shall be a standard reply.

I'm doing fine.

I've settled down already.

School just started.

So far so good.

I'm coping okay.

So please read that before asking me anymore. Though i sincerely thank you all for your concerns. really =)

Life here is pretty boring. But i'm a boring person. So it suits me haha. I'm one who is easily satisfied with the way things are. Except for certain things that would probably make my housemates laugh when they read this.

I'm signing off with wishes to everyone who i couldn't miss birthday to, either because i didn't had the chance to, forgot about or just didn't bother about. So yea. happy birthday in advance or belated whichever applies! Ciao~