Dreaming of the days ahead

Now that the horrendous Chemistry 112 paper is over and done with, I can now:

`Join in with the world cup fanatics. My first match to watch: Brazil vs Croatia, 7am tomorrow. Early bird catches the match.

`Get my MeNZB immunisation. I thought I'd escaped from getting the 3 mandatory shots all young people below the age of 20 should get and escape the HORROR of injections, but no. When I received the email telling me that this is my last chance to get immunised "or else", I figured it was best to get it over and done with. My first shot is 11.45am tomorrow, pray for me! (I had a panic attack and nearly fainted during my BCG jab in secondary sch).

`Do some shopping after my injection tomorrow if I can still use my left hand to shop for clothes, that is.

`Finally get to watch XMen3 tomorrow night.

`Sulk about not getting heavy snow yet in Dunedin. Sulk that those in Christchurch got to experience 1 metre of snow! Not fair. Sulks again.

`Start packing. 10 days left before I head home!

`Start studying for my psychology paper. Soon.

`Blog more. Heh.

world-cup-o-mania

So I missed more than half of the English Premier League matches as I didn't have access (Sky TV) to live matches here in NZ. *sad face*

So I missed the England vs. Paraguay and Germany (!!!) vs. Costa Rica matches as Studholme Hall will only have Sky Sports 3 installed for us football (soccer as known here) maniacs later on today. *frown*

So I MIGHT miss the next few games coz I have Chemistry final exam on Tuesday. *bigger frown*

So I had to resort to getting live updates on the internet for the time being.

So even after my exams and the availability of sky sports channel, all the matches will be played during the wee hours in the morning, all because NZ is located at the other end of Germany.

So the local angmohs here will continue cheering on for their stupid rugby games. Some of them might not even know that the World Cup is on. And those who will stay awake and risk looking like panda bears in the morning would consist mostly of MALAYSIANS. And might I add, we love watching football matches and we sokong kao-kao England, Germany, Brazil or whatever your favourite teams are, even though Malaysia might never even qualify for the qualifiers round in the next century.

To all guys who watch football: SOME girls do enjoy football too. Enough of those "things you should not do during world cup season" bla bla email forwards. In fact, we might know more than you'd ever know.

Miroslav Klose is still the best striker. In the Germany line up, at least. Scoring 2 goals on his birthday, now that's a bonus. Staying cute, and maybe cuter since the last world cup, is definitely a huge bonus too.  

footloose. yeah, baby!

Desperately

This is what it takes to get people to pass in their leaving forms now. Yeap, unfortunately, my picture is up there too. SIA SOI LANG. And just few hours ago, 3 crazy musketeers had the decency to add a few lines and comments to it. My insides still hurt from laughing too much. But still, SIA SOI SIIII.

wanted Studs.

I've been thinking about staying back here over the summer holidays. I could get a summer job, take up a paper during summer program, and then save the money for an Aussie or Japanese trip during next June! Still not decided between Aus and Jap. Part of me wants to attend the fabulous Hillsong Conference next year, but part of me so desperately needs a getaway to Tokyo Disneyland. Wargh, so hard to decide. But one thing's for sure: shopping getaway at either Singapore or KL in a month's time. =)

Academically challenged

There goes my hope of getting an A for my biology paper. Shucks.

And I'm still irritated thinking back on the snide comments by Mr. I'm-made-in-China-with-a-fake-Kiwi-accent aka Mr. I'm-so-cool-coz-I-spat-beer-on-everyone aka Mr. I-had-an-angmoh-gf, did-u? Yeah you get the point. People like this shoudn't be allowed to stay in halls, especially in Studholme Hall.

At the mean time, I am in desperate need of retail therapy. Not that I lack winter clothing, but because it helps me feel better. *winks*

An awkward moment to remember

There are dates a girl will always remember. Her 18th birthday, first kiss, first date, first day at uni etc. Just few hours ago, I had my first face to face conversation with my EX. Yeap, 11 days after the breakup with no talking and acting totally like strangers around each other in the hall is painstaking. Did I mention how weird it is to just stop talking to someone you could tell everything to for the past 3 months?

There was a fire alarm again around 3pm. We all gathered outside the hall and waited for the firemen to check out which idiot did something to set off the fire alarm (Last time it went off as an angmoh used excessive hairspray). Then my friend and I climbed onto a higher area, sort of like a balcony outside my flat, to check out which guy had the least hair and the most dandruff.

Then, out of nowhere, the EX climbs on top too, and squatted right in front of me. Suddenly I had trouble breathing. Why is it that in these kind of situations, the other person always manages to look so much better? Argh. Anyway, he asked whether we knew what was going on as the firemen were checking out the 1st floor of my flat. And I just shrugged and said I DUNNO, and looked away. How pathetic is that?! I couldn't even manage to think of a lame or sarcastic joke. After 5 minutes of complete awkwardness, thank God my friend sensed it too and climbed down to join the others, followed by me, and then him.

I wanted so badly to know why he did that, what he was thinking. Heck, I don't even know what was I feeling or thinking then. But whatever happens, I'm definitely not getting back together with him, though I had a nightmare dream last night that it happened. In the dream, it felt so wrong that somehow it seemed right. But in reality, it just felt weird thinking about it.

What's even weird-ER than that was a convo we had few days ago. I told him that I couldn't bear the awkwardness between us any longer and hoped that we can remain as friends. And then I got the unexpected reply. Quote: "sigh! i cant seem to remember what happened for the past few months it seems.. nothing for me to feel awkward about I suppose. ;)" WTF??? Either he faked an amnesia or he just succeeded in making a forgetting-the-bad-memories lotion and will receive the nobel prize soon for "Bringing joy to the brokenhearted". Either way, he's a jerk for denying what we had even though it didn't work out for the better.

Maybe I am secretly wishing that he gets back with his previous ex whom he'd been seeing for 4 freaking years. Maybe I'm wishing that if it happens, I'll feel less guilty and less like the evil third person for breaking them up at the first place. Am I?

Funny thing is, I had this random thought of asking him to watch the movie "The break-up", since we never got around to watch XMenIII together. Yea, bad idea, I know.

Mum and dad seem to be overjoyed that it didn't work out. They're even trying to secretly matchmake me with a friend from church back home. And I have a feeling they've been planning it for years even before I came here. Sneaky, eh? Why am I so sure of this?

[on the phone, 2 Sundays ago]

Mum: Hey girl, did you know that XXX is back in Kuching oredi?
Me: Erm yea...
Mum: I told him you were coming back during that time too! [I sense her announcing it with glee]
Me: ...
Mum: ...and he said, "Really? I didn't know tweety was coming back during June..." WOW, he's still calling u tweety ar? Must mean something hor...
Me: Haiya mummy, nothing la... Everyone in church calls me that mar...
Mum: Yea meh? Oh do you know, he's still worship leading in church! So helpful oh! Wait wait, ur dad wants to talk to you
Dad: You excited about coming back? (before I can answer that...) XXX is back in Kuching! Do you know that?

Is matchmaking even LEGAL now?