Sometimes I do things that surprise even myself.
The initial purpose was only to prove to a certain someone that I can and will complete whatever the challenge is. Don't worry though, it's nothing like setting the university on fire.
So this is it. It's now or never, I guess. Wish me luck!
2nd year misery
Of all the times I've been on planes, the last trip was one of the most tiring one.
The flight to KL took 2 hours, then 11 hours to Auckland, then another 3 hours plus transit to Dunedin. The nomad life really is terrible, going from one airport/city to the other, stopping for a few hours, going to one gate to the other, hearing the same safety instructions over and over again.. But perhaps the most terrifying one is being on the same flight as babies who cry non-stop (and I mean non-stop as in 11 hours straight) or those wannabe supermodels/famous people talking day and night, laughing like a mad bunch of hyenas about their busy shooting/modeling schedule.
After more than 24 hours of travelling, planes are starting to scare me now. I nearly puked on the way to Christchurch, probably caused by the thought that I still have another plane to catch before I can finally touch land.
Anyway, being back here is NICE. No, I won't say it's awesome because the things to sort out first are way too many. I have yet to decorate my room into the perfect one to live in yet, the flat's living room is still too horrigible, the sofa set is appalling, and my groceries are still at the supermarket.
So I'll stop complaining and just relax in my quiet room, watching Heroes, and leave all that chaos to tomorrow to deal with.
The flight to KL took 2 hours, then 11 hours to Auckland, then another 3 hours plus transit to Dunedin. The nomad life really is terrible, going from one airport/city to the other, stopping for a few hours, going to one gate to the other, hearing the same safety instructions over and over again.. But perhaps the most terrifying one is being on the same flight as babies who cry non-stop (and I mean non-stop as in 11 hours straight) or those wannabe supermodels/famous people talking day and night, laughing like a mad bunch of hyenas about their busy shooting/modeling schedule.
After more than 24 hours of travelling, planes are starting to scare me now. I nearly puked on the way to Christchurch, probably caused by the thought that I still have another plane to catch before I can finally touch land.
Anyway, being back here is NICE. No, I won't say it's awesome because the things to sort out first are way too many. I have yet to decorate my room into the perfect one to live in yet, the flat's living room is still too horrigible, the sofa set is appalling, and my groceries are still at the supermarket.
So I'll stop complaining and just relax in my quiet room, watching Heroes, and leave all that chaos to tomorrow to deal with.
Oops, we did it again!
It seems that somehow I cannot run out of embarrassing moments to get into. -___- Here is another one.
CNY visiting with the youths started as early as 7am. (Translation: 7am actually means that it's now ok to start getting up, but if it's raining it's ok to get up at 7.30am and be there by 8-ish.) So unfortunately it was a bit drizzly at that time, and we finally left Kevin's house by 9am.
I think we made it to at least 15 houses. Either the list went longer than that or the older ones (including me) couldn't take the heat and felt like we've climbed the Mount Everest by the time it was 2pm.
So I think it was around the 5th or 6th house when it happened. We travel around with at least 6 cars as there were more than 30 of us. (That's a record!) Agfa, Denise, Lavine, Rach and I followed Deb's car, and we were headed towards Julian's house. We reached first and decided to go into the house first.
It all seemed normal. Too normal, in fact. We shook hands and greeted Happy CNY with 2 aunties and 2 kids, and noticed there were 3 people sitting down on the sofa. Then, the people in the room suddenly seemed unfamiliar. I don't really know how or when but the 6 of us just turned our backs and rushed out of the house as soon as we realised we were in the wrong house.
OOOOOPS.
Thank goodness the aunties were quite forgiving and kept saying "Nevermind lah, it's Chinese New Year mah..." And then outside, the other youths that have just arrived made fun of us like mad, as expected.
All's good in the end. Though it was pretty embarrassing, it was fun. And of course, typical of us girls everytime we go out together. The last time something happened was when Deb forgot to turn off the headlights and we were stranded outside a cafe for over 1 hour until her dad came to the rescue. :P
Oh no, not again!
Kids once again.
Girls will always be girls =)
CNY visiting with the youths started as early as 7am. (Translation: 7am actually means that it's now ok to start getting up, but if it's raining it's ok to get up at 7.30am and be there by 8-ish.) So unfortunately it was a bit drizzly at that time, and we finally left Kevin's house by 9am.
I think we made it to at least 15 houses. Either the list went longer than that or the older ones (including me) couldn't take the heat and felt like we've climbed the Mount Everest by the time it was 2pm.
So I think it was around the 5th or 6th house when it happened. We travel around with at least 6 cars as there were more than 30 of us. (That's a record!) Agfa, Denise, Lavine, Rach and I followed Deb's car, and we were headed towards Julian's house. We reached first and decided to go into the house first.
It all seemed normal. Too normal, in fact. We shook hands and greeted Happy CNY with 2 aunties and 2 kids, and noticed there were 3 people sitting down on the sofa. Then, the people in the room suddenly seemed unfamiliar. I don't really know how or when but the 6 of us just turned our backs and rushed out of the house as soon as we realised we were in the wrong house.
OOOOOPS.
Thank goodness the aunties were quite forgiving and kept saying "Nevermind lah, it's Chinese New Year mah..." And then outside, the other youths that have just arrived made fun of us like mad, as expected.
All's good in the end. Though it was pretty embarrassing, it was fun. And of course, typical of us girls everytime we go out together. The last time something happened was when Deb forgot to turn off the headlights and we were stranded outside a cafe for over 1 hour until her dad came to the rescue. :P
Oh no, not again!
Kids once again.
Girls will always be girls =)Tiring day, but Chinese New Year is never complete without youth visiting. It's a time when those from overseas come back for a gathering, and suddenly realise that they are suddenly OLD, and then start doing blurry things that humour even the old folks.
Looking forward to what this year brings, and where it will bring all of us to. =)
Looking forward to what this year brings, and where it will bring all of us to. =)
Oh so malu
Photos up soon, I promise!
The first day of Chinese New Year is truly the busiest day of 2007 so far. I woke up at freaking 5.30am as church service started at 7am. What's more, I was on duty to play the keyboards, again. And then I did something soooooooooooo embarrassing. Probably one of the most embarrassing moments I've ever experienced before.
On Thursday night, we practised the songs to sing on Sunday morning. I knew only about half the songs as many were Chinese songs unknown to me. Also, there was no guitarist playing to back up the keyboards! Thank goodness for Simon the bassist for keeping me on track!
Anyway, come Sunday morning and the first song was an improvised Chinese New Year song. I was supposed to play and intro before the singers came in. And then the worst of the worse happened.
I froze.
That's the worse part. The worst part was when I played the intro in a different key once. And somebody told me it was in another key instead. And then I switched key, but somehow totally forgotten the melody of the intro!
The 1 minute or so I spent figuring out how to play the intro was the longest minute in my life EVER. The whole congregation of over 100 people just stared at me, wondering what the heck is the silly girl doing.
I didn't know how I made it through, but I'm glad that it's over. What I still don't know is, why did I freeze at the very last minute?! I used to be able to transpose a song in less than 5 seconds plus the melody, but on that particular occasion, I freaked. Yes, it was THAT bad.
Anyways, tomorrow is the big visiting day with the youth. Looking forward to it. Also, a HUGE 50th birthday to the greatest dad I could ever ask for! =)
The first day of Chinese New Year is truly the busiest day of 2007 so far. I woke up at freaking 5.30am as church service started at 7am. What's more, I was on duty to play the keyboards, again. And then I did something soooooooooooo embarrassing. Probably one of the most embarrassing moments I've ever experienced before.
On Thursday night, we practised the songs to sing on Sunday morning. I knew only about half the songs as many were Chinese songs unknown to me. Also, there was no guitarist playing to back up the keyboards! Thank goodness for Simon the bassist for keeping me on track!
Anyway, come Sunday morning and the first song was an improvised Chinese New Year song. I was supposed to play and intro before the singers came in. And then the worst of the worse happened.
I froze.
That's the worse part. The worst part was when I played the intro in a different key once. And somebody told me it was in another key instead. And then I switched key, but somehow totally forgotten the melody of the intro!
The 1 minute or so I spent figuring out how to play the intro was the longest minute in my life EVER. The whole congregation of over 100 people just stared at me, wondering what the heck is the silly girl doing.
I didn't know how I made it through, but I'm glad that it's over. What I still don't know is, why did I freeze at the very last minute?! I used to be able to transpose a song in less than 5 seconds plus the melody, but on that particular occasion, I freaked. Yes, it was THAT bad.
Anyways, tomorrow is the big visiting day with the youth. Looking forward to it. Also, a HUGE 50th birthday to the greatest dad I could ever ask for! =)
2 nites before cny
I had my haircut!
Positive comments so far. Which is good. :P
Felt so bad for being late for music practice just now. I was home that time when mum got a call from dad, asking me to go for Sunday's music practice. Apparently dad forgot to tell me about the new practice time! So embarrassed when I got to church as everyone was basically waiting for me to start, but all's good.
Chords are easy, but until tonight I have no idea how half the songs' melody goes. Oh well, I'm depending on my sight hearing skills, or lack of. But the biggest thing about playing this Sunday is about playing on the first day of Chinese New Year at 7am! Which equals out of bed before 6!
1 week to go before I head back to Dunedin. I'm excited for sure, being able to flat for real now after a whole year of living in Studholme Hall. One bad news though, dear Rebec just got the offer to study optometry in University of Auckland, which means she's leaving us! *sobs* Will miss you lots, don't even know how it's going to be without you to make us laugh. =( It's bittersweet really, in a way I'm happy for her to be able to do something she really likes, but we're all sad to see her study so far away.
Chinese New Year in 2 days! Getting ready for it sure is tiring, but every year it pays off. =) Explaining to Ron (my fellow course mate from Philippines) about having an "open house" on the first day and going visiting is sure weird since we don't usually get the chance to explain something like that to anyone. :P
Last but not least, to Alex aka Canai, I know you're having a blast celebrating your 21st there in Dunedin! And also an early one to the one and only Ah May, with lots of hugs and love. You guys are allowed to have all the fun without me. *sulks* Miss you all Dunny people dearly, can't wait to get back and catch up! =)
Positive comments so far. Which is good. :P
Felt so bad for being late for music practice just now. I was home that time when mum got a call from dad, asking me to go for Sunday's music practice. Apparently dad forgot to tell me about the new practice time! So embarrassed when I got to church as everyone was basically waiting for me to start, but all's good.
Chords are easy, but until tonight I have no idea how half the songs' melody goes. Oh well, I'm depending on my sight hearing skills, or lack of. But the biggest thing about playing this Sunday is about playing on the first day of Chinese New Year at 7am! Which equals out of bed before 6!
1 week to go before I head back to Dunedin. I'm excited for sure, being able to flat for real now after a whole year of living in Studholme Hall. One bad news though, dear Rebec just got the offer to study optometry in University of Auckland, which means she's leaving us! *sobs* Will miss you lots, don't even know how it's going to be without you to make us laugh. =( It's bittersweet really, in a way I'm happy for her to be able to do something she really likes, but we're all sad to see her study so far away.
Chinese New Year in 2 days! Getting ready for it sure is tiring, but every year it pays off. =) Explaining to Ron (my fellow course mate from Philippines) about having an "open house" on the first day and going visiting is sure weird since we don't usually get the chance to explain something like that to anyone. :P
Last but not least, to Alex aka Canai, I know you're having a blast celebrating your 21st there in Dunedin! And also an early one to the one and only Ah May, with lots of hugs and love. You guys are allowed to have all the fun without me. *sulks* Miss you all Dunny people dearly, can't wait to get back and catch up! =)
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