21st Birthday Wish List...

As my 21st birthday is coming up soon, I'm setting up a birthday wish list.

The Materials Wish List:

1. Cotton on Body Robe- bought one for sis last year for $15. Regretted I didn't buy one for myself. Now it's $30.

2. A pair of sneakers - I have never had a pair of nice sneakers. Since young, I've got BATA, and sneakers I'm wearing now are fake stuffs from china (which is not durable).

3. A down fur jacket. Cold winter makes me want one.

4. A pair of black heels which can be worn to any occasion. Formal enough, elegant enough, pretty enough. LOL... I own a few pairs of heels, but it's just a trivial black one I don't have

5. A Bicycle- moving to Pakuranga, I guess I have space to bike (to foodtown, or even botany.. we will see). But I hope to have a kid's bike. Mountain bikes here are too high. I can't ride on it.

6. I wanna go ski! 4th year in NZ now, wishing to go ski at winter.. never seen snowing before... I can pay for my own. So I only need people to go with me. hehe

The Life related wish list:
1. Family happily ever after and healthy ^.^

2. Dino & me happily ever after

3. My 2010 plan will work. *not specifying the plan yet*


I may update this list if I can think of anything else. ^0^

my childhood dream watch

I was window shopping the other day on Queen st when I walked into Parallel import and saw this:

The pink Baby G digital watch that I have always wanted when I was young. Shockingly, I found it here at parallel import and it still cost like $139. So expensive... Remembered that time only the rich kids have this watch, and I love it.. but too expensive, never ask papi mami to buy for me. Now, I guess I can get it for myself. hehe.... Start saving money I guess.. $10 a week, after 14 weeks = 3.5months... hopefully it's still there.. they have a pink one there!!! I always love digital watch better than analogue ones. A sports watch also suit me better.. wear it for school, outdoor, shopping, casual..

I found this one on google..another version of Baby-G apparently..more sophisticated and exquisite.

Chinese New Year Eve

It's a sad day. First, the weather is terribly hot. Other than that, it was a good morning.

It was not as good in the afternoon. Had a fight with E. I'm probably expecting too much. I realized it was just because I took people's word seriously. When they said they are gonna do this or probably do this tomorrow, then they changed their mind, I get mad. I'm not flexible to changes. I had plans for myself and others, I expect them to fit in.

Fine. Then, I went to Queen St for a short walk in my heels, and it was enough to give me blisters. grrr.. not fun.

Went home later and found a few weird guests with kids. Don't even know who they are. Offered aunt if she needs help with cooking. She said no.

Ended up blogging here. Should have gone out to enjoy myself instead of sitting here in a bad mood.

I don't like this New Year Eve. Not only it made me thought of my grandma who was in bed last year this time. I had a bad day. I hate quarelling with E. I hate myself relying on E. I hope I can be more independent and a loner so that I can always do things on my own, spend time with myself, don't have to get someone to be with me.

I don't like being lonely. I need company always.

I think I should buy the inflatable 'best boyfriend' toy to be with me always. ^-^

21st?

It's the year where all my friends celebrate there 21st Bday. So as to say, it's my turn as well.

People make a it a big birthday when you get to 21. It's like a custom. However, I don't really have the urge to organize something of that sort for my coming 21st (i know.. it's still 6 months away >_<)

If papi mami were here to celebrate with me, then I would be eager to have a small party between family and close friends. Why? I don't know. I just feel like it's not my biggest birthday without the ones who physically born me.

It's unbelievable. I'm turning 21 soon. I want papi to plant vege for me, and mami to cook for me. I want presents from families and good friends. That would make a great 21st birthday. ^_^

End of the Year

Christmas is gone~ the year is almost over..

Me blogging at 3am in the morning.. it's Sunday.

I couldn't sleep, because of the warm temperature. Mostly because I felt sad inside.

Ups and downs these few days. I don't wanna think more about them.

I'm selfish. I wanted attention. I want to be happy :)
I want everyone to be happy.

I hate to sacrifice. I wish I could be like Jesus, who can sacrifice.

I hope guys try to understand girls better. But I know it's hard for them.

Holidays mean u have no work, more focus on life, thus creating stressful moments in life. If you work, u'll think less about the problems.

I'm hurt when people call u up at 2am in the morning, then saying you have nothing to talk about. They didn't know you've been waiting for hours, finally fell asleep, then being awaken, wanting to talk more, but just lost the motivation during the waiting hours.

I miss kolo mee, nangka, fishes, mum's cooking. I wanna go home... I'm tired.

No one loves me like my parents do. I miss them. For the first time this summer, I regret for not going home.

I wouldn't have to stress about people and things if I'm back home. Papi mami would cook delicious food for me, take me shopping, watch tv, spend time with them.

I wanna go home...

My job(s)

A few people have been asking, what are you working as? Where do you work? Here's the answers with some photos.

In the morning, or I should say, half days, I work in the Science Student Centre as Student/Enrolment Advisor. Basically, admin jobs and also serving students, not to mention also some labour work.

In the other half days, I work as a summer student with Assoc. Prof Cather Simpson, an American lady who just came to UoA not long ago. She's a witty, cheerful lecturer who works with both Physics and Chemistry.

Her research in simple words is to build up a light source(called supercontinuum SC) with wide wavelengths to fire up molecules. My task at the moment is working on the supercontinuum. Therefore, I spend most of my time in the Optoelectronic Lab and Laser Optic Lab trying to taper and cleave fibres to make up the light source.

The other day when this Physics lecturer was in the Opto Lab looking at my with my optical fibres, being so nice he taught me the whole process.. probably it did seem like I don't know how to do it (coz my seniors didn't really bother to teach me carefully). He then asked, 'Are you 2nd year or 3rd year?' I replied,'2nd year, I'm a Chemistry student'. I added up that I'm a Chem student since I'm now in a Physics lab, doing physics stuffs, and this physics lecturer is sort of thinking he'd never seen me before in Physics.

The thing which made me =_=||| was when he said, 'Why didn't you complain about doing this? This is pretty much Physics stuffs. hah~'

ok...not that I didn't want to complain.. I didn't know I'm suppose to do this and anyway.. I just thought it would be fun to learn something new.

The whole view of my workspace for tapering fibres


closer view

lasers, power meter, detector

hydrogen gun

The other day we were making liquid nitrogen ice cream as well. Just by cream and a cup of expresso and a bit of milk, mix it up, and pour liquid nitrogen in it, then keep stirring till it's harden. Instant ice-cream! This is all because that liquid nitrogen sublimes when you pour it out, and will turn anything into ice immediately. My senior took my thermoflask to fill her nitrogen.

I want my flask back!!!!!! She didn't give it back to me, as if taken for free... grrr

But nevertheless, the ice-cream was tasty!
If you're wondering, isn't it poisonous that you pour liquid nitrogen onto something you eat?
Let me remind you, we have 81% Nitrogen gas in the air, you'd be dead if it's poisonous then. Haha!!!

Starting of study break today.. hmm..Dino said nowadays students are so hardworking. I agree. Today at IC, there's so many people. Unusual. Labour day- not much students usually. But.. the most disgusting thing, two Saudi Arabic guys ==> gay... touching each others hands and keep walking around near my seat. grrr... made my 'chicken hair' stood up when I saw them.. yeekss..

Dive into exams preparation. Maths on Friday. As long as no weird out-of-nowhere question, I should be fine.
Lunch with staff this Thursday (probably)
Study all day-- no day-dreaming!!! strictly no dreaming!!!
Dunno why... recently keep losing concentration.. drifting into wonderland. Came back to reality, didn't know what I was thinking just now. Probably brain retardation. NOoo wayy~~~ I still need my brain.

Ok.. go study Music 144. Advice to everyone: don't take Music 144 as general education. It sucks. Course description: teaches some music theory (that is not true at all), turning points in western music (yeah right.. only slightly mention some popular names like Bach, Beethoven. But where is my fav. Chopin??? They don't care to mention him). NO textbooks, no lecture notes, nothing. Just gives you a list of recommended books to read up. Then exam. What da???? grr..anyway.. they change lecturer every semester. Probably I got the bad ones this sem. Pity me =_= This stupid GE is gonna create another flaw on my academic record.

WHY DOES THE UNIVERSITY REGULATIONS REQUIRE STUDENTS TO DO 2 GENERAL EDUCATION PAPERS????

extremely not useful at all.

done blogging. Back to reading music books. =_+|||

15 more days before I gain my temporary freedom. Yay!!!