Happy Easter

Hey guys!! I’m back for another update. I know I know it’s been like a month and a half or so I’m in Melbourne but I was so busy with assignments and uni stuffs. I didn’t even have the time go sight seeing and taking pictures.

Well, since I have a week off due to Easter probably I might take some pictures :D I planned to catch up with my studies as well. For the past few weeks, I have concentrated more on some and neglected the rest so yeah gotta catch up!!!

Anyway my life here is basically OK. I mean everyday is almost the same routine : wake up, breakfast, go uni , lunch, lectures end in the evening, go home, basketball, dinner, online, study a bit, assignment, sleep and the cycles go on. Not so interesting huh?

Well last 2 weeks there was a Night Market in my Uni. Basically it’s where most of the clubs opened stalls and sell foods just like pasar malam. There were performances as well. I just took a few pictures only but yeah you can get the idea.

Oh ya! Did I mention before that Melbourne is full of ASIANS people? LOL

Recently, which was last Wednesday, I sprained my precious knee again playing basketball. I am so pissed. I have been playing for a few weeks already and was in a team to play in a basketball competition which will begin next 2 weeks and everything was fine. Seriously, my knee were stronger than the last time I sprained my knee and I thought by continuing playing I could strengthen it more. However, I get surprises all the time when I least expects it, especially when I am going to play in a competition. The last time I sprained was also before an inter-college competition that I was supposed to play. Argh!!!!

Fine! Anyway I went to seek medical help and I got a reservation on Thursday to see the doctor. In Australia, you have to book your time even when you want to see a doctor and I don’t know whether it’s a good thing or not.

Today, I went to Nioka Bush Camp in South Morang which is around 25km away from the city up north. I went there with my group mates from my Natural Environments subjects to do a detailed site visit which was to take soil samples, observe vegetation that grows, water sample and stuffs like that. It was fun plus the scenery was beautiful because it’s a park and is in the suburb. Mandy prepared a light lunch for the group and we had a small picnic there before we went home. I am happy to be able to have a picnic under the trees.

This coming Thursday night I will have dinner at a Japanese restaurant that is organized by the Japanese Club. Well the dinner basically encompasses a starter, entrée, main course and dessert all cost $40. It’s kinda expensive but why not once in a while and I get the chance to hang out a little bit. Probably going to take some pictures and upload it here :D

Well I guess till here then. Take care!

Playing with wooden blocks! So fun!

Last friday I get to play with wooden blocks. Just like Lego. We were required to build a shelter for an elephant which is a balloon. I had so much fun during that tutorial session. But the sad thing is we need to make a poster about the structure that we made. I roughly did the poster but it looks very plain. Below are some pictures of the shelter my group made.

click on the poster for larger view

Life is so busy now with heaps of assignments to do. A lot to read as well.
Argh!!!! but I think i can manage.
Anyway just a little update. Gotta continue my work.

Ja, mata!

HAILSTORM IN MELBOURNE!!!!

Today I went to my first dancing class and it was good. The studio was quite far from my place and I need to took a tram there. It's a half an hour ride or so. The studio was enormous and a lot of people turned up as well. However, they were mostly girls. The ratio of guys to girls I would say is 10 to 1??? LOL.

Anyway, after my class ended I waited for the tram to go back home and the weather was cloudy and windy. It was going to rain soon. Ten minutes later, I hopped on the tram and sat down. Few minutes later I heard a thundering sound hitting the tram. And I saw small white balls gushing down from the sky. It took me a few seconds later to realize that it was raining but not any kind of rain, IT WAS FREAKING ICE! The ice falls slowly at first but getting heavier and heavier. Ices were hitting against the tram windows that I was afraid it might just break any minute.

I was in awe. It was my first time experiencing this. The rain was so heavy that flood occurs in the city. I attempted to take pictures but as I was in the tram, the pictures I took turn out not so nice and blur due to the fog. Oh ya, I forgot to mention that the visibility rate was totally zero. It was so heavy that you can't see anything ahead.

This is what I took from the tram. The nicest among all. Can you see the small white ices on the road?

And here a picture i grabbed from facebook. Someone posted it up and hell yeah, from this picture alone you can understand what I meant right? It's like 2012.

Oh by the way, the correct term I should use is hail storm. I am so amazed!!!!!!
Anyway till here then!
Ice age is coming folks! Be ready!