Out.Of.gas

Prologue Message -
HAPPY EASTER EVERYONE !
Have fun with eating your chocolates and rabbits ~~
I wasn't joking about the last part.
People do eat rabbits over here.
It's been done TWICE in My Kitchen Rules.



I'm all out of love gas.
It sounds bad.
But it's actually a very good thing.

You see, this is the first year I was aware of the existence of Lent.
General Idea I got from it ?
Choose some food you like (but it's bad for you),
and stop eating it.
Simple enough right ?
That's what I thought.
And I wanted to have a little fun with it.
So I said to myself :
"Sure, sounds fun. Let's give it a GO !"

Choosing what I wanted to give up wasn't tough at all.
As soon as I thought "something bad",
I think SODA !
I've been having AT LEAST a can of Pepsi every night over here.
One of those things that just happen when you're living in a house full of men and you're mom isn't there to stop you.
Worse of all, your dad is encouraging you...

So I promised to give up soda until Easter (whenever that was).
And I'm quite happy with the results !
Although I started a few days late (ouch !) I still survived the soda-less month.
It's kinda tough to go without carbonated drinks (to make it sound more fancy) in Australia.
There's no teh tarik or chinese tea to pull you away from the temptation of evil that is SODAAAA ~
When you eat out here, you're expected to take whatever drink you want from the refrigerator (which means SODA) before you order your food at the register.
One does not simply ask for a cup of tea.
Ok fine, maybe one does.
But it's totally NOT worth it.
A cup of tea could cost up to $4.
That's like RM12 ?

Back to the topic of the day, I MADE IT !!! WOHOOOO !
Not a lot of people I know actually made it through so I'm glad I survived.
I could feel myself getting healthier as I pour myself a cup of OJ (STAPLE FOOD !) after dinner while I cringe at the sound of my brother popping open a can of soda.
I think it's OK for me to drink now, but I still wanna see how long can I go.
Hey, if I'm lucky I might even turn this into a habit !
And I could walk around and be a anti-soda advocate.

Well since I'm already on the topic of Lent,
I might as well talk more about Religion.
Since I don't blog about that very often (if ever !).
In my (new) church, it's basically Asian central.
Approx. 90% are Asian.
Approx. 60% (or maybe more) are Malaysian.
Approx. 30% (OR MORE) are Sabahans.
I don't know if it's a really really really good coincidence....
or this is all planned from the very beginning.
My study novel does say migrants love to eschew themselves in enclaves.

*Psst* If you don't get the bolded words I just used...then I'm getting smarter =D

So after every Sunday service,
people would swarm the Fellowship Room.
Ok I don't know what to call it.
A place where everyone eats, ok ?
So usually there's around 100+ people.
All cramped in a room.
It's very noisy too.
Long story short, I can't stand it.
Hearing so many people talk so loudly really makes me wanna say
"PELAJAR SILA SENYAP"
But of course, I can't.
Because I am not there anymore.
And they are not learners anymore.
They are people in their 50's.
Ready for retirement, just having a time of (loud) fellowship.

Since I couldn't stand it,
I leave.
I take my cup of tea and enter the sanctuary.
Yes, I broke the rule of not bringing drinks in.
But no one cares.
I take a seat at the back where no one from the Fellowship Room can see me.
I sit down and I just enjoy the quietness.
The children would be running around the place.
But that's alright.
They are kids.
Somehow hearing their laughter was a hundred times more tolerable
than whatever the adults had to say.
So I just sit there and watch.
I guess my introvert side is showing.
I just wanna sit there and do nothing.
I really feel exhausted after all the 'socialising' I did.

Then I see the kids playing on the 'Pope Chair'.
And I go "OMG Have you no reverence towards the Man in the sky ?"
But the kids were just playing around.
So I just watched.

In the end, I didn't really say much about religion, did I ?
Ummm....*awkward*
urrrmmmmm..... finding something to sayyyy....
Happy 2nd (?) Birthday to Jesus ^_^

Listening to Girl At Home - Taylor Swift

Introvertism kicking in'

TK

last.FRIDAY.night.

Right now, I'm waiting at the bus stop.

Waiting for my bus.

Bus Route 404 was suppose to arrive at 5.30pm.

It's already 5.34pm.

OH but here it comes…

So let me just get on the bus and continue…..

There was a Qantas Airline staff guy who got on with me.

When he got on, a water bottle dropped.

I took it onboard and gave it to him.

He said it wasn't his.

And now I'm stuck with a 'hobo bottle'.

Now where was I ?

Oh yeah, bus ride.

In case you don't know….yet

I'm taking the bus almost everywhere I go.

I guess going 1 month without a car did take its toll on me.

Some bus service within Perth's CBD is free.

We call them the CATs.

There's Red Cat (the one right outside my apartment).

There's Blue Cat (mainly around 'Chinatown' and the Lake)

There's Yellow Cat (I don't know what's this for. LOL)

Green Cat is coming soon too !

I love the CATs.

Bus rides which cost money can be paid with a SmartRider card.

You reload it with money and when you get on the bus,

just flash it across the scanner and BINGO.

No more long lines !

Students get $0.50 fee.

That's the main reason why I LOVEEE taking the bus here.

It's soooooo cheap.

And I'm saving the environment !

Well, compared to making Dad send me and fetch me from school everyday anyways.

I'm going GREEN ! Are you ?

Now more about the title.

Last Friday Night….literally.

I have a Vietnamese friend, Elle (not her real name).

Every Friday, we'd go to the city together.

Have lunch at the same Japanese restaurant every week.

Then move on to coffee at a cafe in London Court.

And that's where I fell in love with Mocha.

I know it might sound boring.

But it's a great way to de-stress after a hard (pfft…) week's work.

So this week, it was the same routine.

But with a tinnnyyyyy twist.

Before that, let's have a closer look at Elle.

She's a 2nd year student..

She has a group of friends last year.

Pretty tight.

But some of them graduated this year.

And the rest either go home (which is nearby) when they don't have class.

Or made new (white) friends.

Because some of her friends are already working, it's hard to get together…

But last Friday night, it happened.

They got together.

One of her friend, People Whom I Never Talk To In School #1 called her when we were having coffee.

They were around the corner and we were around the corner.

Contact was inevitable.

Then I hear her ask whether she could bring a friend along with her, then she said my name and I went '0_0'

More background on Elle !

Her group of friends (for that night anyway) was made up of 3 Malaysian guys and 1 Philippine girl who is dating one of the Malaysian dudes.

All 3 of the guys were hair-dying, ear-piercing, alcohol-drinking, curse-abusing dudes.

And I AM intimidated.

I'm a 'good boy' after all…

Normally, I'd back off and just enjoy my Friday night alone.

But Elle, who uses English to communicate because no one understood how to speak Viet.

wanted me to go along with her so bad.

You know, so she won't feel left out.

She knew I prefer English over Chinese vastly….

So I just said 'Ok' and tagged along.

We didn't really do much.

Just watch them eat.

I would've ate something, but I'm on a tight budget.

And I just used up my week's savings on lunch and coffee.

The had Japanese food (the same place me and Elle ate before).

Then, they had churros.

THEN they had bubble tea.

And to be honest, the bubble tea place was in a part of Chinatown.

The cafe doubled as a pool bar. Taiwanese-owned.

The smell was unbearable for some unexplainable reason.

I was there. 

With Elle. 

We were looking at a fashion magazine (her ambition is to be a fashion designer).

While the rest were drinking their bubble tea, chatting while occasionally cursing each other.

The girlfriend was holding a lighter and playing with the fire.

Me and girlfriend and Elle got out to get some 'fresh air'.

Then she pulls out a cigarette and started smoking.

It was getting late.

If I stayed out any longer for another dessert joint, I'd miss the last CAT home.

After minutes of aimless discussion, they decided to hit the girlfriend's house with a scary movie and a few bottles of alcohol.

Anddddd that's when I cracked.

I apologised to Elle and took my leave.

Unfortunately, I still missed the final CAT.

I waited for 30 min before calling Dad to pick me up.

Friday night well spent ?

I dunno.

I'm just glad my inner conscience pulled through before it was too late.

Will there be a next time ?

The rest of the week just felt like a bad hangover.

I didn't have the mood to even touch my books.

No trips to the library (which is why I still have loads of homework waiting)

I felt restless inside. 

I'm still a little restless right now.

But at least I can dive my head in all my books and assignments again.

Somehow, after what happened Last Friday Night,

I'm not sure how I'll ever deal with Level 1 Social Link friends drinking and smoking in front of me.

If I knew them better, then maybe I wouldn't mind.

Just like how I didn't mind Dad smoking and drinking like there's no tomorrow.

But then, I'm sure I'd end up automatically stepping away as soon as they take out a lighter from their pocket.

Oh how oh how will I survive Uni ?

I'm kinda being an insensitive b**ch right now.

I don't know what's wrong with my brain.

Maybe this is what being homesickness feels like.

An indescribable feeling that leaves a void deep down inside.

You reach into it to try and feel it but it just pushes you away.

And you just can't do anything about it.

It seems like I've accumulated quite a number of emo posts.

But that's the best part about it. Lol.

Blogs = Emo !

*fast forward to next day*

I overslept AGAIN.

And it's getting worse.

I woke at 6.55 yesterday.

7:05 today.

If I oversleep tomorrow, I'm gonna be in trouble.

Get ready for my first day late for class !

Not that it matters here…seriously.

If you haven't been late for a class here,

you don't belong here. LOL

Which is kinda true.

I DON'T BELONG HEREEEE !!

I told Elle about oversleeping 

and she said I've been quite laid-back this week.

Oversleeping… Not stressing out over my homework.

And then it hit me…

MY LAZY VIBES ARE BACK !

And I'm gonna be late tomorrow !!

No more library !?

Also my second English assessment came back : 22/25.

My first one was 24/25.

What I'm sad about is how I failed to copy and paste an essay I already did.

You see, our teacher would tell us what our title was.

And then we have like 2 weeks to write DRAFTTSSS and submit it.

She'd correct it again and again until it's perfect.

And then we just write it again on the day of the assessment within an hour.

And I failed at even doing so.

Maybe I''m really getting lazy =(

Only time can tell...

(also I feel extra guilty AND LAZY for stealing photos from Tumblr. But they're niccce =3 )

Listening to The Man Who Can't Be Moved - The Script

Restless & Lazy

TK

VENTilation

Ok it's about time for a venting blog post.
I mean this is what a blog is all about right ?
Writing about how you feel.
Knowing that cyber space is merely a pseudo medium with no real distance.
People can't touch you.
I'll be here blogging.
While my haters are getting stabbed and man-slaughtered by crazy invaders.
I don't know if I'll mention people specifically. So if I do, well... JUST HATE ME...

I don't really know what I'll write.
I'll just rant.
Because it's so much easier to type out what you're thinking about something on the spot.
Well. Here goes !

Ohhhh wait.
But before that.
A little thank you to Bri for your (extremely late) gift to me.
Although I do sense that if I hadn't gave
(And by gave I mean wrap it up in tissue paper and throw it at your head from the other side of the table)
you that gift to molest, you wouldn't have did it.
But then again,
I'm just playing 'hard-to-get'.
So here I am, crying my heart out with a .....
Thank You. You made my day.
And my days are not simply just made.
It requires luck, patience (which I don't have)
and a consistent line of happy things going on around me.

OK BACK TO RANTING....
Ever hear about only being able to choose 2 out of 3 things in a student's life:
Enough sleep, good grades and social life ?
Well, for some reason I'm getting half of each now.
My social life part is a little below average though.
I get around 7 hours of sleep on weekdays.
And everything in school is still easy so my grades are OKOK.

I spend my days in school from 8 till 6++pm
Anytime I'm not having class, I'll be in the library.
Unless someone told me to accompany them for something.
But those are just little boring stuff.
Last month, I attended a study course.
which teaches you how to study (go figure...).
One of the topics that the teacher touched was study timetable.
Which also means the time we spend on studying.
She told us to take it slow, because classes have just started.
But I'm already spending (maximum) 20 hours a week studying.
I wasted my weekends at the library.
Everyone said if we put too much into our studies, we'd crash and burn.
But I don't really feel that way.
In fact, I used studying as an excuse to escape from socialising.
I truly feel like those bespectacled Asian girls in novels who didn't blend in with the other kids and took a huge book with her to read everywhere.
Hmmm...maybe 'cuz that IS what I'm reading for my literature assignment.

Back to the topic,
studying helps keep me in check.
Mustn't make TOO many friends.
Or else everything is gonna go crazy again.
like last year.
Gosh...I cringe at some of the humiliating things I did last year.

Back to the mainer main topic,
I guess I won't crash and burn so easily when it comes to books.
(SUPER ASIAN POWER)
But I'm pretty sure almost everything about my social life is killing me right now.
I just had a massive breakdown last Friday.
Won't go into details, but it was the worse one yet.
My legs got crammed, I couldn't control my finger muscles and they bended in weird ways.
Couldn't see properly, eyes covered in tears.
Nose completely blocked off by the mucus,
everytime I swallowed my saliva, my ear to ummm... feel weird.
Also, all this happened on the floor,
simply because I haven't showered yet.

Honestly (because this is MY blog),
I don't really know why I cried.
I think it's an overstatement to say my life is miserable.
I have everything.
Phone, Clothes, Food, IPod, Bed etc
Oh but wait, where are the friends....
THe ones that I can actually touch,
the ones that are here right now.
What friends ?
Yes, so my social life sucks now.
Even going to church doesn't really cheer me up.
It just makes me feel even more isolated.
Therefore, I AM isolated.
I'm starting to hate crowds.
I feign disgust whenever I pass by a group of students or friends in school and in the streets.
I'm turning into a little monster.
Even mom said it.
Moms are ALWAYS right.

Everyone already know one another.
Who am I ?
Just another outsider who appeared out of nowhere.
Throwing my f***ing pride away for a few laughs.
Hoping my social links will level up.
I'm pathetic.
I don't think 'they' (whoever they are) don't even care.
Nope not even the slightest.
I know I'm exaggerating.
Life isn't that bad.
But emotions are clouding my judgement.
I do feel like I'm stuck right now.
I'm not doing anything.
Just 'studying' my time away.

To some people,
I know that I'm mean sometimes.
Which is probably what I've brought down onto myself.
But I don't really care anymore.
Because I'm just here to vent.
Nothing more, nothing less.

What I just typed out, I don't even know.
But I'll click 'Publish' anyway.
Gee. I hope the next blog post would be a bit more organised....

Listening to Impossible - Shontelle (Covered by James Arthur)

Depression sinks in.

TK

what.I.watch

Wassup ! *talks to invisible air*
I ran out of things that I wanna talk about to talk about.
So I'm gonna tell you guys about the TV I watch here in Perth.
Please keep in mind
I'm an Internet person, not a TV.
I mean, why force yourself to keep a certain time slot free
for your fav TV show
when you can just watch it ONLINE whenever you want.

Therefore, I don't really watch shows like
How I Met Your Mother, Big Bang Theory, Simpsons.
bla bla bla.
The shows I watch are a little hard to come by on the Internet.
Australian shows.
NO NOT HOMEANDAWAY
Don't judge my taste, 'kay ?
I just watch what I (emphasis on the 'I') like (or think I like).
And I'm not exactly the free-est person on Earth.

Currently, I'm only watching TWO shows using a TV.
(Luv 'dat HD !)
The first is MKR (short for My Kitchen Rules)

also I am addicted to the Opening Theme they're using.
Best Nights by Justice Crew.
Currently, MKR is the highest viewed cooking reality show in Aussie.
Beating Masterchef with twice the audience.
Yes, I am bragging.
I just don't like Masterchef Professional.
Too....professional.
I'd rather see normal housewives freak out at how much
they're dish is an epic fail.

Like I said, it's an Aussie show.
Not many people outside Aussie have heard of it.
Basically (in this Season), there are 2 groups.
Each group is represented by 1 team from each state.
1 Team comprised of 2 people from the state.
They must have something in common though.

Right now, I'm rooting for :

New South Wales childhood friends, Ashlee and Sophia.
They're the b*tches of the show.
Always criticising other team's dish.
Which is why I like them so much.
First, they're Asian.
Cambodian and Vietnamese.
Yeah I'm racist.
Sue me !
It's just so much fun watching 2 girls who talk bad about other team's
having trouble themselves with their dishes.
But in the end, they're quite capable.
They rank 2nd place in the first round
and have been safe from elimination so far.
I'm really surprised they could pull it off.

Apparently, the show has a habit of depicting Asians as villains.
Earlier in the show, New South Wales high school friends,
Jessie and Biswa we're extreme b*tches too.
Earning the nickname 'Spice Girls' from fans.
Thank God they got eliminated in the first round.
But we still have the other Asians.
No, I don't root for the Indian girls.
They were just too much....
even though I didn't watch their part of the show.
Wow, someone's being super racist today.
SUE ME !

The next team I'm cheering on is Sam and Chris.
They're cousins from Victoria, Melbourne.
I never saw them cook until today.
But they didn't do so good.
Stuff happened. Stove ran out of gas and stuff.
They're in the RED ZONE.
But I still want them to win.
Reason ?

DAT SMILE !

Seriously, all he needs are dimples.

And then he'll be perfect.

But he looked like he was gonna break down

and cry when the judges weren't happy with his dish.

Stupid Stove...

Gah I'm addicted to this show.

But I really hate it when someone loses.

Western Australia is on the losing end, by the way.

It's so sad to see people leave the show.

One of the team, Lisa and Stefano got eliminated last week too.

Lisa is 40, Stefano is 32.

+1 Cougar (there's another cougar still in the show)

What made it so sad to see them lose is because Stefano did this.

Lisa practically freaked out when Stefano said he needed to do something

before they served the food.

Then he kneeled down.

and took out the ring

in front of all the teams.

And they all 'awww'-ed.

And then they lost.

Gah ! This is like a tragic ending after a hopeful climax.

The other show which I'm watching is Please Like Me.

I found it on the Entertainment segment of the Newspaper.

They only broadcasted their first episode.

There's 6 in total.

So I told myself 'Why Not ?'.

Still too early to judge how good is the show.

But I think it's interesting.

The main character, Josh (right),

is played by himself (Josh Thomas).

An Aussie comedian.

He's 25 playing a 20-year old version of himself.

I think the plot is also loosely based on his life.

I look forward to watching more tomorrow night.

I'll blog about something more interesting next time.

When I actually think of something more interesting to blog about.

Right now, I'm just stuffed with homework.

I probably blogged just to escape all the math equations.

I know my blogging sux,

but it's my blog so BACK OFF.

Yes I'm looking at you.

No, don't look behind you.

I mean YOU.

Everyone's a critic...

TO : You guys in Sabah, please be safe. I don't wanna waste my July tickets on going home to visit your graves... I NEED SOMEONE TO GO TO ZENQ WITH !

Cheers !

Listening to Best Night - Justice Crew

Stressed out with homework,

TK