Category: Finding Myself – Adelaide

My journey in discovering myself in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia while fulfilling my dream to study overseas.

Royal Adelaide Show 2012

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Went to the annual Royal Adelaide Show at the Adelaide Showground just now.

Things were pretty much the same except strangely… Not many people. It was so crowded last year. I guess because it’s a Friday that’s why.


Anyway, took some photos to share.


I’ll just let the photos do the talking. Hehehe… Lazy girl… Since it’s similar, you can click here to read my previous post.


Left: Corn dog when we’re here. Only during this time we will eat this.
Right: Walking pot ;p


Since last year didn’t really have the chance to look at the rides clearly because when we were at this section, it was late at night already.


So here you go…



Some of the rides were much more extreme that what I went on in Gold Coast!


Left: Competition for dogs.
Right: This is the new section if I’m not mistaken, didn’t come across it last year.


However, not much things though. There’s a music light show. I took a video and will upload it soon. It’s rather big, need to compress.


Didn’t see sheeps last year.


We missed the sheep shearing demonstration.

That’s all for the show. So sleepy already. Night!

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Done but…

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Finally finish my exam already! I’m not sure will I be able to graduate this time -.-” Exam was not smooth sailing at all. Just hope can pass that’s all, not asking for more. However, come to think of it, it seems like I might lost more marks than I thought. Gossshh! Now I just need luck. If this paper fails, I’ll fail as assignments don’t help at all. Not really in the mood now, very complicated feeling, not sure to feel relief or to worry about it. I guess what’s done is done, we’ll just have to wait for the next 2-3 weeks for the result. I just need a pass…

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No Confidence

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If you notice, I haven’t update for quite awhile. I’ve been pretty busy revising for my one last subject which is accounting. The subject I fear the most because I just can’t seem to grasp it ever since secondary school. That’s why I was never in commerce stream or do anything that requires me to tinker with accounting until now.

In fact, I’m supposed to be able to escape this subject but I changed my program. I have no choice, it’s a compulsory subject. Because I knew that I can fully concentrate on this subject, that’s why I decided to take the plunge to switch from studying graduate diploma to master. Now, this is my last subject, my last study period. I purposely arranged this subject to be the last one and the only one to study so that I can dedicate myself to it.

I’m so glad this is the only subject else I think I will be in very deep shit. Usually exam is one week after the last class but this doesn’t work this way! Less than a week from the last class. Suckssss… I’ve been struggling to understand it and keep an open mind. Still… Sigh… So many years of studying, I never had any problem but this one sure is killing me mentally and emotionally. Worst, I must pass this exam to pass the subject, no matter how good is my assignment’s grade, if I fail my exam, I won’t be able to graduate and have to sit for it again in December 🙁 Tried doing as much exercise as possible but still not able to do well.

I have about 2 days to go, hopefully things will get better. I’m on the verge of giving up just now sigh… I just need a pass, it doesn’t sound so hard but I tried doing the sample exam, I couldn’t even get near to the passing mark -.-

I know I can do it! Writing this just to take a break. Hang in there! After this, really have to let loose and enjoy my looooong holiday!

One last thing, I’m going home for holiday in a month time! YAY! Kuching, see you soon!

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Happy 30th Birthday to Me!

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MY GOODNESS! I’m hitting 30! No more saying I’m in my 20’s *GULP* How time flies? My 29th was rather miserable but my 30th is different from the rest of the years.

My friend arranged a surprise birthday party for me on 1st September. It was supposed to be for all the people in the group who are celebrating their birthday in September but plan was changed. No one told me. Drank so much because this group of friends have their birthday drinking rules. Good thing I’m not a drinker so they went easy on me. Instead of whisky, I had strawberry wine and Vodka Cruiser Strawberry. Still, these got me rather drunk but not until I did crazy things, I was still very much aware of everything except having aching body and stomach -.-” and kept going to the toilet too. I ended up drinking lots and lots of water after that.


Left: Tiramisu made by one of my friends as my birthday cake.
Right: Some of my friends.


More… Some left earlier and some just were not in the frame ;p.


My presents! Never get so many in my life ;p Some more, L’Occitane Body care products overload lol… There’s also The Body Shop and Disney’s body care products. So many! How to finish them? LOL…

We had steamboat for dinner. We had karaoke session too. The party ended at around 2.30am.

Thanks everyone for making the night a night to remember and making the efforts to arrange this celebration for me. My very first birthday party in 30 years and in Adelaide! Man… I sounded so old hehehe….

At the end of the night, instead of the birthday girl who got drunk, the host and one of the guests got drunk and they couldn’t remember much about what happened after the party *LOL*

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Went to Hahndorf Inn for my birthday dinner today with someone ;p Didn’t expect to see him at all and didn’t even expect that we will be celebrating my birthday together. I thought he was just asking me for a dinner as usual around the corner instead we went all the way to Hahndorf for it. It’s about 30 minutes drive. I thought he was joking but when he drove into the highway leading to Hahndorf, then it hit me that we’re really going there! I didn’t even dress for the occasions hahaha… I was so full from my late lunch and didn’t really eat much for the dinner. We ordered A Taste of Germany Platter (AUD59.90) and at the end packed the food home, too full. Wanted to go for dessert but no more space.

After Hahndorf, he was supposed to send me home so that I can study for next week’s exam but I didn’t feel like going home so we ended up at his friend’s house. Left at almost 11.30pm. Since he drank quite a lot, he asked me to drive. My second time driving in Adelaide. Both time he drank too much to drive. Scary! LOL… Not familiar with the car and road some more. Guess what?!?! Before turning into the junction to his place, there’s RBT (random breath test) just before the junction! Man! I was asked to do the test ;p RBT on my birthday in Adelaide! How cool? What an experience! Either I drove like a drunk or the car smelt of alcohol because he drank so much. Judging from the police’s face, he seemed like not quite believe that I wasn’t drunk when he saw the test result. Luckily I didn’t even drink a single bit of alcohol (well, just a sip to try the beer) that night as he didn’t allow me to drink because I complained about not feeling well last Saturday night after downing so much alcohol. Hehehe…

That’s how I spent my 30th birthday, at least this time not alone and miserable.

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