...and i was once a fool it's true...

These two days went quite swimmingly.

Met friends. Met teachers. Heard shocking news. Helped newbies get textbooks. Sold some. Bought some. And this afternoon I had to spend like A$ 75 *sighs* for a brand-new-looking textbook for Buyer Behavior; a subject that turns out to be ridiculously fun. Should I re-confirm my nerdyness once again now? *winks*

The rest of the subjects? Not so much. They may as well rot in hell. *sobs*

So, here are my textbooks for this trimester! *drum rolls*



They are for Business Law, Macroeconomics, Buyer Behavior, and Business Statistics, respectively. Aren't they all irresistibly adorable at their most? *throws up*

I got 12 classes to attend in total this trimester, which means that the possibility of having a day-off is now officially obsolete. My days are gonna be filled with readings, essays, Q-Manual, and presentations.
I don't understand why Part 2 Trimester 2 students need to be this busy, especially considering that we all are taking the same amount of units, which is FOUR. *sobs*

Whatever. I'll have to stop complaining and get on with it anyways.

Britney's new album is coming in less than a week!!
Buying a copy of 'Blackout' is so gonna be one of the worst guilty pleasure endeavors of the year for me. *winks*

All the best for all those Uni ppl whose exams are approaching! =)

...will be miles away...

I'm feeling somehow Christmas-y all of a sudden.

It was like one of those unexpected emotional rushes that just make you freeze on your tracks, realizing that you have this empty space in your heart that is yelling out wanting to be filled in with some familiar warmth of happiness which is still unreachably distant. I know this may sound sappy, but yeah.

I miss writing cards. I miss burning audio CDs of Christmas songs. I miss practicing for singing carols. I miss the decorations. I miss the holiday aura. I miss Christmas.

Two months shouldn't be that long. Especially considering that I will be celebrating Christmas back home. *winks* Oh well. Time to grow up JJ.

Melbourne was frikkin' HOT today. Not sunny, HOT. As in very, VERY HOT. The air was dry and I was suffocating. So, out of nowhere, I decided to buy a portable box fan to provide some handy cooling-down to my room. Well, actually Teguh somehow inspired me when I saw him kicking a box fan when we were grocery-shopping in Coles. So yeah, the euphoria just kicked in and I rushed to grab another box fan from one of the shelves then decided to hell with it and queue up. *grins*

As it turns out, the fan is quite useful! It's buzzing behind me as I'm typing right now, and the cool-down effect seems to relax me quite a bit. Along with the help of a glass-full of iced Pokka Green Tea of course! *laughs* Talk about a hugely successful sugar-and-caffeine boost that actually works to save the day.

But still, I can't help but notice that the weather seems to be going all flunky throughout this past week. Isn't it a bit too early for a painful glimpse of Summer, dear Mother Earth?

My classes start tomorrow, btw.
I bid welcome to Thee, oh three more months of laborous hard work!! *bows down*

Alright then lates ppl! *winks*

..to sweet beginnings..

Currently listening to: Summer Sunshine - The Corrs


Can't believe Summer is nearly here already.
I don't wanna jump to conclusions, but considering the weather this week has been awfully cranky and extremely SUNNY, I can't help thinking that probably the lengthiness of Summer is most likely to be waiting round the corner this year.


Well anyways.
I went to the Monash University Clayton lake yesterday with MelMel and John.



We originally visited the campus 'cuz we wanted to drop MelMel off somewhere around the library so she could attend one of her tutorial classes but I suddenly came up with the crazy idea of visiting the lake so MelMel changed her mind and tagged along. Well not that it mattered to us or what, but I think her tutor would realize that she went missing at some point during the class yet she came along anyways *grins*.

So yeah. The lake was beautiful!
I enjoyed the scenic view, the fresh air, the strategic photo-op locations *yet again*, and of course the sense of peacefulness of the whole area. Never thought the campus complex would have such a pretty location to look at. Whew, the peeps of the nearby residential halls must be so lucky! *sighs*

I also had a fantastic singing session with Rex and Edina in the afternoon. It's actually really nice, meeting new people with shared passion in music, since so far I couldn't seem to be able to find a decent place to sing my heart out like I could back home [Oh now I miss ReRe even more]. Rex's voice is good, and I totally admire Edina's piano-playing skills. Never knew the Monash Religious Center would be such an ideal place to sing in, but as it turned out, the room was just perfect with all the echo and the grand piano *blinks*. *smiles*
Am looking forward to jam with you guys again! Hahahahaha. =D

Got plans for today? I don't.
I'll probably spend the rest of the day slacking off at home and maybe do a little bit of cleaning later in the afternoon.

The new trimester starts next Monday *sighs*. I feel excited yet reluctant to return to real life after all those days feeling happy during the holidays.

Have a nice weekend guys! *winks*

...FIN...

Today was tiring as HELL.

Helped out with the city tour today, labored myself up to a point somewhere between excitement and exhaustion, and eventually I kinda ended up being in charge of leading a HUGE group of fifty people all around the city area. The sun was like scorching hot, literally, and the air was dry. My skin felt extremely prickly all the way due to excessive exposure to the sun, I guess, and I was soooooooooooooo desperately craving for one of those bug-eye-designed sunnies. Mental note, JJ. Purchase one as soon as possible!

Oh well. But it was quite fun anyways. Newbies-slash-eye-candies were all around, as Angela puts in. *grins* And meeting new people is always something I look forward to. So, yeah. It's all worth the effort, I guess.

By the way.
I got the chance to read through the 2007 SMAK 1 Yearbook: FIN today.



Overall, it is GOOD. Exceeds expectations, more like. There are some minor human errors here and there, and at least THREE major ones which actually shocked me. But nonetheless it is really really good. Brings back good ol' memories, and I'm not even officially old yet. Am I? *sobs*

I enjoyed flipping through the pages of the book and suddenly realized that everybody has grown up in their own individual ways. From those childish-looking grinning faces clad in blue-PE-shirts to brilliant smiles amidst well-groomed and elegant promnight appearances, yes we all have changed, somehow.

It's funny, really, when you think about it. How the last traces of childishness have been eroded off of us by years of hard work and high levels of endurance fighting to survive life in the school. We lost life, but found another one that was equally, if not more, beautiful. We lost friends, but found others. We lost hope, but found motivations. Lost some, got some. All in the name of maturing and growing up.

We often thought that we couldn't make it. That we would fall apart in the process, or give up before reaching the final finish line. Yet, somehow, in the end, we did it!

Here we are, up up and away, ready to fly and pursue our dreams. But our legs are still tied up by memories of the past, of those days, of friends, of moments, of our young spirits, sometimes making it hard for us to really soar and break free off all those chains.

I personally don't want to let go and move on with my life. I still wanna be with you guys, doing all those crazy things we used to do, laughing our heads off, crying our hearts out, just living life the way we wanted to, wrapped in those ugly white-and-grey uniform outfits that symbolize our youthful days. When we were once together, and young, and wild, and free, and happy...

Oh, well.
High school is not just a simple stage of life. It means growth, and changes, and memories, and lessons to be learned, and goals to be achieved.

And I'm thankful that I have been given the chance to experience one of the best moments of my life this way.

No dreams. No might-have-beens. No in-an-ideal-worlds.
Just a simple statement of sincere gratitude.

That you guys stay. For eternity. In my heart, forever will be.

VIVA SMUKIE 2007!!

..in mysterious ways..

Life works in truly mysterious ways.
And today I realize that the world is too small. Too small indeed!

Omigosh. This is surreal. I just can't seem to easily grasp the fact that almost all my friends are somehow freakishly interrelated. It's like somebody is an acquaintance of somebody else and that somebody is related to another one and that other one is a friend of another acquainted someone's and so the circle goes on until it turns back to me.

Monash College Orientation Week began today, and I was helping out with stuff, you know, trying to be a good mentor. Met quite a number of Indonesians, including one of my fellow 2007 Smukie alumni who turned out to be one of my assigned mentees for the upcoming trimester! That came as quite a shock. But then again, Melbourne is technically raided by Indonesians, so yeah, I'm supposed to be used to seeing a lot of Indonesian-resembling faces every now and then already. Hahaha.

Was chatting with MelMel's housemate who coincidentally turns out to be my former classmate at a course which technically makes him a long-lost childhood friend, and who is actually the best friend of another old friend of mine who is now studying at Caulfield *are you getting any of this? i know i'm not*. We talked, and he tried to refresh my memories and remind me of him being existent somewhere in my past, a memory which in the end somehow resurfaced and made me smile, realizing that I'm INDEED old *sighs*. Oh well. Reality check please JJ.

Yeah. So we talked, and laughed, and it turns out that he is also passionate in singing! Go figure, right? Life as a weird sense of humor, if you ask me. I watched some of his candid videos on Youtube and I think he's got quite a melodious voice. So, yeah, can't wait to hear him sing LIVE! Hahahahaha. =D

Well the bottom line is that, sometimes I am still amazed by how The Big Guy Up There seems to have such a crazy sense of humor when it comes to my life. Don't you think HE would make a perfect soccer dad? *winks*

Anyways.
Summer is coming quicker than I thought it was. Summer means heat, and heat means INSECTS! Omigosh. I HATE INSECTS. I need to catch up with my insect repellent stock, just in case. Need to need to need to! *shakes head*

A tiring week is waiting for me, I guess.
I hope yours will all be pleasant as mine will also be, eventually. *winks*

Alright then take care people! =)

...saturday night fever...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY NEJA!!!!!!
*jumps around excitedly*


Today turns out to be one of my happiest days ever since I got to Melbourne. Spent the whole day celebrating the birthday of a dearly-loved-one by going around the city doing random stuff, laughing, horsing around, meeting people, and whathaveyou. We also talked, a LOT. Being nostalgic on a special day never hurts, right?

So, yeah. My cousin-slash-sister-slash-partner.in.crime turns 20 today! Getting older, getting wiser. Hear hear? *winks*

Wishing you all the best for everything in your life, sis!
May your days be filled with overflowing love, joy, and countless blessings.

Well I probably can't do much and sweet-talk you anymore, darlin'. You've been around my full eighteen years and I've been around too damn much throughout your life for you to have heard almost all of my stocks of wisewords and quotes that they get so pathetically boring and outdated when I'm the one who's talking and you're the one who's listening.

It's weird, you know, when I think back and realize that we grew up together all along.

Well like dduhh! *winks*

But yeah, really, you've grown up so much now that I can barely relate the present you to the kid version of you, with that cute set of broken teeth and ear-ripping shrieks and high-pitched laughs and deadly slaps and other childhood guilty pleasures you don't even wanna read about. Trust me, I remember much much more than you think I do. *grins*

The mini-me-five-year-old Jane couldn't even stay still for five seconds let alone sit down and talk. All you did was jump around everywhere trying to be fierce to everything including me *sobs* and all you cared about was fun. Fast forward some couple of years, now you can comfortably fold your legs, snuggle up into a couch, smile excessively, and chatter away for hours between sips of Starbucks lattes in cool, breezy afternoons. The old-version-of-Jane you would've run straight to troublemakers and hit them straight on their faces if they dared messing up with you or with anyone you were close with. But now, troublemakers are nothing more than a mild nuisance in your eyes; you can either think hard and feel sorry about them or just let them go and fuck up their lives themselves. You would get angry at me easily and go all freaked-out over minor things like breaking your doll or sneaking into your room; now I can shamelessly take you out shopping and bully you in exchange for your dazzling smiles and brightening laughs.


Yeah, let me confirm my statement. You have indeed grown up so much. And now, you need to be more thankful for everything that you have; nothing more than a damn good life with every single thing that comes along with it. I'm grateful to have such an amazing person to call a sister. Something I never truly have, but now I know that you are way better, and you'll do the job just fine! *winks*

So, yeah. I'll just cut to the chase and feel relieved that you'll always be older before me! *laughs*
Kidding kidding. You know I am. Right? Hahahahaha. =D

Happy Birthday, sis.
*hugs*