It's been a long time since I've been here. Spent some time tonight reading over my old entries... It's odd looking back. Some good times I'd forgotten came back, and some things I just have no recollection of. I can't do any calculus at all anymore for one thing! Haha!!

For those who still read this, or stumble across this page at some point or another, I'm now in 2nd year dentistry at the University of Otago, Dunedin, NZ. It's a great course, pretty intense, really full-on, but rewarding at the same time. At any rate, I graduate at the end of 2010, age 22, armed with a BDS, if all goes well and I get through.

I've grown up a fair bit since the last post. 18 years of age and already saying that. I feel old. My ex-boyfriend of 5 weeks is now practically engaged to his new girlfriend, they've been looking at rings etc. It's an odd feeling. We're still the best of friends but I feel like I no longer know him, he's certainly changed since he got back to America. Almost 8 months of being together, it only took him about 5 weeks after having broken up to just about get engaged to this new girl... it really is quite fantastic. Gross generalisation here -- but only in America. Fantastic, larger-than-life realities, the drama... fit for a soap opera. His life is no different. What has happened, and is happening there is nothing short of incredible. It does boggle my mind quite a bit. My life is so mundane when compared to his. Mundane is good, at this point. I think living vicariously through him is enough :D.

Life is funny. Just when you think you've got it sorted, a curveball comes your way and you have to readjust your feelings and thinking to fit. It's hard, but nobody said it was going to be easy. 3.5 more years of university life, it's going to go all too quickly. It's hard to believe that I've already been here for 1.5 years, that I've been in NZ for 3 years!! I remember it like it was yesterday, going to a new school, experiencing an entirely new culture, learning to fit in, to find my niche. I've found that in the last year, and it feels good. I know where I want to go with my life, I always knew, but it's getting closer and closer to what I want, and it's looking good. Just have to keep working toward it. Somebody make America and Canada and all the other countries in the western world change their requirements for practicing dentistry in their respective countries! It seems that even though I will be getting my degree from one of the best dental schools in the world, it's not worth much at all anywhere else in the world. The one black spot in my horizon. So fix it!

That went off on its own tangent. I'd best get away from here now, or I'm liable to keep rambling. If you read this, drop me a comment, it's been so long since I've been here. Makes me wonder if any readers exist for this blog anymore. Take care all of you, and live your life well. You only get the one chance at it. God bless you all, and happy May 9th .

here.
and there you go.
more foodie, less me.

2005 has been a year of great fun, lots of stress, much music-making, and a ridiculous number of all-nighters. it started off quite crazy, got stressful into april/may, which led to an almost breakdown later on in the year, followed by a period of slacking off, and then studying frantically. however, schoolwise i've come out really well this year, could be better, but not bad nonetheless (top five, could have been top if i'd put the effort in, plus a number of other awards), in terms of music, i've improved tremendously, though i didn't make it into music school (expected, after i messed up my audition), but then again, i've done so much musically this year and won so many chamber music competitions as well as doing the most performances (public or otherwise) i've ever done. emotions ran rampant, sister got married, grandad passed away, among other things.

good year, too crazy at times, but i survived. it's going to end amazingly with me going back to malaysia for a seven week holiday, followed by university in 2006, along with moving away from my brother (which means living alone :D), probably lots of hard work, but i'm gonna take my long overdue break now.

all you people back home reading this, i'll be back soon. haha, i'll give you all a call when i do get back, if not that night, then the next morning. (if you have problems about night calling then i won't call at night. maybe i'll text).

AHHHHHHHH so very busy. king kong premiere today, not going. brother is. hope he gets some good pics and vids. must be off, orthodontist. sisters wedding saturday, i've moved out. YES.

right see ya.

studied for stats.
got to school.
noticed no one else but me around.
asked where the other two people sitting stats were.
got a stunned look and a worried "there's MORE??"
i flipped.
got told that today was bio.


uh oh.


did it anyway.
thirteen pages of rubbish.
i amaze myself sometimes.
molecular biology techniques? uh huh.
Munchkin cats.
Social behaviour of animals.
Selective breeding.
Hebes plants.

Egads.

Stats is on Monday if anyone's interested.
I thought bio was Monday.

Such a little fool.



I weep.