Only Human.: December 2010

Hey Guys! I'm back from Melbourne! :D. It's been really a cool experience down there. Made some new friends like Esmonde and Clive :D. They are really great people to hang out with. Haha. I'll put my journal into here =).

27th November:

Airport :D. Went there early to meet CJ, MP and the rest so that we can hang out with each other. Then there was a slight change of plans between assembling in Row 3 and Row 10, so we had to keep moving back to forth. Quite tiring as it was such a long distance away D:. But its alright! I brought the biggest luggage cause I'm not really sure what is the weather there in Australia, so I brought clothing for both scenarios :D.

Check in Luggage - Was talking to Ron, Esmonde and Clive while waiting for the time to check in my luggage. And when its my turn , it was kinda unexpected. The immigrations typed my name wrongly as "Mun Chun " , thus making my passport name having no visa to Australia. D:. Had to run to the immigration office to correct that typo error and then finally joining with the rest of the group to take the group picture before departure :D.

Entered the departure hall. With Clarissa, Adeline, Ron and many other people. We wanted to shop, but there was no time D:. We only had like 5 minutes to reach to that boarding gate before it was too late. But anyways, we went to stand on the travellator and crapped a lot like Grandma buying me something :D. Haha, then waited 'patiently' at the Boarding Gate after a ride to the toilet - more like asking around people for their seat numbers. Haha. :D. And Esmonde is sitting beside me! So cool right? :D. Then we went to board the plane~. and I immediately took out the movies list and scanned through it.

Watched 'Going The Distance'! :D. Honestly, I wanted to watch it in the Cinemas, but then they put it NC 16 -,-. Here's the Trailer :D

Nice right?? But quite vulgar. Haha, 3 minutes into the movie already start hurling each other the 'F' word! But the scene at the Pub is hilarious! :D.

Then had my meal while watching the movie, and I laughed like some crazy barbarian and Marcus and Esmonde kept looking at me ( I think ), and I told them why I kept laughing. Hehe :D. Then played poker cards with Ron, CJ and MP while Esmonde was sleeping. Haha :D. And I was tired and slept too :X. Woke up and continued to play cards, and I think I kinda disturbed the two people sleeping beside me as I was making too much noise I guess.. But then they were like quite kind saying I didnt, ( although I knew that Esmonde was tossing about non-stop ).

28 November:

We finally reached Melbourne :D. And we were greeted by the cold air in the Airport itself! Went to the immigrations, and noticed that they are extremely strict in their security. And went to get my luggage, before putting all my stuff under the Xray scan to test if there are anything dangerous inside of them. After all these matters, we went out and started to wait for our coach to arrive :D. Meanwhile, we took many pictures of the airport! And it's quite big you know :D.

Our coach finally arrived and we dragged our stuff outside to board it. Upon stepping out, we were greeted by the sudden gush of wind that was really cold. It's alright ( for that time ), as we just had to cross the road and board the coach.

The journey was about 2h, which I fell asleep because I was not really sleeping much during the flight. but anyways, we arrived at Sovereign Hill :D. The temperature there was like 13 degrees? And we went to eat first at the New York Cafe. Finally, some Aussie Food :D. We had Fish and Chips, and was totally shocked at the portion they gave us. Honestly, if you were able to finish the food there, it's considered very good already. But after that challenge, there was a second round. And it was dessert! Extremely big too! What the whole group did ( except Ron who finished the food ) just took a bite and went out to enjoy the cold weather and took many pictures of the shops and horses! :D. Then went around visiting the shops, and their sweet shops are so cool! Have such a big lollipop ( regretted not buying Jie one ), and the candies are like so magical. Acid Drops and etc. I thought I only heard these sweets from childhood stories. :D

Then went to visit the gold mine and it was really dark there. Itw as quite cool to see that there was actually a legend in there, about the 2 brothers in China discovering the gold there :D. Then went for this demonstration about how to make gold pure and etc. I totally didn't really focus much on that Science theory, which will cause me my death ( will be explained later ). Then we went to participate in the filtering of sediments and gold, quite cool. But the plates used was extremely cold until my palm went purple ( I think? ).

After that, We proceeded back to the New York Bakery for our dinner :D. Shepherds Pie with Seasonal Veggies :D. Was delicious :DD. I like the piee!! After that, we headed to our rooms for the first night at the lodge. And we met again at the lobby for the night show!

The weather was extremely cold, and I lent Esmonde my wool-ly clothing and clive my thin Jacket. Sorry ><. That's all the extra layers I could spare at that time.. It was about 9 degrees at night? With the cold wind howling against us.. Watched how the people lived there at that time of a war, and how the soldiers attacked, and how rebellions were formed inside Australia etc. Then, we headed for the tram, and went to the top of the hill to watch a fire and light show, which had explosives. Was quite boring, and can already see some people sleeping ( like Ron ), but was awoken by the explosives at the end. Cool right? It gave me a heart attack too.. Went back to the Lobby for our debrief. And the teachers treated us to cup noodles to warm ourselves up :D. Thanks teachers and Mrs Ong :D. Then, we went back to our rooms and we played cards :d. After a while, Me and Ron went to the bathroom to bathe :D. Then went back and played cards with Clive, Esmonde and Ron. And it was like midnight? And I really wanted to sleep because I knew that we're gonna have a long day the next day. 29th November : Woke up early and had breakfast in the New York Bakery :D. Sausages with Scrambled eggs and Potatos :D. It was quite nice! :D. Then, we went back and took the coach and headed for the city! :D. The ride was about 1h long and I slept again! Didn't really had a great sleep the night before. We stopped by a shopping mall :D. And it was time for us to shop! I grouped with my roommates Esmonde, Clive and Ron and we went shopping! I actually wanted to buy a SIM card, but was too lazy too. Passed by a music store, where I wanted to buy 2 albums, but their cost was really too high. About 20% higher the price compared to Singapore, after the currency rates. Sigh, then we went to this supermarket called "Big W" and bought our necessities like Bubble Gum, Pepsi Max, Cup Noodles, Chocolates, Sweets etc. Then we walked around the shopping centre and Clive left us alone cause he wanted to spend time with Odelia. After that, we went to the buffet lunch. and I sat in front of Clarissa, and next to Ron! Erm, the buffet there was quite okay, and maybe its just because I'm not too used to the food there. and OMG, the Drinks in the Buffet need to be paid! But it's alright, I just purchased a cup xD. I ate one of almost everything. Their fries, chicken, siew mai etc. Oh and their cookies are nice :D. And Grandma called me picky D:. That's so mean! Yeah, actually its true. I've been losing my appetite for so long. And I'm kinda allergic to cheese. So yeah =]. But anyways, we couldn't finish the food. Gah, more waste! Luckily there isnt any charge for leftovers unlike some restaurants in SG. Or else we GG >.<. Then tried the Gumball that I bought earlier on. Super HARD! And it tastes disgusting. Maybe I'm just not used to the taste of it. That's all. And Ron tried his super big gobstopper! :D. It took him one hour to finish it. Considerably big la. Then went back to the coach to proceed to the museum! So cool :D. Slept once again, but with all the goods on top :D. The pepsi max is soo heavy ._. Anyways, we reached the museum in no time! And we took a group picture :D Woots! And we split up again. The same group! :D. Oh and we first went to the Mind and Body Parts Section? And Esmonde, Ron and Clive was busy looking through the Reproduction part. But who cares, there's so many cool facts like : " Homosexuality is no longer classified as a mental illness. " or " Masturbation, or Orgasm is now classified as a mental disorder from the 1860's " - Esmonde's Favorite. And then we just walked around and took many many photos :D Then we headed for the melbourne history part and looked through the many animals! They are soo cute :D. And it was kinda sad at the ancient times cause they didnt discover the medicine and cures for the different illnesses. And that because it was war at that time, many single mothers had to take care of their children alone. Sigh, can totally imagine the burden. And that there was this story about this handicap keeping all the jewelery despite his physical incapabilities. Sigh, and then we watched this documentary about how the people survived, and all the conflicts that caused the various riots etc. It seemed like a history lesson to us, but it was quite saddening though D:. And I left Ron behind, because he wanted to continue watching it even though we had only like 40 min left to visit the other two galleries and the souvenir shop? Then we went to the last 2 parts. Science and Life :D. Can participate in a lot of things! Like spinning the lever thing. And seeing how the Earth would change in the next few years! And there is even 3D animations about volcanoes :D. Learnt about the different types of rocks ( though I learnt them in Sec 1 already. LOL ) Then found Ron! :D. And we proceeded to the sovenir shop! :D. Wanted to buy the Germs soft Toy. But the price is just too $$$, so I just bought the 4 stones. Gonna give Clare xD. I'm super cheap okay? :D After the museum, we went back to the Hotel for our Room Keys. And my Luggage was super big >.<. And heavy too, along with the big pack of Pepsi Max. Well, you all get it. So I took the lift up :D. And it was extremely packed. Considering the lobby was small >.<, to fill 66 people inside? Anyways, got our keys, and we took almost forever to go up, because the lift can only fit 9 people without luggage at one time, with only one lift. So you'll see how far this is going. Anyway, after a while, we managed to go up. And our room is extremely big :O. It's a suite! :D Pretty big and that we had to go down immediately for our briefing. Scariest part. WE had to do our reflections. And nope, not just any reflections but a detailed summary >.<. OMG. Miss Ong said : " List down the demonstration on extracting pure gold, based on what you have learnt during the demonstration. " and Miss Tan said : " Write a summary about the legend story in the gold mine, and what NE message can we refer to from this story. " OMG. I was not even listening la. But thanks to Clarissa, I managed to recall all the things that are required for this summary. OMG la. So we all learnt our lessons to more more attentive and that the reflections sharing was really funny. Some people missed out a lot of stuff, and when alphonsus explained, and the teacher asked someone to put in the missing points. The person said : " I think Alphonsus has done an excellent job in his reflections :D ". Cool right? Haha, then it was dinner. OMG. It was a disaster. Cheesseeee. With tomato. Luckily, I was able to scrape off the cheese. And Audrey wanted it :DDD. Oh, and we were supposed to eat the vegetables. But luckily, a fly went in and contaminated the food! So we were like excused not to eat it incase of food poisoning :D. So much for creative imaginations. Anyway, the chicken fillet was quite nice. :D. And the fries! Woots :D. I love their POTATOES :D ( except WJ ). Then went back to finish our reflections and party xD. Played a lot of card games with Pepsi Max and Cup Noodles etc. OMG. It feels SOO Good! And esp when I'm thinking about choir. I'm so evil right? Hoping that they'll sing Ezekial! Hehe, I'm just mean :D So we partied and Esmonde uh. Naughty Boy. He loves showing his _________________________. So yeah, but Idk why Odelia and Clarissa and Samantha kept coming into our room. OH AND SAMANTHA IS SO INNOCENT :D. She never cheats at all. Looks like she's a pretty good role model to look up to right? Quite cool though, we are breaking the rules! And surprisingly, I've made an impression on Clive and Esmonde that I'm a really law abiding person. Haha, maybe its because I keep telling them to do reflections and stuff. But they got it all wrong :D. Anyways, we slept quite late that night. After talking and ranting about different types of stuff :D. 30th November :

I know it's a little late. But,

Happy Birthday my Dearest Niece :D. Stay Happy Always ^^.

Woke up quite early just to get prepared for CSIRO :D. Clive wanted to wake me up, but surprisingly, I already opened my eyes before he even opened the door. Funny isn't it? Natural reactions. And they said that their morning call was extremely loud. Haha. Oh and everyone was awake right now. We washed up, and prepared what to bring for the trip :D

Then had our breakfast! Not bad, there is Eggs, Bacons, Hash Browns, Porridge, Baked Beans, Sausages and Different types of bread with fruits :D. Quite cool eh? Then we ate the delicious meal before heading to the CSIRO :D.

Reached there in about an hour? And that we had to wait for our instructor to come along. It's alright, because we can take our photos and become camwhores while waiting :D. Took many group photos and stuff. And when he had arrived, he welcomed us warmly into the building and told us where are the toilets and where we should put our bags etc. After that, we proceeded to the main hall where we had all our programmes there for the day.

He first introduced himself, and then told us some crazy stuff like:

" What do Scientists do? They BURN STUFF. "

Haha, cool right?! Then we proceeded on with our first programme. To find out who is the murderer :D. It's so cool being a detective and a forensic! Totally reminds me of CSI! :D. WE have prints, blood, guns etc. SO COOL! :D. Then we had different reasonings of different evidences. And I felt so bad to Ron and Esmonde, cause I didnt do much. And apparently, my Science sucks down there. It's like even people asked me how did I get such a high Science grade.. Sigh, me feels depressed =C. But its alright, I managed to help in the bits and pieces of everything :D.

After that, we had a 15 minute break to enjoy the Aussie SUNSHINE :D, and like drink water or toilets. So erm, talked to Aunt Irene about some stuffs and she was like telling everyone how I looked like her nephew :O. And his characteristics so match mine! I'm bad-tempered ( just hiding up in case you guys didn't know. ) and the other stuffs she said :D. Anyways, after crapping a lot, we took more photos once again :D.

Then, we were invited to go back to the room once again to attend the second programme of the day :D. Anyways, it was pretty cool. As he wanted to show us some applications that the CSIRO invented throughout the years. Like the plastic notes, and the ceramic ball which is totally cool as it is unbreakable by a sudden force :O, and the memory wire which bends to its memorised shape once heated :D.

After many more cool experiments, we discussed the concepts and managed to end the day there D:. We took much more photos and vids of the demonstration and with the instructor and off we went to the restaurant for Lunch :D. Chinese Restaurant~. And Aunt Irene separated me from the others D:. Why? Cause they said the girls needed guys to finish their food to reduce food wastages from past experience. It's alright though xD. LUCKILY GOT ME ELSTON AND JW <3. I kept talking to JW, discussing 'secrets' and I was like hoping Miss Ong doesnt sit beside me and she did! Sighh. Actually I wanted to say like a really long sincere apology to her. Dear Miss Ong,

If you didn't realise it till now, I've been saying bad stuff about you like behind your back. But I am here to give my sincere apology to you. Because I noticed that you were the one who wanted the best out of everything, even though it was really a hard time to get pass through teacher's day. You've been a great mother taking care of the 'S' group including me, and I wish you happy holidays (:.

And I wanted to serve Tea to her. But as I scalded my right finger while serving, I accidentally spilled some tea on the tablecloth. Gosh, so embarassing. But its the thought that counts right? Anyway, me and her were like serving each other. Like meat and veggies. And its like so sweet! I'm like feeling so bad of misunderstanding her good will and intentions for me over the months. D:. But the food is just okay, and erm. Something that sounds really offensive here. But I feel that the boys were there to like eat the veggies. And Miss Ong too. Cause its like the Sec 3 girls, most of them only ate the meat and not the veggies. So yeah, its kinda unfair for us. But it's alright! It's just one meal :D. PUTTING THAT ASIDE :D, I found that the Sec 3 girls are extremely cute, because of the way how the serve food. Like 'medium' and 'small' servings? It's like so cool!

And the other tables were like cheering crazily! :D. AND RON ATE 6 BOWLS OF RICE. OMGWTHOMGZ. He had like so much appetite ! ! And that one table cleared all the food including the tofu ( it wasnt that nice ). Sighh. But its alright! We didn't do that bad :D. And Aussie's FISH AND VEGGIES ROCK!! :D.

After that, we went for the Science Works!~ Quite fun! Took a lot of pictures and played all the games like 'Sperm Racer' which probably attracted the Boy's attention? And we had many lessons like the types of forces through the games that were created :D. I managed to pass the ball into the hole without crossing the line! :D. Woots! What an achievement! And I run faster than Ron in the 10m lol! :D. So many great achievements :D

But too bad, I didnt have time to go to the Souvenir shop and browse through them! But it's alright :D. Anyways, we went back to the bus and went for city tour! ^^.

The scenary of Melbourne is truly NICE. :DDD. The park~ And the Church! It looks fantastic :D. Kinda reminds me the one I visited in Vienna :D. REally good memories. And they have really nice flowers blooming right in front of us! :D. Snapped many photos with my phone and went back :D.

Went to another Chinese Restaurant for Dinner. And it was better now. MP offered to change place with me :D. So now I can sit beside Ron :DD. Haha, it was good! At least the Sec 2 girls like GRANDMA and Clarissa eat their veggies :D. We laughed a lot and we crapped about loads of things :D. Anyways, Grandma was like so apologetic about eating the second orange because it was left for the girls that went to the toilet! Oh, and I managed to recover some of my appetite, and once again AUSSIE FISH AND VEGGIES ARE NICE :D. We cleared the fish! Everyone liked it so much :B.

Then we went back to the hotel :D. Ahh. Home sweet home you know? Played more card games and talked much more. That's something I like about school overseas trip. You make new friends and really understand each other, no matter how coincidental they are before this trip. I LOVE THE BONDING :D. We also went to MP's room to play a big game of Cheat! And I was so good =]. Didn't lie at all ( READ THIS CLARE! ) and I caught Marcus cheating even though it was his first time cheating =}.

Slept quite late that night, because the next day is gonna be long but who cares, our morning call is about 8 or 9? And its so late! :D

1st December:

Ohoho! It's December! And look what we people in Melbourne about how we celebrate the new month! Farm, Koalas, Penguins :D! So cool right? Especially the penguins! They are genuinely CUTE AND AWESOME! :D

Woke up for breakfast, and this time it was Esmonde who woke me up. We brought like 2 more layers of clothing because its at an island which is on top of a hill? So it would be colder there. So off we went to the bus! :D. It was a fruitful 2h ride of SLEEPING and taking photos! :D.

And then halfway, MP had some high tide problems, so he had to resist the urge to pee and the temptations of what the other people are creating such as making water noises or whistles. Sigh, poor thing. Then, we reached at the farm first :D. Churchhill Island <3. We first went into the souvenir shop, and I bought a wind chime with a phone strap? ITS SO NICEEE. Then, they asked us to sit down on a long table to have our lunch. Because we won't be eating until like 7pm? So here we go! Sandwiches :DDDD. But most of them had cheese D:. Nevermind, I like their potato and veggies sandwich, or with the egg mayo one :D. And we connected chairs! So cool right? But it caused a lot of inconvenience for people who wants to leave the seat. WHO CARES xD. And people started to play with Mp's drink. Pepsi Max with Salt? And Pepper? And Veggies? Ew. After that, we started the farm journey! There were loads of flies D:. Sighh. Anyway, I saw a peacock! :D. And many cows etc. We first rode on a horse ride around the farm. Quite fun, and idk why almost every group that just started, there would be screams from the girls. Haha, it was quite bumpy but who cares! Took many photos once again! And after the ride, we went to see the other horses! :D. And we can pat at it! Took a lot of photos again :D. Then, we proceeded for our first programme. The milking of the COWSS. Wow, it was so exciting! But its milking >.<. I don't dare milk, later the milk spray at my face = GG. So I didn't volunteer myself. Anyway, I helped Audrey to take her photos milking the cow :D. Looks quite fun though. Then saw the different poses that different people took. And after Audrey, I helped Ron to take. He looks quite funny in the picture. But it's cool though :D. Then we went for this smelting demonstration. How to make a horseshoe. Honestly, because I was late, I didn't know what he was talking about. And then we started to play on the log by balancing our selves. And then I heard that Shi Hui lost her camera? But she found it at last after finding it in her friend's bag cause she helped her to keep it. Well, All's Well that Ends Well eh? Oh and, after the demonstration, the smelter wanted to sell his horseshoes for $5 each with 2 initials stamped onto each of them. Quite cool eh? Many people bought and I was waiting for my friends to finish so we can proceed on to the next programme. Too bad we missed out on the nursery ):. Been staying at the previous one for too long. It's alright I guess xD. There's SHEEP SHEARING :D. Sounds pretty cool at start. Went down there and saw how the farmers catched the sheeps even though they were unwilling to be sheared. Sigh, damn sad right? Then the farmer accidentally injured one while trying to catch, so he left it alone. Sighh. And then we went to sit down at the front to catch a good view on how he sheared. Took one photo only, cause I couldnt have the heart to take videos of using a shaver or smth like that to shear all its wool away unlike some other people. Me and Marcus were just watching, and Sherlyn borrowed tissues from me to help her friend who was nose bleeding. So many things that had happened. After that, the farmers wanted to sell wool, but I guess no one wanted to buy it because it doesnt have much use for us doesnt it? So after the sheep shearing we went on to the last programme of the farm. And that was the Working Cattle Dogs show. I missed part of it once again D:. But it was quite cool to see that the dogs and the other animals are following the very commands of what the farmer is giving everytime. And the other cool part is that not everyone can command them. Only the owner of the animals can. Ah-huh, that's the coolest part right? Then she let the dogs out for us to pet. But there were fleas on it D:. Nevermind, anyways, many people took photos with the dogs and patted it well. It is quite friendly. Then, she showed us the turkeys. SO CUTE! I mean like, they look like mega big chickens. Mmmm, their meat for Christmas xD. Finishing the programmes, we made a quick stop back at the souvenir shop once again for a toilet break and shopping ( which I bought a key chain and the wind chime again ) and went back to the bus to visit the Koalas~ And the flies went inside the bus! So everyone started to mass kill :D. Hehe. Went into the Koalas Conservation Centre! Pretty nice~. Then we went in to take a walk and the koalas are fast asleep! They are soo cute :D. Me and Esmonde took many photos and accidentally left the rest behind by being too far in front. It's alright though :D. After that, we passed by the souvenir shop once again! Me and Esmonde bought the 4 for $10 soft toys, and I bought earrings too for my mum :D. After that, we went to the Seal Rocks to catch the greatest Scenery there. - The Wind Whips the Spray from their Lacy-White Crest. - It was quite a long walk. But super cooling! With the wind!~ :D. Took loads of group photos and with a lot of individual people! :D. And because of the wind, it messed up many peoples hair! And there was a scandal too xD. Haha, Crapped with a lot of people. And it started to have water drizzling on our forehead. We thought it was the water that clasped onto the rocks plus the wind that caused that. We were extremely wrong. Suddenly, it poured, and everyone started to run! Luckily i was halfway going back and because I can run? So i was one of the first few who went up the bus :D. And when everyone was back. Most of the girls were like soaking wet. Haha, and that many jackets were extremely wet. So people put them under the aircon to dry them up! And the girls were changing behind. Haha. Lucky people got their extra layers. So they can just take it off~. And the bus suddenly stopped. IT WAS A BABY KANGAROO :D. So cute right?! OMG OMG. Then proceeded to the Penguin center for our programme first. Went for an outdoor activity about hearing those penguins, and knowing more about those characteristics. :D. And then, we had to find out who was the murderer of a penguin that has been found somewhere near the island. Aw. Poor thing. Then we proceeded back to the center and soon enough, we were ready for our indoor activities! :D We were finding out who killed the poor penguin. And me and Ron had to split up to join 2 other groups. I join Jie Xin's group! Cool eh? But they didn't know I was in their group D:. It's Alright ; It's okay. Maybe it's just a little blur. Oh and they were doing their own things, and we were listening 'attentively' to the instructor's presentation. And we did our own bandannas :D. Then, we found the murderer! Even though we got the footprints of a dog and fox wrongly. BUT ITS THE FOX THAT KILLED THAT PENGUIN D:. After that, our food arrived. And because Odelia had some stomach problems or smth like that, and Samantha was her partner, they had me and Ron's one. It's alright :D. We'll wait for another one. And when we got our food, Alphonsus was desperately looking for tartar sauce! Cool right? AUSSIE FISH AND CHIPS = <3. Haha, then had drumstick ice-cream! It's nice! I love Aussie stuff <3. Then, we went to see Penguins at night! OMG. They are so cute right up close and personal :DDD. Totally falling in <3 with them right now. Sigh.. We sat down right at the 2nd last row so that we could have a clear view of the beach :D. And omg, they're like taking attendance of every penguin in their group! And they swim really fast! AWWW. The feathers!! After a while, we had to go cause we promised ourselves the last 5 min for toilet and souvenirs. But along the way back. We really saw them up close and we were all kinda distracted. BUT THEY ARE SO CUTE that I keep staring at them, making Ron lock me in position and push me towards the building. But at the entrance, there is a group which is walking towards the carpark. OMG. THE CUTENESS!!!! And Jin Yi was so attracted to them too :D. But because we didnt have time to go to the souvenir shop, we did not buy the mood ring D:. AWWWW! Sigh, wasted opportunity! But I guess it was worth it because of those penguin? Then took a picture with the group :D. Went back and saw one penguin really close ( near the bus ) and we slept or played games with our phone. 2h back.. Quite boring, but it was well worth it :D Because I could enjoy the night scenery of the PLACE :DD. No debriefing ( what a relief! ). It was already midnight. Sighh. And when we opened our room, ' Drip Drop ' ' Drip Drop '. AND OUR AIR CON LEAKED FOR THE WHOLE DAY D:. So it kinda flooded our kitchen area. Sighh. So we went to call for Room Service and they asked us to pack and move to another hotel room due to the Terms and Conditions even if we didnt want to, and Mr Ong said it might cause ammonia (?) and I find Aussie really nice :D. I mean like, in Singapore, I think they'll just insist that we'll stay despite the condition and in Aussie? OMG. I miss there now D:. That's why I took so long to blog this post. Anyway, we then moved down to the first floor! And turns out our room is so much bigger :DD. Cool right? Then we bathed and played a few games of cards with cupnoodles and pepsi max and off we went to sleep :D 2nd December:

School exchange programme! :D. Woke up at like 7? And then we went down for breakfast then we went to the coach! Had a briefing of like what are we going to do. And the bus trip was quite short! :D. Their school is soo nice :D. REALLY LOVE IT! And when we got off the bus, it started to rain! So we ran inside the school. Haha, and it was so nice to see that their vice principal was already there to welcome us :D. And then he introduced the school for us, before bringing us to the library for their presentations. AND THEIR TEACHER IS CHIO TOO :O. Omg, what's wrong with me. Started with Miss Ong's presentation, then theirs. And we exchanged gifts between the schools. So cool right? And that we were briefed about our first activity of the day, and those are challenges! Haha :D.

Then we went to the hall for our programmes! Me, Esmonde and Ron grouped with 2 girls ( Melanine and Stephanie ). Stephanie's eyes are niceeee. :D. Anyway, our first challenge is :

" In 30 minutes time, construct a catapult being able to shoot a marble at its maximum distance. The catapult must not be sticked to the table, and only one person can do the presentation. Please use the materials provided only "

Sigh, I really felt depressed at this part. I REALLY DONT KNOW HOW TO BUILD ONE. And I wonder how I get like 26/30 and 36/40 for Section B&C for Science ( ESP Physics ) because I cannot apply any formulas or concepts that I've learnt and I totally have no common sense. I don't know construction and engineering totally. I think I was just like being a burden to the group. Because I keep giving funny comments and totally dont understand what they're doing. So yeah.

So we've managed to make our catapult after 20 min of discussion? Quite simple though. But Simplicity beats Complexity sometimes right? Haha. But the girls have no suggestions at all D:. It's alright :D. At least we managed to get the things done! But they're really PRETTY :D.

Next station! Build a bridge 30cm long being able to carry the most weights at the centre of it. The bridge must be made by straws :D

This was like a Mummy challenge. We kept using clips, and masking tape to improve the amount of mass it could carry each time. Nice right? :D. And we used buttons at the bottom for greater foundation too! Quite easy, but we didnt have to make the stands because I think we didnt need it. But the group that came in first had those stands for greater support. Sighhh. It's okay! We managed to just complete it on time :D, using ALL the materials that are provided! Haha.

BREAKTIME! OMG. Aussie's Tarts are SOO NICE! And their Apple Juice are soo fresh! After our eating, we then had a mini tour held by the guys in the school! I love their school man! Their gym is nicee :DD. And got SO MANY CHIO GIRLS. OMG, I think I have a crush on that senior!! Her eyes are soo nice :D. Really, Super cute and shiny! And small too :D.

Anyways, after we're done with that, we're back for our last challenge. And trust me, this was like one of the hardest challenge..

" Construct a device that can propel in the air and spin about the pole for the maximised number of rounds without touching it, and use only the materials provided. "

OMG, We took like all the 30 min to talk about the plan but to no avail. So as time was almost up, we just anyhow made it! And our device managed to go 0.5 rounds around the pole? Quite good already!!! Third best :D. Haha, I'm so proud! :D.

Then the results for the other stations, we didnt get last for all! Yippeee :D. And kinda apologised to the group because I did not really participate or like help much, because I was caught in a stumble most of the time. So yeah, you get my point.

We then proceeded to the Teacher's lounge for Lunch. Honey Chicken with Fried Rice :DD. Really NICE :D. Its like the skin of the chicken is cooked with honey! OMG, the texturee... Really missing it right now D:. Really hard to find it in SG. But its okay :D. The experience and memories will lie forever in me!

Then we went to a course about Projectiles. Seriously Boring, but I appreciate the thought! Velocity and Projectiles. SIGHHHHH. I still have that formula in my head right now! I think it was drilled too well. Haha :D. We tried this program using Tracker, and realised that we had a failed experiment. But we didnt have the time to find out what was wrong, so we went out to take a picture together along with the various teachers, and then went to their science lab!

OMG, 12 years old Dissecting FISHES! And they learn much more difficult stuff than us. Like the scientific names of the different kinds of fishes, their nerve system and the kinds of fishes in Science. OMG OMG. I have never dissected fishes before. And they learnt Refraction already! Including the formula! They are REALLY smart. Envy them soo much.

After our sad moment of goodbye, we went for SHOPPING :DDD. Bought nougettes and chocolates since the shopkeeper said that it was cheaper than Victoria Market. Luckily I bought the rare nougettes that cannot be found in SG, and this point will be further elaborated at the next day. Anyways, he also gave us discount like if we combine receipts and have $300 and above, we have tax rebate! Esmonde's group left out Ron and me. Which I found saddening, and at the later part. Felt.So.Lucky. WHY? Because the steps for the tax rebate is super complicating and for the $7? Totally not worth it! I rather spend my time shopping at the airport! And its super irritating cause you need to present everything at the counter too. SIGH. And borrow credit Card T.T.

Then went to another shopping centre! Walked around, and the others had no money to spend except for me :O. And then Clive had stomachache. And Audrey had runny nose suddenly. So we all went to the toilet! But before that, we visited this supermarket that sells coke for 73 cents? OMG. And they have " DIY scan machines ". SO COOL RIGHT? :D. I mean, that's what I call efficiency! Haha, then tried out Aussie Milk Tea! It's something like KOI, but the milk quality is good! Shared with MP, Esmonde, Clive and Ron! ITS NICEEEE :D. Totally falling in love with it!

After that, we went to a restaurant to eat Spaghetti! And Aussie's one are nice! Seafood Spaghetti with Tomato Sauce is really filling and nice! The noodle quality is very good, and the MEAT! OMG OMG OMG! And their presentation rules too :D. And Esmonde and Clive started to take really sick photos, and bullied Shi Hui by taking her pictures and that was like the main entertainment of the night! Haha, took many photos and we went back to the Hotel as it was quite late already.

Had Reflections and Debrief about the whole trip! Had to share alot of applications, and I represented my group. Haha, and suddenly Clarissa kinda repeated what the other person had said. So its kinda funny ( SORRY ><). After that, they revealed who was the murderer and it was Crossman! Because she implanted many other evidence that framed others! Went back, and we went to Mp's room to PARTY :DDD. But lights out is too early I guess? Like go there a while then Needa go back for checking of rooms. Sighh. Anyways, we went back and we played among ourselves. Like Cards and finished the rest of the cupnoodles :D. Sighhhh. And Clive became very emo at this night. So yeah ):. We stayed up till 3? And we did some over-reacting stuff like keeping knives because of a rumor that we heard. So play safe :D. 3rd December:

Last Day of Australia D:. Woke up earlier to pack our stuff, and then we checked out before eating our breakfast. Had bacon sandwich :DDD. And apple juice :D. Haha, then we got our luggages and put them inside the bus :D. Haha, and soon we went, to the Victoria Market Place ^^. And that we can shop for 2h! Whoo~. So this time our group got 6 people ( including Audrey and Jin Yi ). And because Clive wanted to buy some fruits, we followed him to the end for the fruit sections.

OMG. Their strawberries look super fresh :DD. And its like $1.50 per box? Singapore sells it like twice as much after the currency exchange rates. OMG right? And they are like so much more fresh ^^. Bet they're sweet too! Too bad I didn't try. Then we went and look for cherries :D. Yeah, cherries! I like canned cherries, but sometimes I don't like the fresh ones. Haha. But still, they wanna buy it. So just following the crowd you know.. So anyways, we passed by this macadamia nuts stall which is SUPER Good :D. Aussie Nuts <3. Me and Ron bought 1 kg each, then ron bought another kg, and Esmonde bought another kg too. Haha. It's so fresh!!! Cant blame me :D, anyways, after that we went to look for other stuffs. Like Keychains and sadly, there's no moodrings there ):. OH and their T-shirt Shops ROCK!! Eg : " G_ F_CK Y__RS_LF N_W! Wanna buy a vowel? " Haha, Cool right? And got some really disturbing ones regarding PhD. Sighhh, and what a couple is.. And then we bought more sovenirs! And Esmonde and Audrey abandon us =C. And suddenly we lost Jin Yi! OMG, so sorry ><. I don't really like abandoning people. Felt so guilty. And I bought this kangaroo soft toy :D. And have this uncle give me half price for loads of stuff because I spoke chinese :O. Didn't know my chinese speak until so fluent! ^^. That's something to be proud of.. Spent like $100 Aussie there? YAY! :D. Then went to some Chinese Restaurant for lunch. Our.Final.Lunch. D:. I didn't really wanna leave. Anyways, we ate, and other tables was like giving our tables the food. Tsk tsk. I thought only Mrs Ngiam would do that ( cause we already used to the fact that she gives us loads of food. ) Anyway, it was time for us to go because the restaurant said no space alr. So me and audrey went to finish the veggies! ITS SUPER DUPER NICE :D. Veggie-Eaters :D. And CJ gave me a kangaroo pencil case! So sweet~~~. Thanks Neighbour! Me Love you :D. Oh and Grandma gave me a mini soft toy too :DDD. After the meal, it was time... To go to the airport. Checked in ( handled 3 luggages at once because the rest had to do their tax rebates ) and then we went shopping! :O. It's so cool right? Bought Kangaroo Jerky, chocolates and more chocolates :D. Haha, and there we went, boarding the plane! And guess who is sitting beside me? Ron, CJ and Mp :DDD. GOOD RIGHT? We kept playing cards and I watched 2 movies! :D. Killers and Don't let me go! Don't let me go was really boring, i mean I seem not very interested in it. AND OH MY, The view of the sunset is super nice :DDD. And people started to crowd behind us, and Miss Tan was totally complaining about the warm temperature. Then the air crew asked the rest to go back. Sighh.. Melbourne. Science Group. Milk Tea. Penguins. Koalas. Fish n Chips. Pasta. Cup Noodles. Pepsi Max. Chewing Gum. Buffet. Sovereign Hill. Roommates. I'LL MISS YOU D:. So that's the recall for Melbourne :D. I don't wanna be the firecracker.
Don't make it hot.
Heavy is head that wears the crown.
Don't let its greatness bring you down.

Only Human.

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