I had many new experiences in year 2010. This is the first year i study and live abroad. International House, the place i live in Brisbane, has provided me with most of my new and unforgettable experiences together with all my new international friends. Firstly, IH orientation week was great. Played the dirtiest (i threw away my clothes cos’ they were all covered in mud and water) new ‘housies’ game, got a huge bruise on my knees from the sports game though, fire drills that made jump off my bed with the high-pitched alarms, in-house parties with goon (the cheapest alcohol) spilled on the ground and dressing up (i dressed up as a guy for the ‘Switch’ party,LOL!)
This is the first year i went for clubbing. Now i know what people do in clubs. Some really dance, others drink and make out, guys who just go behind girls and start dancing with them etc. Enjoyed the first two times, came back after 3am. However, the visits thereafter were just merely repetitive routines of dance, i didn’t really enjoy it already, so i stop going with my friends.
This year is also the first time i learn how to take care of a drunk friend (like seriously drunk), not once but thrice. Hahahahahha! One fact: People who are drunk always deny that they’re drunk! Some brainless friends still encourage my friend to drink when they know very well that she is already drunk, then i will have to act as the big momma telling them not to let her drink anymore. ERGH! Okay, this is one thing that i know about taking care of a mabuk friend. Force her to drink water like a jar or more (not all at once of course), get ready a big plastic bag cos’ she’ll be puking everything out a while later. I don’t know why but it works =P It’s better that she puke everything out else she would get a bad hangover the next morning.
This year is the first year i had to take care of myself when I’m sick. I have sore throat every now and then but One of the worst was the time when i had fever, flu, headache, all at once a week before my finals. I was really emotionally and physically tired, walao, it was really a bad experience. But luckily i recovered before my first exam. Amituofo!
It’s my first time to experience the four seasons; summer, autumn, winter and spring. I think i like spring with all the pretty flowers and cooling weather( not very cold or hot). Summer is never my fav cos i hate the hot and glaring sunlight. Winter is quite nice but not when you have to sit on the super cold toilet bowls early in the morning or it’s too cold to study at night even with the heater on or you have an 8am class and all you want to do is to be under the warm blanket longer.
This is also the first year I started exercising more regularly. I went to the gym quite often in the first semester(about twice a week) but after i came back from my winter holidays, i didn’t go for a long long time until I started going again in October. Many of my relatives commented that i lose some weight =D Thanks to all the climbing up the stairs to my fourth floor room everyday!
2010 has been a year of me being emo. I cried alot. Hahah! All the homesickness...Whenever i’m stressed, i would feel like crying when i video call with my parents. Problem with studies and friends...luckily i still have a few good Malaysian friends to listen to my problems when I’m down. Not forgetting all the late night chats on msn but i’m always the one who said goodbye first cos i’m sleepy d. Hahahah!
Despite all the sad things that happen this year, I guess there are more of the good ones than the bad. So i would say 2010 has been quite a good year for me. None of the good experiences would be possible without my parents who are willing to spend their hard-earned money for my studies in UQ and my stay in IH. I am really blessed to have them.
2010 is coming to an end in less than 12 hours. This will be my last post of the year!
