I’m feeling mega tired right now… And I know the exact reason why.

I was peacefully sleeping when I heard some bell ringing in my dream. It was kind of penetrating… our appartment ring tone does not sound nice.
I tried ignoring the sound first, but it was impossible, because that person kept hammering on the bell button.
So I jumped out of my bed, quickly glancing at my clock (it was 6am…), wondering what that person could want so early in the morning?

One of my roommates was awaken by the bell too, but she was too afraid to open the door (her words:”…I’m scared. What if these people are from mafia?!” Lol, her imaginations are too… haha)
So I opened the door and saw three adults (no, I don’t define myself as an adult, hahaha) standing there. One woman and two men… they kind of looked suspicious with their flashlight, lol. So I asked what they wanted. And it seems they just wanted to visit a guy from appartment number 1 (I live in appartment number 2 btw, haha. And there is a full of six appartments in this dormitory) and didn’t know which bell to push. Half-asleep I was, I pointed them to the right bell…
Back in my bed I couldn’t sleep. . .

Now that I think of it… I should have shouted at them “If you don’t know his bell, then don’t ring random bells so early in the morning! Don’t you know there are people sleeping?”, but then, I could never angrily shout at people, haha.

I asked my roommates (besides the one who was scared to open the door) whether they heard anything later. Some of them didn’t even hear the bell, and some thought they were just dreaming. Oh man, that just shows how sensitive I am while sleeping, haha.

I could only save my day by drinking two cups of coffee… But I still dozed off during the last two hours at the library…

I’ve decided on changing my blog layout once again. I’m still looking for another header. xD
It would be cooler if there was more than these little ~75 themes on wordpress.com you can choose from… Oh well, at least it’s free, haha.

Oh man, I can’t believe I almost forgot about my brother’s birthday. If I didn’t log in on facebook just now, I so would have forgotten about his birthday, which is… today now. Just what kind of sister am I???
Because I’ve been staying in the library till at least 10pm recently, I rarely chat with my brother… Maybe this is why my brain forgot that date.
But then, we never make a big deal out of our birthdays… No presents and stuff, haha.

The (small and rather hidden) path between dormitory and library was iced up. Others would take the main path to avoid slipping and fall, but since it’s one of my favourite path to walk on, I did not retreat!
Haha, I’m glad I took that route, because it was FUN! I kind of ice-skated the way to and back from library XD
Now I wish all paths would be iced up like this! Imagine to skate to university! To the supermarket! To the library! To…!
Ahahaha, my brain should shut down.

31.01

Oh God, looking at my previous post with the food photo has made me hungry, haha. Maybe it was not a good idea to upload these food pics after all, lol.

Surprisingly, I’ve starting to like studying. Not these typical ‘last-minutes studying’, but the… ‘one-week-before-exam studying’ (not that it is any better than the last-minutes studyings, haha). I’m statisfied when I can end my day with a ‘yes, you did something productive today!’. I just regret why I didn’t do it 2 months before the exams instead of one or two weeks… Oh well, it’s never too late to start with something! I’m really motivated now, hehe.

The mistake I made when I studied in the library was I did study alone in those so called ’silence’ area of the library. Now I always go to the area of the library where you can talk and are allowed to eat. It’s so much nicer to study with other students and friends around you. You study for a while, then talk to your friends for a few minutes, then continue studying. One of my friends, that Chinese guy (who is also at the library EVERYDAY till 11pm…. so pratically, he has no life), suddenly wants to teach my Chinese. Okaaaay. So starting from yesterday, he has been writing a step-for-step manual for five Chinese characters which I have to learn everyday… “As a Chinese, you HAVE to know your mother language.” he told me. And I have to say I agree with him. And I had planned to learn Mandarin (besides Cantonese) some times in the future. So since he’s voluntarily helping me, why not learn it now instead of delaying it for some unknown time.
Though the first five characters he taught me were…. ‘maths’, ‘chemistry’ and stuff. Such a studying nerd, lol.

Oh yeah, while I was walking outside, I noticed some person standing in front of their window and staring outside. Staring at me even. I wondered if they don’t have anything better to do than watching people? Anyways, I always stare back at people who stare at me, lol. Normally, most people would look away if I do so. But that person still kept staring at me. Damn, my plan didn’t work. XD So I got the urge to wave at them, but I decided not to, haha (mainly because it was too cold to get my hands out of my pockets).

On a side note: Fresh mushrooms taste very good.

24.01

Can I really successfully finish my studies?
This thought crossed my mind one or two times while spending my evening with two, very depressed, friends.
We studied in the library and then went to eat dinner (the mall at 9pm on Sunday is really, really quiet and peaceful. Much more pleasant than on normal weekdays ).
Both kept sighing non-stop and saying they can’t do it… The atmosphere was really, really bad. It felt like you were attending a funeral (even though I haven’t been on a funeral before, haha). I feel so bad for them… both have to struggle so hard, yet I can’t do anything to help them. My current situation is no better than theirs, and I actually should worry more about myself. Oh well. xD I tried my best to cheer them up, sharing my optimism…….

People should really try to relax more and don’t take everything too serious. It is so easy to remember every single bad thing that happened, is happening and will happen in your life. But what about all the bright sides of your life? Even if happiness is just short-living, or maybe because it’s short-living that people tend to forget them. If you ask me, that’s somehow sad…
Oh, and…. not sure if my thumbs-up-with-a-smiling-on-face and a “Don’t worry too much, you can do it!” instead of a simple ‘good bye’ had helped my friends, lol.
Cheering up can be very tiring, or it’s just my sleeping schedule got messed up that I feel so k.o…
Another week is coming, along with an exam where the chance will be very small passing it, haha. But. I will never give up.
That’s the way of my life.

After my cookies-baking phase, I will turn my projects to just simple cooking.
Aaaah, fish…….. I don’t know why, but I seriously turned into a fish-lover, haha. I’m sure my environment will soon start to complain I’m getting on their nerve with my seafood love, hehe.

The salmon was a total success…. so yummy. XD

18.01

Citation of the week: “Preserve your hope”
Only a farmer, who has hope that his seeds will grow will seed them. Only an athlete who has hope to be the winner will take on all hard training. Only a scientist who has hope to find a way to fight cancer or aids will research for years, not discouraged by failures. So this is why you should keep your hope. Without hope there will be no advance, no survival and no future.
Just the translation of my wall calendar, hehe. But I really, really like it. It’s one of my favourite citation!
I’ve finally found the reason behind my never giving ups.

Oh, before I forget. For my dear friends who don’t like olives 8D

13.1

You can really feel it’s winter here. Nothing like last year, when it was quite ‘mild’.
I don’t mind if the snow is fluffy and white, and I especially like the sound when you step on said fluffy snow, hehe.
The only thing I don’t like is when it’s windy… Wind at summer sure is very pleasant, but not so much if it’s winter…

Because my important exams are coming soon, I’ve decided no to visit my family until Chinese New Year. It’s so pathetic I can never get myself studying when I’m at my family’s place… Another thing I want to do (actually, I’m already executing this plan) is to cut down my time spending on my laptop (or Internet in general). Getting online in the evening should be sufficient. Now just to hope I’ll be able to stick to my own plan for the next few weeks, haha.

I bought olives today. I’ve been craving for them, haha. They’re so yummy, I really do like them. And they are healthy too, which is a big plus, hehe. I don’t know why, but I really enjoy foods which contain good stuff for your body. I feel so much fitter consuming healthy food (duh, lol). Or is it just placebo effect? haha

7.1

How come whenever I walk at night, I feel so… complete?
I like the way from dormitory to library… it’s quiet, and the streetlamps aren’t too bright. It’s just bright enough to see the shape of the way.
Left and right from you are fields, probably from the agronomist students, as you can see different kind of plants growing there.
And above you… there is the sky. I like the sky at winter after it has snowed, because it’s not pitch black then, but a little purple.
I really do enjoy the walk… it’s so peaceful. I don’t feel any sorrows, nor any yearnings. Complete solitude.
I could walk there for a long time……. it’s a pity the way is very short.

5.1

I’ve bought a small wall calender last month. There’s a thoughtful text written on each page every 10 days.
I think I’m gonna blog a bit about the text every 10 days…

First text. Translated by me.
“The best thing to do for someone is not to share your wealth, but to show him their own.”

I think the writer is right. If you share your wealth, the happiness (if any) of that person doesn’t last long.
But if the person is permanently reminded of their own wealth, they’ll stay happy permanently as well. Everyone has their own wealth, they just need to open their eyes and cherish it.

What’s that?
Hehe, it’s a cute small plant in a capsule 8D FROM SINGAPORE; HAHAHA *is going to shove it into everyone’s face when they ask* lol
It’s one of many nice gifts I got from good friends.
Like already said by someone: Little presents give you a smile In my case, they make me in a good mood, hehe.

02.01.2010

Aaaand another year is over. And it’s already 2010… No, I will not start ranting about how time flies. It’s useless being surprised over and over again how fast the time passes. Come on Time! I’m not afraid of you!!! hahaha
And I won’t even talk about any New Year’s resolutions or plans, haha. Just live your life and only change it little by little if you do want to change it.
2010. New challenges await me, and I won’t pull back from them. BADAM!! (…don’t ask, lol)

My New Year was definitely more exciting than last year.
Surprisingly, psp-cousin’s mother and our mother got back in terms (they hadn’t talked to each other for more than one year). And more surprisingly, the two families spent the New Year together.
We had hot pot (ahaha, I ate as much as I could… loved the seafood) and then went outside to display the fireworks. I don’t know… fireworks aren’t as exciting as they used to be. For me at least.
I can remember… in the past, I was always uber excited about it.
And now… no feelings like that. Strange, strange.
Or maybe it was just because of the coldness outside that I couldn’t show my emotions?

University is starting soon… holidays are coming to their end.

26.12

Woah, I have to admit, that the family meeting on Christmas is getting better and better every year.
We played Wii (game is ‘Just dance’), made sushi and then ate dinner together. Okay, it doesn’t sound that exciting, but it was, haha. Just simply being with everyone makes it exciting.
Some photos are… on my fb account.

The presents I got… Very useful, haha.

Finally a cloth to clean my piccolo flute, haha.

About our planned dance project… I was quite surprised that PSP-cousin has improved in dancing. We were quite okay xD But still not good enough, so the final project will be recorded next time… (plus, our 2 years old cousin kept interrupting us by walking and shouting arround…)