went to my brother's blog and saw that he has adopted a hamster..and it's so CUTE CUTE! haha...so i decided i want one too..and hence the new addition to my blog

Introducing my cyber-hamster, bui bui (meaning fat fat or 肥肥)

met up with shuli today to book the trip to Sovereign Hill on Wednesday. although most people said that the place is quite boring...i figure that since i am here in melbourne, i really should visit these "famous" spots. you know...so that next time someone says "hey,u studied in melbourne. what are the common places to visit huh?", i can jus rattle off "oh..Grampians, Great Ocean Road, Sovereign Hill, Puffing Billy, Philip Island...." and actually know what these places have to offer.

or maybe i am just coming up with excuses to spend money and waste time...

but, it's my precious one week break. gotta do something during this break before i completely burn out from the endless assignments.

a gradual sense of desolation is starting to settle over me. even though i know i would be back for good at the end of the year, it's just really hard to see people fly back home while i have to stay here. especially when it's my housemate who's gonna leave on friday afternoon.

for 20 days, there would be no Jay Chou blasting from her superb sound system...no one to frighten me in the hallway...no one to nag at...no one to give me much-needed massages and trigger point release...no one to say 'good morning' in the morning...no one to say 'good night' to me at night...

even typing it out makes me feel sadder and sadder. a month ago, i was actually kinda looking forward to the private and personal time i can have to myself.

looking forward to having the whole apartment to myself...to being able to dance and prance around in the living room to Jay Chou (blasting from my sub-standard speakers...)...to sing aloud while showering or cooking...to not feel like a giant 'light-bulb'...

things change...people change. did i change in that short timespan of 1 month? yeah..i guess i did. subtly..but enough to make miss germaine even before she has step onto that plane. some time during that 1 month, i've come to realise that desperate i may be, there's nothing to gain if i keep concentrating on the fact that 'i'm a light bulb'. so...might as well just accept that fact and try and be the lowest wattage light bulb i can be.

and i think i already sing loud all the time...and have been prancing a fair bit for my exercise class...so i got over that as well. as for having the whole apartment to myself...i do have it to myself quite often cos germaine is quite busy most of the time.

so conclusion?? i have nothing to gain and everything to lose when she goes home *sniffle* she did say she's gonna buy me something from hong kong if she can find something nice. so i'll just keep my fingers crossed...

in the mean time...just gotta spend as much time as i can with germaine. kinda impinging on her time with ken as well..so gotta give in here and there and let them have their time alone too.

oh, and also to let germaine know: i'll miss u very much!