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Sunday, April 29, 2007

Feel so loved...

I feel really loved tonight... especially by 4 people. And it's amazing how things turn out after this morning's entry... really really amazing...

As I was saying, we all need friends...

Just now, I read Carolyn's blog, and I guess I have been a friend... or a little bit of a friend to her. I was touched... I teared.

Then, was chatting with Melissa & Mao... and Mao was saying that I will always be loved. Awww! So heart-melting! But that's not all! Melissa said that if I died, she'd die! Haha! K, though I wouldn't want her to do that, the idea is there... and I really really really feel very loved! Like, awww!!! Aww to the power of infinity!

And then, there's Jo... Without me asking her to do anything, she just tried to sound things out... make peace... try to smoothen the creases of my life. And I'm eternally grateful for that... Thank you so much Jo.

I can't believe I'm able to hold back my tears...

Today's been a teary day, as far as I know. At least 4 of us have cried at least abit... and it has been said that if 3 of us were to come together & stayed over at Melissa's & shared our emotions, we would just have a whole night of crying & hugging... and Yujun & Karen (Melissa's housemates) would be so dumbfounded they'd be lost for words! I can imagine them just staying in their room & wondering what the hell is wrong with these 3 ppl. Haha! Then again, I don't know them very well so maybe they'd come & cry with us too?

But anyways, this entry is just to tell all of you how very loved I feel... even in the face of troubles, disaster, assignments, project datelines and all the worries the world can throw at me, I feel deeply loved. In fact, so much so that I feel extremely inadequate with my words... As the saying goes, a million words cannot express how I feel! In this case, I doubt even a picture can... so it's just up to your imagination... or if you've felt like this before, you'd know...

Thanks guys... Hey hang on, you're all girls! Thanks girls! I love all of you!

This, I call friends... =)

I love you my darling... I know it's a tough road ahead. But let's try & keep the flame burning! Let's try & make this work ok? I know I want to... Do you? *hugs*

Love me if you dare... 23:17
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My kind of relationships...

I dunno how I should type this, but it's not meant to hint anything or mean or say anything. It's just a statement of my beliefs. So... here goes...

I believe relationships are based on faith, love and honesty, in no particular order as yet. Well, maybe faith would rank as highest.

Take friendships. If you have little faith in your friend, how can you ever trust that friend? Everything you tell to him/her, you fear would spill out and the whole world will know. So, you don't share your deeper thoughts and secrets. You only share superficial feelings, epidermal thoughts... which pretty quickly turn into gossip. And here's what's said about gossipers:

"A gossip betrays a confidence, but a trustworthy man keeps a secret."
Proverbs 11:13

"A perverse man stirs up dissension, and a gossip separates close friends."
Proverbs 16:28

"A gossip betrays a confidence; so avoid a man who talks too much."
Proverbs 20:19

"Without wood a fire goes out; without gossip a quarrel dies down.
As charcoal to embers and as wood to fire, so is a quarrelsome man for kindling strife. "
Proverbs 26:20-21

Maybe he/she shares her deeper thoughts with you, and you're able to keep it within the both of you... Good for him/her for he/she has found a true friend! But what about yourself? Who's to be your friend?

We all need friends... they're one of the most precious gifts from GOD. Real friends spur each other and encourage each other...

"A despairing man should have the devotion of his friends, even though he forsakes the fear of the Almighty."
Job 6:14

"A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity. "
Proverbs 17:17

"And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds. Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching."
Hebrews 10:24-25

Real friends rebuke each other, build up each other, stand up for each other...

"Better is open rebuke than hidden love.
Wounds from a friend can be trusted, but an enemy multiplies kisses."
Proverbs 27:5-6

"Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their work:
If one falls down, his friend can help him up. But pity the man who falls and has no one to help him up!
Also, if two lie down together, they will keep warm. But how can one keep warm alone?
Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves. A cord of three strands is not quickly broken."
Ecclesiastes 4:9-12

Real friends care for and love each other. Real friends DIE for each other...

"Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his
FRIENDS."
John 15:13

Are you a friend to your friends?

I've always had the thought that I would be someone who would readily die for my friends. But just how true is that? I guess I can only find out when I do die... or if I don't and my friend dies...

And after all of the above, shouldn't relationships be even more so? Relationships here refer to boy-girl, husband-wife realtionships. Shouldn't there be more faith, love and honesty than ever have been in a friendship? Because the Bible also tells of numerous accounts where friends (I doubt they're really true friends, but in some cases, even true friends) disappoint, betray and put down their friends. Look at Job's 3 best friends! Classic!

Sometimes, I feel that I value friendship more than relationship. I start to wonder if GOD made me to be a better friend in this world than anything else I can ever be. I begin to wonder if maybe things were not meant to be?

I need to very actively, fervently, enthusiastically and frantically seek GOD's will in my life... as do everyone else. But for me, I feel the urge to do so right now... but how?

"Ev'rytime you kiss me,
I’m still not certain that you love me.
Ev'ry time you hold me,
I’m still not certain that you care.
Though you keep on saying
You really, really, really love me,
Do you speak the same words
To someone else when I’m not there?

Suspicion torments my heart!
Suspicion keeps us apart!
Suspicion why torture me!

Ev'rytime you call me,
And tell me we should meet tomorrow,
I can't help but think that
You're meeting someone else tonight.
Why should our romance just
Keep on causing me such sorrow?
Why am I so doubtful
Whenever you're out of sight?

Darling, if you love me,
I beg you wait a little longer.
Wait until I drive all
These foolish fears out of my mind!
How I hope and pray that
Our love will keep on growing stronger.
Maybe I’m suspicious
'cause true love is so hard to find."

-Elvis Presley: Suspicion

Please don't be suspicious of me... I may be guilty once, but that doesn't mean I will be guilty again. Even a murderer sometimes deserve a second chance at life... It really hurts to not be trusted... =(

Love me if you dare... 10:16
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Thursday, April 26, 2007

Mambo-jumbo

Today's post is a mambo-jumbo of emotions.

Let's start off with the happy ones first...

Saturday, 21st April, I woke up without an aim about what to do for the day. The weather looked pretty good... so I thought maybe later in the day I might go out for some macro photography! Went online, hey! Tiffany asked me if I wanted to go to Chinatown to get groceries! Cool! I just wanted to get pork floss from there, so I said yes! And can I bring more ppl if they wanted? So in the end, I got Victoria to come along with us! We had lunch at Golden BBQ... queuing outside, Tiff & I saw Calvin coming along! Hahaha! Chatted abit then he had to go le.

I thought I would finish my groceries soon, then after that, the plan was to call Melissa to go to library to study together. So that was set... she went to gym first.

Ok, shop shop shop, Judy called me! Asked me if I wanted to go to Toowong Cemetery to take photos with her & Lillian! They wanted to go for the sunset, which was at 5:30pm. So I thought, hey, library closes at 5, so I'd be done studying with Melissa by then! So hey! Timing's good... haha!

But by the time I got home after shopping & stuff, wah, 3+ already lor. Came home, unpacked my stuff, got Melissa's groceries out, then headed to school with my camera gears already.

Upon reaching school, I saw Eileen just finishing her classes! Chatted a few sentences, then I went to see Melissa already. Went into library to look for our books/journals, saw Theo there doing his reports! Haha! K, going to 5pm already, need to meet Judy & Lillian. Walked Melissa home, then Judy & Lillian came by to pick me! Went to Toowong Cemetery but it was too late! Sun was already set! But anyhoo, here're some shots:

Ok, so we got our photos, we needed dinner. Met up with Melisa! Melisa, not Melissa... 2 different people ya? So yes, Melisa. Had dinner at her place, then Judy sent us home! So would u look at that? From an aimless start, I had met Tiff, Vic, Calvin, Eileen, Melissa, Judy, Lillian, and Melisa! Neat eh! Hahaha!

Well, that's that... Saturday's gone.

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Sunday, where did I go? *thinks* Oh yes! Went to Kenmore Baptist with Melissa and Vic! Met Felicia, who drove us there. Went for their English Conversation class with them, saw James and Pauline from Taringa Baptist! How cool! Haha!

K la, so anyways, we had service there till 7 I think? Then Melissa, Vic, Felicia, Melvyn, James, and myself came to Ind'roo for dinner at Thai Aroy! 3 of us (Vic, Mel & me) compete see who can squeeze the free keropoks into our mouths! Hahaha! Lamers!

Then we had Cold Rock for dessert, then went home le. But not before taking my outfit for that day!

Don't you think my mouth is really big?

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Monday! Hmm... went to sch, met my project supervisor, accepted a project! It's about placing 1st instar caterpillars onto pea plants, and then noting how far they travel from their placement for feeding. It's called "Insect Foraging Behavior on Plants", or something to the likes of that. =)

Couldn't do much coz the eggs aren't ready to hatch now... so postponed till tmr!

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Tuesday! Had my morning lecture, did the project, planting all the eggs onto the leaves. Met up with Jessica and Ernest to teach them a little bit about insects, haha! Then Jessica asked to go meet-up after 10pm... Cold Rock again! This time, I asked a number of ppl also. Haha! Melissa, Vic, Louis, ST, Ernest and Jessica!

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Every once in awhile, you find someone you can talk to. Every once in awhile, you find someone you can trust. But every once in awhile, you'll find that special someone you can share all your secrets with. That someone is you...

But this channel of sharing is being suffocated...

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I have never cried so much in more than 8 years.

How can I prove it to you?
How can I assure you?
How can I not hurt you?

I'm an extreme person. Do I need to show my extreme side just to convince you that I love you?! If I must, I will. I really will.

Just... just... TELL ME WHAT TO DO!!!

So lost...
So... alone...
Nobody to turn to at all... nobody...

Kane = warrior; fighter.
Uh-huh... looks like I would have to fight this one alone.

Warrior? Yeah right...

We're so far apart we can't see or touch each other.
Yet, we still manage to hurt each other.
Why does this happen? How do I win your trust back?

"No one in the world
Ever had a love as sweet as my love.
For nowhere in the world
Could there be a boy as true as you, love.

All my love
I give gladly to you,
All your love
You give gladly to me,
Tell me why then,
Oh why should it be that

We go on hurting each other?
We go on hurting each other,
Making each other cry,
Hurting each other,
Without ever knowing why?

Closer than the leaves
On a weepin' willow, baby, we are.
Closer, dear are we,
Than the simple letters "A" and "B" are.
All my life
I could love only you,
All your life
You could love only me,
Tell me why then,
Oh why should it be that

We go on hurting each other?
We go on hurting each other,
Making each other cry,
Hurting each other,
Without ever knowing why?

Can't we stop hurting each other?
Gotta stop hurting each other!
Making each other cry,
Breaking each other's heart,
Tearing each other apart!"

-Carpenters: Hurting Each Other

Time is passing us by. Before you know it, it's been so long. Yet, we hold on to the threads of time by things that remind us of the past. Let it go... let it go...

Love me if you dare... 00:12
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Wednesday, April 18, 2007

-_-

Hmm... this is Wednesday already.

Well, submitted the 40% assignment yesterday. Actually, maybe I've been misleading everyone. It's actually a 30% report, followed by a 10% presentation that lasts say, 3min? Haha! It's individual work, so it's quite stressful, I'd say.

Hey! I've got an idea! Why don't I upload all 3 of my reports! Then (if you're interested) you can see what makes up 50% of my course! Yeah! Haha!

Snail report.doc:
http://files.filefront.com//;7273318;;/

Elasmobranchs report:
http://files.filefront.com//;7273317;;/

Teleosts Report.doc:
http://files.filefront.com//;7273316;;/

Anyways, hmm... went to lab today to identify TWO insects... haha! Lamer. 2h for 2 insects... so crap la. But looks like I need to try & catch another 5 different insects from a leaf litter to complete my individual collection. The group one's pretty much done! Yay! But now hor, aiyoh... without my bike, I'm quite crippled... pretty limited as to where I can go to search for insects lor. 5 more... hopefully it wouldn't be too difficult... *crosses fingers*

I've been placing gold coins into a cup everyday, if I've got gold coin change. That means $1 & $2. And so far, I've got quite alot y'know? $101! Just counted only... haha! And I've been thinking if I should use this money for daily living or for luxury. I've got a couple of luxury items that I want in mind...

And...

I'm sure all of you know what the first is. Haha! Actually, I want a small sized MP3 player, and a big one where I can watch videos on. But I'll get a small one first I guess. The watch is a Tokidoki watch. I want it SO much because it totally complements my belt! Which is this:

Yes, it's Tokidoki too... but I got the buckle last year. Nice nice right? *nod me* Yes, nice.

The dilemma is, which one? The watch will cost $120 or so. The MP3 player will cost around there too, if I get an original Apple iPod Shuffle... and probably about $80 for a non-Apple 2GB Shuffle.

I was telling Barry that I'd get the watch on Sunday as a reward for my 40% assignment. Coz there's only 1 watch left, and if I'm not meant to have it, it'd be gone by Sunday. But think logically, where got such things one? It's like I believe in fate. So superstitious! Cannot cannot. Besides, I'm still quite reserved about spending $120 on a watch that's only branded in name, not workmanship... BUT IT'S SO NICE!!!! Jasmine's asking me to get it... haha! *sigh*

Oh wells... *shrugs*

Think I might take a nap for awhile... *yawns*

My little Tootsie! Hee! *bao bao* I miss u dear... I think I most probably will not stay in Australia le... I can't bear to be without you for longer than I need to. Love u love u love u!!!

Love me if you dare... 20:05
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Sunday, April 15, 2007

Was I too cold?

Today's sermon once again struck a chord in my head.

The verses were Galatians 4:8-20.
The point was to not go back to our old ways of sin. Then, there was misery and pain... a vicious cycle. Now, we have freedom from sin! We have a wonderful life to look forward to! Of course, we are not expected to do nothing about it. We need to strive for that. We need to work for that.

"Relatively soon, I will die, maybe in 20 years, maybe tomorrow. It doesn't matter. Once I am dead and everyone who knew me dies, too, it will be as though I never even existed. What difference has my life made to anyone? None that I can think of -- none at all...

I know we're all pretty small in the big scheme of things, and I suppose the most you can hope for is to make some kind of difference. But, what kind of difference have I made? What in the world is better because of me?"

-Warren Schmidt: About Schmidt

We all want to be someone who has made a difference to the world, or to someone's life, at least. Turns out Warren (Jack Nicholson) DID make a difference to a little boy. But how much more we can do, if we share the salvation of JESUS!

Many people accepted Jesus, yet continue to live like before - in bondage of sin. This is especially true of people being brought up in a Christian family. It's hard to discern what's been allowed in the past and what is actually right in the Bible. That's why we need to read GOD's word daily. We need to give our lives completely to GOD... let HIM be in control of our lives. Paul gave his life to serving GOD. Look at the difference he made to the lives of people around him! Look at the difference in his own life!

The cover of today's bulletin showed a hilarious sign:

"PLEASE DON'T THROW YOUR CIGARETTE ENDS ON THE FLOOR, THE COCKROACHES ARE GETTING CANCER"

Haha! That's a good one man! Anyways, the message is in the "ONE-WAY" sign. Ian said that in the US, if u drive the Australian (or British) way, you'd be driving in the wrong lane! I'm sure all of us know that... as well as the danger involved. Now, when applied to life, Jesus is the "ONE-WAY" to GOD. If you go any other way, it's the WRONG WAY!

"Jesus answered, 'I am the WAY and the TRUTH and the LIFE. No one comes to the Father EXCEPT through me...'"
John 14:6

It's obvious, isn't it? But how often do we forget that? Paul emphasizes that we are righteous by faith, not by deeds.

"Therefore no one will be declared righteous in HIS sight by observing the law..."
Romans 3:20

"This righteousness from GOD comes through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe..."
Romans 3:22

However, let us not forget that it is also said:

"... faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead."
James 2:17

Does it seem like I'm drifting? Well, I'm not actually. I guess what I'm trying to say is we can be assured of our salvation if we have faith in Jesus. Yet, let us not forget our deeds... for

"... those who by persistence in doing good seek glory, honor and immortality, HE will give eternal life."
Romans 2:7

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Did I sound cold? I'm sorry if I did... I didn't mean to. =( Once again, I've upset you.

*sigh*

I can never seem to make you happy enough. What am I missing? What else is required of me? I don't wanna be someone who's just good enough. I wanna be someone too good to be true. Heh... that's too much to ask eh? Yeah... should've realized that long ago.

Have I made a difference in anyone's life at all?

"Some day my prince will come;
Some day we'll meet again!
And away to his castle we'll go,
To be happy forever I know.

Some day when spring is here,
We'll find our love anew.
And the birds will sing,
And wedding bells will ring!

Some day when my dreams come true!"

-Adriana Caselotti (Snow White): Some Day My Prince Will Come

Am I really your prince? How much different would a life without me be? Not much, I'd say. More time, maybe? Heh...

Love me if you dare... 20:09
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Saturday, April 14, 2007

A Friend in need...

Went through all my unread mails today. Some were full of memories, some were just crap. Anyways, the emails of photos from Huishan and Doris just brought me back to a couple of years ago... Still remember when I was still with Sarah, and we attended the Biotech Alumni dinner with all my 姐妹們. Haha! Aiyoh... And also when we went to celebrate Liming & Yingru's birthday at Tiong Bahru Plaza. That time Eva broke up with Andrew le... so sad. But she was with another guy (forgot his name already but it's ok... don't really like him) though. And Liming also had a boyfriend then... think she's still with him now. Haha! Remembered seeing them at last year's Standard Chartered after running with Simin.

I realise something from those old photos... Most of the girls had boyfriends who look like them! Haha! Is this what they call 夫妻相 (or 像)? Hmm... curious. Haha! Did Sarah look like me? Or is it the other way round? Weird...

Anyhoo, saw Lianne in those photos too... I do miss her. But that was when Sarah & I were still together & we would go out as a trio, to study, for dinners, for shopping or just walking around. The last that I saw her was like, start of 2006 I think, just before I started my education in UQ. Didn't manage to meet her when I got back last year.

The last unread message in my Inbox was from Doris... Summer Doris, not Biotech Doris. Haha! It was an email of the A-Z of Friendship...

A Friend is.... 朋友就是....

Accepts you as you are 接受原本的你
Believes in "you" 相信你這個人
Calls you just to say "Hi" 打電話給你就是想說聲"嗨"
Doesn't give up on you 從不放棄對你的信心
Envisions the whole of you 預期你總是盡全力

Forgives your mistakes 原諒你的過錯
Gives unconditionally 無條件地過錯
Helps you 幫助你
Invites you over 邀請你
Just "be" with you 靜靜地在你的身旁
Keeps you close at heart 靠近你的心

Loves you for who you are 因你原來的樣子而愛你
Makes a difference in your life 使你的生活與以往不同
Never judges 不間斷
Offers support 支持你
Picks you up 扶你一把
Quiets your fears 止息你的懼怕

Raises your spirits 鼓舞你的心靈
Says nice things about you 跟別人述說你好的那一面
Tells you the truth when you need to hear it 當需要時會告訴你實情
Understands you 懂你
Values you 看重你

Walks beside you 與你同行
X-plain things you don't understand 解你的疑惑
Yells when you won't listen aXnd 在你聽不下時會大吼一下
Zaps you back to reality 把你拉回現

See? Even got chinese translation lor! Haha!

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I'm gonna have to progress pretty quickly on my report. I'm not even half done can. Why do I always procrastinate until the last minute? Even though I know it can be done, the stress is just not worth it. I'm not a stressful person... and though I dunno the limits of my stress-tolerance, I do not want to test it... it's better to not know the boundaries until I really need to, rather than know the boundaries and start fearing a breakdown when you know you're near it.

Out of the many possibilities of foci from our plentiful data from Heron Island, I have chosen a (hopefully) rather unlikely topic that people might wanna talk about. My tentative title:

"An Analysis of the Distribution of Copepods in Great Barrier Reef Fishes"

Sounds cheem? Haha! I dunno if it's cheem anot. Maybe I can upload the completed report for those who are interested to read, which I highly doubt anyone would. Haha!

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Oh, I've put up a new blog... for people to comment and tag. I want to know what people think of me... the good and the bad... and I'm hoping people will be bluntly honest, maybe even hurtfully so... coz I feel I can take the criticism in order to be a better person. Hopefully there'll be examples of why they think I'm what they think. Haha!

The new blog is: discoveringtreasures.blogspot.com

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Am I a friend to anyone?

"I wanna love you and treat you right;
I wanna love you every day and every night.
We'll be together with a roof right over our heads;
We'll share the shelter of my single bed;
We'll share the same room, yeah! For jah provide the bread.

Is this love, is this love, is this love,
Is this love that I'm feelin'?
Is this love, is this love, is this love,
Is this love that I'm feelin'?
I wanna know, wanna know, wanna know now!
I got to know, got to know, got to know now!

I-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i -I'm willing and able,
So I throw my cards on your table!

Is this love, is this love, is this love,
Is this love that I'm feelin'?
Is this love, is this love, is this love,
Is this love that I'm feelin'?
Wo-o-o-oah! oh yes, I know; yes, I know, yes, I know now!
Yes, I know; yes, I know, yes, I know now!"

-Bob Marley: Is This Love

Do we have the couple look? Doesn't matter... I know I love you! I LOVE YOU DARLING!!! *hugs* Hee! I wanna be your bestest best friend!

Love me if you dare... 10:32
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Thursday, April 12, 2007

Lost my bike!!!

AH-H-H-H-H!!!

WHat's wrong with me today?!

I can't concentrate, I can't think, I can't do any work... I can't collect free bread coz Amanda's not there, and to top it all off, my bicycle got stolen!

Yes, u read it right... My bike got stolen! How can my bike get stolen when it's INSIDE the compound carpark?! Definitely is inside job one lor... So tell me, how can I get it back? Who would admit to it? Who would go to all the trouble of a search of all the households? This is crap man... It seems like there's nothing I can do. Some more my name's not in the contract, so by right I don't live here. I'm hoping Jared or Barry can do something about it... contact the owner or the management or something... *sigh*

Have you ever seen a what a downcast character looks like? Well, I feel exactly like Spiderman in this picture:

On a brighter note, this is what I drew a long time ago:

And this, last semester in the library while Melisa, Judy & I were studying for our exams:

I remember I drew a sad one in poly too... but I gave it to Lianne to paste in her autograph book. Haha! I'll see if I can get her to scan it or something for me...

Haha! Hai... =((( My $200 bike + $20 lock + 2 x $1.20 lights, gone. Not to mention the attachment for my wireless speedometer. And the holder for my LED light... And the rear mud-guard... Wah lau... wah lau wah lau wah lau...

And I'm SICK of thinking about the report... Yet, I can't not do it coz it's due Tuesday and it's worth 40% and that's the last of this course that I'll ever do again...

GOD!!! HELP ME!!! PLEASE?

Pretty please?

I really really miss you. I want you by my side... oh, how I wish u were here to comfort me and hug me... Kiss everything away... *sob sob*

Love me if you dare... 18:07
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Monday, April 09, 2007

Easter Camping!!!

Hi everybody!

How was ur Easter weekend? Did anything special? Went anywhere new?

I did... I went up to the mountains to camp! Not the church camp kinda camp... REAL camping... haha! Sleep in tent, eat canned food (ok, there's fresh food too), hike alot, climb alot, no bathing... haha! Yep! Went to Main Range National Park... Spicer's Gap was where we were... Oh ya, we = Melisa, Laverne (Melisa's friend from SG), Lilian (Eunice's junior) and me... 4 of us. It was a wonderful time exploring the outback. All the hiking and walking and trekking, although not as tough as I'd expected, still managed to tire me out somewhat at that point of time. But when it came to the night, we were awake as owls! Ok, with the exception of Melisa, who can sleep 12h straight! K la, she drove all the time, so maybe that's why she's more tired.

Anyways, yep! Basically, most of our time was spent hiking alot, I'd say. I'm lazy now to go look up the distances. I'll let the pictures show you where I've been.

The Great Dividing Range... A mountain range stretching from the NorthEastern tip of Queensland through New South Wales, into Victoria. Shown here taken from Mount Mathieson's trail.

Taken from Cunningham's Gap, seen here are the Moogerah Peaks, Lake Moogerah and the Fassifern Valley.

Brown's Falls! One of the lesser known waterfalls in the area, we had to trudge through a whole lot of boulders and rocks just to get to the fall... No wonder the sign said "for able-bodied persons only" ... haha!

Brown's Falls itself...
Some small cascades along the way...

Dagg's Falls lookout. Dagg's Falls was REALLY deep... From the lookout, this shot was taken at 420mm (i.e. 12x zoom on my camera). Really sunny day contributed to the overexposure... my bad.
This be Queen Mary Falls... It was supposedly the best one of all, but because of the dry spell, Queen Mary was particularly disappointing. Nevertheless, it was a grand view of part of the Murray-Darling river system.
Governor's Chair! This was near our campsite... well, 2km to be exact. Haha! It's a nice site from where we spent our first morning waiting & watching the surise.
Climbing up from a sheer drop...
... as seen here. Nothing below to support me! Nope... *shakes head* =)
4 of us sitting on the edge for a spectacular view of the region. From left to right: Lilian, myself, Laverne and Melisa.
There's the sunrise hidden behind a cumulonimbus early in the morning.
A panoramic view from Governor's Chair just before the sun peeks out.
There! Sun's out! Ah-h-h-h... the glare!
Panoramic view in the late afternoon...

These are some of the wildlife we encountered in our adventures... Unfortunately, no koalas or kangaroos...

A spider creeping up on a fly at its end. But hey, its got wings man! Haha! It can just fly off!

Wasps building their hive... They look as if they're staring at me!

Ah-h-h! A snake! A snake! This one's harmless though. It just slid away from us.

Spicer's Gap Camping Grounds. The setting up of our tents.

Our handiwork cum sleeping arrangements. Haha!

Our toilet!

When you're in nature, you're bound to be attracted to flowers as much as the bees are...

Our last day at Main Range National Park, we attempted to scale Mount Mitchell... 5.1km of up-mount track... Its East peak is 1168m, ending in a sheer cliff, seen more obviously when taken from below.

Would you look at that drop! Imagine if I lost a foothold or a handhold!

Once again, on a knife edge of the cliff at the top of Mount Mitchell. 5.1km of mountain tracks took us 210min to reach the top!

Oops! We crossed the line! =P

Here's a more obvious drop-off.

And this one's just nice, with all the grass-trees around. =)

The southern view from the top of Mount Mitchell.

The northern view...

Ok, apparently there's something wrong with Blogger. It's not letting me upload some more photos. I'm gonna end here tonight ya? And when I get more photos from Lilian and Laverne, I'll post them up here again!

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For the next few days though, I'd be stuck at home doing my reports for BIOL3011 and PARA3001. Last report for PARA3001 le!!! 40%! Wah... scary lor. Better to get it done and over with as soon as possible.

Maybe Wednesday or Thursday I'll be going to Springbrooks with Melisa and Laverne. I want to see the Natural Bridge and the glow worms!!! Wooo! Excited just to think about it... haha!

K la k la... I'm gonna sleep! Tired from uploading photos the whole day as well as doing my report. Slight headache forming... *groans*

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"So she said 'what's the problem baby?'
What's the problem I don't know.
Well maybe I'm in love?
Think about it every time,
I think about it,
Can't stop thinking 'bout it.

How much longer will it take to cure this?
Just to cure it cause I can't ignore it if it's love,
Makes me wanna turn around and face me
But I don't know nothing 'bout love.

Come on, come on,
Turn a little faster!
Come on, come on,
The world will follow after.
Come on, come on,
Cause everybody's after love.

So I said I'm a snowball running,
Running down into the spring that's coming all this love,
Melting under blue skies,
Belting out sunlight,
Shimmering love.

Well baby I surrender
To the strawberry ice cream.
Never ever end of all this love.
Well I didn't mean to do it,
But there's no escaping your love.

These lines of lightning
Mean we're never alone,
Never alone, no, no.

Come on, come on,
Move a little closer.
Come on, come on,
I want to hear you whisper.
Come on, come on,
Settle down inside my love.

Come on, come on,
Jump a little higher.
Come on, come on,
If you feel a little lighter.
Come on, come on,
We were once upon a time in love.

We're accidentally in love,
Accidentally in love!

I'm In Love, I'm in Love,
I'm in Love, I'm in Love,
I'm in Love, I'm in Love,
Accidentally!

Come on, come on,
Spin a little tighter.
Come on, come on,
And the world's a little brighter!
Come on, come on,
Just get yourself inside her!

Love ...I'm in love."

-Counting Crows: Accidentally in Love

Accidentally in love? Maybe. But hey, I'm SO glad I'm in this accident. Because I love you. I love you so much, if it hadn't been an accident, I would've caused the accident myself! I love you my dear. 480 days! Yay! *grin*

Love me if you dare... 18:24
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