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Hello everyone! How's everyone been? it has been a long time since i updated my blog. Sorry for the long wait, its not because i do not have time, but just lazy. Anyway here i am to tell you what have been going on recently. I am **** sick. It ends with the letter E. Guess. Home sick, what were you thinking of?

Comparing life here and back in Singapore, its so different. I was just telling a friend the other day, coming over here is a fresh new start, new lifestyle, new hobbies, new friends. There is the downside too, when you are depressed, there is no one you could turn to and share your problems. You do not know who you can trust and who will listen.

Truthfully, the 'fun' period is over, i am starting to miss home, people and life back in Singapore. In the past, i am able to find people i trust to talk to any time and any where. Now i sulk in depression alone. Its 5.30am and here i am blabbering away. There is Sam that i always talk to, but i feel bad disturbing her when she has got so much work to do.

To those who do not know, the time here in Perth is the same as that in Singapore, daylight savings is over. It turns dark at 7pm now. Weather here is turning cold too, starting to freeze, the other day i had to wear 3 layers to feel warm.

Its the start of my two weeks break, seems like a long time, and nothing to do. People have asked me to go on road trips and sight-seeing, its hard, i got assignments due after the break. I will drown myself in movies and assignments.

Recently i have been hook to this game. http://www.weffriddles.com I have completed batch one. So if you need help, just ask, the forums are a giveaway at times.

I have picked up a few other skills, Capoeria (not too sure about the spelling), its a a kind of brazilian martial art. Salsa, yes i am learning again. Its salsa casino that i am picking up, its really quite fun. Diving. I just went diving last Saturday. It was a day dive, two dives in total.

Diving was a disappointment. In the morning, i had to trouble a friend to fetch me to the train station to catch the 7am bus, so i could be at the dive shop by 7.30am. The morning weather was freezing, i nearly froze to death waiting for the train to come. I went because Lindy was doing her basic, so at least i thought i had company.

We went to rottnest island to dive, beautiful island, but a return ticket on the ferry cost AUD$40. We went on the dive boat, so it was included in my package. Upon reaching the island, i found out the beginners were going somewhere else, there goes my company.

The people i had to dive with were nice, got to know this international couple. The guy is from switzerland and the lady from Korea. My dive buddy, from Australia. He has make 250 dives, really experience, i think.

Two dives and both at the same place. The place was bad. Visibility was about 5 meters, no coral life, not much fishes. I did see a stingray and crayfishes. Crayfishes look like lobsters or are they? Anyway the wind was strong that day, so we could not go deep.

God is somewhat missing. Its either i have been neglecting, or i lost the motivation. I no longer burn like when i first came over, has the mundane life i led got to me, or the choices i have made make me like this. I do not know. The word whatever has actually pop into my head a few times. To those who do not know, i have a strong dislike for that word, or the context it is used these days.

June holidays, i really do look forward to going back to Singapore and seeing all of you guys. Then again, will it still be the same? Anyway do the team games people need help? i should be back by then, if you do just email me or something.

Flat 40 Room 4, Murdoch University, Student Village Po Box 1055, Canning Vale DC, WA 6970
my address, feel free to drop me mails. The other day, for the first time, i felt excited opening a letter box, but only to my disappointment i had no mails.

Alright i will try and get some sleep, got OCF meeting at 9am and might be running just before that. Sorry for the post, its not really exciting to read, thanks for bearing with my thoughts and complains.

End of a week

End of the week once again. Its been 3 weeks since i came here, still trying to adapt to the weather. Its really going to be hot in the coming days, 38degrees. This week been trying to study, so long since i last studied. Not easy to focus, moreover the writers of the book are really bad. Maybe its me, but the english they use is not easy to focus. Their points are all over the book.

Saturday, i went crabbing with OCF. Its really fun. Anyone coming to perth at the end of the year? I will bring any of you coming to go crabbing. Crabbing means catching crabs. You walk into the seashore and catch crabs with a stick. At one end of the stick, there is this metal ring in the shape of a cone. Crabs are really sad, they can only run left or right. So its really easy to catch them.

We spend two hours in the sea. During the first hour, i totally had no luck, but i had a good time reflecting and praying. Looking out to the sea and was so amaze of God's creation. How vast He is, and how small we are. He created everything so wonderful, the different islands position, the clouds and the sky.

After a good time of praying, i was asking God if i should join OCF. So i told God, if i catch a crab by the end of the day, i will join. Not sure if it was meant to be this way, but at the end i caught three crabs. Anyway, James,Lindy's bf, was good at stepping on crabs, he caught quite a few. The weather was really cold, i nearly froze to death.

Sunday i went to visit Perth Christian Living Centre. Something like that. Well it was a PentaCoasta Church. Get it? Well the pastor was not around to give a message, so i will probably go back there one more time. Worship was so really bad. If anyone want to know why, can ask me, i will not post it here.

Though i did not really join them "in spirit" for worship, i was just thinking about blessings. Correct me if i'm wrong. Now that i look at blessings, i do not feel it means good things that happen in your life. To me, its more like God's love on you. When he pour out his blessings, it can be good or bad. He can choose to shower more good things on you, or he can choose to shower more bad things on you. Its still his love of wanting you to grow, just in different ways.
Well, i may be wrong. Buts that how i look at it.

After service, came back to study, got quite a bit of work to catch up with. There was this 5-on-5 basketball tournament on. I signed up for it weeks ago. In the game, i felt quite useless. The other players are like so much taller, and faster. The moment i get the ball, they pin me down, i can not do anything, they are heavy. You think Zhiqiangs' pressing is tough, wait till you play against those Westerns. Overall had fun.

You guys remember jenny? It was hilarious, she played and was starting jumper. She had to jump against a guy who was about one and a half head taller than her. Anyway she got injured at the end of the day. Fierce.

Alright i will be heading back to my books, see you all soon. Have a nice weekahead yea. Thank God.

PS to all: Anyone knows what Melissa or Joe email is? I forgot to bring their contact over and i am suppose to meet up with them. Help! Or do you know the church that they attend, will you please be kind to let me know. Thanks alot