Orientation in CIC

First day at Curtin International College, boy, was I frightened. Nancy, my host parent was suppose to take me to college but she was too lazy I guess. Dai, one of my room mates had to show us which bus to take. Me and another Chinese boy from Fuzhou, Leo.

Arriving at the uni's bus stop, my first impression of the uni - small. But oh! To my surprise it was huge!!! It was literally a maze, each pathway intersecting and leads you to another the other end of the school.

Nevertheless, Dai was there to guide us through. Heaps and heaps of students already congregated infront of building 205 -Curtin Int. College.

We had to seperate into 2 groups. 1 for Commerce students and 1 for Design, Mass Communication and IT students. I wondered why there was only 2 groups with such huge numbers. When the Commerce students started lining up it showed that there were heaps and heaps of people doing that course. Gees...who would have thought?

Guess what? Mass Communications students - 6. Yes..6 of us! All girls too! I made a new mate quite quickly. Rebecca - Scottish girl but citizen of Australia. You still could hear her Scottish accent quite faintly.

Anyways, each group had a mentor to show you around the campus. It was huge and it was hot. It was like 39 degrees and I'm not kidding here. It's hot and I mean hot hot hot!

Once you're in a college next to a uni, you'll never look back and say I miss high school. Why?

Everything is in the university grounds. To name a few, they have a bank, ATM machines, optometrist, pharmacy, travel agency, cafes, book shop and etc..And of course no uniform..(like duh..)

To my surprise, my mentor, Khalisah is Malaysian..Woo? Malaysia Boleh? haha well of course we conversed in English, I mean it's rude to go off in your own language and leave the others out of the conversation.

After a tour of the campus, we were dragged to the computer labs and there we had to enroll what units we wanted. My college has a system of either 4&4 or 3,3&2. 4&4 meant that you would finish in October, leaving you 5 months of spare time. However, you cannot remain in Australia for more than 2 months if you're not studying, meaning you have to go back home and re-enter. I decided to do the 3,3&2, which would finish in mid-January. It's easier, since I will only do 3 units in the first two semester and 2 units in the third. Hmm...

And oo..I love choosing what units I want cause then I will know what days I will have to come for my class. Since it's 3 units = 3 days! hehe I get Monday and Thursday off, only having classes on Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday. Woo!! I think I will enjoy this. I also might apply for a working visa which will allow me to work.

Diploma of Mass Communications 2008 (missing Rebecca..she took this pic)

Rebecca and Khalisah

Arrival in Perth

" My princess, don't be scared or cry for me. Be Strong. I'll come see you when I come back, I promise. You always long to be a big and grown girl. There you go! Just the beginning. Just study hard for your future. I want you to have a bright future with a career with huge income...I LOVE YOU. Always remember that..."

So...I've arrived in Perth and missing Mother so badly too. How bad? Bad enough to make me want to hear her nagging. I woke up at 3:10am to get ready and left at 3:55am. Arrived at Brisbane Airport at 4am, waited for half an hour in queue and then checked in.

Got to Melbourne Airport with an hour and ten minutes transit. Nothing much to do so I went to the cafe to get a filo. Ricotta and spinach..sounded yummy at first but tasted horrible, so in the end I chucked it. Got on to plane and the 4 hour journey from Melbourne to Perth..SO NOT FUN. Why? The local airline does not provide free meal or drink. Still acceptable but pay-movies? WTF? Such scungers...

Arrived at the airport and found the driver. Got my luggage and drove all the way to my homestay family. Nancy...a name you wouldn't have imagined for an Indonesian woman! Surprise surprise..she has 2 houses..the one I arrived in was the main one where she, her husband and daughter lived. The international kids had the seperate house. Me being the youngest got the largest room. =D

After a while they went out to do their things and I got stuck at home alone. The other students were at college for their orientation. Mine's tomorrow.. Some how..it just got too quiet and I thought of my Mother. I cried..thinking that it would be fun being all alone and trying to be grown up. Not really. I miss the company of mum and yes I'm attached to her. I just try to be strong and get on with life like the other international students.

"Big Girls Don't Cry"

So true. I'm still a lil child inside and maybe this is the best time for me to be more independent. Perth is a hot place for me to learn though.

Living with me in this house is Nancy's niece and her husband, both in one room. There are 2 other students, both Chinese but one from HK and the other China. Not too bad..They seem real friendly. Maybe I'll get used to it..just need to sleep on it.

OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG

HELLO WORLD!!!!!!

I'm NOT back yet...But here's the Countdown to the day I'm leaving for Perth. 3 days until I leave. Gonna get the internet modem..sometime..soon..i hope...

Got Tagged AGAIN!! This Time by Jan

I'm sitting here in an internet cafe, not far from where I'm staying in Caloundra. I sit here now quite contented with the internet access but not very satisfied. I can't upload any friggin' pictures. So for those of you that can..I hate you with a passion!!!

Ok. Enough of ranting. It's countdown to when I'm leaving for Perth. Today is the 19th and I'm leaving on the 27th, so it's 8 days. Just over a week and a day!! OMG!!! I don't have time to do it Brisbane, though we'll try to fit it in so I may have to go to Perth and do it myself. Wait a minute...Me and the visa application?! I'm surprised I'm not shitting myself.

I also have a mental blank as to what I'm about to say or do as I try to fit all my internet surfing within the one hour limit so here goes. My "dear" friend (gonna be ex..lol) has tagged me. Beware Jan.. I will whoop your ass when I get back..just you wait!!!! lmao ok..here goies

LIST OUT THE TOP 5 PRESENTS YOU WISH FOR :

1. iPhone
2. A pair of Jeans (though I'll never give you my size)
3. A necklace
4. Constant internet connection..

THE PERSON WHO TAGGED U IS :

Wei-Jan

YOUR 5 IMPRESSIONS OF HIM/HER:

1. Funny
2. Crazy
3. Independent
4. Wacko-job
5. Smarty pants..

MOST MEMORABLE THINGS HE/SHE HAS GIVE/DONE FOR YOU

hmm..Good one. Jan gave me a bracelet made of crystals that is really really pretty. =) And I still wear it if you're wondering Jan.

THE MOST MEMORABLE WORDS HE/SHE SAID TO YOU

hmm..what I was remember of her was..

"OMG!!"

IF HE/SHE BECOMES YOUR LOVER, YOU WILL

OI!! Not Lesbian lar..Gila ke?

IF HE/SHE BECOMES YOUR ENEMY, THE REASON WILL BE

That she stole the guy I liked?

Ok..I seriously don't know..

PASS THE QUIZ TO 5 PEOPLE THAT YOU WISH TO KNOW HOW THEY FEEL ABOUT YOU:

1. Sue!!!
2. Jon aka Wild Boar
3. Nerdy Freddy
4. See Wai
5. Soo Yang..if he ever reads this

1. WHO IS NO.3 HAVING RELATIONSHIP WITH?

hmm..someone called Fun?

2. WHO IS NO.5 HAVING RELATIONSHIP WITH?

dunno..all I know that he is scouting for a girl in college... XD

3. IF NO.3AND NO.2 ARE TOGETHER, WILL IT BE A GOOD THING?OMG.

lmao. Oh yes they would make a great couple!! A pig/wild boar and a female nerd. Interesting combination. I say to both of you.. Good Luck!!

4. WHAT ABOUT NO.4 AND NO.5?

hmm...it also would be interesting to watch..

5. WHAT IS NO.3 STUDYING?

dunno...perphaps nothing..even if he did..it would go straight into one ear and out the other.

6. WHEN IS THE LAST TIME YOU CHATTED WIT NO.5?

Some weeks ago

7. DOES NO.4 WORK?

Yes.

8.DO YOU HAVE ANY COUSIN IN HIS/HER OWN SCHOOL?

Hmm...let's see... I'm in Australia and my cousins are in the USA...what do you think?

9. WILL U BE WITH NO.1?

I TOLD YOU!! I'M NOT A FRIGGIN' LESBIAN!!

10. HOW ABOUT NO.5?

He's a good friend. Nothing more..

11. DOES NO.2 HAVE ANY SIBLINGS?

Nope. I'm a spoilt only child!

12. HOW DID U GET TO KNOW ABOUT NO.2 AND NO.4?

One from the internet/blogging and the other from High School back in KL

13. WHERE DOES NO.1 LIVE AT?

If I'm not mistaken.. Ipoh..Right?

14. HOW DID U GET TO KNOW NO.2?

As said.. Internet...Blogging..

15. IS NO.5 THE SEXIEST PERSON IN THE WORLD?

XD

8 Random Facts About Me - Tagged By The Pig aka Jon

8 Random Facts About Myself as tagged by the piggy Jon. I swear I'll make you pay for this if you are reading this. Ish..
So here are 8 random facts that I promised:

1. I'm at the Blue Mountains and love it here.
2. I got an opal ring.
3. I'm going to Perth ( if you haven't heard about it already)
4. I like making new random friends either off myspace, facebook or blogging.
5. I do want to meet up with Jon aka the Pig, Sue and Fredy aka Female Fred XD
6. I like sundried tomatoes with pasta
7. I love H.I.M
8. erm..erm..I miss KL FOOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ok..so here are some facts about me. You will remember this if you're stalking me and I won't blame you. I'm sure you had some traumatic childhood experiences or just plain weirdos. lol

So now I bestow upon this quiz to:

1. Wei-Jan
2. Fredy
3. Chi Kit
4. Soo Yang
5. Sue?
6. Joan
7. See Wai
8. and Who ever that feels like doing this.

Latest Update

Hello World!!!

I'm now in Blue Mountains in New South Wales. If your geography sucks, that is in Australia..you know...where Sydney is..if you still don't know..well..Get a Friggin' MAP!!

It's supposedly summer but when we got here its so cold! Something more or less like Genting Highland if you're Malaysian. Today we had a mistly morning and took so many pics.

Finally got the chance to see the Three Sisters upclose after a long heck of stairs. Honestly, I'm not a fit person as I hate exercise. So that equals me huffing and panting on the way back up the stairs!

So that's all for me now and pictures will be updated when I get the internet back on my lappy. That's gonna be a while. Oo OoH!! haha I forgot the good news! It's nothing really but finally got an opal ring. A "farewell" gift on behalf of Mother and Andrew. I think the Valentine's Day dinner tomorrow night will be more expensive than this ring though. Well that is if we do go for that dinner in that posh hotel. I'm sounding bimbo-ish aren't I? Forgive me.

Well...that's all for now and I hope to get back online soon. =)

xoxo Mesha

IB Graduation of Class 2007

""Mesha has said that her greatest acheivement is completing the IB program. Here's what she said: CAS -Happy won't have to do it anymore . Extended Essay- Glad it's over. Social Life

DEAD." said Mrs. McMahon as I stood there on the stage alongside the school principle, Mr. Peach, otherwise known as Peachy within the students. My cheeks felt as if they were on fire from the embarassment. Yes. I was the only one with such a humourous speech."

So what have I been doing lately? I have been slaving away cleaning and packing and cleaning and packing. It's like a never ending bad dream. Have you ever had one of those dreams which you want to wake up but can't? Well that's the experience. You just can't get away from it.

I'm using Mother's laptop which is of most inconvenience for me as I simply do not have MSN. Perphaps Window Messanger but seriously..once you get onto Windows Live, there's no going back to Window Messanger. So I shall patiently wait for my return to the cyberworld.

The IB graduation was ironic as I did not pass the diploma. I simply completed it. Teachers and other parents congratulate me but I do not have to guts to say: I did not get the diploma.

The news for the week is that I'm going to Perth. Yes, Western Australia (if you did not know this here's the Geography 101 for the day.) I bought my ticket 2 days ago and I'm leaving Queensland on the 27th of February. Not too far I guess. Damn I still haven't been to Wet n' Wild on the Gold Coast. Another trip I suppose.

The GOOD News is that I will be going to the Blue Mountains trip and yet once again Geography 101: Blue Mountains is in NSW, that is short for New South Wales. Near Sydney..get it? It's also where Tom Cruise absailed down the side of the cliff in Mission Impossible..1 or 2..I don't know.

So that's the Good news for the time being and for all those who are Chinese or Chinese at heart I wish you a Happy Chinese New Year!!

Gong Xi Fa Chai! Ang Pau Na Lai!! XD

Vegabond

"We have to move this and put it into this box so you have to clear this out to make room. And didn't I tell you..only ONE suitcase?"

Ooopps..

Aiks! Moving again...this time to the other end of Perth. But before this extreme move of whole house in a suitcase, I have to move to Golden Beach in Caloundra. Mother nags and frets how we're not going to be able to move in time.

Michael on the other hand is not sending money yet so I cannot accept my offer..I wish I can call him to nag him to hurry up! I want to get it over with!! Tis the problem with a sponsor on the other side of the planet.