never knew that i could break down so easily....

never knew that i could get emotional that easily....

never knew that tears could come....so easily....

i need some major comforting right now.

OH MY GOODNESS.

i juz HAVE to blog about this.

the brother who juz did the Asar adhan in the prayer room... he made my hair stand!!!!

like WOW.

his voice was really deep and loud and sexy and... it was juz like hearing adhan in Mekkah or something lyddat

*awe*

i had to stop wat i was doing for a while and juz enjoy his voice. i even teared a lil.

and i tink i knew who it was. Osman me tinks. an Australian Turkish-Muslim guy. from same course as me.

i'm still in awe at hearing his voice.

*goosebumps all over*

cold wet rainy morning Monday.

way to start the week.

planned to walk to school. bad idea Lyna. not even halfway there and my jeans are almost soaked.

almost there wif my report, with 500 words and 600 more to go.

not a zilch done on my lecture notes though. ended up having a heart-to-heart wif Hafiz early this morning.

farnie how my relationship wif Hafiz has turned out. whoever said you can't be best frens wif someone you've fallen for aye dear? *winks*

see, we may not go waayy back but a lot has happened. and wif all that's happened, of course i had to fall for him *smiles* this was before i left last year. but i never did anything about it coz there's no point. we'll be miles apart and i don't see the need for him to hold out onto something that's 7000km away. eventually he found someone else. really glad for him.

but juz like how i'll always hold a special place in his heart no matter who he falls for, so does he. he's now one of those guys in my life who i could never fall for. pintu hati dah tertutup rapat amat terhadap nya.

look deep into your heart my dear, and you'll find the answer to what you want out of her. i'm sori i wasn't much of a help during our chat juz now but i'm sure things will work out for the better between you and her. you know that my prayers are always wif you rite?

on another note, the way someone is going on about his kitten makes him sound almost gay. i mean like whispering sweet nothings to him?? naikk bulu roma aku!!

=D

here i come week 5....

oh bugger.

the tentative exam timetable is out. and my exam dates are as follows.

21/06/2004 - IMS 2112
22/06/2004 - IMS 2001
22/06/2004 - IMS 3470

yikes.

i've two papers to sit for in one day. a morning and afternoon paper. and the dates are one after another.

bugger.

well. at least those papers are quite late into the exam period, so there's enough time for me to do revision, insya'allah.

anyway, pretty long day today. went to IISCA as usual and walked around window-shopping for fabrics for a while after that. a sister at IISCA knows someone who tailors 'abaya (think this is how it's spelt) so Aisyah and Imelda were window-shopping for them. i realise that i'm not good with all these fabrics and stuffs. hehehe. looking at all those kain juz gives me a headache =P

bought our needed groceries and headed for Melbourne Central. they both wanted to try out Nando's after hearing that it was halal. i had the quarter pound chicken (in hot sauce) with spicy rice this time. the spicy rice was hardly spicy *bleargh*

so DST ends today. find out about what that is from here. the time difference between Melbourne and Sg now is only 2hours.

*yawns*

i think i'm gonna haf to pass up on the forum later today. there's the household chores that needs doing and my assignment needs my attention as well. not to mention those backlog of lecture notes which i need to do. i'd really love to attend it though but i can't forget what's my purpose of being here can i?

AnNur AisHa says:
dahlah take foto dgn mamat tak ajak kita
AnNur AisHa says:
abis tak layan kita ni

*sticks out tongue at kak long*

Happy Birthday Mummy dearest *muacks*

assignments are the bane of my existence i tell u.

i'm jumping into another one today.

*bleargh*

my 10min nap in the prayer room yesterday turned into an hour nap! ended up being late for the presentation discussion. was really tired. lucky my group mates were quite understanding, knowing that i was up all night finishing the assignment. they went ahead with the discussion and juz assigned parts for me to preasent.

went straight to bed after Maghrib and woke up at 4am to catch my Isyak. read Al-Ankabut while waiting for Subuh and been up ever since then. had a proper big breakfast this morning, something which i have not been able to indulge in for a while.

there's a youth forum going on at Melbourne Uni on Sunday. wondering if i should go. topic is as follows:

Tolerance in Islam: Myth or Reality?
-what does the Holy Quran say about relating to people of other faiths?
-what is the proper context in which Shariah Law is applied?
-the role and rights afforded to Women in Islam
-a youth segment in which youths of various cultures speak of the cultural baggage that is often mistaken for religion

hhmm.... i juz might attend it... if i can get all my work done by today and tmrw...

am struggling to keep my eyes open. even dozed off a few times during tutorial juz now *bleargh*

didn't sleep a wink last nite. left campus almost midnite. was tempted to catch the train coz it was cheaper but the cab was so tempting as i still had lots to do. coming up with the finishing touches, collaborating, formatting and printing everything took me 8 farking hrs.

pardon the language. i've been using dat word since last nite, eversince i found out at 9pm dat there was still lots to be done.

you probably think i'm the type to do things last minute. well i'm not damnit. but when it comes to group work, this is what happens. gotta wait for so-and-so parts. i've no complains on my group so far. everyone's been pulling their weight, which is wonderful.

stomach's in pain *perit* is this wat they call gastric? only had a peach around 10mins ago. havent had a proper meal since i buka last nite, which was close to 8pm. sampai nak puasa hari ini pon tak jadi pasal takda masa nak masak.

still have the presentation to do later.

shall try to catch a ten minute nap in the prayer room next door.

i need sleep.....badly....

almost midnight and i'm still in school doing the darned assignment.

had to lie to mom when she called juz now. she worries when i get home late. i hate lying to her. but i also hate having her worried over me.

*sigh*

you're almost there Lyna....

i hate that banner up there.

where's Hazrul when i need him?

in an exchange of sms sometime around 8.40am yesterday morning....

"Tina: Lyna how do I get back to Allah? How do I strengthen faith when all feels lost and hopeless?

Me: Yikes dear. Take it easy. Look at it this way. If He didn't love you still, He wouldn't throw this challenge at you would He? The fact that He's given this obstacle shows that you're still one of those He still cares and loves. Take it as a test from Him to see how much You believe in Him."

i hoped that helped Tina dear. it's the same mantra i always tell to myself each time i feel like giving up.

and trust me.

those times are very frequent =)

like flip out.

i worked my ass off the dfds and all i haf are 3 entities for my ERD?

like am i for real or wottt?

*bleargh*

sat was a nice break from all these dfds. met up wif Badriyah after class. apparently she's been a PR here with her family since 4 years back. a final semester student at RMIT. great girl. we clicked straight away, yakking non-stop about sg food, people and the job market *grins* we met up in the city, had lunch at Nando's (never knew it was halal in the first place) and then it was movie time at Crown Casino. watched 'The Butterfly Effect'. kewl show. the whole 'if you could turn back time + you can't play God' themed kinda movie. they showed 'Troy' trailer before the show started. that is definitely one movie I won't miss *grins*

spent sunday at home doing the usual household chores. worked a bit on the assignment in the later part of the afternoon. been working on it ever since then. okei. i so can't wait till thurs when the assignment is due *bleargh*

anyway, i noe i am loved and missed when....

a) i received this pic in my email from Wan, one of my best friends *grins*



acam? bergaya amat tak member hensem ako nie satu? *ahakz* any gerls out there nak apply? he's got a pretty impressive waiting list you know *winks* (no i am NOT kidding about the waiting list). he sent this pic and another one to me. this looks better than the other though.

b) while i was in the prayer room having my lunch, my hp beeped. i received this message

"elo momma *muacks*"

what do u knoww.... it was dohter darling *grins* timing of the msg kinda freaked me out though. coz i've been thinking about her lately and wondering wat she's been up to. i guess this is wat they mean by great minds think alike?

*sigh*

it's times like this that i know He still watches over me. fact is, i was walking to school and missing them and more, when i wondered, do they miss and think about me as well...?

at the end of the day, He showed me the answer *grins*

this sorta set me off thinking. both these people haf only been in my life for like wat.. the past 3 years? and yet they mean much more to me than those whom i've known for much longer.

take me and Wan for example. juz the two of us going out window-shopping or watching a movie together is like a normal thing for us to do. (okei see now, this is wat i meant by me being hypocrite. i'm not interested in relationships coz it's against Islam and yet i've no qualms about being out alone with Wan, Apiz or Hazrul *bleargh*)

and then there's dohter darling. she never fails to make me smile or make my day. who could forget the time she sent me the sms on my first day of exams last semester. it went something like "remember momma, every paper you sit for brings you closer to home" *melts* i felt like kissing her there and den during that time *grins* how can i not love her? (okei now i sound so gay right? *bleargh*)

so anyway, i better get back to those darned data dictionaries =S

my deepest and most heartfelt condolences going out to Aisyah and her family, on the passing away of her grandma last Fri, 19th March 2004. be strong dear, we're here if you need help =)

this is scary.

the green-eyed monster within me is surfacing.

and it is absolutely freaking me out.

coz i...

DO.

NOT.

WANT.

to be a green-eyed monster.

especially not over someone who i hardly know and is 7000km away.

*bleargh*

data flows.

data dictionary.

ERD.

manage reviews.

manage author.

manage paper.

data stores.

reviewer.

dis assignment is making me see all of the above and more in everything dat i do.

i'm done wif my level 1 and level 2. on to the data dictionary for now. shall attempt to complete dem by today (or at least some parts of it) before a major chill out session tmr. no way am i gonna touch dis thing tmr. i need a break from it. like REALLY NEED a break.

IISCA in d morn tmr, and a meet up wif Badriyah in d afternoon. looking forward very much to it.

my tagboard has suddenly been invaded by a jap wannabe. either
a) he finds my life very entertaining
or
b) he misses me dat much to keep up-to-date wif my daily happenings

i'm hungry.

cold right here in studio. session juz ended an hour ago. juz finished typing and sending out my journal entry to Chris and Tali.

a fruitful session. doubts clarified. more work to be done ahead *bleargh*

the wonders of technology. and beauty of blogging. i'm connected wif cuzzie dearie *winks* now she's gonna noe all my dirty secrets! *yikes* better watch wat i blog now aye? hehehe... =P

i'm contemplating whether to get someone to change his main picture on friendster. has me innit as well *don't like it* he'll probably make me beg him to change it before actually doing it...

so.

i'm done wif week 3. after tmr's mtg there's definitely more to be done. i am so not gonna miss IISCA's class on sat. coz dat's like d only thing dat keeps me going each week. i'm willing to work extra hard during d week to get things done rather than miss the class. should i make plans to meet up wif Badriyah as well? hhmm... see how after tmr's mtg...

gotta get those level 1 diagrams corrected. and proper level 2 diagrams as well. should i do it here or at home? hhmm...

farnie. i'm actually beginning to like wat i'm doing. not dat i used to hate it or anything lyddat lah... but it's nice to like wat you are actually doing aye?

deadline for d other assignment is at the back of my mind. telling myself to take one thing at a time.

was it only last week dat we got this studio assignment? seems like forever to me, having worked on it day and nite...

get ur ass outta here Lyna...

wheeeeee~~

finally completed my level 1 and 2 diagrams. on to the data dictionary and ERDs. some stuffs worry me though. like how i don't seem to haf many data stores. i mean am i on d right track here? no data stores how to do ERDs lyddat? hhmm... gotta discuss wif d team tmr.

geez. only week 3 and studio is already practically taking up my whole life. i've to put all my weekly study notes for my lecture materials on hold due to dis assignment. not to mention all those reading which still needs to be done *bleargh* and den there's d data warehouse assignment, d due date looming around d corner *yikes*

like i said. IISCA's classes would probably be the only thing dat's gonna keep me sane.

met Aisyah (yeah i finally found out how to spell her name *grins*) yest at d prayer room. she kinda broke down in front of me. her grandma had a stroke last sat and is now in a coma. lousy me wasn't very smooth in comforting her =S told her breaking down does help though. i should noe. done it several times oredi, d last time being on monday nite =P

which made me kinda think of how i would feel if i was in her shoes. i'd probably be outta my mind. heck. even d news of Tok's passing away last semester made me feel like grabbing my passport and flying off. and his was expected as he's been sick for a while. still. it's always nice to be able to be with your family during times lyddat aye?

erh kay, perut berkeroncong. off to prayer room for some grub.

yeap aint fasting today. cuti k *winks*

alhamdullillah.

things haf been looking up a lil ever since my last entry.

had a great discussion wit my group yest. managed to achieve a lot. context and level 0 diagram are completed. now i've got something more solid to work on.

mom called while i was having d discussion yest. which was a total surprise. coz eversince after 'eid, she's been working office hours. her working hours used to be on a shift basis, but due to some management thingy she was forced to work office hours. she hates it though, prefers shift hours. says wif shift as least it allows her to do all d household chores before leaving for work. else she would have to do all those laundry and stuffs at night.

apparently though she's now back on shift =) which is good. coz back then, at least when she's working office hours, i was around to cook for d family (didn't touch laundry and cleaning though *evil*). wif me gone, mom had to resort to cooking at night for d next day's meal. takkan nak makan luar hari-hari kan.

and mom did mention before i left, if she did get back to working shift (before i left there was news in her office on some staff who would be put back on the shift hours), the shift allowance she gets, she would spend it on Sis flight tix for visiting me during the hols. now dat it's happened, Sis might be coming after all =D

i'm glad she's back to working shift. at least now i can call home on days i noe dat she's not working. miss being able to do dat.

alrighty. gotta find another lab to work in. there's a tute starting soon in dis lab.

congrats to Abg Aidee and Kak Nor on their first-born, Khalisah =)

oh boy.

it's gonna be a loooooooong week ahead of me =|

i tried to get down to my assignment yest after blogging. but somehow my brain seems to have frozen. sat at my table for 3 freaking hours but still did not achieve anything much. i was feeling totally frustrated and pissed with myself, almost on d verge of crying. in the end i juz emailed my team, telling dem how much i'm trying yet still can't achieve much and feeling pretty stressed about it. a great supportive team dat i haf. a lousy leader dat dey haf =S

i refused to tink anymore about my assignment after dat. did my Asar and, in an attempt to cease my frustration, i read the Quran while waiting for Maghrib. read al-Mulk, al-Qiyama, al-Qamar and Ibrahim to the sounds on Mishary on my laptop =) slept right after Isya', woke up at 4 for sahur and worked a bit more on d assignment. well. at least dis time i did get something. still. it's not much so not good enuff for me.

been up ever since den. dozed off a little during my first lecture of d day. tsks. but i can't help it. was really sleepy.

sch ended at 3pm but i attended a talk on 'Driving in Australia' till 4pm. Yea tinking of getting my licence here. see how.

right now i'm all alone in studio. teo was wif me for a while but she's left. still nothing much done for my assignment. i absolutely HATE it when dis happens. it's like i've so much to do but my creative juices juz refuse to flow *sigh*

on a more brighter note, i'm in touch wif a fellow sg who's right now a PR here wif her family in melbourne. met her thru blog-hopping. kinda exciting for me. so kewl to be getting to noe someone besides ur housemates. we plan to meet up pretty soon. insya'allah dis weekend or something.

right. it's almost time for buka. i've no idea wat to haf. prob juz d biscuits in d prayer room. pathetic eh buka biskut aje. wat to do lah kan.

oh hey. a chance for me to do jemaah maghrib. surah will be read out loud *brightens up* kewl =D

*bleargh*

all dis stress over assignments is making me homesick =S

Busy busy morning. Did laundry, ironing, vacuumed ma room, cooked and cleaned the kitchen. Gotta get down to my studio assignment after this.

I finally got to meet Yvonne Ridley face to face. She was at yesterday's IISCA's class. Class started off with tajweed as usual. Soon after that Sister Rumaiyyah gave a short presentation on backbiting/slandering.

Slightly before noon, Sister Yvonne arrived. We had lunch and mingled around with her. She didn't give any talk or presentation or anything like that. We were welcomed to talk about anything and everything with her, in particular her experience with the Taliban and dealing with the media.

Several interesting things were brought up by her through the discussion with the sisters.
1) The media thrives on conflicts and disagreements among us. Deal with these conflicts and disagreements within ourselves, but in front of the media, put up a united front. The media can turn a hairline crack into a huge dent. I guess she's referring to the different sects in Islam, i.e. the Syi'ahs, Sunnis, etc.
2) If there was one place in the world where she could stay, it would be Afghanistan. The people there are wonderful. No matter how poor or little they have, they would share with you. If they only had one single grape, they would give you half and share with you.
3) A critic once came up to her and said "Hijab is obligatory," (she's yet to put on the hijab you see). Her reply was, "So is jihad. What are you doing about it?"
4) The brothers talk about it. But it's the sisters who do it.

*sigh*

I love these IISCA classes. It will probably be the only thing that's gonna keep me sane while I'm here.

Do I sound a tad like an unreasonable bitch during my last entry?

Hhmm.... wotever~

I managed to get to solat Asar jemaah with some of the society's brothers yesterday. Was at the prayer room waiting for Asar. As per their routine, one of them did the adhan and a few minutes later solat jemaah. Apa lagi ako pon ikut ajer lah. Chance dapat pahala lebih beb, mana bleh lepaskan =P

I teared a lil upon hearing the brother's adhan. Emosi eh ako nie? Bukan apa, lama dok tak dgr adhan. Abeh suara si brother tuh pon ada sikit sedap. Sikit aje *grins*

It's opportunities like this that I look forward to when staying late in school. Once last semester, while preparing for exams, as usual stayed until almost maghrib. Did maghrib jemaah with the brothers. Abeh ingatkan the brother yang jadi imam mesti baca surah2 slack ah eh... mcm Ikhlas ker An-nas eh. Skaliii kaaannn.... dia baca surah feberet akoooo! Ar-Rahman *grins* What's more cara dia baca.... Wahduh! Fahwerr amat u noe! Very the semangat kinda voice!! RIght from the very start of the surah *grins*

But still.... Mishary rules k =P

Btw was wondering, membaca surah Yasin pada malam Jumaat, adat Melayu ker ibadat Islam eh?


* tibyan muachs lyna
yikes!

Ako bingit.

Dia kat rumah satu hari. Tapi cuma masak nasi goreng. Itu pon pakai instant paste. Abeh dah kat rumah tuh, makanan yang belen tuh dia kalau taknak abiskan pon, takkan lah takleh tolong buangkan. Sampai bila nak simpan benda tuh hah? Nak kena harapkan akooooo jugak yg uruskan. Abeh cerek dan jug air tuh dah kosong, tak tau nak masak air lagik kaaahhh? Akooooooo jugak yg nak kena buat!

*grr*

Ako bingit.

Wheeeee~~~

I loooiikkkeeeee my assignment group for studio *grins*

Chris (my lecturer) made sure that there was nobody who are of the same cliques end up together as group mates. Which really helps the newbies in getting a group for themselves.

I'm in the same group as Tina. Known her since last year through the Islamic society. In fact she was a sister's representative for the society. Then there's Teo and Alastair. Teo's a transfer student from Deakin, orginally from Malaysia. And Alastair's a local, graduated from RMIT with an advanced diploma and juz joined us this year. All great people to work with so far. We communicate and interact really well with each other

And they made me the team leader! *horrors* I sure hope I can live up to that responsibility. I did warn them though that their team leader sucks real bad at programming. Heh.

I'm actually on campus right now, on a break from discussion with the group. We've achieved quite a lot since 10.45am juz now, so when the studio that we were using had a class at 12, we decided to take a breather and meet again later at 1pm.

There's a whole lot of freaking work to be done for the assignment!!! *bleargh* It's achievable though, if everyone in the group does their part.

After the studio session yesterday, I was too overwhelmed with the amount of work we need to do. Eventually didn't attend the Yvonne Ridley lecture with Imelda. She wasn't feeling really well either so, works for both of us.

Oh heyyyyyyy guesss waaaatttttttt~

Because I have advanced standings and credit exemptions (due to the diploma which I already have), I'm only doing 2 subjects next semester!!!

Talk about rad huh?! *grins* I'll probably be able to squeeze all my classes in 2 days! 1 if LUCK is with me!

*thinking about all the free time I'm gonna haf on my hands* Maybe I should get a part-time job? Or take up driving lessons?

*knocks myself on the head*

Get thru THIS semester first u dumbo!

If I do really well during these next 2 semesters, I'll be allowed to take the accelerated version of IMS 3000, which is IMS 3000H. That unit allows me to complete my degree by mid 2005.

On a more sour note, if I do take 3000H, I would have to come back much earlier than normal next year. Coz registration for that unit is not available online so I'll have to do it personally with the course director.

Yech.

I don't want to come back early caaannn.... *pouts*

Procrastination tahap maksima.

I brought along the thick UML guidebook to sch. Dengan niat utk baca during my 2-hour break.

Ada ah baca sikit tadi while waiting for the train on the way to campus.

But here I am right now blog-hopping.

So sue me?

=D

Same thing early this morn.

Niatnya nak buat research sikit utk assignment. Ku bangun 4 pagi, utk sahur sambil ber-research. Ku log on internet. Skali Witchy darling and Nishy dearie pon online. Ahh... Lepas solat Subuh lah bleh research.

Ternyata, lepas solat Subuh ku kembali berdengkur.

Tsks Lyna.

On the other hand, this data warehouse assignment is only due in week 6. And it's only week 2 now. ONLY eh Lyna...

*shakes head*

Ahh... I'll get thru it somehow *grins*

Studio session's in an hour's time. Crossing fingers tight2 hoping to get good group members. From what I've heard from Rina, there's a lot to be done for the studio assignment. All due in week 4. She's even going back to school this Sunday for another group discussion.

My day ends at 4pm today. Not sure whether I should go for that Yvonnve Ridley talk at Melbourne Uni later this evening. Imelda's having her free day today so might be going with her. That is if I'm not too tired.

Then again maybe I should? Coz it's my free day tmr so balik lambat pon tak pasal kan. Besides you won't get this kinda opportunity that often right?

Hhmm... I guess it all depends on how my studio goes later. If I'm too overwhelmed with all the work to be done will probably juz go home, have an early night and rise and shine early tmr morn to get them done.

Maybe I shall give myself a treat and rent a hindi dvd this weekend.

*knocks myself on the head*

U've tons of reading and work to be done you dumbo....

Enjoy your holidays Witchy darling *muacks*
And Fik, if you're reading this, I cooked ayam masak merah k yesterday *winks*

*grrr*

I juz haaaaaaaaaaaayytteeeee it when I'm given such a freaking simple assignment and here I am stuck and unsure of what I'm researching for. *bleargh*

All I have to do is write a brief report (of max 1200 words) on any one of the given topics. I've chosen 'data warehouse design' as my topic. Should be a snap right? Considering that I've already done a 3000-word essay before. But *urgh* I'm not really sure where I'm supposed to head with this topic with regards to the subject, i.e. Business Information Management *bleargh* Right now I'm just searching the databases from the school library website on articles related to this. Shall see how it goes from there.

We tak jadi go for the lecture by Yvonne Ridley later tonight. Imelda has class (all Masters program classes are at night), Rina has group discussion and Aishah has club training I think. Takkan lah ako nak pegi sorang kan? But tmr's lecture we might go though. Which is perfect for me as Friday's my free day, jadi kalau balik lambat pon tak pasal.

Rina had her studio session yesterday. Mine's on Thur. Said that there's a lot to be done for the assignment. *dreads* I truly hope I get a group which can communicate and work well together.

I'm craving for briyani. Haha. The result of reading the email sent by Wan to TPMS egroups. En-Naeem's having a Briyani Amal sale this Sat, cooked by Ustaz Ali from Masjid Khadijah. I could cook myself too but alahh... nak yang ituuuu~ =P Asal lah korang tak buat time ako masih kat sana? *pouts*

Erh kay gotta solat Subuh now...

*yawn*

The train/bus/tram system here in Melbourne is called the Met. A single Met ticket allows you to ride all 3-transport type. Here's how the train system is like here in Melbourne.

Melbourne is divided into 3 different zones. Where I'm staying is in Zone 1. Train tickets to these 3 different zones vary i.e. a ticket from Zone 1 to Zone 3 is more expensive than ticket from Zone 1 to Zone 2. There is also a ticket that gives access to all 3 zones.

Then there are the different ticket types, which applies to all 3 zones. There's the 2-hour ticket, which is valid for, as the name suggests, only 2 hours. Anything beyond that, you would have to purchase a new ticket. A daily Met ticket gives you access to the particular zone you bought for the whole day. Meaning with that single ticket, you can ride the train/bus/tram within that zone. The weekly and monthly Met ticket is similar to the daily ticket, only that it is valid for a whole week/month. Finally there's the 2 x 10 Met ticket, which is a cheaper version of the 2hour ticket. With this ticket, you can use it any 10 times till its validity ends.

Now let's talk about what it would cost me to get to school. I'm staying 2 train stops away from campus. There used to be another ticket type called the Rail + 2, i.e. it's valid only within 2 train stops from the place that I bought it. This ticket used to cost me $1.80. But it has now been scraped.

So I now have to turn to the 2 x 10 Met ticket, as my classes are definitely longer than 2 hours each day. The 2 x 10 costs $26. Each trip to school now costs me $2.60.

Are you guys getting my point so far?

In short, it used to cost me $3.60 ($1.80 x 2) everyday to get to and from school. But now it's $5.20 ($2.60 x 2). I have 4 days of school. That's like $20.80 each week. Then there's the weekly trip to Brunswick to get my halal meat. Plus trips to school are more frequent during assignment/exams period.

I hate the Bracks Government.

For increasing the ticket prices. For scraping the Rail + 2 Met ticket. For not giving us tertiary students transport concession. Heck. A secondary student concession is $8 for freak's sake. That’s like $80+ much cheaper than what I have to spend every month on transport alone!

Then again, maybe I should thank them? The increase in transport prices makes me more determined than ever to fast almost everyday just to save Dad's precious money.

*sigh*

Take a look at my assignment schedule for the whole semester.

IMS 2000 - Assignment 1 due Week 4
IMS 2000 - Assignment 2 due Week 6
IMS 2112 - Assignment 1 due Week 6
IMS 2000 - Presentation due Week 7
IMS 3470 - Assignment 1 due Week 7
IMS 2001 - Assignment 1 due Week 8
IMS 2000 - Assignment 3 due Week 9
IMS 2000 - Assignment 4 due Week 12
IMS 2001 - Assignment 2 due Week 12
IMS 3470 - Assignment 2 due Week 12
IMS 2112 - Assignment 2 due Week 13

*takes a deeeeeeeep breath*

Oh. I forgot to include. Exam starts right after Week 13. Which means in the midst of all that I gotta find time to revise.

*takes another deeeeeeeeep breath*

Keep praying for me k.

I am freaking worried.

Something aint rite wif my laptop floppy drive. Every disk dat I insert it says the disk needs to be formatted. When I click on format, the drive reads the disk but eventually this system message appears: "Windows was unable to complete the format".

Yikes.

Happens to every disk that I put in. Could be due to an infected disk that I first inserted while trying to save a Word doc. The drive wasn't even able to read that disk.

Camner seh kalau rosak? Mati arr cam ginie. Lagik2 bila dah banyak assignments nanti.

What should I do huhh?

*worried*

Been a fun-filled weekend.

Imelda came over on Friday. Had lunch, bummed around and stuffs. Kes ngah free gila pasal baru first week of sch kape.

Sis A level results, was alhamdullillah, good but not great. Had A's for everything but a B3 for her GP. She didn't get any grades for her two Special papers though. Wat dis means is dat her chances of getting a scholarship aint dat good. Mom's worried sick about this....

I went to IISCA religious class with Imelda on Sat. It's located at Brunswick. Pretty interesting class. Many of the sisters are from all over the world e.g Bosnia, Lebanon, South Africa, etc. There was even a lady who's the wife of a sheikh from Vietnam. Lesson for the day was abut tajweed, seerah on the life of Uthman bin Affan and a few other topics that the sisters brought up randomly. I loved the class. Shall make it a point to attend every week.

Also got the chance to get to know Imelda's new housemate, Aisha (not sure how her name is spelled) during the class. She's from sg as well, taking a degree in psychology. She was actually from NUS and is doing only one year here at Monash. Sorta continued her course here.

We'll be attending the Yvonne Ridley talk this Wed at Melbourne Uni. We as in Imelda, Aisha, Rina and myself. The talk is actually both on Wed and Thur but think Thur most of us can't make it. I'd go in a hearbeat if there was anyone who was willing to go. Should be one heck of an interesting talk. Not a chance which you come across very often.

Who is Yvonne Ridley? She was a journalist who made headlines back in September 2001 for being caught and held captive for 10 days by the Taliban in Afghanistan. She embraced Islam recently. Topic for the two lectures are "Who is Running The War on Terror?" and "Media Lies & Manipulation: Afghanistan and Iraq Wars". Seems intriguing right? Can't wait to attend it. Nasib class start lambat on Thur, coz both talks are at 8pm.

We attended the Moomba Waterfest in the evening. Reached juz in time for the fireworks. Beautiful fireworks by the way. Walked around the event area and eventually reached home close to midnight. Feet was aching very much last nite. Still is a little.

Erh kay nie laptop battery dah low. Besides I need to print my lecture and tutorial materials for the week.

Have a great week ahead y'all.

p.s. Happy Birthday Daddy dearest *hugs*

CONGRATULATE ME PPL!!!!

Yup yup! I've made it thru week 1 of the semester! *nods* *nods* Been an uneventful week, especially getting over the homesickness bit, but woohoo! I did it bebeh!! *grins*

Studio class juz now was pretty fun. A lot of new students who transferred from other schools like Monash College, Deakin Uni, RMIT, etc. so it was kinda interesting getting to know those ppl. Plus met up with people I've already known like Allan, Johnathan, Johnny, etc. so had a great time chatting with them, complaining abt previous units and all. Heh heh. Wouldn't mind having them as my group members but bummer, they plan to move out of today's studio. Oh well. The rest of the people in the class were quite easy-going too. The type to mix around and not juz stick together wif their own cliques. Juz the kinda ppl I wouldn't mind being ard. So yeap I think I shall juz stick to Thur's studio.

Plan for tmr: invite Imelda over for lunch and juz hang ard and chill. We'll be cooking nasi lemak but erhh... no chicken wings or ikan goreng yet. Hurhur. Improvise sikit uh. Nasi lemak with sambal kacang, tempeh goreng kicap and omelette. Okei jugak lah tuh kaannn? Hehehe.

I was actually planning to go to the library tmr and do some reading. Kes semangat sedang membara. Hurhur. But since she suggested that, wat the heck lah kan. Enjoy myself now while I can. Nanti dah bz nak bernafas pun susah seh!

So I'm done with week 1! 12 more weeks to go (not including Easter Week break) before exams. Erh... woohoo?

Allocate Plus has officially gone bonkers!!!

When I checked my classes this afternoon, everything was fine, except for the fact that I've been allocated into Thur afternoon studio class. Apparently now, preferences for three of my classes have been turned off!!! Studio being one of them. What this means is that I am not able to allocate myself into a class till further notice. Warrrgggghhhhh!!! BINGIIITTT sungguh patik!! Ako dahh arrange classes semuaa cantek-cantek, dia pulakk buat rosak prg!!! *urghh* Nie system mintak kena sue!! Maybe I should make them get Mony to work for them?

I've decided to check out this afternoon's studio class anyway. Think it'll be good to find out who are the people I would be working with for the rest of the semester. Which means I have to get my chores completed by 11am.

Life is such a bore without the tv! Kinda reminded me of the time when I first came here last here. Our rent with Mews does not include tv, so we went without it for like a month before we decided to buy a second hand one. What's been happening in the world of Survivor and American Idol eh? Update me pls someone =)

In other news, someone has started on his blog. He must be really bored now that I'm not around for him to irritate, so he probably had to turn to blogging to entertain himself. Btw, I don't think albasit is sexy k. And which other qari yang besh?

I am freaking pissed with Allocate Plus. I so wanted my studio class to be on Tue mornings but I've been allocated to Thur's 1pm class. I've already attended yesterday's studio so now am I still supposed to attend tomorrow's class or not? *grr* Gotta wait for Chris to reply and tell me about this before tomorrow's class. If yes then that means I have to go out tomorrow. Else I would have a free day tomorrow. Was thinking of doing my laundry and ironing. *grrr*

We haven't had a chance to go to Brunswick to get our meat yet. Been surviving on fish fingers, vege patty, nasi goreng (using instant paste) and tinned food. Dorang nie lah, asik nak wait for each other to be free ajer. Ntah bila lah nak game ako pon tak tau.

We met up with Imelda yesterday. She's been attending a Sat religious class with the sisters from the society. I am sooo interested to join her so I think I shall go check it out this weekend. Kalau besh I shall make myself go every week, try to fit it into my weekly schedule.

The weather is irritatingly unpredictable. We touched down to a chilly 15deg on Sunday morn. It was chilly on Monday and yesterday morning too. But by afternoon, it was a hot 39deg!! Today's been a warm day too. And tomorrow's weather is predicted to be hot too. Nie summer ke autumn hahh?

Last nite made it the second time.

The second time in a row that I cried myself to sleep.

*sigh*

Sometimes I wish I was superman. Then I can juz fly back and forth between here and Singapore. Besh kan kalau gituk.

I haven't really been absorbing much all my classes since yesterday. Still kinda tired and jet-lagged. And I already haf 3 assignments to complete. Due in week 4, 6 and 7. It's good though to haf all these assignments. Then I can keep myself occupied. Taklah homesick sgt kan.

And tomorrow I've only one hour lecture at 1pm. Lengit betul nak pegi. Buang masa ngan duit ako jer.

Okay gotta mandi and den get ready to buka.

Keep praying for me y'all.

Pretty uneventful day. Lectures were allright. Think I'm gonna like my 3rd year unit, Human-Computer Interaction. Cam interesting amat gitu. Business Info Mgt was kinda theoritical.

Met some familiar faces juz now, which was good.

Went grocery shopping too. Juz stuffs like onions, condiments and the likes. Yet to get our meat. Maybe tomorrow.

Oh Baba's shop is under renovation. Or so we are hoping it is. Jangan dia close down sudah. Sedih seh. Tuh lah satu2 nya tempat makan halal kat campus.

And my whole body is still aching.

Bleargh.

Wassupp!!!

Here I am back in Melbourne. Taking a few mins before class starts to update ya peeps.

The flight on Sat nite got delayed for 3 freeaaakinggg hours!! We were already on the taxi abt to take off when they found that there was a problem with one of the engines. So we had to turn back. Eventually touched down safely at Tullamarine Airport around 10plus am. Reached my apartment at almost noon.

Flight here was uneventful. Made friends with this fella from Taiwan who was sitting on my right. Apparently he's doing a double degree at Melbourne Uni. He's a PR here though.

I watched Koi Mil Gaya on the flight here! Hehe. Also watched School of Rock. SQ food by the way, SUCKS!! Bleargh.

Right now my whooooolee body is aching. Due to carrying all those heavy luggages, cleaning my room and the apartment and unpacking my luggage. Our tv over here is spoilt. Bummer. Kes ada gambar tapi takder suara. Dah macam tgk silent movie gituk. Gotta send it for repairs. Camner eh bleh rosak kalau dah tiga bulan tak tgk? Tv tuh mogok tak pasal kita tak on?

Bus and train costs have increaseddd!!!! Talk about a sucky way to start off. Juz when I have to start tightening the budget, this HAD to happen. Eurgh!

I am sooooooo missing everyone at home right now!! All my maternal aunts and familiies were there at the airport to send me off. Wan and Apiz was there too.

Thanks btw Wan for the gift. Sedap the potpurri smell =)

Thanks too to those who sent me great advices and goodbye sms-es. And thanks to Witchy for bothering to send me sms-es to my Melb number.

Take note that the time on my entries now will be in Melb time. Kalau nak tau pukul braper it is in SG juz take off 3hrs from it. Hehehe...

And in case if you guys are wondering, YESH I did cry last nite. So sue me?