Before I go once more to the land of Oz

COuntdown : exactly 6 days to departure......

After two months of unadulterated bliss ( as in not having anything urgent to pass up, no tests to sit for, no homework to haunt my thoughts, no worry of being late etc), I am reluctant to go back haha.....Every single year, these feelings of attachment to home grow especially pungent when I am about to leave and they linger on far into the weeks of uni life. Sigh....

So the highlights of my two month soujourn from uni are :
Trip to Bangkok : I was apprehensive about the trip due to the bomb blasts that occurred in the area but I am glad I went ahead. Sampled amazing thai food and bought plenty of things that are found nowhere else :P

Trip to KL : This came as an unplanned holiday. During the Bangkok trip, my dad messaged mom and asked if we wanted to go to KL and we were all for it. HOwever, immediately after the bangkok trip, I was in bad shape (probably the result of my gluttonous affair with the scrumptious fare in Bangkok) so I was about to forgo the trip. BUT, in the end I perservered because I just had to pass a very important gift to my best friend of at least 15 years :). AND that's when she introduced me to 'The Secret'. I am grateful that the idea of ' I think therefore I am ' is making positive changes in her life as it is in mine ,as I am reminded to feel gratitude for all the blessings in my life. THIs IS a Friendly Universe ! :D

Chefs at loggerheads : haha, I presented my dad with a challenge to make four types of nonya dishes with me without the help of receipe books. It was a blast preparing and cooking together :). I managed to successfully come up with Acar Fish while he contributed to much of the Curry Kapitan. Both of us messed up the veggies , mine was too bland while his was too salty, as a result, we were constantly at each others throats, blamming each other for the mishaps while vying for credit for the dishes that turned out well. In all, it was wonderful spending time cooking, even though it did take us amateurs about 4 hours to finish our job :P to the chagrin of mom. Poor mom had to wait till 3 for lunch!

Meeting up with good ole' friends: Met up with many people who have touched my life at one point or another :). I give thanks for the people who make coming home such a joy , among them are : caryn, daniel, ghee, xinch, tst, seleen, jason, audrey, pei shan, chuan wei, jo, honey, yean, looi, lydia, tpt, xy, soon ying, si ling, ying kai, sze rene, shueh wen, soo yeah, aun ling, yi juin and many others.

Outdoor activities : I had a great time hiking up penang hill( the many different groups I hiked with have enriched my experience and opened my eyes to what's happening around me, hiking gave me the opportunity to relate to my friends in a more personal way and I am happy that ties were strengthened) , and canoeing as well as playing tennis( tst i'll be better at tennis next time --will train in adelaide :P ). The barbeque at the beach was fun even though we were blanketed in darkness and we couldn't get the fire started !

Indoor activities: The First few weeks of my holiday were characterised by exercise :P (in the gym, and shopping--hey, its tiring to go mall hopping). When friends got together, we had much fun singing in Red Box and laughing at each other , caught movies together and oh, lots and lots of engaging conversations.

Alright then, till next time

:)