Saturday, February 23, 2008
/ 8:27 PM
Dear all,
I have finally gotten my internet connection over here in Melbourne!!!!! That also means I have gotten part of my LIFE back too!!! Lol~ I never realized it was this important to me. It just gets me up and kicking. :P The things I do on the net really mean something to me okay.. I need my movies, drama and music so bad sia.. The net provides me with those, as well as lots of laughs and inspiring moments and everything! I have felt kinda dead to the world w/o the internet also, feel like I have no friends like that.. Without the internet, I haven't been talking to a friend for ages! I miss many people!
Melbourne is pretty awesome, with nice parks along with the cool urban stuff. But once again, there'll always be pros and cons, and ups and downs for me. I get somewhat stressed out on some occasions, talking with the white people or the Aussies. Not only them in fact, the chinese looking people here have become like the white people anyway, in terms of accent and behaviour. I can only say it has not been all natural the past week or so, trying to have a conversation the way the people here do. Doesn't feel natural for me, that is. I kinda feel like I have the norm imposed on me, but actually no. The word 'imposed' is too negative. Because I have a need to adapt quickly right? Yeah, that's why I feel like the ways of the majority here is gonna overrule the maintaining of individuality for now. It's only when I know this place better, and I know who my friends are, that I can get stable ground again? I guess I felt forced to chat up with people the way they do in the first week since arriving. But it's less of a big deal now. Much lesser. The pressure may go up again when I formally start classes though.
The enrolment procedures were a bit stressful, and a bore. Did it on my own. Quite proud of that fact ^-^People in Melbourne are known to be friendly. Yeah, mostly they are. But there was this unpleasant phone call whereby this rmit admin person just went "you didn't listen properly at the talk". Yeah right. Like that helps to achieve anything.. So because I was in the school library anyway, I decided I could get help from anyone else besides her, so I didn't bother to talk to her long. Ended the call quickly, then just used my common sense to the max, and did the online enrolment procedures on my own lor! *triumphant grin* Independence is seen as good, but sometimes it's because a person feels that relying on some other person for help is just a no-no. Yet when other people were being mean, I sometimes show more cowardice somemore. Appear apologetic and all. No!! I should be even fiercer if other people are being unreasonably mean. Hehe. Well, I just know I always have more to learn.
Ending this post here. How are you, my friends?? I hope we talk soon?
I have finally gotten my internet connection over here in Melbourne!!!!! That also means I have gotten part of my LIFE back too!!! Lol~ I never realized it was this important to me. It just gets me up and kicking. :P The things I do on the net really mean something to me okay.. I need my movies, drama and music so bad sia.. The net provides me with those, as well as lots of laughs and inspiring moments and everything! I have felt kinda dead to the world w/o the internet also, feel like I have no friends like that.. Without the internet, I haven't been talking to a friend for ages! I miss many people!
Melbourne is pretty awesome, with nice parks along with the cool urban stuff. But once again, there'll always be pros and cons, and ups and downs for me. I get somewhat stressed out on some occasions, talking with the white people or the Aussies. Not only them in fact, the chinese looking people here have become like the white people anyway, in terms of accent and behaviour. I can only say it has not been all natural the past week or so, trying to have a conversation the way the people here do. Doesn't feel natural for me, that is. I kinda feel like I have the norm imposed on me, but actually no. The word 'imposed' is too negative. Because I have a need to adapt quickly right? Yeah, that's why I feel like the ways of the majority here is gonna overrule the maintaining of individuality for now. It's only when I know this place better, and I know who my friends are, that I can get stable ground again? I guess I felt forced to chat up with people the way they do in the first week since arriving. But it's less of a big deal now. Much lesser. The pressure may go up again when I formally start classes though.
The enrolment procedures were a bit stressful, and a bore. Did it on my own. Quite proud of that fact ^-^People in Melbourne are known to be friendly. Yeah, mostly they are. But there was this unpleasant phone call whereby this rmit admin person just went "you didn't listen properly at the talk". Yeah right. Like that helps to achieve anything.. So because I was in the school library anyway, I decided I could get help from anyone else besides her, so I didn't bother to talk to her long. Ended the call quickly, then just used my common sense to the max, and did the online enrolment procedures on my own lor! *triumphant grin* Independence is seen as good, but sometimes it's because a person feels that relying on some other person for help is just a no-no. Yet when other people were being mean, I sometimes show more cowardice somemore. Appear apologetic and all. No!! I should be even fiercer if other people are being unreasonably mean. Hehe. Well, I just know I always have more to learn.
Ending this post here. How are you, my friends?? I hope we talk soon?