there has been pretty much an overcast over sydney the past few days, and as such, i haven't been able to see the stars in quite a while! *sobs* :'(

*but yay! got to see Jupiter, Venus and the stars in the sky tonight (sunday, 30/11), and it was certainly lovely!

well anyways, i have quite a few things to cover in this week's blog entry, so hopefully i'll remember everything. bleah. should have written an agenda. LOL! but yep, first things first, RESULTS WERE RELEASED!! i received it in the unimail 7pm on thursday (14 hours before the stated time). oh my gosh, seriously, the few seconds the mail took to open was certainly the most nerve-wrecking moment in my entire week! haha. but luckily, i was pretty pleased with how i fared. surprised actually. 1 high distinction, 2 distinction and a credit (i got 74 which is 1 mark short of a distinction!). surprised because the subject in which i got a HD, was the subject i feared most. how ironic. told you guys life is just one big irony. but yep, overall, this has been the best semester so far in terms of consistency =)

the next thing that i want to say is that...i'll be coming back to Singapore 3 days earlier than priorly scheduled! i'll be arriving in Singapore in the afternoon, on the 12th of december. i'm so excited as that means that i would have an extra weekend with my dear ones before i leave for Hong Kong & Macau!! especially since Juan would be going on her year-end holiday before me too. but yep, plans on Saturday the 13th please! any suggestions?? =D

well, if you noticed the time on this blog entry, it's surprisingly early as compared to previous entries. this is mainly because i'll be stuck helping out at the UNSW summer badminton club competition (in about 11 hours time), the whole of my sunday. how boring. but i guess it is only apt. a boring conclusion to a boring week. LOL! but yea, it wasn't that boring i guess. i did quite a bit of shopping this week. bought a casual tee, a nice going-out top, and a tommy polo-tee for future golf practices! (it was reduced to $50! i had to get it!). yep, you've seen it right! i'm taking up GOLF! hahaha! i actually went to the driving range on tuesday to hit up and get a feel of the swing etc. i can't exactly hit the ball far or high, but trust me...soon okays! just need more practice. the coach at shelley's golf club also gave me a few tips and said that my swing had a nice follow through. so definitely some potential there alright! lol! so why the sudden interest in golf you may ask. well, it is ultimately for a myriad of reasons, one of them to get my mind off things, but yea, i think golf is a useful sport that may be put into good use in the near future. and maybe i was also influenced subconsciously by shelley's fanatical golf habits. haha. i'm probably going for a lesson this wednesday and will follow-up with more lessons when i am back in Singapore. will keep you guys posted as to how it goes! i also caught up with Maggi this week before she left for her holidays. it was nice and i'm going to miss her. will only see her next in March 2009.

i have also been following my exercise regime stringently, though i noticed that i've been losing less weight this week. i guess i have to inject new routines to ensure my body does not get too conditioned to the exercises i've been doing. Raymond's recommendation is that i should combine interval training with the long-distance running i've been doing, to ensure that my metabolism rate is kept high. also, not to skip meals, which i have been doing pretty often. bleah. will try to incorporate these tips into my regime next week and hopefully i'll continue to see improvements =) but yea, i definitely feel stronger. did push-ups last night and i feel that i had an easier time in comparison to previous attempts during my badminton trainings. haha. this upcoming week is also going to be busy. will be catching up with Natalie on monday, heading into the city to buy my apple macbook on tuesday, golf lesson on wednesday, shopping for friend's present on thursday (her party is next sunday!), dinner with our previous neighbour on friday night and the party on sunday. also, i have to start clearing my wardrobe and packing my room in preparation of my return to Singapore!

so yesh, pardon the longish entry this week. well i did forewarn you guys. haha. to conclude this week, here's a chinese song that i've been listening to. it's a song by Karen Mok.

*BTW, it was introduced to me by my dearest Shu Juan!





can't believe november is almost over! although it wasn't as great as expected, december will be better for sure! also, the following weekend will be my last weekend in Sydney for this year! well, till next week.

xoxo
sarah