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Thursday, July 14, 2005
~ 9:37 AM ~
orientation begun day b4 yesterday on mon...programs were all rite..but today's one was the best ..so far..haha!
well, begun with a morning video introducing melbourne's tourist attractions. fiona price then gave us a presentation abt the aussie ppl and culture. she informed us of wat to say and wat not to say. i must say that it may be a little difficult for me when i speak to australians in the future coz wat i always say may be offending to them...i m referring to the concept of "equality" tt australians focus a lot on. fiona said tt it is considered rude to ask "how much is ur car/house" as it is seen to be a comparison of your status and that of the person whom u r talking to. sighz...best way..dun talk to aussies...haha! kidding.
we were then treated to a delight of chocolate morning tea! u guessed it rite..it was chocolates, chocolates and more chocolates. being free, i grabbed a large no. of chocolates and ahppily gobbled them down..haha! interacted with some new ppl..quite coolz
the highlight of the day i would say was the bbq lunch organised by Monash Uni International Student Services (MUISS). It was so much better than the one organised by Monash Student Association (MSA) a few days back. instead of being served bread and sausages by MSA, MUISS provided us with chicken, buns and salad. there was also plenty of food for all, unlike the one by MSA, where they ran out of bread when it was my turn to receive my food...damn the MSA...
at lunch, interacted with a no. of ppl. besides thomas and john, met aaron (the guy doing his phd..refer to previous posts!) and talked again. met melissa and yew lin (as usual, dunno if spelling is correct). mel and lin were also frm monash malaysia...no wonder they looked familiar. well, they recognised me b4 i could recognise them. mel remembered me as the "guy frm malaysia" while lin was gasping in surprise to aaraon saying tt " u r tt singapore guy rite? the damn smart one..." well, it was a compliment to hear the smart comment, but i prefer to keep my profile low? haha! but anywayz, it made my day!!! hahahahaha!
the MUISS had a skit for us and also conducted a lucky draw. i must be very lucky this whole week. last fri, i won a lucky draw price tt was a movie voucher and today, i won the top price! i won a 10day 2 hour daily bus ticket. it's ok if u dun understand. all u need to know tt this ticket is very impt to me as it will save me $26 on transport!!!!!!! transport in aussie is very ex
after the bbq lunch was the tour of monash's sports and recreation centre. it's relatively huge (for a campus) and has many facilities. i admit tt i cant wait to get some frens and start playing some sports...rach, we still have a badminton match u promised to have when we were still in malaysia...can do it here! anywayz, i like the sports facilities a lot..perhaps this is the 1st campus tt i have been to tt has a sports centre...m so proud of being a monash student!
tt's it folks!
