A letter from ME to YOU
How are you today my dear?How is everything going on back in Malaysia?.....Started to miss you so badly :)
As you know, today is a bad day for me. Problems with housemate early in the morning then bump into a car accident in the afternoon. Luckily no one is hurt. Nothing seems to be right when you are not around. Waking up in the morning knowing that you will not be there has actually make my day even worse.
When I drive through Applecross today, memories started to pop up in my mind. I still remember the first time we travel from Murdoch to Applecross and ended up stopping at the wrong bus stop. Then we walk and walk and walk..I know that you hate walking but for me, walking hand in hand with you is something very blissful. I just loved it!
Haiz.....I m waiting patiently for you to come back dear! Anyway, it is your dad's birthday today. Any celebration for him? Japanese food? Keep me update ya!
I m going over to Fangyu's house for dinner tonight. Will give you a call once I get back,ok?
I LOVE YOU :)
I m counting each and everyday..
Love, Vi Vian dear Date: 7th May 2009.
The above title reads "watashi wa Ryan to itsushoni Fremantle he i ki masu" which means "Ryan and I went to Fremantle yesterday" in Japanese.
Why Japanese? That is because Vian has been busy practising her Japanese lately that I feel she's been speaking Japanese to me more often compared to Mandarin.
It was a sunny Saturday and the weather was just purr-fect for a day out at the beach.
It has been quite some time since we last been to a beach - the last time that I remembered was Pantai Morib, which was "awe-FUL-some".
Look at the white sandy beach and the crystal blue sea - how can we not spend time at this inviting sight?
It's nice to sit down, absorbing the panoramic view, feeling the cold breeze while soaking in Vitamin D from the sun.
While reminiscing, it suddenly dawned upon me that it has been a long time since we last enjoyed such a tranquil ambience together.
These past three months (our 2nd journey at Perth) have been pretty hectic. She's been busy with her demanding study schedule and me, with work. The only time we can both unwind is usually in the evenings, over dinners and watching tv together.
And so, the beach gave us the perfect setting to catch up on the lost times.
Apparently, we were not the only ones who make good use of the beach to make up for some "lost times".
This couple were so passionately in love that they were soon all over each other as if they're in the comfort of their own enclave. This is the epitome of 'freedom of expression' championed by the Aussies. There you go, mate!
A setting sun backdrop against the brooding Vian.
It was soon getting dark, so we went for a walk at the nearby park.
Vian with her "Bollywood-inspired" pose.
Me trying to do the same - but with abysmal effect. =(
A lush of green pine trees at the park.
Note to self - "This could make a great football pitch". Too bad, the Aussies aren't so crazy about football or rather 'soccer' as they used to call it.
Instead, they're madly in love with their version of "Australian football" which until today, I still 'catch no ball'.
We finally strolled back to Fremantle station and missed the departing bus by just 5 steps away! So near, yet so far...
It turned out to be a blessing in disguise though, as we got to witnessed the exceptional nightlife in Fremantle city, which has been eluding us all this while.
Certainly, it's a nice day out. A day spent at the port city which will make me miss Perth even more when I return to Malaysia next week.
Ryan was ironing the clothes last night......
Here are some random pictures of him ironing the clothes..kinda funny :)
Haha..You guys can see that he is actually very happy doing the job......His smiling face show the excitement of him doing that :)
Anyway, Ryan is good in ironing. At least better than me :(
Anyone interested in hiring him :)? Feel free to call!
Cheers!
Finally we have a house - all to ourselves!
We have moved into a new strata villa in Kardinya, just a stone's throw away from where we used to live in Murdoch.
It is a strata unit, where our house is one of the eight units of villas built by the owner.
The reason we moved out from our previous room was because we were deprived of our privacy for most of the time.
Another thing that used to bothered us was the fact that our previous house seemed to attract huge amount of dust and bugs everyday, no matter how much cleaning we're trying to do. Itch was a constant irritation back then.
And so, we moved when we managed to find a new, clean place - with privacy as extra bonus!
That is our bedroom (with B Bear in the fray). It's an ensuite where we have our own bathroom adjoined with the bedroom. That means we don't have to share our bathroom with the other housemates anymore. Hoorey!
And here's the kitchen,
The house came fully furnished with fridge, oven, TV, laundry and so on.
It's pretty complete except for some kitchen utensils and households items such as racks, study desks and chairs which we have to obtain from Ikea.
The living hall and the dining area. Our 'hangout area' in the house.
Since we moved in, we have begun a frantic search for 2 more housemates to fill in the other two single rooms.
For 2 weeks, there were a few respondents who came and viewed the house but for some reasons, we just couldn't find the right housemates.
The deadline was fast approaching as we will have to find 2 housemates before the next rent is to be paid to the agent.
That's when we managed to met Callum and Lauren, (he's from Liverpool and she's from Manchester), at the very last minute.
They have a look at the rooms, have no qualms, and signed the lease right on the spot.
They're happy, we're happy and the 4 of us are housemates now!
And one thing for sure, our house's gonna be lively when Man Utd vs Liverpool...=)
The other thing that convinced us is the location.
It is just two minutes walk away from the shopping centre, restaurants and bus stops.
And that is all that matters: LOCATION. LOCATION. LOCATION!
And we're happy to stay where we are now! =)
Sorry guys... It has been a long time we didn't update our blog. We don't have internet connection for the past few weeks. How sad?!!!!!!!
Without internet connection, we were like staying in the jungle. I can live without TV but not without internet connection..aduh..!
I have moved in to a new house. A brand new villa with 3 rooms. Happy to say that we are quite satisfied with our new house..It is more like a home now. Just one thing that really irritate us---- caterpillars are everywhere outside the house compound and sometimes they will just 'crawl' into the house. HOW IRRITATING!!!!! Busy killing caterpillars with pesticide since we moved in 1 week ago. It is the "caterpillar season" now. What the hell!!!CATERPILLAR SEASON.......
Nothing much that we can do to these caterpillars...so we are waiting patiently for the season to end! Seriously, we don't really know when.....
Here are the recent happenings......
(a) Picnic at the Wireless Hill.
Picnic is part of the Australian culture. They love to sit under the sun while enjoying their meal. The "Asian picnic" is a bit different compare to the Australian style. We don't like to sit under the hot sun. We went there during dinner time where the sun was setting. Dinner + sunset = good combination!
(b) Zion Food Fest
It is actually an indoor "Pasar Malam" organized by a church named Zion Praise Harvest. Nasi lemak, Laksa, Roti canai, sushi......bla bla bla...you name it they have it!
Friend selling brownies
(c) FangYu's House warming
One of my friend just moved into her new house. So here comes the house warming. Curry chicken, fried dumpling, fried rice....typical asian cuisine!
FangYu, the singaporeanGather together for dinner and watch movie. "Pot luck" --everyone cook a dish then bring it together. Watched The day After Tomorrow. I know it is a bit outdated...but no choice la. Very limited options.
Games
Makan Makan
(e) Easter Carnival
A carnival organized by the church again. Held in Curtin University. Plenty of activities such as water dunk, petting zoo, free massage and pedicure, food stalls, photo booths..........
Petting Zoo
Photo BoothLife still goes on!Cheers...:)
