So the exams are over for this second semester. The few interesting things that really happened during my exam week were the fridge breaking down and me falling sick.

The fridge was a total fiasco. It was such a useless piece of machinery and it HAD to break down when we needed it most and when we didn't have time to bother about it. I mean, studying was our top priority here and then we had to divert our attention to that stupid fridge?? Ok so maybe it was old and long overdue for a break down...but then all our perishables spoilt since the weather has been really hot. So there we were, sorting out the rotten from the good. I had to dump my mayo, sauces, noodles, bread, ham, veggies and fruit. OMG the amount of mold, fungi and bacteria we saw that night was unbelievable! It's probably more than the amount of microorganism cultures I have viewed in the lab over the year. One of the most amazing food spoiling you can see is probably the orange. If you have a spare orange, put it in a plastic bag and leave it out in the open. You will see the entire orange covered in moldy green fuzz and it's so disgusting. Yucks!!! I happened to had a few oranges go this way and so did Steph.

Then I had to catch some stupid virus and started vomiting every time I ate. I felt nauseous and my stomach was really weak. I wasted so much good food puking them out into the toilet bowl. Plus, I was really tired and sleepy so that really affected my studying. I was also sick of drinking soup and eating oatmeal all the time since I couldn't keep anything else down. After five days of puking, I decided that I had had enough and went to see the doctor. The first question she asked me was whether I was pregnant...ahahahhahahaha...well I don't think I would be so dumb to go to a doctor if I knew I was pregnant and puking at the same time! Anyway, my blood pressure was a little low (90/60...the normal rate should be around 120/80) and I was dehydrated, probably from all the puking. She prescribed me some medicine which I couldn't take anyway since it made you drowsy. Sigh...well I crawled through my last paper on Saturday then headed off to the guys' place for mahjong. Heh heh, I ate Indian curry for dinner that night even though I wasn't supposed to. Still it was good way to end my exams although it would have been better if I had won at mahjong...well better luck next time eh?

On Sunday, I felt really bored. After all, everyone else was still slogging for their papers this week while I was free as a bird but without anyone to spend all this free time with. So I did a little cleaning and laundry. At midnight, Steph, Mil and I surprised Crys since it was her birthday. Steph and Mil had made a mud-pie (or is it a mud-cake?) and we got her housemates to open the door to let us in. We sang her a birthday song and proceeded to cut the cake and take lots of lame photos which I will put up when I get them from Crys. Crys made the four of us finish up the entire cake and we played monopoly with the loser having to eat even more chocolate. I love her monopoly set! It's with all the Pixar animated movies such as Toy Story, Monsters Inc., and The Incredibles. Anyway I went bankrupt first. In the end, Crys was the big winner (actually we all let her win) and I had to eat some chocolate. Then we took more stupid pictures and played games like Black Magic. Finally it was time to go home and sleep. The only thing was, we were all too stuffed and high on chocolate to sleep. I tried but I kept waking up and my stomach wasn't coping too well with all the rich stuff especially since I was still recovering. But still, it was a fun night and I enjoyed it!

Yesterday I went down to Indooroopilly by myself for some retail therapy to celebrate the end of the exams...hahhahaa actually I had to buy some medicine and toothpaste. But I also managed to top up my prepaid card, buy a book I've been eyeing for some time and got a pair of nice orange hooped earrings! Now this really cheered me up. Then apparently there was a bomb threat in Brisbane and the public services stopped for 30 minutes. Hence I was left waiting at the bus stop for 1 hour since the buses were all delayed. Anyway, I met a friend who's also from Melaka and she helped me pass the time.

Today, I had to go down to Chinatown to get food for our BBQ tomorrow night. Yessssssss!!!!! This is our real celebration for the end of the exams, the end of the semester and the end of the year but hopefully not the end of our friendships. Many of them will be leaving this semester and going back home to find jobs and start real adulthood. Sigh I will miss so many of them, especially the guys (aren't you guys touched??). Today is probably the last time the guys will be available to carry all my food for me so I made extra use of them. But then again, I really did have a lot to purchase and the drinks were so heavy.

It has been a great year here in Brisbane. I am so looking forward to going home especially when I keep dreaming that I am already back home. But many people have been saying that once I am home, I will miss Brisbane. So maybe the grass is always greener on the other side but I think, I will make the most of my time when I get back. I want to catch up with my old friends, play tennis, get a nice tan, buy lots of clothes and of course, feast on all the local food. Somehow, the fact that my friends miss me and are looking forward to my return makes me feel touched and even more anxious to be home. I was especially touched when one of my friends told me that he would go anywhere with me when I was back.....awwww....he's so sweet....(you know who you are....)