HAPPY 17TH YY2!! how much does excess baggage cost? & I'll have to pay it twice - from SG to SYD, & frm sydney to hobart. mebbe i shld just start shipping my stuff direct? the last time i was in sydney was 6 yrs ago. can't rmb a thing, only tt my mom's fren kept bringing us to chinatown. apparently sydney is the most expensive city in australia. in tasmania, the sheep outnumber the ppl. fortunately i'lll be in hobart. dun think i'll have the time to go to hk to see my dad one last time b4 i leave for australia. bloody unlikely tt he'll be able to come visit me down under... as for the rest of my family: yy2 has As, Lyn can't come on her own, my mom hates flights (more so long ones, or trips tt involve more than 1 stop - no direct flight to hobart yet) & my grandmother doesn't feel able to go any further than JB, m'sia. will i miss anyth in s'pore? i'm sorry to have to say no. 'tis true, i've given it some thot. strange, cos i know i miss lots from hk even tho i spent only my 1st 6 yrs there. despite having spent the other 2 thirds of my life here, i'll be leaving w no regrets. i'll miss the ppl (some, tt is) but other'n tt... if anyone wants anyth tt can be gotten only in australia/ is much cheaper there, drop me a note, i'll send it over when i'm there :-p currently: i'm learning to drive. not a car, but a power-driven vessel. in other words, a motor-boat. much cooler than driving a car, i'd say. loads of theory & nautical terms, but at least i'll be near the water. the practical is tmr. pray tt i dun crash on my 1st try. i'm the only female in the class, & one of v few who do not work at a kelong. mebbe i shld think of getting a part-time job. how much does a kelong pay? i miss diving like anything. it's monsoon season so no diving nearby. i'd love to go to phuket, but i've so much to do b4 i leave. maybe i cld catch a spot of diving at sydney... i've had to suffer more than 2mths (hmm. feels way longer, but i checked my earlier entry) w/o my much-needed fix of nitrogen
Several months. This is v late, but: A's are OVER!!! I've accepted UTas' offer, even though it has always been (and still is) my dream to go study in the UK. I would LOVE to go to St.Andrews/Newcastle/Glasgow/Queen's/Bangor/Aberdeen... (u might ask, 'Why, YY, did u apply to such out-of-the-way unis?" ans: they're the few tt offer marine bio) ... BUT... $$$$$$$$$$$! The Scottish unis are way cheaper than those in, say, London, but they're still considerably more expensive than those in Australia. & a clarification: I'm going to Tasmania, not Tanzania or Princeton (as opposed to Queensland)! (i laughed fit to burst on hearing tt - the way news spreads!) at least i won't be staying in S'pore any longer. this means i won't be around to collect my results next March. the one thing I'm gonna miss (other than my family & frens, of course) is my books. I've already cleared my bkshelves (not an easy task!), wrapped up all my bks n stored them. my numerous shelves (n my wardrobe. my entire room, actually) look terribly empty, n for the moment i've got nth but library bks to read. I won't miss my clothes/desk/bed, but the bks... can't bring them. have u any idea how COSTLY excess baggage charges are!!?? i shld just ship all the stuff i need over to hobart, like, now, so i'll be able to receive them when i arrive. most of my luggage consists of my dive stuff. the rest are: 1/2 bks plus some of my clothes. altogether alr 20kg, altho i still have loads not packed. anyway: if anyone i know are gonna be visiting australia anytime in the next 3 yrs, do pay me a visit! even tho hobart is out of the way of any part of australia, n not exactly convenient to reach...
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