So... Which Brand of Soy Sauce Should I Get?

I realised that one sign that you're growing up is when you can't decide which brand of household product you should get. I went out shopping to get some essentials for my dorm. I had to get things like tissue paper, tupperware, cooking oil and all those other grocery needs.

So I was standing infront of the cooking oil isle and was thinking "hmm.. I should get this brand cuz the bottle looks tough and it won't break easily.. but wait.. that brand's cheaper... but hold on... that brand has a smaller bottle so I won't waste it if I don't finish it...oh look... the label for that brand is sooo cute...". It went on (in my head of course) for quite a while. Once I've decided which brand of cooking oil to get, I moved on to the poultry section... and once again, the conversation started in my head. It went on and on until I got everything I needed. What was expected to be a half an hour trip to the supermarket turned out to be an hour and a half. Where did all the time go?? O_O

Once you start to debate with yourself which brand of a simple product you should get, that's when you start to realise that 'adulthood' just smacked you in the forehead. Things aren't as simple as they seem anymore. Everything has consequences. You start to think about whether this will be more beneficial to you, or if it would help you save money, or if the salesperson will smirk at you for getting the cheapest of everything you bought. Adulthood is hard.

But anyway, I made 'stir-fried chicken with broccoli' for dinner today. I know it's nothing special but it's the first time I made a dish all by myself, something that requires more than boiling water! So I'm proud... and yes! it's edible!! -_-'

doesn't it look goooooood??? HUHUHU

Loneliness Prevails

I've been in Sydney for over a week now. For most days I'm doing ok, not sad or anything. But for some days I get really homesick. In the beginning, my homesickness gets to the point where I have tears non-stop into the night (ok, that may be exaggerating it a bit but it felt like it).

I have met some really friendly people here but it's still not the same. No matter how many new friends you have, you'll still wish that your old friends are here. And in the midst of finding new, sincere friends, you hope that you won't be tricked by those who aim to take advantage of your friendliness. HUR~ social politics!!! hmmm

I feel that throughout my time at postgrad studies, I will always have an 'incomplete' feeling within me. I will always be a bit lonely even if I'm experiencing extreme happiness. That's because he's not here. It may seem pathetic to many people that I will always carry this loneliness with me, but that's the truth. I miss him so much. More than words can express (corny, I know). I miss hugging him, I miss hanging out with him at the mall, I miss watching him playing games, I miss hearing his voice when he calls, and I miss seeing his message pop up on my phone. With the time difference and the cost, those things are down to the minimum and somedays that's what I needed to get through the day... but it just doesn't happen.

I wish my friends were here. At least they can help me deal with it. I long for night time to approach, cuz this would mean I can talk to those back home and I'm closer to getting my studies done.

Angel at Siam Ocean World

I don't mean ME, of course... HAHAHAHA

On Sunday February 11, 2007, me and my beloved went to Siam Ocean World for the first time. So.. I won't bore you people with pictures/stories about those fishes and sharks. BUT what I wanted to tell you guys about is that there were these creatures called "Sea Angels".

I honestly didn't know what to expect when they said that their 'star of the month' were sea angels. So I was walking around expecting a big display fit for a 'star'. But there were no banners or anything! and if I didn't have overheard a family asking each other whether they have seen the sea angels or not, I would have forgotten all about it. Turns out that sea angels are tiny!! and VERY HARD to capture on camera!!!! They kept moving around!!! The following pictures are the clearest ones that I can take of them. I had to stand near the tank for almost half an hour, trying to take the pictures and not budging even when there were people on the other side trying to do the same thing..HAHA.

After almost an hour of trying to take the pictures, with SOMEONE telling me to stop trying (he said 'you won't be able to take the pictures cuz your camera SUX!' CHEH!!!!), I eventually stopped. That's when I saw that there was a banner next to the tank with a BIG and CLEAR picture of the sea angel on it... -_-
Anyhow, they may look small but you know how they eat??? "the Sea Angel hunts down the victim snaring them with specialized mouth tentacles. Once trapped, the prey is ripped from its shell with sharp hooks and swallowed whole.*" ICK!

So.. that's what it's supposed to look like. From what I saw in the tank it looks more like a monkey with an orange vest -_-. Anyway, did you know the biggest sea angel grew up to only 5cm??? O_O Could it be possible that I was derived from a LONG line of sea angels??? Is that the reason for my stunted growth??? HAHAHA

*Information from Siam Ocean World.

Lonely Explorer

When I came to Australia in November, I went sightseeing in loads of places. But now that I'm living here, and will be here for a while, I don't feel like going to those places that I mentally jot down on my brain to go visit again. I know I will but I just don't wanna go alone. I'll probably eventually go explore the city again with a friend or something, but as for now, I don't feel like doing it.

I wish I could live in the area where I stayed during vacation. Probably cuz I'm already familiar with that area, and every sightseeing place is walking distance. Of course, the rent would be hell, so I guess that can't happen. haha.

Yah... living in a country and visiting a country is so much different. I've lived in Bangkok for 6 years and I still haven't visited the tourist spots. I'll be here for a year, I wonder if I will get to visit those tourist spots again.

Far Away From Home

I'm in Sydney. In my dorm... and lonely.

I just got to Sydney yesterday morning but I'm still tired. So when I got to the airport, the promised transportation from IDP proven to be a lie. There were some problems and they couldn't come and pick me up!!! I had to take a taxi to the university myself!!! But that wasn't too hard. When I got to the housing office, there was a girl (called Emily) here who came to pick me up to take me to my dorm. That was nice. What wasn't nice was that we had to drag (my) luggages across the university because the dorm was on the other side. -_- arm still in pain.

I unpacked for a while and then I went out with Emily and her roommates. It was really nice of them to take me with them cuz I have to get stuff like electric fan, a lamp, and emergency food including water and milk. So it was nice to have people help me with the stuff and showing me around. again.... arm still in pain.

Anyway, today, one of my roommates (Linda) took me around university. She showed me places to go for internet connection, where the library and the bank is. I'm really glad that she was at the dorm when I came. I would have been lost.

I'm still lonely. I know it's still early days but I'm lonely and I wanna get this over and done with as fast as I can.
I miss Thailand.

The Naming Game

Those who are close to me would know that I have 2 nicknames. One is "Jeab", my original Thai nickname given since birth, the other is "Prit", which is shortened from my first name.

I started refering to myself as "Prit" when I was in high school in Hong Kong. I fear that most people there would not be able to pronouce my nickname, therefore, it would be easier to just use create a new nickname. I don't want people to mis-pronouce my nickname like my grandma used to. (She mis-pronouced my name as "เจิบ" (Jerb) -_- which makes me soundes like a peasant boy from those Thai period movies with one tuft of hair smack in the middle of his head. -_-) And if my grandma can make the mistake, then there's a BIG chance that other people who are not familiar with the Thai language can make the same mistake too. I mean my nickname is one of the most common nicknames since the beginning of Thai history. You would have thought that it's hard to mis-pronouce such common name!

Anyway, so I was thinking, which name should I use when I start my master in Aussieland??