This is to all those who remembered, thanks loads guys. You have no idea how much it means to me. Thanks to my family who sent cards and well wishes. Thanks, Eileen for the call from home. I really was so glad to hear your voice on the phone. Thanks to all my St. Cat's buddies who jumped me in my room at the stroke of midnight...well, actually 5 mins before midnight. Guess being punctual was not enough. =p haha. They're just so great. I've got a chocolate muffin with a strawberry chuppa chup(how did they know i love this flavour?) stuck in the middle, a bouquet of roses and a 2 litre fat bottle of vanilla coke(a drink i fell in love with here in perth). This is absolutely unforgettable.

Take care you all. Hope u've been good.

And say no to war....

Heya guys, i know i've been away for ages. And that I haven't been visiting your blogs. I apologise totally. School's been taking a lot of my time. I'm a little stressed out right now cuz it seems like my massive amount of essential reading isn't clearing. I hope to get some time to myself soon and have a break away from all this frenziness. Hope you're all good and well. Take care and be good...

Hardest goodbye...

I had to say my farewells and see-you-laters to my parents last Saturday night. Think I managed to keep surfaces from cracking but I was a complete wreck inside. The consequence of having a close relationship with your parents is that when the time comes, it's too difficult to let them go or for them to do the same for you. I guess I'm speaking specifically about my mother. My dad has less of a problem letting me go to pursue something important. The hours up till they had to leave were some of the hardest moments of my life. It's so tough to try and keep your composure and mantain a certain strength and calmness when all you want to do is crumble into a pulp and have a good cry. I couldn't afford that. My dad actually hugged me...he's never done that since I was a child. My mum had a vice grip on me and sobbed into my shoulder. Nobody can have an idea on just how hard that was...so much so that I couldn't even say anything when she told me to take care of myself. I couldn't say anything except for weak mumbles of what seemed to be replies. I don't know about you guys...but haven't you ever felt like that? Like you can't open your mouth to just say simple things because you don't trust what's going to come forth, the right words or a terrible bawl. I couldn't take a chance...and I hope my mum doesn't think my lack of words had to do with some kind of lesser intensity of my feelings about her. I was just as devastated but I could not make the situation worse. I had to be whatever semblance of a pillar I could for her, for everyone there.

I had time to catch a movie or two before they left. Heh. Caught Far From Heaven on the plane. Krisworld rockz!! They've got such a huge selection of some of the best and most anticipated movies. There were Punch-drunk Love, Solaris, etc. I also caught The Hours here in Perth. Very powerful film. Totally recommend it. Nicole Kidman really did a fantastic job but I don't think the whole film was carried by her. It belonged to the other 2 protagonists as well so huge kudos to Meryl Streep and Julianne Moore...so I'm not sure if Kidman alone being nominated for Best Actress for that film is such a good idea. Because I think Moore and Streep deserved accolades for their part in the movie as well if that's the case. I'm going to try to head out to this cinema called Luna which is at Leederville, Perth. It's so cool...they specifically screen all the indies and foreign films I've been waiting for like Adaptation, City of God, Punch-drunk love, Pedro Almodovar's Talk to Her, The Rules of Attraction, Rodger Dodger and of course, The Pianist!!! And many others... teehee. Some stuff to cheer me up of course. =p