Mountain Biking - Rail Trail

The ultimate test of endurance! Mountain biking on the East Gippsland Rail Trail! This was super fun as well as super tiring. Dunno why I just love doing such activities.

Four of us, me, Henry, Huilin and Cihan rented our bikes from Bairnsdale. Then the adventure started. Starting off, I noticed that the trail wasn't exactly very smooth. We cycled past lots of farms and farm animals, some of which stopped eating to watch us. 

First stop, Nicholson. There wasn't much to see here, except for a pretty cool bridge which overlooked some great scenery. The architecture of the bridge was cool, some old wooden framework that looked fragile but was sturdy enough for a concrete path to be built on top of it. 

Initially it was fun, with us stopping here and there to admire the scenery and animals and what not. Then the pain started. I could feel my butt hurting from sitting on the bike seat and bouncing over the numerous portholes in the dirt track. We were hungry and tired for most of the way to our destination.

And we didn't reach our destination. Hahaha it was past lunchtime by the time we reached Bumberrah. Hoped to get some food at this town, but..... There was no town. Just a cluster of old farm houses and an old railway stop with a sign that proudly proclaimed Bumberrah. 

Our planned destination, Bruthen, was still some 10 km away. Plans changed. We opted to deviate from the trail and head to Johnsonville instead. This part was pretty easy, with a newly paved, smooth road to cycle on.

Upon reaching Johnsonville, we quickly dashed into the nearest shop which sold food. Everyone ordered something unhealthy. My artery clogger was a burger with the lot which tasted soooooo good. Yea I was hungry. We also bought Huilin a slice of apple crumble, because me and Cihan found her sitting on a chair outside, staring out into space. She was so tired and zoned out, we were afraid that we might lose her. Hahaha. 

The ride back to Nicholson was the most gruelling part of the trip. We had to cycle up slope for a good part of the journey, and I developed cramps in both my legs from the very start. Had to stop and collapse on the ground to rest before continuing. Even then my legs cramped once in a while. Pain. Agony.

We had a pit stop at the bridge before the final lap back. The rest was so good, we chatted and took pictures. And a video on how guys don't actually sit on their balls when they're cycling. We tried to dispel the myth. Hahaha.

The ride back to Bairnsdale was fairly smooth. We met a few people on the way back, including an old couple pruning the bushes. Henry said "Hi" and promptly fell off his bike. He still claims that he had to try to avoid crashing into Huilin. Haha.

Back at Bairnsdale, we made it to the bike shop at 5.17 pm! Just 13 minutes before closing time. 

We were so shagged that we had to stop at Coles to buy some stuff to re-hydrate ourselves before the drive back to Melbourne.

What a trip. Looking back at the map, I say we covered about 60 km in total. 

=) I must do more of these. 

Kayaking!

Wa this year's rural placement in Bairnsdale is damn ownage. =) the weekends were a blast la, everybody play until damn shag. Hahaha. 

The first weekend was devoted to kayaking. We went to Lakes Entrance and then Lake Tyers looking for some kayaking or canoeing. Finally found a small company at Lake Tyers. Rented canoes/kayaks for 7 people. I was the odd one out with a single kayak. But its damn shiok la, powering through the waves by myself! Hahaha good for the ego boost! 

But seriously the waves and wind on the way back was no joke. Like some endurance test for the arms, and the waves were like bouncing my kayak up and down. Had to position it perpendicular to the waves to prevent it from being flipped over. 

With me were: Darling, Huilin, Cihan, Henry, Greg and Alan. 

We crossed the lake several times and landed on the shore to rest/relax. The scenery was good, the sun was out, but it was a bit cold on the lake surface. My toes were numbed from the water and constant wind. 

This salt water lake was supposed to have dolphins in it. Being in a single kayak by myself, was damn scary. There were times where I got separated from the others because of the waves, and I paddled really hard to get back because I was afraid that a dolphin would swim over and flip me over for fun. Hahaha safety in numbers la. 

Also a lot of pretty jellyfish with the 4 purple rings inside its head. Supposed to be harmless. 

Picked out some shells that day, but kinda forgot about them when we finally reached shore. We were soooooo tired.

Drove to a fish and chips shop nearby and just stuffed ourselves. A little bird shit on my arm. Luckily not onto my food. If it really did that, Cihan suggested that I find the bird, and shit on it. Hahaha. 

Got a video of Huilin's and Henry's reactions when they finally got to savour their first french fry after the canoeing. 

Would I do it again? Hell yea. Hahaha

Birthday Boy!

Mmmmmm... really enjoyed my birthday party at lazy moe. Haha such a stupid name for a restaurant. Thanks darling for the massage too. Mmmm waking up by myself this afternoon, I suddenly realised how much of my life u filled up, and how empty it is without you in it. 

Thanks for the super big card too. Haha that was really cool.

And the presents! Will people stop giving me stuffed toys! hahaha I got no more space to put them. And when I put them in my cupboard Jasmin scolds me for soft-toy abuse. But I love them all still. Glad to know what people think of when they think of me.

Hahaha and the tie and cufflinks. Super nice! Would never have bought them for myself. Thanks girls! 

Ooh my sister came for the dinner too! That fat squirt. And my mum's coming down again on Saturday. Sigh. I'm actually really lucky, but I somehow always feel that someone else other than be should be given all these blessings. Like someone more vulnerable or needy or emotional and stuff... Like I kinda feel that such good things are wasted on me, because I don't tend to feel as needy as others blah blah blah... dunno la, but its good anyways because my sister loves to see family more often. 

Kaez good luck everyone for the upcoming exams!

StarCraft 2

Ooooh the excitement! Starcraft 2 is to be released by the end of the year! Or maybe later. Hahaha recently got hit by waves of anticipation for the game to be released. Was one of my favourites when I was young. Mmmmm. Don't know how many times I've been to the official site just to watch the battle reviews and read up on the new units available. Lol I'm such a geek la. Who cares right? Guys will always be guys. 

Mmm really tired. Shivani's 21st birthday party was awesome. So nice, and everyone was so well-dressed! Except me. Again. Hahaha but that's me. 

A few random observations! 1. Surprisingly, Huilin dances really well! For a girl who doesn't really go clubbing.... mmmm really hot! Hahaha 2. Sarah looked really pretty in her dress and hat, playing the piano.  Hahaha Poor Christl was trying to get a shot of her but failed... 3. It was nice of Frank when he asked me if I was alright. He caught me alone by the balcony staring at the beach and came out to talk to me. 4. Rachel looked like some elegant china tai tai. Hahaha in a good way of course! 5. Darren.... dunno what to think of him.... gave me his complementary drink coupon just like that. 

My mummy is 51 years old!

Lol mummy's birthday coming up soon! Time to go about fixing up my present.

Results Galore! Did well for everything except formative OSCE! Luckily its formative! And it really sucks, I missed the fourth quartile by 1 mark. ZZZZ I've never gotten something even close to the third quartile before. 

Started on the CBP powerpoint presentation, so that's good. 

Wished I did better for the end-of-semester paper, but oh wells, I did do pretty well already. I just felt that I should have scrapped up something 100 and above.

Ah and my sister tried fencing yesterday! Seems like she enjoyed it, she's coming back for more on Friday I think. Mmmm And I was so flat out after fencing yesterday, even 8 hours of sleep that night didn't really help me feel better. Good stuff, got to use the club's only pistol grip foil. Insane la, it was so nice and delicate. Hahah and I've still got the moves! LOLOL.

Boyfriend Replacement Therapy.

Apparently having a boyfriend also means free company whenever you have excess time. Very easily obtained and definitely very easily replaceable. Just like tonight!

At first I thought it was the rain.... then I thought maybe you were tired.... I've become too naive after a while. Its always like that with girlfriends, they never tell you who they wanna meet, especially when they know its someone you don't really want them to meet. 

Really strange that people know exactly when to call you out for drinks! Its like telepathy, somehow they know where you are... super convenient. Another theory could be that everything was obviously pre-arranged. 

Still being played like a sucker, just like my first did to me. Funnily enough, the only girlfriend I didn't feel this way with was the one I played with and dumped. 

How do guys become players? Bastards that use girls, dump them and move on? One way as I've found out, is because they have been treated the same way themselves. The cause of such behaviour is the target of such behaviour! Interesting, now that I've sat back and thought about it. Simply put: Girls maybe the ones who create guys who treat them like shit.

Guess you're gonna spend Saturday alone just like you've always wanted unless you can explain yourself and evidence of behavioural change is seen. 

Lol I love medicalising stuff.

The Dawn of a new Era.

Semester 2.

Already endocrinology notes are out on blackboard. Nearly everyone is back from the holidays and Jon is cooking fish downstairs. The good old life is back again!

Gaaaa I wanna start school and get everything going as quickly as possible. It suddenly dawned unto me that we're almost done with lectures and tutorials. The 'real' stuff is starting soon at the hospitals. 

Man... miss my darling already. For the last 4 days and 3 nights I have been going to sleep and waking up in her arms. LOL damn shiok la. Open my eyes first thing I see is Jasmin snoring beside me. Haiz. Back to staying over only on the weekends.

Huilin and her new hairstyle. Haha she looks damn chio now, except that she keeps pinning up her hair which makes her look sooooooo aunty. Hiaz. I think darker hair colours looks better on her. 

Mummy and sissy coming back tonight. Hope to see mummy before she leaves for China again. 

Ah ha. And a new plan to surprise my daddy when he next comes to Melbourne! Need Jasmin to help me with some information. Gonna force it out of her. Hahaha. Interrogation just like in Taken.

"Excuse me miss, are u here on holiday?"

"Me too! Oh hey the cabs here are very expensive! Wanna share?" 

Hahahaha Darling doesn't wanna go backpacking anymore now. LOL