alrighty-o, today's the 9th of january. chinese new year's on the 7th and 8th of february, which leaves me with..... (doing an extremely fast mental calculation and employing exceptional brainwork and memorywork) 30 days till chinese new year, and a further 11 days till i leave singapore. wow. gifted with the benefit of hindsight, it feels easy to say that the past 18 years' worth of life and time has passed extremely fast. of course, it hasn't. but it sure feels like it since i'm already at the end of those 18 years. funny isn't it? well, not really. before you know it, you'll be 100 in the twinkling of an eye and approaching you end. THAT's definitely not funny.

anyways, i'm really looking forward to cny! i get to see my dearest cousins again, and chill out with my family for 2 entire days. the shopping for new year clothes is, of course, greatly anticipated too. i like shopping. (but obviously, i'm employing the use of a gigantic litote)

and also, i'm looking forward to going to australia! learning and seeing new things, refreshing change. imagine it, you even get to (well, sort of) start a new life! revamp your image! change your habits! set new goals and resolutions! it'll be cool. many pple don't get the opportunity to, and i sure am glad i get the chance. considerable sacrifices have to be made though..

one thing though, i have absolutely no idea how i'm gonna fit all my stuff into the luggage i'll be carrying on the plane. it'll be extremely headache-inducing to pack all my things, and praying that my fragile items do not reappear in australia looking like headless shrimps in a pile of mouldy noodles. erm, in plainer terms, just downright messy and definitely not a pretty sight.

and i'll also be troubled outta my wits worrying about things back home. (yes it's true, worrying doesn't only occur in that one way) i'll be worried about atlas, is he getting enough exercise, is his skin okay, how will he survive without me?!!?, eating his food well? etc etc
i'll be worried about my grandmother, worried about her worrying for me, how's her health, is she going out enough, is she bored at home? etc etc
i'll be worried about my mom, dad, brother, will they miss me lots, are they working too much (what the hell happened to the bloody 5-day work week?!?! bollocks!), is my brother playing too many pc and ps games etc etc
yes, that's a day in the life of Juline, in Australia.


anyways, i will take things one at a time. no use planning far ahead when everyone has a roadblock that can't be surpassed. one step at a time and you should be surviving.