Finally..

Finally, I'm here. Finally, I've left. Finally, I've let go. Finally, the old has passed, the new has come. Finally, it has begun. Australia has finally descended upon me. Haha, well, okay okay..I know i'm being a little dramatic again.

SO! It's been two days since I've arrived. Erm, staying at a place near(15 minutes walk!) Melb U called International House. Its a pretty cool place, think it'll be very fun to come home to once everyone moves in. Well, guess what? My first dinner was a BBQ, mmm.. Good ol' Aussie BBQ. Well, you know the saying that goes "Melbourne's a second M'sia"? Well, its soo true.. I met two guys who live below me and they're from Sunway D'sara and Mutiara D'sara! That's like 5-10 mins from where I live!! Plus, when i boarded my flight to Melb, the guy sitting behind me was actually my course mate. I mean we nvr talked, but we've seen enuf of each other to know who we were. So awesome.

My first day was a difficult one. Everything was new..Friends, bed, toilet, table, not to mention the water..=_=*(I know)..I mean, it doesn't really hit you until you realize that your on your own. I hardly had any sleep the nite before on the plane, maybe 1 or 2?..I was sick..The weather was HOT!..And I didn't really haf any new friends yet..I wasn't familiar of so many things..I couldn't drive..I didn't know where to buy my things.. To make things worse, I actually left my toiletries in another bad which my parents are bringing over on thurs..So, i had to go somewhere to get the things i needed to shower myself.. BUT WHERE! Having no choice, i asked around for directions and eventually wandered my was dere..Thank God i got what i needed for a bath..(yeah..) Well, it was really stressful up to that point. I did have lunch wit my brother tho, but i was too sleepy to think of anything..hehe..Well, to be honest, i really don't know how ppl over here think..I mean, they could function in a whole different way..Be careful as i am, i naturally didn't want to get too up close and personal with my floormates(ppl living on the same floor as me)..For dinner, my brother brought over a whole regular pizza..They was a lot left..so i was thinking whether i should offer it to the guy living next door or not..(He's a chinese but He's born and bred in Perth)..I actually asked for courage from God and WENT!.. haha..well, turns out to be he's very much into philosophy..You know wat..?We ended up talking about God and philosophy till 11:30pm..I mean..the conversation just began to flow..Many questions i couldn't answer..but God is the one that'll work..not me..Glory to God, cos that just reminded me that i'm not just here to study..That took my mind of missing home and friends and turned my attention to God and what He wants..

Day two - Met a friend (who was also a coursemate!) who wanted to set up a bank account..I needed to get some stuff..like a FAN! It was soooo HOT the day before.. So we and my new friend took a tram down to the city, map in hand and got what we needed.. Ohya, the bank's in Melb Uni..So we walked around the campus as well.. After all that, we headed back to IH. I got my new found FAN and my internet connection both set up.. Met Ben Soon and Ong, Josh, and Gil for a skype sessions.. which was fun!..Chatted wit Eden, Mel, Aaron and Jovy too.. Made me feel so much closer to home.. thanks guys..we should do it more.. Headed down to my my bro's place in Vermont South by train and tram..Took me about 50 mins..and yay!.. waiting at the doorstep was Julia (my tai sou) and Emily (my cute cute CUTE niece!).. All smiles.. she was a bit nervous at first, but we warmed up in no time.. hehe..

Well, all in all..I'm getting more and more used to this place..I'm getting more friends by the day and hopefully I'll find a suitable church real soon too..I still miss home, but like what the Bible says... Forgetting what is behind and looking forward to God's plans for you and me..I still miss home a lot.. But i've got to leave that behind.. Not abandoning everything and everyone, but rather thanking God for everything and everyone.. So, here i am..signing out - still missing home, but looking forward to it all.. Here are some pics: