in the year 2010....

it started with abit of a scare where i ended up flying back to australia on my own. however i did come back to australia officially mrs woon to the world, i don't respond to that name though; to me that is still my mil (mother-in-law).

did an extremely touristy thing and visited taronga zoo. the last time i was there (yes, this is not my first time) was when i first came to sydney to study 6 years ago. i actually didn't remember anything from my last trip and it was fun. i also got to see turtles humping :D

attempted to continue gym sessions but that clearly failed. i did start playing badminton half a year later so that's all good. :D

celebrated chinese new year with yee sang tapau-ed from singapore. halfway through dinner the fire alarm went off and we had to rush to leave the building. false alarm of course but the fire truck still came and because juls kept singing "somebody call 911....." (song by sean kingston) i had the song stuck in my head the whole night. oh and i think D managed to cover our dinner playing poker and blackjack.

tried catching the cny twilight parade in the city but couldn't coz i was too short, there were people camping there from 4pm for a 8pm parade. we.... got there at 7:30pm and i definitely didn't have the patience to be pushed around and squash. yes, i'm spoilt that way.

after many tries, i quit something that makes me a whole lot healthier and saves me money too. they say it improves your complexion.... yada yada yada blah blah blah....*shakes head* don't see no difference -_-

moved to a new area with friends in the same area (just downstairs actually); spent heaps of money on furnishings and now live in a very comfy place called home. got a brand new amazing sofa, a damn cool dining table with lazy susan and a even more POWderful sound system. we still have plenty to do but wen are taking it one step at a time.

tried having a facial here but..... no one is as good as my eileen back home. so i shall stick to having congested skin until my next flight home. anyone have any good recommendations?? i just don't get it...why is it so difficult to find someone who can do a good extraction here? do people here really have such good clean complexion... ish



attended little bro's graduation, had the whole family in sydney which was fun and extremely tiring. i did manage to take plenty of pics of my adorable little nephew who kept saying "buuuuuuuus" everytime he saw a big vehicle. so cute!

met up with old friends, introduced to new and started hanging out regularly. when i say regularly i really mean it. we see each other pretty much every week since they introduced us to badminton, D to cycling and lots of makaning (eating) sessions all over the place since they enjoy it as much as we do. who would have thought we had that much in common. of course the boys are always poisoning each other to have new toys so we all end up having similar stuff o_O

met the hot chicks of australia's next top model and attended the live final where they made a big boo boo of announcing the wrong winner.

got an ipad? does it count when it's really D's? but i play with it toooooo....

enjoyed delicious lobster dinner when a family friend came to town.

took my first road trip in australia to terrigal and a place call "the entrance" - where it really was a food trip coz i reckon we ate more than doing any sight-seeing. we did however come across this land big enough to have 4 houses surrounding a clubhouse and thinking how convenient it was for the boys to play. the biggest problem? it's like 3 hour away from sydney.... >.< oh and of course i had to pick the wettest day in the world to go on a road trip. soooo clever!

 

went sailing for the first time. i got to do it all... pull on the sails, steer the boat, tie & untie the ropes....etc. at least no one fell into the water while i was steering :)

confirmed my pr after 2 years of being a temporary resident. not that anything has really changed. now i just need to get my aussie driving license. damnit

got retrenched by ex-company which sucked big time; went through a month of panic attacks worrying that i wouldn't find a new job by the end of the year, found a new job at the new company, went through hardcode training coz i had to learn everything before she went on leave and now working for the new company.

have a new car with modified original sports parts which sounds damn awesome and canggih-fied number plates. oh did i mention i have only driven the car twice?? D's still hogging it.

...this is only the top of my head of what's happened this year. there was sooooo much more. looking forward to seeing what 2011 has to bring and wishing everyone a very happy new year! i'm off to see the fireworks!!