Lost In Translation

But it's been 13 months since Esther and I had decided to take this journey in life together as a couple and pursue together of what could possibly be marriage (*shudder). Haha! I can imagine the looks some of you would give at the thought of the 'm' word. But it's true. And I'm very excited about the fact that we're together now and have 13 months' worth of testimonials we could share about life in a bgr.

So last night, in order to celebrate the occasion, we decided to have dinner at St. Kilda's very own Deveroli's.

The food was amazing and what more to say of the atmosphere; St. Kilda has got to be the most colourful and brightly-lit suburb in Melbourne and is a patch of California in Australia as well. The night may had been cold, but the yummy Italian food kept us warm on the inside all night long. The style was unique, me with my Spaghetti Carbonara and her Pollo Crepe. Fattening. But intoxicating. What was special about the Carbonara was that they included several other rare-to-be-found-in-Carbonara ingredients such as onions and carrots, which turned out to be surprisingly awesome. And her Pollo Crepe with tender chicken and avocado, furnished with salad and chips... well...

It was good.

After dinner and a short walk around the town, we took a slow drive to and around Port Melbourne just to enjoy the night lights by the quiet ocean before heading home. I love Port Melbourne. Have I mentioned Port Melbourne before? Well I love it. It reminds me much of Sutera Harbour in KK - the whole resort feel. Except that it's a town. Whoa.

All in all, the night was well spent. I wouldn't dare say it was romantic. But it was certainly... relaxing? Hehe.
She asked me last night that when looking back at all this time, do I regret anything at all. Sure it has been painful at times. Rocky and messy at others. But above all that, I reckon... the good times has overwhelmed every other situation or feeling. And as I learn to love her more each brand new day God's gracefully given (and still giving), I can only pray for and look forward to the many more 13 months to come.

Until I draw my last breath.

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Well, mine at least. Much has happened but nothing of significance, I guess. Either that or I've completely lost touch in terms of penning my thoughts down or so to say... blogging. But have no fear! That is why I'm here today. I thought that I'd better note a couple of things down about how life's been thus far before people start branding me dead or anything else alike.

The days have been long. Uni for one, takes more time than any other thing. Maybe it's just my timetable and lousy planning. I have to spend ridiculous hours in uni with too many breaks in between some days. Too many that it makes me lazy to stick around. On other days there would be few hours only instead. Like Monday with just 2 hours and Friday with one. I get Wednesdays off. ;)

So what I do to make up for the breaks in between? I study at the library.
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Hah! Gotcha there! You actually think I'd do that? Haha! You're kidding. Well, I do try, though. But on the majority of the occasion, I hang out at the comics library. Yep. Nerd up there. It's pretty cool, though. They've got stacks of graphic novels and comfy seats with plugin ear phones to listen to music. They've even got beanbags to just laze around at, with a huge sign hovering over it: "Please Do Not Study Here".

God is gracious.
:)

Besides uni, I haven't really had a chance of leading what's so called a life so far. I haven't been out lately except for church on weekends and grocery shopping, of course. Yea. What a loser. And to add more weight upon that title, I've been stuffing myself up with borrowed DVDs of movies and tv shows. That's right, folks. Me and my housemate(s) have been stacking up on tv shows! I've recently completed season 3 of Smallville and am now in the middle of season 4, waiting for the completion of House and the arrival of Lost, starting a little bit on Naruto, and have just borrowed the complete 4 seasons of 24 from a friend.

Whoa! Overload!

Talk about nerding up...

I've also received some certain good news of a new camera heading across the shores soon thanks to good ol' dad. Oh, what a joyous moment to behold! Well, I'm not gonna reveal what it is yet though. I'll leave the suspense (for approximately 2 people who actually care) in the air for a while until it actually reaches here. Oh, the glee I can't resist...

And more good news! SWITCHFOOT!! I said SWITCHFOOT!!!! are back in Melbourne next month!

They've got a new album to promote, and so they'll be back for a concert coming up on the 28th of September! For a mere $50!! Switchfoot!! $50!! I can't wait!!

*Sigh.

Well, I guess it has been a blissful few weeks, huh? Yes, despite being a social outcast most the time and nerding up there, I guess I am having a pretty good time still. Of course, there are the assignments to hand in. The homeworks to do. The frustrations of homelife, oh, which I must mention! The $#%#$& bloody real estate agent that rented out the apartment to me is utterly stupid.
I came home from uni yesterday to find a sign on the lifts and the same notice in my mailbox saying this:

DO YOU KNOW WHAT THIS MEANS?!?!
For the past 4 years or so as this building has been erected, we've been addressed wrongly?! I now have to change my address for everything! Uni applications, my driving license, bills, friends... etc. How stupid is that?! I've never heard of anything like this ever occuring, and it's happened to me... And the other 200 people residing here.

Gah! The idiocy.

*Sigh.
I suppose we all have our ups and downs in life.
The world spins on, with or without a voice. And I, today, have voiced up again.
Life goes on.

p/s: I promise I'll never blog like this again... I sound like a woman having her period.