This is the third part of "reminiscing my time in Australia". Yes, unlike Days of our Lives, my life is a bit more happening than the daytime soap opera, Hell Yeah!
My third semester was from March to June 2008. This time, i moved out of the student accommodation, and looked for a place to stay myself. After searching some websites and forums, i found a house that was putting up a room for rent, which was reasonably near to school. The house is located in a new and quiet suburb, most of the houses there are new, and the area is rather safe too.
After i moved into the house, the landlord told me that they are actually a gay couple (Aussie and PRC) who have been together for about 6 years. They moved to the Gold Coast a year back, and are renting the two other rooms out to students. My other housemate is a Taiwanese girl.
One afternoon, i invited my friends over for lunch. Since the weather was good too, they decided to bring along additional clothes, so we can have some pool fun.
Over the semester, even though im not staying with my friends, we still meet up quite often, twice or trice a week for simple meals, shopping, watching soccer, or mahjong. This semester, we tried to lessen our beer intake significantly, as compared to last year, where we were literally drinking cartons every week. When the Easter weekend came along, we organized a gathering at a friend's place, with an Easter Egg Hunt thrown in for fun.
This semester was also characterised by some friends coming over from Singapore for a visit. A good friend, whom i have known since secondary 1, and his girlfriend were touring Australia as part of their graduation trip. I opened up my place for them to stay for a few days.
As my car was still able to move then, i brought them out to have a meal with my friends on their first day. Subsequently, i also brought them to see the sights and sounds of the Gold Coast, Brisbane and Byron Bay (yes, again).
We went to eat the best fish and chips on the Gold Coast (in my opinion), and walked around the marina and beach after that.
We also went to eat the Suki Yaki buffet that my friends wanted to go a few days ago. It really is good stuff!
To drive up to Brisbane and Byron Bay, we rented a car. This was the car that my friend got into an accident in, when going to Dreamworld to pick my friends up. But thank God they are alright, only a little shocked from the accident.
Towards the end of the semester, another friend came over for a visit. We got to know each other over the Internet, and subsequently liased from there. He was going to Brisbane to visit his friend, and both of them came down for a couple of days.
Overall, it has been a rather short semester. I was only around for a short 15 weeks, after which i went back to Singapore to escape winter again. I learnt a lot about myself this semester, and i am also grateful to be surrounded by many understanding and caring friends. May God bless them all!
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