UndErthEsUn: Greetings from Down Under..

Its been about a week since I first stepped soil onto Adelaide...Leaving Singapore, my family and friends seemed like the hardest thing to do..But I did it and boarded the plane on 13th July..The flight to Adelaide was a smooth one..I managed to catch some shuteye but on the entire journey, I was watching Miss Congenitality 2, playing games with phoebe until an announcement was heard "Ladies and Gentlemen, this is your Captain speaking. We will be arriving in Adelaide shortly. The temperature outside is 8oC, with slight winds..."

Adelaide's a nice place to be in though its pretty cold now since its the winter..But I'm getting pretty used to the weather..I've done a bit of sightseeing before school starts..Here's a recount of how I spent my first fewdays here..

[Thur] After arriving in Adelaide, I was received by a representative from Flinders Housing and brought straight to the hostel. I had to carry up my luggages through those flight of stairs..What a way to start my day..After checking into the hotel, we were brought for a tour around the hostel grounds..After that, I did alittle unpacking before the rest came to join us and we went to the bank to place money into the bank account. After that, we sightsee abit around the city before coming back to the hostel for dinner as we had to attend a talk at 10am the next morning..I had never felt so cold in my lifer before..The hostel is a place I wanted to avoid for the next few days as our parents were in the city. As I went to the toilet to take a bath, it was freezing!!The ground was icy cold, and as I removed my clothes,I was chattering..Bathing became a quick affair for that day..

[Fri] Had breakfast in the morning-->oats and a hashbrown with hot chocolate. Made my sandwich for lunch before setting off for the talk organised by the ISSU. Did some enrollment and met my lecturer to dicuss the topics that I will be taking this semester. Btw, Phoebe and I got lost while making our way to the Flinders Medical flats and the 200m walk uphill was worst than the 1 that I used to run up near St. Nicholas school (my sis wld know). When we arrived, we were late and panting..After discussions, we left to do our enrolment only to be told that we do ot meet the pre-requisites..Called and informed the lecturer and said it would be settled on mon. Met our parents in the city in the evening.

[Sat, Sun] We went down to Handorf, a place settled by Germans. They sell pretty things but mostly sourvenirs for tourists.

[Mon] Went back to school as we thought we could settle our enrolment but who knows, its not done yet..speaking of efficiency..we wasted 1 day..haiz..joined our parents in the evening..went round looking for a restuarant that's opened but most were njot as most shops closed at abt 5pm except for those owned by Chinese owners.

[Tue] Went on a day tour along Murray river. On the way there, we stopped at Dundee where we were able to see some wildlife in Aussie like kangaroos, donkeys, snakes, crocodiles etc..I touched 1...After that we had buffet lunch. The chocolae mousse was good!!its my favourite..After that hearty meal, the tourguide, Gayle,drove at top neck speed to Murray river as we were behind schdule...The river was nice..Enjoyed the scenery there..

[Wed] Went down to Glenleg where the beach was located...Nice beaches..white sand, crystal blue sea, pretty seashells..I would love it in the summer..Walked around in Glenleg before taking a bus down to Port Adelaide..Nothing much to see there except dolphins..And also because we were there late, reached there at abt 4pm. SO,we took a bus back to city..

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