I'm back from the Genting trip with mild sore throat and flu. But I still love the weather there because it's just so cooling and no sweat. The first time i went to Genting was in 1997 with my parents and sister; the second time was in 2006 with my second brother and sister; and now this trip was my third visit to Genting.

For the first time in my life, i went into the casino there to witness thousands of people gambling away. As for myself, i only spent the RM$10 playing the jackpot machine while my bf went into the VIP place to gamble which i cant enter. While playing it, I didn't really know what was going on but I just simply keep pressing the buttons. So when I see more credits coming in, it means that I have won and as the credits get lesser and lesser, I know I'm losing. ;)

But I think I'm not the kind of people who likes to enter the casino. Partly because I don't see the thrill in gambling (unless i try playing those tables one, maybe more excitement) and i hate second-hand smoke. Inside, almost 80% of the people were smoking away and there's no single place will you get to escape from the harmful smoke. Plus my bf lost RM$500 this time so i guess casino didn't leave me a very good first impression.

Over there, we wanted to try watching a movie but the timings were really screwed up and all the shows were like freaking lame. So, the two of us played pool for close to 2hours and it was only RM$20. This was my first time playing pool and my skill wasn't that bad but i lost every games to him. We also went to the arcade to play the basketball game for like up to 14 times and got like 700+ tickets. Doing simple things like this together is enough to make us happy for quite a while. Ultimately, it's not what we do that matters but it's being able to do something together that really matters. I guess the trip to Genting has bonded us even more and I'm really treasuring every moment we have together :)

Back to reality, yesterday was the first day of a new trimester. We are now into the final year of our degree and I really hope that all of us can graduate smoothly together! Today, as i saw the new batch of students coming in and carrying the familiar textbook reminds me that i was just like them a year ago. Time really is passing by very fast each year as we're getting older. I'll cherish the remaining times I have as a student and will try to reduce my whinings of assignments, projects and exams. Because being a student is really the best, less worrying about finding a job, working with other ppl, office politics etc.

Anyway, this trimester has only one group presentation and the rest of it will be individual reports and essays. This meant that we will spend less time getting together in groups to do project and more time at home doing assignments instead. Actually, i prefer doing individual assignments cos doing group project would require me to travel all the way down to tiong bahru to meet in school which waste like 2hours of my time travelling to and fro.

Moving on, my sister will be spending three weeks of her time in Oct travelling around Europe with her bf. I guess this is many people's dream, being able to put down everything in Singapore and go travelling around for 3 weeks. That's considered very long for someone who's working and i think she'll come back with more branded wallets and bags. Heh

As for myself, i have an extremely good piece of news to share.
I WILL BE GOING TO JAPAN(HOKKAIDO) IN DECEMBER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks to my bf and his parents, I get to go to the most sought-after holiday destination of many people. It's really not cheap to go to Japan for holiday, it cost a BOMB! As they booked the tour from the NATAS fair, the price for per pax is $3000 with meals and accommodation fully provided. So I think with the 4 of us going, the total cost will add up to be around $14,000 including expenses there. @_@

Anyway, according to the tour agency person, it will be snowing during that period of time and we can actually witness snow falling down from the sky. I'm very excited about the snowing part, but not so excited now cos the trip is like three months away. I believe that as the days get closer, i will be even more excited.

Perhaps the one thing that I'm really worried about is that I won't be able to endure through the harsh winter. It will be my first time travelling to a cold country and I'm not sure if my body can take it. As you can see, I fell sick just going to Genting so I cant imagine what will happen when I'm over there. But I will make sure that I wear many layers of clothes to keep myself warm. I will do more research about Hokkaido as I really know nothing much about it besides the fact that they have fresh crab and nice scenery.

Meanwhile, I shall focus on my studies first. The Hokkaido trip will now act as the motivation/the driving force behind me. This is really one awesome motivation for myself.
Alright, shall get going for now. Goodbye!