I survived the Great Storm of Perth

It all started on a Monday evening. I did my laundry at noon and had left my clothes to dry on the laundry lines. I had this lecture at 4pm and before I head for class, I thought the sky appeared slightly overcast. I thought to myself that since I'll be back in an hour, it might not rain yet. Even if there was rain, it would just be a drizzle. Little did I know we were hit by one of the worst storm in Perth.

Walking back home from school, drenched in heavy rain was indeed miserable. I feared of getting struck by lightning. With all my clothes still out in the open, I went to collect and had them washed again. I should have collected them before I went for class but no use crying over spilled milk now.

After all the drama on my side, I watched the news and some parts of Perth were hit by the hailstorm. Some had to be evacuated from their homes while others had to clear water that had been flushed into their houses. Cities were blacked out too.

Perth wakes up to a $100m restoration cost today! However, I thank God for the sun and glad that people wasn't hurt from this storm. I pray those people stranded in the convention centre for the night can return to their homes today. As for the damages caused by the hailstorm, it may take a while to be restored back to normal.

The rainbow after the storm

Freoooo

Been rather lazy to blog. So I'm going to show some photos taken from the past week.

Baked my first ever brownies. YUM but I'll stick to one piece at a time.

Went to this suburb called Fremantle aka Freo. They have this place called Cicerella which serves delicious fish and chips. After lunch it's walking around the market and being entertained by buskers.

Week 1

I've survived Week 1 in school! I don't know why lessons here are not packed like sardines as compared to Singapore. When I was in NYP, there were lectures and tutorials one after another from 8am to 5pm. And I literally had classes everyday then.
Here in uni, I've got 8hrs of tuition distributed in 3 school days per week. I had one unit exempted because of my diploma. That explains why my tuition hours are so little but still?! With alot of spare time on hand, I try to use it meaningfully.
I think I'm more mature now than I was in poly. I used to sleep alot in class and do alot of last minute preparations for exams which in case you were wondering, they were futile. My 'hard' work didn't pay off because I wasn't serious about revising nor getting good grades.
For my first week in uni, I realised I'm actually keen to study. I listened intently (really) during classes. I did my pre reading and tutorial work before class and when i got home, I would spend some time revising and applying what I've learned to my previous nursing experiences.
Somehow, the teaching method here in Aussie differs from Singapore. The lecturer engages her audience with alot of questions. The Caucasians are the ones raising their hands and giving answers and asking questions, never Asians. However, you would see us scurrying to the lecturer after class, bombarding her with tons of questions that we should have ask but were too shy to ask during class. I guess it's the culture we were bred in.
I think it requires a lot of discipline and hard work to survive in a tertiary school setting. If I'm going to be sluggish and complacent in my school work, I'm quite sure I will not do well.
This week, I'm thankful for being back to school. It seems so surreal to be here. Nonetheless, I'm enjoying my classes and am still getting used to my lecturers' Aussie accents.
And I pray that I will not waste the time here, but make it a most meaningful and fruitful learning experience.
Till then, take care mate!