2 weeks school holidays in Australia!

Its my turn to have school holidays! I was really envious of my ex-colleagues and students who had a nice holiday while I had to continue teaching when I come to australia. Now it is finally over for term 2 in my aussie school and everyone has packed up and gone home. I am thinking what I can do here, two weeks of school holidays! Wow, I think I am going to drive out into the country and see the beautiful rolling green pastures and beautiful lakes and rivers. Finally I have time to travel around!

My daughter napping

Sandra lying on floor in my empty home.

My darling daughter and me

My daughter came looking for me after Samuel refused to let her take pictures with my handphone. My son took this pic. My new home in australia.

My daughter's new bed

Bought a second hand Tiffany child's bed for my little darling girl. Its from a church friend whose daughter has grown up. Fixed it myself in the children's bedroom. Need another bed for Samuel darling.

friday nite dinner

This was my dinner on friday. On my way to fellowship at my pastor's house in Vermont South. Normally I would cook my dinner but last night was quite a rush for me from work. For your info, the fast-food chain Red Rooster is as popular here as KFC is in Singapore. Yummy.

Here I am, safe from trouble

Dear all, it is good to be back on my blog. It has been almost a month since I stop writing about my life. The past one month was the worst and the most enriching moments of my entire life. It is like the catchy Star-Trek theme, "To a place where no man has gone before". Certainly there are already a lot of people here in Australia, but the feeling of coming over with my family was really like the feeling of being the first strange encounter in a foreign soil. I thank God for His protection and mercy. Without Him, everything can go wrong and will go wrong. When I thought about every bits of memory I took with me to Australia, I cherish them to the last drop. I miss everyone in my ex-school, and my dear friends I have "abandoned" in Singapore. You are and will remain my true friends.
The life here is fascinating. Everything stops after working hours. A few supermarkets will remain open until 8pm, but they also close early on weekends. It is fascinating how shopping is not a favourite past-time among Australians. I realised that the TV set is a lot more interesting that going shopping. The work-life balance is very real here. Everyone works because they want to have a good life, not to get a busy one. I am not sure how this drives their economy, but we back home really worked too hard by their standards.
I miss all my students who send me off that special night. I have all their farewell gifts as my companion in the night when I miss them. It is getting cold here and winter has probably arrived early this year. Gotta wrap up well and keep warm to avoid getting a severe chill. I will put some photos when I take some and post for all of you. =)
Take care and study hard.