MechSoc, the weather, fashion and food!

It's funny. Now and back in Montreal, I always have the bedroom that doesn't get the sun. I learnt in my PV class that having the sun in the window isn't the way to have an energy efficient house, but I think it'd be cool to wake up with the sun in my face. I never have that feeling. Maybe that's why I sleep in late all the time, because it doesn't get truly light in my room.

The weather in Montreal I hear, is actually warmer than in Sydney. Here, it's probably 10-15 degrees at night and gets warmer throughout the day and get's to be pretty warm, maybe 20 degrees, between 11 and 2 pm. It's always cool in the shade. The way to dress here is in layers. Very different from Montreal. where even in winter you don't really dress for warmth without the coat because everything is centrally heated. It's winter and there is still air conditioning in classrooms! haha pretty funny when you think about it.

Harry and Celine-----------------Hamish---------------------Mack and Will










I have Mech friends (see above). They're pretty damn awesome people, Mech Eng sort of makes people cooler I find :) Definitely not replacing any of my awesome MechEng friends back home, but I'm going to miss them when I leave. "when I leave" is a more common conversation topic nowadays. THere are 2 weeks left of classes before finals then everyone is either leaving or traveling or staying for a year or for a degree. I'm going to travel. I am defnitely going to Brisbane during the 2nd week of July and maybe longer, see Rajiv and Sam in Brisbane, then traveling down the coast of New South Wales back to Sydney with Joelle. I was thinking maybe I should do a trip to Northern Australia, because you can't come to Australia and not see Uluru!! But it's so far!! Plus, Catherine and I want to travel for 2 weeks after she's done work and I really want to go to Thailand. (or Malaysia or Indonesia). And that trip will be a lot of money as well...

I attended MechSoc (Mech Eng Society) staff-student meeting and it's very different to MAME meetings (not that I've been on mame council but i've attended a number of times!) It was so official, no real mech council positions except the president. And apparently there wasn't even a council until this year or the year before. The meeting was mostly about computing issues in the Mechanical Engineering building. the students addressing those issues to the staff and discuss what can be done. It was an informative meeting, but I want to know about the events!! Hahah There's an Eng Ball in October :( I won't be here. There's a Mech Eng Harbour cruise (maybe equivalent to mech banquet) next semester in august (Maybe i'll be there). Next week there's a homebrew competition haha that should be funny!


I've gotten to the point where I don't need to bring a map when I go anywhere. It's not just not that I stop bringing a map, but a month or a month and a half ago, but I just wanted to mention it. I know street names and where I am most of the time. I know which busses to take and I really feel I know this place, it's my home (for now).

Fashion here is weird. I assume it's the same fashion in canada too. But I don't like it. for girls... lots of leggings and dark tights, with long shirts as "dresses" and high waisted everything (which isn't so bad when it comes to skirts and business outfits but not for me) and suspenders. Though I really need to get a pair of flats because all I have are running shoes and flip flops and no in between. I don't know what men's fashion is, but I don't like women's fashion. It "gives me the shits". Aussie for it's annoying or agravating. ;)

I love cooking. I think I'm a decent cook :) I definitely enjoy it and try to learn as much as I can. I've made fudge for a party (and made so many friends because of it) And I made Anzac biscuits and managed to bribe someone (as a joke). I made fish at a barbie at the beach a couple of weeks ago and it was so good my friends wanted the recipe, which was basically, put a bit of everything you think would taste good. I think the rule of "add in whatever you have" is a good cooking rule. I bought a baking dish, so that I can now make things in the oven. Like lasagna or chicken.

I live with 4 asians. China China Korea and India. I can't really adopt what the Indian one makes because it involves so many spices that I have no idea what's going on. I'm not that big a fan of curry anyways. But I think I'm turning east-asian. In my cupboard I have rice paper, rice vermicelli, korean seasoned seaweed, aloe drink, soba noodles, those instant noodle packs (but everyone has those). I eat with chopsticks a lot of the time, and sometimes I'll even eat asian food for breakfast (like today) because i dont think they eat a different type of food for breakfast. Bo my Korean flatmate has rice or soup for breakfast. I had my left over chow mein from last night for breakfast today. And at the restaurant yesterday, I had to explain to Joelle all the different kinds of noodles. I made sushi a couple of times too :) I go to the oriental supermarket sometimes and there are so many weird things there, I wish I knew what they were.

A popular dip here is sour cream and sweet chili sauce. Sweet chili sauce is awesome. It makes chicken taste so good with rice, and it's so easy. I crave potato wedges with sour cream and sweet chili sauce (I'll make it when in canada). And things are flavoured always at least that, and also another different flavour is chicken. like for chips. that's so funny!!.

Skype is awesome. I spoke to Marco yesterday!!! I miss Marco!

I miss everyone HEAPS

Thanks to Loksun for the postcard!