Definition of a "Friend"

"What exactly is a 'friend'?"

Here's some definitions provided by some electronic sources:

Google & Oxford Dictionary- "a person with whom one has a bond of mutual affection, typically one exclusive of sexual or family relations."

The Free Dictionary - 
1. A person whom one knows, likes, and trusts.
2. A person whom one knows; an acquaintance.
3. A person with whom one is allied in a struggle or cause; a comrade.
4. One who supports, sympathizes with, or patronizes a group, cause, or movement

Dictionary.com -
1. a person attached to another by feelings of affection or personal regard.
2. a person who gives assistance; patron; supporter
3. a person who is on good terms with another; a person who is not hostile

Seems legit enough... however, is being a 'friend' solely determined by one's feelings? If so, doesn't it make friendships a little too superficial (since feelings are generally based on aesthetic factors and can be irrational)? #randomthoughts

Semester 1, 2014

137th day since I left home for Melbourne, I am done with my first semester at UMelb! Glad to have pulled through 'Introductory Econometrics' which I had considered the module that I could have easily failed. 

今は冬休みから、母と姉が今メルボルンでいます。来週の月曜日シンガポールへ帰る。

Been hooked on 'The Voice Australia' and 'MasterChef Australia'... simply awesome shows... :) gotta think about how I should spend the rest of my winter holidays... 

p.s. 3 more weeks to Semester 2... :x

Fiftieth Day in Melbourne

It's my fiftieth day in Melbourne... :o Easter break is coming in a week's time! :e
I would like it to be more of a break than a try-to-complete all assignments week... but I get the feeling I'll be trying to catch-up on school work & work on whatever remaining assignments left for the semester. 8|

Well, I knew what I was signing up myself for when I made the decision to further my studies.. so no complaints.. :D

学校の勉強は忙しいですけと、気持ちはいいよ。

The school term is progressing faster than I thought it would, getting mini shocks the start of every single week. haha. but it's been great thus far... 

Signing off with a quote:

“Be thankful for what you have; you'll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don't have, you will never, ever have enough” 
― Oprah Winfrey

Pre-Lunar New Year - Spring Cleaning

It's been quite a few years since I could stick around the house to help out with the annual spring cleaning. 

Before every lunar new year, a typical Chinese family would spring-clean their houses... from wiping the lamps to ceiling lights, to the cleansing of the storerooms, to the windows... the refrigerator... etc.. etc.. the list could go on. 

A yearly routine... to welcome a brand new year. (: 
Just that there's 2 houses to clean this year: gonna be a house-maid for preggy sister tmr... -_- ah wellz.~ Cheers to a new year! 

HAPPY NEW YEAR

“Year’s end is neither an end nor a beginning but a going on, with all the wisdom that experience can instill in us. Cheers to a new year and another chance for us to get it right.” — Oprah Winfrey

With credits to: http://www.ibtimes.com/new-years-quotes-25-inspirational-sayings-celebrate-2014-1523392

Don't wait for the perfect year, make 2014 the perfect one. :D 

HAPPY NEW YEAR!