I just won AUD$500,000

YES! Being a polymath rules! I just won AUD HALF A MILLION DOLLARS from Channel 10 Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader! Thats it! I can stay here for as long as I want. Just stay at home all day long, no work for me. Enjoy my NEET life!

The 500k question was about Myths & Legends. I have got no help from the classmates this time. If I got it right, I walk home with 500k. If I get it wrong, I will have to go home with just 25k. I decided to go for it.

"The mythical creature Griffin, has half a body of an eagle and half a body of ____ ?"

A lion! Too easy. And 500,000 dollars is mine. Yeah... I wish. I was an audience in front of the TV, not the participant. Shame on her thinking that it had a body of a horse. The Griffin, such a majestic creature; defiled by being thought of having a horse for a body.

But throughout the show I got all the answers without using any aids or life-lines. The question about what year did Australian colonies become a Federation had me struggling. But I was pretty sure I can get past it with a life-line. Strangely, the participant was struggling at the simplest questions. Or maybe she just isn't too confident of herself. Maybe its the stress.

Anyhow, congratulations to her for going home with 250,000 dollars. She chose to drop out instead of answering the final question. Man, how I wish I was in there. Well, at least I know that I am smarter than a fifth grader. lol...

Osaraba Australia

In a flash, 3 years had gone by. Now is nearing the day which I have to return for good. My years here in Australia had really been great, if not one of the greatest times in my life so far.

Indeed, lots had happened during this times. Besides painful memories like the one whereby I got into a road accident, there are many more happy ones from all those road trips, picnics, barbecues, outings, gatherings, etc I had with all my friends. Friends whom I had befriended only after reaching Australia. As the saying goes, a friend in need is a friend indeed. When you are outside alone, your friends are the only one you can count on. It is not easy to find good friends. And I am lucky that I have found several of them.

I would like to thank all of them very much. Friends I made from first year all the way till now. And of course majority of them had left before I did. And now is my turn, despite some unwillingness, to leave those who remained here in Australia as well. I wish you people all the best here. Take care and may we meet again.

Yours Truly.

Here are some random pictures. See if you can recognize them.

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This post is dedicated to:
Zhexun: Beyond words.
Joshua: The best room-mate I ever had.
Albert & Leewen: Got to know you both only a little more than a year. It was great!
Lyn & Gee: First year friends from Orientation. Hope you girls are doing well.
Edmund: Really blessed to know you. Great days in Lakeview.
Yeeshuan: One and only best Padawan, May the force be with you.
Liyana & Susu: Housemates friends, makes one believes in fate.

and to:
Simon: First Australian friend. Good luck.
David: Wished I had known him sooner.
Lester & Ashley: All the best.
Alex, Eugene & Vishant: Good to know you people.
Ben & Clarence: Drive safe :P
Chip & Connie: Feel like I have to add you girls to do justice. LOL.
and anyone that I had forgotten to mention, I beg your pardon.

And especially dedicated to:
Daniel, Dave & Yunyen: Beyond anything describable! You people made my last year a whole lot easier to pass. Many thanks. My best wishes goes out to you 3.

And of course,
Grace: The reason I breathe.