I am a little nervous to start Sem 2. It doesn't feel like I had a break... The one week in Melb wasn't enough I think. It was quite rushed and short-lived... And then it was straight back to work. I can't believe it's been a month already...
I just got one of my unit's textbooks and course notes from the post, and I'm looking through them, going Hmm at every word/sentence I see... Nothing seems familiar or stands out which makes me even more nervous. But then it gives me that oomph to wanna start reading up. Time is of essence though... and at the moment, there's hardly any time to do that. I struggle to even get my washing done and clean the house every week. I think I need a good day off!
Am working the whole weekend. Today, I have about half an hour before heading to work. I end at about 9pm so will probably do washing after. Then Sunday, it's church and work. After work, I'll prob watch So You Think You Can Dance and have dinner, and then take down the clothes from the drying rack if it's dry... haha... that's my plan for the weekend... how boring huh? And then Monday, TY heads over at night-time, so I'll be getting him from the airport. During the day, will probably wake early to clean out my wardrobe which may take an hour or two. Then head over to the Salvos to hand them the clothes I dun wan. After that, will probably be sorting out bills, cleaning my room, especially my shelves - just getting rid of papers and certain files... Then might research some places to go with TY when he's here. TY will be here for a week and leaves on Sun. The Mon after, class would have started... So... there isn't really much time for looking through my notes at all before uni. The good news is that I am gonna be doing two of my subjects from home. But the first set of course notes already looked tough. Hmm...
With work and uni next Sem, I think there'll be more blog entries about less sleep... plus budgeting... I just spent 6K on Sem 2... ouch ouch! A little bit of my fault though - cause I went out a lot this month... but it was definitely good. The social life is always great to have.
Saturday 26 July 2008
Friday 25 July 2008
A missed friend and pet
Tribute to Cuddles (my rabbit)... who passed away a few days ago...
The guy who was looking after him went on leave and left it with another friend who was also looking after his other three rabbits... so in total, four of them including Cuddles. But Cuddles just passed during one of the nights... they think it has to do with old age. But yeah, the guy said he was quite sad about it, cause Cuddles was very unique. He said even his mum liked Cuddles a lot. He thinks it's cause Cuddles had a human-like personality. Cuddles was also his favourite rabbit among the others... like every day after work, whenever he heads home, Cuddles would run to the door to see him and the other rabbits won't really care... so he kinda misses that.
I miss Cuddles lots too and was hoping to see him my next Melb visit, but I guess now, I can't really. It's really sad but at least Cuddles lived happy moments of 5.5 years. And yah, I'm ok. Just miss having a pet...
The guy who was looking after him went on leave and left it with another friend who was also looking after his other three rabbits... so in total, four of them including Cuddles. But Cuddles just passed during one of the nights... they think it has to do with old age. But yeah, the guy said he was quite sad about it, cause Cuddles was very unique. He said even his mum liked Cuddles a lot. He thinks it's cause Cuddles had a human-like personality. Cuddles was also his favourite rabbit among the others... like every day after work, whenever he heads home, Cuddles would run to the door to see him and the other rabbits won't really care... so he kinda misses that.
I miss Cuddles lots too and was hoping to see him my next Melb visit, but I guess now, I can't really. It's really sad but at least Cuddles lived happy moments of 5.5 years. And yah, I'm ok. Just miss having a pet...
Catch-ups
It's been a flat out week working, filling up my tax return, doing groceries, cleaning up part of the house i.e vaccumming, doing laundry paying bills, checking my car tyres, looking for cheap petrol.. hee.. I accomplished all those this week, but still have so much to do though - still have to do some more laundry, have to clean out my cupboard and shelves (I believe I've accumulated a lot of stuff ever since I moved here.. lol)... Just to get everything in order before TY heads up and also before uni commences.
I honestly can't believe Sem 2 is beginning in 2 weeks! At least I managed to catch up with a few peeps this week.
Yesterday, caught up with two of my guy friends up in Syd who brought me to the Rocks for German food and beer! The food was yummy! Check out my Facebook pics! I drove in cause it was just easier... The Rocks doesn't really have convenient transportation for me all the way from my place. And earlier in the day, I decided to take a drive to see if there was parking and there was... So I pre-planned. Haha! Or else, it'd probably take me about an hour and a half just to get there by bus and walking. Plus the last bus straight to my doorstep from that place was about 9:40 which was rather early... Good thing I drove, cause after German food, my stomach still had place for desert, and we went to Pancakes on the Rocks. Although when we got there, the pancake portions on other people's tables looked really huge and we just opted for drinks instead. It might have been the walk from the German restaurant or the atmosphere from that German place that made me feel really hot - even the ice choc I had at Pancakes on the Rocks seemed warm. The German place is certainly worth the visit. The ambience was great - dancing especially the German slap-dance... and the entertainers trying to get all the girls and random people up to follow some of the actions they were doing to particular tunes... fortunately we paid the bill just in time and were leaving... I would have been quite embarrassed to get picked and stand up there and do stuff.
Today, had a reunion with my Syd Uni summer school friends. The catch-up was awesome! Lots couldn't make it, so in total, there were just four of us from the 10 who were in our usual group. One of the guys actually made it into the city, but he took about 2 hours to find a park and then when he finally had a park, we were having desert. So he decided to eat somewhere in a cafe and then head over afterwards to look for us. But by the time his food came and he came around to look for us, we were leaving. Poor thing. We told him he just shouldn't drive into the city at all cause parking is just crazy everywhere - even when it's raining and at that hour. I kinda knew parking was gonna be insane... Just lots of people warning me about it. So despite the cold and rainy weather, I bus and trained in.
The four of us agreed to do this again some time - thinking of yum cha. And by the way, the pics of today's event are loaded on Facebook. You'll see that the food was awesome, but the bonding was just as good. =) And of course, after din, M had to get a catch-and-grab stuffed toy for me. She got me a really cute, small keychain. She also got J some thing from those machines. Yup, definitely had lots of fun, and spoke about almost everything. I told them that if there's an audiology course at Syd Uni, I would have no hesitation to transfer... just cause the pple there are better. But then, I said, the lecturing is not that great at Syd Uni - sometimes it can be quite good and other times, it can't...
I honestly can't believe Sem 2 is beginning in 2 weeks! At least I managed to catch up with a few peeps this week.
Yesterday, caught up with two of my guy friends up in Syd who brought me to the Rocks for German food and beer! The food was yummy! Check out my Facebook pics! I drove in cause it was just easier... The Rocks doesn't really have convenient transportation for me all the way from my place. And earlier in the day, I decided to take a drive to see if there was parking and there was... So I pre-planned. Haha! Or else, it'd probably take me about an hour and a half just to get there by bus and walking. Plus the last bus straight to my doorstep from that place was about 9:40 which was rather early... Good thing I drove, cause after German food, my stomach still had place for desert, and we went to Pancakes on the Rocks. Although when we got there, the pancake portions on other people's tables looked really huge and we just opted for drinks instead. It might have been the walk from the German restaurant or the atmosphere from that German place that made me feel really hot - even the ice choc I had at Pancakes on the Rocks seemed warm. The German place is certainly worth the visit. The ambience was great - dancing especially the German slap-dance... and the entertainers trying to get all the girls and random people up to follow some of the actions they were doing to particular tunes... fortunately we paid the bill just in time and were leaving... I would have been quite embarrassed to get picked and stand up there and do stuff.
Today, had a reunion with my Syd Uni summer school friends. The catch-up was awesome! Lots couldn't make it, so in total, there were just four of us from the 10 who were in our usual group. One of the guys actually made it into the city, but he took about 2 hours to find a park and then when he finally had a park, we were having desert. So he decided to eat somewhere in a cafe and then head over afterwards to look for us. But by the time his food came and he came around to look for us, we were leaving. Poor thing. We told him he just shouldn't drive into the city at all cause parking is just crazy everywhere - even when it's raining and at that hour. I kinda knew parking was gonna be insane... Just lots of people warning me about it. So despite the cold and rainy weather, I bus and trained in.
The four of us agreed to do this again some time - thinking of yum cha. And by the way, the pics of today's event are loaded on Facebook. You'll see that the food was awesome, but the bonding was just as good. =) And of course, after din, M had to get a catch-and-grab stuffed toy for me. She got me a really cute, small keychain. She also got J some thing from those machines. Yup, definitely had lots of fun, and spoke about almost everything. I told them that if there's an audiology course at Syd Uni, I would have no hesitation to transfer... just cause the pple there are better. But then, I said, the lecturing is not that great at Syd Uni - sometimes it can be quite good and other times, it can't...
Thursday 17 July 2008
post-Melb
Since I returned to Syd from Melb, been flat out. Started the new job, worked 6 days the week before, 6 days the week after, and now 5 days this week, when I'm supposed to be working only 4 as a part-timer. But I guess I didn't mind, especially since hols.
Also, friends were around which is always a good thing. The first week was practically filled with work. Second week, I was also pretty packed with work, but managed to put in some time for some Melb friends who came down for the Hillsong Conference. Also had a childhood friend come down for a visit. I brought him to my church and then we all had lunch at the Fish Market. I'm contemplating on going next year... Third week which is this week, one of my close Syd Uni friends returned and she bunked over my place. It was her bday the next day but she hung out with moi anywayz... I can't believe it though - I baked for her this apple crumble and she started washing up - like on her bday! This week, also met up with another friend (from Macq Uni).
And so far, managed to catch these movies:
Get Smart - It was actually really good. Not so corny and cheesy at all. I really really enjoyed it!
Hancock - It wasn't too bad. There wasn't much history involved in his superhero evolution, so it'd probably not intrigue the Marvel/DC type fans. But I actually quite liked it too... especially the surprise with the female character. Now, you'll just have to watch it to know what I'm on about. If you're a superhero lover like me, I think it's still worth the watch.
Also, friends were around which is always a good thing. The first week was practically filled with work. Second week, I was also pretty packed with work, but managed to put in some time for some Melb friends who came down for the Hillsong Conference. Also had a childhood friend come down for a visit. I brought him to my church and then we all had lunch at the Fish Market. I'm contemplating on going next year... Third week which is this week, one of my close Syd Uni friends returned and she bunked over my place. It was her bday the next day but she hung out with moi anywayz... I can't believe it though - I baked for her this apple crumble and she started washing up - like on her bday! This week, also met up with another friend (from Macq Uni).
And so far, managed to catch these movies:
Get Smart - It was actually really good. Not so corny and cheesy at all. I really really enjoyed it!
Hancock - It wasn't too bad. There wasn't much history involved in his superhero evolution, so it'd probably not intrigue the Marvel/DC type fans. But I actually quite liked it too... especially the surprise with the female character. Now, you'll just have to watch it to know what I'm on about. If you're a superhero lover like me, I think it's still worth the watch.
Blessed and Unpredictable Events
I don't really know how to describe today's events - just 'surprising', 'blessed' and 'unpredictable' are probably the three words that come to mind in an instance.
1) I took the bus and train this morn. The bus came on time (which is really unusual - it usually comes like 5 mins late - 20 minutes latest - and it was really unexpected that it came early this morn, especially since the World Youth Day Pope event was around). Plus when I got off the bus, the train came 5 mins after I bought a ticket. That was really quick and it was all in good timing.
2) It was such a lovely sunny day, but really cold today. Amazingly, despite the cold, people were rather cheery and chirpy on the streets. I heard people talking about Jesus and salvation, which was the strangest thing especially you hear it every few minutes from almost every group of people on the streets. It seemed like the whole Sydney city was talking about Jesus. It was really awesome.
3) And while walking to work, I received a little pamphlet from one of those leaflet people and it said "Jesus loves ya". It was as simple a that and it really put a smile on my face. I felt all tingly and warm inside.
4) Went into the office and the first person I see is my boss. She was rather nice today, which was unexpected... But yeah, work today was really busy, but good. I even helped the other bosses around and met a few other people from different departments.
5) At the end of the day, I went in for my video recording for the corporate ad (Rem the assignment/contract job with I-M-A-X)... I just had to give a sample of my voice in this recording studio booth. I read something on the finance market and they played back my voice to see what I thought. I thought it was okay and they said that most people hate listening back to their voice, but I said, perhaps it's cause I already do speech so I wasn't disturbed by it at all. Lol! I was actually really nervous, because I had never been in that setting before. First take, they said I should read faster. And second take was all good. So yeah, overall, it was truly fun!
6) I never took a train at night before but because there were so many people out and about doing their pilgrim walk with the Pope, I decided to take the train and then bus, rather than just a straight bus from the city (cause lots of city roads were closed). I honestly thought I was going to miss my train when I reached the station, cause there was this Chinese lady who didn't know how to buy a train ticket and she was taking forever. She also couldn't understand English. Good thing there was already a girl helping her, but the girl seemed confused what she wanted too. I was thinking I'd help too, but when the Chinese lady mentioned the suburb she wanted to go to in Chinese, and with me not knowing Syd very well, I don't think it would have been a good idea... I kept thinking "Gosh, I'd miss my train." And then, I finally bought my ticket - and the train got delayed like 3 mins - and so, I managed to board it. Blessed? Yeah!
7) I got off the train and walked to the bus stop. And guess what? After about 10 mins, a bus pulled up. It was one of the buses that goes along that route but it wasn't scheduled to stop at that stop. But it stopped and the driver asked where I was headed. How strange (cause I was waiting for the only bus that was listed to stop which was the 533 - and that wasn't the 533). I told the bus driver I was going to Ryde and he said to hop on cause he was going to the bus depot in Ryde and he can drop me on the way. In fact, I wanted to put in my card to pay him, but he said he already closed the till and I don't need to pay. So yeah, he dropped me off at a bus stop near my place - for free! And during the Ryde, he asked me questions like "Did you see the Pope?" "Did you get blessings from all the other Christians around?" and asked me if I went to church and stuff. Pretty cool. Then he started talking about how he's a Christian and aims to lead his family in the Word. Also says he strives to read the Bible every day... and then he showed me his Bible and said he reads it when he has bus breaks and especially when he has to start fairly early in the morn. So quite amazing. By the way, the bus driver was an old guy with a warm face. I think if it was a bus driver who looked like O-s-a-m-a or something, I'd be a little bit scared if he were to drop me off. Haha!
8) I got home safe and as if the day hadn't gotten stranger... or different... there was a group of young people sitting in the corridor near the steps to my apartment. Of course when I came through the main entrance of my building, they all turned to look. But there was this old guy. And know what they were doing? Bible study! Hmmm...
9) Am now relaxed at home... Might start looking through my Stats bk before uni. It looks like an interesting piece of text - which is another thing I don't get... Like I'm getting enthusiastic about stats which is strange cause I originally hated stats.
1) I took the bus and train this morn. The bus came on time (which is really unusual - it usually comes like 5 mins late - 20 minutes latest - and it was really unexpected that it came early this morn, especially since the World Youth Day Pope event was around). Plus when I got off the bus, the train came 5 mins after I bought a ticket. That was really quick and it was all in good timing.
2) It was such a lovely sunny day, but really cold today. Amazingly, despite the cold, people were rather cheery and chirpy on the streets. I heard people talking about Jesus and salvation, which was the strangest thing especially you hear it every few minutes from almost every group of people on the streets. It seemed like the whole Sydney city was talking about Jesus. It was really awesome.
3) And while walking to work, I received a little pamphlet from one of those leaflet people and it said "Jesus loves ya". It was as simple a that and it really put a smile on my face. I felt all tingly and warm inside.
4) Went into the office and the first person I see is my boss. She was rather nice today, which was unexpected... But yeah, work today was really busy, but good. I even helped the other bosses around and met a few other people from different departments.
5) At the end of the day, I went in for my video recording for the corporate ad (Rem the assignment/contract job with I-M-A-X)... I just had to give a sample of my voice in this recording studio booth. I read something on the finance market and they played back my voice to see what I thought. I thought it was okay and they said that most people hate listening back to their voice, but I said, perhaps it's cause I already do speech so I wasn't disturbed by it at all. Lol! I was actually really nervous, because I had never been in that setting before. First take, they said I should read faster. And second take was all good. So yeah, overall, it was truly fun!
6) I never took a train at night before but because there were so many people out and about doing their pilgrim walk with the Pope, I decided to take the train and then bus, rather than just a straight bus from the city (cause lots of city roads were closed). I honestly thought I was going to miss my train when I reached the station, cause there was this Chinese lady who didn't know how to buy a train ticket and she was taking forever. She also couldn't understand English. Good thing there was already a girl helping her, but the girl seemed confused what she wanted too. I was thinking I'd help too, but when the Chinese lady mentioned the suburb she wanted to go to in Chinese, and with me not knowing Syd very well, I don't think it would have been a good idea... I kept thinking "Gosh, I'd miss my train." And then, I finally bought my ticket - and the train got delayed like 3 mins - and so, I managed to board it. Blessed? Yeah!
7) I got off the train and walked to the bus stop. And guess what? After about 10 mins, a bus pulled up. It was one of the buses that goes along that route but it wasn't scheduled to stop at that stop. But it stopped and the driver asked where I was headed. How strange (cause I was waiting for the only bus that was listed to stop which was the 533 - and that wasn't the 533). I told the bus driver I was going to Ryde and he said to hop on cause he was going to the bus depot in Ryde and he can drop me on the way. In fact, I wanted to put in my card to pay him, but he said he already closed the till and I don't need to pay. So yeah, he dropped me off at a bus stop near my place - for free! And during the Ryde, he asked me questions like "Did you see the Pope?" "Did you get blessings from all the other Christians around?" and asked me if I went to church and stuff. Pretty cool. Then he started talking about how he's a Christian and aims to lead his family in the Word. Also says he strives to read the Bible every day... and then he showed me his Bible and said he reads it when he has bus breaks and especially when he has to start fairly early in the morn. So quite amazing. By the way, the bus driver was an old guy with a warm face. I think if it was a bus driver who looked like O-s-a-m-a or something, I'd be a little bit scared if he were to drop me off. Haha!
8) I got home safe and as if the day hadn't gotten stranger... or different... there was a group of young people sitting in the corridor near the steps to my apartment. Of course when I came through the main entrance of my building, they all turned to look. But there was this old guy. And know what they were doing? Bible study! Hmmm...
9) Am now relaxed at home... Might start looking through my Stats bk before uni. It looks like an interesting piece of text - which is another thing I don't get... Like I'm getting enthusiastic about stats which is strange cause I originally hated stats.
Results are Out!
Results were out a few days ago - just didn't have time to blog to spread the news.
The main thing is that I passed all of Sem 1 so am pretty happy! Did better than I expected too. Remember how I said I might fail one of my subjects and had this inkling that I probably would? Well, grace of God really... cause I ended up with 50! I know... That close. The rest of the subjects were better - so close to high percentages - but right now, my main goal will be to do better for Sem 2 to up my average I guess... That 50 really pulled it down.
But because I passed Sem 1, I'm now back to the dilemma of choosing between work and studies. Hmmm... It's gonna be quite a tough choice... Need God to give me wisdom and discernment, and also direction. Hopefully I'll get my answer by the end of the year. I actually mentioned it to one of my bosses today (the one who wants me to assist him on the sidelines) and he seemed disappointed. He's like "Imagine what you can do in this company!" My head is spinning at the moment, but right now, I certainly can't churn out an answer... Prayers needed!
The main thing is that I passed all of Sem 1 so am pretty happy! Did better than I expected too. Remember how I said I might fail one of my subjects and had this inkling that I probably would? Well, grace of God really... cause I ended up with 50! I know... That close. The rest of the subjects were better - so close to high percentages - but right now, my main goal will be to do better for Sem 2 to up my average I guess... That 50 really pulled it down.
But because I passed Sem 1, I'm now back to the dilemma of choosing between work and studies. Hmmm... It's gonna be quite a tough choice... Need God to give me wisdom and discernment, and also direction. Hopefully I'll get my answer by the end of the year. I actually mentioned it to one of my bosses today (the one who wants me to assist him on the sidelines) and he seemed disappointed. He's like "Imagine what you can do in this company!" My head is spinning at the moment, but right now, I certainly can't churn out an answer... Prayers needed!
Thursday 10 July 2008
What's Been Happening and the Next Few Days...
Yes, I know... it's been a while since I blogged. Seriously been so flat out. Was working 6 days last week, one day off, and then 6 days again. I think they really wanna make use of me before I head back to uni. Sem 2 starts early Aug...
So much to do really at work...
Not sure if I mentioned, but during my job last week, I was spotted by a client who offered me a contracter position during my work hours to do voice-over work for corporate commercials/ads. I took up the offer and next week, I have to record my voice in the studios. How exciting!
Also, rem how I was complaining about my current boss? God is sometimes good really, cause yesterday while I was doing some training, the soon-to-be operations manager asked if I'd like to also be his assistant scheduler. I think it's a stage where everyone's movin around. But for me, it's as though I don't have a set position... like I'm everywhere. I am thinking they're gonna find it very difficult to pay me cause my position is really versatile. Hmmm... And now with so many people falling sick and the Olympics starting in early Aug (same time I start uni sem 2), the managers have said that I am probably the only one who is versatile enough to be moved around everywhere. Sometimes they say they wish they could split me. Haha... Am a little overwhelmed with the compliments... Like who wouldn't? But definitely God seems to be blessing me in career. Next step - save for a house, settle down, have kids... haha... Tough times ahead...
This weekend, my childhood friend is coming over for a week... I'll be working but I'll have some time to spare - hopefully. We're not that close, but we've known each other since I was 10... met at this church camp. Also next week, the Pope is coming here to Sydney and all the roads in the CBD will be closed and transport will be changed... Apparently, there will be about 250,000 people to greet him. I hope I don't get stuck in traffic... It'll prob be a nightmare getting around...
Bz, bz...
So much to do really at work...
Not sure if I mentioned, but during my job last week, I was spotted by a client who offered me a contracter position during my work hours to do voice-over work for corporate commercials/ads. I took up the offer and next week, I have to record my voice in the studios. How exciting!
Also, rem how I was complaining about my current boss? God is sometimes good really, cause yesterday while I was doing some training, the soon-to-be operations manager asked if I'd like to also be his assistant scheduler. I think it's a stage where everyone's movin around. But for me, it's as though I don't have a set position... like I'm everywhere. I am thinking they're gonna find it very difficult to pay me cause my position is really versatile. Hmmm... And now with so many people falling sick and the Olympics starting in early Aug (same time I start uni sem 2), the managers have said that I am probably the only one who is versatile enough to be moved around everywhere. Sometimes they say they wish they could split me. Haha... Am a little overwhelmed with the compliments... Like who wouldn't? But definitely God seems to be blessing me in career. Next step - save for a house, settle down, have kids... haha... Tough times ahead...
This weekend, my childhood friend is coming over for a week... I'll be working but I'll have some time to spare - hopefully. We're not that close, but we've known each other since I was 10... met at this church camp. Also next week, the Pope is coming here to Sydney and all the roads in the CBD will be closed and transport will be changed... Apparently, there will be about 250,000 people to greet him. I hope I don't get stuck in traffic... It'll prob be a nightmare getting around...
Bz, bz...
Thursday 3 July 2008
First days in the new job...
I started my new job yesterday and it has been a handful, tiring but exciting. Yesterday was also really good cause we had a client visit, and they were watching me do my v-o-i-c-e recognition stuff... and they decided to offer me a job project on the spot. This client is IMAX actually.... They wanted a voice-over artist for their corporate commercials/advertisements, and in particular, they wanted a female with a western-asian tone, and yeah, they picked me. It's an assignment/project thing, so it's as and when, and apparently I can do it within normal working hrs. It's pretty cool and I've never done anything like it before, so it'd be an experience. I have to do a sample recording next week... but of course, if they don't like it, they'll just let me know I guess.
Today my boss came back from her visit to Melb. Not so sure if I like working with her. See, work today was really frustrating and pretty bad... I actually feel like quitting. For starters, I have a new boss, who is pretty demanding, pedantic and not very flexible. When I took the position, I didn't think she was going to be that bad. Guess you can never know until you're working alongside the person. For one, she doesn't understand the time frames when you are on live allocations and she expects me to do everything at once... and just being really unreasonable. We had a chat today where I tried to explain to her stuff but she held her guard. I guess what I am saying is that this wasn't what I signed up for. I think I prefer my old position where I had my own flexibility, was working independently on everything and I didn't have anyone breathing down my neck. For now, it's still alright I think especially since I'm new to the position and learning. But when semester 2 of uni starts, I just hope that my boss would not be as unreasonable as now... *sigh* Might try to find another job online...
Today my boss came back from her visit to Melb. Not so sure if I like working with her. See, work today was really frustrating and pretty bad... I actually feel like quitting. For starters, I have a new boss, who is pretty demanding, pedantic and not very flexible. When I took the position, I didn't think she was going to be that bad. Guess you can never know until you're working alongside the person. For one, she doesn't understand the time frames when you are on live allocations and she expects me to do everything at once... and just being really unreasonable. We had a chat today where I tried to explain to her stuff but she held her guard. I guess what I am saying is that this wasn't what I signed up for. I think I prefer my old position where I had my own flexibility, was working independently on everything and I didn't have anyone breathing down my neck. For now, it's still alright I think especially since I'm new to the position and learning. But when semester 2 of uni starts, I just hope that my boss would not be as unreasonable as now... *sigh* Might try to find another job online...
Tuesday 1 July 2008
Wishing My Melb Stay Was Extended!
Just returned to Syd and the 5.5 days in Melb was a blast! I wanna do it all again - next time, the stay would be extended - hopefully. There was just sooo much to do and very little time. Little time to spend with TY, little time to eat (cause obviously you can only eat breakfast, lunch, tea and dinner) and little time to really catch up with everyone!
Day 1
Right after the horrid paper. Yes, it was really THAT bad, and it still makes me squirm when I think about it. I really don't wanna look at the results when they come out. Am thinking I'll prob know in 2 weeks time... My flight was delayed for about 15 mins cause of traffic on the tarmac leaving Syd, but got to Melb where TY picked me up in his new Golf GTI. It is a really cool and awesome car. I didn't wanna drive it on that day though cause I was feeling tired and thought I'd try it the next day. When we got home, I couldn't resist and had to cuddle Kara (TY's cat)... She's so fluffy and adorable, and I'll definitely miss her.
Day 2
I got to try out TY's car! It's really nice... makes me wanna replace mine.. Hee. Anyway, went grocery shopping in his car and cooked lunch for TY and his bro - this chicken dish. They really liked it... Comes from all the experimental cooking up in Syd cause food here is so expensive. Then in the evening, went to the Coburg drive-in cinemas to watch Sex in the City and Narnia 2: Prince Caspien. Went with Jul and Cher who've never been there before and they said it's a different experience - good experience, cause you drive your car to the cinema... haha... It's very 80s and there are quite a lot of hoon-type cars around too. Surprisingly there were more pple at the later session. Movie tix are really cheap - about $15 for 2 movies per person which is so worth it. If none of you guys have been, you should go!
The movies were really good, although with Caspien, the atmosphere was too dark and the lighting on the screen didn't really give us a very good view of what was happening during the dark scenes, so that was a let down. It was my second time watching, but TY, Jul and Cher's first time... and it was a real pity they couldn't really see what was going on during those dark scenes, but if they could, it would have been awesome.
Day 3
TY and I had takeaway for lunch at one of the Jap restaurants near his place, but we had to do a really quick one cause TY had quite a lot of work to do at the office.
During the arvo, met up with one of my close guy friends, C, and we went to San Churros. For those who don't knonw San Churros... Think about their delicacy - a hot fresh-from-the-oven long donut covered in cinamon and sugar powder with a cup of hot melted milk chocolate, white chocolate or dark chocolate of your choice... Mmmm... The first time I tried the food at this place, I felt heavenly... hee... and I was pretty excited cause they opened a new store in the heart of Melb city which was great! It was C's first time and he was like "Can't believe I missed out on this!" Haha! C didn't get to stay long with me though and had to rush off to meet his sis. But later in the nite, we had games night and C dropped by! It was sort of a little reunion for me... and I was quite touched, cause not only did C come when I wasn't expecting him... some other close friends came too. Really touched that they had their own plans already and couldn't stay long but made a detour just to come see me. I thought it was really sweet. Then there were other ppl who I didn't know either... It was good fun! We also had lots of takeaway pizza to satisfy those rumbling stomachs for those who wanted supper or din. It was a really good nite with computer games, Killer Bunnies, Apples 2 Apples... some played Scrab... and hmmm.. other games.... Can't exactly rem...
Day 4
It was a Mary Geelong outing... hee! TY managed to take the day off... There was a slight miscommunication before - me thinking that it was just a Mary-me day (haha.. sounds so funny)... but it was actually a Great Ocean roadtrip to Geelong for TY and myself with Mary, to meet Dave later after his work. Anywayz, we planned it all well... TY and I had to wake really early to get Mary and then we toured Geelong. Went to this local animal sanctuary/nursery with lots of active animals awake (even the koalas and wombats)... not forgetting a little baby wombat we got to pat. It was sooo adorable and only 11 months old. TY has the photos... I'll load it up when he passes the pics to me. Then we went to this winery and I bought some desert wine. It was yum! I'm don't really fancy red wines... love my desert wines, ports and white wine. =) But that's just me...
And for lunch, we went to Torquay at this fish place, and also walked around.
When Dave ended work, we went to his house waiting for him to get back, and then Dave took us all to this pizza place. And while waiting for Dave, Mary gave us a tour of Dave's place and made us some hot drinks! So sweet! Dave's place was really cosy... floor was a bit cold though. Dave prob needs a carpet. Hee! But can't believe he's paying really cheap cause his company's sponsoring. The pizza place was really good too... but I think we ordered a bit much and had to take away. I'm actually getting hungry thinking about it. Anyway, after, we watched Mongol at the local Geelong cinema. The movie was long and I nearly fell asleep at some bits... haha... but it was really good. I was pretty impressed with the acting. I have to say though that it's been a while since I watched a foreign movie with subtitles. It was a long and tiring day, but really nice adventure we had, and we got to catch up with Mary and Dave! And oh, Cher landed me her really warm jacket. It's so nice too... might look for something like that.
Day 5
I had to wake early to go for my optometrist appointment near Melb Uni... Then TY tramed up to meet me in the city and he took me to this awesome Jap place for lunch. We actually found out there was another one in the city... Then for dinner, we went to Stonegrill where we met up with one of my friends - we call her Red (her nickname)... The prices of the Wagu beef increased so we didn't end up getting it. Maybe next time when I start earning more... haha... But yes, it was definitely good to catch up with Red. And after din, TY and I spent our last nite watching the Hulk at Hoyts. TY's bro came as well for the movie. The movie overall was good, but not as good as Iron Man I thought.
Day 6
I had to return to my optometrist cause I forgot to bring in my lens the day before and he wanted to have a look at them and to have a special clean for them, so I went in bright and early to drop it off. Then TY and I went to have yum cha with Dave and Mary at Shark Fin House in Chinatown. Yum cha was one of the things on my to-do list and I was really happy I got to do that. It's been a while since I yum cha-ed. After yum cha, TY and I walked around for a bit and shopped. I actually got quite a few pieces of clothings. Then we went home and I had to pack for my flight. My sis dropped by and gave me more clothes which gave me a little bit of a headache cause I wasn't sure how to fit them all into the bags, but I managed. Soon it was time to head to the airport...
BUT I missed my flight! I actually checked in the night before and thought I could just come after check-in hours and dump my bag, but unfortunately, I could only dump my bag half an hour before. I realised that my bags had to go through the scanners and the guys on the tarmac will have to trolley my bags to the plane, which would take time. Well, I got to the check-in counter 15 mins after check-in. The fortunate thing was that the first ground staff person I spoke to said I have to pay a fee of only $50 to change to the next flight, which was a mistake on her part, cause according to the person at the service desk who was changing my flights... she said that I had to purchase another ticket altogether... BUT because ground staff made a mistake, I just had to pay $50. Phew! They said if I didn't have luggage, I could have just gone straight to my gate. Sigh! I really didn't realise... and I've never missed a flight before...
Oh well... It might be a blessing really... cause I met this girl on the plane who was sitting next to me. She's from China and started speaking to me. She said she's doing nursing at UTS and her English isn't very good... and we sort of started to chat about a range of stuff. Eventually, I found out that she's a Christian. Then she asked me where I stayed and she said it's close to her. In fact, her elder was picking her up from the airport when she landed and she asked if I wanted a lift cause it's on the way anyway. I was a bit hesitant at first, but said okay... Her minister is Caucasian, an elderly guy who has lived in Aust for quite some time... In fact, he asked me which church I go to in Melb and I found out that he and the senior pastor of that church are really good friends. Like wow! What a coincidence! It was really sweet for them to offer to send me back... I might go to their church cause it's near to my home, but dun really know yet... cause I quite like Wesley Mission Church. Well, their church is more international students and Wesley is more ABCs... And it's strange, but I tend to click with the ABCs more... hmmm... Will see...
Stay tuned for my next long update on life back in Syd with my new job... It's late and I need to catch an early bus at 7:40am!
Day 1
Right after the horrid paper. Yes, it was really THAT bad, and it still makes me squirm when I think about it. I really don't wanna look at the results when they come out. Am thinking I'll prob know in 2 weeks time... My flight was delayed for about 15 mins cause of traffic on the tarmac leaving Syd, but got to Melb where TY picked me up in his new Golf GTI. It is a really cool and awesome car. I didn't wanna drive it on that day though cause I was feeling tired and thought I'd try it the next day. When we got home, I couldn't resist and had to cuddle Kara (TY's cat)... She's so fluffy and adorable, and I'll definitely miss her.
Day 2
I got to try out TY's car! It's really nice... makes me wanna replace mine.. Hee. Anyway, went grocery shopping in his car and cooked lunch for TY and his bro - this chicken dish. They really liked it... Comes from all the experimental cooking up in Syd cause food here is so expensive. Then in the evening, went to the Coburg drive-in cinemas to watch Sex in the City and Narnia 2: Prince Caspien. Went with Jul and Cher who've never been there before and they said it's a different experience - good experience, cause you drive your car to the cinema... haha... It's very 80s and there are quite a lot of hoon-type cars around too. Surprisingly there were more pple at the later session. Movie tix are really cheap - about $15 for 2 movies per person which is so worth it. If none of you guys have been, you should go!
The movies were really good, although with Caspien, the atmosphere was too dark and the lighting on the screen didn't really give us a very good view of what was happening during the dark scenes, so that was a let down. It was my second time watching, but TY, Jul and Cher's first time... and it was a real pity they couldn't really see what was going on during those dark scenes, but if they could, it would have been awesome.
Day 3
TY and I had takeaway for lunch at one of the Jap restaurants near his place, but we had to do a really quick one cause TY had quite a lot of work to do at the office.
During the arvo, met up with one of my close guy friends, C, and we went to San Churros. For those who don't knonw San Churros... Think about their delicacy - a hot fresh-from-the-oven long donut covered in cinamon and sugar powder with a cup of hot melted milk chocolate, white chocolate or dark chocolate of your choice... Mmmm... The first time I tried the food at this place, I felt heavenly... hee... and I was pretty excited cause they opened a new store in the heart of Melb city which was great! It was C's first time and he was like "Can't believe I missed out on this!" Haha! C didn't get to stay long with me though and had to rush off to meet his sis. But later in the nite, we had games night and C dropped by! It was sort of a little reunion for me... and I was quite touched, cause not only did C come when I wasn't expecting him... some other close friends came too. Really touched that they had their own plans already and couldn't stay long but made a detour just to come see me. I thought it was really sweet. Then there were other ppl who I didn't know either... It was good fun! We also had lots of takeaway pizza to satisfy those rumbling stomachs for those who wanted supper or din. It was a really good nite with computer games, Killer Bunnies, Apples 2 Apples... some played Scrab... and hmmm.. other games.... Can't exactly rem...
Day 4
It was a Mary Geelong outing... hee! TY managed to take the day off... There was a slight miscommunication before - me thinking that it was just a Mary-me day (haha.. sounds so funny)... but it was actually a Great Ocean roadtrip to Geelong for TY and myself with Mary, to meet Dave later after his work. Anywayz, we planned it all well... TY and I had to wake really early to get Mary and then we toured Geelong. Went to this local animal sanctuary/nursery with lots of active animals awake (even the koalas and wombats)... not forgetting a little baby wombat we got to pat. It was sooo adorable and only 11 months old. TY has the photos... I'll load it up when he passes the pics to me. Then we went to this winery and I bought some desert wine. It was yum! I'm don't really fancy red wines... love my desert wines, ports and white wine. =) But that's just me...
And for lunch, we went to Torquay at this fish place, and also walked around.
When Dave ended work, we went to his house waiting for him to get back, and then Dave took us all to this pizza place. And while waiting for Dave, Mary gave us a tour of Dave's place and made us some hot drinks! So sweet! Dave's place was really cosy... floor was a bit cold though. Dave prob needs a carpet. Hee! But can't believe he's paying really cheap cause his company's sponsoring. The pizza place was really good too... but I think we ordered a bit much and had to take away. I'm actually getting hungry thinking about it. Anyway, after, we watched Mongol at the local Geelong cinema. The movie was long and I nearly fell asleep at some bits... haha... but it was really good. I was pretty impressed with the acting. I have to say though that it's been a while since I watched a foreign movie with subtitles. It was a long and tiring day, but really nice adventure we had, and we got to catch up with Mary and Dave! And oh, Cher landed me her really warm jacket. It's so nice too... might look for something like that.
Day 5
I had to wake early to go for my optometrist appointment near Melb Uni... Then TY tramed up to meet me in the city and he took me to this awesome Jap place for lunch. We actually found out there was another one in the city... Then for dinner, we went to Stonegrill where we met up with one of my friends - we call her Red (her nickname)... The prices of the Wagu beef increased so we didn't end up getting it. Maybe next time when I start earning more... haha... But yes, it was definitely good to catch up with Red. And after din, TY and I spent our last nite watching the Hulk at Hoyts. TY's bro came as well for the movie. The movie overall was good, but not as good as Iron Man I thought.
Day 6
I had to return to my optometrist cause I forgot to bring in my lens the day before and he wanted to have a look at them and to have a special clean for them, so I went in bright and early to drop it off. Then TY and I went to have yum cha with Dave and Mary at Shark Fin House in Chinatown. Yum cha was one of the things on my to-do list and I was really happy I got to do that. It's been a while since I yum cha-ed. After yum cha, TY and I walked around for a bit and shopped. I actually got quite a few pieces of clothings. Then we went home and I had to pack for my flight. My sis dropped by and gave me more clothes which gave me a little bit of a headache cause I wasn't sure how to fit them all into the bags, but I managed. Soon it was time to head to the airport...
BUT I missed my flight! I actually checked in the night before and thought I could just come after check-in hours and dump my bag, but unfortunately, I could only dump my bag half an hour before. I realised that my bags had to go through the scanners and the guys on the tarmac will have to trolley my bags to the plane, which would take time. Well, I got to the check-in counter 15 mins after check-in. The fortunate thing was that the first ground staff person I spoke to said I have to pay a fee of only $50 to change to the next flight, which was a mistake on her part, cause according to the person at the service desk who was changing my flights... she said that I had to purchase another ticket altogether... BUT because ground staff made a mistake, I just had to pay $50. Phew! They said if I didn't have luggage, I could have just gone straight to my gate. Sigh! I really didn't realise... and I've never missed a flight before...
Oh well... It might be a blessing really... cause I met this girl on the plane who was sitting next to me. She's from China and started speaking to me. She said she's doing nursing at UTS and her English isn't very good... and we sort of started to chat about a range of stuff. Eventually, I found out that she's a Christian. Then she asked me where I stayed and she said it's close to her. In fact, her elder was picking her up from the airport when she landed and she asked if I wanted a lift cause it's on the way anyway. I was a bit hesitant at first, but said okay... Her minister is Caucasian, an elderly guy who has lived in Aust for quite some time... In fact, he asked me which church I go to in Melb and I found out that he and the senior pastor of that church are really good friends. Like wow! What a coincidence! It was really sweet for them to offer to send me back... I might go to their church cause it's near to my home, but dun really know yet... cause I quite like Wesley Mission Church. Well, their church is more international students and Wesley is more ABCs... And it's strange, but I tend to click with the ABCs more... hmmm... Will see...
Stay tuned for my next long update on life back in Syd with my new job... It's late and I need to catch an early bus at 7:40am!
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