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Thursday, 11 June 2009

  • It's been a bad week

    In addition with having two 3 hour exams on the same day, I have so many other things to deal with.

    First is the accommodation in Brisbane. Yes, I am officially moving out. Not only am I freaking out about moving out, but now I am freaking out about living on the streets. The inexperienced me is relying on a friend, but that friend is a really trustworthy friend so I hope it all works out.

    I also have been constantly ripped off this week. 50 bucks because I wanted to sign up for some course that would do me good but they didn't mention that it was going to be 16,000 dollars. Yep. 16,000. When I said I was no longer going to sign up and want my account removed, they said they do no refunds. Argh!

    Then there is another case where my E-tag has been topped up but 2 days later, I received a letter saying that my E-tag has been blacklisted because it has no money in it. WTF. There goes 20 bucks. This is the first time I have found the Australian government to be inefficient!

    And right now I'm thinking, conservation biology better be worthwhile. I don't even know why I am doing this.

Tuesday, 02 June 2009

  • Moving out

    It's been too long. I've been busy but I have to blog about certain things for my friends to know.

    To most of you that have spoken to me lately and heard me complain tirelessly about how I don't know what I want, or how I have decided and then changed my mind - I sort of know what I want now. For now.

    I am going to do conservation biology with the university that Tomoko is in (we're gonna be roomies!). I know that I said the most awesome thing to do was to take my research masters followed by a phd, but I changed my mind and decided to go with something that is less, say, ambitious. Not because I am scared or anything (to those that heard about me begging professors to take me in - yes, one of them did say yes), but because I like what I do now, but I don't think I have the passion for it nor am I doing good at it. It is frustrating to feel stupid by the end of every semester because I do try really hard. So I am going to change from medical science to conservational biology. It's different, it has a little bit of research and it will give me some experience. If I like research then I will continue to do what I thought was awesome and continue with the whole phd shindig.

    It's a risk because there are less jobs but I'm doing what feels right.
    So by next semester, I am going to be in Brisbane. At last, I'm doing what the rest of my friends are doing - moving out.
    Don't laugh. It is a big step for me and I feel nervous about it. At the same time, I feel like I'm so sick of studying but it will be a whole different experience doing it without my parents around so it's cool.

    Can you tell that this blog is going to go up a level once I'm in Brisbane?

Sunday, 10 May 2009

  • Life of a retail worker

    First up, I would like to say that I'm blessed to have this job. I have worked at McDonalds and god knows what a shithouse that place was. The workers there think that because you're a newbie, they'll give you their job and then make you do yours as well when the manager is not around. I also had someone call me in once just to clean the tables (not only the top of the tables but at the bottom as well - BITCH).

    This job, I kind of like. I like the people there. Of course, understandably, the boss will be some sort of authoritive figure. I have to say though, even though he is friendly, there are times I think that he would think that I'm slacking when I'm not and tells me off even when I have justifications for my actions. It's a bit of a let down, really.

    But most of the time, this is not his fault.

    It's the customers fault.

    It's one thing to be rude but it's another to blame me for actions I did not do. If I can't help them with something, I would call my boss because he knows the products better than I do and when he tells them the same thing I did, they say that it's my fault or that something I said to them made them confused. Why do all rude customers have some sort of pattern with their actions? They are so predictable.

    Also working in a pet food shop and thought me two things:
    1. There are always angry old people no matter where you go. It gets worse when they are racist and you try to explain things to them, and when they don't get it, they will spit in your face (figuratively). And for some weird reason, you can always tell which ones are the grumpy ones and which ones are not. Also, most of them think that because you work in a retail store, it means that you have stopped school in Year 10 and have no other way to earn money but to work in a pet shop full-time. Get a life, I am way better than that.
    2. Girls who dress up and carry small dogs with them always think that they're the shiz. They think because they have a small dog, they can behave like Paris Hilton. If it was Paris Hilton walking through those doors, I would understand because she is rich, but these girls are obviously not as rich and obviously love it when people have to kiss their asses.
    Great thing about this experience is that I know I would never want to work under someone when I finish my studies (or at least have a higher ranking). Sometimes your actions just defines who you are.

Friday, 08 May 2009

  • Things that I've been thinking about

    I've been trying to get my head around two things. One has to do with my future and the other the same, but a little bit different.

    1. Studying until I'm 25, the least.

    I have decided (and it took me a very LONG time to decide) that I would be doing Masters in my uni. I thought that I would never do it. I thought that it took too long and I would never have the stamina nor the wits to do something as important/deep as this. I also never thought that I would still be studying after I turn 22 but it looks like I'm going to be studying way longer than that.

    It all started when I thought of doing Masters by coursework on Conservation Biology because I could accompany my friend in Brisbane (who is sometimes having a hard time and being with her would be a bonus for both her and I) and because I am all for conserving the environment, or more importantly, endangered species. But even though I thought of doing it, the fact is that I actually had no idea what to do with my life and the idea of graduating and going into the real world freaks me out. I didn't think that I would still have to make a decision after I'm 21.

    So I explored my options, and I have decided that I will do Masters. I am still looking for any researches that I would be greatly interested in and hopefully I would find it before the due date.

    2. Moving houses/moving out.

    My family is moving. Yes, again. I will mass e-mail the 'familee' as soon as I move so don't worry, you know I love you guys too much. I don't like moving. I like unpacking though because I get to rearrange the room the way I want it to all over again, but it's tiring, my exams are coming and I really don't have time for this. Plus, the previous owners are always trying to delay the move.

    I have packed all my essentials (books, clothes etc.) and so I am now left with a couple of T-shirts and jeans, and my uni books to survive. I am also sleeping on the ground. My cat got so confused to where the bed went that she hid away from the mattress to under my keyboard and refused to sleep on the mattress even though it's the same one she sleeps on every day.

    Also, I'm thinking about moving out when doing my masters. Closer to uni, because it takes me an hour just to get there! Either that, OR I WANT A FREAKIN' JEEP YO!

    That's enough ranting for a day.

    Happy birthday, Matty. I love that you're a true friend, more than anyone else I know

Tuesday, 28 April 2009

  • PLOG #1


    Adelene's first night out.

    Julie and I promised to take Adelene out because after recently turning 21 (in January). She had never been out late before so we took her out to our favourite German pub. She ended up having a blast and is having her graduation party there this Saturday. Though, they are each bringing a man of some sort, and I have no one. Being single has it's ups and downs, but I wouldn't trade it for anything else.


    Aunt's birthday.

    Sometimes when I go out, all I want is a beer. All those girly drinks with confusing names...well...confuse me, so I stick to the one thing I know. I went out for dinner with my family last week and felt that everyone thought I was a weirdo for being the only person drinking beer among a whole lot that just drinks Chinese tea.


    Jason Mraz concert. This is me wearing his T-shirt.

    I had just finished a shift at the Starlight office and headed straight to see this awesome singer. He was great! Eric Hutchinson was good too! I only know one song from him at the time but he got me hooked to his other songs just by watching him on that day. Rob and Ash (my friends that were behind me in this picture, obviously not knowing that I am taking this picture) got a picture with Eric. I like Lisa Mitchell's songs, but she wrecked the song 'Lucky'.


    I took a picture of my best friend taking a picture of Blue Mountains.

    It is so nice and pleasant spending time with someone you're comfortable with. I always think that two people make great company. We went to do all the things that tourists would do and we had a pleasant drive here and back. I had to make him drive my car back because I was too busy eating ice-cream.


    Sangha.

    Do you love cats? Because I certainly do. Sangha is so intelligent and so great to me. Whoever said that they are just arrogant creatures obviously do not know them any better.

  • Swine flu ugh

    On Monday, fluid started coming out of my nose.

    On Tuesday, everyone is panicking about Swine Flu/Fever.

    No, I don't have swine flu. Even though half of the population would probably want to stay away from me right now because I have a really big, red, nose and god only knows what that could mean. Ack, it hurts. And the doctor wouldn't give me anything other than "Keep warm, rest and swallow Panamax"

Monday, 06 April 2009

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    Kat's birthday #2 and small parties

    We ended up walking around the city doing "touristy" stuff instead of partying. Sometimes it's quite nice to do things like these because we tend to take the places around us for granted.

     
    Kat = birthday girl

    It was sort of a secret dinner because we ended up changing our plans (I'm glad not many people I know knows about this blog, which is why I can blog about things like these). It is true that sometimes you only want your close friends near you on your birthday instead of some fancy-schmancy party where everyone is invited. We had wine, pizza and wedges, and then we walked it off by taking stupid pictures of ourselves at the city.

    Someone asked me about my 21st today. It was a nice, and small. I invited a group of school friends (whom I weren't close to to begin with) and after 5 of them rejecting me, I replied to the thread saying that it is not on anymore because I decided not to invite people just because I feel like I'm obligated to. After that I invited the 2 people most closest to me and we had a blast. I also got literally picked up (I think he did this because I looked small).

    He exclaimed, "You're so gorgeous!" and picked me up as he was about to head out of the bar and put me down at the entrance. I was screaming, and my friend was standing at the side, not noticing that I was being literally picked up even though he was on "protective mode" because he was hanging out with girls. Sheesh. It was a blast though. I had fun.

    PS: Regretted not going to the Coldplay concert because I just bought their album, and it rocked!

Friday, 03 April 2009

  • Decisions and Kat's birthday #1

    Damn it's so hard to make decisions for your life after you graduate. Most of my friends who have finished uni either hasn't found a job or are working in some other profession that has nothing to do with science. It sucks. I know people say that it is not a waste of time to get your degree in the end because you develop skills by the end of it but I still feel like it is when the company I work with would not be able to use the skills that I have developed in uni. Now it's study time for exam on Monday and if Kat is reading this,

    HAPPY BIRTHDAY FOR SATURDAY!!!
    (Kat's birthday #1 because the celebration is tomorrow and I have no pictures yet)

    I will see you soon and I hope your night will be memorable.

    Now it's study time!

Friday, 27 March 2009

  • Celebrities...

    Yesterday, I went shopping with my sister. I set my frugal ways to the side and was prepared to spend money. In the end, I didn't really spend much money at all other than a gift for a friend, a gorgeous lip colour (which was, mind you, usually would be expensive for me) and an eyelash curler because the one I had was going to die soon.

    Is it just me or all of the clothes sold these days look the same. I used to walk into a shopping mall and be able to find items that are worth while buying because they are different and now all of them look the same. Sure, there are the odd ones that look really special, but they cost more than $100 and they don't even look like they are worth that much.

    But I think modifying clothes and buying unique things from op-shops has spoiled me. Because why buy something new/expensive and look normal when I can buy something cheap and look unique?

    Pssh...doesn't make sense to me.

    On another note, I saw the whole group of Socceroos yesterday. I got super excited and started shouting out "Cahill! Cahill!" to my sister every 5 minutes while she constantly try to walk away from me pretending she didn't know me. So I SMS'ed the person I knew would be excited for me - Kat. I made her super jealous but I didn't even get a photo because there was a long queue and I didn't have my camera with me. The 2mp's on my phone wouldn't even do justice and I know that taking a picture of them from a distance would earn the picture a couple of days on my wallpaper and then I would discard it like any other picture - and I couldn't be bothered lining up. Actually seeing Cahill from te top of an escalator (just close enough that I could spit on his head) was already a highlight for me


    Oh hi, this is Cahill.

    Sigh, I will bring my camera everywhere next time. I saw Sara Groen (Australian news reader but absolutely gorgeous!) on Wednesday but couldn't do anything about it too This is a week for celebrities for me, and I didn't get any proof, so I am writing this here so that in a couple of years time, I will remember this week.

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