It has already been three days... Sort of.
Yesterday Shu Hui's friend kindly brought us around town where we bought a whole lot of junk again. Dinner was an amusing affair of about to expire sandwiches on offer. (That's how pathetic we are...)
Well enough about yesterday.
Today, we went to see Professor Bob for certain things regarding our course and such. He is a really nice guy who would always go an extra mile for his students. I will have to see him tomorrow... Apparently my course details have yet to be updated. We hurried back to our hostel after making more deposits to BankWest amid the rain. The weather here is really strange. It can be all nice and sunny then *BAM* Rain. Within seconds, the freak shower will be gone and its sunny once more.
And I thought Singapore's weather was nuts.
The winds here are pretty chilly. Freezing cold at night and in the mornings.
My housemates are pretty cool people. We keep to ourselves mostly with casual conversations held in the hallway when we happened to meet; other than that, its really quiet here.
Anyway, had a pathetic 'lunch' of milo with cereal and some beef jerky which tastes suspiciously like dog treats though that does not mean I have tasted dog treats, mind you. We went to the 'nearby' K-Mart next where we overloaded our trolley with more stuff. The trip back was hell. Didn't help that I almost went into hypoglycemia due to lack of glucose. I nearly fainted during the trip back T_T
The trolley isn't exactly fully functional... It tends to roll sideways instead of straight and it was really hard to control. Worse thing was that there were slopes on our route back... and weather just had to decide on another bunch of freak showers except this one lasted more than the expected two minutes. We actually sheltered the trolley with Shu Hui's umbrella instead of ourselves. Pathetic ain't it. Shu Hui was even screaming "QUICK! MUST COVER THE BREAD!"
So well, back to our hostel where I lugged this really cheap set of 16 pieces of dinner ware to my room since its on the ground floor before helping Shu Hui with the rest of the groceries to her apartment on the second floor. There's no way I'm gonna cook in my kitchen. It's a bloody mess.
Dinner was an interesting affair. We bought some really huge sausages made of bogus meat that tasted pretty good. Although they looked like they were leaking out when we broiled them before pan-frying with butter...
This is dinner. Baked Potato, brocolli, rice and the giant sausages.
This is Shu Hui with her burnt rice that strangely, tasted like popcorn...
Well that's it for today. I haven't done anything else save for rotting away in my room...
I just realized that this page has died for around two months... Opps. My bad.
Well, I'll be leaving for Perth in three days. Feeling excited yet scared at the same time.
A part of me is raring to go, longing for an adventure. Yet, another part of me is afraid to step out of my comfort zone.
Still, it will be a learning experience.
I'll keep this page updated then.
Carmen
12 hours till check in at T1... Almost...almost... HOKKAIDO!!!
For cooler weather!
For sakura!
For crabs!
WHEEEE!!!!!
I cant wait!
The bags are packed, everything's ready!
Oh well, to pass time, here are some updates on my mundane life...
Worked for 14 days at The Pampered Pet Corner located behind MPE.
The people there are nice. But the job scope...
Back breaking is an apt description. I prefer bathing the dogs to drying them...
At least you will only get wet when you bathe dogs. When you are drying dogs, you get furry and you sneeze the entire time.
For minimum wages in a labour intensive job, I guess the employee welfare is pretty good as compared to most places. Like I mentioned earlier, the people there are really nice. Wouldn't mind helping out once in a while though not as a full-time job...
Talking about full time jobs, STC offered another post AGAIN.
Remember the *cough* person? She resigned.
From what I heard, she was pretty upset that the HOD didn't ask her to stay.
Less than a week after her resignation was tendered, I was offered a permanent job there -.-
And less than a week after she officially leaves the company, I was offered a part-time contract job there. Seriously, get a hint.
Oh well, they are desperate. If the money's good, I'll take it.
Doesn't hurt to have extra cash on hand when I'm studying. That and I can be filial to my parents and grandmother by giving them part of my paycheck.
I'm such a good kid don't you think? LOL. Self praise is no praise.
This is starting to turn into a ramble.
Cant be helped. My fingers cant stay still when placed on a keyboard.
A good thing too. It goes to show that the daily writing is paying off.
On another note, I finished my first ever fanfic. Boy, am I proud of myself. My FIRST ever! After slightly less than a year of breaking out into the fanfiction community, I finally completed a series. Good characters so its not too hard to create fiction on them. Lots of plot twists and story lines to play around with. I cant wait to write the next one already.
Been churning out garbage for Writer's Bureau as well. Not entirely satisfied with the results but I'm working on it. I need another source of income...
Apart from Hokkaido... we are going to Phuket as well!!!
Water! Sand! Bitch! Beach! Seafood! Party! Transvestites! Sun!
This is going to be one really great month!
Cheers!
carmen
Kinder Joy.
Frankly, I don't see what's the joy in it. It's not like Kinder Surprise when you bite down on the chocolate egg and SURPRISE! you find a plastic egg containing your toy inside. With Kinder Joy, every moment from when you first bought it, you go 'WTF?'. This further escalates when you open the 'egg'.
Here's how to eat Kinder Joy.
Step 1: Buy it.
Step 2: Peel the tabs apart to get two halfs.
Step 3: Remove the spoon. (With the words Kinder on it, no less.)
Step 4: Peel open the orange wrapped half of the egg with the many question marks. Go 'WOW' at your unassembled toy.
Step 5: Eat the other half with the chocolate.
And there ya go. The white chocolate portion tastes like condense milk. The two biscuit balls with hazel nut chocolate filling tastes like a Ferro Roche rip off.
And I do NOT know why the pictures ended up upside down.
Kinder NO Joy.
Yesterday, we went to the zoo! The last time I've been there was too many years ago...
Went with Mark, KW, Michelle and her illegitimate kids cousins.
Quite a few changes... the petting zoo was changed to Kidzworld.
With I think 6 ponies? No more chicks to squeeze unless you count deep fried chicken from KFC. We did witness a goat brawl there though. Strangely, the strangled cries of pain sounded like a grown man yelling instead of the expected baa-ing from the goats. Weird and freaky. Pretty wet day considering that we walked beneath pathetic umbrellas for like 2hours? Missed the feeding time for the lions and the white tigers due to poor planning. Though we did feed the kangeroos for $5. Weird roos they are. They were the long hair type...not your usual short hair roos in new zealand. And they dont exactly hop, they use their fore limbs like crutches to pull themselves forward. Most of the animals were sleeping...only till like 6+ when the zoo was closing, finally the jauguars were awake and prowling about. The first time we saw them, both jauguars were taking an afternoon nap sprawled on the logs in their faux habitat.
The best exhibit so far... must be the Fragile Forest. The lesser mousedeer was so cute! Mark was totally smittened by one mousedeer so much so that he was plotting ways to deernap the darling.
KFC at the entrance. We havent even entered and Mark looks bored already
Michelle's kids
Jimmy's cousin?
This one is hilarious...
An Elephant Skull and Michelle. Its more than half her height!
An elephant tusk and Michelle.
World's biggest (and smelliest) flower. It looks plastic though...
Aww...I dont have any pictures of the mouse deer... T_T
To defeat an opponent stronger than yourself, you must not be weaker than that opponent. - Takamachi Nanoha (Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS manga)
Wise words indeed from an anime character.
It really got me thinking about my strengths and weaknesses. My initial thought was 'Crap. I dont have a strength!' mainly because I'm pretty much a Jack of All Trades. Capable of doing anything but nothing that I particulary excel at.
However, certain events have allowed me to see myself in a different light. I do have a strength. Something that I'm better in than others.
Manipulation.
How apt for someone like me. The ability to twist facts and truths for my personal benefit. The ability to manipulate others and events to my every whim and fancy.
Not a very respectable personality trait but nonetheless very useful. For my will determines the onset of the chains of events. *Snorts*
There's no need to sabotage the bitch. All I ever have to do is to manipulate the events and the situation. And there you go, you royally screwed yourself.
Start looking for another job for you are about to lose your current one.
chortles
carmen
YES. I have made the best decision in my life. The decision to resign.
A record I'm sure. Resign within the first week. LOL.
Csas 3 is a sham. They conveniently forgot to teach us how to write a resignation letter. CV and resume are all mandatory to get a job. But we should be taught how to leave a job with grace as well!
Should have done that a long time ago...
Should have known that no matter what kinda crap they promise, it would never actually happen.
Should have realized that there are always pricks in any organization.
Should have learned my lesson that it doesnt pay to be kind.
From this day forth, Carmen will be mean. I will not relent to lies and deceit.
Instead of always taking other's into consideration, this time, I shall consider my needs first.
SCREW YOU BITCH. Respect must be EARNED.
Rot in hell, for your time is running out.