my*days | summer 2004/2005 dec jan feb | archives

@ feb
Sun. 27.2.2005 Silence
I'm currently in the middle of a beginning and an end. Yesterday was my last day at my old job. Pleasantries were exchanged and that was about it. Tomorrow is the first day of uni as a 3rd year student. Also, Nidhi (as well as her companion, James) joins us a Melboune Uni students. I envisage this year to be so busy!

Fri. 25.2.2005 Song title withheld
I was going to put up a new layout, but I've been completely flat out - so you're stuck with Sunny Summer Qoo layout. I've been out of the house everday, working AND shopping. Speaking of shopping, I've spent way too much on clothes! It's pretty much for work, but then again, the atmosphere is quite casual, so I have a feeling most of these items aren't going to be worn that frequently - as opposed to if I was working in a corporate-culture-heavy place. Um, maybe I could write these clothes as investment pieces? Provided that I don't get any more fatter than I am now!!! After of 2 hours of work - yes, 2 hours - I went to visit Nidhi. She's quitting! She could've told me earlier Would feel terrible to leave this new job now! Her office/cubicle space is much more private than mine. I don't think I would be able to use the net and phone for personal purposes like she can. I tried to help her fix up her timetable...

Mon. 21.2.2005 50 Cent - Candy Shop feat. Olivia
First day at new job today. I only 'worked' 2.5 hours and I felt so tired. Too much to take in, I suppose. It is quite daunting that I'm actually in charge/responsible for some very important monetary matters. Maybe, it's just the pressure of knowing that. All I did was sit on a chair watching how to use the database and then went out for a trip to Post Office & bank, plus I got a diary! It got charged to the company's account, but I don't know whether I will have to pay for it in the end
I've been out of the house so much this Feb, it's as if I'm making up for January. Tue: old job | Wed: shopping + new job | Thu: Uni stuff | Fri: new job | Sat: old job... Sunday will be a big rest. Need it alot!!! Uni starts next Mon

Fri. 18.2.2005 Fox FM
I have a bank account now! Yay! I got the job, w00t! From Monday I become an office girl, yay! Now, hmm, here come's the tricky stuff, resigning from the other job How am I going to put it tactfully?

Thu. 17.2.2005 Mario - Let Me Love You
I'm starting to get a little worried now. The interview was on last Friday and since then I have only recieved a followup email and nothing else. The email was positive, but I haven't had any response yet. Please ring or email me...

Mon. 14.2.2005 Silence
Hey, it's Valentine's Day. Not that it's applicable in any form at all to me. Went to the city yesterday for the Chinese New Year celebrations. It was crowded, but we got free rice. Yea, we had fun lugging around 1kg of rice and other promotional freebies while doing more 'festival-ing' I got to touch the dragon, yay! Went to both the Chinatown and Crown celebrations. It was very fun!
Today I went back to the city again. I needed to get my watch fixed. You pay like tonnes and you expect that your watch is going to run on time, not lose a minute each month, grr. It took about 15 minutes to get it fixed, but the building is absolutely beautiful. I just sat there inside marvelling at the traditional fixtures, eg. fireplace, chandeliers, olde style wooden chairs backed with luxiourious velvet and more things which I lack the vocabulary for... My watch was 'adjusted with a gain to compensate for the loss', apparently... And I was advised to ring 1194 each month. Try it one day
I just realised that I have an email for me about the job I recently interviewed for. I need to check it more often, I think... According to email, skillswise good, timing unsure of *fingers crossed* So, I just responded with a reply (at nearly midnight), albeit only realising after I pressed the sent button, I wrote a silly, little typo. Whoops! Hope they get what I'm saying!

Sat. 12.2.2005 Silence
Today, basically was not a good day at work Nothing exactly major happened, but I think it was a culmination of what I have had to 'endure' for nearly a year there. I'm always the lowly servant, willing to stretch myself to accomodate all the customers' needs, physically hurting myself so I can complete some task; basically to try and do the best I can! Working in customer service is not fun - sure, many fields of work are not fun, period - however, in customer service you get people. Aggravating, annoying, needy, pushy, intimidating people. People who think that you're just some shop girl, so they can try abuse you as much as they want. I'm not really talking physical abuse here, I mean more along the lines of verbal and mental abuse. I put up with all that without complaint, but adding insult to injury I am paid a pitiful wage - below the minimum! I have often worked overtime (unpaid, of course), been deprived of my breaks and I ALWAYS start early.
So... After lunch, I had taken up the challenge to do all the Easter labels (so much varieties of stock, which is only going to end up in the 'Reduced to Clear' box in a month's time ). So, I was busy, busy, busy. This was in addition to my normal duties (eg. serving customers, etc) I'm usually always multi-tasking anyway. One customer decides to be arrogant; seriously I don't care, you can go shop somewhere else if you want. While fixing the Easter labels, the overcrowded shelves of Easter paraphernalia topple over, so I have to embarrasedly fix that ASAP. I return to restocking the drinks. Some customer asks me in a very heavy accent where something is. I offer her a suggestion and she looks and dismisses me as if I was some stupid idiot. My minor, unhappy feelings rolled into one giant snowball, I couldn't help it. I started feeling self-pity; my eyes got terribly watery and my voice, noticeably shaken. For some weird reason I thought I was Marissa from The O.C. - I know, absolute weirdness! Small tears streamed down as I served customers for the next few minutes, as my face was trying hard to get into happy position which only caused me to feel even more depressed. I tried to pass it off as hayfever But any fool could see that my face was contorted, red and that my words came out trembly and therefore suspect that it wasn't the case. Sigh....
Sorry, I'm just in another ranting mode. Though, to finish off on a positive note, I recieved a $5 bonus for no reason - I think it was genuine mistake...

Fri. 11.2.2005 Israel - signal
Interview was on today. It seemed like it went quite smooth *fingers crossed* I think I was a little bit louder, but probably a few minutes, I probably went back to my normal volume. After that, I decide to just look around into the city, where I went to Myer and was given a free makeover. I was thinking: cool, great! Um, didn't turn out so well. She made me so pink Plus, I was flaking so much - well that's my own skin's fault, I suppose. Glossy pink lips, flaky foundation'ed skin, really messy eye make-up (There were mascara pieces on my skin So, uh, not a good look. That mascara was nasty - I've removed it - my eyes feel so dry. Went home pretty much ASAP
I hope I get this job

Thu. 10.2.2005 Ashanti - Turn It Up (Feat. Ja Rule)
W00t! Another interview!!! Time to turn up that amplifier to 13 (or was it 11?) in my voice and speak as loud as I can to impress It's in a beautifully convenient location in the city - actually, it's kind of near Nidhi... Wish me luck!

Wed. 9.2.2005 Ciara feat Lil Jon - Get on the Dance Floor
Have a good Chinese new year of the rooster, everybody!

Fri. 4.2.2005 Ciara - Thug Style
Woah, I have 50 gmail invites. What happened?! How come I can invite so many people?

Wed. 2.2.2005 Heartsdales - Ow!
Looks like I will have to go job hunting again. Damn, my softly spoken nature and my lack of tone And bye bye highly seductive wage I hate writing cover letters.
In non-work related topics, I went to Ikea for the first time in my life. This place is huge! It was a little stuffy though and I still have the headache from it. Mum hates the place, she says most of it is just cheapo crap. Although having said that, we left with alot of very low-priced dinnerware. Those KFC Wicked Wings are okay, just chicken wings fried in that KFC extra cripsy batter with a little chilli.

@ jan
Mon. 31.1.2005 Silence
So here I am yet again on this computer. Actually, ever since the arrival of ADSL has graced my computer, that's all I seem to be doing. Typical non-work day consists of waking up late, eating lunch (too late to have breakfast), staring at computer. And that's pretty much it, for the rest of the day I'm on the computer until very late. Not very heathly, I know. So much for my restarting pilates goal, plus doing at least 20minutes walking everyday. Bah~! All I do is sit in front of this LCD screen, browse forums and drink over 2x1.5Lt bottles everyday. This is definately accelerating my fat gain. Plus, I do this like everyday.
I want to watch 'Closer'. But I know if I don't do anything soon, I won't care about it anymore. Just like all those other movies that have passed me by during 2004. The last movie I watched was Lost in Translation during April! Sad, isn't it? Well, since this is the so-called "Premiere Week", it looks like there'll be more than just sport to watch now, yay! Shows to watch: Desperate Housewives & The O.C.
On the more active front, I have been offered an interview! Wow! However, it sounds really tough. It's not your ordinary administration job, I have to know all these technical computer things too. I do regard myself as quite proficient in computers, but I have never bothered to use/touch Visual Basic, Php, SQL, Apache or even MS Access, which this job requires. I hope I can land this job though! Despite being an 'easy' job, checkout chick is not what I want to do -it's what I never would have done. I can't believe I became someone I never wanted to be. Call me superficial and conceited, but a job in the food or supermarket industry was always beneath me. I only accepted the job because I was so desperate - everyone else was being employed and thus, having a job made me feel on the 'one-up' or having reached (at least a part of) their level. However, who knows? I might still be at this place for a while. It's almost my 1-year anniversary -if I could use such a postive term.
Sorry, for that terribly long rant, I usually don't write like that!

Thu. 27.1.2005 Silence
I worked yesterday and through quiet negotiations, I got "Time & A Half" pay! W00t! Yay for better pay! Even though it was a public holiday (Australia Day), I bet I would have just recieved the same old lousy pay, if I had not spoken up!!! Yay for speaking up, now if I only could get myself at least a $1 payrise per hour, that would be great too. Actually, it'd be even better, if I could manage to get another (better) job It's so, so, hot! I got a calendar from my uncle in Adelaide today. It's so pretty, despite being one of those free, promotional ones you get from those Asian supermarkets. Now, I just need a mini one to replace my old Bubblecup one.
Edit: having just re-read the following I wrote, I sound like such a hyper, little girl. It couldn't be further from the truth. When you compare my entries to the writings of my 14 year old brother, it's even more scary. His ideas do seem a little all over the place, but they link very well. He really should get better English marks this year. He doesn't even sound 14. I think our mental ages have been swapped...

Mon. 24.1.2005 Mariah Carey - It's Like That feat. Fat Man Scoop & J.D.
Sorry for my lack of updates, but as you should all know by now, my life is never interesting. So here's another useless entry just to show that I'm still here.
Here are some cheap picks... 1 2 Of course as usual, there are always some far-from cheap items on my list, but I think I've tortured you enough.

Wed. 19.1.2005 Destiny's Child feat Lil Waybn & T.I. - Soldier
Bwahahahahahaha (need to scroll down)
I have terrible metallic/chinese herbal medicine taste in my mouth. It's been like this for about 5 days

Sat. 14.1.2005 Gwen Stefani - Love, Angel, Music, Baby (Album)
There is really nothing to write about, not that there was anything to write about in the first place. I'm still really bored and this terribly hot weather is making me quite irritable. Trying to look for new work, but as usual, no new openings.
(Just a note, I'm not really enjoying this album)

Sat. 8.1.2005 112 - Peaches & Cream
I am soooooo bored & tired.

Wed. 5.1.2005 double - Can You Handle It?
Gees, the boy can rant!

Mon. 3.1.2005 DJ Hazime - Ain't No Stoppin' The DJ (Album)
It's when you're at home by pretty much yourself, day after consecutive day, you start questioning who the heck you really are. Just a girl who sleeps late and wakes up like so, spending the rest of her waking hours either on her ADSL'd computer, haunting various forums to write a new post in, listening to a mixture of (Japanese) pop, r&b and hip-hop, trying to engross herself in a library book, 'waiting' for the few ppl who ever come online on msn, fearing to have to go to work the next day. Pfft... I'm not sure I really want it this way, anymore...
Okei, doesn't give much of an idea of who I am, but one could read between the lines, yes?

Sun. 2.1.2005 DJ Watarai - Welcome 2 Da Party feat. AI & HI-D
A great example of how all newspaper articles should be

Sat. 1.1.2005 Tata Young - Sexy, Naughty, Bitchy
Happy New Year!

@ dec
Thu. 30.12.2004 Ciara - Goodies (Album)
Whoops!

Tue. 28.12.2004 Ciara - Goodies (Album)
Went to work for 3 hours today. Pfft, what a waste of time Wanting to join crowds in Sales rush!
Being the over-organised girl over stupid things, I have already completed my plan timetable. If Alloc8 doesn't make it look like it, I'll be very mad! And have also worked out 10x2hours will be the best value now Bye bye weeklies and monthlies.

Fri. 24.12.2004 Morning Musume. - Best! Morning Musume. 1 (Album)
Finished an 8.5 hour shift of work today. Nearly "killed" the boss. Got a Christmas bonus of small boxes of Roses. Being me, I would have much preferred money I suppose, I should be grateful - better than nothing. But how can I be, when I'm being paid below minimum Okei, end work rant. This album makes one go hyper! Yay! Merry Christmas to you all!

Thu. 23.12.2004 Ciara feat. Missy Elliot - 1,2 Step
One whole day of work tmrw and then it's Christmas. Me gots to get organised!

Wed. 22.12.2004 Se7en - Crazy
Okei, I'm getting ver bored now...

Mon. 20.12.2004 Christina Aguilera - Genie in a bottle
Later (18:44). Went to the dentist for the first time in 8 years today! It felt like a very foreign experience and some of my teeth feel numb and uncomfortable still. Dentist said I have healthy teeth, no cavities (yes!), a little overcrowding that could be corrected with braces, but it's completely optional. Should I get braces? Do I want to stand 2-3 years of constant pain just to mainly correct 2 teeth on my right?! Oh, and overgrowth, of course, too. I'll see. I wouldn't do it till next year though...
I'm using Azureus now - much better than BitTornado.

Mon. 20.12.2004 Silence
It's 2.58am right now. I soooooo should so be in bed now! At least, I've showered. The problem with ADSL is that it never disconnects and it seems I never want to too! Not very healthy. I shouldn't be sacrificing sleep for time-wasting on the net. Arghhhhhhh!

Thu. 16.12.2004 Craig David feat. Rishi Rich - Spanish (Punjabi Rishi Rich Remix)
Am currently on stuffed up ADSL. At last. Why is BitTorrent so troublesome, I get the same speeds as if I was on 56k, but on Kazza just d/led the above song in 2 minutes. Oh heaven!

Tue. 14.12.2004 New Edition - Best Man
It was hot and still will be. As you can see, I haven't changed much. Behind the scenes, I wish I had orginally used a linked CSS file, instead having to manually change values myself. I am currently having an ultra weird conversation with my brother, or at least I think it's him...

Tue. 14.12.2004 Green Day - Boulevard of Broken Dreams
"Congratulations your ADSL service has been activated". Just have to wait for the hardware to arrive now...

Sat. 11.12.2004 Silence
At least I passed.

Sun. 5.12.2004 Hirai Ken - L'Amant
I'm finally getting broadband... and some nasty networking cables to 'decorate' our home. No, prices haven't dropped to $35/month unlimited. Now that dad's jumped onto the net bandwagon, we all want to use the net at the same time. So the time has finally come. Btw, combining Thursday and Friday's shopping totals, we spent nearly $500

Thu. 2.12.2004 Ashanti - Ashanti (Album)
Went shopping today. If you were by my side, you'd think I was one of those extra stingy mainlanders because I was complaining about the price of everything. Why do clothes have to be so expensive. Left with 2 button-up shirts and a skirt. Have learnt my lesson: Never go into Supre ever... I'm going for more splurging tomorrow! Sometimes I wish I didn't need to go to work... (It's such a waste of time!)