Tuesday, January 31, 2006

RIGHT PLACE, RIGHT TIME...Looking back, I've been out of Uni for approximately 4 months now...in these 4 months, I won't say I've had the best time of my life, but nonetheless, bearable and still going although it hasn't really been a bed of roses. I'm still awaiting on residency here...it's been almost 3 months and we're already at our final stages of getting it done - which is good news btw, coz I've known of friends who had taken a longer time. Well, as I've yet to be granted residency, it's not easy to get a job as employers will not wanna risk you leaving the job if anything goes wrong with your application. Thus, I've been working casual at food court and at table service cafe ever since I finished Uni and awaiting residency. Not exactly an ideal job, but at least it keeps me busy for the time being...Well at least I have something to do and some money to spend rather than sitting at home doing nothing and feeling misarable. Let's just say I've got things planned out for me pretty well, I'm happy with most things at the moment, at least I'm having something to do, something to keep me going and most of all something to look forward to.
p/s: Next step ahead is to stay focus hunting for a suitable full time job!

Sunday, January 29, 2006


GONG XI FA CAI...I'd like to begin by wishing all a very happy and prosperous Chinese New Year!! May this new year of the dog brings you and your family happiness, peace, good health, good fortune and everything nice and sweet!!

Celebrations of ushering the new lunar year has been a little different for me this year. Interesting in its own ways...I was not home for reunion dinner last night, but was at work and had the chance to witness for the first time Aussie-fied lion dance and kung foo! It felt strange initially as I guess I grew up seeing typical black hair and yellow skin under the lion heads all my life that this Aussie version was somehow pretty comical to me. However, after a couple of minutes, people started cheering and there were fire crackers cracking away in its very own typical way and man, I tell you it does feel good to hear something so familiar in a foreign place! I suddenly felt I connected with the crowd and for an instant, forgot that I was working! But that was all cool as we got our jobs done and quickly got out of there.

After we left from work, Jessie and I headed to Chinatown to have our alienated "reunion dinner"...Well at least I had Jessie and Jessie had me, ahahhahahha! And coincidentally, my dearest family called from home and although it did feel a tiny bit funny that I was here when I should have been home, everything was good. Jessie and I had a good and satisfied Chinese dinner (not forgetting the Chinese New Year songs at the background). Jessie drove me home after and as we drove up Durham Street, we saw my neighbour ushering/welcoming the goddess of fortune in a very Chinesey way like how we'd do it back home. Jessie and I had a good laugh about it and was more surprised than anything else to have seen something to similar to home here.

Anyway, today is the first day of Chinese New Year...I started by going to church for weekly dosage of spiritual food before the whole lot of us headed to one of the Chinese cafes in Sunnybank plaza for lunch. Lunch was good and yummy...we had a good time together...but of course it would have been better with our families...but well, at least we have a home away from home and we enjoyed each others presence as much as we enjoyed our food. So what more can we ask for? Erm...maybe the angpows to be sent over?!?!??! ahahahhahahahahah!! Anyway, I'm already planning to go home for reunion dinner next year. Nothing beats grandma's cooking and good time with family! =)

p/s: If you didn't realize, I decorated our place with bold, RED, Chinesey decorations just to make everyone feel more at home! ;)

COSY CORNER...This is my new cosy little room...Isaac's left for good...Boon's moved in...and I've swapped rooms from upstairs to downstairs. Everything's good...I'm settling in nicely at my little corner, but still heaps of packing and unpacking waiting to be done. I like this new room...like Gwen said, "Just like living in an attic..." (but the total opposite...you gotta see it for yourself)...The only downside is that it has got no windows in the room, which could actually be of advantage to me...that way, I can sleep in without worrying about getting a toasted bum! Also because it's at the basement, I'm keeping my fingers crossed that no uninvited spiders come crawling around during summer...Spiders can really freak me out! But then again, I might consider keeping them as pets if they ever come visiting! Well, besides the windows and the univited guests, this place is great...love it!! :D