all in a day's work

tuesday, 7 june 2005

spent the entire afternoon shopping for a business suit. why is there no edmundser here???!! lucky thing, i found cue. the workmanship is good and the sizes superb. i can actually fit into their size 6, which is the smallest, needless to say. i was elated, to be able to fit into a business suit. i always have trouble with suits back home. obviously, i've put on weight, which is a good thing. nooo....nooo, i still cant avoid the seamstress. i'm a shortie, remember? at least now, the length is all i'm concern abt and that is easily settled. the fit, esp ard the waist is a thing of the past. after so much raves abt cue (within myer), i left myer empty-handed. for it was the sale period, there werent a lot of full suits left to select from. also, i didnt want to invest the few hundred bucks when i havent look ard enough. walked and walked, and walked, almost approaching chinatown, almost given up hope, when a new shop forcast caught my attention. thank God i didnt decide to go to bondi junction after my failed attempt with cue. i saw many suits that i like but it came down to two which i had to decide. the workmanship is nothing like cue but will make do for the time being, till i get a job. so, anyone needing a business suit, head out to cue or forcast. u wont be disappointed.

wednesday, 8 june 2005

woke up at the crack of dawn to prepare myself for a trip to seven hills. had my first formal job interview here in australia. the interview was scheduled at 11am but i was already out of the house by a quarter past 8. kiasu huh??!!! u see, it was a tricky situation here. i need to catch a bus to the railway station (central or town hall), hop on the train and then onto another bus. tis sounds rather normal in singapore's context but we're talking abt 24 train stops here. lucky thing, there's the limited-stop train in service which cuts 24 down to 10, perhaps. i or rather we (cos other half accompanied me) got to central at abt 8:35. much earlier than we expected. we were on bus 395 and right next to us, ahead of us, behind us, were say 4 or 5 other central buses travelling alongside. u can jus imagine the road bustling with buses. all of a sudden, it felt like i was back in primary school, going on an excursion to the zoo or bird park. since we couldnt buy the train tix till it was 9, we waited. why 9? cos thats when the offpeak special fare will be up on sale. comparing $8.80 to $5.40. i think its worth the wait. the train ride took abt 30-40mins which was okay i think. and the bus ride after that was a relatively short one but the waiting time can kill. it was already 10 and the sun up and bright but it was still farking cold (pardon my language). we were fogging from our mouths as we talked. i had to resort to standing in the sun. the bus ride was not only it, there was a 10mins walk across the motorway to get to the company. so much so for the hassle of getting there, i fell in love with the company. the look of it, the interior, the feel, the pple, the environment, the cafeteria, the washroom, the interviewers, basically everything. how many of u actually feel so at home when u attend an interview? i felt like i belong there, despite the long journey to get to it. the interview went smoothly. as usual, there're some questions which i thought i could have answered better but no regrets whatsoever. i know i did well for sure but due to the current situation in the dept (which is complicated to explain here), i may not get the job (as much as i wanna stay positive). the director was very considerate to offer me a cab ride back home but since i already bought return train tix, i took the cab back to seven hills train station. and the rest u know... train back to central station and then bus back to kingsford.



instead of catching the bus back home, we detoured to one of my fave hangout places in sydney - bondi junction. tis is the very nice and cosy foodcourt which overlooks the sydney harbour bridge. i didnt take a shot of it since my digicam has a poor zoom. besides, its much better appreciated in person. i mean the scenery.




"design your own noodle" in 3 steps.
1. select your fave meat (from a list). been eating chicken so for a change i chose duck.
2. select a type of noodle (also from a list). i chose green noodle. was hoping it'd be spinach noodle.
3. choice of sauce. i opted for garlic and pepper.

it turned out to be more of a "design your own disaster". dont u agree? jus look at the mess!!! although looks can be deceiving, it really did not quite meet the mark. it was too salty for my liking. my tastebud couldnt take it. i kept getting thirsty after eating it. AND i still dont know if the noodles were made from spinach or jus loaded with green coloring.


noooooow, tis looked much better and it tasted way better too. bbq salmon with green tea noodle. that orangy stuff is prawn roe. a very refreshing dish.


salad that came with the green tea noodle. nice too.

thursday, 9 june 2005

nothing much done today except for a trip to the uni to zap some documents and had for lunch a vietnamese chicken roll (with lotsa greens) which i havent had for a long time. used to have that pretty often during sessions cos it was so cheap. with jus 3 bucks, u get a decent meal consisting of carbohydrates (not complex carbohydrate though), protein, fibre and hopefully vit c.

finally got a new calling card from CinC, so i had the chance to call up my mom for a chat.

friday, 10 june 2005

my worst fears came today, slightly before noon. i was turned down by the company i felt so at home with. it was not the right time for me to join due to the current situation in the dept as i mentioned before. the director pointed out that he has nothing personal against me but jus a matter of bad timing. he also reassured me abt my capabilities and said to hire me probably after 3 months (when the current situation improves, so as to be fair to me. instead of throwing me into the deep end of the pool now). i truly understand his position, in fact, i'm very grateful for his thoughtfulness, and so bear no grudges against him but i couldnt contain my disappointment as we spoke over the phone. God has a purpose for things that happened and i put my trust in Him and go where He leads me to. i guess for now, i jus need some time to pick myself up and to carry on with tis journey.