Last week of 2010 (^^)

Before this beautiful 2011 goes any further, I just wanna wrap up bout the last week of 2010.

IT WAS AWESOOME !!!

omg... feel so American-o bimbo now.

But anyhow, it is good. The Christmas eve party at Tingting’s place had been accommodative. There were many more people than I expected and gosh... the presents.. are simply to fall for. I’ve never received sooo many presents before!! I just declared 2010 Xmas as the best I ever went through. I know I’m pretty much acting like a kid now.. yet since I’ve been deprived of Xmas celebration for 20 years of my life, acting like a kid is totally cool. And what is better than spending Christmas with company of close friends?

Christmas day was nothing less. Went out with Tika’s colleague for a family-work luncheon. Felt so homey being with them. Almost felt like I belong there although ironically I only got acquainted with them on that day itself. LOL! There were unlimited supply of food and lunch eventually dragged on to supper at midnight. Lots of cheery conversation and nothing emotional. I just love their style!! We were also crazy enough to join the last minute planned trip to Marysfield which had been the cherry on the icing. The sunset view had been absolutely heavenly. In fact, there was a point where I thought the heaven door did open for us! Halleluya~~

Few days before New Years were spent in Phillip Island with Tash, Samora, Lachy, David & Tash’s family. Lots of sun, tanning, freezing sea water and of course, drinks. It is the beach after all. Though there were some issues on those boys, I can’t say the same with the house. It is such a great place to have a group of crazy friends over to crash it. But the cleaning up next day would be a pain. Hehehe. But yeah, spent enough time with those fellas to ensure they wouldn’t complain again if I ever stood them up on the weekly drinks. =)

New Year Eve... Tika, Linda & I went down to Docklands Pier to enjoy the marvellous fireworks. I had to admit.. it is the best show so far! We were neither too near nor too close so we don’t have to tilt over head till it hurts. It was the right place to be for that 10 minutes show. (and its free too.. hohoho!)

New Year is not so good though. Just realised a cruel fact and beat myself up for being such a desperado bitch. I didn’t realise it had been so long and am making a fool of myself. But ain’t gonnna elaborate and ruin my whole year. We need to start a year with positive vibe to make sure it last the entire year!! Its like starting a day with a good breakfast and a hearty laugh. Yeap. That breakfast & laugh thing is what I will do for the rest of the 363 days.

Cheers!!

♥

To a special friend, for a new year..

Ever had a guy friend that noticed a small difference on your face even when you yourself did not notice it? I do. It makes me wonder... Is it because he harbours such deep feelings for me that he notice every single thing from my perfume to the extra kilo I gained or it simply is because of his keen observation. Well, after years of friendship I would think it’s the latter.

Anyway, the same guy also made me realise that experience is something that you cannot buy. Because you can never buy time. And experience comes with time.. rather than sitting at home dreading about how much time you have left or how much time you have missed, why not just get out there and start spending time! We are all still in our early 20s without much of an obligation and commitment. If we were to go missing now, it’s not like we will cause much material differences. So, why not just go ahead and spread your wings? Go into the World Wide Web and look around for some job overseas. If you see a prospective job that might boost your line of career, just give it a try. If you really felt a burning desire within you that is banging on your chest, demanding for adventures and excitement, then perhaps you are meant to do it. Some might say that it is silly to do so for you would not get paid much. But then, the very same people are also those who had not gained much in their travel life. You have no idea how much you would learn and experience until you actually try it yourself. It doesn’t matter if it is a technical or life lesson, it will definitely made you stronger and wiser. Can you imagine--- in your resume, under working experience there is (a) building up a private enterprise in Indonesia (b) worked in Hong Kong port (c)experienced the business culture in Taiwan by working in a local accounting firm (d) went to India to assist in their technical development... WOW!! Shiok gila. Then again, these things only apply to certain type of people. Some others might enjoy the comfort, love and stability of being near to home. Its nothing wrong with that anyway! =)

With the New Year coming along, we better plan it well. So here’s my few 2011 resolutions:

· Finish with my studies & apply for a TR/PR..

· Hopefully land with a Graduate job in an Audit field.. yes, I still like Audit.

· Try and be wiser and less sensitive/emotional

· Watch at least one horror movie that don’t give me nightmares for 2 consecutive weeks.. its time for me to grow up

· Travel to Gold Coast!!

· Able to meet Ivy’s & Jean’s boyfriends before they actually couple up (they haven’t got one yet.. but am sure they will in 2011)

· Skype more with my family.. especially Jie.. (if she is willing)

· Enjoy the weather more!!!!

That’s just too much I think.. hehe. But a girl is allowed to dream eh?

Plants, car & travel journal..

So eventually, people have to float back to reality right. Anyway, today had been such a marvellous day for me. I slept till 3 pm.. without any bloody alarm waking me up. It’s a great feeling. Hehe. And did some much needed gardening with my Minty. Poor Minty.. He had been suffocating without fertilizer when I’m not around. I split them into half so its Minty & Monty now. Hahhaa!

Then I went and fix Terence’s car. The radiator water is running way below the low level and hence the overheating engine yesterday. I seriously suspect that there is a leak somewhere but I still can’t see any water dripping out. Anyhow, I am still very proud of myself for being able to refill them. I’ve done the ‘batt low-jump start the car’ scene and ‘engine is hot-refill radiator water’ scene! Whatever's next I'm pretty sure I can do it. =)

After all that, I decided to proceed with my travel journal that I was supposed to hand in next week. Its one of the assignments for my HRM unit. I’ve written well (I suppose) for 30 minutes because everything after that is just mere crap. For example:

I’ve no idea why I typed that out. Frustrated with my brain block I think.. the thing is; this travel journal was suppose to be similar with blogging. Then again, it cannot be too casual or expressive. But still, it has to be interesting and truthful! Its like asking me to wear smart casual and then says no jeans, no flats, no tank tops and etc... geez..

On top of that, I realised that the word count has gone beyond the word limit! If there is a ‘word-limit-camera’ like the speed catch camera we find very annoying, I probably would have 278 tickets by now. Shame on me..

BLAH!!

China Study Tour 2010

I am back in Melbourne! This whole month had been an unbelievable experience. Let’s just say the China Study Tour was much more than I expected. I had abundance of fun, that is a must. But apart from that, I gained much more respect to both China and Hong Kong. Yes, we mentioned about the extreme growth in both areas and frankly being a Malaysian myself, I knew China is growing while HK had already grown yet I still had my doubts. But having to go and actually look at their growth is just beyond imagination and definitely open up my opinion towards those countries. We talked, gossips and sometimes criticize them but you will never know what it is until you go there. Look at their business operations or perhaps look at their business culture. They are just soooo much more advanced than us. And if you compare, you will just realise how shallow you were.. Before I go, I heard numerous rumours about them. And at the end of the trip, I know some are entirely false while some are true. Nevertheless, it is just simply amazing. Also because I met lots of great friends!! (That I will hopefully keep in touch.. hehhee)

There is no downhill though. Am not trying to complain but I got sick for most of the trip. The air quality was just not what I used to and I find myself coughing away. It might also be because that I’m not as tough as I thought I might be. The constant travelling, airports, long bus rides, company visits, seminars, de-briefings and social events totally took their toll on me. The study tour started with Shanghai, Hangzhou, Xi’an then back to Shanghai for a couple of days before heading to Hong Kong. And it is always jam packed with lots of non-stop activities that drag on till 10 pm. I literally only slept around 7 hours for the last 4 weeks, including weekends! For a person that requires at least 1 day of work-free, people-free and sleep-full day in every week, I was exhausted.

Then again, given the chance to do the similar things all over again, I wouldn’t mind at all. And my current wish would be going over to Shanghai or HK for a year to gain experience..

That’ll be so cool!!