*sobz*
i'm not eligible for the OZ bonus payment because i wasnt a taxpayer for 2007-2008!
*SOBZ*
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Saturday, March 21, 2009
I'm back!
It's been quite some time since i last wrote.. let's do a quick update..
It's the Clipsal 500 weekend, starting from Thursday for 4 days till tomorrow, which i'm assuming is the grand finale.. this morning the race started at 8.30am sharp, going Va Va Vroom every half an hour! Gosh! There is a concert every night, featuring different bands.. on Thursday night, the main highlight was The Living End.. so at one point in time, i can hear "White noise~ white noise~" coming through my room window.. talk about a live concert, huh? wahaha..
But having said that, since moving into the Botanic Apartments, the noise has been constant! Which means by now i'm immune to it and will be able to fall asleep regardless of all the happenings on Rundle Street! and Rundle Street, i must emphasise, is not Rundle Mall.. and Rundle Mall is really not a MALL!!!
Rundle Mall is the name of the shopping street (a very short one) in the heart of Adelaide, which is also the street that i'll walk through going to work and coming back to the apartment after work.. likewise for Rundle Street.. and from the apartment to work and vice versa, it's about a 15mins walk, along which i'll be distracted by the all the nice and fancy clothes in the display windows!
Rundle Street is the street with all the nice restaurants, cafes, pubs, clubs and shops.. though i must add it's also quite a short street, with all the entertainment squeezed onto it!
it's been 2 months and a bit more since i moved in here.. i'm still not quite settled.. it all started on the fateful day in January.. and i was here in the apartment for a week before i flew back to Singapore/Malaysia for Chinese New Year (very enjoyable!).. during this period Zen flew me to Phuket, Thailand, for about 4 days for a very relaxing trip! we also celebrated my Sister's 21st birthday in Singapore a day before i flew back to Adelaide.. and i was reluctant to go after 2 weeks..
it was even more difficult to adjust to the new apartment after being at home for 2 weeks, where everything is familiar and everyone was nice and warm.. compare that to coming back to a new apartment where my stuff were still in boxes and where i was barely living for a week.. that totally crushed me.. the first few days were hell.. after a week.. things seemed to become normal again..
and right now, i'm doing fine.. my stuff were out of their boxes slowly each week.. making my room feels more like mine.. i 'decorated' (not much really) my room the way i like it.. there are 7 photo frames on my little bedside desk.. 3 family portraits, one of me and Zen, one of me & Sis with Ah Mah, one of me, Xiao Wen & Charlene and one of me and Selina from ages ago.. and there's a 2009 Winnie the Pooh calender Wendy sent me before i moved.. i bought sheet designs that i like (of course they must be reasonable priced!) and cleaned and tidy up every week..
since moving in in January, Adelaide has been celebrating its title as the rightful Festival State.. there was the 2009 Tour Down Under when i was back home.. and then there was the Garden of Unearthly Delights, leading to the opening of The Fringe, which is still on going.. another huge weekend was dedicated to the Womadelaide and then there was the Future Music Festival, and now the Clipsal 500!!! did i mention that every one of the above is just situated either on the street that i'm staying on or just round the corner? my tolerance level for noise seemed to have increased.. seemed, i think..
as for work, it's getting better.. there are challenges cropping up every now and then.. but i guess perseverance will see me through.. sometimes it's difficult to embark on a task, but i always feel better after all the hard work and determination to get through it.. right now, i'm more familiar with my job and how it's related to the rest of the other positions in the work chain.. i'm working towards doing an awesome job!
work aside, i went bowling for the second time in my 25 years.. it was with work mates.. i was reluctant to go on the day itself due to fatigue.. but i went anyway since the GF said my place has been paid for.. i was teamed with LR & Glenn and LJ & Dave.. it turned out that i thoroughly enjoyed myself! and i will go bowling again!
i also watched golf on 2 consecutive Sundays (without being forced to!) because we didnt get internet for 5 weeks! 5 bloody weeks! i dont even want to elaborate why but it happened! Anyway, have to thank Mum & Dad for all those Sundays where they hog the TV with golf channels.. at least i understand the terminology while i was watching golf those 2 Sundays.. and my new favourite is Danny Lee!!!
i'm now learning to perfect the art of cooking Green Bean soup.. a couple of weeks ago i boiled Green Beans with Sweet Potatoes.. turned out a little too thick and definitely not sweet enough.. today, i boiled Green Beans alone and make sure that i put enough Sugar Cane sugar.. i give myself credit for getting Pandan leaves from the Central Market!!! i'm quite happy the way it turned out.. but i may try it with Sago next time..
i'm also trying to get back into learning the Italian language and at work i'm trying to get LM to approve my suggestion of attending the MYOB course.. a little itchy about getting my hands on learning again!
also making more efforts to keep in touch with the few people i know in ADL.. one has gone back to Malaysia for good and another has gone to India for social work and will only be back in the second part of the year.. another one is going to the UK in a couple of months! not many left here, isnt it..
alright, just bits and pieces of updates.. the highlight from now till the end of next month is looking forward to welcoming Zen to ADL for the first time!
It's the Clipsal 500 weekend, starting from Thursday for 4 days till tomorrow, which i'm assuming is the grand finale.. this morning the race started at 8.30am sharp, going Va Va Vroom every half an hour! Gosh! There is a concert every night, featuring different bands.. on Thursday night, the main highlight was The Living End.. so at one point in time, i can hear "White noise~ white noise~" coming through my room window.. talk about a live concert, huh? wahaha..
But having said that, since moving into the Botanic Apartments, the noise has been constant! Which means by now i'm immune to it and will be able to fall asleep regardless of all the happenings on Rundle Street! and Rundle Street, i must emphasise, is not Rundle Mall.. and Rundle Mall is really not a MALL!!!
Rundle Mall is the name of the shopping street (a very short one) in the heart of Adelaide, which is also the street that i'll walk through going to work and coming back to the apartment after work.. likewise for Rundle Street.. and from the apartment to work and vice versa, it's about a 15mins walk, along which i'll be distracted by the all the nice and fancy clothes in the display windows!
Rundle Street is the street with all the nice restaurants, cafes, pubs, clubs and shops.. though i must add it's also quite a short street, with all the entertainment squeezed onto it!
it's been 2 months and a bit more since i moved in here.. i'm still not quite settled.. it all started on the fateful day in January.. and i was here in the apartment for a week before i flew back to Singapore/Malaysia for Chinese New Year (very enjoyable!).. during this period Zen flew me to Phuket, Thailand, for about 4 days for a very relaxing trip! we also celebrated my Sister's 21st birthday in Singapore a day before i flew back to Adelaide.. and i was reluctant to go after 2 weeks..
it was even more difficult to adjust to the new apartment after being at home for 2 weeks, where everything is familiar and everyone was nice and warm.. compare that to coming back to a new apartment where my stuff were still in boxes and where i was barely living for a week.. that totally crushed me.. the first few days were hell.. after a week.. things seemed to become normal again..
and right now, i'm doing fine.. my stuff were out of their boxes slowly each week.. making my room feels more like mine.. i 'decorated' (not much really) my room the way i like it.. there are 7 photo frames on my little bedside desk.. 3 family portraits, one of me and Zen, one of me & Sis with Ah Mah, one of me, Xiao Wen & Charlene and one of me and Selina from ages ago.. and there's a 2009 Winnie the Pooh calender Wendy sent me before i moved.. i bought sheet designs that i like (of course they must be reasonable priced!) and cleaned and tidy up every week..
since moving in in January, Adelaide has been celebrating its title as the rightful Festival State.. there was the 2009 Tour Down Under when i was back home.. and then there was the Garden of Unearthly Delights, leading to the opening of The Fringe, which is still on going.. another huge weekend was dedicated to the Womadelaide and then there was the Future Music Festival, and now the Clipsal 500!!! did i mention that every one of the above is just situated either on the street that i'm staying on or just round the corner? my tolerance level for noise seemed to have increased.. seemed, i think..
as for work, it's getting better.. there are challenges cropping up every now and then.. but i guess perseverance will see me through.. sometimes it's difficult to embark on a task, but i always feel better after all the hard work and determination to get through it.. right now, i'm more familiar with my job and how it's related to the rest of the other positions in the work chain.. i'm working towards doing an awesome job!
work aside, i went bowling for the second time in my 25 years.. it was with work mates.. i was reluctant to go on the day itself due to fatigue.. but i went anyway since the GF said my place has been paid for.. i was teamed with LR & Glenn and LJ & Dave.. it turned out that i thoroughly enjoyed myself! and i will go bowling again!
i also watched golf on 2 consecutive Sundays (without being forced to!) because we didnt get internet for 5 weeks! 5 bloody weeks! i dont even want to elaborate why but it happened! Anyway, have to thank Mum & Dad for all those Sundays where they hog the TV with golf channels.. at least i understand the terminology while i was watching golf those 2 Sundays.. and my new favourite is Danny Lee!!!
i'm now learning to perfect the art of cooking Green Bean soup.. a couple of weeks ago i boiled Green Beans with Sweet Potatoes.. turned out a little too thick and definitely not sweet enough.. today, i boiled Green Beans alone and make sure that i put enough Sugar Cane sugar.. i give myself credit for getting Pandan leaves from the Central Market!!! i'm quite happy the way it turned out.. but i may try it with Sago next time..
i'm also trying to get back into learning the Italian language and at work i'm trying to get LM to approve my suggestion of attending the MYOB course.. a little itchy about getting my hands on learning again!
also making more efforts to keep in touch with the few people i know in ADL.. one has gone back to Malaysia for good and another has gone to India for social work and will only be back in the second part of the year.. another one is going to the UK in a couple of months! not many left here, isnt it..
alright, just bits and pieces of updates.. the highlight from now till the end of next month is looking forward to welcoming Zen to ADL for the first time!
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