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I've been in Singapore for just shy of 4 weeks now and it's been a relatively easy transition so far. My colleagues (and friends) have been pretty supportive from offering to help me move in, go shopping with me, go out for lunch and set up bank accounts etc.

Setting up a bank account here without a new place is a bit of a nightmare and a catch-22. I need a bank account to be able to put down a security deposit and bond but I can't set up a bank account without an address! And to top it off, had issues with my name since all my Australian bank accounts had first name + last name but passport and EP had first name + middle name + last name.

Work hiccups included not being able to download my emails (which turned out to be stored locally on my old laptop). Luckily I was able to get my laptop written off in oz and have it sent here or I might have cried... that's over 3 years worth of emails! Plus my laptop was so much better than the one they gave me here... haha.

I found a place within the first 3 weeks of arriving which was awesome. In the area I was looking in, within my budget and reasonably sized. I was so excited to go to IKEA on Friday evening to get things for my new place!!! Another thing I'm grateful for: my jetsetting parents for spending a few days here and doing all the heavy lifting and transporting all my stuff (and I managed to bring a LOT) to the new apartment while I went to work. Seriously would have taken me all weekend without them.

Bought some appliances today and most things are cheaper here but the sales people really try to push you towards one direction to the point it gets annoying!

i blame the heatwave!!!

just not as on track as i had planned but when does studying ever go to plan?

anyhow, i am back here because my mother just said my coral nail polish was chat and cheap looking and unsophisticated. SO CUT.

and you know what the really weird thing was?

I didn't even think it was that overly hot. like the first whiff of the heat, yeah it was full on. but i wasn't like sweating my ass off or anything. even at lunch when i went out, didn't really "feel" it.

my body's probably like, meh, its just real air, not that air conditioned BS she breathes all day long.

my poor garden and pups and chickens... they were all on the verge of heatstroke cause they had no icy cold water since probably about 2 pm. :-( sooo worried.

someone just called the home phone. i'm sorry but i didn't hear it. and its too much effort trying to physically find where the phones are. they are always in different locations, some handsets work and other's dont. if it's important, you will know to call my mobile. 


guessing it was either Dad or Aunty.

dove into the deep end today. we are a full team for the first time in 8 months (or so they have told me). its very different when u have people working all around you as opposed to just one or two. you can really feel the difference.

today must have been my lucky day with quotes. dealers were v quick in responding which meant i didnt have to chase them up and waste time. put through a whole heapppp of orders (thats good too cause it means we're getting $$$!) and managed to clear my emails annnnnnnddd do a whole bunch of compliance modules.

i thought my day was going pretty well. until my head started pounding and i made it worse by going out in the sun for a good half hour during my lunch break.. walked to circular quay and back. dumb.

i blame donna who dogged me for her supervisor who brings his dog to work. I HOPE HE WAS WORTH IT.

i come home and no one picks up the home or their mobile so i was getting ready to slooowllly trek it home when dad calls back and hes like.. whyd u hang up so fast? and im like...

... dude, it went to like voicemail.

anyway, turns out scout (allegedly but i'm willing to put money on this) somehow murdered one of my chickens. A BIG ONE TOO. so no doubt i was super angry and frustrated and irritated.

its not even about the poor chickies life. its about all the time and love and care that i put into raising these babies. i feed them everyday. i let them come out and play. i make sure they're warm at night. i make sure they have water. i make sure they have fresh bedding.

and POW.

she's dead. all cause scout (and nessie to a degree) can't be gentle around animals smaller than they are.

dad was even able to put an approx time to it cause he fed them around 4 and she was dead by 5:30.

sad.

so i tried to take it out at the gym. i swear those people were lucky that the body combat class is non-contact. although, i didn't have the energy to really work it today. just half assed attempt. everytime i threw a punch harder, i felt like my head was going to explode.

of course, when one goes into their old place to pick up their sister, they are bound to bump into people and be obliged to talk some. but it was fine. good to catch up. and hilarious when kept on asking when i'd come back. ;)

did some shopping today at myer. further 50% off! surprisingly, (i hit 3 myer stores today), the two suburban shops were waY better than the pitt st one. that was was just big but empty.

found a couple of gems at the roselands store. then picked up another item at the hurstville one.

me and monkey had lunch at maddies in westfield. mmm.. burger. had the biggest craving. it was pretty good too. then went for a iced crushie from the cheap easyway wanna-be place. but she didn't make it as nice as the other girl. so i only had two mouthfuls before i chucked it. plus it melted super fast.

then came home and flopped on the couch cause it was so hot upstairs.

LOL dad came home late and it was because there was an accident near the m5 entrance towards the airport. and what was super funnY was that it was a 2 car accident between a normal car and a BRAND SPANKING NEW CAR that was being TEST DRIVEN.

LOL

so funny when he told us. like.. how do u claim insurance on that? and who pays for it?

i guess i finally get to know how january in sydney feels like since i seem to have missed the previous heat waves of the past couple of years. but i have to say, it is still bearable because i'm not using the air conditioning.

last night, the girls came over for dinner. we mario-ed some only to discover that we all pretty much failed last night. it was just suicide one after the other. i don't even want to mention the number of continues used. we didn't even get that far either but that didn't stop the screaming.

i think we - no, not we - the other guy present kinda scarred and scared (what difference does it make?) little matt though. is that was he was nicknamed?

so we played some mj. taiwanese style. uhmhmm. its weird. like.. i sort of get it but i think i still prefer hk style. and i think its got to do with the fact that i like to build build build up my tiles (jow pai). like in taiwanese, chicken isn't chicken. O.o and there are faans for almost everything that looks big. lol

then we had some cake. it wasn't soooooooooo bad. obviously, it was a big trial cake that sort of didn't go so well according to plan. next time i won't put kiwi in the filling since it was a bit bitter. stick to the melons and strawberries (but alas, they are so expensive and sour when not in season). need to figure out the cake part. and try to undense it. but it still looked sort of like an asian cake-shop wannabe.. at least when u cut it and see the layers. haha who am i kidding.

since the immature but employed had work, they called it a night. and we planned the next cheese and wine fine dining for val's next monday.

and i drove val home. and the freakiest thing happened. there was like a bird in the middle of the road. and you would think that it would move when you see a car with lights approaching. but it didn't and i really did SLOW DOWN to try to avoid it. but like it was just sitting there and when i turned onto vals street we were like

did i kill it? i didn't right right?

anyhow, dropped her off. got to see her brothers shiny new gulf. (spoilt brat =P) and i had to drive back on to the road we came from by myself. and i THINK i saw a dead bird but it was still pretty plump but i think there was blood. but i'm not sure if i was imagining cause it couldve been like.. normal garbage. since there was barely any street lighting. like.. it didn't look like it had been squished under a wheel? and oh man, that was really freaky. =X =X

but i am SO proud of val for taking the initiative and roughly drafting and planning a cairns trip! i will endeavor to CUT CUT CUT costs (haha i sound like a ruthless company who doesn't care about its workers when its actually completely the opposite). have to plan other major events this year before august! i now also want to go to alice springs and uluru for no reason other than the fact that i can. haha.

that i literally cbb to do anything.
that i have a headache.
that i'm actually glad to have no gone to the hills today.
that i bathed nessie and scout
that i don't want to go to the beach

i envy those who weren't in sydney today - including those on an aeroplane. its weird that i won't be seeing the boys again for a year. most likely anyway.

and these days, i feel like there is a void in my heart or in me. and somehow, i just can't fill it. i basically did nothing today. napped and watched videos. how time passes.

family gathering - extended family gathering in celebration for my 4th uncles 60th birthday. which meant we could play with an unbricked wii. and wii sports resort.

i want to jump into a pool. like now.

so im sitting upstairs in the office - melting. its like so stuffy in here. the boss won't turn the air con on and its like 32 degrees outside.

did i mention that the building next door was also on fire? it was really bad black smoke for awhile and we had to close all our windows. ah if only it warranted an evacuation. and what's more funny is that a few weeks ago, the building across the street burnt down down down and it looks like an abandoned building now.

i have decided that i can't afford the iphone - or at least, im not willing to pay for the upgrade at this moment. plus im not the kind of girl who needs the emotional attachment of facebook 24/7. or sms. or the internet for that matter. i don't look at my phone to see if i get a new message every 2 minutes. plus it won't fit in my pocket.. so, its a no. focus my spending spree on other investments.

i bought a cheaper (much cheaper than Elsa Perretti@ Tiffany) SS necklace for my charm. seems to be fine. cause i was half wanting to solder it on permanently to the bracelet anyway. but now, i might let i dangle for a while. 50% off everything at GM is a pretty good deal. still need to find a time to go to city and get it booked in.. (wishes we could have a movie outing soon~)

and finally, (feels like this is an essay) i have come to accept that valerie will not be replying to my text. FINE. lol. to be expected. im there for her but she's never there for me~ at least i still have janice. LOL. *plans the weekend outing and hopes to spend $$$*

warehousing in 30+ heat is not pleasant.

in fact, its downright torturous.

and im dead beat tired.

the morning was a bit of a frenzy. we actually had a group of people waiting for us to open... and it was busy from the word go. i was on the registers for more than like 5 minutes. hahahaha. thats saying something cause normally an extra operator can cut the queues down in no time.. but nope, not today.

managed to get my three nursery cages done which was a relief.

what i really wanted was to be at the beach. i had to settle for my overgrown and unattended garden.. with scout. it felt so nice just sitting on the porch in a sundress this arvo.

had a bit of a vent and rant at donna. thanks for being my ears. its appreciated. no matter how unjust i probably sounded.

lets start off with this morning.
the coin only train ticket machines. one was closed. the other was freaking faulty. the girl in front of me had her coins keep popping out. but since all the other lines were unusually long, i waited. she finally got her ticket. and it was my turn. so i ask the machine for a concession to central return and start slotting my money in. it spat it back out more than once. and then i hear this guy behind me go

"it's people like you that make me late for my train."

and i was like WTF? can you not see that this machine is retarded? so i was gonna turn around and say something.. but then i realised it was luke (obviously he was jokin). so we stood there for longer than usually necessary trying to put money in. we finally got our tickets =D that was fun. i even just managed to get on board the sydney terminal.
at least the buses were pretty good today.
i got to leave early cause there were no infs classes. so on a whim, i went for a swim. (hey tat rhymes). as expected, it was fully totally packed. managed to some laps and spent some time in the steam room. feels gooooood
was so buggered by the time i got home i didnt even realise that i napped for about an hour.
i made dinner though.. vegetarian lasagna and baby spinach salad.. it turned out really really good. even mum liked it and she dislikes pasta dishes!! =D btw, i made the pasta from scratch. (bonus points for me)
hahaha ignore me.
too much heat getting to my brain
btw, my mum used my fairly new toothbrush (thinking it was an old one for cleaning) to clean the edges of our bathroom. i didnt know whether i shouldve laughed or cried. like how do you get it mixed up?!?!