My Life as a 20ish Single

Spent 8 hours creating a theme for my friend's Sony Ericsson W700. The theme features forever friends, and I've named it "Friends Forever". Since the theme is likely to be deleted when she get a new phone, I've also printed out a photo and attached to a birthday card.

Pretty good birthday gift I reckon, and I hope she'd love it.

After a tough semester, I will be heading back home this evening, flying with Malaysia Airlines. It will be a short holiday, but nonetheless come just in time. Things can only get better from here.

是第六感，还是拜自己向来较为悲观的思想所赐，一早就已经预料到她们会使出这一招，让我毫无招架之力地乖乖清洗哪好脏好脏的茅厕。

趁我不在家的那整个下午，她们将客厅和厨房打扫得一尘不染，留下那面积最小，最脏的厕所。于是就算不是轮到我值班，也得在回乡前将其打扫干净。很棒的一个构思，您说不是吗?

实际上，我大可草草了事，随便洗洗就好。毕竟今晚我就会启程飞往马来西亚，与家人一起度过三个星期的冬季假期。不过很多时候我会停下来想一想，会这样做的人不是原来的我。

于是接下来的两个小时里，我尽量将厕所的每一个角落都洗一洗。不能说一尘不染，不过确实比之前干净好几倍。算是给自己一个好交待。

For a very long time, I don't take seafood other than fish. Back then, even a very small bite will surely end up with allergic rash all over my body. Hence, no prawns, no crabs, no calamari......

Then, things start to become better about three years ago. I was delighted when eating one to two prawns didn't trigger off my IgE antibodies. Slowly, I even end up attending dinners where most of the dishes were seafood based. A very small portion of every dishes definitely better than nothing at all isn't it?

Good experience usually don't last. At least not in my case.

Went out for a dinner with my cousin brother who arrived at Melbourne yesterday evening. At the dinner, he ordered a lobster with noodles which look exactly like the picture on your right. As usual, I took a small portion assuming that this time my immune system will cope with the invading lobster meat too.

This time, my immune system let me down. I had this real itchy rash all over the body as soon as night falls. The itch was so intense, it kept me awake for much of the night.

No more lobster!

I have just completed the first section of my assignment, writing a resume for a pre-registration trainee pharmacist's position. Horray!!

I haven't had much professional experiences to be included in the resume. Hence, what I can do is harm minimalisation. Significant attention has been placed in designing its layout so that it is professionally presented, clear and easy to read. Finger crossed that I don't lose marks on the presentation part.

Next, moving on to writing a letter of offer. My guess is that this assignment will be even harder to score, with more researches to be done over the next few days.

Anyway, it is Good Friday here at Melbourne.

Good Friday is the Friday before Easter or Pascha. It commemorates the crucifixion and death of Jesus at Calvary.

We will be celebrating this special day, not at the church but eating steamboat at my cousin's apartment.


Lastly, do you buy easter eggs for your friends? I haven't had any of these as a present before. But next year, I am going to get one for my best friend. I learn this motto from someone sometime ago.

It is silly to ask why people don't do this, or failed to do that. Instead, ask what have you done for them.

Thank you, bro!

Did some research over the web about writing a clear and professional looking curriculum vitae (CV). This will be my first ever CV, not to apply for a job but for an assignment which worth 5% of my final semester marks.

Uncle and auntie came for a brief visit just now. I think we passed the spot check. :p

Friday, 30th March: Dad and brother's arrived at Melbourne airport.
Slept at: 3.30 a.m.

Saturday, 31th March: Brother's graduation ceremony.
Woke up at: 6.30 a.m.
Slept at: 3.30 a.m.

Sunday, 1st April: Dad, mom and brother's departure from Melbourne, heading back to Malaysia.
Woke up at: 8.00 a.m.

In total, seven and half hours of sleep for the past two days. Ooch!

Seeing them leaving after just a short visit surely is not a very pleasant experience. Whatever, I will just have to move on. 没有离别的哀伤, 哪来相聚的期盼?

These days, my studies at uni has become a little bit unbearable. With more than more online quizzes, assignments, practicals and tutorials coming in the next few months, I am starting to feel the tense already.

People who are close to our family can often tell the differences between me and my brother through plain observation. Ah boy is bright, and intelligent. Ah girl is forgetful, but very hardworking.

You don't see my brother holding a book very often. Practically, he only do that twice a year. Once before the 1st semester ends, another one right before end of the year vocation. Thats all. The routine hasn't changed with UPSR, PMR, SPM, and his double degree studies.

With me, the situation is very different. Often, you can see me burning the midnight oil, with books all over my study table. It is not that I want to be hardworking, but rather, I have to! Not having a good memory has always been my biggest achilles heels. I don't want this to become an obstruction to fulfilling my dream.

Dream is a very powerful tool, shaping our thoughts and subsequently our behaviours. When studies get too difficult, when there is a slight thoughts of giving up, I made myself remembering MY DREAM.

I have a dream of working in a hospital setting, and being a volunteer wherever help is needed. None of them will become a reality if I were to stop working hard now.

Girl, remember your dream!

I can smell the tense, I can feel the wearing patience, I can see the storm ahead. Yet, I failed to react to these challenges in a better manner.

We went for dinner at QV today, the atmosphere couldn't have been worse. I wished there is a hole for me to dig right in when I refused mom's suggestion to go to the airport on the coming Friday night. Dad and bro will be here to attend my brother's graduation ceremony.

When mom first made that suggestion, my immediate thought was: Why bother to go airport when we could meet them in the city? I can be rather selfish sometimes, not knowing when to stop thinking about my studies.

Why am I letting the demon out over and over again?