Today... I've gotten some great news about my final year project. Yes!!
I'll be finishing my project earlier than I had expected and my idea to broaden the range of my project is strongly supported by my supervisor. So yeah... great news altogether.
But...
I woke up today with some sort of small blister-like stuff on the fingers of my right hand and they're painful, not itchy. So, finally made the decision to see a doc and found out that it's most probably Contact Dermatitis a.k.a. local allergic response to something which I don't know what it is till now. My fingers on my right hand are a bit stiff now and they feel swollen in the areas with the blisters. Yeesh~!!
Friends came over to my place to hang out for a bit this evening. Had a good time talking about our old school days which we never fail to talk about and laugh so much about. Good times =)
Then... called mom to ask what time she's going to finish work 'cause I wanted to shower. She suggested I shower first then go fetch her right after. So after showering, I dried my hair as fast as I could and then I got a call from my mom. Got scolded for taking so long and making her wait. Went there, and drove home a storm with lightnings and all. Not even a single word/sign of concern about my contact dermatitis. Killed almost my entire day...
it's such a bitter sweet symphony
I went for a job interview this morning. It was for a general clerical work position. Firstly... the ad stated that it was a PART TIME job. So yeah... I thought it was some sort suitable and called in. And this was what had happened in the interview...
When I got there, I was asked to fill up this particulars form (normal standard procedure - understandable). Then the lady called me in to the office to TEST my skills and knowledge in Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Words and my capability of using a manual type-writer.
After all the TEST was done, I was called into her room to finally proceed on with the INTERVIEW.
I was asked, "Oh...both of your parents are still working. Then why do you want to work?". Hmm... wouldn't that be a stupid question to ask?? Yeah... I should have answered, "I wanna work for fun, peace, laughter and joy." Pfft~!!
Moving on....
I was then compared to an intern. Yeah... The lady offered me the same pay that she wanted to pay interns as ALLOWANCE. Oh wow... I tried explaining that I'm WORKING for her and not INTERNING. She was definitely, without a doubt, on a different wavelength. Here's what she said:
"You know, there are a lot of companies out there that do not pay their interns. But I think it's appropriate to give interns allowances for their expenses and food. So I think RM XXX is appropriate and is within our budget. Can you consider lowering to that? Plus, you will be here for 2 months only and we have to teach you some more. Our time is money also you know?"
Now... do you notice any part of it that relates to me other than the pay?? 'Cause I don't see any. It's bloody ridiculous!!! (refer on top and recall why I say it's ridiculous)
And so, the whole interview revolved around placing me in an intern's position to push down my pay to a point where it's not worth it for that kind and amount of job. What a kill joy.
And not forgetting....
I think only "State of Play" and "Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs" was worth watching. Lol... "State of Play" is a pretty good movie I would say. Watch it if you have a chance =)
Final Year Project...oh my final year project.... You have kept me so busy everyday...running back to Uni and worrying about you. Sigh... YOU better make it worth my while =P
Now...
I'm a pro in... opening cockrels, chopping and making agar. What the crap!!! This is what happens when you're doing microbio work everyday. I even got used to the bacteria smell.
This final year project is really wearing me out everyday... Not what I'd expect from it. LOL... oh well, it's still good.
And here I was pondering... What happened to Rachie... and.... Rachie showed up!!!... online. Hehe..
Geez... everyone's attached now... and I'm still attached to my BOOKS!!! =/ *problem*
Life's so mundane and routined. I need a change in flow and more spontaneity... and get a flexible job which is near impossible. Sigh...
Life, oh life... Oh.. life....
Well well well.....
In normal situations, I prefer to remain neutral. But in this case... I think things have gone a little out of hand.
Things to ponder about:
1. If things (squabbles, arguments, miscommunications..etc) are over and done, why not just leave them where they belong? How would it make you look like you're the better person by bitching about it through your blog over and over again?? Or by keeping it at the edge of your mouth?
2. Do you really think that undermining others would make you seem any better? Oh please...
3. Does age really make people wiser than they used to be?
Note: I've seen a couple of cases that may beg to differ
4. Will "manipulation" earn its rightful place in the characteristics of friends?
I truly believe that I know a psycho a.k.a. nutcase a.k.a. cuckoo.
Tsk tsk...
What a low and petty thing you've done...
Beyond help...
Silence is Golden...
Not saying anything or not retaliating does not mean that you've won over and it doesn't mean that we're incapable of doing anything either...
At the end of the day, the beautiful world you've built around you will fall down and you won't even realise it because you're busy doing what....??
You'll be done before you know it
I never.... like never... expected it to be this tiring. Like what I told some of the fellas that are working in the same lab as I am, it's as though we're working already. Working a 9am-5pm job with the sharp 1pm lunch break. Haha...
At first, I thought that starting early would give me a head start in working out those 150 samples. But now... I think that there's no other choice but to start early. Yup... I've calculated and I'm running by a very thin thread for this project of mine. Seriously in short of places to get my samples.
By the way... If any of you know any markets in your area that sells cockrels a.k.a. kerang, please let me know. Thank you very much!!
Tomorrow's yet another day of "work". I just finished preparing my samples for tomorrow and I'm sort of tired now but I don't feel like sleeping just yet.
To the intelligent individual who so kindly informed me that my brother hates me in my chatbox here in my blog:
You must be some dumba** to think that I don't know that by now. But yeah... thanks for publicly announcing it for me.
People go for holidays and trips to destress after the exam...
I... end up doing a whole lot of house chores the whole day ><
So sad... No money to go for holiday and there's a lot of things that I need to do during this holidays. Which reminds me... I need to settle my Visa for next year. It totally slipped my mind. Oh gosh...
Let's see... today.... I planned to do a lot of things yet again =p
To do list for the holidays:
- groom my fat boy
- spend more time with my Jazz 'cause she's always so lonely
- go for a holiday with my doggies
- do my Final Year Project *duh*
- get my Visa done
- get part time job
- clean out my room
- service my car
Probably there's some more that I can't remember now. Haha
Throughout this semester, I realise so many important things in life. Yup
Stuff No. 1:
Everyone wants to know you and be your friend when you're so-called popular and well known.
Now why does that always happen? Are people so desperate to become popular and influential? Wouldn't leading a simple and carefree life be enough? Of course, I notice this obvious situation when I was a student leader and when I finally stepped down.
Before, during student council time: Woah...everyone knows your name. You're important for everything, needed for every little petty thing. People just come up and say "Hi" even when you don't know them. Everyone doesn't mind doing favours for you and stuff.
After student council term: No one bothers about you. People who you know and worked with before don't even bother saying "Hi" as they walk pass you. You find that people you thought you were once close to barely talk anymore.
So yeah... I know perfectly clear who are my friends and who are those who were in it for the fame only.
Stuff No. 2:
When you're high up and soaring, everyone just can't wait to bring you back down and bury you six feet under the dirt.
Like I said... during student council time, there's so many people trying to find fault with you. Every thing that you do is wrong in someone's eyes for some brilliant and only they can think of reasons.
After that... No one bothers about what you do anymore. Everything you do is indifferent.
All I can say is... Your time will come sooner than you think. The world revolves and what goes around, comes around.
Stuff No. 3:
The "kiasu bug" was suppose to originate and stay in Singapore only. Then... it infected Malaysia, namely UTAR as well. Even the lecturers noticed... -enough said-
This excerpts from certain songs relates so much to these "stuffs"....
"we're all part of the same sick little games
and I need to get away..."
"taking short cuts and false solutions
just to come out the hero
well I can see behind the curtains
the wheels are cranking turning
it's all wrong the way we're working
towards a goal that's non-existent
it's non-existent but we just keep believing..."
And now from the bottom, I think the view above is just down right ugly. The peacefulness down here is great =)
