Lonely Girl

Lately I have become very lonely. My mum recently got in touch with her friends back in university so she's always out. My dad is busy with work. I don't have any friends. And I rarely see my boyfriend.

Today was no exception. Just another lonely day. When I woke up this morning, I figured that I HAD to do something and get out of the house. So I called my supervisor and asked her if I can collect my draft thesis today. She said my draft thesis is ready to be collected.

Then I looked at the porch and my car wasn't there! Turned out that my dad drove my car to work today coz he sent his car to the service centre. Argh! I called supervisor and canceled the meeting.

Next, I planned to post a video of myself playing keyboard on my blog. So there I was, sitting at my keyboard, playing Paparazzi by Lady Gaga.

This is the starting of the video.

And then I played back the video. There was no sound! Buat penat je main bersungguh2. Somehow my webcam's video recording function does not support sound format or something.

And then I took pictures of myself in Negative mode using my new phone.
And then I laughed at my own pics...Oh God I think I'm nuts.
After the camwhoring session bores me, I decided to practice mock interviews to prepare myself for job interviews (if there's any) in future. Yes, you got that right! I spent almost the entire day talking to myself. I was the interviewer AND the interviewee.
How depressing.

Great day!

Had an awesome day. Went to Amcorp Mall with my bf. Book Xcess has relocated and the new store is about 3 times bigger! I want almost all the books there. Too bad I don't have enough money.

My purchases:

Shopaholic Abroad by Sophie Kinsella (RM 17.90)

Shopaholic Ties the Knot by Sophie Kinsella (RM 17.90)

Shopaholic & Baby by Sophie Kinsella (RM19.90)

The Wedding Girl by Madeleine Wickham (RM 19.90)...FYI, Madeleine Wickham is Sophie Kinsella. I'm a huge fan of her.

The Gatecrasher by Madeleine Wickham (RM24.90)

Sephora: The Ultimate Guide to Makeup, Skin, Hair From the Beauty Authority by Melissa Schweiger (RM29.90)

There were lotsss of books on beauty and style, and I want them all!!! Next visit, maybe.

Next, we went to Sunway Pyramid. I got my Nokia 5530 recently. However, I was unable to use the wifi at home. At Pyramid, I was scanning through the available wireless networks and then I found an unsecured network named "Ayam Penyet Ria." Aha! I stood in front of the restaurant and used the wireless, and it worked!!! For the first time, I managed to surf the Internet on my mobile phone using wifi, thanks to Ayam Penyet Ria! Then I decided that it's not proper to stand in front of the restaurant using its wifi, so I went in and ordered Soda Gembira and downloaded a few cool apps on my phone.

I'm sick of eating ayam penyet, but I'm willing to eat more ayam penyet after this as I'm really grateful to Ayam Penyet Ria. Because of Ayam Penyet Ria, I no longer have to worry that my phone having any connectivity defects (it's the wifi at home that's the problem).

So, thank you Ayam Penyet Ria!

Random

- I'm addicted to bags...It's really a problem and I need to go to a rehab.

- Tried Laksam at Laksa Shack today. It was okay. Not the best though. The gravy is not thick enough for my liking, and they put cucumber and onions and long beans instead of the usual ulam.

-I can't the those MNG bags out of my mind.

-I asked my mum whether her three close friends are working or not. She said, "No. They're housewives like me. We're the desperate housewives." I have a tough time picturing my mum and those aunties as Bree, Gabby, Lynette and Susan.

- I really really like The Body Shop.

- I really really LOVE Mr.Y.

- Just now I finished up a bag of Famous Amos cookies like a pig in front of Mr.Y. How attractive.

3 weeks away...

I've just realized...it's only 3 weeks until the end of this semester. My FINAL semester.

IF I pass all the subjects this semester, that is.

If I get RM1 for each time people ask me these questions, I would've been a millionaire by now:

1) Dah keje ke belum?

2) Bila habis blaja?

Answers:

1) Not yet. Still in my final sem.

2) Will be finishing on April 14.

Oh, by the way. I'm getting older too. Physically. Wrinkles under my eye have worsen. And I am no longer mistaken as a schoolgirl. In fact, now people always think I'm married. I got called "Ma'am" and "Puan" very often. People no longer ask me "Form brape skarang?". No, and people doesn't even have a clue that I'm still in university. People always think I'm a career woman. Which is why I've started buying those eye creams that promised it would fights premature aging. So sad right?

If you ask me how I feel about finishing my studies in 3 weeks time, I'd say I have mixed feelings about it. A part of me can't hardly wait. I can't wait to finish all these torturing projects and exams. But a part of me feel sad that my university life is about to end. I'm gonna miss all my friends, my classmates, all the people I've known in Uniten (even including those whom I didn't like!).

Since I know I'll be missing these people once I graduate, I should spend more time in Uniten right? No! During these last weeks as a student, I skipped classes more often than ever. Haha.

Hmm...nevermind, I'll see them at the convocation. Planning to take lots of pictures with every single person I've known in Uniten. I think I better get my makeup professionally done so that I'll look good in my graduation photos. =D

The jobseeker

Almost all of my classmates had started applying for jobs and some of them even have obtained employment already. And I'm lagging behing in this whole jobseeking thing.

However, yesterday and today I decided to put aside my Integrated final report & Statistics final & final year project and applied for jobs. I browsed Jobstreet for hours last night, but ended up applying for 1 job only. Today I applied for another 3.

So far I've applied for management trainee programs at a telecommunication company, a bank, and at an oil & gas company (errk!). Oil & gas isn't really my thing, but beggars cannot be choosy! Haha. I've also applied for an executive position at an airline company.

Ever since my last disastrous interview, the thought of going to ANOTHER interview scares the hell out of me. All I can do is pray. Please hire me! Please hire me!

What a great find!

Call me a maths nerd, but I purchased this book today and I'm teling you it's the best thing I've ever bought in the past 3 months? 6 months?

I've been looking everywhere for this book! The Trachtenberg Speed System of Basic Mathmetics. During my internship in April last year, I would read this book at Book Xcess during my lunch hour but since I was always broke, I didn't buy it.

Recently, I finally made up my mind to buy it, and I surfed Book Xcess' website and this book is no longer available! Luckily I managed to get it at Popular Ampang Point today, even though it's twice the price than the one at Book Xcess. I should've bought this book at Book Xcess last time. It was RM17.90 only! =(

Anyway, right now I'm having fun teaching myself the Trachtenberg maths (Trachtenberg was an engineer, by the way). Now I can multiply any huge numbers by eleven without using a calculator!

Mum's birthday

On this date, 53 years ago, my mum was born. Somewhere in Muar I think.

Usually, on birthdays, people will say nice things about you, but I'm gonna start telling you all about the things my mum do that never fail to irritate me. Haha.

1. I am 23 years old and my mum still dresses me. Most of the tops I have are low-cut (but still modest and doesn't show any cleavage), but my mum seems to have a problem with them and always tell me to wear something else. Hmmph!

2. My mum is always complaining nonstop whenever I drive. Yup, my driving scares her, even though I drive as safely as I could. This always piss me off, but then my mum would pretend that she's yelling at other drivers on the road. Yeah right. She's the only human being who isn't comfortable with my driving. My dad and my friends ok je.

3. She is IT illiterate. I know this shouldn't be a problem and you'll probably tell me to be patient and teach her bla bla bla. But let me tell you something. I've been teaching her how to use the e-mail since I was 16. And up until now, she's still very confused about it. This is the former HR exec who claimed to get carpal tunnel syndrom from working long hours in front of the computer. Haha.

4. I would come home late at night, all tired and hungry, and she cooked white glass noodles (which I hate) with absolutely no taste.

5. Whenever we eat at a restaurant and both order the same thing, for example, grilled chicken, she would take the larger breast part and give me the smaller portion of the drumstick.

If I were to proceed with this list, it will be a long post and that's not nice, considering that it's her birthday. But my mum isn't all that bad. There are countless nice things about her. Such as...

1. She understands me very well. For example, when I told her I don't want to be a civil engineer, and she respects my decision (unlike my dad). She went through all the trouble looking up non-engineering jobs for me.

2. She's very supportive of me.She helped me with my final year project, conducting surveys and all that (which is veryyy tiring).

3. She thinks I'm smart. There are only two people in the universe who thinks I'm intelligent, one is my boyfriend, and the other one is my mum. It feels great, when my mum is very proud of my hard work. Whenever a building collapse somewhere, or there's a slope failure problem, my mum would ask me why, how it happened etc. Haha, she thinks I'm so smart that I can tell why a structure collapse! How flattering. Oh, and whenever someone asked her to make donations toward a better environment, she would tell the person about her daughter doing a thesis on the environment bla bla bla. Haha bangga betul.

Hmm...I guess that's all I can say. Err...5 bad things, and 3 good things? No, it's not what you think. I would write more good things, but my thesis is still stuck at Chapter 4!

So I just wanna say...

Happy birthday 53th Mum! I love you!