Guess...Have I got a placement for industrial training or not?

This morning I got a call from a company which I have applied for industrial training.

My heart leaped when the person at the end of the line introduced himself. He said his company does not offer internship program, but there's this position available. The position is something like a trainee job. I don't know how to describe it. I had a hard time understanding what the guy said.

The company is currently testing this new software to design beams, slabs etc. My job is to check the efficiency of the software, but using Excel (Only God knows how much I hate Excel!). My heart sank when I heard this, it seems like a huge responsibility. What if I made some mistakes in the calculation? Will the building collapse? Well, actually I don't really understand the job scope! I should recommend that guy to attend Technical Communication classes! His communication skill is very poor.

Anyway, get this---he told me that I can work from home! I will only go to the office once a week, to report the progress. He said the task is simple, I only need a computer. To save cost, he said I can work at home and call the company if I have any questions.

I was so happy when I heard this. Work from home! How fun! I can be my own boss! I can wake up at 11am everyday! It's like holiday, you know. Besides, the company is very near to KLCC. Did I tell you that I'm a shopaholic? Oh, yeah, it's my blog title.

Then I asked him if the company gives any allowance.

The answer is NO.

At that instance, I immediately had this feeling that the company was just trying to use me. They don't have industrial training program, but they want me to help out with their project, with no pay. Is this slave labour or what?

Besides, I think it's weird if I undergo my industrial training at home. If I want to work from home, then better I sell Avon or cupcakes or Herbalife. At least I can get some money. If working at home means checking the accuracy of a software manually using formulas, thanks but no thanks!

So here I am, in February, less than 2 months to go until my industrial training, still jobless.

I'm a loser. Big time.

• My mum is on a strict diet. She ban sugary foods for herself, and for me. Today me and my parents went to M&S KLCC, and I wanted to buy this fruity sherbet candy. She was like, "Are you sure you want that? Do you want to add more sugar into your diet??"
  So I put back the candy on the shelf. :(
  I can't believe my mum goes to this extent to lose weight. I'm health concious too, but I still enjoy the occasional Cadbury and M&M's.
  Now everytime my mum pass the chocolate aisle at the supermarket, she would shudder in disgust :p

• Now since there's the recession going on, my cat is also trying to save up money by eating back her own puke.

• There's a Clinique counter opened in Uniten, and last week I didn't go to the counter coz I was afraid that they might say something mean about my skin. Those alien-faced women at makeup counters always do that. I wonder, is it a crime to have PORES ON YOUR FACE?? God created skin that way, with pores. But now I regret not going to the Clinique counter. My mum said that those makeup-counter people likes to do that. You don't have problemed skin, but they say something nasty so that you'll buy their products. So there's no need to feel intimidated when you approach them.

• I'm so unmotivated to study for the Steel test this Thursday.

The best lip gloss ever

Reasons why I love the Revlon Color Stay Mineral Lipglaze...

• It's long lasting. Can last up to 8 hours.
• It moisturizes my lips.
• Gorgeous colours.

I bought the Mineral Lipglaze in two shades. Front: Everlasting Blush (golden pink), back: Neverending Nude (nude of course). I'm a fan of nude, natural shades.

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WISHLIST

• An all-in-one printer (photocopy + scan + print), preferably HP, priced at about RM200
• A fast absorbing eye cream!
• More LBD books. Some tear-jerking books. Haha I'm so emotional la.
• Cute handphone cases for my *clears throat* new phone. By the way, handphone cases are some of the "unnecessary" items which I collect, apart from sunnies (I always buy sunnies, but never wear them). And I only keep my mobile in phone cases when I first got them. Wait until 1 year, it will be covered in scratches :p
• Blackmores Bio ACE. Used to take this vitamin before, and I feel like switching back to it. The vitamin that my mum bought for me is very cheap (RM16.90 for 30 capsules) but it contains very little vitamins (Vitamin E only 2 IU!). So stingy la (the vitamin company I mean).

By the way, I don't have hypertension (Alhamdulillah!). Apparently the other day, I was bitten by an insect (I suspect it's a spider, my room got lots of spiders), so my blood flowed extra fast to flush out the venom. I got all the symptoms of insect bite, such as swollen at the affected area and high blood pressure. I'm so glad that I'm normal!

Quick update from my phone

Reminded my parents that I won't be staying in Uniten next semester.My dad said 'Suka hati awak' while my mum discouraged me by saying that it will be tiring.I don't care.I just don't wanna stay there anymore.I wonder why my mum doesn't want me at home?

Favourite food

Today my BP is 72.

Now that everything's back to normal, it's time to talk about one of my favourite subjects (besides shopping), and that is FOOD!

My Favourites
Cookies: Mrs. Higgins (in New Zealand)
Ice blended fruit drink: Starbucks mango-passionfruit frappucino
Chicken: Nandos
Nasi lemak: near my house
Kuey teow goreng: Upten Chicken rice
Pizza: Pastamania
Pasta: Dome
Cake: Baker's Cottage
Kebab: COE foodcourt
Fries:McD
Burger:McD
Tea: Cosy House Iced Jasmine Tea
Cupcake: Cupcake Chic's Naughty & Nice
Ice cream: Baskin Robbins' Rainbow Sherbet
Soto: My mum's
Tom Yam:Johnny's

My bp is back to normal

Alhamdulillah, I managed to lower my BP in just two days! Now the diastolic reading is 74. Two days ago it was 95.

How I wish that 95 is my test marks, not my BP. Haha.

Thanks to my mum who fed me all sorts of things, and Coco for cheering me up with her antiques and jokes. She's the best cat in the world!

I wouldn't say that I have hypertension, coz my BP only rise when I'm tired and worried. Someone with hypertension has high BP all the time. I think. As for me, my BP only rise once I set foot in Uniten. See how much I LOATHE the place. It's a complete HELL.

TIPS TO LOWER YOUR BLOOD PRESSURE:

1)Drink starfruit juice.
2)Drink pegaga juice.
3)Put 2 hempedu bumi leaves into boiling water. Leave for a while, then drink.
4)Take fish oil/garlic/vitamin E/omega3 whatever supplement.
5)Reduce your salt intake.
6)Eat more potassium (i.e.prunes, bananas)
7)Get enough sleep.
8)Don't worry, be happy (this is hard for me, coz Uniten is full of assholes who are always working on my nerves).

Sick of being sick

Today my BP is 83 in the morning, 89 in the evening (diastolic). An improvement.

My parents made me try all kinds of things to lower my BP. My mum wanted to force feed me daun pegaga, but it wasn't available at the market near my house. She made me starfruit juice instead. Next, she's making me drink air hempedu bumi which is extremely bitter. She told me to take more oats. She forced me to eat sayur kacang botol for lunch (reduced salt). So from now all I'll be eating all kinds of herbs.

I ate prunes as well, coz it contains potassium sorbate as preservative.

At hard times like these you'll know who really care about you and who doesn't. My dad called a few times from his office, just to check on my BP reading.

My dad also adviced me to listen to music to help me relax. I did listen to music today, but my BP increased in the evening. What's up with that? Oh ya, that's because I was listening to Katy Perry.

I hate being sick like this. Muda2 pun dah sakit. People my age can eat McDonalds whenever they want while I have to eat oats like a horse.