Diary of the Odd One Out

28 Jan 2012

2012-01-28T02:22:00.000-08:00

If there is a God, please hear my plea.
I really need a new job, I am not greedy, possibly the same wages and most important of all, nice colleagues who understand "working together as a team"
My colleagues are just back stabbing children who thinks that because they have a family they can bully other people around. Just because I do not have a child of my own does not mean I should be working every night and all the crappy times.
Dear God, I am really in a pinch here, all the bad vibes around the place is making me depressed; it feels like a stone is weighing in my heart. Please God, I do not ask for much usually, I ask for peace and safety. Now I am asking for a better job. I am looking so please feel free to send a message my way for a job.
Amitaba =)
Yes, I am not Christian

27 Jan 2012

2012-01-27T02:15:00.000-08:00

As Australia Day passes not so peacefully: see our Prime Minister got attacked here. It is a classic lesson of watch what you say, and not to back out too often on your word.

Got back to work to find out the troublesome colleague had quit for the third time. It is bloody annoying, because she left ones, she came back; she left again, and asked to return to help; now she quits for the third time. I tell you, I really hope third times the charm. Don't really know the phrase 'move on' I think.
Now I am wondering what would Yoda say?

26 Jan 2012

2012-01-25T20:47:00.000-08:00

Today is Australia Day, I don't know why it is Australia day, maybe because the Queen is still head of the state and it cannot be called Independence Day?
So, fellow readers, are you are Royalist or a Republic supporter? For me, it does not really matter, the Queen is too far anyway, and it will be nice to have a King or a Queen. I don't know why, but the prospect of listening to a King is kind of fun, especially when we had to choose people with low IQ to help run the country.
Are you disagreeing, does it not seem like those politicians, the so called Prime Minister and the Cabinet members seem to concentrate more on their power and how to use the power in their benefit rather than listening to the woes and worries of their people.
Like the asylum seekers, for example, in Australia... we all know Howard said no, and back then we rarely hear people dying off Christmas Island;Julia Government said yes, and look what happened, needless lives sacrificed and tax payers money is spent sending those hopefuls back, after we fed and clothe them, and they ask for more! The gut of those people...
I don't have any qualms, unless my tax is paying too much for them while it should be in Medicare and education...see my point?

25 Jan 2012

2012-01-24T17:39:00.000-08:00

Need a new personal trainer, this one is beginning to become a bit tedious to keep. Not that he is not good, as in cute and efficient, but he's starting to not only bore me, but likes last minute cancellation as well.
How to break up with your trainer, can someone tell me?
Otherwise, Chinese New Year is a bit quiet for me, here I am, sweating in my T-shirt and wondering if I should go to the gym soon.

23 Jan 2012

2012-01-23T02:50:00.000-08:00

For those who are celebrating Chinese New Year, meaning we have a trace of Chinese blood in our lineage, happy Chinese New Year, or we all would say:" Gong Xi Fa Cai/ Gong Hei Fatt Choy/ Kiong Hee Huai Zhai" etc etc depending on which dialect you are from.
China is big, and Chinese are everywhere, and I really mean everywhere. It is a civilization, spanning thousands of years, before Jesus Christ was born, before Sidharta Gautama was born. Taoism precedes Buddhism, and it is a different teaching all together. It is like saying Paganism with Christianity, we would have read those theories, and how most festivals and holidays the Christians have seem to coincide with one of the many paganistic celebrations.

I am not here to criticize, who am I to challenge and doubt your faith? All I am saying is that, God made Man, and Man made everything else ever since, especially the stories.

22 Jan 2012

2012-01-21T22:10:00.001-08:00

It finally feels like the beginning of summer, rather than the end of spring or autumn where it is still 20 degrees of less outside. Suddenly I realize that I am not writing as much as I want to... it is not that I do not like writing anymore, suddenly I have nothing to write.. or too much to write I don't know where to start/

21 January 2012

2012-01-20T13:43:00.000-08:00

Wow, if Australia has a holiday for each culture and customs for its people, then we would only be working possibly 150 days a year?
It would be so cool, but of course employers wouldn't be happy. We have expensive labor as it is already.

19 Jan 2012

2012-01-19T02:27:00.000-08:00

Since joining The Writer's Workshop community, I feel a sense of belonging, it is like I am being cared for by 'brothers and sisters' whom are not only competing with me for a name in the world, but are also encouraging me to go on.
How weird is that? Do you sometimes feel that way? In pharmacy, we know that our friends in Uni are ultimately our competition, our enemy once we step into the harsh and cruel world. And yet, our best time and best friends are usually during school and Uni times.

18 Jan 2012

2012-01-18T03:44:00.000-08:00

as the year is creeping quickly ahead, I have been wondering if I am wasting my time trying to become a medical writer, or at least one who writes for professionals...
Maybe I am not suitable, maybe I need better training, maybe I need more English lessons.
But I know that I should not give up

17 Jan 2012

2012-01-17T03:06:00.000-08:00

I am trying to improve the way I write, but I hate reading grammar rules. I don't think you would love reading grammar rules either *sigh*
I have joined Writer's Workshop and I hope that UK people are kind in words and critique, there's critical criticism and there is harsh criticism....

There are mixed comments about joining forums, some say it muddles your writing because you want to please people, others say it's good because you learn... Now I am confused.

16 Jan 2012

2012-01-16T03:49:00.001-08:00

so annoyed that I can't find a kobo case for the ereader. Even officeworks don't carry them yet, why sell and ebook and not sell the cover?
Bought, finally two Air Wick fresh o- matic odour detect frangrance spray. The only annoying thing is that everytime it sprays it will have "tak, tak" a very obvious sound.
Fortunately, because it is odour detect, it will happen during dinner or when the place is stinky.

15 Jan 2012

2012-01-14T18:15:00.000-08:00

I used to read Pandect, an independent manga written by Dina Situ. She is a good artist, her stories are Yaoi and shoujo like and it's about animals. It was interesting until the story got too complicated and there would be dry spells when she's having exams.

So I now I read MegaTokyo written by Fred Gallagher,yes he is not Asian. But his drawings and storyline is much more stable and he is a more established artist and story teller. MegaTokyo is more of a computer geek's story about games and its characters. You would have to be a gamer to understand the story or its intention.

Both stories are great, but MegaTokyo has a more consistent updates compared to Pandect, which sometimes sees one page a day and then a very long dry spell. If you are interest, you can read both mangas online for free.

14 Jan 2012

2012-01-14T05:11:00.001-08:00

I need a beautiful picture to hang on my wall, beautiful green forest, with hints of something magical within.
Vampires Diaries season 3 has resumed airing, hallelujah!

12 Jan 2012

2012-01-12T00:18:00.000-08:00

12/1/12 is a weird weird number to write, almost unnatural.
Today I would like to ask, if a genie grants you a wish, what would you wish for?
Immortality? Power? Fame? Fortune? or just plain happiness?
For it, it is not that simple, how do you recognize happiness when you are happy all the time?
What does Fame do, what did it did to famous ppl like Honest Abe, Michael Jackson and Elvis Presley?
Immortality, being along doesn't sound at all appealing to me, how about you?
Fortune, just sadly you can't spend it when you are dead.

So, what do you really want when a genie comes out to grant you just one wish?

11 Jan 2012

2012-01-11T01:23:00.000-08:00

Back to writing articles, I have to say that I miss writing about things.
Writing has always been in me, since learning about it in my new school, I had to swap schools when my grandmother died and I had to live with my parents. My guess is that you think it is odd, but in Asia, it is not so. Parents are usually not free to look after the kids, if they are lucky, grandparents or a relative can help.
Daycares are expensive, as everyone knows =) and they do not care about the children as much as a blood relative does, right?
I do miss my grandparents sometimes, given that they are more like parents than my own parents. They were not the type that spoilt grandchildren, and I am grateful for that. I am already a brat as it is now.

10 Jan 2012

2012-01-10T04:27:00.000-08:00

Today I got a Kobo ereader from a fellow colleague, she agreed to take $50 if I were to like it. I know that the Kobo cost more than that, and I am happy
She got a new Kindle, which I think is why she agreed to just have $50, better than nothing? She didn't really like it, neither do I. But I guess it's better than the Pico Life that I got, it was a piece of junk compared to Kobo. You do get what you paid for sometimes.

9 Jan 2012

2012-01-09T03:43:00.000-08:00

I am thinking that it would be nice not having to work, and sometimes I wish that money is not such an issue that I would have to work too...
But I shouldn't complain, it is not like we are in the reds, or owe the bank lots of money.
I should be grateful, that money is not such a big issue, that even if I were to lost my job, we won't be sleeping on the streets.

8 Jan 2012

2012-01-07T23:18:00.000-08:00

Today last year I got married, I wonder if you guys knew about this.
Last year I had to go back home to have a marriage ceremony, it was fun, particularly when we had fireworks that we didn't actually paid for. So the cost of the wedding was triply worth it, because of the free fireworks =D
Anyway
Today I managed to secure a new kaffir lime plant. Which I hope this time is the last, can't keep forking out $30 every time one dies yeah? This one already has a few nice fruit, which means, I can use them to condition my hair soon enough =D yay!
You cannot eat kaffir lime fruits, but they make great conditioners after shampooing, instant clarifying conditioner with sweet scent!

7 Jan 2012

2012-01-06T13:47:00.001-08:00

Working Saturdays is such a drag... with the rain coming, who knows what will happen
Today's shift includes a very plus sized girl who waddles like a penguin, steals food all the time and is as smart as a piece of wood..
Great...

6 January 2012

2012-01-05T05:51:00.001-08:00

Opps! See what procrastination does? Now I miss two days of post!
Oh well.
I am trying to write... How I wish that I have a tutor who can teach me the ropes ><

3 Jan 2012

2012-01-03T02:55:00.000-08:00

Going back to work is such a let down, don't you think?
The work's problems are all coming back, thank goodness for me that I do not have to take work from home :d
However, being in a Western country means that I am luckier than some of my friends back home. If you are lucky enough you get a few days off, but most have to work through the seasonal holidays, or taking work home><
If you ask "what about work/life balance??"
there isn't one in Asia, work and money are the two most important things in life, more important than family. Let me tell you now that most do regret that kind of life. In a blink of an eye, the world has left you behind.. it is sad.

2 Jan 2012

2012-01-02T01:07:00.000-08:00

I can feel the end of a heat wave in the wind, finally, a cool breeze ends the day's strong sun. Unfortunately my plants look like they had suffered a whole week without water, even under the shade the heat proves unbearable.

1 jan 2012

2011-12-31T22:48:00.000-08:00

Happy New Year everyone!!
It is 41C in Adelaide, worse worse worse heat wave is about to rear its ugly hot head!
I am more worried about my pretty garden, heat waves are bad for gardens, as bad as frost during winter...
can't even water my plants because of heat stress, have to wait til sundown, which is about pass 8pm ><

30 Dec 2011

2011-12-30T03:37:00.001-08:00

As the year is drawing to an end, let us remember the mistakes that we had made, and promise ourselves to let the same douche bag make us cry again.
Let us remember the good things that we had done for others
And Let us regret the bad things that we should not have done, because we know better
Let us hope for a better future
while learning from our history and experiences of other people
Let us laugh, or at least smile... because when things are that bad, it can only get better

29 Dec 2011

2011-12-29T03:38:00.000-08:00

2 more days to 2012, and I have only managed to read 80 books. It is still not a bad result for a busy year. I just wonder if it is because there are less good books to read, or less time for me to read.
Bought a new Pico W960 ebook, I see that there are a few negative reviews about it, but at $97aud compared to the $250aud it debuted in, I think it's quite an acceptable buy.
I will try and review it later.