I GOT THE VISA! Sydney, here I come! YAY! *wooohoooo*

*cough*

Anyway, several things to do before I fly off to Oz-land next week. Yes, it’s that soon.

• Draw out some money and get it changed to Aussie dollar
• Finish off whatever work I have left at the office (Japanese, Asian and NZ product)
• Pack pack pack!
• Get a list of things to buy from Sydney. So far I have lanolin creams, bag strap & macademia nuts for Mum, and rice crackers for colleague #1.
• Buy bus ticket and/or train ticket to Singapore (flying off from there)
• Remind Nil to bring my camera along - he got himself a new Powershot S2 (I think). (I’m so jealous.)

Background story:
Checklist for Aussie trip - Part II
Checklist for Aussie trip - Part I

If our government were to come up with a bill that will make it easier for employers to hire 18-25 year olds for a period of two years and then fire them without having to give a warning or explanation, would you be upset and worried - as a parent or a youth yourself?

What say you?

(On the side, I think Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin is at the threshold of his career. This labour law could make him…or break him.)

Background: The unemployment rate in France is about 10% but one out of four youths (18 to 25 year olds) are unemployed - one of the highest rate in Europe. In certain areas, youth unemployment rates are almost 40%.

Further reading:
Q&A: French labour law row
People power grips France
France

A number of M’sian drivers are either 1) inconsiderate, 2) brainless, or 3) impatient or lazy.

I think I’ll opt for the third option.

Btw, if you’re familiar with Bangsar, this car was parked at the junction next to McD’s with its nose facing oncoming traffic. Tsk.

For Stargazer, after she saw the ones I made. Click on pic for a bigger (and better) image.

Courtesy of Origami & Papercrafts by Paul Jackson and Vivien Frank

So I was doing some spring cleaning around my workstation at home. My nearly fifteen year old workstation with all its files, papers, envelopes, books, CDs and documents. And guess what just had to show up during my spring cleaning?

Pictures of Him and ocassionally, a picture of us during our time together.

(Lets just say that it felt weird looking at them.)

Before I knew it, I did the ‘oddest’ thing ever. I trashed the ones of us and shoved those of Him into an envelope, dropped in a cursory note and sealed it.

I think I’ll mail it tomorrow, together with postcards I intend to send to Boyfriend’s family.

Hm.

Am I being mean? I don’t think so.

I’m just being normal.

Heh.

The School Meme (adapted from Pick Yin)

How many schools did I go to?
No kindies for me. I was in a nursery at a church along Jalan Utara until primary school. It was off to SRK Sri Petaling at Section 12 for me and a mix-up with my then-best friend led me to SMK Assunta instead of Sri Aman (where she went). The mix-up was this: she applied for Sri Aman, thinking I would get in there but didn’t know that I applied for Assunta, thinking that SHE would go there. O’well…

After SPM, it was off to Taylors College, Olympia Business School, LICT (now LUCT), and finally, Macquarie University.

Was I the studious nerd, or the last minute hero?
A little bit of both, honestly. The last minute hero would sometimes come up for subjects that I totally hate like Moral and Commerce. Studious nerd came in place for Biology, Chemistry, History (yes, I loved History then), Home Skills, Art and Econs. The rest were, well, probably me playing the devil ocassionally.

Was I the class ‘taiko’ or the teacher’s pet?
I think I was the teachers’ pet for the science subjects in my class simply because my class was filled with non-studious students who, frankly, got shitty results ALL the time. Nevertheless, these gals were really nice although they had a beef with one of my classmates who got up on their (and mine, eventually) nerves. I helped them ocassionally with their labwork, giving tips and stuff but never to the point of doing homework for them.

What was the biggest rule I broke in school?
Urm…I skipped school towards SPM? Otherwise, that was it. At least what I can remember, anyway.

Three subjects I enjoyed.
Pre-SPM: Biology. Chemistry. Economics.
Pre-PMR: History. Science. Home Skills (especially electronics).

Be honest. Did you love high school?
YES. If I had a chance, I would relive my high school days - unlike a lot of people I know who totally abhor the idea of them ever being in high school. I had the greatest of gal friends (people whom I still love up till today), the best time studying and well, the best relationships with everyone. School for me - primary and secondary - hold very wonderful memories. It was the place where I became me and well, had those first flushes of discovery of who I am now.

Who else is tagged? Anyone who is interested in doing this, I suppose. ^_^