ANZAC day and blah blah

i just realised that ANZAC day means Australia New Zealand Army Corps. it is celebrated on 25th of April and it never changes whatever day it falls. Most holidays in Australia are usually moved on a Friday or Monday to extend the weekend. It has something to do with the army in Gallipoli in Turkey during the World War 1.

That was our discussion awhile ago with the team cos we were stranded in the rain while eating our portuguese burgers. Btw, thanks to Neil for treating us for lunch. :)

I am really looking forward to this holiday not because I still remember last year's parade which is really interesting but because I'm crossing the continent tomorrow. I will be in Perth for the long weekend - which I extended my holidays til Monday. What a treat!

Got home quite late today cos of all the busy season rush. I needed to finalise a lot of things before I go for this 4-day long weekend. Honestly, I haven't been in touch with a lot of people lately because of the work pressure. I'm juggling a lot of clients lately and I am not so happy about it. I have to work extended hours every single day (which is unusual if you're living in Sydney).

But now its time to relax. Too bad Niko won't be able to join us. Its just me, Ghie and Roi... I wonder what's in stored?

It feels like a Friday, really. And I am a bit frustrated cos I wasn't able to join the guys for drinks awhile ago. Though we went for shopping in the City. I ended up too frustrated cos I wasn't able to buy a single thing. My impulsiveness wasn't too active to buy a watch from Armani. I guess its too expensive even with 25% discount..

I guess this is the record I've spent time in the office to work - 12.30am.

Also wondering about extending my contract and apply for permanent residency. Last Monday, my counselor asked me that and I couldn't decide yet. Its too early to tell after what happened with my Dad.

Its already 3am and I'm meant to wake up by 3.30am... So I guess there's no sleeping then. My friend's too drunk and might have dosed off by now. So I decided just to blog and tell my life's story for the week.

Basically, nothing much except for work. Nothing much to tell. Although weekend usually is free and we don't have to work except if you're FBFF... hehe but for me, I worked last Sunday as well. Saturday we went out and got slightly drunk. Just to celebrate happy moments and not think about all the stress in our own worlds.

I reckon there's nothing much to read through this entry so if you're bored. Just stop reading and go to other sites which is more worthwhile.

Let's talk about something else...

Maybe something about 10 things you don't know about me
1 - I'm an introvert. I may look friendly sometimes but honestly, I love spending time alone. Talking to myself or just enjoying serenity but I think its more of insanity
2 - I tend to put on a really weird accent when I'm speaking in English. I dunno - its a mixture of French-Spanish-Aussie accent probably because of my manager influences. Its really weird I tell you.
3 - I love mixing all sorts of condiments (i.e., ketchup, gravy, soy sauce, mayo, or anything at all). But its not limited to condiments, it can be anything edible. There was a time I melted an ice cream and placed coleslaw in it and its not bad at all.
4 - I kept on singing thinking that I have a pleasant voice but actually other people do not appreciate it for some reasons not too obvious. and the weird thing is - even the scoring system seems to be malfunctioning.
5 - I can close my nostrils without touching it. Like for instance I am carrying a heavy baggage and someone farted on the elevator. I can close my nose. but on second thought, i might just try not to breathe. its much easier and i wouldn't look stupid.
6 - I still can't drive!! I really do want to learn but I have some sort of phobia in learning new things. Not much of a risk taker here.
7 - I don't eat squid's tentacles because if you look closer there seems to be a suction device that might choke me and that might kill me. does it have a phobia-word for it?
8 - As a child, I have a thought that if you are flying to the States, the reason you take an airplane is to go up into the clouds cos that's where America is. And the clouds represent the snow.
9 - That I accidently slept during the CPA board exams.
10 - I easily get excited over new gadgets. And my impulsive buying is just unbelievable. I lost my laptop cos it was stolen from my apartment. And the next day I got my mac. I immediately bought an instant internet wireless connection and was on the web within 5 mins. I remembered my first laptop and internet connection, I even took a sickie just to explore it!

Whew. That's a hard list..
Now my stomach is crunching and craving for a food.
One thing I have in mind is to cook my breakfast.
I might have some rice and tuna with egg.
My fridge is empty.
I never filled it cos I always ended up throwing spoiled food most of the time.
Hopefully, I could find a roomie soon.
I might move out this August.
Anyone interested?
Warning though - I am a messy person but tolerable, i think
cos I have a girl-house mate before and she did not complain much (insofar as i am aware though)

I think I have to end this stupid blog entry now
I have to wake up Ghie
We're about to go to Perth now
And I have to cook some brekkie as well.
Ciao, I'll tell you when I'm in Perth.
Its 2-hour time difference and it would be a 5-hour flight.
Have a nice long weekend, everyone (if you're from Oz or NZ)
if not, then wish you were here LOL!!!

Life inspiring -

I'm so bored with what i do. Everything's a routine. Life is a struggle. Can't seem to find what I really want.

Then, I googled some random blog anything that might make life a bit inspiring. To bring back the zest for life. And keep me going til this last week of busy season.

I've passed by this list of 365 life inspiring quotes. There were more than 365 i guess. Some good thoughts to inspire as we go along with our everyday. I picked only 10 quotes randomly and here they are.

- “If we demand perfection, is happiness possible?”

- "Many things have fallen only to rise higher."

- "You are the only problem you will ever have and you are the only solution."

- " Life is not measured by the breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away"

- "The actual is limited, the possible immense"

- "“Only those who risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.”

- "We are all faced with a series of great opportunities brilliantly disguised as impossible situations."

- "For every minute you are angry you lose sixty seconds of happiness."

- “The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, worry about the future, or anticipate troubles… but to live in the present moment wisely and earnestly.”

-"Failure is not a single, cataclysmic event. You don’t fail overnight. Instead, failure is a few errors in judgement, repeated every day."


Here's the source site by the way. The site is originally intended to talk about life inspirations. Its called 43 things and you list down goals or anything you wanna do. I guess I should start mine pretty soon. Let's procrastinate for awhile. Cos I just realised time is extremely fast. Just few hours from now I have to sleep.

Anyway, on a separate note - anyone of you who wants to accompany me on either Foo Fighters or Stereophonics concert? Please... I will buy tickets by next week. Cheers!

random thoughts on a busy weekend

after a very stressful first week at work, i have to unwind. last friday, i watched maroon 5's concert and it was so amazing. the band knows how to connect with its audience. i even posted this video on you tube.



here's a pic i captured of adam levine and the rest of the gang...



saturday came, i went to botanical garden with my EY pinoy friends and had picnic. what's the occasion? post-busy season event. ironic cos i'm just getting started. knowing that i've left a lot of things left undone when i went home.



and by the way its freezing!



awhile ago, i went to the city just realising that i can get a new phone cos my contract for three mobile has already reached 16-month. so i'm entitled to a new phone. unfortunately i forgot my passport so i'll just do it tom and imma get blackberry. yay!

currently im so addicted to youtube videoes and taking care of pugsy my haikoo pet from facebook. i listened endlessly to mariah's new video - bye bye. its her second single on her upcoming album e=mc2 which will be released on the 15th. i also learned that coldplay will release a new album in july. great great!

also - i have to mention this. i was lying on my bed about to sleep in the afternoon when all of a sudden a loud siren and classroom bell started ringing. i immediately left my apartment *kahit naka-salawal pa!*. cos there might be fire. i left all of my things and got my jacket and keys. good thing, it was just a minor thing or a false alarm. but anyway, it was surreal. a lot of people outside looking for any glimpse of smoke.

now its sunday - DST was adjusted. thanks to a free one hour. i spent it browsing the net. i originally planned to add it to my sleeping time but what the hell. at least i enjoyed it.

im happy that my dad is finally ok and i dont have to worry anymore. he's in good condition accdg to my family back home. great to hear... im calling home everyday now :)

back to reality

i arrived in sydney still pondering if i should still continue this path i've chosen. i silently told myself that i'm back to reality and discovered that there's something strange in the way i'm feeling. this is not my home. this isn't where i should be. its just a place where i stay. its tough to fight back emotions that i felt when i have to leave home to work here overseas. endless questions keep bugging me. maybe because i lost 3 hours and was just too tired. good thing i had a good korean dinner on my first day. now i'm sane again.

first day back at work. my colleagues keep on asking me about my dad and i can proudly talk about his quick miraculous recovery.

after work (in order to forget about this longing to be back with my family), i tried singing to my heart's desire. and guess what? i got 99 for singing amy grant's "that's what love is for".

i called home just minutes ago and realised that my father was not released outright because we had short funds. PDH wanted full settlement of remaining hospital bills plus professional fees. and it the unpaid bill was extremely high. that's the problem with new hospitals - they needed to be liquid to operate smoothly. but all is priceless when i finally spoke with my dad when i called him awhile ago. he was ultimately conscious and is aware of what he was saying. this made me smile and feel that God is really good to us since dad was able to quickly recover and is now back to normal.

in terms of work - i am currently drowned with so much tasks that i could ever handle. when everyone seems to have finally finished their busy season. it is just the beginning for me.