Food, friends and lights

I had a great week-end last week. I went out with my roomies at MoA and ate at La Mesa. The food was delicious, thanks to Bambi who paid for our bill. :-)

1516B Ladies outside La Mesa

Another La Mesa pix

This was taken at Baywalk

"simod" effect :-)

By the way, I started emailing job hunters based in Sydney last week. I got a few rejection letters and a 3 call backs, almost. Three of the headhunters emailed back and said that I should contact them if I am in Sydney already as the jobs advertised are for immediate employment. Well, its a good sign since I have 3 possible job interviews lined up this early. Can't wait for January 2007... :-)

Sydney or Melbourne

When I was still waiting for my Visa, I was consciously checking out Melbourne. I stayed there for two months in 2005 and I love the place. Maybe it helped that I was there during springtime, weather was manageable (not crazy, have not experienced the ‘four season in one day’ thing), great transportation system, CBD not too crowded, and not mention a very multicultural place.

Now that I got my Visa, I am suddenly having second thoughts in going to Melbourne. Maybe it’s because of the colder winter, availability of jobs and limited friends who settled there. However, I’m also hesitant to go to Sydney because I am not familiar with the place. When I’m browsing for jobs online, I cannot picture how far the place is from the CBD and if it is accessible to public transportation (I can’t afford a car since I’m going there with limited budget). Most of my friends went to Sydney and everyone got a job as soon as they landed. That thought gives me hope that in Sydney I will be employed without a hitch. This alone is telling me that I should go to Sydney, but I am not convinced…

I need to decide soon. I need to buy my ticket. I need to organize my life!!!Well, at least I have enrolled in Driving School, one To Do already done. :-)

What a disappointment

Mood: sad (a complete turn around from yesterday’s happy mood)

When I joined this company last year, I said to myself, that this is by far the best company I’ve been with because of the people. Our team seemed to glue so well, works hard and party even harder --- and I’m not the only one who felt this way.

However, things are not going smoothly these days. There are some (two) people who felt they’ve been neglected, the same people who ‘accused’ me of being biased! And that made me sad for I really strive to be the fair to everyone, to see the best in everyone. But I can only do so much.

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I wish I could elaborate more…

I don’t want this negative energy around me. I want to be happy. I am happy. I have my Visa, and that what matters… (but I still feel sad, I really wanted to put an end to this… and I have to wait until Monday since you suddenly went on leave today!).

ps. my brother lost 75K. He has no idea yet who stole that hard-earned money from his safety clutch. Everybody in the room is a suspect, and up to now, no one owned to the deed yet. I did not lectured him anymore on “should have deposited the money in the bank blah blah" since it will not be of help at this point. I just told him I’ll pray for the eventual return (crossing fingers here) of the money. Goodness, how will I borrow money from him now that he lost so much…

God is Good

I have been meaning to call my CO these past few days just to check on how my application is going. I emailed him/her (don’t know the gender, its difficult to guess based on the name alone) twice, but on both instance, I never really got an answer.

I marked my calendar, counting the days since I submitted my application, highlighting the days after I sent my medicals.

Last Monday, I finally decided to give DIMA a call. However, I soon realized that Monday was a holiday in Adelaide so I postponed the plan until Tuesday (or Wednesday since Im working night shift). I was silently thinking that the visa grant would come on Tuesday so no need for me to call on Wednesday, hehe.

Tuesday pm, I went to the office, checked my business emails and replied to the urgent ones. Before I checked my personal mail, I said a silent prayer… Well, God is Good! My prayers have been answered! My visa grant email is there. It hasn’t sunk in yet but what I know is that God really answer prayers.

The waiting game is over (at least for me). My prayers will now shift to Wombat.

I called home. Talked to my Dad, but before I can say about my good news, he told me that they rushed my Mom to the hospital. She was vomiting and had a severe stomach pain. She had to stay at the hospital tonight. And when I finally got the chance to say my good news, everyone was happy.

I’m so happy.

So many things to do --- transition, preparation, announcement, etc, etc… but these things I welcome with open arms.

Thank you my Lord for the answered prayer. Thank you, the waiting game is finally over.