Happy 46th Birthday, Pa!

Wishing you a Happy 46th Birthday, Pa!

May all your dreams and wishes come true =D

Dinner at 2 A.M.

Having my dinner at 2 in the morning. Tsk tsk tsk. And now my tongue and mouth are itching from eating prawns...

Apologies

I'm sorry for the lack of update. This has been a rather hectic week for me as I'm still trying to get my head around my new job as a teacher. I will try to update about my week in the next few days.

Toodles!

Last Day at Work

Today was my last day of work at ___. Although I've known all along that this job was just temporary and that I'll be leaving it soon, I can't help but feel sad. I've quite enjoyed myself while working at the company with my uncle and just two other staff at the office - even though I spent most of the time alone as they were often out meeting up with customers and working at job sites. But I think, most of all, I'll miss the time working there with my uncle.

Thank you so much for your guidance and for being nice to me during my short time there. I wish you all the best :)

Inpirational Quote - Maya Angelou

While one may encounter many defeats, one must not be defeated.

Maya Angelou

Stay on the Left Lane!

It's bad enough that truckers/lorry drivers often drive way over their speed limit. By this, I especially mean those with both their signal lights on top blinking. But to stay on the RIGHT LANE too when driving really slowly on what's supposed to be the fast lane for other drivers? Please!

Moreover, a lot of them don't even follow the health and safety regulations. I have to admit that I don't really know what they are but I think it's just plain common sense to have their load securely covered up. Is it not dangerous enough that the trucks are loaded with pebbles, bricks, furniture, electronic items, etc? But to not secure or cover them up properly to prevent the load from falling off the back of their trucks so as to avoid accidents and/or harm to others?

I'm saying this from personal experience as I've seen bricks falling off the trucks onto the road, sand flying off into the air, pebbles spurting off when the truckers are driving fast, etc. Perhaps the only time I've seen the trucks have their load covered up is when it rains, heavily. Otherwise, they often pose as a threat to other drivers.

Good News

I was finally out with Anisah last night after 5 months of being home. And to add to that, it was only my second outing with friends since after Vanessa, Sharon and Ada left for UK in September. Sad life, I know! I guess it's mainly because I've been feeling lazy to drive out as well.

We (Anisah, Ali [Anis's boyfriend], Adeq and I) hung out at this I-don't-remember-the-name cafe which is located at Madang Complex. It was good to finally be able to catch up with her. However, I felt that we could've chatted more if not for Soul Plane showing on Star Movies. Good news from her family: Her elder brother is getting married soon. Congratulations!

I feel like we're so grown up now that we're working or soon-to-be-working adults. Anisah will be doing her Teaching Practice at Sayyidina Hassan Secondary School (Did I get this right? I keep forgetting even though you've reminded me repeatedly what the name of the school is!) on 17th January. Adeq is a helicopter pilot with Shell - how cool is this?! While I, on the other hand, will be an English teacher at STPRI commencing this 11th of January. I'm so excited and yet so terrified! Any advice on what to do and what not to do, etc?

Even though it is good news that I've now got a job with the Ministry of Education, I'm kind of hoping that I'll get a call from the Ministry of ___. It would be such a dream come true for me if I could get that job albeit being more stressful than what teaching may be like.

Another good news - I'll be getting a new car soon! I've confirmed my booking with the dealer and have signed for hire purchase with HSBC. Everything is now settled except for the arrival of the car. Then the pocket draining shall start in early March for SEVEN years to go! Wohoo!

I guess you can say that all good things come with a cost...