Finally, something I like...I hope

Finally finally something came up, to get me out of my "hole", had been actively searching for jobs since I arrived but nothing of interest came up, and last night I saw a post of Taiwanese backpackers forum about work exchange program with "Lady Musgrave Cruise", and it appeals to me so much that the first thing I did this morning when I woke up was to call them straightaway.

Spoke to the person in charge, she was explaining all sort of things over the phone, but I got a little carried away about the prospect of working near the sea that I do not register much of what she said. What I did catch is that I will be helping out in at the cruise company, taking out chinese tourist, do some explanation, show them around island, and get them back on board safely, and eventually I will also be taking them out on snorkelling trips as such. At the same time I will be working for a dive shop 2 days in a week, helping out with dive trips. With all this, I got around AUD 100 per week and free accommodation and a rescue diver certification. So I guess that is not too bad, is it??

And the best part is??I get to dive at Great Barrier Reef for free, hehe.....so even though the pay is a lil low, I guess I have nothing to lose and I am here to have a great time, so why not???

Really looking forward to it now, leaving Brisbane tomorrow already!Yahooooooooo!!!

10 days in Australia

Today is my 10th day in Australia....still liking it??I think so, what is there not to like??

What have I done so far???

I have been around Brisbane city for a bit, walked up n down Queen St couple of time, crossing the river on 2 different bridges, enjoying the city view....very clean, very pleasant.

Actively searching for a job, not many favorable reply so far, I even been to an awful but memorable interview at "Sushi Train" near Carindale, am not going back there ever. Attended another interview for sales rep, door to door sales, so still not sure if am going for the job, but Monday will be an observation day, so will decide after, we'll see, shall we?

Been to Tennis 2 times with my cousin's family, one word to describe my skills - Horrible! Not always manage to hit the ball, and the few times I managed, the ball did not go where it suppose to, brilliant!!!

Went to Gold Coast today - Harbour Town for some shopping, bought a pair of shoe ; then we went for some "swim" if that's what people call it. I think it's more like a "fight" with the waves, haha...the waves was horrendous, can barely stand, being "moved" by the waves involuntarily the whole time. The few times I had managed to catch the waves with my body-board, it was heavenly, I really must try to learn surfing soon.

That's my 10 days.....and I am beginning to think that I should leave this place soon and see another part of Australia since am not getting a job anyway...will see...

Finding a job...not so easy..

Finding a job is not an easy task, is it??No wonder some people prefer to stay at their current job and complain about a thousand things that they do not like about the job or the company and yet when you suggested that they try finding another job, they stopped complaining or changed the topic; and some will not leave their current job until they find another one regardless how unhappy they are. It's all about security and comfort zone, isn't it?A basic human need -- security.

I had totally forgotten what is it like to be hunting for a job. My last job??Had been a while..Quit my last full time job in May 2008, and since then only had a short 3 weeks job in Dec 2008. Started my "job hunt" in Australia last Monday, and already I had lost track of how many jobs I applied for, can't recall how many recruitment agency I had sent my CV to or who they are, guess am not doing it properly, should have written every application down, what a mess!!

Tomorrow, I am going to attend an interview, they are looking for sales/customer service personnel, wonder what I am suppose to sell. Will find out tomorrow, haha.....

Honestly, I got a little tired repeating the same thing, "type, cut, paste, attach, send" over and over again to different people different agencies different jobs. Anyway, I shall not give up, surely 1 week is too short a time to give up....one should never give up so easily.....

面子书--生活的一部分？

面子书，几乎所有身边的朋友都是成员，有些只偶尔登录，有些好像十年才登录一次，有些全天守候，废寝忘食。

而我呢？我想我也算是面子书迷之一吧，虽不至于无面子书不欢，或每五分钟告知大家我在做什么，但只要上网，我还是一定会登录看一看有什么新消息。比如A去了哪儿旅游，B结了婚，C生了孩子，D分手了，E买了新手机，F看了场电影，G心情不好，H今晚吃什么，I跟男朋友说今天会迟回，J辞职了，K说大马政府的新政策是在开倒车，L加入了某某俱乐部，M刚刚在网上游戏得了最高分，还有N的好朋友买了新车，O，P 等等。。。这一切有时候于我一种亲切感，好像大家都认识大家，距离给拉进了，随时都知道彼此的近况；但有时候我会有一种怪怪的感觉，好像不应该是这样。把什么事都放上网和大家分享，似乎太“暴露”了。隐私权呢？没有人在担心吗？虽然大家有权选择把谁当朋友，也有权选择谁能看什么样的资料，但真的这样就足于确保不该知道的人不知道吗？

面子书把人与人之间的距离拉进了，20年不见的老朋友又重新联络上了。最近借面子书发现原来朋友A和B曾经是同事，朋友C是认识朋友D的，惊愕的同时不禁感到有点儿恐怖，真不知道自己说的写的，一转眼会传到什么人的耳里。听说前些时候更有人因为在面子书留言写了关于主管的评语而遭解雇，这可不是开玩笑的。

由于面子书成员遍布世界各角落，也无形间成了传达讯息最佳途径，可能比CNN 或 BBC更快更广也说不定。一个短短的留言，几分钟内大家都知道了，也许中国政府就是看见了面子书的威力，视之为威胁所以才下禁令的吧。

总之，我还是有种怪怪的感觉，一时挥之不去，也许是我多心吧。但愿是。。。

没那么简单- 黄小琥

最近有位朋友在网上传给了我这首歌，好喜欢。。。上回提到了，这次决定把歌词放上去。

黄小琥 - 没那么简单

作词：姚若龙 作曲：萧煌奇 没那麼简单就能找到聊得来的伴 尤其是在看过了那麼多的背叛 总是不安只好强悍 谁谋杀了我的浪漫 没那麼简单就能去爱别的全不看 变得实际也许好也许坏各一半 不爱孤单一久也习惯 不用担心谁也不用被谁管 感觉快乐就忙东忙西 感觉累了就放空自己 别人说的话随便听一听自己作决定 不想拥有太多情绪 一杯红酒配电影 在周末晚上关上了手机舒服窝在沙发裡 相爱没有那麼容易每个人有他的脾气 过了爱作梦的年纪轰轰烈烈不如平静 幸福没有那麼容易才会特别让人著迷 什麼都不懂的年纪 曾经最掏心所以最开心曾经 没那麼简单就能去爱别的全不看 变得实际也许好也许坏各一半 不爱孤单一久也习惯 不用担心谁也不用被谁管 感觉快乐就忙东忙西 感觉累了就放空自己 别人说的话随便听一听自己作决定 不想拥有太多情绪 一杯红酒配电影 在周末晚上关上了手机舒服窝在沙发裡 相爱没有那麼容易每个人有他的脾气 过了爱作梦的年纪轰轰烈烈不如平静 幸福没有那麼容易才会特别让人著迷 什麼都不懂的年纪 曾经最掏心所以最开心曾经 相爱没有那麼容易每个人有他的脾气 过了爱作梦的年纪轰轰烈烈不如平静 幸福没有那麼容易才会特别让人著迷 什麼都不懂的年纪 曾经最掏心所以最开心曾经 想念最伤心但却最动心的记忆

问题

喜欢旅游吗？那喜欢一个人旅游吗？

喜欢美食吗？是不是有个伴一起吃会好点呢？

到过这么多个地方，最喜欢哪里呢？

一直往外跑，是喜欢上流浪吗？

在澳洲会呆多久呢？打算做什么？

好多好多问题，但有确定的答案吗？没有。

喜欢旅游吗？是喜欢，但不旅游就呆在家里也行，可是久了会闷呀。旅游也是一样，需要偶尔停下来休息休息再继续。

喜欢一个人旅游吗？喜欢，喜欢那种自由自在的感觉，爱躺爱睡爱吃随我开心。有伴也不错，可以和对方一同欣赏美景，分享旅行趣事，还有个照应。

最喜欢哪里？挪威吧，可是苏格兰也好美，瑞士也不比挪威差。还有好吃的西班牙食物，友善的保加利亚人，希腊那迷人的海，叫我怎能选一个呢？太残忍了吧！

喜欢上流浪？从来不觉得是在流浪，我只是走走看看，并期待每天都可能会有不同际遇，感觉生命充满未知数，好精彩。

在澳洲呆多久？我也不知道，顺利的话，一年吧，或长或短，看着办吧，太多的计划，太多的约束，那会很闷的，而且有必要吗？打算做什么，找到什么就做什么，就当作是一种生活经验，不好么？

Coincidence - In Australia

Arrived Australia this morning in Coolangatta Airport in Gold Coast, only realized 2 hours prior to landing that this airport is located some distance away from Brisbane city. As I was roaming around the arrival area trying to find out how to get to Brisbane, a man offered me a ride to the city, telling me that he overheard my conversation, due to my loud voice. (Sigh, still as loud as ever...)

While waiting for his wife to arrive, we started talking. He is a Malaysian too, but has been in Australia for the past 20 over years. Then he mentioned that food in Kelantan is much cheaper compared to KL and I agreed by mentioning "nasi berlauk", which is a unique breakfast for people in Kelantan and Terengganu. He was surprised that I knew until I told him that I am from Kelantan so nasi berlauk is in the blood, haha.... Then as we talked more, we soon realized that we are actually distance relative. His mum's brother is my aunty's husband, complicated??Hope not, but we both share same cousin, that at least is straight forward enough, right??

He remembered his cousin telling him about a relative coming over, and I remembered hearing my cousin mentioned about his cousins in Australia, when two were put together, we have aclear picture. Upon realizing that we are relatives, he offered me to stay at his place for a few days.

So, here I am......such a small world, and such coincidence, luck is with me AGAIN.....for that I am truly grateful.