So I'm on my 5th week after working at "Grill'd" - a small burger joint which prides itself on serving top quality burgers. Unfortunately, I still have not been paid! I've called up my TL's, managers, Bosses, and even the head department in Victoria. I guess my puppy dog face must be pretty damn good because Matt, my manager, called me up to personally apologize for the 'computer problems' that occurred when I was hired. He says I'll be paid by Wednesday.
Soon I'll be working in Word Square at the largest restaurant Grill'd has to offer. Todd, my Boss, says I'll be training people soon so that should be fun. I can barely keep up with the orders on a busy day where I work now! There are just too many burgers to flip - and the teamwork and coordination you need with the people who put the salad on the burgers has to be spot on. None the less, I'm looking forward to pulling rank on some of my fellow teenage recruits.
I've got an assignment due tomorrow - it's a really boring one. And I know that's probably an obvious thing to say, but in my opinion all Engineering assignments cover a spectrum ranging from "pretty boring" to "OMG, if I study this anymore, my heart will stop!". I should be fine I reckon.
I've got all tomorrow off. Due to timetabling issues, I haven't got a shift tomorrow at work, and I've got no official classes to attend to. I guess I'll have to make the painful decision of deciding whether to go to the beach or work on my Engineering Mechanics videos... HmmMmmmmmm...
A friend of mine two weeks ago said sarcastically "I hate you when you're sober". Even though i'm pretty sure she was being sarcastic, I can totally relate to that - most of the time I hate me when I'm sober. Is that the first sign of an alcoholic? Should I be concerned about this? Sigh, all this thinking is making me thirsty.
Once again I found myself contemplating dropping out of Uni today. The 'rents offered some good advice - "Don't drop out! Finish your degree, then sort your life out". But I can't help but notice that that advice can be applied to any stage in my life. I mean, when I was at high school I had the same thought rushing though my head all the time - 'get a good UAI, then I've got my future sorted'. Why is it society has a tendency to value our future more than our present, even if it comes at the cost of NEVER valuing the present? I'd say impulsiveness and selfishness is necessary from time to time to maintain sanity.
Regardless, I've decided to stay on with Uni and 'find myself' (whatever that means) after I graduate.
Monday, August 27, 2012
Friday, August 24, 2012
work
I finished work on Wednesday at 11:30pm. It was a pretty long and annoying shift because it wasn't too busy which gave me a lot of time to socialize with my immature workmates. When I finished I walked my way up to the bus stop only to realize my phone had died, and I didn't have cash or a valid travel 10 bus card. Unless I hitchhiked, pulled a runner on a taxi, or managed to sneak onto a bus, there was no way I could get home without walking. I ended up walking for about 1.5 hours from Oxford St to UNSW - an annoying task at midnight after standing up for a 4 hour shift.
Thursday, August 16, 2012
Wastin Tiem
Did you konw taht you can raed a sneetnce prefcetly wlel eevn thuogh the wrods are not sepleld croerclty? It's true! I guess this gives you little bit of insight into how I've been spending my time in the last few days. I've been watching mind trick games on youtube - they're actually kind of amazing :P
I'm in my MMAN4000 class at the moment and I decided I didn't really care about trying to understand my lectures thick Chinese accent - so I figured writing my blog would be a good use of my time.
I've been working quite a bit at Grill'd recently. After my first shift, I thought it would be a great job and was really optimistic about working there in the future. By my second shift I discovered how repetitive the work load was and how much I hated one of my fellow employees, and by my third shift I decided that Grill'd is gradually sucking the life out of me through the greasy, unclean spatula that I flip burgers with. But at least I get$ money$.
My roommates are cool but very distant. I'm finding it very hard to communicate with them while they're around the house - it's as if they're uninterested in socializing with me because they've already got their own perfect social circle. Hopefully I can break that with the help of Alcohol.
My workload is piling up and to my surprise I'm acting unbelievably lase-fair. My ambition at the moment can be best related to a corpse rotting on the side of the road being pecked apart by crows (sorry for that morbid image, but it's true). If I were any lazier I'd die of hunger. Deferring from Uni for a semester is a really pleasing idea in my head at the moment - but then I have no idea what else I'm gonna do - I could NOT work at Grill'd full time! It makes me feel a bit trapped.
On the bright side though, Jasper (one of my roommates I moved in with who recently graduated) is really social and friendly. I guess that gives me hope that life after Uni isn't a death trap. :p
Well the lecture just ended! Until next time my anonymous friendly stalkers!
I'm in my MMAN4000 class at the moment and I decided I didn't really care about trying to understand my lectures thick Chinese accent - so I figured writing my blog would be a good use of my time.
I've been working quite a bit at Grill'd recently. After my first shift, I thought it would be a great job and was really optimistic about working there in the future. By my second shift I discovered how repetitive the work load was and how much I hated one of my fellow employees, and by my third shift I decided that Grill'd is gradually sucking the life out of me through the greasy, unclean spatula that I flip burgers with. But at least I get$ money$.
My roommates are cool but very distant. I'm finding it very hard to communicate with them while they're around the house - it's as if they're uninterested in socializing with me because they've already got their own perfect social circle. Hopefully I can break that with the help of Alcohol.
My workload is piling up and to my surprise I'm acting unbelievably lase-fair. My ambition at the moment can be best related to a corpse rotting on the side of the road being pecked apart by crows (sorry for that morbid image, but it's true). If I were any lazier I'd die of hunger. Deferring from Uni for a semester is a really pleasing idea in my head at the moment - but then I have no idea what else I'm gonna do - I could NOT work at Grill'd full time! It makes me feel a bit trapped.
On the bright side though, Jasper (one of my roommates I moved in with who recently graduated) is really social and friendly. I guess that gives me hope that life after Uni isn't a death trap. :p
Well the lecture just ended! Until next time my anonymous friendly stalkers!
Monday, August 13, 2012
city2work
I ran the 'city2surf' yesterday. I started in yellow group which was at the back of the pack with all the obese, lazy, and downright handicapt people. It was a bit frustrating at times spending all day sprinting in between groups of people and weaving around small groups of children or elderly - but it was fun nonethe less. I beat my best time too - 14km in 67 minutes. I guess that might mean i'll be elegible for red group next year.
The hard part about the adventure was that I had work at 12 noon that day. Meaning I had to sprint (literally) from the finish line to get to my new job at Grill'd on time. It was hardly worth it, my boss wasn't there and the place wasn't busy - also, my TL is a bitch. But meh, i get money, eh?
I've got a report due tomorrow for MMAN3110. I guess that explains why I'm writing my blog now. I've always been more productive at other useless things when I'm procrastinating from deadlines.
Oh yeah, I STILL han't seen the new batman movie! I know it's amazing but I just missed the opportunities.
Lastly, I've been dreaming about me growing up to be a famous director. I dreamed about the type of arogant personality I'd have and the movies I'd be creating. Last night I dreamed that I was directing a comedy about a social suicidal misfit who tries to adjust to a differnt culture. The plotline doesn't sound funny now, but while I was dreaming it seemed hillarious.. :p
The hard part about the adventure was that I had work at 12 noon that day. Meaning I had to sprint (literally) from the finish line to get to my new job at Grill'd on time. It was hardly worth it, my boss wasn't there and the place wasn't busy - also, my TL is a bitch. But meh, i get money, eh?
I've got a report due tomorrow for MMAN3110. I guess that explains why I'm writing my blog now. I've always been more productive at other useless things when I'm procrastinating from deadlines.
Oh yeah, I STILL han't seen the new batman movie! I know it's amazing but I just missed the opportunities.
Lastly, I've been dreaming about me growing up to be a famous director. I dreamed about the type of arogant personality I'd have and the movies I'd be creating. Last night I dreamed that I was directing a comedy about a social suicidal misfit who tries to adjust to a differnt culture. The plotline doesn't sound funny now, but while I was dreaming it seemed hillarious.. :p
Monday, August 6, 2012
Uni
Uni is a little overbearing at the moment. I've got a lot of assignments coming up which all involve knowledge about several computer programs which are really annoying to use. I'm progressing agonizingly slowly but at least I'm getting there.
My latest assignment requires me to know the very very basics of machines. I barely have an idea about how to use a hammer, so a 'clutch' or a 'differential' confuse the crap out of me. Maybe I should have put more thought into choosing my major :p.
I went for a run the other day. At 10am, Sunday, the village was organizing a running club. I thought it would be a competitive adventure where I'd run against some people much fitter than me. Instead I found out that I was just one of a handful of people who were struggling to find the strength to get out of bed, yet alone go for a run. The person organizing the running club was a chubby (trust me, that's being nice) little teenager. She was dressed in the most expensive looking running gear, but you could tell by the look of her, that she'd never used it. In all honesty though, I didn't run much further than them though because I have a dreadful cold and cough which makes it hard enough to breath, yet alone run. The City2Surf is coming up in less than a week so this cold better be over by then! I'm thinking of dressing in a dressing gown with a monocle instead of Brave Heart.
Speaking of sport. WTF Australia!? I thought we would do better in the Olympics. I guess not. We've only earned 1 gold metal, and in comparison, New Zealand has won 3. I'm officially choosing to flash my NZ passport instead of my Aussie one when I'm next asked what nationality I am.
I'm really digging Red Hot Chillies at the moment. They are performing at 'big day out' (a giant festival), but i didn't buy tickets coz no one else was going. I guess listening to 'my friends' and 'the zepher' from my computer will have to do.
I got accepted for an internship with Schlumburger - a French Oil Services company. They're probably gonna make me work in some dead third world country over the summer (not joking), so that should be pretty bad ass. I'm looking forward to it. Although I still consider myself pretty clueless about what is required of me in the real world as far as job responsibilities go so I'm not sure if I'll live up to the expectations my Dad has for me.
I'm not sure if it's my old age or if Uni is wearing me out, but I'm finding 1 to 1 convos with good mates a whole lot more interesting and engaging than talking to 1st year undergrads at house parties.
I've gone a whole 7 paragraphs without mentioning America! I can't hold back anymore! OK, so I haven't heard from Ettiene or Vivek in ages. It's kinda disappointing because I'd say they were my best friends over there and I can't seem to find a good time to skype them. On the bright side, I've been in contact with a few others from Austin which is really nice. Christina, Marissa and Maya have been chatting to me every now and then over skype of facebook which is really nice. :)
I haven't gotten drunk in more than a month. I've been tipsy several times, but not drunk. What's wrong with me?
My latest assignment requires me to know the very very basics of machines. I barely have an idea about how to use a hammer, so a 'clutch' or a 'differential' confuse the crap out of me. Maybe I should have put more thought into choosing my major :p.
I went for a run the other day. At 10am, Sunday, the village was organizing a running club. I thought it would be a competitive adventure where I'd run against some people much fitter than me. Instead I found out that I was just one of a handful of people who were struggling to find the strength to get out of bed, yet alone go for a run. The person organizing the running club was a chubby (trust me, that's being nice) little teenager. She was dressed in the most expensive looking running gear, but you could tell by the look of her, that she'd never used it. In all honesty though, I didn't run much further than them though because I have a dreadful cold and cough which makes it hard enough to breath, yet alone run. The City2Surf is coming up in less than a week so this cold better be over by then! I'm thinking of dressing in a dressing gown with a monocle instead of Brave Heart.
Speaking of sport. WTF Australia!? I thought we would do better in the Olympics. I guess not. We've only earned 1 gold metal, and in comparison, New Zealand has won 3. I'm officially choosing to flash my NZ passport instead of my Aussie one when I'm next asked what nationality I am.
I'm really digging Red Hot Chillies at the moment. They are performing at 'big day out' (a giant festival), but i didn't buy tickets coz no one else was going. I guess listening to 'my friends' and 'the zepher' from my computer will have to do.
I got accepted for an internship with Schlumburger - a French Oil Services company. They're probably gonna make me work in some dead third world country over the summer (not joking), so that should be pretty bad ass. I'm looking forward to it. Although I still consider myself pretty clueless about what is required of me in the real world as far as job responsibilities go so I'm not sure if I'll live up to the expectations my Dad has for me.
I'm not sure if it's my old age or if Uni is wearing me out, but I'm finding 1 to 1 convos with good mates a whole lot more interesting and engaging than talking to 1st year undergrads at house parties.
I've gone a whole 7 paragraphs without mentioning America! I can't hold back anymore! OK, so I haven't heard from Ettiene or Vivek in ages. It's kinda disappointing because I'd say they were my best friends over there and I can't seem to find a good time to skype them. On the bright side, I've been in contact with a few others from Austin which is really nice. Christina, Marissa and Maya have been chatting to me every now and then over skype of facebook which is really nice. :)
I haven't gotten drunk in more than a month. I've been tipsy several times, but not drunk. What's wrong with me?
Friday, July 27, 2012
Life down under
I'm living two lifestyles at the moment; a uni student and a zoo keeper. Even though I recently moved into my new apartment I find myself commuting back to my home in Pymble almost every day to feed and walk my dog. 'Why' you ask? Because my parents went to California on holiday the day Uni started, abandoning our precious 'Mooshy Pie' (the dogs name is actually "Molly", but because we call her so many nicknames, I doubt she even knows her own name). It's been a bit of a burden commuting between my house, my new apartment and Uni, but it's still been manageable - it would be wrong of me to say I'm getting no work done as a result, because I don't think I would have gotten work done regardless... also, for the most part, I think that the freedom I've got in my new apartment (even though I'm not there too often) is really rewarding.
Speaking of Freedom, the City2Surf is coming up next month and I plan to dress up as Brave Heart. The City2Surf is a huuuuuge quarter marathon (14km) which gets an output of about 70,000 people. I'm going to be at the front of the line dressed up in a Kilt with blue paint over half my face shouting out 'FREEEEDOOOMMMM' at the top of my lungs as soon as the gun goes off. Yeah, I know it's kinda lame, but it's something I really want to do. Between my constant snacking on junk food and watching TV on the couch, I've been training very hard for this event! I've also been on a downloading frenzy to get some good running music. Not gonna lie, Nicki Minaj is my number one heard artist on my iTunes right now... pretty sad, eh? 'Starshiiipps were meant to fllyyyyyyy' na na na na naaaa... lyrical genius...
Speaking of music, I've rediscovered Sail by Awolnation. For those who don't know, I went through a stage of addiction to this song back in the States. Good times. Just as a quick random segue; if you type in "sail cat" into youtube, you get an awesome vid of a cat acting in Sync with this song. I don't care how busy you are, watching a cat on the internet is definitively worth 5 minutes of your time.
Its strange how I unwilling create a link between songs I really like to memories of my past. ‘Float on’ by Modest mouse, ‘Sail’ by Awolnation, and (unfortunately) ‘rack city ‘by Tyga are songs which have engraved deep memories of exchange in my mind. I feel so bipolar after hearing one of these songs because I end up deeply reflecting on my exchange experience which totally alters my mood.
I promised myself I wouldn’t talk about exchange or alcohol in this blog post, but I guess it’s too late for that, eh? At the foundation day party at Uni yesterday, I ran into a friend who had also gone to America on exchange about a year ago. She’s been back in Australia for 6 months and she told me that the post depression doesn’t get any easier… fuck.
A good friend of mine, Kieran, is heading to UT in December to start a yearlong exchange there. That lucky fucker!! I’m caught between feeling really happy for him and also very jealous of him - which probably doesn’t help with my bi polar issues: p.
Back to Australia… I’m working on my Thesis this semester. I’m writing online tuition videos for 1st and 2nd year Uni students studying Statics and Dynamics. It’s rewarding and all, but it’s very tough and very time consuming. And the time I’m going to be spending on my Thesis will no doubt be in conflict with the time I’m going to be working at Grill’d.
Lastly, I’ve got a Skype interview with Schlumberger (an oil company) on Monday because I’m applying for an internship there over the summer. It’s pretty sad to think that work related Skype calls almost equal my social life Skype calls.
I’ve been practicing the guitar on and off for the last few weeks. It’s not working though because I sound like I am broken.
Speaking of Freedom, the City2Surf is coming up next month and I plan to dress up as Brave Heart. The City2Surf is a huuuuuge quarter marathon (14km) which gets an output of about 70,000 people. I'm going to be at the front of the line dressed up in a Kilt with blue paint over half my face shouting out 'FREEEEDOOOMMMM' at the top of my lungs as soon as the gun goes off. Yeah, I know it's kinda lame, but it's something I really want to do. Between my constant snacking on junk food and watching TV on the couch, I've been training very hard for this event! I've also been on a downloading frenzy to get some good running music. Not gonna lie, Nicki Minaj is my number one heard artist on my iTunes right now... pretty sad, eh? 'Starshiiipps were meant to fllyyyyyyy' na na na na naaaa... lyrical genius...
Speaking of music, I've rediscovered Sail by Awolnation. For those who don't know, I went through a stage of addiction to this song back in the States. Good times. Just as a quick random segue; if you type in "sail cat" into youtube, you get an awesome vid of a cat acting in Sync with this song. I don't care how busy you are, watching a cat on the internet is definitively worth 5 minutes of your time.
Its strange how I unwilling create a link between songs I really like to memories of my past. ‘Float on’ by Modest mouse, ‘Sail’ by Awolnation, and (unfortunately) ‘rack city ‘by Tyga are songs which have engraved deep memories of exchange in my mind. I feel so bipolar after hearing one of these songs because I end up deeply reflecting on my exchange experience which totally alters my mood.
I promised myself I wouldn’t talk about exchange or alcohol in this blog post, but I guess it’s too late for that, eh? At the foundation day party at Uni yesterday, I ran into a friend who had also gone to America on exchange about a year ago. She’s been back in Australia for 6 months and she told me that the post depression doesn’t get any easier… fuck.
A good friend of mine, Kieran, is heading to UT in December to start a yearlong exchange there. That lucky fucker!! I’m caught between feeling really happy for him and also very jealous of him - which probably doesn’t help with my bi polar issues: p.
Back to Australia… I’m working on my Thesis this semester. I’m writing online tuition videos for 1st and 2nd year Uni students studying Statics and Dynamics. It’s rewarding and all, but it’s very tough and very time consuming. And the time I’m going to be spending on my Thesis will no doubt be in conflict with the time I’m going to be working at Grill’d.
Lastly, I’ve got a Skype interview with Schlumberger (an oil company) on Monday because I’m applying for an internship there over the summer. It’s pretty sad to think that work related Skype calls almost equal my social life Skype calls.
I’ve been practicing the guitar on and off for the last few weeks. It’s not working though because I sound like I am broken.
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
JOB!
Oh yeah! I forgot to mention that I accepted for a job I applied for. Nope, it wasn't one of the internships, scholarship programs, or research projects. I'm a 'Grill'd' employee now! I'll be flipping burgers n' shit! I'm living the dream of becoming a high school drop out wearing a greasy wife beater. WOoh! I'll be working 15 hours/ week on top of Uni. That's 30 hours of Uni and work combined. I've also got to work on my Thesis on top of that! FUuuUUuUUUUkkk.
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