You wouldn't believe how much frustration there was when I moved out from my relative's house a week ago! In the new place, household things were not enough, a lot of unpacking to do (no thanks for helping out the other housemate whom I'm renting from), cleaning and tidying up the place (thank goodness it's a small, single storey house), shopping for food and other household stuff etc.
But what almost killed me, literally, was the lack of internet! There wasn't even a telephone line. I actually felt depressed and a little delusional. I was losing my mind and getting mood swings every 5 minutes. The thought of not being able to connect to the people at home was terrible. Yeah, seeking job was second. I'm horrible.
Anyway, one week later the internet and telephone line are finally up and running. And my room is pretty much equipped with the stuff I need to make it cozy. Feels like in Uni once again. Experimental cooking sessions are on again too! I can start baking now :P
Also, I got myself a part-time job in administrative work. Did I mention this already? Anyway, here it's called casual. They only call when they need extra staff to help them out. So far, they have only called me twice. I'm hoping to get another one like that so that I am able to sustain my income while waiting to get a permanent job and still have some flexible hours or days. Let's see how it goes.
On another note, weather is moving to summer. Though there's still the occasional shower in the evenings. But with the nicer weather I can now venture out in the evenings for walks around the neighbourhood. I walked this route to form a circle around the house I rent and that one steep hill up to my house was enough to give me a 100 meter dash output. Gosh. That should do me good for an every other day regime.
The problem is with my unemployment status I have the privilege of not doing anything and nobody is going to say anything. Things aren't doing good on the whole and looking for a job is quite difficult now. The thought of anything goes does ring loud. Yet there is nothing much I can do about it but not give up.
So, in order not to stress myself out so much a little retail therapy always work. Instead of buying expensive stuff and blowing up the credit card with loads of purchase which I used to do at home, I'm changing the type of purchase - food stuff and personal stuff (I don't have credit card here by the way, thank goodness). You still got to eat to survive right? So whenever I do grocery shopping, I would work a bit harder to seek out the better buys/ valued products rather than randomly picking out the cheapest item you can find, or the usual stuff you would get at home.
On personal stuff, well it's more of toilettries and self-pampering goods. Example facewash, I would seek out reasonable and most importantly gentle on my skin products. I love the Neutrogena face range. They have products for a wide range of skin types and within each category more products to choose from according to your needs. Woww. And if you talk about bodywash they've got aisles of these things - brands, skin type, scents, size range, liquid or soap, scrubs or creamwash, local or imported brands etc. Unbelievable.
It's not like we're deprived of these back home in Malaysia. It's just that we don't have that much of choice in products and price. And I can tell you the products here are better in quality than those of the same brand in Malaysia. Example Savlon here can heal a burn faster. Don't ask me how. Just today I had hot boiled water poured over the back of my hand (just a small area) and after running under cold water I applied Savlon over it. Within 30 minutes there was no more burning sensation and there was no blister or red marks. In Malaysia, I would have a red mark and a dried blister when I remove the cream. And it would hurt because the skin which was the blister would peel off with the cream when you dab it off with thick tissue. Eep.
Oh and there are plenty of electrical goods to choose from too. Everything in this department is price competitive among the electrical and electronic companies here. The same Logitech 2.1 PC and MP3 speakers can be sold at AUD99 at Dick Smith and AUD54 (let's say) at JB Hi-Fi. Just an example. Right now it's end of the year sales for everything and anything under the Australian sun. They need to get rid of things before a new year starts and also for Christmas. I can't wait for Boxing Day or after New Year's. That's where the fun is.
Yeah I know, it seems like I have nothing else to talk about but the stuff you can get in Australia which is way better than in Malaysia. And if I want to continue talking about them, it would not end so soon LOL. I haven't talked about the food and clothing or the public transport yet ;)
Until then, cheers!
But what almost killed me, literally, was the lack of internet! There wasn't even a telephone line. I actually felt depressed and a little delusional. I was losing my mind and getting mood swings every 5 minutes. The thought of not being able to connect to the people at home was terrible. Yeah, seeking job was second. I'm horrible.
Anyway, one week later the internet and telephone line are finally up and running. And my room is pretty much equipped with the stuff I need to make it cozy. Feels like in Uni once again. Experimental cooking sessions are on again too! I can start baking now :P
Also, I got myself a part-time job in administrative work. Did I mention this already? Anyway, here it's called casual. They only call when they need extra staff to help them out. So far, they have only called me twice. I'm hoping to get another one like that so that I am able to sustain my income while waiting to get a permanent job and still have some flexible hours or days. Let's see how it goes.
On another note, weather is moving to summer. Though there's still the occasional shower in the evenings. But with the nicer weather I can now venture out in the evenings for walks around the neighbourhood. I walked this route to form a circle around the house I rent and that one steep hill up to my house was enough to give me a 100 meter dash output. Gosh. That should do me good for an every other day regime.
The problem is with my unemployment status I have the privilege of not doing anything and nobody is going to say anything. Things aren't doing good on the whole and looking for a job is quite difficult now. The thought of anything goes does ring loud. Yet there is nothing much I can do about it but not give up.
So, in order not to stress myself out so much a little retail therapy always work. Instead of buying expensive stuff and blowing up the credit card with loads of purchase which I used to do at home, I'm changing the type of purchase - food stuff and personal stuff (I don't have credit card here by the way, thank goodness). You still got to eat to survive right? So whenever I do grocery shopping, I would work a bit harder to seek out the better buys/ valued products rather than randomly picking out the cheapest item you can find, or the usual stuff you would get at home.
On personal stuff, well it's more of toilettries and self-pampering goods. Example facewash, I would seek out reasonable and most importantly gentle on my skin products. I love the Neutrogena face range. They have products for a wide range of skin types and within each category more products to choose from according to your needs. Woww. And if you talk about bodywash they've got aisles of these things - brands, skin type, scents, size range, liquid or soap, scrubs or creamwash, local or imported brands etc. Unbelievable.
It's not like we're deprived of these back home in Malaysia. It's just that we don't have that much of choice in products and price. And I can tell you the products here are better in quality than those of the same brand in Malaysia. Example Savlon here can heal a burn faster. Don't ask me how. Just today I had hot boiled water poured over the back of my hand (just a small area) and after running under cold water I applied Savlon over it. Within 30 minutes there was no more burning sensation and there was no blister or red marks. In Malaysia, I would have a red mark and a dried blister when I remove the cream. And it would hurt because the skin which was the blister would peel off with the cream when you dab it off with thick tissue. Eep.
Oh and there are plenty of electrical goods to choose from too. Everything in this department is price competitive among the electrical and electronic companies here. The same Logitech 2.1 PC and MP3 speakers can be sold at AUD99 at Dick Smith and AUD54 (let's say) at JB Hi-Fi. Just an example. Right now it's end of the year sales for everything and anything under the Australian sun. They need to get rid of things before a new year starts and also for Christmas. I can't wait for Boxing Day or after New Year's. That's where the fun is.
Yeah I know, it seems like I have nothing else to talk about but the stuff you can get in Australia which is way better than in Malaysia. And if I want to continue talking about them, it would not end so soon LOL. I haven't talked about the food and clothing or the public transport yet ;)
Until then, cheers!
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