10, 11, 12, 0.

It's week 10 semester 1 2011 for Monash Academic Year.
The stress should be piling up for most students as it's closer to exams and assignments are mostly due this week.

Not really for me.
My assignments mostly due on week 11 and 12, which still leaving me (a bit) stressed, not because they are due, but the number of assessments I'll be getting these 2 weeks!
I will have about 3 assessments due PER WEEK, how good is that?

At least I have time to schedule when to do what, which is better that having the initial week 10-12 assessment due until my lecturer moved those due dates to week 11 and 12.

Last week I didn't really do my assignments.
I studied French, since I'll have oral test in week 12 and I'm pretty sure last minute stuff doesn't work on languages.

AND, I was busy with my study planning.
I got to omit my plan to take winter semester which for silly reason I can't take the subjects. The first reason was late enrollment and I think it was dumb of me not emailing the subject coordinator despite the closing date of end March and announcement in website that information will be available early April. Second reason was unit requirement, fair enough.

That's one thing's done, now I've already planned what to do next semester.
Oh, and sometimes it's really really good to discuss things thoroughly with your family. I got the support I needed, and now I already know what I want to do after graduation. :)

Gloomy Melbourne's ahead this week, hope it only rain when I'm indoor, lol.

Each's Special Occasions in May

It's the 5th month of the year which mark that we're almost half-way through each year.

May is one of special month for me.
Because it's the month when my little brother is born.
Yes, it's today! I'm now waiting to make a phone call to Indonesia to congratulate him. :)
And it's kind of funny for my brother, if I have to say, because his birthday is exactly the same day, month and year as his two best friends, HBD!
So in total, there are 4 people having birthday today, but I think there are some more who is celebrating their birthday today, lol.

Today's also special for my friends who used to take same subjects as me since it's their graduation ceremony tonight! I'm happy for them even though I'm a bit envious.

Today's also kinda "special" for me.
Yes, tonight I'll be having mid semester test...
Great, huh? Just when everyone's celebrating today, I don't get to join in the festive mood. But I do hope that it's a good sign for me, for the test to be done just right for me, haha......

Anyone else's special occasion today?

Winter Sensation

It is true when it was May 1st many people post things like "May low" (read: Mellow).

This week it's gonna be raining all day every day, or so I saw in the one week weather forecast, but I hope not.

It was still dark when I woke up at 6am this morning, I thought I woke up at about 3am when I opened my eyes. And it's true that in Australia you need to keep watching the weather forecasts, unlike in Indonesia at all where we don't bother a bit about tomorrow's weather.

It's good that despite all upcoming assignments and tests, I don't feel moody at all.
There's a bad part of it, I feel kinda relax yet stressed at the same time, I just don't know why. The only thing I know is that I am not ready yet and I need to start now! Wait, that'll make it 2 things.

Anyway, I had my usual breakfast menu, a bowl of cereal containing 2 weetbixes with some other cereals and a glass of coffee. I was enjoying reading Sunday's paper as well where they've got these travel articles I love most. How I wish I can spend my life traveling around the world like that. I also spend my morning reading my French textbook and browsing internet.

Hope this week will be a good week despite Melbourne's moody weathers.
I'm coming back to uni after a week and a day break!

Embracing May 2011

Today's Sunday, May 1st 2011.

I woke up at 7am. Early? Nah, this is the latest so far for my Sundays.
I've been working on Sundays this semester and this is my first Sunday of 2011 that I've got my Sundays off. :)

Today's plan:
Brunch
Grocery shopping
Body Combat
Chat with family
French assignment
Study for mid-test

Quite a bunch of list and need to be done today!
That's fine, new month, new resolution.

Oh, and my brother's birthday is in May, am looking forward for it, even though I won't be able to celebrate it with him.

Not My End Yet Has To Be

I'm back again.
Not even one week since I blogged, that's good, need to keep this up.

Many things happened this Easter.
I didn't have any work on Friday, but they still pay me for 5 hours.
(Yes I've checked my payslip!)
I worked for 9 hours on Saturday, but yeah, they haven't pay me for my overtime...
Why? Because they paid my salary on Thursday when my work is on the weekend.
Weird huh?
And normal work normal pay on Sunday.

But good news, I've got my Sunday of starting this week!
My next target is asking for holiday in June or transfer to other branch.
I do hope to get other branch so I don't need to wake up at freaking 4am on weekends!

So in the weekend, I worked, watch movie and had dinner with my friends.
On Monday I went snorkeling at Mornington, then shabu-shabu on Tuesday.
Yesterday I had lunch at Moonee Ponds.

I still have until this weekend before my holiday ends.
But yeah, June is my exam period, so I need to focus on my study starting.... TODAY!
So it's not really a holiday, it's just mid-break.

I just finished my laundry, time to study and do my assignments....
Oh wait, maybe I need to have lunch first!

Catching-up Before Easter

Wew, I believe it has been such long long time ago since I last posted blog here.

There are too many things going on that it will be too long to write here.

Maybe I'll just update briefly on some stuff.....

I've moved out from my apartment like.... one months or so?
Yep, moved from city back to Glen Waverley, the first suburb I lived when I first arrived to Australia.
At first I thought that I can do the moving out stuff (removal) by myself (and the removalist of course) and I intended to do it that way.
Why don't I ask for anyone's help? Hmmm....
Firstly, I'm naturally a passive person.
Secondly, if I can do it myself, I'll do it myself, I don't want to be too dependent on people.
Then.... I don't know, maybe those two are the reasons.
Then there are these friends who offered their help. I was happy that they're concerned with me, I know who to call friends.:)
And yeah, without them it will be disaster...
So they deserve a treat from me yeah? I treated them to Ying Thai, a thai restaurant in Lygon street which is apparently quite popular among Indonesians. Yep, I want to show them how grateful I am, even though I wanted to give them something better if only without money limitation....

Ok, move on.
I'm quite enjoying my time here in Glen Waverley.
It's peaceful, it's nice, it's closer to uni.
It's just too far from my workplace though..... T__T
And it seems like I've been having weird dreams every week.
They are interesting dreams, kinda cool if I have to say it, haha....

Now, back to the present.
Easter is here! Yep, even though it's only Thursday, I've started my Easter break as Thursdays are my day-offs! :)
Been doing the laundry, washing my shoes and eating the whole morning till now.
And yeah, this is the first time this semester that I woke up at 9.30!
I almost forget this sensation, hahaa....

There will be many things going on this Easter...
Church, BBQ (not necessarily called a bbq), snorkeling, water rafting....
Oh, and a big banzai for 5-hour paid Friday as it's a public holiday, 2.5 times wages on my 8-hour shift on Thursday and 1.5 times wages on my either 7 or 8 hours shift on Sunday! A gold mine I reckon!

Ok then, time to iron my clothes. :)

My True Day-off

This semester, I'm only have Thursday as my day-off.
Well, usually that's very good coz I'll be having weekend as my day-offs as well.

It turned out that it's not going that way.
I'm having work Friday-Sunday every week!
To make things worse, my weekend shift is the long shift of 7 hours each!
And that will make me get out from work at about 2-3pm.

On Fridays, work till afternoon, then straight 4 hours lecture, finishing at 6pm.
On Saturdays, work till 2-3pm then I've got some time to hang out.
On Sundays, work till 2-3pm then going to church before some time for myself.
All my shifts start at 7am which force me to sleep earlier the day before.

To conclude everything, I only got a tiny bit of afternoon and tiny bit of evening on weekends for myself, i.e. no life!

Let's look at the good side:
1. I won't be drinking
2. I won't be out till midnight
3. Now I'm a morning person
4. Double pay on Sunday shifts. :)

I can expect to pay my own expenses now thanks to work.
That includes rent, meals, transport, and shopping.
I will have some savings as well.

All Weekends gone, now my REAL Day-off is truly Thursday.
It's raining today but I'm sure I'll be enjoying Thursdays from now on.
I don't care if it's raining or not, I'm going to get the so-called best butter croissant in Melbourne.
I went there last year in the afternoon just to find that they ran out of butter croissant, pity.
That time, I tried their brownies instead and it was really really good!
I'm thinking to buy some again, perhaps.

Ok, I'm off!