WTF did I get myself into....

Shiiiiiiiii*******t*****eeee! was running through my mind when I went in to report on my first day at work. I was thinking that it was a kacang job with all I have to do is manage simple administrative tasks but it has been bestowed upon me by my superiors that my job involves wayyyy more than that - I have to know all aspects of management of all departments on top of having to take 4 exams by the end of the year (a mandatory order is what one of them said) in order to be a full pledged officer. And then I will be sent to wherever on earth they want me to and I have to obey if I want the money. Ahh~ the money~ I'll just have to think about the money~~~

Moving on, I was frustrated when I found out NBC has cancelled 'Medium', but luckily it has been picked up by CBS. I wasn't in any way actually devastated by the cancellation as the story has progressed well passed the 'public outrage of psychic use in criminal cases' phase which I think was the biggest obstacle that the show has to overcome, and the main character is happily married with kids so the 'finding the other half' phase has been fulfilled. Actually I thought the show has ended during the 3rd season (or was it 4th?) when she got back her job and everyone has to accept the fact that she sees dead people.

I went and watched 'Wolverine', 'Star Trek' and 'Night at the Museum 2' in the last couple of weeks - love the first two and the last was okay. The testosterone overload in 'Wolverine' made it for me (not to mention the funny responses - this one guy was saying something to the effect that Logan has an obligation to serve his country and he replied, "I'm Canadian." And don't get me started on Wade - funny as hell). While in 'Star Trek', it was Chris Pine and Zachary Quinto as James Kirk and Spock respectively, 'nuff said. 'Night at the Museum 2' was as I said okay, mostly cuz its a family oriented movie so it didn't have any of the subtle crude jokes and sarcastic undertone that I like in my entertainment viewing - the rest of moviegoers seem to enjoy it more though. Hmm.. maybe it was the guy sitting next to me who was ruining it for me - he kept yapping to his friends commenting on all the scenes in a way that just made me want to shut his trap. I'll remember to bring duct tape next time....

Since I have nothing else to blab about, I'll end my post here.

P.S. I will be one of those in power to govern this country. Be afraid... be very afraid... (insert evil laughter here)

Pacah Parut (>u<)

Not literally, that would be disgusting and not to mention how that would traumatised me for life. Dum dum dum! ~ For your viewing pleasure~ :

The Original 'Gee' by Girls Generation



Infinity Challenge Parody



You guys should check out other Infinity Challenge's parody, they're so funny! Just check out the originals if you're not familiar with the parody version. They make me happy and all is well with the world again~


P.S. The books I ordered via The Book Depository arrived - in less than a week! which is so fast considering the location of this country. I recommend~ But hold that thought, heheh, 'coz I haven't actually went and picked them up from the Post Office yet so I don't know the condition they're in. Will go next week so I can combine with my other order from Amazon and save myself the second trip.

Paperbacks and Money

My two favourite types of paper above all else~ I recently bought a few books off the internet having a rather hard time trying to find the titles I wanted in bookstores. Rather than wait for them to stock up (since they never seem to order the ones I wanted), I decided to take matters into my own hands. But ugh, I hate having to buy stuff online now based on the fact that it never gets delivered to my doorstep and I have to go all the way to the main post office to get them. And there I have to go through procedures before I get my stuff, they even had me ripped open the package in front of them just to make sure I wasn't ordering TNT. It makes for very uncomfortable moments when I have paperbacks with the lurid covers on them. Why can't they just deliver them straight to the recipients? Certainly not very servicable of them pssh~ Sigh~ I miss UK and its postal services (not to mention the cute delivery guy I get once in a while)~

I also have to consider the shipping and handling costs and taking into account that the country is located on an island somewhat off the radar of big shipping companies - it all amounts to a very, very expensive bill that can get me to cry a lot better than any of the tear jerking movies out there. I usually frequent eBay for stuff, but since my account got on the black list (that's another story for another day) I just head to Amazon (the website, not the jungle in Brazil - just to clarify). I prefer The Book Depository the best 'coz not only most of their books are cheaper than Amazon, they also have free shipping worldwide! I love you!

However, a few weeks ago my card didn't make it through their authorization system which I thought was because I had changed address to my current residence and didn't notify the card people. So I amended all my details and went back to my orders, but the card still got rejected. I figured that it's no longer valid for online transactions since I no longer reside in the country where I had it made. Out of desperation, I had to use Amazon instead since I really, really wanted them titles, spending way more on shipping than on my stuff - which made me cry a bit whenever I see the receipt (I had it shredded in glee when it came with the books).

So imagine my shock when, on a whim, I decided to order a few books from the site via the same procedures and voila - it came through and I ended up with more cash spent on a trilogy that I don't know if I would like or not (but here's hoping that its money well spent since they really got glowing reviews). And I was not joking when I said shocked - I could have thrown my laptop to the wall in frustration thinking about if I had just waited for a bit I could have saved a bit of money on shipping costs!

I feel better now after all that ranting and complaining. Probably more to come soon based on recent subtle tense undertone exchange of words on the choices of cars I've had with everybody, yes everybody in the household people, since they think what I drive is up to them to decide. They seem to forget that its MY MONEY that's gonna be spent. Ugh, here comes the waterworks again.

Excuse me while I lament on the state of my depleting resource of happiness...

In case you're wonderin', I meant money.

Later

Fate has spoken....

Yup~ it seems i'm destined to buy a car sooner than the later I had hoped for. Dang it! Now I have to settle for a second-rate cheap car instead of saving up to buy the Hummer I've always wanted (~_~) Bleh~

The first sign was when Mum started mentioning about how we need another car since the my sister's gonna start a new semester in a new college later this year. I make dumb and pretend not to understand human language.

Then Pop started talking about tendering license plate numbers. I blanked out and let my mind wander to my happy place.

The final warning that had all my alarms clanging and blaring was when my trusty ol' Verada died on me on Tuesday. Making dumb didn't make the car start, and wandering to my happy place still had me stuck in the same situation. The only good thing was that I was parked instead of cruising on the road, but still the death-trap that is my car had to be towed to the mechanics for who knows how long.

And so only one conclusion can be made from these signs/signals/warnings/hints from the power that be - I am to be forced to buy a car and resign myself to letting half of my paycheck go towards financing it~ (T.T)

My moneyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy.....................