As you obviously should know by now, I have some friends who are overseas on exchange programs right now.
Well, from two different parts of the world, they're writing about how their experiences there; initial jitters, the excitement of discovery, finding preconceptions to be true/false... and the list goes on.
Anyway, if you want to find out what it's like to be an exchange student in the US, go to: http://firestarter.deep-ice.com and to http://www.livejournal.com/~tinderbox
Or, if you want to find out what it's like to be an exchange student in the UK, go to: http://www.livejournal.com/~breadcrumbs
Enjoy! :)
26.9.02
(Still) Unemployed
Yep. It's final. I'm still officially unemployed.
I've been trying to reach the guy who interviewed me for the past few days, and I finally got hold of him today. And it's official, I was rejected, because I'm "not suitable for the job."
Oh well...
Time to hit the road again then I guess.
I've been trying to reach the guy who interviewed me for the past few days, and I finally got hold of him today. And it's official, I was rejected, because I'm "not suitable for the job."
Oh well...
Time to hit the road again then I guess.
(Untitled)
Found this one on one of my friends' blogs.
Short, sweet and genuine. Really rare these days. :)
(Untitled)
As I sit here in front of my terminal,
thinking of our little conversations,
a little rude and caustic, smoothened out with a whole load of sweet!
How many little ups and downs our days are made,
Sometimes tempers flare, and irritation boils over.
But at the end of the day, a kiss (maybe a lot more than just a kiss!)
and all is well, and we lie in bed at night.
Sleeping in each other's arms, fitting snuggly,
with your head on my chest. I run my hands through your hair,
and I rub your back, reassuringly. Maybe with the intention of telling
you:
"everything's all right baby...everything's all right".
And before we drift, we whisper words, only meant for our hearts to hear.
Short, sweet and genuine. Really rare these days. :)
(Untitled)
As I sit here in front of my terminal,
thinking of our little conversations,
a little rude and caustic, smoothened out with a whole load of sweet!
How many little ups and downs our days are made,
Sometimes tempers flare, and irritation boils over.
But at the end of the day, a kiss (maybe a lot more than just a kiss!)
and all is well, and we lie in bed at night.
Sleeping in each other's arms, fitting snuggly,
with your head on my chest. I run my hands through your hair,
and I rub your back, reassuringly. Maybe with the intention of telling
you:
"everything's all right baby...everything's all right".
And before we drift, we whisper words, only meant for our hearts to hear.
16.9.02
Patience
Howdy, folks.
Just went for my first interview for management trainee at Starbucks today. Hopefully I'll get it. Only thing is, I'll know within the week if I get to go for the second interview, and then I'll need to wait again for them to let me know if I get the job.
Oh well...
Like my Chem teacher used to say...
Patience is a virtue,
have it if you can.
Find it in a woman,
never in a man.
*sigh*
*tap fingers*
*tap feet*
*walk around*
*tap feet*
*sigh*
Just went for my first interview for management trainee at Starbucks today. Hopefully I'll get it. Only thing is, I'll know within the week if I get to go for the second interview, and then I'll need to wait again for them to let me know if I get the job.
Oh well...
Like my Chem teacher used to say...
Patience is a virtue,
have it if you can.
Find it in a woman,
never in a man.
*sigh*
*tap fingers*
*tap feet*
*walk around*
*tap feet*
*sigh*
14.9.02
Smoke and Mirrors...
Well, well... I haven't been updating this blog for quite some time now.
A lot of things happened in the meantime. I've officially graduated, for one. Had my commencement ceremony a couple of days ago; and thankfully, it was quite short. :P
Other than that, I've officially been unemployed for roughly 4 months now, give or take a few weeks... And a lot of my friends have gone on to their exchange programs in the US, UK, Canada, Germany, Holland, Sweden and various other European countries. Going to all the places that I've always wanted to go to. Oh, well.... hopefully one day.... :)
I have hardly anything to do nowadays, other than wait for calls for interviews and to send out more resumes. Catch up with friends every now and then, and so on and so forth.
It's funny how on graduation day, everyone shakes hands, hugs each other, and promises to keep in touch. Although deep down inside, we all know that we won't keep in touch with most of them. Maybe hearing through the grapevine a few years down the road:
"Oh, by the way, did you hear? so-and-so married what's-his-name."
"Oh, I guess you haven't heard the news. That-guy-who-always-sits-on-the-2nd-row-in-that-professor-dude's-class passed away a couple of months ago."
And at least half the time you wouldn't even remember who they're talking about, and you have to pretend that you do.
Kinda pathetic don't you think?
My friends who are still studying keep on telling me that they wished they'd already graduated. And I always tell them the same thing: "Hey, kid, the grass is always greener on the other side. I wish I was still in school."
And I guess that's really the point, isn't it? We're never happy with what we've got, and so we look to everyone else and we think that we like what we see. Believe me: it's all smoke and mirrors, my friends...
Just smoke and mirrors.
A lot of things happened in the meantime. I've officially graduated, for one. Had my commencement ceremony a couple of days ago; and thankfully, it was quite short. :P
Other than that, I've officially been unemployed for roughly 4 months now, give or take a few weeks... And a lot of my friends have gone on to their exchange programs in the US, UK, Canada, Germany, Holland, Sweden and various other European countries. Going to all the places that I've always wanted to go to. Oh, well.... hopefully one day.... :)
I have hardly anything to do nowadays, other than wait for calls for interviews and to send out more resumes. Catch up with friends every now and then, and so on and so forth.
It's funny how on graduation day, everyone shakes hands, hugs each other, and promises to keep in touch. Although deep down inside, we all know that we won't keep in touch with most of them. Maybe hearing through the grapevine a few years down the road:
"Oh, by the way, did you hear? so-and-so married what's-his-name."
"Oh, I guess you haven't heard the news. That-guy-who-always-sits-on-the-2nd-row-in-that-professor-dude's-class passed away a couple of months ago."
And at least half the time you wouldn't even remember who they're talking about, and you have to pretend that you do.
Kinda pathetic don't you think?
My friends who are still studying keep on telling me that they wished they'd already graduated. And I always tell them the same thing: "Hey, kid, the grass is always greener on the other side. I wish I was still in school."
And I guess that's really the point, isn't it? We're never happy with what we've got, and so we look to everyone else and we think that we like what we see. Believe me: it's all smoke and mirrors, my friends...
Just smoke and mirrors.
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