beat from work
I just realised my last blog was posted mid Oct. Man, time flies and it sure whizzed past me in a blur. It's summer now and Launnie is getting hotter and hotter. No more jumpers, no more sweaters. Yaay!
Let's see.. what's happened since Oct. The final submission of my Professional Project was in early Nov. It was scary. We had to present to a panel of 6 lecturers + 2 external architects from Melbourne. It was ok, but I felt it could have been better. Hell. Actually, I felt my whole project could have been better. My heart just wasn't in it this time. I'm sure archi students understand me when I say, sometimes you really love a project to death coz you put your heart and soul in it and enjoyed every single minute working on it. But sometimes, your heart is just not with it and it's frustrating because you try so hard to make it work, but it just doesn't. It just doesn't. Ironically, this sort of thing HAD to happen for my final ever project. Shites. But then again, of course this sort of behaviour is not acceptable in your working life. It's your client's money and time and you've got to make the best out of it. Mood or no mood. Heart or no heart. We'll get back to that later. I'll report when I've reached that stage.
But hey, results are out and I'm happy to say, I'M GRADUATING!! It may not be the the best of results (as I was already prepared for), but I'm contented. I'm happy. No more studying. No more sleepless nights. Just my working life ahead of me. My family will be coming over to attend my graduation. Yaay again! Can't wait.
Life at the moment is pretty monotonous. Nothing special happening. I've got two jobs now. Both at take-aways/restaurants. I work 9 hours a day, Mon to Sat. It's crazy. But I don't think I'd be doing anything anyway if I didn't work plus I need the money. I'm zonked out most of the time when I'm at home. On Sunday, my totally free day, I'm at home doing house chores or being told to do house chores. Gimme a break.
Anyways, my plans for the near future. So far, I've no plans to go back to Malaysia. Yet. I will be applying for PR and will be getting a job here. Looking to work here for a few years before slaving myself off to archi firms in M'sia. I'm sure I'll be slaving off working in archi firms here too, but hey, it comes with the job description. Take it or leave it.
Getting hitched? No plans yet. En Macha is in Dubai now working for an archi firm there. He's on a one year contract. So we'll see what happens after that. If nothing happens, we'll continue to live our lives and see where this never-ending-journey-full-of-surprises-and-twisted-corners will bring us. Catch ya later..
Cheers to the future to all of us...see you and your folks in our academic togs this December 16, 2006.
Posted by: Andy | December 9, 2006 05:13 AM