今天晚上,小贝在Telstra Stadium踢球，wooow!吸引无数少男少女，我也乐坏了！为什么？下班后居然有Olympic Park到Central直达火车，25分钟就到了，爽！平时我都要倒一次火车才到Central。头一次，6：40PM到家，要不是一路人非要买我们家破车，我可能7：30就做完菜了。所以，要谢谢小贝。

 

不过，现在还记得Central火车站大批人群蜂拥而至，工作人员大声广播，"see David Beckham,platform 5"

偶一直不喜欢做饭,极讨厌油烟,所以这么大了，还不会做饭，惭愧惭愧。今年初，由于不会炒鸡蛋，让老人家鄙视了半天。哎，人总有喜欢和不喜欢的吧，擅长和不擅长的吧。可生活所逼，每天下班不得不做晚饭和第二天午饭，于是，通过近几个月实习，自我感觉在厨艺上大有提高，当然和其他人还是没法比，只是自我比较，已心满意足。

 

特列举几样自己做熟的菜和小技巧：

*糖醋小排（遵循1酒、2酱、3糖、4醋、5水的原则，味道不错）

*酱爆鸡丁（一定最后放黄瓜丁，才能保持脆）

*豆腐鱼（要用辣椒爆锅，放小许糖，最后放葱段）

*Basa fillet and 西兰花

*西红柿炒鸡蛋（鸡蛋中要点料酒）

*芹菜炒豆干（最后放点胡椒）

*山药炖排骨

*玫瑰牛肉(酱豆腐和冰糖）

*Pasta

以上感谢Joanna and Echo的妙招。

 

下一步，还要实习酸菜鱼和辣炒鸡翅。

 

你不要小看这几样菜，是偶人生一大进步，昨天连澳洲好友Michille都不相信偶会做菜了，极度怀疑其口味。哈哈！ 

Last night I had a good chat with Wendy who was my classmate in Australian and is Shanghai and working at Kuehne Nagel which is seafreight No. 1 global forwarder. Good on her! She finally achieved her goal to enter a foreign company. She pointed that there are more chance in China than Australia especially during the growth of China. No doubt what she said. After talk, I couldn’t sleep and kept thinking whether I go back China after get the citizenship. Although I know the problem is hard to think through right now mainly depending on how I am going here, my heart was not able to keep calm for a while….Why does a person always face contradiction and choice?

My workload is not as much as the jobs I did, so I only spend 2-3 hours devoting myself to working, the rest of time I just try to find something to kill time, such as go downstairs to pass on some docs to finance department by separate times actually it could be done once, or constantly drink cups of water, or go some spots directly instead of dialing extension ...Look for chances as many as possible to let the time occupied. You may admire me very much that earning money without doing too much. Short period is bearable but everyday is like that would get you bored. This kind of slack working life is fairly boring. Or you may advise me to technically ask manager for more tasks to do. Definitely, I would like to go for some jobs under the ability, time and control. But at the moment I don’t want to stand out like an active. I might apply for more jobs to take after a while if I still keep this situation. In a word, it would be ordeal (I have to use this serious word) if you just sit at the table not able to access web you want to browse, not able to take personal call, not able to read fiction, not able to go home early….
Then, I manage to find a theme to consider as I am free. Today is CAR. Recently I have been thinking whether I should buy a car in lieu of taking 3-hour train on the way every working day. Not only ponder which sort of style and brand of car suits for me, but also do count what price range I can afford. I have been expecting that day I can drive in the evening listening to the music because I reckon the car sound system is better than the music set at home as such I like the night’s peace. To achieve it, I have a bunch of things to prepare. On the other side, I also worry my driving skill….. Heck! Only radio is with me now.

There is nothing to do at the moment and I doze off a bit and my mind flies to somewhere, imagining what our colleagues look like as they walk through red carpet in the forthcoming EOY(end of year) party at the Acer Arena which is supposed to be the most stylish and exciting party event in the company, some radiant girls would be in sequins and stilettos shoes acting superstars, some guys would be with sunglasses pretending to be very COOOOOL...How is great food and great music...How is the highest moment at the end of event. Whatever, very expect that seething moment and look forward to seeing intriguingly passion on the spot. Meanwhile I am thinking whether get it back RSVP right now even although I won't get a partner to accompany. What an eerie situation if I pass through the red carpet by myself. Another thing I must consider is what I will dress up, pattern or silk dress with jewelry and clutch or just smart casual......

Plus, another joyful thing is our marketing department will have division lunch with delightfully delectable beverages and tantalising food at arena bar in Novotel hotel on Friday. Even if I didn’t relish the food and occasion, I would grin broadly. At least, I don't need to bring my lunch box.

Furthermore, X’MAS is not very far away, companies and shops are warming up. Should I do something individual for celebration. What kind of plan? I am really fed up with current hair style along with me for ages. What if I have hair lopped off to shoulder and have it curled wavily. All of shops are on sale or are going to be on sale, the signs of price buster are attracting me and waving to me. Why not buy some fancy stuff as a reward for a-year hard working?  

……

Why can I have flight of fancy now? I am elated in free time while managers are in the meeting. The higher position you are, the more gruelling you should be, the lower position you are, the easier you might be. Ahha! :-) However it is time to go back working as get a new job of organising a shipment form Dubai to Sydney. I never arrange consignment from Dubai where is deemed wealthy palace. It would be great if I could go there to pick up our cargos. You know, living in 7-star sailboat-shape hotel is my dream…..LOL! Go back reality and start working instantly.

Left office on midday and heading for immigration bureau for the citizenship test. I had thought it would be simple and effortless to pass through, unfortunately it was not as easy as I expected, and some of questions at the corner of booklet got me stuck and I almost fizzled out. There was a wavy experience and I believe Sue, officer at immigration bureau, will remember me as a perseverant girl. I don't want to say it too much, but the result is good. Actually, it would not be hard if you read through seriously. For the citizenship application, the next step I am required to do is to fill in the citizenship application form, lodge the form by posting or online and need to 3-5 weeks for approval by immigration office, then patiently wait for 3-6 months for ceremony depending on the council where I live.

 

Off the immigration office, I went to favourite bookshop where is in city buying two novels with basement price---DREAM OF RESCUE and LOVE AND OTHER IMPOSSIBLE PURSUITS. What a good harvest.

 

Finally I went home to cook dinner at 5:PM ish. I was happy it was fairly enough time to make 3 dishes, not like every single working day, I have to occupy 2-minute working time, stealthily leave office and rush to catch the train, but the earliest time I get to home is around 7:00PM. Long journey, isn't it? Today, I didn't need to grab the time during cooking. Slowing down!

 

Clock is clicking, I still have time to do something else......washing clothes, dusting....an industrious bee!

 

Recently I have been blue even to the lowest point, no reason to explain where it came from only contributing to my bloody volatile temper or personal physiological cycle. Told my old friend Clara who is a Hongkong girl and was my previous colleague as I worked in China, then she sent me a song besides consoling words. As a Christian, she is trying to inspire me up by below anthem.

 

Miss her, miss the time with her in Hong Kong....look forward to seeing her in Hong Kong one day. As she said,'you always have me as your friend'.

 

 

 

Accidentally I won $5. Yesterday I chipped in $5 as a part of company sweeps for Melbourne Cup because I reckoned it would be regretful if I didn't join in the world-famous carnival. I have got my self involved in it for successive 3 years. Just for fun! This morning, reception helped me to randomly pick up #24 Mahler which finally won the 3rd place. Actually, I didn't notice which horse I locked on until I was informed I won. Good luck on me. I don't think good luck is always on my side. This time, it just gave me an amazing surprise.  

Tonight tried a German-style Bavarian Bier Cafe and had a yum dinner including Bavarian Platter, Rich Chocolate Cake served with cream, ice cream and apple compote and 5 tastes German beer, and finally jumped into conclusion that black beer is my favourite. I was plumped up, a liitle bit smashed and ecstatic. I love eating.

 

 

 

Car is down, DVD player is down, laptop is almost down. What else will be down in my life? Me? You usually realise how vital it is for you as soon as you lose it. No car, I have to take 25 minutes by walking to the closest Coles to buy some basic necessary stuff and begin to live without pork because the foul smell of cooked pork bought in westerner shop would make me feel extreme nausea and knock us down. No DVD player, I get to watch those bloody criminal TV series. No laptop, I can't enrich my blog space and browse update gossip news in China.....You might have a deep sense of loss and muck up your regular lifeway as some things cementing with you vanish all of sudden. Oh heck.hopefully I will be off the hook ASAP.

 

Don't worry. I still have something esle to do, had a good talk with Joanna, had a hilarious hangover with Ning, and will have a dinner with a group of friends on Sat......