Mobile blues...

I've had so much trouble porting my mobile across from my service provider to another that I've given up on Optus. I will look at breaking the contract because they've breached it to begin with! I just read the net and since I'm not alone, I'll pimp this!

Check out:

http://Optusisapain.danomayby.com

I've chronicled my pain and I think that everyone shoud spam Optus and spread the word! I'm not the only one so feel free to air your pain!

Gintama...

OK... it's been a while. A long while...

I've been busy on my space and facebook... or really just busy with life, job, friends, etc.

I'd like to delete this blog but I don't know how to.

But if I keep it I think it should be an anime blog because this is my latest passion. Sadly I don't have the skill to write eloquently or I'd rave passionately about anime.

Let's just say, if you love anime, watch Gintama. Seriously it is the fucking best anime I've seen. And I went through D.Gray-man, Kyou Kara Maou, Yami no Matsuei (this was early days!!!), Devil May Cry & Zombie Loan.

Sugita makes me love Gin. Shin's seiyuu looks more like Shin! Kagura's a lovely 12 year old; she just happens to come from a race of killlers. How can you not like Gintama? This is the Edo period where Tokyo was never formed because aliens invaded Earth. There is the shogunate police - the Shinsengumi - who have become my favourites of the anime. There is an old fashion rebel; Katsura voiced by the talented Ishida Akira and then there is madao aka Hasegawa-san and there is Sayobi or Sa-chan, constantly obsessed with Gin. And we mustn't forget Baka-oji.

Yes, I'm a Hijikata Toshiro fangirl. How can you not like him? He is a tsundere! He's gruff, rough and rude. Yet, he's honourable and caring for his friends. Then there's Sougo who's voiced by ultra talented Suzumura Ken'ichi. And Kondo who's nickname is Gorilla.

Seriously, if anyone loves anime and reads this, try Gintama. It's a roller coaster ride that is still thrilling after 139 episodes. OK, maybe I should thank Sorachi for writing and creating this manga too. And I fully support it - I pay for online streaming priviledges and I buy the manga.

I always say; Gintama is crack. Any anime that has aliens in the Edo period has got to be fun. You can pair any character with each other if that's what catches your fancy because it's one of those animes where anything goes.

Job blues...

I'm very nervous about swapping jobs. I am comfortable where I am and I don't particularly want to move. In fact I don't even know why I took that other job anymore. All the reasons seem to have vanished.

I hope it works out though... there's nothing quite like moving someplace only to find that it's not quite what you looked for. I hope that it's not a disappointment. I will miss my current colleagues...

Hewlett interview

Yay.... I'm going to Pisa...

Amended that Euro-Asian trip (again)!

LOL, it's becoming almost as interesting planning the trip as going on the trip.

My sister called me last week and told me that Ryan Air was offering discounts on all these flights around Europe. So I checked out their website and of course there were plenty of offers.

I really didn't know which ones to pick but on a whim, I saw Pisa and booked a flight from Brussels - because it was one of the few left.

As it turns out, this fits nicely into my trip.

So here's the amended itinerary:

1st - 5th Feb - London
5th Feb - 9th Feb - London/Sister
9th Feb - 11th Feb - Brugge, Belgium (get here via train)
11th - 12th Feb - Brussels (train)
12th Feb - 16th Feb - Pisa (flight-Ryan Air)
16th Feb - 23rd Feb - Paris (yet to book)

My sis will handle all expenses in Brugge etc while I need to find myself a hotel in Heathrow, Brussels and Pisa and also, book a flight from Pisa to Paris!

Easy peasy as they say!

Oh boy, I'm so excited :)

Yes, I know it's over 4 months away, but there's just so much to consider!

It's pretty tragic when...

I have to create another blog to escape my normal blog!

I figure: who's going to read this anyway, right? I mean, I'm pretty obscure here so I'm safe! It's just that the other blog - you know the fannish one - well, there are people on the friends list saying a lot of things that bother me and I'm finding it very hard to air my thoughts without any repercussions that I fear would come.

So I thought I'd talk about my personal life (or bits of it) here! No one reads this right? It's can be my little place of weird mumblings! :)

Lyn the travel agent called me today and finalise my plane tickets - she's booked me actual seats on the aeroplanes! Meep, I never thought it'd go so fast. I need to buy insurance next and then it's off.

Under 5 months....... yikes!!!

I don't know why but I've always had this fascination with planes. I wanted to know the make and model of the plane ---> yeah, maybe that's the childhood boy in me that never happened.

737 to KL, 747 to London.
777 from Paris to KL
777 from KL to Sydney

Damn those 747 are really packed - 3-4-3 configurations!

I think I cracked my back when I took a 747 the last time.

Job hunt is still going. Don't know if I'll find another job at the end of the year. We're busy at work and I feel sometimes like I need more from life. All work and no play makes M a very very dull girl! I don't hate my job - I just feel like it imposes too many limitations on my life and I constantly have to make amends to fit life around work.

Yay, the Europe Trip is PLANNED!

It's booked and paid for! On Wednesday, I parted with over AUD$1,800 in cash (because credit incurs additional fees) and have booked my flight to London! Here's my basic itinerary:

Jan31: Fly from Sydney to Heathrow
Feb26: Fly from Charles de Gaulle to KL
Mar2: Fly from KL to Sydney

In between all that, I will be in London, Paris and Bragge. I haven't thought of any where else but I might wander around. You know what's funny? It's already September and since my trip is on 31 Jan, it's just under 5 months!

Yeah, holy cow...

I still haven't told work yet. I may just quit and be jobless or hopefully I'll find a new job (and negotiate this)...

It's really not that I don't like my job - heck I am starting to enjoy it, but career wise, I don't think that it's really helping me learn much and I feel stagnant. I don't want to be retrenched 10 years in the future and have nothing to show on my CV because at the moment, that's the scenario.

Also I'm not opposed to my colleagues, but I just don't like the company policies and management. They treat us like shit, truth be told and I know it sounds cliche, but I'd rather work for people who actually do care about their employees.