Last Day at Russ

yesterday was my last day for work. i thought i may cry... but i didn't.
mayb cause of most of the time we were not at office with gals group. u know how funny they are.

normally we only got two times to go out per job, one for buying props and one for going to photo studio outside for cover shot... we got a chance yesterday! cause Maggie needed to buy some flowers for her job. Lots of different size flower pot and plants for Garden.
so Maggie, Bon and i went to flowers market at MK.

As we planned to have farewell lunch at Soho East (Lei King Bay) with Emmy. Emmy requested early leave for lunch with us.... we went to our familiar place "East Coast" (just found out the name yesterday;p) ... we needed to get a taxi from chai wan to sai wan ho.... to have our Roasted barbecue pork with Sunny Side Up eggs plus tea.... we ordered it every time;)

then we chose some cakes at Maxim. i prepared the coupon which my sister and i got them when ppl got marry and given us "Red Boom". i figured out a coupon's value is $48. if choose those cheapest cake (cost $4), can redeem a dozen. But those cakes are really awful. i chose some better one... although we kidded that those who didn't given us red packets, i should treat them a $4 cake.... lol. Doesn't matter, just makes them feel ashamed.
actually i bought a few cakes at the morning b4 i arrived to office, cause i wanted to treat our cleaner, Auntie Yi a cake and let her know i'm leaving. i didn't know how to tell her if i'm not using this way. And i don't want to keep the cake for whole weekend, she eats it on Mon and at that time i left already. i could just ask Emmy to bring the cake back to office and distributed them cause i really got not enough time to come back.

we went to flowers market by MTR. Don't know why so many ppl on the steet at 2pm.... they don't have to work?? yesterday, i became a tour guide to show them the way.... at sai wan ho, where can find washing room, maxim.... at MK where's the flowers market.... i seldom do so coz i always lost my way even at HK.

the most special thing is some herbs are needed. Westerners would grow some herbs and freshly use them while cooking.... our products are some flags for those herbs says Rosemary, Thyme, Parsley, Basil.... etc. 

i bought a scissors.... it's for me to do the farm work during my working holiday trip. i grabbed the info from someone's blog, it mentioned the scissors provided by the farm may in bad condition and since the salary of working at the farm is counted your harvest everyday, a good scissors can increases our productivity. if i would buy it there, then it's better to prepare it at HK, must be cheaper. i'm not sure if this one is suitable, but i don't think i would bring a super large scissors everywhere....

i bought some roses, purple one. $35 /10 pcs, it's large type, according to last time experience, it can keep 4-5 days. should be worth it. unlike those flowers for vday.... can be 10 times price for only 1 rose. it doesn't make sense. 

back to office at 6pm.... got the cheque and reference letter from my dept. head. She said even though i'm a quiet person, she can feel i'm nice and appreciated my devotion on work. And she blessed me good luck plus find the one (oh my God, again ;p).
Joe had blessed me in God's words too.... i want to take pic with him, but he left so fast and no chance. He's really a role model of a good christian: kind, patience, good temper, willing to share Gospel (he even put a gospel flyer in the red packet at CNY). Although some colleagues think that he's a bit stubborn, i think he's just do according to God's standard. Thanks God always prepare some good christian colleagues in my working place. that's what i asked for when applying jobs. I wish more and more good christians colleagues will be meet in my entire working life.

Lady Gaga

 i had promised my frd Irene to be her make up model before i go to Australia. Since her make-up class is on every Tuesday, i have to attend G's classes, i always refused....

she sent me some samples abt the which kind of make up for which day... tried to persuade me to be her model.

i thought.... um.... 23/2 should be better.... then i still have two zumba classes afterwards.... and the make up is exaggerate wig and eyelashes... i love it! 

after i promised Irene abt that, and i found that G would at Miami within this two weeks..... no class, i have no opportunity cost abt given up the class and be the model, yay! actually this case had always happened.... another eg. happened b4: i need to have rehearsal on chinese ensemble and as a result G was sick leave... how "coincidence"! 

since the theme for that make up class was exaggerate wig and eyelashes... i suggested irene to make me looks like lady gaga. i sent some photos for her to be the reference. white wig is a must. but it was too thin and short.... doesn't match with me.... fortunately, the teacher expected them to make it fuzzy and messy.... and the volume of the wig increase.... looks better.... 

and added my gesture, expressions....... yay! the teacher loves it so much. 

Irene said the teacher always punish her b4 and that was the 1st time she praised her.... but this time, she said she improved alot.... asked other classmates to learn from her. i still remember when she looks at my eyebows, her eyes was bling.... i juz wonder if she is............ lol.

then she found that i dressed up too.... to match with lady gaga, i prepared a hot pants... i tried to give some wild poses....the teacher was so excited when she saw me taken' pic....

the feedback from my frds are good too...

next Tue still no class.... i will be her model again.... Pantyhose on the head.... should be another hot issue!

P.S. i didn't remove the make up b4 leave. How crazy!! and the hardest thing was juz facing the security guard of my living place with this look....

Museum

today is still CNY holiday, i'd been to Space Museum. Something i wanted to do b4 going to AU.

Before that, i had a breakfast with Dora and she paid me a little visit at my place. We watched DVD movie, Perfume, the story of a murderer, that i bought a few days before.
it's a good film, i like movies abt that age, the costumes are nice. except a little bit embarrass to see some naked women in the movie with an under-18 gal. We couldn't find out how long for this movie from the pack..... but expected couldn't finish it coz i need to arrive TST at 2pm. When it's nearly 1:15pm.... i gotta leave.... but seems it's the finale.... so we chose to fast fwd......... x2, x4, x8, x16............ when the climax of that movie came.... we played it normally..... oh, an unexpected scene happened... then.... OMG, so many naked ppl... what's a hell?! i'm not going to tell u the story if u want to watch it.

then i rushed to TST and joined Anita, Miranda and Jac. We wants to watch Mummies, but only 1 ticket left! we chnaged to watch Dinosaurs Alive. but the seats are not good as well..... front-side seating.... wanted to vomit. But not too bad, documentary with a little bit Jurassic Park and Avata....... lol.

Before we watch the movie, we been to Art museum.. There's a Chinese Accessories exhibition. Just like the TV drama 宮心計... 司珍房& 司設房 (in English, Beyond The Realm Of Conscience.... a movie abt the Royal life of Tang Dynasty... there's some women making accessories and installation for the Kings and their wives). Many gold accessories... almost forgot i studied a little bit jewellery design. some skills and terms sound familiar for me..... so many gold accessories, but photo taking is not allowed.... but the other accessories is okay. so detailed and gorgeous...

another hall is a new visual art exhibition, inspiring ;)

Home Visit

i'd been to Kanas's place and had a little reunion with Joshua. How long had i met him last time? half year? one year? i couldn't remember... 

He didn't change alot physically, but very talkative now... 

we met at Cafe de carol for tea.... after the tea, we told him i'm going to their place, Joshua was so exciting and made lots of exaggrated expression...

when we were waiting for the elevator, we met an old man. they greeted to each others and Kanas introduced me to him and said i'm her frd. He said "um.... great, this is a good girl." 

Kanas said, "Yes, she's a Christian too." then she told me this old man is a Christian.

Is that something like "The spiritual man makes judgments about all things"? 1 Corinthians 2:15

or 相由心生? (in English, it means the face reflects the human inner soul)... i believe i'm a good girl for sure and only wise man can see it?

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played UNO with Joshua. Don't assume a 5-year-old boy will loose when he plays with adults.......... he won most of the time. even in one of the round, we given him 3 draw 4 cards.... he still could won finally..... i called UNO for many times, but finally couldn't win.....  stupid me.... lol

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i'm not sure if i still have time to meet him once before i leave.... but he will go to P.1 this coming school year.... let's see how different he will be....

False Alarm

just received the news from Josephine that she given up to study at Melbourne so she can back to our original plan and join my 1st half of WH.
i'm so glad abt that. Be frank, when i first received the news that she may cont' her study at Mel and sch starts at Mar, i had a bit worry abt that coz that means no one will go with me... can i make it alone?
although May Poon will be there and Terrence had already find a job for me. I still can't feel peaceful abt that.
But i don't want to affect her decision and asked her to pray for it. i asked brothers and sisters to pray for me too. yay! finally she make up her mind, understand get a perm residence and stay at AU  is somehow avoiding to face the reality.
Thanks God, i'm peaceful now.
yes, pls don't take away my fellow traveler =)

Family Time

 

had a dinner gathering with my Dad's side relatives at the 2nd day of CNY. We do it every year. But next year, i won't be there. Be frank, i really don't know how to announce them abt my leave. Since my grand parents knew it already, i told my grandma i will stay at her place at Tuen Mun for one night before i go. And before we left, i told Big Auntie Sim abt that and promised to drink tea with her after my last day for work and before i go. 

i taken some pics with my niece.... she's 8 months old now. after i come back, she will be grow up alot. i should bring my DSRL along when i meet my grand parents next time... to capture some good memories.

Something better than $

thanks God given me a good present at CNY Sunday service. Every year, my church would prepares some card with bible verse and put them in the red packets.
Since we just get it randomly, we never know what Bible verse we will get. But most of the time, it would applys to our daily life.
This year, i got "And if we know that HE hears us-- whatever we ask- we know that we have what we asked of Him. 1John 5:15", with a girl and baggage besides her.... how "coincidence"! ... i'll bring it along with my trip. such an encouraging words for me that i believe God will prepares my way. when i'm out of job, out of bread, no place to stay..... pray to Him and He will prepares for me.

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more precious than a real red packets... the golden packet with bible verse from my church. And if we know that HE hears us-- whatever we ask- we know that we have what we asked of Him. 1John 5:15 the card with a girl and baggage besides her.... how "coincidence"! ... i'll bring it along with my trip. such an encouraging words for me that i believe God will prepares my way.

Don't follow the world....

it's the end of the year of Ox.......... Tiger is coming... had a prayer meeting with fellowship today...
and i juz joined a prayer group at facebook.... it's time for me to think of the ppl i'm praying for again....
i have a mission to pray for a group of ppl.... and i read their facebook status recently.... there's a big conflict between us... i feel sad on that....
sometimes i think who i am? how can i change them? ppl are stubborn, rebellious. if i say this and they would do that, just because they want to do opposite thing.... and what their idol say, or belief is the best.... they think what i said is juz "TALK ABOUT JESUS".... sigh.... it's just for your own good, not me!!!

Don't follow the world....i'm so regret that i was being affected by them and made a wrong decision.... but i did the right thing afterwards....

the sermon of last week mentioned "Sodom & Gomorrah"again... the sin of their ppl... and the mercy of God on Abraham.... because of Abraham, even Lot is not 100% faithful, He given mercy on him and saved his family....
i think of if i keep on praying for them, God would have mercy on them too....
this encourages me so much... Keep Going, Minnie ;)

KILL BILL

Before my last day…. Actually one month before I leave HK, one thing I should do is to KILL BILL..... clear the taxation issue. According to the info from FB WHV group, I should ask my company admin to fill in the IR56G form for me…
I called the taxation dept for enquiry… she said the form should not be a printed copy…. i.e. we give the company license no. and they will send to my company by post.
i called admin colleagues and they said they're arranging already. The only thing i like this company (surely also includes my lovely gals colleagues) is the admin... they are so systematic... started from day one i worked in this company, Irene given me lots of detailed info and welfare of this company in person. and never miss any pay slip... haha, mayb most companies are like that, only the previous one was too messy...
anyway, i need to do that after they give me the doc. at around 24thFeb....
i should treat them a cake at my last day.

i blog therefore i am

sometimes i wonder if there's anyone reading my blog.... in my experience, for FACEBOOK, many ppl reading my photos, videos, status, comments, notes.... but juz never / seldom leave a comment....
when i meet them, they told me "oh, u r a good dancer!" (i don't know why just some still photos can know how i dance??) (even some asked me if i'm an instructor... -_-" )
"your status / comments are always funny!!"
"yea, i know u from your facebook...."

and i juz checked with a blog which i visit frequently... with some nice photos and the point of view gives me some inspirations. ... even how interesting it is (mayb juz i think so), juz no comments everyday....
why?

how to engage ppl to read your blog? i'm not a superstar, nor celebrity.... anyone would interested on what i'm thinking abt?
my frd said not much ppl would patient enough to read so long English...
on the other hand, my msn blog, one of my frd told me it's so good and asked me if she could send it to her frd.... but it was a few years ago...

what if no one read this actually? will i quit?
nope... even no one read it, this is still a good place to record my life.... just like a letter for myself.... when i read it again someday... should be quite encouraging....

time to CHANGE!

since the AUD is dropping recently... around HKD $6.9X to AUD$ 1... b4 is around $7.XX...

Margaret and Maggie urged me to change the AUD asap....

actually i don't know how much AUD is enough for me before i got the salary at BNE....

but since i still remember the writer of "Little backpack, Large Dream" juz bought HKD $5K... so i think AUD $1K is enough.... keep some HKD at HK account, in case i need it, i can use ATM....

i asked mum for helping me to change.... i will pay her back for sure, just no time to change $ at the bank.

i'd got a red pocket from Auntie Margaret, it's in AUD.... she said i may need it when i juz arrive... the coins will be useful for me when i need to make a phone call at the airport... so thoughtful...

i still can't recognize the coins corrently... don't know why the cents are more heavier than the dollars.... weird... if i didn't mis-recognize them...

i should check it carefully if i need to work at the restaurant or supermarket.

a song for busking

yay! juz found a score of 幽蘭操 from the web...  i don't have to mark the score myself.... i'll base on this one and add the fingering to make it better. will try to practice it when i have time...

it's for me to busking at AU.... i'd also found "i'm Your's" by Jason Mraz... should be great to treat my SanXian as a guitar...

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As I mentioned last time, I finally resigned.

At that morning, our dept. had a meeting to discuss how to fire out the photographer….

We discussed if we hire someone else to replace him…. Will the workload increase for training a new photographer… and asked for my opinion…. What an embarrass moment!!

She said if anyone got a new career would be leave… won't stay here forever... i controlled myself, gazed at Emmy and smiled secretly…

at that afternoon, my colleagues celebrated bday for me.... given me surprised and prepared some gifts... really thanks them.... they are the only ppl i will miss...

We assumed my dept. head would ask me many things abt that and thought of many ways to save me…. eg. Bring along my mobile phone and call me if she’s being like that. I gave her the letter at 5:15pm… and expected to finish the conversation at around 5:45pm… but she didn’t ask too much… not more than 5 mins for the whole conversation.. really unexpected ;p

when i given her the resign letter, she didn’t shock. She smiled for the whole conversation…

"i want to leave."

"oops!"

"i know there's many things happened recently.... but this decision is not related to those incidence... i'm going to Australia soon."

"u go there to continue your study?"

"nope, but working holiday."

"what's that?"

"i got a visa to work there legally. And travel around at AU"

"Such a good experience! But your Mum let u go?"

"Sure, she supports me all the time."

"Which part of Australia will u stay?"

"First destination will be Brisbane, then will be travel around."

"Are u going to get the citizenship during this trip?"

"Definitely not"

"You are goin' with a guy?"

"Nope, i've got a frd who is having half of her trip, and i'm going to join her..."

"Guy?"

"Gal...."

"Anyway, wish u good luck!"

"Thanks"

 

something like that... really not more than 5 mins....

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i won't regret for this decision.... coz nothing for me to learn here anymore.... and the job nature become more and more non-designer work....

before my dept. head got my resign letter, she given us a prelim job list.... i was assigned to work on "Gifts for Her, Him, teachers and graduation" again.

third year already.... i hate hard products like mugs, photo flames, wallets..... but every year assigned for me... no creative at all.... i prefer any other topic but Gifts for Him lor..... if counted the 1st year when i helped Chiu to work on his GFH 2008, that's the 4th year..... although in between i had partnered with different colleagues to work on other topic.... and some sale sheet.... i just hate Gifts for Him.

If i were a boy............. mayb i would like this topic more...

and just got a memo abt freezes salaries for this year... again.... but they said the sales profit increase this year already..........

so......... it's really a good TIMING to LEAVE...