Since my last post. I apologise for my general uselessness, but hey, its not like anyone reads this :P, and I've always said that I'd only put photos up here (which hasn't happened either).
Anyway...
During the last month, I have:
* Been sweaty every morning as I walk to work.
* Been getting to work earlier than in NZ, and going home later.
* Jaywalked!!!
* Purchased a new laptop :D
* Found a swanky apartment (sorry... condo)
* Applied and got denied for a credit card, I don't know why, I thought I was supposed to be one of these "rich expat types".
* Began speaking mandarin to the locals.
* Cooked twice :D
Loving the fact that:
* I feel tall (so does Chad... strangely)
* Food is cheap
* Am living like a rich capitalist :D
* Spending less due to lack of drinking
* There are DnB gigs here!!
* Most beers come in crate bottles
Angry about:
* Lack of boozing culture here (I miss getting on the piss with you all!!).
* Retarded banks declining my credit card applications.
* Retarded banks not accepting each other's cards (Its like NZ in the mid 90s!!).
* Retarded merchants only accepting cash.
* Retarded pedestrians that get in your way.
* People that don't understand me even when I speak Mandarin :(.
* Overpolitness of the general populace :-/
Work has been OK, I'm less stressed than Chad, but then again he does actual development, I'm just doing support for now :-/, hopefully we should be getting some development work in the next couple of months. The people in the team are pretty cool, and we're probably the loudest team in the entire floor.
Now that I'm settled, I'll prosbably utilise my weekends better and actually run around S.E Asia a fair bit more. In the next couple of weeks, a trip is planned to Pulau Bintan with Chad, its an Indonesian island thats not too far from Singapore, kinda wanky and touristy, but its a start. Malaysia and Vietnam are on the list as well, especially since Chandima couldn't stop talking about it after he visited.
Probably thinking of taking up diving as well, my team lead showed me some amazing pics of a dive she went on recently, so many Nemos floating around Malaysia!!!
Otherwise just business as usual, watch out for a photo blog in the weekend where I will showcase my wanky surrounds :)
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3 comments:
lol @ being denied for a credit card. I've just managed to get 3 accounts and a Visa Gold from ANZ without any ID on me.
bastard! can you give me one of them? :P.
I think its mainly due to the lack of financial records for me here... I'll wait till I've paid some bills
I feel so self concious when I add lahs... but you're right, its probably why i'm not getting understood.
And nope, jaywalk all the time without getting fined ;D
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