am-i-darren

I don’t know why the more I work at the salad place, the more I want to quit and the more I want to go back Malaysia.

I was so eager to quit before this but now, I made up my mind to stay on until I really, really get a proper job. Thought it thru after a slow walk today around city doing my stuff after work. Work also not enough hours since the biz is so bad that I have to end early. Sigh…I cannot be so irresponsible. Feel like quitting, then just quit. CANNOT! Then ask money from mommy again? Cannot, cannot. Who going to pay rent? Defeat the purpose why I wanna try to stay on.

Hate today’s weather. Bloody wet. Bloody rained the whole fucking day. Make me moody only. Pity those at camp though.(ocf,charity & etc camps) It gets real dark real fast as well. 6pm also already dark. Grrrrr…Emo already!

Job Update

Anyway at least there were some replies from the companies I have "attacked"!

www.yukfoo.net

www.visualnz.com - Requested me to show them my work

www.freshmedia.co.nz

www.terabyte.co.nz

www.oktobor.com

www.speckled-hen-design.com - No Vacancy

www.phosphor.co.nz

www.omnicron.conz - Asked me whether I am still interested in the multimedia job? HELL YEAH! I have replied..so waiting also.

www.p10.co.nz

www.terabyte.co.nz

www.digitalriver.co.nz

www.bunkermedia.co.nz

As for the others, no news yet. So hopefully…will hear from them soon.

Plans for Now

1) Get a job

2) Next week go up North for short holiday.

3) Want to go to Tauranga, Waitomo Caves, Piha Beach…anymore nice places?

4) July go South Island

5) Still no job, go back Malaysia and finally return to my beloved family and friends!! Damn I miss you guys.

Nice pic of me and bro.

Not so nice pic of me and bro. LOL.

Have a nice day!

www.yukfoo.net

www.visualnz.com

www.freshmedia.co.nz

www.terabyte.co.nz

www.oktobor.com

www.speckled-hen-design.com

www.phosphor.co.nz

www.omnicron.conz

www.p10.co.nz

www.terabyte.co.nz

www.digitalriver.co.nz

www.bunkermedia.co.nz

That is the list of companies that I am going to attack with my CV. And in the process hoping for my CV to be shortlisted by AUT, waiting for this video production company to get back to me about a position and also interview and waiting for a friend to let me know about a freelance job. Good news are slim but I’m not giving up. Thank you for the encouragements! In the freaking mood to send out CVs and not just complain on and on about my current job. It is now or never! Pray for me.

I’m wide awake at 4am. DAmn…

I played badminton today from 11-1pm then lunch, then soccer from 330- 6pm, then dinner, then shower then slept while watching anime. Got woke up by a sms by my ex housemate, Rebecca. Asking why did I leave the msn conversation. I was sleeping and I wasn’t having a conversation with her at all. She said I was talking to her thru msn and I also talked to her housemate and I said that I loved her. Was it a prank or was I sleep walking? Anyway dying to sleep now…got soccer in the morning…

Oh just wanted to recommend this new song by Tristan Prettyman - Simple as it should be.

Put your hands to my handsPut your knees to my kneesPut your eyes to my eyesCome on baby compliment me

Cause I don’t think that weShould ever feel the need to worryEver get ourselves in a hurryYou know I love youI know you love me

So time will goAnd we may beFar apart I knowBut as far as I can seeThis is so goodThere’s no need for changeIt’s alright with meIt’s as simple as it should beSimple as it should be

And this love will buildThrough flights and streetsIn the end I predictYou’ll get the very best of me

So put your lips to my lipsWhy not go on and take all of itAnd just run as fast as you canJust cause you can

Cause time will goAnd we may beFar apart I knowBut as far as I can seeThis is so goodThere’s no need for changeIt’s alright with meIt’s as simple as it should beSimple as it should be

I am almost 23Confused with all the lines in betweenThey are dying to be readSoftly spoken simply said

Tell me do you believeIn the girl that is meWith her feet to your feetWell that’s all that I need

Cause time will goAnd we may beFar apart I knowBut as far as I can seeThis is so goodThere’s no need for changeIt’s alright with meIt’s as simple as it should beSimple as it should be

Alright will try to get back to bed. Damn…hungry now…Goodnite everyone! =)

Hi Darren,

Thanks for coming in yesterday to meet with me and submitting a draft piece of artwork a little earlier in the piece.

Unfortunately your application has been unsuccessful at this time; however we thoroughly appreciate your involvement.

I wish you all the best with your career.

RegardsPaul Ballantyne

Sigh….another interview unsuccesful. Damn. I getting tired of it already. Not as in tired of looking for jobs and getting rejected but tired of working in the salad place lar. No job satisfaction at all. No increase pay, do so much somemore. To add on, next week is easter. Uni holidays starting and I will be working my ass off while all my other friends are on holiday. SIghhhhhh…I guess that is the price you pay for graduating. No more fun but more responsibilities. I wanna have fun too, but if I take day off, who is going to support me?

Sigh…sigh…sigh…

Why am I still doing here? At this rate, I’m surely going back Malaysia. Don’t get me wrong, I love to return home to my friends and family. Miss them so god damn much. But I want to get experience, earn my own money, get a girl, buy a car, travel and all. HEehehe…I guess I’ve been dreaming too much. I guess things don’t always go the way you want it. That is life. But all is said, I am never happier with my life. Feel so free, so big(like adult lar..), so carefree…

Back to my work now…oh at least I got some freelance job from the past interviewer. He is darn nice. Gave the job to me. =)

Get that right. Not foreplay for those hamsap fella out there….tsk tsk.

It is a promotion that was on during my trip down with my brother n sis in law. The three of us signed up for the promotion. It cost each of us $399 bucks. Anyway this package includes:

1) jumping off the edge of a platform with only bungy rope tied to your legs.

2) a ride on a speed boat which does 360 degress spins with beautiful sceneries.

3) a helicopter ride around the area.

4) jump off a plane at 12000ft.

Beautiful scenery to "commit suicide". After jumping picture.

Bungy requires balls. It is something against our normal instinct to jump off an edge. Even this is my 2nd jump, it is still difficult. Advice to ppl who wants take the leap, just jump when they say you are good to go. The longer you wait, the worst it gets. I highly recommend it to those who want to challenge themselves. By the way, I manage to touch the water. Want to see video? ask me..hehe

Next was the HukaJet. In the pic

I am quite wet already. I mean because of the speed boat ride. Not some dirty things again….tsk tsk. Check out the view of Huka Falls. First class seats. =)

Because we didn’t enjoy our first class view of Huka Falls by boat, we got up on the heli and enjoy the view from the above. Isn’t it lovely?

Soon after that, the helicopter sent us directly to the last and my most favourite activity of the day.

Before taking the leap out from the plane at 12000ft. I got to be as crazy as I can get because I was jumping with Freddy Hofmayer aka Devil in the Sky. I was really lucky to have him as my tandem instructor. He is very passionate about skydiving and apparently he is a 3 time world champ in skydiving, was a world record holder for highest skysurfing in 1996 and he and a friend invented skysurfing(skydive with the snowboard). Before jumping off, he told me that he will do a flip. I didn’t know when he is going to do it.

He did a flip out of the airplane. Look at the pic, my world is spinning around. It was awesome.

I free fall around 7000ft in around 40secs. The view I get is awesome. Can see the whole of Lake Taupo and even Mt Ruapehu.

At 5000ft, the chute will be opened. And you will slowly glide down to ground. Every once in awhile my instructor will make really sharp turns which sends your world go spinning again. Looks damn dangerous from the ground(like something wrong with the chute) but it really gives you the rush.

I highly recommend skydive. I didn’t feel scared at all. I love it. It only cost $299 for 12000ft jump, photos, video, cert and a t-shirt. Worth it right? Definately would do it again. Would definately do a course too if I am richer.

So much to say! I will talk about my graduation first! Finally and officially I’m no more a student! Happy and sad but at least I secure a paper in my hand first. This is how it looks like:

How do I feel? Of course I feel great graduating, but it was even more memorable with friends and family around. I will let the pictures do the talking…

Brother and Sis in law. Wish mom was here too..=)

Jeanette & Kian the earliest there to take pics with me!

Schufan & Daphne graduating on the same day.

Tried picking up girls in the park.

Tried guys as well.

But as usual girls just comes automatically. Left: Kate,Crystal,PIMP,Yen Ling,Vywen,Yifan & Chloe.

More girls came. Left: Yin, Christine, Me, Eunice & Zaf.

Guys want a fair share too. Left: David, Me, TX.

Group picture!

Left: Christine, Me, Oddo, Matthew.

Left: Lisa, Me, Celest & Jeremy.

Jun Bin & Me.

Graduation ceremony. So many people graduating…

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~After Grad Party@ Me Place~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Gjin & Me! Thank you for your chocolates!!! ^_^

Wei En & Me. Notice I force everyone to wear the cap thingy. Heheheh..

More pretty girls: Left: Me, Hsu Lynn, Jo & Wern.

Girls on my bed: Hsu Lynn, Me, Jeanette & Robyn.

Rachel & me.

Another pic of the pretty girls.

Cynthia(my new housemate, yay! not so lonely liao!) & David.

This two came and watched anime the whole night. HEheh…now they want the anime cd from me.

Here are the pressies I got from you guys! Thank you Kate for the flowers, thank you Gjin for chocs, thank you David for the Vodka, thank you Christine for the lovely card, thank you Zaf & Wei En for the card and photo frame, thank you schufan for the graduation teddy & last but not least thank you to each and everyone that came to take pics, after party and all the well wishes…! You guys made my day extra special.

I have so much more to blog…check my blog soon again! Something to do with 12000ft. Laters.