The last i posted was exactly one month ago. Why the gap? Lack of inspiration I guess.

A lot has happened in the last month. My life changed in ways you would not begin to imagine. A whole new chapter of my life is beginning.

I'm gonna stop blogging permanently. But this blog will remain open. A way for me to remind myself how fast life can change in just the blink of an eye. It was nice blogging. And to those who kept track of my posts, thank you. =)



Love,
Anusha

I changed

When you compare a current picture of yourself, and a picture when you were, say 8 or 9 years old, there's definitely a difference, but there's also a slight similarity right? As in, if anyone were to see the picture, they would be able to guess it's you. Not with me though. I recently compared my pictures, and the difference is shocking. It's like I transformed my face completely.



This was me about 10 years back. Please bear with the horrible photo quality. I had to use my phone to snap the pictures. Now you can either compare this picture to the photo on the side, OR

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You can compare it with this. Totally different my goodness. It's like I transformed or something. haha

better late than never

I finally had my first driving class today! 3 hours of driving. SO FUN! Except for the fact that the engine died I think about a hundred times today heh.

I thought that this whole 3 hours I will just be driving around the housing area, and he'll get me used to controlling the wheel, the gear and the clutch. But! He asked me to drive onto the main road! I was sooo scared my goodness there were so many cars. I wouldn't be surprised if half of them were cursing cos I was driving between 30-40 km/h. Too bad for them lah hehe :)

We drove all the way to Subang Heights. But now if you were to ask me how to get there I will straight tell you I don't know haha! I was so nervous, so I didn't really pay attention much to which junction I was taking, I didn't look out for landmarks either. All I know is, when the instructor told me to turn left, I turned left. If he told me to turn right, I turned right. Simple. I like Subang Heights. The road is so empty! Every 5 minutes or so a car will pass by, and then the road remains empty for the next 5 minutes. So nice!

And, now I know why people say the slope is the hardest part of the test. Have to balance the clutch, the brake, and the accelerator. Every time, it's either I released the clutch too much, or too little. And then of course, enjin mati. So many times I tell you! Towards the end I started to get the feel of things, but I definitely still need a lot of practice.


So now my only problem is the balancing. Controlling the wheel and changing the gear is super easy! I could do with a little improvement when making a U-turn, but otherwise, according to my instructor, I did pretty well for someone who's not drove before :D
HA! I'll be such an awesome driver haha!

Freeeeeeeeee

No more sweeping wooden floors
No more taking orders
No more keying in orders
No more setting cutlery for customers
No more checking ash-trays ( I honestly think I used to hear my manager shout ' CHECK THE ASH-TRAYS! at least 10 times a day )
No more running into the kitchen saying ' OI! HOW LONG MORE LAH THE FOOD! '
No more carrying trays full of glasses
Oh and the best part, no more dealing with ridiculous 'special requests' by extremely fussy customers. :D



My 'souvenir' hahaha!

I'm sick of falling sick

I'm sick. Again. Honestly, it's no fun anymore. It never was, it's just more miserable now. I want to heal once and for all.

My last day at Dome is near! 15th May, I look forward to the day. Hehe. Yes it's been fun, yes I gained a lot of experience, met a lot of people ( including JJ from Hitz! He's a regular ;) )
But I'm tired. SOOO tired.

So now I'll have more time to catch up. I know a lot of you aren't too pleased cos I haven't had the time to keep in touch at all. Haven't been coming online much, haven't been calling any of you, haven't been going out. I'm so sorry, once I'm done with work we'll start planning ok. :)

And this blog needs to have a make-over. A new look and better posts. All in good time.

Oh one last thing, I am officially a student of Sunway University College. ACCA, here I come.

I wonder

Life is full of what-ifs. For every single action you take, for every single decision you make, there are a whole bunch of what-ifs you could ask yourself. What if I did it this way? What if I had not done it? What if I hadn't made that decision? And the list goes on.

I have always been thought to not ponder too much on what-ifs. Mainly because what's been done has been done. No point wondering what would have happened if you did things differently. But I can't help it.

There have been times where I plan something with so much accuracy you could call it a close-to-perfect plan ( nothing's perfect right?). See I can be a bit of a perfectionist when it comes to planning stuff. Whether it's something as simple as who's fetching who, or something as big as where my life is headed. I can never rest easy if there's no plan. BUT! something always goes wrong at the last minute. ALWAYS. And the whole plan just gets screwed up. And I'm forced to make new decisions on the spot. And you find yourself going in a whole other direction.

And then I start to wonder what more life has in store for me. See the thing is, up till now, everything I have done has been based on last minute decisions. My original plan was to do my A-Levels at Sunway. But at the very last minute the plan changed. I ended up studying at INTI. And I'm soo glad I ended up at INTI, cos I made friends with a bunch of awesome people.
Then there's DOME. My original plan was to work at Coffee Bean. It just so happened that just after filling up the request form at CB, my mum walked past DOME and noticed a sign saying they needed part-time/full-time waiters. No regrets here :)


Makes me wonder what life would be like if my mum hadn't noticed the sign.........

Alice in wonderland

Finally got the chance to go out today. With my dear and my darling! :D


Dear, Darling, Me ♥

I haven't had this much fun in ages. We didn't go anywhere special. But I laughed so much I think I might have strained my voice a little bit. NO complains here though :)



Watched Alice in Wonderland.

Overall I think it was a good movie. There were a few flaws. For instance, the Hatter was EXACTLY like Captain Jack Sparrow. I know that's the style he's famous for now, but there's no reason he should talk and walk exactly the same. He COULD have been a bit crazier. And the tea party scene was disappointing. There were not enough flying teacups. Haha. And when the queen said " Off with his head!" ,isn't it supposed to be all high-pitched and shrill??

But other than that the movie was good. :D

I love random emails

A bus stops and 2 Italian men get on. They sit down and engage in an animated conversation.

The lady sitting next to them ignores them at first, but her attention is galvanized when she hears one of them say the following:

'Emma come first. Den I come. Den two asses come together. I come once-a-more! .. Two asses, they come together again. I come again and pee twice. Then I come one lasta time.'

The lady can't take this any more, 'You foul-mouthed sex obsessed pig,' she retorted indignantly. 'In this country we don't speak aloud in public places about our sex lives.

'Hey, coola down lady,' said the man. 'Who a talkin' abouta sex? I'm a justa tellin' my frienda how to spell ' Mississippi '.

$5.00 says you're gonna read this again!!




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On a random note, never did I think that I would feel so happy inside me when the customer I served walks out with a bright smile on their face, obviously satisfied with the service and food. Kinda enlightening =)

Has it been 3 weeks already?

My first week into work, I was busy complaining to every single person I met how tiring it was. How I was too tired to do anything. It was a new place. I had to memorise the menu, learn how to key in orders, learn what cutlery is needed for each dish served, learn how to serve drinks ( yes, for different sized cups, the presentation is different), all in one day. Talk about a tough first day. I thought to myself 'What on earth have you gotten yourself into?!'

Then second week came, and I started getting used to the hours. By then, I was already familiar with everything. Which meant that I started enjoying going to work. And the people I work with are really nice, so that's an added advantage. :)

It's now the third week, and I'm actually really glad I took this job. I'm not saying it's the best job in the world. But I have learnt a great many things. My memory skills have definitely improved. There are times when Dome is so busy that on my way to key-in the order for table 11, table 8 asks for 2 glasses of warm water and 1 glass of iced water, and then table 9 wants ketchup, and table 12 is waiting to order. And then at the same time, we have to take turns to look out for the people at the smoking area, cos the last thing we need is a customer coming up to us complaining they've been waiting for 10 minutes to order.

Patience is something you must have as a waitress. OK, I'm pretty sure many of you, as customers, have complained when the food comes late. And it's perfectly normal for you to get angry, cos you placed the order half an hour ago and you're hungry.

Now see it from a waitress's point of view. The place is packed. We're serving, taking orders, refilling glasses of water, changing ash-trays, clearing tables, non-stop for say, 2 hours? And the kitchen is busy, doing their very best to cook the food as fast as they can. But they can only go so fast, because food has to be cooked properly, if not there will be more complains, like duh! :P
And the orders just keep piling up.
And now imagine, in the midst of all this chaos, we still have to put a smile on our faces, politely apologize when customers start complaining. It's really not easy, but we still do it anyway, cos we understand why you're getting angry.

Although, there are times when I can't help but get annoyed. I mean, seriously, you can see how packed the place is, so be patient a bit lah! Hehe.

In a way, yes, I am glad I'm working at Dome :)

Work!

THE best part of being a waitress, is without a doubt, getting a huge tip, given to you personally. WOO! Thank you! You made my day :D

I call it : THE..erm...theory of life?

Ok, seriously! Where do bloggers get the inspiration to blog every single day?! Well, some of them do.

It's been a really really really rough month and a half for me. Too much pressure, I'm just glad it's all over. Decisions have been made. Everyone's happy. I can finally breathe.


So over the days, I came up with a little theory that may seem SUPER obvious to many, but I only just figured it out, so be patient with me. Heh. :D

Family, the people who matter the most in your life. These are the people who have stood by you since the very minute you were born, and they aren't going anywhere just yet. There are times when they are going to be hard on you, so hard you'll cry and wonder whatever happened to a little something called MERCY! Ok, maybe not that hard, I'm over-exaggerating, BUT you get my point. And sure, at that point in time, we get upset, we start hating everything. And when it's all over, you realize that it's what you NEEDED. You don't like it, but if them being hard on you is what it takes to get the job done, then so be it.

Friends ( And by friends I mean the close ones who you keep in touch with the rest of your life), the people you CHOOSE to become close to. These are the people who choose to stand by you. These are the people who choose to care about you. They are never hard on you, but they bring your spirits up when things are down. They help you get through the tough times. They make things look better, easier, happier, than it really is. They give you hope. I know one thing for sure, every time I go out with a group of friends, I always come back having the biggest smile on my face. ( thank you! you know who you are =] )


So! My conclusion : Your family gives you what you need, your friends give you what you want. You can't live without either of them.

There were times when I was put in a situation where I had to choose between family and friends. Which was the most unfair position you can ever put someone in. No one should ever have to choose between family of friends. And that's why I love each and every person in my life today. *grins*

Hehe.

Gaga

Leave it to Lady Gaga to do something dramatic..haha!

i'm psychic

I'm done with work! Last day of work today. Guess what happened??

The story goes like this. It's my last day of work, and I'm racing time to finish all my work, cos I won't be going in next week and if I don't finish it, it's just going to end up in the trays for weeks, probably months. And for goodness knows what reason, I thought to myself : 'I wonder what will happen if the door got stuck'.

Then about 10 minutes later.....the door really got stuck. None of us could go out. We were stuck in the office for a good half an hour to 45 minutes. Am I psychic? HAHA! It was definitely pure coincidence, but I like to think I was psychic for 5 seconds. :D

It was actually pretty funny, cos the maintenance people were trying their best to teach us how to break the knob. It was really confusing. They even had to go to the office next door, take pictures of the door knob, and show us through the window where to find some pin that needed to be pushed.


What a way to end my last day at work.

So many choices

It's good to have choices. With choices come the opportunity to make a decision. An opportunity to live the way you want to.

But there are times when I just can't stand making decisions!
For example, deciding on what to study.

If you know me well, you'd know how indecisive I am. Since Form 5, which was 3 years ago, I've changed my mind about what I want to do a million times. It's perfectly normal, a lot of people go through the same thing, but it's tiring. Really really tiring.


I had finally decided to do finance. I'm pretty sure this time. I felt so relieved! Like finally! Things will be so easy from now. Or so I thought.
Now I have to decide, whether I want to do accounting or finance. And there's actually a difference between accounting and accountancy. Then, there's this new thing my mum told me about, Chartered Secretary. So now, I have to make a decision again.
And then I realised, once I've made that decision, I have to decide where I'm going to do it.


There's really no end to this huh? Life is really all about choices, and the decisions you make. Which is something I'm going to have to get used to, I guess.

FOOD

Yesterday was all about food for me.

Went to Taylor's Lakeside Campus Open Day just to see the place. Ended up having free lunch. And it was so good. Especially the dessert. Both my mum and I got so excited the minute we tasted the food. For starters, there was prawn salad, potato and tuna salad, and 3 other salads ( forgot the names). Then there was roasted chicken with mushroom sauce, sauteed potatoes, dory fish with herb butter sauce. Your mouth watering yet? Oh and there was lamb. WHICH WAS GOOD!!!!
And for dessert, there was cake with butter icing, there were small little round blocks of cheesecake which was mouth watering. No seriously, my mouth actually started watering. And the cupcakes!! Carrot cupcakes with the most amazing chocolate icing on top! I regretted eating so much before that. Haha. Unfortunately I didn't have my camera with me, so no pictures.

I went to Pyramid after that. First stop, J.Co, one chocolate doughnut (chocolate again omg)
Then we walked around, and ended up at Cupcake chic. I had Fatal Attraction. SO GOOD! (again, chocolate)


And then we went to Fullhouse. Had pasta. I loved the sauce. YUMMYY!!The chicken was good as well. Could have been bigger though.

It doesn't stop there. We then had a chocolate eclair pretzel. YES! CHOCOLATE AGAIN!!!





But I had a good time =)




Also, I've come to a conclusion about something. Chocolates really do make me happy, no matter what the occasion. I've always loved chocs, and I tend to eat a lot of it whenever I'm feeling down. But I never really believed that it can make people happy(chocolates supposedly trigger the release of the 'happy hormone') Now I know it's true, for me at least :D





Time to go on a diet!!




By the way,




♥

We're all mad in our own way

Who's to say the darkened clouds must lead to rain
Who's to say the problems should just go away
Who's to point a finger at what's not understood

Because, we're all mad in our own way
Colours paint the grey away
Different people all the same
Each reveals the meaning
We're all mad in our own way
Fill the sky with different shades
Read the story on each page
Each reveals the meaning


It's my 2nd week at work, and it's really not as bad as I expected. I have actually learned quite a bit. I've seen what goes on in a finance office, I kind of understand how things work.
But the hours! Working 9 to 6 everyday is tiring! It really takes time getting used to that kind of hours. By the end of the first week, the only thing you want to do is sit and do nothing. But I'm getting a bit used to it now, so it's not so bad.


At least I don't hate waking up so early, for now. Haha!

Sesame street

awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww!! i like the part where elmo sings to the bass.
HAHAHAH!

Excited? Nervous?

Tomorrow will be my first day at work! :)
I'm going to work at INTI. Yes, good ol' INTI. Going to be working at the finance office. Not sure what to expect.

Felt good to go back to college today. Familiar grounds. Met up with people whom I haven't seen in a month! Yeay!!

I'm happy today

:D

MLIA

-Today I realized that my mechanical pencil doubles as a pen. I literally fell off my bed in excitement. MLIA


-Today while snowboarding, I heard someone make a braking noise as they stopped at the bottom of the slope. Expecting to see a kid, laughed when I turned and saw it was an older woman. She shrugged and said, "What? Sound effects are completely necessary." MLIA


-Today, we were drawing food chains in biology class. I drew grass, then an arrow pointing to a unicorn, then another one to Voldemort. Genius? Yes. MLIA.



-Today, I went on a first date and thought we were just going to watch a movie. We did, but my date also included making chocolate-chip cookies and a pillow fight. We're both in our twenties and he attends military school. He's a keeper for sure. MLIA


-A while ago, I wrote a two-page paper due eighth period during my seventh period study hall. The topic? Procrastination. MLIA



-Last night, I was quietly walking upstairs to go to bed when I overheard a conversation in my parents room. My dad asked "Do you wanna go? Real quick" to which my mom replied "But the kids are still up". I looked in the room to find my dad setting up 2 PacMan controllers that I've never seen in my life. We stayed up all night playing. I love my parents. MLIA.



-This Thanksgiving break I saw New moon with the girls in the family (I am a girl). We jokingly asked the guys if they wanted to come see it and they responded that they wouldn't because it was a chick flick. We came home to find them watching The Proposal. MLIA.



-Today my mom was telling me how my dog was stupid. Her dog ran by and slid into a wall. MLIA



I am now officially hooked to mylifeisaverage.com

Say bye to 2009

It's 2010!

Happy New Year!

=D