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Name: Daphne
Country: Canada
State: Ontario
Metro: Ottawa
Birthday: 4/13/1987
Gender: Female
Interests: I LIKE..............
The Amazing Race, April, BUM, movies, music, wushu, talking, the things I have, bubble tea, Gilmore Girls, Roots, magic, popcorn, money, laughing, computers (sometimes they're fun), Mandy Moore, spring, sleeping, Vanilla Coke, ice-cream, daydreaming, Hilary Duff, my MP3 player, Crazy Taxi, fighting, Jesse McCartney, Saved, corn, shrimps/prawns, talking shits (good idea Munzz, I like that!)
Expertise: Not studying, daydreaming for hours, procrastinating (slacking off bit by bit I hope), talking like a machine gun, doodling
Occupation: Student
Industry: Other
Message: message me
Website: visit my website
MSN: minty_stuff@hotmail.com
Member Since:
7/17/2004
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| I love Google Chrome. So it sucks how I've to use Internet Explorer to write here, because Chrome doesn't support the HTML here. So I've decided to come back here for a bit because somebody poked me into it. The updating feel has pretty much left me...there're things you don't really mention in public anymore, and it sometimes almost seems childish to. Three months is a long time. I remembered journalling how it's been 18 days and I haven't updated in forever. Besides, I'm running really busy these days, with three jobs and what-not, that I can't make time to sit down and write what happened today. All I'm concerned about is clearing out those emails and going to bed. Today's my first break in 11 days, and that's only because the owner's mother passed away, and they had to cancel my shift for today. So speaking of three jobs, I got my third job on the last week of November. My manager at Yesterday's wouldn't use me as a server until March, so I decided to get a temporary serving job until then. The owner's okay, and the tips aren't the greatest, but it's a good start for me. Get my feet wet a little and swim from there. My roommate Ashley moved out today. We found someone to replace her. Her name's Leigh-Ann and she's a second-year student from Waterloo University doing her co-op here for four months. I'm already the oldest in this apartment, but Leigh-Ann moving in will really make me feel old, cuz both Jen and Leigh-Ann are Dylan's age. Aww shucks. Jen's gone back to Campbellford and Leigh-Ann probably won't be moving in until early January. Which means I'll have to whole apartment to myself after the 22nd for a week and a half or so. All set to turn up that music! Had a little gathering with Minji, Jessy and Kerry last night. Good old times. It's nice to still be keeping in touch since first year. We had a mini Secret Santa and I got some ancient Chinese coins and incense that Jessy bought when she went to China. Jessy also added hot chocolate toppings. So perfect. I picked out Jessy's name too and it was apparently a perfect gift for her as well - Laura Secord chocolates! [Edited] | | |
| I know you must think I'm crazy to be writing at one in the morning, but I've this crazy urge to write, and I'm not quite ready to sleep yet. Just a few things to skim through. I noticed the last time I wrote was a month ago, although it seems a lot longer than that.
I was reading the entry of May 26, where my finances were of my main concern at that time, and I'm mighty glad to say that it's pretty much under control as of now. On top of being able to lay down a consistent budget prior to each start of the month, I'm near to clearing half of the initial debt from last year when I first decided to bulldoze them (Going back to Singapore for almost half a year put that on hold, but I was determined to be more disciplined than ever - especially in May when I was eating out of tuna cans left by the ex-tenants - when I came back). It's funny, however, that just at this point in time, I've got a few agendas popping out that will distract me a little from clearing it all in one shot. They are, unfortunately, vital for me to take care of as soon as possible, so I guess I'll have to postpone my goal of trying to clear them all by the end of this year. Nevertheless, I'm proud of the way things were going, and I still have to keep motivated to be disciplined where spending is concerned.
It's been five and a half months since I came back, (check this: I was in Singapore for five and a half months. The anniversary is not intentional by the way.) and my main concern isn't so much of my finances anymore. I mean, yes, they are a priority and will be for a while, but there has been so many other things that has popped into my life since I came back, after I managed to lay out my first organized budget for June, that my concerns have been split to focus on the other stuffs as well. Now I look back and go, "Wow, did this all happen?"
I think it all started with the urge to get my life moving as quickly as possible. I tried kick-starting it after my brother moved back to Singapore last-July. He's a great kid, but I didn't have much room life-wise whilst trying to take care of his needs, no thanks to my dad's insistence on overprotection in which I'm not for at all. It was kinda moving for a while (it even had a bit of drama of its own, until I left) before I decided to succumb to Mom's request to go back to Singapore in October for a few months. I intended to stay only until February, but my parents had their own plans that somehow happened to have intertwined with mine, and it wasn't until April before I managed to be on my way back. By that time, my engines were getting really rusty and I couldn't wait to get them going again. My life had been a standstill for more than two years now, and I couldn't let it stagnate anymore. I'd tons on my agenda when I first got back: get my taxes done, get a job, find an apartment to live asap - those were just for the month of April. For the month of May, all my focus was on how to get through that month financially and to set up a decent budget for the month of June at the same time. It wasn't until June that my life finally started to rock a little, and I think I was sitting on third gear at that time (pardon my love for standard cars). And after getting my job at Yesterday's, things were REALLY rocking, and I almost lost control of my boat. That was last week when I fell sick, lol.
So anyway, I think I'm getting used to the heavy-rocking now...a.k.a. to the crazy pace that I'd to adapt to till now. I know I've been talking about my life circumstances so far, but I've also been going through some crazy rocking inside me as well...more than I'd ever had since I started my soul search three and something years ago. Basically, it's the people that I've come to know since I came back that really shook me up - upside down and inside out, literally. And that's the other part of the reason why it seems that my life has been moving really fast too. But that's something I don't really discuss here. I like talking about stuff like this in person better.
Anyway, back to regular matters, which was what I really wanted to skim through about anyway. I'd finally caught up with Kerry on Sunday for breakfast. I hadn't seen her since dodgeball, and that was about four months ago. Hung out with Chris for the weekend, and I think I'm getting way more into the conspiracy stuff now, big time. Went for dinner with Azalea, Simon, Blessing and Adam yesterday before Blessing goes to the UK this Saturday.
I was scheduled to work out at the patio all day yesterday, today and tomorrow. I was cut last night, cut today, and it's likely I'll be cut tomorrow as well if it's going to rain. I decided to go see a movie today since I was cut. It'd been a while since I last saw a movie in the theatres. I saw Julie & Julia, and it was alright. It sparked a little of the cooking streak inside me, however, and Meryl Streep is an inspiration as always. After the movie, I decided to wait and see if Dian wanted her products, so I hopped over to Chapters, and read the book that Krystel lent me. I took two hours to read chapter two...yes, embarrassing. It's been forever since I'd read fiction, and I guess it took a while for my brain cells to to generate my imagination as I read on.
Alright, it's 2:37am now. Bed. It's about time, seriously. | | |
| And another entry. There's not much to update. Things have been pretty stable where working life is concerned for the past couple weeks. A shitload of drama had me slammed pretty hard sometime on the last week of July, but other than that, I've been just working at Yesterday's. I did manage to work in Canadian Tire for a while, like for a few days, cuz there was a bit of confusion with the scheduling where I wasn't getting any work except for one bussing shift. And then I guess my managers decided to make up for my absence and gave me 9 shifts this past week. I worked out at the patio all day and night from Monday to Wednesday, averaging almost 10 hours each day, a shift on Thursday night, and another two shifts yesterday, one of which included a bussing shift. I think I clocked like 45 hours this week...it's pretty crazy. I'm not complaining though, I think my next paycheque will be pretty sick. The only thing is that my sleeping hours are a bit messed up, since I usually don't get home until eleven or twelve in the morning. I skipped my French class this morning cuz I didn't think I'd be able to concentrate in class with so little sleep from the past week, and decided to forego a coworker's party last night, thinking I'd to be up for French in the morning. It sucks, but oh well, health comes first. I finally slept for 9 hours last night, so that should make up for the past week...more or less.
I'll be going to a Drag King show with a friend of mine tonight, whom I met while playing beach volleyball last Sunday. You ever heard of Drag Queen shows, right, where men dress as women? Well, this is where women dress as men. I've never been to one before, so it should be fun. She's already got a ticket for me, which was nice. We're going for coffee before the show, so maybe I'll get her coffee instead. | | |
| Aloha. Aloha, aloha, aloha.
It's been forever since I wrote an entry. I know. But I figured Facebook would do most of the talking.
Of course, I can't let Facebook do all of the talking. Too many people there. Although...I've been sorta see-sawing on whether to put the link for this blog up on Facebook or not. I mean, this site is pretty public. It really is no different from Facebook, except for the fact that I actually put my personal life in paragraphs instead of occasional one-liners. And it's a more personal page. On Facebook, everyone splatters comments and scrutinizes everything that goes on on your notes, wall, photos, etc. You know what I mean? Therefore, I don't like blogging on Facebook Notes, cuz every Tom, Dick and Harry who has an overview of my profile can see the stuff I write immediately. If I post a link, not everyone will click on it. Ultimately some will, but only those who are interested enough and actually don't mind a little time to check out the link and its contents are rare. I believe many of us are only interested in other people's profile and statuses in life (e.g., your birthday, general facts about you, and especially who you're in a relationship with. Duh). Anything more bores them. They don't need to fork out that much time to know you inside out. And if I have to click on a link...geez, forget it man! So that's why I'm thinking of just putting the link up. Like I said, it's not like I privatized this blog anyway.
Where do I start? I last wrote late May...yes, a lot of things have happened since then. Of course I can't write everything down...it'll take two months. I got hired at a Carnival that will be running from July 23-August 30, and I've currently got a new job, working at a restaurant. Started June 23rd. Hostessing and bussing at the moment. Hostessing = sitting people down and bussing is pretty much the workout of the restaurant. I get to carry heavy, dirty plates, glasses and cutlery, refill buckets of ice, help the servers with food carryouts...and more. It's a busy job. I like it, but the past two times that I've been bussing, it's worn me down a little. Thank god I did work out a little bit most mornings since I came back from Singapore in April, so I'd a two-month warm-up before starting on a crazy job, or my arms would've been broken by now. I'm half-joking.
One of the servers, Aline, couldn't feel her arm all of a sudden yesterday. I'd just ended my shift, and stayed behind for about a half hour or so to read a chapter of my book before going home. As I was packing up to go home, I headed to the washroom, and suddenly the door slammed open, with me in that awkward position half-peeing, and Aline went, "Oh shit", and ran away. I didn't think there was anything wrong at that time except I was a little embarrassed (I thought I'd locked the damn door!). Later as I was washing my hands, my manager Kerry burst in calling Aline's name, but found me washing my hands instead. She mumbled a "sorry" and yelled, "Aline, where are you? Are you okay?!" Sensing something amissed, I headed back to the locker room and found Kerry crouching across Aline, who was sitting on the chair grabbing her arm in pain. Apparently, she couldn't feel her fingers at all, and the upper part of her left arm was in pain. We didn't know what to do, and I could tell Kerry had never handled a situation like that before. And I couldn't do anything either, cuz I didn't know what it was. All I did was manage to calm her down for less than a minute, before she got all panicky again. Anyway, she had a ride to the hospital right away.
That was pretty much the drama of yesterday. Another server, Lori, who was supposed to be scheduled in yesterday morning, didn't show up. She'd apparently gotten into a motorbike accident. Sophie, who was called in for replacement said it shouldn't be that serious, but still... So yeah, yesterday was one helluva day. Oh, and guess what the name of the restaurant is called? Yesterday's. Nope, not kidding, lol. Anyway, I just got a call from my other manager, Steve, for a no-show today. I'm scheduled to work outside in the patio, but because it's cold and windy (18°C as of now), he's decided to close the patio, and everyone who was on shift to work outside. I'm still gonna make my way down though, I think, because I'm eager to know the schedule for the rest of the week, so I can plan my stuff asap.
Before I pen off, Carole, my Canadian Tire supervisor, gave me off for two and a half weeks cuz she was going on vacation and didn't know what my schedule would be like before the Carnival. It's sick, I'm telling ya! I just happened to start working at Yesterday's at that time (that was two weeks ago), so the two weeks off was perfect for me to get coordinated in my second job. So I'm probably not gonna be working at Canadian Tire too much for a while, cuz I'll be working at the Carnival full-time till the end of August. I probably wouldn't be working much at Yesterday's either. The idea of having three jobs do sound intimidating, but I'll try to see how I'll juggle them all and still get my sleep!
Alright, I should probably go now, cuz I've still got stuff to take care of at home. It's been so crazy the past week I'm a little behind with the organizing stuff. I cleared a part of my desk today so I'm feeling a little better. Alright, till next time, people. | | |
| This has been like, the longest time that I've gone without an update. Well, first and foremost, I just got back my internet a couple weeks ago, so that's partly the reason why. The other reason is that I've been busy...like, really busy. Basically from the time that I wrote the last post until now...my schedule has been quite insane.
Two days right after I wrote the last post (also my birthday...happy 22), I went apartment shopping by myself. And out of the three places that I looked at, two were potential places...and I picked the slightly more expensive monthly rent. Two reasons. First off, I get to share with two other girls around my age. The other place, which is renting a room from a slightly elderly lady, wasn't as tidy or bright. Granted, it was at least $100/month cheaper, but that was that, and it was located near the main road, where there's a lot of honking around. I was kinda broke at that time and that place really appealed to me mainly because of the price, but I figured I'd try to work harder and live in a nicer place than a pretty junk one. The one I'd chosen is located close to downtown, which is great, but what appealed more to me was that it was also located beside the river and a really beautiful park. So I get the best of both worlds. I get to be near downtown where I could walk in slightly more than thirty minutes, and I get to be near nature...and believe me, the surroundings are beautiful. I don't have to drive to Hull to get that kinda serenity now. Woot!
A week later, I got back my job at Canadian Tire. My supervisor was willing to put me back on the job asap, so that was awesome. Started work on April 20th. Going back to work even when I didn't feel like it was one of the best financial decisions I ever made. And what worked out really well was that we are supposed to be paid three times this month, which helps me barely support myself through this month and a little of next month. Yes, I was a broke little bird when I arrived. Five and a half months of vacation and no work...whaddya expect. So yeah, a lot of work to do to fix myself up, hence the insane schedule.
And when all was almost looking up, I'd a little car trouble a couple weeks ago, and I couldn't afford to pay the massive bill, so I'd to blow another hole in my credit. Yeah, that sucked. At about that same time, the internet and phone were up, and I had my address changed for pretty much all of my important mailings.
So, after all that, I still have one more update to fit. My roommates! Almost forgot about that. I'm living with two other people, both of them students of Ottawa U. Ironic, isn't it? It's mostly because I'm practically living right beside Ottawa U. But the reason for that is cuz it's close to downtown. Carleton U will always be dear to me though, for the whole life-changing experience. But I've no feud with Ottawa U after graduation, seriously.
So anyhow, my roomies. Yes, one's going in to her first year and the other's in her last year. She's my age, a couple weeks younger, while the younger girl is Dylan's age. It's weird to think that I could be living with a younger sibling, haha. And yeah, it's a little weird too cuz I've always been the youngest one in the household all these years (with the exception of Dustin but that's cuz he's my bro), and I'm suddenly the oldest one around. *Shudders* Yeah, that's weird. But anyhow, it'll be an interesting hybrid mix of roomies. A white girl (Jen, who's going into first-year), a black girl (Ashley, who was born and raised in Mississauga), and a yellow girl (me!). I was going to say "Asian" instead of "yellow", but I figured I'd be fair and throw the colours in anyway. Speaking of Jen, she's not currently living here, but will be in September, when classes start. So it's just me and Ashley right now. One more thing about the apartment, is that it's a 3-bedroom, and it has two bathrooms. TWO bathrooms...can you beat that?! To top that off, it's got a designated parking spot (and a sheltered one if you're lucky. I wasn't) and two superintendents that live in the building and are available 24/7 if there's any emergency at all. And it's close to downtown. No offence to Rosie and Tina, but I think I'm saving more living here than living all the way in Orleans, even though rent is $100 cheaper and it's all-inclusive. But I'll be way more tempted to take the car out and spend like crazy on gas cuz buses don't run there too much. After some tallying on my prospective monthly budget and living conditions, I'm actually getting a way better deal living here.
Just one more update for today before I jet outta here. I'd to wreck my schedule today and make new keys, pronto, cuz I lost them while playing dodgeball last night. Kerry invited me to my first dodgeball game last night. It was awesome, and I went home tired and smiling...until I couldn't find my keys to open the door. I'd to wake Ashley up, and she was nice enough to go without her keys for today so I can make new ones. The extra expenditure of keys isn't fitting too well with what I've left for the week, but ah well, I'll survive. Less than a week to go before a new month opens up. I'm actually pretty excited for June because I finally get to lay down a proper budgeting plan for the month. I lacked that for this month, cuz coming back mid-April and starting work close to late-April makes it hard to do so. So yeah...I know I keep talking about budgeting and finances, but I guess it'll give you a fine idea on what's been cycling in my mind at the moment.
Alright, 'nuff said. This post is getting too long (though not as long as the last one, but still pretty long), but I guess that's what happens when I don't update in a while. Til' later, gators.
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