27th May 2010...

Packed my bags, got everything I need and off I came to Singapore with my friend after getting a call from the staff of the company requiring us to sign the remaining documents for our Work Permit before 6pm. It was Thursday (27th May 2010) 10am then when we departed from One World Hotel in BU. It was suppose to be a 5 hour trip but....

It all started when we arrived at the Singapore Custom. Never have I seen the place packed with so many people. As Wesak falls on Friday (PH) and followed by weekends, Tourists from India and China flocked the whole scene with not all security lanes open. With our heavy (I mean dam heavy) luggage, we manage to pass through within 15-20 minutes after the officers finally (smart enough) to open all lanes to speed up the unlimited queues. It was 3.20pm then. Me and my friend waited on the bus for an hour as other fellow passengers were not able to pass through smoothly like we did. The worst case scenario, could not wait for another hour, got off the current bus, with our really dam heavy luggage, took another bus that comes and go within 15 minutes to Jurong East Interchange. (FYI, the convenient bus is called Causeway Link with a yellow smiley face just in case you were caught in the situation that we were in)

It was around 4.35pm then when we arrived at the bus station. That was not all, we had to take a taxi to the HR department of my company, fortunately situated near Jurong East and happily arrived around 5.15pm. Waited inside the building, we signed the remaining documents and my nightmare came. Accommodation was successfully given to my friend when i have non. Because? They did not receive my e-mail with my application form attached on 16th May 2010, last 3 weeks ago but they received my friend's. Homeless right away, that guy that was responsible at the time tried to help providing a place to stay but the department that deals with accommodation do not approve until they get my application form. Never mind, he told me to go back Malaysia until I get confirmation around Wednesday (next week) for the room BUT I need to get my thumbprint and final step to complete my Work Permit IN Singapore WITHIN 7 DAYS starting from that unfaithful day. YOU WANT ME TO TRAVEL HOW MANY TIMES!?? AND they do not provide a solution like finding a temporary place to stay in Singapore and told me to come back. Maybe he felt responsible, he told me that he'll "try" to get a room for me on Monday or Tuesday.

After that, we left and headed towards the accommodation in Toa Payoh to leave our Dam heavy luggage there to reduce the hassle of taking it "around the world". After meeting up with my boyfriend that innocently waited for approximately 4 hours since 3pm at The Plaza (where we initially should be stopping there) went to Jurong East to meet us but his arrival time was much later than us so he had to wait at the MRT station until we finished out matter at the HR department (where the bad news was delivered).

We met another Malaysian who was also heading towards the accommodation, we combined strength to look for the place. Finally arrived around 8++ forgot the time, issued keys and moved the dam heavy luggage up to the room. After everything is done, left around 9.30pm towards Jurong East again to take the hopefully last bus to Johor. Fortunately we have a friend staying there and truly thankful to him for providing a place to stay and his blessings are really indescribable together with his family. Could not thank you enough. Will know what to do =p

Managed to rush for the 11.40pm bus and the bus was packed like sardines cramped inside a tin until 1 (ONE) person really could not get on the bus!! Know what? Don;t know the guy is plain crazy or acting it, he was seated but when he saw me, he took my bag and put it between his legs, gave up his seat for me. Not to say gentleman, he's possibly a thief because he was standing beside me with my friend standing behind him watching his every move. Moving his hands up and down like doing magic and almost touching the bag i'm having on my lap. There;s another lady observing his moves and tried to help me to block his hand contact with the bag. Reached the Singapore Custom, he tried to reach for my bag which he said Let me "help" you and thanks to my friend's quick act and my feet preventing him from taking my bag, he got down the bus. After passing through the security, we manage to get onto the bus which is 99% full BUT because there were people missed the previous bus ride, they got up the bus and caused the remaining passengers stranded in the queue, unable to board on the bus. Security came, made some calls and the bus driver had to make another trip back from Malaysia Custom to pick up the remaining passengers stranded in Singapore Custom on that again, unfaithful day of 27th May.

We waited until 12.40pm until the 2nd bus finally had no choice to send everyone back to Johor that night and my lunch was at 1.20am and breakfast for my friend.

To be continued...

How About You and Me...?

Yea....I know I know....I'm lazy la what else!! hahaha it's been so long since I post a new entry. How are you guys?? Hoping to hear good news =D

Just for your info, I'm now working =D as a Marketing Communication Exec, MARCOM in short in Star Planet (concert organizing company) maybe you can visit www.starplanet.com.my if you have question marks on your head hahaha

Actually since I started working..I realized I'm scared...I felt real fear because now I am not a student but a working adult...and the worst is, I am working in a field that I am not familiar with at all (graduated from Hospitality course) and so..I have to start from scratch...I won't talk about this yet.

Did you ever think that the way you live, the way you act, the way you talk...is yourself? Simplification - Are you being yourself? A sensitive question indeed and not pointing fingers because it relates to myself. I used to live the way society wants me to act, talk, and respond. To tell you the truth, it's a very hard life, lots of pain, felt locked in, cant voice own opinions, thinking or honest answers and more...to a certain extend I think living that way is a bullshit way of living. Society favors those who agrees with what they think..responds to what they want. Eventually...I didn't know who I really was.

Why I want to post this entry is because I had realized somethings are needed to say out honestly. The world creates too much lies...even marketing does it. Society need to cover their real intentions, truths, and even their own selves in order not to be looked down upon. Even dressings, new gadgets, four wheel drives are forms of status building and recognition in the society. Of course I am not saying it is wrong to have the most fashionable dresses, high tech phones as personal interest comes in. But if it's a way of getting attention..I think it's very sad indeed...

Maybe I just stepped into the reality..in a world which I just discovered..it's really hard..even so I still need to live in it..but I know God is always with me..

The Meaning of Life...?

Life means everything for a human to live on..doing things they want to do. But what exactly life means to everyone? To me? I think all people have the same thoughts about this too =3

What if our lives have a purpose? What if we need ti accomplish something at least to change the world? I really believe that the little things we do makes or creates something new and different! Example? Try to think back...if you did not meet even one of your friends or best friends last time...what will happen in this current time? All the little things that you did together would not be the same as you did before you met them...maybe you guys would not agree..it's my thoughts though =D I like to think questions more than answers...answers are for us to realize and unravel..not by only been told verbally but to experience it to learn more about it no? God have something for us...it can be helping another life, changing bits of the world to make it a better place for some of them, more and more...helping one another to live happily is the best thing that can happen...i would not want to overjoy myself, alone for the things I had accomplish...like being the famous cartoonist (i wish) ...it'll be a total nuisance because it'll be 100 fold the happiness if I can share it with my family and friends...

Of course...if you helped someone...why want to let the whole world know? Yes...accomplish something..but if you keep it to yourself, would not it be better? God would be overjoyed! It can be listed as things usually most people would not do...and it feels good..trust me..

Helping someone and sharing your success with another is different...you help someone is what you think is right..no need to let others know about it...if you do..seeking attention and praises don't you think? (I'm talking about general...not pointing fingers =D)

Experiencing the whole of life? Like what? Doing at least one thing that you had not done before...? Well.. yea..that's the beauty of life! Of course..i don't mean the negative areas...some of it are not suppose to do...never..i know you know what I mean right? (Yea yea...whatever) I have no authority to tell you to change your life styles or thinking (if you are thinking that what I said is absurd) it's just what I realized...what I felt and what I had experienced =D there should be more to life for everyone...it's only how you choose to live...and life on earth is 'usually' given one chance...

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Beginning of a New Year...

My first post for 2009 lolzz I wanna shout out first... MY TRAINING IS OVER!!!! YAHOOOO~~~~ *jumps jumps hops hops* although i am extremely happy about it but I do miss the regular customers and the chef who makes me laugh and chit chat with me everyday at work. The customers even gave me flowers and new year's allowance =) shy to say but i really did shed tears on the last day of my training...i was hiding though ><" it had become one of my experiences and memories...well then, let's move on!!!

From the work back to school. SWTNESS!! I never thought moving all my luggages back to IMI (my school) would be so time consuming and most of all drained my strength and energy!!! Thank goodness the train station provides courier service which delivered my 30kg luggage from Lausanne to Lucerne. It was in the morning around 11.30..Please do not imagine how I carried that heck of weight by taking the bus to the train station....luckily I bumped into a familiar face when getting into the bus and he helped me throughout the chaos =D and again, the Lord helped me in times of trouble. Oh btw, whoever is reading this wants to use this service, please bear in mind that the max weight is 25kg for them to accept your luggage. Do not look at me...I was lucky i guess =D you can try but i DID warned you. (God helped me again XD)

1 down!! 5 to go!!! YES 5 MORE!! But it was all normal bags which I have to be the "bellboy" herself. Worst case scenario...I MISSED THE TRAIN BY 1 MINUTE!!! It was 7.45 p.m. ==" Dang...i have to wait for another hour to catch the next train...NVM!! I can wait!! But the problem is...Decemeber...winter...I HAVE TO FACE MY WORST ENEMY!! COLDNESSS!! It was my fault actually because I too missed the first bus to the station too...what to do!! I HAVE 4 BAGS ALL OVER MY BODY and PULLING 1 BEHIND ME!! I seemed more like a runaway girl @@" anyways, i caught the train at 8.45 (yes..i did not miss it) and sat for the whole 2 hours to reach Lucerne with 2 of my friends waiting for me =D

It was then 11 p.m and I got down from the train like an idiot with the stupid bags...moreover the reception of the school is closed...so to the out-campus villa we go!! (wif two of my friends) met new friends there and chit-chatted. Some of them are taking the same course as I am and some of them had already started their internship (they are the next batch after mine) after eating Maggie Mee (which i had not ate dinner earlier =D) Me and Bee Fong went to one of the bedroom to sleep LOLZ luckily some of the students had not arrived yet =X

Morning came....finally checked into the room in campus...STORAGE TIME!! As Bee Fong was with me (ngek ngek ngek) asked her help to take out my stuff from the storage room...My gosh..when we reached the place where I kept my stuff nicely, the sight was like a forsaken place trashed by a tornado. There was no sign of my boxes at the place i left it!! So we searched...and finally found them...lying below some boxes and the other one was found by Bee Fong. Mission accomplished...for now...

After breakfast around 11.30a.m. to the train station with the bus to catch the 12p.m. train to Lausanne, again. What to do! I had a few more things there and I had to return the room key to the restaurant boss. I dashed to the train at platform 8 (yesh i remember...) because the train was departing in less than 1 minute!!!! The most humiliating and paiseh thing happened was...i fell down ==" (don't laugh!!) Dam jia lat(not good) lo!!! LOLZ but i just got up again and continued my run to the train =D yesh...i managed to get on the train before it departed.

Reached Lausanne, cleaned the room a bit (so good of me <3 lolz), slept a bit and the boss came to retrieve the key haha goodbyes were said and yes, again, went back the the train station to leave Lausanne for the last time. It was around 5.30 p.m. Fed up of waiting for the 7.45p.m train, decided to take the 6.45p.m train (cuz i have the card which you can ride for free after 7p.m) Reached around 10p.m at Lucerne and ate Burger King (Yea they have it there but it was just recently haha) Hectic days before the new semester started 3 days later after that...dam...i have muscles liao lo! I was traveling like hell! Fed up wif trains for now =X so that was the story of how I spent my New Years...swtnes....so sad ==" btw I kinda grown mature liao (a lil bit la, give face ler lolz) and know how to take care of myself at least =) i miss my Kenari *sobs*

Now...I have to finish my dissertation proposal by Sunday...the due date is CNY day itself... =( can't go back Msia to take ang pao so send to me~~~ msg me and i'll give you my address =D lolzzzz school life is going to get busy starting next week ><" but playing is important too hahahaha thinking of going skiing and paintballing!! Don't be jealous lolzzz okay la~ need to continue my work already....until next post (which i do not know when i'll write =X) CIAOZZ!!!

HAPPY BELATED BELATED NEW YEAR AND HAPPY CNY PEOPLE!!!!!!!!! kisses and hugz XD

yours truly,
Clarryn aka Liyan

Realization for now...

Thanks for waiting *bows* =D What i am about to write is what I learned in my life until now haha not much but I just wanna share...and talking about sharing, I am actually a person with many thoughts but do not know how to express what I think and feel...sometimes I feel hopeless because of that but I am good by expressing in words XD so let's go~

For the pass 6 months, I was and still doing my intern in a typical Chinese restaurant in Lausanne, Switzerland in order to gain experience, learn new things and to get my Higher Diploma Cert (yay~) As i was saying, I learned quite a lot about life (not too much), working experience, myself and the faith for the Lord and Holy Father. Yes, I admit that I am still a child..(a childish one actually haha) and the people in the restaurant can see that and sometimes treat me like one but I don't really mind because it is who I am. And also because of that, there would be more opportunities for me to grow. Working life is not as easy as I thought (OT and all and I don't have much time for myself). I had doubts last few months ago that if I had chosen the right course to study in as I'm interested in Illustration and creativity things. I was lost and afraid...prayed to the Father about this and He showed me that I can go to Events Management to have my interest bloom. And so, I decided to take Events Management and Tourism.

I felt that I am very blessed...although the place that I am doing my training is not a famous 5 star hotel or a fine dining restaurant, but the colleagues and the boss treat me well. I enjoyed my training there but sometimes hate it as there's too much chores to do...I realized that my working style sometimes irritate people haha (so sad) because I have a poor memory, always assuming (like assuming what customers order), slow mind... and much more!! arghhh I seem to mess up every time!! I hate myself! But still I have to change all of that because I already knew what's wrong with me...Despite all that, the boss and colleagues accepted who I am although I got scoldings all the time hahaha but I know they want to teach me a good lesson about it. Good people =D It's a long road for me to change myself but little bit by the day, I'm sure I'll reach the goal~ wish me luck!

I see problems of life faced by others and myself during the whole period...I faced loneliness (stated in "Period of Independence"), seen the edge of breaking down of my roommate facing problems with family and life, hanging on the line facing poverty, and the worst having an abortion...(not me ==") Maybe to some of the people, these problems seemed to be quite normal...but for me, I am so glad that I had not experience all of that (for now) and I have a loving family supporting my back...my friends too =) I learned not to complain so much about life and go with the flow because I myself is lucky enough to stay out of all those problems..most probably He knows I wouldn't know how to handle (yet) hahaha

Everyone is asking me when am I going back home (Malaysia) and my answer is always NEXT YEAR!! KEEP THAT IN MIND PEOPLE!! DON'T ALWAYS ASK ME THE SAME QUESTION EVERYTIME!! *kof kof* pardon me..I know you guys are caring but please really keep that in mind lolzzz I had repeated that more than a thousand times....seriously ==" God have plans for me but I really do not know what is it or what are they...I decided not to find work in Malaysia after graduation but i would have no choice to return if there is really no place for me to go...do not get me wrong though!!! I want to go back!! Mamak, shopping, yc, cyber cafes, OMG i miss Malaysia already!!! Sobssss I miss you people too!!! Be there when I touch down at KLIA yea =D of course i'll post the date of my arrival hehe ciaozzz

Period of Reflection...

Uh-hem...i haven't been posting anything lately (for a long time actually =D) actually I haven't got a clue on what to blog about...if it's my daily life, it's too boring to read (write too) so I'm focusing on what I learned and learning..what I understand and what I don't..what I want to know about life and about Him. Well..sometimes I need to have inspirations to write too ahahaahha so stay tune.. =)