#14

I was downstairs in the lounge room on my laptop when I heard this loud and deafening sound, I was certain there was a car accident. I walked outside to see that there was indeed an accident and the car had flipped on its side in the middle of the road. It's probably the most shocking thing I've witnessed this year and it happened right in front of my house. I saw the driver crawl out of the car uninjured and I quickly went inside to call the ambulance. Within a few minutes, the police, ambulances and fire brigade came to inspect. The scene looked like a mess. My street was blocked in cases of an emergency and everything was dispersed within the hour. Nobody knows what caused the accident, but speeding definitely played a part for it to be flipped on its side.

There are a lot of crazy drivers out there. Always take care on the roads. Even if you're a safe driver, somebody else's negligence could put yourself in danger.

#13

Merry Christmas! 2018 is fast approaching, oh my goodness. I'm actually counting down and can't wait for the new year.

Had a gathering at my cousin's house with some last minute planning. I originally only wanted to go over to her house to give her family some gifts, but then it went from giving gifts to cousins' gathering and dinner, lol. We then headed to Chipping Norton to view some Christmas lights. The effort some of these houses put in to make it look extravagant is mind blowing. It was fun. It's probably the most I've ever done on Christmas, lmao. Maybe because my mum is in Vietnam so it's not burdening to go out, lol.

#12

R.I.P Jonghyun. Thank you for sharing your talent to the world. You will forever be missed.

I've been feeling extremely sad after learning about his passing. The feeling of not being good enough, I understand completely. I felt empty when I finished reading his suicide letter because it was so relatable. I just feel so devastated.

#11

Me: "I'm gonna go sleep tomorrow"

What I meant: "I'm gonna go to sleep because I need to wake up early tomorrow."

The tiredness.

The heat today was terrible. I hate it.

#10

FML today was so hot and it's expected to be 41 degrees in Western Sydney tomorrow. Thank god I work in an air conditioned office, but I don't even want to think about stepping into my car after work while it's been soaking the heat all day. And this is why I dislike Summer. I hate the feeling of being lethargic. I dislike the stickiness of your skin from the humidity. I just hate Summer >:\

youth years

songs to record:

Starting to select songs that I would like to sing and record to gift my parents. I was meant to do this for Father's Day but didn't get a chance to do it. Thanks to Giong Ai Giong Ai, I've discovered some really great Vietnamese songs! I love that show, it's hilarious.

Em Gai Mua
Lac Nhau Co Phai Muon Doi
Vet Nang Cuoi Troi
Cho Em Gan Anh Chut Nua

Thankful that I have a Smart TV where I can watch shows online with the family. I've been so invested in Vietnamese variety shows lately. Their entertainment field is really improving, lol. I don't recall Vietnam having such a vast variety of shows years ago, but thanks to the internet, I think they've finally broaden their entertainment spectrum to reach out to a wider audience. It's very obvious they're heavily influenced by Korean variety shows but I think they interpret it well for the Vietnamese audience. It really helps me to improve my Vietnamese, lol. I introduced a few shows to my mum and now she's hooked as well, haha.

city of stars

I absolutely loved the soundtrack to La La Land. It was the music that tempted me to watch the film and overall, I enjoyed the soundtrack more than the film itself. Sorry! I absolutely cannot wait for the concert at the Sydney Opera House where the Sydney Symphony Orchestra are playing all the music live! The excitement is real.

long day

Happy Monday!

Believe it or not Mondays are usually my favourite days and I look forward to coming into work because of my students, they're just that great and amazing. If I had a shitty weekend, I could always count on my Monday students to make me feel better. They're a very loud bunch but that's what makes the day fun. Like some of them have already mentioned, once my contract is up and I'm ready to pack up and leave, they know I'm going to miss them, lol. We joke around saying I'm going to need therapy after I leave due to the nature of the class, haha. The topics they talk about are....interesting and......explicit, hence why I'm heading straight to therapy!

I also did supervisory work at Merrylands ESG and had an amazing time there. My colleagues and my students made it so enjoyable to come into work. I formed a great relationship with my students where we were able to talk comfortably about different topics, especially when some of them weren't fluent in English and really wanted to improve on the language with hopes of securing employment in the future. Some highlights was when I discovered two my of students who are Lebanese were obsessed with K-dramas, lol. Over time most of them were trying to match me up with random Korean actors with hopes of finding me a boyfriend, haha. They knew my favourite Korean actor was Gong Yoo and joked that he would be my future husband one day. Good times ~

calm before the storm

Woke up earlier than usual to go for a morning walk because my body is thirsty for some sun at the moment. Did three laps around the oval near my house and called it a day, lol. I am so unfit. How was I so bothered to work out every single day 4 years ago? I need that motivation back.

weekly round up

• Had brackets put on my back teeth and now every single tooth has a bracket! My orthodontist changed the wire and it now reaches my back teeth where it'll shift them into a straighter position. I'm excited for the end result. I glanced at his laptop as I left the room and saw a 2d image of a nice set of teeth. I asked him if that's what my teeth are meant to look like, to which he laughed and said, yes, "it just takes time" he said. I can't wait to take my braces off. A little over a year to go!
  
• I received my blood test results and everything seems fine until my doctor mentions that I'm lacking in vitamin D, which is so weird as I've never had this problem before. I guess I need more sunshine and be eating raw foods. I know this year has been very different in terms of my diet due to my braces and that could be the reason why.
  
• I appreciate that my supervisor (who is new to the company) is trying his best to get to know me better as we're both meant to be working together as a team. He recently asked me how old I was to which I replied,"30" and his shocked expression followed. He thought I was in my early twenties, lol. People are often telling me I look young for my age but nothing beats when I walked into a bank last week and the lady assumed I was still a teenager, lmao. I wasn't sure whether I needed to be offended or not, rofl. I told my supervisor that it's probably due to my Asian genes :) Honestly, 30 isn't even that old.
  
• Had to lecture my class about a really delicate topic - body odour. It was the most uncomfortable subject I've ever had to talk about. Being the supervisor has its pros and cons and this is one of the cons! A few of my students brought up the subject after having a foul smell lingering the room last week. I decided to go through the OHS practice and procedures again while placing much more emphasis on personal hygiene. I hope I made my point clear, otherwise I need to bring the issue over to my manager.

bossa nova is my love

brunch and movie

So today was a rather eventful day for the 1st of October 2017. Brunch with the cousins at Carter and G's for my sister's birthday and then some last minute planning for a movie during the evening.

Props to the staff at C & G's for being able to cater the 9 of us, haha. I ordered a fish burger and a nutella and salted pretzel milkshake - both were quite average, but eh, good enough for something local....practically a 5 minute walk from my house. Price was reasonable, though.

After brunch I went home to do some paperwork and then mid way decided to organise a movie for the evening. I suggested Kingsman 2 because I quite enjoyed the first one and everyone agreed. I was so hyped for the sequel but man, did it disappoint. There was a lot of unnecessary scenes and the choice of music during their action sequences was also a let-down. The promotional trailer looked amazing, which was the only reason why I decided to watch Kingsman in the first place. Overall, plot was way too cheesy, needed more action, should've replaced Channing Tatum with Joseph Gordon Levitt or maybe just replace all the American actors with British actors while focusing on a different plot. I dunno, there was just something about the sequel that I didn't like and the low rating at rotten tomatoes is understandable. I hope the third film will be better.

I also hope this stupid flu would go away soon because it's ruining my long weekend >:\

you are good enough

For a better peace of mind and well-being, I've decided to start daily blogging again. The last time I did this was in high school and that was a looooong time ago, lol. However I'll only be focusing on the positive aspects of my life in this blog. No negativity allowed....that will be posted elsewhere, away from the public :P There's going to be a whole lot of incoherent ramblings at this blog as I tend to regurgitate anything that comes out of my mind.

Just some random thoughts at the top of my head as of this moment:

Treat people the way you'd like to be treated. No matter who they are, where they're from, what their circumstances are, just treat everyone nicely. When I officially started working and met some awful people who treated me like crap, it hit me really hard as I've always thought the possibility of meeting people like them would be zero, simply because I didn't think having people treat you in that way was possible. Like, how can people be such jerks? I just couldn't fully comprehend that these people could treat others the way that they did.

I've come to the realisation that you will meet these type of people everywhere you go and that's why it's important to treat others with the same respect you would like for yourself. However I'm glad I've met these dislikable people along the way. I know how to not treat a person, but they really showed me how to not treat a person. For that, I'm very thankful. I'm often told by friends that I'm too nice to others. I don't believe there's such thing as being 'too nice'. Sure, there will be those who will take advantage of your kindness, but I'd rather be kind than to be a biatch. And if it's worth the effort, I will be vocal and stand up for myself if I ever do feel threatened. I just know what it feels like to be treated like crap and don't want anybody else going through what I had to go through. We are all good enough, no matter how judgemental they are of you. You are good enough. Nobody has the right to hurt you because only you know what your limits and capabilities are.