I am not your mother

If I were to write a letter to my flatmates, here is how it would go.

Dear everyone living under the same roof as I,

KEEP THE KITCHEN CLEAN OMG. 

For the past week or so, I have not been cooking my meals, and have hardly even stepped in the kitchen because it has been SO DISGUSTING. 

The bin was overflowing, and no one cared to take it out.

The floor was absolutely disgusting; I swear its only been mopped once. BY ME, LAST SEMESTER. There were lentils, onion skin, chocolate sauce (?) on the floor - NONE of which I eat.

The kitchen bench was extremely oily, why not wipe it?

The stove was filled with pots of food; probably from nights before.

There was gunk on the stove, obviously food overflowed from someone's cooking.

There were a million dishes in the sink, JUST WASH IT OMG.

First of all, you guys are grown men. CLEAN UP AFTER YOURSELVES. 

Clean your dishes after you use them; DON'T LET IT PILE UP IN THE SINK.

If your pot overflows onto the stove when you cook, CLEAN IT UP AFTERWARDS.

If you miss the bin when you throw your rubbish in, PICK IT UP.

When you finish cooking, don't leave your pot unwashed on the stove. OTHER PEOPLE NEED TO USE IT TOO.

When you finish preparing your food, WIPE THE BENCH.

If some of your food falls on the floor, CLEAN IT UP.

Honestly, I don't understand why no one would clean up the kitchen. I didn't feel like it was my job because I actually have not been using it AT ALL.

But I cleaned it up anyway. I mopped the floors, took out the trash, and wiped the benches and stove. BUT I REFUSED TO WASH THE DISHES.

I AM NOT YOUR MOTHER. I DO NOT CLEAN FOR A LIVING. I WILL NOT CLEAN BECAUSE I AM A FEMALE. CLEAN UP AFTER YOURSELVES!!!!

That is all.

From the youngest and the only female in the house.

Dinner with a stranger

“The purpose of life, after all, is to live it, to taste experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experience.”

Population of New Zealand: 4,405,200 (2011)

Population of Sydney: 4,504,469 (2010)

There are as many people in Sydney as there are in the whole of New Zealand. With so many people in one city, who knows who you'll meet.

Today was strange. 

I was out in the city after my classes today to buy some groceries. After cleaning out the kitchen (it was a huge mess, blog about that later), I thought it was time to start cooking my meals again instead of eating instant noodles every night.

I walked to QVB to buy my favourite cupcakes. Mmmm, red velvet <3

Not long after I bought my cupcakes, I was stopped by a complete stranger.

Stranger: "Hey!"
Me: *turns around* "Hi?"
Stranger: "Hi, my name is D. *holds out hand to shake* I was just walking past and thought you were adorable so I thought I'd say hi."
Me: "Oh thanks...." *awkward smile that obviously shows I am uncomfortable*

Caffeine will be my new best friend

It's strange how the public holiday 'Queen's Birthday' is different in Australia and New Zealand.


I haven't written updated my blog in like two weeks, mostly because I've been lazy. I've been trying to study for hours now, but like always, no progress has been made. My first exam is this Friday, and I've been doing the same stats paper for a couple of days now. Slack, I know.


The weather is getting colder now; I have to layer up before I go outside, and always remember to carry my umbrella.


Alice made me realise I can't smile without showing my teeth, or else I look completely retarded. 

You don't know how hard I am trying not to show teeth lol

I've made my timetable for semester two, and I'm happy to say that it is much better than my first timetable. I have nearly three days off (I'm most likely going to skip the accounting lecture, so free wednesdays as well :) ) I have more time to work and study then.

[Random photos of the food I get at work :)]

When your body tells you it's time for bed but your brain won't let you

Why is it that before you go to bed, your eyes can't stay open; but when you turn the lights off, your eyes won't shut?


I occasionally like to check my horoscope. Its interesting to read.


I just read the profile for the Chinese Zodiac on horoscope.com and I must say, I do agree with a majority of the things they say. Especially the part I highlighted.

"Much-misunderstood Rooster is the tenth sign of the Chinese Zodiac. These people are complex. They appear very attractive and sure of themselves. Some are the strong, mysterious and silent types. Some are aggressively chatty. They can win you with charm or be your worst nightmare. Roosters leave little middle ground. 

Roosters approach life is expansive. They have high hopes and a strong desire for success. They are willing to put in the hours and do the work that builds success in any area.

Its funny how much I suck at studying

"Procrastination is like masturbation. At first, it may feel good. But in the end, you're only screwing yourself."

I am being swamped by this management report. I started it on Friday, and its taken so long for some significant progress. I probably should have started earlier, but you know, that's not Christine's style.

I guess the reason I've been putting it off is because I know it actually isn't that difficult, there's just quite a bit of research involved. I know that I would finish no matter what. I just have to sacrifice my beauty sleep, no biggie.
But I shouldn't have this type of attitude, it is after all worth 30% of my final mark. It would be very helpful if I got a good mark.

But being the procrastinator that I am, I find stupid and meaningless things to distract me. I drew up this sticky note for motivation, but all its done is take up more time because I am constantly checking whether I met the mark or not so I can tick it off.

I would say I'm around halfway now, but the rest should be quite easy, if I concentrate. But I'm finding it hard to. 

I actually stayed up the whole night last night, but hardly any of that time was spent doing the report. Most of the night was spent browsing online for things I would buy, catching up on the TV show 'New Girl', and formatting the word document to make it look 'pretty'. 

Four cups of coffee I had last night, I guess thats why I didn't feel like going to bed.

My breakfast this morning - A hot coffee and some fatty ass bun with tons of cream :)

I just passed like 10 minutes of time writing this post, maybe I should get back to work now. Or maybe I'll check Facebook.

Hot Autumn + MWIP2

The weather here is super moody. But I guess I should be used to it, right? NZ is also like this.

I dressed appropriately to the weather in the cold morning, but now I am walking around in the warmer temperature all covered up in a big jumper and jeans. Although I live 5 minutes away from the campus, I can't be bothered walking back to get changed.

I have two assignments that I need to finish by this weekend. One I am nearly halfway through, and the other I have not even touched. Worth 20% and 30% respectively. Man, I am lazy. I'm guessing this is how I am going to spend my entire weekend.

I knew coming to Australia would be all fun, every day.

Grateful

This is a crazy thought, but I honestly don't think I deserve half the things I get. I am just a very lucky person.