Sunday, April 17, 2005
Some people used to look forward to the weekends cos they get to go clubbing, pubbing, chill out with mates at a coffee place or laze around the house doing nothing. I never did look forward to the weekends for clubbing or pubbing... I mean, I clubbed & pubbed during the weekdays... and still had enough energy for work early the next day!!! And I always hung out with mates at any time of the week or whenever I feel like it. And lazing around the house was NEVER an option!! When I was at home in the weekends, there's either rellies coming over with their kids or mom's rented a couple of my young cousins for the hols again!!Now, weekends are measured very differently. It's good if Kris doesn't have to work on those 2 days. Means he can sleep in & wake up later. Means we can go for an early grocery shopping. Means he can get his car fixed & running, or his mate's car fixed & get it off our property!! Means that more of our home projects can be accomplished... as u can see, we've got a long to do list of home projects.
We've got the jarrah pickets & posts for the 2 side gates... and they're just laying there in the backyard waiting...
And today, we've finally sent off Kak Tina's Honda Accord back to her all glistening, after Kris had to wait 3 weeks for her hubby to send the parts Kris required from Sgp. You see, Kak Tina brought her car to Perth over from Sgp & the parts are not found in Oz... Luckily, her hubby was here for a few days & got a free ride to Perth the following week with the correct parts. What?! FREE RIDES? Well, he's an engineer foreman with Sgp Airlines.
We got back in the late arvo, with heaps of projects in our minds. I finally finished my selection criteria & emailed it together with my CV to the company offering a position in their student services office. Insya Allah I can get this one. And then, I'll try to move up the ladder to a position befitting my experience & degree. The answer is to get your one foot in the door first!! Everything else comes with major hard work.
Kris managed to get something done on his car... and then, he went to the hardware store to get some globes for those lamps that needed replacing. And he came back all inspired about kitchen & laundry furnishings. Apparently, Bunnings have recently got the flatpak furniture in at half the price of IKEA, with more designs & colours & better measurements. So, while I was cooking our late dinner (again!!), he was picking out which doors to go with which frames and which bench tops fit nicely with which handles and he was measuring & calculating aloud how he could make everything fit into the laundry area. Luckily, we both agreed that he shall complete the pickets first and get another month's salary before we jumped into the laundry project. But at least, we can see everything falling into place...
Oh, we also managed to get Kak Tina to do our wedding catering... Alhamdulillah... and I'll have to ask her younger sis, Kak Tini, who is flying home from Sgp even as we speak, to do the coldcuts and other dishes. Now, have to figure out my menu for the brunch & to see if anyone can rent cutlery & crockery... then again, maybe they have everything!! Will ask the next time I meet up with them...
Right now, I'm pretty drowsy... after all that thinking & concentrating for my selection criteria. I need to get a job!!!! My brains need some challenges in life... as do I!!!
On the whole... this weekend's been good... lots of things done... and oh, for the first time in the history of my life in Perth, we managed to get EVERYTHING on our grocery list!!! Amazing, for a country that seems to always run out of something all the time!!!
ok... good nite one & all... I shall yaz when I wake up...
