- Work in France
- Work in UN/Multilaterals
- Convertible/Mini
- South America
- Egypt
- Tandem Jump
- Watch Russian Ballet/Italian Opera/Viennese Symphony
- Speak French
- Positano
Monday, April 27, 2009
Bucket List
Just to keep me motivated. I made up my own set of 'bucket list'... basicly they are things that I hope to do before age catches up on me. Looks like #8 may be within my grasp this year...hopefully #5 or #9 as well. But not counting on it that much. Perhaps next year.
More dilemma
I didn't do anything productive today. I was supposed to get several emails out, but my fear is if I get them out now, I would have no time to follow them up. At least not until the third week of May. So I reckon that it may be best that I send the email after I get back and follow them up closely after that. Now is not the best time to make contacts, everything will have to wait till I get back from my vacation.
I checked out jobs on Monsters France. Everything is in French. I am totally lost now. Even if there is a job that requires bilingual candidate, I don't really know what kind of job will I be able to do in the future. Customer service? communication? publication? I have no idea. What I have done in the ABU was to specific, I do not think that there is any other vocation as that in Toulouse. Shall I jump on event management/project management? That was basiclly what I was doing..well I honestly do not know. Sometimes, I feel that I would just do whatever job that I could get as long as the pay is good. I feel that it is impossible for me to look at career path now, what I need is just to have a career here. Be it in whatever industry, doing whatever that I could, because I do not think that what I want to do is offered in Toulouse. Perhaps I could look at international NGOs that are based in Toulouse. Most likely they are none. No harm finding out on that.
I checked out jobs on Monsters France. Everything is in French. I am totally lost now. Even if there is a job that requires bilingual candidate, I don't really know what kind of job will I be able to do in the future. Customer service? communication? publication? I have no idea. What I have done in the ABU was to specific, I do not think that there is any other vocation as that in Toulouse. Shall I jump on event management/project management? That was basiclly what I was doing..well I honestly do not know. Sometimes, I feel that I would just do whatever job that I could get as long as the pay is good. I feel that it is impossible for me to look at career path now, what I need is just to have a career here. Be it in whatever industry, doing whatever that I could, because I do not think that what I want to do is offered in Toulouse. Perhaps I could look at international NGOs that are based in Toulouse. Most likely they are none. No harm finding out on that.
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Work
I spoke to Fran this morning about the project that I am working on. I not totally positive that I will get funds by June and me travelling in the first two weeks of May is not helping either. I was busy the whole day trying to get the email out to corporations. Will be following up with phone calls whole of this week till I leave on 30th. Grr ..timing is just so screwed up.
It was virtually impossible for me to work on the project earlier as I was snowed in getting my dissertation out. I know that jobs are hard to find now, but I spent so much money on my Masters that I could not bare to see that goes down the drain. After all, the Masters Degree is my lifetime investment. This project, if it runs full swing is only till the end of next year. Although, I do feel guilty that things are very late in coming in together. I hope somehing good will turn out by end May. I am keeping my fingers crossed!! I will work on it very very hard!!
And Craig contacted me out of the blue asking for me to work with him for a week in getting 150 applications to a TV festival. Insane!! Nobody could pull in 150 applications in a week. It's impossible!! The tech dept pulled out 150 applications in 1 yr. How can I do it in a week?? Sometimes he does not make sense at all. Anyways, I told him to look for me for next year's event. 1 week to pull that through...crazy!!
It was virtually impossible for me to work on the project earlier as I was snowed in getting my dissertation out. I know that jobs are hard to find now, but I spent so much money on my Masters that I could not bare to see that goes down the drain. After all, the Masters Degree is my lifetime investment. This project, if it runs full swing is only till the end of next year. Although, I do feel guilty that things are very late in coming in together. I hope somehing good will turn out by end May. I am keeping my fingers crossed!! I will work on it very very hard!!
And Craig contacted me out of the blue asking for me to work with him for a week in getting 150 applications to a TV festival. Insane!! Nobody could pull in 150 applications in a week. It's impossible!! The tech dept pulled out 150 applications in 1 yr. How can I do it in a week?? Sometimes he does not make sense at all. Anyways, I told him to look for me for next year's event. 1 week to pull that through...crazy!!
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
I could not help but wonder
I always wonder how this country came to be what it is now. How the citizens resort to staging demonstration everytime they feel that the 'caffeine in their espresso' is not enough. How a previously Catholic country now overpopulated with predominantly Muslim from the Middle East.
Why did they even allow people that's not even from their country to enjoy the benefits the citizens have. In my country, even Chinese do not even share the same rights as Malays. Not that I am saying the regulation is fair, it is not certainly. Well the Chinese have been in Malaysia as long as the Malays, of course they should have equal rights. However, imagine that in contrast to France. No where a friction closer.
And the French blame the Arabs for the violence that's happening in their country. I don't think it is fair. Now I understand why Malaysian PR is like a pot of gold by the rainbow. Who you are is very much dependant to how you are raised. How you are nurtured. You can be million miles away from your country but you will always go back to your roots. The Chinese and Indians have proven it thus far. You can't grant French nationality to Arabs, put them amongst people of their own and expect them to be French. Of course not. Same goes with the Africans. It just does not work that way.
For example, in a country where there is no age limit for alcohol -- you cannot blame the 10 yr old kid for drinking can't you. If you do not set a rule, how do you expect people to not go beyond the boundary....
Why did they even allow people that's not even from their country to enjoy the benefits the citizens have. In my country, even Chinese do not even share the same rights as Malays. Not that I am saying the regulation is fair, it is not certainly. Well the Chinese have been in Malaysia as long as the Malays, of course they should have equal rights. However, imagine that in contrast to France. No where a friction closer.
And the French blame the Arabs for the violence that's happening in their country. I don't think it is fair. Now I understand why Malaysian PR is like a pot of gold by the rainbow. Who you are is very much dependant to how you are raised. How you are nurtured. You can be million miles away from your country but you will always go back to your roots. The Chinese and Indians have proven it thus far. You can't grant French nationality to Arabs, put them amongst people of their own and expect them to be French. Of course not. Same goes with the Africans. It just does not work that way.
For example, in a country where there is no age limit for alcohol -- you cannot blame the 10 yr old kid for drinking can't you. If you do not set a rule, how do you expect people to not go beyond the boundary....
Monday, April 13, 2009
Easter Monday
Today is Easter holiday in France. Not that it makes any difference to me, I am stuck in front of my PC churning more ideas to complete my thesis. My I spent so much time on this I'm starting to feel numb. Although, I have to say that I am not too stressed. I spent a lot of time on it yes, but time is what I have now. Not that I think it is an absolutely awesome paper that may get me an A...huh impossible. I just hope to pass..nothing more or less...I sincerely feel that my level of writing and my dissertation paper does not merit an A grade. Don't care actually, I just want to get it over and done and stirike Masters off my to do list.
I can imagine how this would be if I have to do it whilst working at the same time. The level of stress would be beyond comprehension.
After the dissertation is completed, i will divide my time solely to learning French and finishing up my contract at the ABU. Much that I would love to be working with them part time as it is darn hard to get a job in France now, half of me just want the relationship with the ABU to be over. Feels like it's time to experience something new, do other things. After all it's been six years I have been with them. None of my friends were in the same post/company for that long. Think even Alice was not in UITM that long... AFter all 'change is the law of life' (JFK Kennedy).
I am starting to adapt with France. No English programmes on TV does not seem to bother me as much. Not many friends to hang out with, does not bother me either cos I know i'll meet more people once i start my French class this summer. I am also over eating Asian food, does not seem to bother me that I have not eaten rice since I got back from KL two weeks ago. Looks like everything is about adaptation. Once you've adapt to your surrounding, tout c'est normal.....
I can imagine how this would be if I have to do it whilst working at the same time. The level of stress would be beyond comprehension.
After the dissertation is completed, i will divide my time solely to learning French and finishing up my contract at the ABU. Much that I would love to be working with them part time as it is darn hard to get a job in France now, half of me just want the relationship with the ABU to be over. Feels like it's time to experience something new, do other things. After all it's been six years I have been with them. None of my friends were in the same post/company for that long. Think even Alice was not in UITM that long... AFter all 'change is the law of life' (JFK Kennedy).
I am starting to adapt with France. No English programmes on TV does not seem to bother me as much. Not many friends to hang out with, does not bother me either cos I know i'll meet more people once i start my French class this summer. I am also over eating Asian food, does not seem to bother me that I have not eaten rice since I got back from KL two weeks ago. Looks like everything is about adaptation. Once you've adapt to your surrounding, tout c'est normal.....
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Babies
I have been asked several times by my new-found friends here in Montauban, when am I planning to have kids. And after hearing my reply, they would then ask me about my age and after hearing that reply, the common response that I would get is.. "Well, you should hurry up..the clock is ticking". I often would laugh after hearing that comment, but after hearing the same response for more than 10 times, it started to get into me.
I would love to have babies, yes but it is my CHOICE not to think about it now. Nobody should judge me should I do not want to have babies now. I am not ready FULL STOP I have no judgement to those women with babies, I think it's great if they are ready to experience motherhood. But I am not having babies, just so I could join the motherhood club and talk about milk bottles and diapers. When I am ready, I will.
I hate people who love to judge others -- what they should do, what they should not. I think these people should just look into their life, reflect and find something that they could do about themselves and not think or judge others, because you will never know what is the best for other people because you are not THEM.
I would love to have babies, yes but it is my CHOICE not to think about it now. Nobody should judge me should I do not want to have babies now. I am not ready FULL STOP I have no judgement to those women with babies, I think it's great if they are ready to experience motherhood. But I am not having babies, just so I could join the motherhood club and talk about milk bottles and diapers. When I am ready, I will.
I hate people who love to judge others -- what they should do, what they should not. I think these people should just look into their life, reflect and find something that they could do about themselves and not think or judge others, because you will never know what is the best for other people because you are not THEM.
Thursday, March 5, 2009
My second love at the first sight .. first being my husband .. ;-)
I fell in love with Positano after watching Under The Tuscan Sun.Positano is a relatively poor fishing village during the first 20th century but was rediscovered in 1950s after an article on the town was published in Harpers Bazaar by John Steinbeck,
As Steinbeck described "It is a dream place that isn’t quite real when you are there and becomes beckoningly real after you have gone." I was captivated with the charming little town on the cliffs of the hill overlooking the Mediterranean Sea. The place reminds me very much of Mykonos, an island where I hope me and my friend will revisit in the near future.
Well hopefully we'll get to go to Positano this summer and I can strike that off from my "to do list" .. ;-)
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