Sir/Madam, do you need size S or M ? LOL! Ok that is not my future job!
After more than 30 job application, 3 face-to-face interview, 1 rejected before even interviewed, 2 phone interview, I finally got a job after 3 months mencari merata tempat ke hulu ke hilir. Whereabouts? RSH in Bandar Sunway.
My working hours would be Monday to Thursday 8.30-6.30, Friday 8.30-5.30. So with these work hours, I hope to slot in some workout session. This time around, I am really committed to improve my body/weight through workout, after being motivated by so so many pictures in Facebook and Instagram. Even nowadays, I am doing some light workout everyday. Doing pull-ups using the staircase (say what yes, its not a proper pull-up though), some ab pillow exercise, etc. In addition to workout session, I also hope to get my driving license soon. There is no more room for further failure,its only creating more monetary pain as well as psychological pain! Last but not least, next year I hope to take my CPA.
Accounts Assistant, RSH is not my dream job, its a far cry from a job as EY Tax Associate. However, since I am a fresh grad, I should ''start low''. There is a quote by someone that said that:As a fresh grad, we are ''fresh meat'', if you get a high starting salary, it is an invesment made by the company,hoping that you would contribute more in the future. You only start ''earning'' your salary when you have some experience.
What would be future like? Moving from corporate to big4 after I have obtained by CPA in a few years time? Staying at RSH, and slowly climb up the ladder to the top? Staying at RSH temporarily maybe 1-2 year,then find a greener pasture in other company? However, it could also be other way around i.e. I am often being scolded for being ''slow'', thus cant even pass the probation period? All these scenarios are possible depending on the environment!
Doing things at the very last minute is very very bad. I need to find a place to stay in these couple of days, staying at a cheap hotel for extended period is not a recommended option, as its not cost-effective and maybe not comfortable!
Till the next posting, I hope I enjoy my whatever analysis and preparation of tax,vouchers,etc. Later days,see you later!
Tuesday, October 22, 2013
Saturday, October 19, 2013
Students in Melbourne:How to save?
This is a long ''overdue'' posting, I apologise for my erratic, irregular blogging timing. As promised in my previous blogpost, I am going to share my ''love'' and ''craving'' for cards is not without a reason.Why on earth would I fatten my wallet and almost break it for no apparent reason? Read on to find out more.
As students, we have ''limited allowance'' (thank god I have side incomes, otherwise how on earth would I finance my impulse shopping as well as ''donating'' to Crown once in a blue moon!). Some people are so lucky that with their ''limited allowance'', they manage to eat out almost everyday, go clubbing every week, and enjoy Melbourne's breakie cafe culture again almost every week. On the other hand, some people are barely scraping through, surviving on Macca's loose change, cheap eat at you can chinese buffet, instant noodles like Indomie or Korean brand instant noodles (note:Maggie is not so popular in Aussie)
Living in Australia is indeed not cheap,nor its crazily expensive supposingly you know how, or in Australian terms learn how to Ozbargained! Today I am going to share with you a few tips/cards that would be helpful to help you save/some of it you might not know about it! Even though, there is a Study in Australia thread in lowyat forum, there is no mention about such discount cards. Oh BTW, my friend gave me an ''additional degree'', ''Bachelor of Discounts'', LOL!
1. Student Edge card go check their official website at Student Edge
You can get discount/freebies at many places including Dell,Macca,Hoyts.
I often flashed my card at Macca's when I purchase a minimum of $3 to get a free drink. Take note though,sometimes it might not work with Loose Change menu
2. Your Student ID
your student ID can be very useful,in some places they dont publicly advertise they have student discounts. Sometime it pays to ask if they do student discounts! For example, in Macca's Clayton, if you flash your Monash ID you get 10% off.20% if you are a MSA Card member but that card costs $20/yr,so you decide whether the benefits outweights the cost!
3. Unidays
Go google em out and get registered. You would get 10% off Asos, and many other brands.Sometimes there is a student promo for 20% off Asos.Its FREE to register
4.Loyalty cards/Membership cards/Clubs
Grocery: Coles is Flybuys, which you can earn points at lots of other places like kmart,target,
not much of discounts but with 2000 points, you can redeem $10 Flybuys $ which you can use to offset your spending at Coles,etc (easily achievable if you also do the monthly Coles survey at tellcoles.com.au, make sure keep at least 1 of your Coles receipt every month to do this)
Woolies is Everyday Rewards. The points system is bad,you can only earn points when you spend min $30. However, look out for the orange tags in Woolies, as those as EDR Special discounts for members. Personally, sometimes I go ''mad'' when I saw those orange tags and bought more than I can stomach! However, sometimes even with these EDR specials/weekly specials, pricing in Woolies for some items seems to be higher than Coles!
Love IKEA meatballs? then you must have the IKEA Family card, which the most important benefit is free hot drink (think its maximum of 2 per card) Monday to Friday.In addition,sometimes there are member special for the restaurant section $4.99 instead of $7.99 for a main course. And of course IKE Family prices on selected items in IKEA store. Your birthday? IKEA gives you a free slice of cake!
Its your birthday? Happy birthday,here is a free this and that for you,assuming you take the time to register for this and that,LOL! Register for Subway Eat Fresh Club, and get a free Sub+ coke on your birthday. Not enough? As a member of Crown Signature Club, get 500 points/$5 + if you celebrate your birthday at Crown, you would get a free cake. Need a bubble tea? With Chatime card, you get a free bubble tea on your birthday! Love Esprit? As your birthday gift, they would give you an extra 100 e-points with any purchase within 4 weeks of your birthday! Would not be complete without a dessert, so register for Club31 Baskin Robbins and get a free ice-cream! Birthday is more rewarding nowadays
I know there is too many cafes around in Melbourne, with most of them having excellente coffee. However, if you need a chain store coffee, join VIP club card of Coffee club and get b1f1 deal on your drinks!
Last but not least, Melbourne is a fashion mecca so if Myer is your store?join the MYERone and shop,collect points and redeem. Err,Myer too expensive? Prefer to buy online from Asos,The Iconic or Macy's? Well introducing cashback websites cashrewards.com.au, starthere.com.au and also ebates.com
Just need to make an additional click, to get the cashback! Isnt it fun someone paying you to shop!
For more updated discounts/offers,refer to Ozbargain website
On that note, hope that bit of tips can help you to enjoy your undergraduate life in Melbourne to the fullest, and be a ''smart shopper/consumer''. Those little bits of hardwork could save you lots in the future,you never know! See you later (as aussie's like to say), any questions about these tips you can buzz me on my twitter @mingteo91!
As students, we have ''limited allowance'' (thank god I have side incomes, otherwise how on earth would I finance my impulse shopping as well as
Living in Australia is indeed not cheap,nor its crazily expensive supposingly you know how, or in Australian terms learn how to Ozbargained! Today I am going to share with you a few tips/cards that would be helpful to help you save/some of it you might not know about it! Even though, there is a Study in Australia thread in lowyat forum, there is no mention about such discount cards. Oh BTW, my friend gave me an ''additional degree'', ''Bachelor of Discounts'', LOL!
1. Student Edge card go check their official website at Student Edge
You can get discount/freebies at many places including Dell,Macca,Hoyts.
I often flashed my card at Macca's when I purchase a minimum of $3 to get a free drink. Take note though,sometimes it might not work with Loose Change menu
2. Your Student ID
your student ID can be very useful,in some places they dont publicly advertise they have student discounts. Sometime it pays to ask if they do student discounts! For example, in Macca's Clayton, if you flash your Monash ID you get 10% off.20% if you are a MSA Card member but that card costs $20/yr,so you decide whether the benefits outweights the cost!
3. Unidays
Go google em out and get registered. You would get 10% off Asos, and many other brands.Sometimes there is a student promo for 20% off Asos.Its FREE to register
4.Loyalty cards/Membership cards/Clubs
Grocery: Coles is Flybuys, which you can earn points at lots of other places like kmart,target,
not much of discounts but with 2000 points, you can redeem $10 Flybuys $ which you can use to offset your spending at Coles,etc (easily achievable if you also do the monthly Coles survey at tellcoles.com.au, make sure keep at least 1 of your Coles receipt every month to do this)
Woolies is Everyday Rewards. The points system is bad,you can only earn points when you spend min $30. However, look out for the orange tags in Woolies, as those as EDR Special discounts for members. Personally, sometimes I go ''mad'' when I saw those orange tags and bought more than I can stomach! However, sometimes even with these EDR specials/weekly specials, pricing in Woolies for some items seems to be higher than Coles!
Love IKEA meatballs? then you must have the IKEA Family card, which the most important benefit is free hot drink (think its maximum of 2 per card) Monday to Friday.In addition,sometimes there are member special for the restaurant section $4.99 instead of $7.99 for a main course. And of course IKE Family prices on selected items in IKEA store. Your birthday? IKEA gives you a free slice of cake!
Its your birthday? Happy birthday,here is a free this and that for you,assuming you take the time to register for this and that,LOL! Register for Subway Eat Fresh Club, and get a free Sub+ coke on your birthday. Not enough? As a member of Crown Signature Club, get 500 points/$5 + if you celebrate your birthday at Crown, you would get a free cake. Need a bubble tea? With Chatime card, you get a free bubble tea on your birthday! Love Esprit? As your birthday gift, they would give you an extra 100 e-points with any purchase within 4 weeks of your birthday! Would not be complete without a dessert, so register for Club31 Baskin Robbins and get a free ice-cream! Birthday is more rewarding nowadays
I know there is too many cafes around in Melbourne, with most of them having excellente coffee. However, if you need a chain store coffee, join VIP club card of Coffee club and get b1f1 deal on your drinks!
Last but not least, Melbourne is a fashion mecca so if Myer is your store?join the MYERone and shop,collect points and redeem. Err,Myer too expensive? Prefer to buy online from Asos,The Iconic or Macy's? Well introducing cashback websites cashrewards.com.au, starthere.com.au and also ebates.com
Just need to make an additional click, to get the cashback! Isnt it fun someone paying you to shop!
For more updated discounts/offers,refer to Ozbargain website
On that note, hope that bit of tips can help you to enjoy your undergraduate life in Melbourne to the fullest, and be a ''smart shopper/consumer''. Those little bits of hardwork could save you lots in the future,you never know! See you later (as aussie's like to say), any questions about these tips you can buzz me on my twitter @mingteo91!
Saturday, October 5, 2013
CN Blue Blue Moon World Tour Melbourne 2013
Clap clap, love love love! ok wait this posting is way overdue but anyways I will just tell my experience of attending my 1st ever Kpop concert!
For pictures you can refer to my facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ryan24591/media_set?set=a.10201492248935127.1073741826.1443312389&type=3
On a Friday 1st June 2013, I set off from my place of residence in Clayton for a rocking nite as one of the many 'BOICE', or CN Blue fans as we are known as who attended the concert at Festival Hall.
I got lost finding my way there from Southern Cross station but eventually made it there.I reach there around 4pm and some BOICE were already waiting. There is also a counter which sells the official merchandise of Tshirt at around AUD30+. As time passes, the queue and more BOICE appears. The Aussieboice also distributed a blue banner which the boys of CNblue also got it & took a picture with it and posted on their official social media channels.
The gate was open at around 6pm, but the concert did not start until about 7.30pm.A very interesting starting montage was played as the concert started, with the theme of blue moon. The concert hall was packed to the max and I was pleasantly surprised how near I am to the stage. JK Entertainment, as the organiser made good their promise of 'an intimate concert' that brings us closer to CNBlue even though its the cheapest ticket AUD99. Kudos to them
Initially, the security was open to lettting us take as many pictures n videos as possible but after a few songs,the guards started to show signal of no video/no photos. However, as seen from Facebook posting many especially those who were in front or away from the guaRDs eagled eyes managed to snap snap snAP!
The song setlist was the same as other Blue Moon concert. According to some reports, CNBlue were surprised at how well we managed to singalong to ''CNBlue hit song of 2013'', Im Sorry. Oh oh back to me im sorry now, ok back to posting!
CnBlue talked a bit during the concert.Self intro,what they like about Melbourne:STEAK! At the end of the concert, they did a thank you bow and it was a picture perfect opportunity to snap snap some picts! And chief entertainer, Yong Hwa did some dance move even though CNBlue is no ''dance'' group.
In my opinion, its was a 2h+ concert that really rocked the nite,and I really enjoyed myself.The fun was spoiled by the very heavy rain,and very paboya(stupid/idiot) me forget to bring the umbrella and had to run & get soaked in the rain until I reach Coles to get an umbrella! Some lucky fans who waited & braved the rain,got quite ''exclusive'' pictures of CNlbue as they were leaving from the venue at the back of the hall. They waved to the fans who were waiting in the rain!
I am proud to be a BOICE.I am a BOICE since their 1st Korean song debut,Love and will be hopefully for many more years to come.
Till the next posting, which would delve on why on earth I have so many discount cards even in Australia.Its quite helpful to Malaysian/other country students who are studying in Melbourne & wants to save a bit of $$$$
Go and listen to some Cnblue Im sure some of you will be converted into a BOICE haha Bye
For pictures you can refer to my facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ryan24591/media_set?set=a.10201492248935127.1073741826.1443312389&type=3
On a Friday 1st June 2013, I set off from my place of residence in Clayton for a rocking nite as one of the many 'BOICE', or CN Blue fans as we are known as who attended the concert at Festival Hall.
I got lost finding my way there from Southern Cross station but eventually made it there.I reach there around 4pm and some BOICE were already waiting. There is also a counter which sells the official merchandise of Tshirt at around AUD30+. As time passes, the queue and more BOICE appears. The Aussieboice also distributed a blue banner which the boys of CNblue also got it & took a picture with it and posted on their official social media channels.
The gate was open at around 6pm, but the concert did not start until about 7.30pm.A very interesting starting montage was played as the concert started, with the theme of blue moon. The concert hall was packed to the max and I was pleasantly surprised how near I am to the stage. JK Entertainment, as the organiser made good their promise of 'an intimate concert' that brings us closer to CNBlue even though its the cheapest ticket AUD99. Kudos to them
Initially, the security was open to lettting us take as many pictures n videos as possible but after a few songs,the guards started to show signal of no video/no photos. However, as seen from Facebook posting many especially those who were in front or away from the guaRDs eagled eyes managed to snap snap snAP!
The song setlist was the same as other Blue Moon concert. According to some reports, CNBlue were surprised at how well we managed to singalong to ''CNBlue hit song of 2013'', Im Sorry. Oh oh back to me im sorry now, ok back to posting!
CnBlue talked a bit during the concert.Self intro,what they like about Melbourne:STEAK! At the end of the concert, they did a thank you bow and it was a picture perfect opportunity to snap snap some picts! And chief entertainer, Yong Hwa did some dance move even though CNBlue is no ''dance'' group.
In my opinion, its was a 2h+ concert that really rocked the nite,and I really enjoyed myself.The fun was spoiled by the very heavy rain,and very paboya(stupid/idiot) me forget to bring the umbrella and had to run & get soaked in the rain until I reach Coles to get an umbrella! Some lucky fans who waited & braved the rain,got quite ''exclusive'' pictures of CNlbue as they were leaving from the venue at the back of the hall. They waved to the fans who were waiting in the rain!
I am proud to be a BOICE.I am a BOICE since their 1st Korean song debut,Love and will be hopefully for many more years to come.
Till the next posting, which would delve on why on earth I have so many discount cards even in Australia.Its quite helpful to Malaysian/other country students who are studying in Melbourne & wants to save a bit of $$$$
Go and listen to some Cnblue Im sure some of you will be converted into a BOICE haha Bye
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