Lost at Melbourne Central

I am feeling sad..and disappointed......;(

I was supposed to volunteer today..at 7.00 a.m for starlight foundation at Melbourne Central...

So I woke up, got ready, and start moving...

When they said the stall location is at crn of Swanston and La Trobe st, Melbourne Central Train Station, I went and looked for them...and saw NOTHING!!!
I walked and walked and walked....and waited...

And I called......

Beatrice: "Hello, is this janice Tu??"
Recipient: "Starlight foundation"
Beatrice: " I am here to volunteer at 7 o'clock..Just wondering where the stall location is??"
Recipient: " Which organization are you from?"
Beatrice: " I registered with SEEK Vounteer??"
Recipient: "Ok, just stay with me".......*Hung up*

wait .....wait ......wait.....
Went down to train station...saw nothing...There were few stalls...like the new shop SpecSavers and something about toothpaste.....but didn't find anything on Starlight Foundation...

Went up under the giant clock...called again....

Beatrice: "Hi, still couldn't find them"
Recipient: "They should be some people around there"
Recipient:"I have texted them"
Recipient:"What is your name? and which organization sent you?"
Beatrice: "Beatrice, registered with SEEK volunteer"
Recipient:" Well, the people might run away for a while, but I am sure there are people around"
Beatrice:" Ok, Thanks"

Still couldn't find....
How come they don't know who is volunteering and who is going???
I mean...It is under their registration data right???
Can't anyone call me???Why don't they give me the person's in-charge phone number???
They asked me to turn up during the appointed day...and i did....
But ended up waiting for one and half hour and walking and searching and found nothing...
They don't even know the exact location, like...just right beside elevator...or behind food court or whatever...you know what I mean???

In the end....I went home and didn't manage to see anything!!!

I am disappointed..but I know it is partly my fault because I should have confirmed with them at least a day before I go....because I read what they sent ..."Just turn up on the day and have fun"
T.T

Random Post

I was so pissed off today by my own idioticy!!! I've planned so perfectly that I wanted to finish off my assignment on sociology earlier today...and I completely ruined it!!!! Urghhhhh!!!!

I was about to go State Library and do my assignment there by borrowing books...cos I couldn't get bothered to go on 1 hour journey to my uni!!!!

So I went there, collected a book that I reserved yesterday, prepared my laptop, sat comfortably and......I forgot to bring my major reference article!!! Shit!!! Not only that!!! I forgot to copy my half written assignment in my USB...VOILA!!!! I felt like an idiot!!!!

Not enough with the unfortunates....the other books I wanted to look at were not available anymore!!!

So, I urged myself to my uni...(If I knew I have to go..I would have attended class in the morning)...Cos usually I only have 1 hour class on Wed, I will not attend...cos it is too far and too early...and I would just listen to online lecture at home!!!!

I was superly pissed off as the books that I planned to borrow were reserved by other patrons!!!Urgh!!!why everyone is doing the same topic as I am????? There are so many for you to choose!!!!

Doesn't matter anyway, I managed to find some other references which are equally helpful...

So, in the end, I am only starting doing my assignment now (4:48 P.M)...

My stacks of assignment references...



I am doing my essay on Australian Studies...Since I am in Australia, thought I might want to know the history...(why am I not interested in my own country's history?? and surprisingly I am more interested with Australian's history :)))

As I was passing by my uni's mini garden nearby entrance...I always like this roundabout thingy with a small fountain...



I won't reveal yet which uni I am attending...If you get the hint...keep it to yourself...Shhhhshh...;)

I like the uni in Australia...much much nicer and greener and absolutely larger than the uni I attended back in Malaysia...I have not had time to explore everything in my uni...(I did during orientation but didn't pay much attention to it)...So, probably next time...hahahaha!!!!

What am I doing???? I have loads of assignments sitting there waiting for me!!!! and I am CAMWHORING!!!



Reflection from my laptop...It was serendipity...Wasn't intending to..:)



Random...:)))

ENOUGH!!!! I really have to start NOW!!!!!

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Innovative retail store

Just a random boring update before my post on SEEK volunteer experience...

I have been confirmed to join the volunteer team for starlight foundation next Friday...YAY!!!

I am looking forwards for the new experience!!!!

Coming back to the random post....Apparantly, retail shops are being 'creative' nowadays!!!!

You know how you normally will see scattered mannequins posing at the front of the shop???Apart of some mannequin being pretty and some have eyes etc and some don't, all of them share one similarity which is they are LIFELESS!!

Voila!!! Someone discovered how to make them more ALIVE!!!!

I was walking at Bourke st the other day when I saw THIS....
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Woohooo!!! It s a pole dancing 'mannequin' -----> It's real girls of course...

This particular shop really attracted loads of visitor OUTSIDE...not INSIDE the store....

With highly competitive retail stores in the neighborhood...I guess you have no choice huh???

They should have put some techno songs though...:))

SEEK volunteer

I should be proud of myself with my spirit to blog lately!!! Or probably I am just playing with the new 'toy' as I'm still new in blogging network.....muHAHAHAHAHa!!!!!

Anyway, today's update will be on the recent 'Nuffnang SEEK volunteer blogger activity'....
SEEK is the No. 1 job site network not only in Australia but also UK!!! When I didn't have a job, I used to wake up every morning and log into SEEK...:)))) and I want to thank SEEK that I found my current casual job to fill in my uni hours...
So, SEEK volunteer department is looking for volunteer bloggers to either share their experience in volunteering to online community, or do a day/s volunteering with the assigned organization...(for those interested)...and SEEK found Nuffnang to help them spread the words...



At the end of the day, you get to donate $100 to the charity organization of your choice and under your name!!!! Of course sponsored by SEEK volunteer!!! Isn't that exciting???

So, I don't want to be left behind for this exciting event and do good karma!!! :))) i always want to volunteer for a day or so...and so, I got the opportunity to join one of the charity organization which the time and day are yet to be confirmed :)

In addition, I was also thinking of sharing an experience of mine on community service that I did back in Malaysia...I would consider it as volunteering as I wasn't paid for it... On the other hand, it was actually part of my course assessment. So, I wouldn't have found such great experience if it was not because I took the subject!! :))

We (my groupmates and I) started it by enrolling to abnormal psychology subject back when I was studying at Malaysia for 2 and a half years. Part of that subject required us to do 20 hours of community service and develop a project for the betterment of particular centre where we chose to be!

Some of the options are Autistic centre, centre for disable people etc and SO, when it comes to us, we chose SHELTER!!!! I would think that it was for orphans mostly when I visited for the first time...However, I was wrong! The shelter filled with mostly children despite of race, age, and ethnicity. I was shocked that even children with parents can be in the shelter as ORPHAN!!!
What the hell?????

Anyway, the name of the shelter is 'Agathians shelter' with currently 2 shelters... It does not only accept children without guardians but also children who come from abusive family background etc..you can visit the website by clicking the word above...and you will find some unbelievable stories...I just can't believe how parents could do that to their own kids!!!

The children mostly Indian and can't speak English very well...So, at first we went through hard time because of communication interference, thanks to one of our groupmates who know how to speak Tamil to help us out sometimes...We taught the kids English, maths. check their homeworks, and whatelse if not to play with them??? Slowly we got closer and closer towards the children and I felt sad when one of the kids confessed that they sort of create a boundary as not to get too close...One of the kids would say "You won't come back and see us anymore" How heartbreaking it is when we knew it was true????

In the end, we expand the hours to more than 20 hours because after all ..somehow, you would form an attachment ;p

As part of our course, we have to form a long-term project that could help the shelter and we found trouble thinking of one...As when we consult the person-in-charge of the shelter to find out what they need the most, they would say they need more volunteers, and for sure monetary needs in top....

So we decided to come up with fund raising through donation...not a new thing....but still!!!!
We decided to put up 10 securely-locked donation boxes throughout restaurants on the street and allowed it to be put at counters for up to 3 months!!

and for those who think it is easy, I will bet $100 that it is not at all easy!!!
We thought so....but know what??? It took literarily 3 whole days to find restaurants who would accept our (only 10) boxes as they have other donation boxes as well....
We approached almost 30 restaurants and refused harshly or softly everytime!!!
There was one rude restaurant that shoooed us right away!!! It was tough man!!!
our journey to find 'shelter' for the box:



Us with the box...I remembered we were so happy because there was one western restaurant who accepted!!! The owner was soooo kind!!!!



I cropped out my friends because i have not got the permission to upload their pic...
Gosh, I was so ugly in this pic!!!! It has been 2 years....:(((

I had loads more of the pic...but I lost them!!!! T.T because I formatted and changed laptop 2 years ago....and I have been harassing my friend for the pic...but she lost it too!!!! Damnnnn!!!

In the end, after days and night of travelling on foot and car, we managed to place all of the 10 boxes....YAY!!!! but we return the keys to the owner of the shelter as he will collect after 3 months...for safety purposes....and we also monitored how the donation boxes go...

It was absolutely a great experience I had oversea!!! Not only I learnt alot from the kids, but also of life...That I should be thankful of what I have and not to complaint on what I don't have!!
With what I have, I should help others in need...Don't need to be with money all the time....
But by volunteering....lend them your hands. Though I believe monetary needs are at the same time very important...

That is my reason why I want to join SEEK volunteer this time in Australia because there is no excuse as no time to volunteer...Just let go of your favourite show for a moment, don't log into FaceBook, Twitter or whatever for one day, don't play game for couple of hours, you could help make a difference!!!



Now that some of us are in Australia, US, etc, however we know that we don't forget about them and we will still go back and visit them once the opportunity comes :)

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SONY ROLLY~~~

I know I know...I am a very much "late-tech" people (<---I created the word by my own) LOL Anyway, this new MP3 speaker is absolutely COOL!!!! It is just sooooooooooooo cute!!!!! I was browsing youtube to check out various funny alarm clocks like the puzzle clock, if it rings, the small puzzles on top of the alarm is gonna blast out and you have to fit the pieces to stop the ring.... Or Nobby the 'talking' clock!!! These are cool!!! I wanna get one...!!!! Anyway, as I was checking these stuffs, I saw the Sony Rolly video and fell right away!! It is an MP3 speaker that can DANCE!!!! Yes!! Can't you see???? DANCE!!

It has some sort of censor inside that could detect songs and move in accord to the rhythm of the song!!! It can also be controlled by phone or PC using Bluetooth tech..Check this out......Credit from YouTube DigInfoNews



Cute right?????? Look how synchronize are they???? Even 'So You Think You Can Dance' can't be this sync!! It is really suitable for mini party and put them on the table to entertain people..Don't put on the floor though...Unless you want you $500 fly away as the size is really small...

Check it out at eBay...Pink one is more expensive...T.T Why everything comes with pink is always more expensive???

However, the downturn of this new gadget is that the capacity is too small..
It can only fit 1GB !!!!I feel like ditching my iPod for that...but it is not that Sony Rolly is very protable either..I don't think you gonna carry it with you allllllllllll the time...

Apart of that, this is something you might want to add into your collection!!!! :)))

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