If my love were a song, I'd play for you.

bah.

Sunday, August 30, 2009 at 2:15 AM

if there were a competition for the worst day in the history of mankind, i'd stand a fair chance at winning.

first, i'm working in housekeeping.
LOL. okay housekeepers, don't kill me. actually, it's not that bad. somedays i enjoy it. then i get... today.

i wake up at 8:27 am. i start work at 8:30 am.
BAH.

my feet ache like shit because i worked from 8:30am to 11.30pm the night before.
BAHH.

i arrive at work and by the time i've got my uniform on, keycards signed n run all the way to the corridors i'm assigned to, it's past 9:00am.
BAHHH.

morning was okay - did 3 occupied rooms and 1 full clean, cos i was thinking "okay i'll b nice and not lump all the full cleans onto my colleagues." 5 units done, then i go for lunch. then taan asks me where my nametag is and DAMN IT i forgot to take it off last night so it's in the wash, and i just lent my spare tag to a friend last night.
BAHHHH.

then back to work - and the first room i go to, the guest says "change my linen." and sorta wants it done before he comes back.
BAHHHHH.

we hate changing linen cos we have to fight with the bloody doona (quilt) covers to get them on. and the doona covers are in the store room so i have to go get them. when i get back, my keycard stops working. so i'm stuck outside and all my cleaning stuff is inside.
BAHHHHHH.

so i go find the girl who's working at the same level as me to borrow her card. she's in the cafeteria, which is bloody MILES away.
BAHHHHHHH.

then the guest is back looks kinda irritable cos it took me so long to do his room! cmon, it's not my fault the key wasn't working.
BAHHHHHHHH.

then i borrow the girl's card and go into another room, and this time i get the wrong doona covers. on the shelf it says "double doonas" but i thought it meant the rack BELOW the label not above. i'm so used to having the king doonas on top, so i took the wrong ones and had to change them.
BAHHHHHHHHH.

anyway, what's nice is i found some nice cookies in the vacant room so i had a snack. but then i look at my board and... there are no more occupied rooms to do. ALL full cleans. (we hate full cleans because we have to strip the beds, remake them - fight with doona covers again -, scrub the bath tub, vacuum, mop, etc).
BAHHHHHHHHHH.

then i mix up the linen in the NEXT full clean as well, and the trolley runs out of face washers so i have to restock it - and there are hardly ANY facewashers so i run up and down til i find some.
BAHHHHHHHHHHH.

and when i get upstairs, i'm locked out again.
BAHHHHHHHHHHHH.

a team leader lets me in, phew. so i continue cleaning, and i run out of more things on the trolley so i have to restock. GOSHHH. this is the houseman's job!!!
BAHHHHHHHHHHHHH.

i have to borrow the mini bar girl's key to open my final full clean. i'm only supposed to do one unit, which is either the bathroom or the bedroom - and guess what? the girl leaves the bedroom to me. meaning another bloody doona cover.
BAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH.

then i think i'm already blur by then and i try to fit a king doona into a queen sized cover, and look for more facewashers when the bathroom's already done. then i trip over the vacuum cleaner and scratch my knee and sustain bruises. and it's nearly 5:00 pm (i end work at 4:30).
BAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH.

as i'm walking back to the housekeeping room, i count how many steps it takes to get there so i can complain to Peter about how tiring it is to walk to and fro. it's about 300 Lianne-sized steps to get there. and finally, the grand finale - i arrive at the housekeeping office and the supervisors were talking about how one of the villa staff forgot the board (where they write all the allocations) and had to run to get it back. and i think... where the F**K is my board? it's on the F**KING trolley back at the rooms. so i run 300 steps back to get it, and 300 steps back to the office to sign out.
BAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH.

i feel ready to die.

End.

dual <3

Friday, August 28, 2009 at 3:22 AM

i can't seem to embed videos, no idea why.

right now i'm crazy about these 3 videos (same song):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7mPqycQ0tQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UeG28XJ6F_4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5XF21AKQ1g

don't you just love the last one? i do.

working lots of banquets lately, and loving it.

End.

article...

Tuesday, August 25, 2009 at 1:09 AM

www.1malaysia.com.my

i was supposed to write an article about the 1Malaysia concept, but I'm just a bit lazy. In the FAQs, it states that (indirectly) its Najib's blog and portal to his citizen. Wah.

anyway, i'm not really feeling the patriotism but i'm feeling the homesickness for... kuching. lol. go figure.

over, and out.

End.

second day in rooms

Sunday, August 23, 2009 at 1:59 AM

in North Queensland, it is estimated that there are:
- 50 species of stick and leaf insects
- 162 species of mantis
- 250 species of cicadas
- 348 species of termites
- 428 species of cockroaches
- 550 species of shieldbugs
- 2,827 species of crickets and grasshoppers
- 4,000 species of ants
- 7,786 species of flies
- 20,816 species of butterflies and moths and
- 28,200 species of beetles!

so, which one of these buggers has bitten me all over?!? i have like over 20 bites!!! -.-

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my last off day this week...

Friday, August 21, 2009 at 12:15 AM

back to work tomorrow...
i wish i didn't feel so lazy.

anyway, i'm dying of boredom. have been sitting in front of the computer for more than 5 hours and counting. devoured an entire bag of chips in the process, argh. in the morning i made my second visit to the nick nack shop and bought $14 worth of books, including a huge hardcover book on reflexology and aromatherapy. maybe i went overboard - that's why the bag broke on the way home.

oh, and here are 5 signs you AND YOUR HOUSEMATE should rethink your grocery shopping regime (based on personal experiences):
5. you find it hard to decide what to have for breakfast (a choice of 5 fruits, yoghurt, 2 cereals, 4 soups, etc.)
4. your food is lined up and all over the kitchen bench so that you can remember which foods you have.
3. the fridge is overloaded almost all the time, and sometimes you have to tumpang your friend's fridge
2. your entire unit smells like coles.
1. you open the kitchen cabinet and the first thing that falls out is 4 coles plastic bags.

End.

mossman gorge

Thursday, August 20, 2009 at 4:37 AM

went here with jane, nam, jason, pat and taan.
i was sitting on rocks looking at japanese girls in bikinis.
we swam and had water fights and the water is effing freezing.

End.

tag during a break from work

Friday, August 14, 2009 at 11:00 PM

1. What time did you get up this morning?
7.30 i gained semi-consciousness, 7.45 i told Taan i was going to have a shower and i think i got out of bed around 7.55... well, you can't blame me, considering i got home at 1 the night before...

2. How do you like your steak cooked?
i like it cooked by pat or taan. ^-^ medium rare.

3. What was the last film you saw at the cinema?
harry potter, back in malaysia. damn, i miss my cinema.

4. What is your favorite TV show?
i hardly watch anything, but i really think friends is classic.

5. If you could live anywhere in the world where would it be?
right now i have no idea. i'd like to say japan if i have the income to sustain it.

6. What did you have for breakfast?
peanut butter from the jar.

7. What is your favorite cuisine?
i'm toying between japanese and italian, but right now i crave my malaysian.

8. What foods do you dislike?
coriander. i can microtaste it in anything i eat.

9. Favorite Place to Eat?
mamak. i want to open one in port douglas. lol.

10. Favorite dressing?
chic. lol. like a tank, cargos and wedges (which are hard to cycle with)

11.What kind of vehicle do you drive?
a 2nd hand bike which squeaks on low gears.

12. What are your favorite clothes?
my floral dress cos it doesn't fly up when i ride my bike, and my black shorts from harbour town adelaide. and the hot pink top i got in indonesia. photos later.

13. Where would you visit if you had the chance?
right now? home sweet home. *sigh*

14. Cup 1/2 empty or 1/2 full?
nearly full, so keep going and don't quit.

15. Where would you want to retire?
my gosh! i haven't even thought about marriage and settling down and i'm being asked this.

16. Favorite time of day?
if i were awake then, it'd be dawn. but i like sunsets.

17. Where were you born?
johor bahru in a nightclub. XD (the place used to be a hospital but now it's a club)

18. What is your favorite sport to watch?
if you can call martial arts sports, though i don't like to see really controlled matches and all. i like watching golf with dad. and cheerleading. nah, definitely cheerleading is tops.

22. Are you satisfied with your life?
relatively. there's a lot of it yet to be lived out yet. i have accumulated my share of accolades, made my share of mistakes and i just thank God that i'm me.

23. Are you a morning person or a night person?
i am normal in the morning. i'm a monster at night.

24. Do you have any pets?
sk8erboi my castrated dog. i love you and miss your fluffiness.

25. If you only had one day to live, who would you spend it with?
i know who that'd be. in person, face to face.

26. What did you want to be when you were little?
policeman, owner of a hotel, ballerina, concert pianist, teacher, etc.

27. What is your best childhood memory?
damn. there are too many. but right now i'm thinking of playing golf with dad or at the monkey bars with mom at the ss17 playground.

28. Are you a cat or dog person?
both, honestly. i love my sk8er boi but i also love bandito pockets that i had when i was 14.

29. Are you married?
not yet.

30. Always wear your seat belt?
in the plane when the seat belt sign is on. *angelic grin*

31. Been in a car accident?
yeah, a few. nothing major though.

32. Any pet peeves?
people treating me like i'm stupid.

33. Favorite Pizza Topping?
baby spinach, olives, sundried tomato...

34. Favorite Flower?
right now i'm thinking roses.

35. Favorite ice cream?
anything cold. too vague? chocolate mint has grown on me.

End.

webcam

Thursday, August 13, 2009 at 10:00 PM

no internet in port douglas?

yeah, right.

okay, i'm off to work now.

End.

checking in from port douglas

at 4:22 AM

i've decided to revamp and revive this baby of mine.

so you'll hear more updates soonest possible. however, here is a brief overview about what's going on in my life.

Lianne's rooming with a male Le Cordon Bleu classmate (totally platonic, okay?) at a motel 5 minutes cycling distance from her workplace, Sheraton Mirage Port Douglas where she does Housekeeping (in the humongous Villas), Banqueting (commencing tomorrow) and Food and Beverage (at the Japanese restaurant, commencing September). She cycles often (yeah, I haven't fallen off yet), gets sunkissed walking on the beach and spends her off days as active as possible when all she wants to do is go to sleep. And she loves her dynamic duo Pat and Taan (roommate) because, as irritating as they can get, they make her life complete.

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