I'm in debt...

Poor Vader...he ate a rock and it got stuck somewhere in his belly. He started throwing up everything he ate and drank, and had no appetite. He couldn't even lie down to sleep because of the discomfort. He was brought to the vet and they did X-rays of him and stuff. Saw the rock in the x-ray and said he needed surgery. Cos it was too big for him to poop out. The surgery cost nearly made me faint!! But it was that...or put him to sleep. No way was I about to do that to my big boy...so TJ's dad paid for the surgery....right now I am in debt. :( I told them I will pay them back in time. Once I get a job.

Just take a look at him. He looks so depressed and ashamed of his scar. They had to shave off his belly for the surgery, so there's like a big patch of white now. Poor dude. Hope he's doing okay. Wish he was back here with me and TJ...




As for my job waiting...well, I got an email from the music school saying...well basically, it was a no. Haha. Well, I already expected that, so no disappointment there. I'm still waiting for Universal to get back to me. I'm not having too high hopes on that too...the lesser the expectation, the smaller the disappointment if it's another rejection. I've also been calling the temp agency everyday...guess they're looking for a suitable job for me. I even applied at Borders online..since it's so near the apartment. I'm way stressed out now. I know it has only been like a week since all these job applications and stuff...but it makes me think a lot. One year to get a job is not enough time. But well...I'm gonna stay positive and just try my best. One of my friends told me that's all you've gotta do. Just try and try and try. You'll never know unless you try. So try I shall.

I was watching this movie called 'Modern Romance' last night. It's pretty old...but I found it pretty entertaining. It's basically about this movie editor and his relationship with his gf. But man, don't they hit the right spots. These kinda relationships are just what's happening nowadays in the real world. Especially in the entertainment industry. Does marriage hold no meaning anymore???

In Memory Of Hershey

TJ's little girl, Hershey went to doggie heaven today...She was 14 years old. Hope she's back to her energetic self in heaven! We will miss you, little girl.

Wait wait wait

It's 9:30 on a Friday morning. TJ left for school. He's got an Italian quiz today. DO WELL!! :) We got somewhat depressed last night thinking about the next few years to come. Will he get into Med school? Will he get one at UCLA? What happens if he gets into a school out of state? Another long distance relationship? I don't think I can do 4 years. Unless I move with him and follow him wherever he goes....Lots to think about.

Right now, I'm kinda just...sitting tight (which is something I can't say about my butt no more) and just waiting for news. The music school hasn't called back, so i'm assuming they got somebody else...which is fine. Plenty of other music schools to look for. I only start calling the temp agency on Monday...so that gives me a few more days to relinquish in the joys of the unemployed.

And yesterday...oooh, yesterday. Lemme back track a little. Right after my appointment with the temp agency, I received a voicemail from one of the assistants at Universal. She's leaving. Wants to continue her studies and get her Masters. So her position as assistant will be available. She asked me if I was interested and hell yeah, I was. So I sent them my resume and met up with them yesterday.

Since they already knew me, they could skip the company background and all the..."interrogation" bit. Just more or less told me the duties that were expected yadaa yadaa yadaa. They are still interviewing people, so I'm just gonna have to sit tight again and wait for news. I'm just keeping my fingers crossed on that. I know I don't have much experience in paperwork kinda jobs, so I won't be surprised if they gave the job to somebody who knows what they are doing. And the job also includes dealing with stressed out clients...whom I'm supposed to destressed and all. Haha. I got so scared of THAT description I even bough a book off Amazon on Telephone Etiquette and all. How to deal with people on the phone. YES, I am that useless when it comes to customer service.

Anyhow, after the interview, had a little chat with a few people there. They're keeping their fingers crossed for me too. But in the end, it all comes down to who will suit the job the best, so...oh well, we'll see. It's weird. If you sit me down and ask me to write songs for you and compose like, 5 minutes of music per day, I'd be less scared than asking me to talk to people on the phone. I am really not a natural people person, but I guess it's time I learnt anyway. Hehe. Sometimes I wish I was more like Dad. He gets along with everyone! Everywhere he goes, he knows someone. Or Mum. Haha. Everybody in the market knows her. Hmm...

Dang, it seriously kills your brain little by little when you don't have a job...

Another interview

Yup. So I went for the interview. It went pretty good I think. Just gotta sit tight for about a week. If they liked me, I will be called back for a second interview and most probably an observed teaching. *yikes* Now THAT is stressful. Oh well, if I do get to that stage, I'm just gonna teach like how I always teach. I just hope that American kids are not THAT different from Asian kids. They'll probably talk more, but I guess that's alright.

Then I have another interview this coming Monday. I signed up at a temp agency. Can you believe they can't open .pdf files?? I sent a resume in pdf format and I got a call back asking me to resend it as a word document. Haha. Ah well. So I'm gonna see them this Monday, probably lots of documents to fill and all, since she told me it's going to take about 2-3 hours. Hmm.

Ooh ooh...and I got a gig! :D My first full length feature film. Indie of course. I received the contract a couple of days ago and my friend is helping me to look through it. So more updates on that later. Hehe.

Right now, gotta go wake my baby up. Toodles.

Me + piano = ??

I have an interview this Monday. At a music academy at Santa Monica. Guess what I'll be doing? Yup yup. Piano teaching. Hahahaha. Just part time...maybe once or twice a week (if I do get it)...just to start bringing some money IN instead of just OUT all the time.

Anyhoo, wish me luck.

Back in LA

Yes yes, it's been a long time since my last blog. But that's only because i....went....HOME!!!!! :) Yup yup. I was back at my home in Malaysia for about a month or so. And mm mm mm...the food...good good good! I filled myself up with all my favourite food...curry...soup...vegetables...indian, chinese, home cooked...I didn't do much at home really. Just ate...slept...ate some more...went out shopping...that was about it. Haha. Oh yeah, went shopping for souvenirs too.

Then I flew to San Francisco to my baby's home. Got me some pressies from his family. Bought them some souvenirs too. Like Malaysian handicraft...and the ever-so-famous...fake products. Hehe. Oh, yes and Malaysian food. They seemed to enjoy that.

But now...now I'm back in LA. Time to kick ass again. No more foolin around and time to get WORK!!!! And yes...time to start shedding off the pounds that I put on in the past few months. Ugh.

Anyways, I'm back.