Today's the last time I could ever see Vandana (one of my best high school buddies), cos she's goin to leave NZ for good this Sunday. So this afternoon Anna, Vandana, and I went to Rohymas's house to have our last get-together for the four of us. We rented "A Cinderella Story" DVD and took pics to keep as a memory.

L-R: Me, Vandana, Anna, Rohymas

There used to be five of us: me, Rohymas, Vandana, Anna, and Lily. In the middle of last year, Lily left to China. I made a friendship bracelet with our initials (DARLV) for all of us before she left. And this time, it's Vandana who's leaving forever. Can't believe it's only the three of us now.. *sigh*.. Oh well, people come and go.. life goes on.. but only the most special ones leave footprints in our heart, and these girls DEFINITELY leave footprints in my heart, cos they were the ones who made my highschool days in NZ so special and enjoyable (especially in Year 12, it was the best year ever!)

But don't worry, we'll definitely keep in touch forever, cos that's what REAL friends are for, right??

Now I've learned a new lesson: NEVER LEAVE THINGS TO THE LAST MINUTE!!

Yesterday at 5 p.m. was the when the summer internship applications close. I was always relaxed about it, and instead of filling the application forms the days before, I decided to leave off my applications until yesterday. And yup, you guessed it, things went incredibly wrong. First of all, the internet at home wasn't working (oh yeah, they only do online applications and won't accept paper-based ones). So I had to go to Vic and use the internet at the library. Outside it was raining, but at 12 p.m. I went there by train and bus anyway, cos none of my parents could take me there by car (they went to a meeting at the Indonesian Embassy). So then when I arrived at the Vic library and logged on to the computer, I found out that my internet account was short of money (there was only 23 cents left in the account). I couldn't top up my account as well, cos they only accepted cash through EFTPOS, and there was no money left in my EFTPOS card.
I opened the Ernst&Young website anyway and started my online application. But in the middle of the application, suddenly the internet stopped working cos my internet account went to zero dollars. I panicked and went to the help desk to top up my account, in the hope that they could accept credit cards. And yes!! The help desk guy accepted my credit card, and topped up $5 into my internet account. He said the internet should work again in 15 minutes. So I waited and waited..
However, 15 minutes had passed.. then 20 minutes.. and 30 minutes after I topped up my account.. but the internet still wasn't working. I panicked again cos it was 3 p.m. already and I still haven't applied to any companies!! I only had 2 more hours until the deadline of the applications. So I went to the help desk again and told them about it, but the guy told me to be patient and wait. But I couldn't wait any longer! I was panicking and didn't know what to do! I had no choice but to wait and wait.. until it was 4 p.m. and still the internet wasn't working! So finally I logged off from the computer and decided to try using another computer, hoping that the internet might work in other computers.

And I was right!! The internet worked when I used another computer!! (Oh, but I also prayed to God when I was logging in, hehe). So I continued my online application at Ernst&Young. I thought the application was gonna be short and simple, but I was dead wrong!! They asked us stuffs like "Tell us about your experience as a team, what was your role? And what was the outcome from the teamwork?", and "Tell us about an achievement that you've experienced so far in life", and "Tell us about any business experience that you've had, and what you've learned from it", and bla bla bla et cetera!! I had to write a paragraph for each of those type of questions! And I didn't really know what to write because of the time pressure too (I only had about 45 minutes left until the applications close, and I still haven't applied to any companies!). So I sort of made things up and left off one question that was about business experience. I submitted my Ernst&Young application, and opened the KPMG and Deloitte websites.
In the end, I only applied for a summer internship to three of the Big 4 international accounting firms: Deloitte, KPMG, and Ernst&Young. I wanted to apply to PricewaterhouseCoopers too, but there was no more time.

So yeah, from my experience here (as well as the MOFI201 test experience, which I studied only from the night before the test), I made a statement to myself that says:

"I will never leave things to the last minute, ever again!!!"

YIKES!! I just had my MOFI201 mid-term test, and I was right, it was DEADLY!!! When I looked at the theory questions, I was like "what the hell are these??????"
As for the calculation ones, they were alright (although I went "oh no!! I 4got about all these!!!!" in one of them).

But finally, it's all over!!! Finally it's Easter break for 2 weeks starting from tomorrow!! Yeeehaaa!!!

After the test we went to KBRI for dinner (went there with Ing-Ing, Chika, Lala, and Mich). We brought Ing-Ing there for the first time, and I also met this new Indian-Indonesian girl called Lissa or something. She's really friendly, speaks French, goes to Vic (doing Economics and Law), and I like her glasses ^^ hehheee. But I don't think it'd suit my face *_*

"Never judge people based on what they did in the past!"

That's what I learned a few days ago. And what made me think this way? Here's the story:

It all started on Monday morning when the foggy atmosphere created a reluctant feeling to wake up. Because it was a responsibility for me to go to university early at 8 o'clock, I forced my tired body to get up anyway. I went straight to the bathroom to pee, brush my teeth, wash my acne-prone face, and take a shower.

About half an hour later, dad was fussing in the bathroom upstairs. "There's no more hot water!!!!!" He kept on repeating the Indonesian equivalent of those words while I calmly enjoyed my breakfast in the living room. I instantly knew what was going to happen as soon as he stepped out of the bathroom.

"Des! You've wasted the hot water on yourself!! You always spend ages in the shower! And because of that, there's no more hot water for me to use, and you made me have a cold, freezing shower in a cold, freezing morning like this!"

Simultaneously I thought yeah yeah whatever.. he's always blaming it all on ME!
Well, it is true that I've always been the one who uses a lot of hot water for my long period of showering. But that morning, I only showered for a few minutes because I woke up really late!! But even if I wasn't the one who caused the hot water to turn cold so quickly, my family always blamed it all on me (based on my past habits)!!

So yeah, keep this in mind: "Never judge people based on what they did in the past". To me, it also means that I wouldn't mind having a boyfriend who used to be an alcoholic or drug addict or something. Because if they managed to change and have a completely new chapter in their life, then they won't go back to how they used to be! Give people a chance, dammit!!

Oh gosh I'm screwed. I have a Spanish listening test tomorrow, and a MOFI201 mid-term test on Thursday. I've only studied a very little bit for these two tests. I know they're gonna be hard, especially the MOFI201 test. But surprisingly, I'm 100% calm..

Anyway, today I got emails from Mr.Leitch (my accounting teacher in Year12) and Melissa (the mentoring coordinator at Vic). They both said that they'd like to be my referees for my CV, thank goodness! Oh yeah, this afternoon I had my CV checked by a lady at the Vic Careers office, and she said it looks fine already (phew!!) I also submitted my scholarship application after that (whew! Finally!!). Hmm I also want to add another referee, I'm considering the Vice Chancellor who sent me a congratulating letter last year. But I forgot what his name was (gotta have a check on that before I can send him an email!)

Oh yeah, to my surprise, Chandra was online when I logged in to MSN (in my dad's office). But too bad he couldn't stay long. I also met Fahmi when I reached KBRI and went straight to the ruang piket. He was eating.. and.. mmmm.. it smelt delicious (I wonder what mom cooked this morning.. oh yeah! Ayam kecap! My favourite!!)

Here's a collection of Goddess's pics. She's just sooo cute 'n adorable, isn't she??? Well, she's still at my house now. Lucky her beloved owner hasn't found a flat yet (ooops, sorry Coconut )

Right now I'm in the computer suite of the mentoring room. I was supposed to be mentoring my mentee (by the name of Holly) at 11 o'clock, but she still hasn't showed up. I came here at around 10.50, then waited til 11 (expecting her to come at that time), but no sign of her coming, so I kept on waiting and waiting and waiting for half an hour.. Then I got fed up, so I went to use one of the computers to check my email (in case she emailed me to say that she couldn't come). But nope, no emails from her!

So yup, here I am in the Vic mentoring room.. ditched by my mentee. I guess I should tell the mentoring coordinator about this. If Holly couldn't come to this session, she was supposed to inform me about it. Well, the rules sez that if she's gonna ditch me like this for 2 more times, then she's out of the mentoring programme. [Emang enak!!]

Okay okay, sorry if people are curious about what my previous posting meant. I'll translate it for u all:

The "French Chat" was cool!

I went to the "French Chat" session in the French library on the 6th floor of Von Zedlitz building. And when I arrived there, I was so surprised coz there were about 10 people there, and nearly everyone [could] speak French fluently!

I met the president of the French Club. She's a kiwi (New Zealander), but she speaks French really well! (She was talking with a Swiss guy). Everybody there talked in French, and it was just amazing for me, cos I never heard anyone talking in French to each other in New Zealand!

As for me, I could understand them. But I had to hesitate a lot when I tried to talk to them! I wish I could speak French very fluently like them!! Huaaaa!!

Hey, I think I should ask Ayu to talk with me in French more often!

Je suis allee a la session de "French Chat" a la bibliotheque francaise au 6eme etage du batiment de Von Zedlitz. Et quand j'y suis arrivee, j'etais si etonnee parce qu'il y avais environ dix personnes la, et presque tous le monde parlent francais couramment!

J'ai rencontre la presidente du Club Francais. Elle est neo-zelandais, mais elle parle francais tres bien! (Elle parlait tres couramment avec un jeune homme qui est suisse). Tous les gens la sont parle en francais, et c'etait juste superbe pour moi, parce que je n'ai jamais entendu n'importe qui parler en francais entre eux en Nouvelle-Zelande!

Quant a moi, je peux les comprendre. Mais j'ai du hesiter trop quand j'ai essaye de parler avec eux! Je souhaite que je pourrai parler francais vraiment couramment comme eux..!! Huaaaa!!

Hey, je pense que je devrais demander a Ayu de parler avec moi en francais plus souvent!

At the beginning of this month, it seemed like these few "particular" guys were being nice towards me and made me smile and lightened up my day and stuff.

But since the middle of the month, they all tend to withdraw away from me. No news, no attention, not even a "hello", etc. One of them hasn't replied my email (it was him who previously requested an early reply from me), the other one hasn't replied my texts/MMS, and another particular one hasn't replied both. What's wrong with them??!! Or.. maybe.. what's wrong with me? Was it something I did..? Was it something I said..?? Are they all mad at me..???

A note to keep in mind (in case you're wondering, d'ohhh!!): each of these guys and I are just friends (the degree of how close or how good friends we are depends on which guy is being referred to).

Why am I very disorganized these days?? Here are a few reasons:

1. I am lazy
2. I can't be bothered
3. I don't really pay much attention about how much time I have left for these things
4. I'm one of those types of people who'd rather play now and work later
5. Etc.

Anyway, I have two tests next week (SPAN111 and MOFI201), and I've started studying a bit of both, but I still can't understand anything from MOFI201 (that means u need to study a lot more, girly!!)

I also need to fill in my scholarship application forms (+ a letter and bla bla bla), one of them's due next week, and the other one's due at the beginning of the Easter break.

Not only that, but I also need to make a CV cos I wanna apply for the Summer Recruitment programme in Deloitte and Ernst&Young and PricewaterhouseCoopers and whatever top firms were at the Accounting Careers Expo last Thursday.

Tomorrow I'm gonna start my first mentoring session with Holly (I'll be mentoring her for ACCY111). Hope it'll turn out well, and hopefully I'll be able to help her with all my accounting knowledge. But hmm.. I don't know if I should revise some ACCY111 tonight (in preparation of mentoring her)..

I should've posted this brief comic of Goddess and her Whiskas Cravers a few weeks ago. But I was too lazy to update my blog at that time. Anyway, here it is, so cute eh?? ^_^

Oh yeah, the girl at the bottom left corner's supposed to be me (cos it resembles me!) Hehe..

Damn.. Spanish is getting harder and harder every time! I wish I studied it in high school (if only I did Spanish in 5th form instead of Economics, and in 6th form instead of Computer Programming). I guess it would be easier to learn it in high school cos we'd learn it slowly and progressively, whereas in university we learn everything rapidly!! Just imagine, learning the present tense + how to tell the time + weather in three lectures (1 hour each), then jumping to the past tense + loads of other confusing stuff in the other three lectures on the next week! If I learnt Spanish in high school, I guess we might learn the present tense for a week, then how to tell the time for a few lessons, then learn the past tense for two or three weeks probably (depends on how smart or stupid the students in the class are, huahaha!) But luckily I already know French, so that makes it easier in learning Spanish because those two languages are quite similar. Oh yeah, I still can't get used to the Spanish pronounciations, even though it's supposed to be a lot easier than the French pronounciations (which I'm very fluent in).

I attended the CV-writing workshop this afternoon with Ing-Ing (cos I'm dumb, I don't know how to write CVs). I found it really helpful, and now I get the insights in CV-writing.

Oh iya, tadi pas mo naek bis ke KBRI, ada bis yg rodanya meletus gitu. (Passenger-nya lg pd naek ke bisnya, tp emang sih bisnya udah kepenuhan orang, jgn2 gara2 itu bannya gk kuat lg 'n akhirnya.. DORRRR!! Meletus deh!) Asli deh, suaranya kayak orang nembak senapan! Gua ampe teriak (hehe, malu2in deh). Eeeeh tapi Wanto (flatmate-nya Ing-Ing) malah bilang "kasiaaaaaan deh looooeeeeee..." (toek para penumpang2nya, hehheehee). Tapi ya untung aja sih bannya meletus pas bisnya masih diem, bukannya pas lagi jalan. Kalo pas lagi jalan, lebih seru kali yee.. (yach siapa tau aja bisnya bisa kebalik gitu lho.. huahuahaua keji!)