October 1-31, 2006
Well what a month!!
Work, uni and my social life have kept my feet moving and my heart pumping!
On the work front, I have been averaging 50 hour weeks with my Woolworths job, cleaning with dad, English tutoring, car washing and gardening. I must say, however, that doing a whole range of jobs keeps me not only active, but continually motivated by work. Simply doing 50 hours stacking of shelves in a supermarket would be monotonous and depressing!!
I am also starting a new job (yes you read right!) in the next couple of weeks - it is just an admin job in a firm in the city - to gain some office experience - and to fill up my hours once I finish uni.
Speaking of which, I complete my undergraduate Bachelor Degree this week (unofficially) with classes completing this Thursday. I then have one week of study (STUVAC), before 2 exams on the 13th and 15th of November. Then I will be officially finished, with the graduation ceremony not until next year (sometime between March and May).
As I have said before, Kazuya is arriving in Sydney on December 1st, so between my final exam and then I will probably be working 70 hours weeks for 2 weeks to save up more money. On December 1st I am planning on having a house party (joint party for my b'day and to welcome Kazuya back to Australia) which should be a great chance to let out my hair (so to speak). December 2nd I have booked a hotel room for Kazuya and I to stay in and a special dinner has been organised for him too. December 3rd I am sitting for a Japanese Proficiency Exam which will be the first language skill-determining exam I have sat for Japanese.
From Dec 8th-19th Kazuya and I will be travelling to Adelaide to spend a couple of days with my Grandma, before hiring a car and driving down to catch the boat across to Kangaroo Island and a few other places.
The plan after that is to work until the end of February in order to save up enough to pay for my Masters Degree, which I begin on the 1st of March down in Canberra.
I have not found out whether I have been accepted to the degree yet, however, I applied for two separate degrees, so I think my chances are high!
Since the last monthly email, I have had another Japanese friend come and stay. She was an old friend of my host mum's, so was nice to show her around Sydney for the day, after she had done so much for me when I was in Japan.
I have also applied for an internship opportunity as a Youth Ambassador to the United Nations for next year. If successful, I would travel to New York for 2 months and represent Australian Youth at the UN General Assembly. The chances are extremely small, but I figure, you can't win the race if you're not in it!
On the business side of things, I have started up my own Ebay account and have had some success so far selling a few books and some old Tennis magazines. The plan is eventually to team up with my friend from uni and start some online importing and re-selling of some popular items, such as fashion and jewellery lines. Could be quite successful around Christmas time I am sure.
The rest of the family continue to do well - Alana is enjoying her new job, but I hardly ever see her as she is almost always with her boyfriend (when not working). Mark is doing very well at school, and plays gold once a week on Sundays. Mum is going well to, having been away the last 2 weekends at a wedding, and down in Tasmania, and this weekend she will be away again - travelling up to Brisbane for a Softball Masters Championship for 10 days.
Hope to hear from everyone soon. Take care and keep in touch.
Tim
xoxoxoxox
Work, uni and my social life have kept my feet moving and my heart pumping!
On the work front, I have been averaging 50 hour weeks with my Woolworths job, cleaning with dad, English tutoring, car washing and gardening. I must say, however, that doing a whole range of jobs keeps me not only active, but continually motivated by work. Simply doing 50 hours stacking of shelves in a supermarket would be monotonous and depressing!!
I am also starting a new job (yes you read right!) in the next couple of weeks - it is just an admin job in a firm in the city - to gain some office experience - and to fill up my hours once I finish uni.
Speaking of which, I complete my undergraduate Bachelor Degree this week (unofficially) with classes completing this Thursday. I then have one week of study (STUVAC), before 2 exams on the 13th and 15th of November. Then I will be officially finished, with the graduation ceremony not until next year (sometime between March and May).
As I have said before, Kazuya is arriving in Sydney on December 1st, so between my final exam and then I will probably be working 70 hours weeks for 2 weeks to save up more money. On December 1st I am planning on having a house party (joint party for my b'day and to welcome Kazuya back to Australia) which should be a great chance to let out my hair (so to speak). December 2nd I have booked a hotel room for Kazuya and I to stay in and a special dinner has been organised for him too. December 3rd I am sitting for a Japanese Proficiency Exam which will be the first language skill-determining exam I have sat for Japanese.
From Dec 8th-19th Kazuya and I will be travelling to Adelaide to spend a couple of days with my Grandma, before hiring a car and driving down to catch the boat across to Kangaroo Island and a few other places.
The plan after that is to work until the end of February in order to save up enough to pay for my Masters Degree, which I begin on the 1st of March down in Canberra.
I have not found out whether I have been accepted to the degree yet, however, I applied for two separate degrees, so I think my chances are high!
Since the last monthly email, I have had another Japanese friend come and stay. She was an old friend of my host mum's, so was nice to show her around Sydney for the day, after she had done so much for me when I was in Japan.
I have also applied for an internship opportunity as a Youth Ambassador to the United Nations for next year. If successful, I would travel to New York for 2 months and represent Australian Youth at the UN General Assembly. The chances are extremely small, but I figure, you can't win the race if you're not in it!
On the business side of things, I have started up my own Ebay account and have had some success so far selling a few books and some old Tennis magazines. The plan is eventually to team up with my friend from uni and start some online importing and re-selling of some popular items, such as fashion and jewellery lines. Could be quite successful around Christmas time I am sure.
The rest of the family continue to do well - Alana is enjoying her new job, but I hardly ever see her as she is almost always with her boyfriend (when not working). Mark is doing very well at school, and plays gold once a week on Sundays. Mum is going well to, having been away the last 2 weekends at a wedding, and down in Tasmania, and this weekend she will be away again - travelling up to Brisbane for a Softball Masters Championship for 10 days.
Hope to hear from everyone soon. Take care and keep in touch.
Tim
xoxoxoxox
posted by Tim at 6:11 AM
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