finally, baru la datang mood nak menulis kat sini. 
moody sikit semenjak dua menjak ni, so many things happened yg menguji kesabaran dan ketahanan diri bukan setakat emotionally tp juga physically dan juga mentally. trust me,its nothing compared with my experience last time. totally different dr segi environment, people etc.
[rumah]
dah selamat pindah to my own apartment @ Bakers* Rd, North Coburg. masa pegi inspect mmg suka rumah ni sbb spacey and cheap compared to the price offered which is $260pw. plus just 100m from tram stop, sgt accessible ke mana mana la. tp tak sangka byk plak dugaan dgn rumah ni. first, masa nak pi sign lease agreement and collect the keys from the agent, dia salah tulis bond price kat situ. supposed to be $1130 (equal to a month rent) tp dlm paper tulis $1260. so aku pun argue la cemana bleh diff price from the advert. dia pun calculate2 balik, turned out mmg betul pun $1130. teruk betul, nak amik $130 extra. kalau aku tak perati, tiap2 bulan la aku byr extra. cisss.
then masa moved in, i was really frustrated with the cleanliness of the house. seems to me it’s not being properly clean before aku masuk. esp in the kitchen n bathroom. kitchen drawers ada byk baby cockroaches, and toilet bowl is very dirty (dia cuci tp hitam2 kat bwh ada lg).and im not sure whether the carpet being steam cleaned ke idak. yg lain2 tu aku leh tolerate lg such as pen mark on the walls, cermin tak dicuci/dilap etc. again, i made complaint to the agent. before i met him, aku tulis email berjela attached with pictures as evidence. resulting, dia dtg inspect balik umah tu. dia siap kata, he already paid $300 for general cleaning dan sungguh tak percaya with the house condition. (tu la, ingat aku make up storiesss ke)
again, he promised to provide cleaning services including washing the walls and steam cleaning.
2 days after, the cleaning guy datang, buat quotation dulu.then, aku tunggu lagi. adoi. slow betul. last fri, baru la pest control dtg, dan berjayalaaahh menghapuskan kesan2 degil di dalam kitchen drawers ku itu. geli ok, nak masuk kitchen pun pikir 10 kali. lipas dia yg stok kecik2 tu, wpun tak berjalan di luar tp risau je kot2 kalau masuk dlm sluar ke…eeeuuuuww. dahla tader hero nak tolong *mode mengada* 
so aku ingatkan pastu, cleaning guy datangla. tp tak datang2 jugak, so aku pun tanpa membuang masa pi la opis Nick (agent) tu lg. seb baik otw pi skolah je, taderla membuang masa aku sgt. sambil tu aku pun submit condition report, ceh dlm tu kemain lagi si Nick tu tulis semuanya OK, bersih la hapa la. idakler aku nak bersekongkol dgn dia kan, so kat bhgn tenant comment tu habis semua aku tulis unclean la, tear off la, paint peeled la siap attached semua gambar2 tu. doorbell pun not functioning, semuaaaaaa aku ngadu. i bet landlord umah ni cam hampeh. im absolutely sure dia dah amik duit bond prev tenant (aku suspect previous tenant aku have family with kids, hence explain the pen mark on the walls) kunun2 utk buat repair whatsoever, tp takde buat pe pun. sungguhla irresponsible.teruk kann? so utk menyelamatkan duit bond aku dpd di-ngap oleh landlord itu yg tak bertanggungjawab tu, haruslah aku complaint itu ini kan so that takleh la dia kata aku yg buat segala mala kerosakan sedia ada ni.
Nick kata, the cleaning guy will call u directly and set appointment with u when will he be cleaning. so aku pun OK la kan. tak lama pastu, Alex (cleaning guy) called. dia nak cuci on Mon ni. aku ckpla, awat hang takmo mai awal2 on weekend, aku dah tak sabar nak masak nasik ni. pastu dia explained to me, Nick just asked him to do the steam cleaning and wall washing, sbb his budget is $220 je, and if i want the kitchen and bathroom being clean, then i should top up another $260.
WTF??
pissed off abis masa ni, pastu cam biasa la ayaq mata berjurai2 sbb tatau nak marah cemana. aku rasa bola mata aku ni ada masalah la, time happy pun camni, time sedih pun camni, time marah pun camni, time tgk citer feeling2 pun camni. kdg2 time tader angin tader ribut pun camni. confused confused. 
so aku ckp kat cleaning guy… Alex, dont come until i told u so. then aku called si Nick ni tak angkat2 la plak. jadi esok aku ingat nak pi serang opis dia and ask for explanation. seriously its very unfair la kan. aku nak ckp kalau dia tanak buat gak, nak soh dia bgtau lanlord to cancel the agreement (mcm berani je?? kang nak kena pi cr umah lain laaa..huhu). kaa nak ckp nk ngadu ngan authority kaa. kaa mintak landlonrd reduce the rental price.ceh, mcm besaaar sgt je aku ni kan haha, but this is my right as the tenant. and i think i should fight for it, no matter what.
ok. ni gambar2 dlm umah, as in progress condition.
dusty and not clean. still in progress mengemas, menyuci, menghias etc. tgh tunggu garage sale je ni, nak cr meja mkn, dan plan for living tu.. rasanya nak cr rugs and bantal2 je, dont plan nak boh sofa whatsoever. malas nak pikir cemana nak mengangkut bwk balik. and TV? tanak beli sbb tgh tunggu bulan 4, sebab ada hari pembuangan TV besar besaran at my area so im gonna pick one from there. hahah sungguh cheapskate kan? hehe watever. tp mmg skarang ni ramai buang TV sbb melbourne tgh nak digitalized their city, so kalau pakai plasma TV terus dpt channel ala2 astro compared to TV bulky tu dpt la 4,5 channel je. sbb tu ramai buang TV2 bulky tu.
owh. i should write here abt pencarian katilku itu. aku beli queen matress n base for $175 je (including delivery). mmg murah, tp baloi la dgn pengembaraan aku mencari tilam tu. sini cost of living bleh tahan mahal la. bed frame + mattress new one the cheapest is around $500 to $600. without delivery charges. aku pi cr 2nd hand je spring mattress yg 2,3 bulan je pakai, itupun mahal gak around $350 gitu. so aku pun surf la kat gumtree website, last2 jumpa satu advert kat warehouse nearby la trobe uni.
aku called la this lady, and tanya la total price plus delivery. tak caya sungguh it’s that cheap. pastu dia kata most of her customers pun are students mainly from malaysia and indonesia.
seems i dunno anyone here have CAR, so nak tanak aku pun gamble la pi tpt tu sendiri. its abt 1hr from my place, naik tram, then tukar naik bas 2,3 kali. satu yg aku puji kat sini, public transport sgt reliable. bus driver sgt helpful, aku ckp terang2 je this is my first time going to sekian sekian so aku nak turun kat stop sekian2 sebab nak catch up bas no sekian2 pukul sekian2. then aku bleh lak ter dozed off dlm bas (cam biasa la, naik bas ke naik keter ke mcm naik buai), tau2 je dgr driver tu panggil kata dah sampai. hehe. (punyerla overconfident, katala drebar tak kejut, maka sampai ke depot la aku gamaknya)
and at the same evening, aku dah dpt dah mattress and base aku tu. best giler. dah siap lompat2 atas katil, weeee ~
[klas and lecturers]
my course is categorized as specialized masters. spefically formed for career enhancement. jadi, lecturerss yg mengajarnya, semuanya yg experienced in industry and ARE VERY YOUNG. aku punyer la expect cikgu aku yg stok jenis tua2 yg jenis pakai smart2 ngan necktie pastu yg jenis serious or lawak sikit2 je and dok tulis kat blackboard je. oklah, tu mcm over sgt kot. haha.tp lebih kurang mcm tu la what i had in my mind before.sekali yg masuk ngajar giler funky, ngan jeans and t shirt je, tulis conteng2 sesikit, pastu bleh buat lawak2 spastik.
turned out, all 4 lecturers of mine semuanya working with NICTA (ICT research centre), ada yg jd design engineer, yg jd researchers etc. 2 from China (again??! apehal laa asik org cina je ni), another 2 mmg local OZ. yg diajarnya lebih pada application like apa yg diorang buat in industry. pastu sesikit asik kena tanya, u tau tak ni? tau tak mcm mana nak buat tu? adoi, aku yg dah mmg berkarat mmgla geleng aje (except masa mixed signal class, itu pun sbb final year project aku buat ADC/DAC converters kan).
pastu, one of the lecturer, yg from China tu..dia punyer accent susah tul aku nak paham. pastu aku tanya la Simon kot2 dia paham kan, rupa2nya dia pun tak paham sbb pekat sungguh Chinglish nyer itu. aiyaaaaa. matilaa aku camni.
oh yer, aku sign up satu club. japanese club. hanya utk mencari renshu aite. ironically, lepas signed up tu, otw balik umah from uni dlm tram.. terjumpa sorang minah jepun ni. sembang punya sembang, rupa2nya dia med student kat unimelb. dah siap booking nak jd partner ngan dia time kaiwa nanti. susahla nak jumpa japs kat uni. yg dtg pun mostly exchange students je, tu pun tak lama.
[flora & fauna]
lawa kan burung ni? elok je bertenggek masa aku turun tangga from my fren’s house. masa memula, aku tak rasa dia hidup. i tot it was a toy, some kid ttertinggal ke apa. sekali tu, bila aku pegang besi tu, dia bergerak sikit. masa tu barulaa tau, tu burung hidup.
cantik. plak tu, leh lak dia stay put masa aku amik gambar. paham je la amik gambar ngan iPhone, mana ada zoom kan, so u imagine la cemana jinaknyer burung ni tak gerak2. aku siap leh pegang kepala dia lg. rasa cam nak bwk balik je.
nope. aku tak sempat ke zoo lagi. tak tgk pun kangaroo or wallabee. nantilah kot.
jalan kat mana ntah hari tu, terjumpa bunga raya. yerp, hibiscus. tp warna mcm pink2 sikit. tak lawa. haha. sini ada roses juga, tp tak mcm mesia kembangnya. roses dia kembang 2 taman (hehe), tak cantik la (for my eyes) ala2 mcm roses kat jpn. tp still smell goods. woonggiiii..
[personal]
dah dekat sebulan aku kat sini. sekejap je pejam celik pejam celik.
wpun aku penah ada pengalaman duduk negara org, seriously this time around, its totally different from what i had experienced before. org selalu ckp, well ko leh survive punyer..ko dah penah independent so tader apa dah nak rasa extraordinary sgt, but the truth is, aku still lg kena adjust with so many things here. seems like jadi mcm first timer lak.
(a) comparison between undergrad/postgrad.
masa undergrad, pegi in batch. member2 dah start kenal since preparation lg. so in my case, dah dekat 2 thn kenal kwn2 dah ngam2 soi semer baru kena antar ke luar. so, U KNOW PEOPLE BEFORE U GO. wpun bila sampai kat sana, dah scattered pi sampai ke ceruk tok kun negara, u dont feel worry sgt la coz at least u already know someone and its just the people u know tak setempat dgn u je (ala..masa kat jepun dulu, jarang je org antar sorang satu uni, ada 2,3 cases je..mostly 2 org atau lebih).
dlm flight ko dah sibuk hoi sana hoi sini, almaklum lah satu airbus tu kengkawan sendiri. rasa mcm rombongan cik kiah je.
pastu, landed kat narita/kansai airport, the seniors were already waiting for u. they guide u, ok hang pi naik bas ni sampai tempat sekian sekian, or hang pi naik flight kat sini or hang pi lari naik train kat sini. upon arriving the destination, ur university seniors were already there to pick u up together with ur luggage berbeg beg mcm tanak balik forever tu. and then, for the week they would bring u to the bank, shopping ur needs, guiding u to register to ur school and freely giving u advise and tips of how to survive well.
the challenge start when u start the school. nak biasakan diri mix with ppl, dan hidup sendiri (means u’re responsible for everything u do. tader mak pak nak tolong, pepandai la handle duit scholar sendiri, basuh baju sendiri, masak dan makan sendiri, setelkan bil2 sendiri, etc)
my experience as postgrad student this time dan kat tpt lain, mmg totally different.
first, before going..cr la contact sendiri utk crash their place for few days before finding new hse. kalau pegi under uni (lecturer), aku rasa senang gak nak dpt contact sbb mesti ada kwn2 sekerja yg tau si polan bin si polan ada kat situ, ko contact je la dia etc. or else bleh tanya penolong pendaftar, asking for any lecturers yg study kat tpt ko nak pegi tu. dah safe 1 hassle.
mcm aku lak, gamble je. seb baik amik contact akak yg aku kenal tak sampai seminggu time BTN, kalau tak mati kutu jugak aku. nak harapkan Msian Hall*?? ikut nasib la. kena pre-book and ikut kekosongan.ada member aku sorang, dok email sebulan sebelum pegi, sehari sebelum flight pon tak dpt reply lagi. sometimes politic ni kekadang takleh pakai gak.
second, masa landed no one’s there to pick u up. satu lg advantage kalau tau any contact before pegi, maybe they can arrange to pick u up, but then still depend to their mobility. kalau depa tader transport, no choice usaha la pi cr umah dia sendiri. dah dia bg tumpang tu pun kira dah cukup baik la tu kan. bleh je naik taxi, but u have to bear the cost la. tambah lak aiport jenis jauh2 from city or uni. seb baik my uni ada buat airport pick up service, alhamdulillah.
third, urusan2 nak setel down kat sini. selalunya kalau dah postgrads ni, paham2 je la student dia kebanyakannya dah berkeluarga which mean, u cant depend on them to help u all the time coz they also have their commitments. they can never be there all the time for u, jadi oleh itu lebih baikla jgn menunggu dan berharap saja. part ni la yg challenge sikit, even dah ada pengalaman duduk luar pun, tak leh jugak nak samakan semua benda sebab diff country, diff procedure, diff culture, and diff environment. japan is in Asia, so tak byk yg aku rasa pelik. or berbeza sgt2. datang sini, rasa culture shock tu tetapla jugak ada.
sometimes the environment tu jugak yg mencorakkan mcm mana relationship between msian ppl over here. cara kita bercakap, cara kita bergaul, cara kita melayan. respect level tu kurang la sikit, ignorance level boleh thn tinggi.. well tau je lah budaya omputeh ni kan. and i can say that they are not very helpful lah, bukanla im asking in physical help tp with information pun kdg2 kedekut sikit.tensen gak kekadang tu so as conclusion dont rely to the source 100% , kena gak investigate and try sendiri before believing in what they said.. well, mmg life pun mcm tu kan??
(b) budaya timur vs barat
masa kat jepun dulu, kalau balik lewat sikit (bukanlah sampai lewat pagi pun), ada je terjumpa drunken man bersepah sepah, bau busuk, ckp sorang2 mcm tak betul. but the good thing is, dia tak kacau org. well, tak selalu la kan.setakat merapu meraban sesorang which ko leh totally ignore pun walau dia pandang as if dia tgh ckp ngan ko. kat sini, depa suka kacau org. tambah lak uni aku tu tgh2 city, major tram line mmg lalu depan uni. yg sampai berbaring2 tepi corner jalan pun bersepah. kalau dlm tram tu, mmg kat seat2 blakang la selalunya conquer. kdg2 sampai buat tram driver rasa irritated. so kena be extra2 careful.
kat jepun, if u work hard wpun tak pandai/smart still u can survive. sini idoklerr kan. teamwork kureng la kalau nak dibandingkan. lebih pd individual je, which i find a lil bit selfish. they dont check ur work progress, how u are going to gain the result, in what way or using what method..they just dont care. and dont wanna know. yg penting, by sekian sekian waktu pada sekian2 hari semua siap as what they required/demanded. ko buat dgn cara betul ke, atau buat skip2 ke/tiru2 ke..they just dont give a damn. lain laaaaaaaa sgt. kalau jepun kan suka nak check2 progress. menjadikan diri lebih berdisiplin kan… tp kalau dapat pesen cam aku yg last2 minit ni, kekadang menyampah la jugak sikit2 nak tanya. haha.
uish. panjangnyaaa aku tulis malam ni. ni qada’ utk baper bulan ni? hahaha. pasni tataula bila lg nak menulis ni haa.
oklaaa…dah ngantuk lah. toodless~
a 20++ lady who is still searching what is right for her. a lil bit unpredictable but still controllable. love to be loves, cats and choc,scratch and sketch. friendly but a loner. aim to be different and travel around the world,backpacking. resist to routines and tend to break boundaries. trouble to express real emotion and often being misjudged as ignorant. this blog is more to personal rantings on daily life,as the medium to keep in touch with her inner-self.
