Clovers & Roses

Currently on my 3 months long "summer" break and like every other degree student, I decided that it would be best if I took up a part time job. I was supposed to go for an internship arranged by my university but that has not happened yet. When will it happen, I have no idea. I am still waiting. 

Anyway, I took up a job at a nearby pharmacy (obviously I cannot name which, just in case) to enhance my abysmal looking resume. Well perhaps abysmal is a notch or two too harsh but I do think my resume is like crap. I figured a job at a pharmacy would help perk things up a little. Especially since how my grades are not the best. 

This week is my second week working in the pharmacy and I figured it would be okay to update how it is so far. Because I am still a student pursuing her degree, I am still restricted to certain things in the pharmacy. I am only allowed to make recommendations for OTC products and nothing more. Anything in the poisons category goes straight to the pharmacist as it is legally required. 

I spend most of my time attending to customers and helping them locating the product that they are looking for, sometimes directing them to the pharmacist's counter for help. Of course housekeeping duties also fall into my plate but I am okay with that. I figure spending more time with the products will help me learn more because I will read the info attached on the product. 

The pharmacy also sells supplements (like many other pharmacies here). The toughest thing is when I have customers walking into the pharmacy and heading to the supplement aisle then proceeds to ask me for a recommendation. I get really panicky because I am clueless. I suppose I should be reading up and doing research on that instead of blogging here HAHAHAHA

Overall I think I have learned quite a lot. I have been learning how to counsel patients indirectly and also how poisons should be arranged. Hopefully by the end of this week or the next, I get to spend more time behind the dispensary counter where the pharmacist sits and learn more there.


This job is kind of tiring though. There are two shifts in a day, morning and afternoon, but most days I work double shifts because they require more help. I am totally okay with working double shifts except on my days off (like today) I am completely exhausted and spend the entire day recharging. I suppose it is worth it in the end. At least I hope it will be *fingers crossed*.

And once again I am back at my abandoned blog. Been awhile since I actually checked my blog and surprisingly I have more views than I recall. So I guess people do read my ramblings here. Haha

Well I frequently abandon my blog because like everyone else I have "many other obligations in life" [Read: I am basically just lazy. Really.]

Which is why it is a good thing I do not make a living by blogging. I would be a shame in the blogosphere. Or, maybe if it was my bread and butter I would be so much more enthusiastic about constantly posting stuff. Ah well, some things we will never know.

Anyway, if you arrived here from my previous blog post, HAI AGAIN. Thanks for actually reading my blog. I am not a legit blogger, just someone who likes to ramble a lot. Haha so bear with my slow updates or lack-thereof. 

I mentioned that something happened which was why I couldn't complete my final post about my Bali trip. It actually isn't anything major but seeing how lengthy my Bali (Day 3 & 4) post already was, I figured no need to put people through the torture of reading more words. Worse, words that are not even related to the title. Thus, I am tying this new post.

Okay, so what happened was my trusty laptop of 4 years died on me. It was a sudden thing literally. One night it was totally fine and the next it was dead and gone. Technically my laptop is still able to turn on with battery and direct current, but the screen remains blank (black background just in case anyone was wondering) with a blinking dash on the top left corner. It stays like that for however long I leave it connected to a power source. 

I did ask multiple people what exactly is up with my laptop and I received different answers each time. Some tell me it is my hard disk, others say it is my graphic card. I did not actually send it to a repair shop because my laptop was pretty laggy prior to it dying. It has served me for about the average lifespan of a laptop I would say so I figured the time has come for a change. 

After buying my new laptop, I realized that my pictures which were edited for my blog post were not in my external hard disk. What a smart thing to do right? A 1TB hard disk and I forgot to back that up. Pfftt

The only good thing is that I shared most of the pictures from my trip. Wish I could share all of it as planned but luck was not on my side. At least I learned to back everything up now. I guess it also serves me right haha

So that is what happened. Like I said nothing major whatsoever. Pretty boring in my opinion. LOL

NEEXXXTTTTT!

I have been thinking about this blog lately and how I always abandon it somewhere along the road. Usually when I busy with my other "more important things". I know it is really no excuse for me to do that but I tried to post as often as I could but work always swamped me. 

Sometimes I do feel like working on a post but I lack the inspiration or rather my idea would be somewhat mediocre and I do not really spend time and my focus on expanding my idea or looking for inspiration. I guess that is the issue with lazy people. Which brings me to the main point:

I can guess what some people will think when they read that. 

"You cannot even manage a blogspot blog and now you want another blog?"

I figured Tumblr would be easier for me to update since basically what everyone does is reblog other people's post and I am already obsessed with We Heart It (link in the sidebar for my WHI account). Tumblr seems like the appropriate next step, hence, new beginnings.

I will still blog here. Whenever I have a more wordy post, I will be here. For some reason, Blogger still appeals to me for lengthy and wordy posts. I only see my Tumblr as a place to reblog pictures and maybe share my own pictures and short blog posts. 

So cutting to the point, come find me on my Tumblr account

HERE

So, see you there!

The final two days of my Bali Trip. Finally reaching the end of this topic. Lol

Day 3: Shopping Trips

Day 3 started later than the previous days. We got to sleep in for an extra hour or two before heading out again for shopping (one of my favorite activities) this time. We also changed drivers on this day. I have no idea why though. 

As per usual, the day starts out with the buffet breakfast at the hotel. This girl needs her grub and coffee.

After filling our tummies, we took a shuttle from the hotel to a nearby shopping mall. It's the most famous shopping mall in Kuta. This mall is called Discovery Shopping Mall and it actually has pretty decent shops in there. Lots of surfing brands as usual because Bali is a surfers' hub. 

I naturally went bananas at the Roxy/Quiksilver outlet. You cannot really blame me when the clothes are on sale there and the price of one Roxy t-shirt was around MYR 30 - MYR 40. That is a steal price that is almost unheard of in Malaysia. But my mother being my mother stopped me and told me I can only get one piece -.- 

She regretted after we flew back and realized that she missed the golden opportunity to shop there.

Tried Cold Stone Creamy for the first time in Discovery too. Sadly, there isn't an outlet in Malaysia which I am still baffled about. I believe I chose chocolate and another flavored ice cream and added Reese's peanut butter cups into them for the mash up. LOOVED IT TO THE LAST DROP. 

Moving on, we made arrangements with the new drivers to meet us at the shopping mall and us being tourists got lost for a good few hours. The drivers waited for us in the roofed parking lots and we mistakenly thought that they were late. But they were really nice and totally understood why we were lost. 

They proceeded to drive us to the next destination which was REALLY REALLY far away from town. We drove past many paddy fields and open areas with little to no buildings except the occasional hut and scarecrow in the middle of a field. I have to admit that I was freaked out a little by the distance and when I asked the driver, he kept saying we will reach in awhile more. 

After over an hour, we arrived at our destination which was called Taman Ayun which is translated, literally, as Swinging Gardens, in an area called Menguwi. It it basically another one of Bali's famous temples but instead of having lots of steps to climb, this one was just a large area with the temple in the middle and tourists can walk around it. We can't actually enter the temple though. 

What I really like about this temple was the uniqueness of the architecture. The other temples that we visited most had the same structure of craved stone sculptures. This temple had more buildings - sort of - than just stone sculptures. Also, I really loved the wide grassy areas, it was very pleasing to the eyes. It is one of those grassy spots that would be perfect for a picnic if it weren't a religious compound. 

The tour guide walking with me around this temple explained to me what the temple was for. If I remember what he said correctly, these tall structures are used as altars to place offering for the Gods. There are doors opening to a small altar and offerings can be placed there. Again, I am typing this by memory so I may or may not be right. 

(This post was sitting and collecting dust in my "drafts" since a long time ago. There is more pictures to my Bali holiday but something happened. For all you curious peeps out there -----> LOOK HERE)