sammie, the library assistant

the main purpose of this post is to let you guys know, i finally got a job, working in the public library, as an assistant. 6 days a week, 7-8 hours a day between 9:30am to 7:30pm.

before i can actually work in the library, i have to go thru a week of training which have just started yesterday.

basically, what i have to do are divided into 2 parts: clerical duties & cultural services assistant duties.

clerical duties are something like process application for new library card, lost and replacement of card, provide reservation and inter-library loan service, handle request for back issues of newspaper and periodicals in closed stack, check-in/out library materials in transit from/to other branch libraries, answer readers' inquiries, assist in activities that held in the library, etc.

cultural services assistant duties are something like sorting and shelving of library materials, assist in preparing new library materials for circulation, perform minor repairing of books, preparing current newspapers for display, assist in searching and fetching for library materials when required, patrol and maintain order and tidiness in library area, assist in charging and discharging of library materials, etc.

What's love?

these few years, i always wonder what's love . . . love from your family, love from your friends, love from your lover, from your partner, there are various kinds of love in the world that you should treasure. sometimes, i found it hard to tell whether i really love someone, it is difficult to know if someone actually loves me.

another thing i wanna mention is, even someone truly loves you, he or she may not be able understand your feelings, your thoughts, your needs, and may do something that he and she thinks is good for you but actually hurt you (a lot). as a matter of fact, all of us may have done something like that, even you do not mean to, without notice.

love and beloved, a complicated issue to me . . .

Disease!

Currently, 99% of the Insearch DCN people are suffered from a disease. This disease has totally, at least partly affected people's health, emotion, attendance, punctuality, etc.

I am sorta having this disease as well, but thanks god, only the primary stage of it. Umm ... hopefully, I will not go further than that ... I am sure I can handle it properly.

I am assuming that everybody will recover from this disease within 2 weeks. I wish they will be all great by that time - Full of energy and happy!

Oh, what's the name of this disease? Haven't I mentioned it ... I haven't? Really? Alright, alright, it is called "assignment is due tomorrow"!!!

Annoyed & Scared

my gf is annoyed and scared by s/o today ... oh no!

g = guy, m = my gf

for the annoying bit, it goes like this -

g1: do you just had a fight w/ your best friend?

m: yeh ...

g1: is he in here or back in hk?

m: in hk ...

g1: do you feel sad or angry about it? <-- that's the most annoying part!

m: not really ... as i am sorta prepare for it.

g1: that's good.

m: *sigh*

well, i guess my gf is annoyed as she can't see the point of people asking "do you feel sad or angry about it?" ... she told me, she actually wanted to smack that guy when she heard him saying that. so, to comfort her, i said, "okay, you go to smack him ... and then i will go to ask him if it hurts" ... she just couldn't stop laughing, good!

for the scary bit, it goes like this -

g2 : what's ...?

m: huh?

g2: what's the ... now?

m: huh, huh?

g2: what's the time now?

m: oh ... (look at me), it's ... it's

(i showed her my watch and whispered in cantonese "5:50pm")

m: it's 6 to 5 ... 6 o'clock ...

g2: (caught my gf's arm) thx, thx very much!

we didn't really wait for him to finish saying thanks, we walked away as quick and as far as we could (sounds rude). i was kinda of not sure what'd happend, i did this just because, there's the word "scared" on my gf's face and i could feel that she actually didn't know what she's doing or talking about. but of course, we discussed about it afterwards (sorry, i am not gonna tell you what's it about, as it's a long story).

Hallucination

Every morning, while I am waiting for the train ...
I see her on the platform ...
I am not sure if she is working or studying ...
but one thing for sure ...
No matter what time I take the train, she will be there ...

Well, I guess it is quite normal if I take the same train ...
However, as a matter of fact ...
Usually, I get to the station at 9.15am ...
8.35am, 10.45am, 11.25am, 11.55am sometimes ...

As noticed, although she dressed-up ...
kida differently everyday ...
With various of earrings, shoes ...
Her hairs are always wet and sorta messy ...

Is she real ... or is she part of my imagination? God knows ...
I just need to get some sleep and finish up this post ...

Household ChitChat # 6

hey my dearest, how are you?

oh well, because of the unpeditable weather and lack of sleep, many people in class and teachers are sort of sick. they just keep coughing and sneezing in class, what a pity!

on the other hand, not because of the weather and lack of sleep, michael has been in the hospital for almost 2 weeks. as we heard from dr. mike, he got fluid in his lungs. hmm...as it sounds pretty serious, we do worry about him. hopefully, he will be fine and get well soon. < -- i just think, he should have smoked less -- >

for tomorrow, i am not sure if you guys remember, i got makeup class, from 8:30am to 3:30pm. also, jonny has invited his friends to come over and have a house-warming party.

alrighty, that's all for this week! i will talk to you guys later when i have time. good luck!

love,
sammie

A Paper Clip Will Do

G'day Jill, here is the deal -

I tell you a news,

You pay all my bills

Or buy me 10 litres of milk.

As I showed a great zeal,

And only demanded a few,

I am sure you will,

Agree with the deal.

* Giggle * Giggle *

Okay, here comes the news "Man trading up from paper clip to house". It is about a 26-year-old Canadian guy called Kyle MacDonald who had a red paper clip and a dream: "Could it be possible for me to use the community power of the Internet to barter this paper clip for something better, and trade that thing for something else - and so on and so on until I got a house?"

As you can tell from the headline, he actually started to carry out his plan in last June and close enough to make his dream come true, after a cross-continental trading trek involving a fish-shapen pen, a small ceramic doorknob, a camping stove, a generator, an "instant party package" to a snowmobile.

And then, his "deed" was known by people and was invited onto Canadian television, he was asked if there was anywhere he would not go to trade the snowmobile. He spit it out, "Yahk, a hamlet in the Canadian Rockies."

After that, a snowmobiling magazine dramatically offered him an expense-paid trip to Yahk in exchange for the snowmobile. He did not go for the trip but transferred it to a manager and in return he got a van that had been planning to sell. He then gave the van to a musician that works at a recording studio, arranged a recording contract, with studio and a promise to pitch the finished product to music executives. Later than that, of course, he sold this contract to someone else ... Jody Gnant, a singer in Phoenix who owns a duplex. And that is how Kyle MacDonald has turned a paper clip into a year of shelther for free in Phoenix.

As MacDonald said, he will keep going until he gets his very own home and I guess, he will get there soon, as he actually got an offer from Hollywood studios to turn his story into a film! <-- Huge amount of money is gonna jump into his pocket -->

Well, I am not saying whether you should make an "investment" like MacDonald ... He just gave me an idea on how we can get to success - Set your goal, make it clear, work on it, move towards it bit by bit and surely you will get there at last. For example, there is an 2,500-word essay due in 5 days which seems to be a lot of work ... but if you can find 2 really good references and write 500 words a day, you will be able to finish it on time with 10 references in the bibliography. *Chuckle*

MacDonald's blog - http://oneredpaperclip.blogspot.com/

Daddy is Here!

Just as usual, turn on the computer and read the news on net once I crawled out of my comfy bed. It is kind of relax today, as there is no school ...

Hmm...There is a news with the headline "3-year-old grasses on dad". Grass in here is a verb and means give away information about somebody. And as a matter of fact, this news is about a little girl give away her dad after being told by her parents that she should always be honest.

Dieter Brauer, 33, from Vreden in Germany was hiding from the police after running away when pulled over for speeding. And because the police noted down his number plate, they went to his house to arrest him. While his wife Nina said, her husband was not home, their 3-year-old daughter Hannah interrupted to tell the police "daddy is here" and led them to the cellar where he was hiding.

So, Brauer is now facing charges for speeding and driving with an expired licence. However, he is not angry with Hannah as he understands that she was just doing what they have always told her.

Well, I am not sure about the penality of Brauer, but I think it is good for him for not being ambivalent and sort of setting a "good example" to his daughter - As none　of us is perfect and all of us make mistake sometimes, instead of runny away or ignoring, you will have to face it and learn from it, make sure it will never happen again.

Easter Bunny in Trouble

As a result of public holiday, interesting news actually "read 1 get 1 free". Another news I wanna talk about is "German sues Easter Bunny". Why he does that? Umm...let see!

As reported, a man called Karl-Friedrich Lentze from Berlin, has taken legal action against the Easter Bunny for harming his health severely. He has filed a complaint with prosecutors, blaming Easter Bunny of causing addiction to chocolate which leads to heart attacks, obesity and strokes.

Lentze described Easter Bunny as "a sadistic and unscrupulous offender who preys on people's sweet tooth". He also stated that, "This evil bunny should be found, being handcuffed and removed from shops in time for Easter."

On the other hand, public prosecutor spokesman Christian Avenarius said, "We will act upon the complaint with speed and without laziness."

I found this German ridiculous. Just like the smokers who sue the tobacoo manufactures, for causing them lung cancer and heart disease. It is just totally nonsense. They are adults, they should be responsible for the consequences if they cannot stop eating chocolate or smoking.

Household ChitChat # 5

hello my love, how are you?

while I am talking a break from one assignment to another, i take the chance to have a word with you guys. umm ... all i can say about this week is, work! work! work! all i wanna say about this week is, stress! stress! stress!

hey, tell you something ... i found it quite interesting to see people take turns to fall asleep in class. people are just so tired that, even they are working on an assignment, typing, they fall asleep in front of the computer. sometimes, they fall into deep sleep so quickly that, within a minute, they start to snooze. we won't wake them up and the teacher won't ask us to wake them up, as it is fairly understandable. moreover, usually, they will just sleep for a little while and wake up themselves.

alrighty, as a matter of fact, i do wanna sleep, so ... better go now, back to work. i'll talk to you guys later. okay!

best wishes,
sammie