~**pRiNcEsS diAriEs**~

wat a tiring day
7.45: on train towards city
8.45: at pwc for assessment centre
9-3.30: assessment centre at PWC
3.30-4: travel time to uni
4-5.35: micro exam at uni
5.35-6.30: car ride home
6.30-7,10: dinner and shower at home
7.10-7.45: car ride to cell
7.45-11.30: cell at nigel's place
11.30-12.10: car ride home
12.10: tireeeedd........ zZzzz.....

went to FUCHE for dinner with the gals and some guyz.. haha..
meant to be sam's non-surprising dinner to wish her all the best for her very important interview the next day.. i guess julz was also flying off the next day so maybe to bid him farewell as well?



REVELATION:
no trump is the highest 'suite' for bidding (*ahem* not the lowest)
you can wash your hand if you have less than 4 points (jack = 1 point, queen = 2 points, king = 3 points, 5 cards of the same suite = 1 point)

how come no one ever told me that? hmmm...

oh i love bridge.. haha.. acutally, maybe i just love winning ^^ *winkz*

phone interview today with PWC sydney...
i talked too fast i think.. and also talked too informally.. ugh!!!

so after commenting on that, my mum tells me:
yah.. i thought you were talking on the phone to julie.. u talk so fast and also look so comfortable on the sofa.. i was still asking dad if you were still on your phone interview or not.. ^^

blah...
may my words be full of grace and seasoned with salt...

got involved in a car accident today...
the car hit me from behind on the freeway..
it was like the cars were all slowing down and then the car behind me didnt stop in time.. and coz his car was big and had a roo bar, the impact was kinda strong for a normal hit in this situation and it threw me forward.. now my shoulder is aching and my left arm is sore... :(

was kinda in shock.. the guy was nice about it though... he's a tradesman and he was driving the trademan's car... his missus is a car insurance person and so apparently she will know what to do... yet to file a police report..

parent's wedding anniversary today... 28 years... wow!



oo... n got to see Herbert's wife (of a couple of weeks) hehe :D herbert and megumi are here in perth on their honeymoon.. also got to see their wedding pictures.. so nice!! esp when megumi was in her traditional japanese dress and herbert wore the guy version... :)

in the morning, we had a CHildrens' Day Out.. so tired after running around and playing games with the kids.. it was quite good fun though.. :)

went to Gems Consulting for an interview today.. this is for a graduate managment consultant position.. as usual, I have my interview stories to tell :p

the interview with the guy went ok... :)
then the woman came in.. and i guess i wasnt really expecting to be interviewed again and so in the beginning i kept beginning my sentences with "as i was telling jonno ... ".. i don't think she liked it...

then came the critical question:

Her: so do you know what the current unemployment rate in Australia is?

Me: 7%

Her: No, its 4.6%. it’s the lowest in Australia it has always been

Me: but its 7% for graduates

*I didn’t say this but coz my thesis briefly touches on grad unemployment and labour makets that is why I know*

Her: No! its 4.6%, it’s the lowest in Australia as it has always been

*by now im thinking she didn’t’ hear what I said about graduates.. contemplating repeating my point but decided against it because she seemed quite insistent*

Me: Oh ok, that’s really low.

Her: Yes, it’s really low. The lowest in Australia as it has ever been. So what impact do you think this has on the government and house prices?

Me: *pauses and thinks* well, it means that the economy is doing well seeing that unemployment is so low which means spending would be high because of the whole GDP equation.. I think there would be upward pressure of prices and you might have to increase the interest rate or inflation might reach an unhealthy level…

Her: Yah, but the growth is mainly from Western Australia and Brisbane.. if you increase interest rates it will affect the whole of Australia..

Me: Yes, but its ridiculous if house prices keep soaring, petrol prices keeps soaring, its unhealthy for the economy and if first home-owners were to buy houses then it would be way out of their budget. So interst rates would still have to increased, for example, at least house prices in Sydney have stabilized.

Her: Increaseing the house prices would indeed lower house prices because owners who once could afford a $400 000 house now can only afford a $300 000 house.

Me: yeh, exactly

Her: the thing about employment in Australia is that it is mostly driven by immigrants. There is a shortage of skills in Australia and if we keep getting more people in then it is also not good for the local employment…

(she wanders off into her little argument about what the government is debating about)

*I nodd, look interested and agree with her*

david preached his first sermon today.. haha.. it was on love.. went to support him in vineyard living waters @warwick..

after that went to cambridge for lunch with my church people but also met the GA people.. haha :D we couldn't resist taking a sisterly photo! :p

family dinner at south ocean chinese restaurant..

mark n evelyn's housewarming..
house and suburb is nice... i dun believe that i didnt take a photo of the house thoo.. hahaa :D
ah well..


it's april fool's day too or something today rite? hmm...