wafblog v3.0

What I hate about planning is that after doing lots of planning sometimes, you just have nothing to show for it. Like this Europe trip. I’ve been planning it for like a month or something now. It feels like anyways. And everytime I seem to be getting somewhere with it, something happens so I have to replan. Or refix or something. It’s becoming increasingly frustrating and I’m beginning to just give up. I should just take a month off, rock up to the airport and say, “mystery flight please”. Hah.

I get it, I really do. I’m lucky that all I need to think about for planning the trip is when I want to go. I can get time off work, or just quit my job if need be and I have saved the money so I could leave now if I wanted. And I get that that’s not the case for everyone. And it’s difficult to get parents to agree and it’s difficult to budget and it’s difficult to work it into your general life plan. That’s fine. But when you’re trying to plan, it’s a bloody headache.

So what does that mean? Well, I was going to travel alone. But mum said that going to Europe in late Oct/early Nov is not a good idea because it’s gets pretty cold. And I don’t like the cold. Plus it gets dark early so won’t have as much time to see stuff. That’s a valid argument really. Which means I should travel in September, before going to Hong Kong for my aunt’s thing. FINE. That’s fine. Except Animania is on the 30th Sept/1st Oct. o_O

Well, I pretty much got that choice taken away from me anyways. My parents were keen on going to Central Europe (Austria, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, etc.) but they can only travel in September. So I can either, go in Oct, by myself for 24 days in freezing cold and darkness. Or I can go in Sept in ‘relative’ warmth and have some companions for at least half the trip. Cos they’re not interested in France, Germany or Italy. What kind of loser travels by themself? Me. That’s who. So it looks like I’ll be going on a 12 day tour of Western Europe by myself and then a 13 day tour of Central Europe with my parents before flying to HK for about 5 days. This is all fine and dandy except it means I miss Animania.

This was going to be my last Animania, as I’ll be working full-time next year and I really doubt I’ll have the time or the energy to do it again. Even more so, band is meant to be playing and I don’t really want to miss that opportunity. And this is why not doing what’s best for yourself gets you into trouble. If I was to go in Oct by myself I probably wouldn’t enjoy it so much. Fuck. I don’t know. Sometimes it’s better to have no choice. What’s really shitting me is that all this time spent planning and re-planning is really upsetting me and it’s distracting me from studying. Maybe I’ll just fail Comp Eng and not go anywhere at all.

So, I can now tell everyone my good news :P
After all the angsting I did over the last two months in regards to grad positions, I can finally say that it’s paid off. That’s right! I got an offer from Ernst & Young in their Graduate Challenge Program. It’s a 5 year program, which I’m sure will be gruelling as hell. But honestly, it sounds interesting and fun. I’m sure it’s not going to be anything like I’ve imagined, but that’s cool too. I’m very very excited and Manda has said that I’m gonna become a wanker but I daresay I am one already so there’s nothing to fear :P I also know a few others who have gotten offers from EY and that, so hopefully I’ll know a few people when I start next year.

Actually, that brings me to another thing. I had a hard time deciding whether or not to start in July. I was given the option to start mid-year, as I’ll have finished university by then. But I was also rather hesitant to do so. I’ve spent most of my life biting off more than I can chew and after 11 years of school and 5 and a half years of uni, I’m ready to take a break. I’ve got my heart set on going to Europe sometime in September. I don’t have time to plan it right now, but dad’s picked up a few brochures for me so that should be good. I think I’ll just hold off my ‘career’ for six months and take this time to myself. It’ll give me a chance to maybe figure out what other stuff I want to do with my life once uni is over. Of course, I can’t really think about that until uni is actually over. And that requires me to pass my last two subjects.

So anyways, I plan on going away in September, probably on a Contiki tour or something similar. I’ve talked to a few people and some are interested in going but that’s dependent on circumstances. So I’m gonna put it out there (to my limited readership) and say – if you’re free in September, have a few grand to spare and would like to see Europe then I WANT YOU. Well, I want you to come with me :P Even better if you’ve got the time now to compare all the packages LOL. But if not, then I’m happy to do that part once I’ve finished thesis. And no, I’m not fussed if you’re a guy or a girl… as long as you’re not gonna try dodgy things in the hotel room. If you’re interested then contact me sometime within the next month so I can look into which places to visit, I think the tours go to different cities. Oh, and I refuse to go on those camping tours even if they are cheaper.