This Saturday is Australia’s election day, it is also my first voting day.

I have been an Australian since 2006 but I never vote, in fact, I never vote in my life.

I came to Australia to study before 18, holding a student visa. I have no right to vote.

I went to Macau to work in 2007, but I didn’t hold a Macau ID. Although I have Hong Kong ID, I didn’t stay in Hong Kong enough to consider as a resident. I have no right to vote.

In 2009 I finally got my Macau ID, but there wasn’t any election. I have no chance to vote.

In 2010, this is the year, that I have right and chance to vote. Surprisingly, I’m not indecisive either… I know exactly which party to vote for… and sick of the ad campaigns…

Being grumpy, I’m sure it is not a strange emotional expression for everyone.

Being grumpy, it isn’t a good thing but I’m good at it.

Sometime I’m just grumpy, No explaination and I dunno why. It is like, when you wake up in the morning and everything is bugging you, and everyone is annoying, and you feel shit. Want to be alone because you know it isn’t going to be a good day. But yet you have a busy day and you can’t do what you want. Grumpy.

Sometime I’m grumpy because the expectation is too high and the reality is just too low. Being a somewhat a perfectionist, that is just not good enough. Angry, frustrated and grumpy!

The weather can make me grumpy. Sticky, humid, hot, sweaty, dehydrated, no air con… grumpy!

When your loved one didn’t cuddle you and kiss you in the morning, that can be one of the elements to get grumpy… I won’t get grumpy right away, but just want to say that that won’t help, especially if you had a shitty sleep or pinch in the neck…

Not enough sleep, grumpy…

Hungry, grumpy…

The house is messy, grumpy

Not allow to buy what I want to buy, grumpy

Mum is accusing that I’ve put on weight, grumpy

Chris is grumpy, then I’m grumpy (although Chris said that he gets grumpy because I’m grumpy, so in that case, who’s grumpy first???)

Stupid slow computer running Windows, make me frustrated and can be lead to grumpy

I think I can go on and on… any other reasons that can make you grumpy??

It is 39 degrees today in Canberra…

We still have the blue sky, white clouds, and very very dry heat.

Luckily we have some wind today so it is not as ‘still’.

Thank God that I have a pretty good seat at work, with the air con vent right on top of me. 39 degrees working day is not as bad. However I’m not looking forward going back home. My new portable air conditioning unit will be very useful tonight. It is better than nothing but the office air con is still the strongest and coolest… and I don’t need to pay for the electricity bill! 

I heard that some area in Victoria will reach to 44 degrees today! I dunno how people survive without air-conditioning! I guess when you have summer like Australia, your summer lifestyle will be staying in the air-conditioning room… watching footy and drinking cold beer…

Chris and I are slowly investing items for our home. The very first piece of nice furniture that we purchased together was our bedroom suite. There are 5 pieces: Bedding Frame in King size; two Bedside Tables; a Dresser with mirror; & a Tallboy/Chester. They are made from hardwood Victoria Ash, very nice colour with natural wood marking. This brand, Wentworth, is an Australian company and their furniture are Australian made and has very high quality standard. This bedroom suite is the combination of traditional and simple styles, which is exactly what we wanted. We are very happy with the purchase… and now I need time to re-arrange my bedroom and walk-in wardrobe!

After living in one of the busiest cities in the world, Canberra seems very peaceful.

I don’t mind the quietness… I always can find things to do in the house. Bit of cleaning, bit of washing… feeling lazy? Watch DVDs or Asian Dramas. I’m enjoying my break. I believe you need to be able to enjoy your own company. You know what makes you happy. Then you will try to do something to make yourself happy. You don’t need to rely on others to brighten your day. This is the sense of self-worthless.

I also believe the self-worthless is part of the important elements for healthy minds. Many people in the city suffers mental illness. Some of the illness was partly casued by lack of self-worthless. They need to depends on others to ‘evaluate’ their worth. I mean, I know someone who always have interest to married men. I dunno if she has mental illness but many said so. But I believe she feels good when she get married men’s attention. She feels “she’s worth it”. That’s unhealthy. Others will be spending fortune on material items. They believe those items make them pretty… come on, isn’t your personality is the biggest turn on already? Again, lack of self-worthless…

Many people said they can’t stand the quiet. So is that mean that they can’t stand being alone with themselves? Or perhaps they just feel ‘fuller’ when many things have fill up their schedules? I dunno. But I know that I’m enjoying my very free schedule..