Procrastination

I've just woken up and I want to do some work, but I'm procrastinating... hence I'm here blogging :P

I applied for two HK vet jobs last night, and already one of them has replied. I wrote an email formally saying 'Please accept this email as my application.... etc.' and the vet wrote back with 'It would be great to chat w U when u are in Hk...' How informal is that! I was quite shocked and surprised. I'll be calling him when I'm in HK and we'll see how it goes.

I'm still a little undecided about HK. I know I've applied for jobs there and my relatives are quite excited at the prospect that I might be returning to HK for a period of time to work, but even if I get a job, I'm still not entirely sure whether I would want to accept. The main reason is because Dru would be here in Sydney, and I really doubt that he would be able to find a job in HK. Not that I'm doubting his ability, but he can't speak Cantonese or Mandarin and I'm sure he will have a lot of local competition, so it will be very difficult for him to find a job in his field there. I guess I'll think about it more IF I really do get an offer.

My job is different because I don't need to know how to speak Cantonese to get a job. In fact, most vets advertise that 'Chinese speaking skills are not essential but a bonus'. Supposedly, the vet nurses will double as your translators, but I wonder at how fluent they are in Enligsh... I'll have to see it for myself.

I'm fairly fluent in Cantonese, but really, I've only spoken it at home with my family and sometimes I find it difficult to express my thoughts and feelings in Cantonese... just cos I don't know what words I should use! But I pick it up quite quickly when I'm in HK, so it shouldn't be too much of a problem~ In fact, sometimes I feel weird speaking English in HK... just feel like people look at you funny when you speak another language there, even though you look like a local.

Hmm... actually I probably don't look much like a local cos I'm not super thin and petite. I'm 5'3" and look a little, err... chubby. I always say I need to lose some weight, but I never get around to actually doing it. Although I've been this size since I was 17, so it may be difficult to take off weight and keep it off.

Clothes in HK sometimes makes me feel quite fat, cos it just looks so different on a chubby person than a skinny person. I'll have to choose my clothes carefully when I'm over there! And I think it's quite hot and humid there still, so I'll need to pack plenty of light clothes and show off my fat arms >_< *hehehe* Ok enough small talk, I better get back to work!