Sunday, June 21, 2009 @ 8:22 pm
my parents' shop is going through a phase of modernisation. meaning, the conversion of manual work to the computer. have been pushing my mum into it, coz watching my mum doing accounting and going nuts over it is painful. it would have been fine if the currency is in dollars, but in rupiah everything is in the thousands and it's very very annoying. been there, done that. it's the reason why i told my mum i would commit suicide if i had to take accounting. gives me such a big, incurable headache. hahaha. so this 2 months my mum and i have been hunting for a suitable programmer coz none of the ready-made accounting softwares is suitable for the shop. then there's still the barcoding to worry about. so we've been looking for all the tools and parts for the barcode, including scanner, printer, paper, printing ribbon. and apparently i would have to do the product coding too for the barcode... i think i need an extra brain. so things have been busy...
plus i'm in the process of setting up a standalone online contact lens store for the shop. it's so darn troublesome and i've decided to take the easy way out and do the manual way instead of going through the webhost and all that crap. coz i'm not a computer person and i don't understand all that computer language and i'm so completely lost i'll just do things the noob way and hope it succeeds. otherwise then well, i have nothing to lose. not even time and effort coz anyway all i is time and i have to channel my energy somewhere so as not to lose my mind. so i've almost finished taking pictures of the products that're going online. plus i've taken picture of my parents' staff to go onto the website too =) hehehe. that's one thing down and many more to go! but i'm excited =) and happy to be of help to my parents during my stay here. if the online store thing works then our sales can be boosted and business expanded to the online world =D and if the computerising thing works my mum no longer has to have her head buried in accounts and can actually b...r...e....a....t....h....e...... hahahaha. and operations will be much easier. just that the transformation is the hard part. the metamorphosis might be painful, but might turn out for the best. after all, no pain no gain, right? =D and i do enjoy driving my mum around town while we're looking for stuff =D hehehehe.
i have learnt to enjoy driving. especially when i'm driving alone =D whatmore if there are nice ballads playing on the radio, i'll feel so at peace with myself that i can drive for miles and miles without stopping with a smile on my face =) i like driving coz it's like stealing a moment of peace while moving in the city. it's nice, like dancing. haha. only it's less physically tiring. and my driving sense has gotten sharper, in the sense that i'm more alert to the countless road hazards in Indonesian roads. lol. so no accidents yet so far except for the time when i bumped into an electric pole while reversing the car to turn it around at the dead end. so after that i'm not allowed to reverse the car there. hahahaha. it was my first try and i failed! but i'm determined to try it again when i can drive better =) hehehehe. and driving fast is enjoyable! but i can't go too fast in my city coz there are too many people breaking the non-existent traffic rules. so now max is 50km/h. haven't tried the highway yet. lol.
and i'm so completely happy dancing here! 5 times a week, 8.5 hours a week of pure joy. perfect bliss! hahaha.it would be even more perfect if i had the chance to perform though, but i have to be satisfied with what i have now. it's much much much much better than my 1.5 hour a week previously. am finally tasting the sweet fruits of perseverance. well, 2 hours go to aerobics class and the other 6.5 hours go to ballet lessons. i do want to take ballroom dancing classes but i have no idea why, and i only have 2 months left to learn, and i have noone to partner with =((((( i do do do do do want to learn ballroom dancing so so so so so much... =(((
i can feel myself improving, growing from strength to strength as i keep dancing. my tummy's getting flatter!!! so i'm not afraid of getting fat =PPPP hahaha. and my back's much stronger and i've gained back all of my flexibility since i left dance. plus, i've gained greater strength and control of my muscles =) in short, everything's better! hehehehehe. i hope i can continue dancing this much even when school starts. my patience all these while has really paid off. now i can dance as much as i like =) and i'm absolutely enjoying every bit of it =) no greater bliss than dancing. i just keep over-dancing and i'm just overjoyed! =D
i adore my Saturday's fitness class instructor. she's so cool! she teaches bellydancing! hehehehe. She fits bellydancing, yoga, aerobics, muscle-lengthening, dumbbells, body conditioning all into one class. and i love her class so much i won't miss a single lesson =) whee!