The sun has been semi blotted out the last few days. There’s the ongoing threat of bushfires in Melbourne and it really dampens the mood at times. Australia can be a tough country to live in, with floods in Queensland and Sydney, while Victoria has been suffering from draught for the past decade or so.

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Realise that all real estate agents like to drive BMWs. I guess it’s part of the glamour of being in that job, to show off to prospective clients how much money the job bring in. Just like how some business people like to wear gold chains and watches, which goes back to the old days as a symbol of respect. Heh, I dress a little too crummily at times, and my hair is a little unkempt at the moment due to the barber not snipping off the edge at the back of my head, making it jut out a little. This was back in Malaysia, where I was always more keen on the RM12 Indian barber than the AUD$13 hair stylists here.

The reference to the real estate agent is due to us going to see houses again. Went to Oak Park this time and the area we were looking at seems nice. The place is not too far from public transport, which is good. Twenty minutes by car to the city, without needing to use the toll road, another bonus.

It’s a new piece of development, where there used to be a house and they probably tore it down, reallocated the land and put 3 townhouses on it instead. Inspecting all 3 places, it was like Goldilocks and the bears, the townhouses went from big, to medium sized, to small. I kind of liked the one in the middle, but still the asking price is a bit steep (relative to my expectations anyway) as once you include stamp duty and furniture, the place will cost a lot more than I’m willing to pay for.

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Semi fixated with how work is at times. It’s the case of too much going on in a short period of time or nothing happening at all for long stretches of time. I’ve been exposed to various departments so I know my way around getting information on things I need to fix. It’s an interesting mix I suppose.

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Plodding along with the website redesign. Heh, would like to sit down undisturbed for a day, listening to classical music (strangely, it does stimulate my creative juices when I do listen to it, especially Beethoven’s 9th symphony) and working out a way to get the site done.