Thursday, June 30, 2005

Job Interview & Moving into my new place in Toronto

I attended my job interview in the morning at Barrie, which is approximately
1.5 hrs away from Toronto.

The job interview went smoothly, and a lot of questions were asked how I function
as an interpreter/translator under stressful situations.

Because of my previous job experience with an automotive parts supplier in Guelph, I was able to reply to all answers supplying with my past experience as examples. I felt that they liked the fact that I already have a similar experience to the position that I applied for, and so I felt confident during the interview. However! shite, my legs kept shaking under this huge table in the meeting room. I tried my best to keep a positive attitude instead of letting such physical
reaction freak me out too much. LOL but afterall, the interview went well, and I received a call from my agent saying that they would like to set up a second interview in mid-July, so I think I managed with my nervousness fairly well. :) But anyway, there was this gentleman whom I could not stop feeling I have seen him before.


I asked him whether we have met before, but he responded back saying that it would be his honour if we did indeed met somewhere in the past, but he could not recall its details, esponding to me so politely.

But the past few weeks since returning to Toronto, my life is filled with countless de ja vus that it is not even funny. Sometime it freaks me out. Because I do not know what is going on!! LOL But all I know is that I am meant to go through the path of life that I am at right now, and I just need to appreciate what I have in my life and enjoy it to its fullest :)


After returning from the job interview, I went to the gym to work out really quickly, and then finished packing my stuff to move into my new place in Toronto. My friend, Ange and her friend, Chanelle helped me carry a bunch of my stuff to the main floor of the apartment, and I took a cab to my new place. Ilya, my new roommate and great friend helped me unload my luggage into the apartment. There, I met the landlord of the building, who is also from Japan, so we exchanged a few words in Japanese :) Ilya had already done some grocery shopping for us
that the friedge was full of fresh produce and products by the time I got there!
He was slicing potatoes for our supper, so I helped him cooking the potatoes, and we had already prepared cut-lets (russian style-sort of like miniture meat balls) and salad for our supper. It is really wonderful how Ilya just do things without having asked to do. Another thing that I have noticed about him is that he is very punctual and practical with his mind that whatever he says he will do, he will just do it, and will not let time slip by without completing whatever he commited himself to do. It has been a great influence on me and I know that I have been spending my day productively since I got to hang around with Ilya. :) It will be wonderful sharing my flat with such an influential friend. :)

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