very boring..no mood to work..who will have the mood to work knowing that a long weekend is approaching - in fact, A WHOLE NEW YEAR IS APPROACHING? What's more, I have a company dinner tonite and a gift exchange later in the afternoon...Company dinner at Mezza9 followed by drinks at Bar None..wowowowowo!! but hey! I am also in the midst of the annual Buddhist retreat at KMS...that means I have to be a vegetarian while avoiding alcohol...sounds good? yucks..I can't enjoy much...not shiok! But for the sake of practicing Dharma......
RM is out for lunch! If she's gd enuf to be back in exactly an hour's time, then i'll have my lunch at 1.30pm...yucks (again)..and i'm hungry already..and I need to buy smtg urgently!
Yar, I'm good..i let RM go out for lunch at the expense of my hunger..i attend Buddhist retreat and become a vegetarian at the expense of enjoying a super expensive and sumptuous dinner and drinks...but i tell u, the feelings' rather yucky..
Haiz...why am i saying all these? I feel rather 'sinful''..haha..better recite more Manis..wait - i'm contradicting myself again..
The date and time aren't right again.
Friday, 29 December 2006
Monday, 25 December 2006
Wednesday, 20 December 2006
Greeting Cards?
I was waiting for the shuttle bus to go to Suntec for work today, when I saw a teenage gal posting many greeting cards...she was looking through the envelopes again cautiously before throwing all of them into the mail post, and i caught a glimpse of the people she sent the cards to - Zixian, Angeline, Joseph, Guanxin etc...I didn't mean to look at those, but the names were written so big and clear.
When was the last time I literally sent out greeting cards by post? I forgot...that must have been a long time ago. Not even one, let alone a number.
I helped my colleagues to send those cards though. They were sending to overseas countries like Australia, New Zealand and London..yup, they have quite a number of overseas friends.
What do u think? I feel that sending cards overseas seems more interesting than sending cards locally. You may not have contacted or even seen an overseas friend for ages, and hey! Can you imagine how happy he/she will be upon receiving your X'mas card...that's so warming!
Most people would rather send e-cards..it's so convenient, and high-tech (u can personalise it by creating some of the designs) and cheap! I mean, it's FOC! Greeting cards cost at least $0.80 (that is, if u buy from supermarkets)..some cost even more - like Hallmark, they charge about a few dollars for just a card! What about postage?
Or smses - they are free within your service line bundle monthly. At least they cost $0.05 per sms if you are using prepaid cards, that is.
Or here! at blogs! If you are reading my blog now, well, Merry Christmas and a happy new year to u! May u enjoy many returns next year!
It's true that I have many friends, and some whom I have not contacted for ages, but I guess I'm just too lazy to buy cards, write greetings and well-wishes on them and even dig out friends' addresses - come to think of it - I may not even have their addresses on hand! Hai...
Anyway, it just seems so strange seeing people post greeting cards - it's kinda outdated isn't it? But still, a greeting card sends very deep sincerity, and it tells the receiver that the sender is thinking about him/her. That's just so nice, right?
At the most, I may just give a card to DD - by hand. That is, when I'm meeting him...Haha.
Would u send greeting cards to your friends by post?
PS: the date and time are wrong le. I won't stay up that late to write blogs le...
When was the last time I literally sent out greeting cards by post? I forgot...that must have been a long time ago. Not even one, let alone a number.
I helped my colleagues to send those cards though. They were sending to overseas countries like Australia, New Zealand and London..yup, they have quite a number of overseas friends.
What do u think? I feel that sending cards overseas seems more interesting than sending cards locally. You may not have contacted or even seen an overseas friend for ages, and hey! Can you imagine how happy he/she will be upon receiving your X'mas card...that's so warming!
Most people would rather send e-cards..it's so convenient, and high-tech (u can personalise it by creating some of the designs) and cheap! I mean, it's FOC! Greeting cards cost at least $0.80 (that is, if u buy from supermarkets)..some cost even more - like Hallmark, they charge about a few dollars for just a card! What about postage?
Or smses - they are free within your service line bundle monthly. At least they cost $0.05 per sms if you are using prepaid cards, that is.
Or here! at blogs! If you are reading my blog now, well, Merry Christmas and a happy new year to u! May u enjoy many returns next year!
It's true that I have many friends, and some whom I have not contacted for ages, but I guess I'm just too lazy to buy cards, write greetings and well-wishes on them and even dig out friends' addresses - come to think of it - I may not even have their addresses on hand! Hai...
Anyway, it just seems so strange seeing people post greeting cards - it's kinda outdated isn't it? But still, a greeting card sends very deep sincerity, and it tells the receiver that the sender is thinking about him/her. That's just so nice, right?
At the most, I may just give a card to DD - by hand. That is, when I'm meeting him...Haha.
Would u send greeting cards to your friends by post?
PS: the date and time are wrong le. I won't stay up that late to write blogs le...
Thursday, 14 December 2006
Gossips
I dun deny that Huang Yiliang is my best supporting actor out of the 5 nominees - BUT - really, I can't stand the way he mentioned about his ex-wife, Lin Meijiao. Was he criticising her, or was he sorry for her? I dun understand what his real intentions were. He made my heart skipped a beat - not because he's handsome or captivating - but because of his 'sharp and sour' words, and expressions...
That was indeed an informal event, when it should have been a formal one. Changing venue is a fresh idea, but the whole atmosphere was quieter than previous years. No cheering, whistling and boo-ing by huge groups of fans. Somemore, it's much smaller too, all artistes were seated in a very cramped area, and too close to one another.
The costumes were not as interesting as previous years...
Fann's acting seemed better than Ivy's...
Li Nanxing deserves to be the best actor, even though Qi Yuwu's acting was good too...
Glad that Christopher Lee kinda repented, and that his relationship with Fann has worked out smoothly..hope that they'll get married! Then the Singapore paparazzi/reporters can feed the papers for days with this 'food'...
Michelle's relationship with Chen Hongyu seemed very good - they were so lovey-dovey...but somehow, I feel that Michelle's much glamorous than him. Is she doing better than him as well?
I think Mark Lee should go and polish up his Chinese.
Superstars' performances were very messy. Dun really know what they were doing.
So is it underrun or overrun? It's so irritating!
A lady was giving instructions and was heard (for a long time somemore) while Qi Yuwu was giving his speech...should have better 'sound' control..
If overseas guests had their speeches prepared by the organisers, shouldn't award-winning artistes have their speeches examined by them as well? haha..
I have more negative pointers to comment on Star Awards 2006 than positive ones, maybe because I watched the 43rd Golden Horse Awards on the same day. We are 'peanuts' compared to them...'Kanasai' (by Gurmit Singh). Well, maybe I shouldn't even compare at all. After all, the basis isn't the same in the first place. Golden Horse Awards are based on HK movies, whereas Star Awards are based on local dramas and varieties shows...HK movies are for at least few Asian countries with huge Chinese population. SG shows are, well just for SG.
One last thing on Zoe: why didn't she wear any sponsored jewellery? Or did I fail to notice that? Why wasn't she invited to give out the awards? Is it because she blurted out too much in last year's event, and caused chaos?
It's really 'thunders big, raindrops very small'...
I think Mediacorp should 'repent' and think of better ways/improvements to revive this annual big show, otherwise, viewership will drop, less products/services would be advertised on TV, and Mediacorp would make some losses from the reduced advertising revenue...
For more info, go to
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Awards_2006#Criticisms
That was indeed an informal event, when it should have been a formal one. Changing venue is a fresh idea, but the whole atmosphere was quieter than previous years. No cheering, whistling and boo-ing by huge groups of fans. Somemore, it's much smaller too, all artistes were seated in a very cramped area, and too close to one another.
The costumes were not as interesting as previous years...
Fann's acting seemed better than Ivy's...
Li Nanxing deserves to be the best actor, even though Qi Yuwu's acting was good too...
Glad that Christopher Lee kinda repented, and that his relationship with Fann has worked out smoothly..hope that they'll get married! Then the Singapore paparazzi/reporters can feed the papers for days with this 'food'...
Michelle's relationship with Chen Hongyu seemed very good - they were so lovey-dovey...but somehow, I feel that Michelle's much glamorous than him. Is she doing better than him as well?
I think Mark Lee should go and polish up his Chinese.
Superstars' performances were very messy. Dun really know what they were doing.
So is it underrun or overrun? It's so irritating!
A lady was giving instructions and was heard (for a long time somemore) while Qi Yuwu was giving his speech...should have better 'sound' control..
If overseas guests had their speeches prepared by the organisers, shouldn't award-winning artistes have their speeches examined by them as well? haha..
I have more negative pointers to comment on Star Awards 2006 than positive ones, maybe because I watched the 43rd Golden Horse Awards on the same day. We are 'peanuts' compared to them...'Kanasai' (by Gurmit Singh). Well, maybe I shouldn't even compare at all. After all, the basis isn't the same in the first place. Golden Horse Awards are based on HK movies, whereas Star Awards are based on local dramas and varieties shows...HK movies are for at least few Asian countries with huge Chinese population. SG shows are, well just for SG.
One last thing on Zoe: why didn't she wear any sponsored jewellery? Or did I fail to notice that? Why wasn't she invited to give out the awards? Is it because she blurted out too much in last year's event, and caused chaos?
It's really 'thunders big, raindrops very small'...
I think Mediacorp should 'repent' and think of better ways/improvements to revive this annual big show, otherwise, viewership will drop, less products/services would be advertised on TV, and Mediacorp would make some losses from the reduced advertising revenue...
For more info, go to
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Awards_2006#Criticisms
Complicated thoughts and feelings
Let me show u how a simple-minded gal can have complicated thoughts and feelings..or are these just contradictions of one another? My human brain is a complex, unreplaceable one, with lotsa 'wires' connecting to one another in different combinations. My heart/mind (yeah, I can't differentiate that) is a simple one, with a very rough approximation of 1,000,000 to the power of 1,000,000 (u see, this is the simplest I can think of, but even a superscript for 'to the power of 1,000,000' isn't even applicable here...~grins~) less 'wires' than my brain.
All I know is that 'heart' is an organ, which is tangible, but is also a descriptive word on feelings and emotions...'mind', however, is something intangible and which I can't imagine at all.
Hey, after checking on Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English online, 'mind' is, --- wait --- what! 'uncountable and countable'? 'Your thoughts or your ability to think, feel, and imagine things'. Example: 'It is impossible to understand the complex nature of the human mind'.
Huh, does that mean that the mind is as complex as the human brain, if not more/less?
After all, 'brain' is defined as the organ inside your head that controls how you think, feel and move. By the way, 'emotional responses are a function of the right hemisphere of the brain' (that means ur emotions come from the right side of ur brain).
Seems that the brain and the mind are quite similar, judging from the definitions from the online dictionary. Maybe the brain is more rational than the mind. The mind is more emotional than the brain.
On the contrary, the 'heart' is defined as 'the organ in your chest which pumps blood through your body'. However, as i mentioned above, the 'heart' can be a descriptive word, you know, like 'my heart will go on', 'a bleeding heart', 'piercing through my heart' etc...
Definitely, the heart is much simple than the human mind or brain.
But then again, I have a different question now. Which is more complex - the human brain or the human mind?
Ok, if I continue, I will be a psychic already.
All I know is that 'heart' is an organ, which is tangible, but is also a descriptive word on feelings and emotions...'mind', however, is something intangible and which I can't imagine at all.
Hey, after checking on Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English online, 'mind' is, --- wait --- what! 'uncountable and countable'? 'Your thoughts or your ability to think, feel, and imagine things'. Example: 'It is impossible to understand the complex nature of the human mind'.
Huh, does that mean that the mind is as complex as the human brain, if not more/less?
After all, 'brain' is defined as the organ inside your head that controls how you think, feel and move. By the way, 'emotional responses are a function of the right hemisphere of the brain' (that means ur emotions come from the right side of ur brain).
Seems that the brain and the mind are quite similar, judging from the definitions from the online dictionary. Maybe the brain is more rational than the mind. The mind is more emotional than the brain.
On the contrary, the 'heart' is defined as 'the organ in your chest which pumps blood through your body'. However, as i mentioned above, the 'heart' can be a descriptive word, you know, like 'my heart will go on', 'a bleeding heart', 'piercing through my heart' etc...
Definitely, the heart is much simple than the human mind or brain.
But then again, I have a different question now. Which is more complex - the human brain or the human mind?
Ok, if I continue, I will be a psychic already.
Wednesday, 29 November 2006
Ivy's Wedding - 22 Nov
so cute rite? ~!Finally Finally Finally the wedding bells are ringing..Finally my cousin is married!
It's at Mariott Hotel..a four-table buffet by the poolside, cool rite? Not really a wedding dinner, but a marriage solemnisation ceremony.
I brought my Poloraid camera and digital camera..Ivy's plans were that each family is to take a Poloraid picture and write their well-wishes on a book given by the hotel..well, i'm not sure whether majority of the guests did write something, but hey! We did managed to take many Poloraids..and we made sure everyone wasn't missed out...my younger cousin, Zhiliang, was the photographer with my cameras, and he took some very authentic pictures that we have not taken before..one picture included Ivy, the female lead of the nite and all my aunts and mother of course. The other had "Ah Writ", the male lead and all my uncles..Dad didn't turn up as usual..haha..
Didn't look like a romantic nite even though the ambience was romantic..the only romantic moment was when the solemnisation ceremony took place..heehee..maybe cuz they have been together for 8 long yrs!! Yes, they have also been going through more 'suffering' than most other couples would have..'finally can see light' now..finally they are husband-and-wife in the eyes of law now!
Yu Fen jie jie, i'm sooo happy for u!!
woohoo...!!!!
Wednesday, 22 November 2006
Batam Trip - 19 Nov
Batam trip wasn't a gd one. The seafood lunch wasn't as good as expected. The 'old' bus was occupied wif ppl from India, The Philipines, Malaysia and Singapore..young and old (more elderly in fact). Some were 'wealthy-looking' from the way they dressed whereas some were more shabby and casual.. First time my mum met DD's mum. (",) First time we all went to Batam, first time we took such long ferry trips - one hour to and one hour back. The ferries were named Ocean Raider and Jet Raider. Why do they give such funny names? haha. Would you call your jewellery shop as Rob Goldsmith? Or your restaurant as Poison Seafood Restaurant? haha...get what i mean?
We went to a local products shop, biggest Buddhist temple in Batam, lunch at Golden Prawn Batam, Polo Ralph t-shirt shop and lastly, the new mall, Batam City Square...
Really, the seafood lunch wasn't as good as expected. There were only small lobsters, 'gong gong' (dun ask me why this name is chosen for this shell-like seafood. it actually means 'blur' in Hokkien), kan-gong (vege), fried calamari, small crabs...actually v v little 'meat'..all dishes were considered v small for the 12 of us. By the end of the meal, i felt that it's the rice and the coconut water that made me full..quite disappointed..
We bought tidbits though..relatively cheaper than Singapore..
Their rupiah monies are so hard to calculate..haha..it's app. S$1 = 5,700 rupiahs..if u have S$1K, u'll be a millionaire in Indonesia!! Batam is twice as big as Singapore, but its population is around 1 million..so u can imagine how 'cramped' Singapore is.
There were mango sellers everywhere.. I guess such Indonesians are simple-minded..they just want to sell good mangoes and earn some money enough to make ends meet, cuz they looked honest and efficient enough. They could speak some English and Hokkien and had v tanned skin due to hard work under the scorching sun. But still, they were v persistent and kept asking if tourists wanted to try their mangoes..and when they saw that you are picking their mangoes already, they would quickly pack them up and charge you..in case you change your mind..v fast and efficient..good working attitude and 'business sense'..haha..
When we were on our way back, Jet Raider stopped before reaching the shore, and two marine policemen were onboard..and i did not know why. They might be trying to capture a passenger! Anyway, the ferry was shaking v roughly..so much so that most people looked quite 'green'..
Finally, home sweet home..good experience though..but i guess it's the more expectations you have, the more disappointments you would get..this applies to everything..something which i have learnt and is still reminding me, based on the ciscumstances i have encountered..
We went to a local products shop, biggest Buddhist temple in Batam, lunch at Golden Prawn Batam, Polo Ralph t-shirt shop and lastly, the new mall, Batam City Square...
Really, the seafood lunch wasn't as good as expected. There were only small lobsters, 'gong gong' (dun ask me why this name is chosen for this shell-like seafood. it actually means 'blur' in Hokkien), kan-gong (vege), fried calamari, small crabs...actually v v little 'meat'..all dishes were considered v small for the 12 of us. By the end of the meal, i felt that it's the rice and the coconut water that made me full..quite disappointed..
We bought tidbits though..relatively cheaper than Singapore..
Their rupiah monies are so hard to calculate..haha..it's app. S$1 = 5,700 rupiahs..if u have S$1K, u'll be a millionaire in Indonesia!! Batam is twice as big as Singapore, but its population is around 1 million..so u can imagine how 'cramped' Singapore is.
There were mango sellers everywhere.. I guess such Indonesians are simple-minded..they just want to sell good mangoes and earn some money enough to make ends meet, cuz they looked honest and efficient enough. They could speak some English and Hokkien and had v tanned skin due to hard work under the scorching sun. But still, they were v persistent and kept asking if tourists wanted to try their mangoes..and when they saw that you are picking their mangoes already, they would quickly pack them up and charge you..in case you change your mind..v fast and efficient..good working attitude and 'business sense'..haha..
When we were on our way back, Jet Raider stopped before reaching the shore, and two marine policemen were onboard..and i did not know why. They might be trying to capture a passenger! Anyway, the ferry was shaking v roughly..so much so that most people looked quite 'green'..
Finally, home sweet home..good experience though..but i guess it's the more expectations you have, the more disappointments you would get..this applies to everything..something which i have learnt and is still reminding me, based on the ciscumstances i have encountered..
Friday, 10 November 2006
Upcoming Post-Exam Activities/Events
i think the subsequent two weeks after my exams would be the most hectic week i ever ever had.
1. 18 Nov - going to Batam wif my mum, sis, eric, his mum, sis' fren xiang hui, and her 6 colleagues!! total 12 of us, but xiang hui mentioned that one of her colleague may not be going...
2. 19 Nov - meeting my poly sisters - Herl, LX, YJ, "Princess", Edna n her beau (bear), and my DD too..to celebrate two birthdays..
3. 20 Nov - body massage
4. 22 Nov - my cousin, Ivy's "wedding" or they call it solemnisation ceremony, at Marina Mandarin poolside...cool...
5. 25 Nov - DD's fren, Mildred's solemnisation ceremony..a vegetarian dinner cuz they are vegetarians.
6. 26 Nov - one-day local tour wif mum, sis and aunt's family, going to farms or places like tt..dad shd be working.
7. 28 Nov - mum's bdae
8. 1 Dec - DD's company d&d
so many events!! and i have to squeeze out the teeny weeny bit of time left for a haircut and a facial, plus optional things like gg for eyebrow tweezing and of course gym sessions!...oh man..realised tt they r all personal grooming tasks..
boy, am i looking forward? actually yes la..haha..got fun, company and food le..typical piglets like me would of course love such events..the only concern is hopefully, i wont spend too much monies..haha..
- sidetracking-
finally my 5th blog!! it's abit slow though..5 blogs in 2 months..sometimes i wonder if i am the "3-min-hot" person..tt's y i wanted to test myself out, if i can manage to write the first 5 blogs...then it means i 'pass the test'..then it means i'll knw i like blogging and can continue wif it..haha..
yeah, so i like blogging after all..i used to like writing journals in sec sch days..homework given by English teachers. many of my classmates hate it, but i could write for pages! then in poly, i scored well for my report writing and communication modules...and in uni, i scored quite well for my communications and professional english writing too...perhaps i really like writing...i kept diaries before..but i always stopped even b4 the books were completely filled up. i guess i'm a "3-min-hot" person after all..
but blogging is different..especially in this boring-non-chinese-speaking-working environment..haha..i tend to talk to myself alot i.e. day-dreaming (winkz) and i always got inspirations on blog topics during office hours..but of course i write when the other coligs aren't ard..haha..and here's the place where i can update my frens on the things i do, my thoughts and feelings, my discoveries/encounters, ups and downs* ..especially for close frens whom i hv not met for a long time..this is really good..(",) and i can edit my blogs whenever i like it...and i am a sentimental person, and sentimental persons like to reminisce memories, especially fond ones..hee...and i can insert photos too!! and i dun have to care abt spelling, grammar, vocab, sentence structuring. haha..hmm... after these 5 blogs i finally can tell my frens abt this 'blog-site' of mine...finally..yar, nobody knows abt this website yet..not even my DD..but it shd be their pleasure to read my 5 blogs in a row rather than one only rite? heehee..
* ups and downs - hey, if there r "ups and downs", y not "smtg in e middle"? i feel tt "bores" (i.e.boring stuffs) aren't "ups" or "downs" but rather somewhere in e middle...
btw, wish me luck for my exams next week..i need it..thks.
1. 18 Nov - going to Batam wif my mum, sis, eric, his mum, sis' fren xiang hui, and her 6 colleagues!! total 12 of us, but xiang hui mentioned that one of her colleague may not be going...
2. 19 Nov - meeting my poly sisters - Herl, LX, YJ, "Princess", Edna n her beau (bear), and my DD too..to celebrate two birthdays..
3. 20 Nov - body massage
4. 22 Nov - my cousin, Ivy's "wedding" or they call it solemnisation ceremony, at Marina Mandarin poolside...cool...
5. 25 Nov - DD's fren, Mildred's solemnisation ceremony..a vegetarian dinner cuz they are vegetarians.
6. 26 Nov - one-day local tour wif mum, sis and aunt's family, going to farms or places like tt..dad shd be working.
7. 28 Nov - mum's bdae
8. 1 Dec - DD's company d&d
so many events!! and i have to squeeze out the teeny weeny bit of time left for a haircut and a facial, plus optional things like gg for eyebrow tweezing and of course gym sessions!...oh man..realised tt they r all personal grooming tasks..
boy, am i looking forward? actually yes la..haha..got fun, company and food le..typical piglets like me would of course love such events..the only concern is hopefully, i wont spend too much monies..haha..
- sidetracking-
finally my 5th blog!! it's abit slow though..5 blogs in 2 months..sometimes i wonder if i am the "3-min-hot" person..tt's y i wanted to test myself out, if i can manage to write the first 5 blogs...then it means i 'pass the test'..then it means i'll knw i like blogging and can continue wif it..haha..
yeah, so i like blogging after all..i used to like writing journals in sec sch days..homework given by English teachers. many of my classmates hate it, but i could write for pages! then in poly, i scored well for my report writing and communication modules...and in uni, i scored quite well for my communications and professional english writing too...perhaps i really like writing...i kept diaries before..but i always stopped even b4 the books were completely filled up. i guess i'm a "3-min-hot" person after all..
but blogging is different..especially in this boring-non-chinese-speaking-working environment..haha..i tend to talk to myself alot i.e. day-dreaming (winkz) and i always got inspirations on blog topics during office hours..but of course i write when the other coligs aren't ard..haha..and here's the place where i can update my frens on the things i do, my thoughts and feelings, my discoveries/encounters, ups and downs* ..especially for close frens whom i hv not met for a long time..this is really good..(",) and i can edit my blogs whenever i like it...and i am a sentimental person, and sentimental persons like to reminisce memories, especially fond ones..hee...and i can insert photos too!! and i dun have to care abt spelling, grammar, vocab, sentence structuring. haha..hmm... after these 5 blogs i finally can tell my frens abt this 'blog-site' of mine...finally..yar, nobody knows abt this website yet..not even my DD..but it shd be their pleasure to read my 5 blogs in a row rather than one only rite? heehee..
* ups and downs - hey, if there r "ups and downs", y not "smtg in e middle"? i feel tt "bores" (i.e.boring stuffs) aren't "ups" or "downs" but rather somewhere in e middle...
btw, wish me luck for my exams next week..i need it..thks.
Thursday, 9 November 2006
dislikes discovered
boring day, yet again, boring stuff...
first dislike i discovered upon working here - at interpro global, lavic & co, briley group??? watsoever - is that i dislike having lunch alone...can u imagine having to do boring work for 8 hrs and the lunch hour was the only precious hr i can enjoy, but i spent it eating lunch alone? this is a small company within a big group of companies, and there were three ladies, and each of us has to take turns to go for lunch cuz there has got to be someone in the office. and the other two Indian ladies have lunch together most of the time..well, firstly cuz they are in e same race; secondly cuz they know each other longer..SO BORING. and since i'm eating alone, the one hr would usually be cut short.
yes, suntec is a shopping mall, but i have tried shopping and it was a bored thing to do...as i walked endlessly without a purpose...u cant really seem to have things to buy/shop for/look out for everytime u shop rite? oh yar, and i dislike shopping alone..unless i really have specific things to buy...i would rather go home straight. usually.
yes, sooner or later, i would get used to having lunch alone..but if u can get used to ur dislikes, then they wont be ur dislikes rite? let's say if i dislike the smoke puffed out by smokers, can i get used to it by smelling the smoke everyday for half an hr? eeeyucks!! haha..big response...but this is smtg really true.
if u are eating lunch alone, u gotta buy ur food first and try to find a seat, whereby u will either share e table wif others, or u sit alone and wait for others to ask if they can share the table wif u, or u sit on a stool alongside a long stretch of table facing the wall..
if i had so much 'grievances' to write juz on an hr of lunch, u can imagine how much 'grievances' i can write on 8 hrs of boring work..minus abit of OT time..from 6pm to 6.30pm..haha..
guess i shd resign to fate..after all, i cldnt possibly leave this not-even-a-month old-job yet..that's juz not my type..
cheer up, i shd now try and find my likes after this chunk of dislikes..during my stay here, though it wont be a long stay..
btw, even the sky's raining (for me)..haha..boring day, boring stuff..boring weather.
oh yar, sidetracking - todae's my 25th mth anniversary wif DD and Guan Yin Ordination Day, being the 19th day of the 9th lunar mth. a v auspicious vegetarian day for our anniversary..happy anniversary DD..i'm looking forward to our vegetarian dinner at Indinine Suntec tonite...now i feel my mood's better.
first dislike i discovered upon working here - at interpro global, lavic & co, briley group??? watsoever - is that i dislike having lunch alone...can u imagine having to do boring work for 8 hrs and the lunch hour was the only precious hr i can enjoy, but i spent it eating lunch alone? this is a small company within a big group of companies, and there were three ladies, and each of us has to take turns to go for lunch cuz there has got to be someone in the office. and the other two Indian ladies have lunch together most of the time..well, firstly cuz they are in e same race; secondly cuz they know each other longer..SO BORING. and since i'm eating alone, the one hr would usually be cut short.
yes, suntec is a shopping mall, but i have tried shopping and it was a bored thing to do...as i walked endlessly without a purpose...u cant really seem to have things to buy/shop for/look out for everytime u shop rite? oh yar, and i dislike shopping alone..unless i really have specific things to buy...i would rather go home straight. usually.
yes, sooner or later, i would get used to having lunch alone..but if u can get used to ur dislikes, then they wont be ur dislikes rite? let's say if i dislike the smoke puffed out by smokers, can i get used to it by smelling the smoke everyday for half an hr? eeeyucks!! haha..big response...but this is smtg really true.
if u are eating lunch alone, u gotta buy ur food first and try to find a seat, whereby u will either share e table wif others, or u sit alone and wait for others to ask if they can share the table wif u, or u sit on a stool alongside a long stretch of table facing the wall..
if i had so much 'grievances' to write juz on an hr of lunch, u can imagine how much 'grievances' i can write on 8 hrs of boring work..minus abit of OT time..from 6pm to 6.30pm..haha..
guess i shd resign to fate..after all, i cldnt possibly leave this not-even-a-month old-job yet..that's juz not my type..
cheer up, i shd now try and find my likes after this chunk of dislikes..during my stay here, though it wont be a long stay..
btw, even the sky's raining (for me)..haha..boring day, boring stuff..boring weather.
oh yar, sidetracking - todae's my 25th mth anniversary wif DD and Guan Yin Ordination Day, being the 19th day of the 9th lunar mth. a v auspicious vegetarian day for our anniversary..happy anniversary DD..i'm looking forward to our vegetarian dinner at Indinine Suntec tonite...now i feel my mood's better.
Wednesday, 11 October 2006
Staff Appreciation Nite - 29Sep
this post was late cuz i was rushing for closing and classes last week..
Fri was the last day for most of my colleagues at Air New Zealand. Only me, Rachel, Leong, Shon and Ronnie stayed behind...the AKL mgt gave us a box of chocolates and champagne each. the choc was worth $45!
That nite was our Staff Appreciation Nite, organised by Ronnie, me and Rachel..Angie and Azi helped out too...at NSRCC at Tanah Merah..hey, i have been there before! it was a chalet gathering with my sec sch frens..
Fri was the last day for most of my colleagues at Air New Zealand. Only me, Rachel, Leong, Shon and Ronnie stayed behind...the AKL mgt gave us a box of chocolates and champagne each. the choc was worth $45!
That nite was our Staff Appreciation Nite, organised by Ronnie, me and Rachel..Angie and Azi helped out too...at NSRCC at Tanah Merah..hey, i have been there before! it was a chalet gathering with my sec sch frens..
we had a bowling competition..long time din played bowling ever since the bowling competition organised by PIL couple of years ago...u knw la, my pte ltd skills are at wiping the drain lor..but i trained hard for the PIL competition, and i got an avg of 80plus score then..haha..for this AIRNZ competition, got 70plus...almost 
got into top 5! yar la, my colleagues played for fun only la, not for competition la, so the scores weren't really fantastic..Gerald and Ali played really well though.. DD, i think we can play bowling tog..heehee..
we did not have to bbq the food ourselves! the bbq assts did it for us. the food was sumptous...of course la, organised by me le.. got stingrays, crayfish, scallops, prawns, lamb chops, chicken chops etc and those more common ones..food was ready after our bowling session...i ordered durians too (recommended by dear dear-DD)! there was also a tiramisu cake made by the airport supervisor, Janet. Btw, there were two Janets at airport office, and they are rich tai-tais though they worked at AIRNZ for 30-over and 20-over years respectively..wow..i dun think i can stay in a co for that long...not sure if that would be the case when i'm much older..haha..
prizes for lucky draw and top 5 bowling players included poloraid cameras (!), 5 $50 robinson vouchers, our co t-shirts and photo frames (those who got the t-shirts or photo frames didn't really want them..haha...they gave the chance to others)..
Shon, wrote a 3-page long speech for the first time..haha..usually his speeches were drafted by our Marketing 'spokesperson', Anita. he read it out and his eyes turned red, and the rest started to shed tears too...hai..it was a sad ending after all...Leong really cried. he was the only one who went to the washroom..
i think i'll miss these colleagues, especially Leong and Rachel..even though i have been here only for a year..= )
Finance ruleZ! ex-staff like karen and kai li came too..
Thursday, 14 September 2006
KL/BKK Trip - 8 to 10 Sep
Most people would remember all their overseas trips undertaken, the places they go, the things they do, the food they eat etc..unless the number of their overseas trips are as frequent as 'toilet visits'..= ) but not for me of course...
firstly, my overseas trips are very countable, they aren't as frequent as toilet visits..secondly, this KL/BKK trip is so ...... that i would remember, i think, for the rest of my life..till when i'm old and become EVEN MORE FORGETFUL (my forgetfulness is due to those teeny-weeny unimportant memories and details taking up the limited space in my small brains, despite my big face..big face shd have big brains..hee..).
What's so 'memorable' abt this trip:
1. It was planned by Rachel's hubby, Adrian, sometime in Dec last yr, and his original plan was a holiday for e two of them. heehee..
2. Air Asia had a promo to celebrate its anniversary - all tkts were free to/from certain destinations.
3. But we had to depart from KLIA.
4. Kinda stupid isn't it? But Kai Li and i were so ecstatic that we tried to book our tkts online for almost the whole day in the office...luckily, Leong wasn't around in the office that day..oops! = ) so there were, e 6 of us, Rachel, Adrian, Me, Eric, Kai Li and Wendy (rachel n kaili's ex-colig-cum-fren). we met kaili's bf there..
5. It was a 'cheapo trip' with minimal expenditure on hotel accomm (6 of us cramped into a hotel room in KL overnite, and in BKK, 3D2N hotel accomm and airport transfer cost 1,000baht= sgd42), airfares (free!), apt taxes, and transportation.
6. On our way to the hotel at KL in wee hours, i saw mice running abt...eeeeeeyucks!
7. the staff gave us a duplicate key of a room which was oredi occupied! alamak, that's really a no-no for hotel service and hospitality.
8. our BKK hotel rooms n corridor paths are not carpeted.
9. eric n i met his ex-BKK agents at Hard Rock Cafe at Siam Square..rockz!
10. we went to the four-faced Buddha, CentralWorld, Chatuchak, MBK, Pa Pong, Healthland and Big C.
I was told by the security guard to stop taking more pics after taking this! the boots n penguins..
11. we did thai body massage and foot massage, saw transvestites in Watsons as sales promoters, ate steamboats at MK and Coca, took the tuk-tuk and BTS (their MRT system), saw california fitness!!.......
12. Air Asia flight was delayed by over two hrs. i'm sceptical abt taking Air Asia flights again.
13. Because of this, we are left with no available seats in coaches sending us back to SIN.
14. We took limo (e one which sent us from KLIA to the bus interchange) back to JB and reached there ard 3am at a high price!
15. We walked from JB customs to SIN customs! felt like illegal immigrants, though we walked back and not swam back. haha..
There were so many 1st times! In fact, they were all 1st times, except going to MBK and taking Air Asia plane.
Ok, so it was a fruitful trip after all..bought many things and food..will go back again some day though..CHEERS!
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