S.O.S!

S.O.S!


help me.. somebody.. i'm not talkin about hunger here.. it's the sleepiness.. i can't keep my eyes open any longer.. *sigh* thank goodness it's friday which means that i can rest over the weekend..

SaVy & AuDReY asked me along to MoS tonight with some of the other ladies but i think i'm goin to pass.. i need the rest & sleep & i've told myself that i'm not goin to these places durin this month..

26 days to go..

26 days to go..


4 days down & i'm doin fine.. been spendin my lunch time sleepin.. gosh.. most of the clients are out of town so there's not much of runnin out to do.. but there's still the paperworks & updates to be done though.. oh well..

there's a team meetin today at 6 Battery Road.. i don't know if i'll be able to make it in time to break fast at home.. worst case scenario, i'll just grab somethin from here just to break fast & then have a proper dinner at home..

we've been reminded of our work etiquette..

- "they are not your friends but your clients"
- "draw a line between friendliness & flirting"
- "no mother tongue language during working hours"

it stung us but we frontliners were not badly affected because we don't feel guilty about these issues.. just that i don't think it is fair for the management to restrict our movements around the office.. we look out for one another & if at any point any one of us were to go overboard, we would tell that person..

ok.. back to work..

1st Ramadan

1st Ramadan


Selamat Berpuasa to all my Muslim friends & friends who observe fastin.. a few more hours until break of fast.. alhamdulillah everythin went smoothly today.. well, considerin the fact that i don't lunch, fastin is quite easy..

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i was glad that i saw u but i don't think it was such a good idea.. i've told myself that i should get away from you so that i won't hurt myself, as egoistic as it may sound.. i have to admit, i slowly developed feelings for you from the moment i knew you.. you have no idea how exhilarated i am everytime i see you, everytime i hear your voice, everytime i see your name.. i don't know.. as much as i want things to go my way, i have no such powers.. i know you can never reciprocate these feelings & that is the reason why i need to get away from you..

it was all good.. it was rough & tough in the beginnin but i was doin fine.. i stopped thinkin about you.. i stopped yearnin for you.. but it just had to happen, didn't it..? when we met, i totally forgot that you are not to exist in my life.. i was so surprised that all rules & restrictions i had put up just lost their importance.. i won't say i regretted but more of a disappointment.. now that i've seen you, i will have to go through the whole process of avoidance.. you don't know what it's like for me especially now that things are different.. i have to draw a thin line between me & the other person because of you.. i hate hurtin people, therefore the line has to be there..

if only i could say all these out loud.. if only you knew..

Dance Dance

Dance Dance


last wednesday, AuDreY & me got invited by HaNNu for dinner with the Brightpoint boys & Geraldine a.k.a Gerry.. we had dinner at Jumbo Seafood, the Clarke Quay branch.. AuDreY & me took the cab with HaNNu & we arrived before the rest so he brought us to The Wine Garage for a drink before dinner.. i don't really know which type of red wine he ordered but whatever it happened to be, it was pretty heavy.. for dinner, they ordered chilli prawns, belacan kangkong & black pepper crabs.. they do eat a lot from what i observed & they love the greens.. i should have sat beside MaRk since both of us are self-declared non-vegetarians.. when it came to the black pepper crabs, it was so hilarious to see how they ate it.. with all 10 fingers..! hehehehe~

we then went to Zuma for a "night cap" which was 2 hours long.. i was expectin a quick drink & then we'll all head home but the conversation went on & on.. it was fun though.. we got to see the other side of these boys & how silly they could be especially MaRky MaRk.. they are all boys at heart no matter how old they looked..

the openin of the [temporary] Brightpoint office kicked off yesterday after a long week of preparation with the caterers, decorations, the very-difficult-to-find gift & the search for the waitresses..

the expected 20 over guests did not turn up.. instead there were about 10 guests in all & only the Servcorp ladies stayed until late.. i totally forgot that it wasn't my company's party & was runnin around makin sure everyone was comfortable, had their drinks & ate the food.. was just makin sure the party was goin smoothly.. HaNNu got me to the roof terrace & made me sit there with GreG, MaRkY MaRk & himself.. they all gave me a hard time for runnin around.. sheesh.. well, GreG got me a drink & kept refillin my drink & the only time i stopped was when AuDReY rescued me from them.. thanks babe.. owe you 1..

then headed to Zouk since Loof got cancelled.. when was the last time i was there..? ages i tell you.. stayed for a couple of drinks & then went down to MoS with AuDReY to meet up with SaVaNNaH [SaVy].. goodness..! how i hated the music.. managed to persuade her to go to the other side for some R&B & guess who i bumped into? my FeZZy Dear..! hehehe~ i also met FaRiD who looks shorter than before.. or was it just my heels..?

anyway, after last night i couldn't help but to think but i'm not able to share it at the moment.. even as i type this, i'm still thinkin about it.. one of these days..

carefree & unclipped,
it has to end..
for the thought has struck
& the pain has befallen..

*bloody hangover..*

The Devil Wears Prada

The Devil Wears Prada


each time i try to add a new entry, the laptop restarts.. sheesh.. anyway, hopefully it doesn't do it again now because this is the 5th attempt already..

well, let me just start by sayin that i loved The Devil Wears Prada.. it was like the exaggerated story of my worklife.. the alien workin environment, the runnin of errands, the dream of being able to be a journalist.. so coincidential isn't that..? i wish my life will turn out like hers..

it has been a fruitful week though.. have been able to find things to do to increase my bonus & the clients have been super nice..

last friday, i had my 1st mooncake..! a snow skin one.. with a champagne & white chocolate center.. it was a gift from Hannu, one of our clients.. he bought it for the Servcorp staff from Raffles Hotel.. ok people.. time to morph to Sleepin Beauty..

Di's engaged..!

Di's engaged..!



[clockwise fr the right:FiFi, iDaDi, MySeLF & MeeRuL] Best Buddies..!

last saturday was iDaDi's engagement.. alhamdulillah, everythin went smoothly.. i finally get to meet her fiance, ZaiD.. after so long.. supposed to reach her place at noon but i ended up reachin there at 3 p.m. hehe~ met MeeRuL at the interchange & we headed off to her place.. can't blame me.. the night before i was already so tired & straight after work, i went over to iDaDi's to help her with the preparations.. went home just before midnight.. i even missed my medical check-up.. hehe~ will put up the pictures soon.. once i got them sorted out..

anyway, everythin is lookin good at work.. sooner or later, i'll be able to leave on time at 5.30.. yippie..! my back pain is an on-off thing.. got it again today.. the doctor said it was just a muscle sprain but i know, clearly, that it's more than just that.. i didn't tell him about the accident, fearin that i would have to undergo another x-ray.. anyway, there's a team outin tomorrow.. everyone from 6 Batt, Suntec & Prudential is meetin up for The Devil Wears Prada.. lookin forward to it..

bottle up this emotion,
seal this destitution..
an impaling self-reflection,
in need of a reconstruction..

lingerin on this lonely mind,
that one love, i've yet to find..

pointless

pointless


so simple yet complicated
so profound yet superficial
what happened to true beauty?
& love's first sight?
tearing the walls of frustrations
but stumbled into a rut of despair..

giving up on the hopes of all's fair,
curse the wretched destine laid forth
pointless anger vent in vain..

what more can i do..?

ROUGE

ROUGE


finally..! the Open Day was a success.. well, we were expectin a lot of guests in the afternoon but probably only 30 over people came which included the REAs, hoteliers & serviced apartments management teams.. 6 p.m. & my family was the 1st to arrive.. wow.. i showed them around & ushered them into the boardroom for snacks & drinks.. then everyone's family & friends came & the whole floor was jam-packed with people to the point that i had to weave my way through people just to get from the boardroom to the pantry to refill drinks & food.. in total, i opened 4 bottles of champagne & a bottle of red & white wine each.. at the end of it all, i felt like i was workin as a banquet waitress.. hehe.. pourin wine & champange for them, makin sure the food's enough for everyone & clearin the plates & glasses from the tables..

anyway, after the whole event, some of the ladies decided to celebrate the openin & at the same time cool off after 2 weeks of hard work put into the settin up of the new floor.. we went to Balaclava but the place was too busy so we headed down to Rouge instead.. we had our 1st round of drinks but then Jo had to leave because she was fallin asleep on the sofa..! spoilsport..! AuDReY came to join us at about 11 p.m. & we ordered a 2nd round of drinks.. SaVaNNaH's friend joined us shortly together with his friends.. apparently, aLeXiS was celebratin her birthday there as well & i joined her at her table for a couple of minutes.. we really let our hair down last night.. everyone was just crazy.. hehe.. most importantly, i had a great time de-stressin & i feel great now.. it's like a burden just got lifted off my shoulders.. PHEW..!

Tress Transition..

Tress Transition..