sour-sweet

Hello!

I thot I had become 'immuned' to the rather 'active phenomenon' of staff resignations taking place in my orgn. But I guess I am wrong about myself. If u happen to sit beside me now, you probably hear me sign or see a dull on my face. Feeling rather sian now... after hearing that 2 of my colleagues are resigning. One tendered-R 2 weeks back, and the other did so just this week. Some of us have kinda guessed that these resignations would happen, and it was a matter of when? Hmm... I am experiencing a very sour-sweet (shall avoid using bittersweet) feeling here. These 2 colleagues are really great ppl to work with, and we have forged a friendship thru our course of work. Sian... now they are leaving. But just as diplomatic as I could be, I should be happy for them, and wish them all the best in their next endeavour. Well, at the most we can still continue to stay in touch, assuming that Singapore is not that a big country afterall. Haha, I have actually bumped into my ex-colleagues a couple of times, near my ex-workplace and in town :P Anyway, my colleagues and I often have this joke. Our so-called 'teambonding' fund has largely been used for 'welcome' and 'goodbye' lunches. Wah biangs... if you get wat I implying, ideally this should not be the case! :P Sheessh!

On a separate note, I was strumming some songs on my guitar just now. Felt really led to play 'There is none like You'. I was 1st introduced to this song during my days at CHIJ. Haha! It was a common song tat was sung during morning prayers and frequent Masses the school held. These would probably ring a bell for those who came CHIJ or other Catholic/Christian schools :) Hmm, memories aside... I was brought back to basics, to think and ponder what this song really really really means. Each and every word, and even how the writer wrote the chord progressions in such a way to complement the intended meaning/setting of the song :) I am left in awe and comfort of God's love. And, here's the song for u too. If you are keen to listen to it, feel free to click here. Hope You will be blessed by it.

+jac

There is none like You
There is none like You
No one else can touch my heart like You do
I can search for all eternity long
And find, there is none like You

Your mercy flows like the river wide
And healing comes from Your hand
Suffering children are safe in Your arms
There is none like You


[I can't seem to upload pix to photobucket]
Anyway, here is pic that I uploaded previously.
Haha, not too sure what is the name of this flower.
But just took it while experimenting with my camera's functions :)

Less sleep and play

Hello!

My clock shows 1am now! I am still awake at this hour despite having to wake up at 7am tmr for work. To be honest, I have lost count of how many days or weeks that I haf been surviving with just 5 - 6 hours of zzz each night. Think those who know me well will know that I need sufficient sleep. So how much is sufficient? I would say ~7 hours. Well, ideal hours of zzz means... not having to set alarm for the next day. Haha, u probably could guess what that means =P

Well, clocking less hours of sleep is one issue. I have been clocking less play time. Haha... have been so extremely tied down with work that I have been working long hours in office, continuing at home during the night, and working over the wkends!!! Haha, are u thinking what have become of jac?!!! Anyway, before this entry, I just clicked 'save' and ensured that my thumbdrive has the latest version of the report that I am working on.

Haha I guess I am surviving a lot on adrenaline rush and perhaps caffeine. But I didn't up my intake of caffeine significantly though.

Ok, jokes aside, I am still grateful and thankful for God who has been and will still see me thru this period of time. Surely, I experienced tiredness and frustration. But I know that I can rely on His providence to tide thru, and complete the tasks at bay. At the end of it all, I am just a vessel that hopefully God will use to impact the marketplace :) I am also thankful that I have OK bosses in terms of leadership and work style. Haha, my colleagues and I have this common joke. Bosses know the law of gravity best! Haha... why? "Whatever you throw up, will come down" ... u get it? =P Haha.. tell me if u dun k!

Alritey, just a quick entry here. I am feeling awake and tired now. Wad a contra! Hmm... and I have a sudden craving for anything that is chocoty!!! Nevertheless, I should just go to bed now :) Goodnight!

+jac

Cough

Hi!

Sob sob! I have been down with a nagging cough for the past few weeeeeeks! =( I am very prone to sore throat and cough, and I dread them soooooo much whenever I am down with them, simply bcuz my body takes a really long time to recover =( I have faithfully taken all the doc's medication. And have also bought some off-the-shelf medication to cure this nagging cough. but yet... i am still not 100% well yet!!!!

I am making a big fuss now as I have been deprived from my favourite food for the past few weeeks... No tomyam soup, no spicy bah chor mee, no ice milk tea, no waffles, no baked rice, no fried old chang kee curry puffs... basically no more fried and no more spicy food for jac! URGH!!!! *screams* My colleagues and I had Popeye's Chicken (Singapore Flyer's outlet) on Tue. I felt really miserable that I could not afford to indulge in the yummy fried chicken!!! I would give Popeye's Chicken a higher rating than KFC! Too bad, Popeye's outlets are not very accessible, unless you stay at the East. Besides an outlet @ Singapore Flyer, there are 2 more outlets at ChangiAirport (I think T2 and T3).

Urgh!!!!!! I am missing all my favourite food! Sighs... My mum just happily told me and my bro that she has replenish our fridge with icecream and that we can go help ourselves (Yes, my mum loves icecream). I replied reluntantly that I am unable to eat them now unfortunately. Oh well, looks like my bro or dad can have an extra share then :) or maybe max can indulge on my behalf when he comes over :p

Hmm... suddenly I feel like I have a lot to talk about... ... my new boss, my new colleagues, my long hours@work, my low no. of shopping hours clocked (hahaha), my reminisce of the days i played music in church (recently went to watch a music gig organised by my church), and thoughts on not being a good gf (sighs)...

Anyway, think I should just have an earlier night. Hmm... should strum some tunes on my guitar before I go to bed :)

+jac