Thursday, September 29, 2005
Meaningful Day
Meaningful Day
Today is a very meaningful and special day to me, but feel abit sad that my piggy is not with me. Miss his presence...though we comtmunicate everyday, it's just different not having him with me physically. Guess I am feeling sentimental again...I must remember to keep the fondest memories in my heart and look forward to the future...
Today, I met up with Evie at Tampines. Haven't seen her since her birthday dinner back in Aug. Am always happy to meet up with Eve, she always makes me feel at ease and one thing is, she always listens. We had a simple dinner at the Century Sq Food Court, then proceeded with shopping! I bought this blue top fr Giordano for only $9.80! I remembered I wanted to get this quite long ago but it was not available at any of the branches I went to. Miraculously, it's back again! haha..
Was just chatting with my JC friend, Ver, who is feeling rather depressed over a betrayal by one of her closest friend. Apparently, she had lent $1,000 to her ex-colleague who claimed she had paid her back in little installments by transferring money into her 2 accounts. As she trusted her friend, she didn't really check her accounst to see if the little transfers of money were succesfully credited into her account. But recently, she found out by chance that the money may not have been credited into her accounts at all. Guess she was too trusting, but then who wouldn't be if the person is one of your closest friend, one whom you pour your heart out to and one who is your pillar of support in times of need? Think she is deeply disappointed and hurt by her friend's actions. I would too, if I were her but I would still wanna find out the truth by verifying the bank statements. For my friend, she just can't bring herself to believe it so she is afraid of verifying the statements lest the truth be out and she would lose a friend forever. Sigh, guess it's difficult for her too.
Tomorrow, we have a matchmaking session lined up for Poodie, so exciting!! WJ is going to introduce her guy friend to Poodie!! haha, but dunno if will work out cuz Poodie's expectations also not low leh..like not many guys around can meet her criteria!! But I hope for the best for her too! Shall update again!
Today, I met up with Evie at Tampines. Haven't seen her since her birthday dinner back in Aug. Am always happy to meet up with Eve, she always makes me feel at ease and one thing is, she always listens. We had a simple dinner at the Century Sq Food Court, then proceeded with shopping! I bought this blue top fr Giordano for only $9.80! I remembered I wanted to get this quite long ago but it was not available at any of the branches I went to. Miraculously, it's back again! haha..
Was just chatting with my JC friend, Ver, who is feeling rather depressed over a betrayal by one of her closest friend. Apparently, she had lent $1,000 to her ex-colleague who claimed she had paid her back in little installments by transferring money into her 2 accounts. As she trusted her friend, she didn't really check her accounst to see if the little transfers of money were succesfully credited into her account. But recently, she found out by chance that the money may not have been credited into her accounts at all. Guess she was too trusting, but then who wouldn't be if the person is one of your closest friend, one whom you pour your heart out to and one who is your pillar of support in times of need? Think she is deeply disappointed and hurt by her friend's actions. I would too, if I were her but I would still wanna find out the truth by verifying the bank statements. For my friend, she just can't bring herself to believe it so she is afraid of verifying the statements lest the truth be out and she would lose a friend forever. Sigh, guess it's difficult for her too.
Tomorrow, we have a matchmaking session lined up for Poodie, so exciting!! WJ is going to introduce her guy friend to Poodie!! haha, but dunno if will work out cuz Poodie's expectations also not low leh..like not many guys around can meet her criteria!! But I hope for the best for her too! Shall update again!
Kimmie scribbles
10:59 pm |
Wednesday, September 28, 2005
Dunno what's wrong with my blog??!
Dunno why my blog alignment is so out and suddenly all my links disappeared!! The funny thing is I can "preview" it correctly under settings but not sure why is it that when I click on "View Blog", the entire layout is different! Still trying to restore it to what it was before. ...
Today was quite a good day. Sronz just came back from Taiwan and she bought this pair of lovely piggy handphone chains for piggy and I. Am so touched that she remembers that I love piggy stuff cuz it reminds me of my dearest little piggy. heehee. The pair of piggy handphone chains came in blue and pink, blue for piggy and pink for me! :)
She also helped me buy a tiara, which looks like this..it's only 8 cm in length but I think it's quite cute and nice cuz it's full of crystals!! I heard that the bridal studio's ones not very nice, so at least now I got an alternative.
Next Tue, I am going to choose my wedding gown, feel quite excited!! Hopefully, the designer can create something I like! I really like those low-back gowns with details and a long train...
Today was quite a good day. Our Innovation & Learning Circle went to this "bread shop" to eat lunch cuz we had this $30 voucher for completion of our projects. Had a great meal but the customer service there really sucks!! We thought the manager had some Attitude Problem! First, as the place was extremely crowded today, we had to wait quite a long time before we got a seat. Then we placed our orders. Most of us ordered the set meal, with the soup as starter, the main course (which was the baguette) accompanied by tea and followed by dessert. However, our bread came first and it was untoasted (though we had specifically requested it to be toasted! Not a big issue actually, just that we felt that they should not compromise on quality just because they were packed!) Being gracious people, we did not kick up a scene but nicely requested them to heat it up for us. However, the manager did it with such a reluctant face that we felt disgusted! To begin with, the order the food arrived was already wrong! Fancy starting with the main course when the starter had yet to come. And the dessert arrived even before they served us tea!! And we had to request upteemth time for them to serve us our drinks. We also noted that other customers who came much later than us got their full set of food ahead of us, how messy could the whole system get! If their attitude was nice, a poor system was perhaps still forgiveable but that manager's look and attitude really pissed Poodie and I off!! We probably won't eat there again!
Today was quite a good day. Sronz just came back from Taiwan and she bought this pair of lovely piggy handphone chains for piggy and I. Am so touched that she remembers that I love piggy stuff cuz it reminds me of my dearest little piggy. heehee. The pair of piggy handphone chains came in blue and pink, blue for piggy and pink for me! :)
She also helped me buy a tiara, which looks like this..it's only 8 cm in length but I think it's quite cute and nice cuz it's full of crystals!! I heard that the bridal studio's ones not very nice, so at least now I got an alternative.
Next Tue, I am going to choose my wedding gown, feel quite excited!! Hopefully, the designer can create something I like! I really like those low-back gowns with details and a long train...
Today was quite a good day. Our Innovation & Learning Circle went to this "bread shop" to eat lunch cuz we had this $30 voucher for completion of our projects. Had a great meal but the customer service there really sucks!! We thought the manager had some Attitude Problem! First, as the place was extremely crowded today, we had to wait quite a long time before we got a seat. Then we placed our orders. Most of us ordered the set meal, with the soup as starter, the main course (which was the baguette) accompanied by tea and followed by dessert. However, our bread came first and it was untoasted (though we had specifically requested it to be toasted! Not a big issue actually, just that we felt that they should not compromise on quality just because they were packed!) Being gracious people, we did not kick up a scene but nicely requested them to heat it up for us. However, the manager did it with such a reluctant face that we felt disgusted! To begin with, the order the food arrived was already wrong! Fancy starting with the main course when the starter had yet to come. And the dessert arrived even before they served us tea!! And we had to request upteemth time for them to serve us our drinks. We also noted that other customers who came much later than us got their full set of food ahead of us, how messy could the whole system get! If their attitude was nice, a poor system was perhaps still forgiveable but that manager's look and attitude really pissed Poodie and I off!! We probably won't eat there again!
Kimmie scribbles
9:18 pm |
Monday, September 26, 2005
The day kicked off bad but ended not too bad..
Right after Poodie & I came back from breakfast, the very moment my backside touched my seat, my stupid phone started ringing and continued ringing. It was as though the phone had a life of its own. The ringing was so continuous that I was visibly irritated. And some of these calls were from people asking about MD's area of work, to think I had to spend time entertaining them as well, as if I did not have enough of my own stuff to do!! I could hardly believe my luck, and all on a Monday morning! I wonder why people were so enthusiastic about work on a dreary monday morning! And to top it off, my boss had to ask me to go into his room following all those nerve-racking phone calls and asked me to follow up on something. But this was by far not the most irritating thing that happened this morning. He then popped by shortly and reminded me to organise the mini communication session. Haven't I already set the date, time & venue? But no, that was not enough. He wanted me to call up the relevant people and check on their availability as well as the people they wanted to bring along. I really hate to do such things cuz as expected, different people had different available periods, making things very difficult for the coordinator (which was me!). I really dun understand why he can't ask MD to do this? MD asked me recently how she could send a calendar invite! I was shocked. Well, it's probably because she hasn't done meetings for such a long time and I think it's high time she gets back on track!
Anyway, about this communication session. Actually the big boss had dictated that there were 2 depts who should organise their own com session and my dept was not one of the two. But dunno why my boss is so persistent about our dept having one too, combined with another dept which was also not in the list. I really dun understand why he must always be so 'gei kiang' and even if he wanted to be so 'gei kiang', he can always ask MD or the other dept to organise, why me and why us?!!
Talking about MD, now that THAT event is over, she is super free man cuz she came over just now and said she will hand over the report (as mentioned in my earlier entry, my "one" report became "two", all thanks to her, this is the ONE report!). I have never seen her so enthusiastic about discussing something before (maybe this time, it's about washing her hands clean of something which she dreads and which I dun like either). In the past, it's always put off and put off until it can't be put off anymore. I was damn pissed and seeing the irritation on my face, she apologetically said that "she dunno if she was casing me more stress"!!! What a question to ask!! Wasn't the answer so damn obvious? If you were truely sorry about it, then DO more!!! Actions speak louder than words man! If you were really so sorry, you would have volunteered to help me instead of saying such unhelpful things!!! I was so pissed that I could not bring myself to say anything. Then she continued to apologetically ask me if it was ok if she went for a course this Wed to Fri cuz she didn't have time to go for the course before THAT event. (as if she needed to justify to me why she needed to go for the course) This really made my blood boil so I just said "Go lah, go lah!" Anyway, it's not like she would be much help to me even if she were around.
Talking about happier things, the videographer whom JonHo recommended called me today, as promised and I am going to meet him this week to view his works. So exciting! I asked eve along too so that she could help to give me comments or views on his works. Am anticipating quite a bit from him cuz JonHo said he was really good and can come up with something that is different from the usual style. Most wedding videos and montages look almost identical. Really hope he can create something unique and special for piggy & I so that in years to come, we can look back with nostalgia..heehee..
I also bought my shoes from Leapin' Lizard last week with piggy and tho it was ex, I paid for it on my own cuz my friends said it's not good to buy shoes for others or let others buy shoes for you so I think it's better to be safe than sorry. haha.. I love the shoes, it's exactly as I wanted it to be, like what I saw in the magazine except that I customised the heels to 3.5 inches from the original 5.5 inches glass heels..cuz I dun want to look taller than my piggy ma..heehee.. But piggy also very funny, he said "no matter how high you wear, also won't be taller than me one lah" implying I am very short lor..haha..actally I am not that short lah, just that my piggy is 15 cm taller than me..heehee...
Piggy told me he is doing skipping now..haha..a skipping piggy...I am also trying to be more health-conscious.. Just drank green apple juice, trying to drink lots of juice (heard it helps to detox, better than fruits) cuz I hope my face will get better before my 'ROM'..also trying to drink more water, shit more (like my piggy, cuz shitting is also a form of detox I think. maybe that's why my piggy's face is smooth as a tomato! heehee), walk more, feel less stressed at work (but think I can't try too hard cuz the harder I try, the more stressed I am at work!)...
Anyway, about this communication session. Actually the big boss had dictated that there were 2 depts who should organise their own com session and my dept was not one of the two. But dunno why my boss is so persistent about our dept having one too, combined with another dept which was also not in the list. I really dun understand why he must always be so 'gei kiang' and even if he wanted to be so 'gei kiang', he can always ask MD or the other dept to organise, why me and why us?!!
Talking about MD, now that THAT event is over, she is super free man cuz she came over just now and said she will hand over the report (as mentioned in my earlier entry, my "one" report became "two", all thanks to her, this is the ONE report!). I have never seen her so enthusiastic about discussing something before (maybe this time, it's about washing her hands clean of something which she dreads and which I dun like either). In the past, it's always put off and put off until it can't be put off anymore. I was damn pissed and seeing the irritation on my face, she apologetically said that "she dunno if she was casing me more stress"!!! What a question to ask!! Wasn't the answer so damn obvious? If you were truely sorry about it, then DO more!!! Actions speak louder than words man! If you were really so sorry, you would have volunteered to help me instead of saying such unhelpful things!!! I was so pissed that I could not bring myself to say anything. Then she continued to apologetically ask me if it was ok if she went for a course this Wed to Fri cuz she didn't have time to go for the course before THAT event. (as if she needed to justify to me why she needed to go for the course) This really made my blood boil so I just said "Go lah, go lah!" Anyway, it's not like she would be much help to me even if she were around.
Talking about happier things, the videographer whom JonHo recommended called me today, as promised and I am going to meet him this week to view his works. So exciting! I asked eve along too so that she could help to give me comments or views on his works. Am anticipating quite a bit from him cuz JonHo said he was really good and can come up with something that is different from the usual style. Most wedding videos and montages look almost identical. Really hope he can create something unique and special for piggy & I so that in years to come, we can look back with nostalgia..heehee..
I also bought my shoes from Leapin' Lizard last week with piggy and tho it was ex, I paid for it on my own cuz my friends said it's not good to buy shoes for others or let others buy shoes for you so I think it's better to be safe than sorry. haha.. I love the shoes, it's exactly as I wanted it to be, like what I saw in the magazine except that I customised the heels to 3.5 inches from the original 5.5 inches glass heels..cuz I dun want to look taller than my piggy ma..heehee.. But piggy also very funny, he said "no matter how high you wear, also won't be taller than me one lah" implying I am very short lor..haha..actally I am not that short lah, just that my piggy is 15 cm taller than me..heehee...
Piggy told me he is doing skipping now..haha..a skipping piggy...I am also trying to be more health-conscious.. Just drank green apple juice, trying to drink lots of juice (heard it helps to detox, better than fruits) cuz I hope my face will get better before my 'ROM'..also trying to drink more water, shit more (like my piggy, cuz shitting is also a form of detox I think. maybe that's why my piggy's face is smooth as a tomato! heehee), walk more, feel less stressed at work (but think I can't try too hard cuz the harder I try, the more stressed I am at work!)...
Kimmie scribbles
10:13 pm |
Sunday, September 25, 2005
Meaning of Life
Had a rather tiring day today, spent the whole day with apple. We went to Tampines for her slimming session, then went to do our nails. Aftter that, I went for a massage at Vanilla (haven't been there for quite some time already), it was really good. Maybe nowadays, I feel super stressed up, felt more relaxed after the massage. Then we proceeded to Bugis Junction and bought some stuff at Sasa. Dunno what's wrong with my face nowadays, kept breaking out even though I tried to eat properly and dutifully do the 3-step skincare routine. Maybe there are just too many things on my mind...
But I m happy to have spent a rather meaningful day with apple, got to know her better too. We chatted and she told me certain things which sort of made me think deeper about life. Not that I dun think deep enough about life, I do & I have my principles about life which I feel strongly about. But just that listening to her talk about the world, the people around and the problems she has sometimes made me feel rather sentimental and perhaps a little sad too. At how helpless a person can be sometimes when things happen, at how some things are simply beyond your control. At how sometimes, environment can change a person. Maybe u just unwittingly become a part of the environment and just blend in slowly without even realising it. ..& I think that's sad..
Guess, nobody can tell the future and people always say uncertainty brings with it excitement. Perhaps sometimes, I dun really want uncertainty yet can't help it cuz the world is changing. Whatever it it, I think the most important thing in life is to be happy & to me, being happy doesn't mean having all the money in the world. Even if you have millions of dollars, if your life is just a buzz or if you hardly have time to spend with your loved ones, what's the point of having all the money in the world? Maybe I am just a very contented person, which my friends always say about me. Perhaps, because I have always felt that it's not too good to be too rich cuz when you have too much money, temptations abound all around you and if you are not strong-willed enough, you just succumb to it. And even if you are strong-willed, if you are constantly subjected to certain tempations, how long can your will resist you? Guess then it would be something personal, something deep within that urges you and reminds you of what's right and what's wrong. But then there are always people who know what's right and wrong and still persist in doing wrong, perhaps subconsicously.
Guess sometimes it's also due to the environment you are in as I mentioned. I remembered when I was in secondary school, I was able to speak English and Chinese relatively well cuz my friends at that time all spoke a mixture of english and chinese. Then when I progressed to JC, my friends mostly spoke English, so guess I was influenced as well without intending to and my chinese results in JC suffered a little as well, which I never thought it would cuz I speak Chinese at home. Also, my friends all thought I came from a convent school (when in actual fact, I didn't) and was not good in Chinese. The fact is, I really felt that my Chinese deteriorated during my JC years. Cuz during my 'A' level Chinese Oral, I remembered I had to think hard how to say a certain word in Chinese cuz in my head, I can only describe it in English. But over the years, through uni and now having worked for almost 4 years, I have more or less gotten back my grasp of Chinese and is now back to speaking a mixture of Chinese & English because the people around me whom I come into contact with everyday do that. My point is, the environment can really change a person, without meaning to....
And guess that's why sometimes I feel rather apprehensive about the future. Though in a way, it's exciting to embrace an unknown tomorrow, yet I feel scared sometimes. Of the things that may happen, of the uncertainty, of the unknown possibilities...& especially now I guess, since piggy and I are apart. I worry about him, about his work, about the people he mixes with, about the environment he is in and about the situations he will be put into and whether the environment will change him and if so, for the better or the worse. Guess these are things I can't control so sometimes I feel helpless but I try to remember what piggy told me before, that "whatever happens in the future, we will go through it together. " This is one of the things piggy said to me when he proposed to me and it has always been etched in my heart. I really hope that what we have gone through before and the promises we have made will always remind us of our committment towards each other.
Perhaps, today I am just feeling a little over-sentimental, after chatting with apple. Because maybe what she told me opened me up to something new, something which passed my mind but pehaps did not overwhelm me enough to probe me to think deeper before. Perhaps, tomorrow, I will just see things with a more light-hearted spirit although in essence, I know life is complicated.
I hope tomorrow will be a good start to the week ahead, despite it being a Monday. Dread work but hope I can fight the Monday blues!
But I m happy to have spent a rather meaningful day with apple, got to know her better too. We chatted and she told me certain things which sort of made me think deeper about life. Not that I dun think deep enough about life, I do & I have my principles about life which I feel strongly about. But just that listening to her talk about the world, the people around and the problems she has sometimes made me feel rather sentimental and perhaps a little sad too. At how helpless a person can be sometimes when things happen, at how some things are simply beyond your control. At how sometimes, environment can change a person. Maybe u just unwittingly become a part of the environment and just blend in slowly without even realising it. ..& I think that's sad..
Guess, nobody can tell the future and people always say uncertainty brings with it excitement. Perhaps sometimes, I dun really want uncertainty yet can't help it cuz the world is changing. Whatever it it, I think the most important thing in life is to be happy & to me, being happy doesn't mean having all the money in the world. Even if you have millions of dollars, if your life is just a buzz or if you hardly have time to spend with your loved ones, what's the point of having all the money in the world? Maybe I am just a very contented person, which my friends always say about me. Perhaps, because I have always felt that it's not too good to be too rich cuz when you have too much money, temptations abound all around you and if you are not strong-willed enough, you just succumb to it. And even if you are strong-willed, if you are constantly subjected to certain tempations, how long can your will resist you? Guess then it would be something personal, something deep within that urges you and reminds you of what's right and what's wrong. But then there are always people who know what's right and wrong and still persist in doing wrong, perhaps subconsicously.
Guess sometimes it's also due to the environment you are in as I mentioned. I remembered when I was in secondary school, I was able to speak English and Chinese relatively well cuz my friends at that time all spoke a mixture of english and chinese. Then when I progressed to JC, my friends mostly spoke English, so guess I was influenced as well without intending to and my chinese results in JC suffered a little as well, which I never thought it would cuz I speak Chinese at home. Also, my friends all thought I came from a convent school (when in actual fact, I didn't) and was not good in Chinese. The fact is, I really felt that my Chinese deteriorated during my JC years. Cuz during my 'A' level Chinese Oral, I remembered I had to think hard how to say a certain word in Chinese cuz in my head, I can only describe it in English. But over the years, through uni and now having worked for almost 4 years, I have more or less gotten back my grasp of Chinese and is now back to speaking a mixture of Chinese & English because the people around me whom I come into contact with everyday do that. My point is, the environment can really change a person, without meaning to....
And guess that's why sometimes I feel rather apprehensive about the future. Though in a way, it's exciting to embrace an unknown tomorrow, yet I feel scared sometimes. Of the things that may happen, of the uncertainty, of the unknown possibilities...& especially now I guess, since piggy and I are apart. I worry about him, about his work, about the people he mixes with, about the environment he is in and about the situations he will be put into and whether the environment will change him and if so, for the better or the worse. Guess these are things I can't control so sometimes I feel helpless but I try to remember what piggy told me before, that "whatever happens in the future, we will go through it together. " This is one of the things piggy said to me when he proposed to me and it has always been etched in my heart. I really hope that what we have gone through before and the promises we have made will always remind us of our committment towards each other.
Perhaps, today I am just feeling a little over-sentimental, after chatting with apple. Because maybe what she told me opened me up to something new, something which passed my mind but pehaps did not overwhelm me enough to probe me to think deeper before. Perhaps, tomorrow, I will just see things with a more light-hearted spirit although in essence, I know life is complicated.
I hope tomorrow will be a good start to the week ahead, despite it being a Monday. Dread work but hope I can fight the Monday blues!
Kimmie scribbles
10:07 pm |
My Piggy Went Back Today...
My dearest piggy went back today. Felt abit sad cuz one week seemed so short but guess "a man's gotta do what a man's gotta do!" & I am happy to know that my piggy is enjoying his work there though he feels bored at times.
Was just thinking of my piggy and about why I love my piggy so. Guess there are 101 reasons why he is always my best but the main reasons are:
1) He is always so funny & "cuckoo" sometimes that he never fails to make me laugh.
2) He has a very good heart and is always compassionate towards the less fortunate.
3) Though he has a quick temper, he cools down quickly & I know he really cares alot.
4) He takes good care of his family & me!
5) He is comfortable being who he is (& I like that cuz I hate pretentious people!!)
6) He is not vain or conscious of his appearance but is just a simple guy who will eat anything (but shit! haha) & wear anything!
7) He is cute & cuddly & nice to hug! (Just like a bear or piggy!!)
8) He has dimples! (I was always attracted by his dimples!haha)
9) He has this deep passion for gaming which I find intriguing yet interesting cuz I like to watch him play games. He is always so focused you would find it amusing..haha..
10) He is actually quite organised tho he tends to be forgetful at times & also tends to do things at the last minute but the thing is he will get them done!
Guess the list goes on & sometimes, I guess u just can't exactly pinpoint why you like a person, can you? Cuz there are always countless inexplainable reasons..To me, I think it's important to remind myself of why I "fell" in love with my guy in the first place so that "when the going gets tough", such thoughts will encourage me and keep me happy!!
Was just thinking of my piggy and about why I love my piggy so. Guess there are 101 reasons why he is always my best but the main reasons are:
1) He is always so funny & "cuckoo" sometimes that he never fails to make me laugh.
2) He has a very good heart and is always compassionate towards the less fortunate.
3) Though he has a quick temper, he cools down quickly & I know he really cares alot.
4) He takes good care of his family & me!
5) He is comfortable being who he is (& I like that cuz I hate pretentious people!!)
6) He is not vain or conscious of his appearance but is just a simple guy who will eat anything (but shit! haha) & wear anything!
7) He is cute & cuddly & nice to hug! (Just like a bear or piggy!!)
8) He has dimples! (I was always attracted by his dimples!haha)
9) He has this deep passion for gaming which I find intriguing yet interesting cuz I like to watch him play games. He is always so focused you would find it amusing..haha..
10) He is actually quite organised tho he tends to be forgetful at times & also tends to do things at the last minute but the thing is he will get them done!
Guess the list goes on & sometimes, I guess u just can't exactly pinpoint why you like a person, can you? Cuz there are always countless inexplainable reasons..To me, I think it's important to remind myself of why I "fell" in love with my guy in the first place so that "when the going gets tough", such thoughts will encourage me and keep me happy!!
Kimmie scribbles
12:32 am |
Thursday, September 22, 2005
On Leave Today!!
Had my confirmation interview yesterday. Wasn't anything great but at least, I got confirmed. So if anything happens (like for e.g. if they want to sack me or something), they would have to compensate me. Not that there would be much to compensate actually (cuz I have only worked here for just over a year)but at least there is that sense of security. As usual, the same old things were repeated, such as "You need to do more, to think of more new ideas, and not just be caught up doing the same old things. And dun be so bogged down by admin work that you forget about why you are employed --to contribute more new ideas!". It's all so easy to say but the fact is, we are really bogged down by administrative work, so I said so. But well, the Big Boss always has something to say and she retorted that we should delegate those admin work to the clerical staff. True & well-said but with staff like 'Garfield', how much can you delegate? Sometimes, when I delegate to her, I feel that I spend more time explaining to her how to do it then if I were to do it myself. And even for simple tasks like photostating, collecting things,etc.. she takes such a long time to do it that I wonder if her brain is actually functioning properly!! So I told my boss so, that it was almost impossible to delegate more tasks than the menial ones to Garfield! He agreed with me and much to my surprise, he revealed that he had been thinking of replacing her. I also found out during the interview, that the big boss was planning to reorganise the entire division! Wow...that means that my department may be split up and merged with another department. Good & Bad I guess. Bad cuz I probably won't get such a nice boss (though my boss is naggy & abit "irritating" sometimes, he is still the best boss among the rest in my division lor). Good cuz maybe there is a chance that I won't need to do "innovation" wotk anymore..I really have no passion for it!!
Yesterday, I also asked my boss "Are you really that passionate about innovation & service quality?" Then he explained that he was passionate in the sense that he tried to like it and to do his best. Isn't that what I was doing too? And he said that passionate does not necessarily equate to a personal liking for the job but just that you put in the effort and do the best that you possibily can. So I guess in a sense, he probably feels like the rest of us, just that I can't possibly expect him to tell me that he is not passionate about this job as well rite? Cuz afterall, he is the boss and there is a certain level of expectation and image he has to project and maintain..haha...
Anyway, one thing I felt really indignant about was that the Big Boss still insisted that I gottta mingle around more, to get to know more people, to make myself more well-known, etc...Wow..so you think a person is truely mingling only when the whole wide organisation knows her?? Then, she kept boasting about how "people-oriented" she really is and how well-received she is wherever she goes, in her words "I always know people and talk to them." My goodness, she is probably blind (or perhaps "oblivious") to the fact that alot of people either fear her or dislike her. Guess she really doesn't know that she is like a "terror" to most! Talk about 'people-oriented"..think that's all probably just in her mind and part of her imagination only!!! During the interview, my boss tried to be nice and said that it's not what she thinks cuz I have my own "clique" whom I hang out with sometimes. Then she said, but it's always the same old people (what does she expect? that's why got the word "clique" mah, then she think this word drop from heaven is it?!!) and started talking about how unhealthy it is to belong to a clique. Then she bragged about how "popular" she was 10 years ago!! And elaborated on how she strongly does not believe in cliques and yet everywhere she goes, she can just talk to anyone and LUNCH with anyone!! Think she seriously got a problem about LUNCH!! The thing is she always lunches in alone and even when she does lunch with other people, we can always see the agony on their faces. It's not like they had a choice, cuz she was the one who asked them to lunch with her... So shall I say that she is pitiful? Cuz she has to ask people to lunch with her (& they lunch with her out of obligation)? Or shall I just say that she was merely asserting her authoritative presence? Really can't stand her!!! And it's really so irritating when she talks about how she was a young officer just like me 10 years (or dunno how many donkey years ago) and how she was always thinking of new ideas, pro-active, working hard, etc....Yeah, so what if you want to burn your whole life away because of work? Just because you don't have a family and life, doesn't mean everyone else ought to do the same!! Cuz there are many more things I value apart from work! Furthermore, it's not like I am going to stay in this company for the rest of my life!!!
Yesterday, I also asked my boss "Are you really that passionate about innovation & service quality?" Then he explained that he was passionate in the sense that he tried to like it and to do his best. Isn't that what I was doing too? And he said that passionate does not necessarily equate to a personal liking for the job but just that you put in the effort and do the best that you possibily can. So I guess in a sense, he probably feels like the rest of us, just that I can't possibly expect him to tell me that he is not passionate about this job as well rite? Cuz afterall, he is the boss and there is a certain level of expectation and image he has to project and maintain..haha...
Anyway, one thing I felt really indignant about was that the Big Boss still insisted that I gottta mingle around more, to get to know more people, to make myself more well-known, etc...Wow..so you think a person is truely mingling only when the whole wide organisation knows her?? Then, she kept boasting about how "people-oriented" she really is and how well-received she is wherever she goes, in her words "I always know people and talk to them." My goodness, she is probably blind (or perhaps "oblivious") to the fact that alot of people either fear her or dislike her. Guess she really doesn't know that she is like a "terror" to most! Talk about 'people-oriented"..think that's all probably just in her mind and part of her imagination only!!! During the interview, my boss tried to be nice and said that it's not what she thinks cuz I have my own "clique" whom I hang out with sometimes. Then she said, but it's always the same old people (what does she expect? that's why got the word "clique" mah, then she think this word drop from heaven is it?!!) and started talking about how unhealthy it is to belong to a clique. Then she bragged about how "popular" she was 10 years ago!! And elaborated on how she strongly does not believe in cliques and yet everywhere she goes, she can just talk to anyone and LUNCH with anyone!! Think she seriously got a problem about LUNCH!! The thing is she always lunches in alone and even when she does lunch with other people, we can always see the agony on their faces. It's not like they had a choice, cuz she was the one who asked them to lunch with her... So shall I say that she is pitiful? Cuz she has to ask people to lunch with her (& they lunch with her out of obligation)? Or shall I just say that she was merely asserting her authoritative presence? Really can't stand her!!! And it's really so irritating when she talks about how she was a young officer just like me 10 years (or dunno how many donkey years ago) and how she was always thinking of new ideas, pro-active, working hard, etc....Yeah, so what if you want to burn your whole life away because of work? Just because you don't have a family and life, doesn't mean everyone else ought to do the same!! Cuz there are many more things I value apart from work! Furthermore, it's not like I am going to stay in this company for the rest of my life!!!
Kimmie scribbles
1:56 pm |
Wednesday, September 21, 2005
Updates!!
Haven't blogged for the past week. Been quite busy since my little piggy came back, settling all the wedding stuff and spending some time with him. Really happy to see him & he put on weight!!! His dimples are so much more obvious and he is overall rounder but I still love my piggy!! Cuz he is always so cuddly and funny!! heehee..
Let me just recap what I have done...
My Piggy came back on Friday, went to his house for dinner, then we went to watch 'San Ge Hao Ren'...really funny, especially the part on the parking wardens..haha..really reminds me of those days back in my previous company. We had a really good laugh, abit "hokkien too", so if you like such humour, give it a shot! You will not regret it..haha..
On Sat, we went for our wedding band fitting and chose our inscription on our rings. Actually wanted a longer phrase on the ring but have to fork out another $122 for the extra rows of inscription so we decided to just take the conventional one-liner which was complimentary. We chose different inscriptions on our rings but luckily, the main words we wanted to be in could still be included, so the meaning is still retained. What are the words? Well well, it's a secret between the two of us..heehee..
Following that, we visited Nick Goh Photography in the evening. We were pretty impressed with his shophouse studio and his works. However, his charges were not cheap, in fact, I would say on the higher-end. But he was a nice, friendly fellow and gave me the impression that he was super organised and detailed. Anyway, we still wanted to look at this other guy so we told him to reserve the date for us for 1 week.
On Sunday, we met up with the Catering Manager from the hotel we shortlisted and viewed the ballroom. Basically, it was just like a very huge hall with a stage infront, can't exactly say it was grand but it certainly was "modern-looking" as described by Piggy. The lights were pretty special and can change to blue or pink. Actually, it's not like we had many choices left too because I had called up 14 hotels to enquire on the vacancy and only 2 had available vacancies on the date we wanted. As Piggy didn't really like the other option, we are probably going to settle for this. Waiting for the wedding show so we can enjoy the perks offered.
Mon & Tue were back to work, nothing spectacular but Piggy had an accident on Monday. Not his fault actually cuz he had stopped at the red traffic light and the van just "banged" into his car's backside! Think the driver must have been sleeping or dreaming, can't he see the red light? Anyway, since it was not Piggy's fault, the insurance company will take care of everything.
We met up with another photographer, Jon Ho together with his "marketing manager" (who was also his girlfriend) on Tuesday. He was a jolly & funny guy and we rather liked him. He was also pretty helpful and gave us lots of friendly advice. Infact, we were choosing between Nick & him but decided to settle for Jon in the end cuz his charges were lower and we felt he could still capture what we wanted.
Let me just recap what I have done...
My Piggy came back on Friday, went to his house for dinner, then we went to watch 'San Ge Hao Ren'...really funny, especially the part on the parking wardens..haha..really reminds me of those days back in my previous company. We had a really good laugh, abit "hokkien too", so if you like such humour, give it a shot! You will not regret it..haha..
On Sat, we went for our wedding band fitting and chose our inscription on our rings. Actually wanted a longer phrase on the ring but have to fork out another $122 for the extra rows of inscription so we decided to just take the conventional one-liner which was complimentary. We chose different inscriptions on our rings but luckily, the main words we wanted to be in could still be included, so the meaning is still retained. What are the words? Well well, it's a secret between the two of us..heehee..
Following that, we visited Nick Goh Photography in the evening. We were pretty impressed with his shophouse studio and his works. However, his charges were not cheap, in fact, I would say on the higher-end. But he was a nice, friendly fellow and gave me the impression that he was super organised and detailed. Anyway, we still wanted to look at this other guy so we told him to reserve the date for us for 1 week.
On Sunday, we met up with the Catering Manager from the hotel we shortlisted and viewed the ballroom. Basically, it was just like a very huge hall with a stage infront, can't exactly say it was grand but it certainly was "modern-looking" as described by Piggy. The lights were pretty special and can change to blue or pink. Actually, it's not like we had many choices left too because I had called up 14 hotels to enquire on the vacancy and only 2 had available vacancies on the date we wanted. As Piggy didn't really like the other option, we are probably going to settle for this. Waiting for the wedding show so we can enjoy the perks offered.
Mon & Tue were back to work, nothing spectacular but Piggy had an accident on Monday. Not his fault actually cuz he had stopped at the red traffic light and the van just "banged" into his car's backside! Think the driver must have been sleeping or dreaming, can't he see the red light? Anyway, since it was not Piggy's fault, the insurance company will take care of everything.
We met up with another photographer, Jon Ho together with his "marketing manager" (who was also his girlfriend) on Tuesday. He was a jolly & funny guy and we rather liked him. He was also pretty helpful and gave us lots of friendly advice. Infact, we were choosing between Nick & him but decided to settle for Jon in the end cuz his charges were lower and we felt he could still capture what we wanted.
Kimmie scribbles
2:23 pm |
Thursday, September 15, 2005
Yaay!! My Little Piggy is coming back!!
Having blogged about unhappy things at work the past few days, today is finally a better day!! Felt more lighthearted at work today though still had lots to do, maybe cuz my piggy told me he is coming back tmw! & I am looking forward to seeing him after almost one month! Heehee..
He is already thinking about what food he is going to eat when he is back, think he must really miss the food here!! Haha...good that he is back, then we can settle some of the wedding stuff...actually quite excited about everything..guess this is one thing that lifts my spirit up when I feel so sick of work..so many things to do & plan..really hope we can settle most of the things when piggy is back!
That day, I was reading seaweed's blog & he wrote something about piggy & even addressed him as 'little piggy'..haha..& Piggy told me all his Sec 'Kakis' already know that he is called "little piggy"..haha..they must be thinking what a cute name it is...all thanks to me! Heehee..
Today, I accomplished something... I designed my own invitation card for our 'ROM' in Nov!! Nothing very much actually, cuz it's quite simple but I put lots of nice precious moments (my favourite!!) pics inside the card, so looks very sweet..heehee...I tried printing on some nice paper and it turned out quite nice. Tmw, I am going to get some more nice paper and print out the cards! Quite fun & I feel quite happy when I look at the end product, especially for an amateur like me! Haha..will post my final product on my blog when it's all done!!
Haven't bought my shoes yet...really want to go down to 'Leapin' Lizard' to see the shoes...cuz I think they have quite a wide range there & they customise too...but the problem is the shop closes at 7 pm on weekdays and I end work at 6.30 pm! On Sats, it is only opened till 4 pm & it's closed on Sundays. So it seems like I dun have much of a choice, can only go down on Sats..
Also want to make my own guestbook..a mini one with lots of precious moments pics & photos of piggy & I inside..heehee..more personalised and memorable when people sign on it..
Lots of things to do..I am so excited...going to rest early tonight..today was very tired at work..think all my energy drained up.. I did try to slow down my pace, but still want to pace myself so that Oct won't be as packed as I expect it to be cuz I dun want to be so stressed that I get pimple outbreaks..want to look nice for our 'ROM'..heehee
Hope tomorrow will be an even better day...think each day gets better as it nears the weekend!!
He is already thinking about what food he is going to eat when he is back, think he must really miss the food here!! Haha...good that he is back, then we can settle some of the wedding stuff...actually quite excited about everything..guess this is one thing that lifts my spirit up when I feel so sick of work..so many things to do & plan..really hope we can settle most of the things when piggy is back!
That day, I was reading seaweed's blog & he wrote something about piggy & even addressed him as 'little piggy'..haha..& Piggy told me all his Sec 'Kakis' already know that he is called "little piggy"..haha..they must be thinking what a cute name it is...all thanks to me! Heehee..
Today, I accomplished something... I designed my own invitation card for our 'ROM' in Nov!! Nothing very much actually, cuz it's quite simple but I put lots of nice precious moments (my favourite!!) pics inside the card, so looks very sweet..heehee...I tried printing on some nice paper and it turned out quite nice. Tmw, I am going to get some more nice paper and print out the cards! Quite fun & I feel quite happy when I look at the end product, especially for an amateur like me! Haha..will post my final product on my blog when it's all done!!
Haven't bought my shoes yet...really want to go down to 'Leapin' Lizard' to see the shoes...cuz I think they have quite a wide range there & they customise too...but the problem is the shop closes at 7 pm on weekdays and I end work at 6.30 pm! On Sats, it is only opened till 4 pm & it's closed on Sundays. So it seems like I dun have much of a choice, can only go down on Sats..
Also want to make my own guestbook..a mini one with lots of precious moments pics & photos of piggy & I inside..heehee..more personalised and memorable when people sign on it..
Lots of things to do..I am so excited...going to rest early tonight..today was very tired at work..think all my energy drained up.. I did try to slow down my pace, but still want to pace myself so that Oct won't be as packed as I expect it to be cuz I dun want to be so stressed that I get pimple outbreaks..want to look nice for our 'ROM'..heehee
Hope tomorrow will be an even better day...think each day gets better as it nears the weekend!!
Kimmie scribbles
10:29 pm |
Wednesday, September 14, 2005
Another Busy & Frustrating Day..
Yet another day. Not much different from the day before, but I probably felt better at the beginning of the day compared to the end of the day. Cuz at the end of the day, I was being arrowed to do something else again, this time to organise another mini event.
I really wonder why my boss has such a soft spot for events, I bet he was the one who initiated it though when I asked him why we had to do it, he said it was the big boss's instruction but he didn't sound one bit convincing. Because he then told me she won't be attending the event and this thing was supposed to be done long time ago. So I guessed he was just being a smart alec by raking up the past, doing something that the big boss had probably already forgotten. Also it involved the whole division, including officers from other departments, I really wonder why the heck he had to take up this task when it was not even an initiative from our department!
I really could sense that he was the one who initiated it. As if we are not busy the way it is now and I can only forsee that the situation will get worse in Oct. At least for me. Maybe not for MD, cuz she will probably be free as a bird after that event next Fri. With no stupid committees to tie her down, she probably would be clearing her leave while poor me would be struggling to meet the deadlines for those 3 stupid meetings in October!!
My boss wanted to have the "mini event"in end Oct at first, then I told him I would be on leave on 31 Oct, 2 Nov & 4 Nov. Then he said "How about before that?"
I immediately responded, "But there are meetings on 17, 19 & 26 Oct" and I have to take minutes and follow-up on the issues raised so it will be very tight for me and I need to wrap these things up before I go on leave on 31 Oct."
But he really was persistent cuz he asked again"How about before the meetings?" As if he didn't know that the period before the meetings is the worst time to have something going on. Cuz we would be busy preparing the materials and folders. On top of that, I had to prepare 'two' major reports for submission in Oct (all thanks to MD, my original 'one' report became 'two') . And this is not all, there were also other admin stuff to do, such as coordinating training sessions (not that this is difficult, just very troublesome & I dun mean to compare but the fact is that I have 5 training courses to coordinate while MD just had 2 or 3), monitoring certain projects (updates needed), miscellaneous requests etc.....just too many for me to list out..
The thing that angered me most is why me? Why is it that I always get new things to do when MD doesn't? Just because of that event next week she can be exempted from everything else. And it's not as if she is handling the event single-handedly. We are helping her too! Just because she is so damn bloody slow, she gets less things to do. And sometimes, I really can't stand it when she gives me that pathetic face and tells me that she is 'gone case', in her own words, "I can't change, I have been like this for so many years." Although I will tell her off, that she cannot always think that way, have to change to adapt, etc.., I feel that my words simply go through her one ear and go out the other ear the very next minute cuz she never bothers to change!
I know I really shouldn't be so mad at her & I do believe in team work and helping each other out when necessary but in this instance, I simply can't help it...it's too blatantly unfair! Think this is the very last straw. The next time, my boss piles something onto me again, I am going to tell him straight in the face how I feel. Cuz I feel that the more this goes on, the more MD just takes it for granted that she can remain the way she is forever and ever and ever and this is really not possible in an everchanging world like ours. She is just plain lucky that my boss has such a kind heart that he gave her & is still giving her chances time and time again.
Right now, I still can cope, just that I feel stressed at work. I mean, how can you enjoy your work if you are stressed even though you can cope? And my boss told me today that one should come to work happy so that he/ she can enjoy his/ her work. But in this instance, how can I feel happy when I am stressed?
I really wonder why my boss has such a soft spot for events, I bet he was the one who initiated it though when I asked him why we had to do it, he said it was the big boss's instruction but he didn't sound one bit convincing. Because he then told me she won't be attending the event and this thing was supposed to be done long time ago. So I guessed he was just being a smart alec by raking up the past, doing something that the big boss had probably already forgotten. Also it involved the whole division, including officers from other departments, I really wonder why the heck he had to take up this task when it was not even an initiative from our department!
I really could sense that he was the one who initiated it. As if we are not busy the way it is now and I can only forsee that the situation will get worse in Oct. At least for me. Maybe not for MD, cuz she will probably be free as a bird after that event next Fri. With no stupid committees to tie her down, she probably would be clearing her leave while poor me would be struggling to meet the deadlines for those 3 stupid meetings in October!!
My boss wanted to have the "mini event"in end Oct at first, then I told him I would be on leave on 31 Oct, 2 Nov & 4 Nov. Then he said "How about before that?"
I immediately responded, "But there are meetings on 17, 19 & 26 Oct" and I have to take minutes and follow-up on the issues raised so it will be very tight for me and I need to wrap these things up before I go on leave on 31 Oct."
But he really was persistent cuz he asked again"How about before the meetings?" As if he didn't know that the period before the meetings is the worst time to have something going on. Cuz we would be busy preparing the materials and folders. On top of that, I had to prepare 'two' major reports for submission in Oct (all thanks to MD, my original 'one' report became 'two') . And this is not all, there were also other admin stuff to do, such as coordinating training sessions (not that this is difficult, just very troublesome & I dun mean to compare but the fact is that I have 5 training courses to coordinate while MD just had 2 or 3), monitoring certain projects (updates needed), miscellaneous requests etc.....just too many for me to list out..
The thing that angered me most is why me? Why is it that I always get new things to do when MD doesn't? Just because of that event next week she can be exempted from everything else. And it's not as if she is handling the event single-handedly. We are helping her too! Just because she is so damn bloody slow, she gets less things to do. And sometimes, I really can't stand it when she gives me that pathetic face and tells me that she is 'gone case', in her own words, "I can't change, I have been like this for so many years." Although I will tell her off, that she cannot always think that way, have to change to adapt, etc.., I feel that my words simply go through her one ear and go out the other ear the very next minute cuz she never bothers to change!
I know I really shouldn't be so mad at her & I do believe in team work and helping each other out when necessary but in this instance, I simply can't help it...it's too blatantly unfair! Think this is the very last straw. The next time, my boss piles something onto me again, I am going to tell him straight in the face how I feel. Cuz I feel that the more this goes on, the more MD just takes it for granted that she can remain the way she is forever and ever and ever and this is really not possible in an everchanging world like ours. She is just plain lucky that my boss has such a kind heart that he gave her & is still giving her chances time and time again.
Right now, I still can cope, just that I feel stressed at work. I mean, how can you enjoy your work if you are stressed even though you can cope? And my boss told me today that one should come to work happy so that he/ she can enjoy his/ her work. But in this instance, how can I feel happy when I am stressed?
Kimmie scribbles
9:15 pm |
Tuesday, September 13, 2005
Slept at 2 am yesterday night..or shall I say this morning?
Can't believe myself. I actually took two & a half hours to fall asleep yesterday nite, which was effectively already this morning! I was feeling really sleepy, hence laid down on my bed at about 11.30 pm last nite, but 'tick, tick, tick', as the minute went by, I was still lying there wide awake, not even battling an eyelid! Thinking back, I merely drank a cup of coffee after dinner yesterday nite and the effect was so drastic! I never had this problem...I mean I used to be able to drink coffee even at 10 pm and I would be sleeping soundly within an hour!
I told Poodie about it this morning and she concluded that I was getting old, in her words "this is a symptom of old age"..my goodness! so my piggy is also getting old lor..cuz just the other day, he told me he also drank coffee at 11 plus or something and ended up sleeping only 1-2 hrs...cuz he couldn't get to sleep even after turning & tossing about for very long (but of course for his case, he actually got up & played computer games when he couldn't get to sleep while for me, I was trying really hard to sleep!!) Actually I seriously did contemplate getting up to update my blog at about 1 am when I still couldn't sleep but decided against it when I remembered what happened to my little piggy. I dun wish to sleep 1-2 hrs just because of the urge to update my blog..haha..so finally, with much difficulty & persistence, I fell asleep..at 2 am.
Of course, this morning, I was feeling rather grouchy (Poodie probably can testify to that), & I also felt rather down the whole day. Think partly PMS (but not actually pre also lah cuz "it" has already come) & partly cuz early in the morning, my boss called me into his room & handed over to me 4 or 5 files..for me to follow-up on. I am really getting more & more sick of work..I really hate it when everything comes at one go to me while MD has all the time in the world to concentrate on her event. I mean maybe I am mistaken but it seems like day in, day out, she is always dealing with the preps for that event and nothing else. For goodness sake, does she not know what is multi-tasking? On my 1st day at work and even before that at the interview, I was already clearly told that I was expected to multi-task & I would expect likewise for her lor..but it certainly isn't the case from what it seems. It's just so unfair that some people have the luxury to concentrate on one & only one task at hand while others have to juggle a few things at one go. To make things worse, my boss even went as far as to tell me this morning that I need to pressurise myself more, to make a difference, so that I won't just be caught up doing the mundane things. Ya, why dun he try telling that to MD too? It all sounds so nice & proper & just the right thing to do but did he use his good brain to think that at the end of the day, someone needs to do those admin stuff as well, cuz if nobody does it, who is going to answer for it? And all those admin stuff (stupid as they are) takes up quite a substantial amount of time (as if he didn't know that) & it's just too bad that Garfield isn't much of a help in this area...
Talking about Garfield, she came back to the office at 2 pm, claiming she had gone to the dentist. Why so long? Well, the story goes that she thought her dental appointment was at 9 am but when she reached the clinic, she realised that the appointment was acually at 11 am..oh dear! That sounds serious...so you mean she waited there for 2 hrs for the next appointment?? What a cuckoo explanation, right? I bet she must have woken up late & missed her 9am appointment (cuz she is always late for work anyway) and had no choice but to go for a later appointment or perhaps, she even reached there at 11 am. But well, she can't possibly tell the boss that, can she? So anyway, she came in at 3 pm to help us check the stocks. And as usual, her head almost bowled over when she was checking. (By the way, she came in just in time to check the last 2 pieces out of the almost 200 pieces we had checked before she came in) Talk about perfect timing! Isn't this just too perfect to be true?!
Like I said, was feeling quite lousy the whole day..mainly because of work..really wish I can do something more meaningful? But what??? I haven't figured out yet. Hopefully, tonight I will have a fantastic dream that will give me some fantastic ideas ..haha..
I tried the Durian mooncake at piggy's house today, very special, the outer skin is made from dragon fruit and the filling is rich creamy durian..simply yummy..susan bought it from her friend's colleague whose father was making & selling it.was really good...heard that this mooncake was featured on tv or something before...I came home & tried the Marriott mooncake too & true enough, the Marriott one can't compare to that one..although it was also nice...
Hmm..my piggy must be drooling as he is reading this entry..haha..cuz he always gets so excited about food, and especially now, since he is "deprived" of all the good food in singapore...hahaha..
I told Poodie about it this morning and she concluded that I was getting old, in her words "this is a symptom of old age"..my goodness! so my piggy is also getting old lor..cuz just the other day, he told me he also drank coffee at 11 plus or something and ended up sleeping only 1-2 hrs...cuz he couldn't get to sleep even after turning & tossing about for very long (but of course for his case, he actually got up & played computer games when he couldn't get to sleep while for me, I was trying really hard to sleep!!) Actually I seriously did contemplate getting up to update my blog at about 1 am when I still couldn't sleep but decided against it when I remembered what happened to my little piggy. I dun wish to sleep 1-2 hrs just because of the urge to update my blog..haha..so finally, with much difficulty & persistence, I fell asleep..at 2 am.
Of course, this morning, I was feeling rather grouchy (Poodie probably can testify to that), & I also felt rather down the whole day. Think partly PMS (but not actually pre also lah cuz "it" has already come) & partly cuz early in the morning, my boss called me into his room & handed over to me 4 or 5 files..for me to follow-up on. I am really getting more & more sick of work..I really hate it when everything comes at one go to me while MD has all the time in the world to concentrate on her event. I mean maybe I am mistaken but it seems like day in, day out, she is always dealing with the preps for that event and nothing else. For goodness sake, does she not know what is multi-tasking? On my 1st day at work and even before that at the interview, I was already clearly told that I was expected to multi-task & I would expect likewise for her lor..but it certainly isn't the case from what it seems. It's just so unfair that some people have the luxury to concentrate on one & only one task at hand while others have to juggle a few things at one go. To make things worse, my boss even went as far as to tell me this morning that I need to pressurise myself more, to make a difference, so that I won't just be caught up doing the mundane things. Ya, why dun he try telling that to MD too? It all sounds so nice & proper & just the right thing to do but did he use his good brain to think that at the end of the day, someone needs to do those admin stuff as well, cuz if nobody does it, who is going to answer for it? And all those admin stuff (stupid as they are) takes up quite a substantial amount of time (as if he didn't know that) & it's just too bad that Garfield isn't much of a help in this area...
Talking about Garfield, she came back to the office at 2 pm, claiming she had gone to the dentist. Why so long? Well, the story goes that she thought her dental appointment was at 9 am but when she reached the clinic, she realised that the appointment was acually at 11 am..oh dear! That sounds serious...so you mean she waited there for 2 hrs for the next appointment?? What a cuckoo explanation, right? I bet she must have woken up late & missed her 9am appointment (cuz she is always late for work anyway) and had no choice but to go for a later appointment or perhaps, she even reached there at 11 am. But well, she can't possibly tell the boss that, can she? So anyway, she came in at 3 pm to help us check the stocks. And as usual, her head almost bowled over when she was checking. (By the way, she came in just in time to check the last 2 pieces out of the almost 200 pieces we had checked before she came in) Talk about perfect timing! Isn't this just too perfect to be true?!
Like I said, was feeling quite lousy the whole day..mainly because of work..really wish I can do something more meaningful? But what??? I haven't figured out yet. Hopefully, tonight I will have a fantastic dream that will give me some fantastic ideas ..haha..
I tried the Durian mooncake at piggy's house today, very special, the outer skin is made from dragon fruit and the filling is rich creamy durian..simply yummy..susan bought it from her friend's colleague whose father was making & selling it.was really good...heard that this mooncake was featured on tv or something before...I came home & tried the Marriott mooncake too & true enough, the Marriott one can't compare to that one..although it was also nice...
Hmm..my piggy must be drooling as he is reading this entry..haha..cuz he always gets so excited about food, and especially now, since he is "deprived" of all the good food in singapore...hahaha..
Kimmie scribbles
10:37 pm |
Sunday, September 11, 2005
Car washing sure is good exercise..
Washed little piggy's car with susan today, sure was tiring or at least more tiring than the 1st time cuz the top of the car was speckled with yellowish stains this time, not too sure why. Tried cleaning it off with the cloth but was a tough job and only managed to get some stains off but was already perspiring...Luckily, piggy said it's ok and can wait for him to come back and deal with the stains, otherwise, I think we would still be washing car now!!
After that, we went to eat at Scotts food court, had this nice beef noodles and then proceeded to Far East Plaza. On the way, we saw this bridal car at Grand Hyatt with a pig & a goat soft toy on it, so cute! Too bad, my piggy is not born in the yr of the pig, otherwise, we could do something like that (cuz I m a goat!) After that, we went to collect the free 'snowskin durian mooncakes' from Marriott..wow..looks nice, though haven't eaten it yet! Cuz still too full from the sumptuous dinner we had!!
Feeling tired, think I am going to sleep soon...
After that, we went to eat at Scotts food court, had this nice beef noodles and then proceeded to Far East Plaza. On the way, we saw this bridal car at Grand Hyatt with a pig & a goat soft toy on it, so cute! Too bad, my piggy is not born in the yr of the pig, otherwise, we could do something like that (cuz I m a goat!) After that, we went to collect the free 'snowskin durian mooncakes' from Marriott..wow..looks nice, though haven't eaten it yet! Cuz still too full from the sumptuous dinner we had!!
Feeling tired, think I am going to sleep soon...
Kimmie scribbles
10:36 pm |
Saturday, September 10, 2005
Can't Believe I Stayed Home the Whole Day!
Today was a pretty "unhappening" day cuz I stayed home the whole day but actually I feel quite good about it, cuz I had a good rest and did some of my stuff. Poodie was supposed to come to my house today but she changed her mind last minute. Guess for her, shopping certainly beats spending a lazy afternoon at home. Haha..
Yesterday night, while Poodie, Sronz & I were dining at Thai Express, we saw this really cute baby! Reminds me of this baby here..really sooooo cuteee!!!
So cute that I couldn't take my eyes off him and the baby was such a happy baby, kicking his legs and waving his hands away in the baby chair, simply adorable!! So it was really an added bonus dining there. Hopefully, I will have such a nice, bubbly baby next time..heehee..
Nothing much to update today..feeling tired already, think I will go & sleep soon...
Yesterday night, while Poodie, Sronz & I were dining at Thai Express, we saw this really cute baby! Reminds me of this baby here..really sooooo cuteee!!!
So cute that I couldn't take my eyes off him and the baby was such a happy baby, kicking his legs and waving his hands away in the baby chair, simply adorable!! So it was really an added bonus dining there. Hopefully, I will have such a nice, bubbly baby next time..heehee..Nothing much to update today..feeling tired already, think I will go & sleep soon...
Kimmie scribbles
11:53 pm |
This is the nice "tribal" belt I bought with Sronz last Thur!
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11:47 pm |
Friday, September 09, 2005
Apology...How Far Should it Go?
Something happened today, which made me think about how far a person should actually go, to "say sorry"....
This morning, as my boss needed to go to the doctor, he left a message with MD that he would be coming in late at about 11 am. So accordingly (as is our usual practice), MD sent out an email to inform our dept that the "The boss had gone to the doctor and would "gone" (instead of the correct "come") in at 11 am. " Was probably a typo on MD's part, nothing really serious actually.
When Poodie saw the note, she just casually mentioned to MD (in a joking manner somemore) that she had typed "gone" instead of "come" but MD took it seriously (or at least we thought she did), cuz shortly after that, MD sent out another note and said "Thousand apologies. I had typed the word "gone" instd of "come" in the email." My gosh! Poodie just meant it as a joke but MD really took it so seriously. I mean, it was not a very glaring mistake or anything and furthermore, there was no need for a "thousand" apologies when you only made a simple minor mistake. If it were me, I would probably have joked back and said "Ya lar, Poodie, your english very good lah" or something to that extent. Okie, granted that Poodie & I are closer pals than MD & Poodie, but still, even if another person were to say that to me, I won't take it so much to heart as to offer a "thousand" apologies lor...really don't understand her!!
So the moral of the story is "Don't apologise unless there is a need to because you were at fault, it is not always nice to apologise for nothing you have done wrong. And even if you really did commit a minor mistake, there is no need for a "thousand" apologies!! A simple apology (as long as it's from the heart) will do!
This morning, as my boss needed to go to the doctor, he left a message with MD that he would be coming in late at about 11 am. So accordingly (as is our usual practice), MD sent out an email to inform our dept that the "The boss had gone to the doctor and would "gone" (instead of the correct "come") in at 11 am. " Was probably a typo on MD's part, nothing really serious actually.
When Poodie saw the note, she just casually mentioned to MD (in a joking manner somemore) that she had typed "gone" instead of "come" but MD took it seriously (or at least we thought she did), cuz shortly after that, MD sent out another note and said "Thousand apologies. I had typed the word "gone" instd of "come" in the email." My gosh! Poodie just meant it as a joke but MD really took it so seriously. I mean, it was not a very glaring mistake or anything and furthermore, there was no need for a "thousand" apologies when you only made a simple minor mistake. If it were me, I would probably have joked back and said "Ya lar, Poodie, your english very good lah" or something to that extent. Okie, granted that Poodie & I are closer pals than MD & Poodie, but still, even if another person were to say that to me, I won't take it so much to heart as to offer a "thousand" apologies lor...really don't understand her!!
So the moral of the story is "Don't apologise unless there is a need to because you were at fault, it is not always nice to apologise for nothing you have done wrong. And even if you really did commit a minor mistake, there is no need for a "thousand" apologies!! A simple apology (as long as it's from the heart) will do!
Kimmie scribbles
11:59 pm |
Today is Exercise Day!!
Nope, I didn't exercise today but it is "Exercise Day" at my company today and there was this aerobic workout session in the big field under the hot, fiery sun at about 3 pm...arrgggh...I am glad I didn't take part, otherwise I would be black and burnt and smelly now..haha...There was also a bazaar set up at our club house with booths for facials, massage, health food, gadgets, etc..quite an interesting sight as there was quite a wide array of things for us to explore and look at.. so of course, Poodie, Sronz, E & I went to visit the booths. Sronz went for this detox session while E went for this facial session, which costs only $20 each...but they both felt it wasn't anything fantastic. Poodie & I decided not to waste our money cuz the session only lasted half an hr so we were abit apprehensive about the outcome. (Guess we made the right choice! Haha) For Sronz & E, think they didn't have much of a choice, cuz they wanted to escape the workout under the scorching sun (since their colleague had helpfully signed them up for the workout before that!), so they had to sign up for something at the bazaar(probably to show that they were participating in the event in some other ways)! Haha..
Talking about visiting the booths, I was gone for barely 45 minutes past my lunchtime and my boss questioned where I went to! I was quite indignant cuz it was as though he didn't know that 'Today is Exercise Day'! (but of course, I was not in my exercise attire, so maybe he had cause to query) So I retorted "I went to the Exercise Day area." to which he replied, "But you didn't participate, did you?"
Yup, it was true that I did not participate in any of the activities, so I frankly told him "I didn't... but I went to the Baazar!", which I thought would pacify him. But no! He further replied that the bazaar was meant only for lunchtime!! What the heck were the booths doing, staying open the entire afternoon then, if they were only meant for lunchtime crowds? So I told him so and I guess after that, he left it as that...
Of course, the whole episode made me think further about why my boss was so "interrogative" about something like this when almost half of the division was missing during that time. Afterall, it was widely publicised that "Today is Exercise Day!" so theoretically speaking, we should not be working but moving about..interacting with our fellow colleagues and being on the move and being "seen" as he had so often advised us & not bounded to our desks just because we were not exercising!!
Talking about visiting the booths, I was gone for barely 45 minutes past my lunchtime and my boss questioned where I went to! I was quite indignant cuz it was as though he didn't know that 'Today is Exercise Day'! (but of course, I was not in my exercise attire, so maybe he had cause to query) So I retorted "I went to the Exercise Day area." to which he replied, "But you didn't participate, did you?"
Yup, it was true that I did not participate in any of the activities, so I frankly told him "I didn't... but I went to the Baazar!", which I thought would pacify him. But no! He further replied that the bazaar was meant only for lunchtime!! What the heck were the booths doing, staying open the entire afternoon then, if they were only meant for lunchtime crowds? So I told him so and I guess after that, he left it as that...
Of course, the whole episode made me think further about why my boss was so "interrogative" about something like this when almost half of the division was missing during that time. Afterall, it was widely publicised that "Today is Exercise Day!" so theoretically speaking, we should not be working but moving about..interacting with our fellow colleagues and being on the move and being "seen" as he had so often advised us & not bounded to our desks just because we were not exercising!!
Kimmie scribbles
5:43 pm |
Thursday, September 08, 2005
Rainy Day...Sleepy Day
I was awaken momentarily by some noise about 20 minutes before my alarm clock went off this morning. I noted that it was raining and went back to sleep, wishing I could sleep past that 20 minutes. After all, it's not everyday that it rains while you are sleeping and that feeling of sleeping in on a rainy day really feels so good, especially when others are working, schooling, etc...haha...but too bad, I had to wake up when my alarm rang...arrggggg...!!!
Felt sleepy the whole day, not sure why.. Maybe because of the rain? Maybe because I was bored? Or maybe because I was simply tired! Kept yawning the whole day (even now) and this reminded me of my boss telling me before (on several ocassions) that I yawn too much! But the funny thing is that when I usually yawn, I am not sleepy (except today), so my boss feels that it has something to do with my breathing. One of his theory about my habit of yawning is that my lungs are probably too small so I can't get enough oxygen into my system, resulting in my incessant yawning..haha..what a funny theory!
His other theory is that I eat too much! That's an even funnier theory, I think. When did eating ever have anything to do with yawning? It is just so coincidental that whenever he walked past my cubicle, I would be munching something, so he probably felt that I was eating more than I should. Well, I think the reason why he feels this way is because he eats very little for a typical male. Whenever we go out as a dept to eat, poodie & I always eat more than him and we even have to finish up the remnants of the food for him..haha...maybe that's why he thinks I eat too much, which is not exactly true.....because my little piggy eats much more than me! Whenever we go out to eat with his family, my little piggy is always the one who sweeps up the food..heehee...cuz he told me before that he hates to waste food so even if one drop of rice left, he would still finish it up. Luckily for him, he has this habit of shitting after eating, so can still maintain his figure! Haha..
Talking about my piggy, really miss him but I am happy to know that he would be coming back to Spore soon!! Looking forward so much to seeing him..guess "absence really makes the heart grow fonder"...heehee....
Went shopping with Sronz at TM today. Both of us bought this nice belt which was quite special with beads and trinkets on it and we bought it for a very special price too..cuz there was a 15% off for belts & as Sronz also has the discount card, we ended up with quite a good deal! Heehee...
Felt sleepy the whole day, not sure why.. Maybe because of the rain? Maybe because I was bored? Or maybe because I was simply tired! Kept yawning the whole day (even now) and this reminded me of my boss telling me before (on several ocassions) that I yawn too much! But the funny thing is that when I usually yawn, I am not sleepy (except today), so my boss feels that it has something to do with my breathing. One of his theory about my habit of yawning is that my lungs are probably too small so I can't get enough oxygen into my system, resulting in my incessant yawning..haha..what a funny theory!
His other theory is that I eat too much! That's an even funnier theory, I think. When did eating ever have anything to do with yawning? It is just so coincidental that whenever he walked past my cubicle, I would be munching something, so he probably felt that I was eating more than I should. Well, I think the reason why he feels this way is because he eats very little for a typical male. Whenever we go out as a dept to eat, poodie & I always eat more than him and we even have to finish up the remnants of the food for him..haha...maybe that's why he thinks I eat too much, which is not exactly true.....because my little piggy eats much more than me! Whenever we go out to eat with his family, my little piggy is always the one who sweeps up the food..heehee...cuz he told me before that he hates to waste food so even if one drop of rice left, he would still finish it up. Luckily for him, he has this habit of shitting after eating, so can still maintain his figure! Haha..
Talking about my piggy, really miss him but I am happy to know that he would be coming back to Spore soon!! Looking forward so much to seeing him..guess "absence really makes the heart grow fonder"...heehee....
Went shopping with Sronz at TM today. Both of us bought this nice belt which was quite special with beads and trinkets on it and we bought it for a very special price too..cuz there was a 15% off for belts & as Sronz also has the discount card, we ended up with quite a good deal! Heehee...
Kimmie scribbles
10:25 pm |
Wednesday, September 07, 2005
Words of Wisdom...
The day hustled by and before I knew it, it was the end of the day. Had quite an eventful day...
Had to do a presentation today, which I didn't really feel I should although I did it in the end. You see, the presentation I did was for new staff. Yes, NEW staff! And I am quite NEW myself, having been here for only slightly more than 1 year, so I actually felt that I was NOT the best person to present but because MD was hesistant to do so, I wasn't left with much of a choice cuz there are only 2 officers in the dept!
In fact, before I presented, another person commented 'Thought you just atttended this talk for new staff a few months back, how come you are giving the talk so soon?!'
Anyway, reflecting on the morning's happenings, poodie sort of told me off this morning with regards to this MD matter, which I felt was good cuz it woke me up I guess....
Her WORDS of WISDOM: "You should all stop giving in to MD cuz she will never learn and the only way to make her learn is to be harsh to her! Otherwise, she will always be in her own protected little shell, resistant to change and always wallowing in self pity and low self-esteem! I was also like all of you last time, always felt bad about raising my voice at her, always worried that she would feel hurt, etc. But now, I have given up hope on her already, she will never change!"
Thanks, poodie! :) For your words of wisdom...Cuz after that, I asked MD (though I have asked her before, just that I accepted her 'no' as an answer then):
"I am not really sure how to link up the points under your part (& I was not joking cuz I really had problems linking up the points under her part cuz the points were all so disjointed and irrelevant to each other), can you roughly tell me how to do it?"
Feeling apologetic (as usual), MD tried to tell me how else I could present it although she sounded very unsure herself.
Then I told her "Why dun you present then?" to which she immediately responded "No no, I am not prepared, I have never presented before. "
"But you should learn what, it's not as if I always do presentations. If you present one time, next time you can say you have presented before already lor." I tried to joke with her. Think she was visibly embarrassed by this cuz she said next "Ermmm...ok ok, next time, I will present."
So a while after that, when my boss walked by and asked me, "So how, you are going to present, right?" I replied "Yup, but MD said she will present the next round in Nov, we will take turns. " He was a bit surprised and walked over to MD and said "Ya, you should learn to present, afterall, you are sort of trained in that area....." (cuz MD was a member of this club which taught presentaion skills or something of the sort)
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Life's Not Always Fair..
I was quite sad to learn that one of my dear friend was asked to hand in her resignation letter by the end of the month or be served a notice of dismissal by the company. The reason given was that the fit between her and the job was not right, that the job was not suitable for her! Her boss even assured her that it was not because she was underperforming but simply because the jobscope did not fit her. As if that would serve as any source of encouragement to my friend and to further rub salt onto her wound, her boss even had the cheek to tell her that "Sometimes, things happen in a certain way for a certain reason though you may not see it now." And above all, her boss did not even bother to help her search for another job with a better fit within the organisation. Talk about 'Job Fit'!!
She was and is till feeling really upset about everything cuz it's not as if she has been slacking in her work or that she is an extremely slow worker. On the contrary, she had been trying her best to improve since the first day her boss told her about this.
This really made me think about how unfair life can be sometimes..A person who works in the same manner as MD can get to stay in an organisation for 6 years, staying the way she is and never striving to improve, while my poor friend, although certainly a much faster worker and certainly someone who strives to continuously better herself (she has been trying to improve since the news hit her in a bid to change her bosses' minds), has to suffer such a fate..
Had to do a presentation today, which I didn't really feel I should although I did it in the end. You see, the presentation I did was for new staff. Yes, NEW staff! And I am quite NEW myself, having been here for only slightly more than 1 year, so I actually felt that I was NOT the best person to present but because MD was hesistant to do so, I wasn't left with much of a choice cuz there are only 2 officers in the dept!
In fact, before I presented, another person commented 'Thought you just atttended this talk for new staff a few months back, how come you are giving the talk so soon?!'
Anyway, reflecting on the morning's happenings, poodie sort of told me off this morning with regards to this MD matter, which I felt was good cuz it woke me up I guess....
Her WORDS of WISDOM: "You should all stop giving in to MD cuz she will never learn and the only way to make her learn is to be harsh to her! Otherwise, she will always be in her own protected little shell, resistant to change and always wallowing in self pity and low self-esteem! I was also like all of you last time, always felt bad about raising my voice at her, always worried that she would feel hurt, etc. But now, I have given up hope on her already, she will never change!"
Thanks, poodie! :) For your words of wisdom...Cuz after that, I asked MD (though I have asked her before, just that I accepted her 'no' as an answer then):
"I am not really sure how to link up the points under your part (& I was not joking cuz I really had problems linking up the points under her part cuz the points were all so disjointed and irrelevant to each other), can you roughly tell me how to do it?"
Feeling apologetic (as usual), MD tried to tell me how else I could present it although she sounded very unsure herself.
Then I told her "Why dun you present then?" to which she immediately responded "No no, I am not prepared, I have never presented before. "
"But you should learn what, it's not as if I always do presentations. If you present one time, next time you can say you have presented before already lor." I tried to joke with her. Think she was visibly embarrassed by this cuz she said next "Ermmm...ok ok, next time, I will present."
So a while after that, when my boss walked by and asked me, "So how, you are going to present, right?" I replied "Yup, but MD said she will present the next round in Nov, we will take turns. " He was a bit surprised and walked over to MD and said "Ya, you should learn to present, afterall, you are sort of trained in that area....." (cuz MD was a member of this club which taught presentaion skills or something of the sort)
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Life's Not Always Fair..
I was quite sad to learn that one of my dear friend was asked to hand in her resignation letter by the end of the month or be served a notice of dismissal by the company. The reason given was that the fit between her and the job was not right, that the job was not suitable for her! Her boss even assured her that it was not because she was underperforming but simply because the jobscope did not fit her. As if that would serve as any source of encouragement to my friend and to further rub salt onto her wound, her boss even had the cheek to tell her that "Sometimes, things happen in a certain way for a certain reason though you may not see it now." And above all, her boss did not even bother to help her search for another job with a better fit within the organisation. Talk about 'Job Fit'!!
She was and is till feeling really upset about everything cuz it's not as if she has been slacking in her work or that she is an extremely slow worker. On the contrary, she had been trying her best to improve since the first day her boss told her about this.
This really made me think about how unfair life can be sometimes..A person who works in the same manner as MD can get to stay in an organisation for 6 years, staying the way she is and never striving to improve, while my poor friend, although certainly a much faster worker and certainly someone who strives to continuously better herself (she has been trying to improve since the news hit her in a bid to change her bosses' minds), has to suffer such a fate..
Kimmie scribbles
10:25 pm |
Tuesday, September 06, 2005
It's not such a great day after all...
Didn't really have a fantastic day..early in the morning, my boss dropped by and reminded me to follow up on some outstanding matters, assigned me a few more tasks and also reminded me to help MD with some stuff which she was doing. I was visibly irritated by his reminders which I think I showed through my defensiveness in not wanting to do some of the things he asked me to do cuz I felt it was not neccesary & a waste of time. Well, if you do not already know, although my boss is really a very nice boss, fatherly, kind & caring, he has this habit of always wanting to do more than is needed. In a way, we can call this 'pre-empting' the big boss or 'taking the initiative' or simply just being 'gei kiang' (in hokkien, means pretend to be clever).
I always feel that there is a simpler way of doing things but somehow, he seems to always want us to 'run the extra mile'. Although I know that this is just his style of working and not that he is mean, I still can't help complaining sometimes. And talking about MD, sometimes, I am really quite frustrated with her & the way work is distributed here. I don't mean to compare but I feel that MD should do more or at least equal to me since she has been here longer than me and is probably more experienced than me in every aspect but this is clearly not the case. Sometimes I really feel like telling her to just break out of her shell and not always feel so negative cuz it affects herself, the way she works and also indirectly affects the people working with her. But everytime I see her feeling so low about herself, I also can't bear to tell her off cuz I know she does try her best, but dunno why she just can't take on more. I mean I don't mind doing more but does it mean my pay is also double? Sadly, no..& survival here really depends on whether the one on top of my boss likes you or not and is not always based on the merits of your work. So sometimes, I just slack off..cuz I feel that it's no point working so hard in a place like this. When you work harder to meet more of the deadlines and targets, it just means more is given to you instead of to someone else who is slower, so what is the point? & when I query why I need to take over something, the explanation given to me is that someone else cannot cope. So does it mean that because I can cope, you can keep piling things that others cannot cope with onto me? Sometimes, I feel really upset thinking about this. I mean that's one of the poorest reasons to give to your subordinate. Guess poodie is rite, I should learn to be as slow as MD, then my boss won't pile more work on me...
Anyway, talking about happer things, I just signed up for the Pan Pacific Wedding Show on 2 Oct 05 today! Heard that Pan Pac is really beautiful and saw some pics from a Pan Pac Wedding which HS sent me..was really nice! :) I like it!! But heard that it's pricey too..think the admission fee shows it too..cuz it's $38 for 2 pax while most other wedding shows (even some of those those big scale ones) cost only 20 over bucks!...so hopefully it will be something really good...looking forward to the show!:)
I always feel that there is a simpler way of doing things but somehow, he seems to always want us to 'run the extra mile'. Although I know that this is just his style of working and not that he is mean, I still can't help complaining sometimes. And talking about MD, sometimes, I am really quite frustrated with her & the way work is distributed here. I don't mean to compare but I feel that MD should do more or at least equal to me since she has been here longer than me and is probably more experienced than me in every aspect but this is clearly not the case. Sometimes I really feel like telling her to just break out of her shell and not always feel so negative cuz it affects herself, the way she works and also indirectly affects the people working with her. But everytime I see her feeling so low about herself, I also can't bear to tell her off cuz I know she does try her best, but dunno why she just can't take on more. I mean I don't mind doing more but does it mean my pay is also double? Sadly, no..& survival here really depends on whether the one on top of my boss likes you or not and is not always based on the merits of your work. So sometimes, I just slack off..cuz I feel that it's no point working so hard in a place like this. When you work harder to meet more of the deadlines and targets, it just means more is given to you instead of to someone else who is slower, so what is the point? & when I query why I need to take over something, the explanation given to me is that someone else cannot cope. So does it mean that because I can cope, you can keep piling things that others cannot cope with onto me? Sometimes, I feel really upset thinking about this. I mean that's one of the poorest reasons to give to your subordinate. Guess poodie is rite, I should learn to be as slow as MD, then my boss won't pile more work on me...
Anyway, talking about happer things, I just signed up for the Pan Pacific Wedding Show on 2 Oct 05 today! Heard that Pan Pac is really beautiful and saw some pics from a Pan Pac Wedding which HS sent me..was really nice! :) I like it!! But heard that it's pricey too..think the admission fee shows it too..cuz it's $38 for 2 pax while most other wedding shows (even some of those those big scale ones) cost only 20 over bucks!...so hopefully it will be something really good...looking forward to the show!:)
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9:52 pm |
Monday, September 05, 2005
Monday Again...
Everytime I think of blue mondays, I will remember Sronz's entry on a green monday cuz she was feeling neither too happy nor too sad (so neither too blue nor too yellow), so she labelled it a 'green' monday...I am always ticked when I think of that..haha..
Feeling quite full after lunch, supposed to do some papers and reports but feel very sian...think what I am doing is really not very meaningful..my job in essence is to try to change people's mindset...and mindset is not exactly something easy to change..no no, I am not in the sales line nor am I in the marketing line..that's why it's not meaningful..cuz at least, people in sales and marketing try to change people's mindset because they want to sell or market a particular product in order to reap some profits. For me, my job is to try to change people's mindset so that we would have a certain culture...not very meaningful right? & my boss always says that people may find us unimportant, irritating etc., cuz this is not their core duty but we still have to make ourselves prominent so that they would know us..sianz...I am not at all crazy about people knowing us..because it would mean all sorts of 'cuckoo' people would call & ask silly questions...guess I m really not very passionate about my job...
Anyway, my boss is away for the afternoon...good for a monday afternoon, which is usually boring & uninteresting...luckily poodie is around today, otherwise, I would be bored to death..at least, she will talk to me..even talking some rubbish is good, at least we laugh and feel happier..anyway, poodie just bought this very interesting handphone chain with a little black man and the 'most personal' part will light up when a phone call comes in..haha..so cute..
Yesterday night, HX came to my house to look at my Taiwan photos, was feeling very bored at home cuz it rained like almost the whole of yesterday. Wanted to see her UK photos too but she lent the CD to her friends..so too bad...She was feeling bored too & sian as well cuz she had to do her homework for her Korean class..yup, she is taking Korean...I like Korean dramas..but I am not crazy about learning Korean (or any other language for that matter, at least at the moment) cuz I feel that learning a langauge takes a long time and usually, even after a long time, you may still not master the language unless you stay in that country for a period of time...so why waste the time, effort and money?
Feeling quite full after lunch, supposed to do some papers and reports but feel very sian...think what I am doing is really not very meaningful..my job in essence is to try to change people's mindset...and mindset is not exactly something easy to change..no no, I am not in the sales line nor am I in the marketing line..that's why it's not meaningful..cuz at least, people in sales and marketing try to change people's mindset because they want to sell or market a particular product in order to reap some profits. For me, my job is to try to change people's mindset so that we would have a certain culture...not very meaningful right? & my boss always says that people may find us unimportant, irritating etc., cuz this is not their core duty but we still have to make ourselves prominent so that they would know us..sianz...I am not at all crazy about people knowing us..because it would mean all sorts of 'cuckoo' people would call & ask silly questions...guess I m really not very passionate about my job...
Anyway, my boss is away for the afternoon...good for a monday afternoon, which is usually boring & uninteresting...luckily poodie is around today, otherwise, I would be bored to death..at least, she will talk to me..even talking some rubbish is good, at least we laugh and feel happier..anyway, poodie just bought this very interesting handphone chain with a little black man and the 'most personal' part will light up when a phone call comes in..haha..so cute..
Yesterday night, HX came to my house to look at my Taiwan photos, was feeling very bored at home cuz it rained like almost the whole of yesterday. Wanted to see her UK photos too but she lent the CD to her friends..so too bad...She was feeling bored too & sian as well cuz she had to do her homework for her Korean class..yup, she is taking Korean...I like Korean dramas..but I am not crazy about learning Korean (or any other language for that matter, at least at the moment) cuz I feel that learning a langauge takes a long time and usually, even after a long time, you may still not master the language unless you stay in that country for a period of time...so why waste the time, effort and money?
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2:38 pm |
Sunday, September 04, 2005
Bored, Bored, Bored....
It's a rainy Sunday and I am doing nothing very much at home....just trying to clear up my room and enjoying the cool weather..this weather is really good for sleeping I think, only thing is I already slept enough & can't bring myself to sleep anymore, so here I am typing this entry. Actually, I kinda like rainy days but it also makes me kind of sad sometimes...dunno why but rain seems to remind me of sad things....maybe it always rains at the most dramatic moments in those Korean dramas which I like...heehee...
Was trying to upload the pics from my handphone to the computer but when I was installing the handphone software, the cuckoo software prompted me with something like 'installation halted because they could not detect the compatibility between the software & the computer' & warned me against proceeding further because 'it may upset my operating system immediately or in the future'!!! The instruction asked me to check with my software vendor for more information..dunno what went wrong, so irritating..... so I aborted the installation, which meant that I could not upload my pics onto the computer! Wish my piggy is around, he always is so good with such IT applications...& I am just the opposite....haha...
Was looking at some nice shoes from 'Leapin Lizard' at International Plaza...remembered I went there before with LE & HM when they were looking for their wedding shoes. This shop customises wedding shoes too...but dunno what's the price range like...but saw this pair in the mag which I liked & it was like $229!! My gosh, so expensive! Maybe I will pop by one day to see if they have a cheaper range...
Was trying to upload the pics from my handphone to the computer but when I was installing the handphone software, the cuckoo software prompted me with something like 'installation halted because they could not detect the compatibility between the software & the computer' & warned me against proceeding further because 'it may upset my operating system immediately or in the future'!!! The instruction asked me to check with my software vendor for more information..dunno what went wrong, so irritating..... so I aborted the installation, which meant that I could not upload my pics onto the computer! Wish my piggy is around, he always is so good with such IT applications...& I am just the opposite....haha...
Was looking at some nice shoes from 'Leapin Lizard' at International Plaza...remembered I went there before with LE & HM when they were looking for their wedding shoes. This shop customises wedding shoes too...but dunno what's the price range like...but saw this pair in the mag which I liked & it was like $229!! My gosh, so expensive! Maybe I will pop by one day to see if they have a cheaper range...
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1:44 pm |
Body Shop Face Brush for loose powder...
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12:24 am |
Accessories from De Fimox..think it's nicer than 'Chomel' Brand's stuff & cheaper too!
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12:24 am |
Fruitful Saturday....
Met up with JH & HX today...HX brought along this guy from the states (whom she is supposedly dating) & another of her friend...think her friend & her are pretty similar, in that, they love to go to the gym, work in the same industry and speak in pretty much the same manner. haha..I thought her friend was not a local so I asked her if she was a local...(after that I told my little piggy & he asked why I asked the obvious). It was not exactly obvious..cuz her 'slang' really made her sound like she wasn't from Singapore...anyway, in the end, I found that she was not only local but studied locally as well!
Before meeting up with them, I wandered around by myself...cuz JH was late (as usual) & HX could not come earlier....but i must really thank them for being late..haha..cuz I found this nice blue necklace which i liked..& it came in a set, with earrings & bracelet..& somemore, there was 20% off! The salesperson told me it was from Korea and there was even 1 year warranty provided...not a bad deal for something like this...haha..
After meeting HX & JH, I met up with Cyn for dinner at Pepper Lunch..had my favourite no. 11...steak & hamburger...yummy! Then we shopped around a little & I bought the face brush & blush brush from body shop! There was 20% off for the blush brush & because Cyn has the body shop discount card, I got a further 5% off for the second item! heehee..
Then following that, I walked by the 'Phoenix' booth and they had this free registration and subscription for their IDD service, you pay only when you use, so I signed up! So that I can call my little piggy next time..heehee..& because I signed up, I was also entitled to a lucky dip..& I got a mousepad with those jelly hand rest and a water bottle..not too bad although they are not exactly fantastic prizes..
& I managed to upload pics from my camera to my blog! Nothing much actually, just that I didn't know how to do it beforehand & only just learnt how to do it..so I consider it an achievement since I am very lousy at such computer stuff...haha..
Before meeting up with them, I wandered around by myself...cuz JH was late (as usual) & HX could not come earlier....but i must really thank them for being late..haha..cuz I found this nice blue necklace which i liked..& it came in a set, with earrings & bracelet..& somemore, there was 20% off! The salesperson told me it was from Korea and there was even 1 year warranty provided...not a bad deal for something like this...haha..
After meeting HX & JH, I met up with Cyn for dinner at Pepper Lunch..had my favourite no. 11...steak & hamburger...yummy! Then we shopped around a little & I bought the face brush & blush brush from body shop! There was 20% off for the blush brush & because Cyn has the body shop discount card, I got a further 5% off for the second item! heehee..
Then following that, I walked by the 'Phoenix' booth and they had this free registration and subscription for their IDD service, you pay only when you use, so I signed up! So that I can call my little piggy next time..heehee..& because I signed up, I was also entitled to a lucky dip..& I got a mousepad with those jelly hand rest and a water bottle..not too bad although they are not exactly fantastic prizes..
& I managed to upload pics from my camera to my blog! Nothing much actually, just that I didn't know how to do it beforehand & only just learnt how to do it..so I consider it an achievement since I am very lousy at such computer stuff...haha..
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12:13 am |
Friday, September 02, 2005
Half a day to go...
Just had a yummy lunch...japanese pizza, tofu salad, corroke & chicken wings! The chicken wings were my favourite...marinated very well, could feel the juice oozing out as I took a bite into the yummy wings...heehee...now feeling abit bored..trying to get down to work...but just dun really feel like it..maybe because it's a friday afternoon...& it just doesn't seem right to work too hard on a friday afternoon...haha..
Had dinner at Yaki Tori at Paragon basement yesterday...after that, we went shopping at Taka, looked at some accessories and shoes...still can't really find any shoes that I like..those that I saw just didn't appeal much to me...but HS recommended this counter at Taka, which can custom make earrings and necklaces for quite a reasonable price but from the looks of it, the design cannot be too complicated kind...maybe I will go back again...
After walking around for a while, we ended up in a corner coffee house... had a drink and chatted a while more before heading for home. It's always so nice meeting up with old friends, sometimes it almost feels like the time we have is too short..cuz there is always so much to catch up on...yesterday, we were also talking about wedding preps, marriage & having children, etc, etc...Found out that HS also have this dream of having babies after getting married just like me!...heehee..not many people share such wishes for the future cuz many of my friends want to have 'honeymoon period' after marriage and not rush into childbirth...
Then I dropped by HS's house and saw her dog! It is so cuteee!!! Grey and white and looks so much like a pony or some soft toy..so nice to touch..& so obedient...really reminds me of a soft toy....so very lovable!! Sometimes, I wish I have a dog, especially when I feel alone and especially so now since my little piggy is not around..but then I know that taking care of a doggie is no easy task and will really have to be very committed if I get a dog. Somemore, my mum is against me getting a dog, so guess I also dun have much of a choice.
Now looking forward to the end of the day, not that I have anything special planned today. Just looking forward to resting at home..seems like I have been out alot lately...guess I have always been a homely person...heehee
Had dinner at Yaki Tori at Paragon basement yesterday...after that, we went shopping at Taka, looked at some accessories and shoes...still can't really find any shoes that I like..those that I saw just didn't appeal much to me...but HS recommended this counter at Taka, which can custom make earrings and necklaces for quite a reasonable price but from the looks of it, the design cannot be too complicated kind...maybe I will go back again...
After walking around for a while, we ended up in a corner coffee house... had a drink and chatted a while more before heading for home. It's always so nice meeting up with old friends, sometimes it almost feels like the time we have is too short..cuz there is always so much to catch up on...yesterday, we were also talking about wedding preps, marriage & having children, etc, etc...Found out that HS also have this dream of having babies after getting married just like me!...heehee..not many people share such wishes for the future cuz many of my friends want to have 'honeymoon period' after marriage and not rush into childbirth...
Then I dropped by HS's house and saw her dog! It is so cuteee!!! Grey and white and looks so much like a pony or some soft toy..so nice to touch..& so obedient...really reminds me of a soft toy....so very lovable!! Sometimes, I wish I have a dog, especially when I feel alone and especially so now since my little piggy is not around..but then I know that taking care of a doggie is no easy task and will really have to be very committed if I get a dog. Somemore, my mum is against me getting a dog, so guess I also dun have much of a choice.
Now looking forward to the end of the day, not that I have anything special planned today. Just looking forward to resting at home..seems like I have been out alot lately...guess I have always been a homely person...heehee
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2:23 pm |
Thursday, September 01, 2005
My Precious Moments Collection
Haha, I finally managed to upload all the 5 pics onto the blog, was doing it halfway yesterday when I was interruped by my boss! Hmm..I really love precious moments...even my piggy said I am crazy over it...haha...
I have these items at home but the pics were uploaded from the web actually. Hmm..if I have time, I will take photos of the rest of the PM things I have and upload them here...heehee...
10 min to lunch, had a busy morning..rushing out the queue numbers for the intake exercise..my gosh...the queue was so damn long...stretching all the way to the AYE....luckily, we were fast enough to whip out the needed queue numbers!
Going to NUS for lunch...feeling quite hungry now though just had a piece of cheesebread...will update later!
......................................After Lunch...............................
Feeling quite bored....& sleepy...think I didn't sleep very well last night...kept waking up in the middle of the night...
Anyway, had a good meetup with EH yesterday...haha, both of us were trying to recall when was the last time we met up but just couldn't recall....but we had a great time catching up tho the both of us felt super tired...Think she is doing super well...always travelling around..well well, she has always been a high flyer amongst us...
Tonight, I am going to meet up with HS, haven't seen her for quite some time too though we did exchange some emails and msn when we are bored. Think the last time I saw her was at her ROM. Thinking back...actually I have known her for a longer time than EH cuz I knew her when I was in Sec 1...that's like 13 years back....though we weren't really close till maybe JC time. Hmmm...how time flies....really miss the good old days when we were studying...so carefree then..tho there was the stress of exams..yet life seemed to be simpler then...& we had loads of fun!
I have these items at home but the pics were uploaded from the web actually. Hmm..if I have time, I will take photos of the rest of the PM things I have and upload them here...heehee...
10 min to lunch, had a busy morning..rushing out the queue numbers for the intake exercise..my gosh...the queue was so damn long...stretching all the way to the AYE....luckily, we were fast enough to whip out the needed queue numbers!
Going to NUS for lunch...feeling quite hungry now though just had a piece of cheesebread...will update later!
......................................After Lunch...............................
Feeling quite bored....& sleepy...think I didn't sleep very well last night...kept waking up in the middle of the night...
Anyway, had a good meetup with EH yesterday...haha, both of us were trying to recall when was the last time we met up but just couldn't recall....but we had a great time catching up tho the both of us felt super tired...Think she is doing super well...always travelling around..well well, she has always been a high flyer amongst us...
Tonight, I am going to meet up with HS, haven't seen her for quite some time too though we did exchange some emails and msn when we are bored. Think the last time I saw her was at her ROM. Thinking back...actually I have known her for a longer time than EH cuz I knew her when I was in Sec 1...that's like 13 years back....though we weren't really close till maybe JC time. Hmmm...how time flies....really miss the good old days when we were studying...so carefree then..tho there was the stress of exams..yet life seemed to be simpler then...& we had loads of fun!
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12:52 pm |
Precious Moments Knife & Server Set
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12:40 pm |
Precious Moments Dolls
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12:39 pm |