so tomoro will be my first day at my new job. it kinda breaks my heart to think that i won't be reporting to pr.iso.ns. tomoro. :( my boss told me that he won't submit my resignation yet, and will gimme 3 wks to come back if i change my mind. haha. so nice rite? seems to be convinced that i will tho... hmm. does he know something i don't?
i should feel more enthusiastic but i don't... maybe cos i wasn't ready to leave yet. sigh. need a better mindset to go into this... more likely that i'm gonna be there for the next 3 years rather than 3 wks.
in other news, picked out baju for actual days and photoshoot. pretty happy with the selections but then ah, gonna need toned arms and back for the shoot. got a bustier gown and 2 halters. dang. if all else fails i'm just gonna bring along a shawl or fur stole or something. or hide behind f. haha. so if anyone knows where i can actually buy a fur stole or cape, hit me!
f's birthday is this sat and i'm running way behind on what i have planned. noooooo. life is what happens when u're busy planning...
and we're gonna be married exactly a month from tomoro. OMG. apparently i'm sharing this countdown with a lot of people. aeshon who's expecting her first child, and everyone whose thesis is due on 9 jan. haha. gonna be one heck of a january.
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Monday, December 08, 2008
Thursday, July 03, 2008
waiting game
omg lah. just discovered go.ogl.e bl.og se.arc.h, typed my name in and guess what came out? doh!! therefore the lame attempt at covering up by changing my posting name. haha. oh well.
went for a 2nd interview with @mp today and i think it went pretty well... except i think i didn't emphasize enough on wanting to work there cos its a non- profit. hmm. may not have mentioned it at all actually. basket. ok so I REAAAALLLY REAAALLY WANT IT COS I WANNA GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY AND DO SOMETHING MEANINGFUL FOR GOODNESS SAKE!! pick meeeee i'm worth it!!
might have come across as a tad bit career/ research minded but hey, that's what the position is about, no? mebbe a little bit argumentative too. :s hoping i will hear from them with an offer next week... i should know by wed, actually. please ah please. out of all the jobs i've applied for and interviews i've gone for, think this is the one i'm most excited about. will die a horrible death if i don't get it mans.
speaking of horrible deaths, netizens r a freaking pain in the ass!!! present company inclusive. wahaha. been blog tracking cos of the whole hoohaa about u know what with my current co.. if u dunno then it's ok, nothing to be concerned about unless u have a li.fe pol.icy in.cept.ed after 1.99.3. i'm like, yeah ok important to know wat's going on but a temp could do this yo. analysing the data after, now that's where i'd come in mans. so from the hundreds of pages of comments and postings, this is what i've come up with:
in other news i'm 10 wks away from handing in my thesis. that means 1000 words a week from now! omg omg omg. i also have an assignment due mon which is pretty far from getting done. die.
ok done procrastinating. for now. wahaha.
went for a 2nd interview with @mp today and i think it went pretty well... except i think i didn't emphasize enough on wanting to work there cos its a non- profit. hmm. may not have mentioned it at all actually. basket. ok so I REAAAALLLY REAAALLY WANT IT COS I WANNA GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY AND DO SOMETHING MEANINGFUL FOR GOODNESS SAKE!! pick meeeee i'm worth it!!
might have come across as a tad bit career/ research minded but hey, that's what the position is about, no? mebbe a little bit argumentative too. :s hoping i will hear from them with an offer next week... i should know by wed, actually. please ah please. out of all the jobs i've applied for and interviews i've gone for, think this is the one i'm most excited about. will die a horrible death if i don't get it mans.
speaking of horrible deaths, netizens r a freaking pain in the ass!!! present company inclusive. wahaha. been blog tracking cos of the whole hoohaa about u know what with my current co.. if u dunno then it's ok, nothing to be concerned about unless u have a li.fe pol.icy in.cept.ed after 1.99.3. i'm like, yeah ok important to know wat's going on but a temp could do this yo. analysing the data after, now that's where i'd come in mans. so from the hundreds of pages of comments and postings, this is what i've come up with:
- get a life, people
- all talk, no action
- what's popular isn't always what's right
- think macro, not micro. compared to other insurance companies, this is still the one with the best value and lowest costs
- there is nothing in yr policy that says the returns are guaranteed
- accept change- different people have different styles, so if u expect a new ceo to have the same style as the old one, especially one who has been around for 30 years, u're dead wrong
- if u're gonna be smart aleck and claim that they're changing for the worse... show yr data pls
- our mistake was not engaging people and involving them in the decision making. our bad!
- despite the above, we would've come to the same conclusion anyway. duh, right?
in other news i'm 10 wks away from handing in my thesis. that means 1000 words a week from now! omg omg omg. i also have an assignment due mon which is pretty far from getting done. die.
ok done procrastinating. for now. wahaha.
Sunday, March 30, 2008
t.m.t.h.
that's too much to handle for the uninitiated. haha.
so, uni started again in early march and i've done one presentation so far, with one more to go. both are worth 30%. like wtf rite? since when so much? my ea.tin.g di.sord.ers mod has no exams. woohoo! but there's a 50% assignment which is due on the same day as my presentation for that mod. my res.ear.ch me.tho.ds mod is pretty ok, no stats, just methods. thank god. there's an assignment due in a couple of wks which i haven't started on. why? besides being a procrastinator i actually have to do my th.esi.s pr.opo.sal, which is going nowhere at the moment. die ah die. need to give a brief outline today and hand in proposal by wed otherwise we won't make it for the april et.hic.s com.mit.tee. if we don't make it then we'll be completely screwed cos there's only 5 months left till the thesis is due in which time we need to find participants, collect data, analyse and write a 10 000 word document. good times.
in light of the lack of time that i have for everything, what did i do yest? that's right, slack off. today i won't have as much time as yest cos i'm going to my aunt's mau.lud and will probably need to stay there for the better part of the day cos she did help out loads at the engagement. can't help it ah, will definitely have to make a quick exit sooner rather than later.
in other news, got my bonus this mth y'all. variable + performance bonus = more moolah in my bank. wahaha. i'm a happy camper. when my super told me my banding which entitled me to the perf bonus i was like, ok thanks. she went on about how i was doing a pretty good job and how the next year the banding will be split further and not as many people will get the bonus. i went and said, in all honestly, if it was split this year i doubt i'll get the bonus. she was like, ok why do u say that? then i'm like, well i don't think i'm performing as well as i should. now which person in their right mind would say that to their super eh? i am, of cos, not in my right mind, since i don't intend to stay very long. that is, if i manage to find another job.
anyways, in minah khawin2 news, we booked our photog/vid for the actual days. freaking hell, damn ex lor, even though it was the cheapest package we could find. we blame our parents (read: mums) for drawing it out into a 3 day affair, which would naturally jack up prices for services such as the aforementioned as well as mak andam and food. food i don't quite care ah, cos parents paying for it. but the rest... ouch man. there goes my exotic honeymoon. happily enough i have decided on a theme for his dulangs- greek is the word. so exciting! i almost have full artistic control over the wedding, subject to mum's willingness to layan me. wahaha.
so, uni started again in early march and i've done one presentation so far, with one more to go. both are worth 30%. like wtf rite? since when so much? my ea.tin.g di.sord.ers mod has no exams. woohoo! but there's a 50% assignment which is due on the same day as my presentation for that mod. my res.ear.ch me.tho.ds mod is pretty ok, no stats, just methods. thank god. there's an assignment due in a couple of wks which i haven't started on. why? besides being a procrastinator i actually have to do my th.esi.s pr.opo.sal, which is going nowhere at the moment. die ah die. need to give a brief outline today and hand in proposal by wed otherwise we won't make it for the april et.hic.s com.mit.tee. if we don't make it then we'll be completely screwed cos there's only 5 months left till the thesis is due in which time we need to find participants, collect data, analyse and write a 10 000 word document. good times.
in light of the lack of time that i have for everything, what did i do yest? that's right, slack off. today i won't have as much time as yest cos i'm going to my aunt's mau.lud and will probably need to stay there for the better part of the day cos she did help out loads at the engagement. can't help it ah, will definitely have to make a quick exit sooner rather than later.
in other news, got my bonus this mth y'all. variable + performance bonus = more moolah in my bank. wahaha. i'm a happy camper. when my super told me my banding which entitled me to the perf bonus i was like, ok thanks. she went on about how i was doing a pretty good job and how the next year the banding will be split further and not as many people will get the bonus. i went and said, in all honestly, if it was split this year i doubt i'll get the bonus. she was like, ok why do u say that? then i'm like, well i don't think i'm performing as well as i should. now which person in their right mind would say that to their super eh? i am, of cos, not in my right mind, since i don't intend to stay very long. that is, if i manage to find another job.
anyways, in minah khawin2 news, we booked our photog/vid for the actual days. freaking hell, damn ex lor, even though it was the cheapest package we could find. we blame our parents (read: mums) for drawing it out into a 3 day affair, which would naturally jack up prices for services such as the aforementioned as well as mak andam and food. food i don't quite care ah, cos parents paying for it. but the rest... ouch man. there goes my exotic honeymoon. happily enough i have decided on a theme for his dulangs- greek is the word. so exciting! i almost have full artistic control over the wedding, subject to mum's willingness to layan me. wahaha.
Friday, November 09, 2007
lights fantastic
so, took leave today so that i would have a long weekend. unfortunately i've been spending it packing and procrastinating about doing research for my project. haha some things never change. got discussion tomoro sommore. oh well. the day is still young. contemplating going for a jog later when it's not so hot. or i could just stay home and wolf down swiss chocs. hmm. decisions decisions.
i'm quite pissed off that the recycling people have stopped coming to my estate, cos almost everyone has already moved out. i have stacks and stacks of paper and mags that are probably just gonna be thrown away with all the other non- recycleable stuff. damn annoyed lor. why can't there be recycling bins for every block like they do in aust eh?? so much for reducing our carbon footprint. pfft. NEA, do something about it please! please ah please.
on the bright side (pun intended), i got my black chandelier y'all! it's bloody gorgeous! translucent black and clear crystals. gonna collect it on sun and unfortunately i didn't take a pic of it. another exciting purchase that was made last week also escaped the clutches of my camera lens simply cos i was waaaay too excited to think straight. that one is due for collection on mon. :) let's just say it's some serious blindingly bright bling, and i wasn't the one footing the bill. can't wait mans! super pretty and suits my fat fingers. wahaha. unfortunately we inadvertently annoyed my future m.i.l. cos we didn't tell her about it until after we got it. oops. talk about faux pas. will need to make amends...
in other news, gonna have to stay in the current job for much longer than i thought. need the stupid bonuses in dec and march ah. sighs. there is, however, light at the end of the tunnel (hoho). due to the intensity of the 4th year course i'm currently in, kavi said that i'll probably have to take lots of leave or work part time during the thesis writing period. i would do this gladly, if it wasn't for the fact that i really need a full time paycheck. what's a gal to do? kavi and i stumbled upon a brilliant idea of cos. the kind that hits u when u're talking about something completely random and irrelevant- until u connect the dots. it's an unlikely thing for me to do, but it's a means to an end. where else can u earn pretty much full time pay while doing a part time job? think hard my friends... the answer will be glaringly obvious. :)
i'm quite pissed off that the recycling people have stopped coming to my estate, cos almost everyone has already moved out. i have stacks and stacks of paper and mags that are probably just gonna be thrown away with all the other non- recycleable stuff. damn annoyed lor. why can't there be recycling bins for every block like they do in aust eh?? so much for reducing our carbon footprint. pfft. NEA, do something about it please! please ah please.
on the bright side (pun intended), i got my black chandelier y'all! it's bloody gorgeous! translucent black and clear crystals. gonna collect it on sun and unfortunately i didn't take a pic of it. another exciting purchase that was made last week also escaped the clutches of my camera lens simply cos i was waaaay too excited to think straight. that one is due for collection on mon. :) let's just say it's some serious blindingly bright bling, and i wasn't the one footing the bill. can't wait mans! super pretty and suits my fat fingers. wahaha. unfortunately we inadvertently annoyed my future m.i.l. cos we didn't tell her about it until after we got it. oops. talk about faux pas. will need to make amends...
in other news, gonna have to stay in the current job for much longer than i thought. need the stupid bonuses in dec and march ah. sighs. there is, however, light at the end of the tunnel (hoho). due to the intensity of the 4th year course i'm currently in, kavi said that i'll probably have to take lots of leave or work part time during the thesis writing period. i would do this gladly, if it wasn't for the fact that i really need a full time paycheck. what's a gal to do? kavi and i stumbled upon a brilliant idea of cos. the kind that hits u when u're talking about something completely random and irrelevant- until u connect the dots. it's an unlikely thing for me to do, but it's a means to an end. where else can u earn pretty much full time pay while doing a part time job? think hard my friends... the answer will be glaringly obvious. :)
Sunday, October 07, 2007
hope is the thing with feathers
hmm i'm feeling kinda tingly all over. i only recently discovered that i actually qualify to do a post grad dip in psych that's accredited by the aust psych society (thanks kavi!!). OMFG. think i only have myself to blame cos when i checked about 2 yrs ago, they didn't offer this course and only had the honours year. doh! now the question is, do a post grad dip or an mba? they would both cost around the same amount. i'll probably need to take a loan which is a bit of a bummer cos i don't wanna. haiz. the things we do for our dreams.
an mba would mean that i'll be able to do whatever it is that i'm currently doing (ie. stay in the private sector, not necessarily at the same company. heaven forbid) and move up the ranks a lot faster. post grad dip would mean that i finally get my foot in the door of psych. i'm excited y'all! i'm fine with either one lah but naturally i'm leaning more towards psych tho mba would mean hitting the big time. decisions decisions.
in work news, my manager is going on leave for 2 wks. yay! we will be shifting to the 6th floor on tuesday. apparently our new space is kinda small and fishtank-like. i have no idea what that means cos i haven't seen it yet. this is the ceo's floor tho so no more dressing like a bum to work. how sad.
i discovered on fri that sometime in nov, i'll have to make a presentation to all the heads of dept. this is regarding the annual staff survey so will have to present which depts have the highest and lowest satisfaction scores and what we can do about it. i'm praying that my h.o.d. will say he'll do it and i only need to give him the info and presentation slides. please ah please. will also be working with one of my colleagues on cleaning up the standing instructions that we have so hopefully that will occupy my time.
oh i finally signed up for the oil painting course at nafa that i'd been eyeing for the past year or so. this means that i'm officially broke this month cos it cost me friggin' 330 bucks (inc. gst and processing fee). not inclusive of materials. it better be worth it man.
an mba would mean that i'll be able to do whatever it is that i'm currently doing (ie. stay in the private sector, not necessarily at the same company. heaven forbid) and move up the ranks a lot faster. post grad dip would mean that i finally get my foot in the door of psych. i'm excited y'all! i'm fine with either one lah but naturally i'm leaning more towards psych tho mba would mean hitting the big time. decisions decisions.
in work news, my manager is going on leave for 2 wks. yay! we will be shifting to the 6th floor on tuesday. apparently our new space is kinda small and fishtank-like. i have no idea what that means cos i haven't seen it yet. this is the ceo's floor tho so no more dressing like a bum to work. how sad.
i discovered on fri that sometime in nov, i'll have to make a presentation to all the heads of dept. this is regarding the annual staff survey so will have to present which depts have the highest and lowest satisfaction scores and what we can do about it. i'm praying that my h.o.d. will say he'll do it and i only need to give him the info and presentation slides. please ah please. will also be working with one of my colleagues on cleaning up the standing instructions that we have so hopefully that will occupy my time.
oh i finally signed up for the oil painting course at nafa that i'd been eyeing for the past year or so. this means that i'm officially broke this month cos it cost me friggin' 330 bucks (inc. gst and processing fee). not inclusive of materials. it better be worth it man.
Saturday, September 29, 2007
what sucks part deux
so i've been doing a lot of thinking lately. i'm pretty miserable in my current job and am sorely tempted to quit, even though i haven't secured another position elsewhere. told myself i'd give me 3 mths here and if it doesn't work out, it's time to go. it will be 3 mths in a few days and it looks like, yes, it's time to go. it's true, acting busy is hard work and i'm doing that pretty much every single day. not fun lor. my brain cells are rotting, my soul is getting sucked and the air conditioning is too damned cold for anyone's good. if i get early onset of arthritis i am totally blaming them. gonna blame them for alzheimer's too. haha.
went to visit my ex manager at her new dept this week so she could sign my testimonial. she's like, eh don't let anyone see hor, wait i die. ahaha. she was asking me what kinda jobs i was looking for, i told her and she was like, so boring! i was like, here also boring leh! she's surprised cos she was in almost the same position as me back then and it was interesting. i told her it was pretty slow, not much happening since the change of management and everything that i do is pretty ad hoc. she suggested that she could ask my h.o.d. to second me out to her dept cos they're super busy but then it won't be nice lah... i'm new in that dept too, would be questionable if she were to ask for me back. oh well.
to be fair i haven't exactly been giving 100% in this position also lah... been trying but i just can't summon enough motivation to actually give a fuck. why? cos i seriously believe that they would be better off outsourcing what i'm doing. like seriously. this sounds bad but at my next stats discussion due in oct, i might just say it. i'm dying to say it. already emailed my mgr to tell her that my jobscope is way too narrow but dunno if she'll actually do anything about it. whatever lah. my section is moving up to the ceo's floor next fri. woo freaking hoo. means i actually have to dress better for work. what a waste of time and effort. pfft.
sighs. the job hunt continues. it's a lot harder when u don't really know what u wanna do in the first place. or rather, what u would be happy doing.
went to visit my ex manager at her new dept this week so she could sign my testimonial. she's like, eh don't let anyone see hor, wait i die. ahaha. she was asking me what kinda jobs i was looking for, i told her and she was like, so boring! i was like, here also boring leh! she's surprised cos she was in almost the same position as me back then and it was interesting. i told her it was pretty slow, not much happening since the change of management and everything that i do is pretty ad hoc. she suggested that she could ask my h.o.d. to second me out to her dept cos they're super busy but then it won't be nice lah... i'm new in that dept too, would be questionable if she were to ask for me back. oh well.
to be fair i haven't exactly been giving 100% in this position also lah... been trying but i just can't summon enough motivation to actually give a fuck. why? cos i seriously believe that they would be better off outsourcing what i'm doing. like seriously. this sounds bad but at my next stats discussion due in oct, i might just say it. i'm dying to say it. already emailed my mgr to tell her that my jobscope is way too narrow but dunno if she'll actually do anything about it. whatever lah. my section is moving up to the ceo's floor next fri. woo freaking hoo. means i actually have to dress better for work. what a waste of time and effort. pfft.
sighs. the job hunt continues. it's a lot harder when u don't really know what u wanna do in the first place. or rather, what u would be happy doing.
Thursday, September 13, 2007
ramadan
well well, it's that time of the year again...
sadly this year there will be no open house cos we are finally moving! good thing we had one last year then. this means that i will not be doing any baking. will be spring cleaning and packing up instead. bummer...
since i'm lazy here's a quick look at what's been going on:
- a whole bunch of us went to womad. it was a great night out!
- i finished the shape run. not that great a time lah, will have to do better next time. one down, 2 to go! great eastern 10km and stanchart half mara... why do i put myself thru these things. why. le sigh. and i look terrible in a running tee. note to self, work on upper body. like, seriously.
- still don't have that much to do at work. it's driving me nuts. which is why i'm job hunting more seriously now. absolutely desperate to leave.
other than that, same old same old. been feeling pretty tired lately when i get home from work. i wonder why. can't even be bothered updating the blog sia. haha. oh well whatever.
selamat berpuasa people, and have a great ramadan!
sadly this year there will be no open house cos we are finally moving! good thing we had one last year then. this means that i will not be doing any baking. will be spring cleaning and packing up instead. bummer...
since i'm lazy here's a quick look at what's been going on:
- a whole bunch of us went to womad. it was a great night out!
- i finished the shape run. not that great a time lah, will have to do better next time. one down, 2 to go! great eastern 10km and stanchart half mara... why do i put myself thru these things. why. le sigh. and i look terrible in a running tee. note to self, work on upper body. like, seriously.
- still don't have that much to do at work. it's driving me nuts. which is why i'm job hunting more seriously now. absolutely desperate to leave.
other than that, same old same old. been feeling pretty tired lately when i get home from work. i wonder why. can't even be bothered updating the blog sia. haha. oh well whatever.
Tuesday, August 14, 2007
as luck would have it...
i'm down with food poisoning. it started at about 7am on monday morning, while i was getting ready for work. i will spare u guys the details but the last tally is 6 barfs and 6 poos. not to mention 2 days mc. woo freaking hoo! even my body doesn't want me to go to work. wahaha. talk about super long wkend sia. was pretty miserable yesterday but today i'm better. haven't lost any of my lunch or dinner from yest, nor have i lost brekkie and lunch from today. it's all good!
decided to use the time wisely and start applying for more jobs and update my resume. i've decided that this time round, even if it is not 100% what i'm looking for, i'll take it if the salary is higher and it's something i can do, based on work experience. don't care. just need. to. get. out. of. this. co... before it kills me. my skin suffering already ok! breaking out for no apparent reason. sighs.
ok lah shall stop complaining about work... but it's my blog so too baaaaad.
decided to use the time wisely and start applying for more jobs and update my resume. i've decided that this time round, even if it is not 100% what i'm looking for, i'll take it if the salary is higher and it's something i can do, based on work experience. don't care. just need. to. get. out. of. this. co... before it kills me. my skin suffering already ok! breaking out for no apparent reason. sighs.
ok lah shall stop complaining about work... but it's my blog so too baaaaad.
Sunday, August 12, 2007
here comes the brett all dressed in red
so yesterday i brought home my latest gadget... meet brett, the samsung u600/10.9
isn't he gorgeous? had to pay 100 bucks extra cos apparently my contract wasn't up yet and i had to pay to renew it early. bah. paid up cos i wanted the phone soo bad. err and it's a birthday present from the parents anyway. hehe. the bf and i had gone on a hunt in vivo for it without any luck, so we headed to the hello shop at orchard. asked the dude if he had it in red, he went to check, then said there was a last one that was actually reserved, but the person didn't come so i could have it. i was like, yes ahhhhh! i pretty much told him the whole story about how we went all over sg (exaggerate a bit ah) to look for it then he was like ok ok u lucky, here got. i asked, confirm plus guarantee right? then think he got a little scared cos he went behind again to double check and reserve it for me. wahaha. i like. good service. the bf pointed out that his nametag said that he was still a trainee, and maybe he'll get into trouble for giving me the phone. i was like, urhm, mebbe his name is trainee? haha. i got what i wanted so i'm good! like that U2 song says, just gimme what i want, and no one gets hurt... lol
in other news i have spectacularly blown my budget this month. on what, u ask? two words- massages, endowment. i see them both as investments, or so i tell myself just to assuage my guilt. wahaha. somehow i doubt this is gonna stop me from getting new work shoes tho. hmm. ok ok next month have to tighten belt... both literally and figuratively.
i have 4 weeks to my shape 10km run. i haven't exactly been training hard (or at all for that matter) so i'm a little worried. hoping to beat my timing from last year's stanchart. seems like i have to die die start bootcamp tomoro. argh! need to incorporate paying back puasa also... damn me for procrastinating. lucky only 4 days. so yes, wish me luck people. i know i've done it before but i think i was in much better shape last year than i am now.
on the job front, same old same old. skipped work on fri after making a day trip to kl on thurs. yay long weekend! haha. this brings my annual leave balance down to a mere 6 days. some of which i will probably be using if the vietnam/ cambodia trip in nov goes as planned. hopefully it will go as planned ah. was looking thru recruit yest and damn, there's a lot of jobs out there. still window shopping ah, cos if i'm gonna make a career out of it, it absolutely has to make a difference in some way. can't spend every single day doing something mundane. can't do it anymore mans. doesn't help that most of my close colleagues are tendering lor. makes me wanna jump on the bandwagon. haha. of cos i'm not gonna do that lah, not without another job anyway. the search continues.
isn't he gorgeous? had to pay 100 bucks extra cos apparently my contract wasn't up yet and i had to pay to renew it early. bah. paid up cos i wanted the phone soo bad. err and it's a birthday present from the parents anyway. hehe. the bf and i had gone on a hunt in vivo for it without any luck, so we headed to the hello shop at orchard. asked the dude if he had it in red, he went to check, then said there was a last one that was actually reserved, but the person didn't come so i could have it. i was like, yes ahhhhh! i pretty much told him the whole story about how we went all over sg (exaggerate a bit ah) to look for it then he was like ok ok u lucky, here got. i asked, confirm plus guarantee right? then think he got a little scared cos he went behind again to double check and reserve it for me. wahaha. i like. good service. the bf pointed out that his nametag said that he was still a trainee, and maybe he'll get into trouble for giving me the phone. i was like, urhm, mebbe his name is trainee? haha. i got what i wanted so i'm good! like that U2 song says, just gimme what i want, and no one gets hurt... lol
in other news i have spectacularly blown my budget this month. on what, u ask? two words- massages, endowment. i see them both as investments, or so i tell myself just to assuage my guilt. wahaha. somehow i doubt this is gonna stop me from getting new work shoes tho. hmm. ok ok next month have to tighten belt... both literally and figuratively.
i have 4 weeks to my shape 10km run. i haven't exactly been training hard (or at all for that matter) so i'm a little worried. hoping to beat my timing from last year's stanchart. seems like i have to die die start bootcamp tomoro. argh! need to incorporate paying back puasa also... damn me for procrastinating. lucky only 4 days. so yes, wish me luck people. i know i've done it before but i think i was in much better shape last year than i am now.
on the job front, same old same old. skipped work on fri after making a day trip to kl on thurs. yay long weekend! haha. this brings my annual leave balance down to a mere 6 days. some of which i will probably be using if the vietnam/ cambodia trip in nov goes as planned. hopefully it will go as planned ah. was looking thru recruit yest and damn, there's a lot of jobs out there. still window shopping ah, cos if i'm gonna make a career out of it, it absolutely has to make a difference in some way. can't spend every single day doing something mundane. can't do it anymore mans. doesn't help that most of my close colleagues are tendering lor. makes me wanna jump on the bandwagon. haha. of cos i'm not gonna do that lah, not without another job anyway. the search continues.
Sunday, July 29, 2007
bloodbath
in the past week i received not one but 2 smses asking for blood donations for specific persons. before this there was a company wide drive for one of our retired colleagues who needed blood also. the colleague i couldn't do anything about it lah, not the same blood group. the 2 smses i got requested for my blood type. i'm thinking, what the hell, i miss one blood donation in june and the bank's in deficit?? it wasn't my fault anyway, i was only like 3 days early and my iron was at an acceptable level if i had come when i was supposed to but was apparently too low for an early donation. what the hell?? so if i were to come back 3 days later with the same iron level, i would've been able to donate. screw that lah! how much can my iron level change in 3 days sia?? doesn't make sense. sheesh. should be more flexible with their policies if they want more people to donate.
so anyway, i went to check the bloodstocks.
as u can see, low and warning levels. currently only 1% of the population donates blood. sad isn't it? i'm planning on donating sometime this week so if anyone wants to join me, feel free. must be healthy, haven't been taking medication, etc etc. get more info here. then again ah i don't really feel good about giving blood this time cos i've been getting lots of mozzie bites lately. hmm. no i do not have dengue. all the same, gonna wait a few days before i go.
there's also been some news lately about organ donation. i think i opted into the scheme a few years ago but i can't remember. needed the signature of a close male relative ie. dad, so i'm not sure whether i mailed it in or not. hmm. there was an article about organ donation in reader's digest a few months ago too. it's a big deal eh. i don't think it's against islam to donate organs. that's what i understood from stuff i read ages ago, which is why i opted in. i guess it's all up to interpretation. whatever it is, u don't need yr organs when u're dead what. might as well give to someone who needs them to live.
my bond with my company was over as of 25 july 2007. since then, i've been having this urge to just throw down a resignation letter even though i have no excuse for doing so. i'm in a good dept now. i have good colleagues. i have pretty challenging project based work to do, which is what i want. so then, why do i still feel so lousy? seems that my work isn't meaningful enough for me. i'm doing strategic planning with about 6 other colleagues. so pretty much whatever we do will affect the direction of the company ah. sounds important eh? doesn't make it any less boring than batshit to me. i still fall asleep at work, i still can't concentrate and i still feel frustrated. do i wanna look back, 20 years from now, and realise that whatever work i've done did not benefit those who are less fortunate? that i've been working for money (not that they're paying me much ah) and not for the greater good? that whatever i did has no impact whatsoever on anyone? at the same time i'm not gonna be stupid and take a huge paycut just to serve. must be balanced lah, i need to live also! can't help people if i can't even help myself now can i... it's like that rule on the plane about adults using the oxygen mask first and then attending to children. fittest first. i can see how my current job and company can help people financially ah, but i'm not interested in that. haiz. i supposed i could make the best of my current situation but it's been 2 years leh. dunno if i can tahan being in this industry forever.
to be corny, shall quote a few lines from my old school song. kavi, yaya and i were wracking our brains trying to remember the whole song at starbucks a few wks ago. haha. yaya finally called a friend and we got the last agonising line.
we cannot all be heroes and thrill a hemisphere
with some great daring venture some deed that mocks at fear
but we can fill a lifetime with kindly acts and true
there's always noble service for noble souls to do
so whoever is able to, go donate blood ok. please.
in other news, went to the birdpark on sat for the s.i.e.u. race/family day. it was fun mans! pics at the usual add. er pics from the girls day out aaaages ago also uploaded. sorry for the delay ladies! wahaha.
so anyway, i went to check the bloodstocks.
as u can see, low and warning levels. currently only 1% of the population donates blood. sad isn't it? i'm planning on donating sometime this week so if anyone wants to join me, feel free. must be healthy, haven't been taking medication, etc etc. get more info here. then again ah i don't really feel good about giving blood this time cos i've been getting lots of mozzie bites lately. hmm. no i do not have dengue. all the same, gonna wait a few days before i go.
there's also been some news lately about organ donation. i think i opted into the scheme a few years ago but i can't remember. needed the signature of a close male relative ie. dad, so i'm not sure whether i mailed it in or not. hmm. there was an article about organ donation in reader's digest a few months ago too. it's a big deal eh. i don't think it's against islam to donate organs. that's what i understood from stuff i read ages ago, which is why i opted in. i guess it's all up to interpretation. whatever it is, u don't need yr organs when u're dead what. might as well give to someone who needs them to live.
my bond with my company was over as of 25 july 2007. since then, i've been having this urge to just throw down a resignation letter even though i have no excuse for doing so. i'm in a good dept now. i have good colleagues. i have pretty challenging project based work to do, which is what i want. so then, why do i still feel so lousy? seems that my work isn't meaningful enough for me. i'm doing strategic planning with about 6 other colleagues. so pretty much whatever we do will affect the direction of the company ah. sounds important eh? doesn't make it any less boring than batshit to me. i still fall asleep at work, i still can't concentrate and i still feel frustrated. do i wanna look back, 20 years from now, and realise that whatever work i've done did not benefit those who are less fortunate? that i've been working for money (not that they're paying me much ah) and not for the greater good? that whatever i did has no impact whatsoever on anyone? at the same time i'm not gonna be stupid and take a huge paycut just to serve. must be balanced lah, i need to live also! can't help people if i can't even help myself now can i... it's like that rule on the plane about adults using the oxygen mask first and then attending to children. fittest first. i can see how my current job and company can help people financially ah, but i'm not interested in that. haiz. i supposed i could make the best of my current situation but it's been 2 years leh. dunno if i can tahan being in this industry forever.
to be corny, shall quote a few lines from my old school song. kavi, yaya and i were wracking our brains trying to remember the whole song at starbucks a few wks ago. haha. yaya finally called a friend and we got the last agonising line.
we cannot all be heroes and thrill a hemisphere
with some great daring venture some deed that mocks at fear
but we can fill a lifetime with kindly acts and true
there's always noble service for noble souls to do
so whoever is able to, go donate blood ok. please.
in other news, went to the birdpark on sat for the s.i.e.u. race/family day. it was fun mans! pics at the usual add. er pics from the girls day out aaaages ago also uploaded. sorry for the delay ladies! wahaha.
Sunday, July 01, 2007
newsflash
we interrupt your special travel series to bring u... well, shorter bits of news that are easier to write than trying to capture the essence of your travels in 1000 words or less. so without further ado...
transformers is bloody freaking awesome. really. go watch it!
really sucks to be back at work. urgh. block leave and travelling should be compulsory once every 3 mths at least.
will be starting at my new dept tomoro. wish me luck. happened to meet my future colleague at a course i was attending on thurs and fri. he's pretty alright.
caught dollhouse with yasmine a couple of wks back and guess who was in the audience? se.ni.or. mi.nis.ter.!! we were like, wah, he has a life! haha.
signed up for both the shape and great eastern women only runs. 10km. interested parties, please join in! lemme know!
went for a job interview. they are very keen. i'm not. kinda crappy and not exactly what i'm looking for. that is attractive how? dude is setting up a 2nd interview soon. hmm.
cousin is getting married next wkend and i still haven't finished editting the wedding speech for her sisters. die lah die.
saree and dinner gown outfits are ready. saree blouse a bit short leh! top for the gown needs to get taken in and still need to hunt for earrings.
seem to be coming down with something. headaches and throat getting sore. dang it. hate being sick.
got my credit card bill already. thank god i have euros to change back to sgd. haha.
damn you, gst hike. damn you.
transformers is bloody freaking awesome. really. go watch it!
really sucks to be back at work. urgh. block leave and travelling should be compulsory once every 3 mths at least.
will be starting at my new dept tomoro. wish me luck. happened to meet my future colleague at a course i was attending on thurs and fri. he's pretty alright.
caught dollhouse with yasmine a couple of wks back and guess who was in the audience? se.ni.or. mi.nis.ter.!! we were like, wah, he has a life! haha.
signed up for both the shape and great eastern women only runs. 10km. interested parties, please join in! lemme know!
went for a job interview. they are very keen. i'm not. kinda crappy and not exactly what i'm looking for. that is attractive how? dude is setting up a 2nd interview soon. hmm.
cousin is getting married next wkend and i still haven't finished editting the wedding speech for her sisters. die lah die.
saree and dinner gown outfits are ready. saree blouse a bit short leh! top for the gown needs to get taken in and still need to hunt for earrings.
seem to be coming down with something. headaches and throat getting sore. dang it. hate being sick.
got my credit card bill already. thank god i have euros to change back to sgd. haha.
damn you, gst hike. damn you.
Thursday, May 31, 2007
the final countdown
it's amazing how much u can get done when u're running short of time. haha. i managed to complete almost my entire to do list below. yeah, i'm more shocked than u are. just need to pack! blood donation was unsuccessful due to low iron (damn u lack of haemoglobin. damn u.), gonna get my massage today (my left butt cheek goes numb sometimes, need it fixed!), hakka doesn't need to go to the vet and the income tax thing... apparently they'll be sending letters up to oct. i am soo on target that i can actually squeeze in a haircut today and go shop for sunnies and a cap! haha. then again, i got even more things to settle before i jet off:
learn languages
set my camera
clean up room big time
brief minions on the care of hakka
clear desk at work
pick future career path
hooyeah. my manager is apparently 'highly recommending' me for a position in c.orp.orate. pla.nni.ng (thereafter known as cp). gonna be doing market intelligence and surveys and liasing with general managers and stuff. knowing me and my ability to be pretty resourceful (ahem), i quickly found out who i was replacing, what i'd be doing and who the super is. manager gave me until fri for an answer. i replied within half an hour. haha. give it to me baby. then last night she smsed me and said she'll set up a meeting for me with the cp h.o.d. on fri. dammit. there goes my plan to wear slack stuff to work. sighs. my senior was all excited that i'd possibly be getting that job cos it would look really good on the resume. i would have to agree.
ok i would love to talk more about work but honestly, it bores me silly. need to go pack, get ready for my haircut and massage.
ONE freakin' day to EU07!!!!!!
learn languages
set my camera
clean up room big time
brief minions on the care of hakka
clear desk at work
pick future career path
hooyeah. my manager is apparently 'highly recommending' me for a position in c.orp.orate. pla.nni.ng (thereafter known as cp). gonna be doing market intelligence and surveys and liasing with general managers and stuff. knowing me and my ability to be pretty resourceful (ahem), i quickly found out who i was replacing, what i'd be doing and who the super is. manager gave me until fri for an answer. i replied within half an hour. haha. give it to me baby. then last night she smsed me and said she'll set up a meeting for me with the cp h.o.d. on fri. dammit. there goes my plan to wear slack stuff to work. sighs. my senior was all excited that i'd possibly be getting that job cos it would look really good on the resume. i would have to agree.
ok i would love to talk more about work but honestly, it bores me silly. need to go pack, get ready for my haircut and massage.
ONE freakin' day to EU07!!!!!!
Wednesday, May 23, 2007
oh no they didn't...
oh yes, they did.
ok guys, my dept is officially closing down! or 'dissolving' as i like to say it. haha. no retrenchments, they're gonna transfer everyone. i am so totally not excited about this. yawns... it's about bloody time lah. cut off date for new applications is 1 june. u know what the coincidental (i dunno if this is the right word to use) thing is... i was planning on wrapping things up before i go on my europe trip. looks like i am wrapping up. for good. for all i know i will be reporting to a whole new dept when i come back at the end of june. interesting.
seems like my 'interview' is scheduled for after lunch. hmm... shall keep u guys posted on developments, if any.
9 days to EU07!! omg omg omg. can u feel it??
ok guys, my dept is officially closing down! or 'dissolving' as i like to say it. haha. no retrenchments, they're gonna transfer everyone. i am so totally not excited about this. yawns... it's about bloody time lah. cut off date for new applications is 1 june. u know what the coincidental (i dunno if this is the right word to use) thing is... i was planning on wrapping things up before i go on my europe trip. looks like i am wrapping up. for good. for all i know i will be reporting to a whole new dept when i come back at the end of june. interesting.
seems like my 'interview' is scheduled for after lunch. hmm... shall keep u guys posted on developments, if any.
9 days to EU07!! omg omg omg. can u feel it??
Saturday, May 19, 2007
i need to rant and rave
i hate people who think they can walk all over you just because you have been decent enough to acquiesce to their requests time and again. i hate people who are impolite and self- righteous even though they're in the wrong. i hate people who twist things around and point fingers.
so on fri i blasted back at one such individual and damn, it felt good. that was the last straw that broke this camel's back. since my 2 seniors were content to just bitch about him in office, i let him know that we were not amused. do. not. bloody. fuck. with. me. they asked me to calm down before shooting back the email lah but i was seeing red already, so i didn't care. seriously can't stand these assholes who think you're at their beck and call. he replied but i couldn't be bothered reading the entire thing. gonna resume this war on mon. can't wait. doesn't even have the decency to apologise even though he was clearly in the wrong. stupid bitch.
update on dept review:
the managers only just informed the staff about the review on wed. yes, this same review that i knew about since, i dunno, 3 years ago. jeez. talk about no transparency sia! the only reason that some of them didn't get a rude shock is cos i hinted at it already. the only thing the managers said was, dept under review, we will know by next wk and in the meantime don't listen to rumours that we might close down. it's not right that they don't know about their future. these are people with families, kids and bills to pay. sole breadwinners. older, not well- educated individuals. younger, educated individuals looking for a career, not just a paycheck. they deserve to have the time to prepare themselves, for better or worse.
only after i was sure that everyone knew about the review did i put up the announcement that our online services were no longer available, with immediate effect. i had already removed them since mon. can u imagine what kinda panic it would cause if i had put it up before they knew?
so glad i'm leaving all this behind for 3 full weeks soon. then again, i may not even have a dept to go back to once i return to work. hahaha. whatever.
13 days to EU07!!!!
so on fri i blasted back at one such individual and damn, it felt good. that was the last straw that broke this camel's back. since my 2 seniors were content to just bitch about him in office, i let him know that we were not amused. do. not. bloody. fuck. with. me. they asked me to calm down before shooting back the email lah but i was seeing red already, so i didn't care. seriously can't stand these assholes who think you're at their beck and call. he replied but i couldn't be bothered reading the entire thing. gonna resume this war on mon. can't wait. doesn't even have the decency to apologise even though he was clearly in the wrong. stupid bitch.
update on dept review:
the managers only just informed the staff about the review on wed. yes, this same review that i knew about since, i dunno, 3 years ago. jeez. talk about no transparency sia! the only reason that some of them didn't get a rude shock is cos i hinted at it already. the only thing the managers said was, dept under review, we will know by next wk and in the meantime don't listen to rumours that we might close down. it's not right that they don't know about their future. these are people with families, kids and bills to pay. sole breadwinners. older, not well- educated individuals. younger, educated individuals looking for a career, not just a paycheck. they deserve to have the time to prepare themselves, for better or worse.
only after i was sure that everyone knew about the review did i put up the announcement that our online services were no longer available, with immediate effect. i had already removed them since mon. can u imagine what kinda panic it would cause if i had put it up before they knew?
so glad i'm leaving all this behind for 3 full weeks soon. then again, i may not even have a dept to go back to once i return to work. hahaha. whatever.
13 days to EU07!!!!
Saturday, May 05, 2007
the emasculation of hakka & other stories
this morning i took hakka to the vet to get him sterilised. he's not supposed to eat from 10pm on fri, so naturally, he woke me up every hour on the hour from 5am onwards just begging to be fed. so sad ok! had to ignore my poor baby. so took him down, dropped him off, picked up my backpack from zur's (we exchanged bags cos she wants the grey, which i have, and i want the red, which she has. long story.) and went home to wait it out.
3pm, went down to collect him. he looked damn drugged up. then the woman asked the receptionist to brief me on the aftercare. receptionist prattled on, oh make sure he doesn't jump for the next 2 days (like how sia?) and he doesn't lick himself if he has stitches. usually there won't be any stitches cos it's just the testicles that get cut off.
that's right. they. cut. my. kitty's. balls. off. omg!! i had no idea! i thought they were gonna do some internal tying of tubes thingy! they cut off his freaking balls! traumatising sia... ok more so for him than me, but still! even ball-less, hakka still rocks. why? cos the moment we reached home, he headed straight for the litter box. his good sense hasn't left him. steady ah! unfortunately i can't say the same for his motor abilities. was walking like a drunken sailor on a wharf. hahahaha. so cute lah. so kesian. he pretty much passed out on the doormat after that. of cos now i need to find a way to clean the litter off his balls. or rather, where his balls used to be. i just cannot look lah. like wanna cry like that. shall have to find a way. he won't let me clean him. sighs. he can't eat until 10pm too. kesian!!
in other news, the house hunt continues! saw one that was too small, and another that looked like kucing beranak. eeks. shall just leave that up to the parents to decide. the job hunt can still relek a bit. found out on fri that we still have a few months to go but have to stop promoting loans. bugger. so what should i do at work now? shake leg? sheesh. my brain cells die everytime i step into office. sighs. my senior was like, what r u gonna do if the results are bad/ good? i'm like, does it even matter? whatever the outcome, i don't intend to be here longer than end july, insyaallah. then she's like, oh ok. ala she's planning her exit also anyway. jump ship jump ship!
ok lah gonna keep hakka company. btw nice date hor today, 050507. then again, 050607 would be better. haha. 27 days to EU07!!
shaz: u lazy heifer, answer my email can or not?? life or death situation leh!
mooch: ok shall not make my font too small anymore. haha.
3pm, went down to collect him. he looked damn drugged up. then the woman asked the receptionist to brief me on the aftercare. receptionist prattled on, oh make sure he doesn't jump for the next 2 days (like how sia?) and he doesn't lick himself if he has stitches. usually there won't be any stitches cos it's just the testicles that get cut off.
that's right. they. cut. my. kitty's. balls. off. omg!! i had no idea! i thought they were gonna do some internal tying of tubes thingy! they cut off his freaking balls! traumatising sia... ok more so for him than me, but still! even ball-less, hakka still rocks. why? cos the moment we reached home, he headed straight for the litter box. his good sense hasn't left him. steady ah! unfortunately i can't say the same for his motor abilities. was walking like a drunken sailor on a wharf. hahahaha. so cute lah. so kesian. he pretty much passed out on the doormat after that. of cos now i need to find a way to clean the litter off his balls. or rather, where his balls used to be. i just cannot look lah. like wanna cry like that. shall have to find a way. he won't let me clean him. sighs. he can't eat until 10pm too. kesian!!
in other news, the house hunt continues! saw one that was too small, and another that looked like kucing beranak. eeks. shall just leave that up to the parents to decide. the job hunt can still relek a bit. found out on fri that we still have a few months to go but have to stop promoting loans. bugger. so what should i do at work now? shake leg? sheesh. my brain cells die everytime i step into office. sighs. my senior was like, what r u gonna do if the results are bad/ good? i'm like, does it even matter? whatever the outcome, i don't intend to be here longer than end july, insyaallah. then she's like, oh ok. ala she's planning her exit also anyway. jump ship jump ship!
ok lah gonna keep hakka company. btw nice date hor today, 050507. then again, 050607 would be better. haha. 27 days to EU07!!
shaz: u lazy heifer, answer my email can or not?? life or death situation leh!
mooch: ok shall not make my font too small anymore. haha.
Saturday, April 28, 2007
just cos it's a slow sat
i wrote a post about my en bloc and how the dude who is against it lost the case in high court with cost, but i lost interest halfway thru it. haha. whatever it is, we're moving! not to the house we had in mind tho, cos the owner hasn't found a house she likes yet. sheesh. we told her she has until may or we're taking our biznez someplace else. totally looking forward to my black chandelier and loft bed. exciting.
moving on, check this out.
talk about parking idiot right?? licence plate has been erased to protect the silly. i'm ashamed to call this fella my neighbour. then again, my dad's skills aren't any better when he comes back from fishing at 2 in the morning. also when we're driving home and he needs to use the loo really badly. wahaha.
ok so this is berita basi, but check out my not-very-new-anymore haircut. haha. i want colour! i want highlights! i want a shorter do! le sigh. all in good time i suppose.
update on the job situation:
we were supposed to know the outcome of the dept review last wed, then my senior told me it's been postponed to mon, then after the hod meeting on fri, she said it's been postponed again to the next 2 weeks. haiz. suspense only... best part is, i doubt any other people besides the senior execs and above know what's going on lor. with my exception ah. i am but a lowly exec with a bad attitude and total disregard for authority. wahaha. everyone else seems to be going on like normal! the plot thickens... heard from my sources that our IT dept has been partially outsourced already. it's about bloody time lor. i reckon most got transferred to other depts. unless they're non-performers ah, in which case they'd probably get asked to leave. oh well, whatever. i'm not fussed.
5 weeks to EU07!! just got my credit card bill... eeks. they didn't waive my annual fee, but they waived my dad's. wtf right? like this must call and complain ready liao.
moving on, check this out.
talk about parking idiot right?? licence plate has been erased to protect the silly. i'm ashamed to call this fella my neighbour. then again, my dad's skills aren't any better when he comes back from fishing at 2 in the morning. also when we're driving home and he needs to use the loo really badly. wahaha.ok so this is berita basi, but check out my not-very-new-anymore haircut. haha. i want colour! i want highlights! i want a shorter do! le sigh. all in good time i suppose.
update on the job situation:we were supposed to know the outcome of the dept review last wed, then my senior told me it's been postponed to mon, then after the hod meeting on fri, she said it's been postponed again to the next 2 weeks. haiz. suspense only... best part is, i doubt any other people besides the senior execs and above know what's going on lor. with my exception ah. i am but a lowly exec with a bad attitude and total disregard for authority. wahaha. everyone else seems to be going on like normal! the plot thickens... heard from my sources that our IT dept has been partially outsourced already. it's about bloody time lor. i reckon most got transferred to other depts. unless they're non-performers ah, in which case they'd probably get asked to leave. oh well, whatever. i'm not fussed.
5 weeks to EU07!! just got my credit card bill... eeks. they didn't waive my annual fee, but they waived my dad's. wtf right? like this must call and complain ready liao.
Monday, April 23, 2007
it ain't over till the fat lady sings
no, i'm not referring to me. wahaha.
anyways, had another roadshow today (and for the rest of the week) at the poly near my place. yeah, u know the one. my senior exec and i were there with 4 advisers, so once we got them set up, we went for brekkie.
over brekkie, we talked about the current department review. apparently he's of the same opinion as me- that it's gonna be over soon, just a question of when. he said he's been getting a very strong gut feeling that it's gonna happen. i was like, hmm me too. the signs are all there. our ads that we scheduled have all been cancelled. we have been instructed to hold all the tie ups with 3rd parties that we've been working on. we've got time to spare at work. hot news just in- one of the general managers just tendered. huge shake up under the new ceo indeed.
so what's next? funny enough, both of us are looking forward to getting let go, cos the compensation would be pretty ok. he's been working here for a lot longer than i have, so obviously his compensation would be a lot more attractive than mine. we're not interested in getting transferred to another dept, cos we reckon we need a kick up the arse to start looking for a job seriously. getting pretty darn excited by the prospect of the department dissolving... which leads me to believe that i'm probably missing the cloud for the silver lining. hmm interesting.
if and when this happens... i'm getting giddy already with all the opportunities that have suddenly unfolded in front of me. extend my europe trip? no prob. look for work overseas? no worries. work part time while building up my own business? sorted. stay in this industry at another company and make an obscene amount of moolah by the time i'm 30? consider it done. the last option would probably be the quick fix cos the rest would take a little bit more time... guess i should start updating my resume then.
seeeee i'm way too optimistic for my own good. shouldn't i be stressed by the prospect of losing my job? wouldn't u be?? i'm actually looking forward to it. wahlau. something wrong with me.
6 weeks to EU07!! can't wait!!
anyways, had another roadshow today (and for the rest of the week) at the poly near my place. yeah, u know the one. my senior exec and i were there with 4 advisers, so once we got them set up, we went for brekkie.
over brekkie, we talked about the current department review. apparently he's of the same opinion as me- that it's gonna be over soon, just a question of when. he said he's been getting a very strong gut feeling that it's gonna happen. i was like, hmm me too. the signs are all there. our ads that we scheduled have all been cancelled. we have been instructed to hold all the tie ups with 3rd parties that we've been working on. we've got time to spare at work. hot news just in- one of the general managers just tendered. huge shake up under the new ceo indeed.
so what's next? funny enough, both of us are looking forward to getting let go, cos the compensation would be pretty ok. he's been working here for a lot longer than i have, so obviously his compensation would be a lot more attractive than mine. we're not interested in getting transferred to another dept, cos we reckon we need a kick up the arse to start looking for a job seriously. getting pretty darn excited by the prospect of the department dissolving... which leads me to believe that i'm probably missing the cloud for the silver lining. hmm interesting.
if and when this happens... i'm getting giddy already with all the opportunities that have suddenly unfolded in front of me. extend my europe trip? no prob. look for work overseas? no worries. work part time while building up my own business? sorted. stay in this industry at another company and make an obscene amount of moolah by the time i'm 30? consider it done. the last option would probably be the quick fix cos the rest would take a little bit more time... guess i should start updating my resume then.
seeeee i'm way too optimistic for my own good. shouldn't i be stressed by the prospect of losing my job? wouldn't u be?? i'm actually looking forward to it. wahlau. something wrong with me.
6 weeks to EU07!! can't wait!!
Monday, March 19, 2007
work is a 4 letter word. and other biznez.
so, i shall whine about work today. had a hectic morning cos i had to settle quite a few things before leaving for meetings in the afternoon at 1.30pm. while i was busy running around, a colleague who shall be known as porky comes up and is like, hey, the leaflets in the trays outside for product x are all gone, need to be topped up. i'm like, yeah ok, in the meantime please print from g drive, they're all there. then she's like, customer walk in also must print from g drive meh? in all sarcasm. well excuuuuuse me u fat biatch, have u ever heard of the phrase 'using initiative'? if u see it's all gone, top up a little when u go make copies for yourself lah! so hard to do meh?? help a sista out here! knnbccb. it's not like i'm hiding the info in some dark secluded corner that only i have access to! basket.
then i went off for my meetings. signed up the first of many renovators. woohoo! it's about bloody time sia, been waiting to do this for the past 3 months but kept getting red taped. i'm hoping things will change for the better with our new ceo. apparently he sent an email asking the management to ask themselves, are u the bottleneck? also said something like, don't tell me the problem, tell me the solution. don't go looking for more problems unless u can solve them too. i liiiiiiiiike. he's also changed the approach to marketing and advertising (it's about bloody time!!) so everything looks nice and corporate and uniform. well, we're getting there anyway. yay!
i digress. as i was saying, went visiting renovators. took cab from office to ubi. then from ubi back to office to pick up my colleagues and onwards to jurong east. total bill? 30 friggin' bucks sia!! heart pain ok!! my monthly limit for claims is 30 bucks. i already spent abt another 20 earlier on for other cab rides to meetings. i don't get allowance for this shit lor. i'm not even claiming my rides on buses and trains ok!! cheebye. they're not paying me enough to do this. can also bet anything that the boss ain't gonna let us claim more than the amount determined. we're gonna write in and ask for it of cos, but our efforts would probably be wasted. either raise the limit or we're gonna spend more time out of the office to allow for travelling on public transport. take your pick, honey.
heart pain again when i was pretty much bullied into giving my mobile no. to the salespeople at the renovators. people are gonna be bugging me at every hour. they're not paying me enough to do this. u guessed it, i don't get allowance for this shit either. don't get me wrong, i love being out of office and on the road. all i'm asking is that they make it worth my while.
from thurs all the way to next fri (inc. sats), i will be stationed at 3 polys for roadshows. for the first days, gonna be there all day, then 2pm-6pm thereafter. my colleague was like, yay, cheap food for the next two wks! i was like, yeah, and expensive transport. this was greeting by a depressed silence in the cab. bloody hell, gonna drive from home for the first days man. can't be fucked forking out for cabs anymore. did i mention we'll be lugging around heavy, obsolete laptops and stacks of docs at the end of each day of the roadshow(s), so we can pass them over to the officers in charge the next morning in office?
oh ya, hakka was humping my bro's arm last night. he let him do it. wtf?? sick. time to sterilise him i guess. horny bastard. haha.
got home pretty early today cos last meeting was in geylang. went for a much needed run. gawd it felt soo good. should go do it more often...
8 days to payday 8 days to payday 8 days to payday 8 days to payday 8 days to payday
then i went off for my meetings. signed up the first of many renovators. woohoo! it's about bloody time sia, been waiting to do this for the past 3 months but kept getting red taped. i'm hoping things will change for the better with our new ceo. apparently he sent an email asking the management to ask themselves, are u the bottleneck? also said something like, don't tell me the problem, tell me the solution. don't go looking for more problems unless u can solve them too. i liiiiiiiiike. he's also changed the approach to marketing and advertising (it's about bloody time!!) so everything looks nice and corporate and uniform. well, we're getting there anyway. yay!
i digress. as i was saying, went visiting renovators. took cab from office to ubi. then from ubi back to office to pick up my colleagues and onwards to jurong east. total bill? 30 friggin' bucks sia!! heart pain ok!! my monthly limit for claims is 30 bucks. i already spent abt another 20 earlier on for other cab rides to meetings. i don't get allowance for this shit lor. i'm not even claiming my rides on buses and trains ok!! cheebye. they're not paying me enough to do this. can also bet anything that the boss ain't gonna let us claim more than the amount determined. we're gonna write in and ask for it of cos, but our efforts would probably be wasted. either raise the limit or we're gonna spend more time out of the office to allow for travelling on public transport. take your pick, honey.
heart pain again when i was pretty much bullied into giving my mobile no. to the salespeople at the renovators. people are gonna be bugging me at every hour. they're not paying me enough to do this. u guessed it, i don't get allowance for this shit either. don't get me wrong, i love being out of office and on the road. all i'm asking is that they make it worth my while.
from thurs all the way to next fri (inc. sats), i will be stationed at 3 polys for roadshows. for the first days, gonna be there all day, then 2pm-6pm thereafter. my colleague was like, yay, cheap food for the next two wks! i was like, yeah, and expensive transport. this was greeting by a depressed silence in the cab. bloody hell, gonna drive from home for the first days man. can't be fucked forking out for cabs anymore. did i mention we'll be lugging around heavy, obsolete laptops and stacks of docs at the end of each day of the roadshow(s), so we can pass them over to the officers in charge the next morning in office?
oh ya, hakka was humping my bro's arm last night. he let him do it. wtf?? sick. time to sterilise him i guess. horny bastard. haha.
got home pretty early today cos last meeting was in geylang. went for a much needed run. gawd it felt soo good. should go do it more often...
8 days to payday 8 days to payday 8 days to payday 8 days to payday 8 days to payday
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