Christmas presents

I recieved quite a lot of christmas presents, also relatively shared a lot with jsyn. Jsyn's presents are predictable but all of them are things I like. Michael's present is very cute. I think I will have fun watering it.

But I am disappointed with vnc's present, and I didnt bother to hide my displeasure because I already told him I would not mince my mean words if I find that I dont like the present.

Just in case that happened, I already explictly told him I want a book. Any novel will do fine. I thought it cant be easier.

Guys hate to shop for presents, and have the absolute gift in getting the most unappropriate present, hence I thought I better voice out my wishlist before I get something I hate.

He happily bought me a bracelet from perlini silver.

I came back from lunch and found the silver paper bag on my table and I stupidly thought out loud, eh, who give me perlini silver huh?

He acknowledged.

(Oh, he gave jsyn perlini silver too. He said he dowan to be 偏心.)

I turned around and faced him in disbelief. How could he! I already say I want a book! And he gave me perlini silver? I immediately know that I wont like it.

He gave me a puppy look and said he saw that I wear a lot of jewellery and I should like perlini silver mah.

Yah. I wear a lot of earrings and anklets. But I almost never wear bracelet and necklace!

While I was still praying that he bought earrings, the colleague who went with him (weird one leh, why he dowan to go with his wife but go with a male colleague, no wonder gifts so not nice) mentioned that vnc originally wanted to buy a bangle but decided against it in the end.

I congratuated him on his smart decision because I dont wear bangles and bracelets. He told me yah, he bought a bracelet.

-_-"

I sulked and told him I dont like. He tried to convince me it is nice. I shut up and went back to work. Minutes later I sulked again and repeated that I dont like. He tried to appease me and told me next time he would buy me a present that I like.

He said he knows what I like but still decided not to get that for me. How peculiar. I told him my birthday is another 7 mths away and he told me if I would still be in the company by then he would buy a present that I like for me.

I told him such things are hard to predict one what. What if I died before then? Then I will never know if he bought a perfect present for me!

He happily said he would burn it for me as an offering.

-_-"

I left it at that for a few minutes, then (I know I am a pain in the ass lah) I turned around and hiam-ed again. He gave me his puppy look again (kns, very smart, pick up my puppy-look skill) and said he walked until very tired then he finally decided to buy these two presents.

I acknowledged his effort and kept my mouth shut after that. In front of him at least, nothing is stopping me from complaining to jsyn or on this blog.

On the train to the pub, I opened the box and announce to jsyn it is worse than I thought. I quickly ducked it back into the box and thought that out of sight and out of mind.

Eventually, in my drunk state, I put on the bracelet while I was on the bus, and I am still wearing it and looking at my wrist occasionally in disgust.

When I am less lazy I would add a picture of it. But dont count on me hor.

Awaken from my drunken stupor

I feel much better now. I woke up 7 am in the morning because of the need to puke. It feels terrible, because all I could taste are the drinks and I cant tell which one I am throwing up cos I drank a few kinds yesterday.

(And I look back at yesterdays' post and I realised hey! I am still at least 70% what. I typed very coherently ok!)

Courtesy of jsyn, she informed that I had 2 vodka 7up (one of them awfully diluted by ice by the time I got to it. Explain later.), gin tonic, tequilla pop, white wine, 1 1/2 glass of bourbon coke and 1/2 glass of red wine.

Doesnt sound like a lot, my capability to drink sucks, so what?

Oh, and stupid jsyn also complained that I snatched her vodka 7up too. Gey gao meh?!



We are to reach the pub by 7.30, but being as 慢吞吞 as the two of us can manage, also being as directionally-lost as we can ALSO manage, we reached at 8.00.

Food is... food. Nothing to rave about. The food are just there to 垫胃, so fuck care about how they taste la.

There were games to play but I am not interested at all. I am more interested in sitting at the sofa and slack. I dont even want to talk to the colleagues because I am too lazy to make small talk.

I ended up talking to mchl and jsyn only, and was velcro-ing myself to jsyn the whole night because we happen to be in the same group. I am antisocial remember? I fret when I need to speak to people whom I dont know, so I kept mainly to myself.

I didnt even talk to ncn much, nor vnc nor chong (at least not at first) nor.. you get the picture. I was so invisible that I thought I am going to melt into the weaves of velvet of the sofa set.

We ordered vodka 7up (Ok, jsyn ordered and I tagged along her choice, satisfied?) , and I survived on that lone drink for around 2 hours. By the time I got to the bottom of the glass, it was totally diluted by ice. Being sua-ku like I always was, I didnt know what else should I be ordering, but I was having fun camouflaging in the background.

When one of the colleagues ordered 10 tequilla pops, I didnt take one because I can never pop it correctly. I pretended to be deeply engrossed in playing with the plaster fabric on my right middle finger.

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Digression here. I meant to blog this since it happened but it seemed too silly then. Almost one week later and it is still bleeding I think it deserves a mention. I cut my middle finger when my eyebrow shaver slipped. It sliced off a piece of my skin and it had been bleeding nonstop for 6 days.

Vnc was sick of my constant complaining of how it hurts and suggested that I chop off the finger to solve my problem once and for all. I asked him if I do, how am I to show him the middle finger next time? Vnc said I never do that anyway, I told him I just havent got to it only.

Kns.

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I acted like the perforations on the plaster deserved my full attention when vnc asked me why am I not drinking? He jeered at me, saying he said he thought I want to drink until I pi (pi as in pi tor ka as in dead drunk, er, not... ).

All I can say vnc really get a kick out of remembering what I said and using them against me later.

The games were stupid, and I only joined in one. I didnt even want to, but mh keep saying that we (I know he means to say me la, jes is ok) very buay on. On for what. On then will be like him, kena 2 beers in 2 consecutive games.

At around 10.30pm, 2 1/2 hrs after we've reached, my legs had numbed and I was prepared to throw in the towel and go home, if not for the fact that the lucky draw prizes are not drawn yet. Jsyn accompany me to the bar to get other drinks and gamely downed them with me.

I finished my 2nd vodka 7up and then another colleague (that jes knows but I dont) ordered gin tonic for us. He left and Chong joined us and we waited for the lucky draw. Then, I downed a tequilla pop with the three of them. Another colleague who walked by (whom again, jes knows but I dont) joined us for this one drink and left for better company.

I was already beginning to feel the effects of the drinks by then. My stomach was warm and I was prepared for more drinks. I was clapping and chanting "Nonde nonde nonde Nonde nonde nonde!!" ('Nonde!' means 'drink!', btw.)

Chong grabbed more drinks for me and I downed them in amazing speed. I am fully aware of my actions but I cant control them. I was just grabbing the glass and tipping the contents into my mouth.

I stopped at the bourbon coke when jsyn snatched it away from me. I tried to snatch it back but I was grasping at air only. I put on a sad face and asked jsyn to return my drink to me. She refused and shoved ice water in my direction.

The host continued to call out for the lucky draw winners and I sat there feeling the full punch of the drinks kicking in.

Vnc came over to ask if jsyn was leaving for he would be going to amk. I hugged the chair I was sitting on, trying to maintain balance. He asked if I was drunk? I remember I nodded and said something. Exactly what I cant recall. I could only recall minutes later jsyn told me my number was called and I threw the lot at jsyn, ranting that she must collect my prize for me.

She wouldnt, and I ask her to accompany me then, because I know there are steps around the dance floor and I dowan to fall flat on my face. Like I say, although I was aware what I was doing, and that I was drunk, I cant steer myself to where the host is.

I practically pushed my way to the front and announced, too loudly, my number and I WANT MY PRIZE!

Boss (I mean THE BIG BIG BOSS) extended a hand for me to shake before he gave me my prize. I think he saw that I was already tipsy and he was shaking my prize in the air trying to see if I can catch it. I shook his hand and snatched the prize from him and slurred a thank you.

(Jsyn pointed out to me this afternoon when I called her, that it would be my eyes playing tricks on me. She said TBBB might not had waved my prize in the air and I had probably conjured that image in my stupor.)

(Maybe.)

I walked back to the sit beside the bar where I spent another 10 minutes or so. I dont know what happened during the span, only remotely conscious that chong had suddenly disappeared and many people walked by to informed jsyn what prizes they recieved.

Jes is a popular figure in the company ok?!

Vnc also came by to inform her that he recieved 20 movie tickets for his prize. I interrupted (as though they were talking to me, but hey, I was supposed to be drunk, I am sorry to be so talkative ok) and told him if he dowan the tickets he can give them to me, and I will go watch narnia narnia narnia narnia narnia narnia narnia narnia narnia narnia... while poking my fingers in the air and trying unsuccessfully to pronounce 'narnia' legitimately.

Suddenly, I realised I must go home. But I saw yp sitting at another side of the bar and I went over to speak to her. There I drank another half glass of red wine before I decide that it isnt nice and I dowan anymore of that. I told jsyn I want to go home already and I staggered to where my bag was and carried it on my shoulder.

In honesty, I cant recall much of this part, but jsyn filled me in. She said I carried my bag and asked, a little TOO LOUDLY, ncn is she going home yet. She said something which I interpreted as negatory. I walked unsteadily across the dance floor and towards the exit, where jsyn intercepted me and asked me how was I going home?

I told her no worries, it is still early, I am still conscious, I am taking train home!!! She stopped me and told me vnc would send me home. I dont know if I said anything else, but I turned around, pulled her with me and walked towards vnc, handed her to him and threatened him to remember to escort jsyn home. I waved nonchalantly and left the place.

Downstairs and beside the road, jsyn caught up with me and told me vnc is sending me home. I shrieked (oh gosh, how can I do it when I am so aware of my silly conduct) that I DONT WANT! I WANT TO TAKE TRAIN HOME and jsyn immediately let go of me, recoiling in horror I guess.

I shook my head trying to clear the wool inside and I crossed the road. Jsyn filled me in that the traffic lights turned against their favour (their meaning herself and vnc, I didnt know vnc was downstairs too) and by the time when they could cross the road again, they had already lost sight of me.

I am amazed with myself, for from somerset mrt station, because I changed my mind to take 105 home instead, I walked all the way to far east plaza. I was sober enough to know I should take the underpass and down at the underpass, I stopped to clutch my head and I sent a sms to mashi to tell her I was drunk and I am feeling terrible.

Also along the way, although conscious of my behaviour, I couldnt stop myself from voicing out my thoughts. I kept saying that I need to walk straight and I need to follow the tiled path along orchard road, all along speaking out loud. I realised of my noisiness and I hushed myself, out loud again!! (My gosh!)

The bus came almost immediately, god bless me, and I boarded the bus and I called mashi and I cant remember much about what I told her. I told her I was drunk and my head is spinning I guess. She laughed at me, telling me not to drink so much if I cant hold my drinking.

I told her I didnt drink much, but I may have downed them too fast.

Then I called jsyn so that she would not be worried about me. I was awake enough to do so ok. She informed that vnc is sending her home, and I dunno what else I told her.

Then I supposedly called vnc to remind him to send jsyn home but he didnt answer. (I know I am a nag, I am worried for jsyn cannot ar?)

I called lao da after that and I asked him where he was. He said he is at andy's place. I rattled something to him then I supposedly asked him where he was. (Haha.) Lao da filled me in that I was repeating myself, like 3, 4 times!

He said I mentioned I was bullied at work and I was told to do drawings that I dowan to do. He asked me was it so bad? I knew I cried while I talked to lao da but I cant remember why. Lao da said I told him someone wanted to drive me home but I reacted very violently against it. He said I told him I DOWAN HIM TO SEND ME HOME. (Yah, I was screaming on the bus.)

I vaguely remembered calling vnc again after that to make sure he was sending jsyn home. I thought I talked to him, but jsyn said I might have remembered wrongly for she was in his car and I didnt call after the first call.

Hmmm, weird, I thought I did? I thought I reminded him to send jes home? Luckily jes is safe now, if not how?

I was clear-headed enough to alight at the correct bus stop and I remembered I started singing '遗失的美好' on the short walk home. I recalled my voice came out still nice and strong, but that could be my illusion. Haha.

Ok, that sums up almost the whole drinking spree. Funny how 5 hours can translate into such a lengthy entry.

Another summary.
People are always saying what kind of drunkard they are. I never knew what kind I was because I was never this seriously zonked.

Some people splurt foreign languages when they are drunk, some cried like mad. Some become too passionate, some would sleep.

After yesterday, I realised when I am drunk, I act 120% as compared to my normal self. I talked at a volume of 120%, I was 120% talkative, 120% emotional, 120% aggressive, 120% giggly.

Haha.

I know I am intoxicated

I know I am, and although I know very well that the monitor is in front of me, it feels at least 5 feet away.

I know I drank a little too much just now. I had 2 vodka 7up, gin tonic, tequilla shot, some white wine, some red wine and some others. I dunno exactly what I drank but I know I drank quite a lot after I let the group who were seated at the sofas.

At the sofa, I feel too restrained. I drank a vodka 7up and I left it at that. It was afterwards when jsyn gamely accompany me to get more drinks when I began to get intoxicated.

I feel well enough to type now. It feels coherent enough but I am aware that I called vnc, jsyn, mashi and lao da just now. I think lao da is with andy, cos he asked andy to the phone. He said he is andy but I dont know for sure.

Hmm, I drank a lot just now meh?

I cant really recall.

I remember jsyn winning a clothes dryer, michael an ipod something. I vaguely remember vnc cming over to tell us and I tried to snatch it from vnc but I stilll cant snatch it over. I think I won vouvher or cash. I dunno how I know my number was called. Either chong or jes told me, but I dunno who.

I seem to only remember jes accompanying me to collect price.

Otherwise I cant recall.

I staggered out of the pub in my stupor. I thought jsyn was telling me something but I cant recall. Still I found my way to the busstop and took a bus home.

Good night.

Once upon a time

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爱怎会输给了时间 我的耳边再停不见。
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It is actually 12.30am now. I should be sleeping but I had just got home an hour ago and my hair is still wet. Shiiat.

Was out shopping for christmas present for vnc, ncn, yp and mchl with jsyn. It took us a good 3 hours to get all the presents, but at least all the presents are bought. Tomorrow I will be wrapping the presents with jsyn. I hope it wont take long, cos I will need to buy jsyn's present tomorrow.

I feel like a bitch la. I meant to buy a japanese phasebook for jsyn, I saw one at bugis kinokuniya (Yah, I slacked on my job. So what? Shoot me lor!) today, it costs $16.80 and I feel I like it too. It doesnt make sense to buy two copies, hence I evily thought of buying another phasebook for her while I keep that one to myself.

Jian hor. How?

Dunno for the moment, anyway, will have to wait until tmr to see what I can find at popular. Maybe there are better phasebooks after all?


Back to the title of this entry.

Once upon a time, in this job, a person told me that I would never need to meet up a client on my own. At the point of time, I was shoved out to do a meet-up with a designer and I was entirely unprepared.

I didnt want to go at the time not because I know I would be bua-ed by that designer. I dunno whether I mentioned this part before, but heck la. I've been scolded upside down by my customers in my last job and after so many repeated scoldings, I am really immuned to such verbal abuse.

Even if it is NOT bad enough to be categorised as verbal abuse, I thought it would be a bad idea to meet that designer because I dont like to be scolded when I am in no stand to defend myself.

That time, the situation was as such. I was on the losing end to begin with. There was absolutely no way that I could get back a winning edge, which eventually proved that I couldnt also.

I wont call that experience traumatic. It was more of me being dulan because I was clearly sabotaged.

Ever since then, I dont like adl anymore and became too dependant on that person who promised me that I would never need to attend a meeting with a client or a designer alone. If such events occur, he would accompany me.

That assurance greatly comfort me, and I thought that 天塌下来有他顶着.

Until he keep asking me to, alone, meet a client to recieve instructions for some drawings so that I can eventually draw them.

At first everything seems like a joke. I went alone initially thinking it is just some simple gestures of jotting down what the client wanted then relay the msg to him. It turned out not, and I returned to the office and told him I would amend the drawings and whatever it is necessary for him, but he have to bring the completed stuff to meet up with the client himself the next time round.

He complained that he have no idea where the project is paused at, and that since I was the one who was doing all the drawings, I should be the one to go down again.

It makes sense from his point of view, but he didnt realised that I was making COMPLETE sense from MY point of view. The project was never mine to begin with, and why should I be bua-ed and hiam-ed by the client when I lacked information?

I never had the information to begin with, it is not as though I know of the answers but I conveniently forgot them.

We finally came to an agreement that we would go down together. I have no idea why he needs me to go down because the client dont need us to tell her what she already know (read: the things I know) and she wants us to tell her things that she dunno (note: if she dunno, I also dunno, cos whatever I know are pieced up from what I gathered from her, and him, and the archived files).

But ok la, whatever la. As I always put: 他喜欢就好, 我没意见.

That was what it was arranged since last fri, and yet over these few days he had been telling me to go down myself. I had to keep reminding him that the project is his, he either go down with me or he goes alone. The joke was that he would keep asking me, "Ooi, you so gey gao meh?"

He keeps stressing that 我们不要分彼此, and I would tell him, when it comes to such sai-gang, it is best that we 划清界线. Such jibs would end up in crackles of laughters and I really thought he would be attending the next meeting with me.

He didnt.

Today he repeatedly asked me to go down to meet the client myself. Either that or he would suddenly turn around and ask me why I've got nothing to do... if I am so free then go down to meet the client!

Of course I tried to dodge the bullets, but eventually I was tired and I just let him gunned me down. At lunch I told jsyn since he is so unwilling to attend the meeting with me then fine, I shall attend alone.

I may be unprepared, but meeting up with clients doesnt faze me. I can always smile my way through, apologised for the lack of preparation and promise to amend whatever that is lacking. I would think that no client would be as mean as to scream at a person who already 放低姿态.

It may sound nauseous to the people who doesnt understand the reason behind needing to eat the humble pie, but this way of handling stuff always put the opposite party in a better mood and hence, the chance of getting lashed is lower.

There is no point to be scolded in the face when there is a way to avoid it.

I told jsyn nevermind. 我是有骨气的. I wont beg for him to come along, I would handle it myself. Jsyn kept assuring me that the person is just enjoying teasing me and he is not actually unwilling.

I dont care if he having fun bullying me/teasing me/whatever fuck, but I dont enjoy to be rejected repeatedly for anything. If I mind it enough to ask for the 3rd time, and you have to reject me 3 times, no matter how much you think it is amusing to see my irritated expression.

Thank you very much, I am out of your way.

You just walk carefully and dont trip over your own feet please.

Straight after lunch, he picked on me again, asking me if I am that free maybe I should just meet up with the client. I already decided not to bicker with him. Instead I just pick up my completed drawings and called the client.

We arranged for a time, then I checked with that person to see if there is anything that he need to inform me before I go. He sensed I was unhappy (sorry but my vibes are always strong, too strong.) and said to forget it.

He said he would attend the meeting with me tomorrow or something. I told him it's too late, arrangement had been settled and I need to go down as promised.

Only then did he feel bad and he asked "你ok吗?"

I told him "Enough, I dowan to talk to you anymore."

He requested "你不要这样 leh, 我会过意不去."

"Dont bother, 你会过意不去才怪."

"我 promise, 以后不会再给你这种东西做."

"不用 promise, 没有用的."

He left it at that and went out to a meeting with jsyn.

I heard from jsyn during our mrt trip to orchard, that when he and herself returned from the meeting and was waiting for the lift at the lobby, that person asked jsyn whether she thinks I am already back at the office.

Jsyn told him he is worried about the wrong issue, he should instead be worried whether I was angry. He optimistically choose that I wont be.

It is true. I wasnt angry. Not at all. I would be if I harboured any dependance on him. But the moment I realised that I shouldnt be begging him anymore, there wasnt anymore anger.

Once upon a time I might be angry that he dua-ed me. Not anymore.

The bubble have to burst somewhere. I have to be dependant on myself. No one would be around long enough to screen all the bad stuff for me.

I would take care of myself from now on.

Friendship Compatibility

Was telling jsyn, vnc and the bunch at work today that I want to check their horoscope against mine to see whether they 克 me. I only know that usually horoscopes in the same 'family' would get along well as friends.

Hence, I do know that I get along well with pisces because we are under water signs.

Hmmm, I want to read more about my sign these days. I love being a cancerian. I am such a typical one at that.

Lacking in sleep

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我才发现我比想象中爱你，只是一时不小心错过了你。
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I am seriously lacking in sleep these days. *Yawn*

I ought to go to sleep, but still, there seems to be blogs to read, interesting websites to surf and games to play. I ot three days in a row and today I told myself I must "OTD", or 'on the dot', courtesy of jordan, who coined this shortform.

But that was the same thing I said for the last three days, but I still end up working till around 8 everyday. I hope it is not just because I am new at this job hence I dont mind doing ot. I remember when I first started at my last job I ot-ed at least 10 working nights (out of 22 working days).

Then 3 months later, I dread ot like mad and refused to do ot unless absolutely necessary.

These few days while I am doing ot I was doing what I would loosely catagorise as sai-gang. Mostly they are drawings that vnc can easily do himself but he is just giving me things to do for the sake of giving.

Vnc is getting too comfortable with my existence in the team already I feel. It may not be a bad thing, it may not be a good thing either.

The mood is cheerful, and jsyn is enjoying her role as an audience while I exchanged sarcasm with vnc. Mchl engross himself in his work, while turning around occassionally to catch the show.

Well, the mood is this happy while I am sitting here. When I have to move over to sit with adl, I think I cant maintain this friendliness anymore. As a matter of fact, I might not even be able to handle staying in the job.

I dowan to be such a whiner. Really no. Even before one of you swing out your hand and want to slap me, I already am thinking of ways to kick myself in the stomach.

Sometimes I cannot understand why am I so easily defeated. People are swimming in stress, not just me, so why issit that I cannot take it?

"No excuses entertained!" I keep telling myself. "拜托, 就不要再任性了可以吗?" I keep reminding myself.

Grow up bah.


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Was saying, vnc is getting too comfortable with my existence already. I dunno, it is definately fun and I dont deny I enjoy the attention from the rest of the people as they watch our swords and daggers flying at each other.

Attention biatch.

I am always watching out for his mood for he can be temperamental. Once I realised he is in a mood for a joke I will sneak in some funny comments and make him laugh.

I am a bitch I know, but sometimes I wonder how his wife stands him? She looks like the serious sort while he is really a child at heart despite his age, he's 32.

And I keep stirring him precisely because I know I can get some reactions. There are some people who wont respond no matter how you larh and larh. Some give you some acknowledgement for the time you wasted trying to larh him into life. Some retort too violently as though as they cant take the smallest joke.

Vnc is a gem in this sense. I can predict his response as I larh-ed and then I can force him to follow my joke. Whahaha. He is so predictable and so easy to lead that sometimes I feel bad about manipulating him purely for my entertainment.

Arrh, I feel a tad bad now, thinking back at the past one mth that I had been at this job. I seemed to be a little overboard when it comes to him. I think the rest of the people are awestruck by our 相处模式. Barely one month in this job and I am beginning to 太岁爷头上动土.

Then again, he should be apologetic to me too. He relentlessly tekan me too. Always ask me to do those sai-gang. I kio sai one meh. Why always tekan me.

Think I should began to adopt jsyn's method. Jsyn would just laugh at us but she dont participate in our verbal fight. In return, vnc is wonderously nice to jsyn. Always so 客气 and 和蔼.

Hmmph.

And... As reference to the topic, I am really sleepy BY NOW. It's 12.30am now, TGIF tmr.

8 pairs

Here, as usual.



All these are just $2 each! Mashi and myself were looking for new earrings to buy, but the $10 for 3 pairs at jurong point are super ugly, and so are those at boutiques.

Fan er, these $2/pair at pasar malam is so much prettier!

I told mashi, if there is anyone who would eventually go broke by buying earrings, that had to be me. I wanted to buy more but mashi said I've bought too many pairs already! I will sneak back and purchase more this weekend! =)

National Library

Went to the new national library today for the first time even though it had been opened for ages.

It's nice, but I really want to slap myself for not remembering to bring my wu wu dong dong, instead, I can only make do with my wu er ling.



I am too lazy to edit the brightness of the pictures. *Yawn.*

One mth after I've left

76807.30906.9560.5393485

That's my tangible achievements at my last job.

Also, I am absolutely pissed that the bank deducted $5 from me! I believe this $5 is the penalty for having my deposit to be less that the minimum requirement.

The thing is that I am not interested in bank acct at all! All I am waiting for is my pay! It is not my problem that I have to wait for my pay to be credited what.

Angry!

My z520i

http://www.myz520.lasyk.net/

Schni Schna Schnappi Schnappi Schnappi Schnapp

"Schni Schna Schnappi
Schnappi Schnappi Schnapp"





I love this song. Super cute and I've already cut out this two lines of lyrics, which came up to 7secs just nice, for my sms ringtone.

Fyi, my hp can only support up to 7secs for the sms tone. It is nothing to do with my phone, but more rather, it is how sony ericsson phones are, right now.

Mashi's k750i supports just as much only. Our two phones are the one of the latest phones from sony ericsson, therefore these two phones support mp3 sms tones after much awaiting.

But at the same time, they are really the pioneers, so I am expecting one good day I would be able to play an entire song as an sms ringtone. And best if can set as randomly choose one ringtone from a playlist.

As much as I love my z520i, I must remember that I cannot be so attached to it. I want to change my phone after one yr, and hopefully by then I will find another phone that I love. =)

Meanwhile, I am loving this, but it is beginning to be turn greyish. But I guess all white stuff becomes dirty, so suan le lor. I will look around to see if any pasar malam sell the phone casing.

Meanwhile... Schni Schna Schnappi Schnappi Schnappi Schnapp!!

Dinner at The Village

Supposed to be meeting erv and eric today for dinner but stupid erv stood us up. Because erv was the one who suggested that we meet up for dinner, at first I thought the dinner would have to be postponed to a later date again.

We originally already arranged as the 25th, the postponed to today, and now the stupid guy said he cant make it.

I sms eric and told him let's just still go and we can still do our catching up. It had been at least a yr since we last met and after this postponement I guess we have to arrange our dinner date to be after jan cos there are so many public holidays coming up.

And also, it is not easy to arrange a time when all three of us are free.

So suan le la, let erv go and die and I sms eric and ask him maybe we still go for dinner as arranged and he's ok. (Of course ok la, I'm such a nice person. Whahahaha.)

So we went to eat at this place called The Village. I've grabbed a card so that I will know how to go there in future, but for the moment, I can safely tell you I have absolutely no idea how to get there.









Pictures are very small I know, but what's your problem?

The concept there is like marche. As a matter of fact, I think the boss behind the two places should be the same person. Where got one restaurant's concept so near to another's.

Food is okay~~. It doesnt taste fantastically good.

Hmmm, honestly, there are some times in the conversation with eric that my mind began to wander and I didnt concentrate. -_-"

To be honest also, I am not very close with eric when we were working together, erv was, though. I was close with erv on the other hand. Hence when erv said he is not going and I was considering whether to go for dinner still, I was worried that there wont be conversation topics.

So, I was right.

There are really gaps when we both dont talk, and we ended up saying the same things repeatedly like two senile old people. -_-"

I am exaggerating. It wasnt that bad. There are times when we dunno what else we can talk about and our conversation topics revolves around the same issues. But generally it was still a comfortable dinner.

And I am glad we still went out for dinner still. Given that if erv was there, I would probably not talk and just eat silently like how it was last time with the rest of the clique when we were all working as temps.

Back then, 10 of us joined as temps and 8 of us always go out on alt fri nights. We would catch dinner somewhere, then the guys would go play pool while I tag along and act social.

It was really an act, cos I seldom talk while I was with them. Thinking back, I guess the guys hated me to tag along, cos they would also have to accommodate me because I dont play pool. But then again, although they would ask out of goodwill, they will end up at the pool centre at paradiz anyway.

Back then, even though it was such a huge group of people and even though I am on good terms with all of them, I seldom initiate conversation with them.

Erv was the only one that I would talk to.

Therefore I think if erv did turn up as promised, I would not have spoken so much with eric. So I guess it is a good idea after all, albeit some rude silence when I stared into space.

Still, he treated me coffee. =)

Mashi say I very buay paiseh, always get people to treat me. In the first place, where got always? Just once or twice la... err... yah la. Then it is not like I force them to treat me! But if people wants to treat me I think it is very rude to keep telling that person "I DOWAN I DOWAN I DOWAN!!!"

I offer to pay, then people say will treat me and I would just express my thanks lor. =)


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::Shoutbox::
(A lot of the people listed below doesnt know of this blog, but I just want to shout out all the same..)

Esther : Remember our date next fri ok! Havent seen you for so long!

Meow! : Hi~! =) I try to refrain from profanity, but most prob that cant be done.

Lao da : Thanks, I've received it.

Jacq : Miss you leh!

Ronald : Thanks for helping me keep a lookout for jobs at your company. I will send you my resume tmr instead.

Jsyn : You are such a nice colleague that I dunno what to say. But continue to be a 色胚 I'll elbow you.

Vnc : I know I am not exactly doing a good job, but can you kindly lower your expectations of me, then you would be less pek chek and I, a very happy lady.

The father and the mother : I dunno what are you two up to, but why recently keep calling me when I am not back by around 11pm. You two usually heck care one what. 心怀不轨 hor!

Eric : It was a nice dinner, thanks for your coffee.

Erv : Go.And.Die.

Saving habit

My brother borrowed $50 from me the moment I reached home just now. I just withdrew money just now because I am absolutely cash broke and I am supposed to be having dinner w/ erv and eric tmr.

I told him I am down to my last $50 and I need the money tmr. He keep asking to borrow it and say he will return me the money tmr.

Pissed, I questioned him that since he is going out, why dont he just go withdraw money? If I am to withdraw tmr, it will be eating into my lunch time and it is a stupid choice to withdraw any money in the morning at the mrt station as he suggested because there are at least 15 fucking people queuing every morning when I walked past.

He said he cant withdraw the money now because he is getting his pay tmr only!!!!

What the fuck?

He is fetching $1900 a mth ok! And he can manage to wipe out his whole salary within one mth? Where is his common sense? Doesnt he understand everyone needs to save?

It is irritating not only that he managed to finish his whole pay within that one mth, he is even falling short! Yah I know it is just that $50 that he is short of, but excuse me, his bring home pay is $1500 a mth leh! That means he is spending $1550 a mth to substain his lifestyle?

*Jawdropped.*

And the stupid thing is that, when I asked him how come he is cleaned out his paycheck in his first ever proper (full-time) working mth, and that wasnt him fetching $1900? He retorted after cpf he is only bring home $1500!

Siao one. Who doesnt have cpf deduction? He acted like he is one poor deprived man whom the government exploited.

*Jawdropped.*

He really surprise me with his lack of intelligence/common sense. Of course I am not saying I am any smarter, but anyone who has lesser common sense than him needs to see a psychiatrist. Go quick ok? I am worried for your well-being ok, dont have common sense how are you going to survive this demeaning world?

Well, unless you are like my brother la, who has full financial support from the mother.

Sometimes I am thinking, at this rate things are going, the mother's money is going to be wiped clean by the son. The father have zero savings and the youngest son is too young to be depended on.

Dont tell me all of them are going to live off the daughter.

I dowan to support them. I dun care how you think I am unfilial and you will from now on hold me in contempt, it is my deepest wish that I never need to support them after their retirement.

I never enjoyed my life all these years. If my whole family is in a pathetic state I have nothing to say, but ONLY myself is living the pathetic life while my two brothers are preciously handled by the mother and the father as per all hokkien families.

If I can choose, I would rather indulge all the money in my future children and have enough to live a simple and comfortable life after retirement. In that case, my children will not have the stress to need to support me and my husband when we are old.

I always believe by the fact that, if you want to give birth to children, you must make sure you can take care of them until they are no longer dependable on you. Taking care will mean financially and emotionally. You can choose to give birth or not to give birth to your children, but nobody can decide who their parents would be.

Hence, if you want to give birth, you better ensure you can take care of your children.

And excuse me, I am not even talking about take GOOD care like providing loads and loads of financial support until your children turns out to be a sissy or spoilt brat.

My wish in live, other than being able to work my dream job and having a wonderful husband and children, would be that I hope I am rich.

I hope as I grow old, I have enough money to support the parents thru their old age, support my children until they grow to be independant, and still have enough money to survive my old age.

If I can have one wish, my only wish is that I am fuckingly rich. So rich that I will never have to worry again. So rich that I have no more fear.

Riches cant buy health, but it can buy the time and slot of the doctor who would operate on you.

Riches cant buy beauty, but it can buy botox to iron out those wrinkles.

Riches cant buy knowledge, but it can fund my borders shopping spree.

Riches cant buy kindness, but I am very kind to begin with. What's your problem?

Riches cant buy love, but with health, with beauty, with knowledge, and with kindness, (AND with enough money to allow variety of choices of places to go on dates), not possible got people dun like me one what.

I wont flaunt my riches, I will be very low-profiled, 低调的奢华嘛. =)

Ok la, I can continue to dream my fantasy in lalaland. Bleah.

Implosive

I am sick of myself being so easily affected.

Cancer Employee Profile (June 22 - July 21)

The Cancer employee isn't at work to feed their ego -- their job is just a job and a means to get paid. They work steadily and are usually very reliable. You'll be able to depend on them to show up on time and do what is necessary.

They won't get involved in power struggles or get upset when someone advances before them. They are able to accept the situation because they see it simply as a rung on the ladder up. Their motivation is security. They'll want more money the longer they've stayed at a job. They don't want to have to worry about how they'll make ends meet tomorrow so they'll need a stable position without much risk.

Cancerian workers can slip into some dark moods on occasion. During these periods productivity tends to drop - as well as everyone else's in the office. Their moods can be so strong everyone becomes affected. To avoid the frequency of these occurrences, managers and co-workers should try to make the work environment as homey as possible-keep it well heated, cozy, and friendly. Don't press them to reveal their true inner thoughts-their tendency is to be secretive and protective, and they could see prying as an attempt to disturb their security.

I got the above via email and I think it is really accurate. To me, positions in a company doesnt matter to me. I dont care if I am a manager or I am a boss or I am a lowly team player. All that it matters to me is the MONEY! Give me money and you get my loyalty. At anytime, if I recieve another job offer that pays me more I would immediately consider to leave the current job.

Of course if the increment is insignificant I wont be bothered, but if the amount in question is an increment of $100 or $200 I would fly out of the current office.

Most importantly, this extract is accurate because of the moody part. I am a typical cancerian (I keep telling myself I want to write an entry about my horoscope traits but I've procrastinated it for extremely long.) and I wear my emotions on my sleeves.

I can be very amicable but once my temper/moodswing strikes, everyone near me can immediately pick up the negative vibes.

Of course I am not talking about slamming things to get attention. No I dont engage in such childish activities. When I am angry, or upset, for some reason I radiate vibes so strong that my colleagues would turn around and look at me jawdropped.

This few days I had been going thru myriads of emotions. I would contemplate resignation, then withdraw my intentions. Something else happens and I would want to throw in the towel then I would think of how nice jsyn, mchl, vnc and ncn is and I would tell myself it is really not quite possible to find such friendly colleagues anymore.

Today when adl informed me that as per big boss's instructions, I MUST move over to sit at the desk beside hers. I've rejected to move 3 times previously, and even got vnc to help me talk to her. She really went a step too far, by telling me the it is the big boss's intentions.

Now although I look quite amicable and harmless, I must say that I am not easily pushed around. The moment she told me that fucking piece of news immediately I think that it must be adl's hobby to make sure my life sucks.

It is bad enough to have to keep working with her, but at least when I am sitting with jsyn I can complain and get my grievance off my chest.

Now that I have to sit with her I think I will implode very soon.

Missed out my complaints! Part II

Read this first so that the events are in order.

Come next day. I keep saying 要请 adl 吃 mc, but in the end adl 请我吃 mc!!

Adl got kth (she is another team leader like vnc, but I seldom need to work with her) to inform me that I have to meet francis alone. I told her I cant do it, but she said adl informed someone had to go.

I've no choice but to meet up with the client alone. I am very unwilling, but I cant reject instructions. It was a terrible choice. The designer really bua-ed me upside down. He kept asking me questions which I couldnt answer and I could only tell him I would have to go back to check.

He pointed out that I shouldnt come by without my floorplan even and eventually he gave up trying to communicate with me and called adl. He asked adl how come things are so 'unconfirmed' at that moment, and why was that the project is so unclear at our side.

As they were on speakerphone, I could also talk to adl and adl immediately asked me "Have you seen the floorplan that I sent to vnc's email?"

That question is a total showcase of 语病. And francis immediately had this 'dawned-upon' look. He was super friendly to me after that, and for one of the selection, I explained to him that the colours are subjected to availabilty and he gave me 4 choices in order of his preference! So understanding!

As I walked back to the office, my immediate thoughts were that I want to go back to tender my resignation. I am irritated beyond words and the only thing on my mind is that I cant handle such sabotage.

I returned to the office to 找 vnc 出气. Once he saw me he asked me where I went. I was supposed to be calling adl to give her a report of her the meeting go, so I just vaguely told him that I went to meet up with francis.

He was shocked and asked me why did I went alone? I retorted what else could I have done?!? The meeting was supposedly arranged and someone had to be there!! What kind of crap question is that?

He stood beside me and tried to look over my shoulder to see what was I doing. I turned around and saw his outstretched hand trying to pick up the presentation boards that I brought back after the discussion. I (ok, I know I very zek ark, but I was very angry mah!) shoved his hand away and tell him I dont need his help!!!

*Breathe in* *Breathe out*

I guess I got very agitated cos I was very 不爽 and I felt that I was being sabotaged, 陷害-ed. Vnc calmed me down and went thru the presentation boards. He gasped and asked me how could I possibly have the guts to attend the meeting with almost zero information on hand? 不说就算了，说了我就气! I complained that I already say I cant do it but if people insist on 推我去死 what can I do?

He reminded me next time whenever such things happen I am to call him and he would attend the meeting for me instead, and I would not face such a situation again.

Nice of him hor?

As he went thru the remaining of the stuff with me, he was increasingly pissed that how come I went to see the client without enough information and with the presentation boards done up so ugily. I told him adl said the job is confirmed, so 'anyhow do can already'.

It is not my style to 'anyhow' do my work. But since she instructed that way, I cant possibly present my usual standard or she would definately feel that I am going against her wishes.

She is REALLY that kind of person!

Anyway, I re-did the presentation boards according to my preferences and I withdrew my intentions of wanting to quit, seeing that vnc is really a dependable boss.

The next day when adl was back from mc (fri in case you have lost track), she said she want to have a talk with me and proceed to kidnap me to drink coffee awa~y from the office. She said that she heard that I had a tough time with francis and she said it was a miscommunication between herself and kth because she never meant for me to go alone.

Please, adl, how many more people are you going to miscommunicate with?

She kept reminding me that I am under her and my jobscope is to support her role in sales.

I thought all along it had been commuicated that I am under vnc? Miscommunication again?

I just kept quiet and listen to what other crap she would tell me. I rather not go into details because they are all crap to me, honestly.



The rest of fri passed by while I busied with the projects and was in the end late for my date with meow and cami.



Adl wa kirai. Dai kirai. Sukoushi mo suki jya nai.

Missed out my complaints! Part I.

Yah, I know I said about wanting to blog about my last week's work in detail, how I contemplated quitting repeatedly, and how I still decide to stay because all other colleagues are too nice.

I forgot to blog about it the moment I bought my z520i. Now the anger/whatever emotions are saturated already.

I hope I can still recall what I want to say.

It started on wed. Adl told me she need me to attend a meeting with a designer with her and we need to confirm colour scheme with the designer.

She asked me to gather materials, and half of the stuff cannot be found. Half the reason here is because I dunno what materials can be replaced by similar looking materials, and when I cant find my stuff, adl would just go fishing and dig out pieces and pieces of similar materials.

How the fuck am I supposed to know can anyhow take similar looking materials to pass off as the real thing? And how the fuck am I supposed to find similar looking suspects when I never even get to see the real McCoy before?

So eventually we went to see the designer. I am actually quite surprised that I need to do such meetings because I dont remember that was my jobscope.

My memory is full of small and irrelevant information. I do think I was never informed that I need to do such meetings of clients/designers.

I discussed with mchl and he said that from what he understand, I do have to attend those meetings. It is also beneficial for me because I can listen to the client's/designer's intention directly and I would be able to complete my work faster w/o needing to ask for confirmation with adl.

That I agreed, but that didnt stop me from confirming with vnc.

Vnc said he did tell me during the interview. He said that he did informed that I would need to follow the sales person out so that I can gather information to facilitate my job. He asked me why? I told him nothing la. I cant recall, so I am just asking. He asked me am I having any problems? I explained I am to follow adl out to meet a designer soon, and I am worried that the designer would ask me qns that I cant answer.

He laughed and said if the designer have any qn he would have asked adl. And I just need to be there to help remember informations. I enquired if adl is ever not free what will happen? Vnc assured me if adl cant make it, he would come along with me.

He convinced me that I will never be stranded alone.

If he can say that, what else need I worry? I ask myself. So I happily went to attend the meeting with adl and at the meeting, adl told the designer we would go back to the office to finalise the confirmation board and I would bring it back for him to sign.

Fair enough. If I only need to bring it back for him to sign is ok to me. I am just worried I might need to do persentation of some sort and when the designer ask me qn I cant answer. If it is just a simple act of bring the board, it doesnt matter.

My happiness was of course shortlived.

Back at the office, adl tried to explain to me how to do the confirmation board. Until she got to parts like "for this confirmation you have to bring this set of samples for him to choose tmr" and "check with francis is ## colour is ok with him".

There was a lot of things that arent confirmed yet and it looks like I would need to meet the designer alone and explain things to him.

I tried to explain I cant do it cos I know there would be a lot of things that I wont know how to answer, but adl kept insisting that meeting client/designers alone is part of my job scope and I should begin to get use to it.

I began to feel absolutely pissed and I told adl I need to bring my notebook so that I can take down notes. I walked back to my desk wanting to complain to jsyn but I cant cos vnc was at his seat too.

A dissed look immediately formed on my face and vnc kept asking jsyn what's wrong with me. I indicated to jsyn by a hand gesture that I would explain to her later and I went back to continue with hell.

Adl finally realised I cant do it/there is TOO MUCH missing information and said she would accompany me to meet francis the next day. Meanwhile I would need to modify the dwgs.

I went back to my seat again. Vnc ask me why I am so frustrated and hence I told vnc what happened. Vnc said since adl is accompanying me the next day I neednt worry too much. I took his words for real and I left it at that.

The same night, I did OT so that I can complete the dwgs. Also, I joked to jsyn that I would do my work then save it under a weird file name and 请 adl 吃 mc the next day.

The she will freak out cos all vital dwgs are with me.

We laughed at the joke and I stayed till 10pm to finally finish 90% of the work.


(The rest tmr. I am goddamn sleepy now.)

Still in glee.

Because of my pretty phone.



Image from sony ericsson.

It is beginning to grow scratches. But I like the fact that is it a very much a part of me. I handle it as roughly as I handle myself. Muahahahaha.

Elated!

I am feeling heavenly.

I am so happy that I think I am going to blog a very long entry.

And while I am saying this, I am also laughing at myself for yesterday's entry. I thought that would be a very short entry because he wants to use the comp, yet I still proceed to use for one hour while he waited in the background.

Well well, too bad. The payer is queen.

Anyway, I am in a super good mood since the beginning of the day. I was supposed to be meeting mashi at 1. I meant to wake up at around 10 to use the comp for a while before I go out but I overslept.

Mashi called me at 12, which woke me up with a startle. I manage to get ready within the one hour span still, and even reached earlier than she did. Mashi is totally pissed with me for being late everytime we go out.

It is a bad habit of mine, I admit and I am still trying, though only half-heartedly, to change for the better.

Because I was earlier than she was, the outing started with a perfect pitch.

=)



I called m1 to check with them whether they have any discount vouchers they issue to customers whose contract has ended.

The pleasant officer (m1 officers are always pleasant anyway, why do I even need to indicate?) apologised and said that those vouchers are issued from the marketing dept and she has no idea whether they have any marketing promotions for the moment, or whether what are the qualifying criterias.

She ask me what phone am I looking at for the moment, and that she would confirm the price for me. I explained to her that I am looking to buy a samsung 530 and it is costing $298 at m1 but just $188 at starhub. The price gap is really too huge to be ignored!

She delivered good news that as of today onwards, for one week, the samsung 530 will be on promotion price for $228.! Now that is very good news, cos since it will cost me $40 to start a new line at starhub, I might as well stay with m1 and continue to enjoy the superb customer service!

I happily ended the call and practically skipped in joy.

=)



We went to toa payoh as per my suggestion. We didnt do much there, just ate at mac and walked around a little before the two of us threw our hands up in despair and decided we must leave that place!

Toa payoh is full of, er, of slow-walking people.

The two of us are practically walking into stone statues every turn we made and we agreed that west mall is such a better place.

Especially when west mall has a m1 shop.

Especially when west mall is very near the hairstylist place that mashi frequent, and highly recommend.

I went to rebond my fringe. I've cut it for a mth now and it is still having showing my left parting. Every morning, I need to spend at least 10 mins trying to tame the fringe into place and whenever I walk at anywhere that is windy, my fringe looks terrible.

Despite 曾经夸下海口 that I will never go for rebonding, I thought that enough is enough!

It turn out very very well, and I am very satisfied with the look! Mashi agreed that it was a really smart move. And this smart move cost me $30 only. I could only snicker to myself how lucky I am that by just rebonding my fringe, the rest of my hair looks treated too because my hair is still considered as natually straight.

=)


After that, I went to m1 shop in preparation to buy my phone.

I know I had been fickle minded. I will look at one phone and tell myself I must buy THAT phone. Then something happen such as the phone runs out of stock and I will promptly fall in love with another phone and declare I MUST BUY THAT PHONE.

And the cycle repeats.

Within this blog, I had blogged about wanting to get samsung x640c phone, then I said I wanted to get a nokia 7270, then this few days I had set my heart to buy samsung e530c.

(samsung e530c)

I also considered the following phones among all other flip phones. I was quite adamant to get a flip phone, but sony ericsson k750i is really a very good phone, information courtesy of mashi, who is happily wedded to her phone now.



I called m1 and was told that z520i doesnt support mp3 ringtones. And from what the officer explained, it sounded really like a very basic phone. I am currently using a really basic phone (read dummy phone) and I dont really want to 'upgrade' to another basic phone.

So I ruled that out. My criterias are that simple! Flip phone, mp3 tones, and support chinese sms.

z800i is a super high end phone, with rotatable camera lens and the phone can be plugged to a comp via cable to be used as a removable drive. How cool is that! But it is too good a phone for my needs, so I had to rule it out.

It is giantic also.

K750i is as good as a phone can get, and it is really a dream phone. But still it is not a flip phone and it is too expensive for me to drop it into my bag without a care.

Hence samsung e530c is the answer to my wish. It is a flip phone, supports mp3 ringtones and support chinese sms. On top of it, the price isnt extorbitant and it boast of a 1.0 megapixel camera.

Not bad huh!


At m1 shop, I was looking to get e530c in chic white. I was expecting the phone to be completely white but it has a silver streak down the middle (where the purple is in the above pic). Like that still call it chic white for what sia? Call is chic silver la. The rest of the names of the variety are so straight forward, like valentine pink, and they call this chic white?

So I decided that maybe I should get it in oasis blue then. Nicer than silver in my opinion.

The m1 lady then asked me why I dowan to buy sony ericsson 520i instead. I told her I considered that before, but it doesnt support mp3 tones, so I dowan it.

She give me an incredous look, and informed that 520i DOES support mp3 ringtones!

So I bought it. Hahaha.

Read all about my phone here or here!

The phone is so much better than I expected it to be. It only had a vga camera, but that doesnt matter for I have a wu wu dong dong.

The memory is miserably small but that doesnt matter because I bought a bluetooth adapter which means I can tsf songs from my comp to the phone anytime I want, and I can free up the clutter in the phone.

Phone plus adapter = $98 plus $40 = $138. It is still cheaper than $228.

z520i had been released for 2 mths, and the samsung phone had been out for 4.

I didnt get to see an operating version of samsung530, but I think the outer screen just shows a clockface when my z520i shows time, and shows photo id and takes pics in the outer screen!

It's fantastic!

Also, because the phone is of a similar release date as k750i, I suspect even later actually, mashi's stash of goodies in her phone can be passed to me. I've got a expensive looking LV theme on my phone now.

Her phone and her da ge's phone not quite compatible actually.

I am absolutely happy at my buy. I hadnt been this happy for ages! The reason why this entry is logged this late is because I had been spending my time playing with my z520i.

I am really one happy lady.

=)

Dinner with meow and camilla

I can only briefly blog. I thought I had the usage of the comp to myself for the whole night, so I took my time to send email, play games, etc.

Now he say he wants to use. Kns. Nevermind also, will blog in more details about what happen at work over last 3 days. Meant to blog them the same day as they happened. But....

Anyway, met up with meow and camilla today for dinner. This date has been decided since very long ago, and I was really highly anticipating meeting them again.

I reasoned that since I got off work at 6, and they at 6.30, I should be even in time to pop by at the office. I thought since it had only been around 1 mth since I've left, it is a good time to return to the old office. If I delay too long a time before I decide to return, it might feel uncomfortably alien.

Then I thought maybe not. Maybe I dont go up. Instead I would wait downstairs and see who would bump into me when they get off work.

Ya lor. Think too much. In the end I was awfully late. Late for one whole hour. I reached around 7.20 instead.

I had been working on adl's proj for the past few days (more details tmr) and I only finished the whole set by around 4pm. While I was doing it, vnc gave me 3 other dwgs to conjure and mentioned that he needs all of them 'NOW'.

I distracted myself from adl's proj. Let's call it 'A' for now. I started working on 'B', a drawing that vnc emphasised he really need it immediately and it had to be sent via email asap.

On top of that, I still have 'C' and 'D' which vnc say he need it soon too. I decided to shelf it and went back to work on 'A' cos adl is going to meet francis the designer a couple of hours later and she need to show this whole set of dwgs to him. Also she would need to meet the client, so she need me to correct a few dwgs so that she can show the client the finalised version.

So that makes 'A' is most important for the moment, and I also have a dwg'Z' that I need to modify after a discussion with the client (adl wanted me to follow her as she meet the client).

While I was still feverishly trying to manage to complete 'A' within the stipulated time, adl came by and dropped dwg'E'. She said she needs 'E' by monday noon, 'Z' by monday after lunch.

ARRGGGGGGHHH.

By the time I completed 'A', it was around 4.30 or so. I know I have to began to work on 'C' (I've decided to shelf 'D' again) but I was really tired after all the extended period of racing against time. Hence I cut myself some slack and sit down and organised all the loose sheets of papers that resulted from the last few projects.

I started to work again slightly after 5. But the task this time round is something that I am not familiar with (but then again, there is nothing in this job that I am familiar with anyway, haha). I stared at it for a while then started to produce the drawing that vnc sketched.

By 5.50 I know I am dead. I was planning to leave on the dot but the dwg is not even 20% completed. Vnc sashayed in and I have no choice but to ask him can I pass him the dwg on monday? I told him I want to leave on time, but still he as usual, 不近人情-ly told me cannot. He wants the dwg NOW.

I ask him what is the difference? He just keep repeating himself like a senile old man that he wants it now, noW, nOW, NOW!

He even 很不择手段的 say if the designer chase him for the dwg he will just give the designer my hp number and ask the designer to haunt me personally. I know he wont do that lah, but from the way he put it, I was guessing the dwg is really required urgently.

So as unwilling as I was, I stayed for an hour to complete the dwg for him then rushed down to meet meow and camilla.

Pissed I am, but yet if I had to postpone all work to monday I know I cannot complete all 4 of them. I accept the workload, I accept needing to put in a lot of time to get the dwgs completed, I accept I need to OT very often.

So if that is the case, if I have so much things to do, why do adl still want to waste my time but keep arranging opportunities to talk/discuss/communicate/whatever sai.
(Blog in detail about this tmr.)

I really dont like to work with adl. Vnc is so amicable and so accomodating towards me. I like my jobscope, I like jsyn, I like mchl, I like vnc, I like ncn, and almost all of them.

I JUST DONT LIKE ADL.


Wah, digressed away from title. If this is a essay exam, I am flunking with extraordinary low grades.

We had dinner at Han's. I thought we previously arranged as swensens and I had been salivating over the thought of swensens icecream. But well...

We talked a lot about work, and I am willing to share happenings of my job cos my team leader vnc is so fun. Back at the last job, I always skimed through my jobscope when people ask. I never like to explain about my last job cos I felt it is quite demeaning and bad-karma-accumulating.

I really like my job leh!

I JUST DONT LIKE ADL.