Moving out

Boss spoke to me the other day, that the office can consider moving to changi business park, so that we can enjoy the greenery, that will promote our creative cells.

I rolled my eyes and reminded that I stayed at the other side of the island, and I will die in the public transport sooner or later.

One disclaimer, my office is only targeted to move next year in october, so it is nothing too urgent now. But working backwards, we should be choosing office by june, so that there will be 3 months time to design and build the perfect office.

So between now till then, we will need to think about which location will be suitable.

1 year isnt a long time to do planning. Excuse me.


So boss is telling me, if we move to changi, and it will be too far for me to travel by public transport everyday, the company can buy me a car. But prior to that, I will have to take my driving lessons.

I told him I would rather they build a beautiful bedroom in the office, complete with shower room and TV, and split aircon, and 400 threadcount queen size luxurious bed.

Then I can really get out of this house and enjoy solitude.

Speaking of which, I want to save money to buy my own house. Sigh. But I am so poor, I dont know how to finally have enough money.

Sing karaoke

I feel like singing karaoke, but I dont have friends to go with. I am thinking of going alone, but tomorrow is a saturday.

I hadnt got a good weekend rest for very long.

How? Should I go sing alone? No I guess.

Go home go home go home

2 more hours till I can go home. I am sleepy already! Haha.

I am not in the mood to talk today, and not in the mood to work, of course. I just want to go home, have a good dinner (on time) and watch online streaming.

Cant wait.

Mid year bonus

Boss said today, that we can expect to receive a bonus next month, which will be like 5 days away, or 35 days to the end of next month.

Boss ask me and senior to keep it very hush hush, because not everyone will get the bonus.

I am not really concerned if the rest of the people gets their bonus, all I care about is that I get the bonus I deserve, and by saying deserve, I should be getting the second highest amount, after senior.

But between me to the next person, there should be a drastic bridge, because I did FAR more than her!

Sigh, I wish.


Aiyah, forget it la.. Dont care what the others get, but as long as I am given what's due, and this amount is no less than 2 months, I would be bery bery happy. =)

I cant wait!

Postnote: It was only a half-month bonus. CHEY!

不迟到） 要自己努力

我很高兴的说，我渐渐上班不迟到了！！

很难。可是我终于克服啦！！好快乐！ =)
我觉得老板也会因为我没迟到，而感到轻松不少。 我迟到是因为我常常加班，不够睡，所以老板很难因为这样而骂我。

可是相对的，我迟到就给新同事带来坏榜样。

改变生活方式，纵使难，努力就行了。

累垮了） 我真的不是铁打的

本是应该这个周末继续赶工，可是我完全没心情。

每天有那么多得做的，每天都在加班，每天压力都非常大。

礼拜四晚上，有一大堆工作得做，又得教新同事怎么做事。这位新同事，今后简称洞，因为和他说话，就像在对无底洞喊话，看似有收纳，可是等一下就再也取不出来了。

交待他的资料，他点头点头，表示明白，过后那一脸的茫然，让我怀疑我交待他的东西，难道是我幻想出来的??

反正很烦就对了。


我自己的工作赶不完，变成需要加班，变成需要在礼拜六礼拜天做工。我的天啊。我不是铁打的，我也会累的。老板每每要我做的工作，给的时间是越来越少。他会对我说，希望我能加油，帮大家一个忙，因为年底的花红，就靠我们做的 projects 来决定。

我很难过为什么老板会对我说这样的话。我有告诉他，这半年来，他给的工作，我从来没有就不出货的经历。我不管需要加班到多迟，凌晨一，两点回家也接受。

可是现在不是我要还是不要“帮忙”，而是我都会累垮了，我有心无力。

礼拜四晚上，我把洞没处理的东西处理完毕后，开始忙我自己的工作。那时已经将近10点。我有5层楼的图要画，画到凌晨2点的时候，剩下最后一层。

当我还在为前面完成的图而觉得非常高兴，我一开启最后要画的这一张图，我就突然想吐。

以前听人说“做工做到想吐”，就只觉得那代表很累。

原来真的会做工做到想吐。 那是一种很恐怖的感觉，好像在两分钟的时间内，突然病倒了。胸口很闷，头很晕，目眩，很想很想吐。

我知道从种种迹象看来，我真的是太累了。我担心我会有一天一个人在公司加班，然后操劳成疾在公司死了都没有人知道。被发现的时候已经尸体僵硬。

难得我还懂得开玩笑。

救命啊。我真的累了。

悟性高） 才不会把导师气得吐血

我压抑不耐烦的语气，再一次把指示说给他听。

他再一次点点头，表示听懂了。

半小时后，又拿着相同的错误点，问我他做的对不对。

我再解释一次，然后问他是不是确定听懂了。

他又点头。

来来回回好几趟后，我终于忍不住告诉他我们已经没有时间这样耗下去了，然后把东西都拿回来，一次把错误都修正过来。

老板见了，不悦。 他说明明要我不要插手的，把事情交代给别人做，好让我有时间画更重要的设计图。

可我能如何？我是不是一个烂导师，教了一整天，别人什么都没学会。

我觉得无地自容。


老板把我拉去开会。讨论的课题算复杂，老板的指示天马行空，可是我都听得懂。

突然我想，一个指示传不传得下去，不仅导师重要，听者也该有一定的悟性吧。一个人教的再好，学生不成材，也不能怪导师吧。

只好这样想，来解开先前的无地自容。

Working method

Under my boss' insistence, I have to step up to be a sort-of leader to the design team. While I am very flattered, sometimes I feel very pressurised by the kind of expectations he have of me.

He needs me to guide the newer staff, but how do I do that when I am not on strong foothold in the first place?

And not withstanding the fact that his working methods is different from how I used to. While I am scampering to coincide with his method, I know I can sort out my uneasiness if I have enough time and determination.

But needing me to implement his style to the newer staff at this point of time is frustrating to me.

I need to adjust my mode and that is taking up all my attention already. How am I to find time to pass these information to the rest?

Help!

Tudou: Building Blocks of Life

As of 11 May : Completed Episode 12
As of 18 May : Series Completed

Bloody M1

My M1 bill came up to a bloody bomb, with half of the calls being 0.02 secs, 0.05 secs and etc.

Is it my fault that the network is super lousy and almost everyone who called me had to call again? For each time the line was bad and they hung up and redial, I am charged almost $3! What a lot of money for a fault that's not mine.

Nabei.

Cold calls

I am getting so many cold calls for credit cards each week that I am very tempted to change my handphone number.

And when I tell them I dont earn enough to take a credit card, they began to express surprise and apologise profusely. What? Cant I be earning less that the minimum requirements? Pai mia cannot meh?

江南： 二

一觉睡醒，我们一行人从浦西的饭店，穿过隧道到达浦东。

上海以黄浦江一画为两地。西面为浦西，东面为浦东。20年前，上海繁荣于浦西，更有宁要浦西一张床，不要浦东一幢房的说法。如今，浦东成为了上海金融中心地。20年前，上海以阴气较重的浦西为中心，所以形成这个都市阴盛阳衰，女生都比男生霸气。大家都笑说上海有大女人和小男人，男人不仅得工作养家，回家还得洗衣做饭。团队里每个女生都叹我们本地男人，不帮倒忙就很好了！


东方明珠塔位于浦东。468米高的它，曾经是上海最高的建筑。塔的底部由3个脚顶着，形成建筑学里最强而有力的三角形。塔身有11颗圆球，最大的那颗直径50米。

东方明珠塔现在是全世界第三高的塔，全亚洲第一高。






我们接着前往城隍庙。古色古香的建筑里，住着现代的商店和餐馆。最有名的小笼包大排长龙，我们只好怯步了。

买了当地的土产，我们上了游览车，往苏州去。

我参加的这个旅行团，是个半江南游。第一个晚上在上海度过后就坐车到苏州住一晚。然后第三，第四和第五个晚上，分别在杭州，南京，和无锡度过。第六，七和八个晚上，我们又回到上海。

有一句话说，上有天堂，下有苏杭。苏州和杭州是公认的人间天堂。可是老实说，我们这个行程太短太赶，所以并没有机会看见苏杭真正的美。

我们在苏州的第一站，就是舒舒服服的坐在游览车里绕新加坡工业园一圈。这个地方活生生有着新加坡的影子，住宅区规划的很像新加坡的政府主屋。苏州和新加坡都喜欢利用绿油油的树木来装饰道路，所以在苏州，常常会错觉已经回到新加坡。

新加坡工业园成立了14年，从当初的一片还没被发展的土地，到今天几乎是苏州最贵的住宅地段，这个地方蜕变的非常快。

我们也晃了一下耦园，可是我对那个地方没有什么印象了。

寒山寺是个幽静的地方。我们沿着一栋一栋的建筑物，欣赏着灰灰的天空，旧旧的环境。

我也去敲了个钟，敲三下代表了福禄寿。离开寒山寺，我们吃了晚餐后回到了饭店。饭店有着浓浓的书卷气，床头柜还放着几本小说，让人有气质的感觉。

江南： 一

乘搭4点多的东航客机，我连同团队其他的人飞往上海。

抵达时，已经将近10点了。我们的本地的导游 -- Chris， 当地的全陪 -- Andy, 和旅行巴士司机 -- 张师傅把我们送到饭店。

驶到飞机场外，看见壮观的浦东机场。 机场于1999年9月完工，代替原本的虹桥机场成为上海迎接外来游客的管道。

（这里连接出去的网址，有些只能用 IE 游览。不晓得为什么。）

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等整个浦东机场完工，有望成为亚洲最大的机场，预备每年飞机起降30万架次，年旅客量3650万人次。


30分钟的路程后，我们到达饭店。
饭店在那个时间看来，感觉周围寸草不生。 饭店房间很简陋，房卡好像坏了，要人来看看，工作人员又好像很不愿意。我对整个环境很失望，可是太累了，所以不想太多，就跑去睡了。

4th Day

Today's the 4th day of my vacation in China and this is the first chance I have at a computer. I feel so un-synced!

But I'm feeling quite over the moon today, for I bought the first art piece in my entire life. Now I am the owner of a $600 piece of art.

It is expensive, yes I know, but you really cant measure art with money. When I am back in singapore I will post a pic of the pretty crystal painted tea pot, by Gao Yuan.

Till then, bye world, while I am disconnected from the internet. =)