Random

I've started my driving lesson since early Dec and this is my 1st post about it.

I kind of like it so far as I've improved in a few things which I've preformed rather badly in the past lessons.

Hope that I am able to book for my test in February and pass it on my first attempt *fingers crossed*

Christmas was rather fun this year. We exchanged presents among our group in the office. Received a few presents from colleagues too.

23rd - we went to Marche for dinner and chilled out @ LASH.
24th - driving lessons in the early morning before bringing Daphne and Lina "touring" around Singapore with Sis. The crowd was everywhere!

25th - had pretty nice dinner @ Carlton hotel with family.

Nothing much to blog about as life is pretty the same...

My cupid is still sleeping

Sensitivity

I realized I've become rather sensitive to what people say these days.
Is it because of my working environment that made me wary of people around me?
Is it because it's near that time of the month?
Or is it a just Scorpio's thing?

Some things should just be left undone

I was trying to remove a big staple, which was stuck in a document to prevent cutting myself accidentally someday.
In the midst of it, I cut my finger! It is still bleeding now even though I've put plaster over it. Sianz...

Simple Email

A simple email from one customer made my day : )
It reads: "Thank-you for making the needed arrangements.
Have a good evening....!"

It's Not Funny

It's not funny when a*d*t*r* get MC, medical appointment etc during this peak period.

It's not funny when appointments are fixed for them and confirmed months before but yet I've to re-sched it.

It's not funny when there's nothing I can do about it. (I can't add in "days" to a 31 days calendar, can I?)

It's not funny when I'm supposed to be thinking of solutions instead of writing this "not funny" entry.

Random updates

I received a piece of shocking news from a friend recently. I can't believe it's happening to someone around me!

To her:
Though there might be different views on that matter, I truly hope that there'll be a closure soon and everything would be fine.

On another note, I'll be starting with my driving lessons soon. Basic theory on 28th Nov, 1st practical lesson on 30th Nov... *excited* After which, there'll be at least 3 lessons per week till Jan. *burns a hole in my pocket*

I can't wait to buy a new mobile phone, my present phone is killing me - can't talk on the train (bad recep), "space" key for SMS is screwed up and the phone is super laggy!
I should be getting the SE k750i. Fell in love with it when I first saw one of my distant relative in Macau using it in June. However, I'm in a dilemma now on whether to buy it now or in mid Dec (after pay day & bonus).

Oh yes, I've a childish 40+ yr old male colleague who is stepping on my tail almost everyday. Grow up pls! I pity me ears for having to hear you say things that are just so immature.

It's a Plastic World

Some people can be such a biatch to work with, and it's a real toture having to face them.
It's such a shame, but I do admit to some people around me that I am "plastic woman"....
Welcome to the real world, Geraldine!

PMS :-(

My PMS is hitting me real bad this month.

I just shouted @ my mum over the phone 10 mins ago & I feel so bad about it now.

I get real pissed off with things easily.

And I am crying while writing this...

Not to rely on VERBAL agreement

I dislike the HR people in my co. "It's a verbal agreement" she said.

Stupid woman!!! I'll give her my blackest face if I see her again.

Hope this matter gets settled soon.

New Chapter

I have got many things to blog about since last week, but I was too tired mentally to do so. Therefore, here is a quick recap:

10/6/05 - Last day of week with my previous co. I was VERY busy that day as I've got many things to clear and handover. Went back home at 7pm. Felt a little bu4 she3 de2...

13/6/05 - 1st day of work at new co. Colleagues are fine to work with (at the moment, not sure if it still is in the future). Food there is quite expensive - minimum of $3 per meal. The bak chor mee cost $4 lor... Keke this will sound cheapo, but I have set a budget of $3 per meal.

15/6/05 - Went to watch PCK musical ALONE. Haha, also don't know why I "dare" to go alone. But since the ticket is free and I've wanted to watched it, so I decided to go ahead with it and I am so "proud" I did so. I think I'm getting pretty independent these days. But better not to be too independent else become spinster ah.. haha

This is quite bad - within 2 days in the co, I knew that I won't be working there for long (around 2 year). The job scope is too "dry". Nevertheless, continuing pursuing my studies is on my list now so I'll just see how it goes...

Today: Finally went for hair rebonding after doing it 1 year ago. This time round, my hair stylist is "willing" to layer my hair which is definitely a change for me. Though it's quite expensive but it's sure easier to manage my hair now. Also, I realized that I'll always rebond my hair before I go for a trip. Haha, want to look nicer on the pictures mah..

I foresee having some small dispute with my previous co on $$$ matters. Will not blog about it as it'll be rather long to explain the situation and I am too tired to have any more topics about them.
*Majority of my posts here are my complaints when working there. And since I am no longer with them, I wish to put all to an end.

p/s: somehow, i feel that the writing style for this post "sounds" weird

Ugly day

I felt so ugly today:
- bad complexion (can't wait for my facial session this Sat)
- super untidy hair ( I seriously need a cut and rebonding soon)

It's not my fault okay...

OMG! The following is so ridiculous and funny. My colleague who's in Thailand told me that the appointments over there are quite bad as the partners have been cancelling the appointments last minute. I was like huh, so? not my fault okay? The end customer can't make it so got to cancel it. I'm only responsible of fixing up appointments with the partners. Don't make it sound like I am handling their schedules.... This is so sick! I am so glad that I'll be out of here soon.

Nice conversation

Just spoke to this customer in Thailand. Not sure if he's Thai anot. But I like speaking to him as I am able to understand him (no thai accent). Plus he is very very polite. Haha speaking to him kind of brightens me up...

Ok ok enough of nonsense. I realised that I've been blogging like twice a day and when I am @ work...

Unhappy :(

I am not very sure if I've made the right choice as I understand that the job scope is rather mudane. Many people will say yes, this is the right choice due compared to my current company. I need a change of working environment too, so I guess this is the 1st step out.

On another note, I am really unhappy that things have gone quite bad between me and my current company. Now, they want me to pay back the 17 days notice amount of about $1300 plus and my future employee is only willing to fork out $385. Actually I can don't pay as I did not sign any contract/letter. But I am afraid that they won't pay me back my 2 months claims. Just feel like slapping myself as my Mum always told me to get my claims asap. And I've been dragging it for so long.

Can't wait for this to be over and start afresh on Monday.

Waiting...

2.5 hours seems to be a long time away. Especially when the call I am waiting might change the path I am about to walk for the next 2 years or so...

Dilemma!!!

80% of the chances are that I may get the job that I went for an interview yesterday. But, they want me to start on the 13th and they're willing to "pay" my current company a week of my salary.

I expressed my interest in joining them yesterday but the starting date is a factor - one week notice to my employer is unfair to them. And the pay they're offering is not what I expected but he told me that it'll be after the probation period.

Is this what I've been waiting for all this while??

26 mins conversation with my sec sch friend

As above. It was still the same kind of loud laughter and sarcastic conversation. She updated me with the latest news happening around our old friends. And she blamed me for going MIA and that my secondary school friends are looking for me; they can't find me in Friendster. Keke...

Anyway, 2 girl from our class got into JAL and the other SQ lor...(feel the green monster coming out). Hmph, so jealous can...
To console myself "I'll rather get served on board then having to serve people".Which is actually quite true, I should aim higher than being a waitress on a plane.

This friend is having a 21st birthday celebration this month on the 25th and I can't go as I am going HK. Kind of disappointed as I really wish to attend and meet up with all my old friends.
But I wonder if it'll be weird to see them after so many years. If I do meet up with them, I'll sure get "scoldings" from them for losing contact with the group :p

Good Luck

I went for an interview session this morning and I really hope to hear good news on Monday. However, if I do, I wish to hear two pieces of good news:
1) I am selected
2) Start work on 1st July instead of 2 weeks time

Keeping my fingers cross; wish me luck!!!

The boy who cried wolf

I fully understand the morale of this story now.

When someone tells me the same thing many times for months and it is not fufilled, the next time he tells me again, the excitment is no longer there, as to me, it's just another sentence coming out from him
(-_-)

Chicken rice? White rice?

I wanted to have Chicken rice for lunch just now. Walked in to the shop
Auntie: Yes, what you want?
Me: One packet chicken rice
A: Soy sauce or white chicken?
M: White. Eh do you all have white rice?
A: Nope
M: Oh... then is ok. (walked out)
A: Eat chicken rice but want to have it with white rice... yada yada

Cannot eat chicken rice with white rice meh? I asked because they're selling other dishes too so I thought they might have it. *sianz*

Wonder if the other customers heard her....

Lost

I feel so *lost*. I need someone/somthing to guide me through.

Disgusting Behavior

There's one customer who's unhappy with the way my manager is handling her account.
But this manager does not know about it. He thinks that the problem lies in the customer and kept telling me how to handle this problem when HE is the one who caused all this!!!!

Over the phone, I feel like just telling him "The customer is not happy with you. So please don't tell me how to handle this because I don't wish to screw it up like you did!"

Whenever he learnt about this particular colleague did not handle customers well enough, he'll broadcast it to the whole office including the boss. Imagine me telling the boss about what happened to this account. *Hmph*

His behavior is disgusting!

Hungry

Almost 1.5 months sinced I last wrote.
Anyway, I just emailed 2 resumes for the position of training executive. Ionically, my job now is getting slightly better now. I'm beginning to do the technical support and it feels good when I can install/upgrade it successfully for customers.
It's always a learning experience when I do that.

On a hungry note:
I feel like eating good food. Haha, sis, you should know that... Steamboat buffet,porridge buffet, Shima *drooling* I even have a list of restaurants/food that I want to visit. So many more to go...

It's 3pm now and I am still deciding whether I should cook the Korean instant noodles for "lunch". The craving for instant noodles is in me for such a long time. We have the Korean kimchi flavour, "chu qian yi ding" chilli flavour, "tung i" chicken & abalone flavour ones at home. Mum is nagging at us for stocking up on so many instant noodles. Next up on my list is Myojo chicken flavour ones. *yum yum*

Ok, think I'll settle for wholemeal bread with ham and corn soup for now...

Happy Chinese New Year!!!

Quite tired to blog in sentences so I shall do it in point form again:

- Firstly, Happy Chinese New Year!!!
- Visited the Singapore Art Museum to see Botero's paintings/sculptures & Russell Wong photo exhibition - free entrance as it was a Friday.
- Quite happy with my job now (see how it goes)

The following will be too long to be in point form so here goes...

This friend of mine has been asking me like for don't know how many times to attend the B**'Air talk/sign up as a member and about a month ago I relented and went for the talk. I really wanted to become a member after attending the talk but I didn't in the end.

After the talk this friend has been asking me to meet up for dinner. I though it'll be a dinner for catching up BUT she'll always ask if I want to meet up at Commonwealth (where their office or don't know what is there la) and go and listen to the talk AGAIN but a different speaker.

Alamak!!!!! When I told her I'm not interested and she'l ask why, sure got reason one...blah blah blah.

She'll also ask me how's work; if I still want to continue working there, then I'll sound very bored and answer her question.

She: Don't think too much la
Me; Huh?
She: Talk about your work then you sound so sianz
Me: No la, I'm ok (I sound sianz because you always ask/say the same old thing to me lor!!!)

Argh!!!! I better stop else I can write a 2 page word document about this B**' Air thing which tried to "enter" my life since last July

B**'Air - "we don't do retailing, we do franchising" Franchising = $1000 of membership fee and they'll give to you $1000 worth of products for you to bring home. Ermm...so what's the difference of retailing and their so called "franchising"???

Slamming down of phone!

I hate it when this particular customer slams down the phone on me! Doesn't he know that it is VERY RUDE to do so??!! So what if he's the customer? This is the 2nd time he did that to me already. Shit him! %&#%^& !!

Visit to the Doc

I went to visit the doctor during my lunch time. Fungal Infection on my scalp. Enough said. The thought of it gross me out...
Don't be mistaken, its not head lice. The doc just use the term - Fungal Infection.
Felt so much better after the visit. At least I don't have to keep on looking at the mirror and worry if it's anything serious.
Going back for a review 2 weeks later. Hope everything will be ok.

On another note, I've been receiving quite a number of nuisance calls these days.
Most of them are Ind*** asking if I offer s**. SHIT!!! Someone must have been using my number on those stupid chat lines..

One Chinese guy just called and don't know ask for who. Conversation as of below:

Guy: Hello, are you (name)
Me: Again?
Guy: Looking for (name)
Me: No such person. What number did you call?
Guy: this no. I got it from someone
Me: No such person
Guy: Ok sorry

I was SO ANGRY that I called him back (he used his HP to call me)

Me: U called earlier
Guy: ah yes
Me: U said you got my number from someone? WHO?
Guy: yah, my friend gave it to me
Me: Where did he get it from?
Guy: *sounds worried* eh I think he get the wrong no. sorry ah
Me: I HOPE SO
Guy: sorry about it
Me: *slam down the phone*

Well, well...I'm not so busy these days so can "entertain" all these calls. Thinking of numerous ways on dealing them...But the easiest is to ignore those calls, as they often use public phones. Thinking of my next move already...

*Yawnz*

I am soooooo tired. Meeting ended at 10pm yesterday. And it's that time of the month,
My sleepy cells are calling out to me... Can't wait to go home - laze around, watch my 9pm show and SLEEP!!

Same day, last year...

On my way to work this morning, I was listening to my mp3, when I noticed this young guy asking the lady sitting beside him something and pointing out of the bus. And if I'm not wrong, he should be asking if this is the stop to alight to go to the SLF building. He looks like he's going for his 1st day of attachment.

I looked at my watch and realized that this same day, last year, I too reported for my 1st day for attachment. My memories of my entire journey during the attachment program are still quite intact.

Thinking of which, I feel rather sad (in fact I nearly teared). I don't know why. But being out in the working world for one year already, it hit me real hard recently that I really got to start thinking of what I really want in life.

I've been procrastinating on looking for a new job for months and I've to admit that it's because I am afraid of being in a total new environment again. So, for this new year of 2005, I need to overcome that fear - may the force be with me :)