slack with the lazyman

lousy day

2010-06-14T22:56:00.002+08:00

Second day of blogging.

Today is the first day back to office since 3 weeks ago. By right should be a relax day and could have been better. Started the day with kitty ordering the wrong breakfast. Ordered 4 eggs instead of 2. Guess the auntie listen wrongly and gave us 4 eggs. Helped her to take on 2 eggs then.

We are both juz back from a long break and in fact she is feeling a bit on the monday blues. After going into office, we had a chat with boss and went to start our van. My van's battery was flat and need to be jump start using 小白. Not long after all the hassle, including refueling and going around to make sure my van battery got charged, it was lunch. But were stopped by Alpha guys. This is rather impromptu and boss and me spent quite some time to listen to their sales talk and stuff. Quite irresponsible for the guy who brought them to me. It is as if we have tonnes of free time and can entertain anyone any time.

After lunch kitty shows more of her jet lag signs. As we continue our discussion, we were random chatting on the setting for the speed of premium users. And it happened so fast that kitty is able to pull someone who is a premium guy. I am rather surprise and wanna find out how she did it. This in turn makes me curious on how come she is looking at the CTM pple (which is how she use to pull the premium user out). I am curious on how come she is looking at CTM. When i probe more, she gave me the "roll eyes" look and got piss off with me. Mean while, when we are in discussion, she also did not pay full attention and was colouring some stuff she drawn with her pen. Then after all the conversation, I juz feedback that it's not nice to "roll eyes" at me and her colouring is not really showing her paying attention to our conversation. Yea and guess what she replied: -> I am listening while colouring. Is this a generation gap thingy?

I guess she's tired but is this the way to treat me? And she blamed me that I am juz satisfying my curiosity when I asked her the questions.... I am over taxing her tired brain. She then dont feel like replying my msn messages. I also told her not to drive van home, coz she is simply too tired to do so. She was piss off and retorted, why must everytime listen to me? What did I do wrong??? I am juz concern abt her safety. I even toyed of the thought to ask garfield to come fetch her as I could not talk to her any more... I had a bad bad time with her. I juz wanna go home on time then. And I dont think she will ever feel apologetic for what had happened.

Upon reaching home, I almost fell asleep instantly. Was so vexed by this stupid issue and felt I did no wrong. I slept while dear went hospital visit village chief. The chief is oki. not fantastic though, she needs something like a cast on her knee and will be discharged tomolo.

Ate bah chang for dinner and blogging now. Going to sleep soon with exception that dear slept liao. Such is the world where I am now alone with all these stupid issues. I hope tomolo will be better and the world really sucks big time today!

It has been a while

2010-06-13T23:56:00.002+08:00

A long while since I ever blog.

Well, is a blog = a diary?
Maybe I should try to keep a diary?
Definitely takes effort to maintain.

This morning woke up early. Despite not resting enough, dear and I went for a jog.
It was roughly 4.5km and we took ard 35 mins. Prettie decent for her. Was targetting 4km jog only, but she push herself and went slightly further.

Had a healthy cornflakes bf and was busy googling the net and reading stuff away.
Wait till ard noon and packet roasted pork, char siew and pork ribs home for dad, mum and sis.
Quite rare occasion that all of us managed to meet at mother's place. Yea, all were present. If only this can happen once a month... Maybe da-jie is always absent ba.

Next we went to bishan to return books and borrowed more. This time on jogging and abs. Not sure if really got time to read. Was dead tired when we made our way to AMK Hub to buy the raw materials for dinner. Actually wanted to buy a warmer pot and try cooking soup for gp but the pot was quite expensive, so gave up idea. After buying things, we came back to put the food into fridge and went over to pdv. Coz village chief fell down and hurt her leg. (bone crack and almost on verge of breaking)

Once we reach home, I concussed. Was so tired that after reading one page of the book, I zzz. Slept till dinner was cooked and didnt eat much. After eating, I tried reading again, but concussed again. Now juz woke up, bath and waiting for fur to dry. Going to zzzz soon.

Tomolo will need to think how to re-org the tasks we have on hand and how not to replicate efforts on our work stuff. Now not much spare capacity to think so much. Zzzz time again.
Hope I recovered from jet lag.

So blue

2009-03-04T23:31:00.002+08:00

Yea, feeling so blue. Due to work.
Sick of work as u can call it.
I did not understand why am I left out of the loop for the meeting.
The issue should be affecting the entire team and I am not required to attend due to another "task"where I could have done it any other time than the meeting time.
I am told: "too many pple in meeting, no need go"
F*** as I would say, it's obvious that it will be good to know about whats the meeting talking abt so that in future I will be able to sync with the team and understand what is ought to be done.
And after the meeting, I am not even told whatever f***sh** happened.
Is a meeting ought to be so secretive?
Then there comes another issue, I am just a co-worker for doing regroupings. Whatever the case, the F***** just press the panic button and ask me to help. Well, i gotta it's job obligations that I must help. But the F***** still need to know exactly what time the wiring men can go and proceed to complete with the job. It's a goodwill provided to me by the wiring men that the job to be completed on ahoc basis. Such last minute job should not be entertained and let alot to be promised what time can the wiring men deliver the job.
Today it just happened that the issue is never conveyed to me and yet want me to do things according to her style. F***ing piece of s***. In the end still can "feedback" that i did not update her fast enough.

Let hope tomolo will be better. Never want such day again. !@#$%^&*()

811

2008-08-12T00:37:00.002+08:00

When it's around 811, I will remember this day.

11 Aug 08 - Winner's day.

Today I went to work in the wee hours. By some stroke of 'luck', it screwed up. Instead of ending in 2 hours, I spend a total of more than 5 hours. I screwed up some of the stuff and the hard ware failure screwed me up too.

Then afternoon while I drove past the ERP gantry. There is no familiar beep. I thought the cash card was in, but.... It was not seated properly. Argh.... Cuiz...

If my day was to end in such a manner, I may not be blogging it now. Instead, matters take a turn for a more challenging night. After sending the pass to bear's home, I ran into a flat tire situation. And the axle that I have got is a wrong size!!! Despite countless attempts to borrow an equal size axle from the helpful pple, all's like the wrong size. Win liao lor, need to call the break down vehicle to come... $35... Will claim from company...

Sleep soon. Pray for better day!

July already!!!

2008-07-03T07:26:00.002+08:00

It's already July and I still haven't got my CCNA. Darn it. Wasted so much time already.
Somehow, somethings will happen when I want to study for it. I just wanna clear it and get it over and done with. I want my time to study it. Arghhh, I want to move on.

One more complain is that why do I always need to send my that neighbour colleague to work. I dont like to have dependencies. For e.g., I cannot send kid to hospital just because I need to send that !@#$% to work. Is it taken for granted I will send him when he is on the morning shift? Haizzz... today sis also needs to go to work earlier, I am also thinking of sending her to work as it's on the way. But due to that !@#$% I cannot make changes to my plans. Because if that !@#$% take my van, he can wake up late and if I last minute did not take him, he will be late. Too much dependencies. Don't like.

Why cannot I do things that I like? So mah fun....
Oki, enough grumbling and time to work.... Sian sian.

end of challenging day

2008-07-01T23:56:00.002+08:00

ok. yesterday was challenging.

woke up early @ 6.10am want to go gym
kena erp @ 7.01am, one min after gantry starts.
cash card expired, and this was on cte... yes it expired on the spot after the first gantry
need to get out of cte and siam all/any erp gantries and cannot go gym.

went clementi want to go jogging.
carpark near stadium needs cash card.
went to 7-11 buy cash card, but top up needs cash... no cash available.
thus left with $5 value cash card. went atm refund old cash card and top up new one.

want to go mac donalds eat breakfast. entire clementi building under reconstruction...
thought another end got mac donalds, walk over... it did not sell breakfast as it is only a counter selling lunch and dinner menu...

went company sian sian....

and now sleep so late.

life sucks, shit happens

2008-05-20T21:11:00.002+08:00

I know it's wrong, but fook the world.

Damn sian, why can't mum be more supportive, why must she meddle in everything when she says leave it to me. I am the one paying and I haven't make any decision. I am only answerable to what I do to myself and the government. Why pple like to ask why I do this why I do that. No of their business right! I do what I want as long as it don't kill, harm or blame someone right? No.... not right. Thats the problem with the entire fooking world.

Today got a farewell lunch and went to eat @ waruku. Darn it, duno which stupid fugger suggested to split the bill equally. I am sick and did not eat more than $11. Instead I am suppose to share and am billed with $31++. Not the worth right. I am here without bonus and am trying hard to save to cover for the lack of bonus. I am not like the rest. Shit the world who asked me go and buy handphone, buy desk top. As if I don't want like that. I want, but they are less important than saving up for wedding right. CCB to them.

EQ not enough

2008-05-15T03:06:00.003+08:00

Hai... Think must really read up on more EQ.
Sometimes wondering why do things happen, is it because I too particular or people are like shit...

Sian. Going to sleep after checking my company emails.
Good night.

2nd time on standby

2008-05-13T15:43:00.002+08:00

This week I never bath enough. Standby kena so much thing.

Wah lao eh.... Duno why the pr interface not working. then must go down. thought bring it up liao then it will be ok. today then receive news that there are errors and may need to go change it. Then got the jr issue. some pple went down to do tuning for the signal and cause things to be down. then he went home and say not his business. instead say my equipment is the cause. went down troubleshoot and could not find any thing wrong with my things. yet the guy still dont want to go down check his things, keep on saying no complain from customer no need go down. another case is kolar went to do some config changes to router and cause the "brain" to die. think tonight must go down change "brain" liao. lucky got spare "brain". and now kena another stupid video issue. been there for months liao, then never pass over to my team. now kena me and the complain is quite stupid too... really ~!@#$%^&*() that fella. and not to miss out, today also went to change the cpu card for another place too.

lets hope i bath enough and smell nice now...

so much things to do

2008-05-04T22:55:00.002+08:00

Time flies, so fast it is May 2008. Another year is going to be over as soon as we have realise it.
Yah, i am still without a van as per the last blog stated. Dont really care or give a damn if I am having it or not. I will just work and see how things turn out. if the management going to be such sucks at giving me what I need, then fuck it. No point in haggering over it. With or without I am going to work. But recently too many things happening. Wonder can I do anything about re-arranging my time.

I need to:

work
revamp resume, cover letter
look for flats
book appointments for A.D days
pray
ccna
forex
exercise

and more ....

how can I manage?
i shall think of a solution man.
sleepy now... gotta sleep after finishing ranma episode 12.

so long no blog

2008-01-24T20:29:00.000+08:00

Very long no blog liao.... Currently job is ok, everything is ok. But waiting for the van. Dont think it will happen any time soon. But nvm, because by not driving is a more relax thing.

There are a lot of things to be learn and I have set my study target again. CCNA. Will work hard for it. Hopefully tomorrow night do not have any OT. Not sure though.

Friday... But can't feel it.

2008-01-18T09:30:00.000+08:00

Yah, it's 0931 hrs now. Yes, I am still at home, blogging. Why>?
Because last night I worked late again. Doing some testing till 0205hrs. Reached home and showered, slept @ 0300hrs. Having the bad feeling that I need to go down again.

Somehow today I did not sleep in too late. Just need to get up. Wonder is it because of work, since I changed job, I always feel that weekends are precious. Yet felt that weekends flew past very fast. Thinking of how to manage the situation better. Will by having a van make life better? But it's up to them to give one right. I can't keep on pressing when I know there is none. Now still thinking of what time to go to work.

But yesterday learn quite an amount from bear. Perhaps too much for my little brain to remember. I got advice from two seniors: don't turn on your turbo too fast and enjoy your honey moon.
This makes me wonder, am I too hard working? But sometimes I felt that it's work commitment ba, not I turning on turbo. Honeymoon? There are so many things to learn, although I can surf net freely, but that does not means that I can surf the whole day and not work right? Hmm, am I stressing myself overly? I don't think so. But maybe I am wrong.

Ok, thats all for now. Thinking of what time to reach work place...

very tired day

2008-01-16T20:48:00.000+08:00

Today has been a tiring day for me. Guess I slept too late last night. Went recce with Water rat for his work place after sending kid home. Then after reaching home I still played game for a while.

Today reached Bouna Vista mrt station late and missed the company bus. But got to know another colleague from other department. Because she also missed the bus and we chatted along the way. Then got to know that her husband is a signed on personnel. Guardsmen. Hmm, then after reaching office, I tried to find out her position. But the intranet was not as friendly as my previous place. Then I googled for her and I spotted a facebook photo... Suddenly I felt her husband's face in the photo resembles someone whom I seen before in the army.

But the photo is too small to confirm anything. Today at work, I try to decipher the configuration file again and studied some simple US and DS commands. Was glad to leave @ 1830hrs. But darn the bus 74. At the bus guide it states 5-10mins interval during PM peak. Pui... Wasted a very long time waited for one yet cannot board it. When the next one came, I managed to take it. But freak the bus driver, slow and unsteady. Worst of his kind. Wasted a lot of time before reaching Ang Mo Kio where I transit for another bus. Because I do not want to take it anymore.

Finally reached home and ate my dinner. So tired. Will sleep early tonight.

Birthday dinner.

2008-01-15T23:50:00.000+08:00

Just returned home from a birthday dinner. Did not know it was meant to be a birthday dinner. Anyway just go with kid and our friends. For this, I have forgo to go site testing. This means no OT and more time for self.

Today morning rooster asked me if I can go site tonight. I declined him. I today decline a lot of things, including not going for another colleague's daughter showers? Thats what is stated in the email: Invitation to my daughter's shower.

I reached office at the same stipulated timing for work and was busy clearing the emails. 100+ of them, although mostly NMB. Then I began to decipher the configuration file and trying to google what the commands means. Soon it was time to go to site to mount the equipment. Went there, assist to mount and went to YCK for lunch. Had a "he zi" noodle, nothing fantastic. Then went to another site to put on the cover for equipment. After that went to another site to collect some covers and finally reached back office.

I spend the later part of the afternoon trying to decipher the configuration file. This time with the help of the release notes CD. It was much clearer, but guess my mind was in lala land and could not absorb much. Nevermind, tomorrow then absorb, but now at least I know where to look for when I am not sure what the command means.

Got to sleep liao. Not sure will be activated to go site later to mount equipment, but guess they will let me sleep. Tomorrow will continue to read on the command guide and decipher the codes.
Zzzzzz time.

First maintainence with vendor alone

2008-01-14T06:25:00.000+08:00

Although it's nothing to brag but I did my first maintainence with the vendor - Jack. It was a simple task and I am glad I did it. Just returned home and sleeping soon.

Anyway, yesterday went to Eric'nsr mother's wake. Hmm, very sudden and he seems terribly upset over it, although not showing it.

On Saturday went to ECP. Wanted to try cycling to Changi via the new park connector. But it rained. Was lucky to siam the rain. Then wanted to go to the Kallang Leisure Park. But rained again. Ended up in Orchard Cineleisure with kid. Saw an Apple concept shop. Really like the Apple products. Walked ard a while and went to Paragon to have dinner @ The Soup Restaurant. Perfect place for a soup lover like me, but seems like portion was a over kill. Too much liao lar... After dinner went for a walk and saw yet another concept show. The Sony concept shop. The 40" TV seems small, maybe due to fact that it is placed beside a 70"? Was impressed by the 70" :) but no $$$ to buy lar.

Eventually went to kid's place to play PS again and took a bus home. Save some little money. Yes!!

Ok, enough blogging for now. Sleeping soon. If sleep too less will become old quickly one. So must sleep more. Haha.

finally no need do OT today

2008-01-12T00:11:00.001+08:00

Today reached office at 1145hrs. Just after setting up, bull looked for me and requested me to help him conduct his maintainence on Monday. After teaching me what to do and how we were just in time to go for lunch. We went to Kim Tian there for Curry Chicken chop rice. The boss was so fast in introducing her food that we agreed to what she mentioned. We go there because it was a birthday lunch. Although there was no celebration there, but we just went together.

After going back to office, already no mood to work. Confirmed the final details with bull, then I went into a DND mode. Was surfing the net, do nothing constructive. Then suddenly got meeting again. Yah yah yah, same issue. Not sure am I needed, coz I am a small fry, I went to toilet shit first. After the meeting, there are some discussions on what to do and so on... I just crossed my fingers that tonight I will not be required. This is because I need to go settle some rental stuff with kid. Praying hard. Eventually left office @ around 1900hrs.

Met up with kid at Vivo and went to Seng Kang. Ate delifrance. The delifrance very chia lat. The seafood bake rice is damn horrible. It was more like porridge. I will not eat there again. Was of money. Up till now, my stomach still feels a bit gassy and bloated. After dinner, we went to settle the rental and soon went back to her house. Played a old PS1 game and I rest for a while before proceeding home.

Hope I can have a good rest over the weekend and of course more time for family. This week, the work is horrible.... wasted too much time.

Do your part and thats all

2008-01-11T09:54:00.001+08:00

Ok, I deserved it. Yesterday was a damn bad day for me. I dont know who did I offend, but things were always going against my wishes. Darn it. From morning till just now 5.30a.m. Buses were missed, extra routes were taken. Kena go site again. Reach home at 0530hrs. I will remember this lesson. When you can go home, go. Don't stay back and talk cock. Not even with any one. Stay professional, do your job then go go go...

Just because I feel bad abt going home a bit too early, I stay "a while" to talk cock with weasel, then time flies. Next thing I knew, boss came... Shit. I'm trapped. And thats the end of story. Wasted my time again. Today not going to site anymore. Got stuff to settle with kid. Darn it.

Another day

2008-01-10T00:40:00.000+08:00

It's 0040 hrs now. I am still here blogging? I just reached home, bath and I am here. Waiting for hair to dry.

Today reached office @ 1200hrs. Not totally my fault, I waited damn long for bus 91. Approx 20mins or so. Just when I reached office, they are leaving for lunch. So I just join in lor. Went to clementi to eat lunch. After lunch, went back office again, to pray that there is no need to go site. But too bad, just before 1430hrs, I am being informed that I need to go down today with bunny. (same as yesterday). We got rooster to send us there and as well as sending himself home lar. Then we start the netting again. For almost 4 hrs nothing happen. We are just waiting for it..... Then suddenly the symptoms appear and it was on my lap top. I am busy taking screen shots and logs till I left out the CPU utilization screen shot. Orginally I have a program to help me monitor it and I thought by saving the file, I can save the screen results then. Kaoz, by the time the entire saga ended, I tried out the file and nothing was captured. Not sure how I am going to be torn to pieces by Crocodile.

After the whole saga ended, we waited a while for my boss to come and then we are off from work. That was 2300hrs - without dinner. We went to eat at clementi again. And chatted a while before heading for home.

Guess I am too tired now as I am feeling a bit giddy... Going to sleep soon. Don't know tomorrow got any more testing... zzzzzz

dont go onto msn...

2008-01-09T10:01:00.000+08:00

Ok, why am I blogging here instead of working at office. This is because I am kena activated last night. I was happily msn-ing but then soon I was saying bye to friends, my colleague - bear msn me. I'm thinking it's impolite not to say "hi". So I just replyed "hi". That's it. I am told I kena some duties today afternoon - to go a particular place to test traffic.

I am thinking: "tomorrow test traffic, ok lar". But god knows, later some other colleagues were added to the chat and soon things are getting real. One of my colleague is still in office. Oh man... it was 2330 hrs. As it was raining heavily, I prayed that I need not go. This is because I am a small fry and nothing much for me to do. But soon just before I shut down the computer, I receive a nudge from bear and he told me I am activated. Oh god, there goes my sleep.

I reached the site by 0020 hrs and began to wonder whats happening. Soon I did my part by netting. I did this till 0315 hrs where the exercise was called to a halt. Reached home by 0340hrs and slept till now. Am going to office soon and continue part 2 of testing later.

Arghh... anyway I have got a dry cough and darn it.. It's not going away. Irritated. Thinking what can I do... Hmmm, better waste time now and go to bath then to work.

My paper and my day.

2008-01-08T23:01:00.000+08:00

Today was on time for work. So as usual, I took "wo bao" and "today". Want to complain abt the "wo bao". It is damn thick. Morning papers are meant to be thin and concise. Why should "wo bao" include english section. Really feel so sad that it lost its meaning.

As usual, today working is reading more stuff again. Try to read read and read. Must really plan to have a plan. A plan where I know what I am doing and not going round in circles. Afternoon went to NT site to do some testing. Then went to PL site to deposit some stuff. Finally went to gym and bought a card for kid after dinner. Kid today went to see doc abt her foot. Warts. The doctor uses liquid nitrogen to freeze the cells and kill them. Hopefully it will be effective. Will know it in a few weeks time. At the mean time, she will have to "tahan" the pain and be a good gal.

I gtg sleep liao. Because it is such a extremely good rainy weather. Muahahah....

Maintainence day 1

2008-01-07T19:03:00.000+08:00

This morning went for my second maintainence. But it is the first one that last throughout the night doing something. Well, I laid some fibers and do some physical work, but main bulk of the time was spent waiting for rooster. He was trying to ensure that things are working out, thus checking this and that.

Initially I was feeling ok and not that sleepy. But after waiting for a while and looking constantly into the screen blankly, I went into power saving mode. I tried my best to keep awake while waiting. Think it was quite obvious and rooster on the TV for us. Then eventually we went to meet chip munk for breakfast. It is getting pretty obvious that chip munk do not really like me. My house is surely along his way from Jurong and yet he did not offer. I am not that stupid to ask anymore. I ended up taking a cab home. Taking a cab is not bad either. No need take care of other stuff mah.

I spend the entire morning sleeping, catching my sleep. Then I woke up and spoke with dad and found that he has numbness at his lower back. I read some stuff online and asked some basic questions. He claimed that he is ok, and I cautioned him to signal to me if it is getting worse. If nothing too serious it may be a sign of aging. As we age, our bones will shrink, thus this may led to Degenerative Disc Disease (DDD). If this is the case, it should be ok. But nevertheless, I will monitor some more.

After that I spend some real useful time doing something that I have not done for a long time. Guess what is it? Mopping the floor. Haha. This is a special order from mom, just before she went out. Soon it was lunch time and I bought lunch for dad and me. Char bee hoon. Spend some time watching tv with dad. Precious moments. Then I did some research for car rental and am ready to present the findings. Next, I tried to read my CCNA questions but soon I was busy fighting with Z monster again and I lost - as usual. 40 mins later a phone call from kid woke me up and I resume my reading again. In addition, I also research about the CCNA courses.

Soon it was dinner time and I spend quite sometime watching Stephen Chow's movie. Well, going to have dinner soon. And if time permit, I will blog again. Tomolo going to work again. Time to think about how can I spend my time at work usefully.

Think think think.

Sunday seems so short.

2008-01-06T21:27:00.000+08:00

Well, it's Sunday again. Suddenly remember what crabby said: working in lion, everyday is like weekend. I added: and the weekends seems like holidays.

Went to Bugis and ate the "mee sua" at level 3 food court. Not so bad but neither very impressive too. 3 stars rating. Then we went for the road show at bugis, was bombarded with endless of photos. Brain was very saturated. But the service from Seletar is the best, the gal knows what she is selling. The dresses from B***** Concept is beautifully design to taste. Seems like everyone got a selling point there, but just look look and see see lar.

Then after that went to Bishan and had the tim sum at the basement. Another 3 stars shop. If hungry can go grab a bite but neither that fantastic too. After having our fill, we went to kid's house to play PS1. Yes, it very out dated now but still can play. Hahaha. Had some fun before heading home for dinner.

Think gotta sleep soon. Later still must wake up to do maintainance.
Tomolo still must think of car rental, do project, think abt improvement etc etc. Another week coming... Com'on. Let's go.

Intercontinental wedding dinner.

2008-01-05T23:59:00.000+08:00

Just returned home from a reservist friend's wedding dinner @ Intercontinental Hotel. The hotel is nice and spacious for a wedding banquet. Grand ballroom with extra-ordinary price I guess. The location of this hotel is especially good for me as I took MRT train there. Food is ok, nothing much to complain.

This morning just went bank hunting with kid. This is to find out what savings plans are there in the market. Anyway, we just open a join account. First step towards next stage? I spend almost the entire afternoon with kid as she is getting sick. Just hope she gets better soon.

But lately from the job change and the wedding dinner, I do not know why I am so "shy". Dont seems like want to speak so much or rather I do not know how to communicate well. Maybe it's time to re-think abt this and find out the cause. Not sure whats happening to me...

Ok, time's up. Sleeping soon.

Meeting up with Cuiz.

2008-01-04T23:22:00.001+08:00

Today tried to take the free company bus to work again. Except that it was slightly later than usual. Reached office then tried to work on the stuff sites inventory excel spreadsheet that Kolar requested. Almost finish doing it, then talked to Song for quite a while before eating my breakfast.

After breakfast, tried to read manuals Chapter 4. There I was struggling so hard to fight my restless spirit. Cant help but feel that today is Friday. Was having some Friday greens. Finally make it till lunch. We went to Ikea for lunch. Fish and chips with drink @ $6. Soon I am back to office again to fight with Z monster. After fighting hard, rooster asked me to go site with him. We went to site to lay the wires and prepared for Monday night. We shifted some stuff here and there to make space for the new equipment. Soon it was past 1815hrs. We ended there and went home. I am grateful that Kolar offer to drive me back to Ang Mo Kio. Then we chatted along the way, and he asked how I "invite" kid home. I told him the whole story and he shared with me his; while we are stucked in the traffic jam. While talking I also asked abt who's driving the company van now. There are no spare vans and some of them dont really need a van. But heck it, because if they want me to work and run ard, if they dont give me a van, then I take cab and claim lor. No van also ok lar, no need worry too much abt parking and stuff like that. We talked quite sometime and finally got a chance to move out of the jammed traffic via Bukit Timah Road exit. Then we took Lornie. Finally he dropped me off near Toa Payoh where I took bus 157 to central.

There I met up with Su, Wx and Cuiz. Had a good them with them and always talking crap. Then we went arcade and watch Cuiz "perform". He is good. There after we parted our ways and headed home. One comment on the food I ate: duno why, but very thirsty now...

Got to go bath soon and catch my sleep. Tired tired tired.

Visit to Motor.

2008-01-03T17:52:00.001+08:00

Today I changed my route of going to work again. I tried taking the MRT. Surprisingly I am more relax when I took the train. I do not worry if there is a jam or anything like that. I left home at about 0720hrs and and reached the office by 0840hrs. This is because I managed to take the company bus after alighting from the MRT. "Heng".

Again, I started the morning by surfing some websites for a while. Then I proceed to work on the task Kolar has assigned me. It was gathering the details of the inventory cards outside the plant. Doing that was a repetitious task but rather simple. Next I need to think of how to present the data in a simple manner to others. This was more tedious than gathering the data itself. Soon it was lunch again.

Kolar, chip munk, bear, fat rat and I went to meet our vendor for lunch. Went to Jalan Kayu for Nasi Byrani. After lunch we went to see aero plane at Seletar (led by the vendor - of course). then we went to Motor to have our meeting. There is a list of issues on going and I know none. Nearly slept during meeting. Trying hard to keep myself awake. Next time must remember to print, read and ask about the issues before going meeting. After meeting, we toured Motor and had coffee again.

Then it was time we leave for home. Chip munk was living quite near me and I try to propose that he give me a lift home. I thought he need to turn right after leaving Motor to go to Yio Chu Kang. So I tell him he can drop me somewhere after turning right. But he replied that his house is at the left. ya, he is right, his house is at the left and by turning right he will reach my house. (which I am not aware as I always thought that by turning right will drop me at Yio Chu Kang).
So in the end I opt not to take a ride from him. It is getting obvious that he is reluctant to send me home. he even suggested that he can drop me at compass point and go home by NEL. This is even more ridiculous as he knows where I stay and its out of the way from the NEL. By now, I am not expecting him to help me as a friend. In the end I took a bus to Sgn Nth Ave 4 and transferred another bus home. I think I will not expect help as a friend from him any more. No expectations, no disappointment. I must thank god for letting me home earlier and focus on the fact that I can blog this entry now and go jogging later.

It will be good if I can learn to let go and forget about this issue. But can I do it? It's no point holding on to this stupid thing. If next time I got my transport, then I will avoid today's situation. But only god knows what other issues will there be with my own transport. Lesson learn: dont expect too much help from "friends". Learn to stand on your own. Things were not like that when we are classmates 17 years ago. Isn't it? Human changed? Or everyone is the same, except that we know more about them now?

Arghh...

2008-01-02T22:45:00.000+08:00

Arghh, so angry with the waiting time of starhub cs just now. And felt so stupid that I did not think properly before deciding. Shit it.

Today began with the wrong foot off the bed. School holidays are over, darn it. So where on earth all the cars have been hiding during school holidays? Today 74e arrived 10mins later. Then the driver was so courteous that he almost gave way to all the other buses on the way. On the other hand I am panicking over being late. I already did my best to take the first 74e available, but it failed me. To add ice to the snow, cars are piling up from Ang Mo Kio to Marymount. Inching by the minutes, my bus crawled along. There are jammed traffic everywhere. I was half an hour late. But to my surprise, I am still among one of the earliest guy.

I spend the morning reading notes on troubleshooting cable modem. The article was written from the perspective of an end user. Next I went to seek help from colleagues to set up all the rest of the accounts. I did a touch up of the inventory form requested by Kolar. Before I know anything, it was lunch time. After lunch I tried to complete the general layout of the designs (for a document that I can next time refer to). Very soon it was late afternoon, I joined bear and kolar for a discussion, which I know nuts about. I just sat and listen, it seems to me that we are very short handed. There are plenty of things to be done while Kolar is away. Then, I emailed Kolar the inventory forms and I discuss with him on the possible template. Next Kolar assigned me to find out the number of cards in each machine so that we can start a proper system to keep track of our inventory. Very soon the day ended with him giving me a lift to train station.

Next part of the day is wait wait wait and more wait. Went to starhub cs, really inefficient. Wasted a damn 2.5hrs there waiting. Darn it. As lousy as Singtel. No wonder it is difficult to find out which is worse.

So much for the day. Gotta rest and look at my homework now. Tomolo will be better. Grrr...

Tomorrow start work again.

2008-01-01T21:55:00.000+08:00

Tomorrow is the first day of work for 2008. Think I will sleep in office again. Perhaps there are too much to learn and I am too eager to learn all. But the problem is that I do not have enough brain power to do so much so fast. Will try my best nevertheless.

Will try to log whatever I do at work during the night immediately. Ooops, still owe Kolar some stuff, gotta remember and get it up tomorrow. Sleep now.

Year 2008

2008-01-01T07:58:00.000+08:00

So fast year 2007 whiz past. There are lot of things that happened but also things are discovered that required to be done in 2008.

I have told kid that I will bring her home and thats one of the biggest things. Dad's health is on the way back to recovery. I have changed my job. I have my first ICT, met new friends. Completed Standard Chartered run.

2008 - a lot more to be done. will they be completed? I will try and ensure.

Ok, time to go for my first blading session for the year liao. woo hoo.

New

2007-12-15T00:58:00.000+08:00

New environment, new people (some old), new stuff. Sometimes I wonder why do we have to compare. And found out that it's true that the longer you stay at one place, the lazier u will move.

Today just had a little disagreement with J. Resolved it anyway. Because I am looking for support and she's trying to warn me abt the danger that may be possible. I don' t tend to think too much, but after she has proven me wrong abt the stupid incident 2 years back. From then on, I felt stupid and I screwed myself up. Now is a chance to put things into order but yet do not seems to be so. I will continue to work hard and of course learn more.

Will work hard to get my certification (CCNA).
Jia you.

thoughts again

2007-10-25T22:57:00.000+08:00

The world is unforgiving. mistakes are seldom let off. whenever we make mistakes, we gotta pay, pay for it.

As we tend to say: to err is human;

But how many of us practice that? How often we tend to "condemn" or even black list people just for a minor, harmless wrong doing. If we did not bother to give others a chance, then sometimes why do we expect others to give us chances. We are human but tend to be god, think we are so good which always prove to be otherwise. Sometimes we are so harsh on ourselves that we lost the mind to recall what is it like to be a normal human.

Very often, we tend to measure others with our own little cup. Did u not do it?

Rich pple are more neow.

2007-10-06T08:13:00.000+08:00

Enough said. I specially travel down to East Coast on cab to meet R for coffee. Just because the
lion stays east side, so being accomodating, I went down. But when it comes to ordering drinks and cakes, we can see that R and lion do not even show the intention of treating nor sharing the cost. So much for being stupid to travel down on cab to meet friends at 10pm while I am happily at home. I am not that poor that I need a treat, but an offer will just be enough to show your sincerity. None came, so now we know, richer pple are more neow. Bear in mind that they are earning much more and live in better places. So much for being friends and kena taken advantage of. Nevermind, I'll learn.

2007-09-18T22:58:00.000+08:00

Been wondering: why I deserve to be alive and what is the purpose of me living.

I do not mean I want to die but rather what should I do with my life.
Should I be going after things that are the norm, should I spend time on getting the wants of my desires?

Anyway I have a conversation with Su just now after work.
As usual, talking crap and stuff.....

Me: Your stay with us is short hor.
Su: yah.

Me: It's fated. Maybe you just come to know us, then u leave after that.
Su: .... hahaha.

Me: So how come I still stucked here for so long, in this shit place. Hai....
Su: It's fated. Your purpose here is to wait for me to come.

Me: haha. fated ah. so hopefully u r the last one I have to wait.

Sometimes things are fated and sometimes we need to help push our luck a bit.
Right now I am trying hard to move. Not sure how long will the struggle to get out be. But I will put in effort and not to give up.

Never say die. Fight on.

More thoughts than I can remember.

2007-08-20T19:53:00.000+08:00

Yeah, I went overseas to Japan for 10 days and it's really an eye opener.
I did transits at Bangkok and it allow me the chance to see how other airports operate.

Sometimes, I really wonder if our country people are too conceited abt our own airport and we failed to see that the rest of the world are catching up. If our airport is good, the rest of the international airports are equally good and they are much much bigger. If we have 20 DFS stores, they have 200? Maybe more? If our airport is easy to navigate, so are theirs. I think this is a very valid point that why our government is worried abt conceited citizens. My opinion: look at others and then judge where we stand.

While traveling on train my thoughts stems from nowhere again:

Life is like a train ride, we can only look at the scenery at one side of the window.
We have the option to look at whichever side, but never both sides at once.
We can choose to look forward, downward, upward or backwards.
At the end of the ride, we only know what we looked at and it all depends on where we look to determine if we enjoyed it. We do not have a second chance to ride the train again.

So are we looking at the unimportant stuff that we do not realize that what went past, or are we busy looking back? Do we care to smell the grasses or listen to the wind blow? Are we traveling with worthy companions or just a common carriage with some celefe? Is there any fat ass that got up and sit besides you and squeeze your butt off the seat? Don't worry, he won't be there for life. If he does, then you must be an idiot not to change seats.

Maybe we should just sit back, close our eyes and think. We all know we are going to die, but we do not act like we believe it. Plenty of moments, we squandered our time and went through motions with some stuff which we think we we ought to do. Do you look over your shoulder and ask the little bird: Is it today?

Think. Think again. Sleep and rest.

Day 1.

2007-05-07T22:22:00.000+08:00

I always have the blessing of a kind gal taking care of me till today. Now I have to grow and handle things myself...

I have few plans but still planning stage lar.
haha.

Well, today did quite a few things. Went bank to raise the IB transfer limit. Went to library for a quick tour, hair cut, bought shampoo, went jogging.

now gotta rest and get ready for more work tomolo. Yes, I am a lazy carpet. Good night.

wake up call

2007-04-22T13:56:00.000+08:00

Almost everyone is changing job and it's a great wake up call for me to get up and do something. Sometime felt that I too nua and i should do something about it. I still firmly believe that it's the state of the mind that controls and I can do something to change it.
Can you change yours?

learning 101. (2)

2007-01-09T14:36:00.000+08:00

Welcome to learning 101.

Do not assume the bigger shop is the better shop

Yesterday my shoe lace broke again. Yeah, they snapped and I kept wondering why my shoe is so loose. It was until I went back after lunch break that I discover it. Thus after work I went to the nearest shoe shop (Bata) to look for the replacements. This was is one of the bigger shops in the chain. Two storeys and pretty big too. I waited for the staff to look for my replacements for 15 mins. They searched the shop with no avail. They just simply cannot locate a pair of black laces for a 6-eye shoe. I am very disappointed with this shop that has no proper inventory control, which in turns delay my time to reach home. However, after reaching home and taken dinner, I went to a neighbourhood shoe shop. Indeed, I found what I want! and they are charging much lesser than what Bata is charging.

For your info:
Bata - > $2.95.
Ordinary shoe shop - > $0.50.

Result:
Extra 15 mins spent in a shop without any desirable outcome.
Reached home 15 mins later.
Savings of $2.45 for not shopping a bigger Bata shop.

Lessons learnt:
Appearance counts when it comes to doing business. But not all good things comes in big packages. Logically, one would expect to find the laces at Bata (bigger shop, more establish). But this time the tables are turned around. So do not always judge the book by it's cover even for small matters.

Learning 101. (1)

2007-01-08T09:25:00.000+08:00

I have decided to post things that I have notice here. These are things learnt from daily life and they are minor but worth noticing. This will carry on when ever I have the time to log in and when I remember the stuff. Hope everyone who reads this small blog can get something out of it. Cheers!

Notes:

When you think there is chance to succeed, do go for it.

This happened in the morning when I think I cannot make it in time for the red light. I knew I have about 30 seconds to reach the traffic junction before the "little green man" turns on.I have two choice: think that I could not make it and storll along the pavement while waiting for the next crossing time. Or I can run a bit and make it for this crossing. 30/70 chance. I chose the latter and yes, I made it in time.

Cost: running for 10 seconds.
Result: Made it for the crossing. Got in time for a 3 minutes later train. Reach off 4 minutes late, instead of 10 minutes. A time leverage of 10 secs/6 minutes. Less frustration with waiting. Feeling good. Few drops of sweat.

Outing to the MOS

2007-01-08T09:17:00.000+08:00

Yeah, last Saturday was great. I went to MOS (Ministry of Sound) with my best friends. Too bad, Jim was not here as he is off in Vietnam ~~selecting for his wife~~ touring. First time go clubbing with best friends feel great. No limitations, no holding back, can talk, dance and joke all I want. That's the advantage with best friends.

While enjoying ourselves, we have an additional company. A french guy who speaks excellent English. Cool guy and he can drink liquor like it's mineral water. At the mean while, we also got ourselves relaxed and think most enjoy the time there. But seriously i do not know if I have dance badly. Who cares anyway... hehe. Think I have entertained my best friends throughout. :)

Perhaps will visit other clubs next time. MOS is not bad but got to experience life at other places right. Cool cool, time to work again.

New year, new sigh. (part 1)

2007-01-05T15:55:00.000+08:00

Year 2007 liao. Time flies. And I am in this god damn job for almost a year.
Well, humans got to learn to be more appreciative right. But i am really sick sick sick of this job.

The colleagues are shit. Or perhaps I don't know how to "treasure" them. But everything got a good side to look at. The good side for me is that I get to know what I don't like. I know I cannot survive well in a place without integrity, a place without motivation.

Now I am in office and I am so bored that I can even log in to here to write a blog. Appreciate or cursed? Perhaps I shall begin with a summary of the my job.

My job: Network designer. I work with a team of 17 people. Most of them are uncles. Yes, they have been faithfully serving my company for more than over 20 years. But my department is newly formed and the job is kinda new to everyone.

I entered the department as the 4th batch of employees. There are 3 other batches before me, which are made up of old staffs. My company organisation is very much like a army hierarchicy. So my post is almost the same as an officer and the older staffs are pretty much like the sergeant majors. I am higher in position but lower in salary scale. This is due to a difference in the education level.

Next, I am going to introduce some people whom I will make reference to.
1) First person, Tweety. He is like the leader among this group of uncles and he looks like Tweety Bird. He is a bird person too.
2) Next, Tortise. I like to call him tortise because he tends to hunch like one.
3) Fat Rat, he works the longest in my company. A whopping 36 years.
4) Mr Dog, he teaches me for the beginning of first 3 mths.
5) Mole, because he looks like one. He likes to hide ard and do the easiest job.
6) Fish, because he everytime go for tea break and his screen saver will show the fishes.
7) Auntie, because she is really an auntie.
8) Baldy, because he is one. Only he lose his hair but also his integrity.
9) Big Cannon Fairy because he tends to fire his cannon regularly.
10) Pushy, because he likes to escape responsibilty.
11) Whiskers, because he has a bushy moustache.
12) Grumpy, because it's him.
13) Missy, because she is the only Miss around.
14) ER, because he always don't want to commit and says errrrrrr.
15) Dreamy, because he always look dreamy and he likes to say huh?
16) Genie, because when arms folded, he looks like the Genie in Aladdin.
17) Worker, because he always work blindly.

I will begin with the big picture. Tweety, tortise and me are suppose to be leading in 3 area of products. Officially, tortise and I are of the same "rank" while Tweety is like the leader of the sergeant majors.

When I first enter the organisation with tortise, we are assign to learn under Tweety. But for no ryhme or reason, I was "given" away to Mr Dog as an apprentice. It seems like Tweety do not like me a lot, which I can feel. This maybe due to the fact that i am local grad and perhaps he has the impression that local grads don't stay long on the job. So maybe he see no point in helping me and he rather be friends with tortise, whom might be able to push him up the little coporate ladder in the future. Tortise on the other hand comes from the neighbouring country with one year of working experience.

Tweety often will mention that I do not have work experience and so on. But I did not do anything against him. Tweety and tortise have plenty to talk abt. This is because Tweety often ask about things on the neighbouring country and tortise always like to boast. Soon Tweety and tortise begin to attack ard me. They start to complain to me about my team and they like to tell me old stories. I really hate the way they talk to me. I have been through shit before and I know one when I encounter it. They are like shit. Trust me.

Tortise on the other hand like to make small reports to the director and after that he will sort of summaries his reports to Tweety and me. I do not know how much is kept beyond my ears.

At the meanwhile I learn all I could from Mr Dog. Dog is a friendly person but his problem is he don't listen well. He will take a longer time to accept what other says and learn from it. At times, when I could not convince him, I will let him find out the truth on his own. Sometimes no use explaining so much right? But often, once he understands, he will be able to remember it. I have learn much from him and he could be consider as my mentor.

Long time gathering.

2006-10-29T13:54:00.000+08:00

I met Chow, Ray and Pig once more. We have not met since long long time ago. And this time again, I initiated the meeting. Sometimes I wonder if there is no more me, will they meet? Everyone is working now, but all of us stay the same.

Just some milestones update: Chow got his new scrambler @ 10K +++ and sort of patched with his girlfriend. Ray got his family car and his permanent job at the same trading firm. Pig got rounder, failed his IPPT and still insist that his gf wont want to meet us as she is shy. I am still the same.

We went to a KTV at shenton way. The place is huge and service is ok. It was madness singing whole nite long. A long session of 4 hours starting from 10pm. Before that we already met at chomp chomp. However as usual, everyone is late and pig can't make it for the food. He's going to some song kar(funeral). Ray was surprised when I told him pig cannot meet us because he go song kar... His comment is: eh, seems like he always go song kar? Well, maybe pig has too many frens to begin with.

Anyway we started singing without him. He joined us half way and Chow was performing whole nite. His singing is really GOOD ah. After singing, we decided to go for prata. Yah,what else can we eat at 2am right. I decide to take Chow's new Suzuki scramble. But as we are waiting for Ray's Chevrolet, they don't seems to be moving. Chow and me were at one end of the carpark waiting for them to drive over. It was like 5 mins and the car headlights still not on. We decided to ride over and have a look. Sure enough there's some problem. The automatic car gear cannot be engaged. It stalled at the P sign. By then our memories flood back: The last time we went out together with Ray when he's driving, we also encounter car problem. That was about 4 years or ago. Ok, back to now. As all of us dunno what we can do, we tried to do everything that wont work. We restart the car, locked the car, jammed the brakes. Then Chow and me saw a "unlock gear shift" comment near a flap. I tried to pry open that with finernails with no avail. Everyone was scared that we scratch the gear panel and were going: dont lar, wait flower liao how? Eventually I couldn't wait any more and ask Chow to take out his screw driver to pry open the catch. Upon prying open and Ray sort of poke the hole and reset the mechanism, ehhh everything is fine liao. Chey, so easy. Before that we were thinking of calling the tow truck, while everyone is trying to find friends for advice. Lucky for us, we took the risk and save the tow truck $$$.

Then we went to the prata place and by the time when we finished chatting, it was abt 4.30am. Omg, why everytime go out with them always so late one. I slept for a whole well 8 hrs before staggering to brush my teeth. But I have a feeling of guilt, because BIG half of my sunday is gone. I still haven't iron my clothes and visit dad. Still need to spare time for exercise and meet up with kid. Busy busy busy.

Lesson learnt: Iron clothes on Saturday and don go out till so late. Ciao, got to iron clothes liao woa.

Hazy moments

2006-10-15T18:15:00.000+08:00

Ok, I have not written for quite a long time and all thanks to the haze, I would like to stay at home. Recently my country got hit by the haze from neighbouring country and I am partly affected by it. The haze is due to farmers clearing their land for cultivation by setting the plants ablaze.

Life still goes on, but outdoor activities subsided. No more jogging outdoors, lesser blading. How I missed the clearer air. Sian sian sian... Hope the haze will clear soon.

Oh ya, now i suddenly think of why our neighbour country want to burn plantation liao. It's because the people in my country "sio kim zua" during last month (the hungry ghost festival). Then our neighbour "buay kam wuan", now they revenge liao lor.

By the way yesterday went to do some evil deeds. I went to discover my cruel self. I went for prawn fishing. Hehe, quite an experience ah. Anyone want to go with me again? I also went VIVO city. Quite big ah, but not much time to walk finish. Will go there some time later.

cab story (part 2)

2006-09-05T22:21:00.000+08:00

There are a lot of cabs around. So why do you think the ladies want to take certain cabs. So now, the driver got to think like a passenger. What makes a cab more attractive? Flashy advertisements, sporty out look, steady mercedes alike, brand new fresh looks, larger CC. So as you have noticed, all these are external criterias. The passenger initially will not care how good the driver skills are. They do not care whether the drivers are safe etc etc. Unless the driver is so lucky to meet a desperate passenger who is willing to take on any cab that pass by. Else the driver will have a hard time.

Tip: Imagine taking a cab with bird shits all over the windscreen, mud all along the side. Will u want to take it?

Cab story (part 1)

2006-09-04T23:19:00.000+08:00

Oh today my creative instincts struck me. While I am on cab home, I think ........

In a relationship, a guy is just like the cab driver. The girl is like the passenger. One day is just like one life. Sometime the cab driver can go around for the whole day without picking up any passengers, returning home empty handed. There might be a lot of reasons. Stated are a few: Because they did not drive mercs cab. Because they start off at the wrong location(e.g Lim Chu Kang) and they kept thinking they will land a customer if they wait longer. There are many more to list.

In my next blog, I will list out the other areas. Now too tired liao woa. sleep is more impt, esp in this rainy weather.

purpose in life?

2006-08-20T13:41:00.000+08:00

Actually we have been living for quite some time now (on earth). At least 20 years ba. Did you ever wonder why do u deserve to carry on living and breathing the oxygen, using the resources etc etc. Why why why? Do you deserve to be alive? So what difference does it makes to the world if u are alive or not.

By this I do not mean that you should go and die now lar. Rather, it would be nice to think what can you do and what shall you do to make urself a better person and the world a better place. Life's all about improvement right. Improvement doesn't mean that more high tech stuff, more money or what. But it simply means better management of resources. There's a phrase that I learn from Anthony Robbins: Usually, the resources are there. But it's just that whether do you know how to make the best use of them.

Humans most of the time do not know how to make the best of the situation they are in. Come to think of it, you must have grumbled, complain abt something. Did you ever ask urself: can I avoid this sucky situation in the first place. Most of the time, you can; if you manage ur resources better. Time is a resource that everyone have the same amount. So pls don not complain that it's not fair. Nothing is fair except the amount of time we have. Right now I will strive to make full use of time. Either be it I am sleeping or I am slacking. I will make sure my sleep is quality sleep. My slacking will relax my mind and help me think of how to be a better person.

There's no right or wrong in this world, but rather the perspective of indidviduals. I will try to rearrange my life slowly and make the best use of time and resources. This is what I wish to attain: living life to the fullest and making a difference to frens and strangers. Make their day as happy as mine.

Life's like a journey. All would like to go to nice places.

tired...

2006-08-15T23:24:00.000+08:00

I am just very tired. I dunno can I find a solution or not. Never the less, I must sleep more. My performance at work is dropping. sleeping in 10 mins. hope tonight can sleep well

confirm i am fat... and impending danger

2006-08-02T21:00:00.000+08:00

Just received the confirmation that I am fat. My mom says to sis: look at his legs.... Oh my oh my :(

So i decided to go for a jog. A short jog and I am glad that I did some sit ups. Hehe, feeling the stomach divided into 6 parts is good. But it only lasted a while, approximately 2 mins? Then I am back to normal fat again. Cannot cannot, must improve liao. IPPT still haven't clear.
Right now I try to avoid going to tea breaks. Moderate intake of food. Well colleagues must be surprised that I do not go to tea breaks anymore. There's a reason one.

Ok, divert a bit. There's a reason for everything. Recently i duno how did i offend one of my colleague. And the key point is that he's the one distributing the job. Right now I do not have tasks for days. I gotta beg him and bug him. Then today finally he issued a task. Ok great! But the problem is that the task is due today. I'm wondering is this on purpose? And the shit thing is that the distributor is one of those pple who looks kind and pple think he's kind. I think through my actions again and again. I really dunno what I did wrong. But point to mention is that never to judge anyone by looks. The kinder they look, the more dangerous they are.

super sunday!

2006-07-30T21:57:00.000+08:00

It's sunday and it's a super sunday. Finally I cleared 90% of the ~~rubbish~~ stuff in my house. I have to give thanks to my good buddy, Mr Teo. Well as least he did not abandon me but he helped me to deliver the ~~rubbish~~ stuff to salvation army. Ok, I guess the salvation army will be swearing at me now. But I am one of the ~~inconsiderate~~ helpful donors. It's also amazing to see the amount of fellow citizens stepping forward, despite all the trouble, to ~~throw their rubbish~~ donate their stuff at the designated salvation army booths. Really wonder how many pple will be needed to sort out the stuff.

After depositing the stuff, Calvin, Joanna and me went to have TIM SUM along Thomson Rd (should be lar). We had so much food that all of us are so full till we had trouble walking. Then we went to Sembawang Hills there to buy loti. Only Joanna bought a loti. I was too full to think of food then... (and I am still full now, after 5 hours)

After that we didn't really know where to go. While we are driving, I suggested to go to Lor Halus. Yeah, we found new grounds over there. I was so delighted because I finally found a kampong place. The air there smell so fresh and the feeling was so shiok. Then we went to look at the various aquariums and animal farms there. It's a total new place with new stuff for me. Cool. However we can't stay there for long as night falls soon.

We went to Hougang to have a drink. Yet again, we choose a TIMSUM place. God, two tim sum places in one day. Luckily they had some light dishes while I just enjoy my drink. So we went for a little shopping at cold storage. Thats a big mistake. Because around the same time, the fu***** dutiful parking attendant issue a fine to Calvin's car. He has been parking without putting coupons. But today's sunday, isn't it free parking? Oh no no no, the garment has ~~changed~~ updated the rules of the game. Sunday or not, it's the same!!! Just pay. And also I noticed that laterly after the May DAY event, I seems to see parking attending everywhere in Singapore. Is it pay backtime? Time to take back the chicken drumstick and also take a chicken back? Since Calvin is not working and thank god for his help today, Joanna and me decided to share the cost of the $30 fine. Fine fine fine. It's a fine place afterall.

Please check if there's really free parking on Sunday. Don't assume!

Getting fat? Must watch Dragon Tiger Gate to inspire myself!

2006-07-30T01:55:00.000+08:00

Oh in my life this is one of the few occassion that someone says I'm getting fat..... Ahhhhhh.... Deep impact man.... It was only yesterday I realised that I am fatter. Now, someone (Nicholas) verified it. Oh god. I looked skinny and now getting rounder. Is it that I am trying hard to be an all rounder? Eh don say I am not fat. You will only feel like this because u never feel my stomach before. Round as a ball.

The logic of getting fat is simple. First, find a job that allows you to have tea break. Next, eat curry puffs and fried bee hoon at every tea break. Then, do not exercise. Woala, you get fat.
And also make sure your job is a desk bound boring job. With all the factors, you will be on your way to grow wider.

So this means it's time to exercise and buck up. Still need to clear IPPT leh, chia lat. Didn't exercise for 10+ days like that liao. Come to think of it, I really missed the blading times, the swimming times, the badminton times. Seems like lacking of sports kaki. But who the hell want to do sports with me? Arghh.. Must inspire myself to exercise more. The dragon tiger gate movie did gave me some inspiration to keep fit. Watching Donnie Yen and his martial arts display is certainly an enjoyment. Perfect rating for this movie.

PS. Side track a bit: Do you all return all missed calls? If not why u carry hp for?

Save the world

2006-07-23T22:32:00.000+08:00

The place that I stayed for the past 20+ years is under going an interim upgrading. By saying this I mean my flat is under going some re-org.

I have been busy for the past 2 days to handle all the re-org works. If you are thinking this is easy, you can imagine the following scenerios: clearing two rooms full of stuff that has been accumulated since 22 years ago. How about seeing dust that looks like grey cotton wood? A lizard that is darker than dark chocolate? A personal museum that can be dated to 10+ years before I was born?

I must really hand it to my family members. Perhaps I should try to apply for a world gusiness record for the best utilized 2 room space. My flat now looks like a garang guni place and there are plenty more things to be settle. It's also amazing how I managed to get a seat infront of this computer to type this blog. Tomolo is working day again. Luckily I ironed my clothes (in half an hour) and now it's time for rest.

Advice to all: Don't move house un-necessary. What ever u think u wont use for the next year, u probably wont use it for this life. So please be kind to earth, don buy so much thing so that you dont waste so much.

An ad hoc night back at school

2006-07-22T01:23:00.000+08:00

Yeah, today did something ad hoc again. Some one initiated to go back to sch again, a tonight is a SP nite. Well, some of the old pple did go back. For example me, nicholas, jingwen, kelvin and so on.... It was a night of hunger and chatting. Most of us haven't met for quite some time, err that was like abt 6mths or more? So there were plenty to chat.

It always feeling good to go back to camp. A sense of belonging, but a reminder that we are old. I bet this is the last time that we go back liao. Because no one will remember us. We are like those forgotten people of the past. Well, time flies. Some things do change, so do not. So Alan is as chee hong as ever, Qiu Hao is as charasmatic and so on. There isn't any explanation for everything, but things are like that.

Event of the night is usual, SP nite - > dance. The DJ was initially so chia lat, playing those pon chek songs.. hear liao also no mood to dance one. Later as we are moving out to market for Nasi Lemak then the songs got better. Alamak. Wrong time.

Nic is driving his precious new car. 2 days old Bios. Well, he only take on gals passengers. Haha. And also the chee hong Alan who always stick to gals lar. We ate Nasi Lemak and also have a good chat. As it was almost 1am, most of us go back. Except Jingwen and Alan and some others went back to sch. I was with Kelvin, we sent Jenn back and ..... Kelvin let me drive his van. I drove home from Jurong leh. Still go on expressway. Hehe... Long time no drive liao. Rusty liao. But heng ah, got experience driver around. Got twice when I tried to change from 5th to 4th gear, I gong gong changed to 2nd gear. Also got once, the slope a bit steep, I need Kelvin's help to change gear. It was like I'm pressing the clutch, he's changing the gear for me.Eh, need some co-ordination and physic link to do this ok. Not easy leh. Heh heh.

Although the journey is dangerous, it's exciting as well. I am proud to say I can drive from Jurong to home. Hahaha. This is the pic of the van that I drove. Seh right. Did I say I drive car?? Oops.

beyond the red line

2006-07-18T23:17:00.000+08:00

Have you ever driven a car or bike till the tachometer reaches the redline. But you still keep on stepping on the gas? So times life is riding a bike. You need to know when to stop and when to accelerate. So I guess I am heading for a pit stop now. Cool down the engine, do some tuning.

TACHOMETER

wysiwyg

2006-07-16T21:37:00.000+08:00

What you see is what you get? Do you agree? Well basically human have expectations. Some humans may take longer to accept things than others. Well, I am some of them.

When things don't happen to your favour, do you feel unhappy? So does feeling unhappy helps? Perhaps not. Not only it will impair your judgement at that point of time but it also makes your more prone to chronical diseases. But how you feel is controlled by yourself right. So if you can program your mind to feel better, you will feel better. So please feel free to learn your brain programming by yourself today. You will feel better and be a better human on planet earth!

blading at night?

2006-07-15T00:56:00.000+08:00

Just returned from a skating trip at East Coast. Although haven't blade for a long time, but still managed to pick up from where I left off quite fast. Hehe. There are quite an amount of pple at east coast still. The only good thing is there are no pesty kids doing illegal U-turn or going against traffic flow. I did try to sprint and catch up with a group of cyclist. Whoa, that was real fun and fast too. But don't think I can maintain their speed for long. Perhaps I need to go to east coast more often with friends who cycle fast. Anyone interested?

P.S. If you are going east coast blading or cycling, you can jio me. I should be available on weekends.

bears on top of one another.

2006-07-12T21:38:00.000+08:00

Well I do have quite an amount of soft toys. So do my siblings. Today my dad did his usual hobby. That is to arrange the bears on top of one another. Duno how come he like to arrange them like a circus.

Actually I want my dad to sleep at my bed, but ended up he arranged all the soft toys instead.

Yeah, that is only part of my family's collection of soft toy. How many more can we have? Plenty more. Oh, so let not get diverted away from my dad. Duno why lately his health is not really good. Leg ache, back ache, slight bladder incontingence. Had appointment with 2 specialist. Hope they can help. Perhaps he worked too hard for his kids. He worked in warehouses for nearly 30 years or more. But I am really proud of him. Through his hard work, he managed to exchange his health for some money to send his kids to sch. Now I can say that my siblings and I are doing fine. We have our proper education, we are well fed and taken care of. So now I pray hard and take him to see the specialists when ever time permits. It's time to take care of him like he did to us when young.

We must always treasure our love ones and remember to think where water come from when we drink water.

financial planner?

2006-07-11T22:44:00.000+08:00

Don't know why, suddenly hate financial planner this term. Well, gotta be some physco effect. Actually the feeling pop out when the polar mention abt some one we know. Yeah thats right, it triggered me off...

Really don like the feeling of someone meeting you because of a motive. Well, cut the crap abt the win-win situation. I mean don say meet friends because long time no meet, then come and crap with me this and that. Of course I do know that everyone needs some insurance or some financial things like that. But whats the purpose of the meeting? Social meeting or business meeting? When it's a biz meeting, can they don say: "hey, long time no meet, care to meet?" sometimes really like duh... next when it comes to the point they say: " everyone needs coverage. what if you, touch wood, one day says byebye to your love ones. do you want to leave them something?" So when do they become so concern with my love ones? Did they visit my parents and say hello auntie, uncle how r you before? Did they do what they should before becoming a financial planner? Oh piece of ~~shit~~ defecate.

Well thats all for today. Perhaps I am being rude, but it's one of those days that you need a pad.
Eh writing pad lar, not those with wings.

pasar malam

2006-07-10T22:10:00.000+08:00

yeah, tonight I am so bored that I went to the pasar malam. Dunno why, the pasar malam seems to differ quite a lot from my childhood days. No more ~~pirated~~ cheaper CDs, lesser games, no one sell tilam. Maybe the quality of pasar malam has gone down?
Well, I did saw something interesting. But seems like everyone never realise it's there. Come guess what is it? Zhao keng? Shit on the floor? Money on the floor? No no no. Wrong. It's VCDs. Hehe. Not pirated one of course. Original leh. But whats so special abt the VCDs? Well, they are educational VCDs. Duh.... yah yah yah, you have seen them before. I know i know, but u got see VCDs on "3 letter sutra" aka "san zi jing", "300 tang's dynasty poems", "chinese idoms". Personally I feel that kids nowadays like Barney, Thomas the train etc etc more. So who the hell is going to buy those VCDs? I am very tempted to buy them, but today no mood. Perhaps tomolo got mood ba. But why I need them? Because I don't know the "3 letter sutra", don't know the poems. Idoms I do know, but origins... err... Also, mind you, the "3 letter sutra" is not the ~!@, $%^,~~nnb, ccb, knn, hkl, pbk~~. Opps, duno how come suddenly type so smoothly.
So now the issue is that the turtle is laughing at the tortise. I don't even know all the chinese culture things, so how can I expect those kids to know them well too. Sometimes this is the problem with parents. They send their kids to piano class lar, dancing class lar, mathematics class lar et cetera (this word chim right. Actually, Et cetera = etc. ) Perhaps, the parents don't have the chance to learn these when they are young. So they put their hopes on their child and this will be endless cycle. Cause you can't have the best of both worlds.
Well, perhaps this is human nature. Kiasu (afraid to lose), kiasi(afraid to die) is part of us. But if human not kiasu or kiasi, then we might not evolve and become better? Are we becoming better? Food for thought leh.

Don't expect much.

2006-07-09T16:58:00.000+08:00

Well, since this is my first blog over here. Pls be advice that you don expect much.
The contents of this blog is subjected to the liking of the author and the things mention inside are not representing any body, organisation or object. The events that occur might be real or ficticious. The ~~english~~ singlish may not be accurate. Thus pls have a ~~big~~ bit of singlish, english, mandarin, hokkien, teochew, malay knowledge before reading. Of course you can learn your singlish here too. Also, I am a lazy blogger. So moulds will be growing on my blog some of the time. Be patient and I will try to entertain everyone ~~who pays.~~ I will try to keep you entice to my blog by ~~black magic~~ writing something useful once in a while. Don play play hor, I am a empty vessel which can carry a lot of infomation ok. (Note: Vessel is a big ship ok.) Don't know don any how say hor. Thats all for now lar. I am going to ~~spam~~ infrom my friends about this blog liao. Lai ah lai ah (come come)... Huat chye (prosperous) ah.