October 30, 2006

Ai Biah Jia Eh Yah...

Seems like I ain't the only one who is choosing to leave a 'cho bo lan' job to another plc where "I Biah Miah"......heee.....gd luck ah ben, hope itz a good choice..
N gd luck miss chua too...hope next time buy car got discount...heh

Today boss say he will try to ask if i can join them for some division dinner in HK...wah lau...'yuan lai' front office can lidat anyhow find excuse to spend money one...i'd rather the money go into my pocket loh...but thatz unfortunately not up to me...so we'll see how it goes... =P

Times flies...I feel like m getting old(er)...only when we get older do we feel n lament that time flies...2more mths n 2006 will be all used up. Woah...dam fast.

October 22, 2006

scouting for something...

Weekend's here n gone in a flash, my dear cousin's gotten himself married to a lovely lady who wants to have 4 kids with him(**jaw drop**think all the 300 guests quite stunned.) and who will love n honour him even if he grows old and turns semi bald like the funny priest Fr T who presided over the ceremony n kept all the guests entertained.



Me dear princess got herself a new puppy, now this i've gotta see...so.....let me introduce "Scout" her bouncy happy brownie border collie.





Her '1st born' Harper wasn't very amused and they'll have a hard time
pacifying both. Check out Harper's fiery evil stare...(ok ok...so i didn't use the anti-red eye shit on the camera...=P )


Back from dinner with the ever entertaining eugene n chy...i've learnt that my signature is as lazy as i am...thks gene...another useful reminder to cement my faith in my nuahness...m such a natural..what can i say...

was watching the last bit of 'bride n prejudice' on tv..quite farnee la...english words to indian sounding music, imagine signature baywatch red swimsuited angmohs..running along the beach to indian music...
That more or less ends yet another utterly nuah sunday....ahhh zeee best! =)

October 16, 2006

somethg's missing...& i feel uncomfortable...

hmmmm...feeling abit displaced...back from trip...no downtime...long week ahead...cousin's wedding on sat...tink abt it already feel exhausted liao.

I haven't seen my regular kakis for almost 2wks now...something's missing in my life...i miss u guyz! =P FATA says i'm going up on the FATDIX hall of fame......soooo sad! I'm gonna drop in the rankings real fast.....used to be the #1 hang out kaki ley (in terms of frequency la...hence u can roughly tell how free i was until 2wks ago)

I'm also missing my ex-cell mates, the comfort of knowing what the hell i was doing at work....can go to work and basically work without much brainjuice expanded.....all so ingrained n automatic back then...no sweat...no stress....
Can't say the same now....loads to learn n need to compress compress ...no time no time! Now...if only my brain will wake up n get into gear faster...

boss today say...company policy so they can't get me the blackberry....*woo hoo!* thank goodness for small graces...
If u know me well...my freedom is very very very precious to me...I'm already feeling dam 'kao weh' that my working hrs are awhole lot longer than b4...and i'm not one of those techy junkies...i'll trade that blackberry anyday! heh =P

Hope i'll get into groove real soon...*sigh*

October 15, 2006

changing gears...

Ahh..itz gd to be back in the comfort of home...
5days in HK can get pretty tiring..esp if you try to fit loads of shopping including hopping over the border to shenzhen. Pretty happy with my finds. Glad to have a great guide to show me arnd n who is gd company.

Was early at Hk airport n wandered arnd trying to look for a starbucks to get a shot of mocha. In the end gave up n wandered to the SQ departure lounge and voila! the tiny lil' starbucks outlet was directly in front of the gangway la! Cockanaden.
My conclusion, HK pple dun really drink ang moh kopi while S'poreans are the top supporters it.

Early this morning...while tossing n turning on the couch, I slipped in n out of a strange dream. This seldom happens to me, i hardly dream, i usually sleep v well. I dreamt that he 'came back'.....itz all a blur n all v strange......i kinda felt comforted n relieved....yet at the back of my mind...i knew it can't be and could actually feel the tugging at that familar spot in my heart. Woke up feeling not too great. On the flight back watched 'click'...a comedy right?....but with a message n quite heart warming ah.......aiya.....i cannot afford to be melancholic now ley...i need to be charged up abit ley....siow siow siow...

Can tell my 33 fren oso not feeling too great. Kinda reminds me of the chasing cars song :
"If I lay here...if i just lay here...
Would you lay with me and just forget the world?"
Guess sometimes we just wanna hit the 'off' or 'pause' button but unfortuately that doesn't happen in life

October 09, 2006

Fishy fishy

today i felt abit like a fish outta water...1st day on the job...everythg seems so foreign...
office feels kinda warm...far cry from the freezer room in my previous cell.
boss sitting next to me la! so how slack can I be? (very 'kau wek' la..really need some getting used to)
Bombarded with technological advances i didn't have to deal w previously....New systems...new ids...bloomberg anywhr access...supposed to have black berry somemore...i'd rather not loh...i want my downtime! =P

Then ah...thot ok...letz go pantry n take some water...keh keh act busy oso takes effort n makes me chui tah......
walk into pantry....fwah! blurrr ah!...there's like this huge tank.....with a huge arrowana......some luo han ......and 2 freaking stingrays la! and not those small ones like what u see at newton circus ...
2 thoughts ran thru' my head :
1)"wahhhhh...dam nice loh...when can i dive again"
2)"itz not right...those rays not meant to be here loh...i wanna go dive loh"

Ah well...today my 'tuition' ended quite early, could leave by 7pm...think this is gonna be the one n only day I'd be able to do that so i definitely treasure it manz..

October 05, 2006

Surrealism

My last day has come n gone...kinda surreal...guess maybe not really sinking in quite yet...of course if i think abt it...i will definitely miss the familarity...like 33 say maybe it will hit me when i start new job on monday and when i take mrt still alight at same stop n unconsciously walk towards old plc as it has been programmed in me for almost 3yrs liao. Time surely flies.
But i guess change is constant n we all gotta adapt to survive.

Just sms with 11 who is on his way to his well earned holiday. He say "our partnership ends today...gd luck with my new partner...tho' he thinks i will prefer him" errrr...dam ego loh...but u r right oso loh...at least 11...u're cuter (abit only la...u can come down from the clouds now...)

I was quite impressed that mamasan managed to control very well n hold it all in...then i just found out from 33 that her 'dam break' after we left la...adoi!
Will defintely miss the gd times...right side 11...left side ah cow (ze 3 dragons sitting in a row)...in front mms...10 o'clock got 33 to shoot 'knowing' looks at..heh...
even up there in cell 36...coco's every morning MIL complain session...the short time that auntie kang teach me stuff using flash card method...png kway b/fast in the mornings...

actually i'll be giving up quite abit of fun/personal time w my kakis as well...no more runs or swims in the evenings =(...i'll be lucky if i can join for makan after ur exercise sessions...don't forget me hor!

need dope?

2day already 2nd last day at the sinking ship. By right shld be ORD attitude liao, but farnee ley...11 n me machiam still like sibuay boh eng lidat. Poor fella teach tuition until sore throat, high blood pressure, steam rising from head...so siong until must see Dr Picasso who prescribed him steroids! That seemed to calm him down for only a short while...until he resumed tuition class..then wah piang...pek chek n puuu huei again...i keep hearing him say :"friday exam liao ley, u can still ask me this ah?" ......really sound like teacher loh....but maybe hor....11...itz gd training for ur next job ley...experience how a team lead 'might' feel.

2day oso 2pm last day. He blanjah us each one cup teh ($1 x 7 = $7 fwah! very ex ley)...then came n give farewell advice...then tell me he last time oso had chance to do trading (***roll pea sized eyeballs***) but he say he did't take it up as he felt he was too old to pick up n succeed then (he was given the chance at age 30....ahem....i'll be 30 in awhile loh...si-mi-wa-ko kana sai meaning har?!?)

October 02, 2006

steamed pea

had a 'work' lunch today. Erm..really got alot of work lined up when i start at the new plc...kinda lookg fwd to the change of scope...trying to prepare myself mentally for the effort required...and knowing how nuah I am...it is indeed a gigantic effort.

In preparation, i decided i shld be nice to myself on my mum's acct...heh...used up another hour of her massage package...niceeeeee....nicely steamed n marinated n kneaded pea...ahhhh....life shld be this good everyday...the way my body is knotted up, you'd think i do hard labour everyday...the therapist was dam patient n good la...now i'm toasty on the outside n supple n tender inside....hmmmm...perfect to hit the bed n zzzz.......

September 30, 2006

My 10min excursion...

got changed...grabbed my blades...headed out to hail a cab from the kerbside.
then suddenly 'tee orh orh' and could feel a few droplets on my head thru' my cap...
A quick call later....i 'gostan' hurry up walk home...then reach home...log on computer ....eat apple....heavy downpour...
that sums up my 10min sat excursion...
kana sai weather...

Sink...sank...sunk

The plot thickens...wah...after the info from 33 last evening...the bunch of us really dam disappted n disillusioned with these pple.

The things pple will do to advance their own. Think even mamasan in all her 30yrs of long service here also dam sim tiah at the way things are turning out and the treatment we are getting.

It's just a matter of time...we are powerless to change the system...however, options are always available, especially more so now than before...33 n cow will just hafta bide their time, choose wisely and proceed in your own best interest.

In the meantime, i'm glad i heeded an ex-boss advice to 'keep ur head down,do your work and keep your butt outta the line of fire". Quietly I come...quietly i will go...unless 11 decides to do a joke-of-the-mth-pseudo-wedding-montage-farewell-tribute to try and top BW's farewell kns-kiss-ass email.

We shall keep our Jan'07 date/deadline. We shall all meet at Six restaurant for a meal...and hope that ah qua walks by so we can all throw our new respective namecards in his face. heh heh.

September 28, 2006

Simply complicated?

Pea's musings for the day

I really don't understand some pple.... who in his right mind would ask for a job to head a team if you have zero/nada/zip/tak ada experience in the area?
(might as well tie your own noose n standby)

And 3 days into the job ask the outing personnel if they can come back for one day after they finish their notice period so that you can go on leave?
The audacity!
The absurdity!

Congratulations cell mates! you have a fantastic do-blindly, act-smart, ambitious mousy team leader-wannabe on your hands.
I hear that a simple folk he is not...then my question is...... if the work is really so "SIMPLE", then why do we need such a complicated fella to do it?

September 24, 2006

water pea

Your Element is Water

Your power colors: blue and aqua

Your energy: deep

Your season: winter

Like the ocean, you evoke deep feelings and passion.
You have an emotional, sensitive, and spiritual soul.
A bit mysterious, you tend to be quiet when you are working out a problem.
You need your alone time, so that you can think and dream.

September 23, 2006

crap

watched a really bad show...miami vice...
sorry guyz...i anyhow hantam...obviously neh do homework.
sitting thru' 2 full hrs trying to decipher the cop mambo jumbo n trying to lip read gong li's cannot make it english left us very confused...spent most of the time squinting at the big screen n thinking "what the f@#k did he/she just say?"
furthermore...colin farrell + gong li = cannot la!!! enuff said

the side show script was rather entertaining tho' :
Largely consisting of gene making some lewd comment -->chy giggling then tryg to repeat it to me --> then i 'amm chio' n come back with another wise ass remark --> chy giggles somemore n relates it to gene.
Ahhhh..what wld we do w/o our frenz? they see us thru' the worst of times...heh...

Since m on the subject...dun watch barnyard...itz really bad too...i watched like 15mins of it on a dvd already wanna fall asleep...monster house is way way wayy betta.

cldn't get a blardi taxi again...n didn't help that i still recovering from food poisoning so gut was feeling dam strange ...machiam a wind instrument lidat...hiaz...soooo glad to b finally home n comfy.

My lessons for this week?
1) We can't cook our own food (5.5 pple LS outta 8.5 pple is dam bad la)
2) Must do basic homework b4 booking tickets to watch show.
3) When in doubt, try to buy time, don't listen to just one side of the story, form ur own conclusion, follow ur gut (assuming itz not gassy n down w alot of problems la!) and dun give in to teddy bears no matter what!

September 18, 2006

sa-wa-terr-kah !


Back from phuket...land of a thousand smiles....where sometimes when u drive into petrol stations they will still smile at you and politely tell you they dun have petrol to sell you.....
i shall do lazy man method n just post some interesting sights...


When in thailand...look for bali hai...for dam super solid head and back massage.
but be warned...do not eat..drink or even attempt to swallow saliva before treatment...these pple really is 'gu lat choot ka liao' type...and i had all my bones 'cracked' from neck down to waist up...shiok ah! heh


Spent alot of time staring at this poster in front of a hairsalon...trying to do mental conversions which was dam hard when brain is on holiday as well.....dam cheap la...if 100Baht=abt SGD4...then rebonding = sgd16!!! unbelievable right? U dare to try? maybe there's a reason why the salon is empty...? I actually walk away liao but had to double back to take pic...my fren giggling at me la for being silly...






Went to phi phi island and came back with a rather heavy orange-hued-sleep-induced-koala. This my frens is a kodak moment siah...doesn't happen often one...

September 12, 2006

we think therefore we feel...



ok ok...so
*****ohmmmm.....m a happy healthy pea...la la la...ohmmmm *****

buckets...

watched monster house w 33...i must say it's 'not bad wor'...alil' bit dark for a cartoon...then when i realise steven spielberg had a hand in it...then no wonder la.
even had this part where it was quite touching...i didn't cry but my eyeballs got wet wet abit la..heh...

then i came home...packed my stuff...totter arnd abit then decided I have enough time to finish off my last episode of Grey's anatomy. Fwah ...dam good wor!...this time eyeballs not wet....eyeballs flooded siah...princess' warning was apt indeed.
(miss tan...stop laffing...)

so thatz why now i typing...coz need to wait awhile b4 go and sleep...otherwise 2mr 'bak chiu zeng zeng'...heh...

September 09, 2006

eventful few days

well...at least the wait is over...itz finally confirmed...i'm moving from a 'pple neh hear b4 bank to yet another pple neh hear b4 bank'...

i find it quite amusing...how u can be working in a place for 3 yrs...smile & say hi to the same faces but never really got to know them on a personal level. Then all of a sudden, when all u have is perhaps 3-4wks more in the same plc, suddenly pple seem friendlier...seem to make alil' bit more effort to engage in conversations etc. Itz ironic in a way...maybe the impending absence does indeed makes the heart grow abit fonder?

Was trying darn hard to plan a quick getaway trip before i start at the new plc...so desparate for kakis...in the end decided maybe itz betta to spend the money on spa here instead. who knows at the 11th hr today...i chatted w ze ever busy m'sian and found out a couple of them were actually heading for a short trip to phuket and the dates were perfect for me. So being the slightly more insistent pea that i've become...i got myself a self-invite and booked the air ticket to join them..heh...yayyy!!! at least i still get my short holiday...=)

so things work out in the end...goody goody...

September 04, 2006

i donch like...

I hate these endless waiting games...
i don't like to be kept waiting...
i don't like it when pple tell me abit but not the full story...
i don't like it when u dangle carrot in front of me but don't let me bite...
i don't like it when boss come by everyday to spotcheck n try to 'yiam' my computer screen...
i don't like it when i know what needs to be done but i can't 'action action' yet coz of factors out of my control...
i don't like it when pple ya-ya-papaya at me...
i don't like it when pple try to dig info from/abt me...
i don't like it when pple assume that one must be attached/married to be happy...
i don't like it when pple give me non-answers when all i need is a straightfwd yes or no...
i don't like it when pple hold back and not say what they wanna say to me...
i don't like it that itz so hard to find a group to go dive again...*sigh*...can someone pls bring back the good ol' times...

eh..ok..enuff...actually i meant to type only 1st 4 lines...but since i was on a roll ...whadd the hell...

on a lighter note: my goldfish-attention-span-fren called me again today to invite me to a singles' party...guess some pple really truely still just donch get it...?

September 03, 2006

ouch...

A well spent weekend...over so fast...bladed...swam...kopi-ed...biked...chee cheong fan-ed...

Least i felt like it was a wkend well spent...think my nuah-level decrease at least 2 levels liao...but that said...now my shoulders ache...butt hurts...i think i need a massage...or maybe take the next 2 wks off...

the tan i got today can only last a few days at most...i need a holiday...i need to breathe some compressed air...and feel weightless .....tioman anyone?

August 30, 2006

It's all a stage...

Recently I discovered that there seems to be alot of pple with a misconception. Namely, they think that single pple = no life, hence can afford to work late, in the same vein, they also think that married/attached pple = busy/alot of committments hence will not put in extra effort to advance their career.

I kena asked this question during interview...
The Fella: "Any committments?...kids? "
Me :"No kids...none planned in the near future...so no crying baby to run home to"
Fella:" How abt bf?"
Me :"Errr ...can be arranged?" (heh heh)

so ah...dear frens...if u were ever to call me and suddenly i 'greet you' with 'dear or darling'...pls dun freak out and shit in ur pants...i am probably in the presence of "some pple" who i feel i shld let them think i 'got a life' according to their definitions so that perhaps i won't be expected to work late..heh...=P