Tuesday, December 28, 2004
Mu Chuan again
Yesh, went to MuChuan again last nite. After hearing so much abt Jian Hua ( Sips's idol), curious to hear his singing. Wonder what makes Sips "idolise " him. hahaha.
We teased Sips a lot yesterday, purposely make her passed the dedication list to him. Hey gal, did yr heart fluttered when he smiled and said Thank You to you? :P
Think i enjoyed myself yesterday than at last Sunday, cos the 4 singers did sing my favourites songs (thought not dedicated by me), such as 喜欢你, 记事本, 情牢, 断点, 无底洞 and
黄昏 ! Ok Sips, I had to admit that yr idol sang well, and had a manly 磁性 voice. Kinda rare to come across a male singer who look manly and sing so manly these few days. Take a look at the Chinese pop industry now, the newcomers like 欧得洋, 张栋梁, 刘 zhong yi (dunno his chinese name) all 偏向高音.
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As for today, had called up the HR of my next employer. So confirmed that the email she sent to me is a confirmation offer. Hence, spending time to type my resignation letter now. 1st time handling resignation letter, as the last time I resigned, i choose to resign on the last day of my 2 year contract, so they treated it as expiry of contract.
Hmm, not easy to write a resignation letter leh. Wonder why our teachers never taught us the proper way of writing it.
I pray that the management won't make things difficult for me when they saw my letter tomorrow....
Pray that my decison is right and I'll have a better career prospect at my new working place.
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Thursday, December 23, 2004
surprise
Monday night, after spending 2 hrs at the optician, i finally knew how to out on and take out my contacts lense. 1st time wearing contacts after 16 years of being friends with Specs. :P
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Surprise surpise surprise.
Today, we are required to attend a staff meeting on flexiwage payment and GVA (which is the company's bonus). It was announced taht our GVA is actually 0.85 month, based on the formula, but the "kind, generous management' had decided to take out some money from the company saving to give UP TO another 0.75 month "ex-gratia" amount to employees, so that we won't be getting less than last year. So depending on the employee's performance, he or she can can up to 1.6 month bonus. That is not acounting the MVA (merit variable amount) or so call "performance bonus', if he or she had performed well.
So after the meeting, supervisor had to give out the letters to the staff. As my supervisor is not around, it was the GM who handed me my letter.
Well, i don't really think i'll be getting much as my supervisor is know to be very "stingy" when appraising staff but what i saw on the letter caught be by surprised
1) i got the full ex-gratia amount
2) i also have a MVA amount given, becos
I was rated Band 2, which means my performance is VERY GOOD.
3) which is why I also awarded a Merit Increment, which mean my salary increase is more than the standard .
and the after the increment, my salary for next year is about just the same as the new job i had accepted!
When the GM went through this figure with me, I was like "Yah, Yah". but in my mind i was thinking " oh no, you'll kill me next week when you receive my resignation letter".
Then he asked" you are awarded MVA, and Mi, you got nothing to say?".
"Thank You." I mustered.
"Work Hard." He said.
Hmm if you ask me that If I have doubts on reigning, since I have not tendered, (though i had confirmed my date of commencement with the other side), my answer is "No!". Now, i realised that it's not the money that I cared about, though more of it will make my mum happy. It's the workscope that values more. Even though it was mentioned that the job I will be taking on will be sort of like "bao-gao-liao", at least it's some task with credits, like HR matters, policies..., unlike my present job, which I spent half of the time running up and down collecting mails, distributing mails.
Somehow I feel that this Merit Increment is "not a free lunch', i will be expect to do more nitty gritty stuff.
In terms of job prospect, the new job will be better, as it's a new division, and i 'll be one of the pioneer batch of staff there. There are more chances for development than stay on here just because they had given me pay increment, and become a coordinator cum clerk.
Yeah, I do feel a bit guilty now, sort of wasting my 3 supervisors' efforts in fighting for my MI. But if the management think that I'll be happy for the monetary rewarded given, they are wrong. I am not happy that when I first joined last year, I was told to handle 3 magazines, but then 'slowly increased' to handle 7 magazines & newletters, and being the office clerk for the new extended level -- all within one year!
I know I can risked losing all this increment when I tender my resignation next week. And if they do, it will only make me more happy to know that my decision isn't wrong.
True, i feel guility for dissappoint my supervisors by leaving at this time, but this is not I want, and it came too late. Somehow, i think it's heaven's will that lead me to where I am today. Since I 'miraculously' passed the interviewed and was offered the position, it seems I was destined to leave my current job.
Wish me luck ok?
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Yesterday was exactly a year after my grandpa's death. Wonder how's he's doing now. Hope he is well and peaceful.
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Tuesday, December 21, 2004
Good news
I can't believed it! I aced that interview (the one i went last Tues). So I have not broken my record , if u know what I mean.
Received a call from them this afternoon that I was offered the job, but I can't confirm whether i can join them in January due to company bonus. The safest is to join them in mid Feb. And right now the HR person have to check with the director to see if that is possible, cos they expect the MSO to start work in Jan.
Hmm hope Lady Luck will still shine on me, that i can still get my company bonus and the new job. ( yah... I know that's a bit greedy, but having work so hard for the past year, I don't wanna loo-gee)
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Sunday, December 19, 2004
Events today
Yah, today was a hectic day. like "赶场" . (That what my friend described).
Attended the last hip hop lesson of this year today (they are closed for two weeks). Today's lesson is a test of speed than the dance steps. Lots of stomping action though. Haha can you believe it, after the lesson. I wore back the pants I wore before i changed into track pants, the pants seems looser. Hmm like some slimming centre advertising ad : " I lost xxxx cm after one sesson!'
After my friend's birthday celebration in the evening, whe to Chinatown to meet 3 friends to go to this 说时依旧 80's song recollection at 木船 Though the brochure mentioned that the singers will be singing songs from the 80's, but they actually have 2 groups of singers -- the first group sang songs from the 70s, while the second group sang songs from the 80's. Haha. Fannie and FL like the male singer QingYuan who sang those 70's song. Especially Fannie , who is like 发花痴 over him. :P
Oh yah, Sips , if u are reading this, got something to tell u. We saw yr favourite singer " Jian Hua", the "sun xie zhi look-a-like" at Muchuan. He was one of the audience. Haha, "dui2" that u didn't join us?
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Saturday, December 18, 2004
what a week & my brain
i think I broke my own record. Attended 3 BBQs within these 8 days. No wonder i was half falling sick.
Yesterday was strange, even though I had a heavy lunch, upon reachin the BBD event at Pasir Ris, I was so hungry even after munching on opotatoe chips, chicken wing, that i went of to the Fisherman Village to order a box of pineapple rice .
hmm cme to think of it, actually i didn't eat much after downing the pineapple rice. Just 2 more chicken wings and a fillet.
But went to sleep with a bloated stomach.
As for today (which is a last min decision), just had one stick of satay and I left. But after walking for 15 mins to the underpass. i was so hungry that i bought a Mac Happy meal.
Tomorow will be a hectic day, going for dance class in the morning. then rush to a good friend's bday celenration at KTV , then rush to The Ark (Mu chuan) in the evening.
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I think I am losing some brain cells. Why, I used to be very good and planning my own schedule, making sure everything was in order. Until just now, I realised I made a big mistake. I actually planned to go to Orchard on next Thur to get chocolates and bring them home to wrap them up for my office gift exchange the next day. Cant't buy them too early as I afrad that the chocolates will melt if i leave them im my room for too long. Can't use my home fridge you see, as someone will complain that those chocolates take up lots of storage space an some will eat them despite my "warning".
BUT........
I just realised that I need to go to CCK to collect and learn how to put on my contact lense on that same day!
What to do?????
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Thursday, December 16, 2004
Eat,Drink, Christmas
Remember last year , at around this period, i posted a blog , mentioning i drank the Touche beer on job., as they use it for photoshoot.
today drink on the job again. this writer went to a launch, & was given a small bottle of Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin Champagne. Instead of throwing it away, someone pass it to me, asking if i want to drink it. So , drank on the job again.
Accompanying the champagne, is a praline from Mezza9. some nice company had send a box of Mezza9 pralines to the editor as Christmas gift. Ooooh.
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Wednesday, December 15, 2004
troubles
Back to work tday, yet ha fallen ill. Start feeling fevering, cold and had runny nose after a few hours in office.
Dun like the way where poeple are so Boh-zi-dong. Knew that i am on leave, yet pile things up on my table. Some of the stuff are so simple where they could o on their own.
I found 2 magazines and a note attached, with the address stated on the note. The person could simply write the address on the envelope and post it. Furthermore,the place where they need to put their outgoing mails is much nearer to than than my cubicle. Grrrrr.
Dun wish to talk much abt the interview yesterday. I think I flunk it. Somehow, I think that they are looking for middle-age women instead. Out of the 8 interviewees I saw, only 2 were around the same age as me. And their sessions are quite short, compared to those older aunties.
Strangely, I wasn't nervous at the interview (i used to stammer at interviews). But the main problem is, they do not have many questions for me-- simply put it: They are NOT interested in me at all. Never ask what did i do, what are my hobbies, personality, strenghth, weakness......
Sigh! Seems like I have to look around again.
After the interview, feeling a bit low. So have the urge to spend money. to fa1 xie4. Came across this SK Jewellery and end up buying a white gold necklace with a tiny diamond pendant for my sis's coming 21st birthday. Hai.. i don't even own a small diamond of my own.
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Sunday, December 12, 2004
11 and 12 Dec
11 Dec
Went to my friend's optician to do contacts lens. Sigh! my shortsightedness is getting worse, had increase my 100 degree. One eye 1100 egree and the other at 900 degree. Astigmatism also quite high, at 300 degree. Contact lens cost $260, and had to wait til 23 Dec to collect them. Just hope that I can manage to put in and take out the lens.
then when to my colleague's (" Har gao") place for barbeque. Apart from inviting some other colleagues, she also invited some of her friends.
Somehow i dun enjoy this bbq very much. Perhaps I was too tired. We are supposed to throw the birthay boy (a colleague) into the pool. Despite dunking him with bacardi, vodka & wine, he's still quite sober. He suspected something was amiss when we arrange for him to cut cake at the pool side. And he sort of voluntarily jumped into the pool. After taht, he start throwing others in. I was not spare withe... ok, put it that I was "half-spare". I was dragged to the poolsie and got half of my body wet
As we walk off from the pool, saw " har gao"'s friend ( who is quite good-looking) flirting with our colleague in the pool. One of the colleague later teased her, ask her if she's happy.
And her reply was " No. He twisted my tongue". " not once but three times"
Yah, a bit disgusting right. That guy got the guts to French kissed her right on the first day they met. And right in full view of us. Din even respect our colleague and us. Perhaps he thinks he can get anybody at anytime with his looks. Even if the girl like him, she won't feel secured with him. Another colleague was so put off by his behaviour that she didn't even want to interview him for her story anymore (she had initially plan to do so).
12 Dec.
decide to went hip hop today. And friend out me on aeroplance at the last minute. But I went ahead anyway. So many months didn't attend lessons, and really couldn't catch up. What's worse is that my whole body's aching now, and there's a big bruise on my ankle( cos I missed the step where I am suppose to kick and turn but I kicked my ankle instead).
Current mood: still bothered by lots of things. Why can't i solve even one of them.........
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Friday, December 10, 2004
The Rojak and others
Wante to blig yesteray but too tired and "sian to". And the only thing interesting happened yesterday was that I finally get to eat the famouse Toa Payoh Central Blk 177 Rojak.
We (4 ppl) ordered a $5 rojak.When the lady handed us our plate (after a long wait), we were like exclaiming "Woah". The $5 serving is like a small mountain of you-tiao with lots of sauce and peanuts.
Quite nice huh, but too bad we can't finish all.
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Not in the best of mood today. Somehow I feel that there that are some things which are not as easy as it seems. My feelings abt this is quite complicated too.
Arghhhh! so vexed................
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Wednesday, December 08, 2004
Fine
For the 1st time in my life, I owe so much fines to the National library that I exceede $6 limit and can't borrow books. And i didn't even now abt it.
This morning, decided to return my library book. Though i had lost the receipt, I thought the due date is around these few days.
Imagine my surprise when i was borrowing 4 other books at the self service loaning machine, and it prompted me to go to theservice counter.
To my surprise, the staff told me I have overdue fines of $9.70.
I was stunned.
Why so much? And I thought library will send you a reminder if you have fines more than $6 and not paid. I went to the self check machine and look through the details. Darn, I had miscalculated, I returned the 4 books 13 days after date due.
When I reach home, my brother sacarsticly told me he got good news for me.
And he show me the reminder from National Library....
Apparent, it only arrived today....
GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
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Tuesday, December 07, 2004
心情不好
早上,因为发现了某人对某事物做了些改变而开始心情不好.
Cos to me, that change made is an insult.
下午, 因为朋友所说的话开始担心我是否行动太早而感到烦恼.
Nobody can confirm that although the notice mentioned staff who are on service on the date of payment of bonuses ($), will be getting them, but will one get his/her bonus even though he/she had tender resignation and the date where the company gives out bonus falls on the "one month notice" period.
Will the future employer wait for 2 months for the successful candidate to get his/her bonus ???
傍晚, 因为发现到我这月的开支比我预计得高而皱眉.
Chirstmas gift exchanges, presnts, friend's housewarming..... Lots of expenses this month.
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Monday, December 06, 2004
cards.......
sometimes i wonder if i am spending too much time, money and efforts on things that people dun paid much attention to.
Had been doing hand-made christmas gift tags for my office's Christmas gift exchange during the past two days.
For something less than 6cm in diameter each, I had spent more than two days doing them. Not talking abt the cost of the special paper, markers and special glue which i used to create the "pop-up" effects. Made around 24 tags, but just now counted that I need to make around 32. Grrrrhh....
Being the editorial coordinator for more than 3 magazines, means that I know more ppl and gotta give out more Christmas presents. But how many would really appreciate the handmade gift tag? I wonder. Most would probably said " It's cute", then threw it away after the season. Perhaps I should had use the money spend on all the material into their gifts instead. Think they will be more impressed with more expensive gifts than normal gifts with handmade cards....
However, they are some special colleagues whom appreciate what I did. Some even spread to others abt how "handicraft" I am, and they proudly displayed the birthday cards i made for them on their desk. That sort of given me pressure that I can't produce sloppy cards for them. :P
Hmm talking abt material. Today ( I mean sunday) went to town again to buy materials for chirrstmas tags and Chinese New Year cards. Yeah i am damn early. Had made 41 christmas cards liao. Need to start work early as each card need at least 30 mins to make, But today seems very "suay'. Went to Ig's Heaven, but they don't have the Oriental style wraper I want. Then went to Lifeshop to try my luck. They have the colour I want, but it was a last piece. which was crumpled. The handsome staff (who really got model looks)at the counter asked me to try 2 weeks later. Duh! By that time i already had start doing my cards. Hmmm, perhaps I should try again 2 weeks later & bring my "Hua- chi" gal friends along, to "beo' him. Hahaha. Who's interested?
Went to Bugis too, yet the push cart counter which used to sell gold peel off stickers isn't there anymore. Dunno where they moved too]. Wasted trip again.....
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Friday, December 03, 2004
周传雄《男人.海洋》
Had been playing 周传雄《男人.海洋》album's songs in my office (over iTunes again). My colleague is crazy over his song "异世界" . She keep swaying her head with the music.
I prefer the song "男人.海洋".
Like the way the song describes how the man associate himself with the sea (像海洋一样温暖宽广，希望对方好，就放手让她去飞翔), especially these sentences "最痴情的男人像海洋 爱在风暴里逞强 苦还是风平浪静的模样 " & "我的爱是折下自己的翅膀 送给妳飞翔 "
其实,不只男人可形容像海洋, 女人也可以一样办得到,放手让心爱的人飞翔....
Attached the lyric below, together with another (*surprising) hokkien song lyrics in his same album. He wrote the lyrics & compose the music. Actually though I don't unerstand the language, but feel that this song "春天的花恁拢无开 " really not bad. Quite rock actually.
男人海洋
词：姚若龙 曲：周传雄
当我抱着妳的时候
窗外风起 黄叶飘落
以为是浪漫 原来只是
有心在飞走
不懂情人心里想的
爱就瞎了 也迷路了
想摸索什么 摸到了妳
手心的沉默
最痴情的男人像海洋
爱在风暴里逞强
苦还是风平浪静的模样
卷起了依恋那么长
挥手目送妳启航
到妳觉得我给不了的天堂
温柔的男人像海洋
爱在关键时隐藏
而心酸汇集都敞开胸膛
做远远看护的月光
不做阻挡妳的墙
我的爱是折下自己的翅膀
送给妳飞翔
春天的花恁拢无开
词：周传雄 曲：周传雄
囡仔的笑声 传甲阮的我耳朵里
让我想着和你做伙 欢喜的情形
思念的心情 让我忘记了孤单
天公伯仔咁会知我 犹原等在这
阮的爱要哪里栽 你的心咁会返来
春天的花奈拢无开 害阮空等待
冬日的冷风一直无退 寒雨来
日头无出来 乌云罩伫心头内
阮的心肝已经冷的无人知
听别人咧讲 命运拢是天安排
只有认份期待守着云开见月明
盼望的心情 让我忘记了伤害
天公伯仔咁会让我 犹原咧等待
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Thursday, December 02, 2004
The Ups and Downs
Ups: Received a call to attend an interview next next Tue. One step near to my goal of getting out of the blood-sucking place. Crossing my fingers that I can get a better job offer. Will try my best, but sometimes, some things are destined. So leave it for heaven to decide.
Downs: Home matters again. I really hate my sis for being such a hypocrite and always twist my words, scolded vulgar language at me, yet parents never scold her.
What happened was that i wanted to go online after my bath. And my modem can only connected to the extra phone line. Saw my sis was using that phone line, so just inform her that i wanted to go online later.
Then, she flared up, and shouted;" Fuck you. After bating then demand people to use the line."
( pardon me, this is the first time I have to typpe vulgar langue here)
Hey she use vulgar language on me and purposely twisted my words. and parenst never scold her. I suspect they had been brainwashed by her.
I keeping my cool, told her that I was just informing her, but after a few mintues, seing taht she won't bulge, so ask her how amny minutes she would thake.
Then she shouted "c** Ch** B**. demand to use line. u think u own it har." and continue to twist my words again , shouting so loudly that it seems that i am the one bullying her.
Parents never scold her.
if i am the one who shouted, they sure come out and whack me.
Then she went off, smsing someone (most likely her bf) and complained abt me.
So this is how she play the "victim". And i became the big "demon".
Darn......
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The Email from "Bookie"
Hmm, what do you call this.. "Beginner's luck" ? First time laid bets with colleagues and I won.
Out of the 15 "betters" who took part in the "Singapore Idol Draw" yesterday, 8 placed bets on Taufik. Hence 8 of us received this email from our "bookie colleague" this morning:
Dear Taufik Supporters,
Congratulations! Unless you were under a rock last night, you would have known by now that you won in our little betting pool for Singapore Idol.
Each of you have won the grand amount of (drum roll please) $3.75!! =)
Please collect your winnings from me.
Your friendly bookie
Note: Correction-- after minus the $2 bet, actually we all won $1.75 each.
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Posing for 1 Dec--Singapore Idol
(duh wanna post yesterday but blog was down. So had written and saved my posting and then post it now.)
Singapore Idol is...... Taufik.
Need I mention? I bet almost 3/4 of Singaporeans know abt it .
Haha, I also won too. :)
Cos at 6pm, before we knock off, our colleages decide to hold some "illegal betting" at $2 each. Bet who (Taufik or Sylvester) will win the Singapore Idol title. Though a lot of us felt that Taufik is better, quite a lot decided to bet on that Sly because he is more popular among the teenagers.
I decided to place my bet on Taufik instead. This is what I said that made my colleagues laugh:
"Aiyah. Sly's fans' all teenage girls. They no more money liao, after voting for him to get him into finals"
Great analysis huh.
Haha, collecting my winning tomorrow. Think at most win $1.
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