this morning, right after i came in n switched on my pc, my ceo walked over n passed me this book:
Fish!: A Remarkable Way to Boost Morale and Improve Results
hmm... is it that obvious that my morale in the office is way down there at the basement? or maybe my performance is so very poor that i need to 'improve results'?*sigh...updated: turned out, i was just being paranoid... hehehe... when i finished reading it, i went to return it to my ceo, but he said he don't want it anymore and asked me to pass it along to other clgs. he found it while clearing out his cupboard and just thot it'll be useful for us. apa lar!
from lotsachi's comment, i realized that my tastes have changed. i suddenly find myself liking pink cartoon pigs, especially that pooh's tiny friend, piglet! and pink wasn't even my fav colour before!
hmm... when did it started? i also dunno lar... wy: aiyer... wear until so elegant, but got a zhu zhai (little pig) on the ear! hou sam nei loh (have mercy), take it off and lend to the little girl lar *points at little J sitting beside me*me: i like ar... it's precisely becoz i'm wearing so elegantly that i wanna wear this piglet earing! like this only tak yee (cute) mar...
my fav pair of earings... bought it from hk disneyland. one side is a piglet, the other side a butterfly! special rite? and a lot of ppl (mostly piglet's fan) have asked me where i got them... hehe...
taking an extended break from blogging... m still getting the pics from my perak trip from the rest of the members. it's useless bringing ur own camera, coz u'll only be taking pics of other ppl. of course, u can keep passing ur camera to other ppl n asking ppl to take for u... but i was very lazy to do that... oh, will be blogging abt N's sister's garden wedding soon... still recuperating! getting old...n, i'm down with a horrible sore throat! lost my voice (totally!) for a whole 3 days! can u imagine how torture it is not able to talk? feel like exploding! now better, but even tho' voice coming back, i still sound like a toad... *sigh...
things i was SO tempted to buy (and nearly did!):1) a huge gigantic elmo soft toy. an authentic sesame street brand for only SGD29.90!! where in m'sia can u find such a good deal??? but was dragged away by N, coz i'm "too old to be pinning for a sesame street soft toy" and "it's a waste of money. SGD29.90 can be used to buy more clothes". *shucks*2) a pair of supper cute fluffy piglet bedroom slippers, at SGD19.90. again, was dragged away by N, coz i "oredi have so many!" and "wasting money only!". *sigh*
*phew*
had the craziest shopping trip ever! can anyone believe that i actually shopped for 13 hours straight??? crazy or what?
10.00 am: arrived at somerset station. walk-walked around heeren, but most of the shops were not open yet.
10.30 am: stepped into takashimaya. and so, it all began...
12.00 pm: received sms from N saying she'll be coming in (from her sis's place in JB) to join me. Continued shopping.
2.00 pm: already laden with shopping bags, met N in front of kinokuniya.
me: hi, what time did u.....
N: quick! need to save time! so much to do, so little time!
me: ???
2.30 pm: after gulping down my moss burger, barely tasting it, continued shopping.
4.00 pm: arrived at isetan, wisma atria.
N: OMG, look at the dragon-long que!
me: ya lor. so u still wanna try?
N: don't care lar. i'll just try it out here. luckily i wore such a small n thin spaghetty strap today! (proceeds to remove her jacket)
me: ???
5.00 pm: just coming out from the stationery department of isetan.
N: oooo... that's Din Tai Fung! their xiu long pao is simply out of this world!
me: (only half interested) really?
N: yeah yeah! let's go have some, my treat!
me: but it's nearly dinner time...
N: we'll just try one 'long' (basket) of xiu long pao. only 5 pieces mar, n they're really small. (dragging me into the shop)
me: ???
6.00 pm: in heeren.
me: ei, how come so few shops only?
N: used to have a lot wan meh?
me: yeah. last time, they have lots n lots of shops selling all the cute-cute stuff. now only a few nia... sien lor...
N: nvm, still have a few. let's go check it out!
7.00 pm: back in taka.
8.30 pm: received phone call from cousin.
cousin: hey, u dun wanna come back ar?
me: erm, not yet. just finished dinner. where r u?
cousin: we're at the esplanade. hey, marina square having midnight sale. u wanna come over?
me: oh? ok! i'll call u when i get there.
9.30 pm: still in taka
N: OMG! look at the time! gotta go. i need to meet my BIL at 10! u still have anything u wanna see/buy?
me: nope, let's go.
9.45 pm: parted with N at orchard station.
10.15 pm: met up with cousin at marina square, after walking against the throng of ppl heading for city hall station. continued shopping despite the torture on arms (from carrying all those shopping bags) and legs (from walking too much).
cousin: aiyo, so many things! dun forget u'r going back by bus to kl tmr hor. and just hope u dun get taxed at the customs!
me: hehe...
*the customs officers din even glance at me!11.15 pm: left marina square.
hmm... but actually, didn't really buy a lot of stuff lar...
some shirts for performance from taka...
amy tan's latest book (i read ALL her books) from kinokuniya, ngee ann city...
some tops for work (i know it's not exactly office wear, but heck cares!) from marina square & ngee ann city...
some magnetic bookmark clips for YW, Spring, K and R from taka...
a mickey T (one of my fav brands!) from isetan... (M-Industry in bugis junction selling this same T at different price, sgd3.95 more!)
mickey T - back view...
a very cute piglet mug from heeren! i must say this is my most 'satisfied' purchase from SG this time round! tho' a tad expensive, but it had me grinning from ear to ear the moment i laid eyes on it. i HAD to have it! :Þ
piglet mug - back view...
a pair of pink walking slippers from heeren. how come converse in m'sia dun sell slippers ar???
a very cute suction mug cover from taka!
see? it even matches my new piglet mug! kekeke...
a little bee pencil for N (an ardent pencil collector) from bugis junction...
a dragonfly pendant from taka (mom said she'll pay for this, as my birthday prezzie! hehe...)
see? like that considered a lot meh? :Þ
1st weekend:shopping trip to singapore! yippee!!! bless company for being so generous in giving replacement holidays... and bless the agong for having a holiday-birthday! bless m'sia for having agongs! :Þ2nd weekend:Perak Charity Cultural Festival in ipoh, a 3-day event. abt 40 of us going, so it's gonna be a crazy n fun-filled trip! took friday n monday off, friday coz it's a performance day, and monday coz we'll be traveling back to kl at midnight after sunday's performance, and as we predict it to be quite a tiring trip, i expect myself to be too beat out to start work on monday. oh, n planning a surprise bday celebration for cc there, which falls on sat.3rd weekend:1) company (kl office) bowling tournament. hopefully will have nice prizes and doorgift!2) N's sister's wedding. being so close to N and always popping over to her house for 'free meals', i can't possibly escape from being enlisted as part of the 'working committe', can i? in fact, at the beginning of this year, when N told her mom that i may not attend the wedding/dinner coz i would need to go for the perak performance (we weren't sure of the performance date yet at that time), she was so disappointed. she even told N to ask me not to go to ipoh! apparently, i'm being entrusted with the 'heavier' tasks, with powers to 'make decisions' when all the family members are too tied-down with other things.4th weekend:balik kampung! bro's gonna sign over his old car to me, so gonna take monday off (coz need to sign in front of the officer, hence on a working day). hopefully my manager will approve my leave application, after the 2 days i took for the perak trip. even this 2 days leave, he took so long to approve! *crosses fingers*1st weekend (july):pot-luck gathering with ex-clgs. i'm bringing a secret recipe cake (since i can't cook).*phew*
Dear Mummy,
I took my first gulp of air 28 years ago today, after I impatiently demanded to be released from the confines of your warmth into the cold outside. Now 28 years later, here i am, still using up the earth's oxygen and just as impatient and demanding! Haha... :)
For 28 years of love and care, here's wishing you "Happy Special Mother's Day". Thank you for everything.
Your daughter * don't u think this is a better "Mother's Day" compared to the much-hyped about and commercialized one that falls on every 2nd Sunday of May? ** great, now the whole world knows my age!---------------
anyway, this year's yields:
a birthday card. these things seem to be getting rather scarce nowadays...
a box of assorted Leonidas chocolates... yummers!
more chocs!
a handmade lunch invite to a 'secret place'...
*'secret place' turned out to be jogoya japanese buffet! yummy-licious, i tell u! but now seriously need to diet...
a bunch of roses! (along with a card and a cake, but the cake was devoured b4 we sempat take a pic of it) kebetulan it's also in pink, like the bunch i sent mom!
pink-pig phone holder
music-hearted red erm, thingy.
and we thought the 'love letter' incident is over...well, he/she's back! on sat, received an sms from a certain "maychong" (mc), sent via the web sms.ac service, that goes like this (copied in full, bad grammar, spelling n all, with names withheld to protect identity):SMS.ac:mcxx: hi stargal, mr. c told me that he love you much, and he no love FY oledi...is tue, he told me face to face.. -sent FREE from www.SMS.acthen found out that FY and cl also received sms-es by this same person, tho i have no idea what has cl got to do with the whole dem thing. FY's 1st sms goes something like this (typed from memory):stop disturbing my mr. c! he don't love you anymore. if you keep disturbing him, i will do something that you might regret.or something to that effect. her 2nd sms goes:mr. c don't love you anymore. he loves stargal. why do you still disturb him?i don't know what cl's sms said, coz i'm kinda avoiding talking to cl now... but Spring read it and said it's also something like FY's 2nd sms. sick right?then on sat night, i received a request from mc to be added into our yahoo group. fat chance m i letting him/her in!and on monday, received another sms:SMS.ac:mcxx: mr. c really love you, why don give him a change..he will prove to you....send FREE msgs from www.SMS.acnow i suspect that this mc is really mr. c himself coz:1. first mc said mr. c is his/hers and asked FY to leave him alone2. then he/she encouraged me to give mr. c a chance, and is so persistent too3. he/she seems to know what's going on in the orchestra4. he/she has mine n cl's contact numberbeen trying to think of ways to trap him. i'm not the type to sit around and let ppl mess with me. i need to get even. i need to find out who that &^@%#^@ really is. but so far, all my ideas are not refined enough to be executed... need to think somemore. it must be something that would really catch him red-handed and with no loophole for him to deny.in the mean time, YW suggested that i write to sms.ac to request for mc's details... that's a good idea, even tho' i'm sure most of it would be fake info anyway. but i'm hoping at least he would give his valid phone number, coz he would need to verify his registration via sms. so i sent sms.ac this letter:I'm writing regarding an sms.ac user, carrying the ID "mcxx" who has been spreading rumours and giving threats to a few of my orchestra members. I believe "mcxx" is one of our members, but i have no proof.
Is it possible for sms.ac to provide me with mcxx's profile details, especially his/her mobile number? The threats/rumours are getting kinda out of hand and are creating anxiety and concern among my orchestra members.
If this continues, we might need to seek police help but I do not wish for things to go to that extend. So I hope sms.ac would be able to provide me with the user's details so that we can give him/her a warning and settle this case amicably.
Thanks in advance for your help.hopefully they'll be concerned enough abt a possible police case to be willing to disclose the info. *keeping fingers crossed* in the mean time, thinking of other ways to expose the culprit.
~ my manager - how to expect ppl to show respect with that kinda attitude problem?
~ my day job - dragging my feet to work everyday!
~ my freelance - what a chore!
~ my financial state - stifling... when will it end???
~ mr. talk-too-much - stupid. dun even know that ppl are not interested in all his gabbing!
~ mom's constant question abt my still being single - in every phone conversation and my trip home! without fail!!!
~ commuting to & from work - think sardines n u'll get what i mean...
~ my body shape - seriously need to diet! but u know, i've been fat all my life! can't remember any single moment in my life of ever being slim... *sigh*
~ life in general - weak, spiritless, demotivated, lethargic...
I WANT OUT!!!
1. gosh... only 4pm! *tick*tock*tick*tock*2. *sigh* how i wish i dun have to work for a living...3. shadup lar! no one is interested in ur life! g'away!4. when will i be 'not poor'?!5. need to diet...6. stupid company, so kira wan! i want my ipod!!!7. need more sleep...8. where to go from here? and more importantly, can i?9. *stamps feet* i wanna go on a holidaaaaaayyyy!!!10. is this all there is to it???
