C'est la vie: July 2004

My pretty earrings from ReN :)

Touche

I'm really tired now, but in a very happy sorta way! :)

Met up with Pam and Ren for dinner and drinks just now. It was just great catching up. I think we were gorging ourselves a little too much at Thai Express. LOL.. Feels like the good old happy times! We were reminiscing about jc days and it certainly felt as though it was only yesterday that we were all donning jc uniforms! Time sure flew us by. And since everyone's busy with life and work (not to mention in different countries), these little ocassional meet-ups are so ever precious and dear. And I'm so thankful that till this day, we are still friends. And that's important to me. I love you girls!

Oh.. and I think I found my new fave drink.. heh.. TOUCHE!! :) The staff at the bar was also nice enough to let me bring back the bottle for keeps. Its a really nice bottle. Go check it out.

Yums

I cooked I cooked!! :) Made the above just now. Its angel hair spaghetti, japanese mayonnaise, egg roe and seaweed :)~~

La vie est belle

... Je suis fatigue. bonne nuit. faite de beaux reves

Goodbye my love

Bye bye my baby. Its been a good 8 years together. I'm sorry I couldn't keep you longer. *sobs*

My faithful CD player since secondary school finally decides to die on me today. It has followed me through my jc days and university days, not to mention on all my travels. Sigh, time to say goodbye. I'm gonna miss ya.

Colours

Blues - Monday, serendity
Green - Eyed monstor, tranquility
Red - Anger, some says passion
Yellow - Dirty fella
Black - Grumpy face
White - Angelic

What else?? "Green green, yellow yellow?" (ring ring, hello hello) LOL I'm full of crap.

Mondays are always dreadful after a good weekend. bLAH. To chase these blues away, I had a rather scrumptious lunch at Secret Recipes in Suntec, this little quaint cafe opposite Carrefour. Had a yummy lamb stew and a raspberry cheesecake, all washed down with an icy glass of coke. Heh. Swear I could have eaten more cake if I wasn't that bloated. :)~~

Talking about cakes, I kinda miss baking. Used to bake on a regular basis when I was in Sydney, baklava, cheesecake, brownies, choc cookies, shepherd's pie, almond cookies etc.. Baking was a form of stress relief especially during exams time. Its quite therapeutic to beat those dough and smash the butter when your brain's all bursting with facts and theories. :) And oh, cooking was fun too. I remember how I used to make dinner lists of what I intend to cook for the week, buy groceries, marinate the food in advance and I also miss having friends over at my place and doing a pot-luck dinner. These days, with work and mum spoiling me with her cooking, I hardly step into the kitchen except to cook instant mee! Sounds terrible. Maybe I should try cooking this weekend. Maybe chicken stew. Yums.

Bundle of joy :)

Anna & Ken

These two cheeky monkeys don't call me jie-jie, but gu-gu (i.e aunt). They are my cousin's kids. :) Behind these mischievous smile lies two great bundles of joy and energy! I wonder what my cousin feed them, they are like little energiser bunnies!! Simply cannot sit still and quiet, always bickering with each other over toys and food.

Ken the older one is a talkative fella, never stop yakking and is full of ideas of his own. Haha. You should listen to him talk, real funny kid. Everyone was bemused by his train of thought and incessant blabbering. An observant kid with a bright twinkle in his eye, I think this kid's gonna go far.

Anna is the shy one, but once she warms up to you, she's as cheeky and noisy as Ken. These two kiddos were fighting over the digital camera just now, trying to snap photos of each other & me but could never hold the camera still enough to take a decent shot! I have had many photos of me with half a head chopped off. .. LOL..

Silly little ones. My niece and nephew :) Wonder if I ever have kids these cute :)

Ca va bien?

French class was tres bien today. Learnt more about conjugaison and grammer, a lil bit of vocabulary, and number! Ton, ta, mon, ma, son, sa, votre, un, une.. oh un, deux, trois.... vignt et un, vignt deux.. la gomme, le stylo, le livre, la montre...

Watched I-Robot just now. I can't quite say whether I like or dislike the show. The movie plot wasn't a new concept.. a tinge of matrix and futurama.. you get the drift. Its about robots created by men, who later went hay-wired and plotted a revolution to take over the human world. And the show hinges on the concept that robots are all about logic and humans on emotions. Interestingly, these deranged robots are called NS-5, controlled by a systems mastermind by the name of V.I.K.I. NS-5??? National Service? National Slavery? No-Siaming? Heh. wahaha.

The ending was baffling though. I was scratching my head and went HUH, simi lai eh?? Nan desu ka?!! Je ne comprends pas!

Roman Holiday

I just finished watching Roman Holiday on vcd. It was an interesting show. Audrey Hepburn is undoubtedly the epitome of grace, polish, elegance and class. She's gorgeous beyond words.. gorgeous with a capital G.

The ending was unexpected. And like what grrace said, it was un-hollywood fashion which leaves you poignant. I kinda like the ending too though I would have loved a happy ending ala fairytale style.

On a different note, Rome is lovely. Though the film was in black and white, I can already imagine myself sitting by the side-walk cafe sipping a cuppa latte or champagne Princess Ann's style; eating gelati and walking down & up the steps of great fascinating architectural buildings; smelling the flowers; people watching and snapping heaps of photos of the surroundings & scenery. How lovely would that be.

Kawaii desu ne

My pretty ring - Its a piece of Kimono cloth encased in a ring. Pretty isn't it? :) Btw, I am concluding and announcing to the world that yours truly is a fast shopper. I see, I like, I decide price is ok, I take out wallet, I pay, I take the goods , I walk out of the shop. Someone once told me I shop like a guy. LOL. hee.

It was a busy day at work for me today. as usual. hmpf. Had to cancel lunch with Jac so I can finish my work. Would have continued working through lunch if I wasn't so freaking hungry. Walked over to Thai Express to order a takeaway, specifically Thai green chicken curry. It was yummy but I didn't like that it was oily, literally dripping with oil. Felt a little sick after eating. Oh, and I bought the ring in a shop opposite Thai Express while waiting for them to pack my food, erm in like 10 mins? Heh. Said I was a fast shopper.

Met the nenek ADP for dinner after work. This woman worked in the office building across mine and still I don't see her much. We are both too busy but it was great catching up just now :)

Its so nice to be rotting at home on a Friday. There was plans to go clubbing but I decided not to in the end. A quiet night will do me good. Maybe I should go watch one of the vcds I bought. C'est la vie, tres bien!

The affair with shoes

I struggled out of bed this morning, feeling totally lerthagic and not wanting to go to work. Then again, being the responsible employee I am (..lol..), I dragged my lazy bones out of my comfy bed, whinning and grunting much to my mum's amusement.

After the oh-so-nice shower (which makes me feel like plunging in to bed again), it was the moment of truth, the break or make decision.... what to wear? I have nothing to wear!! Anyway, I turned on the radio and was happily humming to the song being played, and realised that I am running late! drats. bLAH. okok, so i need to decide quick what to wear. Picked the black suit (how wrong can you go with that?), matched it with a green top, shoved all my belongings to my faithful pierre cardin bag, put on my pretty charm bracelet & earrings. Slapped some leave-in hair moisturising cream on my hair, did a 5 mins quick make up and ran out of my room literally.

At the shoe wardrobe by the door, I am spoilt for choices. Should I go for my faithful comfy slip-ons or my oh-so-classy pointy heels? Decision, decisions.. how many decisions must a girl make before she can get ready for work?!! Tsk. Ok doks, the pointy heels it shall be. The slip-ons, though comfortable doesn't seem to complement my outfit for the day.

Its amazing how shoes and the right accessories can make you feel like a million dollars. :))))) I felt like a SUPER woman today! Haha! Its the power suit I tell ya. I am woman, I am powwwweeeeerrrrr...

P/s : Because I was so dilly dally this morning, I was 5 mins late for work. Good things its dress-down FRIDAY tomorrow! Yay!

Faketails

Met the guys after work today. We chilled out at Long bar and the live band isn't too bad at all. Its the kind of place I wouldn't mind hanging out after a long day at work :) And it sure was good to meet up with da boys. Anyway I was asking them an innocent question which awarded me icy glares in return.

Why is mocktails called mocktails? Why not faketails? Why not blufftails?? And why on earth are cocktails called cocktails??!!

I'm not drunk, i'm not drunk.. not even high.. so the above is not asked out of my drunken stupor if you were wondering. Heh.

Yippee ya ya yippee yippee ya. Yippee ya ya yippee yippee ya! Sing with me! Yippee ya ya yippee yippee ya. Yippee ya ya yippee yippee ya! Yippee ya ya yippee yippee ya. Yippee ya ya yippee yippee ya! :))))

HMV Summer Sale

I casually walked into HMV after work just now, intending to browse and not buy anything. BUT in a short span of 20 minutes, I bought the following vcds! Haha and it sure makes me a very HAPPY HAPPY person now :)

Anne Hall
Legally Blonde 2
Roman Holiday
Mansfield Park
The affair of the necklace

Karang Barang

I am tired from all the packing today. And I'm still not done! too much barang barang!! bLAH. I never realised how much rubbish I have. And much to the agony of mom, I refused to let her discard them. Wahahah, I have karang guni blood in me. I still have boxes of letters, cards and what-nots from primary school. Its darn funny to read all those letters, especially those 'love' letters from my admirers... wahahhaha, feeling damn egoistical now.. !! *grins* Oh, and I realised I have tooooo many bags, at least 50 bags!! decided to give some away to my cousins, am too old to carry those cutesy looking baggies. But I kept the retro looking ones, you never know when you might need them!!

Kinda weird to speak to Kevin over the phone just now. He was here for the weekend en route to India for work, and he rang yesterday & today. Anyway, I am not reading too much into it. Its just a phone call and I'm happy I was not affected emotionally in a bad way. I think I am letting go and I'm glad. Its about time, isn't it?

I feel like a solero now. :)~~

A quick one

Went for french class, learnt loads. Better start revising soon? Anyone can practise french with me?? I need to practise talking and french pronounciation..!!

After the 3 hour class, sat at the hair salon for two hours for a hair treatment. I was bored stiff! Shall make it a point to drag Angela there with me next time round

Met the Dr Yeo, Dr Noel, or just plain Noel after the hair thingy. Stoopid fella was late. Tsk. *ROLLS EYES* Then again, since he told me ghost stories about SGH, I shall be magnanimous and forgive.. haha

Drags, I am so tired. And I have to pack my things tomorrow. Promise Mum. We are moving in a month's time. *groans*

Woohoo

Guys! We have a new high score !!! 16780 points by yours truly!!! :)))))

Friday I'm in love

Wow, there are changes in blogger! I can now vary my textsize and use colours! Yay, all to make blogging more fun :)

Ever wondered what people are thinking about when they are on the train? I was taking the MRT home back from office just now and was studying the many faces I see. I normally do not pay much attention cause I would be buried in my book, and since I forgot to bring my book out today I decided to engage in another form of reading.

Faces - they are hard to read. Facial expression - they are hard to decipher. People - they are difficult to understand. I see weary and tired faces after a hard day at work. Lovey dovey couples looking blissfully in love and oblivious to the world. Disgruntled people sulking because they weren't fast enough to grab seats. Pregnant women looking dreadfully tired and resigned that no kind soul is going to offer them seats. Toddlers wailing and helpless parents looking totally embarrassed. Inconsiderate and indiscreet people talking loudly on the phone. Weird ah peks who give you a look that makes you feel uncomfortable and you wonder if you remembered to put on your clothes before you left the house. And then you remembered you did and gave them an icy glare in return.

My imagination tends to run a little wild when I am bored and dying to get off the train. I wonder what the person would be doing when they get off the train. What goes through their mind when they are on the train? What they were doing before they got on the train?

I will be heading home to have dinner. Can the train move a little faster? Why is it so packed? Gosh, I am tired and darn I forgot my book.! Well I was leaving office and heading to the MRT station before I stopped by a shop and bought a pair of shoes..Oh great! Here's my stop, next stop wonderland. The stop that permeates the sweet scent of weekend.

Musing

Maybe its the time of the night.. I'm sitting in front of my computer with gazillion of thoughts racing through my head and listening to my compilation of songs aptly titled 'Sad' on my windows player.

I am feeling a little less than happy. Unsettled. Contemplating. Thinking. Emotional.

D (my first bf) is getting married in Oct. To a girl he left me for.. Honestly, I am sincerely happy for them that things had worked out, though I wouldn't really want to go for the wedding! Anyway, the wedding should be in Sydney.

Wondering how K is now. Whether he's happy and well. Don't want to call or email though. I am too emotionally tired to deal with him at this point in time. I think its best we leave each other be.

God has certainly been great all these while and I know & trust He will carry me through. All's well when God's in charge, I know.

Pics

My fave popsicle!

My new funky belt!!

Shazzy Fuzzy

Oh boy am I feeling tired! Left work past 10pm just now. Stepped out of the office to a gloomy weather. Drizzling coupled with that dry sticky sorta feel in the air. bLAH. And it was near impossible to get a cab. eeks. Waited for 20 mins before I finally hopped into one. And I think I got a look which tells cabbies that I have no sense of direction. They like to con me to go via the longer way, citing that its faster yaddah yaddah. Bozzo, do I look like one to you??? *bares teeth* grrrrr

Was fire-fighting at work the whole of today. I was literally flooded with emails, didn't even have time to go visit the loo! :( I don't even wanna think about the work awaiting me tomorrow. bLAH.

Had this really fried chicken spicy ramen at china square for lunch today. It was fiery!! HOT STUFF!! Its one of those ramen where you can opt from one scoop of chilli powder to a max of eight scoops, which I will tell you is extremely potent stuff! And ahem, yours truly had the ramen with six scoops and it was YUMMY! It sounds crazy, but the soup tastes marvellicious. You can imagine how warm and fuzzy your stomach feels after eating that, esp during winter. ooohhh... maybe I can set up a franchise in Australia? Anyone wanna do a franchise with me? hehe :) We can call the eatery Shazzy Fuzzy Ramen? LOL

Ok I got a lame joke. I realised I said I was fire-fighting the whole today.. perhaps its due to the ramen!! okok, stop giving me the dirty look.. said it was lame.. whhahaha :P

Two things

*drum roll*

I went to the gym today!! Wahhaha, numero uno in the last 8 months!

*clashes cymbals*

This is highly addictive!! My current high score is 12120! Heh :P

Beauty is fleeting

Just watched extreme makeover on telly. WoaH! WOW! Its amazing how plastic surgery can do serious wonders to one's face. And not to mention what a great dose of confidence it gives to these extrememakeover-ers. Whilst it true that true beauty lies within & beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder, having a pleasant face does help, no? Who wouldn't want to be good looking and attractive? Show me someone doesn't want to look such and I'll show you a liar. I think we all want to look our best, and that itself is not necessarily a bad thing.

The pursuit of beauty only becomes a stumbling block when one becomes obsessed. That obsession translates to vanity, which in turn distorts one's piorities in life. Imagine a vainpot squandering his/her money on beauty treatments/products & clothes instead of using these money on more worthwhile and substantial causes. (I must, at this point, interrupt to emphasize that guys can be just as vain as gals) I just don't see why some can splurge hundreds and even thousands of dollars on makeup and skin products, when they already look good!

Its really beyond me. It is necessary to have good and reliable skin products, but surely you don't need to buy the whole range from several brands simultaneously? That's an awful waste of money since these products aren't exactly cheap. I rather save these money up for a rainy day or use it on theatrical plays and books. Then again, maybe its just me. I'm just too bo-chup when it comes to such things. Being well-groomed and presentable is one thing, being vain and frivolous is another.

I pray we would all yearn for an extreme makeover, of another sort. To make a prayerful and conscious effort to be more Christ-like with each passing day. To have more humility, patience, compassion, kindness and generosity. To be thankful for the many blessings God has blessed us with - the opportunity to have an education, a job, parents, friends and the gift of life.

"Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting; but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised." Proverbs 31:30

Moi!

Cool bananas! I managed to find a way to host photos on the blog! This self taken photo was taken last month before going to work. Haha! Ok more photos to come! :)

Happy saturday

A few things that make my saturday a happy one.. :))

1- Mum has cheered up a little since the demise of our dog Jacky 3 weeks ago

2- Went for french class! Learnt more about masculin, feminin and of course conjugaison.

3- Met up with Noel (oh sorry he insists to be called Dr Yeo now) This $#@% has vanished from the surface of the earth for 3 years and finally decides to resurface.

4- Watched Spiderman 2

5- Played with the template setting of my blog and added a new friends link. Question - can someone tell me how I can remove the spacing between paragraphs?

Hello world

Bonjour world! Today's such a dreadful day out there with grey clouds and no sunshine! Would have been lovely to laze at home but I shalt not. Off to French class I go! :) A bientot! Hasta Pronto all! :)

Things you wish you could say at work.

.. at the expense of sounding totally unprofessional of course. Not for reads for those weak at heart. This is for the meannoids and terrorists at work!!

1. I can see your point, but I still think you're full of crap.
2. I don't know what your problem is, but I'll bet it's hard to pronounce.
3. How about never? Is never good for you?
4. I see you've set aside this special time to humiliate yourself in public.
5. I'm really easy to get along with once you people learn to see it my way.
6. I'll try being nicer if you'll try being smarter.
7. I'm out of my mind, but feel free to leave a message.
8. I don't work here. I'm a consultant.
9. It sounds like English, but I can't understand a damn word you're saying.
10. Ahhh... I see the screw-up fairy has visited again...
11. I like you. You remind me of myself when I was young and stupid.
12. You are validating my inherent mistrust of strangers.
13. I have plenty of talent and vision; I just don't give a damn.
14. I'm already visualizing the duct tape over your mouth.
15. I will always cherish the initial misconceptions I had about you.
16. Thank you. We're all refreshed and challenged by your unique point of view.
17. The fact that no one understands you doesn't mean you're an artist
18. Any connection between your reality and mine is purely coincidental.
19. What am I? Flypaper for freaks!?
20. I'm not being rude. You're just insignificant.
21. It's a thankless job, but I've got a lot of Karma to burn off.
22. Yes, I am an agent of Satan, but my duties are largely ceremonial.
23. And your crybaby whiny-assed opinion would be...?
24. Do I look like a people person?
25. This isn't an office. It's Hell with fluorescent lighting.
26. I started out with nothing & still have most of it left.
27. Sarcasm is just one more service we offer.
28. If I throw a stick, will you leave?
29. Errors have been made. Others will be blamed.
30. Whatever kind of look you were going for, you missed.
31. I'm trying to imagine you with a personality.
32. A cubicle is just a padded cell without a door.
33. Can I trade this job for what's behind door #1?
34. Too many freaks, not enough circuses.
35. Nice perfume. Must you marinate in it?
36. Chaos, panic, & disorder - my work here is done.
37. How do I set a laser printer to stun?
38. I thought I wanted a career; turns out I just wanted a salary.
39. Who lit the fuse on your tampon?
40. Oh I get it... like humour... but different.

Silly me

I saw a cute guy in hwa chong jc uniform today and my heart skipped a beat! Gosh, why am I oogling at a 18 year old BOY?? But but.. he's really cute and he reminded me of someone in that same uniform years ago.. heh!

Reality shows

My eyes are all goggled out from all the TV. Was flipping channels between channel 8 and channel 5. Found "The Apprentice" particularly entertaining. This is reality show at its best. I have nothing against reality shows about matchmaking, think "The Bachelor"; "Joe Millionaire" and our local production "Eye for a guy". I think they are great programs BUT too much of the same thing can be rather yawn-inducing and PREDICTABLE.

The Apprentice shows glimpses of the real corporate world - where one is required to work professionally with the team mates keeping personal grievances chucked aside. Its all about working towards attaining a work goal. Work is work afterall isn't it. (And here's where the big but comes) BUT the mud-slinging and blame shifting are so evident. People want respect but can't accept the fact that it needs to be earned; they expect to ride on others' coattails without real effot; and they would not hesitate to put others down so as to elevate themselves.

In the famous words of Mediacorp artistes Zoe Tay and Fann Wong eons ago (don't ask how come I can still remember) "We are colleagues, not friends". That encapsulates the whole essence of the working environment. Whilst it can be true and great if one finds friendship in the work arena, yet personal experiences have led me to believe otherwise. I do not warm up easily to people at work and I kept a certain distance from them. I do share certain things about my life, but never the personal details you would share with your mates. What do you think?

Telly Tubbie

I rot at home today. Woke up with a heavy head and a sore throat. Called my boss to report sick and fell back to sleep all cuddled up in my blanket. It was a sweet and heavenly sleep :)

Laters folks! Going to watch some prime time tv. Did I mention I miss watching tv with a huge tub of ice cream? Call me a telly tubbie now, i don't care! *laughs*

Food glorious food

I finished the second book of the chronicles of narnia today "The Lion, the witch and the Wardrobe". It was a simple book to read yet it kept me gripped. The sacrifice of Aslan reminded me of Jesus. How are we deserving of that, us wretched creatures? Yet, God demonstrated his great love for us on that cross to redeem us, to cleanse us and to reunite us with Him! Read the chronicles of Narnia if you are in between books now, you won't be disappointed.

Anyway, for those who are wondering about SU - I didn't speak to him today. Was horrified when I opened up my mail this morning. Him sending an email on my behalf and giving the inaccurate info! Had to do damage control and sent out a proper email. bLAH. I asked him why he couldn't call me on my cellphone to check before he acted on my behalf??

On to something happier, we had our monthly department birthday celebration feast today!! :) LOTS of food! It was a buffet! We had fried noodles, fruit tarts, buffalo wings, curry puffs, har gow, tao suan, cake, fruit punch etc... yummy! oh, food glorious food. Ate to our hearts' content :)~~ oiishi desu ne! I feel fat even talking about it! haha

That which we call an office

In an environment where office politics are rife, there are people who would bad-mouth others to get ahead in their career. There are some appears genuinely nice to you and next you heard, they were back-stabbing you to your boss.

A couple of months back, the group of us (including my asst manager "AM") was out for dinner. We were talking about work and the topic somehow swerved to this new guy "SU" at work. He had only joined us about 2 weeks ago. This girl "R" started blabbering about how she overheard SU complaining (yes she used that exact word) about AM, about how he felt stressed and pressurized by AM. The AM was obviously not too happy to hear about all these. Her face literally turned black. Personally I don't like R all that much. Always think she's out to play office politics. I politely pointed out to all that SU being young in the department should be given some time to adjust and that he could as a matter of fact be feeling stressed, but I doubted it was anything personal. It was more like one of those harmless ranting. The AM, after cooling down agreed and that was it, end of conversation. All those while, I didn't even want to look at R. I was feeling disgusted within.

Somehow, SU was assigned to my team and I was made his mentor to show him the ropes. I gladly took the challenge, feeling glad for him that R wasn't made his mentor. In a perfect world, SU is proactive, willing to learn and diligent. He seeks clarification when in doubt and makes an effort to note down new procedures & policies.

Reality knocks. Hard and fast. As of now, he's been with us for more than 3 months. No basic phone etiquette (picks up the phone with hello instead of a proper greeting), forgetful, disorganised, shows no initiative and lazy. I nicely pointed out to him yesterday tht he should demonstrate proper phone etiquette when picking up the phone. He protested and said that was never done at his old job and yada yada. I explained the rational to him but I doubted he took it in a nice way. Anyway, i thought it is basic phone etiquette at work? no? Next I heard, he told a colleague that he felt I was picking on him. I was more disappointed than angry when I found out. In all honesty, I really want to see him progress and I felt the need to point things like that out to him.

I went through some procedure with him today after lunch. And with a real example, I told him to apply that procedure and let me know if he has any question. This procedure, btw is not a new one, but I wanted to revise it with him cause he didn't seem too sure about it. Halfway, I asked if he had any issues. He said he was fine. Well I wanted to find out if he's disgested the info, so I asked him to briefly explain how he plan to execute the whole work flow.

"I am not trying to make fun of you by testing you. I really want to know if you have understood the procedure. Can you proceed to finish off this work request and tell me what steps you would proceed next, after you look through it?"

He couldn't and showed me an agitated face like I've just asked him to do the impossible.

"SU, I just went through the procedure with you less than 6 hours ago. You can refer to your notes to check. I hoped you took notes just now?"

I received a blank look as he fumbled for scraps of papers. Someone came over to check something with me. I told him to take time to think and get back to me. He listed some steps of the procedure and they weren't complete. The thing about procedures is they have to be complete!

"Are you sure that's it? Anything else you would like to add?"

He replied indignantly that it was it. Nothing else.

"How about the final step?"
I don't know why I refused to give him the answer. I gave him clues and finally he recalled!

"There, I know you can remember! You need to remember all these. Think of a best way that works for you which would make all these info easier to retrieve"

It was a rather tiring process but I was glad i didn't regurgitate the answers to him when he's stuck in the midst of problems solving. Though somehow, I didn't think he appreciated me "picking" on him. I've heard some feedback on his work both from AM and my boss; and I sincerely wanted to help. But I am getting tired of playing the baddie. Why should I care when all other seniors are leaving him in the lurch to sink or float at his own peril? I feel maligned at times.

Maybe I should have a talk with him tomorrow. WWJD?

Post-soccer Monday blues

Went to work slightly zonked this morning after managing only 4 hours of sleep. Thank God for caffeine, else I would probably just collapse at my table into slumberland. heh.

We got our expensive designer chairs today at work. The old ones were actually pretty decent. And where I work, your seniority is (was, with these new chairs now) vividly demonstrated in the type of chairs you are assigned to. For junior staff like moi, we get chairs without arm rest. Then its chairs with arm rest, bigger chairs with arm rest and finally leather chairs with neck and arm rest! So next time if you get a chance to visit big companies, look at the different type of chairs around.

Anyway back to the NEW chairs.. they are supposed to be ergonomical and good for spinal support blah blah.. and can you believe this? These new chairs costs about 2 grand each at retail price??! I think we got them at a heavily dicounted rate because we bought in BULK.. like 300-400 pieces i heard. Imagine that - that's probably where our bonus went. Then again, if they can buy us these chairs, it means we are doing well this year?? *waits in anticipation for a big fat bonus*

For those who are wondering the fate of the abandoned chairs, they are being sold to us staff at dirt-cheap price to raise funds for charity. I 'upgraded' myself by purchasing a chair with arm rest at 20 bucks. What a bargain! :) cheep cheep!! that's the way I like it, ahm hahm ahm hahm. *grins*

At full time

Greece won?? Am I dreaming?? Oh man!!! Who would to think that the first and final match of the cup would yield the same result! I am disappointed beyond words. bLAH. shall go and sleep.

A Woman's Question

Its half-time now and I thought I share this with you all..

By Lena Lathrop
(as quoted in Joshua Harris' "I Kissed Dating Goodbye")

Do you know you have asked for the costliest thing?
Ever made by the Hand above?
A woman's heart, and a woman's life -
And a woman's wonderful love.

Do you know you have asked for this priceless
thing as a child might ask for a toy?
Demanding what others have died to win with the
reckless dash of a boy.

You have written my lesson of duty out,
Manlike, you have questioned me.
Now stand at the bars of my woman's soul
Until I shall question thee
You require your mutton shall always be hot,
Your socks and your shirt be whole;
I require your heart be true as God's stars
And as pure as His heaven your soul.

You require a cook for your mutton and beef,
I require a far greater thing;
A seamstress you're waiting for socks and shirts-
I look for a man and a king.

A king for the beautiful realm called Home,
And a man that his Maker, God,
Shall look upon as He did on the first
And say, "It is very good."

I am fair and young, but the rose may fade
From this soft young cheek one day;
Will you love me then 'mid the falling leaves,
As you did 'mong the blossoms of May?

Is your heart an ocean so strong and true,
I may launch my all on its tide?
A loving woman finds heaven or hell
On the day she is made a bride.

I require all things that are grand and true,
All things that a man should be;
If you give this all, I would stake my life
To be all you demand of me.

If you cannot be this, a laundress and cook
You can hire and little to pay;
But a woman's heart and a woman's life
Are not to be won that way.

Soccer Fever!

I really ought to be sleeping now, but alas the soccer fever has caught up with me. Am waiting for the finals of the euro2004!! I would have really wished for the Czech Republic to play this finals though.

Its 2.19am now, and I told my mum that I hope Portugal will win 1-0 at least. Well, we shall see!

The weekend had been a rather eventful one for me. I started french class on Sat at the Alliance Francaise. There were about 18 of us in the class. My french teacher's called Yannick. I swear he speaks English with a Singlish twang in it! Haha, guess he's probably been in Singapore for some time. Bonjour! Je suis Singapourienne et je m'apelle Sharon.

After class, I met Pam at PS for dinner. We gorged ourselves at Thai Express. It was rather tempting to have the Fresh mango with glutinous rice (after the whole array of food we had) but we resisted! That, btw is really yummy - you should try it next time you swing by Thai Express :) Intially, we were hoping initially to catch Spiderman2 but the movie crowds were just impossible. Should have booked tickets online earlier! Ah well.

Movie no-go, we ended up shopping. I went crazy at Times bookshop. Bought the "Chronicles of Narnia" by C S Lewis and "The curious incident of the dog in the night time" by Mark Haddon. Can't wait to start reading! :)

C'est la vie

Saturday, July 31, 2004

Touche

Friday, July 30, 2004

Yums

Wednesday, July 28, 2004

La vie est belle

Tuesday, July 27, 2004

Goodbye my love

Monday, July 26, 2004

Colours

Sunday, July 25, 2004

Bundle of joy :)

Ca va bien?

Saturday, July 24, 2004

Roman Holiday

Friday, July 23, 2004

Kawaii desu ne

Thursday, July 22, 2004

The affair with shoes

Wednesday, July 21, 2004

Faketails

Monday, July 19, 2004

HMV Summer Sale

Sunday, July 18, 2004

Karang Barang

A quick one

Saturday, July 17, 2004

Woohoo

Friday, July 16, 2004

Friday I'm in love

Thursday, July 15, 2004

Musing

Pics

Shazzy Fuzzy

Tuesday, July 13, 2004

Two things

Monday, July 12, 2004

Beauty is fleeting

Sunday, July 11, 2004

Moi!

Happy saturday

Saturday, July 10, 2004

Hello world

Friday, July 09, 2004

Things you wish you could say at work.

Silly me

Reality shows

Thursday, July 08, 2004

Telly Tubbie

Wednesday, July 07, 2004

Food glorious food

Tuesday, July 06, 2004

That which we call an office

Post-soccer Monday blues

Monday, July 05, 2004

At full time

A Woman's Question

Soccer Fever!

Snap Snap

2007 resolutions

French

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