Wednesday, August 30, 2006

Free9

Free Night, I wanna get highhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Tuesday, August 29, 2006

Last Night....

Ruin Jacket
Last night my mum told me my new jacket is ruin... I only wore it once and now its gone... Its not super expensive but also not cheap... and more importantly I like the jacket very much... i just hope it can be recovered... :'( maybe its a sign to tell me to buy the jacket i saw at Espirit... I haven't check out the price by i guess its easily over a $100.... :'( :'( :'(

Ah Yue
This saturday is Ah Yue concert le!!!!! Been waiting for so so long... finally can go watch his concert.... and I guess I must be really really excited cos I actually dreamt that I almost miss the concert.... *gosh* I hope this will not happen....

Friday, August 25, 2006

Week 1 @ work

its week 1 at work already.. time really flies... i have officially been posted out of AMK to somewhere nearer to my home *thank god*... so now i only need 45 minutes to get to work instead of 1 hr 15 minutes... *yipeee*

finally got my cube today... but still i won't have internet connection at my lab cos of job nature.. *sob sob* opps am i revealing too much??? but watever it is i just hope that things will be good here... cos SOMETHING happen.... the PM from the BM job i applied personnally sent me an sms and ask me to join them if i'm don't really like working where i'm now... seriously i got tempted... not that here is not good... but well there are things i can't reveal too much... but there are pros and cons.... after considering for the whole of the afternoon i decide to stick with my current job... although the benefit there seems super attractive... so i just hope life here is good if not better....

into my 5th day or week 1 i still basically do nothing... tried helping a colleague "catch" a bug yesterday but only manage to test and was unable to resolve it.. but at least we narrow down the problem and that gave me something to do and time pass faster.. otherwise... *zzzzz*

hopefully i get to work on something soon.. otherwise days will just bore me down.... and prob i will bring my own lappy and start surfing at office all day... hahahaa... but if i do not.. maybe there goes my confirmation... hahahahaa.... watever.. just hope that the actual work will come in soon... *praying*

Tuesday, August 22, 2006

Day 1 @ Work

Meant to blog this yesterday... but was so tired when i reach home that i din't feel like blogging... was my day so tough tat i was so tired??? well actually its just the opposite...

The day started off very well... i auto woke up 5 mins before my alarm went off... so i was right on time... and i realise my mum did prepare a "kai gong hong bao" for me after i demand + "lu" her yesterday... *happy happy* then when i'm in the train i receive sms-es from my sis and friends wishing me luck for my new job.. so great to have such caring friends... thanks gals!

then i got to my work place almost 20 mins earlier and waited for the HR to come "collect" us and pass us our pass... which reminds me i have to go buy 4d for my employee number... then i was brought to my department... waited for about 1 hour for my department admin staff to finish her meeting and bring us around for "orientation"... following that another few hours of waiting for my PM to finish their meetings...

so all the while i'm just sitting at my desk reading my novel and checking my emails like every 30 seconds hopefully someone reply and tok to me... its tired to work and more tiring to be waiting...

hopefully today isn't the same... otherwise..... i heard a guy has been sitting and waiting for 2 weeks le... i hope i will be better... *praying hard*

Sunday, August 20, 2006

Tots... Tots... Tots....

Tomato Can
Went shopping the other day and went into my favourite bag shop, Tomato Can. Saw a rather nice sling bag and bought it. During the process the person tending to the shop was talking about how the bags doesn't really look nice if it is black in color.. so some how during the conversation i arrive at the conclusion that he is the boss of Tomato Can. True enough he is.

So I asked him why "Tomato Can". Can is because he is call "Can". "Tomato" because he tot that is rather refreshing and not to harsh. Well, then I realise that most of the bags were design by him and the fabric was design by him too... kind of nice to see the "designer" for the bags that i liked.

New Shelves
After so many months of saying wanting to setup a book shelves and CD rack, I finally did it this morning... went ikea to purchase the shelvings and with HIS help, set it up in my room. Now my CDs are neater and easier to retrieve. But sadly, one 2m tall CD rack is not enough for my CDs. I still have to utilise one "level" of my book shelf to put the bigger CDs.

Still haven't put in my books into the book shelves. Thinking of putting my new books in later, since there is still space in my existing cupboard to put in my books.

New Job
Starting on my new job tomorrow... have alot of worries whether i can adapt to the new environment... hopefully all things will work out well and smooth...

Friday, August 18, 2006

Last Day at work

Today is my last day at work... having been on leave for the past 2 days... i literally have to force myself to sleep last night and drag myself out of bed today.... how i wish i can enjoy a few more days before i officially start work at my new company...

anyway although today is my last day i'm still busy busy... during my 2 days leave I was still checking on my company emails until HE come and ask me to stop doing that... cos i'm leaving the company already, if they can't even handle this 2 days without me then its gonna problem problem.. so let the emails wait... i should just relax and enjoy my break.... which i agree... so in the end i didn't read the emails... just login to clear away the spams and check if there is any really urgent emails... so this morning when i come in there is a fair bit of emails to clear... and there was some last minute request from another client yesterday, which i quickly settled this morning...

then we went out for a 2 hour farewell lunch.... initially its suppose to be dinner, but one of my colleagues cannot make it.. so only yesterday i receive an sms telling me that it has been change to lunch... oh well free food i shouldn't hiam.... had ala-carte chinese buffet... so i'm still super full now... food is not too bad just everything is too saltish....

after lunch, i came back to finish a few more tasks and start to handover my things to my poor colleague.... and at this time i still receive calls from my client to request me to do some tracing for them... which i did... and now while waiting for my emails to zip and burn into a CD for my colleagues to keep then i have the time to start blogging....

what a busy friday... when i tot i will be eng eng cheng cheng... *sigh*

Downgrade?

Just when I tot i'm gonna upgrade to K800I, i learn yesterday that I cannot carry camera fones in my new work place.... *arghhhh*..... which means K800I is a no no.... *sighz*

So i have to downgrade my fone to a plain nokia 6060. That is the fone my mum is carrying now. So I can only use her fone... *gosh*... no camera fone how to survive? no cable connection how to upload my songs???? i'm so very the sianz about it...

but i very buay gam wan... how can an IT person carry such an obiang handphone.... so i went to look around and i found this, this and this.... I was so happy.. at least these fones look decent... but i double think about it.. they all contain mass storage and good connectivity (e.g. wi-fi) which probably means i can't use it also.... *arghhhhhhh*

how can this be happening to me??? i want to carry a good fone.... oh god please save me....

Tuesday, August 15, 2006

Worried...

Well while on the way back from a meeting today, was talking to my boss about my new job.... He was surprise that I didn't take the Bt Merah project, after knowing which company it is... cos he heard that staff benefits there are good... besides, my new company is known to have lots of politcal games, squeezing you to work hard and more importantly slow pay increment...

hmmm... of course i'm worried... actually before he tell me, i also know some of the "down side" of this company... but well i can only tell myself that if things are really that bad, then maybe i will leave after sometime... besides the Bt Merah company is asking me to suffer from a pay cut... so its also not too logical for me to work there.... nvm.. maybe i will be heng enough to work with a nice bunch of pple... maybe my department will be a little different since its not exactly that company...

just hope and pray... wish me luck man...

MRT for the handicap

I remember sometime back I read in the papers about the NEL is not really for the handicap although they have all the necessary facilities installed. I remember one of the reason was because the train is not level with the platform and the gap is too wide, which make wheelchair bound people very difficult to board the train...

So what about the EW and NS line? Is it any better... In the first place, i must say that indeed after the building of the ramps and lifts.. i did see more handicap pple taking the train... this i must give credit to them for installing the facilities... however is that enough?

yesterday i was taking a train home when I saw this blind man came onto the train... and he happen to exit in the same station as me... So when its time to get down, I saw him walk out of the train and he was a bit helpless as the doesn't know whether to turn right or to turn left for the lift... in the end he asked a public to help... and a rather cute guy help him to the lift and all the way out to the gantry...

so what is the problem here? the station does have guides to help the blind to locate the lift.. but that is only from the mrt station to the platform and hence into the train.. not the other way round... so what happens when they need to get down the train? there is no guide telling them where the lift is....

what i tot should be done is to at least install the lifts at a common area... like at least in the same cabin or wat.. so after the board the train, they can just stay put in the cabin... and when they get down, there will be guides to guide them to lift.... in this way they need not have guides all over the platform, but just restricted areas... and i believe it will be more safe for them too....

Monday, August 14, 2006

Last Week

Well... this is the last week I will be at AL.... although i kinda of remember it but when I receive my boss email regarding my farewell dinner i still kinda got a "oh ya" feeling....

Although i'm looking forward to my new job and environment i still have very sad feelings for AL.... after all I have been in this jobs for 4 years... have been working with some colleagues for as long as 7 years... time really flies.... i will miss working with them... i will miss the freedom i enjoy now.. i will miss the location.. only 20 minutes MRT ride....

but everybody have to move on... i wonder will i cry on my last day.... for now... i just have to enjoy watever that is left for this 5 days...

Sunday, August 13, 2006

滑蛋蝦仁

I was saying i'm gonna trying whipping up a few dishes this weekend... ermm... i didn't manage to whip out alot.. i just chose a rather easy dish to make... and here it is:

Ermm... picture not very clear lah.. cos its from my camera fone... i know its quite simple to make but its the first time i trying doing some proper cooking without anyone help... and the taste wasn't tat bad... just because i'm afraid the prawn wasn't cook enough that i fry a little longer... as a result the egg is a bit tough... next time can cook the prawn a little longer before cooking with the egg... cos the egg cook quite fast....

personally i think i didn't do too bad a job.. at least the egg isn't burnt... and i think the prawn is cooked... hahahaaa.... i dunno.. apart from me nobody has eaten it yet.. so maybe later then i will get the "actual" comments from others... *scared scared*

Friday, August 11, 2006

Dui???

Should i feel dui?

I got another job offer today... the work place on theory is nearer to my house, Bt Merah... and i have a direct bus from home... but the bus journey will take me 1 hour... plus the walk to their side will take me about 1 hr 15 minutes.. in the end just 15 minutes less then my new work place...

Initially i have high hopes for this job... its the place i wish to join the most.. cos the PM seems like a nice person... and its the 2nd job I interviewed... BUT it took them a bit too long to get back to me... i have already accept another job... besides I think they try to cut my pay... so.... maybe its not so dui after all.....

But the HR over there sounds a bit surprise when I told her I already found a job.. she say "So Fast?"... i'm like erm... my interview with them is 1st Aug... today is already the 11th Aug... its 10 days le.. is it fast? I dunno... maybe GLC takes more time to process things....

but in whatever case my final client will still be the same.. cos whether my new job or the GLC serves the same government department.. but different area i guess... whatever it is I just hope I can survive my new job... i just hope....

Thursday, August 10, 2006

Coming Weekend

This coming weekend I will be spending time alone... of course apart from meeting the mafians on saturday night... and I have already jam pack my weekend with things to do...

I have gotta
  1. Update my read blog... finish reading the 10th Circle sometime back but haven't update the review into my blog... gosh...
  2. Blog a few more pieces about my TPE trip.. still stuck at day 1 i can't imagine...
  3. Clean my comp desk.. its full of dust.... am considering whether to throw away my printer and scanner.... since i hardly use my printer which has follow me from good old poly days... which is like 10 years liao... and i can never find the drivers for the scanner. Well this will take my whole sunday away already i think....
  4. Try whipping out some dishes... time to go learn cooking liao... even BL tries cooking some soup so its also time for me to go step into the kitchen...
  5. Reading up the LKY memoir... after so long i'm still stuck at chapter 1.... saw part of the SG history yesterday on Discovery channel.. quite interesting... makes me want to pick up the book to read again.. but i got so many things to do at home... and the book is too bulky to bring out for reading....
  6. Catching up on my DVDs... borrowed so many from friends and i haven't "touch" them yet... so sorry hor friends.. borrow so long liao.. grow dust liao i still haven't watch... jia latz man me....

well... i just gotta to see how to squeeze time out for everything... well at least i hope to accomplish half the tasks stated here....

Tuesday, August 08, 2006

無言以對

...

講太多可能像狡辯
選擇沉沒可能被誤解

怎麼人際關係是這麼難的一件事.
能想做就去做,不去理會他人,
又或者大家都能了解大家該有多好.

Monday, August 07, 2006

Good News!!!

I found a job... nope not the job i mention in the earlier post... but another job.... hehheee... so happy...

over the weekend I decide not to take the job as perviously mention, cos I'm not sure if I can take the stress.. especially within 1 week i have to pick up Java and at the same time the business rules of the industry... and worst to lead some fresh graduates.... when i don't even think i myself can handle....

then this morning got a call from this company... its a perm position... i think i'm really lucky... at first i tot the interview was a gone case cos they didn't have much questions for me.. i was doing a lot of talking on my own... but who knows... heheheee... i'm very happy...

but the downside will be its super far... in AMK... nope its not the "N" company which you are thinking.. but close to it.... and work starts at 8:30am... my gosh i have to leave home at 7am... :'( and wake up at 6am everyday... now.... 7am i'm still in bed.... *sighz*.... i wonder if my dad will be kind enough to drive me to work everyday.... but if he do i might reach super early... and I'm taking away his chance of earning the morning peak hours... looks like i just gotta be more discipline... and just zzz on the train... can't even jio BL to go work with me cos she starts work at 9:00am... and i think she also don't reach that early... *sighz*

Sunday, August 06, 2006

7月20日 ~ 中正機場 to 懷寧飯店

上一回說到我們去搭「國光客運」,
結果因為人太多,所以我們都分開坐.
整個旅程一切還算順利,並沒有什麼交通住塞.
也發現同車里有幾位從新加坡來的男生,
是因為他們用 singlish 交談所以認出來的.

到了台北車站,我們一行人下了車.
我和 CM 去領行李.
不見行李的 BL 就站在一旁等我們.
領到行李後,我們就走過去找 BL,
怎麼知道,她和我們說她好像看到她的行李了!!

我問她知不知道那個人是不是新加坡來的,
她說是,因為在車上就聽到他們的對話.
也就是和我早前提到的那群男生是一樣的.

後來我們就決定一起上前去問個清楚.
沒想到,幸運的 BL 就這樣找回了她的行李.
之後我們當然就是去找我們的旅店.
結果彎了幾條小巷都找不到,
只好去問警察叔叔,他很快的指應我們找到了旅店.

老實說那旅店套房還真不錯.
價格便宜,又只是在台北車站對面,
很方便.又有很多地方可以逛.
再來,地方還算乾淨.
起碼沒有小強到處閒晃.

雖然它只是一間小旅店,
可是還算安全,也沒有太多閒雜人等.
只是偶爾會有一些來開房的小情侶.
下次去台北我還會住回那間旅店.

這是我們住的套房模樣.

Friday, August 04, 2006

Good News? Bad News?

My mind is in a whirl now... just receive a job offer this afternoon... i didn't expect to get the job... in fact I went to the interview just to try my luck and get some experience in interviewing... and when I see that there is actually a technical test, I tot i won't be able to get the job for sure.. cos my java sucks... but who knows they actually offer me the job on the spot....

I can see that they desperately need people.. hence the reason why they offer the job to me immediately... i can see that the job is going to be a super stressing one... probably even have to work over the weekends, holidays and festive seasons... which means "no life"....

seriously speaking... if i'm going to work towards the goal as a Project Manager.. i think this job will give me enough exposure to it... besides its a project by project basis.. which means i get to work on "new" projects on and off.. unlike now where there is never ending to one project... but the stress.. will i be able to handle it?? the "no life" scenario.. will it be back???? can i accept it???

if i don't accept the job.. then what is it that i'm looking for... an easier life? life is never easy working in the IT line... if i opt for an easy life then i'm looking for jobs that are mainly for maintenance... which will imply that working is going to be boring.. or is it??

Wednesday, August 02, 2006

Guilty... Guilty

I'm feeling very guilty now... cos the project i'm handling is in a mess.... who to blame? myself i think should be responsible for most of the mess...

anyway boss face is very black today because of this project.. cos there are quite a fair bit of loose ends which i didn't tie up properly.... yupz this is the project which i mention i wash hands on in my previous post... so now they are trying to go live next week and boss today then realise there are quite a fair bit of nitty gritty things not done... and i think he is quite piss with me for that... :P

well... all i can say is we are serverly under-staff... but still I'm to take full responsibility for the mess... cos i was quite switch off since I came back from TPE.. i didn't follow up on the things and i was busy clearing up other projects... and i cause more problems to my colleagues... I'm sorry guys... i'm truely am... in fact I'm very angry at myself for being so unprofessional... i shouldn't find any excuses for myself... i'm in the wrong and i admit... but i have no time to help you all salvage the situation... i'm truely sorry....