Woke up with the question in my head - "Will she sign the Offer Letter today?" Feeling sick and paranoid, I dragged my feet to the office (Had this nagging feeling that she would not sign because she had been dragging her feet to go down to the client's place) It was a beautiful rainy weather; how fantastic if I could snuggle in my warm and toasty blanket and snooze!~ : (
Reached the office - Gosh! The atmosphere was so dead still and it didn't help that Boss was pulling a sickening long face; guess he wasn't too happy about the recent high MC rate (but who cares?). Sent him a mail informing that Adeline would only be coming in later part of the day and he rebutted with a "She has been taking too many half-days. Please do not take this company for granted" (what the hell, who is taking who for granted, fucker?) Feeling pissed, I replied with a "I know where you are coming from, but there is nothing much when one is not feeling well.."
Went for an early break - Had a heartwarming bowl of noodles with lotsa veggies, ikan billis and chilli padi! It's always nice to have something hot on a cold day : ) However, the uneasiness remained in my heart; had this bad feeling that the candidate would back out from signing the contract. Quickly went back to the office and sent her a text message reminding her to go down to the client's place - There was no reply.
After a few minutes, she called, saying that she would not be signing the Offer Letter because she had just accepted another offer which was better. Stunned, I asked her if there was any way we could salvage the situation and her reply was "no". Realizing that it was a dead end and feeling sick regarding her professionalism and ethics, I relented and told her that I would inform the client of the bad news (I was imagining how badly the client would react since he had rushed to get the signatures from the Hiring Manager and the Vice President; guess he had lotsa explanation to do). True enough, it happened. He was screaming at me (but I knew it was not targeted at me; he just needed a grievance vehicle and it happened to be me : ( ) What could I do? I felt demoralized as well. S$8K of sales had just slipped through my fingers...
For the whole day, I could not help, but feel drained - After doing so much for the candidate, I got nothing in return..made me feel so damn sick. I didn't want to talk or do anything. All I did was to harp on the loss of my S$8K sales...(Fuck!)
Feeling emotional, I met up with Sworn Sista. Together, we walked to Marina Square to have dinner at Sakae Sushi before walking to Orchard Road. Window-shopped, had a drink while continuing with our endless gossips before taking a bus home. It was great meeting up with her again. Felt much better after talking to her : ) Guess she has the power to make me smile eh? : )
As for the loss of S$8K sales, guess I can't do anything much...I have to move on - I have bigger fish to fry.
Wednesday, October 31, 2007
Sunday, October 28, 2007
Sunday
Awakened by the a mixture of loud booming voices of Gramps, Aunt, Daddy as well a visitor this afternoon. Feeling grumpy, I walked out of the room and conveniently forgot to greet the latter *Evil grin*. Spoke to Daddy and Bro and had lunch of curry chicken, cabbage and toufu (Healthy eh? After so much rich food!)
Met up with Fat Boy (though he had slimmed down tons) for a game of badminton. Initially, I thought that it would be too easy for me - I mean, how taxing can it be? I was wrong, after 10 minutes of jumping and running, I was dead beat (Yes, I realized I am not that fit afterall : ( ) However, it was good to know that I had burned some calories : ) After the hectic game, we went to play pool. Guess I would prefer pool though it's mentally challenging : P But I was happy to know that my skills had improved by leaps and bounds : ) Yay~!
After an hour of mind-boggling and skill-demanding pool, we headed to Sushi Tei in Vivocity to meet up with Aunt for dinner. As I had decided to cut down on carbohydrates, I ate only some maki and seafood salad : ) (Yes! I wanted to get rid of the tiny tummy and the hint of double chin!) Went for post-dinner stroll around the mall - Had wanted to shop for clothes, but decided not to, as I had bought 2 dresses from JB yesterday : ) (By the way, I discovered the tiny tummy when I tried another dress which was on display! Grrr) Time to save for rainy days eh!
Fat Boy sent us home and came by to repair my shoes - Many of them had their undersoles worn out and he used double-sided tape to stick them back. Imagine how much money I would chuck down the chute should I throw all of them away. Despite the stench and the disturbance caused by Tan Boyboy, he managed to do a good job : ) I must say he's quite a good cobbler and I shall depend on his fine workmanship for all my shoes from now on! : )
Met up with Fat Boy (though he had slimmed down tons) for a game of badminton. Initially, I thought that it would be too easy for me - I mean, how taxing can it be? I was wrong, after 10 minutes of jumping and running, I was dead beat (Yes, I realized I am not that fit afterall : ( ) However, it was good to know that I had burned some calories : ) After the hectic game, we went to play pool. Guess I would prefer pool though it's mentally challenging : P But I was happy to know that my skills had improved by leaps and bounds : ) Yay~!
After an hour of mind-boggling and skill-demanding pool, we headed to Sushi Tei in Vivocity to meet up with Aunt for dinner. As I had decided to cut down on carbohydrates, I ate only some maki and seafood salad : ) (Yes! I wanted to get rid of the tiny tummy and the hint of double chin!) Went for post-dinner stroll around the mall - Had wanted to shop for clothes, but decided not to, as I had bought 2 dresses from JB yesterday : ) (By the way, I discovered the tiny tummy when I tried another dress which was on display! Grrr) Time to save for rainy days eh!
Fat Boy sent us home and came by to repair my shoes - Many of them had their undersoles worn out and he used double-sided tape to stick them back. Imagine how much money I would chuck down the chute should I throw all of them away. Despite the stench and the disturbance caused by Tan Boyboy, he managed to do a good job : ) I must say he's quite a good cobbler and I shall depend on his fine workmanship for all my shoes from now on! : )
Saturday, October 27, 2007
Itchy Skin
It has been confirmed: I am allergic to the sun. Even after days of visiting the doctor last Monday and even taking medicine religiously everyday, I am still feeling itchy : (
Yesterday was Ellen Lee's last day with the company. It came as a shock to me because I thought she had been hitting consistent sales targets; there was no reason for her to resign. However, when asked, she claimed that it was for better prospects - All along she had wanted to concentrate on high-level recruitment in the banking industry and it seemed that Boss could not fulfill her goals despite repeated discussions : ( Another reason could be due to the Vicious Lady; ever since she joined the company, Boss has been showering her attention and aid and in addition, there was rumor that the former might promote her to a managerial position. (Who can withstand such crap?)
Threw a farewell dinner-cum-drinks outing for her at Molly Malone's before having a few rounds of pool...Though it seemed like the normal weekly outings that we had, I felt a tinge of sadness this time round. Guess I am going to miss Ellen Lee...her juicy sexual experiences, fetish for blue-eyed boys and lame jokes...: (
Yesterday was Ellen Lee's last day with the company. It came as a shock to me because I thought she had been hitting consistent sales targets; there was no reason for her to resign. However, when asked, she claimed that it was for better prospects - All along she had wanted to concentrate on high-level recruitment in the banking industry and it seemed that Boss could not fulfill her goals despite repeated discussions : ( Another reason could be due to the Vicious Lady; ever since she joined the company, Boss has been showering her attention and aid and in addition, there was rumor that the former might promote her to a managerial position. (Who can withstand such crap?)
Threw a farewell dinner-cum-drinks outing for her at Molly Malone's before having a few rounds of pool...Though it seemed like the normal weekly outings that we had, I felt a tinge of sadness this time round. Guess I am going to miss Ellen Lee...her juicy sexual experiences, fetish for blue-eyed boys and lame jokes...: (
Monday, October 22, 2007
Swollen Feet
It was a beautiful rainy morning. Unfortunately, I had to drag my excruciatingly aching body and swollen feet to work. Had wanted to get an MC, but decided not to as I had taken urgent leave (to have fun in JB) last Friday. Guess there were much work waiting for me to clear and true enough, my desk was like a warzone, which was something I loathed : ( After rate negotiation and replies to angry mails from clients, I took a breather by accompanying Adeline to the toilet for some bonding : P
As Adeline had to accompany her top-notch client for lunch, both Sharon and I joined the B&F3 team, consisting of Sunshine Boy, Jacintha and Vegetarian, for lunch at Pastamania in Tanjong Pagar. Had a great lunch of seafood marinara and coke : ) However, after lunch, I realized that my feet was getting more swollen and more itchy : ( It didn't help that my muscles were aching as well. Can you imagine the combination of aches and itch? (All I could say was "wow") While walking back to the office, I was complaining how ugly and swollen my feet looked and they suggested it would be better if I visit the doctor soon (lest they start to rot).
Continued to drag my aching body and swollen and itchy feet through the bustling lunch crowd till I stepped into the office. Shagged, I informed Boss that I was going to the doctor's (by hook or crook!) and he immediately agreed (my trotters must had been rotting badly : ( )
Went to Raffles Medical Centre which is located opposite Chevron House. After filling up a first-timer form, I was given a queue number. Bored, I flipped health magazines and chat on the phone. After waiting for an hour, my turn had not come and I was getting restless due to the swell and itch of my feet; finally, as as I thought I was the next one (to receive the holy treatment), my turn was skipped. Furious, I walked up to the counter and demanded an explanation. Stunned by my aggression, the receptionist started to look for my form and after a good 10 minutes, she came back with it and said that she couldn't process it because I did not include my identity card number. I was more furious and shot her by asking her the rationale of giving me the queue number when the form could not be processed. She was lost for words and tried to placate me by assuring me that I would be the next patient.
Waited for a while before my queue number was called out. The doctor, who attended to me, was a stern-looking middle-aged man. In a monotonous and robotic manner, he asked me what was wrong with me. I pointed to my swollen trotters and told him I was suffering from intense itch. He touched them with his bare fingers and mouthed "Allergy". As I was more keen in the remedy, I suggested that I would appreciate a jab, which was fast and good (which I got it and felt ultra drowsy in the office afterwards)
Unfortunately for me, I had the weekly sales meeting today. After the boring 15 minute session, Adeline, Sharon, Jacintha and I went to have dinner at Golden Shoe before the 3 of us went to Shin Bar to have an ice cold, which I seriously needed...
As Adeline had to accompany her top-notch client for lunch, both Sharon and I joined the B&F3 team, consisting of Sunshine Boy, Jacintha and Vegetarian, for lunch at Pastamania in Tanjong Pagar. Had a great lunch of seafood marinara and coke : ) However, after lunch, I realized that my feet was getting more swollen and more itchy : ( It didn't help that my muscles were aching as well. Can you imagine the combination of aches and itch? (All I could say was "wow") While walking back to the office, I was complaining how ugly and swollen my feet looked and they suggested it would be better if I visit the doctor soon (lest they start to rot).
Continued to drag my aching body and swollen and itchy feet through the bustling lunch crowd till I stepped into the office. Shagged, I informed Boss that I was going to the doctor's (by hook or crook!) and he immediately agreed (my trotters must had been rotting badly : ( )
Went to Raffles Medical Centre which is located opposite Chevron House. After filling up a first-timer form, I was given a queue number. Bored, I flipped health magazines and chat on the phone. After waiting for an hour, my turn had not come and I was getting restless due to the swell and itch of my feet; finally, as as I thought I was the next one (to receive the holy treatment), my turn was skipped. Furious, I walked up to the counter and demanded an explanation. Stunned by my aggression, the receptionist started to look for my form and after a good 10 minutes, she came back with it and said that she couldn't process it because I did not include my identity card number. I was more furious and shot her by asking her the rationale of giving me the queue number when the form could not be processed. She was lost for words and tried to placate me by assuring me that I would be the next patient.
Waited for a while before my queue number was called out. The doctor, who attended to me, was a stern-looking middle-aged man. In a monotonous and robotic manner, he asked me what was wrong with me. I pointed to my swollen trotters and told him I was suffering from intense itch. He touched them with his bare fingers and mouthed "Allergy". As I was more keen in the remedy, I suggested that I would appreciate a jab, which was fast and good (which I got it and felt ultra drowsy in the office afterwards)
Unfortunately for me, I had the weekly sales meeting today. After the boring 15 minute session, Adeline, Sharon, Jacintha and I went to have dinner at Golden Shoe before the 3 of us went to Shin Bar to have an ice cold, which I seriously needed...
Sunday, October 21, 2007
Aching
Gosh! My back and limbs are aching terribly such that I want to die : ( Yesterday, I attended the company's fun day in Sentosa. Initially I thought that I could skip it because it was raining heavily when I woke up. Feeling excited with the hope of Boss postponing the event, I called him up (yes, I wanted to hear the sickening disappointment in his voice >: ( ) and dammit, he claimed that it was still on as he had a contingency plan. What the hell! Angry, I called Adeline and Sharon up to inform them of the bad news. Bah! Both of them were utterly disappointed too.
Met up with Adeline, Sharon, Sunshine Boy, Jacintha and Vegetarian and had a hearty breakfast of Sausage McMuffin with Egg and orange juice before proceeding to Siloso Beach in Sentosa. After celebrating Chris' birthday, we went to play teambuilding games like volleyball, captain ball and some water games. Though I am never one who enjoys team games, I must say I had great fun at that point of time : ) After the whole session, we went to Cafe Del Mare to slack - Went to have a cool dip in my polka-dotted bikini (Life's beautiful, isn't it?) and sipped strawberry margarita (Boss picked up the tab for our first round of drinks. Yay~! Free drink!) After half an hour of baking myself in the sun, I went to join Vicious Lady and the rest in volleyball, in my bikini. Confident or shameless, I did not care - I just felt ultra liberal : )
Left for home at around 3pm because I had to rush to Toa Payoh MRT to meet up with King Kong before we went for the SPI Halloween. By the time I stepped out of the house (once again), I was dead beat. How I wished to have some time to have forty winks : ( By the time I met up with him, I was super dehydrated and tired. Fortunately, he had bought me a bottle of mineral water beforehand. Wow, indeed my guardian angel eh? : P
The Halloween talk was boring and I felt restless and hot due to the sunburns (Fortunately, it was short and sweet : P) Had 2 servings of bee hoon because I was extremely hungry! (I didn't know that bee hoon could taste so nice! I fell in love with bee hoon overnight!) Headed for the baby dumping ground in Lim Chu Kang - There was an eerie-looking altar with an idol of the Goddess of Mercy and a child which is directly below. There were offerings of sweets and toys as well. I remember the place was extremely dark and full of mozzies (I had a hard time shooing them away; it didn't help, I had numerous bites on my limbs anyway). As my knees had given way, I had no mood in exploring further. I just wanted to go back to the bus and enjoy King Kong's company and air con : ( Proceeded to the Parsi (yes! again, for the 2nd time of the year) and Choa Chu Kang cemeteries where they conducted the same bowl-knocking experiment (yes! not again!). This time round, no results were yielded (what's new?) and we headed back to Toa Payoh Safra.
Rushed to the bus interchange to catch the last bus to King Kong's cave where he fed me with steaming hot kimchi soup and tucked me to bed : )
Met up with Adeline, Sharon, Sunshine Boy, Jacintha and Vegetarian and had a hearty breakfast of Sausage McMuffin with Egg and orange juice before proceeding to Siloso Beach in Sentosa. After celebrating Chris' birthday, we went to play teambuilding games like volleyball, captain ball and some water games. Though I am never one who enjoys team games, I must say I had great fun at that point of time : ) After the whole session, we went to Cafe Del Mare to slack - Went to have a cool dip in my polka-dotted bikini (Life's beautiful, isn't it?) and sipped strawberry margarita (Boss picked up the tab for our first round of drinks. Yay~! Free drink!) After half an hour of baking myself in the sun, I went to join Vicious Lady and the rest in volleyball, in my bikini. Confident or shameless, I did not care - I just felt ultra liberal : )
Left for home at around 3pm because I had to rush to Toa Payoh MRT to meet up with King Kong before we went for the SPI Halloween. By the time I stepped out of the house (once again), I was dead beat. How I wished to have some time to have forty winks : ( By the time I met up with him, I was super dehydrated and tired. Fortunately, he had bought me a bottle of mineral water beforehand. Wow, indeed my guardian angel eh? : P
The Halloween talk was boring and I felt restless and hot due to the sunburns (Fortunately, it was short and sweet : P) Had 2 servings of bee hoon because I was extremely hungry! (I didn't know that bee hoon could taste so nice! I fell in love with bee hoon overnight!) Headed for the baby dumping ground in Lim Chu Kang - There was an eerie-looking altar with an idol of the Goddess of Mercy and a child which is directly below. There were offerings of sweets and toys as well. I remember the place was extremely dark and full of mozzies (I had a hard time shooing them away; it didn't help, I had numerous bites on my limbs anyway). As my knees had given way, I had no mood in exploring further. I just wanted to go back to the bus and enjoy King Kong's company and air con : ( Proceeded to the Parsi (yes! again, for the 2nd time of the year) and Choa Chu Kang cemeteries where they conducted the same bowl-knocking experiment (yes! not again!). This time round, no results were yielded (what's new?) and we headed back to Toa Payoh Safra.
Rushed to the bus interchange to catch the last bus to King Kong's cave where he fed me with steaming hot kimchi soup and tucked me to bed : )
Tuesday, October 16, 2007
After Monday & Tuesday...
As usual, I went jogging with BoyBoy just now. Actually had not wanted to pound the pavement due to the nice cooling weather (best to slack at home!) and my weak kneecaps, but the thought of yesterday's high carbohydrate intake freaked me out so much to the extent of no choice : (
Felt so lethargic and demoralized the whole day yesterday afternoon - Good resumes are far and few, hence, nothing to forward to my clients who are always pressing me for candidates for their positions. Had nothing much to do except posting comments in my regular forum and net-surfing. Attended the weekly sales meeting and felt even more sick when I heard that the fun-day was confirmed; it would be on this coming Saturday morning and as if it was not bad enough,breakfast and lunch would not be provided and the activities would remain as a "surprise" (or shock?) Boo...what's the point of having a fun-day when everything is on shoe-string budget? : (
After the meeting, I left immediately for dinner at Waraku De Pasta in Marina Square with Adeline and Sunshine Boy. Ordered seafood spaghetti and fried salmon stuffed with cheese; and was highly disappointed. Other than fresh mussels, shrimps and squids, the flavor of the former dish was just not there : ( Perhaps, I am accustomed to the authentic version, as compared to the modified Japanese version : ) If not for the S$16.80 price tag, I would not have stuffed everything into my mouth - I would rather starve (yes, that was just a joke) : P
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The mini salad that came along left a refreshing aftertaste...
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Looks nice, but the taste? Bah!
After dinner, we had yet another carbohydrate-laden dessert at Anderson's Ice Cream : ( Shared an ice cream platter with Adeline and felt terribly guilty for consuming so much carbohydrates (carbohydrates make one go fat.....fast!)
Guess I am growing fatter by the day : ( Just like how King Kong fed me with curry chicken the previous Sunday >: ( Though it was his first time whipping up the dish, I must say that it was quite good! The chunks of chicken thigh absorbed the flavor well and the gravy was not diluted. In fact, I was secretly surprised that he could do it so well. Guess he has the talent for cooking and I have the talent for eating! : P
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Curry chicken! Yummy~!
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Felt so lethargic and demoralized the whole day yesterday afternoon - Good resumes are far and few, hence, nothing to forward to my clients who are always pressing me for candidates for their positions. Had nothing much to do except posting comments in my regular forum and net-surfing. Attended the weekly sales meeting and felt even more sick when I heard that the fun-day was confirmed; it would be on this coming Saturday morning and as if it was not bad enough,breakfast and lunch would not be provided and the activities would remain as a "surprise" (or shock?) Boo...what's the point of having a fun-day when everything is on shoe-string budget? : (
After the meeting, I left immediately for dinner at Waraku De Pasta in Marina Square with Adeline and Sunshine Boy. Ordered seafood spaghetti and fried salmon stuffed with cheese; and was highly disappointed. Other than fresh mussels, shrimps and squids, the flavor of the former dish was just not there : ( Perhaps, I am accustomed to the authentic version, as compared to the modified Japanese version : ) If not for the S$16.80 price tag, I would not have stuffed everything into my mouth - I would rather starve (yes, that was just a joke) : P
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The mini salad that came along left a refreshing aftertaste....jpg)
Looks nice, but the taste? Bah!After dinner, we had yet another carbohydrate-laden dessert at Anderson's Ice Cream : ( Shared an ice cream platter with Adeline and felt terribly guilty for consuming so much carbohydrates (carbohydrates make one go fat.....fast!)
Guess I am growing fatter by the day : ( Just like how King Kong fed me with curry chicken the previous Sunday >: ( Though it was his first time whipping up the dish, I must say that it was quite good! The chunks of chicken thigh absorbed the flavor well and the gravy was not diluted. In fact, I was secretly surprised that he could do it so well. Guess he has the talent for cooking and I have the talent for eating! : P
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Curry chicken! Yummy~!.jpg)
Greens to go along with...
Sunday, October 14, 2007
*Sigh*
Time zooms - Tomorrow is Monday again. The beginning of the week. Time to wear armor to prevent backstabbing from the Vicious Lady : ( and it doesn't help that weekly sales meetings are held on Mondays. Wonder what time will I be released tomorrow. What the hell : ( To think that I was so happy on last Friday...
Went to Shin Bar with Adeline, Deryx, Sharon, Ellen and the two new Briton colleagues by the name of Christopher and Jacy. Initially looked forward to it because the agenda was to preempt Ellen Lee about the Vicious Lady. Who knows the reaction from her was "Oh, I kinda expected it"..True or false? I don't know, just that I knew that I was so bored that night, despite hearing Deryx's erotic encounters with "streetwalkers" : P Decided to leave at around 9 pm for pool with him. As my dress was too short to play pool, he sent me home to change into comfortable T-shirt and bermudas : ) After a challenging game of pool (either I was too lucky or he was too unlucky), we went to Geylang to have soya beancurd (it has been a long time since I tasted its heavenly and silky texture!) and had a long stroll before we went home : )
Woke up at 11am on Saturday. It has been a long time since I had the luxury of waking up late on Saturday mornings : D Had vegetarian vermicelli and bathed BoyBoy before meeting up with King Kong at my void deck. Together, we took the bus to Orchard Road to catch up with Adeline who wanted to get the best quotation for her upcoming tattoo : P After walking a quarter of Orchard Road, we finally went to a tattoo shop in Far East Plaza. Guess we would be engaging their services since both of us were convinced by the tattoo artist's skills and professionalism : )
Dinner was at Waraku in Marina Square. Initially promised King Kong to try Prime Society for his belated birthday dinner, but due to circumstances, we went to the former instead. Had fun snapping photos and of course, tucking into the yummy paper steamboat, sushi and beef hotplate : )
Right now, I am in a dilemma - To jog or not to jog. I am so lazy to jog and my neck's aching like hell. But if I do not jog, I might not have the chance to jog for the next 2 days because I am going for Jacintha's belated birthday dinner after the sales meeting tomorrow evening and meeting up with Wynne on Tuesday for dinner (it has been a long long time since I last met my baby cousin. How I miss her so!)
Went to Shin Bar with Adeline, Deryx, Sharon, Ellen and the two new Briton colleagues by the name of Christopher and Jacy. Initially looked forward to it because the agenda was to preempt Ellen Lee about the Vicious Lady. Who knows the reaction from her was "Oh, I kinda expected it"..True or false? I don't know, just that I knew that I was so bored that night, despite hearing Deryx's erotic encounters with "streetwalkers" : P Decided to leave at around 9 pm for pool with him. As my dress was too short to play pool, he sent me home to change into comfortable T-shirt and bermudas : ) After a challenging game of pool (either I was too lucky or he was too unlucky), we went to Geylang to have soya beancurd (it has been a long time since I tasted its heavenly and silky texture!) and had a long stroll before we went home : )
Woke up at 11am on Saturday. It has been a long time since I had the luxury of waking up late on Saturday mornings : D Had vegetarian vermicelli and bathed BoyBoy before meeting up with King Kong at my void deck. Together, we took the bus to Orchard Road to catch up with Adeline who wanted to get the best quotation for her upcoming tattoo : P After walking a quarter of Orchard Road, we finally went to a tattoo shop in Far East Plaza. Guess we would be engaging their services since both of us were convinced by the tattoo artist's skills and professionalism : )
Dinner was at Waraku in Marina Square. Initially promised King Kong to try Prime Society for his belated birthday dinner, but due to circumstances, we went to the former instead. Had fun snapping photos and of course, tucking into the yummy paper steamboat, sushi and beef hotplate : )
Right now, I am in a dilemma - To jog or not to jog. I am so lazy to jog and my neck's aching like hell. But if I do not jog, I might not have the chance to jog for the next 2 days because I am going for Jacintha's belated birthday dinner after the sales meeting tomorrow evening and meeting up with Wynne on Tuesday for dinner (it has been a long long time since I last met my baby cousin. How I miss her so!)
Thursday, October 11, 2007
Workshop (For The nth Time)
Dousing in icy cold water after a good sweaty jog is therapeutic, especially when it was so hectic, stressful and tiring these few days. I have been feeling drowsy recently - Guess I will never be able to repay my sleep debt : (
Attended the 4th Quarter company workshop last Saturday morning and I felt that it was a complete waste of time. It didn't help when I had only 4 hours of sleep - I was basically a walking zombie deprived of beauty sleep. As I had issues drawing my eyes (must be due to lack of sleep), I was delayed (it took me bloody 20 minutes to draw the eyes when I could finish it half the time on normal days!) and took the cab (waste of money again). Before I stepped into the hotel, I was thinking of slurping hot fried noodles and wolfing down steaming hot har kow. However, what greeted me was a disappointing spread of muffins, madeleines, fruit and cookies (Bah!) which caused me to lose all appetite. In the end, I kept downing tea and munched some fruit (good way to detox? : P)
Managed to survive the boring and dry presentations and I felt so damn stupid for attending such a meaningless event. Even the buffet lunch couldn't make up for the feeling that I had. Due to sleep deprivation, I felt feverish and lethargic (I just wanted to go home and sleep!!) After the calorie intake of 2 baby lobsters, 5 cold prawns, 2 bowls of tom yum and prawn soup, a plate of greens with vinaigrette, a bowl of rock melon, a piece of pancake with butter and maple syrup( and stuff which I put into my mouth yet couldn't recall what they were), I quickly headed for home sweet home...
Guess what? Next Saturday is fun day, which means teambuilding for each and everyone of us. It would be fun if there were no office politics, but right now...*Sigh* What's the point of having teambuilding in Sentosa when the team is not even united in the first place? Whatever eh? What I feel most is wasting half of my precious Saturday! >: ( I am so angry!
Attended the 4th Quarter company workshop last Saturday morning and I felt that it was a complete waste of time. It didn't help when I had only 4 hours of sleep - I was basically a walking zombie deprived of beauty sleep. As I had issues drawing my eyes (must be due to lack of sleep), I was delayed (it took me bloody 20 minutes to draw the eyes when I could finish it half the time on normal days!) and took the cab (waste of money again). Before I stepped into the hotel, I was thinking of slurping hot fried noodles and wolfing down steaming hot har kow. However, what greeted me was a disappointing spread of muffins, madeleines, fruit and cookies (Bah!) which caused me to lose all appetite. In the end, I kept downing tea and munched some fruit (good way to detox? : P)
Managed to survive the boring and dry presentations and I felt so damn stupid for attending such a meaningless event. Even the buffet lunch couldn't make up for the feeling that I had. Due to sleep deprivation, I felt feverish and lethargic (I just wanted to go home and sleep!!) After the calorie intake of 2 baby lobsters, 5 cold prawns, 2 bowls of tom yum and prawn soup, a plate of greens with vinaigrette, a bowl of rock melon, a piece of pancake with butter and maple syrup( and stuff which I put into my mouth yet couldn't recall what they were), I quickly headed for home sweet home...
Guess what? Next Saturday is fun day, which means teambuilding for each and everyone of us. It would be fun if there were no office politics, but right now...*Sigh* What's the point of having teambuilding in Sentosa when the team is not even united in the first place? Whatever eh? What I feel most is wasting half of my precious Saturday! >: ( I am so angry!
Friday, October 5, 2007
Basics
While walking home from the bus-stop, I teared. The harder I tried to control the emotional outbreak, the worse the situation became. Somehow, the ache got so bad that it had reached to its peak - Yes, "excruciating" is the word. I thought I could get over the past, I realized I couldn't...at all. I know I am stupid to put myself through this whole ridiculous process, which I could have prevented. Happy memories flashed into my head; regret why I was so wilful...I could have been happy and satisfied, I could have been angry and discontented; but at the very least, I am not living in misery every single day...Kind of helpless and lost; I do not know what to do.
Dinner was at Bosses in Vivocity - Finally met up with Sharon's boyfriend (or husband, as they have already registered their marriage : P) - A pair of lovey-dovey couple which made me envious (Used to be like that as well, but I threw everything away) ..After dinner, we went to hunt for Adeline's S$150 gift. What happened was like that, Sharon divulged to Adeline that Boss would be giving the latter a surprise gift worth S$150 as an appreciation to her one-year service in the company and it made sense that it must be something that she liked : ) (I am there for more than 2 years, where's my gift? : ( ) She settled for a Swarovski pendant which costs S$283 - She would top up the shortage. After that, both Adeline and I left the lovebirds alone and went shopping. She bought a sundress and a colorful top. I bought nothing : (
Yesterday was another dull day at work. The only thing that made me happy was a $12 sundress which I bought from a pushcart. Oh, not to forget the small case which I closed together with Jacintha. Though the sales amount from this case was not fantastic, it made me happy. Perhaps it was the first case which I closed together with Jacintha, or it could be "back to basics" : ) Sometimes, it's very important for us to go back to basics once in a while; hard to explain why it is so, but without it, it will make us feel lost and empty...
The time is 1:17am now. Unfortunately, tomorrow is not a Saturday (but hey, even it's a Saturday, I still have the sickening workshop! Bah!)
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First time
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The amount? Look at the Perm column under JC (Jacintha Cheong)
Dinner was at Bosses in Vivocity - Finally met up with Sharon's boyfriend (or husband, as they have already registered their marriage : P) - A pair of lovey-dovey couple which made me envious (Used to be like that as well, but I threw everything away) ..After dinner, we went to hunt for Adeline's S$150 gift. What happened was like that, Sharon divulged to Adeline that Boss would be giving the latter a surprise gift worth S$150 as an appreciation to her one-year service in the company and it made sense that it must be something that she liked : ) (I am there for more than 2 years, where's my gift? : ( ) She settled for a Swarovski pendant which costs S$283 - She would top up the shortage. After that, both Adeline and I left the lovebirds alone and went shopping. She bought a sundress and a colorful top. I bought nothing : (
Yesterday was another dull day at work. The only thing that made me happy was a $12 sundress which I bought from a pushcart. Oh, not to forget the small case which I closed together with Jacintha. Though the sales amount from this case was not fantastic, it made me happy. Perhaps it was the first case which I closed together with Jacintha, or it could be "back to basics" : ) Sometimes, it's very important for us to go back to basics once in a while; hard to explain why it is so, but without it, it will make us feel lost and empty...
The time is 1:17am now. Unfortunately, tomorrow is not a Saturday (but hey, even it's a Saturday, I still have the sickening workshop! Bah!)
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First time.jpg)
The amount? Look at the Perm column under JC (Jacintha Cheong)
Tuesday, October 2, 2007
It's Only Tormenting Tuesday...
Had a meeting with Boss and Adeline this morning. The agenda was about the workshop for this coming Saturday. We raised several issues with him, but ultimately they were thrown out of the window. We felt that it was unnecessary for him to conduct the workshop once every 3 months (I mean, how much changes can happen in such a short period?). His idea was that the workshop was to better understand our own goals and of course, his goals for us (What the hell, isn't he harping on sales targets every now and then?) I also suggested that it would be good if we could be in informal attire during the workshop because it fell on a Saturday and that it was an internal affair. He rebutted; saying that we were in the front line and it was essential that we had to look formal at all times (What the fuck, cut us some slack, baby!). Since our concerns were not addressed, we felt that there was nothing to discuss and ended the session.
Felt tired throughout the whole day; I had no mood to work : ( Guess I was too burnt out : ( I just wanted to sleep. It didn't help that the resumes that I received were not exciting - Mainly for those positions which I had filled : ( What a waste of time.
Made a trip down to Aunt Helen's - Guess my face was in need of maintenance after I saw some budding pimples on the right side of my face : ( Good to see Aunt Helen again; she would always share her life experiences and (dry) gossip with me : ) Fortunately, there was her, else I believed my face would be in a severely bad shape right now. Used to have multiple blackheads on my nose and my face could excrete so much oil such that a packet of tissue was not sufficient (Those were the days!)
After facial, strolled down to Emerald Food Court to have dinner - Had beef noodles. Quite satisfying to have beef noodles soaked in thick and gooey gravy mixed with lotsa chilli after a lousy day at work : ) Didn't know that simple things can wrap up a lousy day : )
Felt tired throughout the whole day; I had no mood to work : ( Guess I was too burnt out : ( I just wanted to sleep. It didn't help that the resumes that I received were not exciting - Mainly for those positions which I had filled : ( What a waste of time.
Made a trip down to Aunt Helen's - Guess my face was in need of maintenance after I saw some budding pimples on the right side of my face : ( Good to see Aunt Helen again; she would always share her life experiences and (dry) gossip with me : ) Fortunately, there was her, else I believed my face would be in a severely bad shape right now. Used to have multiple blackheads on my nose and my face could excrete so much oil such that a packet of tissue was not sufficient (Those were the days!)
After facial, strolled down to Emerald Food Court to have dinner - Had beef noodles. Quite satisfying to have beef noodles soaked in thick and gooey gravy mixed with lotsa chilli after a lousy day at work : ) Didn't know that simple things can wrap up a lousy day : )
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