Excess Vitamin D

Met up with my university mates last Saturday for dinner. We went to Waraku De Pasta (Boo) in Marina Square and boy, the queue was very long; we had to wait for 55 minutes before a table was arranged for us (I hate it!) Instead of ordering the specialty spaghetti dishes, I had curry fried rice with bacon instead (I just didn't feel like having carbohydrates in strands!) As the portions were rather dainty, we proceeded to the HK Cafe for drinks and some snacks. Had a good time catching up on whatever we had been doing for the past few months and gossips remained as the common ground among us : D~ Met up with Fat Boy afterwards and we went to Loyang Tua Pek Kong temple to offer incense before heading home : )

Sleep was insufficient - Woke up at 9am to go to Tiong Bahru Market to collect the roasted suckling pig that I ordered before hopping onto Daddy's lorry and we all made our way to Lim Chu Kang Cemetery for our Tomb Sweeping session. Brought BoyBoy along as Gramps did not allow him to be at home by himself. We tied him to the back of the lorry and initially, we had a hard time trying to calm him down : / At the same time, as we were worried that he might get dehydrated, we made sure water was poured onto his furry body every half an hour (We do not want to lose him due to negligience ; ( ) It was fun to see each and every one of us working hand-in-hand to ensure everything was in order (Too bad it only happens once a year) After a couple of hours, we went home, with burning skins, fatigue, mozzie bites and mud ; /

As I was about to drop dead at any moment, I quickly washed up and went to nap until 7pm. Had my dinner that consisted rice and the leftover curry chicken (Regardless, still yummy!) and watched "Tomb Raider" - Angelina Jolie looked so cool and sexy and it was no wonder that Brad Pitt could leave Jennifer Aniston for her : D~ Continued to camp in front of the tube until I went for my second rinse to cool down my scotching skin. As it was still too early to sleep (at 11:30am), I horsed around with Facebook and wow, it was interesting... : D

Freaking Bad Day

My morning started with a bad note: Was hit by the fine system that Boss implemented yesterday. I thought the email that I shot him yesterday morning served as a wake-up call to his micromanagement - I was wrong. As I was late for 4 minutes, I had to part with 4 bucks. Initially, I refused to part with my hard-earned money, but he stood in front of me with his DIY tissue box-turned-charity box. Chucked the money without even looking at him once (I was so damn mad) As for Adeline, she parted with 7 bucks...What the hell : /

As if it was not bad enough, I was slammed by him for promising the client that we would get the Employment Pass for the candidate by 5 May 2008. I clinched the deal, yet Management doesn't have the means to support me (Then what's the point of going through the hassle?)

Having absolute zero mood to work, I went to browse through various blogs and I was absolutely shocked and saddened when I saw a particular one which mentioned that her departure had no impact on anybody, including me (She is not me, how does she know it will not have any impact on me? I am somebody who is very good yet very bad in expressing myself. Though I must admit it will definitely be very hard on me, I find it very difficult to announce to her and the whole world that I will be ultra sad..yes, bash me, I am egoistic. Besides, regardless how much I want her to stay, I cannot force her if she doesn't want to..) There was another paragraph that made me reflect on myself - Recently, have been too caught up with competing with Vicious Lady and her sidekick in terms of sales figures on the whiteboard that I have neglected the one who has been giving me moral support all this while. Yes, I have lost myself and thanks to her, it made me realize that it's time to come back. All these competition is nothing but transient; and it will always be a neverending vicious cycle : )

Snap!

Shot an email to Boss this morning when he suggested that latecomers had to part with 1 buck per minute after 8:30am. The proceeds would go to charity. Guess I have reached my tolerance limit this time round.

Hi Tristan

Good that you want us to be charitable, but please take into consideration that we do not have our own transport; hence, how much on the dot we reach depends on the factors that we have mentioned (train breakdown, traffic jam). I hope that you would be slightly more understanding towards us, somehow.

Aside, being slightly late doesn't affect our sales. Take for example, Marcus is never late, yet he has no sales performance. I really hope that we have a happy and working environment where we have more leeway (like coming in at 8:35 - 8:40am) and not in an environment whereby we are under micromanagement.

Just my 2 cents' worth. Hope you understand my kind intention.

Thanks
Joanne

I have not been feeling very happy for the past few days - I get irritated and snap easily. Guess I have bitten quite a number of heads. Gee, not sure what happened to me. PMS? Hormonal changes due to the 2nd cycle of puberty? (Just horsing around) Accumulation of aggression because I have been constraining myself to the limited space in the stagnant and dead office environment or not having sufficient carbohydrates due to the fear of putting on weight?

Whatever.

Arguments

Was feeling very drowsy when King Kong called to wake me up at 2:20pm (Yes, usually I feel terribly grouchy being awaken from deep sleep) Met up with him and both of us decided to go to East Coast Park to have a lazy afternoon. Went there by bus and during the journey, he started to throw me countless of questions of what I had been doing for the past week and asking me not to play too much PS2 games lest my head spins again. I started to get irritated and told him off (Remember I was still feeling damn grouchy?) A serious discussion followed and ultimately, I demanded to get off the bus as I felt that there was no point in going to East Coast Park.

Alighted at the bus-stop opposite The Esplanade and the serious discussion morphed into an argument - He mentioned that he had been working till the wee hours and sleeping for about 2 hours everyday just to meet my expectations; asking me to spend time with him on weekends would be good. However, I told him that I wouldn't like that as I would prefer to have more free play (Have constantly been looking forward to Saturdays and Sundays to recharge at home and to do whatever I want to do) instead of routinizing our schedule. As bad as I am, I told him that I have every right not to meet him on a constant basis since we are not committed to each other (and I knew these words hurt him badly... : /I felt guilty actually...)

Resolved not to waste the afternoon quarreling, he relented and we went to Marina Square for KTV. It was rather awkward to be sitting side by side in the same little room initially as I was still suffering from the aftermath of the argument. However, the tension between us ceased and I must say that we were quite happy belting out all kinds of songs : ) While I was busily singing my favorite song "Lonely" by Grasshoppers, he whipped out food containers from his bag - They contained chunks of teriyaki chicken thigh and an omelette sandwich. I was surprised and touched by his sweet gesture ( T - T ) Despite feeling full, I wolfed down the teriyaki chicken chunks and a bite of the omelette sandwich (Applause to this guy who really knows how to cook and loves to cook for me : / ) Left for dinner at the Food Loft after 4 hours of crooning.. : P

Strolled around Suntec City and Marina Square afterwhich and I realized that he had changed; he is no longer chatty, lively and loving as he was : ( He is more haggard, drained, unhappy and snappy now :~ ( I felt that there was nothing much to talk to him as I was afraid that another argument would entail. As he was in need of sugar rush and I, a drink, we headed to MacDonald's. He had apple pie and tea whereas I had tea (without sugar - I no longer drink sugary tea) before we walked to Bugis to take Bus 51 home.

During our bus journey home, he dozed off and after he woke up, he complained that his back ached badly. I burst out saying that I didn't quite like the idea of him working till the wee hours and having just 2 hours of sleep everyday; I explained to him that it was very unhealthy to do so and the symptoms of insufficient sleep had surfaced; it could be too late to do anything if he continued and collapsed : / Apparently, he brushed me off by assuring me that the current situation would only be temporary. I got angry and remained silent until we alighted the bus and while waiting for his Bus 147.

Bus 147 arrived and while he was about to board the bus, he gave me the usual light peck on my head. I refused to bid him goodbye and walked off nonchalantly. I was disheartened and to be frank, saddened by the current situation. The notion of "Is he the one for me or......?" kept ringing in my head with every step home.. : /

Speedy Rewind...

Today's finally Friday! Have been waiting far too long for this day! Imagine waking up every morning, cursing and swearing about having to wake up early.. >: (

Monday

As usual, having Monday blues. After the meaningless weekly sales meeting, Adeline, Veggie Girl, Sunshine Boy and I went to Loof to chill out. Guess I needed an ice cold to chill my parched and sore throat : / However, I chomped on sticks of satay dipped in peanut gravy, potato wedges, pizza and fat scallops wrapped in thick bacon. What an irony (I don't give a damn though) Went home and suffer from coughing fits (Didn't I just mention that I don't give a damn?!) By the way, it was Veggie Girl's treat as she had won the 1st prize in lottery - 1137. Isn't the number beautiful? ; ) Thanks dear girl!

Tuesday

Rushed for my last treatment after work. Well, after that day, I would have to bid farewell to the Orchard branch located in International Building - Just as well, the sales consultants were so pushy and unprofessional and the therapists were not as fantastic as thought : / (I am looking so forward to going for the Marina branch in Marina Square!) Did the seaweed treatment which seaweed mud was slapped onto my thunderous thighs and flabby tummy and afterwhich I was wrapped in cellophane film : P (I felt like a seaweed-marinated pig) It lasted for 20 minutes and a massage using essential oil was performed (As the therapist was rushing for time, she used brute force, hence leaving bruises on my poor tummy : ( - However, I was consoled when they threw in a free cold wrap due to system error : P) Met up with King Kong for dinner and coffee at Sakae Sushi (Had my comfort food - Spicy Salmon Gunkan) and Starbucks respectively. Went home by bus after that..I was too tired to go anywhere : /

Wednesday

Went to a forex trading seminar with Fat Boy. After having a quick dinner at Han's in Great Eastern Building (Had sweet & sour fish with rice, yes! I was craving for the latter!), we strolled to Apollo Centre where it was held. Well, it was a 3 hour session and I must admit I nearly dozed off at a certain point of time, though the presenter was humorous and professional : / He mentioned that he was a regional IT director in a foreign bank and though he survived 5 retrenchment cycles, he felt that it was time to wake up and gain financial freedom and spend more quality time with his family. It was really tempting to sign up for the course and software which costs a whooping S$4K! Then again, professional FX traders do not depend their livelihood on just a software program that does not condition itself to everchanging market forces eh? Ultimately, we left the seminar just before the Q&A session as we did not see the point in signing up - It was too expensive to be true. Besides, I was suffering from a splitting headache, leg cramps and thirst : /

Thursday

Went for a good and healthy dinner with Fat Boy. Had steamed golden pomfret, stir-fried kailan and sweet & sour pork chop : D~ As it was still early, we went to Loyang Tua Pek Kong to offer incense (I like the spacious environment of the temple) before going home. Played my favourite-game-of-the-moment - Dynasty Warriors Orocchi and brought BoyBoy down for a stroll..That practically sums up my Thursday : /

Chillout @ Loof!

What a Waste of Time

Finally blew 60% of my monthly salary on "The Treatment" after much consideration and research yesterday evening. Initially, had wanted to lose excess pounds when I bought the remaining package from Angie (She has successfully slimmed down and is now an air stewardess) After going for several sessions, I realized that I had fallen in love with the cold wraps and you can say that I am addicted to the herbal smell of the bandages : ) I guess it's a lifestyle thing; to pamper myself while losing weight at the same time : ) Brought Fat Boy along, in hope that he is able to squeeze the best deal out of the consultant. Indeed, he did not disappoint me and I must applaud him for being such a brilliant negotiator : D *Clap Clap* Yay! I am going to begin the cold wraps of my new treatment after I am finished with the remaining treatments from the existing one : )

Woke up at 6:50am this morning for the bloody workshop (Dammit, I was so damn reluctant) I thought I was going to be late due to my (poor) eye lining skills and had to take the cab (like the previous workshops) Fortunately, I was on time, else imagine how long Boss's face would pull? As usual, the whole affair was boring and meaningless. Both Adeline and I did not get any award for this quarter - Vicious Lady was biggest winner of all, winning most of the awards : / Though I shouldn't feel negative as her accomplishments had nothing to do with me, I hate to be there just to lend my applause and to pretend I was happy for her : ( (The feeling sucks having to wear a mask) Lunch was mediocre with substandard food; I couldn't eat much - It could be I was feeling tired, I was unhappy, I wanted to slim down or it could be the works of the 3 mugs of oolong tea I drank on empty stomach too.

Left the hotel at around 2:10pm with Adeline. Both of us strolled along the streets of Orchard Road before we parted - She was going to Bugis for her massage and me, my cold wraps :" ) Went for my last remaining cold wrap and though I felt exhilarated about the herbal smell of the bandages, they didn't have the "Brrrrrrrr......." feeling on me : / (Am I getting stronger or it happens that the solution is not sufficient?) Rushed out to the public toilet after the treatment ended to detoxify (It must be the oolong tea!) and met up with King Kong after that. We proceeded to the Botanic Gardens to be with Mother Nature while resting our tired calves on the bench. Left after an hour and went to Two Chefs' Restaurant in Commonwealth for dinner before strolling to Anchorpoint to have our kueh tutu : )

I am going to wake up early tomorrow morning as I am going for an SPI excursion to Guang Xiao Shan cemetery at 9am and I will be meeting the guys earlier to have breakfast at MacDonald's! I am so looking forward to my Sausage MacMuffin with Egg! : )

Q2 Workshop Apr2008

A Short One On Throat Infection..

Desperately needing a break from the cold and dead office, I decided not to go to work : / Woke up at 7:30am to give King Kong a morning call before I went back to slumberland..Awwww...Life is so beautiful when you can sleep in : ) Woke up, brushed my teeth and made my way to the doctor's; Gosh! I was so surprised that I did not need to queue : D Met the doctor and she diagnosed that I had throat infection : / No wonder my throat felt like it was going to be ripped anytime for the past few days. No amount of water and cooling herbal tea worked : /

Actually, I could make do with the sore throat and work today, but the thought of having to wake up at 6:45am for this Saturday's workshop made me so damn sick.

27 bucks worth of medicine.

Blues & Flu

Felt so damn sick having to wake up from deep slumber (I hate myself. Argh!) Weekends seem to be very short and weekends, never-ending : ( It didn't help that my throat felt ripped and dry; and my nose blocked. Washed up and left for the office (Welcome to the cold and dead workplace) To be frank, I have not been doing anything concrete for the past week (What's there to do when resumes are getting fewer and lousier?) Surfing the Internet and posting comments in the SPI forum seem more constructive : / Had wanted to go somewhere further for a good lunch with Adeline, but it rained (Tough luck) and we had fish soup with condensed milk at the Arcade before proceeding to have a mug of soul-warming Chinese tea : )

Went back to office with my throat feeling even more ripped and I felt like a walking inferno. Guess I was so heaty that I could feel my eyeballs burning : ( Desperate to cool my system down, both Adeline and I sneaked out of the office to buy fruits (The non-fruit lover had Malay cakes instead) It was great to chomp into chunks of watermelon, pineapple and chiku : P and they really help as I did not feel as bad. Attended the weekly sales meeting and debate discussion and quickly made a graceful exit (I just couldn't make myself stay anymore)

Had wanted to doggy pack mixed veggie rice, but the sight of the leftovers turned me off. Went home and saw Aunt Maddy - She came back home earlier than usual and hey, it was my lucky day : ) Made her cook maggie mee for me (It tasted heavenly despite only veggie, bacon and egg - It had been a long time since I touched home-cooked food!) While slurping, I saw a bottle of Skippy peanut butter and had a tablespoonful of it (I couldn't resist the creamy texture and guess what, it proved to be a killer - My throat hurts again) Ignoring the ripping throat, I went to take a short nap and woke up an hour later to watch the 9 pm drama serial (Yes, I cannot resist Tay Ping Hui : P ) before bathing and slapping tomato paste onto my face.

Wonder what could be the cause of the soreness of the throat? Hmm! It could be the chicken thigh and ribs that I had with King Kong at Kenny Roger's the night before! >: ( Before that, he brought me to Kallang to attend "yew keng" - A Taoist ritual which spears were pierced through the flesh of mediums before they go round the island in lorries. As it was still early and I was too sick of strolling aimlessly in shopping malls, we went to Haw Par Villa : ) Took some pictures of the statues and well, it was a great choice over Orchard Road or Vivocity : )

Anyway, I am so glad that I can go for my 2nd last treatment tomorrow evening. It has been a week since I am wrapped in cold bandages and I miss the psychotic treatment : D I feel so fat! I must go and squeeze the fats and toxins out! Grrrrrrrrr........

The wonderful maggi mee cooked by Aunt Maddy : )

Haw Par Villa with King Kong

Continuation...

Left the office at 6:20pm to meet up with Sworn Sista at Raffles Place MRT station. As I knew she would late, I strolled around Coax - Had wanted to see if I could buy any new clothing : ) (It has been a freaking long time since I bought beautiful clothes for myself!) Saw a dark blue dress with a tiny Chinese brocade; had wanted to try on it, but was afraid that I might take too long a time. Left without buying anything (How to buy when you have not even try on it?)

Waited for a good 10 minutes before she appeared and boy, I was so happy to see her - It has been about 2 months since we last met. We took a train to City Hall MRT station and strolled to Marina Square to fix my craving for spicy salmon gunkan at Sakae Sushi! As we were early, there was no queue and we got a table by the belt almost immediately (Sweet!) Had wanted to have chawanmushi, but due to the extreme fear of gaining weight (Yes, eggs are fattening), I had fried tofu as a substitute : / Anyway, had a great time catching up and munching into sushi
: ) We spoke about ghosts, work and men : )

After dinner, we proceeded to This Fashion as I insisted in buying something back; however, yes, I left the place empty-handed as I couldn't find the dark blue dress : / As Sworn Sista was feeling lethargic from work and flu, I suggested going home early (I was tired too; I had wanted to go home and rest too : / ). We walked to the nearest bus-stop and took Bus 64 home...

Though the meeting was short, we had great fun : ) Guess it's not the amount of time spent together, it's the quality that matters. Hope to catch her again soon!

P/S: By the way, she mentioned that I looked old in "Different Lengths" (I had wanted to commit suicide at that point in time. *Sob Sob*)

"Different Lengths"

Feeling so blue for the past week - Seems like everything is not going well : ( What good can a job be when I am so tempted to apply for MC when I wake up every morning? What good can it be when my eyes are constantly stuck to the clock at the bottom of the PC screen? What good can it be when I am surfing the Internet most of the time? *Sigh!* I am getting so sick of everything here. Time to move on? I don't know...Besides the sucky working environment, there is also ...*look at my hair*

Went to the hairdresser's last Sunday afternoon. Had the initial intention to trim the flyaways as I quite like the haircut, however, was bought over by the hairdresser to try something different: Different Lengths. Decided to give it a go as I thought it might be interesting; so far, she has not disappointed me and I entrusted my feather-like-and-full-of-flyaway mop to her. (Can you imagine the infinite of trust I had in her when I did not look up from the magazine even once while she did the snipping?) Finally, curiosity got the better of me and I saw what I shouldn't see in the mirror: The right side of my hair disappeared by 20% (which I nearly broke down). Decided to put down my magazine and scrutinized how she was going to snip the other side of my hair. It was beautiful and I regret agreeing to her idea of "Different Lengths" - It would be great if both sides were on the same length (I would have looked like a doll! :~( ) Paid 38 bucks and was told that they would increase the fare by 2 bucks next month. Felt pissed and met up with King Kong, who unwittingly kept touching my new bob : ( Sensitive nerve provoked, I yelled at him in public and wanted to go home. After much coaxing and cooling down (on my part), we went to T3 to have dinner at Sakae Sushi. Enjoyed the spicy salmon gunkan, but that did not take away the regret of agreeing to try out "Different Lengths".

It is not easy, contrary to what the hairdresser assurred, to maintain "Different Lengths"; especially when my hair is full of flyaways : ( In order to look "sane", I have to blowdry and using a paddlebrush to make the flyaways curl inwards. As if they have a life of their own (and depending on their mood), somehow they curl outwards despite the necessary procedure and I would get very fed up >: ( Anyway, just hope that my hair will grow longer and no way am I going to try anything funny again : (

Going to meet Sworn Sista later on, as a conventionalist, I guess she would go "tsk tsk tsk" at "Different Lengths" - Dammit, that's the last thing I want to hear (I am so sad!)