Spent the whole of morning till now doing sorting, packing etc that's not under my job scope. This is how I spent my Friday. Glad it's over, but no mood already. I should have taken time off.
Going for ktv with Benny and his colleagues later.
Kbox buffet, here I come (again).
Friday, July 31, 2009
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Thank You
Thank you for coming out with me today. For all the things you have done.
Thank you for everything that you made right.
Just as long as you are around.
Thank you for everything that you made right.
Just as long as you are around.
Happy Birthday
I came in to office in the morning and discovered to my horror, I am actually slated for the afternoon shift. Oh SHIT..........................................................
So now I am supposed to work until 9pm cos my mgr is not giving me any leeway.
Shall I look on the positive side? Like finally having enough time to update my blog...
Today is a special day. My dad's birthday.
I still remember, but for how many years more?
I just went through my old blog posts the same time last year, and I guess, things does get easier the second time round. It doesn't get alot easier, but yes, I know there is a time to tear and a time to mend. Like now....
Happy birthday to you
Happy birthday to you
Happy birthday to you
Happy birthday to you
So now I am supposed to work until 9pm cos my mgr is not giving me any leeway.
Shall I look on the positive side? Like finally having enough time to update my blog...
Today is a special day. My dad's birthday.
I still remember, but for how many years more?
I just went through my old blog posts the same time last year, and I guess, things does get easier the second time round. It doesn't get alot easier, but yes, I know there is a time to tear and a time to mend. Like now....
Happy birthday to you
Happy birthday to you
Happy birthday to you
Happy birthday to you
Sunday, July 26, 2009
shopping vouchers
Anyway I got some isetan vouchers from Keri and Syl, din really open them until one morning to work when I was planning to go shopping with Benny. Then I counted and the vouchers totalled $100..! I was quite shocked and even sms them to ask. Cos I din celebrate my birthday, so it seems like alot to me le. Keri even sms me to buy something good quality for myself and learn how to pamper myself occasionally. I was quite touched la..but tat day I din get to buy anything though. Cun bear to spend it hehe.
Something funny to mention, we passed by the big Louis Vuitton store at Ion tat evening, and he asked if I liked this brand.
I told him no. He was saying if I like it, he can buy for me. Like once in this lifetime haha.
Something funny to mention, we passed by the big Louis Vuitton store at Ion tat evening, and he asked if I liked this brand.
I told him no. He was saying if I like it, he can buy for me. Like once in this lifetime haha.
Harry Patch, last veteran of World War I trenches, dies at 111
Posting this up. Lest We Forget.
Many people do.
LONDON (AFP) - - Harry Patch, the last soldier to fight in the trenches of Europe during World War I, died Saturday at the age of 111, drawing poignant tributes led by Queen Elizabeth II.
Patch fought at the notorious Battle of Passchendaele in 1917 -- where an estimated half a million troops perished.
He is listed by the dersdesders.free.fr website, regarded as an authoritative chronicle of veterans of the conflict, as the last World War I veteran to have served in the trenches.
"I was saddened to hear of the death this morning of Harry Patch," said Queen Elizabeth II.
"We will never forget the bravery and enormous sacrifice of his generation, which will continue to serve as an example to us all."
Nicknamed "The Last Tommy" by Britain's media, Patch was also Britain's oldest man following the death of fellow veteran Henry Allingham, at the time the oldest man in the world, one week ago.
Prime Minister Gordon Brown added: "The noblest of all the generations has left us, but they will never be forgotten.
"We say today with still greater force, we will remember them."
Brown said the sacrifices of the World War I generation would be commemorated in a special national service, likely to be held at Westminster Abbey in London.
"It's right that we as a nation have a national memorial service to remember the sacrifice and all the work that was done by those people who served our country during World War One and to remember what we owe to that generation -- our freedom, our liberties, the fact that we are a democracy," he said.
Claude Choules, 108, who lives in Perth, Australia and served with the Royal Navy, now becomes the last surviving veteran of the 1914-18 conflict from the British side.
Patch did not speak about his wartime experiences until he was aged 100 and was strongly opposed to violent conflict, calling war "organised murder".
"It was not worth it, it was not worth one let alone all the millions," he said of those who died.
"It's important that we remember the war dead on both sides of the line -- the Germans suffered the same as we did."
Last year, he travelled to Belgium to remember his fallen comrades and unveil a memorial.
Patch was conscripted into the British army at the age of 18 and served as a machine gunner with the 7th Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry.
He was 19 when he fought in the 1917 Battle of Passchendaele, also known as the Third Battle of Ypres.
That battle was one of the bloodiest in the conflict. One of the opposing German soldiers was an Austrian named Adolf Hitler.
After four months in the trenches, Patch was wounded by shrapnel and sent home to Britain, his war over.
General Richard Dannatt, the head of the British army, said: "We give thanks for his life -- as well as those of his comrades -- for upholding the same values and freedom that we continue to cherish and fight for today".
Following the war, Patch worked as a plumber until his retirement in 1961. During World War II, he worked as a fireman.
Patch married Ada Billington in 1919 and the couple were married for 58 years until her death. They had two sons, both of whom Patch outlived.
He married his second wife Jean in 1980 but she died in 1984.
Patch's care home, Fletcher House in Wells, southwest England, said he had died early Saturday. His friend Jim Ross added he was "surrounded by his many friends" when he passed away.
The funeral in Wells will focus on prayers for peace and reconciliation, the Ministry of Defence said.
Patch's biographer Richard Van Emden told BBC television that "he was just a lovely man, he had a sparkle and a twinkle about him.
"He was the last of that generation and the poignancy of that is almost overwhelming."
The dersdesders.free.fr website says there are now just three Great War veterans left alive -- Choules plus Frank Buckles, 108, of the United States and Canadian John Babcock, 109, who also lives in the US.
Neither Buckles nor Babcock saw active combat, it adds.
Many people do.
LONDON (AFP) - - Harry Patch, the last soldier to fight in the trenches of Europe during World War I, died Saturday at the age of 111, drawing poignant tributes led by Queen Elizabeth II.
Patch fought at the notorious Battle of Passchendaele in 1917 -- where an estimated half a million troops perished.
He is listed by the dersdesders.free.fr website, regarded as an authoritative chronicle of veterans of the conflict, as the last World War I veteran to have served in the trenches.
"I was saddened to hear of the death this morning of Harry Patch," said Queen Elizabeth II.
"We will never forget the bravery and enormous sacrifice of his generation, which will continue to serve as an example to us all."
Nicknamed "The Last Tommy" by Britain's media, Patch was also Britain's oldest man following the death of fellow veteran Henry Allingham, at the time the oldest man in the world, one week ago.
Prime Minister Gordon Brown added: "The noblest of all the generations has left us, but they will never be forgotten.
"We say today with still greater force, we will remember them."
Brown said the sacrifices of the World War I generation would be commemorated in a special national service, likely to be held at Westminster Abbey in London.
"It's right that we as a nation have a national memorial service to remember the sacrifice and all the work that was done by those people who served our country during World War One and to remember what we owe to that generation -- our freedom, our liberties, the fact that we are a democracy," he said.
Claude Choules, 108, who lives in Perth, Australia and served with the Royal Navy, now becomes the last surviving veteran of the 1914-18 conflict from the British side.
Patch did not speak about his wartime experiences until he was aged 100 and was strongly opposed to violent conflict, calling war "organised murder".
"It was not worth it, it was not worth one let alone all the millions," he said of those who died.
"It's important that we remember the war dead on both sides of the line -- the Germans suffered the same as we did."
Last year, he travelled to Belgium to remember his fallen comrades and unveil a memorial.
Patch was conscripted into the British army at the age of 18 and served as a machine gunner with the 7th Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry.
He was 19 when he fought in the 1917 Battle of Passchendaele, also known as the Third Battle of Ypres.
That battle was one of the bloodiest in the conflict. One of the opposing German soldiers was an Austrian named Adolf Hitler.
After four months in the trenches, Patch was wounded by shrapnel and sent home to Britain, his war over.
General Richard Dannatt, the head of the British army, said: "We give thanks for his life -- as well as those of his comrades -- for upholding the same values and freedom that we continue to cherish and fight for today".
Following the war, Patch worked as a plumber until his retirement in 1961. During World War II, he worked as a fireman.
Patch married Ada Billington in 1919 and the couple were married for 58 years until her death. They had two sons, both of whom Patch outlived.
He married his second wife Jean in 1980 but she died in 1984.
Patch's care home, Fletcher House in Wells, southwest England, said he had died early Saturday. His friend Jim Ross added he was "surrounded by his many friends" when he passed away.
The funeral in Wells will focus on prayers for peace and reconciliation, the Ministry of Defence said.
Patch's biographer Richard Van Emden told BBC television that "he was just a lovely man, he had a sparkle and a twinkle about him.
"He was the last of that generation and the poignancy of that is almost overwhelming."
The dersdesders.free.fr website says there are now just three Great War veterans left alive -- Choules plus Frank Buckles, 108, of the United States and Canadian John Babcock, 109, who also lives in the US.
Neither Buckles nor Babcock saw active combat, it adds.
Work Plans
So far I have been in this company for more than half a year, that's a good start.
Because I used to be such a job-hopper, so the first priority I have is to stay on another half year and then see how things goes.
Whether to stay or look for another job. But I will say if a new job comes by, kudos to it.
I need more leave days than the pathetic amount given right now.
So far my sales has been quite consistent, so it's time to take it to another level which my mgr has been bugging me about everytime during my sales forecast.
So far my colleagues have been nice, just that I don't really know them so well.
Partly it's my fault, since I have a tendency to keep to myself and I involuntarily tense up when someone comes into my space.
Trying to change but it takes time since I have always been this way.
Clamming up is a way of protection, I am a Crabby after all.
Lastly, I super, super-hate micromanagement.
They are implementing a system where if you are even 1 sec late, $10 will be deducted from your pay.
And it starts tomorrow. Bloody Hell.
Not to mention other stuff we are not supposed to do because it will Affect your work performance.
I work hard when I work hard, and you should trust me if I would go and affect my own work performance.
I supposed it all boils down to trust and the company just don't trust us enough that we would give our best, therefore restricting us in certain areas.
Because I used to be such a job-hopper, so the first priority I have is to stay on another half year and then see how things goes.
Whether to stay or look for another job. But I will say if a new job comes by, kudos to it.
I need more leave days than the pathetic amount given right now.
So far my sales has been quite consistent, so it's time to take it to another level which my mgr has been bugging me about everytime during my sales forecast.
So far my colleagues have been nice, just that I don't really know them so well.
Partly it's my fault, since I have a tendency to keep to myself and I involuntarily tense up when someone comes into my space.
Trying to change but it takes time since I have always been this way.
Clamming up is a way of protection, I am a Crabby after all.
Lastly, I super, super-hate micromanagement.
They are implementing a system where if you are even 1 sec late, $10 will be deducted from your pay.
And it starts tomorrow. Bloody Hell.
Not to mention other stuff we are not supposed to do because it will Affect your work performance.
I work hard when I work hard, and you should trust me if I would go and affect my own work performance.
I supposed it all boils down to trust and the company just don't trust us enough that we would give our best, therefore restricting us in certain areas.
Change of plans?
All too fast and its sunday again. Next time I wanna be a tai-tai k?
Syl is planning her birthday celebration on next Sun which clashes with my colleagues planned outing to Sentosa.
So it leaves me with a dilemma, so to speak.
Not a huge one though.
Long time friends are more important and much as I want to try hanging out with my colleagues, I can't really see myself playing beach volleyball in the sun. In a sheltered area, yes.
The sun, the sand, and the sand is not me le..but replace sun with moonlight..now that's a romantic notion to consider.
Slathering myself with sunblock, hiding from the glare of the sun behind an umbrella, hat and sunglasses vs sitting on the sand, bathing in the moonlight rays and singing my heart out to the sea..or singing a duet with someone else. Hehe.
Syl is planning her birthday celebration on next Sun which clashes with my colleagues planned outing to Sentosa.
So it leaves me with a dilemma, so to speak.
Not a huge one though.
Long time friends are more important and much as I want to try hanging out with my colleagues, I can't really see myself playing beach volleyball in the sun. In a sheltered area, yes.
The sun, the sand, and the sand is not me le..but replace sun with moonlight..now that's a romantic notion to consider.
Slathering myself with sunblock, hiding from the glare of the sun behind an umbrella, hat and sunglasses vs sitting on the sand, bathing in the moonlight rays and singing my heart out to the sea..or singing a duet with someone else. Hehe.
Monday, July 13, 2009
Birthday Wishes
Tomorrow is my birthday. I won't be celebrating this year as it's too rushed and falls on a weekday. Just a simple dinner and a birthday cake with family. As for presents, I have decided to accept the handphone, its the most practical gift and what I need most for now. There is nothing much I want, somehow I just don't have it in me to desire for luxury goods. Mum says she has bought me a diamond pendant, which I think is a waste of money. I always prefer practical stuff which I can use rather than something to show off.
My birthday wishes:
My birthday wishes:
- Family in good health, mainly mum
- Brother to have a fresh start in life and boundless luck
- Sister to be more financially savvy and meet someone special
- Salvage old friendships, I need time
- Learn how to write poetry, still looking around for suitable workshops or courses
- Learn how to play the flute
But ultimately, the best present is already by my side, which is something all the money in the world can't buy.
Back
I am back from Australia. Not to say that alot of people knew I went there in the first place as I didn't really announce to anyone. Will be updating details of my trip soon. What are my thoughts after coming back?
SIA SUCKS.
Security in Perth, Australia SUCKS.
The Australia car rental company AVIS, SUCKS.
That's entirely my humble opinion of course.
Plus the petty thief who took away our valuables and cash, I am sincerely wishing upon all the gruesome things that my mind can think of to happen to him.
SIA SUCKS.
Security in Perth, Australia SUCKS.
The Australia car rental company AVIS, SUCKS.
That's entirely my humble opinion of course.
Plus the petty thief who took away our valuables and cash, I am sincerely wishing upon all the gruesome things that my mind can think of to happen to him.
Saturday, July 4, 2009
New phone..yayyy
In the end I had the phone I was aiming for..SE C905. Bought it last Sat. The colour is quite sweet.
I took a contract plan under M1 so the phone costs only $298 compared to the $398 selling at Singtel and Starhub. After the payment was made, he offered to pay for the phone as a birthday present for me. While I appreciated the gesture, I thought it came a little too late since after the loss of my phone I have been planning to buy this model anyway and I was quite open about it..and only offering to pay for the phone after I bought it because he can't think of anything else to buy for my birthday present..it doesn't take any effort at all doesn't it. I thought I will reconsider and see how things goes. Because no matter how I see it, if he turns out paying for it I will forever remember that the reason is because he wants an easy way out.
Anyway I am swearing right here that if I ever lose this phone as well, I will get a $0 handphone for the rest of my life.
He went for a haircut at Reds Salon in Bugis and result was not bad I think. But unfortunately, he never managed to style it in a similar way after that.
Took some pics using my new phone with him as a guinea pig.
Also got him to do some different poses so I can take pictures of his new hairstyle and a new shirt.
I took a contract plan under M1 so the phone costs only $298 compared to the $398 selling at Singtel and Starhub. After the payment was made, he offered to pay for the phone as a birthday present for me. While I appreciated the gesture, I thought it came a little too late since after the loss of my phone I have been planning to buy this model anyway and I was quite open about it..and only offering to pay for the phone after I bought it because he can't think of anything else to buy for my birthday present..it doesn't take any effort at all doesn't it. I thought I will reconsider and see how things goes. Because no matter how I see it, if he turns out paying for it I will forever remember that the reason is because he wants an easy way out.
Anyway I am swearing right here that if I ever lose this phone as well, I will get a $0 handphone for the rest of my life.
He went for a haircut at Reds Salon in Bugis and result was not bad I think. But unfortunately, he never managed to style it in a similar way after that.
Took some pics using my new phone with him as a guinea pig.
Also got him to do some different poses so I can take pictures of his new hairstyle and a new shirt.
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