its something i cant help, being emotional when it comes.. but its also the time of the month when i become exciting easily (like in the previous post) and find simple things very delightful. and perhaps its also at this timing i am faced with the odd decision of a pay rise which reminds me of my PATHETIC PAY.. which makes me weep everytime how i try to plan my expenditure.. i have resorted to having an excel sheet to tell me how much i can spend a week.. that file was called devastating figure.. isnt working a way of gaining financial freedom? dun seem like it to me at all!!..
i got a new project!!! its not entirely got to do with my work , something related, but i am very excitied abt it!! was surfing thru istock photos for pics for my html emailer when i came across some v pretty - glossy icons.. v simple, colourful and cute! and then i did a google for creating glossy /glassy icons with photoshop and out popped tons of tutorials!!
what am i so excitied about? .. hmm maybe because suddenly i had a goal i could aim at! always enjoyed fiddling with photoshop, but my knowledge is only limited to the stuff i picked up from books that was not too heavy to be ludged back home from the library. seeing joan set up her food blog to share her experiences with everyone,and gunni having a viewbook to share her pretty photos, i was inspired to do something i like too! life is short, lets all not be too tied down by work, give a little time to ourselves, not only to create value to others, but to ourselves too!
hello.. its the time of the month again, when i become meaner, more emotional, tear easily and complains even more freqently.. and recently, i have been tinkering with ideas of changing jobs.. leaving my current one.. its been fun working here with amy, the gal who introduced me in, applying marketing knowledge to some stuff, designing marketing collaterals, but hitting my KPI of calls and appts everyday is becoming a dreadful affair. i agree with dear, who says that i lack focus.. true enough, i was often focusing on other stuff and trying not to focus on my kpi.. and of course i have not been hitting it for many weeks, thus will be dragging the team down.. as it becomes more depression, the more relunctant i show in working.. zzzzz.. i suck!! sian...
hi there.. its been quite a while .. been more or less buzy with work, catching up with sleep and my dear.. that practically take up most of my time.. and not to mention, trying to get my dbs ibanking to work! (am utterly disappointed with dbs)
i dun noe abt the rest of you, but i hate bad service.. when ever i go shopping or just window shopping, i believe that customer is king, and especially when u are paying 7% gst and 10 % service charge. as the result, i have also become a bit of a pesky shopper when i sense poor service coming on, i become a nasty shopper myself. Be it at the sushi place where they take ten mins to get u water, 20 min to serve u food, 30 min to check ur order.. i totally have no tolerance on that. and wat sucks most is the lack of service with a smile.. haiz... something that is so rare now a days that i do cherish that very little bit of smile from retail assistants... and once in a while when i do enjoy the cab ride from a nice cabby uncle i do say, i enjoyed the ride, something rare, but i noe it will be appreciated.
i am a lazy person.. i never ever doubt tat fact... i tend to procrastinate when there are stuff lying around waiting for me to complete them.. especially if they are only assigned to me .. like cleaning up my room, doing tut, and even work stuff.. give me an idea.. something that need not be accomplished by me.. something i should not be bothered with.. i may start on it right away..
i am bored..i am lazy.. not going to do anything abt it.. sometimes i want to pick up the phone and call someone.. but predicting the sch term just started.. or pple are working.. i got lazy.. and never made the call.. took up the time to send email to the 3302 gals .. only 2 replied.. dun u guys check mail?.. or an sms alert to say ' you got mail' is a must after each time i send mail.. zz... i dunoe noe. hopefully i am not getting a reply cos i send to the wrong add.. i just cant be bothered to check..startng to feel like some self centered bitch.. trying to be nice.. but one part of me just wants to wait and see.. bleah.. i am bored..
today is national day, singapore 's 42 birthday.. if she was a lady, she prob be a little haggard now.. but somehow i dun think she is..
Was watching a JIAO DIAN, a weekly chinese doc which featured an insight to singapore's changes thru photography and film. it was about the activities of some individual whom have taken it upon themselves to preserve the memories of singapore for the future generation tmw. it mentioned that for a people of the country to have feeling or sense of belonging for its country, there must be memories, feelings of interaction with it.. but with the city changing so fast, and people always involved in the latest gadges and technology, newest property on the market.. not many people are stopping in their path to cherish the things around them.. and right before our very eyes, many things are vanishing and disappearng daily. the sights and sound that we used to see when we were age 10 can no long be found. and somehow i dun feel that when i turn 30, singapore, the neighbourhood will be an entirely different place. upgrading of hdbs, new parks, new trees, new mrt stations, new shopping malls, new business district, new trends, new interests, new generation.. things will not be the same.. while we are all moving on.. keeping up, there are kind souls out there helping keep us on track by making sure our yester-days and years are not out of sight and out of mind.. film and photographs will be there to capture the sight to help us recall..
i watch 881 last night and enjoyed it very much.. directed by royston tan, whose purpose was to capture the unique sights and sounds of getai culture in singapore, something that cant be found anywhere else.. something i appreciate very much.. hopefully it will sell and pple will realised.. things are disappearing bit by bit.. sometimes one can control, sometimes one cant..
"This new film is a musical, with glitzy costumes and lavish choreography. The actors often break into song to express their emotions. All the numbers in the movie are from the treasure trove of the late Chen Jin lang, a Singapore getai songwriting legend who died in August 2006. A cross between Dancer In the Dark and Moulin Rouge, 881 will also feature documentary-style (ie "live") footage which captures the fever and excitement of actual getai performances."
things we will never get to do anymore.. - fastest fingers first on STARS - planning time tables - sleeping on the bench b4 and after class - take part in hall foc, megafest, dnd, blk suppers,9-5 - going to classes in berms/shorts and hall t-shirts and slippers (yes i am that slack) - doing projects in hall room - eating roast duck rice in lecture - licking mac icecream in lec - stealing clothes peg from neighbours and lots more..
hmm seems that things i miss are things i should not be seen doing.. lol at least i can say i lived!!
on a side note.. my sales manager has declared me experiment 626 - stitch the horrible person who can manage to turn all rights wrong!! muahaha.. i am so proud of that...
photo taking can be v expensive at the studio.. probably meant more for the once in a life time thing.. here some sample photos which we took .. tell me if i look cool!
3 years in nbs.. made many friends.. learning from one another during projects, class breaks.. i would say it had been an enriching experience.. something that prepare u for the future? not so sure.. its called a society for a purpose.. cos u need social skills.. uni is one place to hone ur social skills.. cos u get to own each other projects.. i fondly remember having to book each other for project meetings and staying in labs till late at night just to finish up work.. if u are still in uni.. remember to enjoy it.. mean while friends, remember to keep in touch!! will miss everyone of u!
another long hectic month has passed in the company. glad to say, i got to opportunity to take part in a few marketing activities which added some colour to my boring life of telemarketing. and indeed, sometimes, these stuff are so interesting and fun, as marketing is always, i tend to put my KPIs aside and do other stuff.. i am a heck care person.. but i am slowly leading that kpis are there for a reason and they will affect you SOMEDAY. but currently in a company where each person had a million and one tasks to complete daily and lets not forget the tons of hw one have to do.. bleahs.. i am learning a lot .. and tiring out too.. sleeping latest by 12 midnight is the best i can do to keep eyes open the next day. and its by the end of the month when the pay check comes. then do i realise wat i am working for (somehow i hope this is not totally true)..but it helps..
with this month 's payslip forgotten in the office drawer, i decided to get something to pamper myself.. last m0nth was a shopping spree at bega ($100+) and 2 books at popular : blink the power of thinking without thinking and a bestseller doggy book, Marley and Me(quite nice)..this month.. i made a point to head down to strips at raffles city to do some waxing.. a painful affair ... but i have to say its worth it.. cos i want to wear back my skirts!! and with that hair raising experience.. i poped in nail palace for an express pedi.. lol sounds weird right.. cos crazyyuan is not really the type to do this kind of things.. but here.. she is just doing it.. sort of to make herself feel better for putting in the effort..lol but it was a diaster... refering to the pedicure.. inexperienced me ended up with barbie (which refers to DISGUSTING) pink toe nails.. luckly i dun wear open toe shoes to work.. but in the office we dun wear shoes... but anyway.. i only realised how terrible the colour was when the person finished painting.. on well.. i just paid and left.. on my way home.. i almos fainted... barbie pink... omg, omg, omg... trying to live with it.. hope no one notices.. bleah..
