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Monday, September 26, 2005
air purifier
Was online chatting with Laura today, and we were on the topic of how romantic guys are almost extinct in this day and age. She was relating her Mr Romantic story then she asked me: "Is Danny romantic?"
My reply? "He's romantic, but in a practical way."
Laura: "???"
Haha, let me explain. Case and point, scenario which happened recently. He came over to my place saying that he needed to take some basketball shorts from my place. But his hidden agenda was to actually pass me this air purifier thing (the one that swooshes water inside it, with some aromatherapy thingie as well). See, he's romantic in a practical way. Not that I'm complaining, but his mind does work in wonderous ways, no? Haha
Am kinda losing motivation at work again. I call this the 'new job syndrome'. My initial excitement for any new job dies down within the first month, and I'm back to wondering whether I shld jump ship yet again. The good thing is, I'm still young and I can afford to do so. The bad thing is, if I keep doing this, I will never garner enough experience to understand a particular industry well enough. Not that I'm complaining about my new job, but it's just that I seem to lack the motivation to do anything, especially when there's no one to breathe down my neck at work. Some people would love to be given the freedom at work that I currently enjoy, but I can't seem to appreciate it enough; I seem to be always craving and wanting that which other people possess. Sounds kinda 'wolf-spirit' like eh? Geee
Come to think about it, the only job where I didn't suffer from 'new job syndrome' was when I was working as a waitress at Country Manna. Perhaps that's my true calling - to serve and take flak from nit-picking customers. Haha.
Went to Bukit Batok Nature Reserve yesterday on the spur of the moment. Then after we scaled the reserve where we saw tons of extremely cute and panicky squirrels, as well as birds and a baby monitor lizard, we went on to scale Bukit Timah Nature Reserve. By golly, the road there is damn steeeeeep. Been so long since I've exercised and all that inclined walking really had me exhausted. And after that, it was back to Bukit Batok for some basketball.
And I can truly say that Ah Dan has lost her skill. Haha. Ah Dan can no longer 'dan' the ball as and when and score. In fact, Ah Dan shld be changed to 'tyco siao eh' instead. When I take a shot with aim, it doesn't go in. But when I shoot without aiming, it surprisingly goes into the basket. Darn man.
Was tired of watching the guys play so I went for a jog, and I was glad to have run more than I had expected, which was initially only 1 round. In fact, I'm proud to announce, I made 4 rounds! haha. All very slow runs but hey, at least I pushed myself, yeah?
This Saturday will be our 2 and a half months baby! Woohoo!
My reply? "He's romantic, but in a practical way."
Laura: "???"
Haha, let me explain. Case and point, scenario which happened recently. He came over to my place saying that he needed to take some basketball shorts from my place. But his hidden agenda was to actually pass me this air purifier thing (the one that swooshes water inside it, with some aromatherapy thingie as well). See, he's romantic in a practical way. Not that I'm complaining, but his mind does work in wonderous ways, no? Haha
Am kinda losing motivation at work again. I call this the 'new job syndrome'. My initial excitement for any new job dies down within the first month, and I'm back to wondering whether I shld jump ship yet again. The good thing is, I'm still young and I can afford to do so. The bad thing is, if I keep doing this, I will never garner enough experience to understand a particular industry well enough. Not that I'm complaining about my new job, but it's just that I seem to lack the motivation to do anything, especially when there's no one to breathe down my neck at work. Some people would love to be given the freedom at work that I currently enjoy, but I can't seem to appreciate it enough; I seem to be always craving and wanting that which other people possess. Sounds kinda 'wolf-spirit' like eh? Geee
Come to think about it, the only job where I didn't suffer from 'new job syndrome' was when I was working as a waitress at Country Manna. Perhaps that's my true calling - to serve and take flak from nit-picking customers. Haha.
Went to Bukit Batok Nature Reserve yesterday on the spur of the moment. Then after we scaled the reserve where we saw tons of extremely cute and panicky squirrels, as well as birds and a baby monitor lizard, we went on to scale Bukit Timah Nature Reserve. By golly, the road there is damn steeeeeep. Been so long since I've exercised and all that inclined walking really had me exhausted. And after that, it was back to Bukit Batok for some basketball.
And I can truly say that Ah Dan has lost her skill. Haha. Ah Dan can no longer 'dan' the ball as and when and score. In fact, Ah Dan shld be changed to 'tyco siao eh' instead. When I take a shot with aim, it doesn't go in. But when I shoot without aiming, it surprisingly goes into the basket. Darn man.
Was tired of watching the guys play so I went for a jog, and I was glad to have run more than I had expected, which was initially only 1 round. In fact, I'm proud to announce, I made 4 rounds! haha. All very slow runs but hey, at least I pushed myself, yeah?
This Saturday will be our 2 and a half months baby! Woohoo!
Saturday, September 24, 2005
Adobe Pagemaker... grrrrrr
Have you ever felt like just smashing your computer to pieces, using a huge sledgehammer to break it into tiny morsels, shattering glass and plastic all about? That's how I feel right now...
The stupid PC at my workplace is so darn slow... perhaps it's not the PC but the application I'm trying to work on... something old and almost outsted... Adobe Pagemaker...
I've been at it the past, what, 2 to 3 hours and I've barely managed to layout an article in it because the stupid file keeps hanging on me! Argh... super-duper pissed right now...
My head hurts... but no fear... going for some long-needed retail therapy in JB later...
The stupid PC at my workplace is so darn slow... perhaps it's not the PC but the application I'm trying to work on... something old and almost outsted... Adobe Pagemaker...
I've been at it the past, what, 2 to 3 hours and I've barely managed to layout an article in it because the stupid file keeps hanging on me! Argh... super-duper pissed right now...
My head hurts... but no fear... going for some long-needed retail therapy in JB later...
Thursday, September 08, 2005
SWAMI and new job responsibilities
Meet the new Public Relations Officer at SWAMI Home! Haha... yes, that would be me... I've finally gotten out of the career rut and moved on to a job that is more satisfying... plus what I am doing now also contributes to the community as what I do actually helps out the elderly who are assisted by the organisation.
For those who are not aware, SWAMI is actually Sunshine Welfare Action Mission. It is a voluntary welfare organisation that takes care of the elderly. It is also a home that can currently house up to 190 patients and also comprises of facilities such as a Dementia Day Care centre, Day Rehab centre, Rehab Therapy, and Home Help, Nursing and Medical. So for all those who wish to help out the elderly, especially those who are in major need of our help, those who have no money or no one to turn to, please do not hesitate to contact me to make a donation, be it in kind or in monetary terms, or even in manpower. As the founderof SWAMI Home says, "Service to man is service to God".
Sounds like I'm already doing my job, even when I'm "off-duty" yeah? Haha... well, just rehearsing and trying to get myself more adapted to my job...
We had a school come visit us today... learnt how to bring the visitors for a tour arnd the home too... something really quite interesting... the pupils were so adorable and so energetic... and they really did interact with the elderly... so heart-warming... suddenly i recalled how as a student then, visiting all these elderly homes and orphanages for CIP... and I can't believe that I'm the one who actually organises all these things now and in the future... haha... so amazing and so fun... kinda awkward at the beginning cos I'm still new to the place and pple and all... but I think when I actually get a better grasp arnd the home and with the job, I will really enjoy it... though it calls for a lot of unclaimable OT... haha, as in I might have to come back on Saturdays and Sundays to receive guests even when I'm not working, i think it will be really great...
Kinda overwhelmed with everything now, but i think it will get better... I'm already looking forward to things that lay ahead... ah!
Now, there's something that i've been procrastinating to complete... the book for Jeffery... haha... oppsy... will try to complete asap... am doing the final editing and read-through now... hopefully everything goes well and he likes what I've done... then I can finally get my pay! woohoo!!!
Also been thinking whether I shld go back to Country Manna to work part-time... i passed by the restaurant today when I went to buy dinner today and I saw that their poster for part-time workers was still up after so long... think it's been up there for months already.... and i thought of how i miss working there... haha... but i dunno... still considering whether i can take it...
For those who are not aware, SWAMI is actually Sunshine Welfare Action Mission. It is a voluntary welfare organisation that takes care of the elderly. It is also a home that can currently house up to 190 patients and also comprises of facilities such as a Dementia Day Care centre, Day Rehab centre, Rehab Therapy, and Home Help, Nursing and Medical. So for all those who wish to help out the elderly, especially those who are in major need of our help, those who have no money or no one to turn to, please do not hesitate to contact me to make a donation, be it in kind or in monetary terms, or even in manpower. As the founderof SWAMI Home says, "Service to man is service to God".
Sounds like I'm already doing my job, even when I'm "off-duty" yeah? Haha... well, just rehearsing and trying to get myself more adapted to my job...
We had a school come visit us today... learnt how to bring the visitors for a tour arnd the home too... something really quite interesting... the pupils were so adorable and so energetic... and they really did interact with the elderly... so heart-warming... suddenly i recalled how as a student then, visiting all these elderly homes and orphanages for CIP... and I can't believe that I'm the one who actually organises all these things now and in the future... haha... so amazing and so fun... kinda awkward at the beginning cos I'm still new to the place and pple and all... but I think when I actually get a better grasp arnd the home and with the job, I will really enjoy it... though it calls for a lot of unclaimable OT... haha, as in I might have to come back on Saturdays and Sundays to receive guests even when I'm not working, i think it will be really great...
Kinda overwhelmed with everything now, but i think it will get better... I'm already looking forward to things that lay ahead... ah!
Now, there's something that i've been procrastinating to complete... the book for Jeffery... haha... oppsy... will try to complete asap... am doing the final editing and read-through now... hopefully everything goes well and he likes what I've done... then I can finally get my pay! woohoo!!!
Also been thinking whether I shld go back to Country Manna to work part-time... i passed by the restaurant today when I went to buy dinner today and I saw that their poster for part-time workers was still up after so long... think it's been up there for months already.... and i thought of how i miss working there... haha... but i dunno... still considering whether i can take it...
Saturday, September 03, 2005
life and life's minute musings...
It's really astounding to find out that someone as energetic and kind-hearted as her has left us... it's no wonder it took so long for them to contact me... though having someone new in the organisation shld be a good news, however, circumstances prevent it from being so, with them having to cope with the abrupt chaos and crisis...
Life's really a fragile matter... no matter how healthy one appears, as they say, looks can deceive... people can have heart failure and pass away just like that... even active sportsmen can die of cardiac arrest whilst jogging... a sudden illness can take away one's life silently and rapidly, deteriorating whatever health one had previously, slowly disintergrating the body and the soul...
Which makes me think how we shld really take good care of ourselves... what we eat, our activities... and really learn to enjoy life... doing things that one really enjoys and hanging out in good company... friends and all play an important part in one's life and colour can be brought in with the existence of others... like they say, what's the point of having all the money in the world and have no health? if you spend most of your life trying to make money, and make that as a priority, then what is the meaning of life? does your life revolve around material matters? we shld really spend life enjoying ourselves, doing what we want to do instead of working ourselves all the way till our last breath...
Which reminds me... i went shopping today with Aisyah in town... we saw these really nice shoes in Far East... and we were kinda pondering, thinking whether we shld get them and which ones to get... we ended up not buying anything after spending half an hour or so in the shop... but we met up with Fazli and had a snack... before going on to shop a little while more... and suddenly, i realised that i haven't bought anything that costs above $20 for myself ever since i've been back frm Bangkok... such things just seem so expensive... haha... but i did break the chain and bought myself a pair or really nice shoes for $30+... but i guess it's worth it cos the satisfaction of getting a pair of shoes that you really want... it's amazing... like i said before, there's no point spending all your life making all the money i the world and not knowing how to enjoy spending it, rite? if buying a pair of shoes can bring me such joy, then i guess i shldn't bother so much abt the cost and think of how it 'heals my soul' and makes me feel so ecstatic...
Thus, comes the theory of 'retail therapy'... only women tend to see the joy in purchasing clothes and accessories and shoes for themselves, making themselves feel better when times are down... bags and shoes... that's my method of retail therapy, thank you very much..
Life's really a fragile matter... no matter how healthy one appears, as they say, looks can deceive... people can have heart failure and pass away just like that... even active sportsmen can die of cardiac arrest whilst jogging... a sudden illness can take away one's life silently and rapidly, deteriorating whatever health one had previously, slowly disintergrating the body and the soul...
Which makes me think how we shld really take good care of ourselves... what we eat, our activities... and really learn to enjoy life... doing things that one really enjoys and hanging out in good company... friends and all play an important part in one's life and colour can be brought in with the existence of others... like they say, what's the point of having all the money in the world and have no health? if you spend most of your life trying to make money, and make that as a priority, then what is the meaning of life? does your life revolve around material matters? we shld really spend life enjoying ourselves, doing what we want to do instead of working ourselves all the way till our last breath...
Which reminds me... i went shopping today with Aisyah in town... we saw these really nice shoes in Far East... and we were kinda pondering, thinking whether we shld get them and which ones to get... we ended up not buying anything after spending half an hour or so in the shop... but we met up with Fazli and had a snack... before going on to shop a little while more... and suddenly, i realised that i haven't bought anything that costs above $20 for myself ever since i've been back frm Bangkok... such things just seem so expensive... haha... but i did break the chain and bought myself a pair or really nice shoes for $30+... but i guess it's worth it cos the satisfaction of getting a pair of shoes that you really want... it's amazing... like i said before, there's no point spending all your life making all the money i the world and not knowing how to enjoy spending it, rite? if buying a pair of shoes can bring me such joy, then i guess i shldn't bother so much abt the cost and think of how it 'heals my soul' and makes me feel so ecstatic...
Thus, comes the theory of 'retail therapy'... only women tend to see the joy in purchasing clothes and accessories and shoes for themselves, making themselves feel better when times are down... bags and shoes... that's my method of retail therapy, thank you very much..