Saturday, October 30, 2010
People who should know better
To all the Australian MPs who talk about SG's human rights record: Tell that to the aborogines -.-
Thursday, October 28, 2010
A Complaint Letter that should be sent a thousand times over
On a lighter note, here's an EPIC complaint letter that should have been sent a thousand times over, but alas... it didn't.
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Dear MP and Town Council/HDB/NEA/Whoever has jurisdiction over the courtyard at xxx Avenue,
Have you ever gotten annoyed with that neighbour with an expensive surround sound karaoke system who decides that having his family as an audience is not enough and he HAS to air his singing for the benefit of everyone living within a 500m radius of his house?
Well, I have.
Except it's not just an innocent karaoke session at a flat where I can go up to, knock on the door, and tell the owner what I imagine Simon Cowell would say about his singing.
Here's what I want to say to the person who gave the authorization for an AMATEUR KARAOKE COMPETITION for SINGAPOREAN IDOL UNCLE WANNABES to be held at the courtyard at xxx Avenue on a Sunday night when 60% of those living in the blocks of flats surrounding the said courtyard are trying to watch the President's Star Charity on TV, 20% of whom are attempting to finish their homework or study for the upcoming 'O' or 'A' levels examinations, and 19.99% (which includes me) of whom are trying to have a restful Sunday evening before the harried rush of work in the week ahead, and only 0.01% of whom are actually attending the said event itself:
"Censored"
Did you REALLY think that a courtyard (and in case you don't know the definition of "courtyard", it means an OPEN AIR space) is a suitable venue to hold a KARAOKE competition, and not just ANY KARAOKE competition, but an AMATEUR KARAOKE COMPETITION which the organizers did NOT think it necessary to have any screening process whatsoever?
Like, REALLY?
When there's a community centre with an AUDITORIUM (and in case you don't know the definition of "auditorium", it means an ENCLOSED space, usually an air-conditioned facility) just less than 100m down the road?
Notice I DIDN'T care when you authorized 歌台s or fundraisers (which at least invited paid singers), or processions with their bands of drums, cymbals and gongs
that kept repeating their motif for 4 hours and wasn't music to my ears at all,
to be held at the said courtyard.
Notice I DIDN'T care when you authorized these events without actually monitoring them to check whether the organizers abided by the STOP ALL NOISE BY 10.30PM rule.
But I care, I CARE when the majority of those uncles at the said karaoke competition cannot even carry a tune, and one of them actually wondered why he waited for his absent lover until 花兒也榭了?
I CARE when such karaoke competitions are not held anywhere where I can at least CHOOSE not to be part of the audience. When they are made into TV programmes I can switch channels anytime or be amused by the comments of the judges;
EVEN THEN, did you know that the producers do multiple rounds of screening
and when tone-deaf people actually DO end up performing, It's actually INTENTIONAL and carries some ENTERTAINMENT VALUE?
When they are held at shopping malls I can walk out of the mall anytime, but when it's held at the said courtyard, HOW DO YOU SUPPOSE I exercise my right to choose not to be part of the intended audience?
Did you REALLY think that ALL those who sign up for karaoke competitions ACTUALLY KNOW HOW TO SING?
So I implore you to PLEASE THINK (and in case you don't know the definition of "think", I quote dictionary.com "to employ your mind rationally and objectively in evaluating or dealing with a given situation") and consider the mental well-being of all the residents in the blocks of flats surrounding the said courtyard the next time you decide whether to authorize an event to be held at the said courtyard.
Thank you.
Yours sincerely,
Very irritated and disgruntled resident
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Dear MP and Town Council/HDB/NEA/Whoever has jurisdiction over the courtyard at xxx Avenue,
Have you ever gotten annoyed with that neighbour with an expensive surround sound karaoke system who decides that having his family as an audience is not enough and he HAS to air his singing for the benefit of everyone living within a 500m radius of his house?
Well, I have.
Except it's not just an innocent karaoke session at a flat where I can go up to, knock on the door, and tell the owner what I imagine Simon Cowell would say about his singing.
Here's what I want to say to the person who gave the authorization for an AMATEUR KARAOKE COMPETITION for SINGAPOREAN IDOL UNCLE WANNABES to be held at the courtyard at xxx Avenue on a Sunday night when 60% of those living in the blocks of flats surrounding the said courtyard are trying to watch the President's Star Charity on TV, 20% of whom are attempting to finish their homework or study for the upcoming 'O' or 'A' levels examinations, and 19.99% (which includes me) of whom are trying to have a restful Sunday evening before the harried rush of work in the week ahead, and only 0.01% of whom are actually attending the said event itself:
Did you REALLY think that a courtyard (and in case you don't know the definition of "courtyard", it means an OPEN AIR space) is a suitable venue to hold a KARAOKE competition, and not just ANY KARAOKE competition, but an AMATEUR KARAOKE COMPETITION which the organizers did NOT think it necessary to have any screening process whatsoever?
Like, REALLY?
When there's a community centre with an AUDITORIUM (and in case you don't know the definition of "auditorium", it means an ENCLOSED space, usually an air-conditioned facility) just less than 100m down the road?
Notice I DIDN'T care when you authorized 歌台s or fundraisers (which at least invited paid singers), or processions with their bands of drums, cymbals and gongs
that kept repeating their motif for 4 hours and wasn't music to my ears at all,
to be held at the said courtyard.
Notice I DIDN'T care when you authorized these events without actually monitoring them to check whether the organizers abided by the STOP ALL NOISE BY 10.30PM rule.
But I care, I CARE when the majority of those uncles at the said karaoke competition cannot even carry a tune, and one of them actually wondered why he waited for his absent lover until 花兒也榭了?
I CARE when such karaoke competitions are not held anywhere where I can at least CHOOSE not to be part of the audience. When they are made into TV programmes I can switch channels anytime or be amused by the comments of the judges;
EVEN THEN, did you know that the producers do multiple rounds of screening
and when tone-deaf people actually DO end up performing, It's actually INTENTIONAL and carries some ENTERTAINMENT VALUE?
When they are held at shopping malls I can walk out of the mall anytime, but when it's held at the said courtyard, HOW DO YOU SUPPOSE I exercise my right to choose not to be part of the intended audience?
Did you REALLY think that ALL those who sign up for karaoke competitions ACTUALLY KNOW HOW TO SING?
So I implore you to PLEASE THINK (and in case you don't know the definition of "think", I quote dictionary.com "to employ your mind rationally and objectively in evaluating or dealing with a given situation") and consider the mental well-being of all the residents in the blocks of flats surrounding the said courtyard the next time you decide whether to authorize an event to be held at the said courtyard.
Thank you.
Yours sincerely,
Very irritated and disgruntled resident
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Patches and more patches
Back again, now the count is two blog posts.
Yesterday I sorta wasted 1+ hours waiting for a Civ V patch to download. How did I spend that time? Updating blog and playing Starcraft 2. Well, I knew that there was a patch coming, so fine... I could live with that.
But today, just as I wanted to play Civ V again, I got stuck with another patch! Again??? I was like at the climax of a saved game and now I'm stuck waiting for a patch to download?
Patches are good, they are like updates to the game to fix bugs in the game play. But too much of it is not good. Imagine buying a car and then 2 months later you need to go back to the distributor because there is a 'new update' to the braking system. And then you need to go back another 2 months later because the seat belt needs to be 'upgraded'...
Go figure.
Yesterday I sorta wasted 1+ hours waiting for a Civ V patch to download. How did I spend that time? Updating blog and playing Starcraft 2. Well, I knew that there was a patch coming, so fine... I could live with that.
But today, just as I wanted to play Civ V again, I got stuck with another patch! Again??? I was like at the climax of a saved game and now I'm stuck waiting for a patch to download?
Patches are good, they are like updates to the game to fix bugs in the game play. But too much of it is not good. Imagine buying a car and then 2 months later you need to go back to the distributor because there is a 'new update' to the braking system. And then you need to go back another 2 months later because the seat belt needs to be 'upgraded'...
Go figure.
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
It's... Alive!
Yes... after four years of hibernation, I have decided to revive my blog.
Maybe the resurrection of the blog can be measured by the number of posts (i.e. 1) before the momentum runs out, or it could be measured by years. Who knows... hah!
Of course, you may ask why do I want to revive my blog. Off-hand these are the reasons that I can think of.
1. Bored (yea rite!)
2. Sometimes, facebook just don't quite cut it when you want to post stuff longer than a short paragraph... who's going to read that wall of text on your profile anyway?
3. Somehow, I'm coming across more things that simply screams "Comment on me". And so, I shall =)
And... that's it for the night! After clearing all the dead links in my previous blog (bloggers attrition rate can be quite high) and selecting a new template, I feel just quite sian at the thought of having to blog other stuff :o
Till we meet again... ciaoz!
Maybe the resurrection of the blog can be measured by the number of posts (i.e. 1) before the momentum runs out, or it could be measured by years. Who knows... hah!
Of course, you may ask why do I want to revive my blog. Off-hand these are the reasons that I can think of.
1. Bored (yea rite!)
2. Sometimes, facebook just don't quite cut it when you want to post stuff longer than a short paragraph... who's going to read that wall of text on your profile anyway?
3. Somehow, I'm coming across more things that simply screams "Comment on me". And so, I shall =)
And... that's it for the night! After clearing all the dead links in my previous blog (bloggers attrition rate can be quite high) and selecting a new template, I feel just quite sian at the thought of having to blog other stuff :o
Till we meet again... ciaoz!
Saturday, August 26, 2006
Pluto loses its planet status
In a Planet Shaking event, Pluto lost its status as the 9th planet in the solar system.
Not to be confused with the other Planet Shaking event that occurred in Expo two weeks ago when the Planetshakers played, Pluto was demoted to a 'dwarf planet', a new category created for such heavenly bodies.
While it wasn't clear that the news has reached Pluto (light and radio waves take quite a long while to travel out to the extremes of the solar system), Earthlings have taken up the protest at the change in status. The loudest being those in Chiba, Miami, Los Angeleus and Hong Kong.
Protesters were dressed up in Disneyland costumes and several mini models of a dog were noted amongst them. Boards with the wordings 'Say No to Discrimination to Canines' and 'Dogs are not Dwarves' were seen.
Life goes on as usual for the Martians in Mars. "Events in the 3rd planet from the sun do not concern us, especially menial ones like classification of planets. Just so long they don't start writing War of the Worlds sequels were dogs from Pluto invade Earth in protest"
Meanwhile in Jupiter and Saturn, debates as to whether to classify Earth and Mars as planet continue...
Not to be confused with the other Planet Shaking event that occurred in Expo two weeks ago when the Planetshakers played, Pluto was demoted to a 'dwarf planet', a new category created for such heavenly bodies.
While it wasn't clear that the news has reached Pluto (light and radio waves take quite a long while to travel out to the extremes of the solar system), Earthlings have taken up the protest at the change in status. The loudest being those in Chiba, Miami, Los Angeleus and Hong Kong.
Protesters were dressed up in Disneyland costumes and several mini models of a dog were noted amongst them. Boards with the wordings 'Say No to Discrimination to Canines' and 'Dogs are not Dwarves' were seen.
Life goes on as usual for the Martians in Mars. "Events in the 3rd planet from the sun do not concern us, especially menial ones like classification of planets. Just so long they don't start writing War of the Worlds sequels were dogs from Pluto invade Earth in protest"
Meanwhile in Jupiter and Saturn, debates as to whether to classify Earth and Mars as planet continue...
Friday, March 03, 2006
Reporting Strength
Been lots of things happening between the credit card blog and this blog.
Death become more real upon the passing away of my first aunt. Although it has been expected for quite a long time, it still does come as a shock. More so if you see her frame in her final days. For someone so strong and dependable, it is sobering to look at the same person lying in the bed quite comatose and realising that her time is up. Well, at least it was a chance for all the cousins to come together to get to know each other. And of course, like most Chinese funerals in Singapore, there's always the overnight vigil which can be rather draining... *yawn*
Work is getting more hectic, especially with Bird Flu coming and the need to draw up BCPs coming down hard on me. What's more interesting is that you end up doing the BCP for the sub units in your company as well, which really should not be the case. Shouldn't you have BCPs for your own critical processes? Ah well, that's life. Plan Bs are like way down there in the priority list and people only start panicking when 'IT' is coming.
A friend of mine got back with his ex after the split sometime back. Maybe it is just my shy nature, but I think it's a minor miracle if you can be on speaking terms with your ex. But getting back together again after a split of *years*. THAT takes the cake. Way to go man, all the best, waiting for the good news for you :)
That's that for now. I'll try not to leave such a long interval in between blogs, but given the way life works, that'll be quite hard to commit too (typical guy!)
Death become more real upon the passing away of my first aunt. Although it has been expected for quite a long time, it still does come as a shock. More so if you see her frame in her final days. For someone so strong and dependable, it is sobering to look at the same person lying in the bed quite comatose and realising that her time is up. Well, at least it was a chance for all the cousins to come together to get to know each other. And of course, like most Chinese funerals in Singapore, there's always the overnight vigil which can be rather draining... *yawn*
Work is getting more hectic, especially with Bird Flu coming and the need to draw up BCPs coming down hard on me. What's more interesting is that you end up doing the BCP for the sub units in your company as well, which really should not be the case. Shouldn't you have BCPs for your own critical processes? Ah well, that's life. Plan Bs are like way down there in the priority list and people only start panicking when 'IT' is coming.
A friend of mine got back with his ex after the split sometime back. Maybe it is just my shy nature, but I think it's a minor miracle if you can be on speaking terms with your ex. But getting back together again after a split of *years*. THAT takes the cake. Way to go man, all the best, waiting for the good news for you :)
That's that for now. I'll try not to leave such a long interval in between blogs, but given the way life works, that'll be quite hard to commit too (typical guy!)
Sunday, January 22, 2006
I Promised to Blog This :p
Promised my good friend that I'll blog this 'once in a blue moon event'
He's one of those people who has most of the credit cards available in the market. But relax, he doesn't rack up debts as if they don't need to be repaid. (Lousy analogy I know, but it's 11.50pm at night. Give me a break!) Guess what? I have a card that he doesn't have! *rotflol* I never did know that this day would come. :) Or is that something that's good to have... *ponder*
He's one of those people who has most of the credit cards available in the market. But relax, he doesn't rack up debts as if they don't need to be repaid. (Lousy analogy I know, but it's 11.50pm at night. Give me a break!) Guess what? I have a card that he doesn't have! *rotflol* I never did know that this day would come. :) Or is that something that's good to have... *ponder*
Sunday, January 15, 2006
Tis the Season
Just finished the spring cleaning of the house *phew* Thank God for mum and sisters for help. Seriously, I have never seen the house so clean in my entire life. Where previously I would welcome visitors because they help to take some of the dirt out of the house, now I don't think I would want people stepping into my clean house. That's progress for you huh?
Nothing really much to blog. Rather, nothing edifying or insightful to blog about except the incessant urge to look for a back door out of the current work place. Until a sermon today on Ministry at the Marketplace woke up my idea. Essentially where we are today is part of the Greater plan and it's our job to make the best out of it. Sounds good in theory, but difficult to apply.
Like what one of my colleague says: What doesn't kill you, makes you stronger.
Counting on that to happen ;)
Nothing really much to blog. Rather, nothing edifying or insightful to blog about except the incessant urge to look for a back door out of the current work place. Until a sermon today on Ministry at the Marketplace woke up my idea. Essentially where we are today is part of the Greater plan and it's our job to make the best out of it. Sounds good in theory, but difficult to apply.
Like what one of my colleague says: What doesn't kill you, makes you stronger.
Counting on that to happen ;)
Wednesday, December 28, 2005
Sunday, December 25, 2005
Merry Christmas! - Or what's left of it
Counting down the last 1 hr and 11 mins to the end of Christmas (on my watch).
Upon reflecting on this Christmas, it occurred to me that it has been a long time since I last spent Christmas in church. Yes, this church that I go to doesn't have a special Christmas Day service unless the ones that I attended previously. So I guess that is something to worth remembering :D
Another thing about this year's Christmas is that the feeling that people are forgetting the Reason for Season is getting stronger. Well, given the commercial nature of the world that we live in, it is not exactly unexpected. But this year, it just feels... worse? People go around saying Merry Christmas and I ask myself 'Do they know the real reason why you ought to be *merry* during Christmas'? For some they do, for others they don't, the rest couldn't care less.
Oh well, somewhat depressing thoughts towards the end of Christmas. But all in all, t'was a Christmas to remember for another special occasion ;)
And by the way... Merry Christmas!
Upon reflecting on this Christmas, it occurred to me that it has been a long time since I last spent Christmas in church. Yes, this church that I go to doesn't have a special Christmas Day service unless the ones that I attended previously. So I guess that is something to worth remembering :D
Another thing about this year's Christmas is that the feeling that people are forgetting the Reason for Season is getting stronger. Well, given the commercial nature of the world that we live in, it is not exactly unexpected. But this year, it just feels... worse? People go around saying Merry Christmas and I ask myself 'Do they know the real reason why you ought to be *merry* during Christmas'? For some they do, for others they don't, the rest couldn't care less.
Oh well, somewhat depressing thoughts towards the end of Christmas. But all in all, t'was a Christmas to remember for another special occasion ;)
And by the way... Merry Christmas!
Friday, December 16, 2005
Tuesday, December 13, 2005
New Era
Last Sunday, dragged my sorry little self from my cosy home to Expo for church service with my runny nose and all. Muttering all the way 'this had better be worth it, The Big Move eh?' Let's just say that you had to be there to see it.
Max Pavillon it was. Where some of the overseas artists had performed, e.g. 5566 and some. My friend was joking, perhaps one day when you go on stage, you can kneel down and kiss it and tell yourself that Bono (from U2) performed here last night. Haha, I like U2, but *NOT* that much and I don't moonlight as a groupie.
Many years later (if I live that long), I will definitely remember the day FCBC moved to Expo. Not for the simple reason that it was a physical shift, but it was a start of a new era. Naturally, there was a sort of a pre-hype going on before the move. But t'was only on that fateful day when I believed. Many of the seats are empty but I could see the people in the hall, singing their praises and discovering the true meaning of life. Imagine this, 7,000 youths. The energy would just be awesome and mind-boggling.
Another of friends went into a new era of his life. Well, not exactly brand new... more of to the next stage when he asked a certain babe a certain question. But that's not the point. The point was that when he told me who that lucky babe was... let's just say my flabber was never so gasted before (read: flabbergasted). For that moment, I was like '...' and forgot what I was at the ATM machine for *faints*. Anyway, way to go dude... and may our prayers be with you *star wars background theme*
Max Pavillon it was. Where some of the overseas artists had performed, e.g. 5566 and some. My friend was joking, perhaps one day when you go on stage, you can kneel down and kiss it and tell yourself that Bono (from U2) performed here last night. Haha, I like U2, but *NOT* that much and I don't moonlight as a groupie.
Many years later (if I live that long), I will definitely remember the day FCBC moved to Expo. Not for the simple reason that it was a physical shift, but it was a start of a new era. Naturally, there was a sort of a pre-hype going on before the move. But t'was only on that fateful day when I believed. Many of the seats are empty but I could see the people in the hall, singing their praises and discovering the true meaning of life. Imagine this, 7,000 youths. The energy would just be awesome and mind-boggling.
Another of friends went into a new era of his life. Well, not exactly brand new... more of to the next stage when he asked a certain babe a certain question. But that's not the point. The point was that when he told me who that lucky babe was... let's just say my flabber was never so gasted before (read: flabbergasted). For that moment, I was like '...' and forgot what I was at the ATM machine for *faints*. Anyway, way to go dude... and may our prayers be with you *star wars background theme*
Wednesday, October 19, 2005
Buffet and Ben & Jerry
Followed two of my friends S & K to a steamboat buffet place near Shaw Towers on Monday. When I got there at about 7.40pm, S & K were first in the queue. So I naturally figured that we should be able to get a seat real soon. But the pessimistic side of me jested with both of them that even though we might be the first in queue, we might not able to get a seat before 8pm. Suffice to say, I really ought to 'clean my mouth' more often. We only got our seats at 7.59pm. Somehow or other, 3 parties popped out of nowhere and planted themselves in all their glory on vacated tables. Taking the cue from the attire of the 3 parties, I told my friend to 'show some skin' to the waiter and perhaps we might get a seat before other people do so. Normally, I am not an overly fussy person when it comes to this kind of thing, but the lack of respect for the queue really put me off and you will never never never find me patronising that place again. Then again, who knows... don't recall cleaning my mouth recently :p
Following which, the 3 of us adjourned to Suntec for a spot of Ben and Jerry ice cream. As we approached the store, we noticed that the shutters were closing. Suddenly, out of the blue, 2 women dashed by us so fast that we almost missed them. Guess what? They were heading for Ben and Jerry too! Such fanatic devotion to the brand. We figured that needn't hurry as they would hold up the shop with their orders while we sauntered over :) Really must thank such devoted fans for the efforts *fist thumps on chest showing respect*
A ruined steamboat buffet dinner saved by 2 fanatic fans of Ben & Jerry. What an excellent way to end the day :)
Following which, the 3 of us adjourned to Suntec for a spot of Ben and Jerry ice cream. As we approached the store, we noticed that the shutters were closing. Suddenly, out of the blue, 2 women dashed by us so fast that we almost missed them. Guess what? They were heading for Ben and Jerry too! Such fanatic devotion to the brand. We figured that needn't hurry as they would hold up the shop with their orders while we sauntered over :) Really must thank such devoted fans for the efforts *fist thumps on chest showing respect*
A ruined steamboat buffet dinner saved by 2 fanatic fans of Ben & Jerry. What an excellent way to end the day :)
Sunday, October 16, 2005
Things I Want
This post is inspired by a post on 14 October on this blog: http://shups.ipadder.com/
Needless to say, what you read here would be contradictory at times and some, quite hard to accomplish. But like they all say, if you don't dream, what do you have? ;)
I WANT to...
- dive in Indonesia, the Philippines, the Carribbean and Maldives at least once
- take a spin in a F1 Ferrari
- climb the 7 summits
- complete a marathon and a triathlon
- reach out to a certain unreached group and share the Gospel to them
- be one of those producers of the nature documentaries that you see on Animal Planet, National Geographic or Discovery Channel
- take over the World (typical guy hehe :p)
- have the power to move financial markets
- get a skydiving licence
- backpack along the West Coast of USA, stopping by at all the nature parks whilst doing so
- be remembered not for the person I was, but for the lives that have been impacted by my testimony (of course in the positive sense lah!)
- see my kids grow up and make a positive contribution in where they are placed
- see my brother healed
- have my parents enjoying their golden years
- share any of these experience with a significant other
and lastly
- love Him as much as He loves me. :)
Needless to say, what you read here would be contradictory at times and some, quite hard to accomplish. But like they all say, if you don't dream, what do you have? ;)
I WANT to...
- dive in Indonesia, the Philippines, the Carribbean and Maldives at least once
- take a spin in a F1 Ferrari
- climb the 7 summits
- complete a marathon and a triathlon
- reach out to a certain unreached group and share the Gospel to them
- be one of those producers of the nature documentaries that you see on Animal Planet, National Geographic or Discovery Channel
- take over the World (typical guy hehe :p)
- have the power to move financial markets
- get a skydiving licence
- backpack along the West Coast of USA, stopping by at all the nature parks whilst doing so
- be remembered not for the person I was, but for the lives that have been impacted by my testimony (of course in the positive sense lah!)
- see my kids grow up and make a positive contribution in where they are placed
- see my brother healed
- have my parents enjoying their golden years
- share any of these experience with a significant other
and lastly
- love Him as much as He loves me. :)
14 Day Break
WARNING: It's going to be a boring post. Just a reporting strength kind of entry. You have been WARNED! :)
SERVING THE NATION
Took a 2 week break from work from 4 Oct. Nope, I didn't go overseas. It's commonly known as Reservist. You know, a Singaporean Male's Obligation to the Nation, protecting it from threats etc. etc. etc. I was fortunate that I was posted back to my old branch, doing pretty much the same thing I did during my NS Days. Original boss was on maternity leave and life as a result was somewhat different. Lunch break seems longer and the mood in the office was more slack. Dang... if only she decided to have another kid earlier ;) Took advantage of the 'galnost' to study for CFA and covered quite a fair bit. Looks like passing my level 1 paper this Decemeber is a real possibility. The only major highlight of the 14 Days was that I missed $200 'incentive' for shooting by 1 point and 1 bullet did not fire. Honestly, that's the most expensive 1 point I ever came across and I still feel sore about it when I think about that bullet that didn't go off :(
INDISPENSIBLE?
On other fronts, life in the office went on without me. Had some phone calls (not surprising) and some scares in the emails. Almost everything was well except I wonder why must people wait for me to come back before they can start working? I look at the nature of that work and I realise that they don't need me there to get started! Sheesh, and they wonder why everyone is fighting fire all the time at my workplace. *grumble*
RED DONE IT AGAIN! RIGHT...
In England, Liverpool laboured to beat a 10-man Blackburn at Anfield by a goal to nothing. Apart from that, they contrived to miss a number of glit-edged chances that would have made the win more satisfying. Of course, win by 1 goal also 3 points, win by 4 goals (like what Chelsea) did also 3 points. But, interestingly, Pool only score 1 goal from open play (against Chelsea) this season and that actually came from a deflection from a corner kick. Masters of set pieces? I somewhat think that's not going to win them much this season. Oh yes, before I forget. Peter Crouch is just a !@#$% waste of time and money!!!
BASKETBALL
Swinging back to the work scene. Some of us at my place of work formed a team to compete in a basketball tournament and lost our first match with a close score of 65-20. You mean that's not close? Well, considering the quality of the opposition and if all our near misses went into the basket, we might have actually won the game! And pigs would fly as well :)
TIS THE SEASON
On Friday, met up with some secondary school friends for a game of pool and two of them brought their Empress Dowagers. (Read: Fiancee) Needless to say, there were a lot of good-natured teasing and usual lovey-dovey scenes going on. Towards the end, there was a remark made that struck a chord within me. All of us have moved on to another phase of our lives. It is kind of sobering and nostalgic at the same time. This was further reinforced by the joyous occasion today as we accompanied our *brudder* down to a quaint little church to recce the place for his wedding. On a related note, the place looks quite impressive with good ambience and facilities. For the amount of money he paid for the rental, I'd say that it's a steal. Haiz, how time flies when you look back and how time crawls when you look forward ;)
SERVING THE NATION
Took a 2 week break from work from 4 Oct. Nope, I didn't go overseas. It's commonly known as Reservist. You know, a Singaporean Male's Obligation to the Nation, protecting it from threats etc. etc. etc. I was fortunate that I was posted back to my old branch, doing pretty much the same thing I did during my NS Days. Original boss was on maternity leave and life as a result was somewhat different. Lunch break seems longer and the mood in the office was more slack. Dang... if only she decided to have another kid earlier ;) Took advantage of the 'galnost' to study for CFA and covered quite a fair bit. Looks like passing my level 1 paper this Decemeber is a real possibility. The only major highlight of the 14 Days was that I missed $200 'incentive' for shooting by 1 point and 1 bullet did not fire. Honestly, that's the most expensive 1 point I ever came across and I still feel sore about it when I think about that bullet that didn't go off :(
INDISPENSIBLE?
On other fronts, life in the office went on without me. Had some phone calls (not surprising) and some scares in the emails. Almost everything was well except I wonder why must people wait for me to come back before they can start working? I look at the nature of that work and I realise that they don't need me there to get started! Sheesh, and they wonder why everyone is fighting fire all the time at my workplace. *grumble*
RED DONE IT AGAIN! RIGHT...
In England, Liverpool laboured to beat a 10-man Blackburn at Anfield by a goal to nothing. Apart from that, they contrived to miss a number of glit-edged chances that would have made the win more satisfying. Of course, win by 1 goal also 3 points, win by 4 goals (like what Chelsea) did also 3 points. But, interestingly, Pool only score 1 goal from open play (against Chelsea) this season and that actually came from a deflection from a corner kick. Masters of set pieces? I somewhat think that's not going to win them much this season. Oh yes, before I forget. Peter Crouch is just a !@#$% waste of time and money!!!
BASKETBALL
Swinging back to the work scene. Some of us at my place of work formed a team to compete in a basketball tournament and lost our first match with a close score of 65-20. You mean that's not close? Well, considering the quality of the opposition and if all our near misses went into the basket, we might have actually won the game! And pigs would fly as well :)
TIS THE SEASON
On Friday, met up with some secondary school friends for a game of pool and two of them brought their Empress Dowagers. (Read: Fiancee) Needless to say, there were a lot of good-natured teasing and usual lovey-dovey scenes going on. Towards the end, there was a remark made that struck a chord within me. All of us have moved on to another phase of our lives. It is kind of sobering and nostalgic at the same time. This was further reinforced by the joyous occasion today as we accompanied our *brudder* down to a quaint little church to recce the place for his wedding. On a related note, the place looks quite impressive with good ambience and facilities. For the amount of money he paid for the rental, I'd say that it's a steal. Haiz, how time flies when you look back and how time crawls when you look forward ;)
Thursday, August 04, 2005
3 weeks and counting
Yup, 3 weeks and counting. That's how long my big boss has been in a black mood. Everything is wrong and nothing is up to her expectation. Innocent parties get blasted and bystanders get dragged into the maw. Woe is the person who has to clear a contentious piece of work with her. You will end up getting love letters (if you're lucky) and hairdryer treatement (if you're unlucky).
But of course, there are always the evergreens; People who can do no wrong and always come out smelling like a bed of roses. If they're in your branch, good for you, you can use them as a shield against her wrath. However, if a 'blacklisted' person is in your branch, sighz. My utmost condolences to you.
Me? I just hope to pass through this month alive. When my big boss makes a passing remark, my small boss jumps sky high and lands on me. Sigh, what to do? Have to jump together lor. Totally hate it and find it unproductive. These are the times when you realise you need the humility and the presence of the HS just to get through the next hour.
But of course, there are always the evergreens; People who can do no wrong and always come out smelling like a bed of roses. If they're in your branch, good for you, you can use them as a shield against her wrath. However, if a 'blacklisted' person is in your branch, sighz. My utmost condolences to you.
Me? I just hope to pass through this month alive. When my big boss makes a passing remark, my small boss jumps sky high and lands on me. Sigh, what to do? Have to jump together lor. Totally hate it and find it unproductive. These are the times when you realise you need the humility and the presence of the HS just to get through the next hour.
Sunday, July 24, 2005
MBIT Test - Is it real?
Your #1 Match: ISTJ |
The Duty Fulfiller You are responsible, reliable, and hardworking - you get the job done. You prefer productive hobbies, like woodworking or knittings. Quiet and serious, you are well prepared for whatever life hands you. Conservative and down-to-earth, you hardly ever do anything crazy. You would make a great business executive, accountant, or lawyer. |
Your #2 Match: ESTJ |
The Guardian You're a natural leader and quick, logical decision maker. Goals are important in your life, and you take many steps to acheive them. You enjoy interacting with others, mostly through work related activities. Your high energy level means you are great at getting things done! You would make a great teacher, judge, or police detective. |
Retro Games
Taking forever to load this page to start blogging.
Been nagged at by another friend to update my blog. The next person who does that is so going to be... I put it down after I decide what to do with him/her :p
Retro games, that's the in thing in my life nowadays. Stumbled across this website with all these old games for download. So I went on a rampage to relive those old days when the graphics were clunky and the sound was tacky. Wolf3D, Colonisation, Civilisation, Simcity and even UFO Enemy Unknown. *blissful look* Then I was reminded how addictive they were and hence, my current station in life. *haiz*
On that topic, my friend observed that it is interesting that although the graphics and sound was crap, I still went back to play them. He probably would play them too. He concluded by saying that although graphics and sound are important, the critical thing is the gameplay and game concept. That is where they scored well.
Unfortunately, a lot of these games run on DOS mode. That was before the era of Windows in case you are wondering what DOS is :p So some of them have problems in WinXP. I'm still trying to figure them out, but then again I better not lest I get carried away by them again. :)
Been nagged at by another friend to update my blog. The next person who does that is so going to be... I put it down after I decide what to do with him/her :p
Retro games, that's the in thing in my life nowadays. Stumbled across this website with all these old games for download. So I went on a rampage to relive those old days when the graphics were clunky and the sound was tacky. Wolf3D, Colonisation, Civilisation, Simcity and even UFO Enemy Unknown. *blissful look* Then I was reminded how addictive they were and hence, my current station in life. *haiz*
On that topic, my friend observed that it is interesting that although the graphics and sound was crap, I still went back to play them. He probably would play them too. He concluded by saying that although graphics and sound are important, the critical thing is the gameplay and game concept. That is where they scored well.
Unfortunately, a lot of these games run on DOS mode. That was before the era of Windows in case you are wondering what DOS is :p So some of them have problems in WinXP. I'm still trying to figure them out, but then again I better not lest I get carried away by them again. :)
Monday, July 18, 2005
Small World
Got nagged at by a friend to update my blog. And I thought that nagging was a mothers-only domain. *bleah*
You've probably heard this before, but I'm telling you again, it's a small world after all. So far, there were only 2 people who were con... oops, I meant enticed into joining my quaint little workplace. Surprise surprise, both of them ran into a friend of mine who knows them. And one of them was spotted with another girl. Alone. *evil laughter* When grilled, he was just evasive over her identity.
Now there's a thought, would you be embarrassed if you were caught with a member of an opposite sex? Alone ;)
You've probably heard this before, but I'm telling you again, it's a small world after all. So far, there were only 2 people who were con... oops, I meant enticed into joining my quaint little workplace. Surprise surprise, both of them ran into a friend of mine who knows them. And one of them was spotted with another girl. Alone. *evil laughter* When grilled, he was just evasive over her identity.
Now there's a thought, would you be embarrassed if you were caught with a member of an opposite sex? Alone ;)
Friday, July 01, 2005
40 Days
Today went to Expo for a time of prayer after work. It was the beginning of the annual 40 days of prayer and fasting by the churches under the Love Singapore Network.
Truth be told, I wasn't too keen on going. Expo is just at the other side of the world and at the end of nowhere. Also, been running on fumes for this whole week, tired from all the nonsense that go on in work. But I figured, there's no point hanging around in office longer than required, I have nothing to do in the evening, may as well do something productive and pray for the nations. Wasn't as easy as I thought it could be.
To keep it short, my mind wasn't fully focused while prayer, kept thinking about work and was struggling to stay awake. It didn't help much when I heard 'strategising' during one of the speeches by one of the speakers, it just-so-reminded-me-of-work *urrggh*
Then I saw the clip about East Timor. It struck me that the situation there is somewhat like Singapore 40 years back, worse in some ways. But the point is that it could have been us 40 years ago, but we were blessed and Singapore prospered. Now, this is a chance for the Christian Community to influence the destiny of a new-born nation and it is close to us. Basically that got me dusting off the cobwebs of slumber and started praying for real about the nation.
Like I said, may as well do something productive on a Friday evening like this ;)
Truth be told, I wasn't too keen on going. Expo is just at the other side of the world and at the end of nowhere. Also, been running on fumes for this whole week, tired from all the nonsense that go on in work. But I figured, there's no point hanging around in office longer than required, I have nothing to do in the evening, may as well do something productive and pray for the nations. Wasn't as easy as I thought it could be.
To keep it short, my mind wasn't fully focused while prayer, kept thinking about work and was struggling to stay awake. It didn't help much when I heard 'strategising' during one of the speeches by one of the speakers, it just-so-reminded-me-of-work *urrggh*
Then I saw the clip about East Timor. It struck me that the situation there is somewhat like Singapore 40 years back, worse in some ways. But the point is that it could have been us 40 years ago, but we were blessed and Singapore prospered. Now, this is a chance for the Christian Community to influence the destiny of a new-born nation and it is close to us. Basically that got me dusting off the cobwebs of slumber and started praying for real about the nation.
Like I said, may as well do something productive on a Friday evening like this ;)
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