Blogging

Just back from lunch... Think I have left this site alone for a long long time... Will need to relook at all the previous posts to sieve out some details and maybe re-organise this. Looks like the absence is going to take even longer.

I guess I can just view Wifey's blog (Siao Char Bor) to keep updated on what has been happening. Too old to remember everything these days.

Maybe she should start a food blog. Wahahaha...

Working In A Swaying Building

Colleague 1 working on Excel spreadsheet adjusting columns width:

Damn! My blood pressure is getting high again... I cannot control the mouse properly...

Colleague 2 holding temples in frustration:

This stuff I am working on is really giving me a headache!

Colleague 3 planning rosters:

Man! I am getting dizzy....

Prawnkid (thinking):

I feel a rocking motion on my chair and dizzy too. This is the same feeling that I got during the Japan trip. Oh man, don't tell me they have earthquakes here.

And yes it is... one of those bad ones that hit with a great number of casualties. It was in Sichuan which was more than 1000km away from us. We still felt it at a recorded 5.7 on the Richter Scale.

Chinatown Community

Was supposed to meet some of the Club 7 people tonight, but everyone talked about organising and no one did anything. Received call from Karen and decided to meet her and Mr & Mrs Atom for dinner at Chinatown instead.

Hmmm...it was definitely different from the planned frog porridge. Hahaha, ended up at Smith Street and had satay. It was nice catching up and talking about different stuff from what we used to talk about. Hope Mrs Atom will love her new job as she goes along hehehe...

Was there early and ventured to the open stage where a young band was playing and entertaining the older crowd. Their voices were pretty good, though it can be noticed that they were not familiar with the harmonization for some of the songs. And their bids to try and hype up the community did receive quite a bit of response! Hey, I am surprised, since there was quite a big bunch of the older generation playing chess in the background. Have not watched that for a while and so I did. Still wondering if I will play chess at the void deck when I am that age.

An old man finished his "challenge" of checkers and was getting up to leave. Stood up and fell over. Think he was sitting for too long and he felt dizzy when he got up. Instinctly went over to help him and I felt quite a bit of flurry thoughts as I got him to his feet. It's a little bit scary to grow old and suddenly lose what you have currently. Health, strength, mobility, etc...

Awwww... so much thoughts about no fear of death and all... promise of the life to come... but then again, the practicality of the situation still makes you think sometimes. Mortal thoughts? Hahahaha... without going into spiritual talk and all, the human side of us shows sometimes...

How To Test The Attire Market?

I still remember the time when Andrew was saying the trick to test how far you can go to dress down for the company. So many people want to dress down when they go to work, somehow at least for one day of the week, and somehow again on the Friday. This is something that management can never understand, and yet something that a lot of the staff want. Both cannot convince each other the need/no need for it.

Actually, it is not so much of an issue really. What matters is what needs to be done. A big percentage of the people will not meet any external parties anyway, so I am not sure why there is a need for the certain attire. There are companies, big companies, with their management appearing for the same conferences in jeans and there we are decked in ironed pants, shirt and tie, sometimes even with jacket. No one thinks any lesser for them or any higher for us.

Perception. It is not a matter of what perception you have. The only thing that matters is whose perception is endorsed. Hehehe.

First Day

Me : Long sleeve shirt, Pants, Leather shoes

He : Long sleeve shirt, Pants, Leather shoes

Second Day

Me : Long sleeve shirt, Pants, Leather shoes (better looking pair!)

He : Short sleeve shirt, Pants, Casual leather shoes

Third Day (badminton after course, so brought change of clothes)

Me : Long sleeve shirt, Pants, Leather shoes

He : Short sleeve shirt, Pants, Casual leather shoes

Fourth Day (having crabs after course!!! so...)

Me : Short sleeve shirt (tucked out), Corduroy pants, Leather shoes

He : Short sleeve shirt, Pants, Casual leather shoes

Fifth Day

Me : Short sleeve shirt (tucked out), Jeans, Leather shoes

He : Short sleeve shirt, Casual Pants, Sports shoes

Wahahaha... according to Andrew's Attire Test, this is a pass.

I should feel more relaxed next week hiak hiak hiak hiak

Training To Be Safe

Back to Singapore from Tokyo trip. I should think there are quite a number of pictures that Qing took. Hahaha, sometimes I always kid that she went to the trips herself since I would always volunteer to be the cameraman. Probably because I think she enjoys being the subject of the picture most of the time :o)

I must say that going to a holiday while on leave does not really allow me to relax properly or take a break. Would ideally prefer to not do anything for a period of time. That will really allow me to relax and take a proper break. Holidays require the planning and coordination, so it can be more hectic in a short time! Though nothing beats having no proper agenda but to do whatever you want. Hee...

Starting my training course tomorrow. It is going to be a little bit more stressed now since I have to get the implementation going the moment I go back. That is going to be not easy. Now is the time to stand up and be counted. Have to shift to a higher gear once I go back. I think it is time that I work at hyper mode.

Sister Act 2

I am so tired today... Finally the week of holiday is finishing :o( There is so many things to do after today. Training. Unfinished assignments. Writing and more writing. This is going to be a long ride from now on.

Probably made Qing unhappy by staying in to sleep while she went out with Mama. Feet not listening. Body not obeying. By the time I wished I went with her instead, no chance of finding out where they went :o( Stupid!!! Grrr...disappointed with myself. Haiz, should have just gone along. She sure let me rest now and then mah. Hope she enjoyed herself though. Flying off in the evening...........where are they leh?

Switched on TV for a while... they are showing Sister Act 2. It was my favourite for such a long time. Lauryn Hill was definitely good, especially in His Eyes On The Sparrow. I remembered looking for that version for so so so long. Marijke introduced her CD to me too!

And the part that made me laughed the first time...

Maria :

I don't know how to sing Mary Had A Little Lamb...

DeLoris :

It is not Maria's fault that she does not know how to sing Mary Had A Little Lamb. Maybe Mary did not have a lamb where Maria came from. Maybe Mary had a dog...