It's already 8pm and I'm still at my workstation doing some stuff that need to be done sometime back. Was supposed to give a surprise visit to my piano teacher with a colleague, who is currently attending her classes. However, my teacher had something on, so she postponed the lesson.
Could have gone home, or to town to get my favourite chocolate donuts....guess I was lazy.
But I'm enjoying being alone here in this cold room with the soothing music that serves as dew drops to my sore heart...
Been waking up these morning feeling really awful and having dreams that brings back painful memories...Thankfully, my mood got better as the time passes...but the cycle just repeats everyday... Guess I'm not a morning person though my biological clock has been timed early ever since a year ago.
Someone poured out his heart today...telling me how lonely and lost he felt. I can truely understand what he has gone through. I kinda felt more comforted and fortunate that I'm better off than him cos I have a bigger circle of friends and a supportive, closely-knitted family, whereas he doesn't. He wanders about everyday after work till he's totally worn out before going home...
Conducted an interview today together with my boss for new staff... after hearing how some people seek for job desparately in order to support their family, my boss and I decided to give them a chance to work. Seems like both of us have a streak of charitable heart... turns soft at anyone's plight... not very wise. Of course, their attitude was fine...just hope they don't disappoint us.
Tomorrow shall be a better day;)
Thursday, October 27, 2005
Thursday, October 20, 2005
"help me! help me!"
Had 6 games of pool with 3 other colleagues at Clementi after work last evening. I paired up wif RAD throughout and we won all the games!!That's why I love to pair up with him...haha...he always win!
During dinner, one of them told me that he thought I was a Malay at first...but when I spoke Mandarin...he got "disappointed"...I dunno what he meant by that..but which part of me looks like a Malay?
Well anyway as I reached my flat, I heard some shouts and it grew louder...So I popped out to find out what's happening...I couldn't find the source..but I saw onlookers from my opposite block shouting "Stop it!!" as they looked towards the storeys above me.
Before I decide to give up being a KPO...I heard a gal yelling," Help me Help me..please call the police!" in Mandarin. I thought I should do something so I went on tracing the voice...
It came from the 12th storey. Many residents were already there handling the situation ...they are mostly guys and one of them asked me to persuade this petite, young-looking lady who has been grasping on to the railings tightly. She did not appear as if she was attempting suicide because her feet were on the ground.
People told me that she's a little mentally unstable and wanted to jump off. So I was asked to hold her.
She resisted and continued shouting for help, creating a scene in the whole neighbourhood.
She didn't want to hear me speak and no one is allowed to touch her...
And she wants us to call the police, claiming that she'll only speak to the police.
Not longer after, the SCDF came, followed by the police , ambulance and fire engine....
I was quite surprised and amused because the situation doesn't seemed to be that serious.
Geez...i just realised that the SCDF guys were quite cute!*grin* They were tall, strong and suave in their coveralls and helmets...So as I was admiring their serious-looking faces and their gestures, this huge, round female colleague of theirs has to intervene...she got us to clear the place and I lost the sight of my civil dudes ;( ... I could still hear their conversation though...The lady did not want to talk to them either..only to the police, she claimed... The police came and she was questioned...she sounded perfectly normal as she described the scenario. She had a heated arguement with her husband, who was at the scene, and he allegedly wanted to throw her off the block. She sounded very convincing and I believed her.
Seeing everything in control, i made my way home and realised that my parents were so immersed into the tv program and were oblivious of what was happening 7 storeys above...
During dinner, one of them told me that he thought I was a Malay at first...but when I spoke Mandarin...he got "disappointed"...I dunno what he meant by that..but which part of me looks like a Malay?
Well anyway as I reached my flat, I heard some shouts and it grew louder...So I popped out to find out what's happening...I couldn't find the source..but I saw onlookers from my opposite block shouting "Stop it!!" as they looked towards the storeys above me.
Before I decide to give up being a KPO...I heard a gal yelling," Help me Help me..please call the police!" in Mandarin. I thought I should do something so I went on tracing the voice...
It came from the 12th storey. Many residents were already there handling the situation ...they are mostly guys and one of them asked me to persuade this petite, young-looking lady who has been grasping on to the railings tightly. She did not appear as if she was attempting suicide because her feet were on the ground.
People told me that she's a little mentally unstable and wanted to jump off. So I was asked to hold her.
She resisted and continued shouting for help, creating a scene in the whole neighbourhood.
She didn't want to hear me speak and no one is allowed to touch her...
And she wants us to call the police, claiming that she'll only speak to the police.
Not longer after, the SCDF came, followed by the police , ambulance and fire engine....
I was quite surprised and amused because the situation doesn't seemed to be that serious.
Geez...i just realised that the SCDF guys were quite cute!*grin* They were tall, strong and suave in their coveralls and helmets...So as I was admiring their serious-looking faces and their gestures, this huge, round female colleague of theirs has to intervene...she got us to clear the place and I lost the sight of my civil dudes ;( ... I could still hear their conversation though...The lady did not want to talk to them either..only to the police, she claimed... The police came and she was questioned...she sounded perfectly normal as she described the scenario. She had a heated arguement with her husband, who was at the scene, and he allegedly wanted to throw her off the block. She sounded very convincing and I believed her.
Seeing everything in control, i made my way home and realised that my parents were so immersed into the tv program and were oblivious of what was happening 7 storeys above...
Monday, October 17, 2005
week of lavish
Had a slightly extraordinary weekend...
Was asked to help out in the animal course on Friday to replace my colleague who was on leave...It was a little bored, but it was the only time I got know a little more about my HOD, whose birthday fell on that day...and got to work with rhon.
Since I had a little time before my swim, I got rhon to have a game of pool with me...
TY din play me out..went to Yishun SAFRA and had a good swim. 20 continuous laps (10 rounds ) non-stop. That was the first time I had this rush of motivation in me...guessed i was forced by anger...
TY was like.."whoa, you seemed to have a lot of stamina today huh? never see b4"
But I think I gained back all the calories after a heavy supper-chicken cutlet.
Went to look for ally on saturday morning. We had a chat and went to town to have crepes from Out of the Pan. Spent $30 there and caught "The 40-yr-old virgin" at PS. It was kinda funny with some explicit scenes though. Well, Ally enjoyed it, at least, and I'm glad.
Met KT and Choon for dinner at Taka. We spent about 45 min deciding on the dining place because KT had a low cost budget; anything less than $20... :O to me that's my high end budget...
We ended up in San*r and it was a disappointment. The range was little, the food is pricey and the dishes aren't tasty. The waitresses there were friendly though. Each person ended up paying $23....
Total expenditure: $62.50
Lide asked me to accompany him to donate his blood to a friend's dad, who's suffering from leukemia. It was raining cats and dogs and our shoes were soaked when we reach the heamatology block in SGH. To our disappointment, the department was closed...it was a wasted trip. We went on for tea at Maxwell market by a cab. Spent $7 on dim sum, dessert and hum chim pang. Lide commented that I seemed to get mellower each time he sees me...no longer bubbly...
It was still early so we went to check out the salsa bar in pagoda street. We were thinking of signing up classes but no one approached us when we were at the entrance...the dancers carried on practicing in the small studio despite our presence...Typical dancer attitude..*sigh*
Time seemed to crawl as we roam around Chinatown aimlessly. He suggested a movie and we went ahead. Caught a 6pm show by Andy Lau, though I prefer to watch Flight Plan.
"Wait till you are older" is more meaningful than I thought. Both of us confessed that we teared during the movie. It tells us "Life is a journey but it's only one way. Yet it's a good thing that it never repeats" Something we did wrong will forever be wrong. . No matter how much we swear to change, and never let it happen again...By the time we regret, there's no turning back. But it's never too late to realise cause we still have time. But Andy Lau doesn't, because he drank a potion, that makes him age and became older than his dad. He wanted to become his daddy's boy again but there's no way. After the movie, it set both of us thinking...if we had wasted our life on meaningless things...he spent to much on dancing, and i spent too much on feelings. The movie made me felt better. We sat down for tea and soup outside borders. The mushroom soup was good but it costs me $7.50. Got milk from the supermart for tomorrow's breakfast and proceeded to the food centre near my house. Had prawn mee and tea which makes it perfect on a cold night.
Total expenditure: $30
For once, I'm willing to spend money on weekend movies. Guess it's part of retail therapy.
Was asked to help out in the animal course on Friday to replace my colleague who was on leave...It was a little bored, but it was the only time I got know a little more about my HOD, whose birthday fell on that day...and got to work with rhon.
Since I had a little time before my swim, I got rhon to have a game of pool with me...
TY din play me out..went to Yishun SAFRA and had a good swim. 20 continuous laps (10 rounds ) non-stop. That was the first time I had this rush of motivation in me...guessed i was forced by anger...
TY was like.."whoa, you seemed to have a lot of stamina today huh? never see b4"
But I think I gained back all the calories after a heavy supper-chicken cutlet.
Went to look for ally on saturday morning. We had a chat and went to town to have crepes from Out of the Pan. Spent $30 there and caught "The 40-yr-old virgin" at PS. It was kinda funny with some explicit scenes though. Well, Ally enjoyed it, at least, and I'm glad.
Met KT and Choon for dinner at Taka. We spent about 45 min deciding on the dining place because KT had a low cost budget; anything less than $20... :O to me that's my high end budget...
We ended up in San*r and it was a disappointment. The range was little, the food is pricey and the dishes aren't tasty. The waitresses there were friendly though. Each person ended up paying $23....
Total expenditure: $62.50
Lide asked me to accompany him to donate his blood to a friend's dad, who's suffering from leukemia. It was raining cats and dogs and our shoes were soaked when we reach the heamatology block in SGH. To our disappointment, the department was closed...it was a wasted trip. We went on for tea at Maxwell market by a cab. Spent $7 on dim sum, dessert and hum chim pang. Lide commented that I seemed to get mellower each time he sees me...no longer bubbly...
It was still early so we went to check out the salsa bar in pagoda street. We were thinking of signing up classes but no one approached us when we were at the entrance...the dancers carried on practicing in the small studio despite our presence...Typical dancer attitude..*sigh*
Time seemed to crawl as we roam around Chinatown aimlessly. He suggested a movie and we went ahead. Caught a 6pm show by Andy Lau, though I prefer to watch Flight Plan.
"Wait till you are older" is more meaningful than I thought. Both of us confessed that we teared during the movie. It tells us "Life is a journey but it's only one way. Yet it's a good thing that it never repeats" Something we did wrong will forever be wrong. . No matter how much we swear to change, and never let it happen again...By the time we regret, there's no turning back. But it's never too late to realise cause we still have time. But Andy Lau doesn't, because he drank a potion, that makes him age and became older than his dad. He wanted to become his daddy's boy again but there's no way. After the movie, it set both of us thinking...if we had wasted our life on meaningless things...he spent to much on dancing, and i spent too much on feelings. The movie made me felt better. We sat down for tea and soup outside borders. The mushroom soup was good but it costs me $7.50. Got milk from the supermart for tomorrow's breakfast and proceeded to the food centre near my house. Had prawn mee and tea which makes it perfect on a cold night.
Total expenditure: $30
For once, I'm willing to spend money on weekend movies. Guess it's part of retail therapy.
Friday, October 14, 2005
Change of plans...again???
I just drafted a long post and it was deleted!!!Dammit!!
Basically, I was complaining about how my friends had been changing their plans throughout the entire week....ended up going home after work..I could have found something to do..
Going for a swim with TY tomorrow...hope he doesn't change his plans too....
Just received my cert a few moments ago via courier...
My folks stood anxiously behind me as I slowly draw out that piece of precious document from that huge envelope...
Finally...after so much effort, money and long wait.....I'm a certified degree holder....
I felt elated as my mum read out the prints...
Can't imagine I managed to graduate as I was struggling with work, giving tuition to 3 students and handling a relationship then....well, it comes with good time management isn't it ;P
Hope I'll get recognition soon...
Basically, I was complaining about how my friends had been changing their plans throughout the entire week....ended up going home after work..I could have found something to do..
Going for a swim with TY tomorrow...hope he doesn't change his plans too....
Just received my cert a few moments ago via courier...
My folks stood anxiously behind me as I slowly draw out that piece of precious document from that huge envelope...
Finally...after so much effort, money and long wait.....I'm a certified degree holder....
I felt elated as my mum read out the prints...
Can't imagine I managed to graduate as I was struggling with work, giving tuition to 3 students and handling a relationship then....well, it comes with good time management isn't it ;P
Hope I'll get recognition soon...
Monday, October 10, 2005
Pulau Ubin trip
It was a cloudy day when I left the house, wondering if the trip could still go on.
Met CY at Bedok, Carol, Pat and Eric at Changi jetty for a trip to P. Ubin. It was meant to be a cycling trip.
It started to drizzle when we met so we decided to grab something to fill our stomachs before taking the ferry.
The ferry trip was surprisingly short: 15 mins.
We rent a bicycle each at about $3 and headed round the island in no time.
Half of the time, we got down to push the bike. The gears were useless. The were many upslopes and downhills.
And it was more tiring than I expected. I suffered a few mozzie bites like the rest, even with the insect repellent.
I wanted to go to the beautiful lake at quarry but I could not find the path of entry.
Pat promised to go back and visit the quarry on the next trip.
We return our bikes and had a sumptuous lunch at 1430 hrs.
Met CY at Bedok, Carol, Pat and Eric at Changi jetty for a trip to P. Ubin. It was meant to be a cycling trip.
It started to drizzle when we met so we decided to grab something to fill our stomachs before taking the ferry.
The ferry trip was surprisingly short: 15 mins.
We rent a bicycle each at about $3 and headed round the island in no time.
Half of the time, we got down to push the bike. The gears were useless. The were many upslopes and downhills.
And it was more tiring than I expected. I suffered a few mozzie bites like the rest, even with the insect repellent.
I wanted to go to the beautiful lake at quarry but I could not find the path of entry.
Pat promised to go back and visit the quarry on the next trip.
We return our bikes and had a sumptuous lunch at 1430 hrs.
Saturday, October 08, 2005
Hit the Roof
After staying at home for a few consecutive Fridays, I decided to go out today after work...
Supposed to meet a friend in town at 630pm for dinner... Contemplated that she'll be late so msged her to ask if she can make it on time because surprisingly, she din inform me that she'll be late...Well, she's known for being late. I was kinda prepared to wait half hour or so and thought of reading up at Borders while waiting for her. She did not reply my sms after a while so I called...Twice it missed. Not long after I received a reply from her.." Just woke up..dun think can join u for dinner. Pai seh"....
I was dumbfounded.... And can feel my blood gushing up my head for an instant. I was already there and she told me she can't make it....Worse thing is, she used "pai seh"...to brush me off instead of a proper apology.
I did not reply....I wanted to go ahead with Borders but I guess this incident spoilt my mood completely.
Stormed to the MRT and proceed home...Bought dinner and $7 worth of snacks: Pocky, Tasty, Twisties, HL banana milk and Lexus biscuit... to godge down my throat.
I did not finish all though....but I felt better. Just hate it when people played me out.
Supposed to meet a friend in town at 630pm for dinner... Contemplated that she'll be late so msged her to ask if she can make it on time because surprisingly, she din inform me that she'll be late...Well, she's known for being late. I was kinda prepared to wait half hour or so and thought of reading up at Borders while waiting for her. She did not reply my sms after a while so I called...Twice it missed. Not long after I received a reply from her.." Just woke up..dun think can join u for dinner. Pai seh"....
I was dumbfounded.... And can feel my blood gushing up my head for an instant. I was already there and she told me she can't make it....Worse thing is, she used "pai seh"...to brush me off instead of a proper apology.
I did not reply....I wanted to go ahead with Borders but I guess this incident spoilt my mood completely.
Stormed to the MRT and proceed home...Bought dinner and $7 worth of snacks: Pocky, Tasty, Twisties, HL banana milk and Lexus biscuit... to godge down my throat.
I did not finish all though....but I felt better. Just hate it when people played me out.
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