did you miss me?
ppl who ask this question on their blog sometimes are asking for it, so don't answer that.
many things happened recently which explain the lack of blogging activity:
1) lots of work since the busy period is coming up, and it can only get worse in Sept. 2 more mths b4 my colleague comes back from maternity leave! arghz
2) tj's ah-ma passed away =( don't worry ah-ma, i'll take care of him
3) BKK with my man. lots of crazy walking, shopping, eating and mostly fun. though we did end up pissing each other off once in a while, it was all good. will blog more abt it later.
4) lord voldemort makes one comment that "our discipline is crumbling", now everyone has to watch over their shoulders to see who's monitoring how long they take lunch, what time they go home, and which websites they surf. youtube, gmail, friendster photos bad... blogging also bad =(
Monday, August 27, 2007
Friday, August 10, 2007
national day
Put on my red blouse and off-white berms on national day, and promptly went across the Causeway to J.B. Mum had to buy medicine for grandma so asked us along for safety (in numbers).
Note to self: never go JB on a public holiday! We spent like 1.5 hrs queuing at JB customs to get our passports stamped. That resulted in us reaching the place late, not enough time to go the places we wanted to go etc. Well I did get my haircut (think he layered too much so now it sticks out) but he spent so much time cutting it I can’t fault him, and at least my split ends are gone. And for the first time, we had difficulty finding a cab in JB! (almost half hour spent trying to flag one down, and cabbies reject us saying got jam near customs! Where got such thing one?)
Yes, so after a whole day of waiting, queuing etc. I made my way down to Padang for more jostling with people. Reached around 7, was amazed to find the sheer number of people in red, picnicking at Padang, walking around the area to find a good spot. Thankfully tj’s family went early to chope seats (what a S’porean thing to do), so I joined them, watching parts of the parade on the large screen, chit-chatting, eating and indulging in another s’porean activity: cam-whoring. It was fun playing with my camera, trying out different settings (though I haven’t gone to figure out the ISO ones yet) but I must say I’m v pleased with it so far
The fireworks were pretty. Love the gold ones with the stars at the end. Think I’ll go through idiotic things just to catch fireworks. But I love them.
Thing that struck me is the patriotism that people have, I see a lot of people wearing red, and everyone young and old seems v happy sitting there, chilling, queuing up to buy food, to “chope” a good spot, clapping and cheering during the fireworks or when the helicopters go by with the giant national flag. Feels good, even if nobody really gives a damn about patriotism or being Singaporean after August 9 is over.
Note to self: never go JB on a public holiday! We spent like 1.5 hrs queuing at JB customs to get our passports stamped. That resulted in us reaching the place late, not enough time to go the places we wanted to go etc. Well I did get my haircut (think he layered too much so now it sticks out) but he spent so much time cutting it I can’t fault him, and at least my split ends are gone. And for the first time, we had difficulty finding a cab in JB! (almost half hour spent trying to flag one down, and cabbies reject us saying got jam near customs! Where got such thing one?)
Yes, so after a whole day of waiting, queuing etc. I made my way down to Padang for more jostling with people. Reached around 7, was amazed to find the sheer number of people in red, picnicking at Padang, walking around the area to find a good spot. Thankfully tj’s family went early to chope seats (what a S’porean thing to do), so I joined them, watching parts of the parade on the large screen, chit-chatting, eating and indulging in another s’porean activity: cam-whoring. It was fun playing with my camera, trying out different settings (though I haven’t gone to figure out the ISO ones yet) but I must say I’m v pleased with it so far
The fireworks were pretty. Love the gold ones with the stars at the end. Think I’ll go through idiotic things just to catch fireworks. But I love them.
Thing that struck me is the patriotism that people have, I see a lot of people wearing red, and everyone young and old seems v happy sitting there, chilling, queuing up to buy food, to “chope” a good spot, clapping and cheering during the fireworks or when the helicopters go by with the giant national flag. Feels good, even if nobody really gives a damn about patriotism or being Singaporean after August 9 is over.
Monday, August 06, 2007
OBS
Went OBS on a 5 day course sponsored by my company last week. This was my third time at OBS (incidentally, my first time at OBS was 10 years ago. How time flies.)
We did quite a lot of stuff, not as physically taxing as my previous school trips, but a lot more mental and emotional stimulation like reflections, discussions, sharing sessions etc. which made it more meaningful. I think OBS should be attended by young adults to make the outcome more fruitful.
It was great. Throw a bunch of young people from various departments and divisions together and you’ll get an instant mix of people who will work together in the best way they can to get the task done in the most efficient way possible. Winning is a plus, but not a must. Mistakes if any, are forgiven. Having never really experiencing teamwork in my line of work, I found this very refreshing, bringing me back to my school days of being heavily involved in sports CCA. Of course in the real life work place things are never peachy, and there are lots of politics involved. It’s also “comforting” to realize that people everywhere are complaining about the same things: the cover backside and taichi syndrome, the I don’t wanna do work but wanna claim credit syndrome. For a while it became almost depressing.
Most of all, it was a journey of self discovery for me. I set out trying to improve my self confidence level, and stumbled at a particular obstacle. Cried, didn’t wanna do it, stood there for the longest time, but chickened out in the end. Just couldn’t get rid of the fear of falling, losing control. But even though I berate myself for not having the courage and the guts, I was very comforted by the encouragement shown by my teammates, telling me that people still care and that was really touching (though I felt quite bad for letting everyone down). So from a random bunch of colleagues I’ve gained a bunch of friends that I know I can always count on…
On the whole, it was a fantastic experience. I highly recommend it if you get the chance.
We did quite a lot of stuff, not as physically taxing as my previous school trips, but a lot more mental and emotional stimulation like reflections, discussions, sharing sessions etc. which made it more meaningful. I think OBS should be attended by young adults to make the outcome more fruitful.
It was great. Throw a bunch of young people from various departments and divisions together and you’ll get an instant mix of people who will work together in the best way they can to get the task done in the most efficient way possible. Winning is a plus, but not a must. Mistakes if any, are forgiven. Having never really experiencing teamwork in my line of work, I found this very refreshing, bringing me back to my school days of being heavily involved in sports CCA. Of course in the real life work place things are never peachy, and there are lots of politics involved. It’s also “comforting” to realize that people everywhere are complaining about the same things: the cover backside and taichi syndrome, the I don’t wanna do work but wanna claim credit syndrome. For a while it became almost depressing.
Most of all, it was a journey of self discovery for me. I set out trying to improve my self confidence level, and stumbled at a particular obstacle. Cried, didn’t wanna do it, stood there for the longest time, but chickened out in the end. Just couldn’t get rid of the fear of falling, losing control. But even though I berate myself for not having the courage and the guts, I was very comforted by the encouragement shown by my teammates, telling me that people still care and that was really touching (though I felt quite bad for letting everyone down). So from a random bunch of colleagues I’ve gained a bunch of friends that I know I can always count on…
On the whole, it was a fantastic experience. I highly recommend it if you get the chance.
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