BTH

Plenty to niam about.

1) Permanent seat.

Nothing is consistent,  so is my desk.

2) Air-condition.

The only thing needs conditioning is myself. 

3) Radio stations.

2 radio stations for my pair of  ears.

4) Multi-Multitasking.
The more the merrier.

5) Multi-Designation.

From the mountain to the sea.

6) Working hours.

24/7. Even better. Always on call, always tio called.

7) Technology.

3D Carbon Paper, electronic typewriters and computerized fax machines.

8) Communications.

Direct dialects.

9) Smoke & Fumes.
They smoked, so do our products.

10) Family Ties.
It ties.

11) Black Hands.
No, not the underground type. Literally.

12) Expectations.
I was born this way.

13) Stationery
They won't stay stationary.

14) Proxy.
Inner peace.

15) Perception
One must crawl before learning how to walk.

16) Nepotism

Everything is given.

Tweet

With twitter around, there seems to be less and less incentive for one to blog. Micro blogging is the norm now, and blogging is sort of out. Well, I'm still blogging coz the readership had dropped.. From perhaps a 10 per day to 2 per week now, there is really much to write without 'interfering' the thoughts of others. Some things are better not for others to know.

Biz is slow since the beginning of this year, and especially so for the lunar 7th month, some new projects are on hold. Global economic slowdown, the strength of sgd, increasing competition and all, biz is getting challenging I would say.

The hdb ballot was out yesterday - 289/112. lol.. How to choose? With increasing property prices and an aging me, it is my wish to settle down. Unfortunately, not all locations are suitable. The public transport system is really very lousy at times, and a lot of time is wasted on traveling. Just for example, a trip from my place to jurong took about 1 hour 15 mins. If I drive, it took me only 20 mins. Not to mention, it is not cheap to travel by buses these days.

Concert coming soon, and I'm not quite prepared. Yet this pales in comparison to the "rides".

A random and long tweet on blogger.

On My Own

It still revolves around work - My family, my future.

The one of the staff went on extended leave, and i was left to take over, if not all. Expectation rose, and as if i can 以一敌百, things were more or less diverted to me. I've been holding on, coz i know i can. A very stressful beginning, as things picked up. Plenty of things that are nice to complete, but not so important are left undone. It isn't easy to just take over.. it is so for the inventory, even more so for the company. I need time, and sometimes, time is not always on the same side.

Don't know whether i'll take up the inventory too.. perhaps i just want to 置身事外. or perhaps i don't want to take up too much time just doing inventory. I've got so much to change, and it all takes time.

Want to stay on after work (sometimes i do work after work) but i'm just lazy at times. Of coz, over-worked drains much energy.. and energy is replenished by rest.. where got so much time?

Sometimes, i just want to do away with this nepotism thing and do things on my own.. but if i can't even support myself, what more are dreams?

Of coz, there is a balance to be reached. I know it is out there somewhere..

Vader Day

Vader day came, and it was a mini celebration, if that was what it was.

Actually we already did a celebration 2 weeks before.. lol.. just that the vader wasn't around.

Early morning, stock check was suspended on account of vader day.. hence, i had time to attend band practice.

They played "Andrew Lloyd Webber: A Symphonic Portrait" for sectionals, and how it reminded me of secondary school band days. We played the same piece too.. just that i was much younger and inexperience at that time. Hopefully i can deliver better this time round.

"Omens of Love" was kind of disappointing.. coz i liked the original version. More difficult, but nicer a whole lot more.

Of coz, i still like to play the trumpet one of these days.

Went library after lunch, and borrowed one of the dummies book again.. will i be able to keep it going? I've got so much that i want to do, but am quite turned off by the task..

Back to the dinner, it was tze char again at the opposite block.. lol.. i liked the food there as well.. perhaps it was salty?

So nice to have everyone there.

Happy vader's day!

Kung Fu Panda

It was so so funny..

I liked the plot as well.. how well it linked.. nice. Just too bad it was a 1st row seat.. lol.. but i really enjoyed it.

Solace

Seems like i'm moving on quite a lot lately. Plenty of decisions to make, and it isn't easy to make the best decision. IMO, there are OC in any decisions made, and the variables are sometimes not perfect substitutes.

Just today, i received a call just as i was about to go out. The call was for me to return to the workshop for work. Well.. it was quite sian to be honest. Yet to ask others to go, it is just transferring the sian-ness to others. I didn't.. and for that, i knew i could overcome.

Said i always had a spare batt.

Just unlucky that one mit tried to cut into the filter lane at the last moment, and forced me to ebrake. 赤兔马 neighed for the 1st time.. and the tau huay become cai huay. Luckily the container was sealed tightly, nothing was spilled.. just pek chek that why some drivers are so irresponsible. They don't care for the safety of others at all.

At least i found solace when i reached.

& Back..

Finally back to posting on this old old online journal of mine. Yes, there is actually very little time to do all the things we want in life, and since there is opportunity cost in the time we've vested in, there are bound to be regrets. To be with someone that i love, i guess the OC was lowered till it was negligible.

Attribute some to the micro blogging like twitter and fb status update.. plus, the ease of updating with iPhone and Blackberry.. things are never the same again. They move, and we must too.

But i like it here.. at least i can rant for more than 140 letters in a single post.

Sunday, and one of my band colleague got married. Early in the morning, it rained. Thought it was going to be alright went i set off at 10am.. but it rained again. "赤兔马" got drenched .. and i couldn't see clearly. Saw plenty of them switching the hazards on, and i did so too. Just in case they hoot 赤兔马. Was travelling at 20km/hr or something like that.. and so i was late =P

Got to the destination safely, also thanks to friends who directed me to the carpark.

The banquet was rather unique. For the first time, i got to perform in a brass quintet during a banquet. To think that we only got a day to practice.. lol.. i think it was really nice, espcially i'm playing with a new team. I like the way it is.

Plenty of other items too, some nice, some cute.

Don't know why i've been tearing quite a bit lately.. even during the performance too. Gave the impression that i'm so happy for my friend that i'm shedding tears of joy. But no, the doc says it might have something to do with the SA.

Had a very full lunch, coz the table left only 8 of us towards the end. Was already 4 pm when all was done.

Wanted to settle in somewhere nice on a sunday afternoon.. r&r.. but was disrupted shortly after. Sigh.. i don't know what is the reason, but i was rather unhappy for a while. I guess the 金箍圈 really tightens itself at times. But even without the 金箍圈, i'm still oblidged to fulfill.

For once, 赤兔马 was running in full caps, but with so many cooks, the soup gone bad really quickly.

Had a heavy dinner with my ext. family. 3 tables.. but due to last minute planning, the last table was only 60% full. So in the end we had plenty of food... really plenty.

A full day indeed.