Last Entry of 2008

Last day of 2008. Thankfully.

2008 is a rather bad year, especially on the global scale.

New Year Eve, and was at the factory till 6 plus. Flow was not too bad, just that there are some things i can't resolve.

I have no reason to not put any effort for the factory, but of so, that sometimes the rate of flow is becoming quite a dilemma. I just wish that i can do more at a faster rate. There is also peak period for the factory.. and that is lunchtime. Now i quite wary of peaceful mornings.. i rather the flow be more consistent.. but that is not for me to choose. I'm already glad that the factory can float.. so the more the merrier.

Anyway, in 2008:-
1) I finally got my banking and finance degree from UOL
2) Things were gone
3) A full-time job

A rather uneventful year for me.. but things were of great significance.

My resolution for 2009:-
1) Do my upmost for the chocolate factory

2009 is most likely to be a rough year, with all the fallout from the credit crisis.. but i still hope that 明天会更好. All the best, and great health and happiness for all for 2009~

T - 3

A few more days to 2009.. and i didn't realise it till today.

Flow was rather slow for today.. so found some time to familiarise with some of the stocks. After the basics, it will be time to move on to more duties.

I'm getting used to how things are liao.. and really i've got such a "happening" life.

Sunday, and was off to pract at boonlay. Had such a great time sleeping on 52 lor.. maybe next time can sleep all the way to jurong east. Suddenly had so much to do on sundays.. if not, i won't have time to do things on weekdays (+ saturdays). Really need to plan ahead for the whole week.

Bought a quite solid vacuum flask for myself to boost morale. My caffeine intake per day is around 4-5 cups.. and the da bao plastic is not really solid for hot drinks (or good for health).. plus the flask can keep drinks warm longer. Sometimes the flow is so heavy that the drinks turned cold before i had time to drink it. At least now got hot drinks on standby le.

Still lacking a pod dock ($100+) to replace the goyak disc player to make the environment a slightly better place.. i feel that there are some things that salary can't buy. Already got quite a high turnover rate for the skilled chefs.. so i guess something is still lacking. Will be buying some cold drinks to put in the mini fridge (there is a fridge in some corner of the factory, but no drinks inside). Welfare expense is non tax deductible.. so cannot claim from the company also doesn't make much difference. Anyway, it'll be good if there is a 24/7 supply.. see if i got the time to buy some or not.

Suddenly i feel like doing some part-time course.. i want to wear the roti-prata after the square.. and if possible, some non-banking course. I doubt it'll be of much use.. (anyway no need to take banking also can work in banks lor..).. so probably, BA.

And now the lord want to make things difficult.. coz certain things are so big that even the factory can't contain. Bo bian had to do outside.. but it wasn't allowed. In less than 2 hours of the breach, someone came and give verbal warning. Zzz.. must be someone blow whistle one lor.. and i think i know is who. Not anyone from the chocolate factory.. maybe someone driving the spaceship 3. Quite an achiever.. and heard that they got an award also.. so it is no wonder.

The turnover for the canteen is also quite high.. the kopi auntie is also chased by the owner.. coz biz is too good liao.. (maybe coz i contribute $4 per day). Then the veg rice also change owner le.. and it didn't taste as good. Now all the good food all going liao.. and i got no time to go other canteen to eat.

I know i OBG.. i know i know.. no need to remind me anymore.

Xmas 08

Almost pek chek-ed on xmas eve.

A lot of things couldn't be done by myself due to time constraint. I thought that at least could have a breather for me to do some last minute shopping.. but then again, unexpected things do happen. Planning ahead, i'd have to buy xmas presents during november liao.

Was home at 9 plus yesterday coz of OT.. and still haven't wrap the present for gift exchange. Was so "touched" went one of the staff da bao noodles for us while we were rushing some orders. Need to rush so many things, and still was already quite late for the xmas dinner.

Was nice to be able to sit and relax, and watch tv. Just so happen that it was a horror movie.. lol.. Then it was mj after so so long. On the whole tiring, but great to be able to find things to joke about.

Back home again in the morning, and then was off again to grandma's place for xmas celebration in the afternoon. Food was nice as usual, and even parky got plenty.

Stayed for a while before going back home to catch some sleep. Work resumes on boxing day.. and as usual after PH, work is plentiful.. how great. I really need to rest a bit more.

Pre Xmas Eve

A picture paints a thousand words, but a thousand words do not make a picture. Either my language is poor, or it is something else. Either way, this isn't the first.. and i'm not surprised. It just adds on.

Snook-ed that i'm 16 this year.. lol.. and it was so funny to see someone younger than you talking as if he/she was way so much older.. i think i'm older than that rm lor.

Pre PH eve, already a lot of walk-ins. Was bending the metal tubing till almost 9pm, and still got last minute xmas shopping to do. So happening until no time to do xmas shopping wor.. how fortunate.

Then rushed home, and then was on my way to town in less than 1/2 hour. Reached at around 10 plus, and most of the shop are closing already. Didn't get to buy anything much, coz was too late.. in the end got something that i thought the matriarch wanted.

Ate my dinner at 12mn.. and strangely, i don't feel hungry. Just thirsty from all the running about from work and such.

Still haven't get the gift exchange gift.. and it seems to be last minute every year. Work till 6pm (also)for xmas eve (almost like 7-11 le.. hahaha),(if heng heng no OT) and the dinner is at 7. So happening until no time to buy wor.. how?

Anyway, merry xmas eve.

13.

Omg.. if this is it, then can i have my 4 years back? I'm just kidding.. afterall, it's also quite an achievement wor.

How i yearn that some of the customers would ask about banking somehow.. even during rides in taxi, i also want to discuss banking issues with the cab driver.. lol.. but too bad... a wrong choice. I should have studied mechanical engineering instead. Suddenly i'm just detached with the whole current affairs and all the economy.. for interest perhaps.. but for work, not at the moment.. so while i'm re-programming to make way for new information, i will be forgoing the others.

The 3rd weeks seems to be an ok start.. all becoz of plentiful of rest. Start of the week already want to chwee, then how to last till sat? Heng ar... i slept a lot.

Monday is usually rather busy.. coz a lot of KIV-ed from sunday. Some of the chocolates hor.. really is the toilet chocolate lor.. coz it went to the sewer, and some the rubbish dump and chute too. Whatever they come with, we will service it. Ok la.. if the whole thing like going to chwee liao, come liao sure come again within the next few days.. then the whole repair cost might just exceed the cost of replacement. Might as well get a brand new one right?

Met one of those usual that is unusual. I'm glad.

Lunch time, and got people come and sell credit cards... and.. then totally ignored me. LOL.. really want to like that meh.. but really la.. see the pattern already cannot afford credit card le. Then strange thing is, my younger cousin was approached by them.. lol.. what is this sia?

Ot-ed today again till 7 plus, but rather then of help, i was much the opposite. Finally got the 'feel' of peeling the chocolate with the large pen knife, but was cut again... lol.. seriously, i didn't attempt to commit suicide.. it's just that the wrist and arm are easy targets for injury. I think my injury proneness is at 20 lo. Really "blood sweat money" lor.. haha.. almost everyday got bonus from the metal wires of the choc.. maybe should wear spacesuit or what.

Went GP today to check on the purple toenail.. and as suspected, it will drop off! Omg lor.. lol.. NS also never ns until toenail bo.. now go chocolate factory 2 weeks, and already the toenail going lorry liao. At least it wasn't an infection. Then checked with the GP for my AS also.. coz it seems to affect the intestine also.. so he asked my to update my specialist... and.. perhaps do a scope! Zzzz.. At least some clue as to what was going on. Sometimes really must meet the 'right' person one lor.

Then went to spy on the bcm stall again at 9 plus.. lol.. my dinner is getting later and later.. and from there, i now see why sometimes customers behaved in a certain manner.. and no wonder they doubt my ability. Ask a kid to cook the bcm for me, i don't think it will taste good too.. hahaha.. And from there, i also observe their allocation of manpower.. and very relevant to the chocolate factory.. and also to a lot of other biz too.

BA is a nice addition also.. since the banking really can keep in the shelves le.. maybe next time study accounting also.. maybe engineering also.. then i really can multitask le.

11.

At the chocolate factory the other day, saw someone stun a recovered item. It was left in one of the racks, just below our work station. While almost everyone was busy trying to help him fix his order, he pilfer the item and put it in his pocket within 2 moves. 我看在眼里，记在心里. Gek sim lor.. coz it will hurt the CRM and future biz if i expose him on the spot.. and since it was a recovered item, there is no actual lost. But then again, it is very rude to just take without asking, and still behave in a 鬼鬼祟祟 manner.. plus, it was an insult to totally discount my presence.. think i blind meh? But then the village chief told me not to worry.. coz the villain thought he had picked something today, and he will come more often to see if he can pick more or not. Which mean more opportunity to earn from him.

A bit like "infernal affairs" in the factory these days.. haha.. coz i'm spying for a lot of people. “我想做好人” also leh.. now working "undercover" as a mechanic, with the identity of being in an internship program from some technical school.. and slowly, i don't even remembered what the last 4 years was all about.

TGIF, and i went st james... my cousin warned me.. but i still insist. Working at the chocolate factory is super tiring coz of the physical aspect needed to get things done. Just the other day, one piece of 6 ft (72 inches) in diameter chocolate came rolling in.. and it took the 3 of us just to roll it. And then the rest is carrying stuffs in, service it, and then load back. Now my toenail also turned purple le lor.. most likely from the extended stress on the feet. Really leh.. it isn't the hours spent sleeping.. it's how much energy used in a day. Over utilised liao, sleep 24 hours also won't be enough.


Mountains of it to process on a saturday..


This "thing" is even bigger than a pallet lor..

So at st james, a lady sharing our table told me that she work until 3 am.. lol.. really leh.. if give me aircon and paper work, let me work until 6am i also ok. Different is different lor.. nothing to compare. Wondered was it that i was too tired.. i really fell asleep at the table.. haha.. machiam my bday like that. Bday girl never doh i already doh le.

I had to leave early, so by 2am, i was on my way home.. slept on the way back until the cab driver got to wake me up.. wahahaha.. if not, i think he can go tour round and round until i wake up.

Woke up at 6 plus to get ready for work.. and then on a saturday, the chocolate factory was unusually busy.. and i thought i could at least rest a bit while working. Got my EFO just so that i could get ready for the performance at tbsc later in the evening.

2 pieces to play at tbsc.. so i took 166 to harbor front... 166 took so long to reach.. and i intentionally chose this so that i can at least sleep a bit on the way.. lol... if not, i think i can fall asleep while waiting for the performance to start. As usual, we are indeed part of the meeting. Don't know whether what said was touching, or that the aircon was too cold.. but i had goose bumps lor. Then it was our turn to perform.. and as usual, was at the corner near the wall. Then after which, they applauded so loudly.. wah leh.. given that kind of presentation... a bit erm.. don't know what to say. But i think they meant well.. and really, i tried my best liao.

Was almost home at around 10pm.. and so went to da bao bcm. Had to wait 20 minutes or so coz their biz was so good. Similarly, they had customers looking at them while they prepare the food.. and some of them also niam a lot. Sometimes they also pek chek lor.. got too many people also sian, no people also sian.. this then is biz.

So "happening" nowadays lor... then sunday still got band pract.. but i guess i won't be going.. just for this week, i really need to recharge le. Really wonder if this is the "life" that people are talking about. And i thought that living is doing things that one desires.. even if it is doing nothing.

9.

WLE.

I just don't like the idea of people talking bird language. Done the right thing, but was denied of creditability by the user. It was so demoralizing lor.. and for just that $10 or so. $10 already, and people can use that kind of attitude. Am i wrong to niam the FIs for not doing their job well? It was way more than that $10.. at least 1000 times more.

Darn you FI for all these shit.. And darn the law for dragging this issue for so long. Now want to have the mere remainder back (if any) also like begging like that. I don't see them having this kind of lousy efficiency when they are selling people the structured product lor.

Lack of sleep.. so very very pek chek. The mind like never wake up like that. The brain and hand didn't coordinate at work.. but wasn't too prone to accidents.. in the end it was heavy caffeine that woke me up.

Then again, i wonder why was i there. User came, and they thought how come some school got attachment to this small chocolate factory.. and i don't know what to say. I earned the hat.. i really earned it. I guess i don't have any passion yet.. maybe i see a few more birdman, i'll be inspired to outdo them. It wasn't the lack of utility.. it's just the curve is not on the PPF.

Sometimes really need these kind of people de wor.. if not i think i can twang at work liao.

7.

At least something now.

But still, i'm aching 24/7 all over... plus a little bonus today. 2 fine pieces of chocolate chips got embedded in my fingers. Now i make sure i bring a nail clipper too.. lol.

Slowly but surely, i'm picking up. I don't foresee being as such forever, but this is part of the prerequisite. It will be all that i can absorb during the next few months.. the more i learn, the better it will be.

A bit being able to recognise size by sight, and also to differentiate some of the different types. Also was learning other types as well. However, it is all the custom-made that are the cash cows.. and so knowing the basics is still not enough.

Still going band practices on sundays.. especially when there isn't anyone to back me up. Then the only free day of the week was use to do some last minute shopping. In the end i spend quite a bit on the working attire (wearing jeans is quite uncomfortable lor..), and was so glad that the boutiques are all having 40% discount.. wahaha.. plus my debit card, i get another 10% on top.. wow leh.. haha.. 2 for the price of one, and the other boutique is also the same. Still a little bit more shopping to do in town.. and i wonder where i can borrow the time from.

Coming saturday will be a performance at tbsc. 4pm to reach, but work ends at 6. Maybe apply for EFO (early fall out) and reach before 6 for the sound test ba. 2nd jan, another mini performance.. zzz.. so happening lor.. then feb another one at botanical.. wahhhhhhh.. I wonder how people balance work and personal life.. maybe coz they no need to work 10 hours per day, including saturdays ba.

Recession, but the chocolate factory is lacking staff (skilled one i mean).. sadly, this is one of those jobs that locals will not want to do. Given the same salary, i rather soak myself in air-condition whole day long, and have a seat to sit lor. But i think, slowly, i'm beginning to adapt.

By the way, happy belated bday to parky.. 2 years old liao wor.

3.,4.

Was too tired and i'm aching all over.. lack of sleep and stress.. and then outbreak again.

It seems that i've made mistakes on a daily basis.. and today was the most expensive by far. Got the measurement wrong, and the whole chocolate got to be put on hold.. on hold for some 有缘人 to pick it up someday. And just like that, $30 went down the drain just because the difference of 1 inch. This mistake is cause by my inability to tame the chocolate.. so really, i got nothing more to say, maybe perhaps to do more or train more.

Maybe i don't have the flair to be a mechanic at all.. lol.. see the face, already can tell that i carry pen one. I mean some of them really wonder what i am doing there.. lol.. including myself.

I still can't adjust my mindset as yet.. but slowly, some of the skills acquired are serving alright.. maybe got about 2% of the whole lot.

TGIF is not for me.. maybe TGIS is more appropriate. 'S' stands for sunday. Same working hours on saturdays too.. lol.. and i don't even do sales lor.

Complains complains.. lol.. but i know this is what i need to be doing, or at least try to do. If not me, then who?

2.

2nd day.. and i really feel the need to master some of those basics. Maybe not within one week, but hopefully asap.

Finally, i did cut the wrong chocolate le.. actually was just over by a bit.. but i extra go and trim it.. trim and trim.. but the cutter was too huge to do such precision job.. and really, it makes the point to get it right the 1st time. Waste is loss.

Today got my 1st "test".. that is to make 2 sets of chocolates on my own.. and that is where i made my mistake. But finally got a bit of experience in the chocolate baking.. at least i know the duration.. but just couldn't memorize all the temperature chart. Even more worse are those not found on the chart.. this one really experience liao.

And then was tasked to make 20 6.R1 chocolates.. and really i did the baking for 9 of them. Due for delivery tomorrow.. if they got sales return coz of the workmanship, then i'm going to get it.

Met one yimzim customer.. zzzz.. and really want to do like that meh? Sigh lor.. blame it on my own incompetence. For now. Only. But it made my mood quite not so good for a while.

Still not used to it, and a bit hard to see the "mess" i've got myself into. Lol.. not really a mess, but it seems to dig deeper and deeper.. as if a no point of return. Somehow, this is a bit difficult to match.. in terms of pasture. This is a pasture like no other.. and definitely not a very green one. Pay is not bad, but free time is one great deal of a problem. Time with family, friends, pets and part time studies perhaps and already these are hard to come by. I really wonder if i'm still going to be relevant or not. I mean, the lifestyle is really quite difficult to match.

Suddenly i missed parky (pakki's actual name) the moment i came home.. haha.. like i really don't have the time to chase him around le.. lol.

And even just 2 days, i already got so much AWR (after-work-review) with the village chief le.. i don't mean to gossip or report anything.. but sometimes i do get carried away in chatting with the villagers of what happened in the factory. Perhaps i must be more discreet.. lol.. who knows? Maybe it was the plan to plant me as a spy without me actually realising it lor.. work is just a sham.

Another day tomorrow.. and with each day, i'm gaining experience in the things i needed to do.. and so for tomorrow, i'm going to bring a 1.5 litres bottle of water.

Inauguration

And so today came..

It was the familiar chocolate smell from a different chocolate factory. Was totally overwhelmed by a new environment.. and really didn't know where to start. It was quite a dejavu of my army stint at the base.. even the nature of job is the same... just that i need not work 24/7 once every 3 days. Even the way things are done resembles that of the base.. just that this time round, they are specialist instead of all rounder. In this case, learning a skills really need me to be just at a particular department for quite some time.

My impression of the chocolate factory changed.. i never knew they have such a thick book of recipe.. and even more amazing is the skill of the armorer. Chocolate making is much more a craft than just brute strength alone. Suddenly, i feel that my so so banking degree can return back to the university le.. all those banking background.. not even 0.00001% in use.

Felt that i'm totally blocking the equipments and hindering economic activity.. and even to the point of generating negative income. I didn't cut any wrong chocolates, but might have over-baked some of them. And really i find myself quite a spider working with those tools.. plus, all the spectators there seeing me soloing on the simple tasks that i can't even do well.. hahaa.. i wonder what's on their mind.. maybe just like the base there.. "eh, you 'A' level one ar?". Somehow, this is really the case.

Was given a pair of "space boots" for safety reason.. lol.. standard issue item leh. The high cut is making me walk like as if i'm doing a space walk like that lor. Looks kind of funny.

It don't really matter if there is identity or not.. perhaps without, it'll be better. In that case, all mistakes shall be credited to me and me alone.

Looking for more learning opportunities tomorrow.

Just that little Bit

All it needed was just that little bit of change.

A little bit of change that sets things right. Then the rest will follow.

Had a change of perspective today, and hoped that it got integrated before i forget - "Cause and Effect".

Will be off to the chocolate factory counting chocolates tomorrow morning.. and seriously for most of the past 25 years, i never thought that i would take this path.. at least not as the 1st full-time job after graduation. But so much things that got stacked together and then i end up where i am now. Nothing to lament, and nothing to be glad. A reason for everything, and i accept.

And with change, certain memories are being denied. There is no need to already. Not totally cleared, yet i'm comfortable at this level. Perhaps when i'm old and with nothing to do, nostalgia can be a form of entertainment.

With those emo dodos cleared, i can make better use of those energy. Energy to improve on things around - environment and me. Little changes that goes a long way.

Kampong

In the end, all the pre holidays dieu were gone, and so i have the luxury to nua at home. Luxury coz i'll be off at the factory after monday's PH.

Watched a bit of kampong soccer on tv (15 mins or so) and really can't tell the team being a representative of one's nation. And even with such 'tactical' employment of 'foreign talents', it still isn't as impressive to that of world class. I mean, you get the people from all over the world.. so what? And not too distant ago, way before the F1, GP, and YOG, there was some sort of goal to goal at 2010.. and now what? Don't ever compare our league with that of other states.. it was said there isn't enough talents to form two parties, what more 10 or more soccer teams? Basically, it's just kampong soccer at different levels. I think the odds are so odd that probability at the pools also can't keep track. I don't mean to be mean, but this is really the case. There are things we just aren't taught or have to luxury to do all day... so don't expect it.

However i still enjoyed any home goal, for it pisses off the other party. LOL.. the more they boo-ed, the more disappointed they will be they they get trashed. And really, nobody is stopping them from following.. i mean, don't be too emotional la.. it really impedes a lot.

And so we won. Or should i say they won? And it don't matter much if they won.. so long as they don't lose.

Oh ya.. by the way, the fishy smell came out from the ISO tank. It's confirmed, it's gone.

I Suspect..

.. that the last of the haha crab is up the lorry liao.

Don't know why, it seems different from the other molting.. even if that is a surface molt. I've since ISO it to another tank.. less it be a crab it crab world or whatever kind of epidemic spreading it their own world. Wait for a few more days.. till the dead fishy smell comes out, and i'll be able to confirm le.

I guess crabbing is unpredictable.. lol.. i mean in the wild they might have 15 years of lifespan.. and might grow till very very big (maybe the size of a golf ball).. but in captivity, chances are slim. A year plus.. not too long, yet ain't too short.

Right now still left one active hermit in the main tank.. the one i got from PM (other than the one being eaten alive =X ).. and i wonder will it be never ending or not.. that is, if there will be any replacement or not. Perhaps not now.

Just no hermit crabs for xmas presents please.. lol.. if not it will be never ending.. and spare the hermits from PPS.

A new Consultant

Zzz.. the painkillers i got today cost me $90+.. and for just that few pills. Will the painkillers cure heart pain?

Well.. why it was so expensive was coz it came without any "side effects".. lol.. and probably the only side effect as noted by my friend was, being poor after taking the pills. This sure is burning one huge hole in my wallet.

Just too bad the new consultant insisted that i take the painkillers for anti-inflammatory.. so bo bian also got to take.. haiz.

Suddenly i missed the senior consultant.. haha.. at least she knows that this pill is very expensive.. and had given me the option to just take 2 tabs (which just cost $3+).

Or maybe this is really the elixir that will halt the AS? Whahaha.. so expensive.. must have some forms of 'magical' effect embedded in it right? LOL.

Thankfully the senior consultant will be back for my next visit. Heng ar.

And Again

Somehow, this xmas season does not bode well already.

After weeks of recurring flu, i thought it was getting quite enough.. and then yesterday, i got a fever of 38.7 degree.. and it came so suddenly.

Initially, thought the mosquitoes were to blame.. either for dengue or malaria.. but then again, it doesn't seems to be so.. at least up till now. And thankfully, the fever had subsided.. if not, my brain is going to be cooked.

And then i lost all appetite. For the whole day, i just ate 1/2 bowl of noodles and 1/2 bowl of porridge. I am hungry.. yet i don't have the appetite.. so contradicting.

Xmas without appetite is going to be so so gloomy. All i want for xmas is my appetite..

Yet again..

Suddenly i feel like i'm lagging quite a bit.

Yet nothing much achieved, if achieving something or anything means slogging. Sadly or thankfully, i'll be going to forgo this lifestyle in a week's time.. and in return, it means 24/7 of waking up early for all days.. except PH perhaps.

Again, the pasture is always always greener on the other side, no matter where. When i was playing the trumpet during my YJ days, i yearned to go back to the horn section.. and now being THP, i wanted to be TTP. I guess i will never be satisfied. Of coz i won't be switching, coz i can't. LOL. But sometimes it is fun to have the option to go to the other pasture.. it's just like a PH - Just once in a while. Sadly, saw another trumpet 'resigning' from our orchestra. Sigh. Now not downturn meh? lol... But i guess i'll just stay in the horn section to hone my horn playing ba. I still want to take the playing the horn as a hobby (which of coz is all up to my pace and so).. maybe on my own i'll improve.. just that i won't be enlisting the help of professionals for now.

The finance sector is really in quite a bad shape.. and already i've shunned the "money" section... and maybe the papers altogether.. just so i can be ignorant and not be so pissed about anything and everything that seems not to be of my concern.. and even if it did, there is nothing i can do to make it better. So not much of help to get sian-ed. Yet, it was news of inhumanity over at the other pages of the papers that caught my attention.. and again, it was giving the same feeling of helplessness. Maybe i should just stick to reading the ads alone.

And if i'm not willing to read any ad, PLEASE DON'T IRRITATINGLY REFER MY DARN EMAIL ADDRESS WITHOUT MY PERMISSION JUST SO YOU CAN WIN SOME AIR TICKETS (especially so when you hardly know me at all). I'll be so so pissed. And also, i've been receiving calls from banks asking me to take loans or apply whatever cards (i wondered where the hell they got my number)... please lor.. i don't even have any income now. Are you sure it is prudent to let me have all these facilities? And even if really i need all these services, i will go source for it myself. I know time is bad for those in the banking sector.. but really, this is just starting to piss me off. And plus, it is more irritating when the caller speaks like a machine gun and doesn't allow the chance for me to kindly and politely reject the offer. Don't make me kup the phone hor.

Darn.. hahaa.. i just like to niam once in a while.. and really there are a lot more which i don't think is appropriate.. such as that of the pot and kettle and the story of the silverfish. And after an enlightening session a few days back, it is time to solve most of the mystery. LOL.. no wonder.. no wonder. It seems to be so afterall.

Why?

"Singaporean hostage dies in Mumbai attacks" - Yahoo news

A sad piece of news.. and really wondered why there are people out there acting so brazenly. My condolences to all the victims and their families.

May this kind of vile act never happen again, no matter what the clause is.

Flu Bug 2

Like a never ending flu, i caught it again just as it was about to go.

I hoped it wasn't the DIY feng shui tips i picked up online that made me so ill-ish. Wanted to rearrange my furniture to give my room a new look rather than have a 'good' feng shui.. but i guess i just screwed up.

I don't really believe that the arrangement will change anything, and the whole feng shui thing was solely for my own amusement. If anything is worth noting, the direction of my bed was that of when i 1st got arthritis in 1999. Since then, i've changed the arrangement of my bed till now.. maybe it is better to be safe than sorry. I'm going to shift back my bed later le.. lol.

Enough of the economy.. cyclical or systemic. Monetary injections alone is not enough to solve both. However, it beats having no remedies at all. There isn't going to be a 180 overnight change.. and so there is still time to get ready for a new economic landscape a few years down. After solving the liquidity issues, there is still the consumer confidence index.. which isn't as easily moved by billions of injections alone. It really takes time. Just hope and hope that things will eventually turn out fine, and that there is sufficient resources to tide over such times. It's a rare one.. once in a century downturn leh.. where to find?

I hoped i won't be a liability when i start work.. and hopefully i can be of some value-add. Some is perhaps not enough.. must be a lot more. Still pondering over getting ACCA-ed.. but really like not helping a lot wor.. plus, accounting is ever-changing.. so once started, there will be frequent re-training and updating of the accounting standards.. not easy at all. As for jap classes, i won't be doing it for now.. coz i won't be needing it any time soon.

Flu Bug

Caught the flu bug few days back, and only recovered slightly.

Luckily was able to wake up early for band pract yesterday, though not early enough for gongyo. So in all, the pract was only for 1 hours 15 mins... considering that the journey took 2 hours 30 mins in all. Of coz, i know it is much more than just band alone, but 1 hour plus is just too short to be of any impact. Was slightly disappointed.. and even more so when the "love³" was still stuck on the 1st page. Sighted a few gakkai pieces but was making quite a bit of lemonade. The notes are rather high.. and if this keeps on, i can say bye bye to my lower range le. After so many years, i still prefer playing the 3rd part. Anyway, the flu bug is making my brain slower.. so i don't think i was focusing during much of the 1 hour.. hence the minor scale didn't sink quite in.. maybe got to do some follow up these few days le.

Was off to yishun for lunch after band coz one of them is driving. A bit nostalgic coz used to be at yishun during my jc days. Now Northpoint also got its extension le.. Hoped that there will be unlimited construction projects going on in sg.. so as to bring the impact of the economic crisis to a minimum..

As it was said, this is the time to upgrade.. but upgrade what i also don't know. My friend suggested jap class.. but i wanted to pursue accounting.. and plus it will be adding financial constraint to the already tight belt. Part time studies is not easy to manage.. so really got to sleep over it a few more times and see if i really want it that bad.