Giving up..
Guess some things are really just too difficult to give up on. So.... sorry for not closing this blog down as promised. Everyone's going to have to continue to endure more of this crap... hahaha..
A little bird said..
I was walking along a street. For the longest time, I remember walking in that same street and going through the same alleys. I never seem to get lost, because everytime I lost my way, a little bird will fly beside me and whisper something to me...At times I wonder, why there seems to be so many birds flying with me. And at other times, I wonder if everyone else had as many birds as I do. But seriously speaking, I guess its a blessing to have a little bird whisper something to you...
I can't even start to make a list of the whispers I've gotten. And most of them do sound like quotes from some anectode.
Oh well, just count my blessings that they're there for me...
Phew.....The End...
Conference ended today... all in all I guess it was a fruitful experience. Met some nice people. The Koreans were exceptionally nice.... their director was a charismatic character who exhumed confidence while being totally humble. The two other Koreans were 30 and 35 in age. Once was like a Deputy Director at 30, but had a little bit of problem conversing in English. The other was 35 and could communicate pretty well. I guess these are guys I could keep in touch with.
Then there was the Australian and New Zealand reps, who were just pure accomodating. When I requested for some info, they automatically responded with tons of explanations. The Australian rep even whipped up a couple of books and passed it to us on the spot. The Japanese chap seemed a bit young. He looked like one of the leads from "Death Note", but I guess he had to keep his cool, because he was representing Japan and he was the only one there.
My Singaporean counterparts were no less warm. They were trying for the past 3 days to make me do public speaking. They tried so hard to make me speak. Once, they tried and I looked at the chairman and said "Me no know English" "Me from China"..... everyone broke out in laughter and the chair from Korea automatically got my hint and pointed at the Phillipines rep. Round 2 and they were ready to try again. Once more, the Korean Director timely assisted. Before they could say a word, he announced that New Zealand had volunteered to present. Phew. Safe...
I guess all in all, they were all pretty nice people. No one (except the Indonesian perhaps) showed airs or flaunted their designations. I guess its not all that bad....
Afetr all, at 4pm, I was allowed to go home...
Then there was the Australian and New Zealand reps, who were just pure accomodating. When I requested for some info, they automatically responded with tons of explanations. The Australian rep even whipped up a couple of books and passed it to us on the spot. The Japanese chap seemed a bit young. He looked like one of the leads from "Death Note", but I guess he had to keep his cool, because he was representing Japan and he was the only one there.
My Singaporean counterparts were no less warm. They were trying for the past 3 days to make me do public speaking. They tried so hard to make me speak. Once, they tried and I looked at the chairman and said "Me no know English" "Me from China"..... everyone broke out in laughter and the chair from Korea automatically got my hint and pointed at the Phillipines rep. Round 2 and they were ready to try again. Once more, the Korean Director timely assisted. Before they could say a word, he announced that New Zealand had volunteered to present. Phew. Safe...
I guess all in all, they were all pretty nice people. No one (except the Indonesian perhaps) showed airs or flaunted their designations. I guess its not all that bad....
Afetr all, at 4pm, I was allowed to go home...
Conference at Home
Yap... I'm in KL... in a cybercafe that costs RM2 per hour... yep....thats S$1!!! Wonder how they make money leh...
Conference was really....educational. By educational I actually mean goddammed boring. Imagine this, you're sitting in a room, where the youngest (minus yourself) is probably in his late 40s. You're looking at a speaker from a neighbouring country, presenting on what his country is doing... like they is setting up x committees, putting up y guidelines, linking up with z collaborating centres.. yada yada yada... like I care..
Then I yawn, and realise that no one else is in "sleepy" mode... everyone seems to be on "intently listening" mode. So I grab a few mentos and dump them in my mouth... and those two guys sitting beside me start laughing at the number of sweet wrappers on my table...
Then the entire day, other than listening, the only fruitful thing I do is hold a camera, point it at either one of the 2 guys, and shoot them when they present. How I wish I could use a gun instead of a camera. Hahahaa...
Ok...so the day ends...and the number of delegates I actually bothered to speak to can be counted in one hand. One Indonesian Director that looks like Maitreya Buddha, the Singaporean professor which we had lunch with, the Malaysian guy which came in second after me this morning, the Sri Lankan guy sitting beside me, err...errr...errr....wow... less than one hand...
No lunch provided either, so we ended up eating at Jalan Alor, and since all the other shops were closed, the only thing left was a shop selling wanton noodle...
The evening fare was much much better... the yam dumpling was fantabulous... yummm....
Too bad cannot ta pao...if no I bring some back for you guys... hahahha....
Yucks...tomorrow morning have to get up at 530am again, to beat the traffic... dam...
Conference was really....educational. By educational I actually mean goddammed boring. Imagine this, you're sitting in a room, where the youngest (minus yourself) is probably in his late 40s. You're looking at a speaker from a neighbouring country, presenting on what his country is doing... like they is setting up x committees, putting up y guidelines, linking up with z collaborating centres.. yada yada yada... like I care..
Then I yawn, and realise that no one else is in "sleepy" mode... everyone seems to be on "intently listening" mode. So I grab a few mentos and dump them in my mouth... and those two guys sitting beside me start laughing at the number of sweet wrappers on my table...
Then the entire day, other than listening, the only fruitful thing I do is hold a camera, point it at either one of the 2 guys, and shoot them when they present. How I wish I could use a gun instead of a camera. Hahahaa...
Ok...so the day ends...and the number of delegates I actually bothered to speak to can be counted in one hand. One Indonesian Director that looks like Maitreya Buddha, the Singaporean professor which we had lunch with, the Malaysian guy which came in second after me this morning, the Sri Lankan guy sitting beside me, err...errr...errr....wow... less than one hand...
No lunch provided either, so we ended up eating at Jalan Alor, and since all the other shops were closed, the only thing left was a shop selling wanton noodle...
The evening fare was much much better... the yam dumpling was fantabulous... yummm....
Too bad cannot ta pao...if no I bring some back for you guys... hahahha....
Yucks...tomorrow morning have to get up at 530am again, to beat the traffic... dam...
Armageddon for PB11...
Haha...what a title... but I guess its about time I stopped blogging as a hobby, and spend more time on other things. Contemplating on closing down this blog down in a weeks time, after I'm back from KL. After all, apart from a few good buddies, no one reads this load of crap. Haha...
For friends who want updates, just drop me a mail, and I'll spun out weaves of news about whats going on with my stagnant boring life. You ask for it...you'll get it! Hehehe... for others, I'll see u on messenger or msn or in person.
Adios! And its been a good few years of blogging!!!
For friends who want updates, just drop me a mail, and I'll spun out weaves of news about whats going on with my stagnant boring life. You ask for it...you'll get it! Hehehe... for others, I'll see u on messenger or msn or in person.
Adios! And its been a good few years of blogging!!!
Point to Ponder
Don't believe I actually posted this in a comment of one of my buddies blogs..
"Have been reading some books.. one of them says that the younger generation now think that they deserve a minimum level of happiness.. But we really shouldn't be expecting it... When it does come, we should be happy that we get it... but when it doesn't, we wont be sad, cause we expected nothing from the beginning...Perhaps, if we learn to think this way, we will all be more contented with what we have, instead of being affected by what we don't.. "
Wow... where did I get that? A bit too profound for an idiot like me...don't u think?
"Have been reading some books.. one of them says that the younger generation now think that they deserve a minimum level of happiness.. But we really shouldn't be expecting it... When it does come, we should be happy that we get it... but when it doesn't, we wont be sad, cause we expected nothing from the beginning...Perhaps, if we learn to think this way, we will all be more contented with what we have, instead of being affected by what we don't.. "
Wow... where did I get that? A bit too profound for an idiot like me...don't u think?
Home..
Next week...I'll be back to a place called home. I remember years back, when I went home... I'd wait until the bus crosses the border, and somehow, albeit the toxic exhaust fumes and stale air at the causeway, I'd take a deep breath and it'd feel that I have reached home.Its really not that things are perfect over there, but the feeling of going back to a place where people know you and don't judge you for who you are, where friends are people who really cared for you and family is just around the corner. I guess I do miss home. A week to spend, reduced by 3 days of work, seems a little short. But it'd have to make do for now.
Tired...again...
Been a little occupied these days.. seems like the errands keep coming... one done and another appears....
Have to:
a) send the car for repairs before sending it to VICOM... can't seem to get myself to do it
b) go for conference next week... one whole week burned.. plus got to book my own tickets.. (DONE)
c) change address for all my accounts....just shifted... and just bought envelopes and stamps (DONE)
d) go for a trip the following week to Macau...
e) update Guidelines before the next workgroup meeting in two weeks time, and add in 2 more checklists... plus get the amendment part up for the minutes
f) run the next pilot project with a Developer...
g) get and send stats to the big boss (DONE)
h) get a haircut.. I look like Lassy now.. (DONE)
i) send e-mails to delegates (NEW)
j) prepare for monthly meeting (NEW)
and these are just those that come to mind right now...
Have to:
a) send the car for repairs before sending it to VICOM... can't seem to get myself to do it
b) go for conference next week... one whole week burned.. plus got to book my own tickets.. (DONE)
c) change address for all my accounts....just shifted... and just bought envelopes and stamps (DONE)
d) go for a trip the following week to Macau...
e) update Guidelines before the next workgroup meeting in two weeks time, and add in 2 more checklists... plus get the amendment part up for the minutes
f) run the next pilot project with a Developer...
g) get and send stats to the big boss (DONE)
h) get a haircut.. I look like Lassy now.. (DONE)
i) send e-mails to delegates (NEW)
j) prepare for monthly meeting (NEW)
and these are just those that come to mind right now...
Einstein, Duck Liver and some Sorbet
Dinner time, and we decided on a french restaurant called La Petit at Serene Center. We've been there before, and I reckoned that this time, I could get a photo with the chef... someone who awfully resembles Einstein. He only comes out to read the order, then goes back to the kitchen, so getting him for a photo shoot would prove to be difficult.
We felt like seafood, so we ordered sea prawns with wholegrain mustard and some ravioli with prawns and foei gras (duck liver). Duck liver tastes just like pork liver...wonder why the former is a delicacy and the latter is just pork liver. La Petit always serves the lightest portion, not for the hungry, but just right for those with a small appetite. The waiter got my order and the chef came out. He looked at what I ordered and said "Can u order something easier to cook?" and the waiter responded "What? Like Mee Goreng?". And before I could even throw a cup at his head to catch his attention, he was back in the kitchen. Oh well, there's always a next time.
We finished our portions of dinner, and headed next door for pulut hitam and pear sorbet.. one scoop a person, learning from the challenging time we had finishing 4 scoops of teh tarik, horlicks, something that tastes like milo, and something else that tastes like tartufo.
We felt like seafood, so we ordered sea prawns with wholegrain mustard and some ravioli with prawns and foei gras (duck liver). Duck liver tastes just like pork liver...wonder why the former is a delicacy and the latter is just pork liver. La Petit always serves the lightest portion, not for the hungry, but just right for those with a small appetite. The waiter got my order and the chef came out. He looked at what I ordered and said "Can u order something easier to cook?" and the waiter responded "What? Like Mee Goreng?". And before I could even throw a cup at his head to catch his attention, he was back in the kitchen. Oh well, there's always a next time.
We finished our portions of dinner, and headed next door for pulut hitam and pear sorbet.. one scoop a person, learning from the challenging time we had finishing 4 scoops of teh tarik, horlicks, something that tastes like milo, and something else that tastes like tartufo.
60 seconds...
A normal office day...when the PA of the director came upstairs to tell us that the Director was bringing some delegates upstairs.
As if spurred by reflex, my instincts told me I had a list of things to do:
1) Switch Bleach wallpaper to Construction photo
2) Remove earphones from ear
3) End ongoing conversations on the pc and replace with Report
4) Close yahoo mail, open Lotus Notes
5) Sit upright and look at Report
Just 5 seconds from the time I finished item 5, the director and a bunch of delegates appeared behind me. And I had to stand up to greet them. I'm sure they appreciated the construction photo... much more than they would've appreciated Bleach... though they do look like they might be anime fans...Remind me next time, that I should learn how to change from casual to formal wear in 2.3 seconds...
As if spurred by reflex, my instincts told me I had a list of things to do:
1) Switch Bleach wallpaper to Construction photo
2) Remove earphones from ear
3) End ongoing conversations on the pc and replace with Report
4) Close yahoo mail, open Lotus Notes
5) Sit upright and look at Report
Just 5 seconds from the time I finished item 5, the director and a bunch of delegates appeared behind me. And I had to stand up to greet them. I'm sure they appreciated the construction photo... much more than they would've appreciated Bleach... though they do look like they might be anime fans...Remind me next time, that I should learn how to change from casual to formal wear in 2.3 seconds...
Haiji or Prata...
Standard morning for a standard day... I arrive late (as usual), we walk down for breakfast, and my colleague pops the standard question "Haiji or Prata?"....
Basically, I guess it's not that we enjoy either stall of food, but there is this stall that sells dam good coffee at Amoi called Syed Mohd. And being lazy, I guess the stalls nearest to that coffee stall is 'Haiji', selling chinese fried bee hoon or mee, and 'Prata', selling prata la of course. I'm sure the prata stall has a name, but really can't be bothered to find out.
So, day in day out, we are stuck with either fried bee hoon or prata. I guess once the renovations at HQ is done, we will be able to go back to RC for coffee, and not worry whether to choose "Haiji or Prata".
Basically, I guess it's not that we enjoy either stall of food, but there is this stall that sells dam good coffee at Amoi called Syed Mohd. And being lazy, I guess the stalls nearest to that coffee stall is 'Haiji', selling chinese fried bee hoon or mee, and 'Prata', selling prata la of course. I'm sure the prata stall has a name, but really can't be bothered to find out.
So, day in day out, we are stuck with either fried bee hoon or prata. I guess once the renovations at HQ is done, we will be able to go back to RC for coffee, and not worry whether to choose "Haiji or Prata".
Dinner....
Had dinner with a buddy today. It was really enjoyable. Felt a lot like I left my brain back at home. Haha... practically spoke without thinking the whole evening...
Sometimes, you just need friends like that, friends who are fun to be with, friends who don't judge you and friends who really dun take jokes to heart. I guess I'm quite lucky, to be blessed with nice people throughout my life. Never realised that I have so many pillars of strength to fall to. Sincerely, thank you all....
Well, a good deed deserves another. So if any of you ever need a pillar, just dial 1800-Suai-Ge or msn "小童"... I'm sure I have a spare ear somewhere..
Sometimes, you just need friends like that, friends who are fun to be with, friends who don't judge you and friends who really dun take jokes to heart. I guess I'm quite lucky, to be blessed with nice people throughout my life. Never realised that I have so many pillars of strength to fall to. Sincerely, thank you all....
Well, a good deed deserves another. So if any of you ever need a pillar, just dial 1800-Suai-Ge or msn "小童"... I'm sure I have a spare ear somewhere..
Hmm...
Something to think about:
"If we are to judge of love by its consequences, it more nearly resembles hatred than friendship."
"If we are to judge of love by its consequences, it more nearly resembles hatred than friendship."
Who?
Went to the airport this morning. As I was walking from one end of the terminal to the other, I noticed a a whole bunch of people crowding around...and a queue forming in front of a bus. Thinking that it was tourists, I walked past the crowd and went to look for my other half. While looking around, I suddenly heard a bunch of girls screaming "小童, 小童" (xiao tong, xiao tong). Wonder why they were screaming at me so affectionately. So I turned, looked around and said "Who? Who call me?". Waaa....I really diden know I got so many fans wan leh. One thing though, there was this guy in the middle of the crowd who was wearing some sunglasses and a cap. He probably annoyed my fans so much that the security had to escort him out. Nonetheless, I guess the crowd dissapated after I left.
Isn't it ironic....
Sometimes, things are just plain ironic. Wonder why I always feel so outta place. Guess I can make a list that even Alanis Morisette would be proud of.
a) I drink 8 cups of coffee a day to stay awake....coffee makes me sleep
b) I drive to work... then walk 15 minutes to get to the office
c) My job title is "Specialist"... I do anything that no one else wants to do
d) I'm assigned to go back to my home country...... to represent another country.... on a subject which I know nuts about....
e) I like going to kbox to sing chinese songs..... I can't read chinese
f) I bought a 30" LCD TV.... and its doing a good job collecting dust under the bed
g) I shifted to a new room with air-conditioning!! Yaay!! ... But I don't like being cold le..
h) Every night, I set the alarm to wake up early .... somehow, I never fail to be late
Could probably go on and on and on... have so many more examples that makes my life really ironic... how I wish life was just simple...
a) I drink 8 cups of coffee a day to stay awake....coffee makes me sleep
b) I drive to work... then walk 15 minutes to get to the office
c) My job title is "Specialist"... I do anything that no one else wants to do
d) I'm assigned to go back to my home country...... to represent another country.... on a subject which I know nuts about....
e) I like going to kbox to sing chinese songs..... I can't read chinese
f) I bought a 30" LCD TV.... and its doing a good job collecting dust under the bed
g) I shifted to a new room with air-conditioning!! Yaay!! ... But I don't like being cold le..
h) Every night, I set the alarm to wake up early .... somehow, I never fail to be late
Could probably go on and on and on... have so many more examples that makes my life really ironic... how I wish life was just simple...
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