Little Things

L I T T L E ' T hings .

As you might know, the head of a company survived
9/11 because his son started kindergarten.

Another fellow was alive because it was
His turn to bring donuts.

One woman was late because her
Alarm clock didn't go off in time.

One was late because of being stuck on the NJ Turnpike
Because of an auto accident.

One of them
Missed his bus.

One spilled food on her clothes and had to take
Time to change.

One's
Car wouldn't start.



One couldn't
Get a taxi.

The one that struck me was the man
Who put on a new pair of shoes that morning,
Took the various means to get to work
But before he got there, he developed
a blister on his foot.

He stopped at a drugstore to buy a Band-Aid.
That is why he is alive today.


Now when I am
Stuck in traffic,
Miss an elevator,
Turn back to answer a ringing telephone ...
All the little things that annoy me.
I think to myself,
This is exactly where

God wants me to be
At this very moment..

Next time your morning seems to be
Going wrong ,

The children are slow getting dressed,
You can't seem to find the car keys,
You hit every traffic light,
Don't get mad or frustrated; It
May be just that
God is at work watching over you.

May God continue to bless you
With all those annoying little things
And may you remember their possible purpose.

Pass this on to someone else, if you'd like.
There is NO LUCK attached.
If you delete this, it's okay:

A M E N

You Know.....

After being in the working world for 10 years now, I can seriously say, the corporate world has a funny way to reward hardworking adults....

They reward you with more work... piling them up until they reach your neck and above. U suffocated and then eventually.. with amounting stress, you start getting.... weird... sometimes to the extent where you have dreams of stranggling your boss. hahahaa.

Isn't that true. If you noticed, people who dont' work, always gets away with everything, they get paid for doing nothing. All becozthe boss knows that they can't deliver on time. They have good life. While people who work, they bosses needs them. So they become their effort of making these bosses shine...shine shine.

I am abit tired i tell you. But i always noticed, people like me never gets away with anything.... If i try to slack.. it will come back and bite me.

I believe if you have been reading my blog lately you would knowthat i won the war recently on the piling of a new workload. But its just a tiny war. The battle still looms. Everyday dark clouds just gets darker.

But as the bible says, we are here to earn a honest living. So I pray that I will be able to endure the stress that is given me each day and that I will continue to be able to sustain my sanity.

They say, God will not put you into something which he knows you won't have the strength to overcome it. So maybe God's telling me that I have much more in me than I think.

But lately I have also been trying to adopt the "boh chap" attitude abit. I just do it but if in the end the outcome is like sai.. its ok.. at least I can say that I did it. But if biatch dont' like it, then please by all means assign it to someone else. It will make my life more blissful.... nyek nyek.

Do you look your age?

hehehe... confirmed. I don't... tut tut

You Probably Look Younger Than Your Age

You live a healthy lifestyle and know how to take care of yourself. You'll probably have a youthful glow for many years.

Do You Look Your Age?

What European City Do You Belong In?

This is me.

You Belong in Milan

Stylish and sophisticated, you want to enjoy a truly European life - away from tourists! Milan fits you perfectly. Great shopping, high quality food, lots of culture... with very little hype.

What European City Do You Belong In?

The Brain Just Can't Stop Ticking

Yesterday nite, while watching tv, I was also multitasking. I was working....
Was troubleshooting one of my issues which has been pending for 3 months now.

I worked on it until past 12 midnite.
I felt tired, I went to sleep
But alas!!! i couldn't sleep. Eventho I thought i was sleeping but I could like hear my thoughts and felt like i hardly slept eventho my eyes was shut. I woke up at 8.30am feeling extremely tired. But I had chores to do before meeting up with friends for lunch and then for a movie.

See, my brains just can't shut off... I amprobably in the wrong line having to keep thinking and analyzing... its now even causing me my sleep.... booo hoooo...

Fantastic 4 was ok for me, eventho I have read ppl saying its a waste of money. The Torch.. has got nice blue eyes. My fascination with blue eyes goes back since the time I was still in pinafores. Still hasn't died it seems.. this fascination of mine.... muahahahhaa. *Dreaming*

888

I left work late today... and work is not done yet.
Later tonite I would need to logon to my work laptop and work... gosh... for the puny salary i am getting, i wonder if this is all worthwhile. But then I need to always remmeber, I have my baby to pay for. BLEAAAAH

Anyways.... after I left work, I decided to go to MV to buy something that I have had my eye on and also to change money for my business trip next week.

i stopped my car at the parking bay and I saw this......















oooo ooo.. nice number.. 888.

After 20 years it died on me

*Snif*Snif*

On the day I got back from my vacation, my watch stopped ticking. I thot it was the battery, I took it around town to get the battery and the strap replaced but many shops didn't have strap that small in size.

today I went back to the shop that changed the strap and battery for years.... it was right opposite my previous work place. the lady told me they no longer carry that sort of strap coz the size was too small... then.... i said ok, could you then just change the battery. She said ok.

She took the watch to the back. took her a long while
then she came back outfront and say. miss.. rosak already. I change battery but not working. So not battery problem. Watch rosak!!!

:~~~~~
After 20 years, its has not departed from me. So sad ah....
Maybe its time for a new one.... change change...
too much change.. in a short time.

Thank You , Lord

After the whole episode of anxiety for days and sleeping with my rosary cluthed in my hands, I thank the Lord for the positive outcome of things.

Eventho' I can tell at today's meeting with B that B wasn't happy with my response to her assignment but at least she didnt force it down my neck. she says she has some plans.. yeah probably the plan to kill me... sooner than later.

Anyways, she said loading people with more work is the norm and its expected that you'll be stressed. What kind of crap talk is that. there are few in my team who does nothing. MIA for almost the whole freaking day and their job can dump on people like moi who does work. If that isn't unfair than i don't know what is...

Anyways, I thank God for what the outcome is for now. But have to keep praying that that B don't have her insane attack and suggest another crap.

I am wondering if she is blind.

Having Sleepless nites due to some idiot's decision

the biatch at work decided to make my life difficult. On Last tuesday I was on Medical due to some bad nasal congestion. When I got back to work only to get an email stating that the biatch is planing to put me in some project.... HELLO have you forgotten that i have a high profile project that is on a very tight schedule.

Then that nite I couldn't sleep.. at 2am I decided to write the biatch an email. As at 8am that day I am due to take a bus to my vacation destination. Bloody shit.. for her to spoil my holiday. I didn't sleep a wink from 2am until it was time for me to head out to the train station at 6am.

I haven't opened up my email as yet. But i have been praying hard that the decision is reversed. If it ain't i can tell you my hair problem would soon be back.

if you're hardworking, at in a coporate world youre not compensated but instead you're being punished with more work.

So peeps... please pray for me.
Lord Almighty, I lift up this issue to you. Please help me....

GH.....

The Grand Hyatt, Singapore. Awesome place.... n so close to Orchard Road.. - the Shopping Haven.

Hmm.. G, can i use the tables thingy for this.... seems like that html code are too complicated.

Hmmm....

Ok, i checked my site meter and found that my blog was visited by someone from Taipei and from the ministry of education. Sounds damn spooky.

Makes me wonder who are the people reading my blog.. and what they find interesting about my blog esp when I write about nothing much but bitch more about everything more :)

I am feeling much better now... after a nose of gastric medication and flu medication for my nasal congestion. I was sick after engaging on a treasure hunt since last friday. The heat and stress of wanting to be top 10 kind triggerred all these.

today I am stayng at home to rest. This is becoz if i don't, i know i won't be getting any better.

After yesterday's espisode at work, I believe I better rest more for a battle tomorrow.

I wonder why God puts us in these sort of situation. Why can't for one part of my life be peaceful..... But then again... I guess we will never really understand God's ways.. 100%.

Also on my family side.. things hasn't been so well....

So my christians readers, I ask for your prayers.... I ask you to pray for my family to be able to endure this times of darkness which I hope will soon pass and also for me the darkness and oppression that I am facing esp at my working place.... We could all do with more prayers rite....

Ciao....

Some people are just born as A!*@&#!*&@#

Ok ok i know i promised to be positive but due to an unforseen circumstances i want to bitch about it to get it out of my system before i fester fester and die!

Ok we a level above the level i am in and they are suppose to be like pro in this area.

I tell you some people are born to be ARRRRRSSSEEEE !*@&#*!@#*&@!. They just want ot make life difficult for you.

Its Ok... PIECE of sHIT... one day life will get back at you....

GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

Pray for me that I won't lose this F**** J bcoz of some ARR*!@#*@*&&@##*#.

GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

How Times Has Progressed

About 11 years ago when I came back from spending couple of years abroad earning my Bachelors, I came back only to find most of the fav brands are not sold here.

1) Nine West
2) Gap
3) Banana Republic
4) Jcrew

just to name a few.

11 years on, 3 out of the 4 brands have reached our shores...

Butttttt
Price is still horrendously high :P

Loving Yourself

We have heard this phrase many times.
I have also been told many that I need to love myself.... first before being able to love another person. Sometimes I wonder how true this is. I am not sure if I blog about this before. Earlier this year, I went for confession and I am not about to reveal about what I confessed. But to cut a long story short. After my talking part was done, it was the priest's time to talk. And the asked me, do you love yourself.. And I without hestitating , replied, NO. And he was ardently shocked... he said, you're very honest. Well Honesty is something I can vouch for.

Anyways, as months passed by I do believe do at least I love myself a slightest bit and honour God enough to abide by His laws. I recently came across some disheartning news. Someone I know went to get rid of a "certain" living thing in the w*mb. I think u know what i mean. firstly I am not here to judge. But to think to kill another living being is so cruel. Why does that innoccent being have to pay for mistakes not made by them. And to think that she did this more than once, its even more sad and disappointing.
I wonder sometimes, does she love herself enough or is she looking for love from the opposite sex so that she can love herself? Needing to belong to another to feel the self-worth of herself. I am not here to judge but I wanted to say that at least I love myself enough to be able to stand on my own feet everyday... and being able to live with me.. being able to go shopping alone, being able to eat lunch alone... dinner alone.... with not a bate of an eye.

I may not love myself totally but there is tiny bit of love in me :)

Its a progress.. no?

Harder than I thought

Since my last vow to complain less and to take action. I have to say, its been harder than i thought.

But the truth is, I have been trying real hard. and I can really feel the stress. I have started to complain less but still got lah abit.

When I feel down, i keep reminding myself why I have to work.

But I have to say, i get frustrated pretty quick... My proj is goin down the drain... Pretty bad state ler.

But then i keep telling myself, I did what i can. It aint' myself.

And to have work/life balance, on certain days I no longer bring back my lappy. Unless I am on call.

I don't want to login over the weekend if there isn't anything urgent. Hwatever it is, its up to me to balance my life coz if I drop dead, the co ain't gonna care.

A baby born on the same date.....

Finally trading my P for a H. After 10 years of owning P, I have finally taken a big step in making this decision.

Last Monday, I went to pay off the downpayment and the guy showed me my H. It has just arrived from the plant that day. On the windscreen, it showed the date when the goods was assembled at the plant and it was the same date as my b-day. A SIGN!!!!!! It really indeed was meant for me muahahahahhahaa.

Unable to reveal more information due to security and safety reasons.

This will be my motivator to go to work everyday as I now have taken on a financial debt....

Promise to Myself

Funny that today, I woke up early and decided to make a change.
I had a conversation with one of my "trusted" colleagues yesterday. I told him, I can't change who my SI TOW(ST) is so I just have to yan and do my work. Then he said yes, thats the way to go, no point complaining when things are beyond your hands.

then I woke up today and decided on this

1) Complain less
2) If not happy, find a solution
3) Since I have just accumulated a new debt, I have to keep that in mind and that shall be my motivator to go to work everyday. Be it how depressing or sickening to see the BIATCH.
4) Talk less to team mates aka less complain.
5) Keep more things to myself but have a plan aka take a short course or contact friends to see if there is opp on the non-tech area (hint: let me know if you know of any of those sort of opening).
6) Save more aka bring lunch to work, cut down on extravagant meals hehee
7) Lose weight aka 3 more KGS to go.
8) Start an exercise regime
9) SHutdown mind after working hours aka no work laptop over the weekend unless absolutely necessary.

This is my promise to myself....
Funny that when I visited ringgit's blog, i found the entry about turtle.
To me it seems to reaffirm my decision.

The Day Flew By

Woke up today around 8.30am.
Took my shower and then went online and watch tv for abit.

Headed out to meet my friend to go get a haircut at ss2. she arrived around 10.45 albeit 15 min late...

See i have this flaw where by i can't speak canto. I can understand the basic stuff but i sure can't get myself to speak it. I noticed that people then to shun away when they know i can't speak. They feel weird speaking to a chinese in english. SCREW THEM.

anyways... i told the guy to JUST TRIM TRIM LEH. But he kept snipping snipping at the end.. it looked like i had a cut!!! Anyways... its ok lah. But its RM36 leh.. compared to my normal RM13 HAHAHAHAA.

After this hair cut I decided to keep my hair long. The last time I had long hair was when i was in University. Well it was cold there. But by the time i graduated, my hair was no longer long :P Stress really propel me to cut my hair after each final exam.. hahahaha. I had a friend in uni who told me at the rate I am going , i will be bald .. hahahhaa.

After the haircut, we decided to eat at Swensen. I haven't stpped into swesen for a long long time. EWWW the food is not good lah!!!!!! maybe its the branch i dunno. But waste of my money.....

At 2pm, I wnt for facial. it took 2 hours and at 4pm i am home. so tired. and there goes my Day off.

oh yeah.. in btwn. my shithole PM called. people off day lah DUNGU.

Thank You.

Thank You for making my big day a great one.

Life has been quite stressful with the lack of sleep and the PM and boss hounding me down.

Without exception today, I worked non stop and meetings after meetings but still glad i made it out of my office to be able to reach intime to have dinner with Bahija and ringgit.

THank You Bahija and Ringgit for a nice dinner :)

This is my first time meeting Bahija.. my verdict
NICE, SWEET and Happy person. Very bubbly and chirpy :)

thank you Bahija for the Tamales.. YUM YUM!!!!!!!!!

Day is almost over and conclusion is, its quite a good day.....

Had a surprise from folks that I support... tey bought me a cake. My team didn't even bother to do anything...

A day of sweet surprises. :))

Had to break my silence for this....

This morning, I saw in the sun paper....the hardcopy.

*GASP*

So decided to take it from the online one http://www.sun2surf.com/article.cfm?id=17624

Shoes and handbags to cost more
Vasugi Supramanian
PETALING JAYA (April 16, 2007): Consumers will now have to pay more for high-fashion shoes and leather-related goods such as handbags following a decision by the Malaysian Footwear Manufacturers Association (MFMA) to increase prices by at least 10%.

The move, which has already been initiated by some of the 476 MFMA members, is a result of the 5% to 30% increase in the cost of raw materials such as plastic and leather.

"Despite the increase in prices of shoe components like heels, outsoles, soling sheets and adhesives, we have not passed on the extra cost to our consumers. But, we are not able to absorb the recent sharp increase in the price of raw materials anymore," MFMA president Lisa Fong Lai Heong said at a press conference today.

She said leather prices have gone up as much as 30% since the year began, and may be on the uptrend for the next six months.

The cost of leather makes up about 60% of the total production costs for leather shoe producers, Fong said.

Currently, 80% of MFMA's raw materials are imported from India, America and Brazil. Up to 80% of its finished product of women's footwear is sold locally while the rest are exported mainly to Europe.

The increase in footwear price will eventually be adopted by all MFMA members. However, even with the increase, Malaysian footwear will still be among the cheapest within Asean.

Fong said the price of locally-produced footwear has long been relatively stable for the past few years compared with other products which have seen price adjustments due to inflation.

She added that the recent price increase in raw materials was due to East Asia's robust economy and overwhelming demand for furniture and motor vehicle upholstery.

She noted that the situation is expected to worsen in the coming summer as less buffalos and cows will be slaughtered during the season of low meat consumption.

Updated: 09:35PM Mon, 16 Apr 2007

DAMN CRAP....
Already shoes are expensive. Raise the price sommore. I need to wear slipper to work liao. Better go get my Furla bfore its too late hehehehe.
2 of greatest passion.