千六百五十九： NH902

for the time being, blogging from T1. Taking NH902 in a few minutes, I hope the flight is not too full. at least, hope my the seat beside me is empty.

looking forward to seeing ryo tmr. so weird. was unable to log in to office email at home at all.

packed in a frenzy after reaching home late from french, due to some massive jam on bukit timah road. caused everyone int he house to have super late dinner at changi airport. the congee at the imperial treasures congee is so not nice.

ok logging off...

千六百五十八： Charity Bazaar

tired to blog.. the workday before a vacation always feels the longest.

charity bazaar in office.. bought vcds and luckily there was something from 木村拓哉！

空から降る一億の星

even though I watched it b4, its definitely better to be able to watch it again and again. and anyway, its for charity!

we were caught in the hallway by the camera man - as u can see my purchases in my hands..

本間さん、植松さん、信次さん、me!

the day b4 we had farewell dinner for M.. and we went to this korean restaurant at tanjong pagar area. It was not too good. ;( i think the worst part was the part where we couldn't BBQ the beef ourselves. after that we went for drinks at Artery at red Dot Traffic. not bad atmosphere but abit expensive. all in all, fun nite and i'll definitely miss her ... our KL group has only me and go-san left!! (T.T)

flying tmr evening, change of plans such that I wont be taking any leave at all, just working on the normal working days in tokyo. well half good half bad.. have french test in the afternoon first. i better study and pack tonight!!

千六百五十七： farewell..

Farewell dinner for M last nite. I'll miss her silly conversations!!



was going to blog abit more but got interrupted by ryo and his date changes.

will continue about that tmr.

千六百五十六： So many things to do....

ok i will say sorry for seemingly blogging less nowadays... was so occupied with sim city last week and happy to say that I cleared it! :D ahead of the guys of cos. wahaha. on saturday. There was a false alarm of me losing my keys but luckily, I had only left them at my office desk. phew.

French test next weekend. abit the scared, cos I didn't really diligently revise for the past few weeks. :s

and oso busy with work. no time to even breathe or go to the loo, cos my lead is passing me alot of work regarding her own tool even. well i don't mind the chance to learn, but I do miss a little the time when I had time to clear my own stuff abit. haven't checked my accounts for a long time, want to get clear on what I have to spend b4 going on holiday. i'm leaving this saturday night in fact, feeling very very lacking in proper sleep for the past few weeks. (dunno why..must be the staying up late to play sim city..) had about 20 to-do items on my rough paper at work today and cleared the list to about 4 by 5.30pm. phew. Only at about 3pm could I take a breath and relax abit.

went to vivo today with H to submit his credit card application. daiso was closed!! abit shocked, was like huH!? when I went there. irritating!! I wanted to get my travel ziplock bag - thanks to hawx for telling about them. got 1 on Sat and tested it out on Sunday.. it was very good! now gotta get at least 2-3 more. then we sat at the sofas at GV to play DS until about 10pm. haha.. yes we are gaming otakus.

i better remember to go to the dentist tmr and maybe the doc's if i hv time.. Also gotta get something from Marks & Spencer's for some pple in the tokyo office..

千六百五十五： 悪夢

Due to Ryo having a work trip on 9th May, I decided to leave for Tokyo and spend the weekend at Tokyo from 9th - 11th as well. So I had to cancel the osaka hyatt stay and Ryo decided to pick Hotel Century Southern Tower for the stay in tokyo instead. Since it's the hotel above the MS in Tokyo, I thought I would just work that day and clear some work (and save a day of leave) before coming back to sg on 11th.

Had a very weird dream last night. Dreamt that I was having dinner with Ryo and a group of friends. Near the end of the dinner, Ryo got up to leave. So I asked him, where was he going, he said he was going to watch a movie, then I was like ?? what about me? and he said something like "You do your own things, I'm doing mine" and just left me there and I was like "even though I came all the way after not having met each other for so long??" and started to cry.. (T.T) what a weird and sad dream.....

I'm still stuck at 94% 支持率 for Sim City 2 DS. it's moving like 1% every few hours?? a bit the slow.....

I didn't know that my room was so good for sunrise pictures..

Sunrise from my room, mid-April 2008

千六百五十四： Distracted

was going to blog but sim city 2 caught my attention for the whole evening.

千六百五十三： Stabbed

irs just work work work for the past few days. Not much time to use the internet, and by the time i get home i just want to get on with my sim city game asap. finally I got a chance of winning the guys by this game, can't let it go to waste. :P

abit sianz at work, we were helping someone out and then i kena stabbed in the back even though the person can see that i had been handling this issue. i m not happy. helping out of gdwill and u get pushed from behind instead. remember, at work should always fight for yourself. don't bother being helpful because it will only help people get ahead to push you off the cliff.

bad.. now only thing i'm looking forwad to is the jp trip end of next week. so fast..

千六百五十二： Be Brave

I want to advise all victims of molest to be brave and fight to the end because I did and the guy had to learn a very painful lesson. He tried to deny it was on purpose until the last minute when he was supposed to stand trial. He knew he couldn't win with the lies he was making up in the court of justice. So don't be afraid to stand up for yourself and bring these people to face the law. As long as we make ourselves heard, truth will prevail.

After the morning's hassle, the year long incident was over and i really thank all the people who lent a helping hand to put that the guy to his rightful place. Especially the Malay youth who gave chase. Very very thankful to him for giving chase until the MRT where the guy was caught on CCTV which led to his downfall.

Had to go back to work at about 2pm and was so swamped I stayed until about 1am. I now see why some take so long with their work. they are so disorganised they don't know if they have handled the issue b4 and they waste alot of time going back and forth to read and re-read stuff. which made me very pekchek at their insistence on asking the non-impt stuff but they don't seem to see the crux of the issue to tackle first. argh. I dunno how to help these people, except it might be faster to do the work for them. which is not a good idea.

i think i will go sleep and think up some way to clear up their mess tomorrow.

千六百五十一： Isetan

I realised I had a voucher expiring on 30th April so had to use it asap. Went to isetan to see if they have anything worth buying, I had wanted to use the vouchers to buy the vacuum bags (packmate) for the JP trip. - thanks to the tip from hawx, I'll go check out Daiso.

heard some bad news yesterday night. I went shopping and dinner with G-san and then we actually parted ways pretty early. I reached home at about 9.30pm and was actually sms-ing her at around that time. However, she came online at about 1am and told me she had been robbed in her block's lift!! omg!! i was very shocked, and the guy had taken her bag at knifepoint. She thinks its a Chinese guy with tanned skin, and it was at bukit merah area, near SGH, the temple area. Please look out / be very careful!

Didn't sleep well last night, alot of weird dreams and the sun came up so early and bright and I just couldn't sleep any more. I need darker curtains!!

big day tomorrow. please let there be justice in this country..

千六百五十： 無印良品

today gave me a new motivation to hurry and get a new job in JP.

due to having no manager, our team is having no say in anything and some managers dun even have the courtesy to at least email me saying the lead for the project in not me anymore. at the very least. of course I had expected to be part of the discussions but apparently not. I'm very disgusted. Very angry as well as I've been doing alot to make this my work to show for the year.

spoke to a few people (JP managers whom i can confide in) and asked them to keep a lookout for open positions in Japan for me if possible. they were quite sympathetic as they do feel on their end that the people who is supposed to be supervising our team have not kept them in the loop for various issues regarding JP as well. grrrrrr.

but really. very unhappy. i love my job but i hate these pple who are doing the managing. what managing actually??

nvm..

yesterday went to Marina SQ / Suntec. there was the Aigner/ Levi's warehouse sale at suntec. even at 50% off, the aigner bags were kinda expensive (>$500). in the end didn't get anything.

had dinner at Thai express, then went to planet Traveller to try to find the travel-use vacuum ziplock kinda bag. (not the disposable kind). they only had the single side zip part, not the one i saw before. I wonder where to get that!! maybe JP i guess.

went to Muji cos my cousin wanted a 2nd look at the watches. The cartier watch was on discount ($6000 off) and still $20000+. haha. oh at Muji, we both got something from the houseware section. He got a toothbrush holder/cup and i got an acrylic case for my cosmetics. looks pretty cool, will take a pict soon. quite useful, but I think i need something else for the long stuff (mascara /lip gloss etc. ) maybe a starbucks plastic cup would surface actually, i'm using that as a penholder in my office anyway. environmentally friendly oso.

attending a talk by HSBC tonight.

finally its friday. but shit. tomorrow gotta do the casual conversation thing in french class.

千六百四十九： Earlier and earlier

There was a 7am meeting this morning and I actually managed to stay awake through the whole thing. but I don't know why the people from APOC the rest of the people nv attend.

went to Marina square and shopped around with my cousin. too tired to talk about that .. and i'm dozing off now,

千六百四十八： Live Meeting

in a teleconference with some folks from the states now. I wonder why they can't be more accommodating about our timings. just wonder why they can't be more accommodating of our timezone.. i'm so sleepy now, but it was either join at 10.30pm or 7am tomorrow :(

& i realised I could join livemeeting from my home laptop. it means I can join meetings from home in the future. man i can't stop yawning..

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Wednesday 9-April-2008

dozed off in btw a little.. the meeting ended at 12+ i think.. it was a blur what happened

千六百四十七： Dream home

Feeling a tad envious seeing blogs of people doing up new places to live in with their other halves. While I'm still stuck at home with a mum who still makes a lot of noise if I come home after midnight, even if its once a month. sighz. Really a big push to save up for my own property to have my own haven asap. I would love to have my own studio apartment with french windows and a good view and a little kitchen and dining area.. all for myself. :D i hate to share (if its not with someone i can sleep on the same bed with) so dun need a big space, just enough for myself is fine. and hopefully near to the city but not right in the middle of it. I hate the noise and transport problems but want just enough convenience so that I can walk to shops within a minute and be able to eat char kway teow anytime of the night within walking distance. or maybe be able to walk home after pubbling/clubbing. that would be best :D maybe something like that this apartment in Nishinomiya

thinking of ways to make my statement for the case loophole free. but its hard, seeing it was >a year ago. Well, we are all human, hopefully the judge takes this into account.

8am day tomorrow.. stupid neighbours are playing mahjong EVERYDAY recently. Do they realise that CNY was 2 months ago?!

千六百四十六： Big Clean up

Today channel U was showing the replay (再放送) of 《唯我独尊》 and it happened to be the hunk episode. The most hunky one of course was the greek-singaporean guy, Gavrill. see his photo:

he's so handsome! compared to the other guys, who look a little young? especially those photos with him having long hair, he looks like those models on romance novels' covers. :D

Did a spring cleaning today, mainly of my cosmetics and skincare products and alot of mail that had been piling up.

skincare & perfume

cosmetics

Decided to put all the stuff I always use in a more organised manner outside and the stuff I can bring for travel in a separate bag. Also, took out alot of stuff I bought but haven't really used cos they were in their packaging in the drawer rather than outside. (But the boxes and packaging all look too pretty to open!!) was looking at xx's post of her room, she has a darn lot of makeup but must give her some credit for the fact that everything was so organised. Must get some of the multi-compartment containers. have been using shoe boxes for the skincare, if you look at photo on top, u can see the URS box i think. save the environment - reuse and recycle!! was thinking about the upcoming trip, I think i want to get the ziplock bags that can remove the air from all of them (very space saving) that K was showing me, since I travel so much. Also long overdue was a shower-friendly bag for all the stuff I bring (facial stuff/shower stuff etc). threw away like 3 ntuc bags of garbage today in the cleanup.

Filed income tax finally on friday afternoon, yesterday's weather was horrendously warm. went to Kino after French, it had to start pouring then. Didn't see any book worth buying, I think I'll buy at the airport for some tax free discounts. & Japanese books i can buy in Japan to save alot more money.

千六百四十五： Vista chick

　
Installed this little birdie clock on my Vista sidebar in the office PC. a little bit of cheer it brings to a dull workday, but I guess seeing the time in stark numbers keeps me reminded more of the time than the PC clock on the taskbar at the bottom which I always choose to hide so that other people can't see how many windows I have open. :P

Learnt abit of new stuff at work cos we were short-handed and I had to help with to clear logs. didn't help with that many cos I hadn't handled these tools before but maybe I can help out more on Monday. It was the thinking up the Japanese replies that took up alot of my time.

We realised Hammie enjoyed watching tv. Everyday at the 9pm show, he would be looking out of his tiny house at the TV until the show ended. Regarding the 9pm show, I thought it was unnecessary for Adam Chen's character to die so horribly. It was such a family oriented show I thought it would have a happy ending for everyone! and the next show seems so violent... i don't like. 9pm shows should be heartwarming instead of about cheating and deceit and bloodshed!

Just to add on, was looking at friendster. one of the buggers who tried to ask me out and he was purposely being vague about his status (attached or not) and then kept trying to ask me out on a date and saying i can date what, bf not around when I kept saying if he is not attached then can ask girls out. So, he refused to say if he was attached or not, I couldn't be bothered to even entertain chats with guys who can't even be honest about their status, and saw his friendster page so went to take a look. Married or at least has a steady gf since uni years, and he actually can talk to me about dating me etc so freely?? girls, better look after your bfs, guys are really people who can't be trusted.

千六百四十四： Poison Prawns

oh no.. just got poisoned by some prawns. was ok throughout dinner until I ate the prawns. immediately my tongue started to feel itchy, and my throat felt like they were closing up on me. and the uvula (the hanging thing at the back of the throat) felt like it had swelled up to fill up my whole throat. so uncomfortable. argh...

Had lunch with XH today, was a good change to not feel so tense and awkward at lunch.

Was doing up sharepoint sites at work today. I realise, if you suggest some idea, you better do it, else people will just hem haw over the idea until they can see something visual and really understand what you were saying. They hem and haw over the idea because they think it might be pushed onto them to do it, but then why are they so afraid? when I suggest something, I will do it, and I only suggest because I know I can do it. I wonder who will grade my performance this year. Haven't had a 1-1 meeting with any superior in 5 months. haven't had a team meeting in 4 months. our team is running well because we know what we are supposed to do very well. the ex-boss laid down the foundation very well. But how long is it going to last? I think the team feels quite dispirited, especially for me with the tension going on, and the way some pple is assuming some domineering tones when talking to the rest of us, or some pple who keeps lowering morale by saying they don't feel like working etc etc. Negative people with negative attitudes only serves to bring down the rest of the team!

K-san will leave us to return to Japan at the end of this month. 2 of the 4 girls on the KL trip will be left here. :( I hope G-san is having fun in Cambodia right now.

千六百四十三： blank...

a very fast day at work.

I can't really remember what I did.

Helped M resolve her MSE issue just before lunch, I know G brought his new born baby to the office today. The baby was soooo cute! tiny face tiny body, and she just looked so sweet. and he gave out the first month cakes as well. they were pretty good.

I had hor fun for lunch, I dunno why time passed so quickly today. oh. I got court dates from the officer in charge as well.

resolved some more system issues in the afternoon.. I seriously can't remember what I did at work today. hmm. maybe I should go sleep.

千六百四十二： 1 more month!

Dental appointment today, I chose red for this month for good luck. The dentist tightened alot today, because I told him I hoped to get the braces off before the JP trip. it hurt like mad when he took the bracket off one of the teeth (the most stubborn one that we're trying to close the gap of) and changed to something stronger so that he could use a thicker wire. It felt like he was trying to pluck the tooth off as well. (T.T) well.. a little pain for a beautiful smile permanently. :D must use my tongue to push it abit more, that always works. can't wait can't wait!!

Made the booking for Hyatt Regency Osaka as well. Thanks Lov!! Super super looking forward to this, but then it will also mean that the trip is coming to an end. sighz. Happy times are always the shortest.

2 pple that I have barely spoken to in years suddenly made contact with me and tried to ask me out on dates. they asked me the same question as an opening: "so how come you can last so long in your long distance relationship?" then with that, they try to ask me out after i say that I barely have time to rest on the weekends, where got so much time to think.  what's up with these pple? I'm still getting over being hurt by some idiot and more pple comes along. what's up with the universe!? Stop throwing these pple at me! testing my loneliness limit is not fun!!