All of Us TOgether Sure CAN - Thanks.Pardon.Ciao

Moving on again...today is my last day at work and will be taking 2 weeks hiatus from work. Well, am actually kind of glad to finally got out of the wretched company. But just 2 weeks ago...when Sichuan earthquake took away many lives and families, the company had an earthquake too...the ED, MD and the BD Director are all leaving by July this year...woah...lucky I made my move 2 months earlier huh? Hmmm but the MD had the same last day as me, which means he tendered earlier...serving his 6 months notice...hmmm...to believe he actually "try" to ask me if I would reconsider on a counter-offer or a job switch.

Oh well, wasn't really shocked about the news, rumours have it that the MD and the BD Director is leaving but was surprise that the ED is also ousted from her own company she started nearly 2 decades...office politics to the fullest...better than mediacorp drama!! Somehow these are all expected...it's only time.

Frankly I wouldn't really miss the people I'm working with...those foreign "talents" whom I've "grown" so fondly of and everyday I always ponder what are their talents? Skiving? Smoking out? Acting busy? Oh...the ever so difficult task of shaking their heads and not blinking a bit while they say things are tested and done!

Those I would miss are my customer and the users whom I've worked so closely with for the last 14 months. They, who see the worth in me and my contributions to the projects. They, who are ever so patient and understanding despite the problems due to the talents' incompetencies...and most importantly they, who encourage me to move on...haha...Well, I really wish them all the best. Thank you all!

Double Standards?!!

Everyday I ponder as I walked out of the door from the comfort of my sanctuary. Do I look like the world owe me a living? Or do I just look ultimately unfriendly? I'm vexed. I'm amused of the reaction that I get sometimes. I'm not sure.

I wonder are those "red haired" foreign talents - read ang mos - really more friendly than me or locals simply loved to suck up to them? Whenever I get out of home lately, I psyched myself to flash the best smile my facial muscle can flex after a night's rest to anyone I see but frankly more often than not, all I get were blank stares or even the "see through you" look. But amusingly, the ang mos who just shared the same lift as me walking behind, would get such a big "Good Morning!!" from the uncles sitting outside the lift lobby.

What the f**K was that?!! What did they do that I did not?!! Was their smiles more "colgatey" than mine?!!

Everyday I wonder do I not smile as "sunshinely" as them? Or maybe I should greet those uncles and aunties ever so loving-ly and loudly next time. I wonder "Did the ang mos recently gave them a treat of donuts and coffee or what?"

Recently a colleague of mine just mentioned that I always make her smile when she sees me in office and I joked "Do I have a funny face?" Her reply was that I had a cheerful personality. (Haha...how very wrong of her...maybe that's because I'm seldom in the office to begin with.) I was like "Yah..sure" Haha...then how come I don't get to see the uncles or aunties smile at me when I walk out of the lift lobby every morning?

Maybe it's time to practice those colgate moments more in the mirror or to admit that sucking up to ang mos - who are indeed more 'tua kee' than me - are the way of living in this Asian society...

Oh well...we see such double standards everywhere...starting from the time these ang mos boarded our national carrier...don't we?

Britain's Got Talents...Do We?

Have heard about Paul Potts for a while...so here's the clip which made my eyes wet everytime I watch it.

Though we do have all sorts of talent shows locally with the most recent one where 16 male and female contestants shows off their...erm..."talents" in acting cool, cute , slutty and whatever. But well to each his own...I'll reach for the remote everytime...

I wonder do we have gems like Paul Potts locally yet to be discovered and be polished to be a shining star...Just like what Simon Cowell sums up at the end of the clip..."...where somebody who isn't a professional and has a talent and isn't aware of it, has a normal job and you see something else..."

Commercial Breaks

张 - FedEx

Which is correct?
哪个张？弓长的张！哪个张？弓长的张！
Or is it?
哪个张？工厂的张！哪个张？工厂的张！

耳东＝陈
双木＝林
木子＝李
三画＝王

弓长＝张

Deh...Mumbai lah...India! - M1

欲说还休

少年不识愁滋味，爱上层楼。爱上层楼，为赋新词强说愁。 
而今识尽愁滋味，欲说还休。欲说还休，却道天好个秋。

丑奴儿 ﹣辛弃疾

Selamat Jalan

(Extracts from CNA dated 10 March 2008)

The Police maintained that they believe he is still in Singapore as there is no evidence to show he has managed to leave the country. They also said there is no evidence that his escape was a result of help from others, although they are not ruling out the possibility.

警方是根据以下几点，认为他还没有逃离本地，这包括：他在逃离拘留所时，没有交通工具、身上没有携带钱或者是护照。此外，没有证据显示他获得其他人的支援，也没有消息指出他目前人国外。

Huh? WTF?!!

So he must still be in the country because he has

1. No Transport - cannot run away because he needs his EzLink card and he also forgot his car keys
   
2. No Money - cannot run away because he is cashless and we are still holding on to his ATM card and cash card
   
3. No Passport - cannot run away because he will need an immigration chop to cross the causeway or immigration at the airport
   
4. No friends - cannot run away because all his friends have turned their back on him BUT there still some possibilities that he still help from law-defiant friends
   

Woah...Such great press statement and such great criminal intelligence...

ORZ (五体投地)

Inaugural Flight

Was very grateful to have the opportunity to take the Singapore Flyer on it's Inaugural Flight. It was a nice experience but the hiccups and delayed departure definite was a damper. With unbearable hunger (supposedly to have food and drinks but there was not enough food to go around the 20 odd guest on board...almost everyone got only a miserable piece of 2cm x 2cm finger food) and basically not much to see up there as it's already dark and the reflective window doesn't help as if you don't stick your face (which I believe one is adviced not to) to the window, all you can see are the reflections of the cabin lights...haha...

I wonder if I would want to pay to go for another ride on my own in the near future...Hmm...not on my 'must-do' list at the moment I guess... ;-)