Friday, September 29, 2006 at 1:30 PM
my demanding job
i've been so busy.. i didnt realised that i havent blog since last monday.
23 - 24 Sep 06, Sat & Sun
anyway.. i dont really remember what i have done last week. over the weekends, i was working. went to almost all the outlets to make sure everything goes smoothly. on sat, i had dinn with my family at joo heng cos it was my aunt and uncle's wedding anniversary. oh! theres was a commotion in the house on monday cos i couldnt find my mobile. but i remembered very clearly that i brought it home the day before. keong managed to find it in the evening, under the cushion of the couch.
25 - 26 Sep 06, Mon & Tue
after working every single day for 2 weeks, my body couldnt take it any longer. i took mc on monday. monday night, val called to inform me that we'll be having a training the next day. she'll be meeting me at tanjong pagar at 8.45am. it wasnt easy to drag myself out of bed on tuesday morning. i managed to find my way to m hotel but i was late for 15mins (val took a cab there cos she was late). got a call from my client while i was trying to find my way there and i got a scolding for being late. =/
val and i only realised that the duration of the training was 1 1/2 day instead of 1 day when we saw the agenda. but i have to say the training was really useful. we are superusers now. besides that, we get to eat yummy food. haha! another surprise came at the end of the first day training, when the organiser asked if we were joining them for dinn at clarke quay jumbo. val politely accepted cos she said it wasnt nice to reject even though we have tons of work on hand. we rushed back to the office for 1/2 hour to finish up whatever work that we have to, before taking a cab to jumbo.
27 Sep 06, Wed
i was glad to be back at the office on wednesday afternoon. i have a mountain of things to do, so much that im disorganised and i dont know what to do. in the late evening, i joined my colleagues at edward's farewell gathering at alley bar.
28 Sep 06, Thur
thursday morning, i couldnt get up. i decided to take mc but i didnt do so. i went to the office in the early afternoon cos i just couldnt not go to work. my mobile had been beeping and ringing, i couldnt even have a good sleep. i was having my bike lesson that evening and i told my boss that i have to leave at 6pm. guess what? i only left the office at 6.32pm. i was so desperate to get a cab that i decided to call for a cab despite the $4 booking fee and $2 peak. the fare started from $8.50 and the cab fare was freaking $17++ when i got there. and i was like 25mins late. the cabbie already tried to rush asap but the traffic was just very bad.i was so glad when the instructor didnt scold me. mr nice instructor. i like~! haha. my slope was simply horrible. its either i forget the signal, stumble when i try to stop (struggling to balance myself) or i stop in the center instead of either sides. then, it was figure 8. mr nice instructor brought me and another guy to warm up at the parade before going to the actual figure 8 circuit. my timing was 13+secs. after doing the figure 8 a couple of times, mr nice instructor told me that he would pillion me through the figure 8. i said okie then i proceed to go into the crank course. i was trying to do the 2nd turn (left turn) but i just couldnt turn the steering... *bang* i flew off the bike. i think i was nervous when i couldnt turn and i was struggling to balance. unknowingly and naturally, i turn the trotter way too much. the result of travelling at a high speed before banging into the curb and flying off the bike was a bruise the size of my palm. mr nice instructor came running over to help me move the bike aside and start the bike. then, he pillion me through figure 8. the next time, my timing improved 1+ sec. 12+secs. lol. in fact, it was one of the best out of the many tries. my average timing was 12.8secs. i just couldnt break the 12secs mark. but i supposed theres a great improvement from the last lesson, 15.15secs. looking forward to the next lesson on saturday. after my lesson, i saw keong at cdc. he was there for his driving lesson. it was nice to see him. =)
loves
Monday, September 18, 2006 at 1:28 PM
the most hectic weekend
i had a really terrible and the most hectic and stressful weekend, for as long as i can remember.backtracking.. on thursday, i was late for work. to cover up, i went to toa payoh to make sure the set up for the bone scan activity was fine. i met up with keong for lunch at pastamania. after lunch, i took a cab back to the office.on friday.. i made another trip to toa payoh during lunch time. had my lunch before i went back to the office again. i had so much to do but so lil time. there are just too much for me to handle alone. while waiting for the promoters, who i tried to get to fill in the empty slots, i was busy editing, printing the documents and at the same time, preparing the collaterals to be send to our logistics people.the promoters came at 7+, i gave them a short training, taught them as detailed as i could remember. after they left, i was still struggling to get more people to fill in my remaining empty slots. i was the only one left in the office when my 2 colleagues left the office. i had actually called my boss to ask if he was coming back. i was too busy to get freak out when he said he wasnt coming back. 2 of my promoters came at 9+pm to get their pay. they accompanied me knowing that im all alone. one of my nurse also offered to call me after her shower when she heard over the line that i was alone in the office. its so warming. with all the help i could get, i was so glad i managed to get the people to work.together with my promoters, i left the office at 10+pm. i couldnt find my office keys so i went to my boss' office to search for an extra set. the only key i could get was the key to the glass door. i couldnt find the key to the main door. i thought it would be alright so i just close the main door. i went to join constance and wuyu at the coffeeshop. wuyu left shortly later while constance and i left at 12+am. i was so tired that i fell asleep in the living room.feeling dead, i woke up at 7am on saturday. left my place at 9am. got to the office and was disgusted to see shit.. and i meant real shit. apparently, some drunkard from the pub downstairs was so desperate to find a toilet and when he/she failed to, the beast just released it on the carpet within our office compound.i printed the checklist for the 4 bone scan activities. with the logistics guy, we went to our store. there was so many items that we were short of. i tried to call my boss. at first, his handphone was switched off. later, i got through but he refused to pick up. he probably wants me to handle it myself instead of depending on him. my client called at this very moment, with all the patience i have, i spoke to her politely and assured her that everything was fine, just that we were short of a sampling table. she started probing into the bone scans from tuesday to thursday and i got a tongue lashing from her. with all the pressure, stress coming to me and timing was running out, i broke down. i was helpless, i did all that i could to solve everything within my means and i had no more solutions. i msged my boss to call me. finally, he did. and by that time, he had heard everything from my client. he stepped in and got 2 more person to help. he knew i broke down when he saw my stoned face. i was travelling all around the entire time. and that was not it.i left my bag in my logistics guy's van together with my handphone. when i returned, i realised i had 54 missed calls, 19 messages. then i saw a msg that freaked me out totally. my client had msged me that she called 50 times and she was very pissed with me. i called my boss and he said my client was so angry, she cried. she refused to talk to me. that was it! because of my ineffiency, 4 more person had to get involved; my boss, val, 2 more of my boss' friends. now, my client refused to talk to me. i was really apologetic, i had never said so many sorries in a day. there was no excuses even though i was informed about the activities only on thursday night and the chances of getting manpower and logistics was already a challenge. i should have took the initiative to ask and follow up. val and i spent the rest of the day moving around, taking pictures and making sure everything goes smoothly. our boss came to pick us up at bukit merah. we had dinner at tampines mall before going to my client's place for a meeting.we sat at the void deck, heavy-hearted with our heads bending forward. she came down after a while, she looked weak and sickly, her eyes swollen, as if she had cried the whole day. her voice was quavering and she sounded like she was trying to hold back the tears while she talk. she didnt screamed, shouted or scolded us. she told me the important things that i have to take note and explained to us why we had to be punctual and the impact on the branding if we do not do a good job. then, she asked about the plans for the following day. the meeting ended at 11pm.sunday. i had plans to go to the office at 8.30am but i was too tired and my stomach wasnt feeling good. it hurt so bad last night when i showered, that i squat for awhile so the pain was more bearable. i took 2 pills and i thought it would be gone in the morning. i woke up at 9.30am. took a cab to bedok and met angela at 11.30am. we didnt had time for lunch so she bought some food to eat while walking at the same time. i had to make sure nothing goes wrong after all that has happened yesterday. i no longer feel the excitement to go for my lesson. my priority was on work. we took a cab to cdc. i had the worst lesson ever. lesson hadnt start and i dropped my bike when i tried to push it off the main stand. we practised the slope and i didnt do it correctly, not even once. at figure 8, i struggled to move up to gear 2 before the yellow line. my timing was far from passing.we went for lunch near my place. i spent the rest of the day doing nothing except playing games. at 7pm, very reluctantly, i left my place and took a cab to bukit merah. took the pictures i had to and left. keong gave me a lift home. on the way back, we went to 85 to get porridge, bak chor mee and desserts. havent had those in a long time.
loves
Wednesday, September 13, 2006 at 4:06 PM
drained
i have been late for work since the week started. whats up with me?
havent in a good mood lately. =( hate it!
yesterday had been a hectic day. i had been running around. morning, i had to rush to the office then to bedok. assisted in the setting up of the bone scan activity and left bedok around 12.30pm.
back at the office, i didnt had time to do much before my boss and i had to go for a meeting.
not long after we got back from the meeting, we had to go for a training. the training session was delayed an hour cos most of the promoters were wait.
by the time i arrived back at the office, it was 9.45pm. waited almost half an hour before i got a cab. bad day.feeling so blue..
loves
Monday, September 11, 2006 at 8:45 PM
monday blues
im so not in the mood to work..
last friday, i met up with the gang to celebrate denise mei, javvy and bert's birthday. by the time i was there, everyone was almost done eating. had a hectic day at work. but it was really great to meet up and catch up with everyone. =D
last saturday, i met up with reys in the late afternoon. we had dinn at nydc. halfway through, i wasnt feeling well. was having a flu so i thought i should go home early. after warming the seats for almost 3 hours, we went to take a walk at cine. she suggested taking neoprints and at the same time, she wanted to get shoes. we ended up leaving cine with a paper bag each. i know im broke and i shouldnt be buying stuff... but i have been wanting to get three-quarts for a long time. =Xim so looking forward to my lesson. i guess its bcos im getting nearer and nearer to fulfilling one of the item in my wishlist, and also, angela will be going together. just so we could attend lesson together, we waited 2 weeks. the thought of having an additional class in my license just spurs me on. although, honestly speaking, i know i will fail. -_- but its okie. practice makes perfect. sometimes, i feel im thinking too much but i cant help it. just thinking about it brings a smile to my face. at least the enthusiasm is having a positive effect on me. hahaanyway, its 8.45pm now and im still in the office. got to get going.
loves
Friday, September 08, 2006 at 3:06 PM
ranting
theres so many things i want to rant about..
im feeling so devastated.. i just paid $417.72 (2 months) for my handphone bill. when i consulted my boss regarding this month's bill, he was simply nonchalant. *sobs* after giving family allowance, im kinda left with quite a pathetic amount for prob the next 20 days. not forgetting my bike lessons. argh..! when can i ever start saving?
i feel so deprived of shopping. the last time i bought something for myself was like.. .. i cant remember. i think i should stop buying things for people. i realised all the small lil things do really adds up.
im so bored. i think when work is piling and i cant handle the stress, i'll shut down. not that i wont do my work. but i'll be less efficient.anyway, have to get back to work. -_-
loves
Wednesday, September 06, 2006 at 8:03 PM
im so pre-occupied with work these days.backtracking.. i had a great weekend. met up with lin, vin and fen on saturday. had dinn at delifrance cos everywhere else seems so packed. it felt great to catch up after like 5 months or so.. thanks lin for organising. looking forward to the next outing. =) shall upload the pictures soon.my sunday was spent at home resting. went to tm but left after a short while cos i wasnt feeling well.today is already wednesday. time seems to fly this week. i was so busy on monday, i left the office only at 10pm. the big event is nearing and there are like tonnes and tonnes of stuff to do. just today, i had 3 meetings. i hope everything turns out fine on the actual day. besides that, im working on another project. i need people to work on 7 weekends from 16 sep to end oct. pay: $7/hour. duration: 5 hours. training will be conducted on 13 sep. time to be confirmed. so if you're interested, give me a buzz.for once, i feel more organised despite having a long list of tasks. =D im gonna bury myself with work. its 7.50pm now and im munching on chicken in a biscuit while working and blogging at the same time.time to get back to work.. i dont want to end up staying late in the office.
loves
