peeved

i do not like 欢场女子, neither do i like these places even if they are hush hush.
it irks me that these 欢场女子s are roaming freely at thee places.

And to make it worse, men fall under the charm of these 女子s' TLC easily.
天底下没有不吃鱼的猫.
Esp under the influence of alcohol.

And i have seen cases of men falling for such little girls, even if these girls are not of legal age yet.
i guess the charm of these girls over-powered the fact of great age differences.

i wonder is it the new age women of my age nowadays been too independent and mature that puts men-of-similar-age off.
Or men are generally more attracted to such fun loving and easy targets.

没有存在

在你快乐之旅中，没有我的存在

在我难过之途中，没有你的存在

你没想像中爱我 - 石欣卉

“不是我不说就不在意空等候
原来 你没想像中那么爱我
我不懂该拿拾么安慰我的难受
你的存在 让我更寂莫”

期望越大， 失望越大

no-holiday-blues

ya i'm suffering from no-holiday-blues.
没得出国忧郁诊.

Cannot go Thai, cannot go resorts due to monsoon, cannot go too far due to budget constraint.
Sickness condition became more serious when everybody around me are traveling & traveling & traveling. *hmph*

And the latest protest crisis of Bangkok further pissed me.
Do those brainless Thai protesters know how much they silly action will cost the whole country!
Tourism sector contributes about 5% to their country's GDP!
As if this is not 乱 enough, the nah nahs in Mumbai had to join in the "fun" of destroying their own country's tourism, though this sector is not one key contributor to the country's GDP.

i really don't know what's on the mind of these people.
Doing such acts that is 害人害己.
Plain idiotic

i want i want

an epilator,
a new leather card holder (not that it's a need, but my current one is abit nua liao),
a jimmy choo Riki leather bag,
a burberry shimmery bowling bag,
a "Yone x Cheki" Box-Set (only because the pic frame are so nicely designed),
Diana+ Edelweiss Edition,
a trip to US, Shanghai, Cambodia,
with the all-time-low $2 COE, its also tempting to get a car (but maintaining it pose some tricky problem),
a scrapbooking room or at least a work place,
to start on some courses or study.
*i have a dream*

Oh! It's exactly 1 month to Xmas!
* hint hint*

Now this is what i called "Employer of Choice"

Last sat i was reading ST and chanced upon this article.

And then, the move of the senior management of Temasek Holdings set me thinking. . .

Just last fri, S was casually mentioning that the higher management was talking about now being the best opportunity to pick out those who are not performing and get replacement. As the pool out there is huge and they can easily get someone who is hungry for money, thus perform better on the job.
It's now a employer-in-demand market.

Excuse me, but i personally think if that is the kind of mentality of the management, this is not gonna boast any morale of the people who are slogging for the company.
And to think that the co. has participate in the "Employer of Choice".
Lots of rooms for improvement i would think.

Melancholy

Current Project

i try to continue this progress of this album as much as i can. . . whenever im at home.
Cos scrapping takes my mind off those irritating & disturbing matters. *enjoy*

But so far, only completed 20pages. . . another 18 pages to go.
Here's a peek:

Gosh! if only i can just stay at home all day all week all month all year!
i still have so many other albums on the waiting list. . .
when can finish leh!

very Pek Cek me

1. got accused of skiving when i was spotted at Novena Sq during lunch by big boss who promptly sms-ed to S. This resulted in him holding a meeting next morning & banned all stuff from having joint meetings and no meeting for lunches & coffee among colleagues.

Well, him being physically there meant he was skiving too??

2. Top down order: No hitching of rides from colleagues, we are all paid transport allowance.
i thought the rides will save traveling time which translate to more working time??

3. Lunch is 1hr; working hours starts at 8.30am sharp ( he has been doing his rounds in office by 8.45am & demanding the whereabouts of those who are not in; when u ans that they're on the way, his reply is:"are u sure they are not having breakfast somewhere?").
If u don't believe us, don't ask. Sales ppl are used to flexibility not restricted like school children.

4. Witnessing dog owner walking their dogs everywhere. . . and i literally mean EVERYWHERE.
i thought dogs/bitches are not allowed in places like office, shopping malls, studio, expo, meetings?

5. At difficulty times like this, clients cut budget, our targets not hit so morales are generally low.
The various "patterns" from the top only pushed the morale level lower.
Poor management style that will only drive ppl away. We're there to work, not to school.

6. Being in the same lift with 2 brats and a helpless mum who can't control them. Scenario: kids pressing more than 10 buttons to make the lift stops at various floors. . . when they only stayed at 7th storey, me is above 20th. And the horror lift journey doesn't stop there. They got out of 7th floor, stood outside, pressed the door open button twice to stop my lift door from closing & gave me a cheeky victory smile.
i would slap them if their mum is not around.

7. Quarrelsome parents at home who has arguement every now-and-then over nitty gritty things.
家好月圆 is all i want.

8. The now very frequent bad news from various banks & financial houses.
feel sad for all those who are directly or indirectly affected. Retrenchments, lose of money or even life-savings.

i need...

a holiday badly.
yayaya. . . i know i know i just came back from Bali.
But that was like nearly 2 months ago leh!

And the saddest part is that i can't simply take leave & set off like that.
Unless i'm prepared to face the butter & kaya toast from S again.

*wail*

In addition, i also can't bare to leave my 两老 at home alone when my pa take a break from work next month.

The consoling part is. . .
my mum say this to me over the weekends:
工作不开心，很压力就不要做。
钱赚多赚少也是这样，只不过是在打工。
最重要是过的开心。

Yeah! this is my motto of work!

Plain Insane

i believed there is only 1 explaination to his act. . .
Plain Insanity.



his act has not only put himself into limelight instantaneously, the white tigers also gained attention too.
What a way to fight for media headlines!

Cat fight of the Giants

i believed most would have seen the recent tv commercials running on local channels emphasizing the higher TV viewerships fig. & the comparison against another local media giant.

So what sparked off the "Cat fight" of these 2 media giants?



A full page Ads in ST since 21 Oct indicating explicitly that "More people are reading SPH newspapers... and watching less TV" with highlights on itself and My Paper, Shin Min, BT; citing source from the 2008 Nielsen Media Index (NMI) survey.
Interestingly, TNP has been missed out.
And the reason is very simple.
Its readership has fallen.

And so, our Deputy CEO promptly send out "clarifications" on ST forum and Today.

And that also explain the TVC that u have been repeatedly seeing.

In actual fact, i personally think neither party are in the wrong.
It's just different in terms of measurements.
MediaCorp focus on absolute numbers (using people meter system provided by Taylor Nelson Sofries); while ST focus on reach - a more common media industry jargon.
So to put it simpler, the reach of free-to-air TV has dropped according to NMI survey, but their absolute numbers has increased year by year according to Taylor Nelson Sofries.
For SPH, their reach is higher as compared to last year but if you checked through our local Audit Bureau of Circulation, the circulation figures of most english newspaper has been dropping for the past years.

So i believed all these efforts are for keeping or increasing their media pie in today's shrinking marketing budget across most companies.
This act is crucial to the survivor of their company as advertising dollars is the main source of revenue for media companies.

p.s.: 1 of them provided for me monetarily, but i'm not siding either party.
due to the blockage

往事只能回味

i really count my blessing to have many great colleagues-turn-friends from my stint with citi.
Thinking back i was so courageous to leave my comfort zone & venture out.
Though most of us are earning a pay check from different bosses now, once a friendship is bonded, i believed it will be there.
All we can do now. . .
is to keep talking about the past everytime we meet up! lolx

p.s.: both guys are S&A, if there interested party please let me know!

This i promise u

My commitment to

so please don't torture me. . . be a good boy

Mitch Albom

The author for
Tuesdays with Morrie,
The Five People You Meet In Heaven
and
For One More Day

i finished all 3 titles within the past few months.
Very meaningful thought provoking works that are definitely worth reading.

There is a reason why his books has sold over 26million copies worldwide for these inspirational stories.

Birthday

should be happy.
Any other unpleasant things should be cast out of mind.
or at least i tried.
But mood was still dampen.

Anyway, thanks to all the wishes and big kiss to those who make time out for meet-up.

i had 6 treats (3 more to go);
cut 4 cakes;
drank 2times;
and so gained
2 kg of weight & 1 inch on waist.

i've been filled with love!

我是幸福的
其他的都不重要了

It's Official. . .

i'm past mid 20s; getting nearer to 30s!

26 years ago all thanks to my mum, i'm here!
Thanks Mum!
In celebration of my egg crack day.

百变的我

发现我的发型从2003至今变了无数次

long, straight, rebond, coloured, all black, perm, short, fringe, without fringe; i have tried it all.
All thanks to my 造型师 - Esther from Masa salon!

最新的我
小女子可是多变哦！

Follow up on Rescued Kitten

Following on earlier entry, the kitten whom we named Eunos (cos that's where he was rescued) is on the course of recovery.
He eats well, plays well, shit well.

We have managed to house him at a cat volunteer place Metta Cats today.

it seems like he will be in good hands and hopefully his health will get better & eventually adopted into a good family.

My trip to Metta Cats has given me a totally new perceptive of the animal welfare group in Spore.
The enthusiasm, dedication and love that these volunteers showed are overwhelming.
i am very tempted to do my contribution for this little charity group.

There Goes Krispy Kreme in HK

i am sad.
1 of the attraction (at least to me) in HK is gone!

Krispy Kreme will be out of HK.
Read news here.
in need to find another heaven which can satisfy my craving of this fav original glazed donuts.