First post of the year: During the transition of 2007 to 2008

I wanted to write this just after the performance review as I was so relieved and when I am, just like when I had just completed a training session, I don’t feel like doing anything work-related =) But as usual, on Friday afternoon, especially at 3pm onwards, it becomes extremely busy as everyone is trying to finish up for the weekend to have a guilt-free shopping trip, I guess.

Performance review

So, the overall score says that I am ‘on target’. Ok, so it wasn’t as bad as I thought but of course it could be better. Among the comments were that I have to build rapport with the clients and break the ice during the training sessions to facilitate my visits to them soon. MS kena on this too. I agree on this but how would my boss know from only attending the very first training that I gave? I have certainly improved since then. Needless to say that on the first day, having to face the clients and the boss sitting at the back scared the shit out of me. Couldn’t even string my sentences together and was jumbling my words, how could I even train them to use the software? She has not sat in since for any of my consecutive classes (please do not), unless she sent a spy or called the clients for feedback. But clients would definitely not comment that I did not make small talk or break the ice with them, I believe they would rather comment on the quality of the training which I didn’t receive any news on. I still fear the day she decides to pop by halfway unannounced, I’m still nervous being observed by a superior sitting at the back like those trainee teachers and yeah, then the crap that I preach would be found out hahaha! Other than that, I’m fine with the clients as long as I keep thinking that I’m smarter than them and they will take in any sh*t I feed them =D

Plans made for me:
1. To attend a media planning course supposedly to commence next month in Uptown on a weekly basis (can meet Timmy for dinner there and the possibility of skipping class and ending up in 1U is rather high!)
2. To have our own set of clients for a more personalized touch (I can foresee more training and PR work)
3. Start visiting clients at their places (after that, can go dating and make claims for the mileage and parking! Hey my boss went shopping too after the meeting with Astro)

Only the course is good. Having our own set of clients is bad as there is more accountability! Besides, boss said that I’m already assigned our biggest client’s account, so I don’t need this. And visiting clients is.. hai, I’m not really a friendly person. I’d be going there and forced to smile and make small talk, which is tiring and fake but actually very good for people skills.

Big man

I’m lucky that somehow I became the contact person for this ‘biggest client’. Being this contact person has its pros and cons, like any other thing in the world. I’m important now =) but I’m at their every whim and fancy as they are the only people who have the right to call for training at any time of the year that they wish. They know this and making use of it! That is fine but being this contact person gets me into lots of trouble with ‘big man’ aka MD. He doesn’t know the shit he’s talking about. He doesn’t know what’s happening beyond the 4 walls of his room and asks for things that are non-existent in our software! Then, there’s something wrong with him. I thought that I was the dyslexic one when he talked for minutes and I couldn’t make out at all what he was saying or get any points out of it. Finally my boss said that she herself doesn’t know what’s his problem with my Excel report and my colleague said that she can’t make out what is he saying either. So, he is the dyslexic one here =D So bloody annoying. He talks as if you’re a dumb ass. His secretary can’t stand him as well. No wonder no one wants to eat lunch with him everyday.

(in complaining mood)

Dr Chua

It was shocking as no one has ever come out to admit that it was himself naked, having fun with a woman that isn’t his wife. Well, even if it was his wife, no one wanna have their whole body and skills (or the lack of it) bared for the world to see. It is embarrassing. If he had denied it, at least he would still be given the benefit of a doubt.

He thought that by coming clean, he would be the admired, heroic one. Or perhaps he was so proud of his performance that he feared someone would take credit for it. His plan backfired actually. That’s why he had to resign in the end. I pity him, he lost everything. Politicians are people too. I mean, if an engineer were to be caught in a same situation, he wouldn’t lose his job. But then, this guy earns a big salary at the end of the month, we pay you so much, so we have a right to dictate what (angelic) behaviour we want!!

I admired and pitied him until he blamed his downfall on his job that required him to travel around the country. Said that he was the first minister to visit some particular hospital in a long time and even sarcastically ‘advised’ his successor to do things slowly so to not offend people. Come on, having to travel is your excuse? So you were doing your job so well that you had a severe itch down there?? Serve you right now!

And is it just because he’s a minister, the police are so strict on clamping down on the distribution of his DVD? Til people are scared to own it and everyone wants to see it. Hot topic in the office on how and where to get it. There are many other victims in similar cases but don’t see the police halting the distribution of the recordings.

Morals of the story:
From my colleague, Kwan: Not to stay at the same hotel and same room every time! Yeah, it was that regular til people even knew of his schedule but he himself doesn’t know when it was shot.

From the Health Ministry: For safe sex, use a face mask, not a condom.

Lovey dovey time

So I’m not the only one who has a bf, looks like Jiin has one too from her blog =D So, I suppose it’s ok for me to gush =)

1. I was on the way back with Crystal from collecting my car from the workshop. Wanted to tell Tim that I got the car already but since I was driving, took some time to type out the message. As soon as I finally sent it off, he asked at the very next second
if I’ve got it.

2. I’d reached my office already in the morning but didn’t want to sms him so early. Debated whether should I go and put my stuff first, then finally decided to and took my own sweet time getting out of the car and walking into the building. Had just put down my bag and decided it’s time to ‘write new message’ to tell him that I was there already and that he need not rush, when his sms came in. Need not even start typing. No, it wasn’t the usual time or something. I was extra early that day and besides, who would expect you to arrive at the office at 7.15am?

There was at least another incident or two. It’s just weird. I mean, there are so many seconds in a day, how can 2 people possibly send sms-es to each other at that very same second? Not trying to be mushy here but it’s just plain .. magic!! =D Tim calls it ‘synchronized missing’ but to me, it’s err.. ‘magic’ haha =D

Tim wants me to meet his mum soon. It’s funny how I’m sometimes so nervous about meeting the ‘in-laws’ but at times, I had this ‘I don’t give a damn if your mother likes me’ attitude. I guess that happens when you know the person is really into you and you need not impress his family cos well, he wants you =) In fact, I think they were trying more to jaga my hati the last time, so the more I didn’t bother impressing them haha!

But I’m nervous now. His mum is as no-nonsense as he is, wherelse I'm totally.. =) I must be on my best behaviour. No swearing, no cursing and no sitting with my legs wide open hahahahaa!!

In the office

KC was standing behind James who was seated, looking at his newly-cut hair

KC : Wah, the more you cut your hair, the shorter it gets (implying that he is balding, which he truly is)
Me : Of course la, takkan the more you cut your hair, the longer it gets?
James : (laughing very happily that I’m not against him for once) Ya lor!!
KC : The more you cut your hair, the less it gets (hits the raw nerve this time) (peering at his scalp)
Me : You’re seeing whether got ‘666’ or not ah??!
KC : No, got the 9 dots
Me : The 9 dots is Shaolin right?
Shikin : What is that? Char kuey tiao ah?

Diet resolution

Breakfast-free plan has gone haywire. First, the decision between us and Nielsen to go separate ways has resulted in us having our unlimited supply of drinks and biscuits round the clock, instead of relying on the tea lady’s services. If that isn’t bad enough, Tim and I started to have breakfast together almost daily since the start of his new job. So sweet right? A nice start for the day. It doesn’t feel like a work day and don’t mind reaching the office early too. After breakfast with Tim, back to the office for round 2. Adoi. From supposedly none to 2 rounds =D

It’s nice when you can blame someone when your diet (or anything else) goes off. Well, Tim blames me too and guess you’ll soon see an obese couple walking around. Conclusion: Love makes you fat, so make love to lose it.

Road tales

A collection of pics taken on the road..

These are the same car number collection..

Cool isn’t it, to have 2 cars having the same number parked side by side. This fella comes very early to the office as well.

Madness and a miracle..

Mad jam at the Bandar Tasik Selatan traffic lights. Super duper bad and got a headache after that. However right in front of me on the left is Timmy =)

The Fed highway approaching the Berkeley roundabout last Thursday at 6.30pm! So ma piau isn’t it? Sorry but every time I see an unusually clear stretch, I’m gonna put it here.

Wanna see a fool?


So irritating. After some time, I lost my patience that this jackass isn’t going to get it, so I changed lanes to the left with the intention of letting him pass, then get right behind him and really blind him but instead there was a car stuck too close to his butt. So frustrated, I had changed lanes and already had my high lights on!!

Moral of the story: Wash my car more often. If you were wondering why are there spots in some pics especially the Tasik Selatan one, those are dust la =)

Shoes

Check out these shoes!


Have you seen such an ugly pair of shoes? Looks like it could buckle under a fatso’s weight. Those straps are actually something like safety belts but not to protect your feet. They are in case someone wants to steal your beautiful shoes and prevents him from yanking them off your feet.

At least this looks astronautical!

If I had to choose, I’d go for this. Cos got fishbones =) Love fishbone designs, look cute on pendants. But then, this really looks like a real dead ikan kembung there. I said if I had to choose. But I might as well take the safety belt ones, they could get me the attention of some Datuk in some bar or the very least I could do with them is to go ka-toing ka-toing.. then patah haha!

Anyway, those heels are so high, can die oh.. wearing them will make me look like a king-kong and those Datuks will only reach up to my breasts. And they can only reach Suet Leng’s belly button. Stare at her belly button the whole night =P =P =P

A short collection of naggings

Irritatingness runs in the family.

*****
It puts me off when people do not learn a lesson after things happen. But I fail to learn mine too. Now I must seriously learn mine, not put in anymore efforts to be nice or sweet and live in my own world.

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Why are people so obsessed with what others think of them? I believe as long as what you are doing is right or that you believe it is, there shouldn’t be a reason to hide the truth. Life is more than worrying what people think of you and I don’t change for people as well. Like me or leave me haha. Yes, I am that stubborn.


A teacher’s frustration

There’s this kid in my tuition class that is really lame. He does not know at all what am I talking about, has NO understanding of English whatsoever, can’t even write his own name correctly, has very poor attention span, in fact none at all and is an empty vessel. The thing that he prides himself in achieving is when he manages to sneak a peek at the others’ answers, which to his credit is actually quite a task as the others are avoiding him and covering their answers. He spends his whole time trying to glance at people’s answers rather than think of it. When the others have completed 8 fill-in-the-blank sentences, he is only still copying the first one off the board. Wait for the next hour to get the answer from him; duration depending on whether he has improved in his ‘glancing and sneaking’ skills. Yes, I have given up on him. Not just a poor student but he just can’t give you his attention, is an empty vessel and besides, if you fall off your chair while just sitting on it 3 times in a span of an hour, there is clearly something wrong with you.

Moral of the story: Find a smart partner so that you produce smart kids. If you are already smart, find an even smarter partner (yes, everybody is greedy in this world) and if you are dumb, please do your bit for the ecosystem and find a super brainy partner to balance out the stupidity in you. It is also scientifically proven that sons take after their mothers’ intelligence (or the lack of it) while daughters take after both parents. Just some info for you to start on. And if you think that a certain gender of your kids will be affected, then you should start planning your diet to get the desired sex of your kids to spare them (and yourself and partner) the agony of being ridiculed and ostracized by both their peers and teachers.

(This message is brought to you by your neighbourhood’s thoughtful blogger. Just doing her small bit for the ecosystem)