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Sunday, March 30, 2003
Premature evacuation
To be fair, Boss was very nice to me today. If I were to list down all the nice things he's done, it'll probably be a very long blog. However, the last thing that he did has nullified his previous good deeds.
So what evil thing did he do? He dragged me out of the restaurant before I could enjoy my tiramisu. So I'm feeling a little bit frustrated now. I had just enough of a taste to whet my appetite. But not enough to truly sate my chocolate-coffee-liquor craving.
For his wife's sake, I hope he does not make a habit of this. Also, I hope that this is not indicative of how he does other things in general.
So, boys and girls, what have we learnt today?
Lesson 1: How you finish is more important that everything else.
Lesson 2: Never come between a girl and her dessert.
addendum...
Boss sensed my unhappiness and like so many others in his position, he threw money and compliments at me. I also got a quasi promotion. Am slightly mollified. Lest you think I'm being difficult, the money was my pay, the dinner vouchers he gave me were for a restaurant at Novena Square (near the infamous TTSH) and the compliments were things I've heard before. As for the promotion, his words "gradually move you towards..." were vague enough for him to renege his offer.
Still, he scores points for effort.
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Friday, March 28, 2003
Help anyone?
Two things I need help on:
a) Movie posters from the 60s.
Anyone knows a shop, website, book or organisation where I can find such things? If they are local movies, then all the better.
b) Web advertisement for Italian restaurant.
For dunno wat reason, Boss has arrowed me to do a web ad for La Smorfia. I dunno where he gets the idea that I'm good at copy writing. Anyone has any creative ideas? Reward: dinner treat at the restaurant itself.
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Wednesday, March 26, 2003
Ignorance is bliss
Boss asked if I was lonely and without really thinking about it, I replied no. "Well, I am," he countered.
Now that I've had some time to dwell on this topic and I realise that I am lonely.
I'm accustomed to solitary pursuits and being away from people doesn't really bug me. Moreover, I'm the sort who prefers to work quietly. SW (the girl I share an office with) and I used to work in companionable silence, once in a while making the occasional comment. But she now hates my guts (I don't know why) and the atmosphere in the office is tense. Do I need to say that the silence is deafening? What makes it worse is that she often walks out to the common area, where the others' workstations are, and laughs and makes jokes with the rest of the staff. I can't follow what's going on out there (because of physical distance and language barrier) and I'm beginning to feel left out.
Boss' brilliant idea of staggering lunch hours also means that I lack opportunities for social interaction. I have to stay in the office to receive calls and visitors while everyone else goes out for lunch. There's no question of asking a few people to stay back with me, because everyone (including SW) is hungry by 12noon. Those rare few who remain in the office from 12noon to 1pm do so because they are rushing projects, so they don't have time to socialise with me either.
It demoralises me to know that SW is getting chummier with everyone else, while I'm becoming an outsider. I wonder whether they hate me? I bet my friendliness with boss bugs them too. But I can't help that. Afterall, he's the only one left for me to talk to.
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Monday, March 10, 2003
A very special day
Happy 25th Birthday to Tjin-Kai!
As my SisNo2 would say, "You're a Quarter-Century Egg!"
And sending lots of warm n fuzzy thoughts to MummyHuayi. She starts work today at CPF as a Customer Relations Officer. She must look so adorable in that blue-green uniform. How wonderful! Now she can explain the whole CPF thing to me. Yay!
Yesterday was my 1month anniversary of working at VirtualMap. On the bus to work, TVMobile was showing ChannelNewsAsia's morning bulletin. One of the main stories was PM Goh's message to undergraduates: "Take any job...But hold on to your dreams." A very timely message. Yesterday making tea, tomorrow the world!
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Unleashing repressed memories
Boss asked me to make tea just now:
He: Do you know how to make teh-o?
Me: Yes...
He: Hot water and sugar...
Me: Yes, I know!
As I was making tea, it occurred to me that I've not done this for 32 days. You see, before my parents went overseas, my relatives came in droves to visit them. So for the better part of a week I was making endless pots of tea. Pandan tea, lemon tea, tea with milk... you name it, I probably made it.
I was so sick of seeing this brown stuff, I gave up tea altogether. I even repressed the memory. For the past month I totally forgot that I had a drawerful of tea stuff. Each time I wanted a hot drink, I chose coffee or milo. It never occured to me that there was tea in the house, much less that I could drink it.
Now that my parents are coming back, I forsee myself becoming the teh-gal for the next weekend or two. Sigh...
By the way, my parents' flight has been delayed. From Sunday afternoon to Monday 8.45am to Monday 10pm. The latest news is that they will reach Changi on Tuesday at 11.50am. Poor Mummy and Daddy. :c
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Monday, March 03, 2003
This can only mean one thing... my boss is out of the office! As they say, when the cat's away, the mouse comes out to play.
Mostly Farrelly - You and Farrell have many things in common. But don't get too carried away by this result, you still have some learning to do... that is, if you WANT to be like Farrell...
How Farrell are you?
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avoidant
Which Personality Disorder Do You Have?
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-Sensitive- You're Sensitive, and you'd like to stay that way. Sorry,listened to a bit too much Jewel there. You're sweet and very emotionally charged. You definitely love the person you're with, and always want to know how they're feeling so you can make sure they're happy.
What Kind of Girlfriend Are You?
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Bert & Ernie's Gay Love Affair
Look, everyone knows you two are lovebirds. Why not do the brave thing and admit it to the world? The times are kinder nowadays. There may be the odd ultraconservative bigwig or overprotective mom, but so what? Piss on 'em. Come on out of the closet. It's ok.
Which Sesame Street Muppet's Dark Secret Are You?
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For a full list of muppet results, click here. This is the best test I've taken in a long while. Very original and insightful.
All quizzes courtesy of Ange.
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