Life's tough decisions...

I tendered my resignation yesterday. felt really terrible. i knew irvin needs my help most now but i left to pursue my other interest. i was really nervous when i tendered so i blurted out saying that the co is paying me more. of coz that is not the biggest reason but it certainly is in my consideration. the new job will add on to my portfolio coz it involves the setting up of proper business processes which i am quite keen on. i see it as a good career advancement coz to be a leader, you muz be able to set up processes that others can follow.

i will always remember his disappointed look that was on his face yesterday. i felt like i've betrayed him but luckily he did assure me that he is only disappointed if i left coz of money but of coz he respect my decision if it is beneficial to my career advancement. i am really grateful to him for his guidance these two years and hope that i will be able to remain on such good terms with him. i believe after he has gotten used to the idea of me leaving, he will be able to revert to his old self. if only he can go over with me....

Mind Cafe on 9th Mar 08

late late late blog entry on our wonderful time at the Mind Cafe on 9th Mar 08 with Eleanor & Daren. I'll visit the Mind Cafe again though not for the dinner coz it wasnt really fantastic, but for the wonderful time, playing those games and making silly actions.

We played Chicken Cha Cha Cha, a test of memory. the game's something like old maid, you flip up the cards in the centre to match them to the next picture that your chicky will land on. if you manage to overtake your opponent, you get to take his tail & any other tail that he/she has won from others. Daren's the winner, which is not surprising as he's in an occupation that needs him to hv good memory in case he gets assulted outside by his ex-customers. :P i recalled him saying we're not supposed to disclose his occupation thus i think i'm not making any sense describing his job here:)A pity that there wasnt any photos taken coz we totally forgotten it!

Next up, we played Dogsville. I chose the game thinking it'll be fun but turns out its so complicated that we abandoned it after some time. each of our dogs got to pee, got to dig up trash, run away from the pound car and also collect as much bone s possible.. just too complicated for the kind of fun we're looking for. The photo shows how stressed the guys were trying to figure the game out!

Opt for another game, a Japanese card game, which i will call the 'band of robbers card game'. its a simple card game which the cards we hold depicts the environment of where we are. so we can chose who we wan to 'shoot' and if the person has the same environment card, he/she will have to discard the cards:) Eleanor won of coz.. she's best at shoot ppl.. oh wait.. ro should win rite? he's even beta at shooting aeroplane!

Deciding that the card game is slightly too mild, we went on to play Jenga.. my all time fear! i'm cursed with really wobbly hands, butter fingers & trembling palms, thus needless to say, i lost badly. LOL! we tried to scheme each other by making the thing wobbly n stuff and also making it increasingly difficult like setting up rules like the sequence of coloured blocks we have to pick etc. The most unforgettable post? Daren's PCK technique!

the last game is the best! we played Sayoddles ( think its pronouced as 'say-o-ddles'. there are props that will help you depict the list of items u have to act out for your team member to guess. there is a long sponge, a square piece of sponge, a cup and a sponge ball.. needless to say, mr daren gave us a kodak moments shot :) this game made us dissolve in laughter! getting our team member to guess correctly simply drives us up the wall and since we couldnt talk, we used our hands to voice out our pent up frustration. whahahaha.. ie those vulgarities action. :P

Mind cafe is one place i will go again with them! loads of fun and laughter!

Sponsors needed...

met up wif buddy last nite at punggol park and guess wat? he's going to japan in april!!!!! all his fault! i wasnt very interested when ro told me his colleague's going coz i paisay to trouble his colleague. but this time, its my buddy leh! i never even mention tat i wan and he offer to help me buy leh! gd opportunity rite!

i've narrowed down to 2 bags so far, my fav being the dumpling bag, and one more tote bag which i'm considering black or beige. thinking of getting a wallet too.. so just have to chose between 2 designs of the wallet.

Most important problem is... WHERE DO I FIND SPONSORS??????

any kind hearted soul who sees this blog entry, pls leave a comment if you're willing to fullfill a pitiful piggy princess's wish... maybe set up a piggy princess foundation bah...

My lunch kakhi... my mentor..

Today's a sad day.. its been raining since yesterday, with the on and off showers. my lunch kakhi cum mentor, sherin, has resigned and today's her last day.

went for sun with moon dining japanese restaurant with the accounts team and my boss yesterday. the lunch was sponsored by martin, our finance director, though he couldnt make it as he was flying off to US. the food there is good, so far its my 2nd visit there and it still never fails to fill up my satisfyingly :) i had the salted kalbi pork rice! irvin was asking what was the diff between the kalbi pork n the normal pork we have and i replied, ' this is a branded pork as it has a name, unlike normal pork, which is just pork'. haha.. lame joke indeed.

today we went to modestos. nice pizza there, however, the pasta was slightly disappointing as the salmon cream was terrible. the salmon isnt fresh thus there was a purid taste to it. i miss sherin. she is my listening ear, listening to all my gossips, grumbles and lame jokes over lunch, giving me guidance, consoling words and also joining me in all my nonsensical rabbles. she is my mentor for my cpa aust. i'm grateful that she agreed to be my mentor, soothing my fears in facing the problems that i have for the program. one thing i'm glad is i'll be meeting her on a frequent basis for my cpa program :)

from today onwards, i'll have to lunch with my boss coz i'm other lunch kakhi is on maternity leave. hope all goes well.. dirty rice life.. here i come!