Me & my pet peeves..

I am absolutely anal about my notes.
I do not lend them to others. U wan to borrow? i'm make a copy for u
I really really hate it when my notes have dog-ears..
I absolutely have to highlight my notes using my ruler to get a straight line.
I have to clean my ruler with a tissue paper after every highlighting.
I have to use the same color of highlighter for all my notes of the same module.

Am i too anal? Yes I am ANAL about my NOTES and that is me.

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I hate hate hate taxi drivers.

No matter which company's taxi i take, the driver will yak and yak and yak.
Doesnt matter if i'm not answering. they will carry on their one-side conversation all the way till i alight.
the worst thing? they always start at the CTE ERP gantry, complaining about the government earning alot of the citizen's money, and somewhere, somehow, when we turn out of the expressway, they will link to their life, about their wife being nagging, how they hate to go home etc..
I AM NOT AUNT AGGY! cant u see i am not interested!
I'm a paying customer, why not pay me and DEN i LISTEN to u!

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I finish studying my modules!
left with the case studies and i can proceed on for my revision!
at this rate i am right on schedule, the only thing left is to pray that i will pass!

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!

2 months into the Year 2008

Blink of an eye and its mid feb of 2008.. Chinese New Year has passed, Valentine's Day has passed. Many changes has taken place and I wonder if I'll be able to catch up....

I had great fun over the luna new yr holidays coz i went over to malaysia to visit Ro's parents. I like his dad.. very bubbly and talkative, full of himself but nevertheless a very nice fatherly figure. however, given my temperamental nature, i dun think both of us will live in peace :P Ro's mum is the typical quiet giver of the family. she never complains even though uncle keeps picking on her. its pretty amazing that she never flares up even when sometimes we can see that its quite unjust. i guess she is the direct opposite of me.. heehee.. i am never wrong, always right! so dun try to accuse me or point that i'm wrong :P visited Ro's granny and then went to Justco to shop. Justco reminds me of singapore's vivocity coz its big. o ya! we had dinner at a restaurant after the shopping trip and love the yu shen there! there wasnt much vege and they had this yellow n red instant noodle like thingy so the whole yu shen tasted crispy & nice! i like!!

the major change in this yr is work. Sherin resigned and thus finance n accounts department had some re-shuffling. the other snr financial analyst will take over sherin's position s the accounting mgr and the lady that was previously working under him will now be reporting to my boss irvin. i feel like an only child, suddenly having to share my treats wif an elder sister. it shouldnt have affected me much but this lady will soon be going for her maternity leave and i have to cover for part of her work. this really worries me as one of her reports for month end takes her 12 hrs. i would have to start learning from her next week. i will have to do the closing on my own next month and it is also the quarterend. scary! i hope i dun fail my boss. in any case, i am taking this opportunity to make myself perform. i'm too self-satisfied in my own comfort zone. its time i raise up to challenges and work hard!

just read thru my cpa australia mentorship program and realised that i have really been too complacent. there are many areas to be achieved and i have to work hard to complete them. step one is sitting down with my mentor sherin and planing my future. i must complete my practical experience asap! I must be more proactive!

2008 is a year of self-reflections. reflecting on my work, my life and my growth as an individual. i will strive hard to achieve my personal goals! Do well in my career, clear all my debts, save enuff for my future plans and most of all, be a supportive girlfriend, daughter & sister!

Bitten by the lazy bug.....

i'm feeling really really sleepy... guess the lazy bug has flown over again..

i've been really busy these days.. was busy polishing the candle holders and the urn on sat tat i had give my mani pedi a miss.. so disappointed. ugly nails for cny :(

these days i keep getting insect bites on my thighs and behind my knees.. seriously i duno wats happening.. nv had so many insect bites before. now i have ugly legs.. wan to chop them off.. :(

zach juz passed me the bottle of pineapple tarts.. the bottle is humongous!!! my goodness.. i almost faint from the shock. i am so d-e-a-d.. i overbought pineapple tarts this yr.. 3 small bottles and i manage to clear only one and a half bottles.. plus the box tat mum bought from bangawan solo.. add this.. die die die.. :(

i'm beginning to dread cny.. just 2 days of celebrations and i have to prepare for so long, so many stuff to do. luckily this yr its 4 days of celebrations coz i'm going to msia on the 3rd and 4th day.. wooohooo!!!! my first cny msia trip!! hope the ang baos collected will make the trip worth it.. muahahhaa.. in any case.. i hate the prepartiong work :(

why do i always run out of clothes to wear? i bought 4 sets of pajamas, 5 dresses, 2 skirts, 3 tops, 2 pairs of shoes and i still feel tat i dun have clothes to wear on cny?? :(

S-O S-I-A-N..

i hate monthend closing..

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