Rambles...
Thursday, December 25, 2008
New
Always like this city, skyscrapers kinda landscape, ironically cos' i'm not a city person myself.
Did not notify anyone of this new site. I'm such an oddball, more comfortable with strangers & passer-bys looking at this than people I know.
It's xmas today, a peaceful & quiet one this year, exactly what I've wanted.
The schedule for the remaining 2008
- this week: finish 1500 HRM assignment one
- next week: finish 1500 HRMassignment two
How nice -_-"'
Back to chomping notes...
Happy New Year, World!
Sunday, December 14, 2008
Insanity
I've 5 books to read, (probably going to drop 2 of them), 3 assignments to write (2 to submit in January 2009), need to sort out the mess at work, settle my personal stuff, keep an eye (& put my hand in also) family duties while sneezing and coughing away my lungs in the midst of festival season and birthdays celebrations.
What a way to 2008 closure.... i expect it to be better -_-"'
O man, either I learn how to do things faster or give me 36hrs a day. shit, that leaves me with no choice...
i sworn to myself that if i can't finish what I've to do by 8th Jan 2009, I'm not going to celebrate my birthday...
Come on, MOTIVATE!!!
Sidenote: It's HRM module this sem...it's ridiculous that our assignments have to be handed in the week we finished our lectures. how to write when you are not taught anything on it yet???!!!
O yes, degree level i know. Year 3 is like a triple jump from the 1st 2 years....
anyway if you have materials/readings that you think can help me, HELP ME!
Thank you!!!
Sunday, December 07, 2008
blogging hiatus
Lol
some updates
exam came and go... probably a goner this time.
bought a laptop, this and that (year-end is a spending period), a/c suffering.
work is ... ... shrugz ... dunno what to say.
need to start on my project like now...
not in the writing mood... tt's all for now.
Saturday, November 08, 2008
Saturday, November 01, 2008
It's on!
We finally managed to synchronize our schedules after so so so so so many years... lol
ironically, when we are all out of school, almost.
Hope there are more to come, hopefully once a year?!
3 more months to go....
but firstly I got impt things on hand.
3more weeks to exams, again!!! Endure endure endure.... 1 more year to go only.
I need to come up with a kickass project sia!!!
Saturday, October 25, 2008
10252008
Monday, September 29, 2008
C'est La Vie
Think i use it at least once a day while msn-ing Leng. O well... not much chances left though..
This is it! after one of the fastest decisions made in my life, Tmr will be my last day after 30months. Quite a feat actually..
As i said many times to many ppl, I'm going to swear off enviromentally UNfriendly takeaways once i leave this place.
A mixture of feelings, excited abt the new envt n exposure yet worried that I might not live up to expectations.
still ok with the job scope n stuff, just really paranoid abt my wardrobe!!
Hope what i bought last sat is enough to last me appropriately. Geez
Wish me well... haha!
Sidenote: Will I miss my current workplace? Probably an absolute No.
Monday, September 22, 2008
Monday
I tot something was not right cos i didn't hear mum's scolding. anyway scoldings can't make her cry. she will just sulk n pout.
then i hear mum n qi rushing to her... so I went to check out what happened lor.
It seems she cracked her finger while trying to unravel her mop of hair and it was so painful that she teared. what the... =_='''
U need a haircut, Jamie Darling. ...
sunday at home is all play, no work.
Being monday, is a bored shitless day at work. gathering tt no 1 will be coming in today, i think i shld try to do some tutorials. doubt i'll get a chance to do it properly once i start the new job.
im missing out the yr end bonus due to my departure.. so its a ultimate broke mth. have to resort to withdraw payout for the sch fees. Must be careful in spending this 2 mths.
Thank goodness my acccumulated kind deed has kind returns. dun have to be bother by the bills until next year, at least.
For my benefactoress' generosity, i wish her luck, confidence and big smile for her interview later... erm.. i mean now. lol
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
OMG....
Im anticipating whirlwind for the next 2 month, i hope its not whirlpool...
Breathe Deeply......
Saturday, September 13, 2008
Lucky Streak
Wednesday, September 03, 2008
Bungee Jump
work my way upwards, plunge myself downwards in split seconds, dangle for a while, slowly climb up and the cycle continues...
i'm currently climbing up...
series of coincidences recently...
was thinking of getting a MP3 for the longest time, on-off desire but after a series of meeting whacky ppl ard me (saw an uncle making expletives at a bus stop billboard featuring Team Singapore), i tot i really need one to distract myself from the envt. Then got a mail from jun saying she got lobang for MP3. Great! save myself from the crowd or make pressured-purchase.
was telling qi maybe we shld use the bookstores vouchers to get HP6 & 7. few days later in the middle of a mj game, ting called to say she saw HP6 at 2ndhand bkstore at thomson, so got her to help me get it. Wonderful!
I 'spring-cleaned' my work desk ytd, literary flipped the whole table n thrashing out old stuffs. Some will know i got this fetish of packing (ting will nod her head vigourously i think, got tramautised by me last taiwan trip). anyway... my boss is one of those 'dunnos' as he kept giving me that raised-brows side looks from his table. I DO look like im packing to leave for good. LOL
anyway during qi's job searching period, i make a mental note to update my resume in case of any sudden opportunity and it came... jun's lobang. going give a shot n try not to embarrass jun in the process...
i got pressured-purchased by the beauticians... so it's facial for me.?!!! can u imagine? let's see if I look more radiant after the whole thing...
Why is that I need to spend $ when i'm at the poorest or is it that the spendings make me poor?
haizzz.... absence of 1 mth pay is enough to get myself in a pathetic position.... i still got 2 more instalments to go for sch fees... die.. must restrain myself from unneccessay expeditures now on.
我要赚多多钱!!!
PS: this is creepy man... i was thinking to myself of asking couz S abt my fyp and she suddenly MSN me out of the blue. another coincidence?!
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
那个让我又爱又恨的姑娘。。。
Wish you everlasting fun, laughter, peace & joy!
~ Happy Birthday ~
PS: All the best in the swimming meet & future ones to come!
Love, Oei
Monday, August 25, 2008
clothes
from clean folded clothes to dishing out dirty laundry...
incredulous...
is this 苦中作乐? shrugz...
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
20082008
#1: was waiting for the sch shuttle bus last sat at queenstown when a lady (chinese) approached me to help her sms. it seems that she just went to visit a friend (indian male) at queenstown prison and needed to help him pass a msg to his ex-wife (Fillipina). Strange combi, right?
The sms was a simple one stating when is he coming out, that he missed their daughter, and he doesn't love her and has nothing with her anymore and don't bother her after he is out.
i was constantly in the bewildered mode... diaoz. The lady started to talk to me like an old friend after i sent the sms. told me the why the guy was in imprisioned the 3rd time (overstay, using stolen nirc and overstay again), received his 6 rotans at which part of the butt... ask me if she can applied him over to sg, how to do it, etc.. (she think im ICA is it?!) if not she gotta meet him at m'sia instead.
She could have gone on and on if I didn't sms my classmate to meet me there. Sweat...
#2: same day, at the school library where no-necked G was there with his gang. I was looking through this textbook when he came over to tell me POLITELY the recommended text was at the other side. This sudden change of attitude caught me by surprise and again the look of surprise. This is weirder that #1 in my opinion but later i figure out it cld be cos Girl N was with me and he wants to impress as usual.
#3: at work: desperado EK called for 1 quotation. He has the tendency to overstep. when i realised i faxed to their old location, not knowing they had shifted, he went "U so cute, still faxed there". +_+''' later on, " do u still owe me anything? or I got owe you dinner, lunch?" While i rolled my eyes in disgust, i was quite calm to ignore whatever he said and ended the conv with " i faxed the quote to you now. Bye."
Leng later commented that i'm so challenging, no wonder he continued to do that. O please...
#4: on the bus59 after work. this uncle kept asking me how to read the road names. Gotta explain what's PIE jurong, Changi Airport, Bedok, Tuas, etc in mandarin. A local but he doesn't even know what's 'highway'. People around us was raising their brows when i have to said 泛岛快速公路.
whatever...
#5: this is power... dear ms tan actually asked me what is the url for her blog. i tot it was a trick qn before i typed "wordpress.com?" with hesitation. her reply, "O ya.. i totally forgot"
Win liao lor... lolz
Guess this is one of those rare funny entry i wrote since dunno when. Though the incidents are quite funny as it is, can't seem to put it across in the right tone. Qi can do this well while im plauged with negativity in syntax. lolz
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
New Skin
Wednesday, August 06, 2008
Blocked
lack of bloggable activites these days... in hermit mode again.
health index on the plunge, too much distress
losing twinkle in the eyes, almost irrecoverable by now i think
dropped swimming... resume work.... (how i wished it was the other way round)
skimed through 5th exam anyhow... started 6th sem this wk
procrastinating on my dissertation workflow... classmates still as irritable
Hair cut, but no weight cut ( can't believe this, was on light diet for a few weeks, kns)
still attitude at work
yet to recover from the last sat's aftermath
Life is such a miserable affair... if only i could swap...
end up, wrote quite a bit eh?!
Sunday, July 27, 2008
Drama
Thursday, July 03, 2008
Unwell
there's indeed something very wrong with me when i cannot enjoy my mum's cooking as usual.
i get hungry every few hours but i've no apetitte...
Gastritis kept churning stomach, making me toss n turn in my bed whole night long.. half awake half the night...
Bad sleep = more complications.... Heatiness gives me Headache, Ulcer, and now dunno is toothache or gum ache... plus the continuous belching and nausea & feeling very tired in the day...
Life is so hellish now... crap -(
Come on ppl, surprise me with a blog entry leh....
Tuesday, July 01, 2008
So irritated!
it's almost like battling, less physical more mental. On top of the load of tutorials to clear & the occurence of exams 3x a year with a on-going job, I still have to handle some people's imaturity, under table schemes & plots, hypocrisy & even tactlessness.
I assume that as compared to full time, there will be more intellecutals around. Come to think about it now - What a JOke!
it's like back to primary school.. .
i know there's something wrong with me, in terms of socialising. Weird, odd, strange... whatever..
I never find ' to blend with the majority' an essential... judging from the number of friends which i can count with 1 hand, it has always been like this. Making small chats is a tedious task to me, i rather kiss a python.
I keep a low profile, quiet, independent, satisfy on being alone or even aloof . Yet there are just some stupid pple that like to magnify my abnormality ( yah.. i agree im not normal)
Does my oddity really affect you so much? or just plain envy that i'm what u can't?!
What's strange is the amount of phone calls, sms and emails i always get around exam periods. When Ppl who normally whisper behind your back suddenly come up to you with a bright chripy smile, u know something is not right. " Jacq, want to go makan? Jacq, want to go home together? " Before u know it, " Jacq, u finish this qn aldy? Can i read ur ans? How u write ar? want to swap ans? "
i pui pui pui pui pui... *roll my eyes*
Instead of focusing on the lessons, i've to crack my brain to taiji all these idiots away, act real stupid n blur & timing my exits to avoid all this pests! TMD... Wah Kaozzz... this is more tiring than the lesson itself!
this is Crazy!!! Seriously... u ppl should really get a life..
start by reading the newspaper & oberve what's around u.
Public display of ignorance is just not cool, i tell ya.
I think im weird because i'm more sane than them...
I remained unperturbed but trust me, no one day has past w/o me thinking of throwing a chair at ....
16 more months...
Thursday, June 19, 2008
Filler Post
once u decided to step out of his life or have a life w/o him, u will have no more connection w/him
Saturday, June 07, 2008
Madness!
i feel fat after coming back from Penang... time to work out.... Eating trips do not suit me.
Friday, May 30, 2008
Generation Gap
i can't talk to u now cause the singnet broadband is a little bit crazy lah so i will talk to u at sunday instead
JacQ says (12:28 PM):
im not going out tmr or tonight
JacQ says (12:28 PM):
dun make it sound like im always not ard
Jamie says (12:28 PM):
school
JacQ says (12:28 PM):
can ask dajie to check the pc later
JacQ says (12:28 PM):
what school
Jamie says (12:28 PM):
ur school
JacQ says (12:28 PM):
tmr no sch
Jamie says (12:30 PM):
tomorrow talk to u in the afternoon cause i got something to do at morning
JacQ says (12:30 PM):
diaoz.. u very busy hor
JacQ says (12:30 PM):
oki
JacQ says (12:30 PM):
so later i cant talk to u at home lah
Jamie says (12:31 PM):
maybe iam going swimming
JacQ says (12:31 PM):
u very funny
JacQ says (12:31 PM):
i cant stand it anymore
JacQ says (12:31 PM):
oki lah
JacQ says (12:31 PM):
bye
Jamie says (12:31 PM):
byebye
Unstable Network,SATC & Flatulence
The overloaded PC now keeps hanging... need to defrag i guess.
This is the
Anyway, the below was meant as a reply at jun's blog but it keeps hanging that i got frustrated. She has alluded us to the characters in Sex and The City... haha!
my response:
Charlotte is the most conservative and traditional of the group, 'pretty' much like you =) U put me as the career-minded lawyer with extremely cynical views on relationships and men. Hah! how appropriate... Sam is sexually promiscuous while Leng is sexually provocating. =p I tot Leng might share the same shoe-fetish as Carrie?! Ting has a bit of everything, i agree... I wld love for us to be like tt, minus the problematic r/s part. hah!
This whole week has been pathetic, for myself. Down with a real bad sore throat + PMS mood swings... with ppl thinking u are cao geng n other stuffs -things are really not going well. Think i rubbed many ppl off during the period.... causing unnecessary worries also. sorrie guys...
unhelpfully, my haywired disgestive system adds on to my frustrations. Been belching & flatulenting these days whenever im hungry or just eaten. Think is some gastric complications due to occassional absences of breakfast, irregular meal times, poor diet, over-starved & sometimes over-stuffed. Thankfully im always alone in the office so that i don't to ferment those, i must insist, ordorless flatus.
So ppl, please take care of yourself. Breakfast is very IMPORTANT, really. unless you like to burp loudly uncontrollably in a room of 40+ ppl. =(
hm rs has been quite strained since the decision... or even since the return... heng-fully things r making a good turn.. at least what i tot. Guess this need time to adjust... The possible recall of decision came as a surprised... wonder if im partly accountable unconsciously?! but even so, i feel this is the best way out, at least considering the situation now.
1 lesson learnt... it is really difficult to exercise generosity with grace, at least i failed this time round. Along with many other factors, it is hard to keep an objective stand. maybe i just like to keep ppl i care with me?! wah, so selfish... cant even tahan myself.
I got a serious character FLAW. whahaha! (by now i think the pms is fading off, hence the insanity)
1 good thing: Can go shopping together =) maybe can resume 'the plan' ?Thursday, May 22, 2008
1.
the state or quality of being loyal; faithfulness to commitments or obligations.
2.
faithful adherence to a sovereign, government, leader, cause, etc.
3.
an example or instance of faithfulness, adherence, or the like: a man with fierce loyalties.
com·mit·ment - noun.
The state of being bound emotionally or intellectually to a course of action or to another person or persons: a deep commitment to liberal policies; a profound commitment to the family.
I'm loyal but not committed. Is this a paradox?!
haven't been blogging much... not that i've nothing in mind but it's so distasteful that i've my qualms putting it down.
I hate my current state of being, little things get on my nerves recently...
want to sleep; have to work
want to scream; endure
want to cry; control
want to swear; breathe
I'm not at the best attitude or r/s at work; tk's predicament didn't earn my sympathy.
On the contrary, im losing respect.
despite the fact that i spend the least amt of time at home, my role as adhesive remains.
didn't gain much experientially from the penang trip, only a pair of jeans & heels.
guess it's freaky to see folks behaving like yourself years ago, i ended up the one giving looks of disapproval. tsk tsk tsk...
For now & as always, life is unfair. but i believe in karma.
Guess what needed to be done now is to push all thoughts behind & start cracking for revision.
Thursday, May 15, 2008
14 May
ytd was supposed to be a happy day, at least it was ard evening time.
morning sky was overcast with dark clouds, like my mood was perturbed.
at least the day went well, time flies at work; no jam, well seated in buses & trains
was informed some sudden news by tkn, which more or less explained the behavior of tk lately.
only one regret was we didn't make it to claritycafe.. gggrr. die die also must make it one day
i realise we only meet on special days, or is it because there's a special day every month including post exams?! though it will no longer be valid. Lolz
Good that we have several plans ahead, bdaes n hkg trip next yr =)
my schedules are in such a whirlpool, no proper rest can be executed at all. i think im gonna sleep for revenge all the way to penang , which is highly possible. remind me to bring my travel pillow.
PS: Ppl! i want all the photos, never get a single one this yr.
PPS: all is well.
Thursday, May 08, 2008
my fault?
cos i've failed to hide the potter series properly?! haha!
Life has been rather hetic since the beginning of mth... seems like i've something on 80% of the evenings after work, with lessons as the majority.
went for the 1st session at carelyna... not too bad. Went for 2nd swimming lesson, think i learnt pretty fast, just be less kan cheong i think. was told that other ppl take 4-5 lessons to learn the breathing part?! huh?! so waste $ ar... i was thinking of clearing everything in 3-4 mths... so that i wont spend so much.
Folks away to BKK this morning... wonder what will they bring back this time?!
Going for lunch now... must keep in mind to stick to those 'safe food'. =p
PS: Why no one update their blog huh?!
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
end april ramblings
Thursday, April 24, 2008
Ramblings
Really feel like staying in today if not for the fact i got sch later. Didn't sleep well for the past few nights.
Gosh... once i even dreamt that i failed my wbp module with 26%! Exams is in July lor... im going insane. I wasn't even paying as much attention as i did last yr, y such morbid dreams?! probably a wake-up call to get my butt into momentum issit?!
i have 101 things to do and the last thing is to sit inside the office and stared blankly into the screen, like now. I could run so plenty of errands if not of that i've to put my butt in here for livelihood. haiz... ...
one more day to Friday...
cant wait to see the gals on wed...
TGIF
woke up with a great reluctance to work. dark clouds, heavy rain... perfect to sleep in.
decided not to for fear incur mum's wrath. plus i've had a good record this year, not to mention the 2wks MC. hence, i braved the exhaution, numbness, big downpour to 'aquarium' to find that there's nothing to do! couple of pathetic faxes, emails, request & that's all?! I finish it all in less than 2hrs...
should have go with my instinct... arghhh
was abt to play 'match it' with ting when tkn walked in, sianzzz. she left 1/2hr later, dunno why she bother to come in the 1st place. there's 3more hrs to go still... bored bored bored bored bored... i've been reading bk 4 for the 2nd time since lunch... having this immense urge to leave the office to go cut my hair. though rebonding is what i need now but lacking the moolahs.
overspend recently, since after exams when my wallet was collecting dust. can u believe if i tell u i can go through days without reaching for my wallet?!
from jamie's trackshoes, heels for myself, day out with qi & min to amk hub = untraceable money gone that day, bills, pedi cpak, not to mention school fees in may n the swimming lesson fee next wk, a package planning to take plus the penang trip... blah blah blah...
limitless stuffs.. limited moolahs...
On a happier note... Minmin won silver for her 200m & bronze for 4x100m relay in her sch's sports' day. So happy for her... not to mention the time (brought her to the stadium last sat for practice) & effort ($29.90 track shoe, the one i wore is only $12.90) spent.
mum was so elated that she called me straight after the run, commentating the race for me. can really feel the excitedness from her tone. seems that min, last runner for her team, manage to overtake 2 runners to take the 3rd placing.
Can sense that mum is really happy also. was complaining she never turned up for any sch events during qi & mine's era. But cant really blame, both of us never ran though we both got trophies for field events not held on actual day.
Monday, April 21, 2008
Gosh...
Qi is coming back for good this week after 6mths in hall9 with the occassional returns.... means I got nowhere to go if i want to read my novel to the middle of the night.
it's amazing that disengagement seems easier than engagement. I'm used to her popping ard for few days a week nia that i wonder how i or we gonna cope... maybe she'll be surprised that how little time i'm at home on weekdays. No thanks to the aquarium at far far away land & sch on evenings. Guess there's gonna be the usual disagreements of household chores delegation, the 'taking-in-hand" of Min, the toliet timetable etc...
Probably most important of all, is to keep my temper in check. Must stop the habit of nagging everyone before i morphed into a bossy bitch.. lolz.
Friday, April 18, 2008
MSN
Sometimes when i'm really Really REALLY bored at work, which is most of the times, I'm glad that friends and sisters are ard to chat with him, making time more bearable for me.
Sometimes i really regret tt i taught minmin how to msn.. especially when im busy.
her typing speed is one thing, her expression is another. Sometimes i tot im talking to some ang moh kia - AMK
Sometimes i ran out of topics with her... always the usual asking abt sch, hw, mum n swimming...
makes me wonder if im over-extending control over her.. it wasn't long b4 i realise my worries are unfounded. she master the skill of pacifying me...
This few weeks i woke up not to the alarm clock or the sunlight or naturally... but to the screaming of mum at her..
wake up.. learn ur spelling. today got spelling u last night never learn
your compo is disgusting.. re-do
corrections not done
jia, wake up
pencil box not in sch bag
comb ur hair
jia, wake up
change ur clothes
keep the books
jia, wake up
hurry eat ur breakfast
etc,etc.
imagine the shock i woke up to... sigh.
anyway... dear leng is finally starting a blog.. still in the midst of doing while im writing here
(cheenafied.wordpress.com - the 2 of u, pls help her with this, i dun use wordpress & she really got zero knowledge. "need to pay?" was the qn i'll never forget, =p)
P/s: She is quite enthusiatic abt us 4 going for a short trip next yr for our 10th anniv - HKG/Macau
Jun calling for a night out if I didn't see her comments wrongly.. (sleeping at 330hr makes ur eyes blurry n watery..)
Ting is stuck with work n exam on the 28th n probably her infatutation with Fernández Torres n maybe leng's oscar. Maybe we shld meet w/o her 1st? haha
as for me... the ever-procrastintor is finally going for her swimming lessons! getting jittery though.... images of me in that wacky swim wear... glurpppp
will try to update soon..
TGIF =)
Thursday, April 10, 2008
The Other Boleyn Girl
Based on the best selling novel by Philippa Gregory, "The Other Boleyn Girl" is an engrossing and sensual tale of intrigue, romance, and betrayal set against the backdrop of a defining moment in history. Two sisters, Anne (Natalie Portman) and Mary (Scarlett Johansson) Boleyn, are driven by their ambitious father and uncle to advance the family's power and status by courting the affections of the King of England (Eric Bana). Leaving behind the simplicity of country life, the girls are thrust into the dangerous and thrilling world of court life and what began as a bid to help their family develops into a ruthless rivalry between Anne and Mary for the love of the king. Initially, Mary wins King Henry's favor and becomes his mistress, bearing him an illegitimate child. But Anne, clever, conniving, and fearless, edges aside both her sister and Henry's wife, Queen Katherine of Aragon, in her relentless pursuit of the king. Despite Mary's genuine feelings for Henry, her sister Anne has her sights set on the ultimate prize; Anne will not stop until she is Queen of England. As the Boleyn girls battle for the love of a king one driven by ambition, the other by true affection England is torn apart. Despite the dramatic consequences, the Boleyn girls ultimately find strength and loyalty in each other, and they remain forever connected by their bond as sisters.
Friday, April 04, 2008
Identity Crisis!
Some tot i'm a young mother in her early 20s (cos' of jamie lim lah, who else?!)
Some see me as 30+ mixed chinese-malay.. (huh?!)
Some ppl tot i'm 18 m'sia (what the...)
some tot i'm from mainland (GASPS!) is it cos i wore specs? my fluent mandarin? my hair?
There could be many other speculations unknown to me... except a 23yr old Singaporean 100% pure bloood Hokkien Chinese.
This is very horrifying, ok?!
How is a 20yr SG-ian suppose to 'look' like anyway?
Must 检讨检讨...... sux.
Wednesday, April 02, 2008
Post-Exam; Get a Life
in the past, there's always after-exams celebration with friends. Ask me to go out with these ppl now... i guess they are as reluctant as me cos there's always the tendency to check answers. (what the...)
I took the jurong route home, alight at yishun wanting to shop ard in northpoint. Alas! NP having a revamp... there isn't anything I can buy. There's always this STRONG URRGE to spend $$$... retail therapy yah. in the end got min a scrungee. mum yelled her head off that morning cos minmin cldn't find her hair tie. I woke up to all these screaming almost every morning. haiz... auto gear pls, Jamie.
I just recalled i just bought a pair of track shoe for min also but that wasn't satisfying leh. haiz
This is so sianzzz.... when im supposed to be studying, many to-do/to-buy stuffs keeping popping into my mind. Yet when im so free now.. i cant recall any of those.
Want to go jalan jalan... but everyone like so busy...
was thinking of a weekend trip to batam or JB this mth... no kaki. haizzzz
finding travel kaki is a very difficult task. even close friends or family might not be a good choice. this theory is tried and tested. =p if go alone, sure kenna niam. haizzzz
i really need to pick up swimming soon... at least I got something to occupy myself other than sch n work. also, wont get tease by jamie. ting aldy on me for diving liao.. so must set a timeline for this. =)
This idea is part of the self-implemented program on "Get a life, Jacq!" LOLz
sidenote: tkn's son was almost drowned in a condominium pool last week. tkn very anxiously book me for swimming lesson in june. i was almost drowned once long long time ago on a fateful day at Jurong Safra after a Chinese Garden visit but it didn't occur my folks to send for swimming lessons. Why huh?! (details were input mum when i clarified with her this memory of mine)
Tuesday, April 01, 2008
Thursday, March 27, 2008
Jacq has no life
While other ppl of my age do things like:
Shopping, credit card-ing, K-ing, pooling, travelling, watch movies, go cheong, dating, K drama serial-ing, socialising, religion-ing, investing, marrying etc
Jacq goes home/sch faithfully after work... market-ing with mum during weekends or chewing readings after readings like a geek (or am one), derive cheap thrills by irritating her 9yrold sister and commit social sucide by making remarks so tat frens (those remaining) get pissed with her, with mutiple body pains/aches like a old granny and with lackadaisical attitude about image.
How great... seriously need a life.
need to recharge... running out of energy for the last 2 papers... How!!
Thursday, March 20, 2008
Ridikulus
had this discussion with a friend over msn today...
Pure singaporeans are overwhelmed by foreign-born in our own land...
govt pay foreigners to study here & they jump ship for green card, if not bring their entire kampung here n behave like they owned the place
These 'policies' was made to sounnd right when implemented but look at it closely... something is wrong somewhere..
going further down to personal level.. i find it quite absurb when
a friend of 10 yrs who earn twice your payroll, own several credit cards (not equivalent to very rich, but higher rate of fast cashflow), travel (or try to) few times in a year, spent close to $200 on few-mth-bf's birthday, splurging on shoes & clothes sometimes, take cabs on personal errands ask you to bank transfer $30 for pedi package instalment cos her card has began deducting while she may meet you in 2 week's time?!
I'm not gek-gao-ing about the $. if u know me, u know me. i'm quite chin-cai when it comes to $ on friends. It is the attitude. cln't believe my eyes lor.
这不是三言两语就能说清我心中的纳闷,很失望。。。
也许,人类的自我中心就是那么重。我也不外吧。。。。。。
只重视对自己有直接利益的人和事。。。但是你能肯定那时对的吗?!
说到这,又不禁叹了口气 。。。
做人吗。。。得失心不要看得太重, 会得不偿失。
不要曲解我,我的语气是很心平气和的。我对事情的了解可能有误,也没有对或错, 只是有感而发。
不是对这个世界有怨言,是这个世界让我有怨言。
Friday, March 07, 2008
Sent: Wednesday, 5 March 2008 2:09:43
Subject: RE: FM Text - Urgent!
Jacqueline
Please go handle this thing yourself! Please reply to those who are interested.
Regards,
XXXXX
wahtever he meant, So freaking rude! If he thought I would just accept this silently, he is so wrong. After kpkb-ing to many ppl, i was finally calmed down around evening time to reply.
XXXXX,
Thanks for taking the trouble to forward those emails though I'm rather appalled by your choice of words & punctuation mark.
It doesn't reflect very well on you really and I'm rather surprised that you actually cc everyone this.
People do get confused sometimes, you have to be a bit more forgiving than this.
You also have to understand that it is beyond my control to whether they click "reply all" or "reply GLENN".
Regrettably, this mail will take up some capacity of your inbox.
PS: I cc everyne this cos' I believe they need and will be interested to know the class rep's fastidious email preference.
To everyone else:
Hi all! Please check your 'send to' list carefully next time. Thank you very much. =)
Refrain from emailing irrelevant stuff to Glenn, unless otherwise absolutely necessary. He seems to get pretty upset over it.
Best regards,
Jacq (",)
His reply:
Jac
Whatever that please you, i have no comment. Great choice of words and nice font size you using. I could not have done better.
Regards
XXXXX
sent from mobile device
Seriously, I didn't expect him to reply. Didn't he just commented?! haha!
What was interesting was the replies from other ppl who sense the 'fire' from our exchange, as they were all CC. A few (girls) sms me before i replied which more or less summed up to - "wahlau Jacq, u saw tt email?! Shoot him back"
A few others (guys) replied after my reply, " Relax. Maybe some misunderstanding. we going to be classmates for 2yrs. never mind lah"
Seems like some gender war. As trival as this seems to be now, it was a different story at that moment in time.
1stly, I aldy buay-song with him for quite some time. His overly high profileness which he eagerly seeks and the way he kept disrupting the lesson momentum, I tolerated. I had actually shunned him to avoid direct conflict.
(What must happen, will happen i guess. at least in a milder form)
2ndly, it was only ONE mis-mailed. Must he get so worked up?! He sounded like the whole world owes him or I've been burdening him. hello, even my bosses (past & present) don't snap at me like that.
3rdly, he abused his position as a class rep to flood everyone's email with irrelevant stuff, which he tot was a friendly gesture. Nobody complain.
I believe he has the capability to express his thoughts in a nicer manner, if not he badly need to attend some email writing etiquette class.
he thought that was worse, my 1st draft was even more nasty & i can go on & on. Words like dumbass, harebrained, wimp, loser & !@#$% kept flashing in my mind.
N remarked that 你很厉害leh,他1句,你顶这么多!I find it quite hilarious after that actually.
Lesson learnt: 老虎不发威,你当我是病猫! I kept quiet in class doesn't mean I'm mute, ok!
Like every other, there's always both sides to a story. I don't denied that I acted upon the situation on impulse & very subjectively, but i felt that something has to be done to set the record straight. Stubborn, some may called this. I regard this as an femininity element from IJ times. U never know, Mag Low & Jo Teo might be proud of this. Haha!
postscript: I didn't really take this to heart after venting out, as usual, write & forget.
He, on the other hand, was so childish that he actually sms my sitting partner when we were in the same classroom, 1 table apart. Goodness lor... he is ard 30yrs.
It is my character flaw that I do not hesitate when it comes to any social sucide. Nothing to lose, nothing to gain, i think. You either hate me or love me =p
Friday, February 29, 2008
白老师
I find this conv btwn couz & me quite interesting . She is chinese teacher...
JacQ says:
ask u something. how to 敷衍了事 in formal letter
白老师@Maris says:
depends on what is it that U want to 敷衍了事
白老师@Maris says:
what is it about?
JacQ says:
anyway someone suggest i was trying to 敷衍了事
JacQ says:
by throwing a 72pg doc to her w/o explanation
JacQ says:
in fact any old bird will understand what to do
JacQ says:
she tot I was throwing the ball ard n trying to blame her for the bottleneck
白老师@Maris says:
U refering to school report or to your boss?
白老师@Maris says:
who is "she"?
JacQ says:
customer side exec
白老师@Maris says:
hmm...
白老师@Maris says:
U need to get it done now?
JacQ says:
nope
JacQ says:
i a bit buay song.. so tot need ur help in the sarcasm part..
JacQ says:
ar
白老师@Maris says:
wahaha
白老师@Maris says:
1st, i need to know what is gg on
白老师@Maris says:
i might be able to leave sch early tdy
白老师@Maris says:
if u want
白老师@Maris says:
i can call u later
白老师@Maris says:
or u email me to gimme more details
JacQ says:
.. no need so kua zhang lah
JacQ says:
just a line to shoot her
JacQ says:
think she be speechless
cannot offend them as they r the customer
JacQ says:
mindef ppl..
白老师@Maris says:
but what exactly happened?
白老师@Maris says:
what constitutes that 72page doc?
白老师@Maris says:
and what went wrong?
白老师@Maris says:
what are U supposed to do now?
JacQ says:
blah blah blah... (not impt details)
JacQ says:
which is quite wrong lah
JacQ says:
but she dun have to insinuate tt we were trying to shift responibilities
JacQ says:
ing we r pointing finger at them when we r in the wrong
JacQ says:
i thnk she got put off by the 72pages..ignore then now panic cos FY ending
JacQ says:
must clear the
JacQ says:
so i need a bombastic one liner to shoot her
白老师@Maris says:
1 liner?
白老师@Maris says:
erm
白老师@Maris says:
i'm the long-winded type leh
白老师@Maris says:
must give her a piece of my mind & flood her with my saliva
白老师@Maris says:
if i were u
白老师@Maris says:
but 1st of all
白老师@Maris says:
are u gg 2 give in to what they want?
白老师@Maris says:
as in replace the "wrong" order or smthg?
JacQ says:
no lah.. they order wrongly. just telling them if they want tt component they got to re-order
白老师@Maris says:
ok
白老师@Maris says:
since that's the case
白老师@Maris says:
did u submit a soft copy or hard copy of the report?
JacQ says:
soft
白老师@Maris says:
what i would do it is
白老师@Maris says:
i will highlight the part in the report
白老师@Maris says:
from the email that was sent out to them
白老师@Maris says:
reply from that particular email
白老师@Maris says:
and shoot:
白老师@Maris says:
Dear XXX,
白老师@Maris says:
As per our phone conversation
白老师@Maris says:
Pls refer to the XX report sent on (date)
白老师@Maris says:
Page XX
白老师@Maris says:
Section XX
白老师@Maris says:
Line XX
白老师@Maris says:
(in highlight)
白老师@Maris says:
The report/document clearly indicates that your order as being 'f' instead of 'e'
白老师@Maris says:
as such, we have sent of the order as per quotation/order request (or whatever terminology that you use)
白老师@Maris says:
in the event that you would like to replace the component for 'f'
白老师@Maris says:
kindly resend a quotation order form
白老师@Maris says:
best regards,
白老师@Maris says:
How is that?
JacQ says:
how to put in the part im not 敷衍了事 in the first palce
白老师@Maris says:
did she imply over the fone that U 敷衍了事?
白老师@Maris says:
given that this is a formal letter there's no need to get personal or emotional
白老师@Maris says:
pointing fingers here and there
白老师@Maris says:
U have produced black & white evidence
白老师@Maris says:
she cannot argue
白老师@Maris says:
yeh?
JacQ says:
guess she uses phone so it will be off record
JacQ says:
darn
JacQ says:
okie thanks a lot!
See how systematic & thorough she is & how she ended up solving my qn without answering it & indirectly did my work.
See... i think the formal KPKB letter writing skills resides in the genes... she is the pro though.. Hahaha!
Hyped...
(i reached office at 930am today, bad headache kept me awake till wee hrs last night)
Probably the lack of discipline and/or determination, my mind is utterly in confusion now.
Qi pens her/our excitement clearly and interestingly.
As for me, it was a moment of outsourcing, then P&G's resource & capability, then panicking on FM then sudden realisation ACG is still untouch with random flashes of Harry Potter scenes in my mind (Darn... I'm a late bloomer, yah. I watch Titantic 3yrs after the jack & rose fever) while drifiting away to sequencing the layout for the house.
As mentioned, I'm so screwed this sem!!!
Saw this extremely spolit & RUDE girl. About 7-8yrs, dress in ah-lian pink & accompanied by her mum i suppose (ah-soh in her 40s) & another sister in the MRT last night . She was whining the moment she entered in Novena station, grumbling to her mother.
girl: 我要坐!我要坐!我很累!
the mother: 跟那些人说, 叫他们给你坐!
[i was aldy rolling my eyes at this point. 给你坐?! 你老几?]
girl (pointing to an old hunching uncle): 他, 可以吗?
the mother: 不可以!他是老uncle
girl (turned to the lady beside & with fingers stretched outright at her): 你!给我做!
the lady just glared at her and promptly ignored her request, i would have do the same.
There were abt 8ppl who alighted at the next stop but no one wanted to stand up till the train reached, very obvious what was in their mind.
I havent got a chance to tell min this. If she behaves like tt, i probably turn her upside down n whacked. There's this yet another spoilt brat girl in one of the CH8 drama serials. I warned min of she dared to be so rude, in fact she is getting very bo tua bo shuy recently, she will get it from me. She reacts very adversly to cane/scratcher & pep-talk requires certain skills to make it not like nagging.
I can't believe this ok... rebellious stage at 9yrs?! i was still tuk tuk stupid stupid, reading Famous Five, struggling with spectacles when i was 9yrs ok!
At least, can still threaten her with swimming lessons as a last resort.
(Shit! sounds like Bree van de Kamp in Desperate Housewives)
Ok.. gotta stop. Not going to turn this entry into some parental column.
Sidetrack: I finally found the answer to my weird personality. I've prolonged/extended PMS!!!
That explains why i'm always so touchy, only showing tolerance to people whom I think deserved it.
Mood swings is one of the symptons also, easily sulky easily turned light hearted.
I was quite happy when i managed to find a shop selling good quality sandwich, with lots of veges & tasty ingredients for $2/-
There r many bakeries selling those pathetic sandwich with miserable amount of tuna & planta butter for $1.50 which I kinda mad about.
I going back again for sure =)
Sunday, February 24, 2008
Mugging...
Managed to complete 3 econs essay.. which i tot was quite a feat.
Could have done more but i spend my entire saturday reading harry potter... heee
as compared to last sem or even last year itself.. i'm actually quite late in starting revison
O well... not excuses but i simple have no mood to activate my gear after those sloppy lectures, xmas, nye, bday, cny & mc...
This sem:
Focus on MMS & EI cos there's no re-module.
Moderate focus on ACG
Try to do something about understanding FM... this is sucky.
I just have no chemistry with Finance stuff. Kill me...
Can't wait for 1st Apr to come (last paper)
Friday, February 15, 2008
Boo
Work was breeze... wat was accumulated for 2 weeks was easily cleared in 2hrs, talk about efficiency... hah!
Sch was tough... getting panic. Felt so stress at econs class (1st day back)last night... i tot i will just drop dead there. Had to struggle home with those thick study guides... ( man.. regreted buying the TB. My impulse buying always turn out to be mistake.)
Train was filled with roses, bears, chocolates, PDA-ing couples who hogged the seats. duh...
I could do with extra time & probably another brain.
6 more weeks to this disastrous mth.
20 more mths to this disgusting cycle.
Look forward to next fri where suaku lim is taking her virgin trip to vivocity after talking for 16mths.
Friday, February 01, 2008
Water
My failure to do that last weekend trigger the 'heatiness' to the extreme.
After 3 days of fever & pain, finally i can talk like a normal person.
Last few days was insane. Bulk of the pox was on my scalp & face (horrendous!!!) It was swelling so badly that i couldn't even blink my eyes w/o feeling pain. haizzz...
Still feverish.. (which is common).. right eyes redish (i dunno why) but most of the milder pox have subsided, mainly n hands and arms.
But hor, those serious one are those on strategic areas like wrist lah, around the bra strap area (keep pressing on it), lips lah (cant even eat properly) & the nose!!! (i cant even clear the insides, sux)
Since it is 'heatiness', mum has been making me drinks to 'cool down' like white chrysenthemum & corn water (yes, water not soup. is corn & outer leaves boil in water)
But hor, because my body is very 'yin' itself, all this cooling drink is giving me a sore throat right now. haiz... stupid body.
I've accidentedly poke 3 pox on my face.. dunno will leave scars or not. I've plastered my face with Hazeline Snow Cream... hope it can help.
Ok.. back to mugging. I tot i better clear the finished modules 1st then settle the new ones. This sem is really 靠自己! I need to make a trip to bras basah when i've recover, hope it's not too late.
All the textbooks are in LCK library ref side, sickening!!!
This is not a good start to new year... hopefully is just the end.
Sidenote: Jun dear, thanks for picking my text! =)
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
Varicella Virus
Great... at age 23yrs 14 days, i got myself into this. Feel embarrassed even by mere mention.
The varicella virus is an enveloped, double-stranded DNA virus. It attaches to the wall of the cell it invades, and then enters the cell. The virus uncoats and is transported to the nucleus where the viral DNA replicates creating new virions that are eventually released from the cell to infect other cells. it is a highly contagious viral infection.
Got a 2 weeks MC, get mixed reaction.Boss is very seh cos no 1 station in office. Mum is happy cos she got helper at home.
I is happy no need to work but not happy cos i cant go to school.
They dun have video lecture for part timers... this is very frustrating. Gonna email the coordinator... bleh.
No need to check search engine lah... it is chicken pox lah. =_='''
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
Reply to sq47
I read my entry after seeing what u've tagged. I usually don't read what I've posted cos it'll be like checking homework after completion like that.
to Minmin: In case you are reading this, you HAVE to check all your school work when you have finished
(o yes, my 9 yr old sister reads our blogs and translates it to our mum, reason for the asterisks)
I didn't realise it was quite a long entry, haha!
I take that as a complement since BM is my blogosphere idol. hee =)
Ting: your one sentence triggers such ''intellectual'' thoughts out from me leh, haha!
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Slacker than life...
Ting was saying how she realised much time was lost due to poor planning after CV writing.
It leads me to some pondering while i was shiting (hah!)
How much time i've wasted and am wasting now...
Headhunter lecturer once said that for local uni grads, companies will see their results & how they carry themselves during interviews, professional experiences are not expected since, after all they study full time.
Whereas for part-timers like us, a degree is only to place us on equal playing field. If we r expecting to get a better job after the course, we r being too idealistic. In the end, it's the RELATED (i.e)working experiences that score high for us.
Half the class, including me, murmured a "O shit!".
Looking back at myself, ( i know we can't turn back time but still..)
I spent 8 months landing myself into one deep shit, 18mths wallowing in self denial, 20mths hiding in aquarium while getting paid and having intellectual deterioration at the same time.
as such, it doesn't really value add much.
Interest in sch has faded to a large extent this sem in the midst of the ongoing festivals and so is the confidence to score.
Am i being positively negative or negatively positive? Shrugzzz
Had plenty of plans in my mind which are basically as good as daydreams as long as there r not executions. Surf the career portals once in a while when im having withdrawal symptons. Jobs available are either too difficult for me or I'm too difficult for them, which leads me to contemplate escape elsewhere on earth that is even harder given my pathetic qualifications.
Things get so depressing sometimes that I wished i've went for nursing course instead. Hah!
Sometimes i hate what i have become - a frog-in-the-well kind of coward hiding in too much of a comfort zone, living life as it is, 得过且过,敷衍塞责,close to 吊儿郎当 even, shunning responsibilities, getting naggy (this cld be the onset of spinster-hood, haha!) and with personal goals of eat, shit, sleep and s** (I'm joking about this one, hah!)
Maybe that's the reason for escapade though everyone knows escaping is not the best route to solutions, but how many people really do what they say. Shrugzzz..
Don't worry, im not 胡思乱想-ing. This is a realistic self-reflection with no solution yet.
How come there isn't an "operating manual" accompanied with my birth, telling me what to do. It'll make things so much easier. I'm so screwed.
What to do, what to do?
Maybe i can start by being punctual to work again?! hurhur...
thinking of going Macau in april...no $$$
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
14th Jan
PS: Dunno why i cannot load the video. *shrugz*
Wednesday, January 09, 2008
Party!
Details as follows
Date: 13th Jan 08
Venue: Lim's Residence
Time: Dinner time.
Activity: Mahjong with Capital M(oney) !hah! (I'll do something to my pathetic mahjong table to make it presentable)
Dress Code: As casual as possible as I'm not dressing up. Polo Tee is allowed =)
Bring: Sufficient CASH ($$$) as Birthday Girl will be on LUCKY STREAK =)
Partner is not required as we got the numbers for mahjong. Hee =)
PS: We can open that sparkling Juice from 1st Jan & the volka i got from DFS =)
Monday, January 07, 2008
thank you belly muchie
It just strucked me I havent started on consolidating my taiwan trip photos, not to mention to even WRITE something on it?!!! Ops!
It's difficult to get stuck on a writing mood when there seems endless stuff to do.
Work 5 days a week with the 180mins bus ride
3 evenings for lessons a week
CNY in a mth's time. CNY is quite a huge affair in my house, though it has tone down a little over the years. Like the seventh mth, my folks will keep themselves busy with those hungry stomachs.
Anyway, before that we have Yours Truly 23rd 小寿.
It was decided moments earlier with Ting on Msn. I
just called Mum & she has the menu more or less figured out immediately. SuperB!
My Lady Boss also mentioned something about Japanese Restaurant but with DDK also who has the same birthday, unfortunately to me.
All this in the midst of 4 lessons on 10th, 11th, 14th & 15th.
After this, I'll try to get on with my photo blog. I promised.