Tuesday, April 29, 2008

633. free cone day

Rant of the day: Work non-stop. I'm like a machine.

Damn the weather! It's so warm and humid. Lunch is torturous when walking into the scorching sun glares. It's killing me!!!


Image source: http://www.benjerry.com/

But the free cone saved my day. Got your cone today? It's a worldwide phenomenon, at least it is at United Square. I queued for about 30min just to enjoy my free cone but it's worth the wait. What's irritating is the students kept queueing again and again, hogging up the crowd. There's students eating a freshly scooped cone and yet re-queueing for the second, third or forth time! Right... This shows how free students are nowadays. Teachers, you know what to do now... MORE HOMEWORK!!!

And if you missed today's Free Cone Day, put a note in your scheduler now. Make sure you are the first few to grab a cone. Anyway, it's also meant for donations to some worldwide children fund or something like that. There's a box before the counter but seems like not many "notice" the box even though the staff encourages for donation. I got donate hor... Not alot though but not very little for a cone of ice-cream.

It's Sentosa Day this Sunday. Gonna enjoy the sun (please don't rain). I wanna get some proper tan. Maybe I should buy some suntan lotion. Haha...

School starts next week. Sickening... Worse thing is it's 3 times per week! It's gonna be tiring again. Keep on fighting!

Sunday, April 27, 2008

632. most hated mrt passengers

Rant of the day: Time passes damn quickly...

After 4 days away from work, it's back to office desk tomorrow. Can't imagine how much work I'll need to follow up. Sickening. And not only that, will still need to fight the train crowd. Damn... After so many years of squeezing, I've came up with the following most hated passengers.

The pole dancers

If dancing in clubs ain't enough, the poles in the mrts make a good choice to practise the moves. These peoples' eyes are basically blind that there are people who really need to hold onto the poles to stable themselves, especially with all the squeezing and pushing.

I bet their backbone are missing too. Not letting anyone else uses the pole, they must lean against it to act as a supplement backbone.

I suggest these "dancers" to either see a psychiatrist to get rid of their urge to dance in train for the former or visit the doctor to implant a new backbone for the latter.

The news encyclopedia

They simply can't live without reading news. They need news to survive. They need news to breathe. And the worse thing is, they must read that Today or MyPaper in a pack-like-sardine train! When there is barely any more space to stand, these "encyclopedia" ought to be shot.

Sometimes, they even require a reading table. So fortunately (or unfortuantely) there's always another person standing in front of them with their back facing them. Just nice! It acts perfectly to rest their papers on them.

I suggest these people to stay at home and watch the news instead. The other way to tell these people that they are irritating is the "table" to turn around and punch them in their face. I'll love to see that in train. Haha...

The loud hailer

As if the morning alarm clock isn't loud enough. These walking alarm clock will sure keep you awake. From what I observed, they usually comprises of the following people:
1) Cheenas (you know who I meant)
2) Old and "deaf" uncles
3) Women who had a bad night with their better half and their darling decides to "hush" back in early morning

Not only ensuring you to stay awake throughout your entire journey, they are generous enough to share with you their conversation! But seriously, I don't need their generosity.

I suggest these people to eat heaty food everyday so that they get a seriously bad throat and can shuddap... just shuddap shuddap... shuddap... just shuddap shuddap...

The Great Singapore Sale lau jiaos

They seriously put what they know to good use -- PUSH! When it is already obvious that there is barely any breathing space left within the cabin, they decide to use their talent to "pack" everyone in and yet, able to make ample space for themselves to stand.

And I thought GSS will only start next month or something like that. Anyway, with their "apologetic" sorry and "innocent" look, they make everyone wanna forgive them. I had this auntie who usually board from Toa Payoh. She'll run in and squeeze and squeeze and squeeze to the pole, ensuring that she can grab one of it. Then, she'll look around and say "sorry" but seriously, it doesn't work. All those around look damn pissed!

I suggest these lau jiaos to take cab. There is no need to practise their pushing talent since they are born with it.

The air freshener

They ensure you get the freshest air early in the morning. It's so fresh that will keep you awake at all times and trying very hard to avoid them at all cost. They may seems normal but just take a slightly deeper breath will be good enough to let that stench circulates within your nostril for hours!

Seriously, do they at least bother to take a simple bath before going to work? Even if they don't bother to keep themselves fresh, at least don't let the rest to smell like them. There's this short and fat man who will board from Ang Mo Kio. Not sure if he had bathe but he sure to gel his hair tightly to his scalp. Then, you will see ALOT of dandruff. Next, the smell comes... Gross!

I suggest their colleagues to buy them a can of deodorant for their birthday to tell them they STINK like shit!

The blind mice

As usual, the gracious passengers will all fall asleep the moment a pregnant lady or really feeble elder boards the train. It's like as if these people carries sleeping bugs.

These people can be easily spot. One moment they are meddling with their iPods, handphones or just simply reading their papers. And next moment when a pregnant woman stand in front of them, they doze off... Right... How convenient the tactic is...

I suggest these blind mice to get themselves pregnant to know how tiring it is to carry another life inside. If they are men, get fat... and I mean REALLY FAT! That is call putting one self into the other's shoes.

So, please don't be these peeps and if you already are, please change. Don't be another pest!

Saturday, April 26, 2008

631. it's finally over

Rant of the day: I can't finish my box of grapes...

Today marks the end of the magazine module! Relieved... no more late night rushing out that crazy assignment. Relieved... no more studying for about a week. Stress... I had absolutely no idea what the heck I was scribbling on my answer sheet earlier!

My brain seems wasted. Nothing got register inside after that one whole fucking day of studying! It looks to me that I had wasted my one day leave. Shit. And the worse thing is, no one believes me that I really cannot remember a single shit! Either they think I'm too smart (I'll take this as a compliment) or I'm trying to smoke them (assholes).

But seriously... I'm really not sure if I'm writing sense during the exam. Whatever that comes to my mind I'll write. And so, the answers seems weird as they gradually doesn't answer to the question.

*sigh*

But whatever it is, it's OVER! I'm glad... really...

Had a whole lot of singing today and guess what, I've got another KTV session tomorrow. Right... My throat is bursting soon. Haha. But singing does release alot of stress (at least it work perfectly well for me). Though we are all not professional singers but we can still make out some quality notes. Haha. Ok, the emphasis is on "some" and not "quality". Oops. Not bad actually, considering none of us had professional experiences before.

Dear always look gorgeous especially with make-ups. Met her for dinner at Pizza Hut after her sudden craving for pizzas. While waiting for her toilet break, actually saw my secondary classmate, Iris! Was thinking why does this girl look so familiar (haven't seen her since we took our 'O'-level results in school and that was donkey years back). Didn't really chat as she's also rushing for her toilet break. But all I can say is 女大十八变! Think most guys will proclaim her CHIO I guess. But my dear is still the best! Muacks!

Coming up next, it's May Day! But I didn't get my long weekend. Not enough annual leave la... Not I dunch want lor...

*sobz*

Ben just told me something which left me a lil puzzled and yet disappointed. Shan't go into details but relationships do influence alot on one's mind. I'm worried but there's little I can do. Serious...

Friday, April 18, 2008

630. 我很“ti ki”

Rant of the day: 对这份工作几乎彻底死心了……

有一些人做工就是不带脑。做了这么多年了,怎么脑子好像是空的?

因为是公司的超凡忙季节,所以上下同仁都忙得不可开交。我当然也不例外。电话热线不停地响,电子邮件不停的收新留言,搞到我忙得头昏晕眩。自己被安排的工作也没法完成。

眼看期限以药来临,没法子只能在来临的星期六到公司加班。“老板”竟然要我星期六加班时,回答日日爆满的电邮!有没有搞错?我回来是为了快点做完我的东西,但她竟然要求我做别的东西!她还很不削的电邮我说“星期六回来的职员都必须回答电邮”

她的脑袋是不是忘记带出门?我们加班时没钱拿的,只有time off可以进帐。我又不是回来做私事,而是做工作岗位要求的事!当然,我也不是省油的灯。也很“铁牙”(ti ki)的回话说--“要吗,就现在停止我接热线,然后快点让我做完我被安排的事。星期六就能回来帮你会电邮。不然,我星期六仍然只回来做我被安排的事。”

在公司里,真的没有几个敢像我这样“铁牙”。

就这样,她大概也不知道该怎样回答我,就一直迟迟没受到她的回答。好啦!我也不管这么多,明天就只会办公室做完我被安排的事好了。她有种就来找我麻烦好了……我可能会回不客气地让她下不了台。不要以为你职位高就气压我们晚辈。我不是随便让人在我的头上撒尿的人。

送她五个字:try me if you dare

Thursday, April 17, 2008

629. it:s magazine

Joy of the day: It's finally over!

I haven't blog since 4th this month! Been really really busy with my work and assignment. And because so, I'd been sleeping really late for the past 3 weeks! Now that it's over, I can finally sleep in peace.

To think most of us holding a day job and have to write, design, layout and produce a 64-pages magazne (excluding cover) is damn shagged!

* Not the entire magazine is uploaded here due to some dunno what error at Photo Bucket *

Cheers to the entire team,

  • Karan
  • Benjamin
  • Royston
  • Ethel
  • JJ
  • Marc
  • Xinghui
  • and of course, MYSELF!!!

Though the magazine is not professional enough but we've all done well. At least comments from outside are all very very encouraging. Of course, not forgetting to attribute the advertisers that we've ripped it out for project purpose.

Adelena: Very very professional! As if it's another magazine found on the street already.
Noorizan: Nice. Very nice!
Liyi: Not bad lehz.
Valerie: Where is your magazine? (the mag is in front of her but she didn't realised, thinking that it was one of our mag we bought for referencing)

So, one down and one to go. Next is examination on Friday next week. Work hard peeps!

Friday, April 04, 2008

628. shit

Rant of the day: I'm freaking tired...

I've been busy busy busy... So busy that I barely have the time to blog just a few lines.

Anyway, toilet is like a transit. People come and go. To the ladies, it's prolly the best place to listen to new gossips; who is having a fling with who... who is unmarried but pregnant... who is promoted because of "sah kar" the bosses. To the guys, it's barely a place to stay for too long and where possible, get out of it asap because it blardy hell stinks!

But today, it's almost a place I'd stayed in for rather longer than the usual.

Seems like my stomach is giving me a lil problem. I'd like shit for 4 times! Not those "watery play dough" that happens when you ingest the wrong thing, but rather, the normal dark and slimey "sausage".

But think I'm too tired to even enjoy my shitting sessions. Almost doze off while doing the big business. Can you even believe that!!!

Well, at least I feel slightly lighter after "unloading" my goods. Haha.

Back to my project, things are getting a lil too slow. We are way behind the original planned schedule plus many last minute changes and I had to re-design almost the entire layout of individual spreads. Should I say I'm pissed off already? But if I say so, the rest of the team would prolly tell me to relax a bit and not get too uptight.

*sigh*

But it's like they have no sense of urgency and now, it's bottle neck at my portion because I'm compiling the features into the pages ONE BY ONE and my dear editor decided to send to me all at one go! There's more than 30 pages if you have no idea and have to give it to Ethel by Friday to compile into the spreads. Right...