SOCCER BALL

Sometimes, I feel that I'm a soccer ball being kicked around like nobody's business. People tell me go east, I need to do so. People tell me to go north, I must go also. Only people tell me to die, I ask them to shut up. Sianz!!! !@#$%^&*()_++=-!@~

People ah!!! Ah Keh also human leh. Please think about my feelings ok???

AIYOYO!!!

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All I think are all the "NICE" language!!!

Stay POSITIVE at work!!!

Hehe.... I have been telling myself to stay positive at work. Who knows there are too many incidents to make me sianz.

ONE!!!
All along there will be always a colleague who always likes to do the thing last minute. From young, we were taught to do things ahead of the deadline.
But this person is always doing last minute thing. Other colleagues and I will have to help this person to do their part last minute. And thus we will be way behind our deadline. Just that I really don't like the idea that someone’s' work is being pushed to you and you get all the blame when the things are not submit on time. Worse, if that person blame you for not having their idea in the things submitted. Aiyo. Sometimes very difficult to tell them directly. You have to care about their feelings lah, this and that also. But then thinking back, does that person cares about feelings of others. Here, I know I have to be nasty and upfront.

TWO!!!
There are times when people only takes care of their own group. When people of their own group comes, they will take EXTRA CARE!!! But to me, all are the same mah.
True enough there are people who are a bit long-winded, complaining and not easy to handle. However, we are still doing business and we have to look at things at a bigger picture.
Take the feedback and positively and see it as a challenge. Go for the extra mile sometimes will let your customer happy and grateful. It's all the mindset that all should have. There are 2 faces, head and tail, on a coin. It will always come back to the face value irregardless of what happened. It's the money that will come back to us.
However, if you mishandle the situation, the coin will start to look for a new master. I.E. THEY WILL GO TO OUR COMPETITORS!!! Just put ourselves in the customers' shoes and you will find that you would want the same thing as well.

THREE!!!
A bit sensitive....... So I will not say too much. Well, it's just the same customer service that we should have. Here, we were taught to accept and respect people who are different from you. We must be open-minded and look things at a bigger picture. We can just make small changes to accommodate to all people. We don't have to get angry over small things that makes the relationship sours and lose customers. Why not we just look at the big picture and make everyone happy. CHEERS!!!

FOUR!!!
This is in current job... I still remember that the other time when we brought the kids for excursion. I remember telling all my colleagues that we have to stick to the timing as we only had a short time going around. This colleague was so accommodating that almost every stop all of us have to wait. The colleagues from other centre were then all pulling long face and was quite upset that they might have to missed some stops. However, we have to make last minute changes and carry on with the slower group. All other groups were quite happy and the kids bragged about how much they had covered, the slower groups were a bit disappointed. I think sometimes when the kids complained to you, they are comparing already. Just hope that we really do as planned and plan what we are doing.

So I think after all these long long story, I still have to stay positive!!! AIYA!!!

Belated Valentine Gift???

Hehe, I received a VALENTINE DAY chocolate and flower on 14th March. But it has been exactly 1 month late. Or I got memory loss?
The card wrote:
" HAPPY VALENTINE DAY
(undersigned-Not to embarrassed the person, so don't mention names)
14th March 2007 "
A bit shocking. Is Valentine celebrated on February or March? If I'm not wrong, Valentine is celebrated on 14th February leh. People got so confused easily.

Hahahaha... .... .... I'm flattered, but the date wrong leh... ... So please set your alarm if you know you are forgetful.

Anyway, I ate the chocolate, planted the flower and returned the card to the person so that the person will send the chocolate and flowers promptly next year. Haha... ... ... I also received another box of chocolate from my centre. Sure need more exercise now .... . . . . . . . . .

Kids going siao already

My kids at SCC has been doing work since day 1 of school. I think they are all going "GAGA" already. They are all fed up with their school work and work at the centre. I think I'm also bad that I also bring them out for outdoor at times. I have been giving them crossword puzzles, word search and playing games as well.

I think I would sincerely want people from SCC to give inputs to the kids curiculum to make them occupied and less hyper.

Never started... ... ... It's over!!!

It was in year 1998. I was sad that I had failed 3 papers for my poly year 1 sem 1. Aiyo so down and sad... No one to talk to... think my friends will laugh their heads off... ... ...

So I went to play bowling at the AMK Big Mac (I think so. Now it's the party world) ALONE!!! My god, for the first few times I actually went to do these thing alone. Then these people, Annie, Charlie, Jeffery, Lucas and Meraline, came up to me and ask me if I want to join them for the bowl. For Annie and Charlie, they are an item. Lucas and Meraline are in courtship stage. Jeffery was in lonely stage (that time he just broke up with his girlfriend lah)... Aiyo so of cos, I was paired up with him lor. After a while, we get to know each other better.

They are 3 years my senior, they had graduate from poly then. Charlie, Lucas and Jeffery were awaiting for enlistment of NS. They were all good friends lah.

During the game, they ask about me. I shared with them my failures and as "SENIORS" they shared their experience with me and give me the encouragements. Hehe... Was feeling better after that and then we went for dinner together. After which we exchanged numbers lah. At that time, hand phone was just the "in" thingy.

The following weekend they ask me out. But I told them that I had to retake my exam lah. I remembered that I had to take Statistics, Marketing and Economics. Wah, Annie offered to help me out to revised leh. Never expected that lor. Was only friends for few days and they are willing to help me. So we went to the AMK Mac and she help me revise.
The good news was that I managed to cleared 2 out of the 3 papers.

After the papers, they still ask me out. We soon become good friends and share a lot of experience and fun. They also share the unhappy times with me.
The guys went into NS and the ladies start work. We still meet on weekends and sometimes weekdays with the ladies.

So as times goes by... We met often and look like our friendship grow stronger and we alway share our experience with each other. Life was peaceful and nice at that time.

As usual, I was left with Jeffery and the couples always lovely dovey.... Sad sad sad... ... ... I never experience love mah. So Jeffery will always says all the craps and stuffs. Blah blah blah... By 3rd year, they finish their NS
I manage to finish my poly years in 4 years lah.

After I started to work, we manage to meet often as well. I think I job hopped often cos I cannot blend into their culture.


Then in my 2nd job, in 2003 ... .... ...

It's a Malaysian owned company in ulu ulu Senoko... And I alway stay back late... So must always called cab. But then the taxi on call not so on lah at that time. So I complained to they and tell them that it's difficult to get a cab at my workplace then and I would walk out to the main road alone, which they feel not safe. So Mr Jeffery, who also just move to Yishun will call me sometimes to ask if I need a ride from him. Or he will make me call him when I cannot make it home early. I very thin skinned so I don't call him unnecessarily. However, I think that by not calling him had instead make him making a trip purposely to just see if I had gone home. As times goes by, I begin to like him... We are human beings and we have feeling mah.

So as times goes by, the feeling is stronger and I thought that he would never like me as he did not have a girlfriend since he broke up. I was told also that he still likes his ex a lot. So why do something that you have no confidence about. People call that low self esteem.

In the later part, I decide to quit the job also trying to stop the inconvenience and some principles issues in the job. Frankly, it's also a way to stop or rather lessen the chance of meeting him.

We do meet, but not that often. Annie and Charlie were then married. Lucas and Meraline still in courtship. Jeffery still single.
But then... Things does not always happened as planned.

In the 3rd job... ... In Oct 2003
I have this "KPO" colleague, always trying to match make people. So I alway try to escape lah. It's near the Macpherson. Very ulu also. But then I move to my grandma's place already. At that time, I only went home once a week. So only on Friday, I will go home.

But coming back to the colleague, she tried to introduce many guys lah. For me, I think I would prefer to know the guys myself lor. So I always make excuses to escape.
At that time, I was staying at Ah Mah's place, I only managed to meet my group of friends once every fortnight. So these big brothers and sisters will still ask me about the things lah. I would just complain to them about the colleague.
There was once the match making becomes too serious and aggresive that I called Annie for help. She then called Jeffery to rescues me. He was waiting outside at the restaurant while I had dinner with my colleague and friends. When we are out, he just come over and held my hand. Was too shocked at that time. So happy..., so excited..., so 'ganjong'..., so paisay and all mixed feelings just came about at that time. So I bid farewell to the colleagues and friends and went off with him in his car.
Hahaha... So happy at that time. But inside his car, he made me call Annie and she in turn scold me for always giving in to people. He kept quiet throughout the journey and brought me to my void deck and told me off. He made some sarcastic remarks about me "DESPERATE" of getting guys. However, that wasn't the case and he sound as though he's insulting me. So I felt wronged and just went back home angrily.
After this incident, we did not talked for a long time. However, there's 1 thing I was sure at that time. I really liked him at that time and was hurting that he did not understand me that well. It went on for quite a while.
Finally, he made the 1st move to apologise during my birthday. He had arrange a gathering and had a celebration with the friends during my birthday.
Something happened. We were all quite drunk already at that time. We were all taking turns to share about our future. I was actually lost and doesn't feel comfortable. I started crying and was unable to talk as I don't know how my future will be like. Then Annie and Jeffery were comforting me then. I felt I was the loser then. Jeffery was very gentle then. He said something and I vividly heard that something though I was a bit drunk. He said that if there's no one to marry me, then he will look after me and marry me when I'm 30. That's 7 years from then. However, I wished I did not take it to heart then. Otherwise I would not be so unhappy today.
During the following year, we met up often but did not breathe a word about that night. I could have mistook his words or we were all too drunk to take it seriously. In that year, we went out as normal and finally, he went to Australia to further studies. We still kept in touch but have gradually distant ourselves.


The last I heard was Annie and Charlie have a daughter. Lucas and Meraline are also getting married soon. Jeffery... he met his fiancee in Australia and he asked all of us to give him our blessings... I do sincerely congrats him and will learn to put my feelings for him aside.............

Come on guys, life still continue lah. I'm OK!!! Don't worry lah. But it has never started and it's over!!!