..:: 686. Not the same anymore ::..

went for hr bridging day as a senior and found out that prof aahad and violet no longer with nbs :(

..:: 685. Mum's Call ::..

i was dozing off around 11pm yest night when the phone rang. i saw "Mum" flashing. i continued to sleep.

minutes later, sms came. it was from my sister.

mum's supervisor tried to call us. mum in hospital. suspected food poisoning.

i jumped out of my bed... called back and luckily she was able to talk.

this is what happens when u ignored calls from mum too often.

..:: 684. Its Not Funny ::..

my mum calls me as if i am in a call center. picks up the phone and yelling begins "why take so long to answer".

excuse me. i have a job and probably 10000 meetings that are more important than her phone call. knowing what she wanted to ask me.

"the photos we took at the graduation, ready anot?"

made me wish i have not taken those pics -_-

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angry fits 2.

went to shop for my monthly fashion mags.

me: do you have the magazine titled "august"

indian shopkeeper: *looks frantically* no

me: *scans the shelf again as i saw it at clementi mrt stand*

indian shopkeeper: i dont think have. now already september. *grins*

me: *its not funny look*

they totally spoilt my wonderful image of indians back in india.

..:: 683. Mentors ::..

finally airasia replied and gave me a new voucher. fast to shut me up, leaving me no chance to demand free air tickets.

bumped into one of my ocs fren whom we never talked before. both of us recognised each other, he started asking "do i know u?". i was o_O. before we enter the train, he was smiling at me and i thought he looked familiar.

he is now in ntu final year in aero while i am back working. shared army stuff which was probably the only common thing we shared. still remembered our platoons were at loggerheads.

was sharing how i chartered my career and have many people to thank for all the advice. should count my blessing having to find quite a few mentors who not only provided direction but also created chance to make it all happen.

reason why i join the army - there are great people who have inspired me along the way.

..:: 682. Blame Who? ::..

irritated.

tried to book my flight for sri lanka and wanted to use my e-voucher which was supposed to expire on 20 Aug. When I key in the details, the error msg was that the voucher has already expired..

wth.

called the operator who asked me to fill up the e-form and they will reply me in 2-3 days. if by then my voucher expires, who is responsible?

they better give me a free tickets to KL as the connecting flights.

..:: 681. Motivation to save ::..

went window shopping for cars with my friend since last week. in the end, last sat, decided to settle for cerato forte dark cherry. ultimate jealousy. the colour makes the car even more class-ier. back of the car looks like bmw. makes me think twice about getting honda fit. especially with the super low price.

today resisted temptation to shop. finally get to explore ion orchard. crazy crowd at uniqlo which i think its the biggest hit in singapore. knew it when i was shopping in shanghai and heard that they are coming to singapore. a better fit compared to H&M and topman, since the size is more fitted for asians. plus every few months they have new designers for the tees which are selling at affordable 19.90 to 24.90. quality is damn good.

wanted to buy a neoleather purple jacket which cost 99 bucks but on second thought i wont be wearing it that often, hence decided not to buy. popped by kiehls and saw a few facial and hair products which i love and wanted to try. but one bottle of cleanser 150ml, about 40 plus bucks o_O. buy 2 items then can get 20% discount. i avoided the temptation once again.

wanted to go clubbing. but decided to save the money and the cab fare.

saving money is definitely worth it. need at least 500 bucks per month to save for the car!

stuck in singapore. think of saving money. i should stop all the envy that most of my friends are not in singapore.

..:: 680. SMRT ::..

took train to work today and it broke down at clementi. saw the train crawl towards clementi station and then bypass it and stop at dover. all of us had to alight to board the next train. seen the crowd build up at clementi and buona vista. scary. then there was this lady, typical singaporean, must complain out loud about the train then she would feel shiok.

"wah my first time from pioneer to dover take one hr..."

the rest of her tone was as sarcastic and unbearable just like the way she looks.

"the people sitting in the train must be feeling damn shiok can sit so long..."

i was on the verge of asking her to shut up.

"i really tempted to take taxi"

if she complains about the train so lousy, then take cab la. that is why i get mad at people who grumble when people accidentally knocked into them in a crowded public transport like bus or train. if you dont want all these hassle then take cab la!

just that i was wearing the uniform, if not i would have drop casual comment.

tml department cohesion! at bishan park run 5km. what cohesion huh? everyone do their own run.

..:: 679. Nat Day Dinner ::..

something got me jumping for joy last fri. i saved people's careers. cant go into details but my boss congratulated and gave us a pat on our backs for saving some careers as we reviewed their profiles.

must agree to what my boss said, hr is a thank-less job. when you do well, no one will praise u but if something "screws up", all will point fingers at u.

wasnt feeling well in the morning but after i got better, accompanied my fren to go look for cars. window shopping for cars is exciting! currently looking at honda fit/jazz, price at the showroom is insane! about 10K more than those from parallel import. on average, the cheaper rate would see myself paying about close to 700 per month.

national day dinner at marine parade was quite an experience. firstly, it was graced by senior PM Goh and first time i have attended a community dinner indoor. Mr Goh's speech lasted 28 mins and he posted 10 challenges we would face, some of which he mentioned are perils of success. like the education system that has grown and molded talents has seen many moving and staying in other countries - brain drain and also females concentrating on their careers - low birth rate.

was quite amazed at the speed his speech was being broadcasted. after the dinner, i got on to the car and heard the radio reporting about his speech. one of the MCs for the event was an ex news broadcaster.

it was funny to see senior people waving their flags and singing "stand up for singapore" at the volume that i last recalled hearing in primary school. my table had 2 senior doctors and you could get an overview of what is the latest in the medical field by just hearing them talk. across the table was another lady who was heading a few boards and president and ceo of Raffles International, yes you got it, ms jennie chua. for a matter of fact, if you have degree from cornell, you could strike a conversation much easier, seeing quite a few of them have such connection, if not raffles institution would suffice.

then i understand why mr goh didnt want to talk about the achievements of singapore for the past year. stating the challenges left the whole ballroom talking about the issues throughout the dinner. being the only young generation rep for the table, when they talk about getting married and have children, they look at me. talk about education and brain drain, they point at me. mention about dealing with the greying population, they look at me and ask how am i going to deal with people like them.

*gulps* and i thought i was just there for the food.