No Life. Work shit.

Falling sick again. sigh. went back work after having a friday off. Guess what, more shit to clear. Dishwasher give shit, staff give shit, manager going to give shit.

On a good note, I've been watching shows on mio tv. Lots of movies online. Pretty mundane life I'm having. So boring. No one's free to hang out. Its all work and no play. I think I need to be like Agnes.. So called "Have a life" ..

Sigh.

Song of the moment - For the first time by The Script

Education Medication

Long week has ended. I free labour "committed" for 10 over hours this week. Next week is worse. 11 hours of free labour "commitment". Life is back to boring-ness. Work, sleep, work, sleep, work, sleep.

To make things worse, my girls are all going to poly, leaving me with my full timers. Don't get me wrong, I love my full timers, I think they're great, but without the energy and spontneity of my part timers, my full timers lack motivation. Maybe I'm just not a good enough source of motivation. Great workers need a greater leader to bring out the best in them, don't they?

Anyway, had some pretty awesome soup with boss at Soup spoon for "dinner" just now, after which I talked to Michelle for like quite long, to which she left ear in right ear out. But technically, I was sitting on her right, so its right ear in, left ear out. Since she doesn't remember, I shall blog in down in words so that she'll be able to refer it here. So here's a shoutout to Michelle ! Hello Aeroplane queen !

1) Choose wisely which course to take in Poly, the mistake I made was that I chose a course which I assumed I liked without really asking myself - "Is this what I want?"

2) Never settle for second best, same goes to life & relationships. Why "cheapen" yourself and settle for something you can have easily but not what you really want ?

3) Don't study a course just because you are not accepted in other courses. Appeal, take some time to reconsider your options.

4) Private education is not cheap, but seriously, nothing is free in this world.

5) Work hard for what you want, not compromising enjoying student life while you're at it.

6) Money doesn't fall from the sky, nothing beats spending your own hard earned money. Cheap thrills.

7) When you decide, stick to your decisions and live with it. Life's simple, you make decisions and you don't look back.

8) Nothing is garuanteed in this world, but sometimes, as corny as this sounds, you gotta look far ahead and see yourself in 10 years, will this move help you further your career in the future?

9) Decided what you want liao and update me.

10) Come back to work ASAP ! Be happy :D

Anyway, thats all that I can advice my dear Michelle, it seems that she herself doesn't even know what she wants. Thats worrying, but common. Not to worry, things will work out. If it doesn't, there's always a back up plan.

Its damn late, I think I gotta go sleep. Since I've been posting lengthy words and no pictures, I shall post a picture for this post like Michelle's latest post too !

LoL ! Amanda very cute :D

Song of the moment - What are words by Chris Medina

Universal Studio Singapore did not happen

Half of April has passed. Another half more to go.

Initially I was suppose to make my first trip to USS on wednesday, in the end, all of them slept in late, my champion Michelle slept till 1230pm -___-"

So while waiting for Aeroplane queen to come, Jialin, Sakilah and I watched Morning Glory, the god damn movie I've wanted to watch since forever. It was pretty good. Rachel McAdams is like bloody hot.

After the movie, Aeroplane queen finally came and we left for ion to eat. We went Swensens as Agnes was there to give training. After the meal, we roamed around ion and I ended up buying a jacket from Muji.. Sigh .. more money spent ..

We waited for Agnes to finish her training before going for KTV. KTV till 10pm, I went over to pork's place with supper and smokes till 1130pm before heading home. Pretty tiring but fulfiling day.

Come today, had meeting at Thomson Plaza and after which went for Pizza hut dinner with 5 bosses. Did you know that 6 people can eat $160++ worth of pizza hut ?!?!?!

Anyway, my aeroplane queen blogs almost every other day. I think I should try to blog more too. lol.

Till then..

Song of the moment - Pudar by Rossa

losing it

I'm really losing it .. Not sure whats worth it and whats not .. I'm so tired everyday, I come home, switch on my computer, bathe and sleep and the next day the same shit all over again .. It shouldn't be this hard right ? sigh ..

Certainly all jobs has it perks and downside .. but when the downtime exceeds the good times, is it a cue to change jobs ? Or is it just that a rough patch that you'll bound to face sooner or later ?

I think the toughest part of the job is the heart .. or human relations .. What defines a successful boss ? Being able to retain staff and steering the business to be a profitable one for the company ? Striking the balance of staff turnover and loss sales ? Its all bullshit to say that everyone is willing to die for a boss and willing to work for him/her .. He/She is only one man .. how can he/she satisfy everyone ? Compromise ? - that would strain his power and ego .. Hack it ? - Good for colleagues bad for business .. Look into everything ? - Not giving enough space for personal development ..

Therefore I strongly believe in one thing .. You may be the best person in the company .. Good sales, strong team, united staff .. But one thing's for sure .. it doesn't really define a successful boss .. I just think that being a successful boss is striking the balance in reining your subordinates and most importantly being happy with your decisions and finding satisfaction and pride in your work .. I know its not superior than the "awesome" bosses, but at least you're successful in life right ? and to be very honest .. your job is just one part of your life ..

Sometimes I don't even know what the heck I'm rambling about .. but you see .. thats the glorious part of my blog .. I write what shit I want .. and you can read what shit you want ..

People have been asking me If I'm dating someone now, due to certain posts by me on facebook .. just to clarify .. they're from songs that just happen to be playing on my computer and somehow or rather, the songs had super awesome lyrics ..

But anyway .. I miss her .. I do .. but under certain circumstances, it seems like there is no hint or even a slight ray of hope that there is a future for us. I talk to her, I feel very much at ease. Most importantly, I'm happy .. But the sad truth always stems from the corniest quotes - "the futherest distance is that I'm standing right infront of you and I can't tell you I love you" .. Is it fear of rejection ? Or knowingly it'll go no where that you don't even bother ?

Crap .. I think I'm in dire need of sleep .. before I go crazy ..

Song of the moment - 一生何求 by 陈百强

Changes

It was superbly fun during my stay at Causeway Point, the people there and the pace will be sorely missed. But good things don't last, you just can't get too comfortable at one place can you.

I've moved on to Vivocity, where a new challenge awaits. To revive a place like Vivocity would be harder than just equipting a defibrillator and pressing the "e" button. I'm both physically and mentally drained after a week there compared to a month at Causeway Point. In the short 1 week under my helm, a spate of incidents were reported and things seemed very very bleak.

Then again, thats life. I need to prove my worth and at the same time take good care of my subordinates, my team is my priority, without my team, I'm nothing. So the challenge, I see it clearly. I'm trying my best to steer this boat the right direction and its gonna take time. Question is, will I be able to hold the reins long enough to make a difference ? Or will I be just a passing breeze, nothing threatening, no impact at all ?

Everybody dread changes, proven fact. I'm one of those, but I've already accepted the change that I'm going through and trying to make the best out of it. Like I said, its tiring and challenging, and at the end of the day, I'm always faced with one question asked by my very own self. Is the juice worth the squeeze ?

Song of the moment - Speed of sound by Coldplay

Still hanging on

Life at my new job is still going good so far. Started courses, more responsibilities, longer hours but still relatively happy there. I'm pretty comfortable with the people I work with, they are all young and full of vigor. Even though I'm only a few years older than them, it feels as if I'm 40 and they're like hyper active kids who never seem to get tired.

I see alot of my past self in them and it really brings a smile to me. Its great to be young and vibrant.

I've been "arrowed" by my boss to do some filming. Its pretty much serious stuff with scripts and all and to be honest, I'm not the least keen in doing it. And since I was told it was either my boss or myself, what choice do I have ? Hopefully it won't be akward at all. It is also time for a diet. Dang.

Xiao Qiu quit her job as an Accounts Exec, apparently she found another one as a Marcomm Exec. She was at Ion earlier to look for me and I missed her. Then I realised that I actually do miss her alot. Which brings me to my point - I have zero social life after work. I need more time with my friends.

My weekend is burnt as I'll be working till late at night. Hopefully next week will be better .. till then ..

Song of the moment - Love Drunk by Boys like Girls

Work life

Finally watched Inception through the weekend with alvin and pork, it was as good as they say. Also watched Love in Disguise on Sunday capping off the week.

3rd week at work now, its been pretty okay. Lots of fun, scandals and "hugs" around the work place.

Sometimes, I ask myself if I'm getting tired of everything and just want time to stop so that I can catch a breather. I realised that life is as it is and it'll take time to get use to the kind of life I'm leading now. Maybe all I needed was a break. To what extent then ?
The good news is, the fun loving bunch at work reminds me of my time when I was their age, not that its really much of a difference but still ..

I'm still hoping for the pot of gold to be at the end of the rainbow. And perhaps a new direction for me to move forward.

Song of the moment - Secrets by One Republic

Holiday coming soon !

4 more days till holiday time ! No where far, but it's a break still. Awesomeness !

I've decided to let go of a much higher pay job to work at some place that pays much lesser but I'll be happier there.

I've been spending a little too much recently. Control Control Control.

Pork bought Burberry scarf for 1 grand yesterday. I chose it for him ! On top of that, I introduced Narciso Rodriguez to him which he bought too ! Keeping the tradition of high spending Sundays alive.

Song of the moment - ささやかな夢 by Takayuki Hattori

Life Changing Decision

It was a tough decision to make. I've decided that being happy is more important than all the money in the world. At least for now. I've gained back more than I've lost so far and hopefully it'll continue to be that way. I know for sure things will not be smooth sailing but I'll try my best to make the most out of it. A little sacrifice will hopefully propel me to greater heights in my career. I guess I just couldn't run away from it. Now to get things done :D Basha !

Finally watched finish Liar Game Season 2. It was awesome. I also watched the entire Your Hand in Mine, the 180 episode local telly show. Trying to do some show-catching this week.

Song of the moment - Stereo Love by Edward Maya