Never forgotten!

Oh man!

it's been hell of a long time since i've blogged! Nonetheless, it has not been forgotten.

It has been a busy time but it is no excuse to not keep this updated. Be it a day, a week but a couple of months? that's just too long!

Not to worry all...I will definitely continue to update this site from now on. It won't be on a daily basis but hopefully on a weekly.

Just remember to keep on coming back. I plan to have more entries and pictures up within the next month or so.

Oh...for those that don't know..I'm headed to Jakarta on the 18th of June. Hope to take a lot of pictures and bring back some worthy stories to share.

Keep on supporting =)

Peace!

the first week

[SONG] Keith Sweat - Girl of My Dreams

So the first week back to work was well...pretty much the same, lol!

Besides having a bit more daily duties, i am now part of ever discussion, input and update. Last time when i was there as a trainee, it did not matter if i was there or not, they would still continue with what needed to be said and done. Now if i am not around, they wait. It's kind of overwhelming, but it feels good to belong.

I recommended some changes that needed to be done with the social and weddings side, which has made me stand out a bit more. My managers and directors seemed impressed that i want to help out with some improvements almost right away. I'm in charge of the new e-mail templates and proposals and configuration of some new packages. It's fun because i can feel a sense of empowerment and belonging which makes me feel good to go to work.

The only thing that would make things really great right now would be if i had a larger wardrobe and tie collection, haha!! It's tiring and hard to wear a limited amount of work clothes. Trying to keep up with the laundry is already a mission, but having the lack of outfits to mix and match is so embarrassing. Did i mention i only have one suite? which makes it really hard for me to take for dry cleaning. It's been so long since it has been really cleaned. I need a NEW SUITE!!!!

Anyhoo..i'm glad that this is a slow period and that the work days are cut to 5-days a week. It gives me more time to rest and learn. When december comes...i'm pretty much screwed as every weekend is packed with weddings and events. It's going to be one hell of a month!

So anyways...not much about work, since i've been through it before, blogged about it somewhere here and well...at the end of the day, it's just work!


So...here are 2 pix for ya...



haha..check it...named in the 'welcome' section of our daily AM report



Snapped this after a piss...was kind of embarrassed to ask someone to help me =)

peace y'all!!

a new start

starting in a few hours..i'll be going back to Raffles Hotel Singapore to work full time. Due to the fact that i was on a mini holiday, my sleep rotation has been turned upside down, hence the insomnia right now.

It's like 4:11am and i need to be at work @ 8:30am. I can't seem to sleep and all that is on my mind right now is Desperate Housewives. That's right! you heard me, Desperate Housewives.

I'm so excited to get back to work, and at the same time so un-excited! I guess because now i know i'll be bringing in a stable income and i'll be doing something with my time rather then rotting at home and shit. However, the downside is that, it's well, work!! Enough said right? haha.

Raffles hotel and the team at Catering Sales have been so patient and understanding. Knowing that i had a thesis to complete and loads of tasks that needed to be done before obtaining my S-Pass, they held the fort down and awaited my return. I owe them so much and i don't even know who to start thanking for this great opportunity.

After 2 months of leaving, i heard much has changed. The office organization has changed and there are many new faces. The most exciting part of the change is that when i go back, they just implemented 5 day weeks. Which means....i have my WEEEKENDS FREE!!!! what?!?! that's so ill. Friday nights would be crazy and the weekends would be super relaxed! Just gotta wait to get my first pay check before doing anything drastic haha! I've got so many things planned when i get my first pay check. I can't wait!!

I hope all goes well within the next 6 months. I hope to get back to part time studies early next year, so i hope that i can pick up and learn as much as possible before having to start my studies again. It's gonna be tough but i believe i can make it! it's all a state of mind!! haha ya right!

anyways...

Nove got me hooked on watching it online and now i can't seem to stop haha. I feel like such an aunty, tai tai, see lai, ah sum etc etc etc. My favorite character has to be Susan and Bree. I'll probably dedicate my next post to Desperate Housewives when i get the chance. I wanna get more in-depth with the episode before saying much haha. I'm up to seasons 2 episode 5 so it won't be long!!

one last thing

[SONG] 98 Degrees - My Everything

Finally...

Thesis is completed and submitted, finished moving, submitted social visit pass extension....

now for one last thing...awaiting my collection of the letter of Attestation and collection of my s-pass.

It's been a crazy 3 weeks. Just when i was finishing up my thesis, i had to find a place to move. It was mad because they wanted me out asap. I thought i had a one month notice, but they told me only about 3 weeks before they were leaving the unit. So i had to source an agent and look for a room that was suitable to move in asap. It was difficult because most places require you to move-in in the beginning of the month. Luckily, with a week left, i was able to find a place to move in to.

The new place i'm staying at is about 3 min to Sengkang mrt, and is so much more cleaner and bigger then my old place. I'm quite happy i had to move, but it was tiring to view a number of unsuitable rooms that met my requirments. I'm kind of picky when it comes to looking for a place to stay, cuz well at the end of the day, i want that homly feeling. Fortunately, everything worked out and i was able to move in on the 15th.

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The thesis was completed and submitted last week on the 13th. I was so worried that it was going to get rejected when i went to the admin, but luckily it wasn't. There are still so many people that have yet to submit their thesis's from DHM and HDHM. To think i thought i was extremely late as it was.

I'm very glad that part of my life is over. To think people have to write a 100k thesis, 30k was way too mad for me already. However, it's over so i hope i won't have to think about another thesis ever in my life again =)

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So, i guess now all that awaits is the collection of my Attestation letter from school and using it to collect my s-pass from MOM. I can't wait to get back to work. Raffles has been chasing me like a hog. I can't seem to please everyone. it's hard.

Everytime i get calls from the HR and my colleagues asking when i will return to work and stuff is very stressful and tiring. It's hard to give an answer with no ending. I hate having to repeat myself over and over to different people. It sounds as it is my fault when clearly it isn't.

i hope all this stress will be over soon and i can get back to my life. I've been neglecting so many people because i've been so busy. Sorry to everyone that i am unable to meet up with recently. No hard feelings i hope. It's been rough times and i hope you can understand that.

I'm out. Gonna finish unpacking and organizing my new room.

peace! take care!

a new image

So, while i was doing my thesis today, i decided why not take a little break =)

So...

it is when i decided to change the image of my desktop and finally install my new television.

I have uploaded images because, well, i had nothing to do =)

here we go...



New mozilla skin...can't really see huh...hit the next picture then =)



Here it is...new mozilla skin, winamp skin (in blue) and new windows xp theme (check the tool bar)



My new Samsung Series 4 26inch HDMI television, complements of StarHub =)

So, with the of time i took away from doing my thesis, i acomplished this much. stupid but it feels find of good. Kind of like a new start =)

I also ripped open a whole bunch of boxes looking for old textbooks because i heard that i can sell em for some cash. w00t. we all need cash don't we =)

On top of that, during the search for old textbooks, i started throwing away a lot of magazines and paper. I threw a lot but it does not seem like i have cleared up a lot of things. Strange.

anyways, i'm out...gonna head back to work after watching some shows on my brand new television. what...

peace!

Alivenotdead.com

So i was surfing the net the other day and came across a interesting site.

http://www.alivenotdead.com

It's like an asian friendster but with various official artists' profiles and links. You will be able to find profiles on Jin, Daniel Wu, Vaness and so much more. Most of them I would believe are from Hong Kong but there are some from other countries as well. I've also found profiles on local stars like Fiona Xie and Race Wong and some from Taiwan as well.

If your into Hong Kong actresses, actors and singers/rappers, then this site is for you. I've been able to find quite a bit of official blogs and stuff which have been quite an interesting read. I've just joined and it's been quite fun so far.

It kind of feels like linking up to the high society of chinese stars and such. It is free and it's easy to sign up too. Just check it out for yourself. You will be able to add photos, videos and blog too which is quite cool. The only main difference about this site compared to other social networking sites is that it links you up with stars and you will be able to communicate your msg to them directly if your a huge fan.

I'm quite addicted to it now, as i'm able to stay up to date on some of my interested stars' daily lives and such. I know it makes me seem a bit teeny bop and shit, but yo, what's so great in my life now? haha

visit my profile to see what i'm talking about:

http://www.alivenotdead.com/fluffiez


peace!

Settled!

[SONG] Joey McIntyre - I Don't Know Why I Love You

After a few days of moving into my new place, i've finally settled down and got things a tad organized.

The new place isn't that bad BUT i need to do some serious scrubbing and shit in the toilet. I hate having a dirty toilet. Even one spec makes me feel icky and stiff. All i need to do now is buy a toilet brush and start scrubbing and scrubbing.

The move was fucking tiring. Thx to Nove for helping me and Thomas for helping me pack. If i was doing everything alone, i'd definitely die. The most tiring part of the whole move, was carrying my shoes and my box full of shatec textbooks, manual and magazines. If it wasn't for these 2 boxes, everything would have gone much more smoother and probably less tiring. I'm gonna make sure to buy new luggage with WHEELS if not a plastic container to house all these items. I can't imagine carrying them again to my new place.

Overall, the place is nice. However, i hate the fact that i need to be quiet at night and that i lost my private sanctuary. I'm so use to having a whole place to myself - doing whatever the fuck i wanted to. Now to even think of opening the door loudly makes me worried that i'll wake someone. The most saddening part is that i don't think i can smoke inside, so the toilet has become a very good friend of mine, if you get my drift.

Just don't be expecting a house warming party, invites or views of my room - it's just way too small to hold even 4 people inside. So from now on...let's just party outside or meet up somewhere alright? right!

I'm out..gonna head to bed. Still got work tmr...grrr...housekeeping is tiring..but fun at the same time =) peace y'all!

P.S. expect a nice sweet post the next time round. =P later!

New years?

aite...

there's about an hour and a half to the end of 2007.

which means another measly year is coming to a start, which is that of 2008.

i start my attachment tmr, which utterly sucks, but last night was a great time spent with friends around a bbq pit and at mt. faber. I'll discuss more about last night when i receive the photos from amy.

So, with that said, another short and sweet post to end the new year.

I'm headed to bed before everyone starts to...

countdown
kiss
hug
laugh
smile
cheer
get wasted
make-out in dark corners
have sexual intercourse

blah blah blah...!

FUCK THE NEW YEAR COMING!

later from the holiday party pooper! out!

The Grinch

If your a die hard christmas freak and are in the holiday spirit...LEAVE NOW!

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Okay, it's that time of year again that SUCKS!

You can all call me Grinch, if you please!

The Christmas season is always a downer for me and I'll always post something negative about it. I just can't stand the holiday season. Most may know, or not know, that the holiday season brought a lot of hate and anger into me when i was a child, so i guess it kind of stuck with me since then. From a professionals point of view, I'm pretty psychotic about the whole x-mas/new year thing.

Every year, when i was a child, my holiday would have gotten ruined by my parents. They end up fighting and screaming at each other, which left a really negative impact on my life. After the age of about 14, when i stopped celebrating with my family and started hanging out late with friends, x-mas became times of destruction and vandalism. We use to go around and put things on fire, break cars blah blah blah...anything that was unethical and illegal. However, with all the fun and excitement that we had, i was still missing something. I'm sure my friends were too. I think by being unwanted by family, we ended up finding each other and taking out our anger on everyone else. We all needed family or at least someone to be with that was special. No doubt our times together were special, but it's a different feeling...ya feel me?

This year, like many previous years, is gonna be a lone and saddening event. I've planned it all out. I'll be plastering myself at home tmr night, reminiscing about the past, thinking about my present and looking forward to my future. It's gonna be an oh so boring and unexciting night.

Christmas in one word, SUCKS and New Years is just another entry to another rotten year. I can't stand the fact that so many are happy during this time of year. I'm jealous. I'm Envious - it's true and i'm not afraid to admit it. All that gift giving, cheerful faces, loved couples and families, makes me sick that i can't have that. I've never been able to spend a great Christmas in front of a fireplace, have a turkey dinner and get crunked with champagne.

If Santa could ever grant me one wish, it would be able to spend one holiday with someone special. That's all i ask for. Just that one person that could bring joy and happiness into my life. Make this Grinch smile and glow. Most importantly, to make everyone else around me feel envious.

I know this post makes me sound selfish, but isn't everyone entitled wish and want something?

Many people may not understand where I'm coming from, but i know a bunch that do. They all reside back home in Toronto and it's making me miss them more and more! This year is much more heart thorn than any previous year. Why? reason being is that after this year, i may never be able to return home for a visit for at least 5 years. From what i have visioned for myself, i don't see myself returning back due to career opportunities and further education.

Anyways, i don't want to elaborate anymore on the situation and start ruining everyones x-mas and new year spirit and plans.

So...I'll leave with this..

To All...

Clubbers, Alcoholics and Party freaks: Drink Responsible and have fun!
Couples: Be sensible and practice safe sex aite?
Families: Make sure not to neglect the holiday seasons!
Singles: Open a bottle of jacks or vodka and drink yourselves away!

oh and if your like me, that hates almost everything about the whole holiday season than scream...

FUCK X-MAS AND FUCK NEW YEARS...WHO GIVES A FLYING FUCK, BITCHES!

A New Leaf

[SONG] Jay-Z ft. Notorious BIG - Hustle (Remix)

I've been extremely busy these days, so i won't be able to update as frequent as possible.

I'm not sure if many have you noticed, but I've been changing my writing patterns on my blog. Instead of giving dull boring posts about what's going on in my life, i try to incorporate events from around (example from: newspapers, television or what whatever i come across) i find important. Also, i try to add in my views, perspectives, thoughts and well whatever i find interesting.

The writing style has changed to suite the general public. I didn't wanna just list out an issue or daily rant. I wanna be able to hit an issue with people, give my insights on the issue and give the reader a different perspective on things. I hope its working by the way.

I will still talk about what's going on in my life, movie reviews and such but it will be written in a way that i hope everyone will enjoy reading. Rather than just saying, i went to a movie with blah blah blah and ended up doing this and that during the weekend. It's too boring, dull and unreadable.

If you have any suggestions, comments or problems, feel free to address them in the tag board or in the comments section. Thanks!

Richie