I DiD It My Way~
Thursday, January 31, 2008
The Office Temp
hmm.. got myself a temp job, as a security guard (joke). ok ok so i am not working as a security guard la but it almost feel the same to me wor.. how it happened was that i was really getting kinda bored while waiting for my v new and glamorous (ha) job to start after CNY hence i happily took on a temp recept position to kill time. rather pleased with the office. very nice, spacious and quiet with fab glass offices for the management. can totally see what those ang mo big bosses r doing in their offices (is there a voyeur in me?? *horror*) anyway, that's v cool~ I start to imagine maybe one day, I will sit in an office like that too with my female executive power suit and killer heels, bossing junior staff around.. teehee. well anyway! I was told that this is known as 'open office concept'. the staff strength is just right too, with not too many people (so that i dun have to kill too many brain cells remembering names and faces (but i have already killed many brain cells with my VBH (v bad habit*awkward cough*), sigh so sad just thinking about this.. but i digress...) i have quite a bit of time on hand (actually i really have nothing to do like 95% of the time) hence i brought books and mags along to read and now, updating my blog *blushes* currently i am reading 'shopaholic and baby', the latest book from the shopaholic series by sophie kinsella. it's really funny and great for passing time. v chick lit indeed.
I have also found some solace and fun time with the office shredder. u see, my last office does not have one and when i asked my ex-boss to get it he happily told me to tear papers up BY HAND, pointing out that it will be a good form of exercise (i doubt so). so i hope that i am forgiven for being a little too excited with the office shredder. i am always looking forward to shred unwanted papers (actually it is one of my duties to go round collecting unwanted papers at 5pm from the others and shred them). it is the 4th thing i look forward to doing (1st is 5.30pm, 2nd is lunch hour and 3rd is collecting the mails at 2.30pm then chopping 'received' on them. it's lotsa fun!). i dun think there is lack of papers for me to shred around in this office actually. this company waste paper like nobody's business. it's a real crime but i have no say as i am only the office temp hence *shrug*.. i have been doing fun experiments with the shredder though, trying to pull out the papers midway when it's been shredded and boy was i surprised to find that it's not possible to do so. i imagined myself putting my fingers near the opening.. and it really scares the hell outta me (must not have silly tots from now on). but it's fun, temp-ing silly jobs once or twice in your lifetime, is an experience, although getting paid peanuts, but at least i get to surf the internet ^_^"
the downside is i am rather alone and went for lunch by myself. yesterday, i had 1 of the worst bowl of yu pian mee fen i have ever eaten. the fish slices are definitely too fishy smelling for my enjoyment. Eww~ totally went to funan mall which is nearby to buy toothbrush and toothpaste so that i can get rid of fishy taste. and today, i shall eat pasta at pasta maniac in funan. really cannot stand local food anymore. so sick of eating mixed rice la or whatever noodle la during lunch. the woes of an OL :( for me, when i get bored with local food, i tend to have fast food or western food instead (yaya bloody 'original') but worry about all those fats and msg. recently i have this vision of having my own house with a beautiful kitchen, and i will be serving up lots and lots of healthy and delicious food, living up to 100yrs old as a result of my conscious effort! (hmm do i wanna live up to 100?? maybe not...)
*** the same night, after work ***
i blame my big fat mouth. shouldnt have complained about having nothing to do. when i came back from lunch, i suddenly had plenty to do. that is not expected actually, especially for a one wk of temp job. didnt even have the time to complete this entry. aww... anyway i have PLENTY, and i do mean plenty, of papers to shred today in the office. i am no longer amused. in fact, i am v concern about the amt of trash this company generates each day. they r certified tree killers i tell u. i dun even think they even print on recycled papers or have bypass trays on the copiers for the printing of less impt documents. little wonder how global warming comes along and why is that the weather is getting hotter and hotter.
honestly i worry a lot about global warming. i really do. for an obvious reason that.. I DUN REALLY WANNA DIE YET, PLS! god i am such a scaredy cat. *shrug* that's so me. but even if the world doesn't end in our generation, dun u ever think about ur children, or even ur great children's future? well it's a frightening tot for me really, but i wish everybody could really put a little bit more effort into saving mother nature. like they say, it only takes everyone a little effort, a tiny changes here and there and tons of resources could be bloody well conserved, fyi.
hmmm maybe i am too exhausted from work. damn i'm weak. gotta be more optimistic about the future and everything. better log off b4 i bored everyone to death.
msg of the day: heal the world, make it a better place, for u and for me and the entire human race (ok, so michael jackson)
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Shattered Dreams
To those who have their Hopes broken and Dreams shattered, Understand and Know that the world Isn't fair and some things are just Not meant to be. But if you had already given your Best, that should be good enough. Don't forget to count your Blessings everyday though, no matter how small they are. Never give up on Life, because it's great to be alive! WooHoo~
Reen
Jan'08
Monday, January 21, 2008
Happy (belated) 2008!
right.. i hope it is not too late to wish u all a happy 2008. yeah so i have not updated my blog for like 3 mths *nonchalent shrug* didnt think that affect anyone that much except my best fren shany who is always lovingly and obligatingly checking for new updates. thanks, gf *grinz*
i felt kinda sad though in the new yr as i realised that my new yr resolutions for 2007 had not been diligently fulfilled accordingly hence this yr i am stuck with the same ones all over again. very shameful to be such a slacker frankly. someone who is not keen to upgrade or better her life and continue to live yr to yr as the same, unimproved person. very soon i am gonna be mid 20s and that is kinda scary actually. i feel that i am still in the same state of mind like my then 19 yr old self except i dun really have all the time and luxury to squander my youth away doing nothing. it is depressing to remain goal-less and ambition-less forever. so like every start of a new yr, this time round i promise myself that 2008 must be a satisfying one! i am going to achieve the following (i read this good book recently which advises not to use the word 'try' in your resolutions otherwise u will never ever get around to doing it):
1) it's high time to have a satisfying job which i love and pays me what i think i deserve.
i feel happy to say that i have managed to fulfill step 1 of this aim. i will be starting work in feb at this great office (in a cool building! unlike normal office buildings, this one has a very gothic feel (i aint kidding, i do mean Gothic) and in the lobby, there's a very glam bar (yes, the kind where u drink alcohol) right in the middle of the first floor. cool) i also cannot be happier at the renumeration that i am offered for now. my advice to those who hate their jobs and think they are getting peanuts - look around for better offers right now in your industry then quit. if anything, my last job at the recruitment company has taught me that the job market is really doing well now and most job seekers really have the advantage of jumping to better offers. do it right now while the economy is good as nobody would know how long it will last. if it is not the money but u just hate your job, then either try to love it and get better at it, or quit. i think life is too short to be in a job u hate.
2) weight loss, slim down!
this is a toughie for me. since i left school i was no longer my slim self. i have always been the indulgent type who almost never deny myself of the food i love, the type who rather spend the entire day reading a book while lying (and maybe, snacking) on bed then to go out in the sun for sports (horrifying thought. i look like crap when i am tanned). hence the first step i took is to rejoin my gym (just so i can still run, despite on a treadmill, but safely indoor away from the evil sun). i have my ideal weight which i eventually wanna achieve, which is good, bcoz that means i have a goal that i can work towards.
3) quitting (for real) the Very Bad Habit
will not go into great length regarding this but close frens will know what i am referring to. like everybody, i dun wanna die, yet. frankly sometimes i am scared to death just thinking about it. u will feel like a walking timebomb, kinda helpless and all.
anyway, am looking forward to start work soon. i have been resting for way too long now, i am totally sluggish and have lost my momentum in life! but i am grateful still, bcoz of all the free time i have on hand (downside is my savings is a one way street, out only). i went to the library to borrow tons of books in order to save on entertainment. it feels great. i always love reading. i almost never buy my own reading materials bcoz i tend to only read a book once. and books r really ex actually.. i threw away too much stuffs when i moved house so now i am v conscious about buying things mindlessly bcoz most of them will just end up somewhere in the house, unused and forgotten. waste of money and space (and also an extra area where dust can settle and accumulate on). also been maximising my broadband by watching shows on it, thus saving more money on entertainment. (hmm.. actually i am kinda good at this huh) and also playing tomb raider on ps2 (both sponsored by e bf). ya i know i very out le. even the kids dun play ps2 now, do they? it must be the generation of xbox, psp and the likes of these games now. but i am the kind of, aiya, can play jiu play lo, nv mind de la... the bf looks down on me for relying on walkthroughs for my lara croft though. he said that's not playing game at all. but hello, how am i suppose to know where all the freaking rewards are located if i am without my walkthrough?!!
yup! anyway, have fun everybody. it is the start of a new yr once again so make good use of it to improve the quality of your life and the ones around u in the next 12 mths.
will have dinner with my ex colleagues tonight at clarke quay. hope i can get some pix with them to post it up in the next blog. here's one with my ex boss and colleague though and one i took with the little she-demon last yr. hope it is still ok to post them up ^_^"
