Date with CEO

Under the company's induction program, i was or perhaps a group of us were brought to meet our CEO. Apparently, he is a nice guy with good motivational powers. He knows wat he want and will drive pple to reach the goal. My idol. I find that pple in the senior management behaves in the same manner.

"I hire you to work for me, not to find excuse and tell me u cannot do it"

Well well, all CEOs will make this common remark. To a certain extend, wat they said are true. Many of us can find tonnes of excuses to avoid being arrowed. But when come to real work, we just could not do it. I think probably is a form of human mentality. The immediate reaction to a sudden attack is to dodge and find ways to escape. Yeah yeah, we do it all the times, just cannot help it.

He believes in quality work and commitment. Seriously, any other pple will mention the same thing. The only difference that i see in him is the way he carries himself. He is casual, not the usual CEO who comes in all dressed up formally. He is relaxed probably given his status today. If i were to be given the oppt to work under the CEO, i am sure i can learn great wisdom and knowledge out from him. A veteren is a veteren.

Honesty vs Reality

I was reading one of the blogger's story when i felt so strong to react.

Is it wrong to be honest when reality hurts?

If u ask me, i really dunno. Reality hurts and that is why there are things that it is better to remain status quo then finding out the truth. Cos the truth will not lead u to anywhere.

"i don't hide sercerts from my loved one, esp to baby. yes, i admit that i slept with other before. i know i am dirty. how i wish i can erased all the past? even how much i wanted to. i can't. i don't deny in the first place when i am dating her. i decided to come clean when i am attached. who the hell will be that honest? someone please tell me. "

This poor fellow got himself entangled when her gf ask him this qns. He is really courageous to tell the truth. But his gf could not accept. His friend commented that only 2 out of 10 guys tell the truth and he is one of them. If the girl really loves him, well she should accept wat he is. Tat is true.

But sometime things turn out otherwise. When the girl starts asking funny qns, i guess she feels insecure. The problem goes to the root. Why in the first place did he sleep ard? U cannot blame the girl if she is really tat pure and expect u to be one too. Human r selfish, they can do it but his/her partner can't. Probably the girl need sometime to cool down.

So, it is wrong to be honest? I will say 99% of the time it is good to be honest. And dun ask if u know that reality will hurt. I dun like asking pple abt their past. U will procrastinate when u know the truth. Anyway, wat happened in the past is history. There is nothing much u can do. I only look forward to future. It is more impt for a couple to think of their future then indulging themselves in the past. No point if it turns out to be like this guy.

Life is precious

Almost fell asleep last nite when i received a msg from jun regarding ground movement in singapore. Instantly, it must be some strong earthquake from our friendly neighbours. But i was too tired to think cos i had enough of news at work. So came home, chill out a bit and decide to sleep. I have a habit to watch tv before i sleep. So tune to CNA to see wat's happening. Yes, quake had struck off the coast of Sumatra.

I find myself fortuntate to sleep comfortably at home while pple at the other side of the world is running for their life. They were so frightened that a Tsunamis might strike again. Imagine living in Banda Aceh, i think i dun even have time to sleep but flee. So watch a little to see what happened. Glenda was good. Professional but looks tired. No choice if it was me, think i would have slept in the studio. ha...

Luckily i have an off day today. So can take my time to do my own stuff. Will head to FF before meeting jun. Been sometime since i last went. Need to go for my steam bath again. My body can then be relaxed entirely. ha...

Mustafa Centre

Went mustafa centre early in the morning at 2am. My maiden trip there as the place really operates 24 hours. There are pple who really shopped at nite. It was not crowded but definitely more Indians than usual. Afterall, it is at the heart of little india. Things there are not too expensive. I would say more affordable. The place is huge, stretching from basement to two or three storeys. They sell a variety of items. I think they sell more things than hypermarts like Carrefour. Interesting!

Before tat, head to Balestier for Buk Guk Teh again. This time, i din patronise the celebrity stall. I went to the one near to Boon Tong Kee. Cheaper and delicious. Will try to visit there again if i am craving for supper with my colleague. A great day to spend my Good Friday. Hopefully everything will go smoothly today before i head for my three days break.

Sawadee Kup

Oh well. Heading for Bkk again this summer. ha... Made this decision with jun few days ago. Will be going wif Miss Wenwen and her bf too. Seems pretty fun. Spent a few days to surf the net to see which airline got the best deal, where to stay and etc. Found out that Airasia got the cheapest airtix. Tried other potential airliners but they are either slightly expensive or the timing is not rite.

Afterall, we are going at a time near to a public holiday. So it is better to reserve everything ready before it get too late. I would say we fetch quite a good deal. I remembered the time i went 2 years ago, boy it was exp. Took Finnair and the tix was like $319. With all the budget airlines coming in, i guess the fare is so much affordable.

Went out supper with Ed at Jalan Kayu. Checked with him to see whether there are any interesting places that i have never travel in bkk. He told me abt the alfresco dining at banyan tree. It is regarded as one of the top 10 or something place that must go in bkk. Wow! Wat is so special abt this place is tat we can get to eat and drink in the open air over 50 storeys from ground. I think die die must also go take a look. But the price is not cheap. So will have to decide if it is really suitable when we arrive there. I dun think many singaporeans will know abt that except wealthy singaporeans or probably pple like ed. ha....

Peaceful Moments

Got a two day off from tuesday. Finally got some peace from work. Ha.... Went Double O last wkend. It was fun as we danced our way thru the nite. Besides retro, there is also R&B, some dance music. Pretty cool tat nite. Went TCC again on sunday to celebrate Ken's birthday. Yes, another heart warming session.

Got tickets to see Raintree's investment "Jian Gui". Saw many artises there such as Alan Tern, Desmond Koh, Wenyong and MC King. As usual, the variety unit is there to film. Guess most likely is for the crappy show "Zhou Wu Yu Le Wang". Been a long time since i attended such premier. I missed the days where i can enjoy gala. Those were the good old days. For now, i can only attend screenings. So much different. But better than nothing. ha....

For the show, well, i think it is pretty crap. The only selling point is they got young actors and actress to cast in the show. But none of them r good looking at least to me. If u r out for story, pls forget abt it. I was pretty disappointed with the Pang brothers. I mean they did so well during the first and second season. But this was like.... I believe more room for improvement.

Another day off for me. AND yes, Amazing race 7 tom. Going to catch it and see if Rob and Amber will continue their lead in the game.

Forging Closer Bonds

After more than two "good" months, i finally get to meet real friends. Pple working in the little rooms r nice pple. They are more sincere and kind. Unlike my dept, always ever ready to pound on you when things go wrong. I can never understand how they feel. They r only concern on their survival, promotion etc. Old forgies r like tat....

Anyway, dine in for supper this time at workplace. Jun said it was nice of my colleagues. I agreed but i would be even happier if the old man and woman put a stop to my agony. I dun think that will happen unless i quit or they leave. Unlikely.

Looking fwd to my off on sunday. Will be celebrating birthday with ken. Before tat, we will go double o for a boogie session. Yes. Been a very long time since i went clubbing with him. Wkend wkend! Yeah!

Meeting Session

Too tired to blog over the last few days. Think i must try to make it a point to write something in order not to disappoint my readers. ha... Had an informal gathering with 2 eds few days back. We went to NTU. Not much changes , everything is still the same. Most hostelites were mugging for the upcoming exams. Well, i would rather work than study. Seeing them in stress really made me wonder how i went thru that.

On my off day on wed, i met an old friend, Haowei. He is really a super intelligent guy. Some may wonder if he is mad to multitask so many things at one time but i would disagree. He is a smart alec, so he knows wat he want and he is going to achieve tat. FYI he is a college teacher, taking part time masters as well as a scriptwriter cum director. There are only 24 hours in a day. How did he do it? He told me it's self-discipline. Well well...

Supper at Balestier was great. Finally had a chance to visit the most famous (patronise by many celebrities) bak guk teh in the vicinity. Soup was great. Hang out wif a couple of colleagues. If everyone in the dept are like them, life would be so much easier. Coming to tat, I get to meet these kind of pple only at SR. I really feel working like a team over there. Over here, i only get to see pple with abnormal behaviour. Abnormal? hmm....

Short Term Goals

Been too busy lately and thus no time to do some blogging. Well, same reason. Every night when i reach home, felt like a deflated balloon. After all that chanting and screaming, ur brain is practically drained out. To make things worse, i need to work under some demonic figure consecutively. But we have found a soothing way to deal with it. ha... Simply pleasant!

Anyway, I used to enjoy planning ahead. To achieve that, i need to have a long term objective. However, after all the tramautic experience, i have decided to keep short term goals. Short till within the next 24 hours. I dare not plan many things within a week as it would turn out otherwise. Regarding surprises, i rather not have any cos my heart cannot tahan if another attack came along. Enough!

Was on my way to office today when i saw large groups of parent bringing their child to attend some drama course. OMG! Parents nowsaday aspire to be "xing ba" or "xing ma". The whole mediacorp reception was flooded with kids and parents. Even the road leading to medicorp were queued with cars. Wat's wrong with them? Investing long-term or wish to turn their kids to become another Zoe Tay?

Some parents are so rich that they drove posh cars. Poor kids. They could not even get to enjoy their weekend off. Yar, some may enjoy acting but i am pretty sure most were forced! I mean can they make their own decision? No, it is pretty obvious the parents made for them. Well well, will i be one like them in the future? Not sure. But i would love to have a weekend off!

Day of Unexpected

Thanks for the greeting Lilian. She is right. We are looking at short term goals for now. I try not to think much till after my off days or when i made up my mind to quit. I will only look forward to my next pay day. Other than that, i will have to open and shut one eye.

Now, had a great lunch this afternoon at Chung King Hotpot. I missed their steamboat for a very long time. The last time i had was like donkey years back. Everything in the restaurant din change much except for a few decorations. One of the staff recognised Ken and i while we munched hungrily on the fabulous food. Unexpected!

After lunch, we went window shopping along Orchard Rd. Then we saw a familar face. Yes, the Queen of Asia, Singapore darling -- Stephanie Sun. Surprise surprise! She is not doing any promotion or publicity gig at Orchard but shopping. She is not alone, her BF was next to her. YES, her DEAR! Surprise! Everyone was looking at them. I think her accountant bf had got used to all the wierd stares. They behave like normal couples like u and i. ha....

While crossing the road, we saw Mediacorp's Le Yao and former Star Search contestant, China's Hu Wen Shui. Ken said he saw them together a few times. And we suspect they might be an item too. Unexpected! Crossing the road and behaving like paparazzi.

We adjourned our trip to Suntec. Over there we met Ken's brother. Before that, we met a very long lost classmate from Poly. He is none other than fen fen zhong or yaoyao. Sounds funny, yeah it was a nickname given by us. Anyway, he was seen at the Career Fair doing recruitment. He has become a member of the SPEAR team, courtesy of Singapore Police Force. His looks, hunky figure, ex-canoeist, no wonder our police force chose him. We were so SURPRISED! cos we din see him for almost 7 years. So much for the unexpected.

Life is really full of unexpected. I dun mind having this kind of surprises. But if it comes from work, i would choose not to have it.....

Four Days of Suffering

After my birthday celebration at TCC, i was back in hell again. Before i whine further, the gathering cum celebration the other day was fantastic. It was good to see my best friends taking time off to meet me. We spent a good two hours chatting. I was really happy on that day. For now, i am sick of wat happened over the last four days. Well well, same old story.

Think my readers out tat are bored with many grumbling. Wat to do? Working almost took up around one third of my time. And i get very stressed with wat goes on ard me. U really get tons of work as time progressed. Hopefully, my writing skills are improving. If not, i will be in deep shit. However, there are still many things out there for me to learn. Trying my best to struggle.

I am getting a three day off from sunday. Happy like siao! Need not go back to see those horrible faces. I can take a break from work and be on my own. After three days, i will be battling for the next 7 days. No off till next wed. Aiyah, dun want to think abt it and enjoy wat i am entitled to till tuesday. YEAH!

Older by a Year

Ha ha.... I am older by one year today. Time really flies. I remembered i had a mini celebration at home last year. This year, i intend to keep it simple. I din really have the mood to celebrate in view of wat is going on ard me. Once again, i got blasted by my seniors again. I tot i could enjoy the eve of my birthday a bit. NO. They are probably worried that their ricebowl will be affected, as if i am trying to harm them. There was no way i could ever end this turmoil. Maybe this is true, media pple sucks. I AGREE!!!

But the gathering with my ex-colleagues on last sunday was good. They are nice and sincere pple. They offered me valuable advice. I can share with them my thoughts as they dun harbour evil tots. However, there is no way i can divulge anything to the pple here. They are as sharp as a knife. You never know when they will turn their back against u. More like a time bomb. Did i make a wrong decision to leave? I would say YES.

Despite lower pay, the environment is more peaceful. Yar, i know you guys are reading this. Except for Dowager, this place is really fantastic. U can have more freedom, more interaction, more views. Over here, u tend to put on a mask. Everyone is trying to defend themselves. How to breathe in such a dusty environment? Joey is rite, pple in SR are simpler and friendlier. Dowager is nothing if you compare to dozens of missiles pointing at you. Oh well, my whining as usual.

I can only hope for a peaceful and stable environment. PEACE!