Just when i tot i had sometime to bitch and blog, i suddenly had tons of work piling up! Gosh! hahaha... No time to update again. I have been working so hard that i din have any days off for the last 2 weeks. Work work n MORE work! I asked myself how long will this last... hahhaa... My social life, my time with friends and family, really gone!
Javier bday is coming and i cant celebrate with him. So sad! hahha.. I hope he will enjoy himself with the company of other kids. Time flies. Javier is one year old liao. I have been telling him his bday is coming. He will just stare and make that cheeky smile to me. I dunno where the hell he learn how to clap. When he hear nice music, he will start to clap. wow. So young but know the rhythem. hahahha.. Next time also party goer. hahahha....
I have been disturbing him and ask him to clap. He really clap wor. This afternoon before i left my house for work, he actually cried cos he wanna follow. Damn. My heart melt a bit. hahaha.. However, he is still very troublesome at times. His screamings and voice really tear the house down. To make things worse, he has a pair of itchy hands! Loves to touch n try new things. Just like LA BI XIAO XIN!
Back to work, i have been doing a lot of stuff lately. I even became a telephone operator. haiz. Long story. Nonetheless, there was one night when i work till nearly 1am. Cant believe it. There was also another nite when i was asked to do a very late night assignment. Why me?! 2 late assignments within a week!!! I treat it as a challenge. Life is not a bed of roses after all.
Though there is satisfaction, sometimes i really feel tired. Just want to have some rest n peace. Finally got an off day after being recall for work for 2 days. Din have proper rest since last week. I have been rushing ard like no body business. I need some quality time to chill. If not, i think i will suffer from overwork. hahahha... Cheers!
Friday, July 31, 2009
Friday, July 17, 2009
Bombings In Jakarta
Stupid blogger la. Everytime during crisis, it will hang and i have to rewrite everything again. Two bomb strike in Jakarta this morning killing several pple. One was in Ritz Carlton while the other was in JW Marriot. It is the same hotel that was bombed few years ago. Damn. I cant believe that it happened all over again.
I am fortunate i am back home. I was still there last Friday. Everything seems so peaceful and quiet. Who would know another terrorist attack will take place again? I have been worrying for this eversince i was in Jakarta late last month. Every nite before i sleep, i feel unsecure. Though i am in a protected hotel, i dun feel safe. I am worried something may happen in the middle of the night or even during the day anytime!
Security have been tight all these while when i was there. There are security checks in hotels, shopping centres, offices and almost all western facilities. How could it have happened? Apparently pple were having breakfast when the explosion took place. Innocents were killed just like tat. haiz...
We must not take stability and security for granted. I guess most Singaporeans are living in a peaceful place and always take many things for granted. Peace is not something u enjoyed for free, u have to work for it. Thank God that i am home. If i am still there, i think i can imagine the chaos and foreigners rushing to airport. Scary lor! I wonder how my Indonesian friends in Jakarta is doing now... haiz....
I am fortunate i am back home. I was still there last Friday. Everything seems so peaceful and quiet. Who would know another terrorist attack will take place again? I have been worrying for this eversince i was in Jakarta late last month. Every nite before i sleep, i feel unsecure. Though i am in a protected hotel, i dun feel safe. I am worried something may happen in the middle of the night or even during the day anytime!
Security have been tight all these while when i was there. There are security checks in hotels, shopping centres, offices and almost all western facilities. How could it have happened? Apparently pple were having breakfast when the explosion took place. Innocents were killed just like tat. haiz...
We must not take stability and security for granted. I guess most Singaporeans are living in a peaceful place and always take many things for granted. Peace is not something u enjoyed for free, u have to work for it. Thank God that i am home. If i am still there, i think i can imagine the chaos and foreigners rushing to airport. Scary lor! I wonder how my Indonesian friends in Jakarta is doing now... haiz....
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Stress Tension Panick
I came across this funny question and really think abt it before i saw the answer. Think I am really bo liao... hahahhaha..
What's the difference between stress, tension and panic?
So, got the answer to the question of the day?.
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Answer: Stress is when wife is pregnant. Tension is when girlfriend is pregnant. Panic is when both are pregnant.
What's the difference between stress, tension and panic?
So, got the answer to the question of the day?.
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Answer: Stress is when wife is pregnant. Tension is when girlfriend is pregnant. Panic is when both are pregnant.
Life in CGK
Since i am free this week, i shall have more time to update my blog a bit. I wonder if anyone still reads my blog or have forgotten it entirely? hahhaha.. I wont blame them cos i have not been updating it regularly. I wish i can have more than 24 hours so that i can update my blog and do other stuff. hahahha... Back to the topic on my life in CGK.
It was a pretty dusty morning when i arrived at Jakarta. My colleague from Jakarta office updated me on what will be happening over the next few days. I was like in a daze when he talked to me. I was listening and digesting as the car drove along the congested streets. This is in fact the second time i was in Jakarta. The first time was in 1997 when i was only 18. However, i cant remember Jakarta. No memories of the place. hahhaha....
Once i reached office, i started work immediately. I woke up at 5 am tat day ok. hahaha... After a flight, i am still quite fresh though hungry by tat time. Called various pple to see if they can help. I made a call to the Chinese Association where i spoke to a nice lady. We had a fair bit of conversation as i get to understand the situation in Indonesia better. She provided me with some contacts that i could call.
While waiting for another contact, i manage to spoke to the chairman of the chinese association. He was a nice man. He even invited me to attend their programs on the spot. I am like wow! They feel honoured when they found out that a foreigner is there to interview them. I chatted with him briefly. By noon, my contact got back to me and we were on our way to meet another important figure in the community.
I had lunch at a noodle store. Really yummy! Junlin brought me there to have a taste of the local food. He was very helpful throughout the trip. He got me a prepaid SIM card where i can call. It is so much cheaper to call in Indonesia and also back home using the prepaid card. I wonder why our calls charges are so expensive.
The first interviewee i met was a prominent figure in the chinese community. He had strong views on various issues, ranging from Indonesian chinese to the presidential election. We talked a lot and i was glad Junlin manage to contact him. He was even kind enough to arrange for other people whom i can speak to. Thanks Mr Hartono. It made my job so much easier.
By the time i went back to office, it was almost 7pm. I went back to hotel with all my luggage. However, there was no king size bed room available on a non smoking floor. I had no choice but to choose on a single bed room. Grrrrrr. But its ok la, the bed is still big enough. Though there was a king size bed room, but it was in the smoking floor. Sorry, but i dun really like the smell of ciggies. So i settled for the single bed room. However, i was told they need to clean up the room and i have to wait for another 45 mins.
Gosh! hahah.. I was famished! No choice, so i decided to wait. They gave me 2 complimentary drinks at the bar while i waited. When it was time, i almost fainted. I went up to the room immediately, put down my stuff and went for dinner. I was dead tired on the first day. Ate in my room and slept almost immediately.
Day 1 was really tiring for me. Hahahha.. more to come on the trip if i have the time to update. Cheers!
It was a pretty dusty morning when i arrived at Jakarta. My colleague from Jakarta office updated me on what will be happening over the next few days. I was like in a daze when he talked to me. I was listening and digesting as the car drove along the congested streets. This is in fact the second time i was in Jakarta. The first time was in 1997 when i was only 18. However, i cant remember Jakarta. No memories of the place. hahhaha....
Once i reached office, i started work immediately. I woke up at 5 am tat day ok. hahaha... After a flight, i am still quite fresh though hungry by tat time. Called various pple to see if they can help. I made a call to the Chinese Association where i spoke to a nice lady. We had a fair bit of conversation as i get to understand the situation in Indonesia better. She provided me with some contacts that i could call.
While waiting for another contact, i manage to spoke to the chairman of the chinese association. He was a nice man. He even invited me to attend their programs on the spot. I am like wow! They feel honoured when they found out that a foreigner is there to interview them. I chatted with him briefly. By noon, my contact got back to me and we were on our way to meet another important figure in the community.
I had lunch at a noodle store. Really yummy! Junlin brought me there to have a taste of the local food. He was very helpful throughout the trip. He got me a prepaid SIM card where i can call. It is so much cheaper to call in Indonesia and also back home using the prepaid card. I wonder why our calls charges are so expensive.
The first interviewee i met was a prominent figure in the chinese community. He had strong views on various issues, ranging from Indonesian chinese to the presidential election. We talked a lot and i was glad Junlin manage to contact him. He was even kind enough to arrange for other people whom i can speak to. Thanks Mr Hartono. It made my job so much easier.
By the time i went back to office, it was almost 7pm. I went back to hotel with all my luggage. However, there was no king size bed room available on a non smoking floor. I had no choice but to choose on a single bed room. Grrrrrr. But its ok la, the bed is still big enough. Though there was a king size bed room, but it was in the smoking floor. Sorry, but i dun really like the smell of ciggies. So i settled for the single bed room. However, i was told they need to clean up the room and i have to wait for another 45 mins.
Gosh! hahah.. I was famished! No choice, so i decided to wait. They gave me 2 complimentary drinks at the bar while i waited. When it was time, i almost fainted. I went up to the room immediately, put down my stuff and went for dinner. I was dead tired on the first day. Ate in my room and slept almost immediately.
Day 1 was really tiring for me. Hahahha.. more to come on the trip if i have the time to update. Cheers!
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Before the CGK Trip
It was not an easy task when i first know that i will be heading to Jakarta in July. Plans have been revised several times. Initially, I was scheduled to go on 5 July during April. I have already started some planning and see what i can do. Then when the days draw near, i was asked to leave earlier, in fact almost a week earlier.
I was like wow! 10 days in a foreign land and to continue support my local office. What should i do, how should i go about doing it? All these were in my mind before the trip. Honestly, i din eat and sleep properly days before the trip. I am worried i may screw up or cant produce something out of it. In the mean time, i still need to do my routine work and work on other stuff. It wasnt easy to juggle.
I remembered a day before i left for Jakarta, it was raining. I was thinking if heaven were also worried for me. Thankfully, it went on smoothly. I collected 2 boxes of videophone that were like 30 over kilogrammes. Excess baggage! Pat came to my rescue and helped me to bring it home. I must really thank him for helping me out.
During the day before i left, i was given a crash course on how to use the videophone. Really tough lor. Then i did some last minute coordinating work with my office in Jakarta and also my personal contact there. Rushed home, packed my luggage and it was still drizzling! I went Compasspoint to withdraw more cash for the trip as i need to pay for my local driver etc. Company had advance cash for me.
I slept at almost 1am. Woke up at 5am. Time to go! Had a quick breakfast in airport and i boarded the SQ plane shortly. This is the first time i feel so stressed up when i sat alone in the plane. hhahah.. Cos most of the time, its for holiday! I ate only a little during the flight and dun even have the mood to check out the in flight entertainment. 1.5hours later, i landed at CGK.
I was greeted by my office representatives there. The first thing he said was "welcome to the land of creative or vibrant chaos!" hahha.. I got to agree after 10 days there! lol. More on the trip in my other post. For now, i am taking a break. Cheers!
I was like wow! 10 days in a foreign land and to continue support my local office. What should i do, how should i go about doing it? All these were in my mind before the trip. Honestly, i din eat and sleep properly days before the trip. I am worried i may screw up or cant produce something out of it. In the mean time, i still need to do my routine work and work on other stuff. It wasnt easy to juggle.
I remembered a day before i left for Jakarta, it was raining. I was thinking if heaven were also worried for me. Thankfully, it went on smoothly. I collected 2 boxes of videophone that were like 30 over kilogrammes. Excess baggage! Pat came to my rescue and helped me to bring it home. I must really thank him for helping me out.
During the day before i left, i was given a crash course on how to use the videophone. Really tough lor. Then i did some last minute coordinating work with my office in Jakarta and also my personal contact there. Rushed home, packed my luggage and it was still drizzling! I went Compasspoint to withdraw more cash for the trip as i need to pay for my local driver etc. Company had advance cash for me.
I slept at almost 1am. Woke up at 5am. Time to go! Had a quick breakfast in airport and i boarded the SQ plane shortly. This is the first time i feel so stressed up when i sat alone in the plane. hhahah.. Cos most of the time, its for holiday! I ate only a little during the flight and dun even have the mood to check out the in flight entertainment. 1.5hours later, i landed at CGK.
I was greeted by my office representatives there. The first thing he said was "welcome to the land of creative or vibrant chaos!" hahha.. I got to agree after 10 days there! lol. More on the trip in my other post. For now, i am taking a break. Cheers!
Sunday, July 12, 2009
Problem Blogspot
WTF. I have to rewrite my blog again. Waste my time. I had problem signing in earlier! First it was slow, then i went to main page from blogger to sign in. Eventually i got thru then something happen. I think is some hackers or network problem. It says system error "bX-c153pt", try again! wah lau. Wat the hell is tat. When u wanna do something it always have problem. Damn.
I was blogging abt my overseas work experience this time. Then it just wiped out. Now i have to rewrite everything and recall what i wrote earlier. shit. I feel so tired to write everything all over again. grrrrrrrr.... Can someone save me from these hassles? Anyway, i was back from Jakarta on Friday. Slept throughout the last 2 days.
The overseas working trip was an eye opener for me. Definitely not easy when u have to be bilingual. Then i was in a place where i dun even know the language at all. It was some nice pple that i met that made my life easier. Thanks to Junlin and his team of colleagues. They were really nice pple and make me feel at home.
Besides work related matter, they brought me out for nice food. Shall update more some other time. I believe in 出外靠朋友 theory. Really, it is becos of these pple that made my life a lot easier. If not for them, i think i will be in agony or worse still, screw up the whole trip. Then my reputation and everything will be gone! hahaha..
Next is my cameraman. He really goes an extra mile to do a lot of things for me. I really thank him a lot and it was fun working with him. He helped me with his vast experience and share with me many secrets. It was enjoyable to work with him. Thanks Roni! Thanks to his translation that enabled me to summarise and produce stories from bahasa. hahha.. Phew...
Due to my laziness, i have decided not to continue this blog. Shall do it tomolo. hahhaha... Nonetheless, i appreciate everyone who have helped me along the way during this overseas trip. Terima Kasih! By the way, i am having a one week off, so that i can recuperate and regain all my sleep. ahhahhaha... Cheers pple!
I was blogging abt my overseas work experience this time. Then it just wiped out. Now i have to rewrite everything and recall what i wrote earlier. shit. I feel so tired to write everything all over again. grrrrrrrr.... Can someone save me from these hassles? Anyway, i was back from Jakarta on Friday. Slept throughout the last 2 days.
The overseas working trip was an eye opener for me. Definitely not easy when u have to be bilingual. Then i was in a place where i dun even know the language at all. It was some nice pple that i met that made my life easier. Thanks to Junlin and his team of colleagues. They were really nice pple and make me feel at home.
Besides work related matter, they brought me out for nice food. Shall update more some other time. I believe in 出外靠朋友 theory. Really, it is becos of these pple that made my life a lot easier. If not for them, i think i will be in agony or worse still, screw up the whole trip. Then my reputation and everything will be gone! hahaha..
Next is my cameraman. He really goes an extra mile to do a lot of things for me. I really thank him a lot and it was fun working with him. He helped me with his vast experience and share with me many secrets. It was enjoyable to work with him. Thanks Roni! Thanks to his translation that enabled me to summarise and produce stories from bahasa. hahha.. Phew...
Due to my laziness, i have decided not to continue this blog. Shall do it tomolo. hahhaha... Nonetheless, i appreciate everyone who have helped me along the way during this overseas trip. Terima Kasih! By the way, i am having a one week off, so that i can recuperate and regain all my sleep. ahhahhaha... Cheers pple!
Sunday, July 05, 2009
Wed Dinner Host
No time to update cos i was tied up with so many ongoing things. Grrrr... Why! 24 hours is really not enough for me. I had to prepare for my working trip then the usual stuff at work. Honestly, i was pretty worried when i first know that i will be going overseas for work for the first time. I was scheduled to go Jakarta on 5 July, however, due to some last minute change, i arrive many days earlier.
Then all my plans end up in a mess. Forunately, it din affect my plans to host Yvette's wedding. It was quite fun actually. It is also the first time i am doing it for a friend. The dinner was held at Grand Hotel in City Hall. I was there quite early at about 430pm. Had to rehearse with my cohost. We spent some time preparing the script. Ha.. That was also tiring.
Very good experience. I dun hv any stage fright wor. hahahah... So pple, if u want me to host dinner, let me know early. hahha.. I will try to be available. The next wedding that i will host is probably at the end of the year. Zhiwei's wedding! hahaha.. He has already rsvp me quite early. He is a good friend of mine since NTU days. I will do my best. Oh yes, i have also agreed to be Alvin's brother when his wedding come at the end of the year too. lol...
Quite busy hor. Then after my Jakarta work trip, i will be preparing for National Day. Then it will be Taiwan Trip! Yippeee! Cant wait for it to come. I need to relax after this work trip. Totally drained out. Have been rushing around like mad since the first day i touched down. Will update more when i have the time. Cheers!
Then all my plans end up in a mess. Forunately, it din affect my plans to host Yvette's wedding. It was quite fun actually. It is also the first time i am doing it for a friend. The dinner was held at Grand Hotel in City Hall. I was there quite early at about 430pm. Had to rehearse with my cohost. We spent some time preparing the script. Ha.. That was also tiring.
Very good experience. I dun hv any stage fright wor. hahahah... So pple, if u want me to host dinner, let me know early. hahha.. I will try to be available. The next wedding that i will host is probably at the end of the year. Zhiwei's wedding! hahaha.. He has already rsvp me quite early. He is a good friend of mine since NTU days. I will do my best. Oh yes, i have also agreed to be Alvin's brother when his wedding come at the end of the year too. lol...
Quite busy hor. Then after my Jakarta work trip, i will be preparing for National Day. Then it will be Taiwan Trip! Yippeee! Cant wait for it to come. I need to relax after this work trip. Totally drained out. Have been rushing around like mad since the first day i touched down. Will update more when i have the time. Cheers!
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