Sunday, January 15, 2006

was jus on the phone with the girls for like 2 hrs. *smiles* we have so much smiles and laughter everytime we talk together. more like roaring laughter comparable to hyenas. its such a stress-reliever. we shared stories from work... disgusting tales and horrendous things. we're all kinda having a culture shock. we knew the working world was gna be tough, but didnt expect it to be so real. completely desperate and disgusting colleagues... inconsiderate people... unhelpful and backstabbing co-workers. the feeling of the impending society at my feet. the knowing that i'll soon step into such a reality forever, kinda makes me feel bad. it's like i wna stay sheltered in the life of a student, only knowing exam stress and tough studies... but none of that dark, scary reality. i guess it isn't possible. it'll come sooner, or later. i guess it's good that we're getting a taste of it now. but im jus glad that we have each other to lean on still. i jus feel like as long as i have these bunch of crazy gals arnd me... even the darkest days can be lifted up, even the most unimaginable disasters will have some light. and i'll remain upright (and sane) as long as they're around.

i've quit fish&co. can't take it anymore. i was planning on being nice and working until the end of the month... but that friday the 13th was the last straw. you know, im fine if i have to work hard for you. after all, im but a mere employee. im fine even if the hours are long and pay is peanuts. after all, the things i learn and experiences are more valuable. im fine even if the colleagues seem as if they're hiding knives behind their smiles and nvr ever seem to want to help. after all, it is the real world. what i cannot withstand is that i slog my hearts out each time i'm there, really seeking to give my best and all no matter how worn out i am, but what i get are uninviting comments. i feel so overworked, and yet you think im underworked. i speak from my heart when i say that i've never ever not taken the job seriously. no matter what shit job it is i'm assigned to do, i do it with all my heart. i dunno what shit you guys have observed... but i tell you, you're wrong. so if i'm not only not appreciated, yet undermined... then forget it. it isn't worth staying. i'm leaving not because i can't take negative comments... but because i see no point in wasting my time and efforts on a company who doesnt abide by their corporate philosophy of "caring enormously for our employees". bullshit.

it's on to bluer skies and greener pastures for me.

12:39 am
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Tuesday, January 03, 2006

nei ho ah! ngo hai mickey mouse ah! hahaha hello singapore, i'm back from hong kong. yes the "unbelievable" and super "eventful" 5 days and 4 nights in hong kong. we're back, all four of us, safe and sound and in one piece. though bad things did happen... it was a great learning experience.

day 1
jianing was late at the airport!!! we're in hongkong already lah, wait for you to arrive. and the smallest person brought the heaviest luggage! and her tote bag is SUPER heavy too! ren xiao xiao, bag da da. anyway we went in earlier to walk walk... and the service at auntie anne's is terrible!! no wonder we lost to hong kong lah! and they forced me take a picture with this toy shop called kaboom. or else i "spoil their holiday". anyway we played mahjong in the plane, using the inflight screen. quite slow, but still managed to play 2 rounds. and i won! wahaha. food was good, and we had magnum ice cream too! sq rox. arrival at HKIA and i realized i forgot to bring fiona's number!! ugh... anyway we managed to find the bus to our hotel, and arrived safely at YMCA Int'l House. quite a decent place, to my surprise... nice cosy room with a clean and nice bathroom. after settling down we went out to the ladies market to walk and eat... and hence started our bargaining spree. hahaha we mus act and pei he very well with one another, so the stallowner will give us the price we want. its really mark up until like mad. the only disappointment was the slight drizzle. dampened the shopping a little, and forced us to wash our hair that night! anyway we bought a few stuff... ate our fill and proceeded back to the hotel alr.

day 2
disneyland day! woke up super early so we could get to disney early to avoid the crowd and mad queueing. breakfast was some peanut porridge. huge serving becus of the side dish... wasn't very delicious anyway. the mtr ride to disneyland was surprisingly short. love the disneyland train!! everything is mickey... mickey-shaped handle, mickey-shaped window... we were wondering how come we're the only pple on the train taking pictures. then we realize that those pple on the train are the workers!! hahaha. they mus be thinking "i hate mickey mouse", unlike us sua ku's. anyway there was no queue! we got our tickets and waited to get in. disneyland! the happiest place on earth. its understandingly small, but still quite enjoyable. we took rides after rides, photo after photo. we love siao gow!! and chip n dale! mickey looks a lil weird up close though. and we spend our queueing time deciphering whether the person inside each character was actually male or female. and these characters really super ai yan. love to act man! we only had lunch in disneyland cus we wanted to save money. our regret: didnt eat glazed chicken wing! can't find it anyway. but smelt good. fireworks!!! super nice man. took tons of videos of it. it was worth the close-to-2-hour wait. it's a pity its only fireworks and not a character show. but good enough. went back to the hotel thereafter, settled our finances, had our cup noodles and porridge (*yucks) and milo... and zzz.

day 3
ocean park day! could sleep in a little for today, since we're meeting jianing's uncle jason and family. and we concluded that everybody will flock to disneyland so ocean park should be deserted. but NO! quite crowded too! little marcus and little marvin were super adorable. marvin was a little more shy, but marcus likes to wave! hahaha. anyway we queued to take the mine train. thought it was quite simple UNTIL we saw the hidden part of the roller coaster behind the mountain. ocean park cheat us!! oh man it was quite a scary ride. scream until a point where no sound came out. but hahah it was a cool ride. met uncle jason and family for lunch... after which we went about our own again. took the viking (much to my unwillingness) but it was surprisingly ok. nothing much... it was the eagles that got to me. super dizzy lah!! took a while for me to recover after that. missed the dragon becus of the dizziness. REGRET! titu and gracie conquered it twice man. anyway we took the cable car down to the lowland. we conclude that cable car is actually the scariest ride in ocean park. its SUPER high and super scary lah! hold the camera to take pictures also feel wizzy. we left soon after reaching the lowland... nothing much lah actually ocean park. its so big until you kinda dunno where to go. we missed the animal shows though. REGRET! but we saw several shuai ge's in ocean park! the 2 twins and the ang-moh outside the swing. gave the peak a miss, and went to causeway bay instead. had the wanton noodles and the world's best tau huey at chi ji's. its really SUPER SUPER good. the tau huey is like, melt in your mouth instantly! tau huey will never be the same again man. went shopping about and got back to the hotel late almost 12... only to discover the bad thing - gracie's money got stolen in the hotel. luggage zip was pried open, things ransacked and money gone. passport in the safe was still there though. so the drama hence started. called the manager and chief security officer up, and then went to the police station and came back. called 999 and the police officers came down, then the CID came down, and then the CSI came down. it was kinda traumatising really... cus it was so late at night, we couldn't call the people we know, and we didnt even noe if we were being cheated of any normal procedures with the police. 4 helpless girls all the way in hong kong... losing money is one thing, but our safety is another. how safe are we, if one person can jus come into our hotel room without any signs of break in? anyway it was kinda exciting to watch a CSI in action really, after watching so many seasons of CSI myself. it was a bad thing to happen, but i guess it was an experience. we really stood for each other, and took care of one another. memorable, unforgettable last day of 2005. jus thank God that our passports and air tickets are still there, and we're all safe.

day 4
woke up around 11am, after sleeping at close to 6am in the suite. got upgraded to a suite after the incident took place, and all our overseas calls were FOC. we all called our families... and prepared to go out. NOW we're famous pple in the hotel. everybody knows us! and our room gets double locked by the manager... only he has access to our room. mention the room 2581 and people immediately know who we are. it was kinda hilarious to see how pple react when they find out we're from 2581. we went out to eat at the nearby sheng ji mian zhou. fantastic porridge!!! oh man it's like super nice!? we've decided to buy their franchise and open in singapore!!! hahahahah. anyway we ordered vegetables too cus we feel super unhealthy cus our urine is SUPER yellow. anyway after that we managed to find the REAL fa yuen street, where all the cheap things are. that street is like more catered to the hong kong-ers. oh we bought a bunch of bananas too, jus to be healthy. went back to the hotel to put our buyings, and went to tsim sha tsui thereafter. saw the fireworks, found esprit outlet and shopped. super cheap lah the esprit there. i SUPER regret not buying more. went back to yau ma tei and had dinner at yoshinoya. the hongkongers are night birds i tell ya. it was like 10pm and yoshinoya was still super crowded. we ended up counting down at ladies market... it was SUPER unhappening. unhappening until it was hilarious. finish counting down and we walked back. the walk back was super hilarious, what with all the "boh-boh's" and jianing's crazy songs. it was good to have so much laughter after the previous night. we intended to play mahjong and chiong the whole night... but by the time we all finished packing, it really was time to sleep.

day 5
we overslept!!! OMG! supposed to meet uncle jason at 10am at his house and guess what time we woke up? 9.30am!! oh man it was like 4 never-bathe girls rushing around anyhow change and run out to take cab. anyway we met lao gu, lao zhang, the other uncles and family for dim sum... oh man uncle jason ordered SO MUCH FOOD. can't finish lah! but the dim sum was nice... i love the chee cheong fun! after that uncle jason brought us to buy polo bun... bai tang gao... and other stuff. took a cab back to yau ma tei to get the laopo biscuits. went back to the hotel, did the last packing and went to check out. apparently there were TWO security guards eyeing our belongings... in case it gets missing? hahaha told you we're super VIPs. took the bus back to the airport, checked in our stuff and went to eat xu liu shan. and... no wonder singapore lose! the airport hired people JUST to give out sweets to travellers. and they even have a kids corner in the boarding room to watch cartoon network. no wonder we lose!!! anyway we were all tired lah... and the flight back was rather uncomfortable cus got SUPER lot of turbulence. its like shaking for 3 hrs? lots of pple came to pick us up... but jianing got the most. like her WHOLE FAMILY came?? including cousins and all? finally saw little ashley bai wan. hahaha. we say our goodbyes and went home. thus concluding the unbelievable and eventful hk trip. taiwan, next year, girls? ;)

5:45 pm
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