Boo-boo
I woke up at 7:30am this morning and really had the urge to call in sick today. I was just too tired and I really didn't feel like getting out of my bed. But thinking that today is Friday, I thought, "Oh, what the fuck. Just go to office and nua lar."
Upon reaching the office, I realized that the customer would be going for a seminar in the later half of the day. All right! No one will be around and I can just laze my afternoon away. Heng ah, never waste my off-day today.
I had lunch alone just now (again...). Lunching alone in town can be very expensive for me. I don't know why, but when I lunch alone, I always end up at cafes, rather than foodcourts. Maybe becoz I just wanna finish my lunch, then take a fag, drink a cup of coffee and read the Newpaper. So I ended up at Delifrance.
I went up to the counter, and I saw 2 queues, one to the right, another to the left. (Refer to diagram below, the blue squares are cash registers) I took a look at the counter and I decided to join the queue on the right. The reason for me joining the queue on the right is because I am always not good with the names of the breads at Delifrance, and I saw that the breads are on the right side. So I thought I could just point to the bread that I want when the waiteress ask me which bread I prefer. I think the best I can speak out is "Crossiant".
After about a minute of waiting, the waiteress came and asked the ang moh lady in fron of me for her orders. Before the lady could place her orders, the waiteress walked off and talked to the other waiteress about some cash issues. While the waiteress was away, the lady suddenly turned to me and said "Well, you can have your orders first".
I was like "huh?" I thought she hadn't make up her mind on what to eat so I just said "OK". The waiteress came back, and this time she just asked for my order. I ordered the set lunch and then the waiteress said "Ok please proceed to your left"
OMG... I have just cut into the middle of a queue without realising it. I kept apologizing to the ang moh lady and she smile and said "It's ok. No problem. Go on". Luckily the 2 more customers at the back were talking and did not realise some idiot had cut the queue. I was so embarassed throughout my lunch because the lady later sat in front of me, facing in my direction somemore. Luckily, her husband came shortly and blocked me off from her view. I bet she must be telling her husband "See that lanky guy there? Stupid fucker, cut my queue." Hahaha.
Well, unsurprisingly, I had crossiant for bread. And by the way, why the fuck are there 2 cash registers in opposite directions where there is only 1 queue???
Cabbage
I had lunch with my colleagues from another project site nearby today. I told my users that I won't be joining them for lunch becoz my colleagues had already asked me. When I met up with my colleagues at Long John Silver at Plaza Singapura, I realized the manager was there as well. Damn, if I had known earlier that he would be there, I would have joined my users.
The manager, let's call him
Cabbage, is not very popular among us. I am calling him
Cabbage now becoz his name is cabbage literally. He is not popular among us becoz we think he knows no-shit, talks a lot of shit during meetings, and I think he looks like shit. He is actually not my manager, but becoz he is the accounts manager for the project I am assigned to now, I am sort of reporting to him.
So during lunch, he asked me how I am doing and howz the progress. I replied mostly with "Yes", "No", "Ok lar", and "So-so". Not really interested to talk to him. However, I did the stupidest thing by asking him what will I be doing after this project ends in a month's time. Then he told me that there is another upgrade project at another site which he may need me to do.
Damn! Shouldn't have asked. So I told him actually I am going for ICT 1 week after the current project ends. It's true anyway. I told him my ICT is 3 weeks long and probably I can't make it for the project. Then he thought aboout it and said end August is still fine. I told him I will only finish my ICT by beginning Sept. He paused, then said still ok. Shit. I told him I hope I don't get to do the project becoz it would mean I have to take train to work again. (The new project site is in town) He said that is not an issue. Then I said we have colleague
A, B, or C who are also available back in HQ whom he may utilised too. He paused again. But before he could say anything, I told him "Maybe when I get back to HQ, then I check with
XXX and see what she has for me. (
XXX is my actual manager, and I would rather report to her than
Cabbage) I am not sure if
Cabbage realize this, but the fact that I gave so many excuses is becoz I do not want to report to him. I don't like to report to people who knows no-shit.
Idle Idle
I went for my first smoke break of the day at 4:30pm just now. I have been too lazy and tired to actually go 17 floors down for a smoke break. But boredom finally caught up on me, and so I went for my break. Saw a man smoked about 4 sticks during my 1 stick break. That man must be damn stressed. Crazy fella.
Anyway, I have been idling at work for the whole day. In fact, I have been idling for the past 3 working days since Friday. I can't carry on with my work coz the user is on leave until tomorrow, and I have some requirements queries to ask her before I can proceed further.
And also, I have been been very irrirated by the sandfly bites I got while wakeboarding at Seletar last Sunday. I didn't think much about the bites on that day until the itch got unbearable last night. Shit. Been applying Mopiko on the bites constantly.
On yes, last Sunday was my second attempt on wakeboarding. My first attempt 2 weeks ago was quite a disaster. I only managed to get up on the board after about 5 tries, and only managed to balance myself and surf after about 10 tries.
The second session was much much better. I got up easily immediately and managed to ride the waves for some time. I even managed to go in and out the 2 wakes with ease. No problem at all. The instructor didn't believe it was only my second attempt. My friends accused me that I secretly went for training during the week.
Andy (the instructor) later taught me the technique to do a "fakie". A fakie is a trick where you try to turn the board 180 degrees while riding. Basically, if you are a right-footed person and normally ride with your right foot forward, you try to turn your hips and bring the left foot forward. One of the basic tricks to learn in order to proceed to other advance tricks. Managed to turn after 3 tries, but still unable to catch my balance after turning. Must be my arms. Andy said I tried to pull. Must practice again this coming Sunday. Must at least achieve
this within 2 more sessions.
NDP '05 Aerial Rehersal
I am sitting here at my window-seat office desk on the 17th floor of Raffles City Tower when I saw the aerial rehersal for NDP. The view here is so good, it felt like the aerial show is just beside me.
There was the State flag fly-pass, carried by one
Chinook, and escorted by 2 other
Chinooks. 2
Super Pumas with 3 other
Chinooks also flew pass with red smoke on their tails. 5
F-5s then flew together and then split out in 5 directions, to represent Total Defence or something like that. I think we see this every year. Then there was the
C-130,
E-2C and
KC-10 escorted by 2
F-5s. 2
F-16s did a criss-cross followed by 2 very loud
F-16s fly-pass. Can't remember what else, but basically, the view here is splendid.
My colleague who is sitting over at the other corner is practically directly facing the Padang. Now, her seat is 1st class.
Taken with my phone-cam
100,000,000 Bon Jovi Fans Can't Be Wrong
After 6 weeks of searching, I finally found it at HMV City Link. $88, but I think this is worth it.
They will be releasing their 9th studio album internationally on 19th September this year. The album is still untitled, but the first single is titled "Have a nice day"
The Premiere Collection
Close Up of the Box
This is class
Collectors' Item
Evil Thoughts
If I am sitting on the seat where there is this "Please offer this seat to someone who needs it more than you do" sign above it in a crowded MRT, with an old man sitting beside me, and a pregnant lady walks in, I would exchange my seat with the old man. Then I let them decide who needs the seat more, while I will comfortably snore away. Kekeke
MRT sign
Stupid IOU
So I have been outsourced to this new customer's site for 4 days already. Everything's good there so far. I've got a 17th floor (almost) sea-view window seat. They have a whole floor as a rest & relax area with vending machines that serve free drinks. There is a snacks vending machine that sell snacks from 10c to 40c. I think the supermarkets sell them from $1 onwards. There are 2 table soccer games where staff can play anytime when they are free. And there's also a mini library there, which of course I am not interested.
Everything's ok until today the IT guy came to me and made me sign an IOU. An IOU for the CPU and LCD monitor that are assigned to me. The form even states the RAM, the processor, the mouse, keyboard, etc. This is so stupid. It's not as if I am going to carry them home. And what if after I knock off, they themselves come and take away the PC? It's not as if I am looking after the machine 24/7. They are the guys who stay in the office most of the time! Wah low.
Random Thoughts
So I was taking a bus home from today when I noticed how people tap their EzLink cards when they alight from the bus.
The women, majority of them, will have to lift up their handbags and tap their bags on the sensor. Those who shoulder sling their bags have to un-sling them and then proceed to tap the sensor with their bags.
The men, majority of them, have their EzLink cards in their wallets, which in turn are in their back trouser pockers. So they have to take their wallets out from the pockets and tap the wallets on the sensor.
Notice that this gets pretty difficult if both your hands are full and if the bus is crowded during the peak hours. I would recommend that they position the sensors about 10 - 15cm lower than where they are now at the exits.
In this way, the women would not have to un-sling their bags when they exit. When they exit, they can just gently tap the sensors with their handbags while carrying them over the shoulder. If it is a hand-held bag, they also do not need to lift the bag so high up to tap it.
As for guys, it is even easier. When they exit, they can just simply tap the sensors with their butts! Now, isn't that easier and more convenient for everyone?
Wah low
I have just been told that I am assigned to yet another customer's site at City Hall starting from 6th June to 29th July. I think my poor car is going to rot at my carpark for the next 2 months again. And I need to top up on my EzLink card liao. Or does anyone know of any cheap parking places around the City Hall area?
