3 months passed into this new office. For a small office with only less than 10pax staff strength, there is an awful lot of office politics.
The multitude of work pile is already bad enuff...now added with day to day of fighting and quarrels n insinuation...its just getting too much work for one.
Despite learning quite a lot of new stuff here, now I am beginning to wonder at wat expense. Its really tough for one to concentrate on work when there are so much commotion happening around.
Why can't pple just work in harmony?
Here are some deterrents (in my opinion) to the theory of working in harmony:
- power struggle
- selfishness
- busybody
- gossips
- complaint queen/king
- favouritism
Sigh. Can see all of the above in my current office.
Tiring...endure...change job when the opportunity arises.
Thursday, June 23, 2011
Sunday, June 19, 2011
1 o'clock, 2 o'clock, 3 o'clock, rock!
4 o'clock, 5 o'clock, 6 o'clock, rock!
7 o'clock, 8 o'clock, 9 o'clock, rock!
We're going rock..............tonight!
(Remember tat song?)
Here's a different version:-
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, work!
Thursday, Friday, Saturday, work!
Sunday, Holiday, Everyday, work!
I gotta work and work till I drop dead!
Ok, not exactly the best imitation of the song n I have issues with the last line anyway...but this is a clear description of my life these days...
Am I a workaholic? Or merely just responsible?
4 o'clock, 5 o'clock, 6 o'clock, rock!
7 o'clock, 8 o'clock, 9 o'clock, rock!
We're going rock..............tonight!
(Remember tat song?)
Here's a different version:-
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, work!
Thursday, Friday, Saturday, work!
Sunday, Holiday, Everyday, work!
I gotta work and work till I drop dead!
Ok, not exactly the best imitation of the song n I have issues with the last line anyway...but this is a clear description of my life these days...
Am I a workaholic? Or merely just responsible?
Sunday, April 10, 2011
6-1/2 days work
What am I doing blogging now?
Eating snake while working lor...but oh! not during official working hours.
In Singapore, most companies have like 5 days or at most 5-1/2 days work week (for office work at least...not too sure abt retail working hours lah).
For this week, I have worked like 6-1/2 days lor....actually more if u count the overtime I worked during weekdays.
Mon, 4 May - 9am to 8pm plus
Tue, 5 May - 9am to 9pm
Wed, 6 May - 9am to 6pm
Thu, 7 May - 9am to 10pm
Fri, 8 May - 9am to 10pm
Sat, 9 May - 10am to 10pm (this is supposed to be my offday)
Sun, 10 May - 7pm to now (its 11.30pm and clicking away)(working at home)
So almost like 6-1/2 days work week for me....sigh....tat works up to about 63 hours of work (excluding 1 hr lunch break and 1 hr dinner break).
Lets see when my body will break down or my brain will bursts and become squishy if this continunes.....sob.....sob.......
Eating snake while working lor...but oh! not during official working hours.
In Singapore, most companies have like 5 days or at most 5-1/2 days work week (for office work at least...not too sure abt retail working hours lah).
For this week, I have worked like 6-1/2 days lor....actually more if u count the overtime I worked during weekdays.
Mon, 4 May - 9am to 8pm plus
Tue, 5 May - 9am to 9pm
Wed, 6 May - 9am to 6pm
Thu, 7 May - 9am to 10pm
Fri, 8 May - 9am to 10pm
Sat, 9 May - 10am to 10pm (this is supposed to be my offday)
Sun, 10 May - 7pm to now (its 11.30pm and clicking away)(working at home)
So almost like 6-1/2 days work week for me....sigh....tat works up to about 63 hours of work (excluding 1 hr lunch break and 1 hr dinner break).
Lets see when my body will break down or my brain will bursts and become squishy if this continunes.....sob.....sob.......
Thursday, April 07, 2011
"They're milking you to your death!"
After months of absence....I am going to blog a simple short post....
Why did I disappear for this period of time?
Coz it was the transition period when I was getting bored of my old job, hunting for a new job, got a new job, serving my notice in old job, starting new job and familiarizing myself in my new job. Good summary?
Fact is, today is exactly 1 month since I joined this 2nd law firm in my whole job history and the work here is killing me!
It wasnt that my last job was very slack but it had come to a point I know how to do the job there well and didnt have problem coping...this new job allows me to come in touch with a lot of new stuff I never did in the old firm (so its good for me in the long run). That plus the fact tat I had to learn a new file system that they used in this firm called "Leap". Now, tat is a challenge.
Oh, this post is getting a bit long....need to get back to my work soon....so figures, figures is wat I came to blog abt.
In old firm, I handled like 10 active cases at 1 go plus other conveyancing cases (cant count this coz its shared).
Here...the statistics goes like that:-
1st day of work - 19 cases
End of 1st week of work - 24 cases
End of 3rd week of work - 29 cases
1 month into the job - 34 cases!
What my friend said is..."They're milking you to your death!"
Hmmm...just becoz I dun say that I am stressed...or just becoz I didnt grumble like others when work get dumped at me, doesnt mean that its ok to keep dumping k...arghhhh....... (Curious to see how the statistics go in a few weeks' time? Tune in to this blog.....)
Why did I disappear for this period of time?
Coz it was the transition period when I was getting bored of my old job, hunting for a new job, got a new job, serving my notice in old job, starting new job and familiarizing myself in my new job. Good summary?
Fact is, today is exactly 1 month since I joined this 2nd law firm in my whole job history and the work here is killing me!
It wasnt that my last job was very slack but it had come to a point I know how to do the job there well and didnt have problem coping...this new job allows me to come in touch with a lot of new stuff I never did in the old firm (so its good for me in the long run). That plus the fact tat I had to learn a new file system that they used in this firm called "Leap". Now, tat is a challenge.
Oh, this post is getting a bit long....need to get back to my work soon....so figures, figures is wat I came to blog abt.
In old firm, I handled like 10 active cases at 1 go plus other conveyancing cases (cant count this coz its shared).
Here...the statistics goes like that:-
1st day of work - 19 cases
End of 1st week of work - 24 cases
End of 3rd week of work - 29 cases
1 month into the job - 34 cases!
What my friend said is..."They're milking you to your death!"
Hmmm...just becoz I dun say that I am stressed...or just becoz I didnt grumble like others when work get dumped at me, doesnt mean that its ok to keep dumping k...arghhhh....... (Curious to see how the statistics go in a few weeks' time? Tune in to this blog.....)
Thursday, December 23, 2010
A Different Kind Of Blackout
Not the electricity blackout.
Two nights ago, I fainted and experienced a blackout tat lasted ard 15 seconds.
Here's wat happened:-
I just had a midnight snack, Roti Prata, with A and was crossing the road when I hit the concrete on the pavement curb (I dun know how best to describe this). My little last toe on my right foot started bleeding and I hurried to cross the road then got a wet tissue to wipe my little toe. I bent down from a standing position (there was nowhere to sit along the pavement) to wipe my toe. Stood upright. Then decided to take another tissue to wrap my little toe up as it was still bleeding.
Just when I stood upright the 2nd time, I felt whoozy...my vision became unstable and I felt cold sweat creeping out of my skin. I was fainting!
Quickly I called out to A to hold me. Then I felt my eyelids close, my limbs go weak...a darkness took over while I was being lowered to the ground. Blackout.
15 seconds later (I was told tats roughly how long I took to wake up, if longer, an ambulance would probably take me away), I opened my eyes again.
(Damn, I alighted at the wrong mrt station. Little India instead of Dhorby Ghaut. Coz I was blogging while on my way to work.)
After I woke up, I realised tat I was sitting on the pavement, leaning against A, covered in cold sweat and still had the unbalanced feeling. Being weak, I sat there for a few minutes more before A walked me home.
Scary huh? At least for someone who doesn't experience fainting much.
My parents and friends told me to do a body checkup to find out the cause of the fainting spell. So I surfed the web for information and found tat there are soooo many medical checkup/health screening packages available! From less than $100 to $1000+.
So instead of booking a checkup randomly, I consulted a doc yesterday and was told this:-
My fainting incident was probably due to a lowered blood pressure at tat time. A sudden drop of blood pressure can happen when u suddenly felt stressed or pain and the body is in shock. For example, this happens when a person got hurt and bled or when a person received a shocking news.
The doc advised tat a checkup can be done to determine if a person is diabetic or anaemic which are more prone to fainting.
He also said tat I do not have a cause to worry. But if the fainting occurs more often, then its a cause for worry and he would then recommend tat I see a Neurologist to scan my brain.
Doc said tat for my case, I can do a checkup as a precaution but it wouldn't really help. And tat I shld be careful when bending down in future and most important of all...
DO MORE EXERCISE
to make my heart stronger...
Two nights ago, I fainted and experienced a blackout tat lasted ard 15 seconds.
Here's wat happened:-
I just had a midnight snack, Roti Prata, with A and was crossing the road when I hit the concrete on the pavement curb (I dun know how best to describe this). My little last toe on my right foot started bleeding and I hurried to cross the road then got a wet tissue to wipe my little toe. I bent down from a standing position (there was nowhere to sit along the pavement) to wipe my toe. Stood upright. Then decided to take another tissue to wrap my little toe up as it was still bleeding.
Just when I stood upright the 2nd time, I felt whoozy...my vision became unstable and I felt cold sweat creeping out of my skin. I was fainting!
Quickly I called out to A to hold me. Then I felt my eyelids close, my limbs go weak...a darkness took over while I was being lowered to the ground. Blackout.
15 seconds later (I was told tats roughly how long I took to wake up, if longer, an ambulance would probably take me away), I opened my eyes again.
(Damn, I alighted at the wrong mrt station. Little India instead of Dhorby Ghaut. Coz I was blogging while on my way to work.)
After I woke up, I realised tat I was sitting on the pavement, leaning against A, covered in cold sweat and still had the unbalanced feeling. Being weak, I sat there for a few minutes more before A walked me home.
Scary huh? At least for someone who doesn't experience fainting much.
My parents and friends told me to do a body checkup to find out the cause of the fainting spell. So I surfed the web for information and found tat there are soooo many medical checkup/health screening packages available! From less than $100 to $1000+.
So instead of booking a checkup randomly, I consulted a doc yesterday and was told this:-
My fainting incident was probably due to a lowered blood pressure at tat time. A sudden drop of blood pressure can happen when u suddenly felt stressed or pain and the body is in shock. For example, this happens when a person got hurt and bled or when a person received a shocking news.
The doc advised tat a checkup can be done to determine if a person is diabetic or anaemic which are more prone to fainting.
He also said tat I do not have a cause to worry. But if the fainting occurs more often, then its a cause for worry and he would then recommend tat I see a Neurologist to scan my brain.
Doc said tat for my case, I can do a checkup as a precaution but it wouldn't really help. And tat I shld be careful when bending down in future and most important of all...
DO MORE EXERCISE
to make my heart stronger...
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Perfect Marriage
Guess I am really to the age where women (or their parents) start getting worried if they are ever going to get married or that they will become a spinster.
No, no. I am not worried tat I am not married at 31 years old. In fact, I dun even have any inclination of getting married (though many pple warned tat my thinking will change with age). Maybe its the job I am in, seeing many couples getting divorces and knowing the reasons behind these divorces...its disheartening u know...Or it could be becoz pple around me having problems with their relationships and I too start having doubts about the existence of a "Perfect Marriage".
There is no such thing as a "Perfect Marriage"!
If I just burst tat bubble for u...well, tats just too bad. Reality IS hard to swallow anyway.
Of coz I dun mean that all marriages end in divorces and all relationships are doomed. There are couples who found equilibrium in their marriages, committing themselves to their family and their partners even if the responsibility part outweighs the love and romance they get before marriage. There are couples who maintain their relationships by making an effort, empathize with their partners and showing more than a little care and concern.
U reap wat u sow. By making the first step to improve the relationship/marriage, one might be able to have a more lasting relationship/happy marriage. Think abt it...
(My two-cents worth: Marriage is meaningless if both parties are unable to commit and live for each other. Marriage tat end in a divorce is just a bloody waste of time and energy. Better to remain single and in a happy relationship than to be married and unhappy. )
No, no. I am not worried tat I am not married at 31 years old. In fact, I dun even have any inclination of getting married (though many pple warned tat my thinking will change with age). Maybe its the job I am in, seeing many couples getting divorces and knowing the reasons behind these divorces...its disheartening u know...Or it could be becoz pple around me having problems with their relationships and I too start having doubts about the existence of a "Perfect Marriage".
There is no such thing as a "Perfect Marriage"!
If I just burst tat bubble for u...well, tats just too bad. Reality IS hard to swallow anyway.
Of coz I dun mean that all marriages end in divorces and all relationships are doomed. There are couples who found equilibrium in their marriages, committing themselves to their family and their partners even if the responsibility part outweighs the love and romance they get before marriage. There are couples who maintain their relationships by making an effort, empathize with their partners and showing more than a little care and concern.
U reap wat u sow. By making the first step to improve the relationship/marriage, one might be able to have a more lasting relationship/happy marriage. Think abt it...
(My two-cents worth: Marriage is meaningless if both parties are unable to commit and live for each other. Marriage tat end in a divorce is just a bloody waste of time and energy. Better to remain single and in a happy relationship than to be married and unhappy. )
Pre-End of Year Review 2010
Had the sudden urge to blog, about what? I actually have no real idea. Maybe a little pre-end of the year review of my year 2010.
Approaching the christmas and new year season, cheerful spirits and lightened moods greet me with open arms. I try to put the negative thoughts, feelings and energy behind me. And focus on the joy and gratitute for wat life/god has endowed/given me.
Lots to be thankful for: my loving family, my loyal friends, my accomodating colleagues (at least some of them....hmm...away negative thoughts), good food to fill my stomach, money to buy my needs & some wants, a stable job with its ups & downs (though I still feel like changing job...for advancement purposes), sound & peaceful sleep at night, opportunities for travel to see the world (my firm trip and short trips), etc etc...
I never really like making resolutions but I do have a few wishes for the year to come.
Year 2011, please grant me the following wishes:
1) Better health - LESS OR NO MORE: bodyaches, neckaches, chest pains, gas-sy/bloated stomach, flu, sore throats, coughs.
2) Become less irritable
3) Find a better job with great colleagues + good bosses + good pay
4) Be able to clear all credit card debts and save lots of money
5) A little windfall will be much appreciated
6) Blessings to my family and friends that they have a good Year 2011 as well.
May all our wishes come true!
Approaching the christmas and new year season, cheerful spirits and lightened moods greet me with open arms. I try to put the negative thoughts, feelings and energy behind me. And focus on the joy and gratitute for wat life/god has endowed/given me.
Lots to be thankful for: my loving family, my loyal friends, my accomodating colleagues (at least some of them....hmm...away negative thoughts), good food to fill my stomach, money to buy my needs & some wants, a stable job with its ups & downs (though I still feel like changing job...for advancement purposes), sound & peaceful sleep at night, opportunities for travel to see the world (my firm trip and short trips), etc etc...
I never really like making resolutions but I do have a few wishes for the year to come.
Year 2011, please grant me the following wishes:
1) Better health - LESS OR NO MORE: bodyaches, neckaches, chest pains, gas-sy/bloated stomach, flu, sore throats, coughs.
2) Become less irritable
3) Find a better job with great colleagues + good bosses + good pay
4) Be able to clear all credit card debts and save lots of money
5) A little windfall will be much appreciated
6) Blessings to my family and friends that they have a good Year 2011 as well.
May all our wishes come true!
Monday, November 22, 2010
November 2010 Updates
Snitching a little time to blog during my lunchtime. To be exact, I have abt 30mins....
So wat have I been up to this 1 month since my last post?
1) Getting sick perpetually. I have this sickening gas filled feeling in my stomach which resulted in lots of burping and some farting. Think it might be some digestion issue coz the feeling gets worse after food. The doctor's prescription only helps for a while and it came back last weekend again.
2) I sprained my back on an mrt coming to work 1 day, for no good reason! I was not carrying anything heavy nor doing any stretching. It just happened. My mum said its due to "heatiness" in my body, I have absolutely no idea but I am getting pains and aches every now and then.
3) U may not be interested to know this but I have been expelling smelly urine and motion from my body lately. Maybe its due to the "heatiness" my mum was talking abt. Or my body could simply be failing on me.
4) Badminton sessions. Been playing badminton with some friends during the weekend (whenever we managed to book a court) to make sure I exercise somehow. Sadly my attempt at swimming didnt work out too well though, I only swam like one evening during this month so far.
5) Mood swings. Am trying to calm down when facing pple who irritates me or whom I immensely dislike and be benevolent to their innocent/not-so innocent actions/words.
6) Chanced Encounter/Rekindled Friendship. A happy thing happened this month though, I ran into Felicia my poly good friend! Its a good start to a rekindled friendship. I was so happy to see her again after losing contact for abt 10 years.
7) I watched Harry Potter 7 Part I....but I guess most people did too.
8) My planned trip to Yangon, Myanmar at the end of the year has been cancelled due to fears of political unrest there. Actually I am not too sure of the situation there...but since I am a foreigner, I have no business doing there when the country has its own things to work out.
9) 2nd Batam trip of this year, targetted at the last week of this year. 1 for the start of the year, and 1 to end off the year. Not too bad, an R&R short trip to get away from work. Maybe this time I can finally try Spa?
10) I have been chasing this k-drama called "Love In Heaven" which has I think 80+ episodes. Bought the show quite a long time ago but only took it out of box recently. Good drama btw.
I didnt complete this blog post in 30 mins...I did it like 1 hr 30 mins coz I fell asleep on my desk in the middle of it. Its a monday thing.
So wat have I been up to this 1 month since my last post?
1) Getting sick perpetually. I have this sickening gas filled feeling in my stomach which resulted in lots of burping and some farting. Think it might be some digestion issue coz the feeling gets worse after food. The doctor's prescription only helps for a while and it came back last weekend again.
2) I sprained my back on an mrt coming to work 1 day, for no good reason! I was not carrying anything heavy nor doing any stretching. It just happened. My mum said its due to "heatiness" in my body, I have absolutely no idea but I am getting pains and aches every now and then.
3) U may not be interested to know this but I have been expelling smelly urine and motion from my body lately. Maybe its due to the "heatiness" my mum was talking abt. Or my body could simply be failing on me.
4) Badminton sessions. Been playing badminton with some friends during the weekend (whenever we managed to book a court) to make sure I exercise somehow. Sadly my attempt at swimming didnt work out too well though, I only swam like one evening during this month so far.
5) Mood swings. Am trying to calm down when facing pple who irritates me or whom I immensely dislike and be benevolent to their innocent/not-so innocent actions/words.
6) Chanced Encounter/Rekindled Friendship. A happy thing happened this month though, I ran into Felicia my poly good friend! Its a good start to a rekindled friendship. I was so happy to see her again after losing contact for abt 10 years.
7) I watched Harry Potter 7 Part I....but I guess most people did too.
8) My planned trip to Yangon, Myanmar at the end of the year has been cancelled due to fears of political unrest there. Actually I am not too sure of the situation there...but since I am a foreigner, I have no business doing there when the country has its own things to work out.
9) 2nd Batam trip of this year, targetted at the last week of this year. 1 for the start of the year, and 1 to end off the year. Not too bad, an R&R short trip to get away from work. Maybe this time I can finally try Spa?
10) I have been chasing this k-drama called "Love In Heaven" which has I think 80+ episodes. Bought the show quite a long time ago but only took it out of box recently. Good drama btw.
I didnt complete this blog post in 30 mins...I did it like 1 hr 30 mins coz I fell asleep on my desk in the middle of it. Its a monday thing.
Thursday, October 28, 2010
Inception
Three (3) months after watching the movie "Inception", I have failed to do a decent write up on the show. Seems like a mouthful to explain the movie in detail and hard to start pen-ing down the explanations to some queries of the movie...but its again laziness being the reason why it took me 3 months with no result.
For those who haven't watched the movie, please go buy its DVD. Its guaranteed to be good...in fact, think I will buy one to collect and rewatch.
Although I initially thought I understood most parts of the movie, I just read this post by my friend Su and found that I have misinterpreted some parts of it. Heng ah (Luckily), I never write my post...LOL....or else ma-lu.
Anyway, for those who want some of their questions abt the movie answered, please click on the following link and read on...
http://i-miss-elmo.blogspot.com/2010/08/inception-answers-to-your-questions.html
Thanks Su! For posting this excellent blog post. ^_^ (u did wat I couldn't complete for 3 whole months.)
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Gifts - value or thought?
U know the old saying tat when buying a gift for someone, its the thought tat counts and not the worth/value of the gift.
I always kept tat in mind when picking up a gift for someone. Be it for birthday, anniversary, wedding, newborn, housewarming, christmas, new year or watever occasion. I will think if the gift suited the person, whether he/she will like it and/or whether its useful to him/her. Can't say tat I am spot-on correct everytime but at least I put some thought to it.
So wat is the recipient side of the story?
People might say "thank u", "I love it", "its just wat I always wanted" or some niceties as response.
I find tat I generally only have the "thank u" response, then I take the gift without further expression or action. Thereafter if u see me using the gift
, it probably means I love it n its useful. But if the gift never see the light of day after it has broken out of its wrapping, then it might mean I dun really fancy it. But hey think of it the good way, I might treasure it so much tat I can't bear to use it.
In any case, I do appreciate all gifts from my friends n love ones. If u dun fall into those 2 categories, well then it will depend very much on the gift itself.
Wat irks me most is a type of person who opens his/her gift n start eyeing on others' gifts. whether to compare or out of envy/jealousy. Then he/she will make remarks as to how he/she thinks the gift is not to his/her liking. Hello? Where is common courtesy and gratitude to the person who bought the gift?
Hell! Its worse when one asks another how much angbao/red packet $ he/she has received from the same source...shameless...
So the next time u buy a gift or receive one, do put some thought into it.
I always kept tat in mind when picking up a gift for someone. Be it for birthday, anniversary, wedding, newborn, housewarming, christmas, new year or watever occasion. I will think if the gift suited the person, whether he/she will like it and/or whether its useful to him/her. Can't say tat I am spot-on correct everytime but at least I put some thought to it.
So wat is the recipient side of the story?
People might say "thank u", "I love it", "its just wat I always wanted" or some niceties as response.
I find tat I generally only have the "thank u" response, then I take the gift without further expression or action. Thereafter if u see me using the gift
, it probably means I love it n its useful. But if the gift never see the light of day after it has broken out of its wrapping, then it might mean I dun really fancy it. But hey think of it the good way, I might treasure it so much tat I can't bear to use it.
In any case, I do appreciate all gifts from my friends n love ones. If u dun fall into those 2 categories, well then it will depend very much on the gift itself.
Wat irks me most is a type of person who opens his/her gift n start eyeing on others' gifts. whether to compare or out of envy/jealousy. Then he/she will make remarks as to how he/she thinks the gift is not to his/her liking. Hello? Where is common courtesy and gratitude to the person who bought the gift?
Hell! Its worse when one asks another how much angbao/red packet $ he/she has received from the same source...shameless...
So the next time u buy a gift or receive one, do put some thought into it.
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