Really Broke!!

This week's expenditure is so high... Got my mobile phone replaced. It cost me $268 as my contract has not ended. Then Karen's father just passed away. We also gave some token on the demise of her father. I didn't go to her father's wake as I had to attend my Primary Schoolmate's baby's full month celebration. I bought a little gift for her baby girl.

I thought of having a haircut today at the neighbourhood hair salon. The hair stylist recommended me to do hair treatment as my hair was rather dry. I thought neighbourhood hair salon charges won't be too high. I only expected it to be like $30+ for hair treatment. When all was done, I saw the boss entered $95 into the cash register. I was stunned! It showed on the price board that haircut is only $12. I asked the boss how much was the hair treatment. He said it was $80, which was one of the better hair treatment levels in the range. Piangz... I could have gone to more reputable hair salons lor. However, my friend said the products that the salon used is not too bad -- GoldWell. It's about that price in any other salons.

Sigh... really spent a lot this one week. Luckily nobody is getting married yet. Else have to give another big ang bao liao. >.<

Extracts from Wu Dan Ru's Journal (4)

幸福都在记忆里

成功显达的人常说:最怀念的是那段穷日子。不管是否功成名就，不少“现在的日子过得比以前好”的人，怀想起往日，都有一种甜蜜的滋味。

记忆总会将事实裹上蜜糖的外衣，如果我们随着岁月逐渐明白人间温暖，在命运对我们越来越宽容的过程中，也学会以越来越宽容的眼光看待命运。

这是“人生胜利者”的感伤。事实上，如果过去的穷困一直逗留在人生中，直到中年老年，恐怕自己更加痛苦空虚。只因他们有了成就，才会发现，原来幸福藏在那个曾经艰苦卓绝的过去里。

只有得到过，才知挣扎的美好。只有失去，才明白曾经拥有的可贵。

To Promote His Professionalism At The Expense of My Own Safety?

I saw a tuition assignment at some online website. It's a tuition assignment to a Sec 3 Express student in Marsiling for Accounting subject. The commission is only at 30% when the norm is usually 50%. Hence, I smsed to a number stated in the website to let them know that I am interested in the assignment.

In the evening, the agent called to ask if the student can come to my house for tuition lesson. I told the agent that it's not convenient to have tuition at my house. Then he said the student's brother suggested that I conduct the lesson at MacDonald's. I told him it's not possible as there'll be a lot of distractions at Mac. Agent said I can also conduct at library. I told him we can't even talk much in library, how to conduct lesson there? The agent even suggested we have the tuition at void deck!

Then I told the agent that I would forgo the assignment since it's so inconvenient. I asked the agent if the student's place was near the MRT station but he didn't answer my question.

A while later, the agent smsed me again if I would still be keen if the parents allow me to go over to their house for tuition. I replied him it's alright, I'd prefer female students and I thanked him.

He replied again, telling me to reconsider as he had already spoken to the parents upon my request and it's not professional for him to tell the parents that I can't make it now.

I've been taking tuition assignments for the past 10 years. It's the first time I come across this kind of agent. I felt like replying him if it's professional for him to insist a tutor to get an assignment when she's not comfortable with the student? OR would it be professional if the tutor taught for one month and quit the assignment?

This assignment is just so fishy. Why should I promote his professionalism at the expense of my own safety? I didn't agree to take up the assignment in the first place. He could have used his professionalism to tell the parents that he'll get other tutors in a tactful way. Most likely is that they don't have resources to take up that particular assignment. Given such weird requests, who would still want to take the assignment? Duhz...

My Mobile Phone Is Lost!!

I went to toilet before I left office and had my things all packed on my desk. After that I left office with my HR and assistant.

When I reached the bus-stop at People's Park Centre, I wanted to take out my mobile phone to listen to the radio. However, I couldn't find my mobile phone. I thought I might have left it in the office, so I thought I might just go back to office tomorrow to retrieve it since I'm working tomorrow. I was too tired to walk back to office as we also had our lunch at the S11 coffee shop behind OG at noon and we walked back to office!

When I reached home, I sent a message via MSN to my Customer Service Officer who was on duty to help me check if my mobile phone was on my desk. She couldn't find my mobile phone either. Then I tried to call my mobile phone and found that it was turned off. That's it liao... Most likely, it's lost as it can't be my mobile phone is out of battery as I still had it charged last night.

I've already called the Service Provider to suspend my line. Now have to spend money to get a new mobile phone. The most heart aching thing is I lost the 2GB memory card that Uncle bought for me as my birthday gift last year. I feel so guilty that I've lost the mobile phone.

I hope whoever found my mobile phone will return to me soon.

Clarified Things

Previous blog deleted. Things clarified. But I'm not regretful cos I'm moving on to a greater height. :)

Feeling More Peaceful and Calmed

After a night's sleep, I feel so much refreshed and I feel more peaceful now after having done what I've been wanting to do :)

Let the others accuse what they want to as my conscience is clear. I didn't do anything to hurt other people. Anyway, I won't be able to see those msn nicks at all! Ha Ha Ha! 采你都傻啦~

Okies... I'm getting ready for work as there's a meeting with OCBC Banker at 11am. See ya! :)

I have had enough!

I really have enough of everything. I dislike the workplace so much! This is the 6th time power trip again since we moved into office on 1 March 2008. On average, it's just power trip once a week. Interesting huh?

Things haven't been going smoothly at all. One of these days I might just do what I've been thinking of doing without giving any second thoughts. I'm really sick and tired. I wish to move on.

There has been no news of Jimmy yet. It's the fourth month he's been missing.

Jimmy, will you ever be back? When will you be back? We all miss you....

Extracts from Wu Dan Ru's Journal (3)

少奶奶不是命运是个性

如果你用别人的钱会不安，不是少奶奶的命。如果你觉得购物商场千篇一律，没耐心把同样的名牌一看再看，你也没有少奶奶的命。如果你对自己的人生很有意见，也不是少奶奶的命。当少奶奶没那么简单，要勇敢把命运全系在男人的肩膀，要恭恭顺顺对待公婆，乖乖巧巧扮演贤妻，还要无怨无悔的宽宏大量。

少奶奶当不当得，不是命运问题，而是个性问题，有些女人的个性，注定要当花木兰，在沙场上骁勇善战。

My Workstation

Ya... this is my workstation. As you can see, the space is so small. When I stand up, my chair will hit the wall-hung cabinet behind me. Whenever I want to open the cabinet, I've to push my chair out of my seat. Sigh... I'm really sick of going to work. How to work like this? The space so small... *Sianz...*

What Manager lah... PHUI!!! I think the Management just treat me as a clerk! >.<

I'm Late For Work!!

Yes.. I'm late for work today. All thanks to the guy who committed suicide at CCK MRT track at 8am. I got missed calls from Keat Hoon and saw her sms that the train from CCK to JE had broken down.

I panicked. I gave Keat Hoon a call. She said that when she was at Yew Tee MRT at 8am, she heard the announcement that the train to JE had broken down. The trains could only go via Marina Bay. The train breakdown would only resume 60 min later. At this time, if I were to take the train to Marina Bay, I'd definitely be late for work. Even the bus was already very crowded at my place even though it's the 4th bus stop from the interchange. Nevertheless, I still took bus to the interchange to try my luck. Perhaps the train would have resumed its journey.

When I reached interchange, to my horror, the interchange was very crowded. I quickly called my boss, he told me to either queue for the bus or take a cab. Take a cab?!!! Does he know how much it cost to take cab down to work? The previous time I took cab to Shenton Way already cost me $30! Kaoz...

Luckily Alan offered to pick me up at Tg Pagar MRT. I managed to reach office at 9.40am. However, boss came over to ask me if other than CCK MRT track is affected. Hey, come on lah.. the MRT track is a circuit system. One station jammed, the other stations are surely affected. He thought I want to eat his office time is it? Anyway if I wanna cheat his working hours, I could have gone for 1 hour lunch, and then spend another hour chit chatting in office (which is what I'm doing now :P)

Life is so bored in this job. I've to rush to work everyday, having to worry that being late for work will cause me a fine. We are in admin line leh. We can stay back if we are late for work, although I know that we shouldn't be late as we start work at 9.30am. But the thing is, does the management have to threaten us by deducting the fine from our salary? It's too ridiculous!

If I can find a suitable job, I'd have left this job with weird and idiotic management!

Look at the crowded at CCK Interchange this morning!

Extracts from Wu Dan Ru's Journal (2)

渴婚男仍然害怕渴婚女

自觉得条件不错的人都很挑。于是岁月蹉跎。虽然说是蹉跎，事实上， 生活在大都市里的单身贵族，只要对寂寞两字不敏感，又懂得调剂生活，也有一群和他一样自由自在的朋友的话，过得也还不错。婚姻或多或少会失去自由，所以更要审慎了。

“女人不应该一开口就说她想结婚，男人还是会因恐惧而失去他的正常欲望。”一开口说:我不想结婚，单身很不错，或许才是一个“引君入瓮”的好方法。自以为是的黄金单身汉，都有恐婚心理，都很循序渐进，不能第一步就被吓到了。

Hehehe...

I am on leave today. Alan and Melvin at first thought I was late and would be the first one to be fined. Then I still didn't turn up for work. They thought I so fast went on strike. They called and asked what happened to me.

Not bad mah... This shows that they do care for me Hehehe...

Frustrations...

I thought I could finally go for holiday with KH. Who knows she last minute decided not to go. Sigh... my last holiday outside Singapore was like 5 years ago! I wanna travel by plane! I miss taking flight.

Everyone seems to be real busy. Friends say will ask me to go holiday with them but they only know how to talk talk talk! They go without me! Wtf...

Yesterday's meeting, MD said to improve on the staff's punctuality, the management shall impose fines for those latecomers.

• Late for more than 10 min -- Fine $2
• Late for more than 15 min -- Fine $5
• Late for more than 3 times -- Warning letter
• Late for more than 5 times -- Disciplinary action

My brother asked what disciplinary action are they going to take? Wash the toilet? Since our office is now relocated to shophouse area and we have our own toilets.

Stupid policy right? MD wanted to deduct the fines from our pay. I told him then where am I suppose to take those penalties into my accounts if he includes the deduction in the payslip? Brainless fool!

Where got managerment want to deduct employees' pay? This policy was set to counter the HR lah... She's perpetually late. She was late for 1 hour last week! She reached office at 10.33am. Steady bom pi pi!!

This is threatening employees leh... Didn't they study Maslow's hierarchy theory? Employees come to work late becos they are not motivated to give any commitment to the company.

Why doesn't the management reward us $2 if we are 10 min earlier and $5 when we are 15 min earlier instead? Stupid fool... MD thinks we are working for factory ah? Or in a Primary School? He's so money face!! Even staff's money also want to greed.

The funniest part is he told us he was late once in March too. He also wants himself to be included in this dumb policy? It's really a laughing stock to go to MD and stretch out our hand to get him to pay his late penalty. Whahaha.. siao!

If MD late for more than 3 times, issue warning letter to him? If he's late for more than 5 times, impose disciplinary action on him? Duhz