doctor & their nurses

i've never seen a happier nurse.

i was at SATA for my employment check up.
the place is neat, systematic, efficient.

step ONE

"take off your shirt and bra" said the male nurse.
he is a philippino. courteous and tan.

i obliged.

"are you pregnant? no?"

"emmm.. i dont think so,, no"

then he took a picture of me, braless.
of course lah, he's taking an X-tray of my chest.

step TWO

"are you having your mensus?"

"no? ok go toilet and give me your urine.
not the first part, just throw away the first part.
too concentrated"

me: ???

step THREE

"squeeze this, i need your blood"

2 tubes.

my precious blood was DARK. dark like
my favourite nail polish. i miss that
vampish colour.

step FOUR
this young, cutie big eyed malay nurse
was prancing around.

you know,,, perky butt, walking on toes,

skipping lightly

holding files tightly to her chest.

she emerged from the doc's office like
she has just got a dream date with her man.

it's 10 in the morning and she is already
so happy. i think she'll last the whole
month.

"beep**' #117 to room 4.

"good morning doc" i said.

oh, he is very fair for a malay / indian
(i cant remember which)

spoke gently but firm. an air of success.

"everything's ok with you?" he asked
while pressing on my tyres (tummy tyres).
pressing, not pinching ok! im not on
pinch-fat-test.

"yap" i said.

"ok. you can go"

"bye" i said, smiling to him and his
prancing young nurse.

they were too busy to take another look
at me.....

what am i doing !!!?

gosh i hate my job.

how can i say that!??

sharks i hate my job.

ive been retrenched.

retrenchment and outsourcing are new vocabs in this economy.

nothing new really, it's been happening for the last couple
of years. companies are breaking down their business operations
and outsourcing to contractors. no need fix overheads like
medical cost, leave, bonusus, insurance, can just hire and fire
depending on performances.

call centres toll free numbers are at JB, philippine or india for that matter.

you get the automated machine that prompts you from A to Z.
you give feedback that never gets channelled.
just yesterday-- my fren got so mad with singtel when she called
to re-schedule the technician fixing the wireless adsl stuff she subscribed to at home. she's got to pay 30 odd dollars for postponing the schedule becos the technician is "their contractor" and with less than 3 days' notice on any change in time, you've got to pay. of course after some reasoning, singtel said they'll reimburse the fee. REIMBURSE. means your 30 odd dollars gets into the pocket of their contractor for a month or so and you get reimbursed later. all to who's convenience? what happened to good old customer service?

here am i doing temp. after about a decade of working,
ive been axed. fret not though, im versatile.

k...... im no good at tele sales.
i can talk, and im good at selling something i believe in.
but i can't take those gatekeepers rejection.

see, we've got workshops that are valuable to most CEO, COO, VP & GM. they've got the foresight and understands that our programmes would add value to their business. but most often then not, they've got that PA or dept executive that think they know better.

"nope, Mr Chin Tua Liap is not interested in any workshops. Not now or ever."

"are you sure?" ah haha. i didnt ask that la.

but really, can they speak on behalf of their bosses?
ya ya blah blah, their bosses are too busy to read too many letters they've got.

but ive got a mission to help change the world. !!

i mean, hey, you know-- when the bosses attend our workshops, they get new insights, they implement creative strategies, their business operations get efficient, they become happy bosses = happy work environment = happy staff, who then become happy mothers, happy fathers, happy brothers, sisters, neighbours, happy strangers. and it starts with me.

blah blah.

this is me  

there is something about xia xue

i got addicted to xia xue's blog last year.
it's been a year of addiction. i read her
as and when i lay my hands on the 8th wonder
ie: the world wide web, aka: whole wide world.

she's the queen of blogger, like the queen bee.

she's cool, smart, funny and kind. contrary to
maybe some of her blodgers' belief. i speak like
i know her but no.. i dont know her personally.

im a decade older than her. and i still find her
witty and fun. perhaps it is the qualities that
im attracted to: openess, courage, passion in life
and just being oneself. daring to be ridiculed,
being controversial. being honest. and living life.

www.xiaxue.blogspot.com

eternal__sunshine

i would love to blog my heart out.

i've always wanted to blog but thought that im too old for this.

i didn't think i would be confident enough, smart enough or good enough. but hey... im digging too much into myself. so i asked:

"what would happen if i blog?"

A:"well, i get to try something ive always imagined or wondered about,, maybe make a little fool of myself or get laughed at"

Q:"what have you got to loose?"

so, here am i, before i get 90 and wished that i had blogged.

these are just some things that i wanna do. for fun.

if you're listening out there, thanks.