Monday, July 26, 2004

akan datang

sometimes I feel bad about coming to work

you know why?

it doesn’t feel like work

well,, it is pressurizing no doubt 

deadlines are stressful

when u need to have media for press and print,,, 

your printer is awaiting ur corrections

you are awaiting ur designer’s corrections 

your designer is doing many other jobs, not just yours. 

everyone is waiting for every one 

when u race with time,

Time wins.

***
why is my work not like work?

it’s an agency. 

a marcom agency.

it takes care of other people’s (companies’) image,
PR and it launches campaigns + conferences.

there is no, do this do that. There is only do what u do best. 

i like it cos I don’t have to check with my boss on everything. 

basically, when the company makes money, I make money. 

im an “associate”

no job security, no strings attached. 

everyone here came together and put our intellect + skills in use. 

no one’s gonna gurantee u salary

or pay u while u fall sick

such unconventionally happening place

is accessible for those who step over. 

let’s see where I branch from here.

Give me 365 days to update u. 

i will tell u when I make a big break so please dun ask

of course when u suspect I had made a big break, 

u can ask me privately

Akan datang

crazy people

i just read my cousin's blog

www.whatthesheet.blogspot.com

so damn funny

but not funny also

4 persons went holiday

one hyperventilated while diving

one nose bled after diving from cliff

one almost drown from doing smart ass gymnastic stunt


one parachute almost didnt open while doing a 13000 ft plunge from the plane

what else you guys !!??

wait till mom (sss) read this and we'll see what is funny.



get what you want

i totally apologise to all my frens who cant get enough of me.. 

i am sorry I keep saying I’ll call u tonite but I didn’t 

i really am timeless. 
 
please bear with me a while… my nite course will end in JAN next year. 

of course I don’t mean that I’ll call u next year, I mean that I’ll call u asap
when I can chat with you and not rush on a conversation. 

i am a “people” person. 

i meet people all the time.

even my lunch hour is to have a quickie meet-up with my new frens at far east square 

i used to sell beer there. I mean beer brewing kit.

www.ibrew.com.sg
 
i helped a fren run his push cart business in may. 

 
supposed to appear in the news but they edited me out.
(i was posing as customer at the stall) 


made new frens at far east square. 

one’s selling bikinis + beach wear + apparels 

another two girls are selling shoes shoes and more shoes. 

very Jap & Korean styles. Dainty and unique.

this bunch of new frens love karaoke. 

one sings very well, almost like any pop idol, 

but most of the time we either cry or laugh ourselves crazy. 

i was the only one that cried la. Just one of those songs. 

they like those 5 Ten games while I like guessing games. 

i feel that their games are too complicated while they feel
my games are sophisticated. 

they taught me a dice game. Complete with the shaker mug. 

almost like pro gambles.

we played all sorts of games in the name of beer.

they don’t know that I don’t drink beer. 

in fact I don’t do karaoke too.

but for them, i will. 

most of the time they just like to drink and laugh like crazy.

It’s funny. 

they find it funny that I sing rock songs. 

isn’t it all boring to have ALL love ballets

some rock will bring live and jive

maybe that’s why they like me so much. 

i rock, dance and laugh at myself. 

the few times that we were there, they STOLE the WHOLE carton
of chips from the staff counter. 

i shouldn’t use “they” since I am part of the group. 

that makes me an accomplice.

Ok, so, WE stole the whole carton of chips. 

we would eat only our favourites.

the “pillow” (orange square puffy chip)

and

the “ah neh” (Indian flavoured elongated chip)

i think they would give us more chips for free but we don’t want all chips
 we only want our favourites

 
in life, u got to know what u want.
 
sieve out what u dont want and just GET WHAT YOU WANT

Monday, July 19, 2004

this' my sis. i have only half her guts. im too chicken to jump off at 13,000 ft. she said it lasts only 55 seconds. if i could hold my breath and heartbeat that long i might survive. Posted by Hello

Saturday, July 17, 2004

dirty * old * man ?

Jonathan is a globetrotter. he is perpetually on the plane,

either in shanghai, beijing, dalian or off to spain to get me wine.

no la, he's off to work. he'll get me the occassional wine or
liqour chocolates.

right, im blessed with many friends.


****

last nite Jonathan was somewhat troubled.

he met this hot young girl at...beijing. he's not those who'ld normally
fall for a sweet young thing, in fact, he had never.

but as u know, "yuan-fen" has it that we'll more likely to face the "never" we had said earlier.

u know, when we say "i'll never blah blah blah la la la"

we often have to eat it later.

so never say never.

anyway, jonathan is in love with this china girl who just turned 21.

he asked if i would see him as a DOM.

"dirty old man" he whispered, in case anyone was listening.

he? a dirty old man? nar, i said, no i dont think so.

"but she's eleven years younger" "does that make me a DOM?"

nar... i dont think so.

let me think,,, i know of a fren whose husband is 16 yrs her senior.

i know of a fren who married my boss who is 14 yrs his senior.

does that make her a cradle snatcher?

nar... im a sucker for love. i love to see people in love.

black, white, brown, yellow, young and supple, old and wrinkled, match or mis-matched, straight or gay... i love seeing ppe in love.

that is my only business.

i would go on double date with gay couples.

why not? have u known any gay couples?

they invite me to their weddings. their homes.

that's how much i love my frens.

what about u?


Sunday, July 11, 2004

reverse - engineering

i was at bangkok last month.

i didnt bring shampoo cos it was easy to get one there and cheap.

at their seven-eleven..it's a store and more,
i bought this nice looking packaged shampoo.
the brand was say.. "sunshine" (*name has been changed to protect company)

not bad, quite good in fact. not drying to the hair.
works like the "follow me- green tea series"
i use it alternatively cos it felt a wee too mild for me.


**fast forward 3 weeks later, back in SIN**

i was checking out at the cold storage cashier.

hey, isnt this "sunshine" shampoo?? but it is not called sunshine
here. it is the island wide, household brand OOO.

recently they just launged the TV ads.

?? ok, maybe they name it differently. of course different market
segmentation they have to position the prodt different. this is
my blood, marketing.


** fast forward one more week **

i was at a friend's office. they do creative prints, u know-- packaging
and the regular print ads.

sitting at one corner were these bottles of "sunshine" shampoos.

"what's this doing here? did desmond design this?" i queried.

"ya he did" his wife (also his partner) replied.

"i didnt know it is by OOO, i bought it from BKK and it was "sunshine" there"

"no signs of OOO, did they want to create a new brand?"

"ya, they wanted it to be "sunshine" here, but they realised that it doesnt work
so they stuck to the big brother brand OOO"

so dear frens, u see?

it doesnt matter what they name it. they would just name it
anything we consumer would like to call it.

when sales is going north, they need to do a prodt life-cycle extension.
throw in a new formula, revamp the packaging, the colours, the name.
keep the big bro brand or have a sub-brand.

work backwards, find out what the ppe like,
name it what they like, make it look accepting.
have TV ads. it doesnt matter what they put on their scalp.

when u're at backstage, u'll know the sketch.



Saturday, July 10, 2004

"lao shi, lao shi, ni kan!" (Teacher, Look!)

in case u're wondering where ive been this week,

ive become a school teacher and was busy.

i thought, since im gonna be a teacher for abt 2 weeks,
before i start, i better go on a local holiday.

what's that?!?

go get a chalet la.

$39 at costa sand downtown east (former ntuc resort)
with 2 adult tickets to wild wild wet. (i always call it wet wet wild)

that's cheap. very cheap.

but i didnt manage to go www. becos it was YOUTH DAY 5 JULY
and it was packed.

well, i'll go on 23JULY, the day when im off work.
my last day at the child care is 22nd.


*****

there is this boy, CG, in my class.

i was warned that he was the naughtiest boy in school.
i was fore-warned he would bully new teachers. blah blah blah.

no. i dont believe that. i dont like discrimination and labelling.
especially when he is only 3.

CG is a different boy. he cant understand u like any other 3 year olds.
when he is obsessed, there's no stopping.
u cant discipline him like any other, he wont remember and doesnt know.
i dont think he knows danger.
he is frightful of simple things, like a yellow plate or a dried leaf.

he doesnt speak much, only -- "eeemmp" and other noises

most of the time, he plays alone.

since he dont know how to share, he is often in fury fights.

ive always had a soft spot for the "minor, unrepresented, misunderstood lot"

i hate injustice and i would, within my means, break any system that fosters it.

so on day one, i vowed that i would help CG integrate into his class.

day two, i coaxed him to sleep (nap time), i gave him his drink,
i fed him lunch (he cant sit still to eat) and i fixed his toy gun.

day three, CG rushed to fetch my shoes before we left to go outdoors.

that shows he has some concept in his mind. he is capable of understanding.
we need to go into his world.

so u could imagine why im elated when he finally spoke in comprehenable
sentence : "di di, di di! ni kan! xiao niao" he was pointing skyward to
the bird flying by.

"im not di di (younger brother), i am lao shi (teacher)"

he changed his text: "lao shi, lao shi! ni kan! xiao niao"

*smile*

he IS capable of understanding. we just need to give him TLC.

tender loving care -- that ought to be the pre-requisite of any teacher.

ya ya, maybe im NEW. but hey no. that should be the pre-requisite of any
teacher. i say.

Sunday, July 04, 2004

the "mole" DNA

my family has this “mole” DNA

only my paternal family.

almost every one of us has a mole somewhere.

and almost every one went to remove it.

i don’t like that (the mole i mean)…

somehow, a mole is not cool to me.

my maternal family doesn’t has the mole DNA.

but both my sis & I have moles.
pigments would win non-pigment genes.


i have one growing just four years ago.
It is now on my upper lip, the moustache area..
a tiny bump.

i think im getting rid of it pretty soon

but i would have to avoid the sun,
monitor the scar, risk scarring my face..

it would still be better than having that mole i think.

ppe say that to have a mole around ur lips
means that u'll have enough to eat.
or that u've got the gift of the gap.

but actually, i read the face-decode-book that says
for a woman, it means u're Promiscuous

maybe im meant to be promiscuous.

i've always felt more like a man.

in fact, im in many ways, more like a man.

ok ok dont freak.

so ya, i dont like the mole that has popped up.

if i do get it off, i might add an ornament on
my brow.

i want to get my eyebrows pierced. so that i can
wear some kinky rings to work. i'ld like that.

i have said that i would do it when i weigh 47kg.

that's why i havent got it on yet. ah hahaha.

really. im serious.

maybe when, u know, we become skinnier when we
age,, perhaps when im sixty i would weigh 47.
im sure i would still remember the agreement i
have with myself. then i'll get it pierced.

well,, maybe if i go see my beautician more
often i'll weigh 47 in no time.

she does slim wrap. it's effective.

first she'll strip u half naked,
apply suana cream,
mummify u.
and u sleep under termal blankets for
abt 45mis.
it's abt $120 per session.

i signed up a lot last year. i was 47
last year.

that's becos i was a bride.
u know, a bride would do almost anything
to look Fabulous.

i felt too cheated to use back the same
beautician.

she whispered to me "u know, if u sign
up another 10 sessions i can give u cheap."

how much? i asked.

$60 per session.

*fcuk

she's been over-charging me for months.

i like her product.

she has this machine that would send
electric currents to ur facial muscles
and twitch them. ur face would be lifted.

i know it works and i witness it.

i like that best. but i dont wanna go
back to her.

she's a liar.

u know why?

she tells every one that she has 2 children.

then every one would go "wow! how do u still
look so good?!"

then she'll sell her prodts.

the fact is that she has one kid and that
her kid is very grown already. she had her
kid when she was in her teens. and she doesnt
have another baby like she said she has.

she told me honestly that it was sales talk.

*fcuk

i dont like ppe who lie. intentionally.

so ya,,, im looking for another beautician
that has the same machine, charges $60
and doesnt lie.

pls recommend me one. eternal__sunshine2311@hotmail.com

camo Posted by Hello

Friday, July 02, 2004

while you were sleeping...

have you ever, on a working day, slept till 10am?

ya. i did. on my interview day, as well as on my
last day of work, which is.. today.

what kind of impression is that?!!?

i think i would have gotten fired if i worked anywhere
else.

but no, not true.

at my previous work place, i was that kind of late
emm... three times? well, 3 times in 6 years is not
a bad record. it is 0.006% lateness record.

as much as i dont wanna admit, im aging...

i work in the day and have my nite class at nite.

my course hours are 6-10pm. by the time i get home,
shower, read the newspaper (i have no time to read
in the morning ok), have a hot cuppa of honey,
pack my bag (ya, i have this undying habit of
packing my bag like i would pack for a school day--
i am very systematic, i would empty my bag,
and pack my stuff neatly) ya, by the time i hit
the covers, it would be past 1am. do you know that
12am is still "today"?

ok let me tell u this really funny thing..
earlier this year, my ex-company was closing
down. the last day of operation was 31 MARCH 2004.
all contracts and stuff were to stop at 12midnite.
they instructed singtel to kill all tel lines on
12midnite, 31 MARCH 2004.
very direct and precise instructions rite?

wrong!

come 31 march, every one happily went to work
for the last day of their lives at the office.
nothing was working. no line no nothing.

in the end, they had to call singtel to reinstate
the lines, and to terminate it on 1APR midnite.
when the clock is 00:00 it is still the SAME DAY.
until it goes 00:00:01, then it is next day.

then why is 12.00 AM?? from 11:59PM it should
just got to 12:00PM or 12:00MM or something.
we would use AM when it is 12.01
having PM turned AM does not make it "the next day"

00:00:01 - 23:59:59 - 00:00:00 is ONE DAY
00:00:01 is NEXT DAY

11.59pm is one day. 12.00am is the SAME DAY
12.01am is the NEXT DAY

SO WHY THE HELL ARE WE COUNTING DOWN TO 12.00am
for "HAPPY NEW YEAR" when 12.00AM IS THE SAME
DAMN DAY!!? we should wait for 12.01.01 before
we scream next time. you know,, ten-nine-eight
....three-two-one,,wait, (pause for one sec)
then, happy new year.

anyway-- back to me aging.

so ya, i am aging... that's why i overslept.