One thing i dislike immensely is when people have no suggestion to give -- "I'm ok with anything; I'll go along with the majority lor" -- they still have lots of comments to make when others give suggestions. Look, if your own bloody choice was to give up the opportunity and to go with the flow, then don't bloody complain when the decision is not what you like! Have the guts to suggest! Instead of giving comments later to the community. grr...
I should have done what i wanted to do, but if i had done that then nothing will probably happen. Its really terrible sometimes. sigh. Give up on these people.
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
bunny hunny honey boney
I saw a guy at the pedestrian crossing the other night carrying a plastic bag with a picture of a pink cartoon head and i told dear that it looks cute. Dear thought it was Winne The Pooh, but i told him i thought it looked more like Piglet cos WTP isn't pink. We then continued talking about WTP and his bees...
Dear: His bees are all over his honey pots.
Me: Well, i don't like the way they spell honey. ''H-U-N-N-Y". Its just bad spelling lor. I always pronounce it as ''hue-nee''.
Is it? Its pronounced as ''honey'' isn't it? As in hunny bunny?
If thats the case, why don't they spell ''bunny'' as ''B-O-N-E-Y"? ok what, honey is H-O-N-E-Y, money is M-O-N-E-Y, so why can't they spell bunny as B-O-N-E-Y? Honey, money, bunny?
Isn't B-O-N-E-Y pronounced as ''bone-ni''?
Err... ya hor...
Dear: His bees are all over his honey pots.
Me: Well, i don't like the way they spell honey. ''H-U-N-N-Y". Its just bad spelling lor. I always pronounce it as ''hue-nee''.
Is it? Its pronounced as ''honey'' isn't it? As in hunny bunny?
If thats the case, why don't they spell ''bunny'' as ''B-O-N-E-Y"? ok what, honey is H-O-N-E-Y, money is M-O-N-E-Y, so why can't they spell bunny as B-O-N-E-Y? Honey, money, bunny?
Isn't B-O-N-E-Y pronounced as ''bone-ni''?
Err... ya hor...
Kitty Korner
I brought the Hello Kitty dolls to liven up my cubicle and brought some map pins to pin them up, so set about the task this morning. The left side of my cubicle is the L-shaped fabric partition while the right is the storage shelves and cabinet, so i figured that if i were to hang them at my right, they would be in danger of being knocked about whenever i take things in or out from the shelves. Besides, as my notebook and phone is placed on my left, i wouldn't be facing my right very often. So the dolls, calendar and nodding head toy was carefully hung up/placed around so i can see them from where i was seated. :)
In the end? I realized that my toys are all tucked in one corner of my cubicle, or as i was telling little plum, all the HK dolls/toys she gave me form a Kitty Korner!
Haha! :P
My very own Kitty Korner... :)
Monday, November 9, 2009
New office & cubicle
My branch started the moving ball rolling today. It was mainly because of a shortage of office space, which was why some of us were moved out to an old building. We are now sharing the premises with a few other occupants, apart from those branches moving this week.
Lots of storage space what...
Went to the new place this morning. Dear was so sweet; he sent me to the new place even though it is out of his way, and all because i was grumbling about having to bring so many things along (pail, rags, all purpose cleaner, detergent etc) to clean my cubicle. Well, had nothing to read and do, because i had the notebook but no LAN cable! So no internet and intranet. The movers were fast; the first lorry arrived slightly after 10am. But as luck would have it, the boxes that came in weren't mine. In fact, mine only arrived about 2pm.
Spent my time cleaning, wiping, cleaning, wiping. And of course, trying to set up the notebook and playing minesweeper. Helped my neighbour to settle her cabling cos their idea is just to have the cables all behind their equipment! Wow... Then all the dust would be there and it would be too gross to clean, right? tsk tsk tsk... After settling hers, some of the other colleagues came by to visit and to compare how others arranged their cubicles -- the new workstation is about half the size in terms of tabletop area -- and when they saw how my neighbour arranged her cables, the two of us ended up showing how it was done and helping others set it up too. Heehee...
I like my new cubicle cos its in an isolated area. Although its facing the door -- i'm the second cubicle facing the door but because there's no one in the first cubicle, i'm technically the first that people coming in will see -- the partitions are relatively high so K and i are quite alone. Some of the colleagues had their location described as 'Good Class Bungalow' while AD's was Istana. K & mine? Semi-d/corner terrace. heehee!
setting up...
Lots of storage space what...All arranged and ready to work! Still using the clock from the 1st christmas exchange with the class and brought HK given to me by little plum. :)
My larder... See Keroro on top? :)
Neighbourhood cat
This little grey cat lives at the carpark near my block and she has a very high-pitched meow. She's quite friendly too, and will present her tummy for a rub when i click my tongue at her. :)
Saw her focusing at the drain nearby and despite people walking past her, she was looking intently at the base of the drain and occasionally moving towards the edge of the drain before drawing back. No idea what was inside...
Photos of Horus
Took some photos of Horus. I like his butt a lot, especially after a bath when he is all shiny and gleaming and nice smelling. I'll grab his bum and take deep breaths. heehee...
Caught him in some adorable poses too, though its a typically sleeping position! But zoomed in at his parts that i found interesting... :)
Caught him in some adorable poses too, though its a typically sleeping position! But zoomed in at his parts that i found interesting... :)
Pressies from little plum
Little plum gave me a Hello Kitty calendar and a tissue and purse present. Yay! Brought it to the new office but still wondering how to hang the calendar cos the fabric partition is rather thick...
Shopping trip
We went to Bukit Indah today after our lunch at GP -- had crabs! yay!!! -- and spent 7 hours and RM$400. sigh... Well, applied for the membership card a bit too late, else it would have meant 400 points in my account. But then, it was more to be able to have the member's price when it comes to toiletries, so better than none... (self consolation!)
I pointed out to dear a car decal thingy, and being him, he took a photo of it. I suppose i would get it, but he didn't want it. Seems the bike is a real bike, only a super old model...
While waiting to pay at the supermarket, dear spotted a Hello Kitty ''bread'' so i went over to take a look. Of course, being me, i grabbed a box! Haha! Once its all used -- 100 pieces! -- i'll see how i can reuse the box. Its quite pretty, but i'll have to cover one side and the bottom. Will use my scrapbook stuff to make something out of it.
I pointed out to dear a car decal thingy, and being him, he took a photo of it. I suppose i would get it, but he didn't want it. Seems the bike is a real bike, only a super old model... We had a snack at their local kopi-tiam. The coffee is not bad, but the bread was quite a sad case. Thought the butter sticks looked more like french fries than butter! Price was comparable to Ya-Kun's though.
All in all, had quite a fun day today. :)
Saturday, November 7, 2009
yakkety yak
Attended a symposium on Thursday morning on best sourcing. The GOH had a pretty long opening speech -- all 45 minutes of it and he "ate" into the next presenter's time -- and he was going on and on about best sourcing and how we would have to compete with other countries by being cheaper, better and faster (yup, i guess you can guess who was the GOH and where the symposium was conducted).
While the GOH was talking away, the people in the row behind me were GOH-wannabes who were also talking away. There were 5 presenters, and these people decided that they wanted to be presenters too. So i had a fantastic surround sound system. Wow, i didn't know the auditorium had surround sound!
I was pretty pissed off and i kept glancing back and giving that irritated look. But nope, i wasn't brave enough to hiss at them or to tell them off. Perhaps if i were seated behind them i would do so. Why not tell them off? Well, they were seated behind me. How would i know what they would do to my head after i told them off? I still recall a newspaper article where pranksters applied glue or spat at the long hair of girls and women who were asleep or seated before them at the upper decks, and to date i still have this phobia of that happening to me. So no way would i tell off people seated behind me.
Is this the kind of attitude that the working class have nowadays? If so, can i extrapolate and deduce the kind of behaviour the younger generation of Singaporeans would have? After all, its a case of ''monkey see, monkey do'' for kids. And to think we complain about the behaviour of our children. Look at the adults in the first place...
While the GOH was talking away, the people in the row behind me were GOH-wannabes who were also talking away. There were 5 presenters, and these people decided that they wanted to be presenters too. So i had a fantastic surround sound system. Wow, i didn't know the auditorium had surround sound!
I was pretty pissed off and i kept glancing back and giving that irritated look. But nope, i wasn't brave enough to hiss at them or to tell them off. Perhaps if i were seated behind them i would do so. Why not tell them off? Well, they were seated behind me. How would i know what they would do to my head after i told them off? I still recall a newspaper article where pranksters applied glue or spat at the long hair of girls and women who were asleep or seated before them at the upper decks, and to date i still have this phobia of that happening to me. So no way would i tell off people seated behind me.
Is this the kind of attitude that the working class have nowadays? If so, can i extrapolate and deduce the kind of behaviour the younger generation of Singaporeans would have? After all, its a case of ''monkey see, monkey do'' for kids. And to think we complain about the behaviour of our children. Look at the adults in the first place...
Thursday, November 5, 2009
Pampered? Or normal?
Went to inspect one of the schools this afternoon, where preparations were underway to equip it for another school, while its original location is being upgraded next year.
My colleague and i were discussing the changes and one refrain that kept popping up is that the school will not accept the standard that we are providing with this holding school site.
Let me digress a bit -- there are some old school sites that are left unoccupied. These are holding school sites and schools that have to be upgraded may either occupy these sites or, if the current school location permits, the school will remain in its premises while upgrading works are being carried out in which case the holding school site will not be needed. Something similar to HDB's MUP, where residents remain while upgrading works are being carried out. So i was at a holding school site which we were sprucing up to prepare it for the school that will be occupying it next academic year.
Anyway... I learnt from my colleague that another school had previously used the same premises, and she pointed out where the previous VP was located, the facilities here, there, everywhere... And all these that the previous occupant used were not acceptable for the next school! Our conclusion? That is the difference between a neighbourhood school and a "branded" school. I was told that the school had commented that the parents of the students are all well-connected and educated and that they will complain. Wow. Is the school implying that parents of students in neighbourhood schools or non-branded schools are uneducated?
That is one reason why i don't like branded schools very much, because i always come off with this impression that i live to serve them. What is the impression that we are giving the children in these schools? That they are the elite? If the pampering continues on this way, the next generation will be far removed from the lower-income and the reality of life. You don't expect your daughter to study in an old school building? Hello... the current school building will be upgraded so your bloody daughter can have a better environment in 2 years' time! So since when is life fair? And the courts are too rough for your precious' delicate feet? So what do you expect of us? To construct a new court for your daughter's use when its only for 2 years? Hey, i pay tax you know! There are better ways to spend the limited resources we have!
Sometimes its no wonder the kids are growing up in this way, because their parents pamper them, and then the parents wonder why their children are like that.
My colleague and i were discussing the changes and one refrain that kept popping up is that the school will not accept the standard that we are providing with this holding school site.
Let me digress a bit -- there are some old school sites that are left unoccupied. These are holding school sites and schools that have to be upgraded may either occupy these sites or, if the current school location permits, the school will remain in its premises while upgrading works are being carried out in which case the holding school site will not be needed. Something similar to HDB's MUP, where residents remain while upgrading works are being carried out. So i was at a holding school site which we were sprucing up to prepare it for the school that will be occupying it next academic year.
Anyway... I learnt from my colleague that another school had previously used the same premises, and she pointed out where the previous VP was located, the facilities here, there, everywhere... And all these that the previous occupant used were not acceptable for the next school! Our conclusion? That is the difference between a neighbourhood school and a "branded" school. I was told that the school had commented that the parents of the students are all well-connected and educated and that they will complain. Wow. Is the school implying that parents of students in neighbourhood schools or non-branded schools are uneducated?
That is one reason why i don't like branded schools very much, because i always come off with this impression that i live to serve them. What is the impression that we are giving the children in these schools? That they are the elite? If the pampering continues on this way, the next generation will be far removed from the lower-income and the reality of life. You don't expect your daughter to study in an old school building? Hello... the current school building will be upgraded so your bloody daughter can have a better environment in 2 years' time! So since when is life fair? And the courts are too rough for your precious' delicate feet? So what do you expect of us? To construct a new court for your daughter's use when its only for 2 years? Hey, i pay tax you know! There are better ways to spend the limited resources we have!
Sometimes its no wonder the kids are growing up in this way, because their parents pamper them, and then the parents wonder why their children are like that.
Monday, November 2, 2009
Fracto Mahjong
Went for a seminar today and many bodies and agencies put forth their innovations (not sure if that's the right choice of words) and ideas that were implemented. One thing that made an impression on me was Fracto Mahjong, a collaboration of the Singapore Science Centre and the North Cluster teachers. Of course it made an impression on me. I saw the mahjong table and tiles and i thought -- Whoa! Gambling!!! heehee...
Well, it builds on the similar concept in forming 4 sets and a pair. What it teaches the children is fractions, percentages, decimals and shapes. For example, a set could be three of the same ie 0.4, 4/10, 40% or 4 shaded boxes. You could have 2 of the above and if someone discards the 3rd, you go 'Pong!' and you have one set formed. Unlike mahjong however, the rules are that only the shaded boxes can be the pair. This makes it more difficult to win. No gambling, though!
I thought it was a good idea cos the children learn the similarities in the numbers, percentages and decimals. Apparently the children who were given this to try out caught on very fast. However, its not available commercially -- nope, don't bother looking for it and anyway it'll be patented soon -- and the SSC staff i spoke to said they do not think parents will be happy cos they may think that its promoting gambling. Hey, if you think this way, then every time you cross the road, you're gambling too. After all, its a 50% chance that you'll be knocked down, right?
Anyway, if its available, i'll get it for the seedlings for Christmas. Heehee! :)
Well, it builds on the similar concept in forming 4 sets and a pair. What it teaches the children is fractions, percentages, decimals and shapes. For example, a set could be three of the same ie 0.4, 4/10, 40% or 4 shaded boxes. You could have 2 of the above and if someone discards the 3rd, you go 'Pong!' and you have one set formed. Unlike mahjong however, the rules are that only the shaded boxes can be the pair. This makes it more difficult to win. No gambling, though!
I thought it was a good idea cos the children learn the similarities in the numbers, percentages and decimals. Apparently the children who were given this to try out caught on very fast. However, its not available commercially -- nope, don't bother looking for it and anyway it'll be patented soon -- and the SSC staff i spoke to said they do not think parents will be happy cos they may think that its promoting gambling. Hey, if you think this way, then every time you cross the road, you're gambling too. After all, its a 50% chance that you'll be knocked down, right?
Anyway, if its available, i'll get it for the seedlings for Christmas. Heehee! :)
Sunday, November 1, 2009
Meeting God
I just watched the last episode of ''Meet The Natives'', where 5 men from Tanna went to England and lived there for 5 weeks.
In Tanna, an island of Vanuatu in the South Pacific, they believe that Prince Philip is the son of their God. In the last episode, the 5 men were finally able to meet Prince Philip and you could see how excited and happy they were, and how they prepared themselves.
How would we be like, if we knew we were going to meet our God? Are we like them, always prepared and wondering when they could meet their God, or would we panic and know that we aren't ready?
Would we be like them? Or would we have to squander our one and only chance because we are not ready? The 5 had to be in jacket and tie when they meet Prince Philip. Imagine if they could not get the proper attire and they could not meet their God because of that. Would we be ready to meet God at any time? If we know what we are doing now would make us unsuitable to be in God's presence, then isn't it time to prepare ourselves? After all, like the 5, we are always hoping to meet God but we don't know when it is the time. The Brownies have it right. Be Prepared! (or is it Scouts? Hmm...)
In Tanna, an island of Vanuatu in the South Pacific, they believe that Prince Philip is the son of their God. In the last episode, the 5 men were finally able to meet Prince Philip and you could see how excited and happy they were, and how they prepared themselves.
How would we be like, if we knew we were going to meet our God? Are we like them, always prepared and wondering when they could meet their God, or would we panic and know that we aren't ready?
Would we be like them? Or would we have to squander our one and only chance because we are not ready? The 5 had to be in jacket and tie when they meet Prince Philip. Imagine if they could not get the proper attire and they could not meet their God because of that. Would we be ready to meet God at any time? If we know what we are doing now would make us unsuitable to be in God's presence, then isn't it time to prepare ourselves? After all, like the 5, we are always hoping to meet God but we don't know when it is the time. The Brownies have it right. Be Prepared! (or is it Scouts? Hmm...)
Reflection
Had a short discussion with AD early this week where he asked me about my impression of the branch and shared with me the background of the staff and his expectations of me. He hinted to me that i will be in charge of formulating the ISO for my unit -- the Devt half already has an ISO in place -- and that i will be assigned some schools to manage so i have an idea what processes would be needed. sigh.
Its good that i have a project to do, but ISO? Its something that most organisations want, but which most staff hate cos it means procedures to follow and NCs to watch out for. So i will be hated by all? :( :( :( Then again, he hinted very broadly that such ''extra curricular activities'' are what the top management look out for, since we are meant to handle our basic job scope competently. Oh well, i'll do my best. I know what it is like having very detailed processes laid out when i had to follow the first org's ISO, so i'll see if i can use a simplified form of that as a start.
Later in the week, i heard my colleagues talking -- while following them to a site -- and i gathered that my AD might be changed soon. So where will my current AD go? The staff who went for the AD interview is a lady, and i've this thing about working for lady bosses...
4 weeks have passed since i started work and tomorrow is my 5th Monday. So how have i found it so far? I'm bored! I've nothing to do since i started work except read, read, read! Ya, its all from the intranet cos my seating location isn't an ideal place for surfing net. Hopefully once we move, i'll have something concrete to do. Meanwhile, next week is already planned with a workshop at HDB Hub and a Supreme Court tour tomorrow, meetings on Wed, and half day seminars on Thurs and Fri. :)
We'll be moving to Ghim Moh on 9 Nov, and my new location is much better as i'm relatively isolated. We'll be going for a visit tomorrow so i'll have an idea what i need to hang the calendar and Hello Kitty dolls little plum gave me. Looking forward to have some proper work once we shift! And a new PC! my current notebook is Pentium M and super duper slow...
Its good that i have a project to do, but ISO? Its something that most organisations want, but which most staff hate cos it means procedures to follow and NCs to watch out for. So i will be hated by all? :( :( :( Then again, he hinted very broadly that such ''extra curricular activities'' are what the top management look out for, since we are meant to handle our basic job scope competently. Oh well, i'll do my best. I know what it is like having very detailed processes laid out when i had to follow the first org's ISO, so i'll see if i can use a simplified form of that as a start.
Later in the week, i heard my colleagues talking -- while following them to a site -- and i gathered that my AD might be changed soon. So where will my current AD go? The staff who went for the AD interview is a lady, and i've this thing about working for lady bosses...
4 weeks have passed since i started work and tomorrow is my 5th Monday. So how have i found it so far? I'm bored! I've nothing to do since i started work except read, read, read! Ya, its all from the intranet cos my seating location isn't an ideal place for surfing net. Hopefully once we move, i'll have something concrete to do. Meanwhile, next week is already planned with a workshop at HDB Hub and a Supreme Court tour tomorrow, meetings on Wed, and half day seminars on Thurs and Fri. :)
We'll be moving to Ghim Moh on 9 Nov, and my new location is much better as i'm relatively isolated. We'll be going for a visit tomorrow so i'll have an idea what i need to hang the calendar and Hello Kitty dolls little plum gave me. Looking forward to have some proper work once we shift! And a new PC! my current notebook is Pentium M and super duper slow...
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