What a waster!

Knocked off at 6.30pm today...that's 2 hours overtime without compensation!! If it was for any other thing, i might not have been so bitter but for a CO's (Commanding Officer - the highest ranked in the squandron) Forum?! An event where the CO supposedly interacts with the people and gets feedback so that he can improve the squandron? Gosh, these people are so shallow! If it was my first year around, i might have been fooled into contributing. I mean, these people ask for feedback but they always seem to have a "cleverer" answer or solution. So tell me..where does all the suggestions and feedbacks end up?

Not too long ago, he had wanted a design for the squadron logo so he opened up a competition to the whole squadron, asking people to "think out of the box". In the end, about 5 made it to the final shorlist. 2 of which are my colleague's, which i must say are really impressive. But instead of opening it out to all of us to vote, he and a few management people chose the logo! The chosen one being a few words in an oval! Bladdy Nice! I guess he should have renamed the logo "CO's chosen logo" rather than the squadron logo! Or maybe he thinks the whole squadron is only him and his sidekicks? Hmm... Nevermind 2 years 10 months, i keep reminding myself..Hope my rebellious streak do not get the better of me before then... -cross fingers-

Jay Chou's An Hao playing in the background..Oh wait, that's my handphone!
Cheers for now!

Floating.. ...

Cannot believe it..I woke up half an hour late today - meaning my poor handphone must have been making noise for half an hour trying to wake me up! Poor dear -patpatz handphone- Thank God for that ingenius creation called -does the Dr Evil thing- "mother"! =P

(Virtually) floated to work...was 15 minutes late but no one was coming to work today except for me and my shift colleague so that was okay! =) Spent my whole morning doing up magnets for the manpower movement board at office...Demo time! -addy takes a magnet, puts the small white slip of paper with words printed on it onto the magnet, pulls scotchtape, measures and sticks the paper onto the magnet. addy takes another magnet...- And that's what i did today at work from 8.30am till 11am! Like a factory worker! LOL...But fulfilling nonetheless! =) now stop giving me that weird look!! =P

11am..knock off time! Floated home with Ash's Intergalactic Sonic 7"s in my ears...Tim Wheeler's voice is so nice...

Sometimes it happens feelings die
Whole years are lost in the blink of an eye
We once had it all but events conspire
Sometimes...

Going to catch Catch Me If You Can now, now catch me if you can!!
heh...corny addy...-lame look-

First Post!

Finally, i got my blog onto Tripod! The layout is basically a rip off of the old but i kinda like it better..maybe it's just the precious moments picture! -lol- Anyway, it is more personal than the last one i used which is a good thing urm..isn't it?

On why it took me so long to get this page up...i had lots of problems with Dreamweaver and my FTP. The first layout i did disappeared in a cloud of smoke just as Dreamweaver died on me, to think it took me a few hours to get used to the program (still not really used to it though! =P)..it kinda sucked anyway! =P Then the main reason why it took me so long to move my blog to tripod...-gulps- now promise you won't laugh...-takes a deep breath- silly me was trying to upload using the wrong username the whole time!!! gosh.. -hides face-

Will be looking for a new domain to get hosted and a new comments host...Haloscan just doesn't cut it for me...Ideas anyone?

In the meantime, hope you like this new layout...

Cheers!
addy

Late Entry

Wanted to blog this entry on the 15th of Feb but by the time i got home, i was too tired..ok, rather i was just too lazy =P

Anyway, to begin...
Confessions of Three Unmarried Women - the play directed by Selena Tan - is soooo nice! Sure, there were lots of guy-bashing but well, it's part of what makes it a good play! This hilarious play takes an honest look at getting hitched in Singapore - Why are Singaporean girls finding it so hard to find themselves husbands? Are they too choosy or are the men just getting lousier?

The play begins when Audrey (Melissa Wong), a sweet young accountant decides to marry Robert, a man she met while shopping for instant noodle in a supermarket. Audrey's three friends: Kelly (Debra Teng), the aggressive marketing VP; Patricia (Amy Cheng), the pragmatic school teacher; and Sheila (Suzan Karim), the smart-mouthed doctor with a serious case of marriage phobia are far from being supportive. Through the eyes of these four close friends, Confessions questions the heart's deepest desires and if being single is such a sin, in a humourous yet provocative manner.

After the play, my dear and i went down to the esplanade and it was still so crowded after 10pm! What's with people?! Don't they have bedtimes?! =P Anyway, there was this Malaysian jazz guitarist performing and he was good! Think his name is Jason Wang or something Roger Wang. Stayed around until close to 11pm and just before we were about to leave, he played a jazz version of Emil Chau's "Ming Tian Wo Yao Jia Ge Ni Le"! What's with the marriage thing tonight?! -addy looks up to heaven and wonders-

..Next day (16th Feb), read online that the Man Utd vs Arsenal match - which my gf and i were cursing about missing due to the play - was a scrappy and dull affair. It made the previous night seem even more worth it. Maybe heaven does have eyes watching over us...sometimes...

Before i forget..here's wishing all my friends and pals and whoever reads this blog a belated HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY! =)

Phew!

Finally! My exam is over! Wasn't hard..turned out just like i thought it would be..minus those exam jitters of course! So long to those long sleepless or rather, sleep-wake up-sleep nights! =P To think i kept waking up but didn't even study a bit! Kind of wasted my 3 and a half days leave.. =( But well, only the results will tell if it was that simple or i was that complacent! -bites lips-

Then typical of me, i went shopping after my exam! =X Very bad habit to relieve stress, i know..but i cannot help it! =P Bought meself a pair of turf boots and a pair of football socks (my old ones have holes at the toes!) and two very cool jazz albums by Silje Nergaard! Very nice song arrangements and her voice sounds a little like Andrea Corr on some tracks. Must remember to catch her concert if she comes! -cross fingers-

A few dates to remember..15th Feb : Going for "Confessions" (the play!), 19th Feb : HMV bringing in Oasis' Songbird CDS and 28th Feb : the release of CM4!!

Silje Nergaard's Be Still My Heart playing on my winamp...niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiice! =P

Gong Xi Fa Cai!

If i didn't know any better, today might have been Christmas or Hari Raya for all it matters. Why? Just like Christmas, the spirit of Chinese New Year seems to be evading me. Only thing that differenciates this holiday from the others is the fact that most shops are closed except for Golden Villages and 7-Elevens! Even the angbao receiving seem such a formality rather than customary. One instant today however, reminded me just what it's all about. We were going into the lift and there was this family whom we have never seen before. Then my mum suddenly turns around and started wishing everyone Happy New Year! Now that is what i call the spirit of Chinese New Year! Not the somewhat "forced" visiting these days or the angbaos or the closed shops. But these instances are getting fewer by the year. It's sad that even though we live in a culture which teaches us to embrace "the important things" in life and most of us choose our career and money over our relationships and traditions. Idealist? Maybe, but i've always been a staunch believer in the "less important things" so.. Happy New Year to all, Gong Xi Fa Cai and may everyone be well throughout this coming year! CHEERS!