Pray for me?

I went for an informal meeting which turned out to be an interview for a new job in the Klang Valley area.
The boss said he will contact me in about a week's time. Better job prospects and higher pay. Work time also rather flexible. I could work 4-full days and get 3 days off! Every week! If I work beyond my 48hours week (say if I've to stand in for someone), I get OT. Wah!

Okay, okay. I know I'm banking too much on the moolah side but it will definitely be a plus point to get some extra. At least it will help cover my expenses since I'll have to move out of home.

Other than that they provide medical insurance for their employees. I don't get that here at the moment.

I didn't know so many of my batchmates were with them! *hehe* Not a lot but still! A few familiar names!

The boss is nice, too. Made me feel comfortable talking to him. It was more open and relaxing compared to my previous "interview" with my current boss. He said he liked how I present myself (the way I talk?). *hehe* At some points, I almost got carried away - wanting to talk to him like as if he was my long lost friend. *hehe* Sometimes slotting in a Cantonese word or two. And my, my. Mandarin is a language? I put it as a "dialect" I can speak. *HAHA*

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Anyway, this is for you, Keat.

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I finally took out the dead battery from mom's car. It's soooooo heavy! My goodness! Even heavier than Brinkley, I think! Foooh! Imagine if a battery fell on your toes. A car battery, not those AA batteries, okay! Well...I dropped the battery on the floor while trying to be "macho" when I was leaving dad's shop. *pfft* I must look more like an idiot now to them. Hmmmph!

Things to look forward to

The month of July is the month of "money-fly-by" for me. *hehe*

July 3rd (Sunday)
Celebrating LiMay's birthday. Tentatively @ Curve Kepong for crabs!!!

July 9th (Saturday)
LyeChan's birthday. Don't know if I'm going to be in her list of "People to celebrate with."

July 12th (Tuesday)
Julie's birthday. The cousin. *hehe* OOOOOOO!

July 19th (Tuesday)
Yang Dipertuan's birthday. Oh. I meant, JinKeat's birthday. Don't know if birthday boy will even be in Malaysia!

July 21st (Thursday)
Joey's birthday. She likes all stuff Snoopy.

July 23rd (Saturday)
Mi-Chelle's birthday. Don't know if she's going to come back and throw a big party! *hehe*

July 25th (Monday)
Mom's birthday. Definitely won't get to celebrate with her physically. Too far and too expensive. *hehe*

Resemblance

Why on earth some people say Brinkley looks like me? *shrugs*



*haha*

Because we have pictures at the same (sort of - though different direction) angle?
Both were accidental.
Brinkley's was taken on Tuesday and mine was during training in the hospital.



Or is it because for the both of us, the left eye is bigger than the right? *haha*
(although in the picture, my left eye is hidden)


Or perhaps we have equally oily hair?


Brinkley : Ugh! Your hair smells!


More Brinkley goodness -- Trip to the vet!

Jakun

Hello! Blogging from phone using GPRS. *hehe*
Just because I handed in my resignation, I feel as if I need not work tomorrow!
Sleepy *snore*

I finally did it!

I will be jobless when September 22nd rolls by.

I contemplated because we were SOOOO busy during the last hour that I feel really bad for just dumping the letter to him and rushing off home...but it was only for about 5 seconds.

YAY!!!!!!

Help?

How do I write/type a resignation letter?

I'm sorry

I'm sorry for not being able to play along with you. With what you've said. With what he has said. It's not like those people are my friends and that I'm helping to pull a prank on them. I'm already working, these things don't work.

Sometimes you've got to know when to draw the line. I know people tell white lies to avoid anger/hurting people's feelings. Lies to brag/bring yourself up a notch are...silly.

Another reason is I feel that you have the same opinion as this one customer who came into the pharmacy last time. He said that the only profession to command respect is a doctor. Heh-lo? So are you saying those who are not doctors deserve no respect? Or could not command any respect? You're telling me that those who sweep the street, clean the toilets, clear your garbage, etc. deserves no respect? That we don't NEED to respect them? I respect them because it's a not a job anyone would DIE for.
He said every household should have a family member being a doctor so that the family's health is in check. I tell you, even if you have 10 doctors in the family, the stubborn old wo/man will still NOT listen to you.

He said it's a "pity" that he sees some pharmacy graduates doing sales for pharmaceutical companies - "They are like beggars! Begging the doctors to buy their products. It's so pitiful. If those who are average in their studies, ok lah. They can go do sales but why these people with degrees go do sales?"
Heh-lo? You think just because you've got a degree you'd excel in sales? Not everyone can do sales. Not everyone can have that kind of patience when dealing with their customers (be it doctors, pharmacists, managers, supervisors, etc.) and it doesn't mean that if you've got a degree, a job in sales is WAY below you. Perhaps with the relevant degree (like having a pharmacy degree and doing sales for a drug company) you'd have a more specific title - Product Specialist - but that's about it. Everyone's equal. Being a sales person is NOT a beggar!!! GARGH! *slaps the fella in mind*

So back to my original story. I feel like you're that guy, thinking that being a doctor is better. What's wrong with being a pharmacist? Is it that "shameful"? That I cannot say I'm a pharmacist? That I must play along and say I'm doing medicine? What's wrong?! BAH!

I feel that I didn't do wrong in correcting them. Even some of my parents' friends think I went through medicine school. Maybe it's really difficult to pronounce "pharmacist" and easier to say "doctor". I don't understand what's the problem with being a pharmacist. What's the big fuss in being a doctor? I don't condemn doctors. Not everyone is cut out to be a doctor. Even if you've always had good grades, doesn't mean you'd make a good doctor. I can't be a doctor. Mine is more of grades and passion. *hehe* Even pharmacy was a struggle for me - for those who are close to me understand what I mean.

*sigh*

I'm sorry if by not playing along I messed up everything for you. There are certain things which you can't lie about - white or not. I feel that I couldn't take on this "role" of a doctor because basically, I'm not one. Although I do agree that being a doctor is a respected profession, it's not THE only one.

Fruity tutty

This is what we have in our jung...*ahem* garden. It's all still green and small, not ripe yet but my! LOADS of them on the tree!!! Some of the jambu's very high up - we would need a galah indeed. And also someone to jolokkan for me. I guess those at the top would be food for birds when they turn red. Hmmm...
We also have ciku's but I don't like 'em. I didn't know they were "in season" so most of them became rotten and fell on the ground. Yuck. *heh!* Some of the ones I picked out got gobbled up by Brinkley, skin and all! That greedy dog!





Somehow whenever I walk into the garden, the mosquitos seem so "hungry" for fresh blood! Stupid female mosquitos! When they bite me, it gets all red (just on that spot that they "feast" on) and looks like a fungal infection (many have said so). Grrrr!!! I need to get the garden trimmed. *hehe*

Too much of a good thing?

I went to KL on Wednesday and had this drink (some hibiscus rose with fibre thingy) recommended by the see tao poh of SS at the Curve. Apparently it has 7 times more vitamin C than oranges, an antioxidant, has calcium, iron...etc. Oh. It's also added with fibre. It was really tasty, though. Yum! Tasted like plum but to my tastebuds, I was thinking raspberry jam. *shrugs*

I had orange juice in the morning today (meaning Thursday) and went ahead to take my EsterC (sounds like "ecstacy", right?) tablet after that.

In the afternoon, I had diarrhoea.

So. Is it because I had vitamin C overdose or was it because of the two glasses of drink added with fibre on Wednesday? *hehe*

Blogging at wee hours

*heh!*

This is not me.

Anyway, I woke up at 3.00am suddenly. I don't remember the dream but I know I was dreaming of something when I woke up suddenly. I woke up just in time to hear my phone ring (I dozed off to bed for a "nap" and left my bag in the hall) - it was from him. Apparently he, too, just woke up from a bad dream (that he got involved in a car accident) and just wanted to call.

He asked why didn't I go to KL today (meaning Thursday) - why is everyone misunderstanding the things that I tell them? I told him that if I go to KL on Thursday it's more practical but I missed him so I went up to KL a day early on Wednesday. He said I could've gone to KL again today (meaning Thursday) since I'm not working tomorrow (meaning Friday). Cis. Don't need money for petrol and toll is it? Furthermore, I am tired of travelling (yes, yes. Although it only takes about 1/2 an hour on the highway) and it was very nice to come back on a Thursday and no need to rush off to KL.

[I got to watch a bit of Hope Floats then I went off to bed about near 9pm. Wanted to read but have no new books. Hmmmph. I took "The devil wears Prada" (Thanks still, Roe!) to work - I didn't read it because I've already read it 3-4 times since I got the book as a gift. Ooops. Talking about gifts...I wanted to get something for Roe but completely slipped off my mind! Yikes!]

Well, other than waking up at the same time in the middle of the night (freaky, eh?), he also asked me to move to KL to work.

He said, "I don't like this."

Sounded so familiar.

I replied, "Don't like what?"

"That I don't get to see you often."

Oh? Really? I was just saying today that he's very comfortable with this current arrangement because he only needs to bear with me maximum once a week. *hehe* He asked me to move to KL to work to the EXACT same pharmacy that I've been talking to JS about today. Weird freaky, kan?
I've been thinking about moving off. JS said for me not to think too much but hand in my resignation first since I've to give a 3-months' notice. Stupid 3-months didn't seem to be a problem initially when I signed the contract but now? Ruddy irritating!!! GARGH! At this moment that pharmacy has an opening. JS said don't need to worry about getting a job (REALLY?) if I want to continue in retail. Shouldn't be a problem. I hope so. I told him I'd give myself until July to think.

I even messaged korkor.

"Kor, if i really need to move to kl to work,will you support me?in sense of motivation and shelter?for both Brinkley and me?hehe"

He replied in less than 5 minutes (which is not like himself!), "Ok"

That was it. Two letters. Hmmmmph. I should've added in, "in sense of finances" and see what he'd say! *hehe*

Well...think think think!

[Note: At this hour, I feel like having half-boiled eggs.]

Jusco's progress

June 14th 2005

Things that happened.

I broke one of mom's microwave-safe glassware cover. It was bad. It fell on the floor and broke into a million pieces. Some pieces cut my left foot. Don't know if it's paranoia but I felt like as if some tiny bits went into my heel, too.

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June 4th was a public holiday and we had our annual luncheon at Palace of the Golden Horses. A very horsey venue. Was just thinking about why that horsey place felt so familiar - then I realised it's because JS was born in the year of the Horse. *haha* Joey got the grand price from our lucky draw - a 21" TV. I got a thermopot. I just handed it over to JS so that he could use it in Uncle Jeremy's house. We already have one at home anyway.










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June 11th I was in KL and Bobo (it's a pet name I give my cousin - *hehe*) called me. Ooo! Anyone wants to go to MarieFrance?

Anyway, we wanted to go for Mr&Mrs Smith. The ticket reservation was so crazy that even when I called at 11am(?) or so on Thursday (you can only book 3 days maximum in advance - I think), it was all fully booked! Whoa! JoFo was just telling me she watched StarWars on the premier day because she "tried her luck" with buying uncollected reserved tickets.

Great! The slight problem was that KK&Jessy wanted to watch the show, too. This would mean we have to take the later show (we thought of watching the 7pm show - or somewhere around that time), which means either the 9pm or 9.30pm show. We went to SS2 to makan then we went to MidValley to buy the tickets. No luck. All sold out. Except 12am shows.
What to do? Wait till the uncollected tickets for 9pm were released lor (which was at 8.30pm).

So we killed some time at the pet store. Either some hamsters are really silly or just really adorable. They somehow like to squeeze in between the door-hinge-thingy-place. Don't know how to describe it.








At 8.10pm, we were at the line to buy tickets again (Counter 6&7 reserved for the tickets' purchase of Madagascar and Mr&Mrs Smith). *hehe* Anson asked me to go line up at the back (between us, about perhaps 6-8 people) just in case if he "arrives" before release time, hopefully I will "arrive" at the right time. *heh!* The line moved forward pretty quick at that time - well, what do you expect when no tickets can be purchased since they are sold out!

It was pretty embarrassing to wait in line but yet not willing to move ahead in the line, get what I mean? There were also a few couples doing the same thing - letting others go ahead of them so that they could stall time yet still be in the line. After some time, everyone stopped "pretending" anyway. Everyone knew that everyone else in that line was waiting for release time so we ended up being in the line but no one going forward to the counter to ask/purchase any tickets. *haha* Nobody wants to go thru first, nobody wants to move off.
At that time, it was about 8.20pm. It felt like the LONGEST 10 minutes ever! I think I was 4th in line and the TV display flashed, "Uncollected reserved tickets : 44". YAY! So kiasu but then again, it's not that bad when EVERYONE else is doing the same thing. We were practically forcing them to release the tickets but those two guys at the counter said they have to wait till it was 8.30pm sharp (and by that it means THEIR 8.30pm - which was later than my watch by 4 minutes. *heh!*).
After buying the tickets, we called KK just to make sure that he would turn up - if not, we thought of selling off those "hot" tickets. *hehe* Profit to pay for our popcorn. *phbbt* We didn't. They made it.

Poor dear threw up everything we ate at SS2 just before we went into the theatre. No, not in front of everybody. In the loo.

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I think I slept in the longest on Sunday. Around 15-16hours. Fooooh!

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I had enough of sticky rice dumplings. Blergh. Last Saturday was the festival.
Before that, Joey brought some homemade bak chang for me. Hooray! I ate one at about 11.30am, then another at about 1.30pm - yeap! That's lunch. On the same day in the evening, I ate one of the kan sui zhoong which is a bit salty. Different from how grandma made it. Apparently Joey's mom put in some flavour so it wouldn't be too bland.
So THREE chang in one day is more than enough for me. Thank goodness I didn't suffer from any indigestion.

Yesterday, once again I ate the bak chang Joey brought from home. *heh* Couldn't resist - my favourite parts are the salted egg yolk and fatty pork. *yum!*

Today Joey brought a bak chang again for me! Goodness me!!! Miscommunication lah but I told her I cannot take any more chang.

YW came in the afternoon with two chang for me. It came with a gula melaka sauce - so I thought both were kan sui zhoong. At least it won't be too filling like the bak chang.

I opened the first one.
*one bite* Eik?! Why is this salty?
*another bite* Eik?! Why got meat?
*third bite* Yay! I found the egg yolk!

Turns out she brought one of each for me - also home made. So jeles these people got their moms to make all these goodies for them. I don't think mom knows how to. Hmmm...

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Only Anson's parents would bring their grandkids out at about 11pm to BurgerKing, dressed in their jammies (the kids lah, not the grandparents!), for a burger (and also that they could go to the "playground" there).



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At one point, my account's figures actually brushed near 5 figures. Now? Hmmph. After signing off everything for the instalments, I'm left with RM126.04 - oh joy! See lah. Happy only got money to my name but not money for my use. *hehe*

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Room is STILL like a tornado-hit although I just cleaned the hall today. (also, I bathed Brinkley and cleaned his ears. Ugh!)
I don't know if I dreamt this or I really DID read this but I thought I read somewhere that the first step to making your room "tidy" is to make your bed. As long as you make your bed, the rest of your room won't look too bad.
Uhmm...I tried it. I even took pictures of before and after. I don't think it's much difference lah.

BEFORE


AFTER


See? *sigh* The mess is always on the floor, on the carpet area. And also my desk. GAH!

*squeak*

Help?

Just when I have time-off.

I can claim 3-hours. LC actually asked if I was free LAST Thursday (but I was working till 9pm last week. Hmmmph!) to meet up with Keat and perhaps a few other people (supposedly to celebrate BoonLeong's birthday).

I happy, I text.

Halo sayang!Tmrow free ker?jom lepak hehe!

Aiya forgot to tell u,i'll b flying to bangkok for work beginning tomorrow.will b there until next monday. Sorry!i see u next week ya?

Hmmmph menyampah la all these busy corporate ppl.hehe okla.honeymoon ker?jeles i. Have fun ya!next wk work night,takleh lepak la.

Work la.not honeymoon.but i might take extra days off to look see look see bangkok he he.

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Why is everyone going to Bangkok? *hehe*
LC is going off tomorrow and JoFo going for mission trip on Saturday. I've not been to Bangkok before. Or another part of Thailand, for that matter. Bangkok is part of Thailand right? *haha*
*phbbbt*

I've finally found you!

I thought I'd never find you. Ah! So beautiful yet so functional. Not too big, not too small. Just perfect. I love the way you are. Would you come home with me? Would you help me hold my junk through my daily journey of work and play? I'm a bit wary on what my mom would say if she sees you coming back with me. Oh dear. Yet, I'm already head over heels in love with you. Will she understand and let you stay with me? You're the perfect companion for work and outings.
*sigh*
How? I've asked my friends about you. They, too, agreed that you were beautiful. They told me you were worth it but I'm still afraid. They didn't exactly mention your stats. What if you came back bigger than I imagined? Or smaller? Then I'd be disappointed that you weren't really the one I've been looking for. I'm sorry for being so shallow but it's a whole lot of money to bring you back to me. I don't want to make any mistakes.
*sigh*

I want to talk about May 24th

[brag]
I didn't know that the container was already here. I didn't know that my box of goodies arrived on May 15th? I think it was somewhere there.

So on May 24th, I went to Mobility Equipment to collect my box!


Look! Goodies from mom! Yum!!! *snort snort*

Other than that, she packed in two handbags (I think she got it for me - I didn't see it being addressed to anyone else!!! Too bad if it was meant for anyone else because I've used those two bags already!!! *haha*) - one was a free gift from Lancome (I presume it is because I don't think Lancome has come up with their own bag's line) and the other was from Liz Claiborne (Anson didn't know what was Liz! He's not seen the outlet in KLCC/OneU before - didn't pay attention, I guess. I told him it's like LauraAshley, American version - then he went "Oh." Did I explain it right?).

Then the JavoEdge cover I got for my Zire72. Wheeee!! Now I can get rid of that ugly default (although some people told me it looks nice) case and show off the shiny metallic body of my PDA. *hehe*



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Jusco's progress

The red bricks now come into place.

May 17th 2005




June 1st 2005

Partial insomnia

I went to bed at 11.30pm after watching FRIENDS on StarWorld (repeats ler!).

I couldn't sleep.

When I was watching TV, I felt sleepy. When I go to bed, I can't sleep. So I got up to go online. I feel sleepy looking at the screen now. *heh!*

I didn't get to wake up at 7.30am. I got up at 9.30am - it's an achievement since I usually sleep till 11.00am if I start work at 1.00pm.

Oh joy.

Joy is the name of his first girlfriend.

Oh joy.

Renewed passion, it seems. Bah!

Will I be able to wake up at 7.00am? It's already near 1.30am now.

I'm supposed to clean mom's car and put up the new road tax so that I could bring it to work on Thursday.

Read so many things/opinions lately but I'm not bothered to write what I feel/think about them. Sometimes I think it's pointless...yet I initially wanted to write so that I won't forget what I thought/liked/did. Ironic.

Bla bla bla. As long as the condition of this house is sub-standard (in terms of organised), I shall not be doing much of my own writing.

Mess = irritation = foul mood = feeling fed up = not wanting to do anything

Horsey Place

Company's annual luncheon (this is the first that I got to attend anyway - I've only worked full time with them for near 8 months) at Palace of the Golden Horses. It was raining cats&dogs when we left for KL - I gave Joey & YW a ride there. We were moving at 60-80kph. Which is very slow for me. *hehe* I had two young girls in my hands, takkan I drive like a madwoman as usual?
This is my first time to this horsey place. When we arrived (we were the first, I think), we couldn't find where was the room (by this I actually thought we were going into a conference room - hehe!) for our company. Went up to ask at the reception and our company wasn't in their list! Eik? Did we come to the right place? It was only when MissP came that we found out it was just a room in the buffet area that we were supposed to be at to listen to our talk from Kordels.

As girls, the first thing we did when we first arrived was to go to the loo.


The carpet at the dining area


The rotating horse figurines in the middle of the dining area


Our "room"


FeR&YW at the entrance of the hotel



A very horsey place, right?
*neigh neigh*