unauthorized biography of being jamie

Wednesday, August 31, 2005

Godfather...

Didn’t go out to the city today as planned but instead I was in the mood for a movie marathon. I figured out that I would be better off watching the Godfather movie trilogy. Those movies are classic and have been one of my fav movies ever since. There was one scene at the end of the Part II where Michael Corleone has his man to terminate his elder brother Freddo. With a shot right into the back of Fred’s head while he was praying “Hail Mary”. I was uneasy about that.(and poor Fred, he would have never thought that was going to be his last prayer).

Lemme see. It took me almost six hours to finish watching only the first two part of the trilogy From five to eleven in the evening? Well it’s worth my time… and I think I better watch the last installment tomorrow…

Tuesday, August 30, 2005

cake decoration? quite fun oso wat...

Aha…today’s the cake decoration contest. Still can’t believe that I’ll be part of all these. A few minutes before it started off, all of the teams were at their table doing some preparation and it seemed that those teams were quite determine to win, well at least something. Never mind them, because I know that I’ll be enjoying myself eventually. Err…at first I felt a bit insignificant when I saw the rest of my teammates – the ladies - in action. Just didn’t know where to begin…

Well alas, the cake was done and me? It was fun all along and even Nicole was there to give us morale support. Couldn’t have asked for more eh?

*******
Daniel and I went ‘yumcha’ downstairs as usual that evening. But unlike the previous few days ago, now his expression was much lighter – a sign of relief. “So I guess your work were finally done eh?” I asked while he placed the cigarette stub into the ashtray. He nodded followed by a sigh.

“By the way, do you still remember when I said that I would write down the outing that we had last Friday?” “Yalar” “Well I was a bit amused to read a comment from a friend of mine for that particular blog” so I told him and he spontaneously replied “I think when she read about what you’ve written last Friday, she must have thought of herself” he smiled. At first I didn’t buy of what he’s just said, so we laughed it off. But a few moments later, the logic of what he said slowly registered at the back of my mind. Well if that’s true, then it’s just pathetic to know that…I thought to myself. “Well, if that’s the case then just let her keep on bragging then…” Maybe I didn’t realize that I started to laugh indiscreetly as we slowly walking up the stairs back to the office.

Man…what a day….






the decorated cakes from my team (and err...some of the cake from other teams i like)

Sunday, August 28, 2005

felt like spending my $$$ today...lots of them :-(

Was making my way to the church when fatigue slowly got me to feel somber. To make thing worse, the mass was led by my least favorite priest. So during the Gospel reading, I managed to finish up a chapter of “Armadillo”. What a great companion at this moment of time. At least it helped me from drifting away with empty thought.

Right after the mass, I didn’t feel like going home just as yet. Felt a bit too light without buying anything that day, so I ended up in Sg. Wang browsing for things to buy (did I forget to mention that I just got my credit cards last week?) Well anyway walked out with 8 new DVDs in my bag and few hundreds $$$ poorer. Was I happy? Can say so…

Saturday, August 27, 2005

football...

Not a very productive day. Didn’t do much.

Chelsea was playing a match against one of their London rivals team – Tottenham Hotspurs. They won the match with a final score 0 – 2. Chelsea won the match so what? That night, they didn’t play like champion, Lots of yellow cards been showed and yup one bloody red card. I think Spurs played better. That’s all I got to say. It seemed that Chelsea midfields ran out of ideas to break their opponent defensive wall. Not until when Shaun Wright Phillips was brought in. he’s the only player that have done his job out there on the field. It’s like dancing with the ball – just marvelous.

*****

Around midnight, as usual me and housemates were hanging out at the Sri Hartamas, and the places was crowded with teens. What a place…

Thursday, August 25, 2005

what else can i say?

Before I went out of his car into the rain, Daniel asked me whether I was going to write it in down in my blog. “Of course, pal. That’s MY blog…”

Well what happened that Friday, it didn’t go out quite well as I has expected to. Everything seemed to go wrong (at least that’s how I see it). During the lunch break, I accompanied Daniel to Mid Valley. First we we’re stuck in the traffic jam as the rain started to pour down heavily. By the time we got there, it’s already 10 minutes past one and Daniel has still got to queue up to buy his movie ticket for that night. I started to feel anxious as the time was ticking minutes by minutes.

Everything seems to happen in such a rush that we ended up in one Korean Restaurant. But the worse was still to come. Daniel told me that his girl friend had asked him to buy some lunch for her and had them delivered to her instead. That slowly irked me little by little. “What now?! Didn’t you tell her that you, we gonna be late for work?!” that’s when I saw his expression changed as the dilemma was looming in his head. What is she thinking…how could she never thought for his sake?

Spoilt and inconsiderate? Does that describe her well? Jeez… that’s when I spilled some of the ramen on my favorite pinkish shirt…great! F*ck…what else should I expect today huh?! And by the way, the food that I’ve ordered has prawns in it…and hello?! I do not eat seafood okay?...but it was pretty much my fault since I didn’t asked the waiter what’s in that food.

Bill paid, I have to rush down the stairs with him to get the take-away. I guess he badly want to compensate the time that we’re losing as the time showed 15 minutes to two. Initially I didn’t know that he wanted me to join him and had the food delivered to her (in pretext that he would be able to introduce her to me). So when he told me of his intention I just stop my steps and told him “What?! No! I don’t think it’s a good idea…” I was no longer in my friendly mood and to get me to see her? Well that’s the point… hostility was the word. “I think you better go alone pal…”

Now the time was two minutes past two. We were finally on the highway again – back to the office. I just couldn’t stop thinking how late we were going to be once we’re there. On our way back, we didn’t talked much until I decided to asked him this “this girl you are seeing, are you happy with her?” “Well, we couldn’t asked for more…” he replied unconvincingly. Pretty much not the kind of answer to my question.

I hope you know what you are doing coz it’s a very ‘expensive’ game you’re playing here. You even told me days earlier of how much you got to spend everytime you went out with her. I just didn’t remember how many times I have smoked in the car. But one thing I learned from the way he was wiping the scattered cigarettes ashes coming from my cigarette. He really cares for things that he owns – cleaning his luxurious car interior from the scattered ashes attentively. And in the end none were found in the car. A very detail person he is. Makes me wonder the way he handle his own relationship - never let the tiny details slipping off unnoticed. Yup I guess you’re very grateful of what you have – never take them for granted.

Anyway pal, to tell you the truth, I hate the nicotines smell on my fingers but what happened today – for me there’s no hard feeling about it though. It just that I’m a bit concerned of what you’re getting into with this girl. So I hope you always watch you back alright… just being a friend here k? You see, I am entitled to my own opinions so without them what a friend am I to you…maybe I don’t see her the way you do…and I hope I was wrong all along…

Finally I was back sitting in my cubicle and the time? It 2:54pm…

Wednesday, August 24, 2005

what did i do wrong now...

Today not much work to be done in the office, so I think I’ve been staring at the monitor blankly – thoughtless. Suddenly someone was calling my name and when I turned around to look, it’s my technical manager. Oh sh*t, am I in trouble? He was standing a few feet away from me and the expression on his face was a typical mode of his – sternly upset, as he was gesturing me to cone over. And yes, some of my seniors were standing beside him looking expectantly at me for something. “Great, what did I do wrong here?” I mumbled softly as I walked toward him.

“Jamieson, there is a cake decorating contest coming up, so are you interesting in joining them?” phewwwwww… it’s not what I’ve thought it was but nevertheless I was getting myself in real ‘trouble’ here – cake? Decoration what ah? I don’t even know how to read a recipe and now he’s expecting me to be part of the team…sigh… so I gathered all my thought to disprove his invitation and before I could even open my mouth he turned to team and said “ok! Looks like he interested! So we got ourselves a team already” Huh? Oh no! That’s not what I’m gonna say…but still I think it gonna fun though and some more, gotta give him some face also what…so be it…decorating the cake it is…

******

Went to the R&R room to play the keyboard that evening right after the office hour. Can’t remember the last time my eldest brother and I went to attend the piano lesson at one of renowned music school back in my hometown – The Yamaha Music School. I think I was seven or eight years old.

I played this song by Jet called Look What Have You Done. The thing is that I find it’s a bit too difficult to read the music note without having to count the note placement right before playing the next note. So I figured out a way to play them notes by generating a diagram I got from the Guitar-Pro Software as it will show me the placement of each finger for which key. Pretty sad isn’t it?

Anyway, since I didn’t play for quite some time now, the song that I played it just sound awful. Haha…got to practice more on this…or else…

Tuesday, August 23, 2005

mini bar anyone?

We had this monthly meeting with the company CEO, a bit uneasy about it though. There were around twenty of us all as we were seated around the meeting table. When he walked in, it appeared that his presence alone has driven the meeting into silence. As he was seated he wasted no time and said something to my ‘surprised’ (yeah like I never see it coming).

He was asking us for some feedbacks on our current progress as the newly converted staff of the company. So he started off by asking us one by one. Well some did give quite a thoughtful suggestion. More on career and personal development stuffs like that. Well I couldn’t think of any coz my mind was somewhere else, oblivious of what’s going on in that room. To be honest, I’ve a few funny ideas which I guess might not even come close to fit to what we were discussing at that time.
I was a bit hesitated to suggest them to him but as time was running out he said something out, “Any other suggestion? Whatever been discussed right now, it’s FREE…”(the rest I just couldn’t remember coz I was stuck at that very word – FREE!). Right after he finished his words,
I raised my hand and was about to say them out when he said “Yes!…King?…you’re the King this year so whatever u want to say…blar blar..”. Oh great, looks like I would be known to him as “The King” to him as long as he might…sigh… and the whole room were laughing with him…
“I’ve noticed that there is one ASTRO decoder in the R&R room, so perhaps if you could attend to it so we’re able to watch the programs again…” before I could even finished what I have to say, the room filled with laughter yet again… without any hesitation he approved it…whoa?!
Oh great…should ask for another one…quick! Quick! I told myself “Ah one more thing” “Yes King” “…blar blar…We want to be able to check our personal mailbox as in Yahoo and err YM…” and yup that was approved too… haha…this is fantastic!!! They were laughing and at the same quite amused of my “foolish” requests and Chiang who was seating beside the CEO, was gesturing “You’re the Man!!!” to me…the rest were seen talking to each other – happy face haha…

Ok here goes…by the end of the meeting, we are going to get a pool table, three more sets of dartboards and what else…I think I forgot liao…With everything that is coming, the R&R room might turns into a mini bar. So next time I’m OT you should know where I’ll be -football matches (and err maybe Desperate Housewives) on Astro! Pool! Dart games! LOL! (the only thing that’s missing – beer :-(

Monday, August 22, 2005

worry not...i still have tht lousy Plan B...

What is it with me…I mean the more I earn the more I would (rather) spend. It’s like Ying and Yang, or it’s just some sort of microeconomics… one subject that I’m always good at. It’s true that things got to strike for balance to prosper. But I guess I’ve simply manipulated that very mechanism to attain to my never-ending urge for useless things.

Today’s lunch came as a reminder. When I reached for my wallet to pay at the counter, what I saw in it left me with a sarcastic grin. I wasn’t pleased at all coz I know that I’m in a mess… where am I going with this kind of habits…I guess I badly need someone to dictate my life – financially. It’s about time for you to give in and get a girlfriend Jamie. A financial advisor in disguise perhaps? A personal auditor by day and a lover by night…huh? Well that’s Plan-B…(well c’mmon people…at least I got a plan)… yeah a lousy one … :-(

Sunday, August 21, 2005

just let it go Deb...

I was there at the food stall quite early coz maybe I was a bit anxious waiting for the clash of the titans between Chelsea and Arse-anal to start. And was joined by Ady and Marina a few minutes later right before the kick-off. That’s when I received a call from Debbie. Ah common…at this time? I thought to myself as I picked it up and walk away from the food stall for a more conducive place for conversation.

While she was talking to me on the phone, my mind still much lingering around the pitch at the Stamford Bridge Stadium, wondering what have I missed until I sensed that she was on the brink of a breakdown.

“What’s the matter?” I asked her.
“Oh man, I was so angry of my ex…”
“Why? Common, just tell me what’s been bothering you?”
“I just couldn’t understand why he would lie to me after all this time I was with him… I mean…I cried so many nights and was slowly suffering just because I can’t stop thinking of him and yet…why men act that way?”
...and so that’s when she started to cry… oh no please don’t cry…no no…I thought to myself as I knew I can’t stand it when a girl started to cry…
“Debbie, could you just don’t…”
I noticed how much my voice taken aback over this as I desperately try to regain myself and clearing my throat to finish my sentence
“…cry…”.
Follow by a moment of silent from both sides.

I realized that missing the match wouldn’t be that matter anyway coz right now I know where my priority is – Debbie. I just couldn’t leave her alone in sorrow…I got to…need to console her… why? It just that she doesn’t deserved this from the man that she thought love her too… oh Debbie, if you have listen to what I said months ago of not being too attached to your feeling…you were too blind to see it coming and now? It’s all shattered down and what’s left is your broken heart… and really I felt so sorry for her.

As things got more and more emotional, I realized that I need to bring her back to reality and so I snapped at her

“You’re a fool Debbie! …you don’t learn anything from this and that’s just what you are…”
I noticed how she gradually regained herself as I continued
“You are one beautiful girl, I see that in you everytime I was with you okay? Yeah that’s exactly what I see in you. Doesn’t matter why he didn’t see that in you. I guess he was too ego to see it…It’s just not worth it for you to cry over him like this... you got to get over this…I know it’s hard but I promise you that you just gonna be fine…you hear me?”
She didn’t react to that…
”Debbie…listen to me…I promise you that everything gonna be fine…just trust me k?
As she fighting back her tears, she finally replied “…….okay…”

Before we ends that conversation, we managed a few light chuckle and how it made me missing being around her… it’s been months now that I haven’t seen her… one day Debbie one day… you deserve someone better… it’s time for you to think for your own sake… and be happy…

Now as I return to my seat watching the match, my mind still affixed to her and slowly it began to remind me of my past relationship….sigh…it’s just my fault (yeah me a man with the past). Don’t feel like talking about it though…coz what she is going through just kinda enough for me today…

Saturday, August 20, 2005

server down...

Met Debbie online today and so we chatted for sometime before she decided to confide in me about her personal life that she had with her boyfriend..err ex-boyfriend. He cheated on her by seeing other girls. So she explained that was one the reasons why she couldn’t make it for our outing last month. Just when she was about to tell me of what really happened, the server suddenly down…damn…what a ‘good’ timing…

I just hope that she would be fine…would she be?

Friday, August 19, 2005

ah...i've lost it...

Daniel asked me to come along with him to TTDI for lunch. Well why not coz I know I might end up alone in my cubicle during lunch hour anyway. It was Friday mar, so most of my colleagues prefer to have their lunch at Amcorp Mall…sigh…but I was not in the mood to makan outside…don’t know why UNLESS I got someone to meet up with during that time… like ergg… ***.

*****
Went to her blog later that afternoon and was a bit surprised to read her latest post. It was so emotionally overwhelming that it got me feels a bit down too. A person that I know for so so many years as someone cheerful and jovial, always capable of making my day through her wacky daily posts that somehow today it feels so unfamiliar to me now. She poured her inner thought out and yet wrote it so beautifully because it reminded me of myself in one way or another. My conscience keep telling me something that I refused to believe - she was referring to someone wasn't she? (someone I know?)…was it errr?

*****

Oh ya…I lost my LRT monthly pass. I think I might have dropped it somewhere on my way out of the office. Initially it didn’t really bother me to lose that card which cost me RM95. But right after I paid my ticket at the counter for that one single trip back home that I gradually felt the effect it has on me. Without the monthly pass, traveling between the house and the office is like having to stop at the petrol station for refuel… see?

Sadly, I think that’s why most people started to appreciate something or even someone even more once they lost it. Today I’m one of them…. :-(

Thursday, August 18, 2005

she broke the deadlock...finally :-)

That evening while I was watching a movie organized by our company very own Movie Club, I realized that my phone had automatically turned off for no reason…must be some bugs (Nokia phone …what do you expect) and right after I switch it on, I received a sms from her – Mag the Birthday Girl of the Week. Well I thought she’s won’t bother to call me cause I assumed that she was a bit upset that I didn’t wish her Happy Birthday when I was supposed to. So I slowly read the sms and found out how wrong I was. Instead of what I have anticipated, she sounded cheerful as ever and even suggesting for a lunch together sometimes. Oh great!!!

Anyway I kinda glad as well that she finally be able break the deadlock that I’ve imposed on our friendship (She was not aware of this). I mean, months ago, I’ve decided not to trouble her with my invitation for lunch anymore UNLESS she’s the one who makes the initiative to meet up for lunch. So here my chance to see her again…Anything for the Birthday Girl….

Wednesday, August 17, 2005

am i forgetting something here?

today started off badly, i forgot the small change that i need for the bus fare and so i went back to the house. Wasted another five minutes just for that and then suddenly like a blunt bullet hit my ass (as i was halfway to the station), i realized that i forgot another thing - my monthly LRT pass. Sh*t...why oh why?! Ah...be damned with it...

seven minutes later, I was stuck in the middle of the highway watching and waiting for these hi speed flow of vehicles to finally stop, when suddenly two motorbikes crashed into each other before another bikes hit them from behind causing all six of them to crash and hit the ground. And it happened right in front of my eyes, just a few feet away. Those bikes were traveling at such a speed that they slide for a few meters toward me. I managed to move a few steps back. This incident reminds me much of that car chasing scenes where lots and lots of cars hit into each other in Bad Boy movie, but on a much smaller scale.

Well well, how did I react to that? I simply walked past them and crossed the highway when I noticed that the cars were slowing down for a glanced of them scene. Even when I nearly reach the other side of the highway, my mind keep telling me that I was missing something important here. Not until when I was almost at the office that I began to figure it out that instead of crossing the highway, I should have stop and help those poor motorcyclist…Sh*t, how could I be that….WTF is wrong with me? I keep telling myself that as if it’s the rhyme for the day.

******

Now on my way back from work, Chiang messaged me and was reminding me about Mag’s birthday (thanks pal!). Oh Holy Sh*t, I’ve totally forgot about that…how could I even…arggghhh…what was I thinking? What have got into me today?! Anyway I tried to call her later that night but to no avail…I hope she was not sulking or even noticed that I have forgotten her birthday… maybe I should try to call her again later but in the mean time I could get some rest after such a Not-me Day. So there you go again, lying on my bed and slowly wane deeper into my mazes of dream. I missed my shower, I missed my dinner, I forgot to take out my contact lenses and most importantly….I missed the chance to call Mag and wish her for her birthday….sigh…….. ZZZZZZZZZZZZZ ZZZZZZ zZZZZZZZ zZZZZZZZ zzZZZZZZZZ….

What an ‘extraordinary’ day it was…. No bling bling….. L

Tuesday, August 16, 2005

selective hearing...

How I wish at a selective moment that I don’t understand Mandarin or even Cantonese. Why? I just feel a bit uncomfortable when I was referred as a third person. That’s what happened back in the office when one of my seniors, A was talking to another senior, B in Mandarin, asking her to seek my assistance on some of the trivial stuff. I knew damn well that A had every good intention of lightening up B from the current assignments that she had. (Her mother just past away). Really I didn’t mind what A ask me to do and in fact I’m more than grateful that I be able to learn something new today.

Well getting assigned to do some tasks is never the issue here but being referred as the third person is. Anyway, it’s no big deal though….just a clumsy thought…that’s all.

Monday, August 15, 2005

training the whole day...

Another In-house training? I just didn’t know whether I should like it or loath it. I mean spending the whole day listening to Dave, the Australian Mainframe specialist with his deep accent was just too painful to bear. Until one of my senior came into the room – she was late. Joey?! I thought she was too occupied with her current assignment to even show up. Well anyway I was so glad that she came and even sat by my side. That’s a motivation.

Well I could feel my boredom slowly evaporated as we kept on conversing with each other. It was interesting to know that we finally able to get to know each other after been working in the same team for months now. Actually I really envious of her skin texture - delicate and flawless just like my adorable sis. That’s what makes them(Joey, ** *** and ******) so appealing to me. Well don’t get me wrong here – it’s nothing beyond whatever there is... Well what is?

I guess that’s one of the reasons why I kinda enjoy the training. Hmm surprisingly. And yup we got this test at the end of the course and I don’t like to blow my own trumpet here but I did very very well…. Whoa! Perhaps it’s true what people say that when you enjoy what you do, eventually you’ll be very good at it.

******

I was a bit exhausted that evening that I tried to take a short nap on my bed while that chubby cat, Milo was resting itself at the corner of the room. When I opened my eyes, it’s already 3a.m!!! oh sh*t! I missed my dinner, my cold shower and my eyes felt so suffocated because I forgot to take them off. My stomach was making funny sounds, my body felt so uncomfortable and my eyes felt sore. So I lazily opened my left eye while deciding of what to do. Should I even get up? I knew it was not a smart idea coz once I stand on my feet, I would no longer be able to sleep for the rest of the night. “Got to get up now!” alas I thought to myself. That’s exactly what I did…

Since I got nothing to do, I was expecting some kind of inspiration to hit me in the head so I would finally be able to finish up one of my songs. So I played tracks from The Strokes just in case it might help. Well? It never came…

Sunday, August 14, 2005

my hair? nothing serious, just screwed up that's all...

It was one of the days when I felt like going for a haircut somewhere at the saloon. But this time instead of that male hairstylist, a charming lady came to me. At first I was kinda reluctant to sit at that chair knowing that she might overdo my hairstyle. All I wanted was for her to trim my hair. She nodded with a smile and still I was half convinced. Nevermind I thought to myself just give her a chance and who knows.

As time went by, I noticed that she became more and more persuasive for me to try her ideal hairstyle. She kept assuring me by saying “better cut like this lar, more handsome mar…” it’s not the point whether I’ll look good or not coz all I want was to maintain the length of my hair. How difficult was it for her to understand it? But in the end I gave in and as I watched my hair cut to ‘obscenely’ short, I began to wonder whether this was a good idea after all. I could feel my heart ache every time she cut them hair.

So? What say i? damned…it’s f*cking short!!! So I sat there feeling numb as I looked at my reflection off the mirror… I could barely hear her asking me of what do I think of my new hairdo? Erghhhhhhhhhh…I spent months and months to keep my hair long enough only for her to cut it back to….eraghhhhhhhhhhhl!!!@#%@#$@#$....sob…sob…sob…oh no! What have you done…

As I walked out of the saloon the day started to rain heavily…gosh look like mother nature couldn’t stand the sight of my new hairdo as well…how upsetting :-(

******
That night as I watched Chelsea played their first match of the session, it was not good…first half? Could this be my unfortunate day? 90 minutes into the end of the match, still it was scoreless tie…C’mmon Chelsea…you gotta play better than that… and then 3 minutes into extra time, I was suddenly overjoyed when Crespo scored the decisive goal of the match with such a wonderful strike….hahahah…..great!!!

Now watching my team won their first match of the season was kinda antidote to what I felt that evening…at least it had compensate the frustrating feeling that I felt the whole day long….sigh…

Monday, August 08, 2005

Dart Vader vs. Li Ean

Before I left the office that evening, I decided to drop by the pantry to play some dart but bumped into Janet and Li Ean instead. I got to learn that they are soon flying off to Singapore for some live-band perfomance..whoa cool! How I wish that my band was that much alive if it wasn’t for them to have kids and family (anyway good for them)...can't remember the last time I performed with my old f*cked-up band...

******

Li Ean suggested that we competed against each for a game of dart. Just didn't know why, but I’ve already predicted that I would come out the eventual winner. Not knowing that she's short-sighted, she always ahead of me...not bad for a rookie hehe. If it wasn't for my last two shots, she could have won...phew that was closed...but it’s fun alright. Ok maybe I forgot to mention how attractive she is to some of my colleagues. She has this flawless skin and the figures. But what amused me sometimes was how Rudy told me once how she looked so ‘cun giler’ when she smiles coz it naturally would shows her ‘rabbit teeth’…

Saturday, August 06, 2005

from Hi to Lo

Ady and Mar invited me to come along to meet up with Jac.
When the car stop for the red light ahead, Ady started commenting on the lifeless plants by the roadside before Jac chipped in by saying “Yalah…sik cukup oksigen” Three minutes later, I just didn’t know why but I sarcastically said it out loud “Errgh…isn’t that supposed to be CO2?” followed by a series of laughters from them. “Malu nau …sine mauk tapok muka tuk eh…? Tau aja bah kamek orang tuk…” she said embarrassingly. Well i hope she knows that i didn't mean to you know...embarrassed her...

Went to Sri Hartamas and was enjoying ourself till Jac dropped the Bomb. Got to know that Jo was so “merepak” when I brought her to Willie Café for lunch (of all the places in Kuching?). I not sure whether Jac was telling me or just assuming. But still it made me think of myself.

Have I been that selfish all this while? My mood seemed to tone down a bit that night…

Friday, August 05, 2005

me? comical? no lar...

Attended a meeting that evening – eight of us and I happened to be the only guy in the room. So I (chose to) sat beside Nicole. The session went quite well and I could sense that this meeting right here was unlike any previous meetings that I’ve attended with my seniors – it’s more youthful and less official.

There’s one point when Nicole turned to me and assured me that I could always come to her or any of the other seniors if I face some difficulties in my freshly assigned tasks and couldn’t make it. Well right after she finished the sentence, I replied “errghh…oookay…” (7 seconds of silence later)…”I cannot do it!” I told her jokingly which coz the meeting room to break into laughter… and so it happened that everytime I suggested something to them, it turned out comical…sigh…it’s something good I know but what if there’s time when I decided to be serious and really want to get my point across?

Monday, August 01, 2005

Back to work...

After such a long break, I was finally back in my cubicle again as my colleagues gave me such a warmth welcome. Was given some tasks to do and then realized how rusty my mind was that it took me few hours to finally regain my momentum….phew…

Distributed the souvenirs that I brought all the way from Sarawak (some were specially hand-picked by Elizabeth). Fifteen in all and initially was meant for my batch but then again...some didn't get theirs coz my seniors in my team got their hands on them souvenirs...anyway first come first served...