Kudos!
Lately I have been taking rides from the same cabby uncle. He’s really a nice man. Let’s call him Uncle Wilson. I’d like to shout out kudos to him here( tho I know clearly he definitely won’t be reading this). Because I feel that he’s a really nice man. Well, for one, he’s been buying brekky for me for 2 occasion since our “rendevous” together….(wahahaha..this sounds so sleazy…but pls take this with a pitch of salt yar?)
Anyway it all started on this fateful day when I flagged down his taxi…..
Uncle Wilson: Miss, where are you heading to?
Me: Bukit Batok Crescent, uncle
*Ponders for awhile…..*
Uncle Wilson: Hmmm…ok!
Me: *smiles* while hopping in….
Uncle Wilson: So Miss, which route would u like to take?
Me: *looking blur* erhmm…whichever is faster I guess. How about CTE, Lornie Road?
Uncle Wilson: Wah…there sure jam one. Plus got ERP u know. Your cab fare can claim by company ornot?
Me: *hesitatingly* Yar…I suppose I can claim…. *drifting off….*
Uncle Wilson: Okay…it will be similar price if I take the TPE/BKE route, so rather let me earn then government aey? Anyway this route will be smoother…no jam…and I assure u won’t be late one!
Me: *Apprehensively co rather taken aback by his sudden outburst of honesty, but decided to go with it* Okay…
So…along the way we started talking. Slowly I felt that he seemed a pretty nice man after all. So when he asked me for my contact to offer an arrangement that he would pick me up for the entire project span that I was to be at Bukit Batok, I gave him my namecard.
So from then on, he would call me to confirm the timing to pick me up. And if he can’t make it or need to come a lil later, he would always arrange someone nice to pick me up instead.
I’m blessed to meet nice cabby drivers….heehee..*smiles contently*
And today, he actually bought me brekky again for the second time, how sweet huh?
I’m not someone who takes the cab often but I’ve heard stories about cabbies…..some not very nice stories, but I guess there’s always a black sheep somewhere but that doesn’t mean all of them are the same, unrealiable and out to cheat their customers.
But no..he does not have funny intentions alright. He has a family and he is very doting to his wife and two kids. He even showed me their pictures and often talk about them with such enthusiasm and a sparkle in his eyes. He seems a very contented man to me. Very nice man he is. =)
So here’s kudos to Uncle Wilson for bringing a better light to cabby drivers! =)
Lazy Day
Lately I’ve been rather tired, not having enough sleep and been rather occupied at work. Not exactly sure what’s been going in my head lately but I’ve somehow been losing sleep. I would somehow automatically awake around five plus in the morn and simply waiting for my alarm or my parents alarm to ring…and somewhat in between the wait…I would always be on the verge of dozing back into dreamland before my ever-so-long alarm would finally ring. How irritating is that? Very. Extremely!
So because of all these ridiculous bio-clock-gone-astray happenings…..I have been losing sleep the entire week…thus….*yawnzzzzzzzzzz* and *yawnzzzzzz*……. I so need to recuperate this weekend. *smiles sheepishly*
And to top it all up…a supposedly long weekend which could be easily attainable next week….but but but…(there’s always a but)…cos of this darn project, taking leave is out of the question. Rather upsetting u noe…*sobz*
Delayed Post
Wow..it’s been more than 11 days since my last blog. Been rather down lately, totally immersed in the “blues” (not in music terms) but more of the gloomy, rainy kinda blue…
Yup, somehow my mood was pretty much reflected by the rain the past week…well…somehow..
Was a tad lazy too, purely because there din seemed much to blog about lately…I seemed to have lost my zest in a lot of things lately…even shopping…yes..u’ve heard me right alright…I’ve actually lost zest in shopping!
Consider that shopping does wonders for some gers…supposedly…I’m starting to doubt if I am female after all…I mean…which female in the world loses her interest in shopping????
*gasps in horror*
*runs round pulling my hair* (Yes I am crazy!) =p
Just imagine…I’m actually losing interest in shopping…how crazy is that? Yes…I am known to be crazy at times…but this time I think I somehow really lost it.
I would love to go shopping and stuffs…but looking at the rate my bank amount is depreciating…tell me how zestful I should be feeling? And not to mention my next trip to Aussie land that will bring me another few k down again….*wails*
Why is it so hard to earn a decent living nowadays?
I had a conversation with Daz sometime back regarding my salary. I was lamenting how I felt rather unjust that I wasn’t even qualified to apply for a personal credit card. His reply….I was being materialistic!
So…I thought about it for awhile, thinking if I was truly being materialistic and all…so…let’s see…
Definition of – Materialistic
materialistic
adj 1: marked by materialism [syn: mercenary, worldly-minded] 2: conforming to the standards and conventions of the middle class
ma·te·ri·al·ism n.
1. Philosophy. The theory that physical matter is the only reality and that everything, including thought, feeling, mind, and will, can be explained in terms of matter and physical phenomena.
2. The theory or attitude that physical well-being and worldly possessions constitute the greatest good and highest value in life.
3. A great or excessive regard for worldly concerns
-courtesy of www.dictionary.com
Okay…worldly possessions…a great regard for worldly concerns…..hmmm…
I don’t think that hoping to qualify for a credit card is to cry out having a great regard for worldly concerns…
To me, it’s more like a personal milestone that I would like to achieve or obtain. You see….theoretically I’ve studied for 22 years of my life….went overseas for a degree, finally coming back with a second upper class honours, with a mere 5% to first class honours….and here I am…not being able to even qualify for a personal credit card?
It’s not about expecting a big salary in the beginning…but it’s more of the perception of your value as an individual. I started work @1500 per month as a freshie out of school….and until today…about a year and slightly more than half a year of experience, I’m still not qualified…..
I somehow just felt rather disappointed. I mean, if this is about materialism, why don’t I just get a rich bf/husband and just forget about working entirely? I can just sit back relax and be a tai tai all I want, why would I even be concerned about my salary. It’s more about recognition and a personal milestone that I wish to achieve in life…otherwise, why would I even bother to study honours and put myself through hell for another year after degree? At the end of the day it’s about knowing that my efforts paid off and that I did not disappoint my parents and prove to them that I can achieve something in life after all.
Ultimately it’s the recognition and the sense of belonging that emphasizes whether the company values your contribution as an individual. Yes, perhaps monetary recognition can seemed rather shallow in certain ways, but this is definitely the basics to start with. As your experience grows, you get promotion, more responsibilities ya duh ya duh…don’t you get a higher pay as well with your qualifications? I mean, you don’t expect bosses to hold major responsibilities and still hold a 2K over salary right? If so, why is our PM paid so much more compared to the President of USA?
Enough said….Bottom line…I just want to achieve my first milestone! Hopefully soon! =)
It's My Quirky World....
Bummer!
Just been tagged by my “papa” to list down 5 quirks about myself!
Don’t ask me why but it’s juz some blog tag thingy going around…..
It’s like those make-a-wish sorta emails that u used to receive, asking you to fwd it out to certain amount of frens/people if you want to have you wish granted….blar blar…
I actually hesitated for awhile, not sure if I will do this ornot….Because…
No.1: I don’t have too many quirks to write? *giggles*
No 2: Even if there is…there might be some I do not wish blog abt? *lol*
No 3: Let’s see…I’m just lazy to think? –lol-
No.4: I’m too lazy to even think of reason number 4! =p
Okay okay…so that was lame…But hey..it’s Friday!!!! YAY!!! *cheers of elations*
So…since it’s Friday and I thot I might give myself a break…I will list down 5 quirks of mine…
Let’s see…
Quirk 1: I never really liked bean sprouts. Not when I’m outside at food court or anything. But…I do eat stir-fried bean sprouts. Yup..don’t ask me y…its one of my weird quirks…I ONLY eat stir-fried bean sprouts, preferably home-prepared too! Hee…
Quirk 2: I always sleep on my right side, facing the wall, sideways or faced down. I never really could fall asleep if I face any other way really…believe me I’ve tried..it just doesn’t work..I never quite understood why….=D
Quirk 3: Oh…I never like banana either…I don’t know why but the kind of after-taste at the back of your mouth after swallowing it is just…eeeks!!!! It’s like bitter n sweet n sour kind of combination…dun like it! But but but…I take the crepe with caramel banana deserts at Marche! Hee…I thought they taste rather nice, the whole combination and all. The caramel kinda evens out the weird after-taste of banana in my mouth…so….=p. Anyway, that’s the only kind of banana related food I get acquainted with.
Quirk 4: Weird shopping habit. Whenever I fancy something….I would go around thinking if I should buy, hesitate for awhile….and when I finally decide I WILL get it and return..it’s usually too late…either no more stock or no sizes! Hmm…is this considered a quirk? Anyway…
Quirk 5: Getting all excited because I just got myself an Authentic Sanrio Hello Kitty shower cap at a whopping 2 bucks only! How cool is that? I bet other shops are like selling it like for 5 bucks or something…crazy profit margin there isn’t it?*bah*
Well..there u go! My 5 quirks!
Not gonna tag anybody else…cos…not many pple noe my blog anywayz…
So…there u go. You think u noe me beta now? Muahahahaha……
Snippets
Been trying to blog lately, but somehow my synapses in my brains aren’t working too well with the coordination and stuffs, the delivery of messages seemed to be a tad slower den usual…hahaha..perhaps I’m growing senile.
I’ve had couple of events and occurrences that I actually wanted to blog, but somehow they din come out right so I decided to scrap it anywayz. Somehow I just don’t feel too comfortable bloggin anymore…it’s like whatever that u say now can bring u down…well..sorta…so u beta be careful with your writings nowadays…
Life is pretty mundane, nothing too exciting happening lately. With every start of the week, I’d start looking forward to the end of the week for abit of sanctity recharge. So..it basically goes round n round like a merry-go-round…..A viscious cycle of the working life!
The pace of work seems to be slowing down, but then again it’s pretty hard to gauge because shit can happen anytime and anywhere in my line….
Well, for one, it did last week! Our techie implemented some new patch on the day the server supposed to be delivered to our customer…and *poof* the system crashed!!!!! And the backup was only till the day before….and since the system could only be up like 6pm on that Friday, we all had to log in from home to recover everything that we did the day before so that the correctly configured system can be delivered the next day! So…there goes our Friday and the -night is still young- idea!
That was a crappy week because the stress of being in a new place, meeting new people and ever unstable crashed system. And not to mention the new release of a lot of new technical objects that really did drove me crazy at a point in time. Luckily I was blessed enough to be able to conquer it all and…..admitingly, it did kinda made me feel more accomplished with myself! *beams*
Hiatus?
I haven’t exactly have the mood nor the time to blog recently….
I’ve actually tried to blog about the musings of the taxi drivers that I’ve met lately, but I kinda felt so unmotivated and scrapped the entire idea. Just din feel like it! =P
I’m guessing PMS is drawing near…Pls beware!
Muahahahahahaha…
Totally bummed out today!
Blog again soon!
Yawnz…
