no longer money minded. it doesn’t matter how much more my friends are earning when compared to me because i’m already contented with what i have now.

i still have my close friends with me. oh, and i have a god-daughter, lil baby eunice. ^^

there’s an additional member to my family and i’m adapting to it. so far so good. ^^

and whatever i’m doing, there’s always this man on my mind. ^^

no FML tag in my life because i’m already very fortunate compared to many others.

cheers~ =D

good news. i think i’m adapting well to my work environment, so far so good. nice colleagues, lots of activities/events to attend, many things to learn… still got sports day. LOL. Next time must train for vertical challenge liao.

Anyway, i had this teambuilding workshop yesterday at labrador park. staffs from various sections of a department going for ‘amazing race’, running around the park looking for clues/answers etc. I ran around with my teammates and since i’m a newbie, i thought its better if i don’t comment too much. most of the time, i’m running around for the sake of running together XD. i still remember this moment when we were looking for labrador battery (a place in the park). I asked an uncle who was resting… “uncle, do you know where is labrador battery?” uncle replied excitedly:”OH!! THERE *point point* THERE GOT PROVISION SHOP!” o.O “….thank you…uncle…” heee..

okay, that aside. main point. I did this DISC profiling test again during this teambuilding workshop. The previous time i did that was when i was still in sec sch. I was a ‘I’ person. Now, i’m a ‘S’ person. Anyway, D = dominance, direct, decisive. I = Influencing, interactive, interested in people. S = Steady, stable, secure. C = correct, controlled, compliant. There were 3 graphs to be plotted and the trainer will analyze it if you request them to. I didn’t.

However, the book has an interpretation for it. According to my graph 3 (mirror, perceived self), im an advocate/agent/one who makes peace. It says:” Individuals who are Avocades are steady, sociable individuals who strive for positive relationships at work and at home. They can tend toward individualism and independence if ‘I’ is their secondary characteristic. Once they have made up their mind, it can be quite difficult to change the mind of an Advocate. They like people to support them and their ideas; they tend to support the underdog. They may take opposing sides of a disagreement and leave feeling frustrated if things don’t go their way. Advocates need to be accepted as part of a team. Decisions can be difficult for them to make unless their boundaries are very clearly defined.

Advocates tend to be moderate, thorough, and dependable people. They are often willing to intercede for another on their behalf. They have a strong sense of justice and loyalty. This style is known for their common sense. They always try to think through both sides of an issue. Advocates also tend to be great peace makers, since they see many different viewpoints to an issue; and their peacemaking will focus on the people involved, not just the issue. Since Advocates are relational, they are very sensitive to the feelings of others.”

True?

okay, i go sort out photos first.

till then.

i’m gonna miss my korean drama! urgh! i’m hooked to the channel U 7pm korean drama, Ajuma I’m coming! hurhur, i guess i have to watch online or just… forget it… since, i read that there will be 161 episodes. o man, long-winded but addictive. Also, i have to bare with the thought that my room will become very dusty because no one will step in for two whole weeks… will spiders start to invade my room and so on? Recently, there seem to be some mosquitoes flying around in my house (not just my room), i wonder was it due to the weather or the flower pots belonging to my neighbour. I’m going to do a full room cleaning before i leave next morning.

What else? Oh, I think i have a very powerful pack and squeeze ability. My luggage is quite small for a 13 day trip, around 20″ i supposed. But i can squeeze 15 tops, 8 shorts, 2 jeans, whole lot of undergarments, socksss, gift for friends, towel, swimming suit, shampoo, body wash, sunblock lotion, facial cleanser, day cream, toothbrush, toothpaste, universal travel adapter, hp-cam-ipod chargers, extra bags and so on… in it. Can you imagine? I amazed my mama~ next time if anyone need help in packing for traveling, do look for me. I’m expert~ you need technique and the secret weapon is… ziploc bag. XD I’ve learnt those packing techniques from Outward Bound and it’s really useful.

I’m stoning, i’ve nothing else to do…

bye bye~

life is good, so far!

after my previous employment ended in 310310, i’ve gotten a job offer in xx0410 and slacked till now. thank god they are willing to wait till 010610 then i will start my new job officially. i’ll be an office lady  in CPF Board and i’m posted to the Housing Scheme department! haha! yes, a change in field and something different. Anyway, my working place will be in the CPF building(HQ) in tanjiong pagar, i expect huge crowds in MRT station… urgh.. but, i’m really looking forward to it~

as for why i chose to start my job only in june instead of april, its because i need a break and i’ve a 13 days taiwan holiday to fulfill. im excited about this trip because we planned it ourselves! (with the help of taiwan friends). will update more on the trip when i’m back, prob a week after im back. cos i assume i’ll be trying to adapt to the new working environment first. hahaha

right now, im packing and packing and packing.

happy day!

Some don’t know that yet but its okay, they will know it sooner or later if we’re fated to meet and talk about that. It’s not that interesting though. I mean, the previous working life. So far I have no intention of going back to design yet, which would mean the portfolio I did some months ago is still in my ‘Pending‘ folder.

Why quit design? Was that because of my previous employment? Well, I would say, not entirely. It’s more of a change in mindset and I just think I’m too practical and realistic to be in the creative line. Great designers are usually those ‘crazy’ ones. Nothing wrong with being a designer, if you have strong passion for it, then it will be a good choice. For me, it’s just time to stop thinking that it’s a pity to quit something you studied for 3 years and worked for 2 years. I don’t regret taking up the design course because I’ve learnt the very technical skills of it and it’s still useful even if I stop design as a career. As for previous employment, 50-50, good and bad.

When I was trying to decide if I should change field, I actually went back NYP to look for Ms Amy, the best lecturer (to me) in my polytechnic days (because all modules she taught, I got As and distinctions that’s why I say she is good XD … and fierce). That added on to more confusion. Tell you why. I had a ‘talk’ with my previous employer before I left the company, he told me this:”you’re not very suitable for local creative scene, your strength is illustration and I think you should focus on illustration. You know, selling illustrations etc.” Then I remembered, he told me this before too after a year of employment:” your weakness is in your layout, you must improve on your layout“. So I showed Ms Amy my portfolio during my one month notice period to see if she could offer me some advice. She said, “your strength is in layout and your weakness is in your illustration.” Ah-ha. It’s the complete opposite. Who should I believe and who do you think I will believe?

Apparently to me, there is no good or bad design. It’s just a matter of whether you like it or not. If you don’t, that is a bad design. And that bad design, may appear to be fantastic to some others. It’s a personal preference thing. I’m sick of people telling me, he/she dislike/like which design I did while some others say the opposite. I’m often left confused to whether what I did was right or wrong and that made me feel less. Now, I’m out. Out of that dilemma, out of design. If I feel the strong urge to go back to design, maybe I would.

The past week, I’ve been going out with some friends, celebrated xiaode’s birthday, mugged in library with Janey and watched 下一站，幸福。I don’t usually watch Taiwan dramas because I feel that it’s over exaggerating and stupid, unless the lead is someone I admire. For 下一站，幸福 , I’ve heard so much about it but I still hesitated in watching till yesterday while I was switching tv channels, it was airing the episode 14 of the drama. I thought, okay la… see nice or not for a while before I switch to another channel. Then, 哪里知道that little boy 小小彬so cute! LOL. I mean, he don’t look typically cute but his acting in the show was so adorable. Just around 30 mins of watching, I cried with him because he was running after a car shouting for his father, and I don’t even know why. -.-” I watched that whole episode and feel that I should carry on the story to know the ending, so I youtubed it. Now I’ve finished the drama! I mean from Episode 14 till the last episode. I don’t intend to start from Episode 1 because it’s gonna take time and the drama, though is pretty good but quite draggy.

Weather’s warm and humid recently (random), but it really is!!!

That’s all for today.

Also, I’ve grown to love 体会and daydreamer which 330 sang in 330. I’m gonna find some time to look for these songs.

and from south africa, Parlotones.

watch out, and i’m officially jobless for some days. XD

cheers!

On my way to work today, I board the train as usual, but something happened and makes it slightly different. I walked to the usual spot and noticed this uncle who looked like some ah tiong trying to have some fun with his iphone on my left. I tried to stand slightly further from him but didn’t managed to do so as the crowd pushes me back to the usual spot. In front of me, the well-dressed 20+ year old lady started digging the dirt on her ‘moldy’ nails and ear, I quickly backed a bit and turned my head to the right. I nearly dropped my jaw when I thought I saw Sally of The Night Before Christmas. Just that she’s  not white but black. If you have no idea how Sally look like, here you go.

I think it’s better to turn my head back to the left and when i did so, i had this eye contact with the ‘uncle tiong’. Maybe he thinks I’m cute (don’t puke), he winked at me. I felt like 2012 is here. I tried to stay calm for the rest of the ride from admiralty to city hall. On and off, i felt the glare from my left. Upon reaching City hall, i walked rapidly to the other platform and got onto the train to Paya lebar. Again, I thought everything will be fine.

Suddenly, ‘uncle tiong‘ appeared and walked to my right. KNS! I was sweating and I know he’s gonna talk to me for the next moment, because he smiled to me! I looked away and tried to stay calm and cool, listening to my ipod tracks. I saw him waving to me and I still tried to act blur, as if I cannot hear him say hello. I think he thought I didn’t see him so he directly approached me and asked me to take off my earpiece. I had no choice but to do so. Well, I can’t be so thick skin to tell him sorry, not interested or what when he haven’t even spoke to me. Okay, here comes our conversation:

Tiong: 你好, 你叫什么名? (big smile)

Me: (having noticed that he actually look like 20+ but dressed like 30+)Uhhh…. sorry I can’t speak mandarin well (I know its a lame excuse when the fact is i’m a mandarin speaker, just thought ah tiong will backed off if he knows he can’t communicate with me. )

Tiong: Oh, you don’t usually speak mandarin?

Me: (stun) o.0 !!!!! *stays calm* uhhh… ya..

Tiong: May I know what’s your name? My name is Teh.

Me: Huh? *trying hard not to lol and say my name is kopi*

Tiong: I’m tey, T     E    Y *spells*

Me: Oh, haha okay.

Tiong: You? Your name?

Me: Uhhh… Dan *pause* okay, danni. (i was thinking of a random christian name like stephanie? But, I don’t have the stephanie face)

Tiong: Hello danni.. Erm.. You going to study now?

Me: No

Tiong: Then?

Me: Work

Tiong: oh you working~ working as?

Me: Interactive designer

Tiong: Oh, do interior one ah?

Me: -.-” interactive.

Tiong: Meaning?

Me: Erm, website design and stuffs…

Tiong: Oh, programmer ah?

Me: *nearly faint* No, designer. I design.

Tiong: Oh, okay~ so you do those structural thing ah?

Me: ?????? *gives up* haha, ya. *turns away*

Tiong: *waves* i work in aljunied! I’m a malaysian!

Me: o.0″ oh, icic… (thinks: he not ah tiong! no wonder know angmoh lar!)

Tiong: Can I be your friend?

Me: o.0″ haha *pause*.

Tiong: Er, can i be your friend? can you give me your phone number then we be friends?

Me: sorry… I don’t give my number to erm. *pause* strangers. (actual fact: unless you look younger, cleaner,  suave… thou the conditions i stated usually won’t approach me XD)

Tiong: Oh… umm.. then then.. can i have your msn?

Me: uhhh..

Tiong: *takes out iphone* just type in here will do or you tell me okay?

Me: (seeing he’s v persistent and thinking that there’s no big issue, because i don’t msn at home and even if i give him, i can block him) okay. *tells him* you reached, bye bye.

Tiong: *smiles* I will add you later okay? bye bye~

Tiong left the train. I started rolling my eyes over and over again. Why always ganna tiong or tiong-lookalikes? No wonder debbie says I’m uncle-killer. I was trying to figure out why. I didn’t wear anything special. I wore white shorts and grey shirt, didn’t even bother to tie my hair or put on any make up. Then again, maybe that’s why! The tiong could have like girls wearing white shorts because, it’s white (you may see it, you may not see it) No make-up, pure & innocent~ Uncles love innocent girls, those who looked… ‘unexplored’. What’s worst, I think i have this quite friendly and harmless face that makes it easier to approach *if you don’t really know me*. I will make a good receptionist, coz I will smile and tell you where the toilet is.

To break away from the title of ‘uncle-killer’, I should wear Gothic make up and dress like punk, throw in a plastic surgery too.