Saturday, April 22, 2006
Title: People's Park
As the title suggests, this is about People's park the famous place where you can shop for new yr goodies.. but i'm not talking about the shopping but my working experience there.. as i have already mentioned in my earlier posts that i'm working for Fossil so there's a counter at OG People's Park.. so definitely you will need a person to be stationed there to look after the watches and to push for sales.. I was there for consecutive 2 days in a row.. it is the most boring thing that i have done for my 21 years of life.. absolutely there's nothing you can do there.. talk about housekeeping, arranging the stocks and paper work.. i've done those but there isn't anything to do there.. worse still, that counter serves as a information counter for many passers by leaving the OG building.. I've got common questions like 'where's the toilet?', 'where's the ATM?', 'which floor sells electrical products?', and the best question so far - 'Do you know the Hindu temple that is nearby and there's a flea market there do you know how to go there?' I cant believe it, i actually managed to stay there for 2 consecutive days and other days also..
I really pity the full timer that's being posted there, poor sales and simply boring!! no wonder she has quitted her job and what does that mean - i'm going to be posted there more often.. it irks me.. The only benefits of going there are - i get to leave at 2030hrs because its a Mid-day shift and I have direct transport there by taking the NEL.. thats all i could think of.. every other thing else is a negative.. sometimes i am so proud of myself that i managed to stay there for 7 1/2hrs less my break time..
The best thing is after my this blog, i'm going to be there for the next 2 days as well.. its going to be tough.. real tough for me.. because i have nothing to do.. i rather have my off days then to be stationed there and earning the basic pay.. its unbelieveable boredom!!
*sigh*
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Tuesday, April 18, 2006
Title: Raining
It's been raining cats and dogs these few days.. I'm enjoying my 2 days off but its ending today.. so i'm back to work again starting from tomorrow before my next off which is next thursday.. shag and tired.. i just came back from Queensway, went there to order my team's jerseys.. It costs about 28 bucks for the fulls et ie. top, bottom and socks.. quite a good deal actually.. It was raining so i stopped at the overhead bridge waiting for the rain to subside before dashing to the building.. but it seems like its getting worse so i was hoping to tag along anyone who is using a brolly to get to Queensway Shopping Centre.. there was this lady whom walked past me without offering a lift to the building.. argh... thankfully there was this group of students coming down and going to Queensway also.. This young adolescent offered to share the brolly with me so that i can make my way to the building.. Many thanks to him if not i will be drenched and the possibility of catching a cold will be higher too..
Last saturday went over to Brian's house for his ORD treat, his mum cooked nasi lemak buffet style for us.. he invited my unit people and some of his diving pals as well.. great to catch with them on the latest happenings and of course great food as well.. I watching my EPL football also and luckily Bob sent me home but not without some grumblings.. i'm used to it.. i take it in a light hearted manner and i know they are just kidding with me..
My soccer team won our 4th game with the score of 5-2.. terrible pitch conditions but we were superior in the 1st half.. creating chances and taking them.. in the 2nd half we dropped the pace and that allowed the opposing team to get back but we held on and clinch it with a decisive 5th goal to seal the game.. we included another member but we lost one also due to his personal reasons which we do not know as well.. next game could be a warm up before our showdown with Chee wee's team.. cant wait for that to happen.. haha..
cheers*
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Tuesday, April 11, 2006
Title: Back!
Its been a week since i blog and ya some updates here and there. I did my medical checkup and it went smoothly and i took the chance to meet up with Weiming but he was busy having a lecture so i didnt get to see him. Instead i had my late lunch with Alex and Ruifang both busy studying cause exams just round the corner and it was great to see them again. Glad they are doing fine just that quite stressed up over exams. While i was eating, Alex pointed out to me that he saw Weiming buying food so i went over and say hi but he was leaving soon just out to grab a bite.
Saturday went out to celebrate Hanchong's birthday and he was drunk as expected. Since he sent me home the other time when this happened to me, i think as a brother i should do likewise. Shihao, Elvin and I sent him home and thanks to Kelly for driving us back together with Pamela (somebody i haven't seen for ages). He was happy quite a number of his friends turn up and i helped him to organize this as well by booking the table and coordinating the details. It was very tiring last weekend because of late nights but i am happy that i managed to catch up with some old friends and my army friends as well.
Tomorrow supposedly i'm off but i am going to Brooks Brothers to help out because most of the staff are going for training so i decided to go back to help out. It will be tiring but for the sake of earning some spare cash for my expenses next time when i start school, i think its ok. Anyway, i may decide to look else where for another job because of some reasons which i dont wish to disclose here. If things ain't going to be better then i think its time to go and i may take a break from all this. Time to reflect about myself and sit down and ponder what's ahead of me.
It is looking rather blurry but i have to find a way out of this because it might be too late. That's all!!
*tired*
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Tuesday, April 04, 2006
Title: OFF day
Finally i'm OFF tomorrow but i have to wake up early because i'm going to NTU for my medical checkup its a fomality to do so if you are studing in any instituition less Primary and Secondary and JCs. I will try to wake up early for it, but i know its difficult. This weekend was quite tiring because we went to chill on Saturday got home and slept at around 4am before waking up at 0815hrs after a call from Jin Hon that i was supposed to meet him at 0800hrs because we are going to play football. By the way, my team played its 3rd game but we lost 1-0. Anyway, the result is not counted because we do not have a full squad because of 'Qing Ming Jie' most of them have to go pay respects so we managed to come out with 11 players but we lost due to terrible pitch conditions. We will take it as a training session instead and looking forward to the next game which will be on 16th Apr.
After the game, i went to work as usual so it was physically and mentally tiring for me. Thank goodness i'm OFF tomorrow, i think i shall visit the gym tomorrow when i'm back from the checkup. Anyway, this weekend i saw something for the first time after 1 year and 3 months. Its something which i dreaded and it happened right before my eyes. after this 1 year and counting, finally it has happened and immediately my mood changed. I didnt have the ability to carry on working but just standing there staring at the spaces in front of me. Luckily, it was near closing time so there wasn't a lot of customers coming into the shop. Something i was so afraid of seeing it right before me and yet it happened. I do not know if its a good thing or a bad one but definitely its a painful one. I shall not dwell into this anymore.
Signing out.. *sighz*
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Saturday, April 01, 2006
Title: Memories
Life is full of memories, be it sad or happy sure enough you will have it.. This blog shall not be my update but it will be something different something philosophical something i have not written or about it for quite some time.. Have you wondered one day you are wiped off of your memories ie. lose youe memory completely, and you can have 1 memory to keep with you what will it be?? nobody would ever thought of that but it might happen just come one day. As for me, i did thought of that and my choice was obvious, definitely not the times spent during my 2 years and 2 months in army and definitely not my 13 years of education so far but something else..
As much as i want this memory to leave me completely so that i will not be feeling so terrible time and time again but ironically i want it to be with me forever... human beings are a different species as compared to animals because this is 1 characteristic that mammals will not have, regrets and memories.. that explains why we are so different from our predecessors or before we evolved.. something like the documentary show, 'homosapiens'. For every task that we complete, we feel proud because we have just completed an assignment but if we failed to meet the deadline or we finish off with poor quality, we have regrets on what could be if we pushed hard enough or we have a better planning in the first place.. i'm not saying that this is bad, this where we learn from it and not make the same mistakes time and time again.. nobody is perfect but we want to be as close to perfection as possible.. this is not easy and many have tried and failed.. but we should applaude their courage to try for it..
The memory that i want it to be with me is obvious.. everybody knows it i guess.. for those who are close to me actually.. there's nothing compared to what i have went through for that.. i can talk non-stop for the whole day just talking about that incident or that memory.. it has left a deep impression in my mind and i will never forget it.. even if 1 day i would lose my memory, i might have some recollections of it actually.. its about 1 month plus to 2 years since that happened, and i cant forget it completely.. maybe its my surroundings maybe i have forgotten but i stopped and look back thinking about it again.. but i have no answer to it.. recently, i was going through my documents in 'My Computer', i came across this particular powerpoint slide that meant a lot to me.. i have the hard copy actually in case my computer crashes and everything's gone.. i will not accept that because in my entire life, i will not be getting that again.. never again in this life.. so i must have a hard copy of it.. actually i wonder whether these 2 years, have i actually moved on but nothing at all or i have done so but its just a showcase to everyone especially to my dearest friends.. i do not have a clue about it..
Nobody has the answer.. only i will have it or i should look for it.. maybe come 1 day the answer will come naturally.. many of you will be sick and tired of hearing this but its true, your dearest Roger hasn't gotten over it actually.. this memory will stay with me till the day i lie flat with straight hands and legs.. deep down in my heart, i still hoping that this memory will become a reality and everything's back to normal again.. but i know this will never happen its the same probability as seeing a pig flying.. Human beings have feelings, emotions, regrets, memories and ironies.. but that's just life.. without a bit of this and that.. you will never enjoy being a human because that's what makes us so different from any other species found living on this Planet Earth..
a memory is a collection of incidents..
a memory is a replay of what had happened..
a memory is something that all humans will have..
a memory appears subconciously without notice at all..
a memory is what we have as a guide to our future path ahead..
a memory is all I have to look back..
a memory is what hurts me the most..
memories.. love it or hate it.. i have the most painful memories..
end..
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