A Strange, Weird, Funny Encounter

Another workless day again. Felt so useless these 2 days, got nothing to do. SIGH!!!! Why??? My new "pet" has arrived but the person, simply missed out the consumables which I need, so I could not do any work at all. It's not productive!!! Haha...pretty funny, think my boss felt that I have been under quite a bit of stress last week, he want me to take things easy these 2 days. But, but... I have finished writing my labbook, clearing the mess on my desk, wiping my workspace, bumming around... Well, really really bored...soooOOOO bored you know?? I'm really a born workaholic. I can't stop working! My colleagues are so envy of me, but I really don't enjoy a minute of it. It's making me feel so useless and worthless...sigh...

Nothing else better to do, I started working on my presentation slides. Hey, my presentation is still a month away, so everyone's laughing at my kiasuness again...Wahaha...

Had a pretty funny encounter just now, as I was on my way home from tuition. As I was walking out of the carpark of my student's condo, a cabbie offered to give me a life. Quite friendly of him to offer, but i turned him down. Well well, think i was pretty paranoid, no idea of his intention, and since I was just a street away from my home, I could jolly well walk home. Come to think about it, it's so strange, rite??

In a Month's Time...

Wah, today my partner did her project presentation. It was fabulous. She spoke with much confidence and grace and I'm really impressed. Hmmm...in a month's time, it's gonna be my turn. Beginning to feel stressed and nervous already. Hope I'll be just as good, if not better... ;-)

Just worried that I'll freak out or get shoot with tough questions... Gotta start working on it real soon...

Sigh, I've been put into the organising committee for this year's teambuilding. Don't know whether I should be happy or worried. With this additional task (besides my hectic work project), I wonder when can I take a good long break... Haiz...

Anyway, it's really not an easy task to organise a teambuilding programme for the company. With such a wide age range, it's difficult to organise activities which suit all age groups as well as different interest groups. The present plan is to go on some OBS sort of adventure programme in Malaysia. Well, I kinda rejoiced at the idea since I've never been on any OBS programs. But sadly, I've received many bad comments and criticism from fellow colleagues who kinda jeered at the idea. Sigh, most of them not spontaneous about it, complained about the long bus ride of 8 hours, which I really understand. But, personally, I look forward to such travels, with my colleagues, the fun! But guess not everyone thinks the same way as I do as 1. It's my 1st job, so it's the 1st time I'm going on such company retreat. 2. I'm the youngest in my unit, so I supposed I'm the most energetic! Ahahaha.... 3. I'm 1 of the organisers, so I gotta be "on"?!?! 4. I love such adventure stuff.

Ok, fine, I should not be so selfish, I should think about and consider how the rest feels about it too. I don't want everyone to be dragging themselves there, when we are supposed to let our hair down and have fun. I'll gather their feedback. Well, it' already tough to organise activities for same age group, like my experience back in those days as harmo president... sigh...

It's even tougher now I know. Just hope we wont end up in Sentosa or Pulau Ubin...ahaha....

Chemistry is just like Cooking....

"Chemistry is just like cooking. With the right ingredients and conditions, you will be able to make fantastic dishes. The same applies to life!!!"

Hmmm.... the above line is by.... ME, but it's in fact quoted from a really fantastic Chemist whom I've met today. Wow, he's really a very experienced chemist, even a missing methyl group can't escape from his eyes. I'm really very impressed with him. He's impressed with our performance & hardwork thus far, kept saying that we've been "cooking" hard...Hehehe...

Well, I really like the lines and I've always associate chemical reactions with cooking, just like him wahaha... Guess great minds think alike, maybe I've the potential to be such a fantastic chemist like him too!! Bluahh....

But I really think that the same principle applies in life. With the right things happening or meeting the right people at the appropriate time, things gonna work great, don't they? And for a relationship too... But I've yet found my ingredients and ideal conditions.... Haha.... ;p

Makan Challenge???

Today, I had a more than usual Saturday. I have to wake up early in the morning just like my usual work days. Ermm... no worries, not heading for work. I've agreed to join my dear friend in youth activity called "Makan Challenge". YOUTH??? U must be wondering how come I'm still considered as a youth...Haha... Hey, youth = 25 years old & below... So I'm safely under this category... Hehe... on the upper end of the age range though...

The weather did not turned out as expected, it rained before the challenge began. But it's in fact a good sign that it's starting to rain again!! The weather is getting back to normal I hope. Well, the heat these days is killing me... Thank god, we were lucky enough that the rain stopped just before the programme commenced, though still drizzling... But it was good enough to start...

We had a "good" time running from Youth park to Dobby Ghaut, then to Orchard & back to Dobby Ghaut... Well, it didn't just ended there... We had these sort of crazy runs for a couple of times & it's driving my legs mad... PLUS, I was soaked with a mixture of rain water & sweat... YUCKS... Seriously, I stinked & it's really disgusting!!! But what a great workout I had on a Saturday morning!!

What's more disgusting is that you know what sort of great delicacies we had for the so-called Makan Challenge? Yeah, it's really "delicacies"....things like chilli, bittergourd, lime, apple, sour plum, tomato, and worst of all, raw beansprout!!! Now wonder my friend's bf got diarrhoea...Haha...

Well, our team didn't do too badly, at least we came in sixth among the 20 teams...though we've missed the first 4 prizes (1st prize was a bluetooth MP3, not ipod, as previously claimed by my dear friend...) we managed to get a consolation prize!!! Ermm...well, it's a pathetic pilot pen & pencil set...(pretty sad case)...

Had a gd time with another dear at Essential Brew restaurant in the evening... A pretty nice place to sit & laze around on weekends... Highly recommended!!!

Happy CNY!!!

Happy CNY, folks!! Ermm.. Sorry, my greetings seem to come pretty late, today is already the third day of Chinese New Year. Well well, it's better to be late than never, isn't it? Haha...

Well, had a good CNY this year, lotz of visitings from my relatives, ermm...that means I've rotted at home for the last 2 days!!! Sigh... Made my body ached, but recovered after a morning swim today...Hehe~~ So fulfilling... Well, have not been into the pool for almost 2 weeks, ever since i fell sick... Now i'm almost back to normal again... ;-)

Last 2 days, we had visits from my aunts & cousins... Really nice to see my dearest cousins yesterday. Well, we have not been doing such visits for a couple of years, so happy to have them over at my place yesterday... Hehe...

Well, still having a bit of cough...so gotta keep away from the CNY goodies... Haiz... (Though I did eat a bit....Hahah.... SHHHhh...)

Yeah, a good CNY break, but gonna be back at work on Monday... V'dae somemore....Sigh....

CNY Steamboat Dinner - Round 1

Today I have attended a whole day analytical training... So tiring... Think my medicine made me drowsy, though I have gave the cough mixture a skip today... Think yesterday's dose was still taking effect...For so long? I wonder too...

This morning felt pretty drowsy on the train, wanted to sleep, but saw a pregnant woman who had no place to sit.. I felt bad not to give up my seat to her... Think that she needed the seat more than I did... So I tried to sleep while standing...but of course that's not possible...though I dozed off quite a couple times while standing...haha...

The analytical training was a good one i think, but I really felt too sleepy to concentrate...dozed off at times again... ;

After a day of training, I saw a stack of papers on my workbench..Good guess! It's my boss who left me the stuff... Work!! He threw me 2 reactions for tomorrow... ;-( It's Friday tomorrow...but he wants me to clear as many reactions as possible before I go on my leave next week...So sad...Can't he see that I'm sick? Not even a word of concern from him.... He said that he hoped the reactions work tomorrow so that he'll have a good weekend... So do I... I want a good Friday & weekend too.... ;-(

Never mind about that, I'll be on leave soon...hehe~~ After work, we went Coca restaurant for steamboat! It was fun!! I admit that I was lousy...ate so little, no appetite mah...still feeling sick.... sigh... But it's really an enjoyable dinner.... ;p

There's going to be another round of steamboat tomorrow... ;-)

So Malu!!!

Yesterday something terrible happened. Made me really malu... But I don't wish to go into the details of that incident. Think my sis is right, I still don't know how to take care of myself... :-( Now I'm losing my voice...Haha...sexy voice now... ;p


Anyway, these week should be pretty relaxed at work. I attended a pharmaceutical seminar these 2 days. Well, some parts were pretty interesting but I just can't stand sitting from 9am -5.30pm! Think that's making me sick...


Well, hopefully tomorrow we'll be able to go on a tour to Jurong Island... Hope that the MPs coming to visit us in the afternoon instead.. Well, I have yet been to JI, so this is a good chance to go...


Another full day training on Thursday, which means that for this week, I just have to work on Friday, then next week I'll be on leave!! Hooray!!!

OTs & OTs....

Oh manz.... I've been doing OTs these few days, missed my swim again... ;-(

Well, so nice to see my big boss visiting us again this morning. He came over to chat with my colleague & I. Kinda sweet, he apologised for not visiting us so often these days. Well, we understand how busy he is. Besides, now we got a new boss, guess he feels that he should let our new boss take charge instead. But he's really a charismatic guy. A really nice gentleman. Oopz...no other meanings attached, my colleague felt the same way too, coz he's really a good boss. ;-)

As for new boss....Haiz... think he's a chain smoker. Always come into the lab with strong cigarette smell. YUCKS!! But no choice, he's my boss, there's nothing much I can do about it. Maybe should buy him some breath freshener..Heheh.. My write-ups are piling...coz everyday I gotta run so many reactions to satisfy my new boss...no time to clear my paperwork... & that's y i gotta stay late these days... Yet he kept telling me that it's late, I should go home. Well, if he gives me less reactions, I'll be able to go home early,rite? Sigh...Well, be positive, lotz to learn from him... ;p

Long Waited Long Weekends!!!

It's has been 2 weeks since I last blog..Haha..in other words, I have not been practising my driving skills for 2 weeks already! Well, still waiting for my driving license to arrive... ;-)

Arghh....a hectic week, though still not getting the full blown of it. But guess it'll be pretty soon!!! Sigh...

My new boss just came in this week, but he's already keeping us busy, & well, he messed up my work, my reaction!?!!Sob sob... But luckily, I was still able to recover my stuff, though the yield was poorer than expected. Simply feel that he's too impatient, yupz...just got his keyword today -- SPEED!!! Everything he talks about is speed, speed & speed. Just because he's too impatient to wait, he caused me to screw up my stuff. In the end, a task which can be completed in less than a day took me 3 days to finish!! Sigh, isn't it much worse this way? It's only 4 days since he came & we have slaved & shagged like hell...Hope it's not going to be a long term thing... :-(

He wants things to be done in his way, sigh...so MCP, so egoistic.. & he has been monitoring us so so closely...every hour a spotcheck! Alemak!!! Sleepless nites, now my mind all about work...However, I should be thankful that he has been teaching us quite alot of stuff, really a good opportunity to learn from him.

Yupz, gotta be more optimistic,cheer up, shall enjoy my long weekends before Monday again.... ;-p

A Partial Tick off my Wishlist Item 1 =>

Today is a day of "double happiness"! The first & the best present for me in 2005 is...I GOT MY DRIVING LICENCE!!! At last,today was my second attempt on the driving circuit and I've made it! But I'm just able to put a partial tick for that, coz I don't have a car to go on a spin.... =(

I'm really so happy when the tester announced "passed" as he handed me the checklist. Well, I really screwed it up the 1st time round coz I was too nervous then, glad things turned out well today... =)

Well, that's the first happy thing today. I'm also glad that at last I managed to get into the pool this afternoon. It has been weeks since I last swam due to the bad weather...rainy rainy days.... I'm now energised!

Had a good catch up with my ex-sup & ex-colleagues in the evenings...So nice to see them again...Especially my sup, haven't seen her for a year....Heheh~~ Such a great day today...Don't think i can sleep tonite...BUT, tomorrow still gotta work... :(

Hope that things will run well for the rest of the year...Don't be as unlucky as my friend....Hahah...

A Partial Tick off my Wishlist Item 1 =>

Today is a day of "double happiness"! The first & the best present for me in 2005 is...I GOT MY DRIVING LICENCE!!! At last,today was my second attempt on the driving circuit and I've made it! But I'm just able to put a partial tick for that, coz I don't have a car to go on a spin.... =(


I'm really so happy when the tester announced "passed" as he handed me the checklist. Well, I really screwed it up the 1st time round coz I was too nervous then, glad things turned out well today... =)


Well, that's the first happy thing today. I'm also glad that at last I managed to get into the pool this afternoon. It has been weeks since I last swam due to the bad weather...rainy rainy days.... I'm now energised!


Had a good catch up with my ex-sup & ex-colleagues in the evenings...So nice to see them again...Especially my sup, haven't seen her for a year....Heheh~~ Such a great day today...Don't think i can sleep tonite...BUT, tomorrow still gotta work... :(


Hope that things will run well for the rest of the year...Don't be as unlucky as my friend....Hahah...

Clumsy Clumsy Day...

It's Monday again! As usual, I always left my home in the morning at around 7.25am, just in time to grab a copy of the Today paper before catching the only train which bounds for Pasir Ris station in the morning. I was on the escalator when the train arrived, so I hurriedly run up the escalator. I tripped and fell then...all thanks to my loose sandals.. It was really embarassing... But the leg was hurting even more. The sharp edges of the escalator step had cut into my leg...Ouch!! I wished there was no one around and I could scream then.... I was only able to examine my wound after I've arrived at my office.. Got a deep cut,saw some blood too... Had sone bruises...haha... Not that bad lar...but still pretty painful, especially when I showered...the water, the soap got into the wound...

What an unlucky day...

A Day To Replenish My Energy...

A Merry Christmas to all my friends!

Just got back from chalet yesterday evening and was feeling so tired that I sleep for 12 hours, til this morning 9+am... So piggy,rite? Haha.. Well, that's me.. Just another normal Sunday, went for tuition then my driving lesson..

Was still having a bit of "hangover" from last 2 days of chalet.. My mood wasn't that fantastic.. Yupz,it hasn't been good since last week, but now it worsen I guess...

I started to wonder how much my friends know me and how much I understand them.. Many of my friends think that I'm a person with no temper, but that's not true. It really depends on whether it has reached my tolerance threshold or not. Things which piss me off include:

1. Being accused of doing something I've never done.

2. People who refuse to admit their mistakes.

Well, I feel that if it's your fault, just admit it, don't push the blame to others, that's not fair.. and I hate this kind

of attitude.

3. People who are stingy, petty, selfish, inconsiderate, irritating. Who can tolerate them?

4. People who neglect others' feeling.

5. People who have no idea what's teamwork, can't work in a team.

6. To be continued...

Flu Flu Go Away & Don't Spoit my Xmas!

A bad day. Down with flu out of sudden, without any warning signs... Made me pretty drowsy today, and I really don't feel like working today.. Well, feeling sickly and I'm already into Xmas mood, so...heheh~~ For the whole day, I have been stuffing tissues into my nose, & it's really unbearable. But I got lots of things to write for my lab notebook, so just gotta hang on...

Too tired to write much tonite. Need a sleep badly but gotta pack my stuff for tomorrow's chalet first plus write all the xmas cards...Hope my runny nose clears tomorrow... Merry Xmas to all...

Mixed Feelings....

It has been about a week since I previously posted up my blog. Have been pretty busy for the past week & think it's going to be so for the next 2 weeks. Working, gatherings, tuition, driving lessons and swimming... These are sufficient to fill up my weekly schedule.


Many things happened over the last weekend... Sad, disappointed are the best words to describe how I feel. However, the planning of the Christmas parties at my office & with my friends has been keeping me busy these few days and the parties have brightened up my days a little.. Well, don't wish to go into the details on why I was upset and disappointed...It's just too complex for me to put it down in words... But I'm really happy that I'm blessed with a warm family. Although I'm not born with a golden spoon, and the five of us are still living in a 3-room flat, I feel that I got a cosy home. Really thankful to my parents for that...


Today we had our office Christmas party! It was organised by my colleague and I. Everything turned out pretty well, we had lots of pizzas, drinks...hopeing for some wine...but hey, office hour was yet to be over,therefore we can't...eventually, we had sparkling juice as a substitute...hehe~~
Think everyone was looking forward to the gift exchange segment. I prepared some lots for them to draw. So whoever's nmae they picked, they would pass the present which they've bought to the person... Some of them bought pretty interesting gifts. I've picked a cute and useful humpty-dumpty digital clock and a penguin electric fan for my colleague. Haha...in the end,Glad got my gift...so useful for her...cos she's saying that the lab is getting warmer...the penguin fan gonna come in handy then.. Furthermore, it lights up when the fan is on,so it'll be good when there's a power failure...heheh~~ Well, I got a notebook from aloe vera. Pretty special coz it's a 3-in-1 notebook..But I won't bear to use it...too nice and expensive to use...hehe

I can tread water Now!!

Today has been a pretty relax day. Just got to put up my reaction and leave it running while I clear some paperwork. Well, my boss is now back to his hometown, Switzerland. Not too much task assigned to us...Yeah~~ Guess he wants us to enjoy our festive season too..

I will be having a X'mas party in office on the 22nd. Yeah~~ Did the planning with another colleague the whole afternoon. Goota decide on the food & of course, X'mas logcake! Huh? Cake again? Haha...no worries...we plan to get ice cream log cake instead since everyone already quite sick of the usual cream cake (especially me!) We are also going to have a gift exchange, think there'll be lotz of fun!! Well, with all the feast this month, I'm gonna get fat soon...Sigh... Gotta jog & swim hard now...haha...

Had fun for today's swimming...at last I know how to tread water!! Heheh...actually it is pretty easy, just that it can be quite tiring....Hope I won't get muscle ache tomorrow...

Another column to run tomorrow...haha...

I'm developing Cheesecake HYPERPhobia!!!

Today had a sumptuous meal at Crystal Jade Holland V. Good food indeed, . Well, it was an xmas treat from my boss. He's really a generous boss...

My colleague made a cheesecake for us today.. Cheesecake? Not again? This is the third cheesecake I have for the last 4 days (though I didnt eat the second one which my friends bought me, now I begin to feel disgusted at the sight of cheesecake)!! Guess my stomach, my appetite is shrinking...haha... Ok, since my colleague mad it specially for us, it wouldn't be nice not to show my support for her, rite? So I had a slice though the lunch had already filled me to chest level. The cake was good, but abit too dense...I could feel the block of cheese sinking into my stomach, just the way my other colleague felt... haha~~

I was even too full for dinner... If this sort of binge eating continues, I'll soon turn into a big fat sow...

I'm presently suffering from cake phobia, in the midst of recuperation. Pals, please don't mention the work 'cake' or 'cheesecake' in my presence....I'm really terrified of these terms now.

Thank you for your cooperation...

Dinner Date With Ru & Yu...

Oh, it's Sunday again...tomorrow gotta work again...I'm dead-beaten after the consecutive days of b'dae celebration.

Met up with Ru & Yu at Bishan's Cartel for dinner. Had a good chat & gossip...Haha... Was surprised to receive a photo frame from this bunch of gals... Haiz..so sad, still don't understand me... I HATE IMPRACTICAL STUFF!! PLEASE TAKE NOTE!! Hey please, my house too small for me to display such fragile stuff...next time don't spend money getting me these stuff lar... If no idea of what to get for me, ask me if not don't buy lar... I hate to dump such stuff at home... Feel that i'm letting you guys down if I don't use use but I really don't use photo frames... Give me cash lar...haha...

Well, I'm not a young gal anymore, hope to get more useful things...life's getting more practical for me now...

The Incredibles..

Such a tiring day...coz I got back late last nite yet got to get up so early in the morning for my tuition.

Met my old pal, Ying, in the afternoon to watch The Incredibles. It's a good show, but I still like Finding Nemo more...In fact, this was the very first time that we went out together for a movie though we have already known each other for 15 years! We were classmates from P1 to P4, not exactly very close friends then. It's only this year that she found me in friendster, & we even bumped into each other twice this year... It's really fate...Hehehe~~ I am so surprised that we could talk so much! I was a little worried that we'll run out of topics, but things wok out really well...haha... We had so much fun watching the show, enjoying our popcorn. It was so nice of her to celebrate my birthday for me, though it was a b'lated birthdaty. This year's birthday is a really special one. I've reunited with my old friend, Ying.. Really happy about this... Thanks, Ying, for giving me such an unforgettable b'dae!

Well, she has not changed abit, still so bubbly, sweet, with very nice deep dimples & curly hair. Still remember her nicely pleated hair she used to have in primary school..Well, I often tease her about that...haha..

Went Bugis to shop for xmas presents after that & she got me a hp accessory which has my name engraved on it.. So paisey about it...

Really had a great time today... ;)

I'm now 22!!! Haiz...

Today is a day which I hope won't come too soon, but still, it's here. I'm announced 22 years old. Oh manz, I among the younger ones or sometimes the youngest in my groups, & I always make fun of my friends & colleagues, saying that I'm still young, only 21...Now I feel so old, already 2 years into young adulthood, in 3 years time I'll be into the 'real' stage of adulthood, attached to it are the side effects of aging, saging skin, white hair, lower metabolism, decreased vitality... Oh no....but that's just part & parcel of life...Just gotta take my stride... Anyway, that's gonna be 3 years down the road (I hope.. *crossing my fingers*), so I shall enjoy my 3 more golden years from now...

Back to today, I was delighted to receive so many well-wishes through sms from my family & pals, thanks for remembering my b'dae! I got my 1st present early in the morning...Well, my dear bro got me a watch, not a typical one that I have, a sporty one...Guess what? the watch wasn't working..Haha...I was laughing at how unlucky he was...But I really appreciate it... Thanks didi.. Make sure u get it fixed before delivering it to me again...

Haha...It was really a pleasant surprise when Leona called me up to wish me 'Happy Birthday' and we chatted for quite a while (during office hour...oopz..shhh..). Really nice of her to remember it, well, we have left LTA for around 3 years already, & without fail, she'll send me b'dae greetings every year.. Feel so paisey coz I didn't even know when's hers.

Today has been a busy day working my column again.This time round not a gigantic one, but my compound was giving me trouble. It simply refused to elute from the column. Haiz... so it costed me my lunch hour...sob sob... My colleagues planned to go Holland V for nasi lemak yet I can't join them...It's my b'dae, & I gotta stay in lab alone during lunch...That's seemed pretty sad,rite? Haiz... But anyway, I was too worried over my compound, no appetite to eat then..Yah, I'm a workaholic, I admit to it... However, in the end, my colleagues didn't go Holland V for nasi lemak...hehe~~

After they came back from lunch, I could sense that something was up in their sleeves as they behaved strangely. They kept popping into my lab to ask me whether I'm done with my stuff...Later, Glad came in to inform me that there's an urgent safety meeting to attend & I gotta be there immediately... I know something was amiss..nevertheless, i attended to it. Haha...it's such a surprise! They have bought me a blueberry cheesecake & sung me a b'dae song! I was really touched. Well, really didn't expect these since they've already brought me to Sushi Tei yesterday...Thanks alot, dear colleagues! Ermm...out of politeness, I gotta pass some cake to my boss, it wasn't an easy task to bring cake to him, especially when his office on a different level, not very nice not to offer those who saw the cake...but there's no way for me to hide the cake too...Well, my boss is tall & an ang moh somemore, so I think he can take 2 slices, though I'm like super full with 1 slice, no lunch. Cheesecake is pretty rich.. Haha...my nice boss was afraid of weight gain too...but he enjoyed the cake, just a slice of it, had no idea what to do with the other piece...haha...Then did we realised that he's b'dae was on the 8th dec... So he's a saggitarius too...

Well, I was among the last few to leave the office, no choice...I wanted to leave early too, but just when I was about to go, my boss came to talk to me about some work stuff..

Had dinner with my jc pals at Swensens. Gd food, but felt sinful, seemed to have started feasting since yesterday, & think gonna continue this for the next few days since I'll be out & my boss giving a treat on Mon. Oh no...weight gain!! Clashes with my objective...haha.. Thanks pal for getting me a b'dae ice cream &.... ANOTHER blueberry cheesecake! Again??Haha...luckily just a slice...but i'm really too full & feel too sinful to take it... So I've left it to my big-eater at home to gobble it down on my behalf.. Sorry pals, I'm really too full to take it...

To conclude: A great day, lotz of surprises & well-wishes...Really had a wonderful birthday... BTW, do I stink? Y a bottle of shower gel from body shop huh?