Another tiring day at work

Well.. the title says it so.. its really tiring to like work until so late every nite.. haix.. Anyway, juz came back from work not long ago.. lots of export for the next 3 wks, so I wld be busy and wld be back home at only abt 9pm each nite..

Though I'm clocking my OT hrs, however, its still very tiring.. not worth me being tired and sick but yet earn so much rite.. haix.. but I guess tats the way of how life goes lah..

And today I got a newcomer coming for interview as a operator, and guess wat.. my boss called me to interview.. I was like "huh.. are you sure?".. but in the end, I rejected, becos its like I'm so new and yet my boss entrust me the role of interviewing a new person.. a bit too weird rite..

so my boss decides to like let me sit in the interview and ask him questions too.. so ya.. at least I got the chance of feeling how a boss would look like.. ha..
Actually interviewing ppl can be so fun.. I do enjoy it though..

can't really reveal much abt the interviewee, becos its quite confidential.. but then all I can say is tat he needs my boss's consideration as to whether he wants to hire him.. so ya.. so frm here, u can roughly guess how is his background/qualifications.. so ya..

So I guess tat my role as a supervisor is really gone into full swing now.. my boss gives me the right to make certain decisions, and my workers would act according to my instruction.. so ya..

And I recently got to koe another bunch of my workers.. they are really fun to be with and work with.. so ya.. now ah, though I'm a supervisor, I still act like an operator, eg: help them wrap jelly, etc.. Not enuf ppl mahx, so muz go and help, or else they would die I tell ya..

Ok lah.. tml is another long day and I need to rest now.. btw, I'm blogging again from my sis laptop.. my com tech wld come tml nite.. juz hope nothing wrong lahx..

Ok.. gtg now..

Shacked like nobody's business,
<<< abriel >>>

Computer spoiled..

Well.. this post is by using my sis laptop, becos she cause my computer to like break down.. so to compensate me, she has to lend me her laptop.. wahaha..

Anyway, the past 2 days has been a tiring one.. have been doing overtime like nobody's business.. I actually dun want to do overtime, but no choice.. my boss forced me too.. so ya.. I can't say no loh, becos I'm still under probation..

I counted my OT hrs so far.. And thank goodness, it didnt exceed the OT limit for the mth.. I'm only a few hrs away! believe you me!! so have to see next mth! if this goes on, then if it happens to reach the OT limit, I wld NOT be so stupid and work for the company for free.. so ya.. tats my stand lah!

Anyway, yesterday I got my uniform from the tailor (which I last visited the tailor to get my uniform sown), and I wore it today.. And I tell you.. the clothing is so thick and the material was uncomfortable lah.. I was practically sweating like a pig when I go down to the production floor.

But the feeling of wearing it is quite shiok.. at least, I feel more like an executive staff.. and when I wear the uniform, ppl wld immediately recognise me as an executive staff (becos only executive staff wear like me..).. All my staff were also like quite shocked and also told me tat I look quite good in it.. ha.. Moreover, frm yesterday onwards, I decided to wear my contacts to work, as it is more convenient becos I go to coldrooms and all, and spectacles is really very troublesome.. so ya..

Worked till abt 8+pm every nite.. super tired..

ok lah.. gtg liaox.. tml need to work again..

Gonna get my computer up and about real soon,
<<< abriel >>>

Christmas Shopping (Part 1)

Well ya.. As I've said in my previous blogs, I juz love the weekends, becos its the day really I can enjoy myself to the MAX! so ya.. nothing beats hanging out with close church friends.. =).. Everyone on the count of 3.. 1.. 2.. 3.. Awwww..

Ok tats lame..

Anyway, yesterday was combined service at church.. hymns lah of course.. haix.. and yesterday I sang backup.. but I felt something was missing.. my keyboard.. I'm not used to sing without my keyboard.. dun koe why.. but I guess it needs some getting used to lah..

Then after which, follow my normal clique to Esplanade and went to Glutton's Bay.. man.. I ate like I never ate before, and I was like so guilty.. gaining back all the calories..

Then all proceeded to Fullerton's Starbucks! Best! Nice ambience!! =) Well.. nxt wk's Youth Camp mtg we may be going back there again.. so again.. so see how lah..

By the time I came home and bathe, I wanna sleep liaox.. so didnt blog yesterday nite..

This morning woke up like at 0700.. went for my normal jog.. ate too much yesterday nite.. so ya.. muz lose calories.. so ya.. but surprisingly, today my jog I ran more than I walk.. so ya.. a good sign..
I was initially very hesistant to like run this morning becos I was simply too sleepy.. but I did lah.. with much determination.. =)

Then surf net for a while, before I bathe and go to church for nxt wk's Youth service worship practice.. I tell you.. the songs are super old.. machiam like in the 80's like tat.. ha.. Back to the ancient times.. ha.. =P.. but then the songs I koe it all more or less.. so ya..

Then met up with my parents for their share of Christmas presents.. so as usual, I recee the prices and the various gifts which crossed my mind.. However, becos I cldn't resist temptation of buying becos I saw my parents buying mahx.. so I actually went to buy some Christmas presents.. so Part 1 of 2 is completed! =).. gonna continue part 2 this sun (3/12)..

By the time I came home, I'm half-dead lah.. so ya... didnt blog.. So ya.. =)

Got to go liaox.. Ciaox..

Merry Christmas.. Hohoho..
<<< abriel >>>

Some enjoyment at last!

Well.. as for a matter of fact, I thank God tat my operator is back on track, and this means tat I dun have to do the calculations anymore! hahax.. The calculations and recording of records can make me go bonkers.. so ya.. haix..

As a matter of fact, I only left my office yesterday (thurs - 23/11) at 2230.. We got 6 batches of stuff to complete, and by the time the records are done and stuff, its almost like already 2130..

Came home by cab yesterday and then went on immediately to do my youth camp publicity video.. and I'm glad to announce tat its done already! Thank God! And yes, I have insufficient sleep.. haix.. =(

Slept at like 0045 yesterday loh.. only 5 hrs later and I wake up.. now you tell me where got enuf sleep?

Tat was yesterday and its in the past..

This morning went to work as usual.. and of course, naturally, I wld feel shacked lah!

And it was so sickening lah.. I told my boss 2 days beforehand tat I needed to go off early (like 1630-1700), becos I got to catch a movie with my cell.. but then, he like kept giving me last minute things to do.. An example is:
He asked me to cut some sample plastic lids for export, but he didnt give me clear instructions as to how to cut it and stuff.. He expects me to read his mind.. And this cutting alone takes 30 mins.. and I got to do another time, which takes another 30 mins..

Before I decided to leave, I only think tat its my responsibility to tell my workers wat to do.. so I went down.. did a few stuff, and told them wat to do.. but after I go up and report to my boss what I told them to do, he asked me for some clarification, and then I told him wat I told them.. and he insisted his way in telling me to tell them to follow his instruction.. I wanted to like call, but then again, if I call, tats very bad, becos sure they dun koe wat I mean.. so ya.. haix..

Got a bit fed up lah.. after which, I quickly left office and guess wat.. there was a jam.. haix..

By the time I reached home, quickly bathe, and took a cab to Plaza Singapura with my mum to meet my cell.. so ya.. we gobbled down our food, and proceeded to The Cathay with my cell members and watched Casino Royale.. the show was quite ok.. quite a lot of twists; when u thought its going to end, the unexpected happens.. so ya.. quite worth it I muz say.. lots of action, and its 2.5 hrs long.. made my $9 worth of my every cent! =)

But becos I'm so tired, the aircon and seats were too comfortable, and at some part, I slept, becos the show was too quiet liaox.. haix.. But good show lah..

So by the time I slept and blog this, its already 0100.. ok.. got to sleep liaox.. too tired.. Ciaox..

Enjoyment at last? Hope its not short-lived!,
<<< abriel >>>

A quickie..

This is gonna be a short post, becos I got to rush for time..

Today's work was stressful as usual.. In fact, more stressful.. Believe it or not.. I left my workplace at 2030! And my boss left before me somemore (which is like so rare!)..

The multiple calculations and the records are simply driving me nuts.. never in my whole life did I see so many numbers, as well as record so many stuff.. Then I muz also make sure everything is exact, becos if not, something terrible wld happen to me.. so ya..

Tml is gonna be worse, becos I got more batches of jellies to be completed, and by the time they complete it, it shld be abt 2100+.. and this means tat I can only start counting after 2100+.. so by the time I'm done, I shld leave office at say abt 2200+? it depends on how fast I count lahx, as well as how fast my workers do their stuff.. juz hope tat also nothing happens to the machines and stuff, or else, I wld need to like spend overnight at office or sumthing.. so ya..

And I'm glad to announce tat my younger workers and me really bond together.. =). and this is good..

Ok.. believe this is short enuf.. got to end this blogpost, and then do my church publicity video.. Adios peepz..

Stress @ work,
<<< abriel >>>

The stressful day at work!

There are apparently a thousand and one things to accomplish today at work.. never in my whole life tat I spend abt 98% of my entire worktime (including my OT) at the production floor.. indeed tat one person who did not come becos he is on leave, will make all the difference, becos he is the one who does all the paperwork on the production floor for my section lah.. haix.. he is simply indispensable..

Then today I tried at packing the jellies/puddings, and I must say its quite fun.. though when I sit for long hours, my back would ache..

Also went to the coldroom with my boss, and at least I got a clear idea of which coldroom to go to and stuff, when I need to do a check.. =)

Then morning, I spent most of my time doing the paperwork stuff (like getting ready and all).. then the day ended and the reports all came in, and I have to do the paperwork for it.. haix.. so I spend 45 mins to finish the report.. so ya.. the counting and transferring the information from place to place is making me nuts.. sometimes I really wonder whether I wld remember everything tml.. so ya.. but the main stuff, I photocopied a sample, so at least I wld do the main stuff loh..

So by the time I finish, its abt 1830.. went up to office and settle some problems, before I left office at 1915.. I tell you loh.. nxt time it wld be like tat.. I muz wait till my production finishes, and then I can go home.. so ya..

So by the time I reached home, it was abt 2000 liaox.. feeling super hungry and sleepy.. haix..

Ok lah.. cant blog further.. need to do my church publicity stuff liaox.. Ciaoz peepz! =)

Stress is inevitable,
<<< abriel >>>

My eyes is so heavy!

Well yes! This is how I felt today at work the whole day! I felt like sleeping whenever I check my records.. so ya.. haix.. in fact, as I'm writing this blog, I'm also half-asleep.. so ya..

And tml marks my doomsday, becos tml I have to command ppl to do stuff (my boss orders, becos one of the main operators is not coming tml, so I have to supervise them!).. really stressful I tell you..

I can only pray tat my workers wld listen to me tml loh.. no rebellion or stuff becos the workers are twice my age.. dilemma lahx..

Anyway, I shall see how.. and I jokingly tell my worker (who he wld be on leave from tml to thurs.. he's coming back only on friday) to collect my dead body when he comes back.. hahax.. I talk rubbish hor.. hahax..

Ok lah.. nothing really much happened at work today.. juz the normal stuff lah!

Ok.. my eyes cannot take it liaox.. Nitex ppl! Catch up with you all tml..

Tired,
<<< abriel >>>

Happy 1 month Anniversary to me!

Well.. if you all dun koe yet, today is my official date of me being at my workplace for a month!.. so it can be considered as an anniversary lah.. so ya..

Woke up this morning like at 0700 becos alarm rang.. was supposed to go jogging but then I was simply too tired.. My body seemed to like being drained of all energy.. no energy to move, and not to mention exercise.. I was simply not the energetic me on Sunday mornings.. haix.. probably a sign of old age?

Oh well.. so I didnt go and jog.. followed my family to have breakfast and believe it or not, I was feeling super guilty lah.. its getting heavier and heavier each time..

Then came home, and brainstorm ideas for the Youth Camp publicity nxt wk.. so ya.. then tot of ideas liaox.. went to places to shoot some videos for the publicity stint..

Then went to Suntec to buy present for my church's member kid, Daniel, whom we went to his birthday party later in the evening..

So ya.. after Suntec, we went to Starbucks to have lunch.. The picture on the right is what we had.. I had the pasta salad! Best!! =)

Since we are at Starbucks, I tried the Gingerbread Frappucino (see left picture).. its a holiday season drink.. so ya.. dun expect it to be out for the whole year.. so ya..
So my verdict on Gingerbread Frappucino? If you like cinnamon, then this is the drink for you, becos the cinnamon taste is very strong.. so ya..

Then after Starbucks, we went to church for music practice (nxt wk is combined with adults, and guess wat.. I have been like asked from my pastor's wife (who is the overall worship co-ordinator) to sing and not play, becos she want to train me up as a worship leader.. I have no qualms with tat.. but wat I'm worried is tat I wld get stagefright nxt week.. haix.. we'll see how lah..
Its been 2 yrs since I've stepped onto a stage and like sing and/or lead worship.. so ya.. so it wld get a bit of getting used too.. so ya.. Of course, besides singing, I helped in the musical part, like tempo wrong, I asked them change, and also, if there are chords to be changed, I wld be the one who do it.. so ya.. I'm practically multi-tasking lah.. so ya..

After the practice, went to the birthday party which I've mentioned earlier in this blogpost.. And saw my kor and jie (derek & huimin).. and its always a joy to see them, becos they never fail to put a smile on my face.. hahax.. =)

Then later in the nite, I decided to like take a photo of Alvin, becos he was wearing a GJ T-shirt, which is so suitable for publicity nxt week.. so ya.. and you shld have see how Tjow, Mok, Ryan and myself were like so excited to groom Alvin as a GJ model! Ryan & Mok were like his consultants.. Tjow was the official photographer.. Me? I was the "extra" one.. hahax..
(Wanna see the result of the photo? Wait till I show the publicity to my church first.. wanna surprise them mahx.. dun wanna spoil the fun! who koes who is reading my blog.. hahax..)

Then after the birthday party, most of us didnt feel full, so we went to Azuka Sabo @ Marina Square.. The place looks posh but the food is at a reasonable price.. The food is not bad too.. But wats important is the fellowship =)

As I was quite full (I also didnt want to increase my calorie intake), I decided to take this seafood salad (see left picture) under the recommendation of Ryan.. so ya.. so I ate it, and my verdict? 8 out of 10 stars! The seafood were so fresh.. the prawns were succulent, and there was a generous servings of squids and fresh scallops.. so ya..
As they claimed, the ingredients are all flown in daily from Hokkaido, Japan.. so ya.. But this is good.. and oh.. this is my first time having to eat so many tomato cubes found in this salad.. Its quite a chore though.. haix.. (btw, I dun like tomatoes, tats why!)

This is my dessert (see right picture). This dessert is not your "very sweet" dessert, unless you pour the honey on top, which I dun think its necessary.. so ya.. this dessert has red bean paste (which is super sweet), some agar agar cubes and mini plain tangyuans.. so ya.. not bad.. =) There is also some fruits like (strawberries and apricots) decorating the dessert.. =)

This is Jaslyn's dessert (see left picture).. It's similar to mine, except tat she got a ice-cream, which comes together with her dessert set.. so ya..

As usual, when the food guru has a satisfied meal, he wld be so happy to announce it to the whole world, and tats what he is doing it right now! =).. Go try it someday ah.. quite good japanese food.. =)

And man.. I got so "hurt badly" with all the "verbal arrows" by my brothers, Andrew & Ash.. and guess wat.. Tjow got infected.. but well.. wat they call me doesnt matter lah.. I koe they do it in the name of fun.. so no worries.. =).. but I got "nei shang".. hahax.. =P

Then after the dinner, came home loh, becos muz work tml mahx.. haix.. a stressful week lies ahead of me... we'll see!

But to end this post, I juz wanna thank GJ for celebrating my one month anniversary at work, which is so unknowingly.. hahax.. this is called cover and concealment! hahax.. no link? can't blame me! This is very late in the nite liaox.. Ciaox peepz!

It feels so sweet to be in the company of good friends,
<<< abriel >>>

A tiring Saturday!

Well.. yes.. a very tiring Saturday.. slept very late yesterday nite, becos cell ended late.. and also, I need to rush for the printing of the Youth Camp 2006 registration form, which is due today loh.. need to give it to Jaslyn for printing, and put it in the Youth congregation's newsletters.. so ya..

So went to work super shacked loh.. Then I was like for the first time felt so excited to leave work.. juz can't wait to leave office.. I juz dun koe why.. Maybe its seeing an old friend of mine, Xinyi, who has came back from Aussie for her summer vocation.. so ya.. she's gonna stay till Feb 2007.. so ya.. =)..

"Xinyi, Welcome to Singapore, Selamat Datang !!"

Anyway, left house and reach church and started off with the music practice.. My bro, Andrew, was the worship leader.. so ya.. and man.. The worship today was simply AWESOME!! Its been mths since I felt such an intimate worship.. so ya.. =).. Thanx God! =)..

Then after church, went to BK @ Amara Hotel for Youth Camp mtg.. settled a few issues and guess wat.. there is another publicity event due nxt Sat, and I have to do it.. so I think a video wld be best.. so ya.. so you koe wat this means? Sleepless nites.. haix. =(

Didnt eat at BK.. half of the youths (which followed the committee to BK and have their mtg) or shld I say the usual big clique, but with some few additional ppl.. so ya.. we went to guess where.. Vivocity's Food Republic! Yes! Vivocity! hahax..

I was quite disappointed at Food Republic, becos I didnt koe wat to eat.. all the good food I tried before liaox.. so in the end, I had to settle for bak ku teh, which is super expensive ($8.10 for my dinner [with 1 braised peanut as a sidedish]).. and haix.. I want to eat my favourite dessert, Pomelo with Mango Puree but no more pomelo liaox.. haix.. so sad.. so didnt buy..

But wats impt is not the food.. its the fellowship between all of us and catching up with old friends.. so ya.. =).. guess this is much more impt than food lah! =)

Ok lah.. gtg liaox.. let's see whether tml I will get up in time to exercise.. haix..

My eyes are closing.. super tired.. gtg liaox.. catch up with you peepz soon! =)

Tired to the max,
<<< abriel >>>

There is more than meets the eye!

Well.. ok.. basically, I had nothing much to blog today.. work is as usual lah..

And I juz got news from one of my workers tat he wld be on leave from nxt tues - thurs.. and tat becos no one covers his job, I have to do it..

And you koe wat? I koe nuts abt his job scope.. I basically koe wat is his role in the production floor, but he is the paperwork man on the production floor, so I depended very heavily on him to settle the impt paperwork stuffs on the production floor.. and since he is on leave, I tell you, I wld be super stressed..

Then in the evening, juz as I decided to leave office at abt 1820, I asked my boss tat he has to either take over the role or have to teach me to do it.. and he said he wld teach me, and he is putting the ENTIRE Jelly section under my charge, and I do not need to worry abt the juice section anymore..
(The initial plan of my boss was the processing side only for juices and jelly.. but then he decided to change his mind.. so ya.. so now, I'm also in charge of jelly packing..).. so ya..

I'm gonna be super stressed nxt week lah.. learning new things isnt very easy for me, especially I have to learn it within a short span of time and I dun get to practice it very often.. so ya..

Let's juz see how nxt wk goes lah..

And as I was saying juz now, juz as I was abt to want to pack up and go home, my boss called me to go to his room and have a seat.. and believe you me.. I had a LOONNNGGG 1 hour chat with him! He has been telling me things which I never imagine (ie my role as a supervisor is not as easy as it seems.. it involves in exercising my authority at times, and I dun really like to do it.. imagine a 22 yr old telling ppl twice my age of what to do!.. haix.. really in a dilemma)

So ya.. gonna be so stressed nxt week.. it is indeed tat my job is more than it meets the eye! So shld I be happy or sad? I dun koe.. you tell me?

In a dilemma state,
<<< abriel >>>

Shacked from working..

Today went to work as usual.. and worked OT till 1930.. time passes quite slow at work today, but once at 1730, time seems to fly by like nobody's business.. so ya..

Today did some main things, like accounting for my workers' timecards, and I regret to say tat I still have much to learn.. I'm still not perfect as to where and when to sign and stuff.. so ya.. haix.. never mind.. this is only my 2nd time.. I shall try again at the end of this mth! =)

And I'm glad to say tat I have really made good friends with my younger workers liaox.. we talk like we've known each other for a long long time.. so ya.. and this makes me happy lah! =)

I'm also happy to announce tat the reason why I stayed at work until 1930, is becos I've finished watever my boss gave me.. so ya.. so if I got nothing to do tml, I'm gonna ask my boss again if he has things for me to do.. he has been working late nites for some data entry thingy.. so ya.. see whether he wants to allocate some to me, if not, then too bad.. he has to work more late nites.. so ya..

And oh.. I lost another 1 kg today! I'm so happy! I think my strict resist temptation to food really help lah.. and I shld continue this.. but I can tell you its not easy, becos whenever I see food, I would feel tempted to buy one and eat.. especially every morning I come out of office and wanna go to the production floor, I wld get tempted to eat, becos juz outside my office is the offical canteen for the factory.. so ya.. now you koe why I always like get tempted to eat? haix..

Ok lah.. gtg liaox.. got lots of stuff to complete tonite.. I'm sleepy already.. how? haix..

Work till I die,
<<< abriel >>>

Everyday work.. not sian meh?

Well.. tats wat I think at times lah.. I everyday work, machiam like robot, but yet still have to work loh.. haix.. wat to do? I need money mahx..

Today at work is usual lah.. did my supervision stuff of my workers loh.. and I'm beginning to think tat I'm a friend to my younger workers, rather than their superior.. becos its like when one my workers is sick, I wld like ask them how they feel and stuff, and give them advise if necessary.. sometimes, I wld even joke with them.. so ya.. so I think they dun feel intimidated to talk to me or stuff.. in fact, I think they find me very approachable, and tats the way I want it to be lah! =)

Then so far, I actually had known quite a number of ppl from other departments (which my dept works closely with lah!).. so ya.. in fact, the QC superiors koe me liaox (by NAME ok!!).. and sometimes, they call and asked me things!! so ya.. and my phone has become a very impt tool at work, becos I can only be contactable thru my handphone during office hours (becos most of the time during office hours, I'm not at my desk mahx..).. and this calling on my hp frequently happens when the QC Lab ppl call me to go take something frm their lab, or they need to ask me something.. so ya.. so as usual, becos of my friendly sociable skills, managed to make friends too from other departments! =)

So I guess my stay at my workplace is a good one lah!.. and come to think of it, time pass so fast, and this sun (19/10) is my FIRST mth anniversary at my workplace! So ya.. I have worked for like almost a mth liaox! time pass so fast hor..

Then today I tot I can like do overtime for a while and then go home.. but never did I expect tat I did overtime till 1915 today.. so ya.. there was a bit of problem at work, so I need to settle it fast, becos my boss and my other colleague was busy with their stuff, so being the one tat is in charge of such stuffs, I have to do it loh.. so ya..

Then I actually wanted to continue my other stuff (becos this is the first time I had unfinished work for the day and I went home juz like tat!), but then it was too late liaox.. so ya..

So packed up and went home..

Reach home, had dinner, bathe and watched "Project Superstar" on TV.. then now blog loh..

Oh.. I dun koe how come today I lost a kg.. maybe something wrong with my weighing scale, but oh well.. will see how tml..

Ok lah.. gtg and do some last minute surfing, then I'm off to lala land liaox =)

Workaholic,
<<< abriel >>>

I'm FAT!!

Ok.. the official weight now stands as me being overweight by 3 kg! A kilogram more than last week! I juz got so mad with myself.. how come I'm controlling my diet and still I'm gaining weight! What is this?

I'm seriously very mad with myself.. you koe why I wanna slim down? Becos I dun want to live the horror of being how much I weigh before I was enlisted, and also I wanna like maintain my weight, so when my IPPT test (tat is in end March 2007), I wld be ready to go and take it..

I have been thinking a lot abt my IPPT and its realy stressing me up.. but oh well.. dun wanna think abt it so much as yet, or else, believe you me.. I can lose my appetite over it!

Ok.. today at work, normal loh.. Did overtime till normal time loh..

And a lot of ppl have been asking me why I felt stupid? The simple reason? I can't pass my advance driving theory even for the 3rd time.. ppl juz take 1 time and pass, and I'm still stuck at square one.. and plans for me to learn driving is underway, but a problem is holding me back; when I will have the time to do so? haix.. I juz wanna wait till like after I'm confirmed in my job (which is in April 2007), then I see how loh.. haix.. =(

Work is ok lah.. but I did overtime.. But wat happened was I was abt to like finish everything liaox, but then, suddenly a call came and look for me in office, and I tot it was to inform me my uniform is here.. but well, no loh.. one of the personnel in the QC department asked me to give them some information, which I have to make a special trip down to my production floor.. haix..

So I went down, and took abt 30 mins to settle the matter.. came up and then do my work loh.. overtime tat is.. did overtime until like 1830..

Left office for home.. reach home.. bathe.. had dinner and then watched a bit of TV and now blog loh..

I think I'm gonna sleep early tonite.. so ya.. =).. super tired..

Ciaoz peepz,
<<< abriel >>>

Thumbs down for customer's service..

Well.. for the first time, I'm really disappointed with my Internet telco, which happens to be S*N*T*L (go figure!).. if you are a member of my Internet telco, you wld have realised tat they are doing some slight adjustments to the Internet bills, so this mth I'm paying like 1.5 mths, instead of 1 mth.. so I wld assume tat nxt mth, I wld need to pay lesser.. I wanted to call to confirm and ask why they need to do adjustments and stuff..

Anyway, I called my telco since 1200 this afternoon, and they didnt pick up, I was thinking it cld be their lunchtime, so I tried at 1310, and guess wat.. I still hear the same reply, "our customer service officers are engaged at the moment. Pls hold while we get back to you shortly".. and I was like ok.. call back at 1400.. still hear the same reply.. I was "boiling" liaox.. then I called every hr after tat, and I still hear the same reply..

The final straw came when I called at home, and it was 1804.. and you koe what I heard? "Sorry.. our customer service centre is closed now. We are opened from 0800-1800, Mondays to Saturdays, excluding Sundays & Public Holidays.."

So how do I feel when I hear this? Imagine me calling the whole day and then I got this message.. I felt angry of course!

I told my mum tat I wld write in and complain to my Internet Telco.. and this is wat I did! I wrote a feedback with some really sarcastic words.. here is how I end my complaint feedback form (but not in the exact words.. the idea is there..).. ".. I highly regard your company as one of the top-notch telco company in Singapore, and probably in the world, but with such poor customer service, I certainly can't see how this can be fulfiled.. I hope you could give me an acceptable and yet reasonable answer as to why this is happening. Thank You."

So ya.. Sarcastic huh? ha.. I'm learning all these from my shifu, Tjow! =).. Tjow is the ultimate suaning machine.. hahax.. so ya.. but I dun think this is powerful enuf for him.. I think if he help me to speak, the words would be even more harshed hor.. Tjow? =)

Anyway, enuf of this customer service thingy.. I'm getting fustrated even at the tot of it! arghh...

Today at work is so so lah.. felt tired lah.. as usual, suffering from Monday blues.. so ya..

Nothing much at work today.. my staff only did 1 type of dessert and they finish it quite fast.. so ya.. and for once, I didnt stay in office till like 6+pm.. In fact, I left office at 1730! Nothing for me to do at work liaox mahx, so why stay? I tried to find things to do, but absolutely nothing! My boss is busy with his stuff as well, so no time to entertain or delegate other work to me.. the one he did delegate to me the other time, I finished it and he is vetting it, but wonder how long wld tat be, becos he is too busy to do so.. so ya.. So I'm practically left to find things for myself to do loh..

Anyway, cant find anything to do liaox.. so leave office lah.. and its quite shiok, becos quite a lot of ppl in office, and yet I leave so early.. ha.. my boss even saw me leave.. I was juz like right in front of him.. hahax.. =P..

Came home, and bathe and then ate dinner.. Watched a bit of TV b4 I went to file a complain abt my Internet thingy, and now, blogging loh..

Just been to Alvin's blog.. he passed his driving liaox! haix.. really felt with envy loh.. I wonder when will be my turn.. I cant even pass my advance theory which most ppl pass within their first try.. haix.. I took 3 times and still fail.. I stupid hor?
Even if I like take my practical driving lessons now, wld I have the time? I seriously dun koe lah.. I shall see how when I'm confirmed in April 2007.. so ya.. so we shall see how lah.. but haix.. I felt so envious of ppl getting their driving license lahx.. haix.. I suddenly feel so stupid..

Ok lah.. need to end this blog and go do my church stuff.. have not finish yet.. haix..

Am I tat stupid?,
<<< abriel >>>

The week ended..

Well. somtimes I really wish tat the weekends will never end.. it will juz go on and on.. I have been slogging at work for the past week, and trust me.. weekends is the ONLY thing that I look forward to each week.. so ya.. when you start working, you wld koe lah.. But in the meantime, here are my updates since yesterday (Sat - 10/11/06)..

Saturday(11/11/06)

Today went to work and for the first time, I didn't eat breakfast (ie, didnt had an extra breakfast at the coffeeshop.. juz had a curry puff at home and then went to work liaox..

Didnt want to eat anything, becos its a Saturday, and its half day.. so ya.. and surprisingly, I didnt complain hungry or anything like tat..

The day juz went by like tat, and on Saturdays is like more or less I got a lot of paperwork to complete.. so ya.. but of course, I went down to the production floor occasionally to see see look look.. so ya..

Then I was doing overtime till 1230.. I was like "die.. sure late" (becos I got to be in church for music practice at 3pm mahx)..

Anyway, went home and ate lunch.. then as I was about to bathe, it rained cats and dogs.. so I told the worship leader, Carlise, tat I wld be late.. so in the end, I followed my mum in a cab to church.. so ya..

Once at church, started practice, and soon, service started.. I feel so much like in HCC (my old church).. hahax.. the setup of the projector, laptops, songs, etc.. everything look so HCC-rish.. hahax.. it brings back fond memories.. hahax..

Then went for dinner at the nearby place.. Usually its deserted, but yesterday the WHOLE church (youths, children and adults) went there for dinner.. you shld have see how happy the store-owners are! hahax.. they have smiles on their faces.. so ya.. guess tat wld be the normal eating place after every Saturday loh.. hahax..

Then Nat, Andrew & me decided to go to Liang Court's Starbucks to chill out (under the recommendation of Andrew of course!).. so ya.. its been a while since I've been into Clarke Quay area.. so ya.. anyway, ther starbucks there is superb! Got ambience and so quiet.. good for chatting.. had the peppermint mocha frappucino! best! =)

There we juz chat, and of course, I poured out my sorrows to them abt my job and stuff.. my bros, Andrew & Nat, are great listeners! Thanx =)

After we finished at Starbucks, we went down to the Japanese supermarket (I think its spelled as MEIDI-YA) and Andrew ate again -_-|||..

Then after tat, we juz walked down Singapore River.. and believe you me.. I was thinking abt a lot of stuff whilst walking.. A lot of tots juz cross my mind.. its like the floodgates of tots juz opening up! hahax..

And soon, we chatted and crack lame jokes on the way, and we land up in Fullerton hotel. Visited the toilet.. hahax.. also showed Nat where the place is to eat the chocolate buffet.. can see he was almost salivating.. hahax..

Then we walked to Esplanade, where we went on separate ways.. I took a bus home (feeling shacked of course), and they took the train loh.. so ya..

Came home and bathe and sleep.. Tired..

Sunday (12/11/06)

Woke up this morning at 0700.. Alarm rang of course.. then changed to my running attire, and I went for my weekly jog.. this time I ran a longer route, and I tell you.. I was never so tired before lah.. I ran and stop halfway.. totally no stamina.. the route was filled with many gradual upslopes.. so ya.. so running for a distance already, and then have to run up and down the upslopes and downslopes, totally tiring..

I felt like giving up many times, but I didnt.. the only motivation for me to run is tat ppl have been calling me "fatty", etc.. and also I wanna make myself slim again.. so this thought has always been in my mind, so tats why I wanna slim down lah.. so ya..

Then came home with sweaty body as well as shacked lah.. bathe and had breakfast.. watched a bit of TV.. then surf a bit of net.. (oh.. go download Internet Explorer 7 and Windows Media Player 11).. it rox lah.. =).. so ya.. go and download.. the features are cool! Cool layouts as well! =)

Then bathe again to go to church for music practice.. so ya... Reach there abt 15 mins late.. the bus journey lah..

Anyway, we did practice and managed to like give some musical advise to my bro, Andrew, who is the worship leader nxt week.. so ya..

Then Carlise asked me like when I can start leading worship.. I was like "ermm.. can we start?".. hahax.. Then juz nice as we finish practicing, the adults just arrive for the worship.. so ya.. Then my pastor's wife (who is the overall worship coordinator) tell me to do backup nxt week for the combine service practice, as she want to train me to become a worship leader.. then I was like "ermm.. ok loh".. Well.. this muz be a sign from God tat I will lead worship.. so ya.. stress leh.. I never lead worship since I entered NS, which is abt 2 yrs liaox.. and now have to do it, a bit stressed.. haix.. but we shall see ya =)..

After tat, Andrew went to meet Nat whilst I went to meet my parents.. so ya.. did some window shopping, and I roughly koe wat to get for my Christmas shopping liaox, which is happening early nxt mth.. so ya.. Shopping is my favourite pastime =)..

Then had dinner.. and then came home from Suntec.. and oh.. I saw some cars on exibition in the Carrefour Concourse area.. and man.. this gives me so much drive and determination to learn driving.. so ya.. but lets see whether I can squeeze out time for it lah.. so ya.. =)

After reaching home, I bathe and then now I blog loh.. have applied some cream thingy (recommended by NSmen magazine to cure my foot rot.. and its like somewhat guaranteed to cure my foot rot within 1 wk.. so ya.. lets see the result huh.. this cream doesnt come cheap.. in fact, its $20.45 bought from Guardian Pharmacy.. so ya.. real expensive lah.. why go Guardian you may asked? This is becos they only sell the cream at Guardian.. so ya..

Ok lah.. gtg and do my church stuffs and then go sleep soon, becos I gtg to work tml.. haix.. wonder wat will I face at work this week? hmm.. we shall see! =).. cya ppl soon! =)

The work week is a never ending cycle,
<<< abriel >>>

Tired..

Well.. today for a record, I've worked till 1930.. which means I worked 3.5 hrs overtime.. so ya.. wat happened? read on..

This morning I weighed myself and I was SHOCKED.. I am overweight by 2kg! I juz gain 1 kg juz for a mere 2 weeks.. its scary ya koe.. I dun want to go back to my weight before I enlist NS.. so ya.. so I really am stressed right now..

I have to control my diet loh, becos its NOT possible for me to do exercise on weekdays, as I have to work till dun koe wat time everyday.. so you tell me how I exercise? so ya..

So this is Day 1 where I control my diet.. in the morning, I have stop eating like huge amts (for eg: bee hoon,etc).. this morning I had only a piece of tau kwa and a fishcake.. tats all.. until one of the person from QC whom I've seen b4 (becos the other day I ask the person something mahx) asked me like tat enuf meh? ha.. I told the person, "enuf".. I didnt continue further.. I was actually plan to tell the person tat I'm losing weight.. ha.. but oh well..

You all must think to yourself, since you eat so little, muz why dun eat rite? save money and help to lose weight.. I also tot of this, but then, I decided not to take a chance, becos my lunch is at 1300.. and from 0730-1300 is a long time.. morning I also did not have a heavy breakfast.. so ya.. I CANNOT work with an empty stomach.. so ya..

Then in the afternoon at 1300, I went to buy lunch.. but this time, I ta-pow.. becos I didnt want to sit there and then, got tempted to order soft/sugary drinks.. so to save all the trouble, I ta pow and went back to my office canteen to eat.. So I drank cold water =).. so ya..

I think the aunty at the shop muz have think why suddenly I had such weird eating habit today.. so ya.. this aunty at the shop koes me well lah (as in my diet or the food tat I order.. so ya..)

Anyway, for the first time, I signed the duty roster and also gave out the payslips to my workers.. you shld have see how happy they are when the payslips were given to them.. ha.. they were grinning from ear to ear.. its as if the payslip is their lottery ticket.. ha..

Then went back to office to do wat my boss had assigned me to do a few days ago.. so I did it until like 1915.. then last minute, my boss gave me a last minute thing which made me have to change the duty roster again, which I did this morning.. and I have to re-photocopy and do some changes.. haix.. so by the time I leave office, it was already 1930.. haix..

Then came home and eat dinner.. then watch TV and then now blog loh.. =)

Ok lah.. gtg and sleep liaox.. really tired and I'm on a diet-cutting exercise.. DON'T tempt me with food or else.. *evil grin*

Exercise trim-and-fit,
<<< abriel >>>

Unreasonable!

Yes.. today at work I finally see another side of my boss which I didnt like really see before.. so ya.. here is a brief account..

Yesterday I was supposed to stay back and supervise my workers on the stuff tat my boss ordered them to do.. but then becos I went to make my uniform, and therefore, I cldn't stay back lah..

So I guess my boss didnt want to supervise them too, becos I think he trust them.. Then this morning when I did my rounds, one of my workers (who is a section leader) told me tat yesterday they cldnt finish doing it, becos its very tedious and they did it very detailed.. So each of them only check half of what they are suppose to do..

So I was like "ok" lah, becos I koe tat they are very tired, and then they stil need to do this.. so ya.. so I went up to my boss and explain, and he was wondering, they spend 4 hrs on it and yet they can't finish.. So I tried to explain why this is so, (according to wat my workers told me lah!), and hoping to like erase the bad impression tat he has on my workers.. so ya..
My boss's face didnt really like show it tat he is angry with them, but I can sense it tat he is angry lah!.. When I saw this, I tot to myself, what an unreasonable boss!

When I went down, I supervise the younger workers, and they are the ones which I really get along very well.. I understand their predicament and sympatise with them.. so ya.. So I told them I rather they do it detailed and do it nicely for me, rather than finish all but all slipshot work.. correct or not? so ya..

Then I initially tot my younger workers wld have time to like check the cups once they are free (becos there was a lag time in cooking and filling the jellies).. so ya.. so I told my boss abt they are able to do it later.. but then, they have not enuf time to do so becos they need to take over ppl for lunch breaks and stuff, and also, I can see them tat they are not willing (becos they did it until very late yesterday nite and they are sleepy too becos not enuf sleep last nite), so I didnt want to "push" lah.. so I was hoping tat my boss wont ask (he didnt in the end!), or else, I was wondering how to answer.. so ya..

Then I decided to have my tea-break for 15 mins.. why work so hard when I'm entitled to breaks? so ya.. I'm not gonna be stupid anymore.. I need to fight for my rights.. During my tea break, I ranted my situation via SMS to my bro, Andrew, and he did help to like agree with me or at least, talk some sense into me.. so ya.. appreicate it bro! =).. I koe I can count on you anytime! =)

Then lunch time came.. and becos my workers not doing a lot of impt stuff which I needed to supervise, so I went to have my lunch instead..

After lunch, came back and then did another thing which needed my supervision.. this time, the unreasonable level of my boss was really to the max, and I was like very fed up with him..

My boss instructions is to ask one of my workers to go to the warehouse and take 20 cartons, which each carton has a different design, and there were 20 different designs.. and the pallet tat came in were by 20 cartons.. so becos the pallets in the warehouse didnt really like was side by side, so my worker and I decide to like juz take 1 pallet..

Then when the pallet arrive, we juz realise tat we had only 15 designs, and we have 5 duplicate designs.. so initially my boss's instructions (when I called him), he said never mind.. then soon, I saw him and he was at the area where all the designs are, and he somewhat insisted tat I have to have all 20 designs, by hook or by crook, even if it means to push watever we dun need to the warehouse and take whatever we need from the warehouse.. so you koe wat this means? Double work.. and you all think the cartons are light? You are wrong.. each carton actually weights abt 20kg.. so ya.. really heavy.. I'm currently suffering either frm cramp ligament or cramp muscle.. its really pain lah.. I'm feeling it more in my forearm and my biceps.. I wont be surprised if there was a little muscle tear.. so ya..

And btw, my boss was very sarcastic in the way he talk when he insisted tat he wanted 20 designs.. You shld have see the way he talk to my worker.. he was like smiling and jokingly talk, but I'm sure he is suaning/scolding my worker but in a nice way..
Can see my worker was also very fed-up with my boss too.. he didnt want to tell me, but I can see and sense it..

My boss told me tat the marketing dept wants some samples of each design.. but wats worse is tat, he didnt take the initiative to like obtain a sample sheet frm the marketing dept showing all the 20 different designs.. he needed me to tell him then he go to the marketing and get.. He wasnt sure whether the marketing dept had it, but I told him "sure have one! since they are in charge of such stuff".. so ya.. I had no choice but to use technology (ie, my camera phone), and take each design, so as to not like take repetative designs frm the warehouse.. and juz as I finish my photo taking, my boss gave me the 2 sheets.. so ya.. was grateful lah.. at last!

So my worker and I went to the warehouse and take the remaining 5 designs.. then help them to pack the samples for each design (ie, 2000 pcs per design!!) into a box and then put on trolley, and have to pass it to the marketing department.. so ya..

So can you believe it? I was doing the packing of the samples for the marketing department ALL by myself.. my boss see, he didnt bother to help at all.. the reason why I helped my worker packed the marketing department samples, is becos I see them so tired liaox and they are busy sorting out stuff, so I decided to help them do.. but my boss when see, juz use "eye-power" (ie, stay and see and do nothing).. haix..

And I did the packing until I was like having back-aches and all.. Thank God there is one of my young workers who actually came and help me becos he had nothing to do.. so ya.. now you koe why I "take care" of my young workers? =).. The guy who helped me is really helpful! I asked him to do for me a few stuff liaox, and everytime he did it WITHOUT complaining.. so ya..

Then of course, I felt very shacked liaox (by the time I finish, it was already 1630 liaox).. so went back to office and do paperwork.. and of course, my muscles ache like anything loh..

Then at 1830, I left office and came home.. had dinner and watch TV and now blog loh.. I realised I'm really getting fat.. die.. I wanna lose weight but I can't.. haix.. =(..

Ok lah.. I'm really very fustrated with my boss today.. sometimes I really wonder how long will I be able to control my temper or at least put up with his unreasonable-ness (if there was ever such a word)? But as I always say, I actually long ago wanted to quit, but then, its my younger workers which makes me want to carry on and endure all the stuff tat I face with my superiors.. =)

Ok lah.. gtg and sleep liaox.. Late already.. waking up tml to work.. so ya.. wat is going to happen to me tml? I dun koe!!
Oh.. the juice process side executive is on leave, so if anything, I have to handle, which I did today.. I helped check his records.. haix.. stress ah.. hope nothing big happens though.. ok.. gtg liaox.. =)

The persistance of staying in my job are my workers,
<<< abriel >>>

Another day has past!

Well.. today at work, time seems to at times seem slow, whilst other times seems fast.. hmm..

Anyway, today I have a balance of paperwork and supervision.. So ya.. lazy to type out everything lah.. so ya.. but all you all need to koe is tat I have a balance of work today yah..

Then at the end of the day, my boss actually wanted me to supervise my workers on some stuff, and I actually like plan to leave office really late, since their estimated time where they started is approximate 1800.

But as the day ended, my boss suddenly pass me a form and told me tat I have to go down to a tailor and make my uniform.. I was a bit surprised initially, becos it was being told to me tat I will not have uniforms until I'm a confirmed staff.. so ya.. so naturally, I was quite surprised..

So after work, I like do a bit of overtime and then at 1715, I left office liaox.. told my boss tat I need to go and make uniform.. I wanted to like do it tml but then decide to do it once and for all..

So I went to the uniform place and its super ulu lah.. but then, still did it in the end.. then went home.. and by the time I was home, it was only 1800; the earliest I have reached home so far! so ya..

Anyway, I'm really excited about my uniform lah.. hahax.. once I wear it, I would not seemed to be such a newbie liaox.. I would look like one of them.. hahax.. =)..

After came home, bathe and then watched TV.. of course, its the debut of Project Superstar season 2 (and its the best programme I've watched!).. then after watch tat, I came online to blog this blogpost loh!

Ok lah.. gtg and sleep liaox.. tml need to wake up early.. working tml.. Ciaoz peepz =)

The long-awaited uniform wait is killing me,
<<< abriel >>>

Sleepyhead!

I juz dun koe why.. I had more than enuf sleep last nite, and yet today at work, I felt so restless.. its like I only sleep for like 3 hrs.. so ya..

Today is the first time where I spend my WHOLE working hrs at the production floor.. so ya.. You koe why? Becos my boss has gave me a list of things which he claims tat its impt to my job as a production supervisor.. so ya.. apparently he doesnt want to give me paperwork and he is finding things for me to do.. haix.. =(.. but oh well, since he has given me a task, I have no choice but to carry it out rite? so ya..

So its like most of the questions, I need to ask my workers.. but the most is the process side whose workers are my age.. so ya.. I asked him really a lot of questions (I didnt tell him tat my boss assigned me the task!), and I think he explain it to me until vomit blood, becos I need a long time then I can understand! The opening and closing of the valves is enuf to kill me lah.. Information really overload.. and I scribbled all on my paper, so dun koe whether tml I rewrite it, will it be illegible? ha.. dun koe and dun care.. tat wld be tml and probably in the weeks to come, kind of stuff.. so ya..

My lunch really costs me a bomb.. a whopping $8.20.. juz 1 soup, 1 plate of rice, 1 plate of vege and a home-made crysanthmum tea.. I wanted to like try another stall during lunch-break, but never did I expect it to be so expensive! haix.. I would NEVER eat there again.. so ex..

Then after lunch (I only took a 20mins lunch break, instead of 30 mins.. so ya), went back to production floor immediately and then see my workers and ask them questions as usual..

At 1630, I went up to office to do the stuff tat my boss calls me to do.. and man.. I write it by hand lah.. so ya.. and this is the first time where my handwriting is so nice.. hahax..

Then I do OT until 1900, then I realised my brain cannot take it liaox.. I was like half-dead lah.. so ya.. so I packed and went home lah..

Came home, had dinner.. watched a bit of TV and now blog loh.. I'm super tired.. Aim to sleep at 2200 tonite! Super early rite? But I dun care.. I wanna sleep.. sleep is like the best thing tat can happen to you lah! =)

Ok lah.. gtg and sleep liaox.. eyes is getting heavy..

Shacked,
<<< abriel >>>

I finished ALL my paperwork!

Fwee.. hahax.. I finished ALL my paperwork!! Finally! After wks of doing it, I cleared it.. now my table is so so empty.. hahax.. but then, I'm not like done yet.. I'm like begging my boss to like give me the paperwork tat he is doing now.. its not records and stuff.. juz some IT stuff, which I like it lah.. hahax.. =).. but oh well, tats wat I wrote to him a note before I left, but whether he wants me to help him in his paperwork, I dun koe.. see whether he give it to me tml loh..

You ppl muz have think this in your mind, "Abriel, you siao or sumthing? You last time complain so many paperwork, but now you want more.. are you in your right mind?".. but oh well.. I juz like paperwork, but then the records type is like not my ideal one, but if there are anything to help my boss, I will do it loh..
My boss is slogging his guts out I tell you; everyday work like till 9-10pm.. haix.. so poor thing.. so tats why I initiated to help him.. so ya.. so we shall see how tml lah! =).. I feel so much like a personal assistant to him liaox.. hahax.. =P

Anyway, today at work is all right lah.. do the normal loh.. managed to solve a problem and discuss the solution to my boss, and he agrees to my solution.. so ya.. felt really happy becos I felt I was useful at work today.. hahax.. (but tat doesnt mean I'm not useful other days.. hahax..)

So wat I can say is tat I spend more than 75% of my time in the production floor today, so becos the wkends I had so little sleep, naturally I wld feel tired.. so you koe my office is like so quiet (no music, no anything!) becos after office hrs liaox mahx.., and I was checking some records, and guess wat; my eyes got heavier and I occasionally caught a few winks.. I was tat tired.. but its like I told myself, cannot lah.. cannot sleep!.. so I went to the toilet and wash my face and then I was ok liaox.. =).. so washing the face works lah! hahax..

Then I dun koe why.. I had absolutely NO mood to work OT today.. I'm practically dragging myself to do something which I had no mood of.. dun koe why.. probably I'm tired, or my mind was thinking of something else lah.. so ya..

So I left my workplace at 1800 and came home (of course with all the paperwork done).. had dinner, watched a bit of TV and now blog this blogpost loh..

Gonna continue my church stuff (publicity stint this Sat, so have to prepare!).. its actually done liaox, juz some normal touch-ups.. =)

Ok lah.. gtg and do my stuff liaox.. I aim to sleep before 2230 tonite! =).. Goodnitez peepz! =)

An initiator by nature,
<<< abriel >>>

I feel so pampered!! =)

Sorry ppl (esp. those faithful readers) whom I koe.. have not been blogging for the past few days, becos I was either too tired or too busy.. so ya.. so here is wat happens over the days where I didnt blogged.. so ya..

Friday (03/10/2006)

Went to work as usual.. Did my normal routine loh, but this time and for the first time, I spend so much time on paperwork! Yes.. almost a full day! I need to settle stuff for a particular form, and this make me find the correct person to ask and stuff.. so I went up and down the building.. so ya.. its similar to like finding a person to sign clearance.. hahax..

And of course, after abt 30 mins, I managed to gather up all the info I need and stuff.. Then I proceeded back up to put my stuff down on my table, and then go back down to the production floor to supervise my workers..

After a while, I came up to office to complete the paperwork.. and I obviously finish doing up the form, but I was touching up (as in the softcopy lah.. it was in excel and I managed to clear things up, eg: merge cells, change fonts, etc.. becos its like quite untidy and also the fonts are not universal.. so ya..!)..
I got worried tat I have so much time on my paperwork tat my boss wld ask me to go down.. and true enuf, shortly after, my boss asked me politely to be on the production floor, so tat I wld koe wats happening.. so ya..
I told him "ok" but I have to finish wat I'm doing.. so ya.. Mind you.. I also did the duty roster for my workers.. so ya.. Stress ok I tell you..

Then the day juz went on loh.. and in the afternoon, I was deciding whether I wanna try the new product from Marigold, the No Sugar Added Apple Cranberry fruit juice.. so ya.. And I'm pleased to say tat I bought it.. so ya.. and a few other stuff.. of course, all at staff price.. =)
I bought 5 chocolate puddings (which when I saw the expiry date, its freshly made, tat is its made juz yesterday [thurs - 02/10].. so ya.. my workers was making the pudding so its like very nice.. so ya..), 5 jellies, 1 no sugar added apple cranberry juice and 1 lime juice.. best! =).. so happy with my purchase lah.. =)

Then after my usual afternoon rounds of supervising, I went up to office to do my paperwork.. so ya.. then suddenly its like there was some IT problems with some of my colleagues.. so I helped them to check it out, but still cant find wats the problem.. haix.. but tat afternoon was filled with IT stuff (which I'm very interested in), and therefore, I went on to help them, but then nothing I can do to help.. IT knowledge not good enuf.. hahax..

Then do overtime until like 6+pm, then went to buy supper for my cell group.. went home, had dinner, then had cell.. then had supper.. so ya..

Feeling tired, I went to sleep.. Zzzzzz

Saturday (04/10/2006)

Woke up feeling shacked as usual.. went to work loh.. again, this day is quite boring at work, becos they no production, juz cleaning and stuff.. so ya..

I do a lot of paperwork on this day lah.. so ya.. even at 1 time, I got not much thing to do, I went to update their paycards.. sign and stuff..

After abt 1030, I went to collect my stuff (the staff sale products lah!).. quite happy and was a bit of a mountain tortoise though.. ha.. first time buying and collecting mahx.. hahax..

Then did 30 mins of overtime, then I have to come home liaox.. becos muz rush to church mahx.. And I finished all the "dun-need-to-check" records and compiled them, and after tat, I went home liaox.. so ya..

Came home, had lunch and then went to my hairstylist.. I tell you.. it was the first time where I felt so pampered..

When I first went in to the shop, the staff ask me whether I want to shampoo my hair.. I dun koe why but I juz said "ok".. ha.. weird huh.. Then after I started having shampoo on my hair, I was thinking to myself whether I had money to pay.. so ya..
But once it started, I felt so pampered.. if you have not try shampooing your hair at a hair salon, you shld try it someday.. its really shiok! Its shiok till the pt tat you feel like sleeping.. its tat shiok.. suddenly I felt like a king.. hahax.. I console myself by telling myself tat this is a reward for myself after I have worked for 1 mth.. a short session of pampering will help! =)

The usual cut of my hair is $18.. so plus the washing is another $5 more.. so my cut was $23.. not too bad wat.. so ya.. then I also bought a hair gel frm my hairstylist and tat costs me $9.. so my total haircut yesterday was a whopping $32! I almost got a shock when I heard the amt! hahax..
I wanted to like try to colour my hair nxt time, but then, had second tots.. dun koe lah.. see how..

Then after tat, changed and went to church.. Worship was not bad.. old songs which I'm familiar with.. so ya..

After church, went with the adults to the temporary Chinatown market food centre for dinner.. The rest took car.. so me and my brothers, Nat & Andrew, took MRT to the place.. so ya.. On the way, got more lame jokes being cracked by both of them loh.. wats new rite.. hahax..
Uncle Weng Seng gave us a treat.. so ya.. Thanx =)

Then we proceeded to Burger King @ Pearl's Centre for our Youth Camp mtg, and for the first time.. it was closing soon.. so we had to hurry.. and I tell you the place is really lock-kok (hokkien for dilappilated).. so ya.. its errie too..
But the best thing is tat it finishes within 30 mins.. ha.. fast and efficient.. haha =)

Came back home and bathe, and sleep.. too tired...

Sunday (05/10/2006)

Intention is to wake up at 0630 this morning for morning jog.. Alarm has been set at 0630.. woke up at 0630.. But when to sleep after tat..

At 0700, I decided I cannot take it anymore.. I muz exercise! So I woke up and change and then go run ard my neighbourhood.. I took 15 mins to run and after tat, came home.. bathe and went out to Serangoon Gardens to had breakfast with my parents.. Of course, I had some really high-calorie food and I feel so guilty.. haix..

Then I came home and check my email and stuff.. Then surf net a while.. before bathing and got out of the hse for music practice at my church @ SAC..

Met Andrew at BK becos he still eating his lunch -_-|||.. then, we both together went to SAC for music practice.. Carlise was the worship leader.. so ya.. HCC style I guess.. hahax.. =)

After practice, Andrew and I took a train down to meet Nat at City Hall.. so ya.. Then 3 of us spend some "brotherhood time" together.. so ya.. and I juz dun koe why, when I'm with my bros (Ash, Nat & Andrew), I juz feel so happy lah.. I dun koe why.. maybe becos they make me laugh and stuff.. so ya..
So today Ash is not ard as he needs to study for his 'O' levels frm nxt week.. so ya.. Ashley, jiayou hor! After u are done with ur O's, we all can go out and spend some real quality brotherhood time together! =)

So ya.. anyway, today is no exception lah.. Nat & Andrew really made my day.. Nat with his lame jokes/comments, whilst Andrew makes me shakes my head in disappointment becos he is "always wrong".. haix.. but oh well.. no matter wat, they are my good brothers and they will always be no matter wat! hahax.. suddenly I feel like I'm making a thank you speech.. ha..

Andrew asked me to try Chippee's beer battered fish with salt & vingar, and I try it.. nothing really special, except tat the vinegar on the fish is really strong loh..

Then we went to Starbucks (our usual routine)@ Raffles City.. I had a tall Java Chip.. best! hahax..

Then we walked round Suntec and Nat was like quite crafty.. we were on second floor liaox, then I say go down to Adidas shop to see.. then Nat say why dun we go up to third floor.. I was like "ok" loh.. then soon, we walked and walked and we walked towards the arcade.. I was like "wat are we doing here?".. Nat and Andrew then gave me tat evil smile, and I knew it.. they tricked me up here.. ha.. they koe I dun play arcade one, but then still.. haix..
But I still followed them lah.. so they played time crisis 3.. I watched them for a while, before go and see ppl play the time crisis 4.. its really good lah! best! =).. but a difficult game though!.. so ya..
I dun koe why I dun have some interests tat ppl my age likes (for example, soccer, video games, computer games, arcade).. well.. most of these interests some ppl I koe, but I seriously HATE it lah, esp. SOCCER.. I juz dun koe why ppl like it so much.. watching soccer to me is like wasting my time and a "lullaby programme".. so ya.. I koe by my sentence above, will definately put off some ppl, but I dun care.. this is my blog.. I can say anything I want.. =P..

So after they finish the arcade and I saw enuf of Time Crisis 4, we did some window shopping (which I wanted to buy a t-shirt from Adidas, but then see the price not worth it.. so ya.. so didnt buy lah.. imagine buying a simple printed t-shirt for like $59!! -_-|||..

After tat, we went to had dinner.. I suggested the wontan mee (which is so fabulous lah.. the mee is really nice! Nat & Andrew said not bad, and they like it!.. so ya.. listening to the food guru no problem one! can trust.. hahax..) @ Congress Kopitiam, near the convention hall area.. so ya.. =)

Then went home by bus (which I was so fortunate tat once I leave tat place, have bus liaox!) and then bathe and rest a while, before now blogging loh..

Need to do my a bit of my church stuff before sleeping lah!.. so ya... working tml.. waking up super early.. I wonder wat's in store for me at my workplace this week? hmm.. we shall see... =)

Pampered young working adult,
<<< abriel >>>

I feel like a secretary!

Well.. at least tats wat I'm feeling today.. so ya..

Anyway, today I got to supervise the whole production process area ALL by MYSELF! so ya.. so I think tats wat my boss intentions.. so ya.. so I'm getting used to it lah..
And I think my job is getting more and more monotonous.. I'm sick of my routine already.. Can't I do something different? hmm..

Anyway, today is juz another day at work.. and I'm happy to announce tat I finished another stack of paperwork.. this stack of paperwork is a bit easier, as I juz compile and dun need to check.. so ya..

I've got 1 more, with 1 stack need to check, but tat is gonna be quite long lah.. but the one tat dun need to check, I'm almost done liaox.. so ya... continue tml loh.. so ya..

Now my table is like the stacks of papers getting lower and lower each day.. ha.. I feel so happy lah! =)

Do OT till abt 1845, then I left office for home.. reach home, had dinner and then watched a bit of TV, before I blog this blogpost loh.. so ya..

The reason why this blogpost is so short, becos nothing really much happen today, and I got lots of stuff to complete (particularly rushing the publicity report for my youth camp mtg this sat.. so ya.. need to rush out the report by tonite for printing tml.. so ya..).. stress.. Also wanna sleep early tonite.. super tired.. so ya..

Ok lah.. I gtg and do my report liaox.. Cya ppl tml in cyberspace then! =)

Tired,
<<< abriel >>>

Its not as bad as I tot!

Well.. today is my first encounter with "juice processing" side.. and surprisingly, it is NOT as bad as I tot.. though there are many things to remember, like this valve go where and how the product flows in the pipe.. so ya.. but I got a summarise version of it, and I'm like 60-70% sure wat I muz check every morning at the "juice processing" side.. so ya.. the explanation given to me was quite clear, so ya.. But then again, I cant expect myself to learn everything juz like tat.. I need time.. so ya..

The person who taught me abt "juice processing" today, told me the reason why I muz learn abt "juice processing" as well.. he told me it is becos we are on an executive level, so we are expected to koe wat the production workers dun koe.. and when a problem arise and the production workers dun koe how to solve it, at least we (as supervisors/executive) koe how to solve it in the shortest time possible, so tat there wld be lesser time and/or product wastage.. so ya..

When he told me tat, I was suddenly enlightened.. ha.. so ya.. so after tat person has gone, I still stayed in the production area and observed the "juice processing" processes.. and when I dun koe anything, I went to ask one of the more senior operators (in terms of experience).. thank God they are helpful enuf to tell me.. so ya.. or else, I wld be left in the dark until now.. so ya..

Then whilst nothing much to supervise at the "juice processing" side, I went to the "jelly processing" side to supervise.. and I suddenly felt very comfortable.. its like coming back home.. so ya..
The reason why I felt comfortable is probably becos of the workers, as well as also, I'm used to my comfort zone (which is "jelly processing").. so ya.. so naturally, I wld feel "more at home" lah..

Then supervise and see see look look until abt 1230.. went back to office to do my paperwork.. did until 1400, then I went to eat lunch.. and by 1420, I was back in office to continue doing my stuff (my lunch break is 30 mins long, but its NEVER 30 mins for me.. I wld eat fast fast and go back to office to work.. so ya.. probably I'm a workaholic bahx..)

Then after lunch, I did the counting and checking of my workers' paycards and this is another headache.. so many things to remember, and I muz be very careful, becos its regarding my workers' pay.. I cannot give more (company wld suffer loss) or less (workers wld complain and also, they wld have shortage of money!).. so ya.. so this is very impt.. and as its the first time I'm doing it, I engaged the help of my boss to check thru the cards, before I sign in pen.. initially, it was pencil.. so ya.. this card cannot even use liquid paper.. so you can imagine how stressed am I to sign the card? =)

Then do OT as usual, but this time, I did till 1845.. wanted to finish the last few before I leave, and I'm glad I'm done with 1 stack.. so ya.. juz as I was thinking I cld leave early (at least before 1815), one of my workers came up to me with today's records.. I was supposed to plan to check it before I left, but somehow there was some disturbance, and it disturb my train of thought, so therefore, by the time I finish it, it was abt 1845 liaox.. so thinking tat its late, I stopped all work (and decide to carry on tml) and pack and go home.. so ya.. so its today's records but I will check tml.. but the records tat were dated 2 mths back, were checked liaox.. so ya.. =)

Came home, had a wonderful dinner, then another bro of mine in camp, Sidney, called me to chat with me and we had an enjoyable chat lah.. then juz as I was abt to put down the phone, he asked me to help him with his blog.. so ya.. and I did.. I managed to solve the problem in abt an hour.. so now his blog is up and running.. so ya.. he juz have to add other things he wanna add.. I helped him in his main problem liaox..

So after I solved his problem, I'm now writing this blogpost lah.. ok. its getting late! I have past my bedtime by abt an hour.. juz hope I feel as awake as I did today.. =)

Ok..gtg liaox.. nitex ppl! =)

Becoming a soon-to-be all rounder Production Supervisor,
<<< abriel >>>