Friday, December 26, 2008

Christmas 08

Ho Ho Ho....Firstly... Merry Christmas to all!
It was kinda sad to work on both Christmas Eve and on the actual day. Then again, other than the day being a festive day itself, it was just like any other odinary day.

After work, 24th ended great as we celebrated over a nice Christmas dinner prepared by SiChun's mum. It was a great dinner! Special thanks to SiChun and his Mum ;)

The "celebration" started with Chicken Chop, then it was toasting with red wine.
The best show of the day was the mahjong session! =D

25th was a sad day as 2 good friends cum colleagues left us to further their studies.
Well, all good things will come to an end, 天下无不散之宴席, Wishing all the best to them. =)
Lastly, many thanks for the presents for Christmas from everyone. =)

Wednesday, November 19, 2008

KTV anyone?

Looking at the date today... 19 November 2008.

A few comments...
Christmas is round the corner.
Thank goodness for KFC to be re-opened =D
Its proven, the more education one has, the greater the damage is to the poor grey matter

Christmas deco has been put up in TM. Hope everyone else is getting into the Christmas spirit of giving =) I really miss the times when we were little children running around in Toys-R-Us, comparing the presents that we are getting. Not to mention, the little parties that our aunties will hold!
Keeping that in mind anyone interested in having a X'mas celebration of any kind?

As for KFC, it was closed for renovation apparently and is finally back in action! Time for a zinger. It seems that the range of food available in Tampines Central is being restricted to fast food, and expensive "food-court" food. Anyway, KFC's re-opening means that there is 1 more available choice in the "What-to-eat" menu.

Last but not least, the main grievance for today is to explain the way things work to a man from China, who strongly believes that we are out there to cheat. =.=

Here's the summary:
Qn: Why is the contract being extended

Ans: There were suspension during the duration of the active contract period, therefore it led to the extension

Dispute: Someone tampered with the system and tagged the services to another account and the apparent extension is due to the other 3rd party's contract as such.

For goodness sake, is there a need for someone to do such a thing? And yes, he claims he is a Masters Degree holder and he is reasonable....... -.-

took me 1 damn hour to finish every typing little detail of our conversation into the log....
the other disputes are even more ridiculous......

LAST but not least,
anyone wants to have a K session? lol.... so much for the title....

Saturday, November 1, 2008

People these days...... =.=

Aft 4 weeks in SH CSC... Its proven.... People these days are getting more and more demanding and taking things for granted.

Probably, its due to past bad experiences, this I have to agree, if its elderly customers....

HOWEVER, if its a young kid, they are either really ill-bred, brainless, or totally oblivious to the fact that they stick out like a sore thumb is the vast field of "well-mannered behaviour".
These kids act as though Customer Service is there to be a slave to them rather than assistance they can rely on when they need help

Thinking back earlier on in NS.....

When we talked back or make a little mistake, we will gt it...... meaning... a minimum of 200 push-ups IF we are lucky. On bad hair days 400s are like bread and butter.... 1 1/2 years down the road... Worst days, try eating dinner with trembling arms or no appetite at all frm exhaustion....... =.=

The juniors are NOT allowed to be pumped unless Physical Training.. i mean... WTH? no informal corporal punishments? this = undiscplined ill-bred kids to be let off and NS is now just a liability to be served by young boys to be older boys....

This is an explicit illustration of "to spare the rod and spoil the child".
Kids being over-protected and spoilt is becoming a common sight

This is the most memorable even in my life in Cust Service.
This is the whole story:
2 kids came into our ctr and claiming that they brought their ICs at the info ctr and they need a replacement SIM. Apparently, the younger bro came to my counter and I did the "customary" hellos and asked what could I do for them. The younger bro replied that they needed new SIM as they lost their present one. I asked for ICs and he could not produce either his or his mother's (the sub of the acc is their mum as they are too young to have their own acc).
I told him since he could not produce any ICs, I am unable to replace his lost SIM. When he told his elder brother, his brother flew into rage and demanded that I replace the lost SIM and that "permission was given by his mother" to do so, in a very ill-mannered tone. As I was with another customer, all I could do was to keep quiet to prevent any unhappiness among other customers.

1 comment from me, he is one immature insect and a burden to our precious mother earth

At the end of the day, "The Customer Is Always Right" in customer service. I am happy that instead if letting this spoil my day, it has becomed the talk of the town! ;)
Im glad that NS made me realize that teamwork is still the most important in anything. As a staff at the counter, its our duty to serve assistance to customers in need and the duty of the managers to help us out in sticky situations in times like this. Cheers to the 4 lovely ladies and everyone else as well. =D

Its just e level of maturity that kids have these days that worry me. Kids getting more and more brazen and taking things for granted.

Its people whom u care about, that you will want them to change for the better and scold them for the mistakes they make. Its people you have given up hope on, that you ignore and allow them carry on as they wish.

Friends scold, teach, critize you coz they really care, nt coz they hate you.

Sunday, October 26, 2008

雨中 done-ed version

aft many trials n comments frm mainly GH, JH, JW n Carter... =D this is e final vers that was finally born...... thx dudes.. appreciate e comments.... really helped a lot.....

细雨打在我的脸上好温柔
就像你的手轻轻抚摸着我
我握起你的手十指交扣
我们在这细雨中慢慢地走

一阵风吹走了细雨的温柔
握着你的手感觉你在发抖
我松了手想把你抱入怀中
当我放开了手你却向前走 没回头

我站在雨中
寻找你的轮廓
雨越下越大
你消失在这大雨之中

我站在雨中
声音是好朦胧
想在你消失之前
大声地对你说 不要走

一阵风吹来了灰暗的天空
就快下雨了 你却不懂我
松了手想把你抱入怀中
当我放开了手你却向前走 没回头

我站在雨中
寻找你的轮廓雨
越下越大你消失在
这大雨之中

我站在雨中
声音是好朦胧
想在你消失之前
大声地对你说 不要走

拉不住的你的手
只有冰冷的雨在我手中
抱不住的你的温柔
只有冰冷的雨包围着我
你真消失在 这大雨之中

我站在雨中
寻找你的轮廓雨
越下越大你消失在
这大雨之中

我站在雨中
声音是好朦胧
想在你消失之前
大声地对你说 不要走

Sunday, October 5, 2008

雨中

Well... all i can say is.. i dont know what came over me to have 2 different beginnings for this song.... hope u guys will help me choose 1... LoL.... any comments will be helpful =)

Ver 1:

细雨打在我的脸上好温柔
就像你的手轻轻抚摸着我
我握起你的手十指交扣
我们就在细雨慢慢地走

一阵风吹走了细雨的温柔
握着你的手感觉你在发抖
我松了手想把你抱入怀中

我放开手
你向前走
雨就在这瞬间隔开了你我

我站在雨中
寻找你的轮廓
雨越下越大
你消失在这大雨之中

我站在雨中
声音是好朦胧
想在你消失之前
大声地对你说 不要走

一阵风吹走了细雨的温柔
握着你的手感觉你在发抖
我松了手想把你抱入怀中

我放开手
你向前走
雨就在这瞬间隔开了你我

我站在雨中
寻找你的轮廓
雨越下越大
你消失在这大雨之中

我站在雨中
声音是好朦胧
想在你消失之前
大声地对你说 不要走


Ver 2:

渐渐的你已走开
你带走不只是你的存在
慢慢的我转身离开
看着灿烂的天空
也随着你消失的无影无踪

太阳跟随着你
逃离到乌云的背后
雨一点一滴的淋湿了我
像是冷漠嘲笑我的执著
天空也无情的变得灰暗
顿时的我应该怎么走

我站在雨中
寻找你的轮廓
雨越下越大
你消失在 这大雨之中

我站在雨中
声音是好朦胧
想在你消失之前
大声地对你说 不要走

太阳跟随着你
逃离到乌云的背后
雨一点一滴的淋湿了我
像是冷漠嘲笑我的执著
天空也无情的变得灰暗
顿时的我应该怎么走

我站在雨中
寻找你的轮廓
雨越下越大
你消失在 这大雨之中

我站在雨中
声音是好朦胧
想在你消失之前
大声地对你说 不要走

Super Temp

"Yesh Me Lord.... Work Work Work....."

1st off day since we started work. Fate has it that I am working as a temp at Starhub CSC with ChanHui (AKA Lao Zhu =D). We were sec sch classmates back then. He went to Jacinta for the job (with took like weeks to process and get him the job).

It was a shock to JoJo, the referal I had from JH, at the job agency. I appeared like a jack-in-a-box to her. It was the shortest job interview and window period to start work I had. Hence the mental adredeline rush I had. Apologies to friends for being more "lunatical" and "lame" than usual. Just a day, back from China, which I slept through, (prob felt tired due to suspected heat exhaustion.... China was a FREAKING avg 35-36 degree celcius) went down to the agency on monday, after which, JoJo wanted me to go for another interview with Starhub after one with her (2 interviews in a day, less than 3 hrs).



The next day, JoJo called up to tell me I got the job and was to be at her office by 12 to sign a contract and I was to go down to Starhub HQ to collect my polo-tee uniform.



After a much enjoyed Childrens' Day / Hari Raya, what lies ahead is work woork woooork....

This is the probably one of the busiest weeks I had after being at HeadMed, only this, is physically and mentally draining (having to run around to sign contracts and collect uniform).

With less than day's worth of experience, I tried to attend to customers. It was a roller-coaster-like experience. When the customers seem to be speaking French or German, cold sweat broke out. I could barely understand, what I needed to do to help the customer. 无头苍蝇,横冲直撞 。


It was then, CH told me that Rachelle actually told him that the 2 of us was to replace about 6-7 other part-time and temp staff,tentatively leaving next week, to be the legendary "Super Temps" -.-".

The one thing Im glad, is that we wre able to rise to the expectation of Michelle, the manager who took us in for the job. She was rather surprised to have someone able to take customers alone with just barely 1 day of OTJ training. But trust me, it is scary enough to look the customer in the eye and smile to assure that you can help and at the same time, not knowing where to go in the system to change =.=(it takes a certain skill of "blur-look" to not show the uncertainty at all wahahaha =x). All I can say now is, Bring IT On. =d "吃的苦衷苦,方为任上人".

Wednesday, October 1, 2008

Happy Childrens' Day / Happy Hari Raya

hmm... its been 20 years since I was last "refered to" as a "child". Since then, Childrens' Day has lost its significance. Well, for starters, I am at a bottleneck as to how to finish this new song. Cant seem to get everything together and seems connected. Im being incoherent.

20 years ahead of time, since the last Childrens' day, its time to take on a new phase of life, to be a socially responsible adult, and a pillar of the future (man that sounds corny). Sad but true, as the saying goes, “我不入地狱,谁入地狱” if we are not there to do the dirty work, of laying foundations for our young, who is to?

With that in mind, its time to move on and up.
JW : Remember to come back and K with us!!! =D
KT : Do us proud and be the next gaming king!!! =)

Take care my friends...

Saturday, September 27, 2008

Back At SinGapore

8 days in China. Woke up about 5am on the 20th.... dragged our luggages to the airport and boarded MI 922 to Xia Men... (eh4 mung1 in the local dialect), according to the tour guide, is about 130km2.

The one thing that I liked about that place, is that it has the longest music score in the world =) , accompanied by a beautiful piano museum.

One of the most tiring was the changing of hotels... We stayed in total 5 hotels, in 8 days... The other... was the long bus rides...
Apart from all that, the beautiful landscape scenaries were great to look at. Being there alone makes me feel that Singapore is really a tiny island floating on the earth. When we were in Teow Chew (teo3 jiu1 in local dialect), what surrounded us was nothing but endless mountains.

The one other thing that amazed me was the driving skills of all the drivers in Teow Chew. There was one big junction that me and my cousin had to cross to get to Wal-Mart. Think: a 4-lane road in Singapore. Vehicles were coming from all 4 directions at the same time. Yet, the locals there cross the road, totally disregarding the traffic. Looking at a mother and a daughter walking across that junction, he commented, "Lets follow the pros". We decided that in Rome, do as the Romans do. That was one scary walk across the junction but fun nonetheless.

The other thing that amazed me was the ability to transform a scooter into a family sedan. And No, im not kidding. Russel Peter was right. I saw a family of 4 on a scooter. One child was standing on the little platform on the scooter, dad was behind him, behind him was another child and mom was sitting right at the back holding that child.

Last but not least, I like to thank Uncle Meng Teck for organizing this trip and 大姐 黄冰 for the scrumptous beef steamboat feast! =)

Well, thats about it. Will post all the pictures up on facebook soon.

Tuesday, September 16, 2008

独自

hmm......
heres one with sad lyrics... dont know why... but... probably juz a feeling that came by... =x can anyone help with arrangements?

独自走着看着这一切
夜里的冷风吹着脸
回想起昨天
跟你说声再见

独自一个人听着音乐
伤心的歌为我可怜
我的回忆里
怎么都没有一丝的甜蜜爱情
心里的空洞希望能有人点明

多希望能有个拥抱
冷的时候才能取暖
这算不算是太多
冰冷的夜里我还能过

多希望能有个陪伴
夜里的孤单才不孤单
这算不算是奢求
孤单的夜里我早习惯

我想独自已经是习惯

C D Day 2008 15 Sep

The day has finally came. It was time to show what we were made of. Its the Civil Defence Day 2008! =D

We trained for months and weeks. Enduring heat and long hours.

Woke up at 10 and rushed to office to catch the transport to Brtc at Jln Bahar. The rehearsal was still not up to expectations but, no doubt, it was way better than what we were doing weeks before.

3PM

As we waited in "The Room" for the time for the event to start, it was time to relax and enjoy.

Hmm... ever wondered what it would be like to be able to eliminate all of the genes responsible for all the diseases?
Just like anything in the world, there are pros n cons. What I mean is, even IF we can find a cure for say... AIDS... another deadlier virus might just appear in the process of making of the cure to AIDS. Well... the whole cycle will start again.
Food for thought. Cheers, David, Irddy. Nice chat though.


5PM
Time to dress up and get ready to rumble. After we were "properly" dressed, it was time for photo taking! =D



Pictures in "The Room" "The Medics" ;)

Wen Quan n Me

Just before the "March In"

Shaidan n Me

"The Sergeants", Fuad n Me



Hong Qi n Me (Christian in the background)

The Time Has Come

630PM
March in.
The time has come for us to look our best and perform our best.

730PM
Great Job guys! =D
Dinner Time!


It was a great day. Apart from the CD Day, it was also the last day for me as an NSF. Im going to miss the guys at the office. ORD lo! =)

Sunday, September 14, 2008

Babylon A.D.

First of all.... Happy Mid-Autum Festival! =D
Had a great dinner with grandma.... uncle Poh Hoe.... aunt Lena... mum n dad....
Caught Babylon A.D. with Jw, Gh, Jt, 1u, Yb... my god.... its one of those shows with totally no storyline... Other than the great action scenes.... There isnt any redeeming part about the show... lol... anyway... accompanying Jw was the main point... haha.....

Cheers...

CD Day tml... Lets Go Bros... Our Big Day!!!!

Saturday, September 13, 2008

你是唯一

well.... this one is about someone lighting up someone else's life..... by entering... that person bring alongs wamth... love.... sense of belonging.... *sounds a little corny though....*


我就在黑暗的冷洞
你就像夜里的暖风
慢慢融化我心的冰冻
心也开始慢慢的悸动

感觉你温暖的问候
累积了一点的感动
原来是我自己
渐渐对你的心动

你是唯一 藏在心里
爱情慢慢累积
如果你愿意
让我带你飞离
好想拥抱你在每个夜里

感觉你温暖的问候
累积了一点的感动
原来是我自己
渐渐对你的心动

是否这 全属虚构
但我却已感到足够
因为你的笑容
是我的曾经拥有

你是唯一 藏在心里
爱情慢慢累积
如果你愿意
让我带你飞离
好像拥抱你 到天明

捉迷藏

yup.... this is the game of hide-and-seek....
felt that sometimes.... "the one" you are looking for is playing the longest game of "h-n-s" with you... by the way.... whos hiding..? whos seeking? =)


想知道 你在世界的那一边
怎么到现在还没出现
好像有一个她陪我在身边
陪伴彼此在这一个世界

想知道 你可曾出现在我面前
怎么到现在我还没发现
也许我们已经擦肩
而过了百万遍
茫然错过看见你的机会

原来爱情像是一场捉迷藏
游戏规则就是不能太早找到对方
越是用力找越是看不到你脸庞
叫我到底该怎么去寻找

原来爱情像是一场捉迷藏
游戏规则教的就是不能太鲁莽
要找到对的人在对的时候
就能结束这场 捉迷藏

想知道 你可曾出现在我面前
怎么到现在我还没发现
也许我们已经擦肩而过了百万遍
茫然错过看见你的机会

原来爱情像是一场捉迷藏
游戏规则就是不能太早找到对方
越是用力找越是看不到你脸庞
叫我到底该怎么去寻找

原来爱情像是一场捉迷藏
游戏规则教的就是不能太鲁莽
要找到对的人在对的时候
就能结束这场 捉迷藏

因为找不到你心开始彷徨
害怕寻找了一辈子却只有孤单
也许我早已注定是一个人玩
这一场孤单的
捉迷藏

思念

well......
this song is about thinking about someone... *obviously...as the title says* =X
maybe there are some parts that can be changed to create a stronger feeling.....


对着电脑的屏幕
心中有一丝的孤独
当我面对所有繁重的事务
也许能让我把你抛开

才问了自己
是否忘不了你
自己的心里还是一个谜
原来自己
是早已经
一点一滴的爱上了你

对你的思念我还是不解
在每一个夜里只想你笑脸
你手上的手链我还是想念
这去年的回忆好像是昨天

对你的思念我还是不解
这样的守候我没有埋怨
只求在以后我还能再见
你从前幸福的那一瞬间
我就能如愿

独自在回家的路
成双的情侣多幸福
为什么自己还是依然孤独
也许是应为忘不了你

才问了自己
是否还是爱你
自己的心里还是一个谜
原来自己是早已
经一点一滴的爱上了你

对你的思念我还是不解
在每一个夜里只想你笑脸
你手上的手链我还是想念
这去年的会议好像是昨天

对你的思念我还是不解
这样的守候我没有埋怨
只求在以后我还能再见
你从前幸福的那一瞬间
我就能如愿

YoZ

hello all....
Started this blog coz i thought it might be fun to share some songs....
hope to find somemore music lovers to get more comments