Parking Idiots

Went to this blog, Parking Idiots in Singapore, and saw the evidences of people not able to park though they already got licenses (mostly, at least). You can take a look.

Saw this while roaming around. How horrible can things get. The 'phew' part is that this picture was not taken in Singapore.

How bad can things get for this driver?

Happening too fast

Too fast that I can't believe it. Tomorrow is my last day of work. Oh my. It's like, wow. Really lo, I do feel attached to the place now that I'm getting along much better with everyone at the shop...but still a bit relieved that I don't have to pass days training myself to be a slacker. I don't wanna be one. So hope that the next job that comes by will give me more drive.

Job search + shopping

Went to meet Jing Yi and Shi Hui this afternoon with Yi Xin at Ngee Ann City. The two former brought YX and I to Recruit Express to see their agent, hoping that we'll get a position at StarHub Centre at Cuppage too.

I pray that I'll really get a position there.

Models, anybody?

On our way to meet SH and JY this so called model agent stopped YX and I and took down our contacts. *Shy* Ha yes, again for Erina. =P No la I'm not bragging la...Just that in Singapore and Genting got people ask only, no big deal lo, really. Really! Threw the name card away already anyway.

Then the four of us went to Yoshinoya for lunch...got the *ahem* student's meal. Chatted happily. =D

After that, YX and I went to Icon, a shopping centre in Bugis. The place is only so-so...though I got something from there. YX paid though, because last time when I used to work I always will buy things for her mostly to eat as far as I remember. Haha. So she's returning me the favour.

A badge

And a make-up pouch. You know why I got this design la. Haha

After that we met Joan and we went to Bugis Street till it was time for Joan to go for her tuition so didn't wait for JY and SH if not we can meet on the train then can go home together...then while on the train I dunno what got into me, so I decided that I'll wait for SH and JY...and so I alighted at Kembangan. In the end when I called them both are still in their office, not done with work yet...so I took the train back alone, and talked to Shi Hui on the way while she's in the office.

I dunno la. Sometimes things just irks me easily..

I helped my brother call up 1626 (SingTel Customer Service) to check when is the last time he actually upgraded his line. It was on 30 Dec 1999. Take note of the last four numbers. Crazy! The last few handsets he had were from my mum when she changed her phones. Wah. Then I asked the 1626 guy if they got any vouchers to offer. No lo. He was like, 'Oh there are no vouchers for this. You can still enjoy the free mobile phones for a contract.' I mean, isn't it great enough that my brother had been with them for the past 5 years without a contract? No loyalty thing meh? I swear I'm gonna call again soon. Like you know, be those awfully irritating customer. Hope my brother changes phone too. He deserves it anyway.

Now I can see that SingTel loses to StarHub in terms of customer care. M1 not bad, I called them before. SingTel needs to do something! They better not take customers for granted lo, really.

I should be upgrading soon

I actually called up 1633 last Friday to ask for a mobile phone voucher. Heh.

I wanna get a Nokia 6280. Thought about getting that because it is 3G. Ya and I quite like the way it looks. Been targeting it for quite some time already...



However I heard critics about the phone..saying it's not good enough blah blah and the like la...not that I really need all those high-end functions, but I am quite affected la...I'm afraid that those parts where they say it's not good actually will affect my usage. Heh. Doesn't matter la. I can't afford high-end phones anyway.

Someone from StarHub called to inform me that I will be getting a voucher after all...$50. Not bad already! Though I will want more la, duh. Never mind la. Wait for two more years.

Just realised I haven't paid my bills. Tomorrow.

Proof that mothers really love their kids

The power of a mother's love is not a say-say thing.

This mum actually let her son sit that way while waiting for the counter staff

It can never be denied! =)

A day of extraordinary people

Really, some people can get so weird. Not that I think I'm perfect la, but really, they are waaaaaayyy overboard. I won't mention all since I don't remember all of them. There goes.

1. This aunty came in asking me where the M1 shop is. Well, when you work in a competitor's shop of course you won't like people asking you where M1 is what. Or where the hello! shop is. So I told the aunty nicely, 'Oh, it's upstairs at level one.'

'Orghh.....zero one eh?'

'Ya ya..just go up from there.'

'OK I want to ask ah....' And guess what? She took out her M1 bill and sort of consulted me lo. 'How come this one got 90 over dollars ah?'

I purposely put a glum face and said, 'Oh, you call overseas ma. You go ask the M1 people la, upstairs ya. Upstairs.' I pointed upwards.

Really lo. You already know that you're at a non-M1 shop. Not that I wanna pick on aunties la, but really.

2. I was talking to this customer when a kid run up from behind me and piak my ass. The customer was like, 'Oh sorry sorry he very naughty ha ha.'

'Haha never mind la.'

Coughs.

3. In the morning I really saw a stack of the NEC N412i brochures on the shelf. There were like, more than 10, at least. Later in the afternoon the whole stack was gone. I swear I saw it. I bet someone was either mad about the phone or the body on the cover of the brochure and took the whole stack away.

4. Got this aunty ask me if 17 years old can sign up for line. so I said no. Then her son with his girlfriend (they were holding hands) came in and he asked his mum if can. And when he knew the answer he didnt believe so his mum asked him to ask me then he said 'Mai la, wa pai sei.' Then the mum was like 'Wahaha he said he shy.' I said 'Ya, I understand.' Can I talk about anything else other than people mistaking me for a non-Chinese next time? But I just wanna mention.

5. There was this man who came in wearing the Pre-U Seminar 1999 tee and was making some enquiries. Finally he wanna do an upgrade. While waiting for my colleague to process for me he was looking at the display when this fairly-young mother carrying her kindergarten son walked in and was looking at the same display as him. That man was scrutinising her up and down can. So disgusting! 'Your son ah?'

The mum looked at him and nodded. 'Ya.'

'Wah you so young your son so big already!'

'No la I'm not young anymore.' And she forced a smile.

After that he continued looking at her lo!!! So gross! Really leh! I don't deny that the mum was pretty la, but you just look once can already lo! That man was like harassing her can?

And after that he wanted to trade in this Siemens phone that had a key not working properly so my colleague couldn't accept. And that man insisted and after that they started to argue. Then the man was like 'I don't want already! 开什么玩笑!' No one was joking with him can.

6. I'm not trying to pick on this customer. 'You all got sell the Etton not?'

'Huh?'

'Etton! Etton!'

I gave him a quizzical look that I don't know what Etton is.

'There that Oh Two Etton!'

'ORGHHHHH. O2 Atom ha? We don't sell it here sorry...'

Etton somemore!

7. At a stall in Basement 1 there's a shop selling bubble tea...the boss is very irritating one really. Always walk into the shop talk so loud when he haven't even reach the counter and talk as if we know him. I hadn't been buying bubble tea from him so it was only recently then I know that he's the bbt boss. He like dunno how to call 1633 himself one lo keep pestering us to call for him. Wah! Irks me leh. He is the one who needs that damn voucher and still harass us to make the call for him. You want you call yourself lo! Irritating!

8. I'll surely remember this weird person. It's myself! Why? Read the post '好开心!' Heh.

It's enough! If you say that 7 is only a few but bear in mind I can't recall all of them. Too many customers in a day.

好开心！

I'm so happy!!!

Hahaha...

Whahahahahaa.....

Because I didn't let anyone at the shop know about it, so I was like, um chio-ing (smiling to myself discreetly) the whole day. Heh. Had to pretend I was smiling at something in my demo phone when I can't help it. Ha.

What am I so happy about?

Heh. *shy*

Whahahahaha I'm so irritating. I'm grinning from ear to ear now. Can't help it. Never mind la, I'm the only one awake now. Can smile broadly for all I want.

Well,

HE SMSED ME!!! YOU KNOW WHO? HIM LA!!! WHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHA...

哈皮赖克笑！(HAPPY LIKE CRAZY)

WHAHAHAHHAHAHAA........................................................................

Erina's mad la. I can't help it lo really. Freaking happy.

He messaged me during work today in the afternoon when I was so bored...it was admin time for him, and we chatted a bit...received 7 SMSes from him today! So happy!!! And all the SMSes were in a light-hearted mood, not as tense as last time and like can talk normally already! Happy!

Though he didn't reply in the end, I think he was busy already, I still am happy enough! And also I don't know if he messaged the wrong person. Heh. But I didn't want to ask scared later he attitude me. Heh. So I didn't ask and therefore, everything went well! Superbly! With all the 'thoughs!' AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! So happy!!!

SMSed Yi Xin to tell her about it, my fingers needed to move so that in case people noticed they'd think that I saw something funny on my phone like I was SMS-ing my friend. Haha...and told Jing Yi too! Then came online saw Hong Wei online...and I told him! Was going on and on about it...then Hong Wei said I was like a little girl like that. (-_-"). Never mind la, I'm happy ma! =D



Forgot how long it was since I was this elated...going a year? Ya. Right! Haha...I'm like a crazy girl entertaining myself. Heh. SO HAPPY! Just because of these 7 SMSes I can just erase the memories of how I used to be so unhappy!

突然间, 我觉得我好幸福啊! 嘿!


I won't forget this day! Erina's happy! =D

你就是维他命L-O-V-E~ This vitamin makes people go crazy. And happy, most importantly. Heh.

Desperate Housewives

Today's episode of Desperate Housewives was hilarious. Freaking funny la! Really entertaining and made me laugh like anything. Though there were worrying parts like pregnant Gabrielle falling down the steps and that crazy pharmacist George killing Bree's psychiatrist...But really. It was very funny! Especially the part where you see Lynette's twins' friends who are also twins bringing a boring video. When the video was actually the friends' parents making out. That part really tickled.

Burger King Breakfast

Tried Burger King breakfast for the first time this morning. Not bad. Ate the Croissan'Wich with Turkey Ham. The ham was a bit too salty, probably because of the cheese which already gave some saltiness, otherwise it was fine. Compared to the breakfast burgers at McDonald's of course I'll choose BK. But I still love the Big Breakfast Meal you get at a high price at Mac.

Lalala.

Counting down to the last day of work...

Actually last Sunday there was this ah pek who walked in and set his mind on the NEC N411i phone. Then processed halfway, oh dear! No more stock! Then said will call him when the stock comes. But no one called (It isn't my responsibility anyway =P). Today Ah Pek came back to tell me that he changed his mind and want this Samsung E360. Sigh...

Before Ah Pek left, he asked me, 'So, when is your contract ending?'

'Oh, my last day of work will be the end of this month. This Friday.'

'Ah. So means I won't get to see you anymore ah?'

'Uh.....'

I seriously was dumbfounded. The Ah Pek so cute. Haha.

For the past few days, after that terrible day over loathing about my job, I'm actually getting along better with everyone at the shop. Like can crap all that already. However, too late! Sigh. Never mind la. Ha.

He's back..

It's been two weeks, then I thought of him...gonna be out today, but where is he now?

Then ya...they went out with him for dinner..and I was working...sigh...not informed of it anyway, forget it...

Wanna be there to see him when he books out...because...army is sort of a big part of a guy's life...and...and I'm not included just one bit..but who am I to say this...what can be done even if I say these...

Really wish that I could see him at least once..just let me see for myself how he's doing...even if it means that I look at him from behind a pillar or whatsoever...I wanna see him before he books in...but what can I do...there's nothing that can be done...argh...

我又在哭了...真笨...

School

School seemed to be so long ago...the kids already finished a term...I'm like...still working. T_T

I feel so detached from school that I don't even know their most fashionable pencil cases. Ha.

闯祸了！

I was feeling all happy and satisfied yesterday when I made the call.

So in the morning Feng Ni (Hougang Mall promoter) SMS-ed me and informed me that the agent already called her and told her about the termination of the job project, and that they have a line-up for us to work at Buona Vista for StarHub's Digital Cable department or something. And so I was quite happy.

Then told Yi Xin about it, but she wasn't happy at all lo....T_T then she wasn't really in a good mood and actually was like, 'Haha. Hey your fault la. ... ...' Something like that. But I was really sad leh. Because she loves her workplace ma. Thought she should be happy for me that I finally can run away, like I've been hoping to get away from this job since dunno when...but ya. Like that lo. So reported the news to others to make me feel happier instead. Aiya, was consoling myself that even if I didn't call the nice lady I guess she also will contact the agent by herself...since it's StarHub that's paying us mostly...I still feel bad la.

YX tried to call the nice lady but the latter said that it's not possible for her to continue her job....dunno la.

Then Tsz Ching was asking me if she still can work for another month when I thought she also wanted to quit...T_T It's like she gotta plan her life all over again.

Wah I feel so bad lo. It's like I caused so many people to go jobless.

Supernanny

This is another show on Central that I love other than Child of Our Time. It's about this experienced nanny, Jo Frost, going around to help families with children who are extremely undisciplined..she really works wonders ok..the kids really will change and become more disciplined...I think it's really worth watching. It's in UK anyway.

Next Thursday (30 03 2006) at 10pm on Central, the show really very entertaining I think. Because the kids can carry chairs and throw them around and point the middle finger. I'm talking about kids around...five years old? So try to watch la. Don't turn on the TV set too loud though, the screaming will get quite irritating.

This routine is set up for every household to follow
So Jo will speak to the parents
You can see how scary things are at home

The call got through!

Because my dear Jing Yi is working at StarHub's sales department she could sort of spot the movements of the 'nice lady'. And JY told me that the lady was back at her desk! Yeay so I tried calling again and got through. Heh. So told her I was intending to quit by the end of the month, so she explained that actually StarHub wanted to sign the i-mode promoters till March, but it's the job agency that wants to sign us till June. So I guess the agency also good because they helped to ensure that we wont be jobless till then. The nice lady then told me that she'd send an email to the agent and tell him to give us a call. I was quite happy! Like a stone that has been occupying most of my heart finally taken off.

Off day

Supposed to go for lunch with Sam today...but he last minute got something on...so didn't go in the end. I didn't make any back up plans...so just lying around at home today. Actually I am quite pissed with him since we confirmed the outing first. Just ignore him today la. Sigh.

Called the nice lady at StarHub so that I can bring up the topic of quitting, but in the end couldn't get to her. Sigh. Perhaps I'll try again tomorrow morning. Her phone is only office hours I guess. Tried calling her on weekends but she completely never answer one. So last chance is tomorrow morning. I wanna confirm quick. I wanna quit!

Feeling better

Yea, I cried it all out, feeling better now...but I'm still intent to quit.

Stressed - by work

I really wanna quit this job...should be calling the nice lady in-charge of the StarHub i-mode promoters...I'm really unhappy..getting unhappier. I wanna let it all out. I wanna cry, I wanna kick things around, I wanna throw tantrums, I wanna shout...but I can't. Dunno why. Listening to Josh Groban now.

My supervisor approached me today at the shop...talked to me about my responsibilities. That totally spoiled my day...she said something like...she had to be frank with me, though she doesn't want to...whether I like her or not, I'm the i-mode promoter, she's glad that there's one more person to help her, she's appreciative of my effort...but the bosses emphasised them to push the i-mode phones...moreover they lost a phone in the shop. While they were racking their brains about it I wondered if they ever thought of me as a suspect. Well, obviously they did. She said I'm not an internal staff, though I'm not an outsider either, but I'm still not allowed to step behind the counter...so now I have very limited space...she said that she knows my job can get sian, she understands, if I'm tired I can sit at the back of the shop...anything I'm unhappy with I can voice out...This whole thing is now like a warning...I dunno what made her thinks I don't like her, it's not that I don't like her, it's more of that...I'm afraid of her. But I think she dislikes me la. Whatever it is...after today I really feel like calling it quits. Really. Sick of everything at the shop..whenever she's around the atmosphere always very tense. As in for me la. Why must she be the in-charge of the shop...if it's someone else I reckon my life would be better at the shop and I'll be able to press on this job for another month...but now I think I can't. I need and want to quit. Like Sam said, I don't earn a single cent more by helping them, so just ignore them lo. True...I can also get myself out of trouble at the same time...

What are the reasons that I can give? How can I really persuade and convince them to let me quit? I know for one thing is that I cannot take the working hours...eat up my whole day...and I don't have proper time to share with my family as well as friends...don't have time to pursue my passion - the tuba...I'd like to be around at practices for my secondary school..coach them well...and go back to MJ once in a while. Who can give me comfort now? I don't know how to put it across to tell you all how I feel...我觉得我的心好闷...

While at the shop customers repeatedly thought I'm Malay...this Chinese uncle waved to me and gestured for me to go over...and he spoke quite softly and I had to stretch over and listen hard and I still couldn't understand a word he was saying. Because he was speaking in Malay. And I was like, 'I'm Chinese' so he OHHH and spoke to me in Mandarin. Another customer could only spoke Chinese so when she saw me she backed away and waited for my colleagues who were busy. Fine. Was speaking to a customer in English and chatted until I suddenly spoke to him in Mandarin. I was looking at the phone instead of me but I could see his expression when I was yakking in Mandarin. He was in a state of shock and came back to his senses only a while later. What's so surprising? How come I don't feel like I'm myself all of a sudden? What if one day I enter a country with serious racial discrimination and they thought I'm the discriminated race and they kill me? I'm not being rude or offensive, really apologise if I offend anyone of you. But I'm just so full of sorrow now. I don't feel like I'm Erina.

读了《三十拉警报》至今，有许多的感触。在巴士上读的时候，总是想好好的哭一会儿。但是在又陌生，又冷酷无情的车上，我哭不出来。了解了些人物的心情，让我回想到从前，好像我自己也刚刚和我爱的人分开...好恐怖...为什么我又好像变得越来越笨? 不知道是不是我想太多, 以前的我,聪明伶俐多了...现在...我的命, 好辛苦。也不知道是不是我不想再受伤, 不敢再爱多一回。眼前的机会, 我只好放开...

Photos

Posting photos that I should've posted long ago..

Saw this spider web before I left the house for work one morning...went back and checked again, it's gone. Supposedly blown away by the wind. But a nice looking piece of web though.


A brownie Joan made for me! Nice leh!

Quite pissed

Some customers really piss me off. Not that all of them have attitude problems, but really, they never find out about stuff properly and jump to conclusions. I am quite angry.

Why?

There was this Chinese customer who came in and I acknowledged her to hear from her that, 'Never mind, I think I speak to them (she points to the sales people behind the counter) because it is easier for me to speak Chinese' and she walked off straightaway before I could say anything. What the hell. I mean, I'm not racist or anything, but really. Enough! I get more and more of these customers day by day who get shocked that I'm actually Chinese. It's the way they react to how I look that I'm pissed la, not that they are surprised that I'm Chinese. I think people think that I'm Malay doesn't hurt, but they do not have to react that way. Hate this job.

I went to get a Ramly's burger at the pasar malam near my place just now. The Malay auntie spoke to me in Malay. Thankful that I know what ayam means, so just 'ya!' here and there and got my burger. Yeay. I think the guy beside her knows that I'm not Malay he just grinned broadly at me. I found it funny actually cos like the auntie was so blur and he just let her blur on.

I'm currently reading this Chinese novel based on a Japanese drama serial, Over Time 《三十拉警报》. Some parts of the story made me think back about my past relationship, and how I should have seen things at a different viewpoint...come to think of it, I was and am very sad...Was sad over the breakup, and now sad about why didn't I view things with an open mind and was so narrow-minded, put a lot of blame on him, as well as most of the blame on myself why I was so useless, can't even keep someone I love. I often wonder if the breakup did hurt him as much...the past...is a lesson, but whether you learn from it is another thing...you dont have to score full marks to get a distinction. So it's hard to tell if I'll make the same mistakes over again, if I'll lose another loved one again. I don't want to go through all those for another time more. He's serving the nation now...don't even have a clue to how he is..can anyone tell me? Didn't try texting him since he won't reply to my SMSes..Why is it that I have to know about how he is now through others? Sigh. Why am I missing him so badly all of a sudden? Must be the reflection..