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3/31/2007 Baby talk...When 2 pregnant ladies step into the ladies.
A: When are you giving birth?
B: October.
A: So you are 4 months into your pregnancy already la?
B: Yeah...
A: Boy or girl?
B: Boy.
They enter the cubicle and I leave the toilet. But I guess the conversation will be repeated with B asking the questions and A answering them. 3/29/2007 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles!Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles!
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles!
Turtles in a hard shell!
Turtle Power!
Leonardo leads
Donatello does machines
Raphael is cool but rude
Michaelangelo is a party dude
Cowabunga! Turtle Power!
I just wish the movie had more fighting scenes between the turtles and the bad guys. Not enough kick.
3/28/2007 Now I know...I was telling my mum and dad the courses I was considering (mostly about Hospitality & Tourism or Marketing) and what kind of jobs I want to try while my dad was driving me home..
Me: I think I want to be a taxi driver. I get to drive around, meet people and get tips if I'm lucky!
Mum: Then you study so much for what?! Siao. You don't even have a license lor!
Me: Yea la... I know. I was saying if I get retrenched or when I'm old... Like a back-up job.
Mum: But you want to work in hospital... Metal rice bowl what.
Me: Hospital?! I work in hospital for what?!
Mum: You want to study that course....
Me: Er.... (..l..) 3/27/2007 The people I meet...Been working for 5 days now... Off tomorrow and the day after BUT I need to go school-hopping tomorrow to check some of my future education-givers. And I have a date with my sis the day after, IF nothing goes wrong... Cos she is usually bound to get into one of her tantrums just before we go out or after we went out.
Just yesterday I was chatting to this guy, in his 50's 60's I would say, deaf in his right ear. He has waited in the airport for 3 days just to get a flight back to Philippines. He was almost desperate, I would say, to meet his wife, who he hasn't seen for 5 years. 5 freaking years!!! He also told me that his wife's previous husband died when their child was 2, so she slogged her life away to bring the child up. And not only that, her mother died when she was quite young too.
And the reason why he got into this shit was because when he booked the air ticket, he didn't know he only got a one-way ticket instead of a return ticket. And the flights were just full so he could only fly off today morning, 26th Mar, at 1030. Wish him all the best and that he can get reunited with his wifey asap!!!
I guess this is the kind of motivation I wish to have everyday. Chatting with people have always been a bonus to my part-time jobs, which have always been in the service/F&B sector, until the recent one. Weeeeelllll, at least I still get to see people instead of sitting in front of a computer. you'll never know what kind of stories you will hear. There are stories to inspire you, those that touch you, funny ones and those that are just plain crazy.
It's nice. Looks like I won't leave the service industry THAT FAST. 3/24/2007 Stop asking me to tag behind people!The downsides of working in the retail line. The supervisors fucking non-stop ask u to tag behind the guests (while she cuts small boxes up to make them into stands and rewraps items again and again). Come on. I'm a guest most of the time (this is my first try at retail) and I fucking hate the staff to follow me around. Now, I have to do the same fucking shit. Nabeh.
This is not service. This is playing "Tag" because the staff are so scared that their items get lost. Like what happened today. If you are so scared that the items will get lost, it is because ur boss did not instal enough security measures such as censors and security cams. Following customers only scare them away la! No wonder business is not improving. Boo.
Fuck. I hope I get over this shit soon. Hur.
Neway.... I saw Eric of Shinhwa today!!! I saw him walking in through the gates on the other side of the departure hall and was wondering which star is in Singapore again...The next thing I know, he was walking past the shop I was walking in to go the the VIP lounge. Wahahahhaha! Saw a cute Korean guy which I think is the Eric's co-star cos there were 2 secuity guards leading him BUT no fans surroundinghim at all. NONE.
WAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAH! CHEAP THRILL.
Doh. 3/23/2007 Work...One reason why I never went into a course or a job that is anywhere near office is because I love to interact with people too much.
I could have gotten better paying jobs at banks and doing some admin work at offices but I figured I would probably die of boredom while working so I took up my current job instead. But.... I wish there were more nice customers. Not those that will grunt and shout. But those that talk properly and can carry a conversation.
Ha... I miss working in F & B!!! Tiring but high pay and high satisfaction. 3/21/2007 Which course to take???Singapore has no lack of universities, that's for sure... But I have no idea what course to apply for!!!!!!
Ok. Actually I do have an idea. It'll probably by Marketing or something to do with Hospi & Tourism. And I do have 3 or 4 institutes to choose from. But my first choice is something way out of my dad's financial capabilities. So I figured... I will have to settle for something less first, then after I grad, I will work again, gain some experience, and if I am still interested, I will take that course.
The most important question here however is... Should I take something hospi-related? Hur hur hur. I think most people are battling with that question. It is not really about passion. It is more about bread. We all grow up in a VERY PRACTICAL world where bread is more important than dreams. Poof. Besides, passion is about a trial of determination and drive anyway.
Dum dum dum... Let me figure it out. 3/20/2007 Ooooh oooh ooohI love to watch Miami Ink! Not many people I know of watch that show but it is really cool. It is interesting to see the different stories behind the tattoos, the tattoo artists' views and all. And the tattoos really look good! I swear, I am going to get my next tattoo there! No matter what!
Went to the airport today... Wanted to see Mayday but only managed to catch glimpses of Milk. Old people like me are not really suitable for such dangerous activities anymore.... More prone to muscle aches and I don't think shocks are good for my poor, weak heart. Went to dine at a pasta restaurant in T2, second level. And it was..... An eye-opener.
The food was really good. And that was the only thing that will make me want to go back. Because the service staff were the usual ang-moh-fawners that almost every restaurant will have at least one. But it was worse in that restaurant because THEY WERE ALL ang-moh-fawners! Oh my god!!! I don't blame them for treating ang-mohs better if our attitudes were horrible... But unfortunately we were not! If I were to know that they were such superficial, disgusting, lousy service staff, I would be a bad guest from the start so as not to make a waste of the 10% service charge.
Fuck. I shall not go into details but it was really revolting because one waitress was just short of sitting on that ang-moh's lap. And the other waiter was smiling and asking the ang-moh if the food was good when he clearly ignored us when we stepped into the restaurant. Really. It would be a rare chance that I would step back into that restaurant again, although the food was clearly worth its price. But I can't stand it if I have to puke what I ate if I was in the restaurant with an ang-moh at every meal. The service was not like atrocious or really horrible, but it was very cold and unfeeling. I would not step back into that restaurant if I can help it.
It's kinda sad isn't it? Here we are, talking about Terminal 3, IRs, being 5-star. Everyone wants a part of the service pie, fighting to study courses related to the hospitality and tourism industry, yet the service standard in Singapore currently is still.... Very extreme. We get those that are REALLY warm, and the many that are just ignorant, like the experience I had today.
I always felt that the service you get shows what kind of customer you are, because service is a two-way interaction and reflection of the service staff's perception of the guest. But many times, I get proven wrong when I see service staff who treat guests shabbily just because they stereotype the guests as the poor, stingy, or ah bengs ah lians. And I thought service should be non-discriminatory. Or rather an act of equality. I have to admit, I don't like to serve certain guests due to past bad experiences but that doesn't mean that I express what I feel. I still treat them all the same. You never know whether the guest may be different.
Hai... More of my views next time. Let me concuss onto my bed for now. 3/19/2007 Ren Ci Charity ShowMayday only sang 1....
YES!!! ONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SATU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ICHI!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
PATHETIC SONG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wtf. 3/17/2007 Mayday!I went to Mayday's event!!!
WAhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!! Nice nice nice! I love to see them perform. And the way they banter with the fans... Lol. Very random. Really am looking forward to their concert in June! And I really really hope that I can go Hong Kong to see them although it is highly impossible cos lao niang no mula!
Heh... Here's a pic! Pardon my messy hair. It is not easy to bob along while listening to their music and queue in a damn hot and humid place and keep my hair looking perfect at the same time.
Got my pics from JiaHui! Suffering from muscle aches!!! I am old... Go for one event only and I start aching like an old woman. Must go train before their concert!!! If not I think I will die from heart attack or sthg. And guess what? After the event yesterday, JiaHui has decided that she was most impressed by......
Shi Jie.
Er..... Yea. Shi Jie. She even found a pic of him and sent it to me. Ok la. He is quite cute in that pic. Tee hee hee. 3/16/2007 Menopausal ladiesI think my aunt is going thru menopause... = ='''
I was angry with my brother but she thinks I am angry with her.
I talked to her but she answered me sort of half-heartedly. Who wants to talk with someone like that? Then she said I treated her like some kind of invisible person.
She said I went out without telling her but she knows I am going out.
She got pissed off first but makes it look like it's my fault.
Menopausal ladies. Dun mess with them. 3/15/2007 Hello!I'm a NOOB!!!
Wahahahhahah! I have to start using Windows Live Space cos once again, Blogger is fucked up! And I am sick and tired of having to wait for it to stop throwing it's little princessy tantrums just because it is the most popular site around. Well, fuck it. I'm not going back there anymore. Paiseh to those people who have been reading up on me there and not seeing any updates. Guess what? I can't even go in there to let people know I've shifted my blog once again. Just pray hard for me that this doesn't screw up too!
Nwy... This was my last entry that I just can't load onto Blogger but me being the smart me, have saved it on the reliable hard disk! Wahahahahh! Nwy I posted the link for my photo album of the pics I took during my trip under "Custom Lists". :)
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Once again. How I wish I can go overseas and just stay there! Because everytime I'm home, something is bound to happen that will make me just want to up-and-go! Neways I just got back a few days ago from Taiwan and Hong Kong. I love Hong Kong! From the weather to the food and the salons!!! I'm very sure it wasn't only my stomach that got fed very well! WAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHA! Hong Kong is definitely an eye-popping, droolable place. I just want to go back there and STAY there! Something different I did this time was that I went to <i>suan ming</i>. Er... Let's just put it this way... The lady did clear up my most frustrating and impending doubts. She was pretty accurate. If not how do u explain her answering my doubts without my asking them immediately after I took my seat? Of course I know not to be too superstitious and let what she said rule my life but it did provide some guidelines for me. So I would say it was the most fruitful experience I had for this trip! Oh man... I think I'm suffering from withdrawal symptoms. Maybe someone can sponsor me on a trip to Hong Kong again soon? ----------------------------------------------------- Screw Blogger. |
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