:: O V E R J O Y E D ::
finally, some GREAT news!
i am employed again (i mean i am still employed la but jus tendered resignation today)!! wahahahah.. WAHAHAHHA.. with a better pay (super!), better working hours (9-5, 5 day week!), better location (raffles plc) & super duper nice office (whaddya expect, it's an international IT firm)!! OMG, i am simply overjoyed. i wun tell u wat the remuneration package is like, but i will say it's damn f*cking good!!!! OMG OMG OMG OMG... YEA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
HIP HIP.. HOORAY!
I SAID, HIP HIP.. *HOORAY!!!*
:D
:: Xmas Celebrations are for ANGELS only! ::
the disgusting group of girls tt i so hate were there at the xmas bbq & i realli wasn't expecting any kind of rubbish from them, but well, i shud haf.. cuz.. it's them leh! desperados who throw themselves at any men, available or unavailable. it is totally disgusting. in fact i was in quite a good mood when i got there. but this particular girl i shall call slut, was so shameless to flirt with my bf right in front of my eyes!!! i didn't care if anyone saw but i gave her my most discerning stare & yet she continued to laugh & joke with my bf. i wud say, i kno my bf didn't mean anything. he was jus facilitating the game. but there was no need for the slut to beat my bf's arms so shamelessly. and exactly like a slut. if i hate anything, it is not showing respect for someone's partner. it is unforgiveable. & realli, it looks real bad on u, slut. i realli want to say ur name out here but i dun wanna dirty the contents of my blog (it is 2-lettered & it starts with a J). i hope u read this & know tt i hate u. cuz u r cheap, shameless, thick-skinned & o-so-desperate & u shud not b called a girl cuz u r such a disgrace. & so r all ur frens (except angie & jolene). pls take ur ugly face & get out of my sight forever. *pui*
i haf one question tho, how did ur equally shameless & thick-skinned fren get into SQ? did she blind-fold all the judges? *double pui* ok honestly, i am puzzled.
anywaes, this is gg to be e last time i see them.. cuz i swear i'm nv gonna b anywhere ard them in future. god forbid. i shall spare my poor blog of these unpleasant details.
3rd day of xmas.. so i can still say MERRY XMAS!!!!!! :)
:: Christmas 2005 ::
i intended for this xmas to b a quiet one.. w/o much celebration. still it turned out quite a blast. haha. i received almost the best xmas present ever (my i-pod is still THE BEST) & i am still trying to digest the fact tt someone bought me a G**** wallet for xmas!!! OMG. i am not not even close to the person. it's a fren of my bf's. SWEET! however, it was probably the nicest surprise i ever got. thank you, T***!
xmas eve, b & i were at daniel's party & vindce realli cracked us up with his drag queen inspired stand-up comedy. it was good fun for us & i only realised when i was there tt i realli needed a good laugh. was glad i went with b cuz IZ and daniel r such nice folks. alwaes made me feel warm & at home. it was a nice small gathering & it realli felt xmas. :) not to mention everyone looked so gorgeous in their 60's get up. well i went home drunk tt night & it felt realli horrible to be tt drunk & puking. but it was fun while it lasted.
on xmas day b & i went for dinner with his poly mates at The Legend at Fort Canning. it was buffet style & i must say the food wasn't all tt fantastic.. but it had good ambience for big gatherings with tt long table (there were 14 of us). after dinner we xchanged gifts (most of us went empty handed cuz no one said we gonna xchange gifts!) so b & i were jus standing there receiving more than xchanging..! *paiseh!*
after tt we headed to punggol park for b's camp mates's xmas bbq. *fuming jus thinking abt it* (pls read nex entry to find out wat happened) i will jus say it was a horrible way to end my xmas celebrations. other than tt it was realli a warm & simple xmas for me.
nex thing i'm looking forward to.. my china trip!! & then it's CNY! boy, time's realli zooming. at least i can buy new clothes guilt-free now!! :p
:: Theme Parties! ::
parties parties PARTIES! year end parties are coming up & i am up to neck with it!
23rd Dec: my bestie's Bdae Party!
(theme: Back to School! Uniform Party la!)
24th Dec: Xmas Eve Party at Daniel's!
(theme: The Swinging 60's!)
25th Dec: Part 1 - Dinner with baby's frens
Part 2 - Xmas Day Party BBQ at Punggol Park!
(casual, no theme. thank god!!)
Pending: 25th Dec Lester's Bdae Party at Hilton (theme unknown)can u see why i am up to my neck now??? i have 2 theme parties in 3 days!! ok at least for the uniform party i didn't have to wreck my brains so much cuz u jus gotta decide which school's uniform u wanna wear (i'm wearing my alma mater's uniform, of cuz! IJ RULZ!) but wat abt the 60's party...??? wat e hell is 60's fashion anywaes??
well i figured the swinging 60's kinda refers a bit to the big bang kinda thing which included jazz & all so it shud b quite safe to go jazzy. in other words, classy la. after all, it was Audrey Hepburn's time! nothing gets classier than that.
Luckily i cud find realli useful things at home.. i had a jazzy hat.. e kind that alicia keys wears.. i have pearls.. i have a little black dress.. VIOLA! i'm done! jus need to get a few more things like black stockings & gloves if i can find them! oo perfect!! i jus saved tons of money! :D
so i figured it's going to b quite fun.. after all i have nv been to a themed party b4 & these are simple ones to begin with. (i mean compared to themes like "goth" or "superheroes". haha!)
oo it's gg to be such an exciting weekend. and a long one too!!
feels as good as my own bdae celebration. hee!
:: i get to take the BIG BIG one!! ::
muahahaha... MUAHAHAHAHHA...!
Good will alwaes triumph over Evil.. IT'S TRUE!Mdm Gucci is going to give us the BIG wedding portfolio cuz she was told to do the smaller one is going to cost more than the BIG one since the BIG one is oredi done once and a replica will cost lesser than making a small one for the 1st time.
SO, we get to take the BIG BIG one after all!! mdm gucci LL hafta give us lo! (cuz she's such a miser & refuses to spend the money) to think she tried to dupe us, guess who got duped in the end.
MUAHAHAHAHHAHA........!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!neh nee neh nee boo boo! *sticks out tongue*
mdm gucci is such a loser! :\ :| :) :p :D
:: Company XYZ replied!! ::
"Hi
Thank you for your email and I do apologise for any inconvenience caused.
I am sorry to learn of (ill-mannered biatch)'s lack of professionalism. I agree with you that word of mouth is a powerful marketing tool and should not be underestimated. Please allow me to address this with her superior, and ensure that such incidents do not occur again.
Thank you for taking the time and effort to provide this feedback. Once again, our apologies.
On a more positive note, here's wishing you all the very best for the holiday season.
Season's greetings
'BehBay'
Senior Manager, Customer Relations
Company XYZ"Contents in bold have been changed to protect both parties!SO, i wish i cud find out wat happened to tt rude biatch. but since my initial intention was only to inform, i have no intention to follow up. dun intend to reply either. surprisingly tho, they replied sooner than i expected (the same day, within an hour) and politely too! thumbs up for tt! Ms. BehBay deserves to be the Senior Manager of XYZ's Customer Relations. Fantastic job.
See how recovery work totally works for me? But still, i wud suggest u dun step on my tail.
:: my absolute hate ::
did i ever mention tt i hate being late?
I HATE IT.
& get it etched in ur mind & dun ever forget tt!
I HATE BEING LATE!..*growls*..
:: bad customer service is a big no-no ::
if i had to tattoo a single word on my body. it wud b "biatch".
it's in my blood!for work purposes, i had to call company XYZ to make a sales proposal. (XYZ is a extremely established company in the car business) not only was their hr staff rude, she was arrogant! jus cus i'm not a paying customer does not give her the right to be rude!
(she slammed down the phone on me with a snicker when i was not done talking!)so wat did i do? i called her right back, asked for her name & the email address of the customer relationship manager. wat then. i wrote the manager an email account of wat happened, of cuz!
am not expecting any reply, even if they offer some sort of discount for recovery procedures, i can't afford to buy their cars anywae. was jus so pissed tt i had to report it to the management!
like i said, i am a total biatch. but, the thing i cannot stand the most is bad customer service. it is unforgivable. if u r bad at it, u make sure u r not in this line then.
it's as simple as that. jus y can't some ppl get it????
:: help! i've been cheated! ::
infuriating. mdm gucci is such an underhanded business woman. i hope her business will never take off. i curse. i curse. i curse!
1. she promised to give us the wedding portfolio. she promised the BIG one. now tt we have helped out with the photos, she's taking her word back. she says she can't give us the BIG one. she wun b making any profit then. (then wat abt us, witch. we put aside a whole freaking day to take grueling pictures for you! and for wat? nothing! we get nothing out of it?!)
2. she agreed to take up a policy from my bf jus so he wun waste that one day at the photoshoot. now she says, she's taken up far too many policies lately, so she will hafta reconsider the proposed policy unless it is adjusted to a minimal premium. biatch. u nv had e intention to take it up in the 1st plc. u were out dupe us into helping u!
3. our 50% discount? fat chance. when we turned up to view our photos at her roadshow (which turned out gorgeous btw), she offered us the ROADSHOW PRICE tt she offered to everyone else saying "it's the best offer i can give u!" totally disregarding her promise of a 50% discount. oh i am so mad i am hopping!!!! so now tt she has immersely offended my bf and me, we haf decided not to do her business (the policy) & forgo the 50% discount & jus demand for the BIG portfolio which was wat drove us to do the shoot in the 1st plc. & if she refuses to give it to us, then we will disallow her to use our photos at roadshows / shop wateva since we didn't sign any release form with her.
u wanna make it a win-lose situation? u b the LOSER then. i will NOT let you win!
ARGH~~~~~!!!!!!!!
:: i hate my life ::
haf been in a foul mood since after lunch yesterday. i think my new job is not doing my morale any good. o ya, think i forgot to mention tt i clinched THAT job.
1st of all, there was absolutely no training/induction. not even orientation. no briefing on company background/products/services watsoeva. not exactly a very welcoming feeling.
then, boss tells me exactly wat he wans. w/o giving me any information! so i haf to work things out all by myself with no one to guide me watsoeva.
honestly, i am ok with tt. after all, i am a very independent worker. but u hafta allow me some reasonable frame of time to settle in & familiarise with the business and its culture b4 i can present u with solutions eh?? wat does the boss think i am, some genius? if i were such a marketing guru i wud not b working for a measly company such as this!
i am so glad i did not get duped into the 1 yr contract & tt i can still get out of it. but now i am totally confused. i dunno wat i wanna do anymore. i alwaes thot i was into marketing.. but apparently marketing is a huge sector & i am not interested in all of marketing (particularly not wat i'm doing now).
i was happy at my previous employment cuz, to begin with, i had colleagues (yes i dun haf any colleagues currently, it's jus me & my boss!). 2ndly, i had a very very good mentor. i picked things up real easily & considerably quick. 3rdly, i was told specifically wat i had to do & was given clear objectives. lastly, my boss was very encouraging & gave me lots of time to settle in b4 he started me off with assignments.
it's the total opposite here & i realli hate it. so much tt after lunch yday, i job-hunted again. not knowing wat i wanted to do specifically. i browsed & randomly applied for jobs. last night i got a call from one of those which i applied to & they scheduled for an interview this afternoon.
i dunno whether i shud b doing such rash things. after all i'm only 1 week into my current employment.. shud i give it more time to wait & see or go with my instincts?? i dun wanna b such a quitter but.. I AM REALLI HATING IT HERE (especially the fact tt it is a 5-and-a-half-day week! my fridays & saturdays are absolutely burned!). maybe i am not as independent as i thot, not as resourceful as i thot, & not as clever as i thot.. this indeed sucks.
i am frustrated at myself, yet i dunno y. i feel so lost. & i am venting it on everyone ard me. lately i haf been very disgusted with the way i spend money. my bf has called it stupid. i am upset at tt comment but i can't say i disagree.
wat makes it worse is tt, i am broke. again. when can i finally get tt full pay & earn my own my keep & start tt long overdue savings account??? WHEN?!
i hate my life.
:: The 12-hr Photoshoot! ::
So we were jus hanging out at ps, jus the 2 of us.. got a drink from mac's & on the way out, a woman (i wudn't say with a small frame) bumped my butt with her Gucci bag. argh. i walked towards my bf grumbling about Mdm Gucci. then my phone rang.
as i answered the phone i realised Mdm Gucci was walking bac in my direction again. i looked away & carried on to talk on the phone with my gf. when i turned ard again, i realised she and another fren was talking to my bf right beside me. i drifted away from my own conversation for a while to eavesdrop on theirs.
Gucci (towards fren) : "Hor, can hor?"
me & bf stares amused as they are jus standing there in our face, pointing at us, not talking to us.
Gucci's fren: "can la, can la."
Gucci (to us): “Hello, r u 2 a couple?”
bf & me nod in unison. Mdm Gucci later motioned for us to sit down at a table at Mac's & i finally managed to tear my concentration away from the unengaging "conversation" and back to my telephone conversation to properly end my phonecall.
Then we sat down at the table, Mdm Gucci started to explain that she was in a bridal business & she was setting up a new company. So, she was looking for nice looking couples to do sample shoots for her tt will eventually wind up in the shop & at wedding exhibitions/fairs that the company decides to participate in.
She asks if we were interested to do a full portfolio for her as she had not been able to find a nice looking couple, instead, she has been picking out singles along the road to put them tgt in a shoot. which resulted in a lack of chemistry & not to mention, tt the "couples" didn't look like they were in love. haha. imagine how tt wedding photo looks like?! *yikes!*
and since we are not professional models, she offered to pay us in the form of photos. she will develop the entire porfolio for us in a wedding album, like a real wedding album!! & tt when we got married in future, she'll give us a 50% off all her services! Mdm Gucci was so nice!! hahah. and so, since it was an irresistable offer (she was desperate enuff tt she also gave my bf business to do on his part to make up for the lost time (a whole day!) of the photoshoot.) we took up the offer!
THE PHOTOSHOOT!SO we turned up for the photoshoot yesterday bright & early (8.30am) at the studio. Honestly, i didn't think abt wat to expect. until when i saw the make-up artist & the photographer all rolling in. they didn't look like the kind of ppl who will do the kind of make-up/photo that i wud haf liked. *pouts* well it is free & i can't be the one choosing so let's jus get it over & done with ba!!
so she did my make up, did a couple of "images", i wore 4 gowns in the studio's photoshoot. my bb looked so dashing in his suits!! particularly the white one!! by 1pm we were tired from the grueling & awkward poses we were asked to do & our faces were becoming cramped from all the smiling.
when we stopped for a lunch break, we chanced upon the photos taken in the morning & wow! they were beautiful!! tt was when i perked up cuz it was realli a great job by the photographer & the make-up artist! so after lunch we carried on with the photoshoot in the studio before we changed, yet again, for the outdoor shoot.
SINGAPORE ART MUSEUMi loved how the look of the feel of the plc is.. very nostalgic. we took a few photos there & we cudn't do it w/o ppl coming to congratulate us when they walked past. (like we were realli getting married!!! hahahah)
SENTOSAthen, we went to sentosa, it was like abt 4pm & the sun was HOT HOT HOT! imagine being in a gown on a hot sunshine day out at SENTOSA! man.. those were the hardest shoots to take, cuz i realli cudn't concentrate due to the humid & the heat.
then we changed out of our clothes into beach wear! we headed to tanjong beach (i think) & frolicked ard barefooted, smiling & happy.. acting like we were qin han & lin qing xia. wahahhahhaha. we cudn't stop laughing when we were doing the shoot there.
Lastly, FULLERTONWhere else to get a more beautiful shot of Singapore's city night. we went back to the studio & changed into our last gown/suit & hopped over to Fullerton for the last section.
when the photoshoot ended, we were realli relieved cuz we were dead beat from the photoshoot that lasted for 12 hours! (8.30am to 8.30pm) but i have to say, it was an amazing experience & bb & me enjoyed ourselves very much. :)
i jus can't wait for the album to come out. meantime i can only depend on my digicam for the stolen photos during the shoot tt was taken unprofessionally. hahah.
oh man, i am so in the getting-married mood!!!!!!
I G-maxed!
dissapointing. tt's all i can say.
honestly, i've taken more adrenalin-rushing rollercoaster rides. G-max? (or wat some kno as the reverse bungee) fails terribly in comparison. tsk tsk tsk.
u wud think tt being something out of an impromptu act wud make the whole event even more exciting. well i thot so too. we crossed over to clarke quay from merchant court hotel after a wedding dinner & we were so bored so my bf rambled something like, "go sit on the G-max la." so i returned the rambling lazily, "k lo."
nex thing i kno, we were standing in front of the majestic looking cranes of G-max. i think waiting for it to take off was more exciting than the ride itself.
it was realli upsetting! yes it flew up real high upon take off.. but tt's it! then it continues to bounce up & down in mid-air, each bounce more weightless than than the previous. then they haul u back down.
you mean tt's it? where's the climax?!man, wat a waste of $35. wud u pay tt money for a carousel ride?? (in my standards, it is comparable to tt. yes i am a dare devil!)
i am even more than determined to bungee-jump now!!
Monday will be a wonderful Wonderful WONDERFUL day!
no i haven't found a job. yet.
it's not easy. realli. i've only been called for 2 interviews after so many resumes i've sent. man. well at least i've got a 2nd interview for one of it. *prays hard*
monday is judgement day for this 2nd interview. hope i make it thru. & there'll b no 3rd interview.
nex entry will not begin with the same line.
:)
