SNIPPETS

The viral infection was pretty bad so I was off on Monday & Tuesday. I really wanted to go back to work (not that I’m hardworking but the pile of documents lying on my tray needs my urgent attention), but then again…my doctor’s prescription insists that I need 2 days of good rest, so what the heck – 2 days MC leave then. My doctor knows me best :) Besides, The Director and Boss & Co. are not around. No problems are too big for Seth and Celtic to handle. Wyatt is a big boy now. He’s irritating – he is like Celtic’s eyes, ears and hands now. The exact duplication copy! How annoying! I find Celtic is giving him way too much of freedom – I think he needs to be control. He is starting to step on everyone’s head; including mine! And I don’t fancy that. Just because Celtic is looking after his ass, he is doing whatever he pleases with arrogance. Called me selfish – but he is not coming in into my territory. One more time – straight away I am going to Boss’s room. Boss will take this opportunity to be on my side just to annoy Seth. I would love to see Wyatt to put a foot wrong with Boss & Co. or to undermine Celtic’s authority. Let Celtic feel how I feel. That will be a grand show :)
I know – what a horrible person I have become, like a wicked bitch! Like Tommy said – it’s not us, not our nature of doing things…but the circumstances dictates so. We played nice – we didn’t get anything. Meanwhile, before a better rice bowl comes our way, just do whatever to ensure that we still receive our wages. We work for money after all and money is everything. And I also make sure that both of my work portfolio and external network contacts are building up in the midst of these all. I’m not going to walk out of this place empty-handed.

Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes welcome a baby girl – named her Suri, which meant Princess in Hebrew or in Persian, it means Red Roses. I was expecting something more American. And rumor has it that Tom actually ate the placenta. Yuck!
Gywneth Paltrow and Chris Martin had baby Mosses recently as well. Apple + Mosses = it sounds very biblical isn’t it? I thought she would name her infant Bruce, after her father.
And like the rest of the paparazzi – I’m waiting breathlessly for the birth of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie’s first child. That baby is so lucky, not only with a silver spoon but very good DNA as well.

Sick Note

I am sick. *sniff.sniff.cough.cough*

Where is the moment we needed the most
You kick up the leaves and the magic is lost
They tell me your blue skies fade to grey
They tell me your passion's gone away
And I don't need no carryin' on

You stand in the line just to hit a new low
You're faking a smile with the coffee to go
You tell me your life's been way off line
You're falling to pieces everytime
And I don't need no carryin' on

Cause you had a bad day
You're taking one down
You sing a sad song just to turn it around
You say you don't know
You tell me don't lie
You work at a smile and you go for a ride
You had a bad day
The camera don't lie
You're coming back down and you really don't mind
You had a bad day
You had a bad day

Well you need a blue sky holiday
The point is they laugh at what you say
And I don't need no carryin' on

You had a bad day
You're taking one down
You sing a sad song just to turn it around
You say you don't know
You tell me don't lie
You work at a smile and you go for a ride
You had a bad day
The camera don't lie
You're coming back down and you really don't mind
You had a bad day

(Oh.. Holiday.)

Sometimes the system goes on the blink
And the whole thing turns out wrong
You might not make it back and you know
That you could be well oh that strong
And I'm not wrong
So where is the passion when you need it the most
Oh you and I
You kick up the leaves and the magic is lost

Cause you had a bad day
You're taking one down
You sing a sad song just to turn it around
You say you don't know
You tell me don't lie
You work at a smile and you go for a ride
You had a bad day
You've seen what you like
And how does it feel for one more time
You had a bad day
You had a bad day
Had a bad day
Had a bad day
Had a bad day
Had a bad day
Had a bad day

-Daniel Powter: Bad Day-

Broken Scar

Unexpected…totally!
The first quarter of this year has been rough. The market movement was soft, someone made a mistake & we have been chasing contributions like hell to recover, the pricey petrol then trigger a chain reaction – all prices were pushed up & the majority folks in the supply chain refuse to absorb the cost and our British, French & Hongkie competitors began to throw prices like nobody business – and yet in the midst of these all – we still manage to hit the Q1 Budget! :) The best part is that we will be rewarded accordingly. Yeah! It’s good news, everyone is happy, the motivation scale is sky high and it boost everyone’s confidence – I don’t know how we did it. Either we really did it or the numbers have been creatively moved around. Who cares! :)
The Director was in the mood to party – treated us to a sumptuous dinner at the Sun & Surf, Sunway Hotel on Friday night…opening a few bottles of expensive red wine, then it was party time at the FLAME :) We love our Director.

I have nothing much to add to my work tales this week. I think I have join Juan, Tommy & Nikolai’s where-we-couldn’t-be-bother-anymore club – just do the job and if there are better things that comes along, just jump on the bandwagon. I think the 4 of us can do our job very well; it’s just that some people like to suppress us – and this is the frustrating part. I think I may be slightly luckier than the 3 of them because things are improving. But to actually feel that I’m fitting in well…nah, not at the moment. I don’t want to bitch about Seth’s leadership or management skills, I don’t want to bitch about Celtic or Wyatt anymore – it’s not that I’m that good either. Who knows they may hate my guts, my flaws and my faults. I’m not trying to be gracious or being self-denial, it just that outside people can see for themselves.

Crossing Bridges

Yesterday’s lunch was lovely. It really caught us by surprise because we didn’t know that Juan is such a wonderful cook. Tommy mischievously said that we should do this on a weekly basis :) We started off with shrimps as our appetizers, followed by pasta, clams, button mushrooms & fried wanton and the lemon pie dessert ends with a bang. Then we hang out at Juan’s vast balcony with orange juice in our hands (as we decline Juan’s well-stock collection of alcoholic beverages invitation because we wanted to remain sober for the rest of the day) – enjoying the cool wind and sight of Bangsar.
This is life! Just lepaking around, talking…everything has been happening so fast for us lately and now we are in the month of April – we were so caught in the middle of our work, we did not even once pause to analyze, think things through or just relax and the priority to focus on ourselves just diminish. Of course, what we are going through is not in the turbulent category, but it did give us some mental stress. We view conflicts as building blocks to a better relationship but some people see it as something that is going against them.

So we decided it’s time to rejuvenate ourselves, live healthier, have better relationships, focus less on materialistic issues & more on the human aspects, being a better individual and start afresh…starting from tomorrow :)

Work Tales

Tuesday night was Kakak’s farewell party at RP – more like a mini M13 annual dinner, the whole world was there, and there were representatives from every department except from Derek’s :) I would have preferred a smaller crowd as we get to spend some quality moments together for the last time.

Work Tales – everything seems ok. Looks like everyone is trying. I take it as a good sign. I hope it’s not a hangat-hangat tahi ayam kind of thing where you just try for 3 days and that’s it. I found out that Celtic was indeed feeling threatened of my presence. Before my arrival, Celtic was the youngest of the lot and Celtic has been showered with attention non-stop. Then I came in and people began to turn their attention to me. What’s more I gel in pretty well and can click with Miss Klein, Tommy and Nikolai. Celtic was just jealous :) I really want to go up to Celtic and say I’m not after your job – your job is safe. I will stay for a while but I don’t see myself serving here for 5 years or more. Unless of course if M13 can offer me better monetary & non-monetary benefits that are too good to refused. But that will never happen! Boss & Co. will never move their asses from their thrones with the salaries that they are earning and their age. Young people like myself, Tommy and Nikolai will definitely switch to other jobs with better offers. I don’t want to remain stagnant either. Different companies and different industries can teach you many things.

Going to Juan’s place for lunch after this – we are having Pasta Fiesta.