Everyone has a value attached to him or her – I mean each of us will assign a value to people we know, some more, some less, some worthless even negative. Xmas gift exchange, among other occasions such as birthdays and valentine’s day, is by no means the best time to reveal (how much u like/disgust a person) and discover (your own worth) that.
Shopping takes effort – we look forward to the expression on the recipients’ faces.
People who matter to us, we try our best to second guess what they like and buy them their dream gift. It takes lots of hard work but the look on their faces is worth it all (or can be really disappointing).
Compulsory/peer-pressured gift exchange, so we’ve to willing or unwillingly chip in or buy something for some people whom we would otherwise rather not see. In the case of the former, we make enormous efforts to find the cheap (if not cheapest) and most presentable item we can in town – it kills brain cells. But the disappointment on their faces is worth the rummaging the piles for the BEST find!
Both are painstaking but to me FUN!
Sometimes we have no choice but to buy the cheaper range cuz the real thing is out of reach; or we exchange gifts for the fun of it; or we simply buy cheappos for the cheapskates.
And its very telling when A particular person receives all the GOOD BUYS!!! Its time for him/or to reflect but of course some get the gifts precisely b’cos of who they ARE– our lives will be less exciting without them!!! I NEED them.
Tuesday, December 25, 2007
Working with People
I read it somewhere that smart people are those who ask lots of questions and listen more than they talk. I’m glad to be working with some smart people and also the not so smart ones. Some people just keep quiet or have the blank stare b’cos they are clueless of what’s going on. Some keep nodding when you are talking, as if they understand it all. Then the next moment, they pop a stupid question. Of course, some just look/are plain (stupid).
I’ve worked and am still working with some “genius” who screwed things up and kept assuring me that everything would be just fine. Recently there’s this cannot-make-it printer who cannot get things right, not even copy and paste jobs. Last week, he offered to give me a good price for a job, I told him to put it down in the quotation. And he said “like that it will be meaningless”. So I asked him “Then what’s the purpose of a quotation?”, and he was dumbfounded. He just asked for it.
He was supposed to print some name cards for a lady director. So I told him to follow the template he used for a male manager. He said "Don't worry, i know what to do". He sent me THE template, untouched. Of course, these are just 2 out of the 10 encounters with him.
The classic example I could quote you was my ex-colleague who put up an invitation to quotation for whistles. She received some calls for clarifications and one vendor asked: the whistle can blow or not?
I must share that I've enjoyed working with the society for the physically disabled. They are so much more abled and smarter than the abovementioned retards.
The next time someone tells you: Don’t worry or no problem, please take extra care.
I’ve worked and am still working with some “genius” who screwed things up and kept assuring me that everything would be just fine. Recently there’s this cannot-make-it printer who cannot get things right, not even copy and paste jobs. Last week, he offered to give me a good price for a job, I told him to put it down in the quotation. And he said “like that it will be meaningless”. So I asked him “Then what’s the purpose of a quotation?”, and he was dumbfounded. He just asked for it.
He was supposed to print some name cards for a lady director. So I told him to follow the template he used for a male manager. He said "Don't worry, i know what to do". He sent me THE template, untouched. Of course, these are just 2 out of the 10 encounters with him.
The classic example I could quote you was my ex-colleague who put up an invitation to quotation for whistles. She received some calls for clarifications and one vendor asked: the whistle can blow or not?
I must share that I've enjoyed working with the society for the physically disabled. They are so much more abled and smarter than the abovementioned retards.
The next time someone tells you: Don’t worry or no problem, please take extra care.
Tuesday, October 9, 2007
Some regrets in life...
I couldn't sleep last week after waking up in the middle of the night, as well as didn't start my day well today, all for one reason - i didn't manage to destroy the 2 big, fat & juicy cockroaches in my toilet. I can only watch them grow bigger and bigger each day...
My favourite is still flying cockroaches, it makes the whole chase more interesting! Hope i can "alleviate" my regret later when i go home this evening.
My favourite is still flying cockroaches, it makes the whole chase more interesting! Hope i can "alleviate" my regret later when i go home this evening.
Wednesday, October 3, 2007
I must say this again - I love Pork!
Amongst the common meats we eat in our daily meals, i still rank pork the highest.
In my recent trip to China, i was very very very happy to find pork sausage muffin at macdonalds! And then, there was the famous wanshan trotters and tongpo belly. Slurp!!!
I was a little traumatised to find a motorbike with ten overturned and pigs tied and stacked onto the back in cambodia approach and park next to me at the petrol kiosk. But that evening, i managed to overcome my fear after having very nice grilled pork chop for lunch n dinner, a rare find in that country.
Some good place for pork in Spore will be the black pig japanese restaurant at liang court, tongpo belly at dian xiao er... Pls tell me if you know more.
- its between red n white, so its very healthy
- heard there're lots of bacteria on pork, can can build up natural resistance
- its one of the most versatile meat around - you cook beef in many different ways but all you taste is the same cheesy, milky taste, which you dun need all the time; pork is different, it takes on whichever identity n taste the chef turns it into
- actually i must thank my mum, cuz she cooks us nothing but fish
In my recent trip to China, i was very very very happy to find pork sausage muffin at macdonalds! And then, there was the famous wanshan trotters and tongpo belly. Slurp!!!
I was a little traumatised to find a motorbike with ten overturned and pigs tied and stacked onto the back in cambodia approach and park next to me at the petrol kiosk. But that evening, i managed to overcome my fear after having very nice grilled pork chop for lunch n dinner, a rare find in that country.
Some good place for pork in Spore will be the black pig japanese restaurant at liang court, tongpo belly at dian xiao er... Pls tell me if you know more.
McDull + Mrs Mc = greatest love of all times
I watched "happy birthday" starring louis khoo and liu ruoying (whatever her english name is). Afterthoughts - its either a super romantic love story between 2 people or simply a tale of 2 people wasting their time (10 years). I actually spent 2 nights watching it...
Can 2 people who have not met for years still be deeply in love with each other, and wishing each happy birthday every year without fail?
And i thought the story of Mrs Mc splurging on her 30-cm tall husband was the greatest love story of all times?!
Can 2 people who have not met for years still be deeply in love with each other, and wishing each happy birthday every year without fail?
And i thought the story of Mrs Mc splurging on her 30-cm tall husband was the greatest love story of all times?!
Tuesday, October 2, 2007
Recently i've been busy...
I haven't been blogging recently cuz i went travelling again...then now hooked onto facebook.
Anyway, to sum up my visit to the dragon country certainly has rich culture & history and of course interesting people...lots of them, regardless of age and gender.
My colleague asked me if I met any man in China...of course! They were squatting, spitting, smoking, talking loudly, pushing one another in the trains etc... regardless of age and gender. There were of course, surprises along the way. Nice people i mean, just the way they behave is sometimes shocking.
The places are really worth visiting, and they're fast disappearing, or in the process of being devoured by tourism and modernisation. The country is transforming from a golden legendary dragon into a dragon in dirty grey space suit!
Anyway, to sum up my visit to the dragon country certainly has rich culture & history and of course interesting people...lots of them, regardless of age and gender.
My colleague asked me if I met any man in China...of course! They were squatting, spitting, smoking, talking loudly, pushing one another in the trains etc... regardless of age and gender. There were of course, surprises along the way. Nice people i mean, just the way they behave is sometimes shocking.
The places are really worth visiting, and they're fast disappearing, or in the process of being devoured by tourism and modernisation. The country is transforming from a golden legendary dragon into a dragon in dirty grey space suit!
Thursday, September 6, 2007
Why some people are stupid
There're different levels of stupidity. Here're how they may be classified (in ascending order):
- silly
- stupid
- dumb
- fool
- moron
As to why people are stupid, there may be more than one possibilty. it could be due to:
- sad genes
- food/drinks they eat
- the air they breathe
- the people they mixed with
- plain stupidity (w/o reason)
i need to figure out how to live with them. Hopefully i can provide the answers soon. Bless me!
Suggestions, anybody?
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