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The streets near my home had been quiet, but streets had already been pretty crowded with those going .

Unlike the usual days prior to public holiday had been quite flooded with people; guess most of the peopel had gone to hotspots for countdown.

Office was rather quiet as there were still a handful of people on leave; thus we had lunched at BK Coffee House, which served the famous mifen which was handmade. Taste sure does match that of what my colleagues had told me about.

We had to work till 3pm but most of the finance sector worked halfday. No matter; at least, managed to clear my work last night before today's final touch up. Took a walk at Challenger and saw some attractive deals - suddenly had the urge to get a Wii to play at home before making my way to dearie's place.

Final rush in the evening to run through some cases which I need to update system; the sky had already turned dark and this time, it was really the latest I had stayed in office.

The mind had still not been settled down as I had continued the work clearance after dinner. All finally done at 11:30PM.

Work Ultimatium.

I saw myself in an old food centre that looks like Bukit Timah Food Centre, one of them decorated with blue crepe paper to make the stall brighter looking, selling western food and the surroundings selling regular cooked food. I was there with my parents and dearie, looking for a seat to have a meal.

My dad spotted an empty table and signalled for us to come over. Prior to this, we had splitted up abd combing the area to get a seat.

We had quite a sumptous meal and dearie and I were discuasing on the already booked holiday with them, and that I will be settling all the airfare while she took care of accomodation. There was a glimpse of delight when she asked if I will be handling the airfare.

Strangely, the washroom is located just inside this blue crepe paper decorated stall as it has an extension to its right that appeared to be a covered pathway.

When I woke up, clock reads 730am and I had missed my workout this morning. It had been a little tired last night.


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One manned afternoon as the rest of the people in the dept are out for work or on leave. Further investigations to be done on one of the case that I have been handling, with a totally different workflow than the usual. Something that requires scrutinity.

Dearie's not having lessons this week so I won't be going out in the evening.

Another late evening.


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A Monday and back to work after the festive weekend; we had been dining over the weekend.

Weather looks pretty fine this morning; roads bately scattered with vehicles near my home. I guess many are still on leave at year end as it is the peak seasonof leave ffor most people.

It's going to be a full week ahead and I should be knocking off at 3pm on New Year Eve.


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Managed to arrive before 9pm and mild shower had commenced when we reached Sembawang Park to meet up with the rest of NSP people. They have already moved to shelter as the rain is picking up.

Saw most of our usual - Wendy, Sandy, Roger, Markus, Jack, Shiqi, Soon Bing, Yiwei - those whom are constantly in touch. The rest include Alex an Angela - those who joined after most of us left.

Dearie and I managed to eat those cooked food which they have brought into shelter before we moved out to make our way back to Wendy's place for a catch up session - during the intermittent.

We had our game and using alcohol and beverages as the forfeit - being the pilot behind wheels, I had been granted exception so only had to be under non-alcoholic 'punishment'

The game lasted several rounds and Matthew was aimed at for drinking. Subsequently they shared that had drank alot the last time we met, and even puked a few rounds.

After many rounds, we settled to catch up about Wendy's workplace and seems that things are not getting any better. Thomas had been down with his medical condition and have been constantly hospitalised. Maybe that's why I haven't heard from him for so long...

Wendy had also shared about her late father-in-law whom had passed on in Sep; the cause was mouth cancer which took him away in less than a year.

We made our way back around 2:45am.


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We had finally arrived at Kukup after 3 hours since departure from dearie's place. The town, located in the province of Pontian, was somewhat apart from regular city life around Malaysia.

The main livelihood of people around here are via fish trade, which can range from sale of dried fish products to the norm provision shops. When you stay a little longer in this town, it sure doesn't feel like Malaysia. People here lead their own lives which differs from those in mainstream. Streets were lined with shops and stalls without any traffic congestions.

Weather is especially hot so bermudas are a good choices. First stop was lunch at 1:30 - quite a spread followed by a tea break at 3:30 - local made crackers along with green bean soup.

Soon it was dinner after a nap in the afternoon but I had caught only a streak of sunset.

No chance for us to catch the bubble tea as it was already closed by the time we walked back to the main road. Shops seem to close pretty early here and streets were already quite empty by that time.

Supper were sweet potatoes and the evening after dinner was spent spotting fireworks and stock-up of food.

Gott catch the sunrise tomorrow morning.

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Sudden downpour as I reached home station; fortunately, all routes are sheltered right till home. By the time I reached home bus stop, the rain had subsided substantially.

I had done some works via desktop remotely; although the mind is kept moving, it sure does utilises quite a portion of mental chakara when I was at dearie's place in the later part of evening. As long as the access os working perfect, I won't have to go in often to try to configure it.


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We all have been given a Starbucks treat by our bigger boss as company has yet hit another milestone in productivity.

That's what I ordered but by the time I started savouing it, after all the work has been cleared, it has already tuned a into little 'brown island float'.

My RO was tormented by the sweetness of White Choc that we realised could be requested for reduced sweetness; even mine was sweet beyond my self-set limit.

Anyhow it was something different for a Tuesday afternoon. Still setting in, and better than what I was 3 weeks ago.


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Another 2 man day which I had learnt many things directly from my RO. Those experiences sure made time pass even faster and could only go for my Gent's break when I was having a little free time.

Weather had been rainy, so we decided to lunch in and caught up abit the background of our work. There was a good laugh about those scenarios that they had described about an ex colleague.

Sure enough, time had passed real quick and it was already 6:30pm when I left office. Unusually stuffy train ride till nearing the end, there was a merlion who had performed her "duly job", causing an instant vacating of the affected cabin; stench had caused many to alight at Bedok, and before it reached me, I had already reached my destination.

Phew. Spared my nose.

The long awaited dinner has finally arrived after many months as all of us had been busy.

Our usual bunch is there; Andy and Marie, Songjie, Yinmaya, Bryan and his wife and kids, Philip and his wife and kid; a handful.

There had been no success in porting the characters over; seems that my last experience since the game had been taken over by GamersFirst did not have any issues about game hang, so it might be issues that hadn't been fixed by Acclaim.

Marie had asked when dearie and I settle down; tha can only be agreed upon after I had made my move..ahaha..another pressure.

We all had a good time of catchup; a fellowship that had to be done on regular basis.

Took a short walk with Andy, Marie, Songjie, and of course, dearie, to see a huge fish that had been displayed at another restaurant.


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Finally had arrived at the place for our company dinner. This is one of those posh places which most of us don't go. For the co's estab, this will be a good place.

I had been the official photographer of the event, so called, the unofficial as it was something I enjoyed and could contribute to the event.

We had the appetiser (myself busy juggling between eating and taking shots), while catching up with some of the colleagues on non-work related topics. Soon, the night had crept up a little late and it was time for me to leave, as dearie had came over to give me a lift.

Freshened after final awakening at 7:15am; the biological clock had initially awoken me at 6:30am but had rested awhile more just to do a more optimum charge.

No dreams the night before as I had already dozed off soon after I reached home.

Tomorrow will be our company dinner and that's where I can bring along my digital sniper.

A busy and well-exposed work role day; I had received a numerous cases to handle which are something which does not come by often at such a volume. Not those nitty gritty things which are handled on a more daily basis.

Weather had been rainy but fortuntely, had stopped when it was time for me to leave office.

There are still quite some for me to pick things up, so I would not think that it was a bad day; rather, an accelerated opportunity for me to learn more things.

Feeling a little more tired than usual as I had woken up early after a short slumber, and having a hyperpaced workout prior to work. And finally, managed to get a good haircut!

I was in a town that resembled that of the 80s, wet markets like Bedok North were part of the neighbourhood.

Bumped into a guy who looks like Jiaxing and was trying to run around; fooled the hotel owner's rent by paying only partial and got to run off. Switchscene to modern Tampines Central when I was walking towards MRT station with dearie; but there were times I caught a glimpse of my ex but I wasn't spotted.

Move back to the 80s; the guy who looks like Jiaxing was renting a car and he seemed to be staying at Balestier - near Jalan Ampas where my granny used to stay. He decided to take his vehicle back instead of leaving it at the shop.

Next was walking through some aquatic shops where I saw a tank with cherry shrimps; they were huge and many were pregnant; Alex came into the picture and I asked if he can give me a couple of the pregnant shrimps as the tank now "belonged" to him...but nothing carried on from there.

The journey continues as I sold a small tank with tortoises and took back a unique from among the tank, and ran off. This time, I found myself in a rented room's toilet and looking for a way out. Soon, I saw the next scene of a female cast - reminded of those 80s HK show where she was saved by a group of guys that included Jacky Chan and Samo Hung.

Before I knew what happened next, I had awoken at 6:3AM.

The new moves at work reminded me of Cheng 1 in 9D when time reached 4+ pm in the afternoon. Felt like much of my energy had been depleted...anyhow, I'm glad I managed to finish the day.

Almost reaching home and weather does look pretty dark-clouded; a sign of torrental rainy night ahead, which also translates to a rain battle evening.

I should have some visualiser slumber later.


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I had awoken at 6:30am before I could hear the alarm sound; but the mind simply told me that I should lie down for awhile more. Guess I had missed the early morning run again...something I've not done for awhile since I started work here.

Public transport's unusually packed for a Tuesday, so it could be the case that many people have just returned from leave, so here they are joining the mainstream of workforce again.

Saw 17 cases at Inbox this morning and started before official hours. It's a 2 man show today and less busier compared to last week - or maybe, more manageable as I've gain more familiarity with workflow.

Lunched in as usual since it's easier that way and 'guaranteed' seating in office pantry. Mum's fried dumplings taste so great when coupled with the lunch that I had bought...only had 1 in the morning, which was really busy till I didn't notice the timing till Derrick announced lunch hour's arrival.

Soon to come, it's time to knock off and here I am homebound on the train, to male up for the missed workout before work.




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I found myself situated in a place that resembled the era of Tong Watt estate when it was still inhabitated; the era where triads were active in Singapore.

The activity routine are quite less 'brain usage' as it involved territory placement and I had been going up and down old buildings, and seeing more and more of the triad people surfacing. When the police came, all f them went back to do what they legitimately do for a living - they actually are employed in this scene I saw.

I went to the washroom and urinals there used were of those that were made out of dark ceramics, and an investigation officer joined me and Mingyao, later on
telling us it'll be a good time to catch up. I came out earlier and saw the sunset against some old HDB flats.

7:11am. I didn't hear the alarm ring for my early morning regime.


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Learnt from Songjie about the reorganisation of the buffet treat by Andy which had been left unattended for the past few months. This time round, I'll be able to see more of the people from our league.

It has been planned to be held this Sunday at Punggol Marina Park. Managed to catch up a little more with Songjie as he told me that YinMa had stopped playing with no apparant reasons, Rian, is actually still playing. There wer some changes to gameplay which will be implimented somewhere in the middle of Dec 2010...let's see how it goes when I have the time to log in to play.

A re gathering of the RFS league.

A near midday journey by bus to dearie's school with her company and passed by places which brings back memories; NCS - where I spent 15 months slogging out as a contract staff; it sure does brings back memories when working with those people.

Next place I passed was the petrol kiosk just behind SCDF building along Thomson Road. A stop before alighting to change bus, that place was where I started out after ORD with an odd job before starting a proper one in a better environment; seems like those days, 5 years ago, had passed so quickly as I had moved to where I am now. Although I'm still not exactly where I wanted, I shall continue to work towards it.

Dearie's school is expanding already; a new building is already in place with construction which are pretty done up externally; that's a reminder of my next course of action once I'm settled down in my current role. It'll be a 1.5 years of time where I need to work hard and get through it.

Continuing my wait to enter Zirca after 10 as ex co is having a year end function there. For now, still closed to non-employees' entrance.

Managed to have a good catchup with my ex colleagues who had came out for a break - they're still as jolly as they can be after work hours.

Dearie had already been there for awhile with occasional popping out to the main entrance to see me and catch some shots before I can get in.

The time before this had been a little difficult to expend as I had already done a considerable amount of shoots around Central. That shoe I had is already seeping moisture through the gap at heels but still more comfortable than a new pair of shoes that I had contemplated to get.

5mins more and I can gatecrash!


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Took a walk with my colleagues to opposite Central for lunch; chicken rice with a generous serving of chicken, and 3 dishes, completed with free flow chicken soup. Not too far a distance from office, thus still have some
time to rest before starting work.

I left office later than usual as I had 4 hours to kill before the gatecrash at Zirca later. Completed some shots around Clarke Quay before looking for Zirca.


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Finally reached home. The workout prior to dinner seemed a little more intense than usual. I recall my RO commenting that it had been a busy day, which, I too, felt as I also had multi roles to perform tangibly, and also in my mind.

More exposure and better experience with hands on today is a good thing, as I will be alone on Monday as my RO and senior are both on leave...so the rest of the week is a good time to pick things up quickly.

Pretty sunset in the evening while on MRT back home...such rare sights in the rainy year end season.


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I could not wake up as planned for my run; as I went back to sleep soon after I woke up at 545am; it could be the overdrive from the intensity of work on top of the weights training that was done before work. An hour which many are not accustomed to; sometimes I just wished my energy level could go even further.

It's so great to see dearie's eyes brightening up after she saw the bright orange furry pal in a big red bag. My gesture of making up to her as she was pretty upset yesterday.

Hope this big Pooh can keep her cheerful :)

A two-man show today as 2 of my colleagues are not in; so the work today is naturally more packed and we almost forgotten lunch. I had lunched with my manager and had quite a series of casual conversations with him and he shared about various opportunities about specialising in the insurance field, such as Energy, Aviation and the like; and also about certification like ACII and ANZII, which are specialised insurance qualifications.

Degree will be an opportunity-opener, which is something I should be looking at after I've learnt the ropes firm here.

Although the day had been mentally challenging for me, the experience gained and being able to work along with my manager had been good; just that I need to make sure I slow down my conversational speech...could that be due to occupational hazard from my previous role?

Time flies. In just a short moment, I have already reached almost the end of the week. Somewhat used to seeing my office, systems, people and the time anf pace I work at. Only on days when my senior are npt around are when I need to wrap up on double pace...so far, all manageable.




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A Friday has reached, and each day had been done fruitfully at work.

Lunched with Jannie today; a friend whom I had not met for almost 6 years as I had only seen her during my direct sale days. Those days had given me adequate exposure to all walks of life. Done at Yoshinoya and had a good catch up; shared broefly with her about the last happenings at work till my last day. Well those days are surely remarkable, and am glad they're over.

Was briefed by my RO in depth of things that I need to take note when handling cases, and there are also fradulent cases which had been given to the right hands.


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Another day at office and getting more exposure to handling more indepth things at work.

My RO is back and he does have a very different personality at his level.

I'm still trying to get used to the system; there are many sections which are differently arranged, so with more practise, I should get the hang of it.

The lunch hours here are flexible; as long as there's a claims person standing in to support the staff, we are all good to go; and furthermore, zero chance to have shortened lunch on a compulsory basis.

Weather had somewhat been good so far...and with the number of choices around to eat along with the lunch schedule, there's no worry about being stuck to eat something "quick" and also, not too far to travel.

Lunched with Phyllis today and learnt she had left my ex co since Mar 2010; such coincidence as I saw her going up office yesterday before I was brought around the office by Albert.

Travelling time is somewhat increased, but mentally less strenuous as I don't need to concentrate behind the wheel on the road conditions.

Today's my first day at my new employer's office; quite a walk from the nearest MRT station as it's not economical to drive to work.

My new colleague, Albert showed me around as my RO wasn't in as he was on leave; the team is quite small here as things are still newly set-up. I was soon shown to my desk; it's back facing the window, but anyhow, it's fine for me. 19" screen and the CISCO phone, which is somewhat identical to what I had been "tied" to the past 3 years.

As the role encompasses a totally different scope of responsibilities, I had started with some intensive reading on operation manuals and some policy information.

Overall the environment is less tensed; and I simply love the layout of our office, my desk.

Early arise and had been greetdd by a few pigeons on the window sill; they seem to have a liking for standing on high-rise buildings' window sills.

Breakfast done from 8 - 930am; quite a spread before we continued exploring the vicinity. There was the IT Mall. - Lau Watt that wasn't open yet, so we took a walk further to Lot 10 and the shopping malls nearby. Quite alot of festive decos were found around and managed to get some shots.

Dearie continued her shopping at BB Plaza, which, was bigger than expected; as it was linked to Sungei Wang, and another mall. Lugging around was quite a challenge as I carried dearie's non-slingable bag, while backpacking mine and my D300S ready for shots. Was looking for a minature model but have not managed to find anything I like. There are actually quite a number of camera shops around but I didn't get anything as no homework had been done prior to this trip.

We decided to have Subway before going to wait for our coach. It was the first pickup point so we managed to get in the coach first.


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Here it is finally...

365 by three,

Before it hits 1.2 Grand,

I have finally left this place, what a place it is!

Wings of Liberty have sprouted from my back as I leave this place with dignity and honour, for a better purpose I move forth.

No more auto ins, shortened lunch without prior notice, imbecilic reasons for disapproved leave, and valueless long hours of work, KPI which really means Killing People Index. Irate agent and brokers who seem to try to test water and barging their way.

Those whom I hold close to my heart, shall be kept in good memories.

Hereby I rise to greater heights of a role of more value.

Eternal farewell to call centre life I bid; a place I will never ever want to be in.

We had set off early at 6:20am to catch our bus to KL; a trip that had been planned long ago without success on a longer period of time; a result of the immbecilic leave management from my previous co.

We had managed to rest only about 4hours prior to our journey, but had already got quite a substanial rest in the coach with the journey to reach Checkpoint 2, and another hour to reach Malaysia Customs

The journey to Yong Peng took us another hour and we had bee hoon and noodles to refill our stomach before the long bus journey up to KL.

It was after unknown moments and soon, we saw the outskirts of KL, indicated by the slowdown of traffic by a long queue at the toll station...we are finally reaching our destination.

Dinner after checking in is A&W; a long-vanquished fast food outlet in Singapore. The aircon was really chilling and meal enjoyable with a root beer float. I miss that A&W bear too...managed to get some shots with the big and small models.

Post dinner activity - make our way to Petronas Twin Towers via rail. We boarded from Bukit Pintang station to Bukit Nanas, and by foot, to subway from Jalan Keraya station till KLCC. From there, just exit Suria KLCC mall and we can se Petronas Twin Tower.

The night view of it illuminated is so fascinating! I'm still not able to get the best composition as my lens is still not wide enough; considering the height of this building.

Reexploration of BB Plaza at night before we retired for the night; the place we stay at Federal Hotel contains so many shopping area nearby. The fatogue wasn't because the bus journey, but rather, the massive walking and stairs climbing.

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It's my final leave before I call ORD next Friday.

The runny nose with sneezing spells are still at large; could it be a lack of Vit C that had crippled the recovery phrase?

I had met Nicole for a photoshoot as planned, and she's on PM leave for the day. Fortunately, weather had been good and we were able to carry out the landscape shoots pretty smoothly.

Bumped into Jamie when I was going to look for dearie after her work, and we sure had a good catchup prior to her friend's picking up. Dearie and I made it in time for booking a KL trip just before it's closed with 5 Stars as WTS already had no vacancies at their coaches / hotel rooms for our desired date of travel.

Quite a energy depleting day as I walked alot for the shoots; somehow realised that public transport is a cool thing, as I can take more pics with where I set foot than by self-piloted wheels.

I need a good rest tonight as we'll have a long day at Ubin tomorrow. It's already past 1 after settling down everything for tomorrow's trip.

The 2nd part of the long weekend is gone at last; with the 1st day of implication of the $4 overnight parking charges...a 100% increase compared to the current rates...

Since it's already effective, what more can I do?

The FTP still can't work after some reattempts to make it work...so more reworks need to be done.

Lazy Friday.

I had awoken after a 5.5hr rest after spending a late evening processing some pics yesterday.

Spent most of the day at dearie's place processing pics and eating with her family - home cooked food is always the best. Good to have such gatherings every weekend.

Dinner was arranged 7pm considering the following day is a public holiday. I had picked up a few, including Maricon, Cyril, Katrina and uncle Chia as we made our way to Fish and Co in Tampines Mall. This was for an incentive for the team for one of the campaigns.

The beginning of the meal was rather quiet as we awaited for more to join us. Heard Lim Li, Crystal and Christopher will be coming too. That spells FUN since we all are a jolly bunch.

I had my favourite - swordfish collar, which was a big serving that filled me after finishing all the fish and some rice by the side. As we conversed, we also caught up with Sal who couldn't join us as she was admitted to A&E due to some discomfort in the appendix. Chris as usual, was the jollybean that made all of us laugh when he teased Katrina for causing Sal's admission to A&E with her whining.

It's the first time I really get to talk to Linda and the rest of the DM team on such informal grounds after work. Lim Li and Crystal, we have chatted during the late hours in my past working schedules...all that have come to an end since 2 weeks ago.

Learnt about many unspoken things that had taken advantage of Linda's kindness in office that is quite saddening; fortunately she's moving out from this place.

I could feel that we all will miss her when she leaves effectively next Friday.

Can't wait for tomorrow as this will be a short week and we will all be having a team dinner.

I'm still planning for the KL trip with dearie, but with so many things coming up, we have to take time to materialise each part of the arrangements...hopefully price doesn't hike up too much, or even drop when the date is nearer.

I am beginning to feel that the fun we have at this place will be missed soon; the people, the "classic callers" we handle and all the time we share talking them out.

2 more weeks. Just 2 more weeks for me to endure and I'll be out of this place soon.

A week which power is downtuned even further. I had still been bugged with those netsend messages even when I was attending to some matters. It seemed that people were either desperate to meet SLA, or simply taking my efficiency for granted...that really pricks one's mind especially when we are already challenged with the challenging-velocitied system.

Oh well...that's how those people work. I just have to endure for awhile more...

Another nightfall had arrived. Caught Resident Evil: Degeneration after dinner and workout; certainly well done as the CGI was identical to FFVII: Advent Children.

Usually Mondays will be slightly mentally more tiring than usual as the tension is quickly picked up from the more relaxed weekends.

A smell of the soil tells that the night will be one of deep slumber from the cool temperature. I somehow look forward to reaching the gates of dreamland somehow...

The excitement of leaving the Sunken Colony is nearing with each passing day...

Just counted the absolute number of days left; excluding off days, it's actually 11. On top of that, the most unliked TL among most staffs, who had taken over us, is on long leave. That can very well be a good sign as it's a torment to work with him.

Can't wait for 5pm when the 'ceasefire' will take place..

Managed to do some catchups with friends and that certainly made the day much easier to pass.

The afternoon is so sleepy after lunch - probably effects of too much carbohydrates, but I guess in no time, will all be digested.

Man, I missed my workout this morning...could it be that unpleasant dream about working night shift in NSP be a contributing factor?

Another day into my ORD mood as I still have to endure another 3 weeks; further reduction in my speed as I see no more value in answering calls all day - these will not bring me anywhere.

Weather is somewhat spikingly hot this lunch hour; the vision of myself working back in NSP was a bad vision as those days does somehow felt like prison - imagine having CCTVs in our own office. Many rules had been laid down since I had left many years back. An update of the vision will arrive later.

A familiar phone system is seen when I opened my eyes; grey body with lots of buttons, and a 2-liner dot-matrix above the mass of buttons.

It is my previous workplace and I was on night shift; somehow I didn't know how to operate the phone system; seems unusal for me to be the only staff on duty; calls came in non-stop abnd I was juggling between the calls and emails.

I wasn't feeling flustered but rather lost at that moment.

Another opening of my eyes, I'm actually laying in my bed.

Dinner with dearie and her family in view of her brother's in 3 days' time; back to Teck Chye Terrrace where all the famous Chinese cuisine are at; this time, it's not crowded like the last time we went with her extended family.

The food is still well done except for the overcooked long beans; not too much time spent and certainly not the bloated feeling we had yesterday for buffet dinner.

Car was parked at Yio Chu Kang Stadium so a slow walk along Lim Tua Tow Road, along with the story her dad shared about vehicle registration no betting many years back, something that made that road famous in the olden days.

Those private houses along the road are pretty old, and should cost no more than $100,000 when it was built. Of course, those days, the value of each dollar is much stronger compared to today's.

We had a dinner at The Straits Cafe, Hotel Rendevous, which was a treat from dearie. The buffet there looks something different compared to many hotels' buffet deals.

Weather had been a little rainy as we parked along Selegie conserved shophouses.

There was a spead - from cooked local delights to sashimi, oyster...the list goes on. We had some pita bread with kebab, sea bass, oysters, several servings of sashimi and some salads. We didn't go for those we can eat everyday in coffeeshops since we don't come here often.

The dinner had completed with puddings, durian pengnets (we had 6 in all), fondue, fruits and ice creams. However, later on, dearie had exceeded her eating capacity and delivered 4 "flushes" of mouthful, "mango fondue". I guess that was her limit, and what people say about buffets, "eat till you vomit" had been displayed live.

I had maintained my composure and we took a slow walk back to make our way home.

I took a bus and alighted in this estate, which resembles Tampines St 71 area where an ex colleague Hazel resides. The buildings somehow look totally different in paintwork and design, and I saw Hazel; conversed with her and told her that it's the first time I've been to this place and she briefly told me directions of getting around; where to take a bus etc.

Awhile later I saw myself at some health centre where people get to do aromatheraphy, ear waxing, massage etc; this is a neighbourhood setting and after the massage session, I was given my invoice that I didn't notice much about what was written and left.

In another scene, I was walking with Kent and Norizan along the pavement outside Springfield Secondary, and Norizan spotted something about me and said "no good, the Specthra says it all" Kent had also agreed and that somehow kept me baffled...what the hell is that?

The following, I was at a place which appeared to be my old 5RM apartment in Bedok North's main hall, and I asked my grandparents what this is all about. I had this device which looks like an ordinary mirror, except it's ring-shaped, like a mini CD-R, when viewing above my head, I saw a being, which resembles a deteriorated Hobbit, Smigel from LOTR, but later on, it became a jumble of words and symbols and most of the time, looks like a kite-shaped shadow. The "being" will become either big and thin like a pancake, or simply small and concentrated. So my grandma look at the invoice that I got from the "health centre" and I saw a sentence "+ light"; so she explained that this Specthra's embryo is attached to the person and "hatches" after contacting "yang". Given it's nature, it can only be seen with the special mirror I have...

Oh my...is this some kind of paranormal "pet" that will be following me? Seems like it has given Norizan and Kent a certain disturbance.

Later on when I lay in my bed, I was talking to my "pet", Kai, which I can only hear his voice, and when I look in the Ring Mirror, I could see he somehow represents Smigel, he also explained in similar context about why the Specthra existed around me. He is a small built-being, and jumped onto the red AIG Assist cushioni when I "summoned" him. I told him to look after my room while I'm away; this time, he has turned visible in the physical form after I look at him through the Ring MIrror a 2nd time.

Kai is like my "paranormal advisor" while Specthra is somehow spiritually attached to me via a string, that freaked Norizan and Kent out somehow.

Time to get up. 7:15am; when I woke up, I saw the exact same setting as where I last spoke to Kai.

It was supposed to be a "covert op" I was making my way through this air duct and later stumbled on a beach gathering - which the beach look like an indoor manmade type, where I saw my ITE classmates, Irda, Aisah and a few of them. Somehow it linked back to the scheduled gathering we all have planned on Facebook and it had came true.

Fast forward to the end of the gathering and I saw Aisah walking towards the traffic light - this time the place resembled the jogging path I took towards Bedok Reservoir but somehow she didn't notice me.

Next scene showed me walking from an unknown place and exiting the 1st level of Suntec Tower 2, near the carpark exit which lead towards Nicole Highway. I boarded a bus and was talking to a lady who was on her way back to JB; there was a casual conversation exchanged and she told me that she had to catch a direct bus (showing me a bus ticket in Bahasa Melayu). She asked what am I doing here at this hour and I replied I was on leave and didn't drive today, so took a public transport.

Next scene showed an advanced National Vault looting which a set up was done with a gate, multiple tubes and soon, I could see currency notes being sucked through the main chamber, and in sub chambers, honeycomb like devices started to swell with gold, and in precious stone clustered on stick-like gadgets like malt-candy. That had to be something out of this world that I had not even seen before.

Before I knew it, I was swimming through this "river", that was lined with gold dust as the "beach" and on top, was a deck where many people were - Hollywood celebrities to be exact, as the setting was like a high tea where everyone was laughing and mingling around. I was accompanied by a lady who resembled Nicole Kidman, and she walked out of the "river", still covered with the gold dust, with me follow suit. I saw Arnold Schwarzenegger who was not too occupied and decided to walk up to talk to him. He's friendly and we started off with a power grip handshake - man I still can't beat him on that! I chatted with him about the bodybuilding books he wrote and he shared with me about his bodybuilding life...

Before I knew it all, it was a dream - someone who I had always wanted to meet seemed to have been done upclose and personal.

Feverless after a complete 2 day course of medication and back to my workout regime in the evening. Completely done, except for the run which can only be done after that cold is fully purged from my system.

Finally reached dearie's place after an early set out.

Learnt from Lena that she will be moving to be a teacher at childcare centre; guess the stress level at the current workplace is beyond a manageable level for many...so another handful, and probably more to go.

Demoralising? A sign of review for the management, or simply just another season of mass exodus?

The weekend's coming to an end, and so is my Liberation approaching by another week...

Finally feeling better after a deep sleep the previous day. For once, the symptoms of fever could not be suppressed with my own chakara.

I guess the lack of medication for such and on top of the lack of rest, this is one of the "adverse effect". Fortunately, with my regeneration rate, such "downtime" come and go fast; so I'll back on perfect track soon.

Midweek and had already learnt of another 2 who are leaving, so if my estimates are not wrong, there's a shrinkage of 30% at this place. Wonder what's their reason for leaving, is it in any line identical to mine?

The battle had somewhat been overbowled as I felt worst after lunch; was hoping to stay on to help Lawrence till end of the day, but medication for cold doesn't seem to be working.

Doc had found that I also have a sore throat on top of fever and I had to rest at home; that's the best bet. A gust of wind will send me to a sneezing frenzy, so tonight will be a fan-less night; just rest without any wind after medication though no drowsy formulae were prescribed.

Hope to see myself well soon, so I can resume life as per normal, especially my exercise regime.

The first day of Week 2 of ORD mood although not a full week completed yet; reduced output of my call reduction. The rule of toilet tag has been taken off my mind as it is totally absurd rule of the universe.

Not to bad for a Monday but I could still feel the intensity of a typical Monday, as there were a few calls that are still quite challenging.

I'm glad the day is over now and have fetched dearie home from her class. That Sengkang molester is still at large so it's better to stay on guard.

Just noticed a development of the rear deltoids from the workout that had been done over the weeks; with the notice I'm serving now, more time had been alleviated, allowing me to do a more comprehensive workout without "going through the motion" and deriving maximum benefit from the sessions.

Indoor activity for a quiet Sunday afternoon as I discovered the clothes that had already been washed before I got home with Serene; weather loks a little unfavourable for drying clothes but I'm glad that the rain didn't turn into a torrental rain.

Spent sometime watching Ju-On 2 and Tomb Raider while going through some photos that I am processing.

Evening was done with an ad-hoc dinner at home, mum's home cooked and managed to get back to dearie's place to get her dad's dinner. It's really a little inconvenient for him to get dinner considering the size of the truck he's driving for his business.

The first weekend after I gave the notice...but wished the weekend will be longer.

First day after the Armageddon, which I had been able to enjoy the weekend with dearie. No more coming back on Saturdays to complete the weekend, which were endless weekends in the past.

A little more peace had come back to me after knowing what lies ahead of me is something good.

We had been invited to Serene's cousin's place at Parc Emily, which is located behind Selegie, near the conserved places. It was her uncle's birthday.

The place was well perched at the end of Mt Emily, and learnt that the apartment costs $1.3m. Her cousin's husband is a frequent flyer and works overseas; so now I had finally saw him in person...the place is really beautiful and can only be accessed via access cards from lift to common area.

Her husband is really well-mannered person, and most of the cooking were done by them while we all sit in the function room, which is air conditioned. Her younger brohter, Weide was also there and we had a few casual chats. I had opportunities to snap a few shots of the event and all shall be processed after getting adequate rest.

Over at the pit towards clearing up, learnt from Weide that Paul, Serene's cousin's hubby, flies every Monday and leads a team of consultants as they help companies with implication of certain procedures; once a project is done, they will move out. Fortunately, this doesn't require him to be outstationed on an extended basis...and for his age, as a Masters holder, certainly is, a rare GEM.

His personality certainly left me a lasting impression; well mannered, well qualified and being a SNAG makes him the perfect husband for a woman.

Baby Amanda, Weide's daughter, was the centre of attraction as dearie commented she's not just cute, but extra ordinarily cute (超級可愛); fortunately she doesn't fret when seeing people around. Managed to get several shots of her while she's being adored by everyone around us.

The event was unforgettable; though not a huge group, a warmness had been shared among us.

The resignation notice has been sent and accepted. Effects of the Aramageddon had taken place as Joyceline, Lengleng and Jonathan had asked why I decided to leave; after Katrina knew about my exit move.

I could sense that I'm cherished when they talked to me, but I guess management think otherwise; so I have declined the perm counteroffer that was put upfront.

A rainy afternoon at lunch, but within, was a an 'inner glow' that had shone within. No doubt those emotions can be felt, but I have to move on for my personal growth.

The afterblast effect will movw southwards from where I am seated.


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Looking back through the message correspondence with an old friend in FB, he had popped me the question as in when will it be my turn to father a child, I had replied to him on my plans to enhance my education and moving on in what I do for a living.

Time has just taken a shun-po, as that message was towards end of Jan 2010. It's coming to the end of the year now, and I see myself moving towards a new light.

Thank God for the faith that I had been keeping with Him, as I spent countless times seeking for the way out of where I am now. The offer is taken, and soon I'll be out of this "pithole" - the Sunken Colony.

Come to think of it, lots of refining had been done before I could be where I had steered towards; what lies ahead remain unclear physically, but in the mind, I know that a great exposure is given.

It's indeed an evening of countless thoughts.

I have signed the letter and when tomorrow comes, it will be a farewell notice to my current workplace.

There will be a poem that will be published "in due course" when the right time comes....

What hazy weather today; it had been worst than tomorrow; considering the PSI level, it is not a good choice to go and run in the park, no doubt it may appear less hazy in the evening - that's because lower lighting in the sky causes minimal reflection of the haziness when light tries to pass through them.

Anyhow, the day had ended well and so far, things had went according to my plan. Was a little irritated when I was told that I should be answering the workforce manager's call when I was handling a technical case on my end...I had the feeling this was "raised" to; on the well meant sake of my TL, I shan't argue on the matter and let it rest. When they need our help, they would go "all the hell out" to get us, but when it's the other way round, things can be very passive on their end.

My time spent with them; these soon-to-be 3 years, is on example. The 'sin' of not gesturing quality workers will see it's "fruits of labour" in time to come.

Mass exodus.

A good evening awaits me as I'll be doing my own dinner.

It's another of resting beyond 1am.

Successful completion of the workout; right on schedule as I had been alternating between weights training and running.

Tomorrow will be the continuation when I complete the run in succession after tonight's rest; but suddenly had the thought of doing a sunrise shot at Bedok Reservoir later in the morning.

Our plans for the weekend gettaway to Genting had to be done quickly as the accommodation vs the T&C of Worldcard is pretty unclear.

An obvious sign of under manpowered day judging from the call volume; obviously the morale had been shaken when there was an inflation of workload, minusing the inflation of pay...something which seemed to be "for the better", as I can foresee, will NOT get any better if they don't resolve the root of the problem which had been going on for the past few years since I joined. Wonder if those idiots up there know how to manage work like my Jedi Master by artificialising the "inflation".

What made the calls more challenging are numbskulls who refused to listen to factual explanations and threatened to write to the press, saying our service is not good...these are what I call the emotional / mental abusers. At times, I feel that we're like bottom feeders; shrimps in an aquarium where they only get to feed on what drops to the bottom, when placed in this context, are the bad things which are "bestowed" upon us, without the recognition like those who are up there.

Anyhow, an even brighter news is that I will soon be able to depart this place for good...more news to be up.

Another past 1am night but the evening had been well spent with a run of min 5km, all the way from my home and around Bedok Reservoir. There has been recent improvements, such as a platform made into the reservoir where park goers get to enjoy the view.

For a long time I had not done such a fulfilling run; infact I should incorporate this as hard as I would keep myself discplined for my weights training that had recently underwent some revised moves. Nevertheless I will need heavier weights since those dumbbells that had been with me for the past 13 years, had served me well but are unable to upgrade on the weight plates.

The 3 hit combo today - a series of 3 bad callers will soon be something which I will be hearing no more, as what I will be dealing with in time to come, will be of something different and definitely, challenges will be coming and I will face them bravely.

Dearie's in dreamland already and so it is for me soon.

It had been a pretty gruelling Monday - from the glance across the floor; at least 9 people are not here for work, causing a surge in the call volume to an unmanageable level - at the rate it goes, more and more people will be starting to leave, for good.

A confirmation of the opportunity had been done, so what lies next would be to be penned before I declare an ORD mood while lying below covers at work. It's going to be an unexpected surprise for many, especially those who are close to me.

Over the weekend, I had been thinking: I would rather work at something that adds value without my life being enslaved to it...the hours I'm contributing now ultimately doesn't add value to my portfolio - that's why I made this decision.

It finally time for me to take the next step forward, and out of this "hellpit".

Another week that has come to an end.

The previous day's trip to JB was a good one; despite being massively being on foot and the hassle in transiting via the immigration centres.

A final confirmation needs to be done for our Genting trip as nothing has been heard since the confirmation via SMS has been sent for Worldcard.

We all can have a good rest tonight as the next full battle week awaits for us ahead.

We decided to go for a walk at JB this morning; thus not bringing my wheels in as journey via bus is much easier. It's only around 11am and the journey to JB is pretty packed; guess not just locals; Malaysians who work here go back home weekly or the like. Grabbed a Big Breakfast Deluxe at Causeway Point before we moved in. We caught a sight of the park which we

City Square is much bigger than the local malls, so we managed to eat at Sushi King before moving around. The main mission was to look for dearie's favourite Pooh, which was rumoured to be found at Action City. However, it's not the same that also carries the exact smell which she likes...oh well, since we're here, let's go for a walk around.

It had been known that JB is not safe for locals, which might occur in broad daylights, so I decided not to bring A500 along, no doubt there are old buildings for me to snap which are near City Square. It's still safer to go in numbers if we're moving around a foreign land.

Dinner had been done in Causeway Point's foodcourt; fried hokkien mee are quite tasty and didn't take long to wait...the journey to JB was not physically gruelling but we both had a good lower body "workout" as we trodded up and down the mall several times.

Walking outside the pavement which resembled Temple Street, I saw Ruisheng and he was buying something from me; as I handed him the change, we chatted casually and I asked if he's working today, and he told me he is ill - from his husky voice, it's clear that he has a bad throat.

I was with a group of people who look like triads, only thing is they have unique attires which resembled cosplayers. One of them had a long sword, which resembles a rapier; and I was telling my mum that one slap of the blade on the skin cuts.

As we climbed up the stairs of an old building, I noticed that the rapier is actually shorter than usual; the hilt and handle makes people think that it's a full length sword which is actually not. The rapier wielder has yellow hair which was combed down and carried the aura of Wu Jing, a famous kung fu actor.

As the gang leader moves ahead, he showed me alot of secret doors in the building and told me that these are unknown to the leader. A scene that came forth showed that the leader caught a victim and wanted "Wu Jing" to show his worth by cutting the victim's finger off; "Wu Jing" suggested to burn it and went to get something, which he had suspected that I took some "contingency blueprints" from a hidden cabinet on the top row of the secret chamber at the stairway. He went to a room and took some formula which he was supposed to conduct the fire event with his own finger too.

Strangely he turned into a woman who looked like those magician assistant.

8:45am RTHK must have been disconnected as I hear no more broadcast.

45mins of lunch; another usual day with the "discounted" lunch hour that applies only to staff but management gets to enjoy their full hour of lunch.

Just shared with Jamie about some recent happenings and she could tell also it's a management issue. The new onboard manager is also "useless", if I may use that word. Nothing has been done to improve the call management and improving the skills of weaker staff.

It's almost 3 years and I'm still an underpaid worker; 2nd grade "worktizen". The year end is approaching and I foresee that I will be seeing those people happily showing off their new expensive gadgets they can buy with their FAT bonuses, discussing about whether the bonus is more or less compared to the past years. They should be content with what they have and no need to discuss about more or less. Hello, I have none here ok...

The OT season will continue as I move forward towards my own objectives.

Awakening to another battle day ahead, I wonder when I can leave this place and move on to something more specialised.

Been doing alot of reading on photography lately as it's the most pursued pasttime since I started out 5 months ago...the learning will be continuous and on a long term basis. I have to strike a balance of time spent with dearie and on my macbook too, no doubt I have a solid interest in this hobby; a self reminder that I must not forget.

Pitstop tomorrow as I will be accompanying mum to for her medical appointment at SGH; pray that all will be fine and good for her...

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Today's event had not been too bad as I went for my photoshoot after sending dearie to school - on a Sunday, it had to be quite a dreadful feeling for having to wake up early on a day where she can catch more rest.

Weather's especially hot today that I had thorough perspiration from the sun after doing my shots near her school. The afternoon sun had proved really sleepy when dearie came over to my place after her class, while I worked on my photos and having auntie and uncle who came over to see my sister during her course of recovery. She's much better now, can talk more comfortably but still having to refrain from eating hard bodied food till she's fully recovered a couple of weeks' time.

There's still quite a handful to do for our flat application on the document session that need to submit. A little physically tired; most likely is due to the sun but had been freshened after the bath and dinner.

I had decided not to go for the paintball match as the sensation I awoke with was like a jetlag from the previous day, that was due to lack of rest.

Anyhow, I had decided to make my way to Arab street for some unfinished shots before keeping dearie company. Fortunately for her, she doesn't have lessons today but it's still important to catch an early rest, considering she has to wake up early tomorrow for classes.

If I had gone for that paintball match, which is on the other side of the island, imagine how much time I would've wasted on travelling all the way back...why not I do something I like and at the same time, having make use of my time well?

At least I had done myself the good deed to make the day well spent.

Finally, the Friday cometh and that marks the end of a busy week.

Serene had been telling me some unpleasant things she encountered with her superior, that had already caused many to leave since her onboarding. I guess nothing more for me to comment since she's already like that before she moved over to her department.
I guess the best way out for anyone is to either transfer department, or give onself "a raise".

With the current outlook, employers on the major seem to still be quite stringent on the offer of perm positions, so the best bet is to stay put till there's a reasonable offer as a perm. No point moving on if the so-called better offer is contract and having to suffer a financial loss eventually...but that's just my personal opinion.

It's nice to see that dearie's family enjoyed the kueys I got from a delivery, that was made to our office.

Finally got the documents needed to submit to HDB from our HR; so now we can proceed to submit them to HDB.

So far, nothing heard from the opportunity exploration but I have to keep my cool...continuing to keep fingers crossed while life goes on...

A short, less than 20 min slumber brought additional recovery to my mind from the lack of rest the previous day. It had brought me to a place which I had looked forward to be alone - surround by nature; lush greenery that resembled Punggol Sixteen.

Since mum's not cooking today, I'll be embarking on an evening shoot after work; so turbo on once it hits 5. Hope to get something before the sky darkens.

Sis's jaws have reduced in swelling and will be going for a checkup this afternoon. Hope that all's ok for her and she looks well in her recovery progression; something that I'm happy for, and soon, she will be able to resume regular solid food intake. 2 more weeks for her to be on liquid diet.

The weekend had been busy and yesterday especially anxious prior to selecting our flat.

The beginning of another battle week after seeing the sunshine on TPE while making my way back home, to get ready for work. Workout shall be postponed till this evening after work. I had already missed 2 workouts last week which is a really bad thing on my regime.

Just some preparations and I'll be on my way to work.


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11am and the sun is shining bright against the windowsill when I awoken; I must have been tired from all the activities recently for my change of course navigation. Had caught the balance of The Legend is Born: Ip Man till 3am last night.

This evening, we're going to have buffet dinner at Suki Group at Punggol; from the map, the place is pretty near the sea and it should be a beautiful spot for dining. It's dearie's aunt, Pu-yi's birthday and we're all going to eat there.

Time to get ready for the weekend's events. Gonna be a short, yet eventful weekend before returning to the battlefield on Monday.

The afternoon's stress is finally over after the 2nd meetup. Had spoken to the PO and so far things look positive.

Suddenly could feel a fatigue in the mind for something which I had prepared internally for this afternoon had not gone to waste. I had talked to Wan about it and he had given me some sound advise.

Finally got my lunch done towards dinner time and now waiting for dearie after her work. Sis is now at one of the toughest phases of her recovery; jaws are swollen at the maximum so she won't be able to speak till it gets better after sometime. Thanks to my aunt who had been there to keep her company since last night and helped her grate the antibiotics into fine grains.

Although it's a Friday, it had appeared more tiring than usual as more mind power are exerted in the day. The coffee taken was a momental anxiety suppressant; nevertheless; helped somehow.

I look forward to an enjoyable weekend with dearie, and the imporatant day on Sunday.

The previous evening was unusually long as I had kept sis and aunt company in the hall upon return from work.

Sunday will the big day for dearie and I on flat selection at HDB hub. All's ready so I should be good to go, except for some documentations to be fixed.

Another weekend coming ahead.

Seems unusal that my runny nose came bak shortly after a 99% recovery last Fri. Could it be due to lack of rest? Now a sore throat had become its accomplice.



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I had reached 60.25hrs of OT this month. An increase from last month.

Seeing the fruits of labour from last month had consoled me, as those figures was something I would expect to be the norm. This time, it's time trade off for monetary gains.


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Another day ended. Finally decided with dearie on which unit to take after some discussions...for our new home.

The units are pretty quickly snapped up. Considering that we have been placed at the 2nd month since opening of flat selection, just pray and hope that we will get our desired unit. One minor mental process taken off for now. Next would be on the big day, coming Sunday.

Further discussion on the meetup with PO in near future, so it all will be depending on how well I do on the actual day of meeting. The first time I'm having a corporate meeting with someone at that level. No matter. Just go for it.

Sis' surgery will be coming up soon, so hope she will have a speedy recovery after that.

Before I could write a message to brother and Jaslin to ask if her leg's better, the end of the day had arrived. Time passes so quickly when we are all busy working, raising our families and building our home. For me, this is just a beginning after a temporal moment of "peace" under my current TL. After sharing the news about going back to the ex TL, Tay was hyper reactive and emphatised with my situation...I thanked her for that. Fortunately I had made a right move at this moment of time.

Time to rest. Good night world.

Quite a massively manpower downturn today.

There was a caller who refused my help and even sarcastically commented it is sad that have the same surname as her...simply don't understand why these people can be so eccentric.

Anyhow, the day still has to go on, but that comment from that caller certainly make me felt less positive about where I'm working; except for the "variable", looks like there's really nothing else worth keeping me going. Christopher had came over to play buffer, and told me to give myself and my ex TL a chance as he's aware of the many issues I had with him in the past on work grounds. Something that's easier said than done, though Chris had explained his personality to me that could be the cause of all those issues I had. Strongly, I still can feel the "gateway to perpetual contract position" when under his "care".

The days are slowly ticking towards that day.

Got news from the opportunity that the PO wants to see me; so I gotta make some arrangements during the week. A 2nd meet up is usually positive; learnt from Wan the PO is actually equivalent to CEO / MD level, so I guess he has to be the head of the office here. No doubt the people to be handled will be different, the growth and advancement will be there. I shall do my best this time again when I see the PO. In the meantime, keep a cool head till everything's in place first.

Lunch dim sum at Zhou's kitchen, which we had went before a few months back; once again, with dearie and her family. Wei's at his favourite chicken feet again and having at least 4 - 5 servings. The food, as usual, is wonderful as it is a buffet style and we can order as much as we can eat.

I reached the place slightly after the designated time, fortunately, the road wasn't too difficult to navigate. We moved to the site of where our new home would be and before that, had already decided on the units we are selecting, but to keep a close eye on the remaining units as the day draws near. That's in about a week's time.

The dim sum was so filling that we could forgo dinner and it sustained me through the evening.

Argh, another spell of sneeze storm. What could be wrong? It had took me a week to be liberated from the Sticky Nostril Syndrome but this time, it feels more like a spell of chill.

I have to work tomorrow and musn't fall. A final week for the month of September 2010.

Hope dearie will reach soon so we can have dinner together. I shall not let what happened at work become a barrier between us as this is only for myself to be bothered about. Since I already have plans on how to fix it, let's roll.

Weather had been pretty cool today thus lunchtime had not proven a thermally challenging walk.

We'll be going to Shima's place tomorrow for Hari Raya, after my OT. Good chance for us all to catch up and I'll get to play with her 3 cats at home. Wish I could adopt the short furred cat and Ah Huay as they are so adorable; pity parents do not permit.


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The morning was awakened by the news that my current TL wlll be moving out of the department in Nov...it'a quite a shock and yet happy for her as she found a better opportunity. All of us will sure miss her as she's a winner be it both at work or as friends; someone who doesn't put on airs and always approchable.

Looks like the individual session on our work coping she did with us will be the first, and last, that I had mine done a couple of months ago.

The very core news that upsetted the rest of us, was the fact that we will be under my ex TL, whom, was
notorious for his style of evading difficult calls even when we are at the edge and required his intervention. Such, had also been known by people from other teams.

I foresee more hinderance in leave application ans eternal contract position if I should stay on and under him, no chance of advancement. Contingency plan has to be activated.

It was a dampening day especially towards the weekend. My heart cringed at the first mention of his name following the announcement; something which could be felt among those who are affected, let alone imagine the following Monday being effectively under his 'care', or shall I put it as, 'scrutinization'?

Some people who he favours get to go on a full week leave, I foresee that it's impossible to get mine approved on such an extended duration. 2 years under him and nothing benefitted.


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Coming towards the end of the week and finally another tough day off. Down with 9 people today and the surge of calls had been peaking towards the evening as I was getting ready to move out from office to explore a new opportunity.

The place look very different compared to where I am working now; much simplified after learning from the hiring manager about how the company is structured; probably due to the fact that it's newly launched in the region, thus no of staff are so much lesser compared to that of many established principals in the industry. From what is described, this opportunity will be much tougher considering the group of people that I foresee myself dealing with. Enough of the comfort zone where I am in now.

I had a good chat with Carol and so far, things look positive from what she had told me. Before I realise any anxiety, my interview had been over and gone pretty smoothly. Let's keep fingers crossed and see how things go tomorrow.

Dearie is still on training so will take sometime before I see her outside her office.

The final day in a week that dearie is having her classes; 3 consecutive days in a row can be mentally challenging and certainly not for the faint-mind stamina-ed.

I made my way directly down after some shoots at Central, where there was some mid-autumn festival exhibition of the lightings, which was the last day of display, and especially crowded. Quite a nice place for shoots, but I didn't want to spend too much time there.

Dearie had told me of her tough time with her boss, who used to "lord" over my department. From what she said, the way of handling was certainly very degrading and apologised only with an sms later. Since there was already an apology with the explanations, I just suggested she took it, while looking for other roles that will make her working life much happier in some ways. Probably it's due to the fact that she's doing something out of her unusual routine, which requires a tough mind, a level of leadership skills which she's not used to.

Hope tomorrow will be a better day for her.

I realised dinnner was missing after feeling the hunger when reaching dearie's place from her school. Quickly, it was settled with some leftover dishes which was just enough for the late hours.

Learnt from Jaslin that her toe still require followup after hurting it against the wall a couple of days ago...hope all's fine for her. Another tough session for a someone close to me.

I was in a house which had a soft filter look that resembled the filter effect of 9D; saw dearie, Kelly Koh and a few colleagues who were in the house and all carrying netbooks. It appeared to be a relaxing session where I could rest, use the net and just laze around...something which had not been felt for a long time...

"thump thump" It was my mum knocking my door. Time to get to work.

The beginning of the 7th week of long nights. This had been something which fatigue has long been lost over the weeks as I enter the unscheduled run, detached from the rest.

Being Monday it had been busier than one can expect. Anyhow the day was sustained before making my way back for a short meal and then on my way to Clementi to fetch dearie from her classes. This is the beginning of an intensive term for her.

Had learnt from brother that the photos will be ready in a months time as we have requested for soft copy of the 4 of us taken at mum's place at his wedding 2 weeks ago...something that will definitely be heart warming to see :)

Being a Monday, the mind will feel that little fatigue after a busy day; on the phone and on the road.

Anther Saturday at last, after a busy week. Slept at 4am this morning after reaching home in the wee hours from dearie's place; the cold phlegm and cough still persists - wish I have a vacuum cleaner which can suck out all these discomforts; they're always on the pursue to surface even after clearing nose and phlegm.

Mum was amused at the video which I showed her about a cute baby bear that got frightened by presence of other baby animals in his pen...he looks so adorable that I wish I could keep him as a pet too; afterall I've got a soft heart for furry mammals, just like Ah Huay, who lives at our block void deck.

My brother and Jaslin will be back tomorrow; hope they had enjoyed their trip and wonder how the weather is over there.

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Finally reached the last day of the week; all's well on recovery except for occasional spells of sneezing.

Dearie will be working late tonight and so we might as well eat out....I'll still be on my turbo mode as usual; let's see how productive I can be this evening.

These few days had been dream filled nights; so readers, keep reading for updates of Dreamworld.


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The game is finally up but characters are not ready to be ported over yet. It took me awhile to be able to log in only realising the above, and playing a new character for the moment. Songjie is already well ahead of me levelwise as he does have more time
to play.

Roll call. Dearie has called me.

I've survived the day with some medication and kept the mind strong, and preventing the drowsiness effect from seeping in.

Just a while more before I can call it a day and continue with more rest tonight...rest is important for an enhanced recovery pace.

The news about the "migration" of 9D is not finalised yet; though there are bits and pieces of news about the game preparation stage to be on the new server.

Let's see how it goes this Friday, according to Songjie, on the availability of the client download.

Managed to reconnect with Julian, a primary school friend and he still looks very much the same compared to primary school days.

The motto for my day had so far been upheld, so just to endure another 8 more hours before calling it a day here; didn’t get to rest and recuperate at pantry as there’s a crowd of lunchers who have hogged much of the pantry...medication has a drowsy effect so I hope it won’t be affecting my work later.

The dream about WRX is still floating in my mind…something of a want and not need, so I would rather put this aside in reality.

Hope my cold will be ok by tomorrow – a day without workout as I slept especially early and woke up in the wee hours for a 2nd doze of the medicated herbal tea.

It was a quiet road that resembled the road to dearie's place near the LRT station that was gping owards the sports complex.

I walked down a multistorey carpark and kept dearie close to me as the llace was unusually crowded with foreign labour workers...near he bus stop with staircase going up the lRT station, I boarded the blue WRX and started the engine...sounds good to the ears when hearing the boxer engine idling. I drove with dearoe to a distance and sawsome army men in waiting at a deserted bus stop, and one of them is my ACSN during BMT days, 2SG Lai, whom I learnt from Edwin, has also left the forces and looking for a job at ST back then.

Suddenly, we were walking ahead and it appeared to be a dark road with many sihoulettes around and was signalled by Lai, to climb up a hidden panel under thw rail structure; there was a group of 'locals' there who appeared to be living there and are part of some resistence forces cum refugees. It was a hideout of those who live there which is hidden from the public eyes.

Next scene showed me calling LTA from an old
office of the 60s, about a label which has a sticker that captures vehicle information when passing through ERP gantries- regulatoon enquiries. The call was strangely attended by Linda, my TL. Conversation was quite tense toll I realised its her and talkes about some procedures about vehicle transfer procedures.

The WRX actually belongs to Alex Lim, Serene's cousin and yet to be handed over. Dearie looks delighted in my new ride to be, and I though reminded abput how sucky premium is for Subarus, it was the moment of my life...

Ring...730am, time to get to work after a 3hr rest.

It is the dessert built type of housing in Somalia where I see 3 factions of forces; something similar to that of the Three Kingdoms; one which is grey-suited and lead by a man who resembled Andy Lau in 見龍卸甲, but this time, his armour is more pro like that of Dynasty Warriors.

Another force, on dessert storm attire matching the surroundings caved in and a melee battle between commanders started; I wad wielding the sword used by Ivy in Soul Calibre, and combated another commander from the next force - Encik Ong also appeared in vaguely during the battle.

There was a minor rush through the steel gates of the enemy's base.

'Andy Lau' aka 趙子龍 appeared and stopped the battle; and I was ordered to 'rest' and there seemed to be a pending charge against me for the 'Ivyblade' I used in the battle. 趙子龍 was on an APC and carrying some equipments up the vehicle while Encik Ong was carrying the ST1100 bike - an impossible feat for the average human, and he was also dressed on battle armour.


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It was at an old street where I saw some thugs who were trying to bully a nerdy guy and I decided to give a hand; gave that guy a few punches till he fell unconscious and his accomplice fled; the innocent guy was simply attempting to use a public phone and these 2 bullies came to make trouble for him.

After he was unconscious, I dragged him to the other valley and undress him till he was left with his boxers and left him there to "bake" in the sun, while a police constable was patrolling nearby - hoping for him to spot and bring him back to the police station...strangely he didn't spot that thug. The constable was dressed in green uniform that resembled Hong Kong police. Spotted 2 European ladies walking around the vicinity and upon a glance, noticed the town was pretty deserted.

I suddenly transformed into a bird and flew across the town, noticing that there were hardly anyone; was it due to the avian flu that there are less people moving outside? I had to flap my wings harder to gain altitude. Soon, I saw the thug whom I took care off driving off in a flashy Year One car and dressed in suit; he seemed to have escaped from the town and undergone a total change of his attire; complete with suit, changed haircut and shades. I appeared walking past the road and soon he had driven off towards the city.

Passing the carpark, I saw a lorry selling 1.5l bottled drinks to a group of amateur footballers, and later on, I passed some bottles to the driver who was seemingly my worker and told him to let them drink and it's my treat - the warmthness of Donnie Yen's smile as Ip Man appeared to them.

Before boarding a minibus, I saw Junxiang and he asked if I have any friends who are still studying in NUS, can also come by here - a strategy to gain more business for the drinks I'm selling here via this lorry, so I teasingly asked "you mean female friends?", and went on to hint that actually I got a few female friends I could introduce to him, and that raised his eyebrows a little..."cannot la, you're chopped and registered already, furthermore your wife is so sweet and pretty" so he went "oh yes..." I commented it isn't good to have too many females friends especially when you're attached, to a certain extend.

6:50am; one of the earliest time I had awoken.

Throat's feeling dry despite having drank lots of water; learnt from Jannie she is having an infected tonsil and consistent water intake is necessary to prevent dehydration.

Could that be a sign of throat infection? Was the food taken at my bro's banquet an "overdose" that caused it? I doubt so as I had felt ok on Sunday...could be some heatiness within that had built up over the weekend.

Dsspite less staff on unscheduled leave today, call volume was crazy and the service level was uncommentable...wondering if anything constructive had been done to improve the handling time, or simply a surge after the public holiday? Though unwell, I have to hold on and complete the day.

Today's lunch hadn't been as lonely as usual; met June, Kent, Christopher and Adeline as our lunch schedule coincided; it was fun having their company - even June commented on me and my brother's resemblence when she saw the pics online. We're only different in age by 7mins :)

System started a mutiny so I'm compelled to leave earlier, and also in view that I'm getting dinner for my parents and sis - mum's ill again.

Sunday - a day of rest after my bro's big day yesterday. It must be really tiring for him and Jaslin considering they had been up since early morning. Learnt from Sihui that they will be going Japan tonight and will only be back on 19/09...a good break after their banquet. I had managed to collate the pics taken at his wedding in the wee hours this morning prior to slumbering in the airconditioned room.

Most of the time was spent indoors and managed to catch up on laundry, while the sun still is bright. Mum's running a temperature so dinner was fixed via getting something from the nearby coffeeshop.

I had been awoken by the talking outside my room; it's already 6:30am and it took me awhile to enter slumber the night before; it was already 2am when I lay on bed and had no idea how long I had been tossing and turning the night before.

They had moved off around 6:45am after fixing up his tie.

Dearie had watched the documentary "Entiti" which was a factual paranormal that was filmed in Indonesia; certainly creepy to hear after watching it.

The evening was spent doing up some decorations prior to my brother's big day, with some decorations in the hall. Sis was the "creative director" so to speak as she decided to make up some flowers in the hall.

Dearie had been around to help too...so nice of her to be able to help out. I had sent my sis and aunt back before sending dearie back.

An evening with many activities but time seemed so fast and pretty chakara consuming. Before I had noticed, I had comfortably dozed off under the mask treatment in dearie's place and it's already 1:30am.

I went to a condominium near Newton and reminded me of Bert’s place where he stayed and was nearby; the condo I went was all white with serenate surroundings as I walked past the pool; this time, I saw Gina, one of the HODs whom we had went to Lunar with after the company event at Microbrewery a few months back.

I saw that her DOB is in 1981 which was actually not…and she was married? Not that I know of, but an album in her FB shows that he partner was Bert, named as “Always yours” as it described in her FB relationship status.

The setting was such that I was going to her place and attending some BBQ event that was held that “their” place…quite a surprise somehow.

I had previously awoken at 5:48am and went back to sleep; most likely is a recovery of undone rest from a stressful day yesterday.

7:30am, time to get off to work

It was an heavy headed morning for me as I could feel the dread of my workplace. It had been suppressed on account of the “variable” I could do with my voluntary long hours, but it is really high time to move on to prevent growth from being capped; for the past 3 years.

I overheard some discussions among colleagues about the bonus they’re getting, being lesser compared to a few years ago when it was a considerable amount. That word of “bonus” ticks me right from the first syllable…

The day still has to go on but the dark chakara seems to be emitting out once again…I hope I don’t have to seal myself in work fully to make it up to myself.

I did share a little about the shortened lunch that was not exercised with example from the top with Elaine…though nothing said from her, it’s well appreciated from within.

I was taking some scenes of landed properties near Tembeling Road and somehow, my kitlens could zoom out tlll it became flush with A500's body.

Soft morning sun and the quiet surroundings greeted me when I was in the shooting action.


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The first day after the 31st milstone...and back to work.

A few of my colleagues were talking about why I was taking leave last Friday and later deduced that it was my birthday; no presents received at work, and a pleasant surprise from sis when I got home. Didn't have time to open the presents so decided to leave it as wrapped and took a photo of it before placing it somewhere prominent where I can see and unwrap when I have time.

It's a shortened week in view of the upcoming Hari Raya.

Finally a Sunday and it marked the date where I turn 31.

It'll be an earlier night as we decided not to watch Changi Haunted, which is a local production with the setting identical to that of Blair Witch project. Might not be worth the ticket price afterall.

Time to get an early rest tonight.

Appeared in the old house that had the setting of that of the Soong sister's house in Singapore; but this time, neither dilapilated nor abandoned. Surrounding was a town that was filled with life, carrying the aura of the lifestyle during that era.

Suddenly the scene came back to today's, leaving the house in its dilapilated and abandoned state and when I went in, and saw a mynah which I deliberately cornered it so as to catch it. In order to prevent it pecking me, I wore a carbon-fibre armoured glove to catch it.

When I was at my desk later, the mynah had turned into a humanoid creature which was harmless - looking like a mini yeti. It walked around and had that cuteness of the sugar glider which was prohibited pet in Singapore.

7am, it's a Saturday morning

The late awakening after a deep sleep under the constant cool jet from the wind…though a short day but had proved pretty tiring as I did some errand the previous night.

Saw myself in a place that looked like Pu Yi’s old place, narrower main gate and passageway. There was a dog which shyed away from us when asking it to come in and play ; somehow reminded me of Isabel – dearie’s primary school friend’s place in Chai Chee, one of the older, yet cosy estates locally as the dog also reminded of their pet, zaizai.

It’s such a peaceful moment as I have always enjoyed the company, the warmth that their family share when I went to their place sometime back…

Third knock on the door, 7:40am and I have to go to work.

Pulau Ubin had turned more modern than I expected - proper roads for cycling and many more facilities available nearby.

We rented a bicycle at $6 for full day at a brown building shop nearer to the "city central" near the jetty, and took on the wheels and went by lots of places; there were 4 quarries in Ubin and we managed to see 2 of them while covering the East.

Stop over at a "why you so like that" stall that was also the house of an elderly man who had lived in Ubin for the past 21 years; he made his living as a farmer and were accompanied by 2 cats; the kitten's mother was killed by a wild boar who tried to eat her, so the mother that was with the kitten should be called the "stepmother" so to speak.  We had stayed there for awhile before moving on.  A kodomo dragon was spotted slithering in up in the hill just opposite the uncle's place.

Next stop, Chek Jawa, that proved to be a gruelling journey.  Though the route was short, it was certainly quite a harsh-terrained journey that wasn't far, but had used quite an amount of energy.  Dearie, fortunately, was able to last by taking breaks of dismounting and pushing the bike up those challenging slopes.

Mosquitoes in Chek Jawa had proved merciless.  Just a couple of minutes of stopover had attracted numerous mosquitoes to dearie's legs so we decided to move on - fast.  A couple of minutes down the road appeared 2 Malay tombstones on our left.  Being sensitive to the aura, we decided not to say anything and kept moving on, till there was the main road with a rubber tree, where the bowl to collect latex was still attached to it.  For that route, ahead will bring us back to jetty and returning the bicycle.

A 4 hour journey had proved fun and unforgettable as we made our way back to Singapore.

Finally a long weekend that I got leave approved on Monday.

The plan was to head off to Pulau Ubin early but dearie needed more rest; so I decided to head my way down to her place first.

Weather is looking perfect despite the temperature - a good sweatout as I made my way to her place via public transport since there're no all day parking at Changi Jetty.

Some news were broken to me by Songjie about Indy21 relinquishing license to GamersFirst, another owner who is in no business relation to the current. No matter. Life still goes on.

Lunch stopover at Changi Village food centre and catching the famous nasi lemak before the bump boat ride.




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Come to think of it, having 12 solid hours locked out of my awakening each day is no easy feat for the regulars. I'm not in a position ti say that I'm an elite, but the best description would be my exceptional energy level.

When I hear about people who are able to leave on the dot, or earlier, feelings of enviness had faded off. I work off scheudule so will not do any form of comparison to others. Afterall, the remuneration scale is different.


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I had taken a walk for some shots at Joo Chiat before picking dearie up from Eunos MRT station; she had went out after work with her cousin, Jessica for a shopping trip - girls' stuff.

The trip at Joo Chiat had proved fruitful despite being crowded.  Nightfall had made me more awake as it was my hour which I am at my best.

I was taken in a bus on a department outing – something similar to that of the farm trip which we had for the past 2 years; this time, it’s a historial temple visit.

I saw the usual – Kent, but looking much thinner, Alex and also Hazel, which I took Kent’s headshot against the sun rising across the misty sky.

The temple resembled that of Angkor Wat, the ruins of Cambodia which proved a substantial tourist attraction.

The bus went past a place which a hill appeared, with endless staircase that was suggesting “Stariway to Heaven”, with really old zinc-roof house built neatly on the side of the slopes. There was a scene showing me talking to Brigitte which I had issues with her work ethics and she sounded pretty aggressive. I was talking to some colleagues who were with me, and were not joining the “temple tour” while I was taking pics of the surroundings.

Strange thing about this village is that it is surrounded by modern architecture, the HDB flats. It went past a bus stop and I saw a student dressed in my secondary school’s uniform and resembled Mingyao. Upon “closer examination”, it’s actually not him.

The journey was fun as we all got a get together outside office hours, with the cool misty morning weather.

It’s 7:40 am and time to get to work.

Had received a call from a friend whom I made during the course of work sometime back. After the call and the mental analysis, I had come to know that she had left the company a year or so ago, and now with one of the agency.

Having trying to be nice to advise her the right procedures, she had insisted to go by the "backdoor" and that lead to a tense conversation.  When she could not have her way, she went on to get personal and even got the cheek to ask me "what's wrong with you" when she knew that her request, which was on the deviated route, was wrong.  My conclusion was not to budge despite her insistency, so she had to end the conversation.

It's quite saddening to know that a friend had turned into someone with less positive ethics and behaviour.  After talking to dearie, it's a fact that they're struggling on an undermanpowered basis.  Considering that they just started out, they should not be getting more people to work when the business is yet to be on track.

The midway of the week has reached; and somewhat getting addicted to the long hours.  So far, had been successfully catching 2 sets of workout the past week despite the long hours at work.

An earlier journey to fetch dearie since I had made my way there earlier.  She will be having another lesson tomorrow - that's something mentally challenging which I had also been through; having to put the mind through a 3 hour session of learning after a long day at work.

The festive season's just around the corner and I have to catch some shots in Joo Chiat soon.

Received a messenger from a rude brat whom did not understand my English in the simplest form indicated in the CRM form. He even wrote in full caps for one of the words in his sentence which goes like this...."since you ALREADY know..." I found it a total waste of time rebuking him so I raised it to my immediate supervisor...looks like he's trying to look for trouble by writing such a thing.

Later on learnt that he is tendering...but does it give him the grounds to spew such an attitude?  That reminded me of S W K who lectured me in his replies and even wrote to one of the TLs to "educate" me.  And where is he now?  Being an agent which did not last and now working in some company at Changi Business Park.

Was brough instantly into a world which reminded me of the movie Avatar, that there is a bodied self in the mind. The world looked pinkish and somewha t a dreamy filter effect ambience of 9 Dragons.

I recalled seeing dearie in those pulgistic costume and holding the jade staff like League of Beggar’s Hu Shanshan, completed with a straw hat.

Surroundings were vegetated with a fresh scent of nature and the seemingly endless dirt track where we move from town to town, mob hunting via Lightfoot.

I sprung up from the world that I long to stay in…12:45 and 5 more mins before lunch ends.

2nd day of the last week of long nights; energy level still intact.

I'm looking forward to the weekend as it'll be one that covers up to Monday, and Tuesday will be an early release for me - trade off is that I'll lose the opportunity for increasing my "variable".

Dearie's lessons have increased on the intensity - 3 times on weekdays basis and I have to be sure that I am there to give her the moral support as well as being able to fetch her home.

Some smug callers deserved to be shot. Solutions offered and yet refused to take it, threatening to
get back to me 'as conversation are recorded' and demanding my employment no.

Who does he think he is? These are people who expects to be served just because they got a policy? Some things can be facilitated if they do it based on solutions offered.

He's just degrading his intelligence to that as above described.

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We had originally planned for a trip to KL over the coming weekend as we are both on leave on Monday, but in view of dearie's classes, and the rush back, we decided to postpone the trip as it would really be a killer for us to having rush back earlier and not being able to optimise the long weekend as we would wish for.

I've not started working on the cover letter for the opening introduced by Wan, which sounds like an insurer.

Dinner was spent at her aunt's place, and the place was quickly "vacated" as most of them went to Macpherson to watch the Chinese 7th month's singing that stages are sprung up all over the island during this season.  It wasn't my cup of tea so decided to forgo it.

As unexpected quickly as I thought, I had entered slumber soon after reaching home, near 11pm.

At last I can send my car for servicing; all in all took almost 4 hours for the entire process and I had went around Sunplaza Park and Ubi estate for some shots.  The weather had been so mentally challenging and aircon in Bus 22 was so comfortable that I was nearly brought to a chauffeured slumber.  Fortunately, got a caffine booster that kept me awake while I took a walk to collect my car at 3pm.

I had learnt of an opportunity from Wan this morning but have to work on it fast...the best man wins the offer that had already been given those he feels that may fit the role.

Laundry all done, so we have the whole evening for ourselves.

I had left office earlier in view of the invitation by Shima, one of dearie's direct colleagues who had organised a dinner at Seoul Garden.  It took me an hour to get there from my office by my own wheels, considering the jam that had occured at the entrance of CTE!

Dinner was 90% made up of various types of marination for same type of meat - beef and chicken, something noticed about the place - menu never got changed after these years - soft drinks without flavour and no atap chee for dearie..what more could we get?  There were some catchups but not as intensive as I had expected cos I'm not close to a few of them, and furthermore, all of us were busy eating...$28; I have to eat my fill...

A $30 fine greeted me after spending some time at dearie's place after sending her home...this had to be the most expensive dinner I had encountered....unofficial "+++" in the meal.

I had dropped by Vincent's chalet for awhile at Aloha Beach resort that was off Pasir Ris Close, further into the vegetation.  Spent  sometime catching up on work issues and his planned, quiet chalet - quite the unusual and for the first time, something quieter than usual at a chalet.

I took my leave at 10:05PM and took me awhile to find my way out, and refuel, before reaching SIM at near 11.  Dearie was fuming mad and hungry so I kept quiet and be the "guilty cory", hoping that she will feel better after seeing me in that cute look....alas, bad time arrangement on my end...and the road from Pasir Ris is sure much farther compared to departing from Tampines to Clementi.

I didn't stay too long after sending dearie back as we both have another battling day tomorrow...she looks much better after she had her dinner and having kept her company....