I love it...

and hate it...

I got to play with the DJ console today! Put on some of my fav pieces and blasted it out loud along Orchard Road. Somehow there's some kinda kick! Kinda cool... love it...

However, it's really tough mangaging a road show all by yourself. You got to take care of logistics, tentage powersupply etc.. you got to manage your part-timers and manpower... you got to make sure that the publicity efforts not going to waste, you got to pick up rubbish.. you got to clean up and wash your roller bladers' uniform...

Sigh... How did I get into this?

It's a love-hate relationship really... Sigh...

But the kicks are really kind of cool? Like how I'm actually sitting along Orchard road in my tentage and typing out this post. There's actually ADSL line in the booth... hehe...

Okies.. GTG... DeeJay's on lunch break and music's not cool... Gonna fool around with the console some more... :)

Mad rush.. but Baby's walking...

It's been a mad rush this week... to get my baby up and walking...

Baby = my event!

It's finally starting tomorrow... phase 1... "recruitment drive"... hehee

Check out the website!

http://www.singaporestreetfestival.com/singtel/

I realised that through all these, I really do need to take time to breathe... so as not to get suffocated. I guess it's not only a matter of prioritizing, but also a matter of taking care of myself so that I remain sane to deal with the many other issues that will come my way...

Thank God that it's been manageable so far... Plentiful of last minutes hiccups... but nothing serious so far... keeping my fingers crossed and hopefully I'll remain in grace.

:)

Mystery of the zen hex...

Saw Jan doing this quiz on her blog... decided to give it a shot.

Take the quiz: "What Star Wars Character Are You?"


Obi-Wan Kenobi
You are a level headed person who uses the Force to compliment your natural talent

That's ME!

Heh....

An URGH tuesday...

I hate beginning the week feeling Urgh!!

I guess it's because of the long week end... 3 days of lazing around, having much fun, is not exactly the best thing to have when you are facing a stressed week of work ahead... Just makes me feel like 'holidaying' more...

Time is so short yet there's so much to do. There so much to do yet everything's stuck at a bottle neck of protocols... So stupid.



Anyway, I did have a wonderful weekend. Let me do a chronological accounting:

Friday - Met ex-colleagues like Boony and Wins for dinner at Holland V Crystal Jade "La Mian Xiao Long Bao"... food was good... Afterwhich, we proceeded on to Dempsey Road for wine and cheese... The meet up was good. It was kinda like a farewell for Boony. Can't imagine he's actually leaving on a BLOGGING trip for 3 months for National Geography! It's as much of a dream job as any prolific writer would want to! *Envious* After that went to watch StarWars III with Rob and friends... Wasn't as good as I thought it would be...

Saturday - Slept in, went town with Rob and walked around. Met Dom and Charm for buffet dinner after which, Karaoke. Blatantly refused to do any work.

Sunday - Went to town (again) to do my filming for my clues. Ed couldn't make it so got Rob to come with me. We spent more than half a day (10am - 4pm) walking from Far East plaza, all the way down town to Esplanade. Was so tired that my bones and body were aching! Met Lance, Chek and Duh for a drink at Liquid Kitchen. Quite a cosy and nice chill out place for a 'neighbourhood' area...

Monday - Spent the morning @ East Coast with my family. Went blading and fell real bad when coming down a slope. Hurt my elbow and hip. Went sliding across the road in a 'super-woman' fashion! *So embarassing* Haha... First real scar from blading I guess. After which, visited my new niece! She's so cute... but too bad couldn't carry her cuz I was grimy and sweaty *though I tried to clean up* from being at East Coast. Reached home by 6pm, rested for a while and went for dinner at almost 9pm. Had Chilli CRAB! Blatantly refused to do work *again*!

And now I'm at work in office on Tuesday, wishing life could go on like the weekend that just went by... Sigh...

Don't know what's wrong. Don't know what I want.

But I do know that one can't ask for more... when I have someone like Rob. *Love you Baby*

Singapore Street Festival

Something's exciting is coming up...

And why it's exciting? Cuz it's an event organised by me!

And no laaaaaaa... it's not Singapore Street Festival. But rather it's an event in conjunction with it.

More details to come later on...

Anyway, have been playing with 3G phones, and Merlin Mobile Broadband access Wireless card... it's waaaaay cool...

But of course cool things come with a price!

Anyway, work's been a madhouse as usual... but am not depressed yet... hope emotions keep up this way...

Laterz!

I need a breather... HoooHeeeHoooHee...

Work's mad... crazy...

I've got so many things to do that I can't help feeling that everything that I do, I overlook many other aspects. And the scary thing is that, there is nobody who is overseeing what I do constantly, only when my boss does a review of what I've planned so far. And usually when he sees some things missing and he highlights them to me, I go into a mad frenzy and rush to get things going. It's crazy...

My previous event went relatively well I would say, for a 1st event. There were hiccups but I would say that half the time, it's not my fault because those were things established and set before I took over the planning and there were no revisions mentioned for those issues. And I did not know what transpired before hand.

However, I'm also aware that such things happen ALL the time and even if I single-handedly did the event, there will be such screw-ups. When that happens, I must be prepared to shoulder the responsibility for the screw-up. And I know that when that time comes, I can't help but feel personal about it. Oh well...

A little wary of this major event that I'm handling now. I hope things will go well. It's definitely a steep learning curve for me over here. I would say that I've learnt quite a bit. However, the question still rings loud in my head. Is the experience worth it? I do feel like I'm selling my body and soul to my boss (job) 24/7 so far. And for the meagre pay some more.

Worried that I'm getting into a habit of job-hopping... Can't let that happen. Nope...

NO time...

On my plate: A damn tedious proposal by monday, recce-ing of the entire stretch of Orchard to Suntech and Esplanade this weekend for work... *sweat*

Highlights of the week:

- 4 hours of sleep every night since Monday
- A pair of URS shoes...
- A working relationship and a picture taken with Vernetta Lopez... *grinz*

Madhouse...

I got the R51... Heh...

But ever since I got my laptop, it's been a MADHOUSE! Have not left office earlier than 9 for the last few days, have not slept earlier than 3am the last few days and it was 5am when I slept last night.

Work's CRAZY!

It IS!

Turn around time for proposals here is like 2 days... regardless of whether you got on going events. And that's what is happening to me! I went for a briefing from a client today, am heading another event for tomorrow... so it was crazy for me the last few days organising this event and I have to submit the 'new' proposal on Friday!

And it's not just brain work that I've got to do. I have got to go recce-ing places, take pictures, arrange proposal, make amendments! Argh!!!

Got to go! Got to go! Taaaaaaaa......

Happy Mothers' Day!

Heheh... especially to my cousin!

She sent me an sms early this morning at 5.30am, saying that she has given birth to a healthy baby girl weighing 3KG at 5.00am! How much happier can a mother get?!

Haha, got my mum to buy 4D numbers.... 0805, 0855, 8555 (time, date, month, year)! Nice number huh!

Anyway, I can't believe it! I think I'm turning into an insomniac. I couldn't sleep after receiving my cousin's sms and all my work plans and things that I got to do kept running through my head! Argh! No! I don't wanna be a workaholic or an insomniac because of work! Eeks!

Anyway, yay! Am going to get my new work station tomorrow! Finally! My boss ordered two new laptops for my 'manager' and me... It's about time, especially when I already have 3 projects under me and tonnes of liasing to do!

Would it be this?

IBM x40


or this?

IBM R51


No matter what, new laptop! Yippee!

ZzzZzz...

Time's been flying passed so quickly since I start work.

Work's exciting, hectic, challenging, tiring all at once. While I try to remain optimistic, I can't help feel a littl distressed as things are in a real mess!

While I have projects on hand to handle, things to coordinate, I don't even have a proper work station to use! And many other things... that's the extent of it.

Many people at work look drained, feel drained and I can't help feeling the same way. I mean I don't understand why I feel so tired when I've barely started handling projects and stuff and when I'm only 4 days into the job.

I keep having this image of a whirl-wind pool, and everyone that comes near it, just gets sucked into it. Just like how everyone's just so sucked in the work that everyone's energy zapped. And I seriously think the company needs to consider WELFARE. Oh well...

NO! I don't want to repeat the 1 week at a new job stunt! Haha... Hopefully I don't have to... sigh...

Well, have a baby to work on now... a 'huge' project (in my opinion)... Hopefully that one won't give me too much trouble!

Going to ZzzZ now... I'm bushed..

One word...

ZONKED...

So far so good....

Today's the first day at work! So far so good... Phew!

Even though I came home at about 9ish, even later than my 'other' first day at work a few weeks back... everything that happened at work seems exciting and fun so far! Note... SO FAR.... Already have a couple of events on my plate but those events are planned for already, 80%... I've only got to do the execution...

Anyway, looking forward to the rest to come for now! hehe...

The weekend has also been fun. Rob recovered from his food poisoning pretty well, which was good. Because... if he didn't, I would have turned into a big fat grouchy monster because I was so darn bored cooped up at home! Yeah.. felt guilty for feeling that way but it was afterall my last weekend before I'm tied down for all my weekends henceforth... Oh well...

Heheh... Robbie bought new toys when we made a trip down to Sim Lim. It started with a Casio Exilim Z50...



Hehe... Which of course landed up with me for now... because it's a new toy!

And the very next day, he went down to buy a View Sonic 19-inch LCD monitor for his room...



So he's one big happy baby now... Hehe...

I'm so tired... Got to go get some planning done for some of the stuff... Will update again! :)

Hail Restlessness...

And this exemplifies my restlessness...

Your Birthdate: December 26

Your birth on the 26th day of the month (8 energy) modifies your life by increasing your capability to function and succeed in the business world. In this environment you have the skills to work very well with others thanks to the 2 and 6 energies combining in this date. There is a marked increase in organizational, managerial, and administrative abilities. You are efficient and handle money very well. You're ambitious and energetic, while generally remaining cooperative and adaptable. You are conscientious and not afraid of responsibility. Generally sociable and diplomatic, you tend to use persuasion rather than force. You have a wonderful combination of being good at both the broad strokes and the fine detail; good at starting and continuing. This birthday is practical and realistic, often seeking material satisfaction.

Heh, yups... I did one of those quizzes...

Well, not that I do not do quizzes at all.... But firstly, this hardly counts as a quiz cuz I din have to answer any qustions and secondly, I hardly do them. Perhaps I should do more...

Anyway, that brings me back to my restlessness. I guess it's coming to the peak of non-activity for too long and I"m restless beyond words. I've been cooped up at home for too long! Aside from the last couple of blog entries going on and on about how bored I am, I really am BORED!

Guess what I just did...

At 3.00am in the morning on a fateful early Sunday morn... I boiled a corn in water, and had it in the good old school way, with butter and salt! Well, HELLO to high blood pressure and fats! I'm not even hungry... Just bored... looking for things to do, and munch... Not to mention that sleeping so much today made it difficult to sleep now...

While cooking my corn, I brought out my favourite childhood story book (yeah, I still keep them... good old Enid Blytons...) and started reading... "The children of Cherry Tree Farm". Tell me how bored I am...

But hey! I like reading Enid Blyton.. Anytime. Even now.. at my age.. I love fairytales. So many times, I've wanted to just sit my ass in Popular bookshop and feast through the galore of Enid Blyton books there. There's so many more books to the collection now... and so many that I've not read before. But those were the good old says... Mr Mischief, Famous Five, Faraway tree, Mr Pink Whistle, Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys, Amelia Jane, Naughtiest Girl in School and so many more!!

Heh, speaking of which, I've just added a whole chunk of links to other bloggers' blogs... Found them interesting while surfing other blogs and decided to link them up just for my convenience... hehe..

Alrightey, am going to read a little more of Cherry Tree Farm till I feel sleepy... This can't go on... My biological clock's going haywire... I need to sleep early... I'm starting work next week!