Guitar!

It’s your turn to shine. (= Honours!

1 litre of tears

Episode 1:” My life is like a flower that hasn’t bloom yet. From the start of this youth, I want to treasure it and have no regrets.”

Episode 2:” Okaasan, in my heart, I know I can always trust you. From this point forward, I leave it to you.I’m sorry for always making you worry.”

Episode 3:” This disease, why did it choose me? Fate. It can’t be put into words.”

Episode 4:” I want to make a time machine and go back in time. If not for this diseases, not only I could enjoy falling in love but I also won’t have to rely on anyone and live by myself.”

Episode 5:” I really don’t want to say things such as ‘I want to go back to how things were before.’I recognise how I am right now, and I will continue to live on.”

Episode 6:” Even though I have been hurt by those heartless glances… This also helped me to understand that around me, there still exists some gentle glances. Therefore I definitely won’t run away. That’s what I’ll do. Definitely, always.”

Episode 7:” I’m likely to cause trouble for people. And it might not really do me any good to stay here. Even if it is like that, I still want to stay here. Because this is the place where I am.”

Episode 8:” If you look up at the sky after falling down, the blue sky is also today stretching limitlessly and smiles at me… I’m alive. I’m alive.”

Episode 9:” To stop mypace and live in the present. Even though there will be a day, that I lose it, isn’t it great that I can pass on a dream that I had to give up?”

Episode 10:” Reality is too cruel, too brutal. I don’t even have the right to dream. As I think about the future, the tears will come out again.”

Episode 11:” The diary ‘1 litre of tears’ that Aya-san had been writing in since she was 14, up until now has sold 18 000 000 copies. Even after 29 years, now it still gives a lot of people courage.”

Spray Paint!

You know, I’ve extracted an ides from a Japan drama yet again! This time round, instead of occupation, it’s got to do with living environment! It just so happened that my room is going to have a makeover. Not a complete makeover, just that the wall is going to be hammered with vertical strips of “hanger”

You know, they are made to support adjustable planks of board that I could arrange to my likings and display my stuff. It’s really going to be nice! I could finally display my gifts as well as some other nice nice stuff that is suffering inside my cupboard. They deserve some light!

But yah, that’s not the idea that I’ve extracted. I’m currently watching remote. The male lead will write his calculations on a wall. He’s a detective. So when he got any leads, he write them on the wall. And after every case, he will spray paint it white to return it to the start state. Good idea right?

I’m thinking that perhaps next time, when I have my own apartment, I would have a wall for that purpose! Not to write, but to customise to my own liking! Do some drawings. Since I like to decorate my name so much, it will probably be on display! And as and when I got tired of the design, I will spray paint it to another shade of colour and start all over again!

Expressive!

Overview of Auckland!

The Skytower! That is the tallest tower in Auckland. And probably the most modern building in Auckland. Perhaps I was in the Raffles Place of Auckland. You know, in Singapore, Raffles Place is where all the business man and office ladies work. Other than that, there is only a Robinson for shopping. It’s quite barren in that aspect. So I’m wondering if I was only in the trading side of Auckland, missing their Orchard Road, Bugis, etc.

Initially, we were pondering if we should proceed up towards the skytower. It costs NZ22 dollars just to go to the viewing gallery. The sky deck cost more. We proceeded to the Gallery since we really have a lot of time to spend and nothing much left to shop in the shophouses.

The lift travelled very very fast! The gallery is at 298m if I didn’t remember wrongly, and we reached there in less than 10 seconds?. You will feel the air pressure inside the lift. Like when the plane is landing andyou start to feel that your ear is blocked. Yup. That’s the feeling you get when you “travel” inside the lift.

New Zealand sky gets dark only at about 9pm. Therefore, we were actually inside from 6 plus to 9 plus. From looking at the bright skies to viewing the sunset. My camera did no justice to the view as the sunset was much more distinct. If there was an open window, it would definitely do the sky tower mroe good though the weather is most probably going to be very cold!

It’s a nice place to be in if you want to relax and look at some manificient view.

Libra

Horoscope from Lifestyle on 11/3/07

Libra

It’s time to lay your cards on the table, The game is over for people who have been backstabbing you. You finally find a group of supportive colleagues who are like minded and who complement your sharp intellect.

Thanks.

I’m sorry

I’ve been doing a lot of reflections today. I found out that I’m in the wrong this time. I’ve been too engrossed comparing myself with the others that I’ve overlooked some important details. I found out that it’s not right for me to rebel when I’ve not been treated unfairly. Perhaps there’s a more workload, however, come to think of it, it is indeed lesser than before and he already tried to change and give in to me. I should have been more observant and appreciative.

I’m still not growing up as I should be doing. There’s really no point in comparing what others have and what I have. I might have more things to do, however, the things I do provide me with opportunity to shine overseas. I should treasure them instead of always thinking that they are a chore. It’s all about mindset I suppose. I’ve grown so “afraid” of my job that whenever someone mention the word, I had a natural reaction of boredom setting in. I was wrong.

I more or less had been only thinking about myself and not about others. This is something I should not do no matter what. I wasn’t like this before and I’m not going to be like this now or ever. Regardless of any reasons, the whole organisation is about teamwork and not about a single person. I should look at the big picture before I consider my stand.

I suppose everybody has thei own turning point(s) in their lives. I had one after JC and I didn’t expect the next to arrive so soon. I shall endure and excel and shape myself to be a better person!

Ganbatte Han Zhong!

IT Show 2007

I went for the IT Show 2007 today. It was so crowded!

Fortunately, I went there as a promoter along with my father and my brother. Haha! Therefore, got crowd = good.

I realised that doing promotion at IT Fair is much different from doing promotion at fixed places week in week out. People who go to IT fair know their products well. They had in mind what they are going to spend on. The know the market price and the recommended price. Therefore, when they saw the price tag and it matches the recommended price, they will buy it without any delay. Therefore, even though today was tiring, I felt satisfied because there’s a lot of satisfied customers.

On a sidenote, my colleague asked me “你今年sec几？”. Lol. Been kinda long since people refer me as a schoolboy. Then another colleague asked if my voice had break. When I said it had, cause if it hadn’t I don’t see when it is going to, they said it doesn’t sound like. Now I realise why many people refer me as “Miss” when they answer my phone calls (Especially customer service personnel)!

After doing some promotions, I found out that I don’t quite like the saleman job. Even though it is still much better than an office job that rquires typing and little interation. I crave for interaction when I work, and hence you see why I wanted to be Air Steward, DJ, Teacher, Singer, etc. They all interact with a group of audience.

However, sales also does give me satisfaction as mentioned earlier and it also provides interation, albeit they are from a different age group. Therefore it is still not bad la!

Sad

I’m sorry for being so down and depressed today. I hope I didn’t offend anybody. I didn’t know my face had the word 难过written all over it. I didn’t know it was so obvious. Perhaps I smiled and laughed too often that when I didn’t smile or laugh, I’m sad. However, today was sad. I received a huge 打击.

Even though I half expected that to happen, however, I didn’t predict the jobscope would double. This situation didn’t even cross my mind. I was caught unprepared and it totally killed my day. I had the feeling that no matter what changes were made, I’m bound to benefit from it in one way or another. It had to otherwise there’s no point in the restructuring. But reality is not always so sweet.

Somehow, my boss knew that I don’t like to work under him. I mean, it’s an open secret though. Cause he has a strong sense of pride. So do I. He can’t take stress. Neither can I. Our personalities clashed. We couldn’t have a pleasant working relationship. So I was trying my best to avoid that department at all costs after the restructuring for the good of both of us. I was told that I’ve failed that in the afternoon. However, the story I heard in the evening was of the exact opposite.

So until now, I still don’t know what he want. But either way, I have a strong feeling that now, none of the road in sight is going to benefit me. After all, life IS unfair! What rubbish…

Responsibility

Responsibility

1.	the state or fact of being responsible.

2.	an instance of being responsible: The responsibility for this mess is yours!

3.	a particular burden of obligation upon one who is responsible: the responsibilities of authority.

4.	a person or thing for which one is responsible: A child is a responsibility to its parents.

5.	reliability or dependability, esp. in meeting debts or payments.

The above is extracted from here.

How do you define responsibility? Seriously, there is something wrong with some people thinking la. For me, it’s very simple. Responsibility is to make sure that the things I do are in working condition. I do what is assigned to me and complete it before the deadline.

However, to some people, responsibility is that when the job is issued to you, you will be held responsible for it. Reasonable. But when there is a restructuring and the job might be hand over to some other people to handle, my personal thoughts is that as long as I hand over the proper procedure and that if he/she encountered a problem, I will try my best to help, or refer him/her to people who know how to solve the problem and that is enough. Sad to say, not everybody think the same way.

One particular person sense of responsibility is that because the job is sensitive as in making a change might cause the whole program to crash, we have to be responsible for it. We can’t sub it out to other people.

Great. He didn’t give anyone a chance to try that out. At least let them try it out. If they didn’t do a good job, we can then take it back under us. And why is he always complaining that he has countless stuff to do and that he cannot complete it when he kept everything, not wanting to distribute them away! I mean, if you want to do everything, don’t complain. If you can’t handle it, don’t absorb everything.

As Jack Neo wrote:

“kiang to ho, mai ge kiang!” –> “Being clever is enough, don’t be too clever.”

The same could be said:

“Being responsible is enough, don’t be overly responsible!”

Wedding photos!

I also want to take my wedding photos overseas! Haha. I was inspired by The Newpaper today, reporting that more Singaporeans are choosing to take their wedding photos overseas even though the cost incurred are much higher. A similar newspaper article actually featured in Sunday Times before. However, The Newpaper decided that it was good material and thus, they made some articles on it too!

I would like it if I could take my wedding photos at somewhere exotic. Like on the beach in Bahemas (Correct spelling?), Under the Ocean with the coral reef in Australia, etc. It’s also okay to take it at those more normal spots like Paris, Switzerland, Bali, etc. Of course it would also be good to take it in Japan! It’s more special this way. Afterall, for most people, marriage only happen once in your lifetime. Treasure the moment and therefore there’ll be no regrets!

Furthermore, most of them do it when they went for their honeymoon. Therefore is like 一举两得. Not a bad idea. And considering that it is not cheap to shoot wedding photos in Singapore as well, it is not a bad choice to hire the photographer and the makeup artist and bring them over to your destination. The climate is more cooling and the experience is rewarding. Otherwise, make some arrangement with a wedding photographer at your destination. Might be cheaper and he could recommend you better places for your photos!

Today, at Raffles Place, I witnessed a couple taking their wedding shots outside Victoria Theatre. Probably giving Sir Raffles a chance to grace their wedding photos. And a few years down, while comparing photos with your close friends, what if you hear “I took my wedding shots at this location too! This too! That as well! I think we’ve got the same photographer!”

But guess what’s the ending statement of The Newpaper article? I’m not sure if I got the whole sentence right, but it goes something like this. (It’s from the wife)

It’s not the actual words, but the content is something like this.

“If I got the chance, I’ll definitely do it again.”