Finding myself in the lost world..

Sunday, June 29, 2008

The wedding..

[6:32 pm]

Yesterday's wedding dinner was the most "high-level" and grand one which I have attended thus far. It comprised of people from the stratospheric who's who from the country and even senior officials of Ah-Gong's service. I think our dear friend must have been flabbergasted by the turn-out.

The wedding turned out to be so well-planned that there wasn't any glitches/screwups. The food and service was excellent, which is expected of the hotel. The speeches given by the groom and his best man was witty and well written, and perhaps, set the standard for the rest of us.

But it was a tiring affair for me..especially since I was up and running about the Marina Bay area with since morning. But I guess it was worth it.

Congrats to Nicole and Daniel!!

P.S. She has finally replied to my 9th email. It may be a short reply, but it's a start. No matter how big an ice berg may be, it will melt one day. Quoting Albert Ellis, "The art of love ... is largely the art of persistence ".

Have a great week ahead!!

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Tuesday, June 24, 2008

Back without a scratch..

[10:19 pm]

Greetings my fans!!

Did any of you peeps miss me? Hope so, because it always feels good to be missed.

Actually I really looked forward to coming back. It's not that it wasn't enjoyable over there. On the contrary, the trip was really an eye-opener and I learnt alot about their culture and their resilence. It is amazing to see that despite the negative reports you see on the papers, life still goes on, albeit with the heavy yet non-invasive security. Their seriousness in protecting their way of life impressed me tremendously, how I wished we could be like them!!!

During my short stay there, I managed to visit some of the historical sites, so if you are interested to see the photos which I have taken, go and visit my facebook.

I did say that I looked forward to coming back and the reason was that it was due to the food. There wasn't any resemblance of Chinese food there!! Everyday we have salad, meat, chips and bread for our meals and they are in American portions. I sure missed my Char Kway Teow, Laksa, BBQ Stingray and many more..

I nearly cried onboard the SIA flight back home when they served sweet and sour pork with real rice. The next emotional moment came when the Captain said this after making a smooth landing in the midst of a thunderstorm; "Ladies and Gentlemen, this is your Captain speaking. Welcome to Singapore. For those who residing here, Welcome Home"

So, that concludes my trip to the Holy Land. If nothing goes wrong, I should be going there again in December and I will extend my stay further and go down South to do some diving.

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Sunday, June 15, 2008

Off to the Holy Land!!!

[12:18 pm]

As I am typing this, I am at the airport, awaiting for my 16 hr flight to the Holy Land. I am so excited and apprehensive at the same time. But what's life without an adventure like this?

Even though I am not on a sabbatical, but I guess I will be the envy of many of that faith as going there is not many will get to do so in their lifetime as the security situation is forever very tight.

Watch this place for any update!!

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Wednesday, June 11, 2008

WTF?!

[9:40 pm]

Had a disagreement with my future boss minor just now.

Sometimes he thinks he can call back everyone at a whim. Case in point: He called for a meeting this morning at 0800hrs and got his PA to inform me at 1600. But the thing is, I am out-stationed the whole day and all these activities have been forecasted 1 month in advance. When I told him that, he got upset and lectured me about being the cause of all the trouble; because of me, the rest of the people's schedule were affected.

Duh!!

When I checked with my predecessor what the agenda of the meeting was, he told me it was a meeting to coordinate on the activities for the next few months.

Duh!!

With the advancements in technology, why can't it be done over the email? Is it really necessary to hold a meeting to coordinate all these?

In the end, he told me to find a time which I would be free and organise the meeting. A short while later, he SMS'd me and told me to fix the meeting at 1730 today. Being max'd out at that point, I spoke to my predecessor and sought his assistance to pass the message, which he did. Alas, today, the meeting went on without me as I was still caught up with another meeting.

Future Boss-minor was extremely upset over my lack of responsibility in not informing him. He called me at 1600 and lectured me over this. But the fact is, my cut-off for informing him was 1630 and dependant on the end-time of the meeting I was in. He was not convinced and wanted to postpone the meeting to 1930 just for me. I told him that it was not fair of him to keep the rest of the people back just because of me.

In the end, he requested that I report to his office at 0730 tomorrow to brief me about the outcome of today's meeting and to speak to me about my behaviour.

WTF?

I am very tempted to do a flanking operation on him by talking to my future boss as he is aware of the amount of work-load I am currently facing. But I don't want to do that as it is not right. There I am, trying to juggle my current appointment together with doing all the planning for the country's biggest birthday celebration, yet I have to get myself ramped-up for this future appointment..which I have already have a gentlemen's agreement with future boss-that I will participate in any exercise or operations when they call for me.

I have kept to my end of the bargain, yet boss-minor is not satisfied enough. What does he want? Let's look at the outcome of our "discussion" tomorrow and we shall see.

The best thing is; I am not officially posted to this place yet.

Sometimes, it's because of people like this that makes people leave this organisation..

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Monday, June 02, 2008

[12:02 am]

The stars are falling; the wind is blowing.
Please release me from this mysterious waiting
Despite many bitter nights, I have never let you go.

Every night my heart aches.
Believe me that my heart is never-changing
It is sorrowful that I can't even say "I love you."

I have never stop thinking of you.
I am used to being alone for such a long time.
Believe me, I chose to wait.

Because I loved you too much,
That is the source of my pain.
Even though it's painful, I won't leave.

For only your tenderness
Can save me from the endless night.

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Sunday, June 01, 2008

A great weekend!!

[4:35 pm]

It has been an enjoyable weekend, full of fun and laughter, and of course in the company of my great friends.

Seems like after my previous posts where I mentioned that I am a loner, the powers to be took pity on me and managed to "convince" my primary school friends to hold a gathering of sorts..haha..

But it was more of a get-together session with the handing of wedding invites (2 wedding this month and one more in July) and catching up with our lives. And yours truly become the center-of -attention again with my love life being a constant source of worry amongst my concerned friends. The situation has been deemed serious enough for them to start introducing their single colleagues, school mates and even their sisters to me. Woah!!

I am overwhelmed by their concern for me and while I tried convincing them that I had it all figured out, they wouldn't hear nothing of it and insisted that they help me out. "Why are you still waiting for her?", they chimed in unison. I do not have an answer to that question.

After the previous episode, I have built a ring of defences around me and I guess only that only someone who has the will and stamina can break it down. If she can break through that fortress to my heart, I figure that she would be able to save me from this cauldron I am in now.

My soul mate is someone who is atheletic enough to go on long runs with me, independent enough to take care of herself when I go for long overseas trips, understanding and patient enough to listen to my frustrations and lent me her shoulders when I need a hug. In return, I will give her all my love and be her harbour when she needs to seek solace from the turbulent storms. So my dear buddies, now you know what's the requirement, perhaps you can help me keep a lookout? Haha..

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