Back from Korea

Finally back from my Korea trip.

I've nt been blogging for quite some time. My excuse - BZZZzzz. Alrite, it's a lousy excuse. Jus pure laziness and buzzing ard wif other stuff instead of blogging.

Has been bz wif mth end closing, den the stress from GPPM follow by my Korea trip. Came back n start work immediately the following day. Following is catching up wif friends. To date, I've nt even cleared my luggage which is pretty rare for mi.

All the souvenirs hv yet to b distributed and a pile of laundry sitting in the bathroom. Rely hv to make an effort to clear all my outstanding agenda including going for cable ski, facial, mj, catching up wif friends and ex-colleagues.

Some updates on my Korea trip.

It has been tiring, considered tat I took a nite flight n continue wif a day out at Everland wif Ross. Everland was ok, nt as interesting as I expected but the rides are exciting. Together wif Ross, we took most of the rides n went to few animal shows which though I do nt understand the language, was interesting enuff to keep mi watching. However, the rides has caused mi headaches n the tiredness is rely eating mi. By 5pm, I'm half dead n literally can't keep my eyes open. So we left Everland and met up wif another counterpart - Dennis for dinner together at a Chinese restaurant. The day ended after the dinner as the travelling took up much time.

Despite the tiredness, I din sleep too early either. As usual, bz online chatting to make sure my friends remember mi.

Anyway, in a foreign environment all alone, I need to b rely tired to sleep. So chatting helps to entertain mi till I can drop dead n sleep well.

2nd day was beta, my counterpart pick mi at abt 10am to Dondemon for shopping. Tings r too expensive to my liking. Still, I mge to buy a pair of jeans n a mini skirt. Price is pretty reasonable for them. Spend most of the time browsing gifts for friends n comparing prices. I din purchase much as I can't bear wif my money (hehe).

Again, I chose nt to hv Korea food, as such we went to a fusion Italian restaurant for Lunch. Afterwhich, we shopped a little more and went to the popular river for a walk n took sum pics.

By 4pm, we were on our way back to my hotel to drive off to ofc. As promise, I'll go to ofc to do sum billings to mit the RTF for tat wk. Going to the ofc is like going to the airport. Security checks, declarations of equipment, getting of passes. Wat a hassle.

After work, we went to check into another Hotel in Suwon. Surprising, the hotel was nicer than expected. My room doesn't look like a hotel room, more like an apartment without the kitchen facilities. I was most impressed with the washroom facility. It has a juccuzi bathtub and a steambath shower area. Besides, it provides a pc wif free internet access. Nt too bad isn't it.

Day 3, finally officially report to work and miting up wif my other counterparts in Korea. They r rely a bunch of nice pple and offer great hospitality to mi. In fact, I felt a little pai seh forgetting to bring any gifts for them My excuse, again, is bz bz n bz. Usually it's nt like mi to 4get such formalities. Too bad, I'll jus hv to wait for the nex opportunity to send my gifts to them.

I had a wonderful dinner at this beautiful Italian restuarant which oversees the lake. Though it was too dark to c the actual view, yet I can appreciate the ambience and the surrounding. Rely gotta thk Jeans for bringing us to such a nice place with good Italian cuisine. Appreciate.

Geylang Seria YEC BGM

It's been a long time since I last blog. I've been rely bz these days. What I need most, is actually sum good sleep to replenish my energy.

Anyway, put tiredness aside. I've just attended the BGM of Geylang Seria YEC. It's been a long time since I've attended a CC event. It's nice to catch up wif sum old friends. Not much communication though, but it's nice to c tat they r doing well.

Sumhow, BGM bring back memories of my youth (alrite, I wasn't tat old). I've been involve in CC activities for almost 10yrs til I took my leave 2 yrs ago. It's a change to my social life since stepping away from the YEC. At times, I do miss the times I had wif my friends at the CC, planning, working out tings, developing ideas, executing those activities. The feeling of achievement when things turn out well and the cursing n swearing when there r hiccups. I guess, that's part n parcel of life.

I've learnt alot during my 10 yrs as a YEC member. N I do appreciate those experiences I've been thru while with the YEC.

But I knoe, there is a time u bid farewell n moved forward, which is what I did 2 yrs ago. Tings hv change n so hv I. Devotion to the YEC is no longer part of my agenda. N it's time to pass down n move on. I'm truly glad that the youths are growing, doing beta than wat we had done in the past. Well done!

Glad tat sum friends r still determine to do their part to the community, contributing in one way or another. Alrite guys, keep it up..

Hehe. Memories, they r always so sweet. But fear not, I am enjoying my current life too. Jus in a different way.

Recent activities

I seems to hv alot of activities recently, eversince late July.

I went for my first areobics tryout organised by Amore at Toa Payoh hub 29 July (2pm) with Sharon.

I din manage to finish the whole session, despite that it was only a 45min workout. I guess I was dehydrated. I did not hv a drop of water before the workout n the humidity is killing me. I felt giddy and decided to give up. I took a rest by the steps nearby and a kind soul passed me a bottle of Ice Mountain to quench my thrist.

Afterwhich, there is my 1st body combat class at Orchard Califonia (6pm). This time, I'm smarter, I took some bread and had a few litres of water b4 I went for the class. After the 45min of intensive (to mi) workout, I felt worn out.

The following wk, I can feel my musle aching and I've a late nite closing on 31 July. Luckily for me, there is the half day compensation which I took a short break on 2 Aug afternoon. I went for a body massage together with body scrub and hydro-bath as a reward to my tired body. Well, at least at the same time, I spent some time with my mum cos I brought her along. *killing 2 stones in 1 bird*

3 Aug was our division 1st GWP activity which was mentioned in my earlier blog.

We went to visit Joyce and baby Jonas on 4 Aug, also to celebrate Joyce bday. She looks beta now able to move around more easily. Baby Jonas seems slightly bigger than I first saw him a wk ago. I was happy for them.

In the evening, we went to Tampines Metro for the closing down sales. I din get alot of stuff but Javen did hv some good buy. After the shopping, we went for dinner at KFC due to the crowds at all restaurants. Follow which is a kopi session at Ah Kun. Another tiring day. *hehe*

On Sunday morning, 5 Aug, I went for my first Cable Ski experience. I was filled with anxiety as I am not sure wat to expect. Nonetheless, I did enjoy myself despite a hit on my nose by the knee board (I'll b more careful nex time). I was actually quite happy with my 2 full rounds b4 falling off the board on my very first try. However, it was truly tiring, and I guess I din hv enuff warm up to prepare for it. Plus the hit on the nose, we gave up after 2 tries with a complimentary pass extended to us as my friend has a cut on her feet. *lucky us*

So, we went to wash up and headed down town for lunch and catch a movie (The Simpsons Movie). We had a good laugh and did enjoyed ourselves. On top of that, we did some shopping, and again, I bought more clothings for myself. *my wardrobe is complaining* - Space, I need more space

The next few days, again, bodyache. *esp the upper body, e arms, shoulder, chest, etc*

On 8 Aug, I went down to a wake of a friend's mother. B4 the wake, there was dinner n again, shopping n buying *haha* (oredi bought x'mas pressie for colleagues lor). When I reach hm, it's already 1am. Tired again.

9 Aug, finally had a real good 12hours of sleep. Woke up in the afternoon feeling damn snook. Well, still enuff time for a good shower, light make up b4 going for the arranged seafood dinner as my mum bday celebration. Afterwhich, the bz mi arrange for fireworks watching. Followed by a long walk to Plaza Sing, for my friend KFC dinner. *ha*

1st GWP activity as a division

We have watched the other colleagues (from different division) participated for various GWP activities (with some envy) while we stay in office and work. Last Friday, 3 Aug, we finally had our chance of GWP activity. (yahooooo)

I wouldn't say it was a very interesting activity, all we did was a durian feast. Food, is always the best option for Singaporeans. However, being a weight conscious freak, I'm not a true food lover myself. No doubt, the king of fruit does hv its attraction and many of us did enjoy the feast. (hehe)


For me, jus a few durians n I had my fill. Enuff is enuff, too much of the mighty fruit would cause heatiness in the body and I am crossing my fingers tat it would not cause anymore outbreaks to my already deteriorited skin. (pray)

Nonetheless, I do enjoy the break from work n a chance to mingle with colleagues from other dept. Usually, I'm jus deskbounded and hardly mix with the other colleagues. We are afterall, from the same Company. It would be good, to jus cultivate beta relationship among colleagues. (wink)
Therefore, being my usual 'hyper - always moving around' character, I offer to be the photographer while they dirty their hands with the fruit. I had fun, going around takind snap shots and asking for poses. At least when all are out of work, we look more relax and approachable. (smiles)


After the durian feast, we actually went for our 2nd round - fish head steamboat plus zhi cha at a coffee shop at the Hong Kong Street. Food was good and value for money. Rely, it's pretty cheap considering wat we had ordered. I have more fun at the dinner cos I prefer hot and steamy food over durians for a proper meal. (fulfilling)

For myself and 2 other colleagues, we had our 3rd round of activity. Talking session at East Coast Mac. All in all, the day ended quite relaxingly despite the irritating credit block issue that hv haunted me since that morning. Luckily I did not receive any calls from HQ for the evening and the wkn which follow. (thk god)

Posted some photos taken during the activity. Enjoy.

Settling down with my work

After 8 mths of working here, I would say I finally feel tat I've settled down. Frankly, it wasn't ez.

1st, the agreement during interviews did not match wif actual circumstances (tis has caused a great dissappointment rite from the start thereby affecting my morale). 2nd, Korean culture is worst than the Japanese culture. 3rd, I took a long time to adapt (jus to clarify, adapting does nt mean accepting) to my bosses' working style. 4th, I hv difficulty understanding my job scope and process as none hv been clearly define. Even to date, there is no real job definition. Basically, I am to do whatever I was told to. Despite the fact that other CSRs are not doing. Also, I guess I've accepted the fact that there is no real process in the MNC! The expectation is u created u own process if u can, or jus follow wat is initially passed down to u. It's jus the blind leading the blind as tis organisation simply does not believe in being organised. *haha* Trust me, I wasn't exaggerating. However, it's difficult to understand how bad is bad til u work here. Words jus simply can't describe the situation. *wink*

If I continue, I tink the list can be very long. But the abv 4 points are the few main issues I faced. Over these mths, I've throw countless tantrums, fighting for my rites (as in wat was offered to me rite at the start), comtempleting to leave the Co numerous times, cursing work, sum times, even cried over the situations I hv on hands. Who would hv known, wat is it like to b cheated into a Co. I've more than doubled my work, getting a less annual income, longer working hours, mentally more tired and mayb jus more tempermental.

Looking at the range of 'events' that have happened since working here, I guess I can proudly say, I've made great friends (hugz), I've grown wiser (as in I guess I would nt b easily cheated into the nex job tat comes by), more efficient (when u r almost fire fighting all e time, u jus hv to push urself b fast), more appreciative of time for rest, and somehow, sleeps beta (probably due to the high stress level during work causing the mental tiredness)

Oh Oh, time to knock off lor. Will write again (hopefully soon) *smiles*

I am Back

After so long, I feel tat I've missed blogging.

So many changes over these months. The biggest change, of cus, is my change of job. It's a good change for me, I felt happier.

Work wise is truly shit! Lotsa work piling at me but then again, I've idle for too long, it's time to add pressure to my work life in order to feel worthy at work. I guess to some extend, I welcome the work challenge, everyday striving to finish my work in the shortest time wif minimum errors.

No doubt, I'm unhappy wif the work pressure and the nv ending issues, demands, problems from every where. Yet, I wanna prove that I can handle these. Complaints are inevitable, afterall, I am a complain queen. Hahaha!

I jus feel tat if I keep quiet, every1 will jus assume tat I can handle the stress, the workload and am happy wif where I am now. Sum how, tis wld cause pple to take tings (or me) for granted, continueously giving more n more work to me. Tat's the main reason y I make plenty of noise. To let them (e mgt) tat I am not to b taken for granted.

Other than the pile of workload n responsibilities, there is the silly Korean culture which I despise. I mean it, I hated the culture. Imagine, a high n mighty MD could walk around the office scolding pple (of cus, oni the Koreans get it). How demoralising is tat, hvg a walking monster in the office.

I truly hv the urge to act faint whenever he come closed, letting him tat his shoutings do have an impact on others, regardless of whether I am the target or nt. Mayb it's time to polish my acting skills and perform a good heart attack when he begin his routine shouts. :p

Trust me, being in one of the biggest Korean comogorate is nothing fantastic. These Koreans see themselves as high & mighty & simply lacks the respect to Singapore Culture. In fact, our MD also refuse to adopt few of the common guidelines proposed by our government.

Anyway, forget about the stupid Co. I can go for hours......

My biggest compensation, I've a brunch of lovely colleagues. Caring & fun & nice. They make my life so much more bearable during my daily fire fighting hours. Over these half a yr, I've make friends, gain trust, settle down in my new job n had lotsa fun.

To my new colleagues who happened to read this post... Thank u for making my life a much interesting n fun one.

cheers...