the one with the flu..

the one with the flu..

finally.. after 4 days of stuffy nose, dry cough, spinnin headaches & terrible stomach cramps i'm [almost] back to my normal self.. it probably started when i was caught in the rain during lunch & on the way home from chua chu kang last friday.. or maybe i got it from the Persequor team.. hhmmm...

anyway, AiDa was on leave on monday & tuesday.. AuDReY's still on leave & i won't see her until next week monday.. it has been terrible..! thank goodness VaNNeSSa & YvoNNe was still around.. i don't know how i would survive without familiar faces on the floor..

did i mention sTeVe's parents are in town? probably not.. well they are & i went to watch the musical last saturday with them.. this saturday, my family & i, we're goin to bring them up to Malaysia for a day trip.. just hope it doesn't rain..

quick update on work:

Smart Office - still waitin for manual..
Call Answerin/Pick-up - as per VaNeSSa's sayin.."DONE-DED!"
Competition Report - submitted..

so now i'm left with my Knowledge Tests results & the Hottdesk re-test [which is today.. oh boy..]

our X'mas party will be on the 5th & i can't wait to see how the others are goin to dress up.. goin shoppin later after work with iDaDi..

i shall tell you of my tragic Apple Tale next time.. *SiGh* VaNeSSa, if you're readin this you should know what i'm referrin to..

simply UNFORGETTABLE..

simply UNFORGETTABLE..




an absolutely marvellous musical i must say.. i'm glad i was able to watch it.. the actors, the props, the music, the lightings.. GOSH! everything about it was amazin..! i was impressed by the lead actor's ability to speak Malay so fluently.. Stephen Rahman-Hughes was Hang Tuah & Tiara Jacquelina played Gusti Puteri.. here's a brief of the play:

A stunning musical – in Singapore for the first time after two highly-acclaimed sell-out seasons in Malaysia – Puteri Gunung Ledang brings to life the legend of an ill-fated romance between a beautiful princess and handsome warrior, set in the kingdom of Majapahit in ancient Java and the Sultanate of Malacca.

In it, Puteri, the princess, dreams of true love. Her brother, Gusti Adipati, the ruler of Majapahit, however, has different concerns. His kingdom is undergoing attack by Demak, a warring state. He enlists the help of the Sultan of Malacca who dispatches to Majapahit an army led by his loyal subject, the warrior Hang Tuah. Puteri and Hang Tuah fall in love and agree to meet on Gunung Ledang in Hang Tuah's homeland, Malacca, after the battle. When the battle drags on, Puteri decides to wait for her beloved on Gunung Ledang. Little does she know that she has been betrothed by her brother to the Sultan of Malacca.

Watch this intriguing story of romance, heroism and tragedy unfold against a dazzling backdrop of breathtaking sets, music and choreography.

Feel the magic of the unforgettable score composed by Dick Lee, with musical direction by Roslan Aziz, Malaysia's magical maestro. At once traditional and modern, the soundscape resonates with gorgeous chorus lines and pulsating rhythms, animated by intricate, spirited choreography. Starring Tiara Jacquelina (Best Actress, 2005's 50th Asia Pacific Film Festival) and Stephen Rahman-Hughes (West End lead actor in Andrew Lloyd Webber's Bombay Dreams).

Happy 1st Monthsary..

Happy 1st Monthsary..


[*when was the last time i actually said that to someone..?]

the GIFT..

the GIFT..


he gave me a gift this mornin as we were havin breakfast together.. well he didn't really give me but he dropped the gift in the paperbag that i was carryin to work.. as i entered the lift with AiDa, i took a peek into the bag & i saw a pink box with the words Sweet Poison on it.. actually i was quite excited about it but since i wanted to share the surprise with AuDReY & AiDa, i did my normal mornin routine, headed for the mornin briefin & opened the box with them..

HE BOUGHT ME A NEW WATCH..! aww..

thanks sweetie.. it's really thoughtful of you..! initially i thought it was a pink watch because of the box but it was actually a pastel/baby blue Baby-G that i could wear to both work & durin the weekends.. he must have got it because i remembered complainin to him about how the Fossil watch's strap broke & i can't use the watch anymore unless i changed the strap.. now i have to think of somethin for him.. 2 more days...

Selamat Hari Raya

Selamat Hari Raya


Selamat Hari Raya to all..!

this year Hari Raya holds a special meanin for me [but it still can't beat last year's..!].. alhamdulillah things have been lookin up for me eversince the silly accident [ok.. ok.. incident..!] i love my job, my family's doin great, i have my best friend & guess what? i have someone to celebrate Hari Raya with this year.. *sMiLeZ* unfortunately BaBa's away for the 1st day of Hari Raya but it's ok.. i'm sure he'll be back by today..

when i met him, i thought he was goin to be another one of those "hi-bye" kind of friend but i was way wrong.. he struck to me as someone quiet & reserved & i was sceptical about meetin him.. turned out, we were of the same frequency.. so much things in common & we were able to share our silliest & most embarrassin details.. he's really cute & i mean LITERALLY cute.. well, not the sort you'd turn twice kind of cute but lovably cute like a cuddly teddy bear.. i don't want to say much because 'A Picture Paints A Thousand Words'.. i'm just happy that i've met him & i don't wish to ask for more..

almost there.. damn it..

almost there.. damn it..


i scored an average of 76% for my Typing & Microsoft Office Test today.. the passin mark was 80%.. was so close..! i took the assesment test in the afternoon but when it came to the actual test, i realised i have been practicin the wrong version..! all the while i was doin Microsoft Office 2000 but the test was on Microsoft 2003..! i panicked but there was nothin much i could do.. oh well.. *sigh* & to make me feel even worse, my typin went from an average of 45 wpm to 38 wpm.. i still have the Servcorp Knowledge Tests at the end of the month & i'm pretty sure i'm goin to flunk that one..

well, i think it's time to trim my hair.. it's grown really quickly & it's now below my collar & boy is it irritattin..! i did an unusual hairstyle today & my manager thought it looked funky.. haha~ what a word to describe my hair..! AuDReY, AiDa & VaNeSSa didn't like it though.. it was what AuDReY called the "Auntie-Goes-To-Market" hairstyle.. i messed up my hair, flattened my fringe & clipped it.. it was messy & it became "bigger" by the hour.. hehe~ at least now i know that my "funky" hairstyle's accceptable at work & now i'm known as The Ever-Changin Hairstyle Hidayah due to my different hairstyles to work.. apparently nobody changes their hairstyle around Servcorp.. guess that shall be my trademark.. *WiNkZ*

The Turkish Dinner

The Turkish Dinner


today i shall be havin Turkish food for break fast.. hehehe~ coolness..! it's been ages since i last had a Turkish meal.. i'm so looking forward to it..

i'm really happy today because not only do i get the opportunity to learn about the internet connection & setup in the office, i was also given the opportunity to learn call pick-up.. the former's part of the secretary's job & the latter's part of the receptionist's job.. i get to learn both their duties which means more things for me to do..! you may think more job, more stress but for me it means it's an opportunity for me to go up the rank faster..

for the 1st time i heard sincere praises from my managers.. it really made my day.. i did a welcome for the very 1st time without any initial formal training & i excelled marvelously.. what a day..!

endure..

endure..


just got back from my 2nd sanctuary.. feels great to finally go up there.. i miss my Purple Femininity Room..! i thought of goin up there again next week but it's yet to be confirmed.. went shoppin while i was there & got myself 2 PAIRS OF HEELS..! yes my dear friends.. HEELS.. i guess i'm just a late-bloomer or i'm just ignorant to the fact that i'm a girl.. for those who know me, u should know better that i don't fancy heels but all's changed now.. haha~ & not only that, i'm a craze for handbags too.. *sigh* look what Purple Femininity Room has done to me..

i think i'm goin to buy a car & leave it in my 2nd sanctuary.. so that my cousin can use it to pick us up when we go up there & at the same time i can learn how to drive from him.. hehe~

anyway, last thursday i was invited to join Umair's goodbye BBQ.. right place, wrong outfit.. TOTALLY..! it was great.. just as i got there i saw NuRuL [Umair's girlfriend] by herself tryin to light the BBQ.. so i decided to help out & got engrossed cookin for a few hours.. still compilin the pictures from thursday so once i've got them i'll put them up together with other pendin pictures..

S.O.S!

S.O.S!


help me.. somebody.. i'm not talkin about hunger here.. it's the sleepiness.. i can't keep my eyes open any longer.. *sigh* thank goodness it's friday which means that i can rest over the weekend..

SaVy & AuDReY asked me along to MoS tonight with some of the other ladies but i think i'm goin to pass.. i need the rest & sleep & i've told myself that i'm not goin to these places durin this month..

26 days to go..

26 days to go..


4 days down & i'm doin fine.. been spendin my lunch time sleepin.. gosh.. most of the clients are out of town so there's not much of runnin out to do.. but there's still the paperworks & updates to be done though.. oh well..

there's a team meetin today at 6 Battery Road.. i don't know if i'll be able to make it in time to break fast at home.. worst case scenario, i'll just grab somethin from here just to break fast & then have a proper dinner at home..

we've been reminded of our work etiquette..

- "they are not your friends but your clients"
- "draw a line between friendliness & flirting"
- "no mother tongue language during working hours"

it stung us but we frontliners were not badly affected because we don't feel guilty about these issues.. just that i don't think it is fair for the management to restrict our movements around the office.. we look out for one another & if at any point any one of us were to go overboard, we would tell that person..

ok.. back to work..

1st Ramadan

1st Ramadan


Selamat Berpuasa to all my Muslim friends & friends who observe fastin.. a few more hours until break of fast.. alhamdulillah everythin went smoothly today.. well, considerin the fact that i don't lunch, fastin is quite easy..

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i was glad that i saw u but i don't think it was such a good idea.. i've told myself that i should get away from you so that i won't hurt myself, as egoistic as it may sound.. i have to admit, i slowly developed feelings for you from the moment i knew you.. you have no idea how exhilarated i am everytime i see you, everytime i hear your voice, everytime i see your name.. i don't know.. as much as i want things to go my way, i have no such powers.. i know you can never reciprocate these feelings & that is the reason why i need to get away from you..

it was all good.. it was rough & tough in the beginnin but i was doin fine.. i stopped thinkin about you.. i stopped yearnin for you.. but it just had to happen, didn't it..? when we met, i totally forgot that you are not to exist in my life.. i was so surprised that all rules & restrictions i had put up just lost their importance.. i won't say i regretted but more of a disappointment.. now that i've seen you, i will have to go through the whole process of avoidance.. you don't know what it's like for me especially now that things are different.. i have to draw a thin line between me & the other person because of you.. i hate hurtin people, therefore the line has to be there..

if only i could say all these out loud.. if only you knew..

Dance Dance

Dance Dance


last wednesday, AuDreY & me got invited by HaNNu for dinner with the Brightpoint boys & Geraldine a.k.a Gerry.. we had dinner at Jumbo Seafood, the Clarke Quay branch.. AuDreY & me took the cab with HaNNu & we arrived before the rest so he brought us to The Wine Garage for a drink before dinner.. i don't really know which type of red wine he ordered but whatever it happened to be, it was pretty heavy.. for dinner, they ordered chilli prawns, belacan kangkong & black pepper crabs.. they do eat a lot from what i observed & they love the greens.. i should have sat beside MaRk since both of us are self-declared non-vegetarians.. when it came to the black pepper crabs, it was so hilarious to see how they ate it.. with all 10 fingers..! hehehehe~

we then went to Zuma for a "night cap" which was 2 hours long.. i was expectin a quick drink & then we'll all head home but the conversation went on & on.. it was fun though.. we got to see the other side of these boys & how silly they could be especially MaRky MaRk.. they are all boys at heart no matter how old they looked..

the openin of the [temporary] Brightpoint office kicked off yesterday after a long week of preparation with the caterers, decorations, the very-difficult-to-find gift & the search for the waitresses..

the expected 20 over guests did not turn up.. instead there were about 10 guests in all & only the Servcorp ladies stayed until late.. i totally forgot that it wasn't my company's party & was runnin around makin sure everyone was comfortable, had their drinks & ate the food.. was just makin sure the party was goin smoothly.. HaNNu got me to the roof terrace & made me sit there with GreG, MaRkY MaRk & himself.. they all gave me a hard time for runnin around.. sheesh.. well, GreG got me a drink & kept refillin my drink & the only time i stopped was when AuDReY rescued me from them.. thanks babe.. owe you 1..

then headed to Zouk since Loof got cancelled.. when was the last time i was there..? ages i tell you.. stayed for a couple of drinks & then went down to MoS with AuDReY to meet up with SaVaNNaH [SaVy].. goodness..! how i hated the music.. managed to persuade her to go to the other side for some R&B & guess who i bumped into? my FeZZy Dear..! hehehe~ i also met FaRiD who looks shorter than before.. or was it just my heels..?

anyway, after last night i couldn't help but to think but i'm not able to share it at the moment.. even as i type this, i'm still thinkin about it.. one of these days..

carefree & unclipped,
it has to end..
for the thought has struck
& the pain has befallen..

*bloody hangover..*

The Devil Wears Prada

The Devil Wears Prada


each time i try to add a new entry, the laptop restarts.. sheesh.. anyway, hopefully it doesn't do it again now because this is the 5th attempt already..

well, let me just start by sayin that i loved The Devil Wears Prada.. it was like the exaggerated story of my worklife.. the alien workin environment, the runnin of errands, the dream of being able to be a journalist.. so coincidential isn't that..? i wish my life will turn out like hers..

it has been a fruitful week though.. have been able to find things to do to increase my bonus & the clients have been super nice..

last friday, i had my 1st mooncake..! a snow skin one.. with a champagne & white chocolate center.. it was a gift from Hannu, one of our clients.. he bought it for the Servcorp staff from Raffles Hotel.. ok people.. time to morph to Sleepin Beauty..

Di's engaged..!

Di's engaged..!



[clockwise fr the right:FiFi, iDaDi, MySeLF & MeeRuL] Best Buddies..!

last saturday was iDaDi's engagement.. alhamdulillah, everythin went smoothly.. i finally get to meet her fiance, ZaiD.. after so long.. supposed to reach her place at noon but i ended up reachin there at 3 p.m. hehe~ met MeeRuL at the interchange & we headed off to her place.. can't blame me.. the night before i was already so tired & straight after work, i went over to iDaDi's to help her with the preparations.. went home just before midnight.. i even missed my medical check-up.. hehe~ will put up the pictures soon.. once i got them sorted out..

anyway, everythin is lookin good at work.. sooner or later, i'll be able to leave on time at 5.30.. yippie..! my back pain is an on-off thing.. got it again today.. the doctor said it was just a muscle sprain but i know, clearly, that it's more than just that.. i didn't tell him about the accident, fearin that i would have to undergo another x-ray.. anyway, there's a team outin tomorrow.. everyone from 6 Batt, Suntec & Prudential is meetin up for The Devil Wears Prada.. lookin forward to it..

bottle up this emotion,
seal this destitution..
an impaling self-reflection,
in need of a reconstruction..

lingerin on this lonely mind,
that one love, i've yet to find..

pointless

pointless


so simple yet complicated
so profound yet superficial
what happened to true beauty?
& love's first sight?
tearing the walls of frustrations
but stumbled into a rut of despair..

giving up on the hopes of all's fair,
curse the wretched destine laid forth
pointless anger vent in vain..

what more can i do..?

ROUGE

ROUGE


finally..! the Open Day was a success.. well, we were expectin a lot of guests in the afternoon but probably only 30 over people came which included the REAs, hoteliers & serviced apartments management teams.. 6 p.m. & my family was the 1st to arrive.. wow.. i showed them around & ushered them into the boardroom for snacks & drinks.. then everyone's family & friends came & the whole floor was jam-packed with people to the point that i had to weave my way through people just to get from the boardroom to the pantry to refill drinks & food.. in total, i opened 4 bottles of champagne & a bottle of red & white wine each.. at the end of it all, i felt like i was workin as a banquet waitress.. hehe.. pourin wine & champange for them, makin sure the food's enough for everyone & clearin the plates & glasses from the tables..

anyway, after the whole event, some of the ladies decided to celebrate the openin & at the same time cool off after 2 weeks of hard work put into the settin up of the new floor.. we went to Balaclava but the place was too busy so we headed down to Rouge instead.. we had our 1st round of drinks but then Jo had to leave because she was fallin asleep on the sofa..! spoilsport..! AuDReY came to join us at about 11 p.m. & we ordered a 2nd round of drinks.. SaVaNNaH's friend joined us shortly together with his friends.. apparently, aLeXiS was celebratin her birthday there as well & i joined her at her table for a couple of minutes.. we really let our hair down last night.. everyone was just crazy.. hehe.. most importantly, i had a great time de-stressin & i feel great now.. it's like a burden just got lifted off my shoulders.. PHEW..!

Tress Transition..

Tress Transition..

Finally..!

Finally..!


it's FRIDAY..! ok wait.. technically it's saturday but heck with it.. haha..! it's "Sleep-In Day"..! i get to wake up late again.. hurray..! hehehehehe~ actually, it's not the sleep-in thingy that i was cheerin about.. friday's the last day for us to finish up with the preparation for our 1st official workin day on the 28th.. yes FINALLY..! hopefully no more stayin in to finish up with the prep because everythin is [almost] ready for operations..

it has been a hectic week & my back's payin a price for it.. no more runnin around Raffles Place for last minute shoppin for the office like a mad woman on the loose, no more repeated trips to the bank to cash out money & scurryin back to the office.. & best of all, no more interrupted & postponed lunches..! i can now have lunch dates with SaVaNNah & the rest of the ladies or find a cool spot & do some readin without havin to run last-minute errands that take ages to complete..

anyway, i have firmly decided.. i shall cut my hair whether you guys like it or not.. what kind of style, i can't describe but you'll be sure to see it at some point.. hehe~

Happy 1st Anniversary

Happy 1st Anniversary


yes.. a good 1st anniversary of singlehood.. i never knew i would experience such a thing & really didn't expect that this will happen to me but i'm thankful though.. a whole year of thought-sortin, soul-searchin & self-review.. it's like takin a vacation from work..

as i quote from my MSN, "Grey Skies Don't Matter No More.. In Fact, Nothin Else Matters.." nothin really matters to me now.. [erm.. well.. not EVERYTHING though..] everyday is almost routine-like & the typical me is not the sort who digs routines but because i don't [really] care, it seems like an "ok" thing now..

i leave you now with an impromtu picture of some of my colleagues..

[clockwise from bottom left] JoaNNa, AuDReY, mE & SaVaNNaH..

please take a note

please take a note


FYI.. i'm in one of my swings again.. just keep a distance from me for the next couple of days.. i need to find myself.. for some reason, the rational part of me is in a daze..

i'm not sayin to COMPLETELY AVOID me, just KEEP A DISTANCE.. mind you, there is a difference.. i'm not im my best of moods..