The Other World.

What is it like to belong to the other world? Is it really cold there? Will I still know what is happening here? Would I be able to see just like some say we will? Will I be able to hear? I know they will not be able to hear me but will I still hear them talking to me, talking about me? Amist all the flames that engulfed me, will I hurt? Will I burn? Or will I just see all the procession happen just like watching a movie?

What is it like to be there?

My New Toy...

Yeah! Finally got a PSP! It's what I've always been thinking of.. But can't decided if I should get it!. 1 Bummer. It's not black in colour.. But thankfully, it's lavender purple so it's still nice. My first purple gadget! And a rather high tech one too!

Mountain turtle evolving.....

A Nice Catch-up Session.

First thing first. I chomp off my hair. Not really a lot (TO SOME PEOPLE) but quite a bit lah. now I have shoulder length hair. But I feel good. So nice.

Met up with Jess & V last night for dinner. Think it was almost a year before we really met up. I missed Jess wedding and house-warming (feel so bad) and V's house-warming(felt just as bad).

Had dinner at TCC, did some updates, gossiped about our work place and the long forgotten accounting industry (or at least for me). It was nice. It felt good meeting up with friends and catch up. We're those kind where we can just stop contacting for a long time and then still pick up from where we left. No akwardness. This is what I call true friends. And these are the people I really treasure close.

Wonder when the next catch-up session will be...

Marriage? Single? Or Long Term Attachment?

Was in Friendster surfing for friends' update when I saw A's profile. She's already ROM. With a guy she'd known for less than 1 year. That came as a surprise. SHe has always came across as an independant girl who enjoyed being pursued. All then while I had expected her to be enjoying life first before marriage. Or at least marry someone she's known for a longer period of time but... Well, life's just full of surprise.

On the other hand, V, who's supposed to get married, just can't seems to get into the discussion. She's still sore over the possible loss of her freedom and thus is finding every chance and excuse she can to delay the marriage date. She didn't really want to get married but just can't really bear to refuse the guy. So she chose to keep delaying the dates instead. She sees marriage as just a process but as the guy's in a single parent family and is the only son, he has commitment which he has to make. But she just isn't ready for these commitments and to be tied down.

For myself, I'm not even ready to get attached. Or maybe, I'm just destined to stay single for the rest of my life...

Bad Experience... And A Frustrating One Too..

Wrote my first complain letter in years. Na... Read it and you'll know:

'Hi,

I would like to provide some feedback with regards to the operations and the services of the nurses and doctors in Clinic H. I more than arrived half an hour earlier for my afternoon appointment at Clinic H this afternoon. The registration procedure was smooth and in less than 15 minutes, I've received my queue number. I waited for less than half an hour before my number was called. I entered Room 2 and had my symptoms diagnose. The doctor then told me that I will need to take a skin allergy and hearing test and asked me to proceed outside to the waiting area. I then asked if I am just to wait at the main waiting area and the nurse would call for me once it's my turn. The doctor confirmed that I will just need to wait outside at the main waiting area. After half an hour's wait, I approached one of the clinic assistant to inform her that I had been waiting for quite a while to get my test done and she half hearted listened to my enquires. I explained for the second time and she just ask me to approach the nurse in charge of Room 5. The nurse was just behind and when I approached her, she just brushed me aside and told me that the nurse from Room 2 will pass my file to her and then she will call for me. She then pointed to the direction of the main waiting area and asked me to wait for my name to be called. After another 2 hours, I receive a call from the nurse from Room 2 asking when I was. I told her that I had been sitting in the main waiting area where the reception was since the time I stepped out of Room 2. The nurse then came to me and with a very unhappy tone, told me that the doctor in charge of the audio test had been calling and calling for me. I was very angry with that comment. She even showed me the times of the calls which they had recorded on my file. And to my annoyance, twice of the call was made before I approached the counter in request for the nurse and clinic assistant to check for my turn. As mentioned earlier, no one bothered to even ask for my name to check and it was also put across as I was at fault for waiting at the wrong area. I was utterly disappointed but the services rendered to me by Clinic H today.

Firstly, there was no clear instruction from the doctor with regards to the correct waiting area for the next consultation. Secondly, the nurses and clinic assistants were disappointingly unhelpful. This had resulted in us patients waiting unnecessarily for even hours in my case. Just for one audio test, I had waited for more than 2 hours for nothing. Thirdly, since there are 2 waiting areas in one clinic, if the patients did not response to the call outside Room 5, shouldn't the nurses or clinic assistants check the main waiting area as well? Is it too much to ask of them to take that few steps to check the other waiting area for the patients in queue? The clinic isn't that huge for the patients in the main waiting are to be so unreachable right?

Another disappointment is that the staffs are efficient in the wrong areas. During payment, even before consulting and asking me about it, the whole bill was apparently being arranged to be paid by my Medisave. I am actually claiming the bill under my company's medical benefit and thus I will be paying by cash instead. I was again delayed at the pharmacy as the pharmacist informed me that under their records, the whole bill is billed to my Medisave. I had to spend MORE time explaining to them that I am NOT paying by my Medisave. I was being treated by doubts on my paying method despite my explanations. It was only till I produced my credit card charge form then were my words being accepted. Though the clinic was not packed, the whole consultation took me almost 4 HOURS. And more than half of it was spent waiting for nothing. It had been the most frustrating experience for me today. I am seriously disappointed and frustrated with CGH. I hope that these will be looked into and I look forward for a favorable explaination and answer to this matter soon.

Thanks and Regards'

There. I've said my piece...

Horrid Day...

Today is the day where you get blamed for even just simply being alive. You get blamed for everything that happened, you get blamed cos you breathe. Simply cos you're alive.

The morning started with me fighting with my AM. Just over 1 stupid movie screening which I don't see the point of me attending. In the first place, it wasn't even compulsory and we were RSVP-ed in without being asked. I don't watch the movie which they screen but when I knew that my TM also backed out for tonight cos there was not going to be any product brief or explaination. He said if I don't feel like going then don't. And give the chance to others. I also asked if I can be excused when my AM walked in and she started screaming at me. She said we all RSVP-ed and then we backed out. Hello.. Did we voluntarily RSVP? Did we RSVP ourselves? NO NO NO? If we need to meet a certain headcourt to show our support for the event, then why was non of my 'M's around? Not even my new TM who ought to be leading his team for this event? These people are all crap. In my opinion. So I just calmly retorted back that it's just a thought. But that bitch just went on barking. And did my TM stand up for me? Nope. He just hid like an ostrich. And pretended to me busy with his work. Fantastic. So I just again calmly told her to forget it and I will go. But I also made it clear that I will just go and show my face then off I go. She told me to just go ahead and do it. Leave when the movie is starting. How much more brainless can a person get? Ha.. So comical. Wouldn't that be even worse and uglier? But since she gave the go ahead, that's what I did. But even without her go ahead, I'm going to do that as well. Not that her opinion made any difference. So that basically started my foul mood for the day.

Nearing the end of the day, I had a fight with an auntie in my department. And it isn't even my fault. It's just cos I'll the only oldie left in the department and everything just so naturally became my responsibility. Even stuff that was supposed to be of the job of my superviors then and supposed to be passed on to this new TM of mine. But did he assume the responsibility? NO NO NO again. He just bounced the ball back to me. So I just had to take on all the responsibility while he just appears to throw his authority around a little few time daily. After the fight, he just come up to me to try and calm me down and appease my anger. And what freaking use is that? I told him to leave me alone and he just again tries to pacify me. Now I call him the 2 headed serpent. Not even a snake but a serpent. He's just those kind of manager who is just in name. And he does those little things to show that he is a good TM. But hey, grow up! That just don't happen. I hope he realise it soon.

No appetite for dinner at all after all the happenings today. Luckily I still have my strawberry shortcake from Canele yesterday.

The BITCH Is Back In Action...

And she starts barking this morning. Now my mood sucks now. And it will for the whole day. All because of 1 stupid movie screening. Sigh... Incorrigible... I'm so angry...

Bow wow wow......

A Successful Tea Lauch Party.

Just returned from Faith's tea launch party. It was held at Canelé Pâtisserie Chocolaterie, Robertson Walk branch. It was really successful. There were media, press, family and friends present at the launch. And once again, Ric was the MC for the launch.

I met Chef Pang, the creator of Canelé Pâtisserie Chocolaterie and the great chef of desserts and pastries. He is a very nice and funny guy. Typical dessert chef in my point of view. Great to have met him. And trust me, his desserts are good!

Met this head waiter in the shop as well. He basically takes care of the event and helped me with the lighting throughout the show. When serving refreshements, he keeps feeding me with all the finger foods as well. I normally don't eat when I'm on duty. I declined the first round. Second round came their signature drink, Honey Lemongrass Drink. He went round and instead of serving all on his tray, he came to me when he reach the last glass on his tray. 'Surely you will need a drink. This is for you.' So I took the drink. Insisting that I eat, 'You worked hard but you must eat too!' was the reply I got when I declined for the second time. He even pointed out the must-try item for me. Haa... Great service, Nice guy. How can I still decline? Then towards the end of the launch, when he was going round with the finger foods again, he came to me again with the platters. 'Now I'm sure you can eat right?' Haa.. So I took another bite. On his second round, he offered me the platter again. 'You're really determined to feed me ya?' I asked him. 'Of course!' was the answer. Haa.. So I took another bite. But their finger foods were really good! But he's just nice maybe because I was his 1st point of contact for today's launch. I was there first and so I went in to ensure that all is according to what Faith ask for. When everything is over and the remaining few of us were just sitting around and giving Faith time to catch her breath, he was also nice enough to inform offer Faith a plate of all the finger foods and pointing out those with dairy products in it after he knows that Faith can't really take them. And he offered to keep refilling my glass of drink. He even keep imsisting that I return to patronise again. Hee... Well, for the sake of good food and good service,I shall! Whose game? It's right next to UE Square!

A Truely 'Bird' Day...

Visited the infamous Jurong BirdPark with Hua and Min yesterday. Surprisingly, the weather was great! As usually, we had endless laughs, act like idiots, made fools out of ourselves and did some catching up as well. It was great as we hardly have the chance to do so due to our busy schedules nowadays. Totally missed it.

Yes, I went despite my virus infection and diarrhoea. I felt week but didn't think I want to miss hanging out with the girls so I went. Tried to keep my distance from out feathered friends but well, some species just can't resist me.

It was defintely tiring given the state I was in but enjoyable as well. Looking forward to the next outing...