taking the bus....

havent been checking my mail for the past week, and realised that the mailbox got a bit flooded with stuff to clear.... managed to work it out anyways....

was sick since last thursday, wasn't feeling 100% in the morning... and i had to get caught in the rain that was filtered thru rotting clams and other sea creatures in the dry dock... so instead of jus getting wet, i got wet and smelly.... went back to the office to change out into my fresh uniform and sat in the office for the rest of the day... managed to force myself home on the bike shivering and collapsed at home with a fever without anyone at home knowing....

my sister came home and iced me down from my 39.6 deg fever at 3am in the morning... then i went to the doctors the next morning and measured in 40.4deg i believe... hahaha.. was all numb and tired and jus didn't feel like moving, eating or even doing anything at all but lie there and wrap myself up.... called in sick on friday and saturday and continued to stay on the sofa until sunday before i got better enough to head out of the house for light food....

pushed myself back to work on monday, but missed the company bus and didn't wanna ride, so i treated myself to a taxi ride to work which cost my abt $38.50... and after that i decided not to ride if possible to work liao la... otherwise i'll always have a hard time trying to get home... either feeling too tired or sleepy....

so now every morning have to wake up 5am and get out of the house by 5.40 to go catch my morning bus and head to work as per normal.... but only officially 38 more days to go le... my countdown begins... but it also counts down my time to install the drive pipe support platform... my last project at work other than the thrusters...

hope everyone's doing jus as fine!! =)take care ah...

weird thoughts....

have been having weird thoughts lately... hmmm... then was telling my best fren abt it and we more or less confirmed that it was due to too much hard work and the craving for attention grew beyond its limits.. hhaahaha...

well, i'm not the type to settle down too early, but i dun want to settle down too late also.. and i love having children around, even though they can be very annoying at times... hahaha.. but when i get back to reality, i realise something's missing.. hahaha... so the bubble gets burst... =)

well, was attending a course today on main engine and propeller overhaul and maintenance... something totally not related to wat i'm doing now at FELS, but nonetheless still interesting cos some of the terms and stuff i've been talking with my father for so long but was nv able to put a picture to it... it's a nature of mine to nv stop learning new things.. and it makes me wonder if i'm really suited to this line or is it that i'm jus interested in it now cos everything seems very new to me...? this question still baffles me as i have to make the decision to specialise for my final year... hmmm.... wat to do??? how how how?? nows the time when the one who helps advise ppl needs advice himself... hahahahaha... =)

my first sunday burnt....

hahaha... yupz... u guessed it... went back to work today... SUNDAY!! haiz... this is the only one downside of working in a shipyard... everyday is working day... hahaha.. and as long as ur project still runs, esp like mine where something new is to be done today... u basically have no choice but go down and take a look and monitor urself... otherwise anything go wrong, our heads will all roll together... hahhaha....

rushed down for East Zone JC CO concert.. well, wat can i say, frankly, it was worth the $2.. nothing more, nothing less... cos seriously, i dunno who planned the concert, but it was a flop in my terms right from the ushers to the emcees and to the performers.. hahaha...

no coordination, not enough practice basicallt killed the concert.. less for the zhong ruan solo which i thoroughly enjoyed.. one of the best versions of the piece i've heard so far...well done!!

i also think i've not been to school concerts for quite some time le ba... forgot that screaming and talking during the performance is something i shd have expected.. hahaha... but nonetheless, it is still a good chance for me to take a look at how jc CO has evolved and how things will be shaping up for the future... looking very hopeful the way i see it... and with such a supportive crowd, i'm glad to say the future of CO is in good hands... hahahaha... lol...

time to go rest liao.. tmr got work again...=) take care everyone!!

lessons learnt...

jus got home from meeting principal, Mr Oh and Mr Cheng to discuss abt a range of issues pertaining to CO... i can't confirm if it was a fruitful one in the end, but at least we brought up wat we feel needs to be brought up... cos this will eventually lead to an outcome that will affect the entire CO and everyone in it..

well, the school did get a lot of complaints and letters from parents and everyone else with regards to the concert... be it planning, organisational, musically (apparently a parent asked why no encore pieces were played!! ) hahahaha... , and also administratively... there were too many loopholes that led to today's situation... very jialat....

shall not mention wat we talked abt here on the blog, cos i nv know who might be spy... but we were not holding back lor... even i said something that i thought was probably not in my place to do so... but i did mention i was gonna be REALLY frank abt that.. hahaha...

now the ball is back in the teachers' in charge court liao... how they take in the lessons learnt and move on from it is wat i'll be observing.. at least until after the school exams... then i'll make my move liao... cannot bear to see this orchestra go on like this...

work hard, study hard everyone!! exams now or round the corner liao... jia you ah!! =)

interesting....

was asked in the office today if i was afraid i would get caught by my GM(operations) for staying in the office during working hours, my reply was: if i'm genuinely doing my work, why shd i be afraid? another thing is, if my things are delayed, do you really think i need to be on board doing nothing? i'd rather spend my time more constructively in the office where i cleared a lot more paperwork than any other day... all this goes to show that if u know u're in the right, dun be afraid... if u're really back in the office to eat snake then by all means.... be very afraid.... hahaha....

tmr is the opening ceremony of the safety campaign... our section's entry to the safety campaign board design competition will be showcased tmr... hahaha... hoping it'll win us a prize with good cash sia... hahaha.... dun think anyone else in the yard would go thru the trouble of making a pop up figure from the board jus for such a competition lor... hahaha... but we managed to do it.. hahaha....



The 5 of us with our new model safety worker: Raja... =) hahaha....

was asked to join in a meeting for TMSCO's progress with P and Mr Cheng coming thursday... then checked my email today and found out that P had ald called for a feedback on the concert.. more abt it ask me personally la... not convenient to disclose here.. but really shd have a good talk abt it lor.. otherwise even i'll not dare to return anymore... for i've failed in keeping the CO gg for as long as i can...

am redirecting my attention to the Alumni CO instead, cos the ppl there really care for the CO and are more understanding of the situations... of course they're more fun to play with also la.. hahaha... these days also beginning to click better with the seniors in school liao.. hopefully this will lead to a better working relationship in the end ba.. will see how the meetings turn out in the end la..

anyways, practices have stopped until start of the new school term in end june.. jus fyi... =)

handicapped....

why? cos i finally can begin to barely understand how one feels to be down by one leg.. cos i had to bathe seated on the floor, with my injured leg raised to keep it dry while in a plastic bag... it's worse than doing any stretching anytime...

ok ok... dun start trying to imitate the actions... u'll feel the strain... hahaha....

well, at least i got over the infection fever no thanks to the wound on my big left toe... hahaha... also at the same time got over my cough and flu as well.. hahaha... so that's why today i'm back at work again.. better still, today work until 8.30pm some more... hahaha... tired sia... need slp now...

still got more stuff to finish up tmr...

so everybody, work hard, study hard and etc etc etc la... good luck and take care!! =)

Rhapsody...

well, after the little episode yesterday i finally managed to make it to the second concert today at Temasek Poly... by TPCO and guests... Rhapsody... 乐宴。

the gang did ask abt me abt my injuries from yesterday... i'm alright.. thanks everyone!! jus limping around a little cos cut my toe and sole... but ok la... generally jus aches and pains on my left side of the body... hahaha....

the concert was wonderful! with a few pieces bringing back quite a bit of memories for me.. and the quality of the music was much much better even though they had practiced lesser... cos everyone is more or less experienced performers liao... so great job ppl!! loved it...

also muz thank jy for sitting with me throughout the concert.. otherwise will be listening alone also... like we both agree... everything was good except for the irritating person next to u... hahahhaa....

last but not least, Happy Belated Birthday Mr Cheng!! hahha... only realised after we were chatting away at Mac after the concert... first time a concert on his birthday exactly!! hahaha... so qiao... but i'm sure the TP ppl celebrated well with u.. so my best wishes... next time then treat u back la.. =)

need slp liao.. too tired... so now falling sick ald... haiz... nitez!!

lucky or unlucky? u decide....

i think i'm really lucky... cos my bike skidded on the way back from jurong on PIE in the rain and jam today... was changing my lane when the van ahead of me came to a stop... to avoid it i took a harder than usual left and braked too hard... skidding to my left side... fell and took a quarter of a turn on the floor with my bike before stopping.. came off with only a few scratches, both me and the bike.. so i'm considering myself to be very very lucky ald...

also partly cos i was riding slowly.. but floor super wet and slippery, so no choice la... this kind of things happen i also cannot control... jus make sure more careful next time la... hahaha...

someone asked me why i dun get stressed so easily while i'm at work... my only answer is dat i was like dat in the past.. didn't differentiate wat i was supposed to do and wat was supposed to be done by others... so i did everything back then... which was the single dumbest thing...

not now....

being able to differentiate and delegate has really made things easier for me and also brought my skills in leading a group to a better level ald... cos only when i can control the whole situation then can others below me feel more at ease... if i kalan kabo all the way everyone surely dunno wat to do one...

applied for hall!! will be the first time in my entire NTU life i'm applying... hopefully will be able to get a room la... but will not be using it full time lor... see how the situation goes first la... =) but by right shdn't have much of a problem ba.... wish me luck!! =)

slp slp slp.....

helpless....

it pains me to see her come home coughing, tired with all the aches and pains everywhere... seeing her thin out week after week and losing appetite also leaves me helpless... only able to watch and do nothing abt it... cos she refuses to listen...

wat can i do?

i can only watch... and try to keep talking to my mum, trying to get the msg through to her that things are still within control and that she shouldn't give up no matter wat... at the same time i'm spending more time with her as much as i can on top of the tight schedule of mine.... helping her massage the areas that hurt most whenever i can at night...

i'm helpless.... but life still goes on.......