Good Bye Mom ?

Crack me up.

It looks like a sad story.................but do continue reading to the end!.............It a lesson to learn.........
I was walking through the supermarket to pick up a few things when I noticed an old lady following me around. Thinking nothing of it, I ignored her and continued on. Finally I went to the checkout line, but she got in front of me.

"Pardon me," she said, "I'm sorry if my staring at you has made you feel uncomfortable. It's just that you look just like my son, who just died recently."

"I'm very sorry," I said to her, "Is there anything I can do for you?"

"Yes," she said, "As I'm leaving, can you say 'Good bye, Mom?' It would make me feel so much better."

"Sure," I said. An odd request, but no harm would come of it.

As the old woman was leaving, I called out, "Good Bye, Mom!"


As I stepped up to the checkout counter, I saw that my total was $1027.50.

"How can that be?" I asked, "I only purchased a few things!"

"Your mother said that you would pay for her," said the clerk.

Eating Out

while waiting for my col to take over duty im very free now. Completed most of the requirements by boss. now listen to mp3. But still cant go home cos have to wait for col to take over. sian.

Last week was a "different" week for me. as i have join a meeting/conference with French bosses. This is really not anyone can have the opportunity. somehow i felt honoured. Boss sold me good. i'm assigned to be the new process owner/manager. I'll be in-charged of the process management. now it's still in the development stage. So i joined the discussions. French is nice. not all though. But at least the bosses that i met up that day are nice. the listen and accept opinions and ideas like me. Im considered super low rank to them. Cos they are Head of XX CIO and all. Pheww.. felt nervous. But i guess im doing fine.

friday, boss invited French Auditor to lunch ( hint : bribe ) he is another nice french. treat us like friends. single though. what a waste. cute n successful. Boss said in our company, the trend for inspector is to move torwards COOs after some time. So, he may be one of the potential COO in time to come. so it's a good time for us to build up good rapport. Since i intend to stay here for the next 10 years. muahh.


Oct will have another session of meeting with French management. Got to prepare myself with all the info and details. not many opportunity to impress bosses. so must grab every chances i have.

CaMpAct LifE

Geess.. i have been busy with so many things that i have not checked emails for 5 days. Now still in office working. darn shake !

Some updates:
(1) I've completed my stitching. No time to upload the pictures!! 3 months mission completed. Bravo !! pat on my shoulder
(2) French class cancelled cos the stupid french teacher went overseas. The next class will be next year. So got to delay my this year resolution.
(3) Just pray hard i'll be going to London next month for work. Finger crossing
(4) We have been on scheduled for our wedding preparations. New home is ready too. Furniture in next two weeks.
(5) Aunt visited mum from London. But lots of complaints i heard. gees. make me hesitate to pay her a visit when we visit London next year.
(6) two nephews got their first new bed. They are soo excited over the phone.
(7) Tot of bringing my nephews to bangkok next year. My 30th b'day !! geessssss.. cant imagine how old i am now !

next week..Darling's b'day! old man now ar u ! lucky u have me. hee.

Busy busy. not enough sleeps for days. But now my stitching project completed. i guess i can have time to clear room, read some story books.

NepHEwww..Cutey

Mum has been baby seating Chenn ever since my sis in law started her teaching. So once awhile we will call home to talk to him. it's very interesting to talk to a 3 year old who i still learning to understand you n for us to understand what they r trying to express.

It's been months since i last see him. Miss him.

Photobucket can upload video. cool.

WoRkin HarD

Damn. Weekends are spent with work ! gees. Tiring. Lucky our activities completed. Now from tomorrow onwards auditor coming. Another damn weeks to go.

Din get to spend enough time with JL. din exercise much too this week. So next saturday we shall play badminton !! lalalal.

Get Fit ! feel good !

ApprECiatIon

I decided to buy some fruits + bird nest basket to boss's wifey. i ask Jeff n Jen. they all ok. So we go ahead to order online. I found the address from phone book, Jen got the postcode, we went through the website n decided which to buy. She made the order. that's it. Jeffrey din do anything but just to pay.

So the shop said will deliver around 5pm. We r fine lor. today meeting n meeting. i almost forgotten all about it. the after our final meeting around 5 plus. boss suddenly email to 3 of us said he is touched with our gesture of showing concerns to his wifey. they love us all. Muahh.. cant stand it. he is always like that. Last year when we celebrated his b'day, he said he almost cry. i almost fainted.

Anyway, i guess a little something to make him n wifey happy is something very thoughtful from us right ? hee. Bonus big big can liao. !!! Jen felt the same.

Happy Working. Another wise and right decision made ! happy !

AuDitors ComIn 2 Town

This is once in 4 years event. HQ auditors from Paris will be coming down to inspect Asia Regional aka our side. Bored. Cos have to compile n documents all the process n control. I wonder why all these years there is no proper documentations. i have to create most of the documentations. felt so fake. only do it when auditor is checking.

Boss said it's "cosmetic" but better to have it than being pin-pointed as not managing well with proper control ?

Geess. bored. weekend got to go back to work !! lucky got $$ else sure bang wall !!

boss's wife went through knee operations, minor one. ok now. i tot of buying some essence of chicken n fruits to deliver over his home. But seems like my cols dun like the idea. mm. im not trying to "polish shoes" or what. but i think he has treated me well. a little concern for his family member is not wrong right ?

I guess i will go ahead if they dun want to join. i hope i've made the right decision. cos i find lots of words flying around when we do things that favour boss. they just hate him. i think i dun have to care so much as long as he thinks im doing well in my job. afterall, he is the one decides my salary, bonus n position.

political ! political ! im learning to be political-proof ! got to wear thick thick clothes!

BLoo-Dy daY

Today one of the European company invited boss to a exclusive sharing of their product. Boss brought me along. It is a very exclusive invitation. There is a welcome sign board just for us. Our name cards, welcome gift. all you can order starbuck drinks and continental hotel ala-cart lunch (costs them $200 + )

Continentl Hotel food was fantastic i must say. BUT very costly of course. one bowl of soup-of-the-day costs $18. one orange juice costs $12. i had atlantic salmon which costs $48 per dish. For dessert, i had italian Gelato ice cream which im too full to finish. wasted.

A great experience. Beside the product intro, we are given lucky draw. boss chose no "7". I chose JL's birth-date "5" and guess what i got ?
i got a laptop bag. which cost around $80-100 outside so happy. Boss got a multi purpose adapter. He kept eyeing on my bag. Cant stand him. keep asking me to give him. im so reluctant cos i wanted to give to JL. then vendor is "smart" enough to say that they will send one more similar bag for boss. cant stand him always like that.

Ohh. the thing i wanna tell is that.this morning before we left to the vendor's site. I found out my "good-friend" came. This time really unprepared. the symptoms not so obvious. i felt it is coming but din know so soon. I was wearing G-string which makes it so hard to wear the pad. Damn. n im wearing a light beige colour skirt which makes it so very difficult to disguish should any leakage. Damn !!

But no choice, cos i cant be telling my boss that "hey, im having period. Inconvenient to go site-visit ?" Just have to b careful ! so i have to go ladies whenever there is a chance. n sit carefully. whole day i cant sit comfortably. But luckily, no leakage till im home safely. Thanks goodness !!

How i wish i dun need to have period. So so so troublesome !!

A touching stories..

After 21 years of marriage, my wife wanted me to take another woman out to dinner and a movie. She said, "I love you, but I know this other woman loves you and would love to spend some time with you."

The other woman that my wife wanted me to visit was my mother, who had been a widow for 19 years, but the demands of my work and my 3 children had made it possible to visit her only occasionally.

That night I called to invite her to go out for dinner and a movie. "What's wrong, are you well?" she asked. My mother is the type of woman who suspects that a late night call or surprise invitation is a sign of bad news.

"I thought that it would be pleasant to spend some time with you, " I responded. Just the two of us." She thought about it for a moment, and then said, "I would like that very much."

That Friday after work, as I drove over to pick her up I was a bit nervous. When I arrived at her house, I noticed that she, too, seemed to be nervous about our date. She waited in the door with her coat on. She had curled her hair and was wearing the dress that she had worn to celebrate her last wedding anniversary. She smiled from a face that was as radiant as an Angel's.
"I told my friends that I was going to go out with my son, and they were impressed," she said, as she got into the car. "They can't wait to hear about our meeting."

We went to a restaurant that, although not elegant, was very nice and cozy. My mother took my arm as if she were the First Lady.

After we sat down, I had to read the menu. Her eyes could only read large print. Half way through the entries, I lifted my eyes and saw Mom sitting there staring at me. A nostalgic smile was on her lips. "It was I who used to have to read the menu when you were small," she said. "Then it's time that you relax and let me return the favor," I responded.

During the dinner, we had an agreeable conversation-- nothing extraordinary but catching up on recent events of each other's life. We talked so much that we missed the movie. As we arrived at her house later, she said, "I'll go out with you again, but only if you let me invite you." I agreed.

"How was your dinner date?" asked my wife when I got home. "Very nice. Much more so than I could have imagined," I answered.

A few days later, my mother died of a massive heart attack. It happened so suddenly that I didn't have a chance to do anything for her.

Some time later, I received an envelope with a copy of a restaurant receipt from the same place where mother and I had dined. An attached note said: "I paid this bill in advance. I wasn't sure that I could be there; but nevertheless I paid for two plates -- one for you and the other for your wife. You will never know what that night meant for me. "I love you, son."

At that moment, I understood the importance of saying in time: "I love you," and to give our loved ones the time that they deserve. Nothing in life is more important than your family. Give them the time they deserve, because these things cannot be put off till "some other time."

CroC HunTEr

Reaaly shocked to hear the news of Steve Erwin killed by Sting Ray. He suppose to hunt for croc and why sting ray ? Ironic isn't it? It's like you are bus driver but killed in airplane crash kind of logic.

radio said, In Australua, his death is felt similarly to Princess Diana's death in Britain. He is an Australia-Icon for his croc hunting stunt n his daring encounter with wild animals. Many people go to Sydney Zoo just to see him. Not the animals. His wife fall for him in the zoo too.

I used to adore him for his adventures. So daring n fun. and he ever famous cry "crickey" whenever he was in the stunt of catching wild croc. After him, there are many more wild animals tv host but i still prefer Irwin.

Too bad, good things never last. good people too.


Let him rest in peace and condolences to his wife n children.

StitCHinG progre-SS

Completed the butterfies. left one at the far right. yet to reach there.starting to do the red flowers. that's the final flowers.

last week:


This week:


close-up

ComIng SoOn

Three more months to go. We cant wait.
Our home is getting ready for our furnitures. 7th month has passed. we have cleaned our house. bought my "white" dishes from IKEA. kekekke happy. been washing them twice. so squeeky white n clean. remind me of the advertisement when the actress do the zig-zag on the plate with her finger.

End of this month, we will have our furnitures in. lalalla. cant wait to see how will it turn out to be !! bought 2 IKEA lights. simple n nice. just the way we want it. n we bought two folding chair. black one from IKEA too. so far that's the only furniture we have at balcony. kekek. a cup of tea at the balcony for the two of us sounds good n cosy. i plan to have a small table there for us to have breakfast in the morning during weekend. how nice :)

gosh. our weekends are packed with all things to do till december. luckily we plan 1 year ahead else i guess will surely lost in the items of "things-to-do"

Muakk. Still have to thank my laogong for all these. especially the whole house floor mopping. hope this can continue every sunday when we moved in ? exercise right ? All the loves go to u *x*

GaStrIC ?!?

yesterday after work went to Cosmo with boss n Jeffrey. boss finally bought ipod nano which costs only $299 for 2G that is cheap. the last time my fren can get me discounted price still 300 +. Good greab this time i must say.

After the exhibition, we just head home. it's around 8 plus. i feel hungry all the sudden and from hungry to feeling sick. feel so weak. in the train with air con im bursting into sweat. i really feel i will faint right there on the spot. Luckily i manage to hold till bukit merah.

usually if i go gym, i will reach home around 9 and start eating dinner. this has been some time n im feeling ok. wonder why this time will like this. Body is really not within my control. Scary !!

Got to ask my mum what "bo" to eat to strengthen my health.

CrAzY BeH aFter ToT

The ambience was good. they r using the daring red for the decoration. wash room is super red n when i was alone in the ladies. feel kind of creepy.

The food n drinks are "extremely" costly. one plate of finger food costs $18 one glass of house wins (french wine) $12. I have been drinking glasses after glasses of orange juice. i took wine only before we go for the show.

The show started at 10:15 with 15 minutes break in the interval then continue till about 11:40. The seat costs $85 in deluxe B which is at the side of the stage . LOUSY. cols r complainuing that why we cant sit in the middle. must be vendor pay at lousy rate. I wonder how much is the ticket for middle row.


We sit at higher row which allowed us to overview of the other cols.we can see how the vendor (ladies) flirting with our bosses. cheapskate woman. but this is how they survive. they use this method to get contract 1.2 million contract our spending that night is around 3k plus. is peanuts to them.

some photos taken. The ang mo is our french boss. i mean x french boss. hee

DRivI-nG aWay

This evening our department is organising farewell dinner for OC. Tom decided to drive us there in his brand new car. cool. mitsubishi sports version. i forgot what model.

We met at 630pm. Tom said he already did the necessary research to go to the venue. Which we all tot is Yatch club. so he drove, we check map. Jen is superb in reading maps. Yong n i are equally hopeless. We passed by changi village. still we r pointing at those shops selling curry fish head. never knew, we actually miss the turn n went to the wrong way.

when we reached the yatch club. no one was there. called Bob. he said from email it is the other another club house, the sailing club at changi village which we earlier on passed by. Damn. no u turn. so dunno how Jen direct n Tom drive, missed few turning n we went all the way to changi airport. we even see the budget terminal. really fainted.

After 45 minutes of driving up n down, Boss smses ask why we still have come. we finally reached. Just in time to eat. The farewell speech was over. Anyway, who cares about the speech or who is leaving.

The food was lousy. wine was sour.orange juice was artificially sweet. LOUSY. Just hope tmw we get better performance & food at Th "siao" horse !!.. muahh.

Oh.. i bought a jacket & a cradigan. cheap cheap cos offer. and good grab. good quality some more. happy whole day !!

FrenCH ConnEctiOn

Did u know that Eva (desperate housewife actress) is learning French b'cos her partner is speaking French when they make out and she dun understand. She freak out and decided to pick up French to "Enhance" their love making ?

All sort of weird reason for doing something huh.

Ohh. Im learning French too. not b'cos my husband is speaking French in bed but b'cos this is one of the thing i intend to do this year which i missed the registration in April. So before reaching the end of the year. I shall register FOR SURE this time.

The class will be starting in 20th Sept - 8th November. every wednesday. 8:30 -10:00 pm in CC near my home.

Tryong to register via website today. ONCE again that stupid gahmen website having problem accessing when clicking " Register" stupid. Last time im experiencing the similar problem n i just gave up. But i guess this time if cant register online. Got to go down to register in person.

another thing piss me off. The course fees increased from $68 to $90 what the heck !!!. Tmw i will ask the cc why the price rise !!

Im Speaking french soon ! Darling, make sure u understand me hor ! ghaaa.

CrAzy HoRsE !_!

French boss leaving us. New boss coming.

We will have farewell dinner for him this wednesday at bay shore. Thursday Vendor is throwing another farewell party for him. All invited. Guess where will it be ?? hoo. YEASSS>. Crazy horse It Is !!

Woahh. They will be getting a private room for all of us and the "GIRLS" will perform just for us. i think the guys will be thrilled with the "treat".

Since the Crazy horse started in S'pore, not much of overwhelming response. Cos the performance is way too conservative comparing to Paris's crazy horse. I guess our Paris boss will just go there for the wine n expensive drinks. Not for the gers. They have seen a far exciting one back home.

I tot if i were to go Paris, i will drop by to watch the Crazy horse performance. But it will be good to see it first locally. Anyway, i dun have to pay a cent to enjoy the performance? mm. I wonder if their bodies is sexy ? muahh..


Shall try to see if photo is allowed. kekekek. which part to take ? ghaaa..

AccOmpliSh-ment

Original picture



My progress so far:



closer look at the 4 flowers & butterflies ( 2 not completed )

CurRy FISh HEaD ?!?

Friday We went out for 2 hours lunch with Boss + Jeff + Vendor. Boss wanted to eat the ever-famous curry fish head at Changi Village. So off we go.. Changi Village ! Here we come.

I guess we have to know which shop to eat to get the best Curry Fish Head ? Cos the restaurant we went to has a big sign board stated "Best Curry Fish Head" .
But boss they all commented that the dish is not as expected. The Real good curry fish head is very aromatic. But we din smell that.
Anyway, i enjoyed the super big crabs more than the curry fish head. The curry gravy is nice but the crabs is nicer. Im a crabs Lover ! The pepper crabs is better than No sign Board. Cos the pepper is so spicy. Shiok.

After the lunch, we walked around. I noticed the boat station to go Pulau Ubin has changed so much ! It is completely different from what i remembered 5-6 years back.
Gees. that was long.
The last time i went was with YokoGawa colleagues. Those were the days. The Indonesian guy is aftering me. But i think he is just not the type im looking for ? Or maybe cos im still too young ? (still undergraduates).
My sense to romance dun come early. It only comes after i start working. Slow huh.
I still see him once a while in redhill area. Th last time i bump into him, he said he is working somewhere near there. Small world.

Im gonna go P. Ubin again with JL. To rewrite the "last" memory i have in P.Ubin.

MarAthOn-Ing

SafRA MarAThon Again !!



This year Jen they all cant make it. So JL and i went on our own.
Boss is running 21km so he left early as it started at 5:30am.
JL n i went for 6km that started at 8:00am. Already he is complaining sleepy lah.. go eat breakfast lah.. blahh..beh tahan ! so demoralising.

I was so excited. I dunno why but the crowd somehow motivated me. I started running and keep asking JL if he is ok ? cos he seemed bored and keep saying crowded n stuffy. ECP better blahh. Almost punch him cos so noisy. hee.

but then he seemed to pick up as we run. I started to feel exhausted and cant go on when we reachd 3KM. i have to walk. JL is still able to run. Geesss.how come he is fitter than me ? i go gym worr !!! so i've walked for 1km plus with JL running slowly to accompany me. the sky is so cloudly by then n it just started to rain. We don't want to get sick. we gave up the run and hide into Suntec City.

You'll be amazed at some runners. They run with baby pram !!! wonder if she is going there to run or what !

I guess ST marathon will be more fun n treat to "man" eyes as ST will have more working ladies who will show up in sexier running gear !

I think im going for Safra run again next year. At least this year i run continuously for 3km. Last year i accompanied Jen and most of the time we r walking.

For recording purposes, the journey of 4km+ we took 40 minutes.
After the run, we had Prata. Muahh.