was asked a thousand questions today at almost the end of the day by my regional sales support lady just for arranging to pick up her boss's passport from home to submit for a visa application....pengz...
had told her what are the standards we use to arrange for pick up of passports from home and afterwhich submit directly to the visa officers for embassies' submission.
In the end, i was bombarded with thousand and one questions of why why why. why this, why that. can't this be done and why not. Tell me that her expectations are high and she have to manage her boss and her time...blarblarblar...
argh.....can't stand her. for such a simple thing as making an arrangement, i had to practically tell her grandfather story about how we collect the passport, who will collect the passport, what happens after the passport is collected and many many more.....even had the cheek to tell me that sorta because im her internal client, she don't really get clients' treatment. oh pls....
In the first place, if she's my client
1. I wouldnt help her answer some of the questions that are not relevant to me
2. I wouldnt entertain her call after working hours
3. I would just tell her that procedures are set and meant to be follow
If her expectations are high and i cant meet, ask somebody else to entertain her. See if they will help her do as much....
grouchy and irritated damsel in destress....
Wednesday, January 10, 2007
cried over spilled milk.....
the above is a phrase that we used to explain that spilled milk is no use crying over as it is already spilled and can't be drank or use anymore......as good as telling one that once some things have happened, there's no point crying....
Was toking to sis the other day and she was commenting that she can really understand the feeling one gets when the milk is spilled. especially when the one who spilled the milk is a mother herself who have spent effort, time and for some, experience pain for expressing their milk for their loved little one...the milk expressed out is very precious to the breastfeeding mother, especially if milk is scarce and much effort is spent.
It's really rather funny to hear that someone understand exactly how it feels like for a phrase soo commonly known to us, especially literally.
Just like when i used to disturb my fren to "long pia" (slam into the wall in hokkien). My friend on one occasion, did that literally to vent his anger.
Comparing the two scenarios, the latter is nuts....
Was toking to sis the other day and she was commenting that she can really understand the feeling one gets when the milk is spilled. especially when the one who spilled the milk is a mother herself who have spent effort, time and for some, experience pain for expressing their milk for their loved little one...the milk expressed out is very precious to the breastfeeding mother, especially if milk is scarce and much effort is spent.
It's really rather funny to hear that someone understand exactly how it feels like for a phrase soo commonly known to us, especially literally.
Just like when i used to disturb my fren to "long pia" (slam into the wall in hokkien). My friend on one occasion, did that literally to vent his anger.
Comparing the two scenarios, the latter is nuts....
Thursday, January 04, 2007
a surprise.....
b emailed myself and YL today with a subject heading new year resolution for the year 2007.
He wrote about coming out of his closet to officially 'announce' that he is gay to some of his closer friends and that wz and ff already knows. Couple of questions and thoughts came popping into my mind when i saw that
1. gay? he has been around me once every week more or less and although i treat him more like a sister, the word gay has never crossed my mind.
2. the email was sent to YL and myself. hmmm never knew the friendship hierachy im in with him states im of the same level as YL
3. What kinda new year resolution is that?
b has always been with the three of us, girls and of course, the fact that he is closer to wz and ff is a true fact that i acknowledged. we were always teasing each other and shared with each other some of our thoughts. like i've said, we are close, to certain extent and of cos been like a group of sisters, including b.
this email that he send to me came as a little surprise to me. surprise in the sense that i've always thought that i can feel things coming but this has definitely gone beyond my intuition.
b mentioned in his email that he's not sure how we will react to this but definitely hope for the best.
i guess, i can only say that, im happy that he share this with me though it took some time to open up and besides, this is something that can be sensitive and of cos i'm not sure when this has started. I'm not particular against this liking for someone of the same sex. Besides, who in this world would want to be that different from the rest. Although i do not think he will be in any situation better with this, but i think we should all respect people like him.
to be in the minority like this requires strength; to be able to confess is the biggest courage that one has to master, i think.
all i can say is, good luck my friend. be it in a good way or bad way. i'll give you my strength silently
He wrote about coming out of his closet to officially 'announce' that he is gay to some of his closer friends and that wz and ff already knows. Couple of questions and thoughts came popping into my mind when i saw that
1. gay? he has been around me once every week more or less and although i treat him more like a sister, the word gay has never crossed my mind.
2. the email was sent to YL and myself. hmmm never knew the friendship hierachy im in with him states im of the same level as YL
3. What kinda new year resolution is that?
b has always been with the three of us, girls and of course, the fact that he is closer to wz and ff is a true fact that i acknowledged. we were always teasing each other and shared with each other some of our thoughts. like i've said, we are close, to certain extent and of cos been like a group of sisters, including b.
this email that he send to me came as a little surprise to me. surprise in the sense that i've always thought that i can feel things coming but this has definitely gone beyond my intuition.
b mentioned in his email that he's not sure how we will react to this but definitely hope for the best.
i guess, i can only say that, im happy that he share this with me though it took some time to open up and besides, this is something that can be sensitive and of cos i'm not sure when this has started. I'm not particular against this liking for someone of the same sex. Besides, who in this world would want to be that different from the rest. Although i do not think he will be in any situation better with this, but i think we should all respect people like him.
to be in the minority like this requires strength; to be able to confess is the biggest courage that one has to master, i think.
all i can say is, good luck my friend. be it in a good way or bad way. i'll give you my strength silently
Tuesday, January 02, 2007
My New Year 2007 day - V tea Room
Was supposed to go shopping with Sis and she was saying that she is meeting Mandy, an ex-colleague for lunch at the Tea Room at Esplanade and invited me to join them....
Was adamant about the idea at first but was like, "ok, i'll go"
The Tea Room? hmmm what exactly is this place like and what does it sell? was filled with curiosity when i was approaching this destination.
V Tea Room where its V stands for Victorian, is like an English place where the waitresses were dressed in victorian tops and A -line skirt....this place was once featured on television i remembered....their decor was very victorian liked and they have this bar which displays little cakes for the in house guest to order
Had some difficulty trying to order food as the food was not really to my taste but still managed to order a ham loft....it came with ham on top of something like bread but had rice in it and mushroom sauce over it....it's ok but too much of it is a bit gelat...
Sis had a salmon omelette which looks very nice and taseted nice as well....it looks rather big for a single person portion but i guess, a hungry mum with high metabolism rate is highly up for this challenge
There aren't a lot of main dishes to order as this place seems more of a tea place as the name of the place implies.....i must comment that this place has very nice decor, ambience that makes you feel like a tai tai.....
We ordered one of the signature dish, the Whisky Mud Cake.....that is fabulous.....filled with melted chocolate and whisky poured over the cake, it was riched and yummy....definitely a must try.....only thing is that it is very rich and most probably 2 or 3 to share would be better....
Well, after hours of tai tai feeling.....(which i thought that maybe im still not up to this kinda life....) we went shopping...(Yeepe!!!)
I must agree with sis that at times, we need to experience different things to expose ourselves and widen our knowledge....however, such indulges will be good for once or twice sessions only...as its not my cup of tea.....
Last but not least, this place has very nice cookies. try the berry flavour in the lite cookies range......sweet but not too sweet for the tooth....and they have savoury flavours of hae bee hiam and ikan beelis flavours....hehe.....exotic huh....really taste like their names.....a refreshing gift for chinese new year.....
Christmas 2006....
well, this year i received quite a number of gifts....
three from the office, two from my ktv kakis, one from bf and a couple from my aunties and uncles....
bc made me a jigsaw of chip and dale sleeping on the hammock.....im touched as he had made the effort and time to search for the jigsaw that i liked....(the seven dwarfs in their bed but it was sold out) Though it was not the expected jigsaw, it's still time and effort made.....consider the fact that he spend 100+ and doing the jigsaw twice as his niece destroyed it once....i'm still very happy to receive the gift....
Nice isn't it........And of course i received a guitar stand from MX....one that she bought in KL and brought it all the way back and even got her ex-colleagues' husband's help to make the box for her to place the stand to give to me......Thanks dear....
HX bought me a camisole which i still think is short though she say its meant to be worn with something over.....
Hmm.....all in all, i still think Christmas is a day filled with warmth....regardless of watever present received....it's all filled with effort and warmth....
Thank you all.....May your Christmas be filled with warmth and happiness
Search for the correct size kimono top
This Christmas was definitely a challenging one in the sense that i had to get...say 11+ gifts in such a short time....but i had a quite interesting experience though with getting my sis's present....
had been shopping with her for a couple of days during lunch hours and she was commenting about liking the kimono top but worrying about fitting in and thus, i thought of buying that for her....hence, innocently decided to secretly buy the top for her to make her happy....
the search for her top begin in vivocity at Red2 where i was trying the white top in size M thinking about fitting her well endowed top..hehe. soo there i was, pulling the front of the top thinking of whether it will fit her and finally decided to make this purchase of the black top but alas, no size... now, the search for the correct size. Harbourfront has Red2 as well, so guess i will buy it the next day....
In the end, went shopping on the same day at MArina sq after work and saw the SAME top....there i went to try and as the display top was not priced, i decided to do a little of acting with the boss of the shop....
"Auntie, how much this top cost?" i asked
"very cheap only, its 38.90....i tell you, if you get it from vivo, it's 50+!" she replied
My eyebrows raised and i said, "no leh, i came from vivo city and saw in a shop that it only cost 39.90..."
The lady boss was a little shocked by my reply and i was waiting to see how she would reply me with her typical sales talk....
"issit?" then she started to go asking me where i saw it and other questions...
In the end, i asked her "Auntie, can give discount?" Din know where in the earth did i bother to ask this question in this shopping centre as it seemed a little unappropriate to ask as most shops are fixed price....
anyway, she told me to buy two pieces to get a discount and appeared to smoke me through with her sales talk...."look nice on you....this color..."blarblarblar....
So i went to try another piece that fixed my size and well, i seemed to be swimming in the top. Too big....So in the end, asked her in detailed about the discount she would give.....
"you buy two i'll sell you at say.....36 lah...."
wah, quite a bargain but the top is too big lah.....hmmm
"how about if i really buy one only?" i continued
"err....sell you 38 lor"
So i was thinking, i can actually asked for a discounted price at 37 right? hehe but eventually decided to go with 38 lah...
so i asked for a new piece...."of cos i have a new one, wait ah...." and she started to search through her shelves of clothing to find the same top...
and upon realising she din have a new piece, there she goes again.."aiyah, actually this piece hor, is new one....you see the creases....it was just opened as an earlier customer asked for a new piece, and i opened this up and put it as a displayed after the customer took the last new piece...."
Pengz.....imagine the effort she takes in tuning her story to fit her situation....i was liked"huh"....
in the end, still bought the top and crossing my fingers praying that my sister will like it and it can fit her top....hehe....
im amazed by how sales people sell their stuff.....
had been shopping with her for a couple of days during lunch hours and she was commenting about liking the kimono top but worrying about fitting in and thus, i thought of buying that for her....hence, innocently decided to secretly buy the top for her to make her happy....
the search for her top begin in vivocity at Red2 where i was trying the white top in size M thinking about fitting her well endowed top..hehe. soo there i was, pulling the front of the top thinking of whether it will fit her and finally decided to make this purchase of the black top but alas, no size... now, the search for the correct size. Harbourfront has Red2 as well, so guess i will buy it the next day....
In the end, went shopping on the same day at MArina sq after work and saw the SAME top....there i went to try and as the display top was not priced, i decided to do a little of acting with the boss of the shop....
"Auntie, how much this top cost?" i asked
"very cheap only, its 38.90....i tell you, if you get it from vivo, it's 50+!" she replied
My eyebrows raised and i said, "no leh, i came from vivo city and saw in a shop that it only cost 39.90..."
The lady boss was a little shocked by my reply and i was waiting to see how she would reply me with her typical sales talk....
"issit?" then she started to go asking me where i saw it and other questions...
In the end, i asked her "Auntie, can give discount?" Din know where in the earth did i bother to ask this question in this shopping centre as it seemed a little unappropriate to ask as most shops are fixed price....
anyway, she told me to buy two pieces to get a discount and appeared to smoke me through with her sales talk...."look nice on you....this color..."blarblarblar....
So i went to try another piece that fixed my size and well, i seemed to be swimming in the top. Too big....So in the end, asked her in detailed about the discount she would give.....
"you buy two i'll sell you at say.....36 lah...."
wah, quite a bargain but the top is too big lah.....hmmm
"how about if i really buy one only?" i continued
"err....sell you 38 lor"
So i was thinking, i can actually asked for a discounted price at 37 right? hehe but eventually decided to go with 38 lah...
so i asked for a new piece...."of cos i have a new one, wait ah...." and she started to search through her shelves of clothing to find the same top...
and upon realising she din have a new piece, there she goes again.."aiyah, actually this piece hor, is new one....you see the creases....it was just opened as an earlier customer asked for a new piece, and i opened this up and put it as a displayed after the customer took the last new piece...."
Pengz.....imagine the effort she takes in tuning her story to fit her situation....i was liked"huh"....
in the end, still bought the top and crossing my fingers praying that my sister will like it and it can fit her top....hehe....
im amazed by how sales people sell their stuff.....
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