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preferred to be called: qI
years of existence: Officially 23
preoccupied with: running, rowing, slacking, stoning, the internet, cafes , star-gazing

*loves:
the sea
sea breeze
stars
teh
kaya toast
adidas
mocha
nike sports bras

*DREAMS:
GTO Wanna-Be
Boat shed by the Reservoir
Sunrise by the Beach
Driver in shades

PDA phone
Travel
Adidas shades
Tees and shorts for teaching
Notebook- A gold coloured one?
iPOD Nano 4GB
driving licence
Fossil Gold Wallet
backpack
track pants

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Dunno why. This week seems to be a really tiring one. Wonder what is it that has made me so tired.

Work has been pretty relax cos my boss hasnt really assign me the stuffs to do as yet. My second boss is a French- Canadian, and he kind of take his time to do things. Oh well. So I dun exactly get pushed too. But Im afraid that my boss might see it as Im slacking and not putting in as much effort as I shld. On Friday, my co had a major retrenchment exercise. 10 engineers got fired. This exercise is what my boss deem as "clearing off excess baggage" I was a lil shocked but I guess dis is reality.

I went back this afternoon to Purpleclick to get my pay and to finalize some stuffs with my ex-boss. Oh well. Im only charging him $10 for each presentation that I've done up. And he even ask me whether it's reasonable. Damn..No graduate will charge at such a low price for each presentation. Guess this is the disadvantage of people like me who "kao gan qing" de. We get bullied around very easily. Sighh $10 might not even cover my electricity bills lor. Sian

Finally opened a DBS account. Wouldnt haf gone to open an account with them if not for my company's pay purposes. When I told some of my friends dat I dun haf a POSB/DBS acct, they ask whether Im a Singaporean. haha Oh come on..So what if I din haf an acct with them *boo*

Finally haf time to rest. =)

8:31 PM
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Here are some pictures taken during Sava 2006

8:18 PM
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Our 1000m race- extracted from Joesie's blog- It's one of my best race ever.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3Vlf9gemWs

11:44 PM
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My boss is really busy! And he's been delaying day after day to brief us on our job. Me and Baoyi have been testing our company's new software. Quite a cool thing haha. But just need a lil fine tuning here and there.

Im wondering how the work is going to be like. Boss doesnt seem to have time to delegate the duties to us yet. Hopefully he'll brief and let us get started today. Doing the readings now..read read read

*yawnz*

2:46 PM
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Yeah 25 pairs of FREE Havianas!!




And another 50 more to claim!

7:45 AM
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Kind of slacking now cos my immediate boss is not around yet. So Im just taking the opportunity to read up on the company's new product. This product would probably be the one which I'll be working on.

Quite looking forward to my new job. So let's see how everything goes. =)

Later in the evening will be shopping for our havianas!! woohooo hahha

12:21 PM
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Woohoo~ we swept all 3 womens' events @ SAVA!!

And we've gotten ourselves 75 pairs of Havianas FREE!! haha =)

Good job gers! And it's first time dat Jasmine's gotten a gold medal! & it's 3 in a row! woohoo~~

Waiting for the pictures now!!..=)

10:34 PM
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Went for a run cum biking with dad when I got home. We both did 2 rounds of 1.6km of biking and run.

But the exciting part came when we completed our exercises and were on our way back. Dad was like the neighbourhood police man! This lil boy ( a sec one boy) was running after bus no. 43. He stopped at where my dad and I were waiting to cross the road and started telling my dad that he dropped his student pass on the bus and kind of hoping my dad will help him chase after the bus.

My dad asked him many times whether it's possible to get to the bus. And the boy gave an affirmative "can!" Impressive boy eh. But of cos, my dad cant be as fast on a bicycle, so he went to tk his motorbike and gave the boy a ride to Punggol interchange.

But by the time they got to the Interchange, the bus 43 had gone off for its next trip. So dad brought the boy - Bernard back home.

Silly boy..he was worried that his mum will scold him again cos it's his 2nd time that he lost his student pass. And guess what, he left his bag, NPCC uniform at the bus stop where he alighted and ran straight for the bus. My goodness. Im impressed by this lil boy somehow =) But too bad, we din managed to retrieve his bus pass for him.

Dad came back at ard 9 plus..and started eating the mooncake that Weiling bought. Heh..good stuff! From Raffles hotel..with all the liquor filled in the mooncake. Yum yum...=)

9:27 PM
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Morning was spent on a 30min run. Thot I could go for more but the haze was really my breathing uncomfortable. It might also be cos I havent been running for 1 week. But from next week onwards, I must really get my butts moving cos have just signed up for the NIE 12 hour run with the NTU Canoeing gers. Hhaha. And I only have effectively 2 more weeks to train for it, which means I have to run EVERYDAY!

After which I went for e pre-employment check up at Suntec. Quite cool eh..that I have such benefits as an employee! haha. So nothing very serious except my slighly lower blood pressure.

Took a really slow and long walk from Suntec to Raffle City. There wasnt much crowd yet ( ard 10plus in the morning) so I had a really leisure stroll. Finally had the time to breathe and look around. =)

At City Link, I went into HMV to take a look at the latest albums release. And I was listening to Stacie Orico's latest album. I went through all the tracks and had the impulse to get the album. Haa but I managed to control!

Love songs are sweet..but somehow..I realised that they are fantasies afterall.

Met up with a friend @ Raffles City's basement and had a cuppa @ Gloria Jeans. Their coffee is not exactly my kind of coffee. But the quiet setting made it a nice place to sit down and chat.

Really felt the resistance to go back to office. But oh well..I still had to go back. It was my final day at Purpleclick. But somehow it felt like just another day~
Is that good or bad? And nothing was said to me..cos Boss went overseas. No pay also..what's gonna happen at the end of the day? haa..beats me! But I stil have some jobs undone yet. So will be working on a part time basis for them until I clear all the projects.

9:00 PM
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Datz my dad's latest campaign in the house. He's pasted these "posters" above all the switches at home - advocating "Save Cost. Save Electricity. Switch off Power" . Hahah..

12:18 AM
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Finally settled down in a job with Radixs, after considering for so long. Actually it's offering me everything that Im looking for in a job. Opportunites to move up, a goal to work towards, opportunities to travel and definitely exposure. These are all I'll be able to get from this position. They are there..but it'll be a matter of whether I am able to grab those opportunites ahead of me.

There's alot for me to learn and Im looking forward to it! And this time, I promise myself dat Im nt gonna look back! I am going to make the best out of all the opportunities ahead of me. The starting pay is good! And I have 3 months to prove myself to be worthy of a pay rise!

Yes. And Im gonna learn to open up to people ard me. Be more sensitive! Smile more! Be keen to learn. Dun be shy to ask!! Anymore??

Im looking forward to a fast paced work life! Move move move...

It's a new start but whether it's good or not, I have no idea. But I have to work hard and smart!

10:50 PM
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Ok these are the overdue pictures from this year's Round Ubin. =)

My last race with the NTU team



Ok does this pict look like the one Hock & I took during 2004-2005's IVP? Haa. I think it looks like. Just that our hair werent as "loud" as then. haha And sian..I look fat lah. Should have worn something else.



Presenting to you the Overall Champ for Round Ubin Kayak Race 2006! =)

10:34 PM
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Dad's eating the sour apple sweet thing on a sunday morning b4 our training. Think the older he gets, his mentality gets younger. haha






Jay Chow look-alike haha. It was night time on a Sunday night but my dad insist on putting on his "thinking cap" ( Christine bought for him from US) Then think he likes his new top that lao-shi bought from China for him. He was showing off to both my brother and me haha.




Dad with my mum's hair-band. I think he's preparing to be a house-husband haha =)

10:19 PM
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I did my usual run in Kallang this afternoon while waiting for my dad to finish his coaching.

Today I decided to run out from my usual running route ( SDBA - Kallang Riverside Park-Esplanade and back). So I made my way down to Boat Quay (River Regatta Area) and made a round. Along the way, I ran past the Raffle statue and memories of my race in Year One kind of came back to me. We were inexperienced and one of our Super senior was our cox. Initially we planned to start our burst after the Raffles Statue but during the race itself, before we even reach the statue, our super senior called for burst! Ok. So the bunch of us, innocent and blur blur, just followed and eventually we died out even b4 the finishing line! haa. It was kind of funny when i look back @ these silly memories. I think I'll laugh when I see our J1 photos =)

But oh well, along the way, I also decide that my future office shld be somewhere near the sea. So when I feel down or stressed, I can just stone in front of the sea. The sea makes me feel tranquil once again.

The run took me about an hour. im nt getting better..my legs were feeling tired after the run. I supposed I have been resting for quite some time cos of my cough. It's recovering..I hope. =)

I stared very long at the sea just now in the afternoon...at SDBA. But I wasnt thinking or pondering ..I was just stoning. =)

11:18 PM
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I was just telling Josh yest when we were walking in Hougang Mall dat I've given up hope on looking for the white adidas watch. And today he received a call from City Chain dat they have just gotten one into their shop. There was only ONE piece! And he managed to help me get it!! Yeah!



Ok my photography skills arent dat fantastic. haa






Ooo and the white colour stands out on my tan! Haa. Is it a lil too AA?

12:08 AM
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Im not feeling too good now. Not dat I wanna drown in my own sorrows. But I just cant help feeling the shit of life now.

Screwed up my second round interview with Nike, despite being really enthu bout the position.

And my body's not giving me a good time. Just went to see the dr for my "synus" (ok i dun exactly noe how to spell dat) and cough. It's bothering me, esp my nose.. cant get to work properly oso. I feel bad dat I cldnt perform at work despite being my last few days. It was very xin ku for me in the air con.

Im down. At this moment.Mentally. Physically.

12:56 AM
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Not sure whether it's good or bad news but i just quit my current job. Took me quite a long time to convince and prep myself to talk to my boss thou. But he kinda expected it even b4 i told him. I feel bad..really.

Tmr's my second interview @ Nike. Die die I have to get the job! But I tink the position is quite competitive and i do hope dat the other NTU ger is able to get in as well. But it seems like there's only one position available.

The interview's at 1130 tmr.

And wanna thk people who really so "kan de qi wo" Din noe dat i look as if Im a confident ger. Maybe I did. But I kind of lost it not long ago..I hope it'll be back with me tmr! And all the way!

10:48 PM
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September is a month of uncertainties.

The race is still unconfirmed because we havent been able to confirm the flights. There are some options for our flight but they seem to be way beyond our budget. But I guess it's inevitable cos the week where we're going happens to be China National Holiday Week, so naturally the cost of the flights will increase. We just have to try our luck and propose I supposed.

Just went for my interview @ Nike. I din expect it to be a GROUP interview. But oh well, it wasnt too bad. So now, it's time to wait for calls for 2nd interview AGAIN. I dunno why..Im not very optimistic after being played out in my second interview. And I feel really bad for taking leave again. Maybe I should tender...Actually I nv did have a good break after graduating,definitely too rushed into a job.

If Nike really hires me but Im not able to start work early, den how?
If they want me to start early, how do I go for the race?

Many doubts and questions. Am I thinking too much again?

10:30 PM
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*Relief* Finally done with the "click, copy, click, paste" ritual on the excel sheets. It was a freaking long and boring 3 weeks with the excel sheets bothering me. I bet my weight has increased over the last 3 weeks! Damn!! With all the snacking.

This morning, I read bout my horoscope that today is in fact one of my luckiest days in September. I really hope this is true. Yesterday, I finally receive a call from Nike to ask me to go for an interview next Monday. I din exactly feel very excited. Maybe I felt played out by Sunrise, datz y im nt too optimistic bout this interview. And I've got to tk another day of leave...

Come on~~

My body's aching from the consecutive 2 days of weights session. Arghh!!

8:48 AM
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