Bonus

Bonus was given out with Jun09's salary.

some of my colleagues are not happy with the amount they received.

Me? I'm glad to get a bonus! =D It might not be as good as 2008's amount, but I can't really blame boss. Blame the economy. =(

Prizes, anyone?

At 15, a girl is a SURPRISE.
At 25, she is the RIGHT PRICE.
At 35, a GRAND PRIZE.
At 45, a CONSOLATION PRIZE.
At 55, she is a DOOR PRIZE, and
At 65, a GIVEAWAY PRIZE.

Company Dinner

Company Dinner was held at Red Dot (at Dempsey) just yesterday. And i got drunk.

Evening was not too bad though,i must say, just that it was a little too warm for me and I look like i just went swimming in certain photos taken -_-...



Can't really remember what I said when i was drunk, but what I remember was that I was screaming vulgarities out of the cab while on the expressway... Feel so sorry for the poor uncle...

Today, bad ****ed-up hangover... The result of drinking too much, too fast.

Bottoms up! =)

Langkawi

Alright, for real now, I'm hitting Langkawi in Apr10! Book so well in advance… =D

Can't wait! =D

Good Lookers Get More Dough

Read the following article on the HR Bulletin.



Think it's pretty true, don’t you agree? =)

True or False?

Somebody told me this: Once you have gone through a relationship whereby you've loved deeply and thoroughly, you would never love that deeply again.

True or false?

I think it's true for me.

End of June

We are nearing the end of June. Which means:

• Bonus time is here
• Hectic time is here
• Audit time is here
• Time whereby boss ask where my resignation letter is here
• Resignation time is here (But not mine though, but very soon)

Was online with a friend last night. He mentioned that he might be posted overseas, once the right salary package has been negotiated. When would it be my turn to tell people that?

Love to Touch HD

Being disappointed with SingTel service in retaining their customers (I've been with them for 10+ years), I contracted with StarHub for my mobile line! Not to worry, my mobile number is still the same. And I've got a new phone - HTC Touch HD.

Look… Ain't it pretty? =)



Was initially torn between this and HTC Touch Pro 2, but this beauty won out with it being light despite the lack of a slide out qwerty keyboard. =P

I'm a Hubber! =)

It's official. I'm now a Hubber!

After surviving 3 months without internet access at home, I finally got myself down to the just ended PC Show 2009 and signed up for Mobile Broadband & Mobile Service from StarHub.

But now, I've been sleeping at 12-1 plus in the mornings, due to the fact that I'm spending my time online and online and online… Oh well, pros and cons… -_-'''

Conquering Mt Kinabalu

As mentioned previously, I have been to quite a number of places in the first half of 2009. This was because of the fact that my boss wanted the workers to clear their leave in view of the bad economy.

Just came down from Mount Kinabalu. Place was nice, temperature was great, people I met there, friendly! Climb up and down the mountain? Priceless!



I took 6 hours to climb up to the 'base camp', and another 3 hours up to Low's Peak. But, took 7 hours to head down to the bottom of the mountain. My knees totally gave way, even while walking on flat ground. =(

Although there was white water rafting on the travel itinerary, none of us was able to drag ourselves out of the bed for it. Every step hurt, and I do mean seriously HURT. I only managed to be able to climb up and down the stairs without wincing at the pain 4 days after the climb down.

BUT, I plan on heading up again yearly next year, to do the harder Via Ferrata. And I want to beat my time up the mountain. Call me sadist, but I crave for the challenge. =)

Irritating

Sometimes people just irritate the hell out of me. Examples are as follows:

• Inability to follow instructions
• Delivering unclear deliverables
• Last minute requests
• Using 'boss' pressure
• Inability to leave messages see example below:
  

No number, no time, no indication of who took down the message, how would one know who to clarify with if there are any questions?!?

One word: IRRITATING

Update

I've not been blogging for quite some time, so here's a quick note to reassure that I'm well and alive, just too busy with holidays…

I shall have a lengthy post next week to make it all up, yeah? =)

Recommendation Letter?

Saw this, think it's pretty interesting... Imagine getting this kind of reference letter!

Recommendation Letter

Casey ▬▬▬▬▬
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John Maloney
President
Tumblr, Inc.
New York, NY

Dear Mr. Maloney,

It is my pleasure to provide this recommendation letter for Christopher Price, his performance working as a Web Developer at ▬▬▬▬▬ proved that he will be an addition to any company.

I have worked with Christopher for five years in my capacity as Director of Web Services for ▬▬▬▬▬. Christopher worked for me on various projects as Web Developer, and based on his work, I would rank him as one of the people named Christopher we have had working for us.

Christopher distinguished himself by consistently working at roughly half his capacity, which fortunately for us is more than enough considering the output of the vast majority of our other employees. His ability to provide adequate, mostly functional web applications at the last possible minute, leaving no time for feedback or changes, was a hallmark of his working style. Christopher is highly intelligent and has good analytical and communication skills, which he frequently utilizes to avoid work, and/or limit the amount of work he has to do. These talents combined resulted in a long, largely uneventful, somewhat productive 15 year run at ▬▬▬▬▬.

In addition to his ability to Google code and copy it, Christopher brought additional skills to the table that you may find of use:

• One time I asked him for help on some CSS and he was able to provide it
• We were playing table tennis awhile ago and the ball went off the table in an erratic way to which Christopher responded by nonchalantly kicking the ball back into play without missing a beat
• Some times Christopher attends meetings, and may even add something to the conversation, although it will most likely be about what he ate last night or his hangover
• Christopher’s insatiable appetite for the Internet was quite a challenge for us to keep him on task, but I believe if my Google is accurate that your company has something to do with the Internet, so it is possible this may work to your advantage
• Christopher owns a number of ironic and/or clever t-shirts
• I believe Christopher runs an Internet blog which he has assured us is quite popular, again this is something that was a problem for us, but may prove valuable to your company, although I must admit I have no idea what a Tumblr, Inc. is
• When I forget keyboard shortcuts on my Macintosh, Christopher is always no more than an AOL instant message away and within 45 minutes typically responds with helpful information
  

If his performance in our company is any indication of how he would perform in yours, let me be the first to say good luck, and by good luck I mean that he will certainly be a member of your team.

If I can be of any further assistance, or provide you with any further information, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Yours Sincerely,

Casey ▬▬▬▬▬

Luggage

Working in a place where there is quite a number of tourists, of course there will be shops that sell luggages… I have been seeing this particular design whenever I pass by this particular store.



And as you can see, it comes in 3 sizes and prices as follows:
Small: $250
Medium: $320
Large: $350

I'm considering the medium sided one, but the store is currently out of stock… Haiz... I shall go to the airport and see if they carry it… If yes, I guess I'll get it there... =D

New Trips 2009

Quite some time back I've mentioned about planned trips in 2008/2009.

I am sad to inform that none of the trips turned into reality with the people that I was supposed to go with.

However, there have been new plans! =)

In the span of 3 months, I've been to or will be going to:

• Genting
• Cambodia
• Cruise to Redang
• Macau
• Mountain Climbing in Kota Kinabalu
  

It's all due to the fact that I had to clear 12 days of leave between Mar-May09 (Company's orders)… But of course that doesn't mean that I'll not enjoy myself!

Holidays at end of year… Where should I go?

Yikes

Think my Cheese buried 4 of her pups and ate 1 of them.

As of last night, I only saw 1 pup that was still moving.

YIKES.

Hope all can survive… *keeps fingers crossed*

Darl Days

Darl have finally finished her exams!!

Eh, actually she was done with them end of April09. Oh well, I got to meet her 3 days in a row after her completion of the last paper! Wheet!

What do we do when we're together? Go crazy, of course! And food, gossip and love! (And calamari, yumz)! =)







It's very rare for Darl to be available, so yeah, make the best of it!!

Darl, let's go for food soon again!! =)

Love Love Love!! =)

Grandmother, I Am...

I am glad to announce that I'm a happy 'grandmother'!

My cheesie babay gave birth to 6 pups last night. I hadn't even known that she was pregnant! Alright, maybe I suspected, but it was a nice surprise for me when I got home last night! =)

Look at the happy family:

Chefs Are Good Businessmen

Think you know how to be a successful businessman/businesswoman? Do these apply to you?

1.There is no secret recipe.
Share everything. Chefs share there recipes will everyone, write books, host TV shows. Being open don’t take away any business from them, rather increase their reputation and eventually grow business. Share everything you learned with your present and prospective clients. If only hoarding the ‘trade secret’ can save you, you don’t have a sustainable business to start with.

2.Create an audience, not just a client base.
Chefs create audience, a group of targeted people who are always listening and tuning into chef’s recommendations. In business? Imaging the ‘audience’ of Steve Job’s hour long commercials! Enough said!

3.Presentation matters
No matter how good the food taste like, no one will like a badly presented dish. Presentation matters, in every front of business. Be careful how you present yourself - starting from your name-cards, PowerPoint presentations to website. If you don’t have the required skill, don’t take a chance - hire a professional designer.

4.Repeat yourself
Chefs always repeats the ingredients and the process at least once. Follow that for every presentation or pitch you do. We might be center of owe own universe, but not for others. a quick repetition with highlighting key points is always a good habit.

5.Simplicity Rules
(Good) Chefs never suggest a complex cooking process or a hard to find ingredient. Simplicity is a key success factor. Edit away all the jargons from your sales pitch and business processes. Checkout Startcooking.com, great and simple recipes presented awesomely. In fact you can learn a lot about presentation from Startcooking.com.

6.Try new things
Not all the recipes are success stories. Keep experimenting and keep what works. There are many chefs, running shows and writing cookbooks for more than 10/15 years, still presenting always fresh and new things. Keep re-inventing, re-imagining.

7.Don’t waste peoples time
Good chefs are articulated and precise. They don’t waste time. Be precise and to the point for all your business communications - emails, web page writeup, presentations. People don’t have eternity for stories. Tell them how you are going to make their life better and shut up.

What Men Are Like

For all those men who say, Why buy a cow when you can get milk for free. Here's an update for you: Nowadays, 80% of women are against marriage, WHY? Because women realize it's not worth buying an entire pig just to get a little sausage.

Men are like....

1. Men are like Laxatives. They irritate the crap out of you.

2 Men are like. Bananas. The older they get, the less firm they are.

3. Men are like Weather. Nothing can be done to change them.

4. Men are like Blenders You need One, but you're not quite sure why.

5. Men are like Chocolate Bars ... Sweet, smooth, & they usually head right for your hips.

6. Men are like Commercials .. You can't believe a word they say.

7. Men are like Department Stores .... Their clothes are always 1/2 off!

8. Men are like ... Government Bonds .... They take soooooooo long to mature.

9. Men are like .. Mascara . They usually run at the first sign of emotion.

10. Men are like Popcorn .. They satisfy you, but only for a little while.

11. Men are like Snowstorms .. You never know when they're coming, how many inches you'll get or how long it will last.

12. Men are like Lava Lamps .. Fun to look at, but not very bright.

13. Men are like Parking Spots All the good ones are taken, the rest are handicapped.