I've been really overwhelmed since the start of this year. With the new takeovers, everything seemed to be in transition. Which probably means I'm doing a lot more work with a lot of backlog on my own responsibilities.
The list of things to be done seemed neverending. It would perhaps be rather negatively portrayed to see myself complaining about the load when it is just 2 weeks since I took up the new appointment. Preparations were underway late last year, I think I just need a breather. It feels so damn long.
With the approaching of the London conference, I'm both apprehensive and excited at the same time. It's a new experience, but the preparation work is so much more than I expected. Of course, with the fear of screwing up the meetings, it just brings the weariness to a greater height.
I think I need a break, it's scary to think I have never-ending work. Gross.
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Thursday, January 18, 2007
Saturday, January 06, 2007
Jinxed
I cannot imagine how fucking jinxed I am today. The day hasn't been going well, and I was really looking forward to a great and relaxing weekend, but I guess I must have stepped on someone's toes really badly, cos I seriously cannot believe how jinxed I was...or should I say..the others around me too, unless that someone has voodooed me. Gross.
1) Woke up at 830am to head off to Amore for Kickboxing class at 930am. Stayed over at Wenyao's place the previous night so he drove me to the gym at about 9am at the Woodlands Branch. Was driving for 15 mins when Wenyao started to comment if he was going the right way. He drove to Woodlands many times already so there shouldn't be much problem about getting the right route there. I thought we were on the right track until I saw the sign "PIE(Changi Airport). We had to detour back all the way to head to Woodlands. I was 10 mins late for the class.
2) As Wenyao was driving pass Bt Timah turning towards Bt Panjang, he accidentally crossed the Red Light, and there was a fricking CAMERA!
3) When I got to the Gym, I headed to the locker room straight away. It was then when I realised my lock was moldy! (Members bring their own lock to use the daily locker.) It must have been because of the recent rain since the lock is always in the shoebag, which is always out in the Balcony. The lock just simply refuse to budge. I can't even move the buttons, much less to say about opening the lock. I took my shoebag to the class instead. (I put the rest of the stuff in Wenyao's car while he went to the bank, so only the shoebag.)
4) The instructor for the Kickboxing class was teaching Kickboxing in SLOW MOTION! OMG! How bad can that be? After the disastrous journey there, I had to finish a class in the most agonizing way. I had always wanted to attend this class because of the optimal timing but it was always fully booked. Imagine my surprise when I managed to book it at the last minute! (And my slot was last!) Goodness. And I couldn't hear her instructions, much less see her body movements. Bloody many people. Plus, she didn't explain the footwork. Gross.
5) After the agonizing class, realised my PURSE was MISSING! This is the WORST straw of all. It makes the whole day seemed awfully awfully BAD. I still had it before I attended class. I took it out of the shoebag to take out my member card at the elevator before heading to the class. AND IT'S GONE!!! I keep everything in the purse. My cards, my taxi claims, and I believe there are some card vouchers inside too! Gross. And the purse is the COACH purse I got from US. Fucking hell. And I bet there are some other things inside too. But I just cannot rememeber them. Gross.
6) We had planned to go East Coast for inline skating in the afternoon. And we headed there. I was quite apprehended because I wasn't feeling that good after all the happenings in the morning. I cannot take it if bad things continue to happen seriously. In the end we headed down, and guess what. Wenyao stopped in front of my tracks for the most number of times, especially when I was accelerating (he usually don't do that) and I almost tripped and fell on the occasions!
7) We skated for about an hour 15 mins, and the target was 2 hours though. The reason we skated for the 75 mins was because when we passed by the Hawker Centre, we could feel drops of rain, then we turned back. It was quite disappointing. When we headed back, the rain stopped and the sky cleared....
8) We decided to take a walk after that, since our feet were pretty sore from the skating. We were sitting down by the beach and watching families camping out. There was this man trying to hook up his hammock. And at that point I told WY that I've never tried a hammock, and commented if it would be dangerous. He said it wasn't. So I looked at the man tie the hammock but I realised one side of the hammock was slipping. I told WY it looked dangerous, but he said it'll stay. Then he added that I'm so KPO cos I keep minding other people's business and commenting. I just said I'm concerned because what if his daughter (a toddler) sits on it with him and fell. Next minute I know, he carried the toddler and sat on the hammock with him. Sure enough, both of them fell to the ground. And the baby wasn't sitting on his lap, she was sitting beside him. So she just went slamming to the ground with her dad beside her the moment the rope slipped. Wenyao said I just cursed them and somehow I felt true. There is another example below.
9) We headed down to Steamboat buffet along Liang Seah Street. (I was planning skating and buffet since Monday!) We went to Shaw Towers to park our car. Upon entering the carpark, and next in line for the carpark payment, I asked WY this: "Whose fault will it be if the car in front slides back and hit us?" He replied: "Of course his fault la!" Okies fine. When it was our turn, we drove straight to the machine in front, but the counter lady (the old fashion payment) told us to reverse cos the machine is not working. So WY reversed and paid. Next thing I know, he stepped on the accelerator and almost crashed into the car at the back. I told him I wouldn't say anything else bad for the day...
10) Came back home with WY to helped my dad mop the floor, saw an msn message from a person whom I last expect to see, and truth be told, not very keen to see that too. It was just at the moment when I walked into the room!!!! And that person just had to msn at that exact time. Coincidence you tell me. I say I'm just very jinxed!
Gross. I just hope the purse will come back. I'm staying home cos I think 10 jinxes is enough to conclude my day...
1) Woke up at 830am to head off to Amore for Kickboxing class at 930am. Stayed over at Wenyao's place the previous night so he drove me to the gym at about 9am at the Woodlands Branch. Was driving for 15 mins when Wenyao started to comment if he was going the right way. He drove to Woodlands many times already so there shouldn't be much problem about getting the right route there. I thought we were on the right track until I saw the sign "PIE(Changi Airport). We had to detour back all the way to head to Woodlands. I was 10 mins late for the class.
2) As Wenyao was driving pass Bt Timah turning towards Bt Panjang, he accidentally crossed the Red Light, and there was a fricking CAMERA!
3) When I got to the Gym, I headed to the locker room straight away. It was then when I realised my lock was moldy! (Members bring their own lock to use the daily locker.) It must have been because of the recent rain since the lock is always in the shoebag, which is always out in the Balcony. The lock just simply refuse to budge. I can't even move the buttons, much less to say about opening the lock. I took my shoebag to the class instead. (I put the rest of the stuff in Wenyao's car while he went to the bank, so only the shoebag.)
4) The instructor for the Kickboxing class was teaching Kickboxing in SLOW MOTION! OMG! How bad can that be? After the disastrous journey there, I had to finish a class in the most agonizing way. I had always wanted to attend this class because of the optimal timing but it was always fully booked. Imagine my surprise when I managed to book it at the last minute! (And my slot was last!) Goodness. And I couldn't hear her instructions, much less see her body movements. Bloody many people. Plus, she didn't explain the footwork. Gross.
5) After the agonizing class, realised my PURSE was MISSING! This is the WORST straw of all. It makes the whole day seemed awfully awfully BAD. I still had it before I attended class. I took it out of the shoebag to take out my member card at the elevator before heading to the class. AND IT'S GONE!!! I keep everything in the purse. My cards, my taxi claims, and I believe there are some card vouchers inside too! Gross. And the purse is the COACH purse I got from US. Fucking hell. And I bet there are some other things inside too. But I just cannot rememeber them. Gross.
6) We had planned to go East Coast for inline skating in the afternoon. And we headed there. I was quite apprehended because I wasn't feeling that good after all the happenings in the morning. I cannot take it if bad things continue to happen seriously. In the end we headed down, and guess what. Wenyao stopped in front of my tracks for the most number of times, especially when I was accelerating (he usually don't do that) and I almost tripped and fell on the occasions!
7) We skated for about an hour 15 mins, and the target was 2 hours though. The reason we skated for the 75 mins was because when we passed by the Hawker Centre, we could feel drops of rain, then we turned back. It was quite disappointing. When we headed back, the rain stopped and the sky cleared....
8) We decided to take a walk after that, since our feet were pretty sore from the skating. We were sitting down by the beach and watching families camping out. There was this man trying to hook up his hammock. And at that point I told WY that I've never tried a hammock, and commented if it would be dangerous. He said it wasn't. So I looked at the man tie the hammock but I realised one side of the hammock was slipping. I told WY it looked dangerous, but he said it'll stay. Then he added that I'm so KPO cos I keep minding other people's business and commenting. I just said I'm concerned because what if his daughter (a toddler) sits on it with him and fell. Next minute I know, he carried the toddler and sat on the hammock with him. Sure enough, both of them fell to the ground. And the baby wasn't sitting on his lap, she was sitting beside him. So she just went slamming to the ground with her dad beside her the moment the rope slipped. Wenyao said I just cursed them and somehow I felt true. There is another example below.
9) We headed down to Steamboat buffet along Liang Seah Street. (I was planning skating and buffet since Monday!) We went to Shaw Towers to park our car. Upon entering the carpark, and next in line for the carpark payment, I asked WY this: "Whose fault will it be if the car in front slides back and hit us?" He replied: "Of course his fault la!" Okies fine. When it was our turn, we drove straight to the machine in front, but the counter lady (the old fashion payment) told us to reverse cos the machine is not working. So WY reversed and paid. Next thing I know, he stepped on the accelerator and almost crashed into the car at the back. I told him I wouldn't say anything else bad for the day...
10) Came back home with WY to helped my dad mop the floor, saw an msn message from a person whom I last expect to see, and truth be told, not very keen to see that too. It was just at the moment when I walked into the room!!!! And that person just had to msn at that exact time. Coincidence you tell me. I say I'm just very jinxed!
Gross. I just hope the purse will come back. I'm staying home cos I think 10 jinxes is enough to conclude my day...