I've found my partner in crime ;-)

Punishment

I'm paying dearly for my laziness over the past week while on attachment.

189 unread work mails (read: have already opened and replied to those fun gossipy ones during the week) to be cleared cos i simply refused to open them after a glance at the scary subjects.

SUPER MONDAY BLUES.............

Blessing in disguise

Amidst adjustment in the new job, all the old and new workload, I still couldn't escape an arrow for a 3-day training and 5-day attachment to another agency. Woke up feeling sick on the first day of attachment but decided it's unprofessional to take mc on first day. So i went to work after all.

Quite a meaningful job attachment i must say, with the new scheme rolled out only recently and hence the influx of enquiries. But in terms of service levels, I dun understand why we rank lower than them, cos I think it's only lucky they didnt get complaints from all the impatient and incomplete replies the staff gave to customers.

Too bad all the explaining to the senior citizens (some abit deaf) aggravated my already infected throat, hence i went to the doc's and got myself two days of mc. He wanted to give me 3 but i said no. Took the medicine once and felt so much better already. Strangely enough, I was all tired and drowsy at the clinic waiting for my turn, but quite awake after taking the meds.

Come to think of it, this is the first time this year I'm on mc. Maybe it's the air at the agency hahaha... Well, a short break is just what i need.

Now back to my presentation slides.

Wanderlust!

Recently the topic of travelling popped up again with Feel. And then the topic of the big R popped up for the first time with two close frens, both with links to my organisation.

Alas, put the two together, the heart yearns to know the outcome had I gone for the interview few years ago.

And the fingers subsequently click their way to that particular career page, itching to find out more.

Perhaps, perhaps, perhaps......

Will continue till next quarter, that's for sure. After that it's either staying on to climb up the ladder or satisfy the traveller's dreamsssssss.

Quitter or stayer? It's now or never.

(I think only Feel will fully understand this post??)

Funny anecdotes

Anecdote 1:

I've lost more weight recently, perhaps due to longer working hours and less rest. Somehow if I have sufficient rest (i.e. wake up late) I'll be able to gain weight.

So during the golf tournament on 9 Oct, some of the old volunteers I met commented that I've gained weight. I simply shrugged cos I knew it's the opposite (my clothes were loosening) but my boss looked at me up and down and asked, "Like that considered gained weight???"

Last Tue, I sneaked out to meet Feel for lunch and some gossips which took me 2 hours out of the office. Since I was meeting Feel, I didn't go to lunch with boss and colleagues that day. And since I felt guilty for going out on such a long break, I decided not to dine out with boss when she asked. I was also rushing some last minute stuff out for a meeting.

Boss then asked in surprise, "Whoa... you're affected by the old volunteers so much that now you refuse to eat ah?"

I just replied "No la, had a late lunch today, so not really hungry now."

But she continued to eyed me in disbelief. Whateva.....

Next day, I went for a basic health screening provided by the company. They took weight, height, etc. I've grown 2 cm shorter from last year, lost 3kg since the blood donation in mid Sep, gained inches around my waist and lost inches around my hips. I'm beginning to suspect the results are fraud except for the weight cos I. Just. Know.

Went back to office after the screening and boss asked if I wanna lunch out with them. As we had to fast before the health screening, and I only had a cuppa milo after that, I was ravenous. So that day i went out for lunch with boss and a couple of colleagues. During lunch I brought up the topic of health screening and that I had lost weight.

Boss first reaction was, "Oh! So that's why you're willing to eat today?!"

LOL!

Anyway I concluded that it was cos I wore the golf polo tee over my own top which made me look fleshier.

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Anecdote 2:

Thursday night, I had a meeting till about 11pm, and Bear was in the area so he picked me up at old office. Once I got into the car, I started babbling non-stop.

About H and Z's progress, about other colleagues, about work, about how nice a gf I am, niao about him and his fishing trip, niao about his China trip and other nitty-gritties.

All the way till we were out of KPE. When he had to turn left to head to my house, he went straight instead. I asked him why he went the wrong way, he replied matter of factly, "To send Richard home lah."

Me:  Like real, Richard not here leh!

Bear: Richard is in the back seat leh!!

Me: (turned around) GASP!!! Why didnt you tell me Richard was in the car all along?!

Bear: U mean u didn't know Richard was here? He's such a big guy, how could u have not seen him???

Me: Richard!! Why didn't u say anything or make any noise at all?!

Richard: Huh??

Me: Well, you could have said something, made some noise or even snored!

Bear and Richard: ........

I wanted to faint lor! I was babbling non-stop the moment I got on the car, and had to think back in panic about the random topics we were on just to make sure I didn't blurt out anything inappropriate.

And he was there all along listening to all my ramblings! All his fault for being so quiet.

Faints!