Monday, January 13, 2003
I ran again today.
Right after work, me, Shih Wee and Poh Yee went to Macritchie and started running at about 6. She insisted we start from the toilet area. (We usually start running at the area after the gazebos around the lake.) It was a good run, I completed the 5.2k trail in about 26minutes. We took some pics after that, and an old man which parked next to my car started to talk to Poh Yee about how there is another trail which went the complete opposite direction. He call it the 'Jungle Trail' and refer to the usual trail as the 'Tourist Trail'. He said we've GOT to try the jungle trail as it is much much more challenging (upslopes) and more scenic. Well, maybe next time, sir. Sounds interesting. I asked him where he is working and he said "I'm retired". Saw a bag of golf clubs in his boot and thought to myself.. Ah... this is the life. I wanna retire like this, go for leisurely runs, have a golf game with my buddies if I feel like it. Drive around in my BMW and enjoy life. He asked us where we're working and I said "HDB". He said "You've got a big brand new office huh... I went there once". And he quipped "People's money" just before we said our goodbyes. Heh. What a good reputation we have. I feel proud.
Shih Wee and me after the run
My cactus died. The one in the office. Erica gave that cactus to me about a year ago. It had only one yellow .. stick (?) coming out when I first got it. And then it grew 2 more, and then still 2 more. Until it looked like 2 hands and 2 legs sticking out. Saul said I watered it too much. Well, I think it just got tired of growing any more limbs and decided its time to go to the big garden in the sky. So I pulled off its limbs, walked over to Wee Wah's cube and said.. Nahhh for you. 15 mins later he walked into my cube and gave this .. thing to me. It was soo cool. He actually pinned down all 5 limbs of the cactus on a used calendar board and labelled each one of them as "Mervin, KC, Daniel, Sofian" and the last one he put as "Zul the greatest". He chose the biggest limb for that. Haha I supposed the limbs represents our own genitalia. And on the opposite of the calendar he wrote "My parting gift for a great neighbour".
Wee Wah's work of Art.
I swear this guy really knows how to make me laugh in the office. He'll be transferred to OAS unit in Feb and I'm gonna get a new neighbour.. a girlie girl called Hui Meen. I dont know how its gonna be, the relationship between the 2 cubes. All I know is, I can guarantee I wont have that much fun with her as I did with VV.
Had my APA with Boon Nam about 430. I think he is a great Unit Head and all that but he really knows what to say to his unit members to make them feel important. I think he said the same things to all of us.. about how our work is of good quality and how we are somewhere between Outstanding and Very Good but he cant give Outstanding to too many people, so he'll let you know. He did say though that people look up to me and I am a natural born leader. How typical of a Leo, I thought. Well its all a myth, like Wee Wah always told me. Well myth or not, its the impression that counts. I told him after SPRC and the new IFVS, my job scope will be greatly reduced and I dont wanna be somewhere where I got nothing to do, so you can post me out if you want. He asked me what I like to do and after hearing it, he said "You are more suitable for SM". Heh. Whatever. Just post me out. But it wont really matter if I take the SRS. Briefing by CEO is on the 29th so I'll decide after that. Anyway I found out from Shih Wee that he got Outstanding and THAT guy too has been getting Outstanding ever since the first APA. I think Boon Nam should just go ahead and award all of us Outstanding. Hmph. Halllooooooooooooo Booon... your own unit people are losing out due to your uncalled for reservations in awarding too many As...
I dropped off Poh Yee at AMK MRT station and Shih Wee at the bus stop outside his house after the run and made my way to Chai Chee after that. KC reached there first and Mervin walked out of the Technopark across the street just seconds later. We discussed some things over tea, including how to get rich in the quickest possible time. A lot of ideas were thrown around, but the bottomline is all of us dont have the courage nor the resources to dump money as capital. Still in discussion mode. Left the place at 10 and reached home 20 minutes later.
I got my new driving license in the mail today! Really cool, very colourful. Only thing is, I dont like the photo on it. Mine. Oh well.
Right after work, me, Shih Wee and Poh Yee went to Macritchie and started running at about 6. She insisted we start from the toilet area. (We usually start running at the area after the gazebos around the lake.) It was a good run, I completed the 5.2k trail in about 26minutes. We took some pics after that, and an old man which parked next to my car started to talk to Poh Yee about how there is another trail which went the complete opposite direction. He call it the 'Jungle Trail' and refer to the usual trail as the 'Tourist Trail'. He said we've GOT to try the jungle trail as it is much much more challenging (upslopes) and more scenic. Well, maybe next time, sir. Sounds interesting. I asked him where he is working and he said "I'm retired". Saw a bag of golf clubs in his boot and thought to myself.. Ah... this is the life. I wanna retire like this, go for leisurely runs, have a golf game with my buddies if I feel like it. Drive around in my BMW and enjoy life. He asked us where we're working and I said "HDB". He said "You've got a big brand new office huh... I went there once". And he quipped "People's money" just before we said our goodbyes. Heh. What a good reputation we have. I feel proud.
Shih Wee and me after the run
My cactus died. The one in the office. Erica gave that cactus to me about a year ago. It had only one yellow .. stick (?) coming out when I first got it. And then it grew 2 more, and then still 2 more. Until it looked like 2 hands and 2 legs sticking out. Saul said I watered it too much. Well, I think it just got tired of growing any more limbs and decided its time to go to the big garden in the sky. So I pulled off its limbs, walked over to Wee Wah's cube and said.. Nahhh for you. 15 mins later he walked into my cube and gave this .. thing to me. It was soo cool. He actually pinned down all 5 limbs of the cactus on a used calendar board and labelled each one of them as "Mervin, KC, Daniel, Sofian" and the last one he put as "Zul the greatest". He chose the biggest limb for that. Haha I supposed the limbs represents our own genitalia. And on the opposite of the calendar he wrote "My parting gift for a great neighbour".
Wee Wah's work of Art.
I swear this guy really knows how to make me laugh in the office. He'll be transferred to OAS unit in Feb and I'm gonna get a new neighbour.. a girlie girl called Hui Meen. I dont know how its gonna be, the relationship between the 2 cubes. All I know is, I can guarantee I wont have that much fun with her as I did with VV.
Had my APA with Boon Nam about 430. I think he is a great Unit Head and all that but he really knows what to say to his unit members to make them feel important. I think he said the same things to all of us.. about how our work is of good quality and how we are somewhere between Outstanding and Very Good but he cant give Outstanding to too many people, so he'll let you know. He did say though that people look up to me and I am a natural born leader. How typical of a Leo, I thought. Well its all a myth, like Wee Wah always told me. Well myth or not, its the impression that counts. I told him after SPRC and the new IFVS, my job scope will be greatly reduced and I dont wanna be somewhere where I got nothing to do, so you can post me out if you want. He asked me what I like to do and after hearing it, he said "You are more suitable for SM". Heh. Whatever. Just post me out. But it wont really matter if I take the SRS. Briefing by CEO is on the 29th so I'll decide after that. Anyway I found out from Shih Wee that he got Outstanding and THAT guy too has been getting Outstanding ever since the first APA. I think Boon Nam should just go ahead and award all of us Outstanding. Hmph. Halllooooooooooooo Booon... your own unit people are losing out due to your uncalled for reservations in awarding too many As...
I dropped off Poh Yee at AMK MRT station and Shih Wee at the bus stop outside his house after the run and made my way to Chai Chee after that. KC reached there first and Mervin walked out of the Technopark across the street just seconds later. We discussed some things over tea, including how to get rich in the quickest possible time. A lot of ideas were thrown around, but the bottomline is all of us dont have the courage nor the resources to dump money as capital. Still in discussion mode. Left the place at 10 and reached home 20 minutes later.
I got my new driving license in the mail today! Really cool, very colourful. Only thing is, I dont like the photo on it. Mine. Oh well.
