Just Another Entry

On friday evening, the girls made their dinner and drinks arrangement for Fion who will be celebrating her birthday today.

The meet-up was great except when they mentioned about the passing of DLS's favourite tea lady, I was reduced to tears instantly. She was one amiable tea-lady whom I'll never forget, and she makes the greatest tea.

Cancer.

Over the past month, I've heard a handful of people who've passed due to cancer. The hubby's ex-officer (Colon cancer). A colleague's spouse (Nose cancer). A relative of mine (Liver cancer). And my favourite tea-lady (Stomach cancer).

Life's the way it is and death comes to everyone eventually.

Just another random and emo entry. Duh, nights.

"Blank"

The severe lack of updates..

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Yah.. erm.. for no apparent reason.

Sad Fact #2

8.45am: Sunday

I'm sitting here again, this time I'm the ONLY one.. in the office.
*Sigh*

Think:"Why does this happen to me?
Why does every moment have to be so hard?"
- extracted from Maroon 5

Sad Fact #1

10.00am: Saturday

I'm sitting right here, in the office.

*Sigh*

What's new

Dedicated the entire day to my Director and Contractor just so that we can try our best-est best to agree on the variations in order to settle Vizzycres's final accounts.

Meeting finally ended at 7.30pm and I was already dog-tired. Had to continue working (well that's how miserable my life can be, sometimes).
Just as I was whining under my breath, Eddie popped by.. sounding unusually amiable. For those who do not know, he has this weird aura of politeness whenever he has to break some not-so-wonderful news.

Eddie: "Er.. Jade.. mmm not sure if you heard, they are going to pass the BSW to me."
Jade: (with twisted expressions) "but you are OVERLOADED.. give Cosmas??"
Eddie: "No, they gonna let me run it.. with Susan."
Jade: (even more twisted) "but she's got the big-big Medio project."
Eddie: "Erm.. you see, arrangements are.. when her big project begins, the BSW will be passed to you..
Jade: (blank look) (silence... ...)
Eddie: "Don't worry, by then your Vizzycres final account should be quite done.."

I just can't figure why they are so positive towards Vizzycres these days.. while I'm counting our days.
Anyway, I'm just hoping I won't have to be the one doing the cost estimate all over again.
For all you know, I might just die.

Hello.. Me is Back

It's been aeons since I last blogged.

Looking back, I realised my entries were mainly overly self-absorbed thus boring and excessive indulgence in self-pity but WTF, it's my blog & my space.

CNY will be coming to its end this Thursday and here I am blogging about how I spent my New Year. Blah.. It was.. well, like that lor.

Been suffering dizzy spells in the mornings, I don't know why. And congratulate me NOT.. I'm definitely un-expecting.

Niki and Trina were self-invited to my humble abode on Friday evening to help clear the bottles of beer left from CNY.. And one of them threw me a very interesting question which nobody has ever asked.

Qns: You see, when you are married, the Wife will usually select the bedsheets, and will the Husband disagree with her flowery taste?

My Answer: No, because so long he has a bed to sleep in and gets it most of the time, he's generally a happy man. So, the boy doesn't mind my flowery taste when selecting bedsheets.

Blame it on Aussino.

Digressing.. .. ..

As I was in the mode of high concentration watching American Gangster on dvd last night, a loud tele-conversation between the Husband and his colleague burst out from the room. It was about money.
Apparently, he owes the Husband a few grands. Which of course pisses him off but pissed me even more. So I'm gonna call him the Motha-fucker from this point onwards.. ..

So the Husband forced the motha-fucker to take up a loan from an ah-long (loanshark) to repay his debt(s), and the Husband introduced a "friend" to "help" the motha-fucker.
Hmmm.. getting interesting. I put a pause to American Gangster for a while and placed my full concentration trying to eavesdrop on the Husband instead.

I shouldn't be exposing this here but who cares, no names mentioned. Based on every $1,000 borrowed, the debtor will only get a cash of $800 which he has to make payment of $200 on a fortnightly basis for 6 times.

Wah kaoz.. do your maths.. so easy money, i mean for the creditor of course. Lend $800 and gets back $1,200. Cash leh, no minimum income required. Hahahahaha!!! And can get to bash up that motha-fucker some more.

Seriously, ask why I am pissed.. because that few grands could make some freaking good use lor. I need new bag, new camera, etc etc.. Dammit.

Of course I wouldn't encourage borrowing from such "financal companies".. That motha-fucker is probably desperate for money because he not only owes the Husband. Bless his poor soul, for he might be fired from the SAF or land himself in the detention barracks.. maybe...

Tonight.. We'll drive down to the friend's pub. And take along that motha-fucker & his 2 guarantors of course.

Desperado

Wahaha.. My Coach Sling bag is here.
First day using it.. Kekekekeke!!!

Anyway, our dear ED sms me last night with a reminder to send the following email. (Which I already did so earlier that evening..) See?! He is so forgetful.

Anyways, I drafted something like this:

Dear S---- / Ms T---

Till date, DLX have assessed all of Phase 1 variations, excluding Kxx Lxx and Axx as they have already been allowed for in the Provisional Sums.

We arrived at the sum of $10.5 million vs. GX's $18 million, which includes Kxx Lxx and Axx amounting to almost $5 million. GX's figures (excluding the $5M) should be adjusted to $13M. The variance in cost primarily stemmed from the $2.3M for the structural remeasurement which will be subject to bulk check upon further agreement.

The nett difference [i.e $10.5M (DLX) vs $10.7M (GX)] is considered marginal and we would urge GX to agree with our assessed figure except for the structural remeasurement.

Thanks and Regards
E / Jade

What more can I say.. WE ARE DESPERATE.

i don't like this

Worked till late on weekdays..
Back in the office on weekends..

I'm just not a good Mommy. Jamie must be missing me... ... a lot. It's devastating, really.

And does anybody know?

They don't care if I'm a good mother, because they just want their work done. And it's never gonna end.
Eugene expects us to slog for him.
Eddie expects me to work over the weekends because Cosmas can't and they need the information.

Now that I'm sitting here but where are they??? All alone in the team's parition and away from family.

Depressing.. .. 'nuff said.

搞自壁。。。

搞自壁。。。
搞自壁。。。
搞自壁。。。

Me is don't want to switch on the lights. And our team's corner actually looks quite good in the dimness... Mysterous & obsure...

i'm not here, i'm not here, i'm not here.. nobody can see me.. nobody can see me, nobody can see me... rattling on...

Just minding my own business ambiguously.

Just lonely and hungry... Well, not so actually because Johnson dropped by to say 'Hi' (he wanted to borrow some information) and Dawn's buying lunch for me.. soon...

my message to galsstreet

Hi Galsstreet,

It is disappointing to know that you do not live up to your words.

First, it was the long break and commitment was made to be back on Christmas Eve (24 Dec 2007) with more newbies and updates.
Second, your notice indicated that updates will be posted on Christmas Day (25 Dec 2007).

Today is the 26 Dec 2007 and there are nothing new on your site.
Are empty promises all that Galsstreet can offer?

This email is not intended to make any accusations but to relate how we've been very much supporting your terrfic website and mostly the clothes that you offer.
However, the delay is truly dispiriting and I can be sure that everybody is aching for the "newbies and updates" as previously affirmed by you.

Hope to see updates as soon as possible.


Cheers
Jade

I'm not trying to be a nosy-parker and neither have I got nothing-else-better-to-do. As for those who know, Jaslin and I are vivid customers of Galsstreet and we've been refreshing our monitor screens hoping to see updates since the 24th Dec.

It is truely disappointing.
Please update soon.. ..

On Christmas eve

Yet another taiwanese drama series that made me laugh and bawl at the same time. The Hub has long gotten use to my acute-personality-rupture.

It's mad, because the dvd bug kept me up the whole night and the last time I looked at the time, it was already 7am in the morning.

Anyway I could have almost completed the whole series if not for the fact that I dozed off uncontrollably, waking up at only 12 noon. And I wanted very much to continue from where I left off, but I remembered that I'd to go back to the office.

-_-"' ~sian~

And it's Christmas eve..

Okay, so here I am at my seat with June Princess's company.

Thank you Fion!

Useless self ramblings

Duomo.. Papillon.. Ribera.. Duomo.. Papillon.. Ribera.. Duomo.. Papillon.. Ribera.. Duomo.. Papillon.. Ribera.. Duomo.. Papillon.. Ribera.. Duomo.. Papillon.. Ribera.. Duomo.. Papillon.. Ribera.. Duomo.. Papillon.. Ribera.. Duomo.. Papillon.. Ribera.. Duomo.. Papillon.. Ribera.. Duomo.. Papillon.. Ribera.. Duomo.. Papillon.. Ribera.. Duomo.. Papillon.. Ribera.. Duomo.. Papillon.. Ribera.. Duomo.. Papillon.. Ribera.. Duomo.. Papillon.. Ribera.. Duomo.. Papillon.. Ribera.. Duomo.. Papillon.. Ribera.. Duomo.. Papillon.. Ribera.. Duomo.. Papillon.. Ribera..

On average, I buy 4 pieces of apparels from PaperGirls' or Galsstreet every month and I still think I have nothing to wear.
It's that bad because I seem to be the only one who hasn't gotten over the ''bug'' and I think it will never happen.

Why did I even bother to re-read my storybooks? Especially those that made me cry. Just let them sit there on the shelf and spend the rest of their book-lives hoping their pages don't turn yellow. Books won't feel neglected. They won't feel abandoned just because you've read them once and left them there to self-soothe. Why bother?!

Well I bothered.

Was travelling to work on the train this morning and onlookers threw me the "wassup with you" look because I was sobbing.
Ok, embarassing that is.

Heard that more friends will be getting married next year. That shows I'm getting old because friends around me are all getting hitched and are having kids. And I'm like St. Nick, giving away stuff (Jamie's stuff) 'cos she don't use them anymore.

Jamie has a boyfriend now. (Laughs to myself)
His name is Shermen. They got to know each other at Tumbletots and they held hands wherever they went. They shared their toys and danced together whenever it was "circle-time".

Just some useless ramblings.. ..

Duomo.. Papillon.. Ribera.. Duomo.. Papillon.. Ribera.. Duomo.. Papillon.. Ribera.. Duomo.. Papillon.. Ribera.. Duomo.. Papillon.. Ribera.. Duomo.. Papillon.. Ribera.. Duomo.. Papillon.. Ribera.. Duomo.. Papillon.. Ribera.. Duomo.. Papillon.. Ribera.. Duomo.. Papillon.. Ribera.. Duomo.. Papillon.. Ribera.. Duomo.. Papillon.. Ribera.. Duomo.. Papillon.. Ribera.. Duomo.. Papillon.. Ribera.. Duomo.. Papillon.. Ribera.. Duomo.. Papillon.. Ribera.. Duomo.. Papillon.. Ribera.. Duomo.. Papillon.. Ribera.. Duomo.. Papillon.. Ribera.. Duomo.. Papillon.. Ribera..

Time no enough

Meetings meetings meetings... they can last the whole morning / afternoon, and most of the time the entire day.
It is only when I finally return to the office in the evening that I can start to do my work.

This is what I've been going through for the past 2 weeks.
And for the coming months, I think.
So, when you feel that you really have no time to complete your work, you bring it home.


NOT GOOD. NOT GOOD.

Tomorrow is another tedious day
9.30am, meeting with DP Architects till noon probably.
And after lunch at 2pm, meeting Greatearth till evening I suppose.

AND.. It's Friday!!!
cost estimate cost estimate cost estimate..... Just let me die.

All he wants for Christmas

Yo all!!!

Just thought I'd write some shit in here so you all know that I'm not dead.

Don't have much to say, except that the Hub reminded me that it's time to put up our Christmas tree but I refused plainly because I'm LAZY.
And since he mentioned, I casually asked what he would like to receive from Santa Claus a.k.a the-adorable-wife, for Christmas this year.. Nokia N95 8GB.

Guess he's getting tired of his Dopod already.

My dearest Baby.. what is your Mrs going to do? And you are so very 不客气 hor?!
Humf! An eye for an eye.. .. .. You jialat liao! I won't let you go easy either.. ..

Die
Dying
Dead, not yet but soon though.

TGIF?!?!?!?!

It's finally Friday!

It's now 10.30pm!!

I'm still working!!!

ARRGGHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!

T_T

Amen

Ha! The girls are on leave for three days, leaving me here in the office to self-entertain & self soothe should anything annoy me.

Anyway, have been super busy since Monday (yesterday) because Eddie keeps calling for me. Basically I'm doing 3 person's work. T_T
And because the girls are having their exams now, I'm trying my best to cover any urgent matters arising from their projects on top of my own work.

The two of you better pass with FLYING COLOURS, I'm warning you.

Argh! Got another Church project.
Jade = Holy Girl, Hallelujah!

It is sooo painful

Countdown: 16 Days!!! Oh We can’t wait..

Just when I thought I've successfully kicked the habit of online shopping after going through the cold-turkey treatment, a horrible horrible friend sent me pictures of the swee-swee taiwanese models AGAIN!!! (You know who you are, Jxxxxn)

Seriously, I've neither thought of nor visited ''The Websites" since last Friday. So right now I'm painfully lamenting Galsstreet for not uploading their latest arrivals quick enough, if there're any.

See, all your fault lah.

And you don't even let me go to Taipei's zoo.. To make matters worse, you even set up a poll.

(cries): oh.. everything is so horrible...

*tsk* i dunno

Whenever Hub's not home, I get this temporary insomnia and I dread it.
And it's like 3.55am already can?.. "tsk".

ANYWAY, just because I am tired but can't get to sleep, I shall post some of my extremely random thoughts and I mean really driftless & disordered thoughts.

A Taiwanese variety show reported that J.Lo hired a 'special' assistant to tweak her nipples before any shoot so that her breasts will look better perkier on screen. "Nipple Pincher"... ahem.


Looking forward to our Taipei trip, my first time sharing a room with Jaslin. *Shy*

Fion said too much alchohol the night before causes her stomach to bloat like a helium inflated balloon and she cannot eat fried noodles.

Eddie is very stress.

Had McSpicy meal for dinner, couldn't finish my fries though.

Eddie is uber stress.

Saw an Indian man smooching his handphone in the MRT this morning.. very ew.. ewww..ew.

XX and ZhenRong, blog, shoot, whatever, again..

Wan Zi Liang has gone totally bonkers. Maybe even start calling himself "Tong Zi Liang" or "Shuo Zi Liang". Okay, it's lame.. sorry.

Timetable for tomorrow, NM NM NM NM NM NM NM NM NM and more NM NM NM NM NM NM... NM.. NM.. Zzz.. zzzZ..zz... zz -_-

Good Night Morning..

so you got it the easy way out

Everyone within the Team received EY's sms this morning, "We need 2 issue by Monday 2 reprice 4 NM". Initially called as a Lump Sum Contract and the Client(s) are now asking for a detailed Bills of Quantities.

Which we should all drop to our knees and start to pray:
Our Father in heaven, Holy be Your name
Your Kingdom comes, Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven
Gives us this day, our daily bread
Forgive us our sins (gossiping about xxx) as we forgive those (xxx) who sinned against us
Do not put us to the test (NM) but deliver us from evil (xxx)

I am sure that some people must be praising God every day and night thanking the fact that they refused to take over NM.
Some people are not just born with a silver spoon in their mouths but also an abundance of "good fortune" which could probably last their whole lifetime on earth, or probably even in the next.

“别人的生命，是黄金又包银，
我们的生命不值钱"

For the benefit of those who don't quite understand the above quote, it was extracted from a Hokkien song which means something like:

"Other's life are like gold wrapped with silver
Our lifes are not even worth a dime"

every morning

According to my letter of appointment, work is suppose to start at 8.30am. In total shame, I was scarcely ever on time.

The number of alarms set in my handphone on a daily basis at staggered time,

7.00am: Wakey

7.10am: Wake Up

7.20am: That's It

7.30am: Dammit

7.45am: Hopeless.

On top of the above, I have 3 alarm clocks set at 8.00am, 8.15am and 8.30am respectively.
I'm a total goner.

I need help, serious.