My Boss ... Edan

Very fierce and serious looking Edan ... haha! Well, he has been my boss for the pass 5 months liao. Everyday my job is to entertain him and take care of him.

The past month has been really lousy for me, out of job is one thing, the worse thing is that dunno why suddenly the lady at very ... hur hur ... Then also kinda unlucky, for no reason kena burn by stock market... it's amazing how history can keep repeating itself ... consolation being it's not as bad as "history"! haha.

Perhaps also feeling too bored. Now I know how people can get depression just by staying at home facing the walls ... I got so bored that I just went to buy a tin of Nippon paint, I've decided to paint my ceiling to some other colour this week! Now, at least I'm sure if I should kena TOTO or big sweep one day ... I'll still go to work, else I will sure go gila ... haha! Hope I find something to be busy with soon! Ole... Ole Ole... oLE!

Dilemma

Left of right? ... so they says:" the most difficult choice to make is a 50:50 one ... "

Many time, I tot I was clever or logical, when I encountered a problem, I like to break it down to small parts so that things become simpler to solve. However, it's not always true ... especially when most of the time after breaking down the problem, you reach a 50:50 decision ...

Of course, 50:50 means there's 50% chance you will be correct, but it also means 50% you will be wrong!?! If the decision is not so critical, it's simple, just punt! Half the time you will be right! But what if you are very serious about that decision? What if it is going to change your entire life or someone else's? ...

Yesterday, me finally went for my first interview, ya, the first in my life if you dun count about that 1 or 2 part-time jobs I did during Poly time holidays. A service engineer post with a very big MNC company in Tiong Bahru. A bit scary and kan cheong, but I tot I cope well, in fact was not more kan cheong than when I stood in the center of the stage to take photo for Defence minister during last yrs' National day appreciation dinner's award ceremony. Perhaps my years of presenting WITS project to our ever so demanding group of panel drilled me to stand firm. I was interviewed by 2 person, the Head of the diagnotic branch and the Head of the Service Engineering branch. Hopefully I did enough... haha! Ironically, just a few months back, I was the one sitting in the room waiting for my "candidates" to come in for me to bombard questions... I was the one choosing to say yes or no... interesting isn't it, I mean life itself.

Evening time I attended another interview, but it feels more of a pyscho session for me to join them. Phillipcapital, the offer was good. A chance for me to become remisier/broker for POEMS stock-online trading! But of course I have to pay for my own in-house course and pass the relevant modules. I can sell unit trust as well! But then again, I have to double as an insurance agent or financial adviser they call it. Car insurance, fire, group, illness whatever you want, whatever company you want it from ... NTUC, AXA, John Hancock etc ... phillip has it, sales quota seems low... lower than what leehan told me. It looks good but I seriously doubt if I have the drive and synergy to motivate myself to keep going in a "bossless" situation. I hate it when friends receive my call and sound so "scare" that I'm going to sell them something or what ... haha...

The mind is really playing games ... sometime I want so much to give it a go at sales job, service line and give my best(these are nearly 24/7 jobs) ... but at times, I just hope to get a $2000 8am-5pm job, where I can switch off after office hour and spend quality time with my son and my family. The debate over the correct answer is never-ending ... I dun even need anyone to challenge me cos I am always challenging myself over this 2 scenarios ... gosh ... another 50:50 decision that's so hard to make ... perhaps the perfect solution will be I strike top BIG SWEEP prize tomolo ... May the force and strength be with us.

A book ... a photobook to safekeep the sweet memories

Hmmm, it's the first time I've did a photobook, but I think I kinda like this idea. This book is for Kokshung & Selen's ROM, for those who dunno, ah, it's not like those wedding package album, the quality of the book is good; hard-covered woven fabric, but the photos inside are not like photoalbums. It's really a book, meaning you can tell your own stories, set the layouts of your photos etc. Aiya, if want see ask KS bring to camp show you all. (for my ex-colleagues)

According to the manufacturer, each book of 10 sheets/double side printing can hold up to 200 shots, I didn't squeeze in as much ... maybe just half ... I really like this concept, maybe should import into SG and do it myself, I think it's quite simple, but I feel the binding technic used can be improved. PhotoPrinting is nice and sharp enough for most applications. The process of customising it is fun, abeit very time consuming and uploading takes damn long ... 35mins with my 6.5M broadband.

Next coming up I'm halfway thru of finishing another book for my little Edan. Ah those interested to get one can let me know. And if lazy to do it, just give me photo, I'll quote you for the services rendered!! hahaha!! Maybe I should start one phototaking service biz that package this book concept together... hehe!

Ending my Navy's career

After 10 long years, I've finally gotten back my Pink IC 2 days back, on the 9th of May 2006. It's really a mixed feeling event, from the moment I alighted from my cab, meeting Nigel outside provost ... showing the RP my pass of the last time ... walking past the HQ building and taking a walk down the road that I've taken for so many years.

As a approached the carpark, I heard one of the MCV piping attention ... such a familiar sound, it seems extra soothing and nice today ... the rest were just procedural, surrendering my Isac card, factory worker clocking machine card and my ID tag ... to finally packing my things, saying goodbyes and going home in the white lancer whose owner will also be repeating my above procedures next year's july! haha!

Ok, it's all over for the navy phase, thank you all my friends for the well wishes. Take care of youselves! Now it's time for me to move on to the next phase of my life! Cheers!

Edan falls sick ...

No time and mood to do updating this few days ... knn, Cursed navy day, 5 May ... woke up to the ring of telephone from my mum at 6.50am, following vomitting the night before, Edan was running a 38.4 degree celcius fever ...

Ace took child sick leave ... I contacted Encik Stealth cos I heard him mentioned some good PD(dunno how to spell lah, child specialist) ... was at Mount Alvernia. But then Ace wanna bring him to NUH children specialist ... I not in the mood to argue, so off we went to NUH. Knn was told need to wait 1-2hrs as we had no appointment! Unless we go to their children emergency branch, so of course I go lah!

The so call PD there ... nb also dunno can swim or not, check liao just say normal cold, guess what, give some paracetamol and nose drop, all this for $70!! Walao! Election was not even over so guess what's my reaction when I heard our health minister says this "we have safety nets ... subsidy, medisave, medishield and medifunds ... I promise, no one will fall through these layers of safety net and hit the ground hard ... " hur hur hur ... if only I got to vote!(of course also must be provided my opp candidate is of WP Mr. Low quality lah)

Today: well, Edan's fever is gone, but as expected he now has cough and phlegm ... nb, this is a nastier problem! Brought him to doc, this time to a GP, got medicine for cough, running nose and anti-phlegm. He took some in the morning but just now rush to my mum's place again cos he keep vomitting when she fed him medicine! Nb, I witness it, damn smart boy xia, bring the medicine nearer only he stick his tougue out and try to vomit!! My mum says exactly like when I was a kid, hate medicine ... hahaha ... boring, God bless Edan a fast recovery and may be he healthy! For that I promise to quit working for "XAX" ... oh, just remember I kept my promised ... tues onwards I will be getting my pink ic ... !

The 3 of us ...

Edan is now 4 months old! Times really flies doesn't it? I still remember the time when my friends attend his 1 month celebration ... the delaying of the buffet by the caterer ... the gifts ... and now, he's 4 months old liao! Wow!

When he grows older, would defintely want to shoot a proper family photo, this is a very simplified version done in my bedroom. Converted it to black&white to signify our relationship can withstand the passage of time and we represent the basic foundation of each other.

Oh ya, HAPPY MAY DAY to everyone! :)