Trying to be Funny

I sent out this email the other day.

Hi everyone,

As we are constantly expanding, it’s inevitable we have to add new tables.

The existing meeting room will be converted into a working room where Underling #1, Underling #2, Underling #3 and Underling #4 will be seated.

The new furniture will arrive between 10am and 1pm and the telephones will be set up in the room after the technician is fine.

As such, I’d like the moving to take place after the two events above have happened. Your respective new seats have already been chosen and will be revealed to you on Wednesday.

As for computer allocation, since Underling #3 will now have a permanent desk, could you please take the desktop PC that Underling #2’s using and then Underling #2 will take over the Dell laptop.

Email me if there’re any queries.

Regards,
Me.

I got this reply from one of them...

Cornball,

pls give me an excellent central position facing the side of 's office wall.

it is at this position the qi of the office is the greatest and the energies synergise into a gigantic abyss, ensuring the smoothness and success of my (and indirectly yours) work this year.

Thanks man.

Have a great holiday and win more money.

Underling #1

I chuckled for a moment and then i gave him more work to do.

Another Song

i thought of this song just now when i was washing my hands (how apt).

I think i'm listening to too many chinese songs.. *Gasp* Am I becoming more Chinese? AM i forsaking my elitist english speaking roots?

我是不是该安静的走开

我不知道为甚麽这样
爱情不是我想像
就是找不到往你的方向
更别说怎麽遗忘
站在雨里泪水在眼底
不知道该往那里去
心中千万遍不停呼唤你
不停疯狂找寻你
我是不是该安静的走开
还是该勇敢留下来
我也不知道那麽多无奈
可不可以都重来
我是不是该安静的走开
还是该在这里等待
等你明白我给你的爱
永远都不能走开
站在雨里泪水在眼底
不知道该往那里去
心中千万遍不停呼唤你
不停疯狂找寻你
我是不是该安静的走开
还是该勇敢留下来
我也不知道那麽多无奈
可不可以都重来
我是不是该安静的走开
还是该在这里等待
等你明白我给你的爱
永远都不能走开
我是不是该安静的走开
还是该勇敢留下来
我也不知道那麽多无奈
可不可以都重来
我是不是该安静的走开
还是该在这里等待
等你明白我给你的爱
永远都不能走开

Song of the Moment

This song is the first song in the chinese cd i bought as mentioned in the post mentioned previously..

It's an old song and i probably heard it before but no idea of who sang it and the title.. but now i know.

It was the first song and when i listened to it first in the office, i nearly teared.. so touching.. hahah wat a puss, actually the song has no particular meaning but the lyrics just seem meaningful.. it aint so much as duet cos it's jus the dude singing once thru then the lady, they could very much not even met each other while recording it.. but well..

今生注定

现在你心里想什麽
能不能就写在眼眸 告诉我
在这沉默的片刻
让我们用心灵交流

如果爱情烦恼真的太多
或许心事都交给我
为你耽忧对我来说 也是快乐

*
不管有多少真心多少爱被错过
有了你我已经别无所求
用半生紧紧相守换取承诺
什麽话都不必再说 喔

总以为曾经付出曾被爱伤害过
这世上只有我对爱执着
直到我慢慢感受你的温柔
才了解 今生注定与你相守

CFA

I have this urge to do CFA.. went to the website today to check it out..

Register before 15 Feb (dammit, it was yesterday)
Registration Fee (US$390) + Enrollment fee (US$455) = US$845

Register before 15 March
Registration Fee (US$465) + Enrollment fee (US$690) = US$1,155

Siong man.. still have to buy the study materials.. at US$395... but my colleague say got cheong one at S$60-80.

YAY!!

Productivity

I did many things today..

I went for a meeting in Orchard today..finished at 11am so I thought I'd skive in Orchard for a while to do some admin..

1. Went to send my SE phone for repairs
2. Went to check my eyes cos it was getting quite blurry.

Turns out I had to take out my contacts for 30 mins before she could check me..

3. Went to cancel my M1 multi-SIM car for my old number to keep it to one SIM card for my mama to use
4. Went to buy some cds..



5. Went to buy some bo lo baos from Crystal Jade for my late nite conference call tonght..



6. Had yaki tori lunch in Taka basement

Because i couldnt see very well, I didnt know my Fei Xiong, which sells those wonderful fried wanton thingy is now gone. the lady there said they didnt sell anymore so i squinted around and found something else to do.. Only when i left then i saw the new signboard which replaced "Fei Xiong". It was also at this time that the lady bothered to tell me that the stall right across her sold fried wantons... wat the..

7. Went back to test my eyes..

Back in the office at 2pm.. quite tired now.

Gadgets

In my continuing bad patch with gadgets, I found that my bluetooth headset went bonkers after my trip to Sydney..had to send it for repairs..

Not to mention that my Sony Ericsson went cuckoo before my Sydney trip.. no time to send it for repairs.. bleah...

Malacca

In a weird turn of events, my entire family will be driving up to Malacca from Sunday (chu 1) till Tues noon (chu 3)...

Weird cos we've never really taken a real holiday before.. yes, we have gone to JB to raid their cheap supermarkets in the early 1990s but that was eons ago..

So it's a pretty novel idea.. hopefully the hotel is good.. Ive been pampered at work.

Continuing...

Right after i posted the previous post, my prof jus emailed me to ask if he could feature me in the sch's e-newsletter as part of their whatever alumni series...

Gosh, i'm going to be even more popular than.....Steven Lim..

Presentation Reactions

The presentation went well.

I only prepared for about 5 minutes before leaving the office but i guess it's easy to talk abt myself without much preparation.

I thought i was pretty funny cos I got some laughs. But then one or two ple left halfway, which made me sad... but then again, who cares..

I gave out many namecards after the presentation. Then i realised my namecard had my old hp number.. hahahahah. But still got my email.

My prof said it was the best presentation amongst all his guest speakers.. i think he was talking about his other ex-students and not other visiting professors but i could be wrong.

He bought me Carl's Junior.. first time i ate Carl's Junior.. so nice the onion rings..

Before i even reached home, i got an email from a new female admirer who wants to work as in intern in my office during the hols.

Presentation

my presentation in school is tmr and i havent prepared... think ill jus blabber and talk abt myself.. i do that quite well.

Got back to office yesterday.. didnt do much work really.. just meetings after meetings, wanting to tap on my immense experience and knowledge.. muhahahha

Oh well... life goes on.. I'm actually kinda sick of travelling but im supposed to go Jakarta, Vietnam and Philippines next week.. dont feel like leh.. esp with Jakarta having floods..

In other chirpier news, I've a new number and a blackberry now..