"Office Conversations"

I hate writing reports. I hate. I hate. I HATE!!!

Especially when it has to be rejected more than once!

I also have other stuffs to do you know, not only your 無聊 report!

Anyways, I just wanted to share my conversation that I had with my colleague after I burned out from my boss' crappiness today! %$!&*#-&@!!

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W says (下午 04:44):
 所以 Grey's Anatomy
 快演完了嗎?

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 B says (下午 04:45):
 好像到22或25 集吧
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W says (下午 04:45):
 好緊張
 我昨天以為kelly會死
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B  says (下午 04:51):
 那你喜歡那一集的演出方式嗎
 就是唱歌

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W says (下午 04:51):
 不喜歡

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B  says (下午 04:52):
 我也是!!!!!!!

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W says (下午 04:52):
 我在緊張了
 還在那一直吵吵吵
 我和我妹說你叫他不要唱了啦

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B says (下午 04:52):
 但我有兩個朋友好喜歡。叫我期待第18集~
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W says (下午 04:52):
 吵 了捏
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B says (下午 04:52):
 結果~ 落空
 是啊
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W says (下午 04:53):
 噗
 下次t問你
 你用唱的回答
 她應該會抓狂翻桌
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B  says (下午 04:55):
  哈哈哈~~~
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W says (下午 04:57):
 T問：你懂不懂
你：  yes~~, i think I know (**with a music note icon beside**)

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We were just talking about Grey's Anatomy where Kelly got into an accident, and it was where the cast all sang! W said when our boss asks me next time if I understand what she's saying, she advised me to sing it out like from Grey's. LOL.

So who said that people only gossip in the office? I always have a good time having conversation with E & W. and this conversation definitely made my day! Thanks PPJ =)

P.S Oh and sorry. I couldn't upload any photos coz my subject today is my boss!. 

hmp! hmp! hmp!! *bwichit* (gusto ko na mag mura!!!!)

B =)

Moving On

Time’s up. One more day and one of the co-creator of this blog will be bidding her farewell to her Kyubikel. “A”, it was indeed a pleasure sharing the same Kyubikel with you for the past year and a half.  It has been an interesting journey to say the least. First time I experienced working with a friend in the same Kyubikel. People say that it is difficult to work with friends. More so if you work under them but with “A” she never made me feel she was my superior. During my first six months, I tried to leave the Kyubikel and she encouraged me to stay. She is that kind of person. When things are not going well, she will be there to give you support and provide words of encouragement. I mentioned this because if I bade the Kyubikel farewell that time then I would not have met greenie missie. For this, I thank “A”.

“A” and I have been talking about her impending departure from our Kyubikel. What’s next? What to do? A lot of question marks to answer. As I told her before, “It’s your turn to be happy, do something that will make you happy.” On a lighter side, I envy “A”. She will be having her much deserved time off work. I want vacation too! On the other hand, there are a lot of uncertainties ahead. Though it seems like all the uncertainties ahead are challenges, for me, we should think that these uncertainties are actually opportunities. It gives us choices. It is up to us whether we make the most of them or not. We might make some wrong turns but eventually, I believe that everyone is bound to end up in the destination they are meant to reach. It’s just a matter of time whether we take more or less detours to reach our destination. I wish “A” will get to her destination with less detours and hope that she will have someone holding her hand when she reaches the finish lineJ. All the best to you, “A” and don’t be a stranger.

Now for my WTF! Through the past one and a half years in the Kyubikel with “A”, we have shared countless WTF! moments.  The one that stands out is …. (I’m sorry “A” but this really puts a smile in my face whenever I think about it.) “JAILWALKING”. This happened outside the Kyubikel but I still consider it part of our time together in the Kyubikel. There was this one night, we were going back to “A”’s place and we were crossing the street. I distinctly remember it was a red light. While we were waiting for the light to turn green one of our friends couldn’t wait and was about to cross. “A” suddenly blurted out “Don’t cross, else you might get caught JAILWALKING!” No one noticed. Suddenly, I thought to myself, shouldn’t it be Jaywalking? I corrected “A” and told her it should be Jaywalking. We argued for a bit and eventually I told her, yeah, JAILWALKING can also be used since you might get jailed after walking on a red light. It was a laugh trip. It was one unforgettable night. So guys, remember not to Jailwalk! :D - "X"

"Forwarded Emails"

You know those forwarding emails we get every day? I don’t like all of them, especially those chain letters. So you can say, the subject must be very interesting if ever received a forwarded email from me! =)

Anyways, I received one from my Mom today. And it made me smile, especially the cute photos. *Just Sharing*

1. Stay out of trouble

2. Aim for greater heights! (wooopeee!)

3. Stay focused

4. Exercise to maintain good health 

5. Practice team work

6. Rely on your trusted partner to watch your back. Take your time trusting others

7. Save for rainy days

8. Rest & Relax

9. Always take time to smile! =D

10. Realize that nothing is impossible! *you can do it!*



 

 


B =)
P.S. photos uploaded are only for viewing.



 





































"Monday Blues"

You know those days when you just know deep inside that nothing will go right?

Well, that was yesterday.

Eva came in the office with her voice raised (again!), though this time she had a valid reason. She was going to meet a client and she needed the samples from our factory, it was said that it will be sent last weekend. But when they didn't send it out, The reason they told her was because they were busy doing Wendy's shipment that they didn't bother doing hers. MADNESS!!!! I really feel sorry for her.... like these are the samples that she would present to her client, and at the same time, her future orders will depend on these samples. What a way to start our Monday, huh? ;(

I've been in this company for almost six years now, so I probably can understand what she felt yesterday, the huge disappointment and lack of support not only from our factory but from our boss as well. Eva was just so quiet the whole morning, even when we had our meeting with the factory, all I heard from her was, "ok", "好", "嗯".. no more than that! If it's only us in the meeting room, we usually pass notes to each other and this was what Eva wrote on her memo, "爛透" = sucks!!!!! I know we do meet these shitty stuffs sometimes, and I don't want to think I have those monday-blues, but it's a crap why does it have to be Mondays. (Don't ask me why, I won't have a decent answer :p)

Anyways, Wendy baked banana cake last weekend and she brought it. I think that was the only time when I saw Eva started smiling. (I'm serious!!!!) She asked all of us if we want ice cream, because she wanted to eat the cake with it. I think only one nodded, but when she came back, she bought ice cream for all of us! *sweet*  All I can say it was pretty weird Monday yesterday. So quiet..... you try to be here next time and you'll get what I'm saying :p

-B =)

Nothing (‘ ‘)

I have been staring blankly since I came in today. It’s unusually quiet in the Kyubikel. I can’t figure out what’s with me today. Everything seems to be moving so slow. What I mean is that it is like somebody pressed the slow motion button and whenever I turn my head around, it’s like I’m in the matrix. This entry will just be about nothing. Everything I write will not make any sense. I just want to write something and let time pass.

Earlier I was staring at my monitor; I suddenly lift my head up and WKA! Willie Revillame(Filipino Artist, if you consider him an artist) is in our office! I couldn’t stop smiling. I just realized that one of our colleague look like him. Now, you might be wondering what WKA stands for. WKA means WAKANGA! I just came across this yesterday when I was chatting with a friend (K). WKA is a Fukien expression (I think) used when surprised like “Holy Cow!”  I haven’t heard of this expression for quite some time. Usually this expression is used by older guys. Moving on to the nothingness lets drift away from the Kyubikel for a while. I was with a couple of friends last weekend. We were talking about the topic of short shorts for the ladies. I hope I won’t get any violent reactions from the ladies out there. This is just something from the nothingness in me. My lady friend (G) and I were discussing up to what age can a lady wear short shorts? I was telling her that like Barney Stinson from “How I met your mother”, there should be a rule on this one. I suddenly thought, when a lady reaches the age of 30, she must add one centimeter on the length of her short shorts each year. What do you guys think? Reasonable or nut? That’s the bad thing when being in the state of nothingness for too long. You just begin to sound insane.

WTF! What’s this thing about Bert and Ernie from Sesame Street being a gay couple? People really don’t have anything else better to do? Just leave them alone. Who cares if they’re gay or not as long as they continue to educate the kids? Leave Sesame Street alone! -"X"

Training

(Photos Later)

My Kyubikel is in training mode. Since last week, I have been attending internal trainings and have even conducted training. What do we do in the training? Well, it’s three excruciating hours of lecture about mechanical, electrical parts, and their so called sales technique. Take note that we have to sign an attendance sheet and it is a video recorded session. We have to be in our best behavior. Otherwise, when the big boss or as I shall call him from now on, “Potato Head” review the game tape, we won’t get shot by his “spudgun” or be greeted with a Happy Mother’s Day (an English translation of Potato Head’s favorite expression “媽的”)! Luckily, the video recorder only takes a certain angle so I always sit in a blind spot. The blind spot is my refuge in the training room. It lets me yawn to almost falling asleep; use my phone to check my mail and other “stuff”(You know what I mean). On the other hand, it is nice to attend the training. It saves me from having to wait for 3 hours before lunch break.  Well, going to have more training for the next few days. I just hope that I won’t fall asleep and at least get to absorb some of the things being discussed.

WTF! Is going on with the weather here? Rain and shine. Hot and Humid. People are getting sick already. I hope it will be winter soon! I’m getting sleepy now, so that’s all for now. I’ll just make up for today next time.  

-"X"

I’m Back!

(Photos Later)

Hey folks! It’s been quite a while. Travelling has made me unavailable for the past weeks. The trip has provided some sanity to the previously mad reality of the Kyubikel. Mind you, the travel was a business trip so it still has something to do with the Kyubikel except that I am not physically in the Kyubikel. Four days I was in Singapore. I have been there before so I thought I would expect the same thing.  First, let me tell you about the preparation. You’d think that booking the hotel’s an easy task. Anyways, the company is paying so no need to worry about staying in Geylang (Remember Geylang, Yam?) but lo and behold, all the hotels were fully booked! I tried Agoda, Asiarooms, and even tried calling the hotels directly. No luck. Alas! “A” found a hotel in Little India. I already expected that it will be a mediocre one but it wasn’t. It was way worse! Imagine a room where when you stretch your hands, you will be able to reach both ends of the room, where the bathroom is smaller than my Kyubikel. Good thing I’m only there to sleep. Surprisingly, most of the staffs are Filipinos, very hospitable. We were told later on that at the corner of the hotel was a funeral place. Eerie!

It was a good thing that it’s summer here in my Kyubikel at least when I was in Singapore, I didn’t feel the difference. Though the weather was the same, I was sweating like I played basketball for two hours. Wanna know the difference why I’m sweating in Singapore? When I’m in the Kyubikel, I just stay in my Kyubikel the whole day! Sitting my fat ass in my air conditioned Kyubikel. I know, I know! Such a lazy ass! Moving on, the saving grace from all the sweating! Hawker food! Loved the chili sauce! I’m not a big fan of spicy food but the chili sauce was just so goooood especially with the dimsum (Thanks, A)! Just thinking about it makes me drool! After having several meals in Singapore, hawker food is still top notch. Sadly, I didn’t try the recommended chili crabs. By the way, we were brought to this tea place at MBS. The menu for tea was so extensive that even if you order one drink a day, you still won’t finish the tea menu in one year! It was an interesting place. The servers were Filipinos as well. Makes you feel like you just went to Manila instead of Singapore.

It was not my first time in Singapore. Hearing people talk about the growth of their population was surprising. Now, population is at 5 million plus. Staggering! Imagine when I was there the last time around 2-3 years ago, population was at 2 million. Despite the population increase, I think Singapore will still be a nice place to live in albeit the high cost of living.

Overall, it was a good trip. It took my mind off all the crazy stuff happening at my Kyubikel. I consider it as a minor reboot of my system. I think I still need a loooooong vacation! Maybe, Palawan? (Calling B!)

Enough about my trip, let’s get to my WTF! Coming back from Singapore, our flight was cancelled. We were moved to a Singapore Airline flight. You must be thinking, you lucky dawg you! Singapore Airlines can be considered as a premier airline. First thing, WTF China Airlines! Cancelling the flight without notifying passengers in advance and their transfer system was crappy! All we got was a meal voucher. That’s not my WTF! The real WTF is when we were about to land; I placed my Ipad in the front pocket of the seat. The flight attended told me that I cannot put my Ipad in the front pocket and I should put it under the seat or in the storage cabin. WTF! When we took off from Singapore, I put my Ipad in the front pocket of the seat and you didn’t warn me.  I don’t find the point of putting it in the storage cabin or under the seat. The “good boy” that I am, I put the Ipad in the storage cabin. Though I slammed the Ipad into the storage cabin and the Flight Attendant got shocked. She was motionless for about 5 seconds. I don’t know the point of that regulation. - "X"

"My Cup of Coffee"

I'm the kind of person who loves her drink 'hot'.

I can try to endure it if needed, but cold drinks are not just my favorite and I saw Wendy busy with her coffee today.

I was curious.

She's making her own ice cold latte. (As she says so)

She bought fresh milk from the convenient store and added ice cubes.

I was in awe when she was doing it infront of me.

I tasted it.

B: (Eyes got big!)

W: Ok 嗎?

B: 好喝呢!!!!

W: 是喔! 我也泡一杯給你!

At this point, I felt spoiled (HAHA!~) I know, I know.. such a small thing, why make it a big deal.. :p

But for me, small or big, it's just a nice feeling that people would be willing to do things for you for a change. 

Wouldn't you agree?

B =)

"Work Theraphy"

"CHAOS,"CHAOS,""CHAOS,"

Yes, that's the best word to describe my kyubikel today.

Hearing Eva talking so loud was crazy! It's like this, she sat in between me and Wendy, and most all of us are actually facing front. Only Eva has her phone placed at her left side, while office phone at her right. So you can imagine how much I wanted to shout at her or maybe press her button (as Wendy says) everytime she's on the phone, but today is the day when I just wanted to hit her! (well, of course I didn't.) I just didn't say any word. Especially during lunch break, only her fingers was tapping in the keyboard, and you know what was the worst thing of all? She doesn't know how to use ten of her fingers when typing so instead she uses her pointed fingers to type, so you can imagine how noisy it was awhile ago. It drove me nuts!!!!  And I thought afternoon will be better, but you can guess what happens next... NOT!

I can't change the volume of her voice, and me, needing the quietness so desperately, took out my earphones and blasted my ears to the other side of the world.

I was thinking, how about I pull out her telephone cord, or maybe I cut the cord shorter and place it at her right side (so she'll have no choice but to face front now), or how about I ask our supervisor to give her a wireless phone instead.. *think think think*

But I think the earphones saved me, cause I completely ignored her the whole afternoon, she knocked on my kyubikel so many times before I hear her. I know how kyubikels are, but I just wanted to be at peace today. And she is really loud today! (Ask Wendy! Even Wendy complained today!!)

Anyways, I don't have "fruits of the day" like 'X', but I spent my last hour watering my plant. Saw two new little stems growing (I can't say flower, because this has none). Maybe next time though, I'll bring a vase.

P.S.

*Wendy: I want to go home now.

*B: Can we ask Eva to go home instead? LOL

P.P.S.

Eva: (after all the shouting..) 累死了, 我沒有聲音了 (廢話! 講這麼大聲!)

Happy weekend everyone, and I guess 'happy thoughts' is for me today! -B

"Bored"

Today, I just wanna be outside.

 

I saw the sun shining brightly across our windows, I couldn't help thinking "I wish I was outside".

 

But when I went out for lunch earlier, I thanked God for the a/c that is blowing hard in our kyubikel everyday.  LOL. so freaking hot!!!!!!!

 

p.s.

Kyubikel for me has been so busy lately, sorry peeps. I'm bummed too! ;(

 

-B