McBlundered

You know how sometimes people say that "some people deserve their jobs"?? Well, today was a great example... =.="

Went to McDonald's Drive Thru to get some lunch on my way home for lunch today. I ordered specifically: McNuggets Value Meal with Sprite (no ice); Sweet & Sour Sauce; Tomato ketchup... It took a while for the lady taking the order to key in the specific changes I'd made... I suppose not many people ask for ketchup instead of chilli sauce from her surprised tone, but she made the changes and requested that I checked the order before proceeding to the payment counter.

After paying, I drove on to the collection counter where an unfriendly staff handed me my order and promptly shut the window, muttering under her breath... Erm... thank you and please come again???

First thing I'd noticed is that the Sprite had ice in it... Strike 1... But I thought, no point being a diva about it and just placed it into the car...

Then I noticed, no sweet & sour sauce for my chicken nuggets... Strike 2... I'd noticed that she dutifully added some sauce packets after referring to the order chart on the monitor, so I thought, it's okay... I'll have ketchup with the nuggets today...

Drove home and took out the food... There were 4 packets of sauce... First one - chilli sauce, second one - chilli sauce, third one - chilli sauce... I'm beginning to see a trend here... *sweat* And yes, you've guessed it, fourth packet - chilli sauce... STRIKE 3~!!!

So, I have learned that...

1. That girl needs to learn to read.


2. McDonalds is indeed a charitable organization...

Value Life; Don't Be A Moron~!!

Sigh, sometimes I wonder whether people actually value life or not... Cos they forget their brains and behave like morons...

Yesterday, as I was about to drive onto the main road from my office, a moron of a lady decided to cross the road - right in my path~!!! I figured she had some smarts as she was (initially) waiting for me to enter the road first then cross behind me. (At least the other lady was smart enough to cross behind me...) Anyway, she not only decided to cross the main road, but to walk in a diagonal path in a way that had I not noticed her, I would have most definitely mowed her down like the weeds that is probably overgrowing the brains in her head... =S

It's one thing to not value your own life, but what about your loved ones ar?? Just this morning I witnessed two incidents of morons who put their child's life at risk. The first one was the car behind me at the traffic light - the father at the wheel, the mother slumped over taking her morning snooze in the front passenger's seat and their child in between them, wheeling the toy car against the dashboard~!!! To make things worse, even after the light turned green and the car started moving, neither one restrained the kid... Irresponsible parents, indeed~!!

The second incident is also just as irresponsible, as I watched helplessly at the kid dancing about, entertaining himself and waving at me and the cars behind me from the back seat of the van in front of me... Whatever happened to "fasten your seatbelt for safety"??!!! If you wanna put your child's life at risk, you may as well not have children in the first place... Like I said... moron...

And finally, if you don't value your own or your loved ones' lives, then at least be considerate of mine... Don't just stop your car for nothing in front of me like your grandfather owned the road lar... *pffttt*

Tiger Barbs In A Tank

Have you seen a tiger barb before?? It looks like this:




In a school, it looks something like this:

Tiger barbs are really pretty to look at and are very active, so Mom got a few and put them together in a tank. Little did we know that soon enough, there was a casualty, followed by another. We noticed that the group of fish singled out one fish amongst them and then gang up against it. Soon enough, it would become too weak to defend itself and succumb to an untimely death...

Maybe I'm just being melancholic - but at times, it seems like the office politics tend to operate the same way as tiger barbs in a tank. We may be led to feel like part of the team, but then before we know it, we have become singled out as the black sheep; the odd one out. Just like the tiger barbs, it is not distinctive who the leader of the pack is. But, there is certainty of the attack upon the "victim" like a pack of wolves descending to devour their singled-out prey.

Beyond that, let us be encouraged that there is still a Higher Call, a Higher Purpose... A silver lining in the bleakest of dark clouds. And, be thankful for the occasional sunshine and rainbow that comes along in life.

O Lord my God, I take refuge in you;

save me and deliver me from all who pursue me,

or they will tear me like a lion and rip me to pieces with no one to rescue me...

~ Psalm 7:1-2 ~

The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears them;

He delivers them from all their troubles.

The Lord is close to the brokenhearted

and saves those who are crushed in spirit...

The Lord redeems His servants;

no one will be condemned who takes refuge in Him.

~ Psalm 34: 17-18, 22 ~

Commit your way to the Lord;

trust in Him and He will do this:

He will make your righteousness shine like the dawn,

the justice of your cause like the noonday sun.

Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for Him;

do not fret when men succeed in their ways,

when they carry out their wicked schemes.

Refrain from anger and turn from wrath;

do not fret -- it leads only to evil.

For evil men will be cut off,

but those who hope in the Lord will inherit the land.

A little while, and the wicked will be no more;

though you look for them, they will not be found.

But the meek will inherit the land and enjoy great peace.

~ Psalm 37:5-11 ~

I will be encouraged that there is hope and remember to recount the rainbows and butterflies along the way... =)

Exam again?? =.=

To re-sit or not to re-sit...


As some might know, I took an exam last December... Generally, one has to pass the exam in order to be eligible for promotion. And, as a bonus if you do well for the exam, there is a small increment in store... Don't ask me why being eligible for promotion is based on "what you know" instead "work performance"... It's just the way it is... =.=


So well, yesterday I heard that the results are (Finally! Exam in December okay...) out. Today when I finally remembered and found the time to check, I found out that I only passed (Level 3) and didn't get enough (Level 4) to get that increment... Sigh... As it is, it's uncertain whether will even be considered for promotion in the near future - competition, etc... The only thing I will have a chance at is to get the small increment (seriously, it's not much but still better than nothing...) and now this... Haihz~!!


Hopefully, there'll be another chance to take the exam again this December... But really, the question is whether or not it is worth having to study all over again... >.<

Do I really want to go through all this again?? :

Stranded Aboard AMBP Flight

Dear all,

I apologize for the lack of updates in this humble blog. The last thing I remember is boarding the AMBP flight to Bloggersville, after a satisfying treat at McD... It is possible that the one-man-show has contributed to my being stranded aboard the flight. I cannot blame the one man in charge for being inefficient - it's not easy for one person to juggle the tasks of pilot-ing the flight, serving in-flight refreshments, making announcements, cleaning toilets, etc.

One of the things to keep ourselves entertained and sane aboard this seemingly neverending flight was to coin up captions for pictures we found lying around... Who knows where those pictures came from, but well... beggars can't be choosers, who cares whose they are - it's something to do before we pull our hair out from the lack of entertainment... (Sure, there's in-flight entertainment... but there's only so many times you can endure re-runs~!!)

Him : "Blue... the colour of the sky~!!"

Her : "Yes, the sky is blue... There are different shades of blue... Did you know, sometimes the sky becomes dark gray too??"

Me (*rolls eyes*) : Enough about skies... it's all I see outside the window... Get me off this flight~!!! >.<


It is comforting to know that we have (finally~!!!) arrived at Bloggersville... I'm going off to look at something apart from skies, get over the crazy jetlag and watch some new movies... =)

Tata for now...

Glad to be back,
Me...

Mc-filled~!!

Contributing to The Mac twice this month makes my dieting effort look bleak
Yet despite exorbitant and cut-throat prices, the body (unfortunately) is weak...
From Prosperity Burger in KL to McGriddles in Singapore
Oh, such an irresistible allure...

Prosperity @ KL

McGriddles @ Singapore

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A Prelude to Christmas

It's the time of the year again... Shopping malls feature elaborate decorations and entice shoppers to splurge on themselves or loved ones... Restaurants flaunt festive meal offers... Familiar carols play (sometimes too repeatedly) in the background, in my head... Yes, it's Christmas time~!!

A prelude to remembering the birth of Christ saw my Homelife / small group (newly named Y-WAN... please try not to mis-spell it... =P) reach out to the less fortunate. We arranged a trip to sing and mingle with the kids at an orphanage at Taman Megah last Saturday evening... In preparation, we had a practice session (we uh... had to revv up our vocal chords...) instead of the regular gathering on Friday night. It was rather unconventional.. high-tech.. uhh... different - courtesy of Isaac... =)

Just another regular gathering...

Isaac & his high-tech solution to the need for lyrics...

Ps Timothy started the gift-giving tradition ball rolling by surprising Jee Jin and Irene Lai with appreciation gifts... I suppose he must've anticipated the "oohs" and "aahs" from the rest of us, as he soon whipped out chocolate-y gifts for us too~!! *yay!*

Tokens of appreciation for Jee Jin & Irene...

Token for crowd control... *snicker*

Upholding Jee Jin & Irene in prayer...

Yet another surprise in store before we called it a night... A surprise for Kenrick... *Happy Birthday to You...*

Seems as though Irene had a pre-tasting session before presenting the cake, lolz~!!

Kenrick didn't seem to mind...


The refreshments prepared... along with one very hungry person... *winks*

Sharing is caring... or is it "guilt" setting in... lolz~!! *winks*

"Want some cake??"

With lack of sleep & the avalanche of work awaiting me at the back of my mind, I made my way to church to meet up with the rest of the gang. Irene already had some essential supplies for the orphanage stowed away in her car and we carted some shampoo and body lotion for the kids into Jee Jin's car to complete the donation to the orphanage. It had started to pour as we left for the orphanage, but even the downpour did not deter us from giving our best at the orphanage~!!

* We Wish You A Blessed Christmas *

Special Request : * I Love You, Jesus... Deep Down In My Heart *

Solo Performance...

Helping out with dinner...

Making friends...

Giving directions to the "lost sheep" who came late and couldn't find the way due to going to PC Fair first "other priorities"

Some bonded better than others... hehe~!!

"Bye bye.. thanks for coming... *muacks*"

*muacks*... Even though didn't get to spend much time with you...

After spending some time with the kids at the orphanage, we proceeded to spend some time with each other... over dinner at a food court in Taman Megah... (Aiya, fei-low-ship is part of fellowship mar... *winks*)

Couldn't resist ordering Hakka Lui Cha... Sadly, it wasn't that great and made me miss the one at Chow Kit even more... =(

SAN2 signing out after a long day... =)

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I Like To... *Move It*~!

I like to move it, move it... She like to move it, move it... He like to move it, move it... We like to... MOVE IT~!!!

The song is still fresh on my mind after enjoying the preview of Madagascar 2: Escape 2 Africa at Cineleisure Mutiara Damansara, courtesy of AMBP and United International Pictures... For those who enjoyed the first Madagascar, the sequel would definitely have your feet a-tapping along... especially with the all-too-familiar "I Like To Move It", hehe~! Once again, the quartet of "freaks" - Alex the lion, Marty the zebra, Melman the giraffe and Gloria the hippo - are brought together again for yet another adventure as Penguin Air crash lands into a wildlife reserve. As Alex discovers his roots and the penguins work on fixing the plane, the misadventures of King Julien with Maurice, as well as the "stowaway" Mort, inject amusement and laughter for all ages~! All in all, I would recommend the sequel to those who enjoyed Madagascar.

Okie, before I MOVE IT along to bed, just a few pictures...

 

Scored a pair of seats right in the middle of the second row from the back... sweet~! (All it took was to scurry over to Menara Star to collect the tickets a mere couple of hours after receiving the congratulatory email from AMBP... =.=")

 

With Mr. AMBP Editor himself, Mikey~!

He seemed to have somehow been left all by his lonesome at the ticket collection booth before the movie... However, he seemed to have soon resumed his role as Mr. Popularity in the cinema itself and then later after the movie... lolz~! =P

 

A common objective... Escape 2 Africa~!

Move it, move it... Watch it, watch it~!! 
Personally for me, indeed an entertaining end to a long day~!

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What's with DiGi?!

We've all seen the cute rubber ducky advertisements those genius marketing peeps at DiGi masterminded into our hearts by now - with the constant repetitions of the (by now) all too familiar "quack". This, right after the "yellow man" warmed his way right into the hearts of our nation. (I heard that even a subsciber of competitor telco got excited and wanted to take a picture with Mr. Yellow Man himself during a roadshow!) One of the latest advertisements featured their new plan for prepaid services, as well as the unveiling of the option to switch service providers from other lines to DiGi (while retaining your original phone number). Being a DiGi Prepaid user, I thought I'd check out the latest plan offered to see if it would suit my needs. However, I was horrified to note that I was unable to access DiGi's website from my office... kudos once again to IT, I was greeted with yet another "Access Forbidden; Error 403" message... sighz~! =.="

Curiousity got the better of me today as I decided to surf over and see whether the Maxis, Celcom and U Mobile websites were accessible - THEY WERE!! How frustrating... I wonder if the IT peeps have got a thing against DiGi or something... sheesh! Come on lar, already it's frustrating enough that (almost!!) everything is blocked, including the chatbox (which has "Access Forbidden" plastered all over in its rectangular place) which I'd painstakingly(?) configured onto the blog... For lack of a better word... kanasai~!

Has The Circus Come To Town?

I believe the answer is... YES~!

I think it's the only thing to explain the craziness this workday has been...

First half of the day was filled with discussion, followed by Hari Raya / Farewell makan... Then just as the minutes ticked into lunch break, was caught up in a discussion regarding the department's statistical projections for the rest of the year. Anticipating trying to clear up some work as I will not be in the office next Monday till Wednesday, I attempted a short nap during lunch break, before heading back to the grind... Little did I know, the circus apparently came to town... =S

Back at the grind, I find myself facing the likes of idiots, smart asses, daft, Houdini's and tai chi geniuses... The cast of a circus indeed... all within the span of 2.5 hours (about the duration of the typical circus??) Who would've thought so many different characters could find themselves converging to a single point of time~!

Since I'm running out of time, I shall let you participate in this blog post... Try to classify the following:

Scenario #1- After explaining the procedure for evaluating an application, including common hiccups and FAQs, I am asked repeatedly (a total of about 5 times) the same question throughout the 2 hour duration, although I have already specifically explained the solution and course of action ~ plus, about the 5th time the same question was posed, it was added that someone else said otherwise... I'm thinking, hello, was I not clear enough the first 4 times?! Logically also, who are you reporting to lar?! >.<

Scenario #2 - Customer called after my official working hours and silly me had to pick up the phone, sighz... Found out that the caller needed some advice, so I tried to help. First, the caller spoke as though she had already spoken to me before (not that I would be able to recall anyway, given the number of people who call in or walk in, right?). Then, she told me that she was referred to speak to me (and I have no inkling of her case in the first place!!) Second, the caller doesn't seem to have a clue what she was talking about and kept repeating her nonsense over and over again, regardless of how much I tried to direct the conversation towards an understanding of the situation in order to find a solution. Third, I find out that good ol' TCM (who is nowhere to be found) referred her to me... God only knows why as this was already an old case, which supposedly TCM has prior knowledge about... Not that I would blame TCM for doing what he does naturally anyways, plus the fact that the woman refuses to listen and keeps blabbering her nonsense, but still... have some decency and clear up your own crap la~! I find out later that TCM was enjoying the leftover from this morning's makan event, along with everybody else... No wonder I couldn't seem to find anyone for anything... =.="

I understand that there are more than one person involved in each scenario, but knock yourself out figuring out who's who lar... Feel free to let me know what you think... After all, that's what the comments button in for, right? =P

Okiez, gotta run...~! Brains, or what's left of it, have been overbaked and is now lagging... >.<"

How to Waste Life...

*drumroll...*

One of the best ways to waste time is what I just spent 2.5 hours of my life on this morning... Attending a "work-related" presentation! It was to be presented by TCM and when I asked, I was told that the presentation (training for the newbies) was a brief overview (of one of the tasks that I'm already involved in) and supposedly some updates are being presented as well. Hence, it may be beneficial to sit in... I wouldn't even call it investing my time, really, although partially the reason I spent the time that I didn't have was because it was supposed to have some updates which were "work-related"...

Frustratingly, I found out later that the presentation included the history and anecdotes of "Life as TCM" and there weren't any updates that I wasn't already aware of... I just wasted away 2.5 hours of my life, which would've amounted to more had I not left a bit earlier to look for HOD. Sadly, HOD was nowhere to be found... And, for obvious reasons, I did not return to the meeting room for the rest of the presentation... On top of that, along the course of the presentation, TCM also seemed to have hinted for more tasks to be added on to my already back-breaking workload... How not to be frustrated?!!

Now, I've got 2.5 hours less to work on the priority task I've been rushing... Just got back from lunch and a bit of shopping, but still frus... grrr... Okay, better get back to work liao lar... Totally ditched another presentation that has just started cos I'd need to work on that priority case...

Sooo need to de-stress... Anyone got any good de-stressing tips???

I'm Yours...

I've heard this song many times before, but today the lyrics just pierced my heart... I could sense God gently reminding me that I am His... Although undeserving, yet He still loves me as His own...

I just wanna say THANK YOU for loving me, just as I am... That You would care enough to feel my hurt, choose to light the way, call me through the rain and watch me rise again... I am but a flower quickly fading... and ever thankful, Lord... =)

I hope this song will bless you too...

Who Am I - Casting Crowns

Who am I?

That the Lord of all the earth,

Would care to know my name,

Would care to feel my hurt.

Who am I?

That the bright and morning star,

Would choose to light the way,

For my ever wandering heart.

Bridge:

Not because of who I am,

But because of what you've done.

Not because of what I've done,

But because of who you are.

Chorus:

I am a flower quickly fading,

Here today and gone tomorrow,

A wave tossed in the ocean,

A vapor in the wind.

Still you hear me when I'm calling,

Lord, you catch me when I'm falling,

And you've told me who I am.

I am yours.

I am yours.

Who am I?

That the eyes that see my sin

Would look on me with love

And watch me rise again.

Who am I?

That the voice that calmed the sea,

Would call out through the rain,

And calm the storm in me.

Bridge

Chorus

Bridge

Chorus

I am Yours.

Whom shall I fear?

Whom shall I fear?

'Cause I am Yours.

I am Yours.

At Mercy for Rockferry

Okay, the peeps at AMBP is making it a tad bit more difficult to nab prizes off them... =P

For Duffy's album, Rockferry, there were 4 choices of tasks (at least got choice lar):

- Rewrite lyrics to "Warwick Avenue" or "Mercy"
- Post a pic of yourself in a blonde wig
- Post a video or audio of yourself belting out a Duffy song
- Pretend to be Duffy and blog about the experience of "Warwick Avenue"

So, here's my take:

Dunno where to get a blonde wig... Try not to embarrass myself in an attempt to sound like Duffy (I mean, how can you top her lar?)... Finally, making no assumptions on how "Warwick Avenue" came about, I choose to just buat kacau to the lyrics of "Mercy" lor...

So, dedicated to the peeps at AMBP...

Did you think that I

Will be blonde and sing a song?

You got to understand

Not everybody can

Wear some wig and sing along

~

Please lah show some mercy

Why so susah to get CD?

The choice is very easy

Just give me Rockferry...

----

*winks* And thus, ends my entry... =P

Molested in Ipoh!

Just came back from a work assignment in Ipoh yesterday...

Ipoh + me = not compatible, maybe? Let me count the ways...

The trip up to Ipoh on Wednesday was quite uneventful - no embarassing narcolepsy moments, lolz! Perhaps I've been getting enough sleep lately since I've been feeling under the weather, bordering to actually falling sick, for the past couple of weeks already... (To sidetrack, it's actually amazing that I've not actually fallen sick since everyone else around me have been succumbing to a bug or two!)

By the end of my work assignment on Wednesday, I was already starting to feel ill. I was looking forward to getting back, getting some rest and preparing for another work assignment the next day (Thursday) before making the trip back to KL. I got back to where I was staying, looked down and discovered that I was wearing slippers that did not belong to me - I forgot to change back to my shoes, which I had to remove to put on the slippers, as per the requirement of the place I went to. =.=" So, had to go all the way back to swap shoes, sighz... It didn't help that I was already having a splitting headache and felt like throwing up. (It was good that my parents accompanied me to Ipoh, so I didn't have to do the driving back to retrieve my forgotten shoes)

Sadly, the state I was in made the delicious dinner laid out before me quite unbearable indeed... sigh... Gotta try that claypot rice place again next time - if I can manage to find the place on my own, that is... grrr...

The good thing about Ipoh, however, is the lack of traffic jams, haha! So, the next morning, I could sleep in a bit more before having to head out to work. Had a very delicious nasi lemak breakfast at Simpang Pulai on the way... Had quite a ferocious appetite since I barely ate the night before, haha!

After ending my work assignment, the company offered to take me out for a late lunch. Got into the car, unknowing that I was about to be molested... gah! Here's a picture *shudder* of the culprit:

Erm, what were you thinking, har? This not disgusting enough meh? Eewww... *shudder* This is the account of what happened:

Got into the car and after a bit of the way towards the lunch location, I felt a tad bit uncomfortable. Thinking it was probably a bra strap that got twisted, I discreetly attempted to straighten it while talking to my hosts. Oddly, it seemed to have worsened the situation - now I felt something wriggling in my shirt!! Since I was wearing a cap-sleeved work shirt, I summoned my discreet abilities to reach in and pull out what I thought then was a worm (although I had no clue how it was possible for a worm to find its way into my shirt!). It was still wriggling as I pulled it out - the tail of a lizard!!! How gross, I thought, that the detached, wriggling tail could fall into my shirt - perhaps a lizard got spooked when I got into the car!

Oh, but wait, there's more surprises to come!! I was already distracted and wrapped up in the sheer disgust from discovering the wriggling tail, I tuned off from the conversation as I stared blankly at the tail as it wriggled through the crack of the car door. Thinking it was the end of my harrowing experience, I wondered why I was still feeling uncomfortable. It took me like a whole TWO seconds later before I considered that the discomfort could be due to the other half of our friend, the cicak (Malay for "gecko"). My eyes widened as I shook my shirt about, forgetting about being discreet anymore at this point, and true enough, out pops the other half!! =.=" *faints* Surprisingly, neither of my hosts seemed to have noticed my panic - or maybe they were being courteous?

Thank God, no more surprises after that and I had a good lunch. However, I was haunted by harrowing deja vu moments of the cicak incident throughout my drive back to KL, which became even longer than expected as it was raining quite heavily at some stretches of the highway...

I was glad to be home, though, where the cicak keep to themselves!! ^^

Intermission...

Dear Readers,

Just as Broadway productions have intermissions, so shall this blog...

Sorry, that I haven't been able to post much recently as I've been pretty wrapped up with work, etc. This blog shall be updated as soon as I can find the time.

Hopefully, the red vertical line that has suddenly popped up on my laptop screen is nothing serious and will not further delay any updates to the blog.

Again, sorry lar... "Rancangan tergendala" for now... Kinda reminds me of RTM's Rancangan Tergendala screens in the days before Astro came about, eh? Sadly, I still do not have Astro, but at least the monotonous beep or oh-so-boring background music that come along with the "Rancangan Tergendala" notice on TV is a thing of the past, hehe... It's one of those things you won't miss, though... =P

On a different note, I wanna watch WALL-E... Anyone else interested?