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?? :

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???