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... >.<"