Saturday, August 13, 2011

Rollercoaster Week
Some good and bad moments this week.

Drinks last Friday with broker, traders and a couple of sales guys came along. Jacko came along too! Got to know a girl from broker called Alicia who was super friendly and we hit it off right away. We ended up chatting tog the whole nite! Haha. 1st time that I see almost everyone high from drinking! Luckily I was still quite alright. :p

Went to work extra early on Monday morning in anticipation of a very busy day due to the US downgrade. Work load was pretty normal surprisingly. By 10am, I was drained from work and the very nice pantry lady made me a cup of green tea without me asking her to. She wanted to make me coffee but saw that I already had a cup of coffee before that, hence gave me green tea instead. Small little action but extremely sweet and heartwarming to me. :) Dinner with Irene from sales and Yuhui after work as Irene would be leaving SG to work in HK office. :( Wish I can go with her too...

Tues was the day where it went crazy at work. Market was the most volatile in my 14 months into this job. On Singapore's national day - I doubt bankers in Treasury department had time to think of fireworks or any celebrations. Everyone should be busy sitting at their desks monitoring the markets. :(

Wed - went to Chris's house to play with his new puppy and collect some stuff. Saw my boss's kids along the way while walking the dog. I must say they are 2 pretty lil gals who look exactly like their parents. :)



Thurs - Many a FML moment. I have no rich parents so I know that my immediate family (ie, my dad, mum, sis and I) are bound to be neglected by certain people. But pls, don't spoil my morning by making it THAT obvious. Totally spoilt my day. Then at work, I was outrightly rejected when I asked for help despite me having to help that person many a time. Good job! 1 way road when it comes to helping others. FML seriously.

Went for drinks and dinner with a broker, a trader and the trainee on my desk at Yantra Tanglin Mall. Apparently after dinner, the 3 guys went for drinks at Brix and the story was that 3 dudes went for drinks, 4 people came out of the place. Hahahaha. :X

Drinks session with most of the people from various departments after work. We had to relax and chill out after the craziest week at work ever. Only 12 days of August have passed, but it seriously feels like a whole month has passed. It's that insane. We are all zapped of our energy. Went to Boulevard at office downstairs, had a few beers and we crossed the road to Oenotheque for Irene's farewell drinks of beers and whisky.



When we were leaving, Irene's ex colleague, Irene and myself cried! Round 1! :( So embarrassing! I'll really miss her.. She's always been like a sister to me in office. Always sweet and nice to me. Another wonderful person leaving the office. Sigh... Went to Suntec to meet Lynnie, Bee and Felix for dinner at Tonkichi. I feel bad though.. I was late for 1.5 hours and I had to rush off after being there for an hour. :( I'm sooooo SORRY!!!! Gotta make it up to them next time.

Headed back to Oenotheque to look for Yuhui who had joined the farewell drinks while I was at dinner. Had a quarrel on the phone in front of my colleagues. I disgraced myself in front of the sales head whom I'm trying to get myself into his team. FML FML FML!!!! Sigh... Then coz I was really angry and annoyed, I started tearing.. And Yuhui kept trying to comfort me. Irene joined in and all 3 of us ended up crying coz we really can't bear for her to leave. SIGHHHHHH

Yuhui and I finally left Oenotheque to meet up with the rest of our own team who were at Kha @ Robertson Quay. The broker whom I really like and once had a deep discussion with was there too. He's getting married in Sydney in December in a lil farm 1 hour away from Sydney. So sweet! And the whole nite, we talked a lot about relationships and marriage. From conversations to discussions to debates. It was all quite funny. With a lot of wine and sitting there til the restaurant closed and we had to leave, I really enjoyed myself.

Only problem now is that while running out of the restaurant to get the damned cab, I didn't see that there was a step down from the grass area and landed weirdly on my ankle. So my left ankle is slightly swollen now and I'm still contemplating if I should see the chinese doctor. Think I'll leave it for now and try to monitor the condition. Yes I'm stubborn.. And I'm thinking of going for a run.. I feel like 1...

Another FML moment - I can't find my diamond rings!!! I had 3 and while packing my cupboards last year, I put them somewhere else. I've been searching for them for 6 months now and I still can't find them.. I wanna kill myself!!! 1 of the rings was bought in Turkey when I was there on holiday!!! ARGH!!!!!!

magz [2:53 PM]

*will dreams come true one day?*

Thursday, August 04, 2011

21 years and counting...
Irene cried last night. Her son has a form of autism - a bit of ADHD and has some problems understanding questions and responding to it. Not to mention that he is also quite a weak boy in terms of his health. I know how she feels as a mother.. Worried and hence the tears. But he's still young and lots of kids have such problems. They will outgrow it in future.

So I told her about me when I was young. I refused to talk to anyone til I was about 4 or 5. Refused as in I never uttered a single word. When visitors came to our house, I'll run and hide in the room til they have left before coming out of the room. That was me. Gram thought I was born deaf and dumb so she made mummy bring me to the doctor for checkups.

Then as I grew older, I started talking. But I also kept falling sick. Had to see the doctor almost once or twice a month. I know mummy was very sad about my condition. Maybe it stressed her out too, just like how it is for Irene now. Maybe that's why mummy decided to leave me on this very date today. :(

While talking to Irene, my own sadness overwhelmed me. Caught me by surprise too! Was trying my best not to think or dwell about it the whole day til that moment. But I know mummy's looking out for me so I'm contented. :)

Somehow my blogger site looks weird today.. Makes me feel weird blogging.

Hope all goes well for Irene and her son!

magz [7:56 PM]

*will dreams come true one day?*

Tuesday, August 02, 2011

All Of You Are My Guardian Angels!!
I think I've said this quite a number of times but once again, I am glad and thankful that I'm blessed with nice people and friends. And 1 thing I know for sure - I'll never regret my decision to move to this department to be surrounded by even more wonderful people.

magz [7:18 PM]

*will dreams come true one day?*