Yawn! Don't quite know what I did today but it felt like I was busy the whole time. Yawns... which explains why I'm blogging in the evening instead of the morning as per usual. Darn OogaBooga.

Woke up sleepy and grouchy and came to work to an empty office. All the programmers were on sick leave. So it's me, by myself, in the main office area. Bored bored bored.

Also realised that an interview me and Boss did for a company program for Computimes is out today. Photo included. Not going to reveal more but if you go by hints, you can probably find out where I work now! Hahaha...

I'm also very doozy today. Lightheaded and dreading the week. We have two more ads out and everytime that happens, we get a flood of phone calls from people who can't read. Nearly everything they need to know is in the ad but they seem intent on making me repeat verbatim my sales pitch over and over again. Cruel...

Dreaming fondly of Friday...

The dark of early morn bade greeting with a chilly breeze wafting through the half-open shutters. In the daze between sleep and awakening, I welcomed the new day with a renewed vigour unique only to this particular moment. Because darnit... IT"S A FRIDAY!!!! WHOOPEEDOOO!!!!

Had an interesting workday yesterday (note: 'interesting', not ARGH!). I went for a last minute meeting casually dressed (I wasn't expecting a meeting), had to wait in a bank for 30 mins for the car to pick the more important guests, then waited another 30 mins for meeting to begin and then got ushered out to wait for another important (and late) guest outside the bank by the main road, only to wait for 60 mins and realise that the late guest has entered the meeting covertly by sneaking behind my back and that the meeting was over. Weird... but hey, 3 hours of paid loitering! Woohoo!

Did some preliminary research on Summit. Rental rates are less than 2k, cafe operators there make on average a nett profit of 5-6k. Also, I've received a pleasant and unexpected windfall yesterday that has left me almost debt-free! I'm so positively encouraged I could just pretend to cry! :)

Have a good weekend everyone.

ps: Meng, if you are in Melaka, give me a buzz.

I will not complain about work anymore. It's pointless. I will now focus energy on making my plans work. Ta da.

It's finally the middle of the week and I'm downright excited about the future prospect of tending in my resignation, grumpy with the neighbour and they're inconsiderate parking, miffed with the weather and bad traffic, and finally am all on edge about what will happen with Harry and his friends and hopes my guess on who dies isn't correct. Tis a day of jumble'ism. And I suspect that the Order of the Phoenix is having a big effect on my mood. I can't believe it'll take 2 more books (and hopefully not 6 years) before this series ends! GAH!

On another note, my tasks for this week is to manually scan about 100 documents, assemble them together with powerpoints and notes, and on top of that answer marketing phone calls, draft emails, format Word documents, and nods head to boss. Does that sound like something a manager would do coz I feel like a PA minus the skirt. Maybe I SHOULD wear a skirt and complete the image. Hmm...

It's a sad morning when you have a friend retrenched. Best wishes Meng and I know you'll bounce back stronger than ever. And at the worst case scenario of not finding another job, you can always come and work for me! :) I need a chief pastry chef. Hehehe...

Anyways, I need honest feedback from you guys. I'm all about ready to plunge into this cafe thing. Briefly, I'm describing it as an arts cafe with a niche market of students and young adults designed for lounging and arts appreciation. Basically, kick back, drink, and soak in the art work while playing board games and pokemon. But before I go any further, I need to know what you guys think. Is this a good idea? Is it workable? And more importantly, I would need to depend on friends even more! Share your opinions :)

*ponders name of cafe while I aimlessly waste time behind my desk*

Argh... OogaBooga. Darn. Sigh.

I wonder why my blog dates don't work. Hmm...

Anyways, I'm still reeling from a great weekend of food, sleep and nothingness. Ah... tis the life. Had a big pizza party too, thanks to a buy 1 free 1 deal at Shakey's. :)

I've started reading the fifth potter book thanks to Saw and it really just jumps on from where the fourth book left off. I've only reached the hundreth page but already there's mystery, intrigue, magic and an impending darkness that just reels you in. Gawd I so love a good book.

Nothing much to say today except have a good week everyone.

Ooo... blogger has a new editing template. Cool.

And woohoo... it's FRIDAY! Thank gawd for weekends and ASTRO.

Anyways, looking back at the comments from my previous blog, I guess almost all of us share similar sentiments. Not surprising though but the thing is, if we don't actively act on it, we'll be griping till we retire from our desks. It's gonna be number crunching this weekend coz I'm deadset on leaving the corporate ladder. Anyone with similar interests (Saw, start practising), give me a buzz and let's make some tentative plans. It's never too early.

Gonna be seeing Meng, HL and possibly Jackie this weekend. Where do you guys want to meet? Let me know!

Saw something interesting yesterday. Was walking to the gym when I saw a good sized dog barking at a cat calmly sitting in front of it. The dog was barking and barking while the cat just stood it's ground. Dog suddenly bolted off. Gawd... I wonder what cat that was. Makes you think doesn't it.

Have a good weekend one and all!

Back to work. I don't know about you guys but I'm very jaded with this corporate lifestyle we've been brainwashed to accept. I seriously hate my job and if it wasn't for pleasant colleagues and the good salary, I'd quit ages ago. Is this just me or is this a phase we all go through?

I'm seriosuly thinking of quitting by the end of the year and do something of my own, maybe a small cafe. I would definitely love to brain pick with like minded people and see what risks this approach takes.

I now have tons of work left undone for the whole week just waiting for me. I don't know why my boss didn't delegate even the simple things to the other staff.

Grr...

hi hi...

Am still at home both recuperating from jet lag with mini naps and making sure I keep awake while daylight's out AND fiddling with my new phone. Woopeedoo... new gadgets are fun. I got meself an economical SonyEriccsson T100 that's easy on the pocket and beautifully design. Too bad there's only green left though, would have loved the red.

Anyways, got a call from boss asking me to go back to work. My boss definitely has a way of keeping me on my toes. This may be a tad premature but I really am short of patience and it won't take much for me to resign. Am thinking of a small food business. Anyone game?

Here's some LA updates if anyone's interested. Briefly, LA sucks for shopping. Looks like any American city but with more limousines on the roads. Weather was crappy throughout. For a sunny desert state, all I saw was grey clouds and intermittent drizzles. Universal Studios deserves the best theme park in the world rating (Discovery channel) without doubt. Had McDonald's and Burger King almost religiously until I found a chap fan place. Dinosaur museum rocks. And the airport security borders on paranoia. If anyone wants to see photos, you'll have to come meet me because it's on film and don't quite foresee having time to scan them all in. Might do that later in the future though.

All in all, a pleasant trip. And definitely what I needed to recharge the batteries.

I am back! :) Had a good trip and although very much recharged and energised... I am so not raring to go to work.

First up, I did not get to see the Angels... simply because of the way it was planned and the sheer thousands of people that turned up. I did however get to see Bernie Mac and Ms. Reef of Portugal (that's a different story). Simply speaking, contest winners (53 in all from the world over) were not allowed to bring cameras, not allowed to linger at the red carpet and was ushered directly into the cineplex where we waited for an hour (while munching on bad tasting popcorn) for the movie. We were also in a different cineplex than the VIP one which had their screening 30 mins earlier so by the time we got out, all the stars had left for the party. And really, that's about it. Not all that glam though I've never seen so many glossy limousines in my life (25 in total).

A slight digression... Hollywood is very superficial. At the premiere, everything is lighted up and the focus of attention diverts to the theatre all glitzy with reporters and news van everywhere. Come the next day and the same scene is a dingy sidewalk with faded stars on the street and people begging for money. Not a very pleasant city. And then, the stars don't turn up in limos all the way. They come to the hotel where I was as casual as ever, then change into this shining superstar and take a 5 min limo ride to the theatre. I guess stars have to economise too.

Back to the premiere. So we went to the party afterwards and guess what, stars were in a VIP area so us regular guests were all cramped and congested in the enclosed open air carpark where popiah (yes, popiah) and colourful drinks were served amidst near naked girls pole dancing and serving drinks. The more resilient of the winners (including one Malaysian, a lady from the Maxis contest who can beat any Singaporean with her advanced level of kiasuness twice over) stayed up till wee in the morning to catch glimpses of the stars as they left. I was back in the hotel by 10'ish coz really, travelling for 20 hours is not a pleasant affair.

So that's about it for the premiere. It was alrite but I enjoyed the following days better. :) Oh... and the movie was alrite. Somewhat predictable but fun nevertheless.

Will story about the other days tomorrow when I get back to the office. :)

(btw, you know how we see some Americans wearing dresses with slits all the way to the waist and wonder how they get away with it? Well, don't mean to be a pervert but they really don't coz I saw a few and really, all it takes is a small gust of wind to reveal everything! At least they wear underwear! Hahahaha)

Muuuaaahhhh....

This has got to be the greatest Monday in the history of Mondays since it's the first and last day of my workweek all in one. :)

I'm on leave tomorrow all the way till next Tuesday. Flying out to LA on Wed morning and arriving back home on Monday afternoon. Woohoo... I am so looking forward to it and the idea of a week long reprieve from work is already relaxing. :)

On another note, my handphone has decided to take a tentative leap to the grave just this weekend. My battery is already problematic due to a cracked casing, and now my LCD screen won't show me a thing. So no sms, no knowing who calls me and no nothing actually. Darn... looks like I'll have to shop for a new phone when I get back because it's definitely not worth repairing this one. (I guess dropping it like 10 times, sweating all over the console and sitting on it once must have taken it's toll! Hehehe)

Anyways, won't be blogging till next Wednesday. Wish me a safe trip and let us all pray for a bad weather condition to ground all flights from LA to KL on the 22nd so I can stay there longer. Muahahahahaha....

Muuuaaahhh.... TGIF!

Anyways, just thought I pose one half of the contest I won, an essay question with unlimited words. (the other half was assembling a storyboard from pictures). Topic of discussion is:

Are the Charlie's Angels a bunch of airheads or a trio of feminists?

Whadda guys think?

(Have a good weekend everyone!)

WOOHOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

You know the contest I was talking about? Well... I WON!!!! I'm off to LA, staying at the Renaissance Hollywood and watching the Premiere of Charlie's Angels Full Throttle at the Grauman's Chinese Theatre! I'm leaving next Tuesday and will only be back the Tuesday after that. WOOHOOO!!!!

Muuuaaahhh....

(note: all members of the newly found Dory Fan Club must begin their blog post with a muaaahh)

Anyways, I've added Bruce and Marlin to my collection, which means I now have 6 McD toys lining my bed shelf with 2 more to go. Bruce is somewhat lame yet freaky. He's way too small compared to the other toys but his eyes lights up an evil red when you press his fin. Marlin on the other hand looks a lot like Nemo, am almost the same size albeit a tad bigger and gives a weird laugh when his fin is pressed. Hmmm....

Getting the toys was an event in humility. Here comes me, in my office attire, queuing and ordering two happy meals, having here and then proceeding to eat them alone with two glaringly obvious happy meal boxes highlighting my table. Oh the things we do for the things we want.

It's OogaBooga all over again. Darn.

Weekend was fun and restful. I'm glad I didn't go back because highway traffic was horrendous. Will be going back next week though.

Am in a Monday braindead moment so outside of typing gibberish, I have no inkling of what to say outside of the fact that I hope I win a contest I joined in which winners get to go to LA to watch the premiere of Charlie's Angels. Wish me luck. :)

I'm doing the dance of joy with my new found ant friends! Woohoo... (though it's somewhat difficult dancing with them without stomping them to death). But heck, who cares, it's a Friday! (sprinkles more magic milo dust all over the place... ooo... colours).

Won't be going home this weekend as family is coming up. Am wondering what to do with them. Watching Finding Nemo is definitely one of the things to do though! Woohoo... those who have not watched it, well, what are you waiting for?

By the way, anyone knows what will happen tomorrow what with it being the Agung's birthday and all. Is there like a procession or road closures around town?

(happy weekend everyone)

I've just refilled my empty tin of milo with 1.1kg of wholesome chocolatey goodness. This makes me happy for reasons I myself do not understand. It's not like I even drink a lot of Milo... probably a cup a week and only when I'm desperate. Maybe it's the thought that if I get stuck in the office for days by myself, I can stay alive. Hmm...

Right now I'm fighting an urge to sprinkle magic milo dust all over the office. Lalalalalalalala....

I just want to say that I've added Dory and Squirt to my collection of McDonald's Finding Nemo toys which previously consists of Bloat and Nemo. Darn their cute appeal and sneaky marketing technics. (Btw, Dory goes MMUUUUUAAAAAAAHHHHHH whenever you press the fin. COOL!)

Today is TV day! Woohoo... wait... everyday is TV day now! WOOHOO!!!

(Do you want a piece of me? Do you? Do you? Do you?)

A Tuesday, a Tuesday...

After being not-so politely chased out of the PKNS apartments where I used to park (the parking lot averages a 40% occupancy rate so I have no idea why it's such a big deal), I've now parked further up at the SS5 housing area. It's quite a good walk but paying RM 80 per month for parking is such blatant highway robbery. I hope the housing area residents won't mind, though since it's a public street, they really have little room for complaint. Oh well...

Anyways, story is, the housing area has lots of dogs, being a typical Chinese neighbourhood. While walking from my car today two gleaming white dogs, one obviously the parent and the pup strutted by in the middle of the street indifferent to one and all. And gosh, for strays, the dogs look so regal and so darn cute (the pup especially). Was tempted to kidnap them and bring them home but common sense prevailed. No point getting bitten so early in the morning.

I must discipline myself and abstain from too much late night TV. It's only Tuesday and I'm already sleep deprived! :)

ggggGGGGOOOOooooOOODDDdddd mmmmmMMMMOOOOOOOOoooorrrrRRRRrrrnnNNNNNIIIiiiiiiiiIIINNNGGG!

(if you've watched Finding Nemo, you'll know why I'm 'speaking' like that)

Which brings me to blog topic of the day. FINDING NEMO ROCKS!!! If I were an Oscar Statuette, I will go get Finding Nemo engraved on me and jump into Pixar/Disney laps. The movie is incredibly awesomey excellenty superby funny! (and downright nerve racking for a kiddie show). Outside of the excellent characters, out of this world 3D and one heck of a story, the great thing about the movie is it's (somewhat) realism. It takes a while to digest how vast the sea is and the term big blue sea takes on a whole new meaning. And for aquarium lovers, get a sneak peek on what your fishes might be thinking. I am so bowled over.

My mission for the month is to collect all the Finding Nemo toys from McDonald's. I already have Bloat the puffer fish who lights up, and Nemo, who laughs when you press his fin. Matrix Reloaded can kiss Nemo's ass big time.

Keep on swimming, swimming, swimming... keep on swimming in the big blue sea!