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Tuesday, March 30, 2004
Fire fly

Hi guys. Please have a look at the Phoenix Inc. message board I just created and help me spread the word around. I don't earn anything from it. Just trying to offer a service.



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said Goat Almighty on 3/30/2004 11:24:00 PM::permalink::

Sunday, March 28, 2004
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I could use a break.



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said Goat Almighty on 3/28/2004 10:01:00 PM::permalink::

Saturday, March 27, 2004
Swirl

More cracks in my family are showing. I'm not looking for sympathy but this is just the way it is. Lotsa things are going through my head right this minute.



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said Goat Almighty on 3/27/2004 10:30:00 PM::permalink::

Thursday, March 25, 2004
Ain't heavy

I just got home. I just reached work this morning when Lilies text me to say that my brother got beaten up. So I was worried the whole time at work although I didn't show it. I decided to leave when the rest came back from lunch. I just wanna check up on him and hear what happened.

Here's an update to follow up.

My brother, Libis was in a pub with 2 friends when 7 other guys pounced on the 2 friends. So Libis ran over to rescue them and in typical family fashion, fell down in the process and got pounced on himself...with billiard cues, beer bottles and mugs. According to him, he managed to break one of the attackers' arms but I'll leave it at that. Apparently it's a dispute over a girl.

What's more important is that after having his head, which was gashed in 3 places stiched up, I sincerely hope to God that he'd soon realize that he's not doing himself a favour by living the fast life like this. He's got into deep dung before and managed to pull himself out with a lotta help and now this. What would it take?

He did mention that he feels lucky to still be alive...kinda like how I felt when I walked out of a car wreck years ago.

My mum will flip when she hears this.



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said Goat Almighty on 3/25/2004 03:59:00 PM::permalink::

Wednesday, March 24, 2004
Dino(will)SOAR(???)

I got my payslip. That's the good news. The bad news is that Captain Bob The Amazing forgot, yeap, forgot to submit my OT claim sheet to the Accounts Department. And yeah, he tried to push the blame back at me but I was having none of that crap.

I wasn't really mad. Don't wanna cry over spilt milk. At least I'm still getting it at the end of next month.

What I'm increasingly concerned and at a very alarming rate is the fact that my basic income cannot meet my expense. All that I earn are accounted for and no, it doesn't at any point, include my personal expenses and/or disposables.

I have got to find a way to add to my earnings really soon or I'll go the way of the dinosaurs.




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said Goat Almighty on 3/24/2004 09:21:00 PM::permalink::

Tuesday, March 23, 2004
Woosh!

There were only 7 students who attended class this evening. Must be the sudden heavy downpour pouring down the absentees' spirit for learning. In fact attendance has been declining week by week.

Every class is important. There is always something to learn if one bothers to listen.

Nevertheless, I emailed all the students from my class about what went on and what's coming up with regards to the school's program. What's the use of knowledge if it's not shared...?




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said Goat Almighty on 3/23/2004 11:14:00 PM::permalink::

Monday, March 22, 2004
Heart on Sleeve

So sad, so sad...such a sad, sad situation. Had to return my No.1 uniform back to my unit today. It was my pride and joy. I still keep knick knacks from my army service and that was the biggest thing I had. Not everyone gets to wear it. It's reserved only for the best battalions on National Day. Mine was. We created history for ourselves. That's the 1st time we ever won anything and we toppled the commandos in the process. So it was a big thing.



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said Goat Almighty on 3/22/2004 09:49:00 PM::permalink::

Sunday, March 21, 2004
Tangle No More

Wang has just fixed a wireless router in my room for my PC. He also helped rearrange the wiring of my "workstation" coz it was messy before this. Well it's still messy now but it's more sightly.

Ok ok. I can hear you asking why fix a wireless router for a PC (???). I don't know. I just let Wang decide these things but it does make my room future proof. Or the whole house for that matter... . Dude, I actually have a wireless system going on!



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said Goat Almighty on 3/21/2004 06:18:00 PM::permalink::

Friday, March 19, 2004
Happy News Network

I was wondering if I should start a new news network that only reports happy news. The news in the media nowadays seem to get worse.

Top news that stuck to my mind today

1. One of 3 of the runaway robbers in Tekong has been found as of 1830hrs.

Question is, how in the whole wide world of sports did they manage to elude 2 countries' authorities to land in Tekong, a military island in the 1st place??? We are not as impregnable as we thought.

2. The President and Vice President of Taiwan were shot during the run up to the Taiwanese elections.

I don't wanna be right but if the culprit is found to be linked to mainland China, we're ALL screwed. Enough things have happened to suggest that worldwide unrest is a-brewin' already. We don't need one more.

3. Ok, this wasn't in the media but Kino, my Big Boss has resigned. Last day's next Tuesday. More flies are rumoured to have intentions to drop as well.



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said Goat Almighty on 3/19/2004 11:11:00 PM::permalink::

Thursday, March 18, 2004
Viva La Loobz!

I think today was my best performance at work. In my heart, I'm giving my best shot but in my mind I tell myself to take it easy. Work isn't the only thing I think about these days so I've really gotta chill.

I may not have a dream job, but at least I know where the money's gonna come from to pay my bills at the end of the month. I should be thankful.



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said Goat Almighty on 3/18/2004 08:41:00 PM::permalink::

Wednesday, March 17, 2004
Momma Mia!

I'm writing this with tears welling in my eyes.

My mom came over to my place as I was at work just now and cooked a meal fit for a king. Then she left.

She still cares for me. I should be thankful.



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said Goat Almighty on 3/17/2004 08:50:00 PM::permalink::

Tuesday, March 16, 2004
Slice of Life

So I went to class just now and brought up the subject of the evil school project to the lecturer. All my classmates were as clueless as I was and I thought I'd done everyone a favour by doing that. And yeah, the good news is that it's all clear now for everyone. The bad news is that all the things I've worked on so far go down the trash can. Ha ha.

Better now than later huh? I should be thankful.

Would somebody pass me some humble pie please?



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said Goat Almighty on 3/16/2004 10:40:00 PM::permalink::

Monday, March 15, 2004
Pizza Cake

Whew I'm so full now I can barely think of anything else but be a right slob. Too bad I still gotta work on my school project.

My household just ordered some pizza and fried chicken and we just swallowed them all down. No mercy. I'm not surprised if I gotta see the doc tomorrow. I am already feeling a little sick from a weekend of bingeing on chocolate, chocolate and more chocolate.

Then again at least I get to do these things that people elsewhere can only dream of, huh? I should just shut up and be thankful.




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said Goat Almighty on 3/15/2004 09:40:00 PM::permalink::

Sunday, March 14, 2004
Mick O' Mouse

I can't believe I've just spent 7 hours on the comp typing out my school project and I still don't have enough words in. Dang. I only managed 600 odd words and I need 1500. Where in the world am I gonna get the other 900...?

Ok ok so I didn't really spend 7 hours on the comp typing out my project... I did have a few sneaks at TR's blog to see if she's updated it on her Disneyland Tokyo adventure. I hope that wasn't too loud...heh heh.



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said Goat Almighty on 3/14/2004 09:00:00 PM::permalink::

Saturday, March 13, 2004
Yeah, ride...

Whoa I've just finished helping Wang fix the washing machine. Big deal coz I can't even knock a nail into the wall without the thing bouncing off or hitting my thumb. The machine has been causing power trips in the house for a week. Hopefully it works now. I'm test running it with my laundry as I write.

I've been ranting about my work for about a week or so now. I have to let it go somewhere. Better here than anywhere else I reckon.

So I've been listening to good advice lately and I felt Monica's advice hit right home. The best advice are those that are short and unsweetened. I've decided to ride the storm. If I can't handle adversity at this level, what makes me so confident I would be able to handle them when I'm up there...? If anything else, what doesn't kill me would only make me stronger.



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said Goat Almighty on 3/13/2004 07:59:00 PM::permalink::

Friday, March 12, 2004
Killing Me Loudly

I got screamed at again by Miss Perpetually PMS at work. I think she's cheesed that I can still remain so calm after each time she screams at me. She makes a big deal of every single thing. It feels like I'm being singled out.

I accept that I do make mistakes at work but she always makes a big brou-ha-ha of them. I certainly don't start my day thinking of making life difficult for everyone, so if I indeed made a mistake it's not on purpose.

Anyway, I told her to go find another guy to replace me if she wants. I couldn't take her tone of voice and manner in which she was talking to me.

Bob was involved later on. He heard her screaming her brain out at me on the phone. He just couldn't absorb the fact that it was a one-way screaming match coz obviously he didn't hear my side of the non-conversation.

I did try to apologize twice but she would have none of it. I hope Bob noticed that the only person speaking French during the mediation talk wasn't me. She was taken aback when I brought up the fact that she's been slamming the phone on me. She didn't expext me to say that in front of Bob but I was flabbergasted when she pushed the blame back at me and even brought up a colleague's name who would testify that I'd been slamming the phone 1st. Yeah, right. Liar.

I was composed throughout. I thought this was so immature and I didn't wanna blow the thing out of proportion.

I mean 190 people just lost their lives in Madrid without even knowing why... .



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said Goat Almighty on 3/12/2004 07:42:00 PM::permalink::

Thursday, March 11, 2004
Snap! Snap! Byte!

Top of my wishlist now is a digital camera. I'm the sort of guy who likes to snap away whenever I feel inspired by something I see. Something normal-looking to someone else would be interesting to me.

For instance, back in the army, while most of my men are sleeping at every given opportunity during training, I'd be wide awake admiring the beauty of the surrounding. An unusual-looking spider mending its web between branches, birds mating, squirrels a-scuttering... they all mean something to me. Very therapeutical. That kept me sane in the presence of insanity.

Well anyway it's for my own use. I can't afford a top-of-the-line model and I don't need it to be fresh of the shelf. A reputable brand, 2.0 megapixel, 2x digital zoom, and an LCD screen with playback function would suffice.

I've seen a few on the Yahoo Singapore auction site but I'm keeping my options open till end of the month. Maybe I'd even drop by The IT Show in town this Saturday for a look-see.



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said Goat Almighty on 3/11/2004 10:56:00 PM::permalink::

Wednesday, March 10, 2004
Small Bump

Things were a little better at work today. Bob, the senior exec, the small boss wasn't around the whole day to bug me and Kino, the big boss was only around at the 2nd half of the day.

I was quite impressed with how I managed to hold my own. The 3 man team was short of the most experienced among us, Ray, when he had to go attend to another job interview after lunch.

That's when the party started. Things just picked up like mad. Me and Vince, the other guy were quite efficient in the way we handled the onslaught. The main thing is that we didn't have Bob to slow things down with his premonition of "helping" out.

His idea of helping out is to sit his rear in front of the computer, God knows what he does there or to instruct us like "no no no, left left, ok ok, forward put it down" while we are operating the forklift or stacker truck. The last thing anyone needs while operating the truck is for someone else to fuss around and eliminate the work flow efficiency. It's very annoying.

My conspiracy theory is that Bob actually doesn't know poop and he likes picking on me to put on his smart act thinking I'm just a nerdy greenhorn. I'm not one to shy away from asking when I wanna know something. Please, please, please don't get smart with me when I haven't done anything wrong.

Kino, on the other hand, has wised up a little. He should've noticed the silent protest going on at work after his lack of judgement on the warehouse re-arrangement exercise. He asked me to pick a broom the other day and I was amazed that he picked one himself.

He was doing his routine walk-around today and caught Vince and I in the middle of the onslaught. I was focused and intent on doing what I was doing and he saw that. Besides enquiring a little about what I was doing to get some understanding, he left me alone. I really didn't want any unnecessary interference then.

All's well ends well. Hopefully things will pick up from here.



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said Goat Almighty on 3/10/2004 08:27:00 PM::permalink::

Heavy Heart

Sigh...about work, let me put it this way. I don't wanna argue with idiots. It can be quite draining for the soul to have to deal with people who don't admit that they're wrong and then push the fault to you.

I don't wanna go into detail on this coz it's not nice dragging other people down any more than I already have but if you think you know what I mean and have a word or 2 of advice, please do write to my email.

Maybe the problem is me, maybe it's not but at least I admit to my faults so that everybody can move on. Surely the 1st step to learning is to admit a lacking... .

Thank you. If you don't mind, I'll go hide in my hole now.



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said Goat Almighty on 3/10/2004 12:01:00 AM::permalink::

Monday, March 08, 2004
Flooded

Bad day at work.

I was gonna write about it but couldn't collect my thoughts. I'm just trying to forget the whole thing. I'm more interested about my schoolwork.

!UPDATE! - It's 550 am. I'm already up but I really don't feel like going to *work.



*work: a place where fish balls conglomerate



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said Goat Almighty on 3/08/2004 11:22:00 PM::permalink::

Sunday, March 07, 2004
Mate in Heaven

Nothing spectacular happened yesterday but I was glad to see some other old schoolmates from Nanyang Polytechnic at Cindee's (the birthday gal) place. I've disappeared into oblivion ever since I left school prematurely in 2000 and only kept in touch with Cindee.

I made the trip to the Careers 2004 exhibition at Suntec City before going to her place. It was a disappointing trip. I somehow managed to achieve some of the tasks I set out to do. I obtained the SDF application form for myself and Wang who intends to join my class as well as gathered some brochures from the educational institutions that I perceive as reputable such as MDIS and PSB Academy.

I allowed myself to be curtailed by Cindee to join her party at Zouk. How long has it been since I partied? I felt like a fish in the desert or something. And I drank like a fish too. So it wasn't long till I had to excuse myself and take a cab back home. I didn't wanna cause them any trouble if I hung around longer.

It was Cindee who introduced me to wine when all I ever bothered to drink was beer, it was she who re-introduced me to jazz when I was really into pop music and it was she who triggered me to pick my books up from where I left off. Of course I didn't change for her. I just tried these things and happened to get stuck to them. They're not at all bad anyway.

It was great having a platonic pal whom I can click with coz until now I haven't met anyone else outside my family who's as open-minded and intellectual as she is. Even my family isn't that straight up with me sometimes (works for me coz too much information isn't always good). Imagine this. When I told her that "I did it" with my ex-girlfriend, she proceeded to explain to me about what women like when it comes to "that", the G-spot, what not to do, etc. I'm sure you don't want me to continue... :)

Once upon a time, I did think of what it would be like if she was my girlfriend and all that but after some serious thought I think we both click only up to this level. I don't wanna spoil the friendship. I'd rather have her remain as a friend than lose her entirely.



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said Goat Almighty on 3/07/2004 05:06:00 PM::permalink::

Friday, March 05, 2004
Larky Me

So I'll be having dinner at an old gal pal's place tomorrow. I haven't met her for the longest time. I always miss having her around. She's so different.

It's her birthday but I told her I wasn't going to her party at Zouk. I said I'm not into those scene anymore. That's when she cannon-balled me a barrage of ammo citing this and that...which were of course ehem, true to the least. I was devastated. I told her I would have gone if it was another setting but I really would feel outta place in any night spot these days.

So after a while, she kinda cooled down. In fact she never was that mad at me. She said matter-of-factly, "Listen. I'll do the maths for you. All it takes is 5 bucks to get your cute, tight ass to my place to meet an old friend on her birthday...and dinner's on me anyway".

Well, since she put it that way...*snigger*



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said Goat Almighty on 3/05/2004 11:55:00 PM::permalink::

Thursday, March 04, 2004
Tech Diss!

Just to diss Trisha Ratna (who came up with a new, amazing blog by the way), tonight I wanna talk about techie stuff.


































It's blank...I know. *chuckle*



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said Goat Almighty on 3/04/2004 10:07:00 PM::permalink::

Wednesday, March 03, 2004
Menlo schmenlo...

I've been having sleepless nights of late. Oh don't worry. It's not the usual due-to-stress sort of insomnia. It's sort of a pleasant one. I can't even sleep on my bus rides anymore. I just keep thinking so much about this thing in my head and heart right now. It's giving me a new aim in life so to speak.

On another note, I've decided to be thick-skinned and turn to my employers to financially assist my education via the SDF route. My chances are bleak since I'm only on contract basis but no harm trying. With this funding, every cent Menlo funds me can be reclaimed from the government and I only need to pay the balance of my school fees.

This is of course just one option I've set out for myself. I'm always scheming of ways to improve my life. I haven't got a lot of eggs so I gotta be really wary of where I put them. Every step I take now has got to be worthwhile.

Still on work, my Big Boss is making life for himself at work harder. I've heard of how much he sucks and how much resentment he's stemmed from my colleagues but today, I witnessed them "Live".

We were having a small farewell party for yet one more of our colleagues. We've all come up with some money for the gathering except....The Double B. He was obviously present when one girl loudly asked, "Who hasn't paid for this huh!?" I was like...."?!?!?" so imagine him. Man, his face was redder than a gibbon's rear.

A week ago I was told by my not so Big Boss who was told by the Big Boss to do some major rearrangement in the warehouse. So I did even though I felt it was stupid since there was a reason why they were arranged that way in the 1st place. The Big Boss was having none of it.

Today, 40 pallet-loads of huge cargo arrived and we couldn't stack them on the 2 storey high racks because of the rearrangement exercise. We couldn't wait to nicely re-rearrange everything back coz we'd have to waste everybody's time then. So we put all of them on the floor, blocking access in the process.

Some of my colleagues had to do OT in the end to put things right again. One of them was really mad at the BB earlier on and we had to cool him down.

When I put myself in the BB's shoes I can actually understand why he does what he does. Pressure from the top, the need to impress, etc but sometimes you've got to get down from your high chair and see the points of view from others involved as well.



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said Goat Almighty on 3/03/2004 09:26:00 PM::permalink::

Tuesday, March 02, 2004
Ee-yore

Is it just me or do things really suck at every other workplace too? Ok Mel, you're excused from answering this. *teehee*

I still think I should hang on to this job at Menlo. To others I'm just a lowly contract-based warehouse dude, but to me I'm a lowly contract-based warehouse dude working in potentially the Biggest Daddy too. There's plenty of room here for someone of my undying ambition.

I've never really had to handle dumb-A big bosses who-knows-nuts-but-still-live-in-a-dream-world-that-they-are-all-knowing-megalomaniacs before. And too boot that, the interim team leader now, as a result of a 2 hit combo resignation in my team is also Mr Panic-a-lot. Oh yeah, let's all not forget Miss I-need-to-pop-some-pills-every-30 mins-or-I'd-go-berserk-and-scream-at-you-for-every-little-thing too... .

"Great". Just great.

I'll simply just ignore them and go about doing my own things.

Let me know, how do you handle these sort of thing at your work place?




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said Goat Almighty on 3/02/2004 11:31:00 PM::permalink::

Monday, March 01, 2004
Trumpet player *cheesy grin*

A couple of people from my favourite online forum (bootlicker alert!) were asking for advice and input on what educational courses to take.

I don't know much but after having done my own research to finally decide on the logistics-based course that I'm taking now, I feel obliged to share my every bit of knowledge and I'm glad to assist them.

Why logistics of all things?

1. I'm an organized person and I like things around me to synchronize well.

2. I do have experience working in logistics so I kinda have a little headstart.

3. I believe in signs. Signs were everywhere at the time I was trying to decide on a career and study path for myself.

-I wrote to all the MOE-approved private schools with my queries and the only school which replied was one that was called The Turning Point. I didn't need the sign to be in neon to realize what was going on. And their catchphrase? "Are you on the road to nowhere?" I knew I had to consider this one.

-I didn't even know it was a logistics school and this was when I was seriously considering a career-switch in logistics from F and B. I wrote to so many that I couldn't possibly remember each and everyone of them.

-I was also broke and broken so paying even 1c in cash for anything was out of the question and surprise, surprise, this school offered me a 2 months deferment on payment till I get settled down on a job afterwhich I'd pay in instalments. Note: I didn't have a job then.

After a quick research and a cost-benefit analysis, I blitzkrieg-ed my sexy butt to the school the very next day and almost signed up on the spot. Now, I've no intention of looking back. I'm lovin' it!

I've to admit though, from my personal observations, that most schools these days are run-off-the-mill, certificate-churning, money-sucking institutions. So it's up to the individual on what he/she wants. What I wanted was to study something that others won't in a discipline that highly-positioned people in the industry are mostly those who worked their way up minus the qualifications.

I know what I want in life, my heart is set on it and I'm going for it.

A proper certificate from a recognized school does not advertize my intelligence nor my character. It merely states what I've been trained for and how well I'm able to apply them through my scores. In the end, it's still down to me.



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said Goat Almighty on 3/01/2004 11:22:00 PM::permalink::