santa's little helper

Ho! Ho! Ho!.. The time of the year to be merry... check out this very adorable link http://www.elfyourself.com/?userid=f4537d50280f78a0fbf2192G06122422. You are warned of the high level of cuteness content and it's infectious ability to induce immense laughter capable of causing a tummy upset.

the perils of my occupation

Betcha u don't know that a valuer's job can be quite a risky one.. here're jus some of the many dangers lurking us poor valuers' lives:

1) The weather: As we are mostly mobile due to the tonns of inspections we have to make, we are exposed to the elements of the unpredictable weather. It can sometimes be so bad that even the use of the umbrella is senseless.

2) The Ugly Singaporeans: Clients sometimes think that they are the kings of the world. Valuers are jus like any other professions.. we work 5 days and have proper working hours. Yet, these clients think that we are being paid tens of thousands of dollars, demanded us to inspect only on weekends or after hours. Of course, I will try not to adhere to such request. Comon' ! I'm not paid for working OT, especially on weekends!! But sometimes, there is still not much choice to these persistant brats of the society.

3) Sexual Harassment: Yup, I've been sexually harassed several times.... by man's best friends. Dog owners usually let their dogs run free as they fail to neglect the fact that not everyone likes to be in contact with their furry friends. The smaller dogs will lick your toes while the bigger ones, well, will climb as high as the waist (never mind the details)>

cookin' cookies

It's been years since I last baked cookies.. and then now, I've decided that I will bake some. Turns out that the first attempt was a total disaster!! The cookies were too soft and soggy it looked like chocolate creame paste even after emerging from the oven!!

I had to throw away 2 hours of work. Haiz.. tat was actually jus the beginning of a spate of bad luck I experienced over the past few days. Well, I still went on to my 2nd attempt..

This time around, the paste was just nice, but the 2nd round took me almost 4 hours to complete baking all the cookies (nice for at least 30 packets). Below are some of the pics of the finished product:

it's the season to be stressful

Yup, it's that time of the year again. This time round, the pressure is even more daunting. Up to know, I still couldn't believe that my friends have agreed to buy a present for everyone within our group. This will equate to buying 5 presents on my behalf. Buying for 1 is already an Mt Everst task. Now, I have to buy for 5. I'm sure the retails must be arming with smiles and flexing their hands to swipe my cards. On top of this 5 presents, there's another for the company gift exchange, and some other presents for other frens. Well, I guess I'm lucky to be confined to only 1 X'mas party annually.

Ok, so out of these many brain cracking gifts, I've already purchased 4, 1 on order and another 1 to be placing an order real soon. Frankly speaking, I'm not even sure if the presents will be suitable for the receivers. I've been drawing inspirations from a much larger context, so if you dont really enjoy the present, you hav to think bac really hard... cos I got the ideas via previous conversations.

Tat said, I'm not really counting on getting gifts that I'll definitely find useful and practical. Nonetheless, I'll still be grateful for all the tots and efforts my dear givers have put in. Just one word of advice: NO CUTIES STUFF!!!.. hmmm.. it'll be good if you can give me some Armani, Hugo, or my desired iMac 20" desktop. hehe.

MIA

haiz... keeping losing things recently. this month has so far been really careless. My reports are carelessly checked, lost my swimming goggles, and today, left my shoe bag somewhere out there!!! Shoe bag with my track shoe!! it's so big, yet i can still mis place it somewhere out there. now hoping that SMRT will contact me about its whereabouts.

anticipation

Hmm.. I figured my previous entry must have been a handful to digest (should have put tat into my other blog instead). Anyway, now startin my 3rd mth in this new job. Colleagues are overwhelmingly supportive and patient. My current mentor has been anything but patient (though she thinks she is demanding a lot). Guess no one here realised what i've been thru in my previous job (not everyone was bad there lah.. jus a few memorable ones to last a lifetime).

So far, hav been working non-stop from feb 2006 to now.. w/o a single holiday!!! I cant wait to be confirmed.. then i can take leave for a short trip somewhere near. On the cards will be phuket or Bangkok (again) in Jan. Colleagues are also thinkin of organising a weekend getaway to Bintan.. Heard a Genting trip is also on the cards by my Company. What a Jan 2007 it will be.... If only everything will be as smooth as the plannings... anticipating.

Haiz... PF jus told me tat i shd wait for the new Mac OS cos of the recovery function. Tat means I will hav to postpone my purchase by another 2-3 mths!! Argh... The longer I wait, the more I crave... anyway, it's good to wait now also.. cos RAM prices dropping.. so I may get cheaper deals when Leopard OS is out in Feb/ March 07. Just hope the new GST won't kick in yet.