Friday Night Fever

I'm feeling feverish...... was feeling very cold in the afternoon and no matter how I wrap myself up in my shawl, I don't feel the heat, instead, my palms are really cold.... and when I put my cold palms on my forehead, it felt super HOT!

ARGH!!! What's wrong??? Is it due to lack of sleep for the past few nights? And bathing late at night? Ok.... I'm wrong mama! I shouldn't have bathe so late at night, and bathe so early the next morning... Feel my neck acheing.... and also my back... it hurts.... reminded me of the time when I had to go to NUH for my medical checkup cos I suffer from a 'slanted backbone'.

Anyway, today is a chaotic day for my dear client OLC. She die-die want the ad to be upfront news right, and must be single digit some more! And SPH is not very willing to help because we keep changing dates, keep pulling out ads, and keep making requests to be paginated upfront... sigh ... but what to do? The client will always think that their 1 cent is bigger than the Buffalo Cartwheel.... we have to be thick skin and talk to the salespeople at SPH till they succumb lor.... but this time, heng Meiyin is working on it as Sharon is on leave, or else we'll be facing an LC No.2 and this is going to be hell!

The matter is only solved around 2:30pm. When Meiyin agreed that she should choose Upfront News Right, instead of Upfront News Left.. phew... can finally heave a sigh of relief.

Joan asked me out for lunch today, and we went to the Noodle House along Amoy Food Centre to eat the Taiwan Beef Noodles... Yummy Yum Yum! : ) Its really authentic... I felt as if I am back in Taiwan, eating beef noodles. But its a bit expensive - S$5! Hmmm.... and the portion is not really very big. We also ordered "guo tie" to share. Today's lunch is an expensive one - spent $6.50! Next week must try to spend less on lunch.... I have to save $$$ for my Japan trip next year! : )

Yanshan will be coming back for good in Sep 06! YEAH!!! AT last!! The 4 of us would be reunited!! We can siao together again, despite the 'upgrade' of Yuan to be Mrs. Ng which happened not too long ago. Hope that woman is adapting well to her new role, although they're not staying under the same roof as yet.

The aunty selling DVD was here just now. I bought 3 pieces of DVD for S$18. Have been waiting for "Howl's Moving Castle" and finally saw it. Actually, we thought of buying that for Jennifer Loke for her birthday on 22 Nov. But have to think of other things to buy for her liao. I also bought "Cinderella Man", heard from Emily that this is a really good film! I don't want to miss out on that! and also bought "Barbie and the Magic of Pegasus" for my 3 nieces. They will be very thrilled for sure : )

Juliet has been very stressed today over her King Kong bus ad and the Citibank 268 Building banner. Sigh... seems like our plans to pop champagne would be postponed to 16 Nov instead. This Raymond from MBO last minute drop an email to say that BCA requested for last minute add-on to make the structure more stable, hence, we can only target at 16 Nov as the start date. DAMN!!! We were joking about popping champagne and cutting ribbon on 12 Nov, and also bet on 0268 and 2680 for Sat & Sun 4D! Now it looks like we kena CHEATED...

I think I have to consult a doctor already... the fever is still there and I have a splitting headache.... and I can feel my bones aching....

Tomorrow mum's friend is coming to take measurements and help me custom-made a wardrobe for my study, as mum's complaining that I have too many clothes and books and there's not enough space to house them! sianzzzz... must spend $$$$ again... I'm still trying to get used to the new arrangement of my study room, with the bookshelves behind me... ARGH... dunno why but it sure feels awkward.... Maybe because of the fengshui, I haven't felt any better.... ARGH!!! and 18th Nov is the OBS!! I mustn't be too sick!

Juliet sent out an email to the team, and copied Soonthorn and Sharon Soh for the Birthday Celebration of our team members after the OBS. We're going to Changi Village for Seafood dinner... Yeah!! That place is quite near my house :) I hope I dun fall too sick!

I've fulfilled my task as a genie and told Shio a joke. YEAH!! It's so tough to find time to do such small things for your colleagues even though you work in the same office. Sometimes we hardly see each other as everyone is rushing out for appointments.

There's an article in MARKETING magazine on "Ad Watch" and this Senior Art Director, Kat Tan of Chuo Senko Advertising, said a lot of bad stuff for our Citibank's Home Saver Loan "Orange and Apple" print ad! haha...... I personally think its an ugly ad too, but nevermind, Y&R ought to dig a hole and bury the creatives who did that ad!

Yeah! The December issue of CLEO is here too! Can bring home to browse and kill my weekend in the event if I really fall sick and need to stay home to recuperate.... anyway, I'm not supposed to go out tomorrow, cos mum's friend is coming to take measurements and build me a new wardrobe!! ARGH!!!! Sianzzzzzzzzzzz

简单的快乐

今天早上，同事Lisa寄了封电邮给全公司职员，要我们上客户的一个网站参加一个游戏，还可以赢取一对去Manhattan的机票。第一次玩的成绩不太理想，慢慢玩上瘾了，其实还蛮OK，这是一个不须用脑的游戏，只须把手指放在滑鼠上，一直不停地按滑鼠就行了！我目前还在首三甲，希望能够越玩越利害！哈哈！

然后雪玲在MSN上给我一个网址可以免费下载Audio files！真棒！

大嫂也SMS一个网址给我，说可以下载免费MP3!超炫！

今天又不须待在公司加班，好幸福！可以看"LOST"，真爽！

这就是我简单的快乐... ...

Preaching and Doing are 2 different things

Strange... some people can say things one way and do things the other way... it amazes me ... but anyway, I guess once you've gotten to know this person after some time, you will know it's not so amazing afterall, cos she's the type who 'preach but do otherwise'.

My colleague and I chatted about Miss Keng. Apparently she thinks Miss Keng is not so 'gone case' yet. I would like her to try working with her and see if she will vomit 2 gallons of blood per day. But she told me she worked with her before and things were not as bad, though she's a slow learner.... and that she told me different groups have different dynamics and that we are not here to sleep one another, so if that person is unhappy with the team, he/she can QUIT.

She also told me about her team being the most problematic... well... to a certain extent, I have to agree... haha... cos someone in the team has 'extreme thoughts' and is always very vocal, wanting to express her concerns or opinions everytime there's a discussion or a presentation. I don't deny that having different opinions or being 'forward-thinking' is not good, but please do so not at the expense of so many people. It's quite a waste of time to see such 'fighting scenes' take place... especially when 24 hours a day is not really enough for proper business to be done!

Anyway, she told me all about being patient and must hold Miss Keng's hand.... erm... excuse me, if I hold her hand, I'm afraid 'stupidity is contagious', I might turn stupid too! furthermore, she's already in the company for 5 years and still need me to hold her hand?? I'm in the advertising industry for 4 years only leh!!! I m 'greener' than her surely!! Don't understand how come that colleague can offer such a suggestion?!!?

Can I suggest we transfer Miss Keng to her team since she's so forgiving and magnanimous??

2 days of peace gone...

I have a "kiam pa face" neighbour at work. I can't stand the way she think she's superior in everything, including her taste in music. She always on her music damn loud without considering if other colleagues around her are using the telephone, or focusing on their work. And she thinks her taste in music is unique just because she listens to "Sigur Ros". And the ironical thing she did that made my impression on her fade is when we stayed back one evening to finish our work, I was listening to my iPOD cos I couldn't stand her 'tasteful' music, and I got a shock when I saw her standing beside me, putting the latest album of Sigur Ros "TAK" in front of my face and told me "This is their latest album." I was stunned... of course I knew that, I spend hours in HMV! Don't try to be a smart alec!

Anyway, she's away on MC for the past 2 days and BOY! there's so much peace and quiet! But today when she returned, she started to play her 'tasteful music' on her computer again and its making a lot of noises! If I were to give a lecture on what's music and what's noise, I can go on and on and on...... but I know a person like her wouldn't be bothered as she always thinks she's RIGHT. She's got that "STUCK UP" look and she always likes to ask people "You get what I mean?" at the end of every sentence.

There was also once when she blurted out a question out of nowhere and expected someone to answer her. When I looked up from my computer, she was actually looking at me and waiting for me to respond. I was taken aback so I asked her "You talking to me?" and she said YES. Come on, for a start, please call my name when you are talking to me. You just blurt a question and expect who to answer? STUPID!!

This is the MSN Emoticon which we used to depict her when my colleague and I were talking about her. The stuck-up attitude, and she's a smoker.... hehe... but the hairstyle is not like that. One media owner even commented that she looked like a mother of 1!! hahaha....... looks old for a woman who kept emphasising that she's turning 25 this year... well... face the truth! You don't have to tell everyone you are turning 25 when everyone thinks you are way past 25! For goodness sake!

I sympathise with media owners who speak to her over the phone as she's equally rude... but she shows favourtism if that media owner doesn't wear skirts :) She's a pants chaser? haha.... or she could be "BI" for all we know :P

Anyway, my peace is disrupted and I feel "PEACED"(past tense of peace, or run of out peace). Hence, I'm PISSED!

Media Owner Lunch

Shay & Caroline from Moove Media invited our team for lunch today at Sun Japanese Restaurant in CHIJMES. The decor is very nice, and the food is quite ok. I like the ambience a lot! The price is quite reasonable (haha.... cos not I pay mah! :P) Anyway, can suggest to Yuan & Xueling to visit there for a meal sometime, cos they will like it :)

Just sent an email to Shio, whom I'm supposed to go up to and tell him a joke to make him laugh... this is a FISH + Monthly Gig programme for October 'gigglers'. He would be visiting my office on Thursday so I must go and search online or joke books for a joke to make him laugh :P Too bad my genie got dismissed... no one is there to perform a song for me... so sad...

Saw Kat online just now. She's got a new job already, working in a production company. I guess it might as well be like that since she's more interested in production work.

Back to the lunch.

Lunch was at 12:30pm. Shay & Caroline were already there when we arrived. This is the first time I tried Japanese Claypot Rice and it tasted good ;) (had the yakiniku). I also had black sesame ice-cream and a small plate of fruits, and a cup of tea.... really can feel the food swimming in my stomache now...

But what's disgusting is "Miss Keng's" appetite. She shared a plate of sashimi with Caroline, but although its SHARED, the plate was in front of her all the time! Anyway, she was asking for a plate of ginger... oh! before our main course arrived, Jenn & I ordered a side dish for sharing - the avocado softshell roll... the moment the dish came, she quickly lifted up her chopsticks and her eyes were ON the dish!!! WOW!!! so eager when the food arrived... if only she shows more enthusiasm in her work!

And she shared a claypot rice with Caroline as well.... "SHARE" is such a mis-used word here because it doesn't look fair with you-know-who getting the BIGGER portion.

Those who ordered the sashimi set has udon included as well! She ate the UDON!!! And then there's ice-cream, and she ordered a separate share cos she wanted to try black sesame ice-cream. And her speed is really like lightning! PHEW! Well... I believe one must always enjoy your food, and chewing the food slowly will aid in digestion :)

After that, we rush down for the ACNielsen Media Presentation on "STORE WARS". Super corny! haha..... but helped to relieve stress for a while, I think Miss Keng must be super pissed with us when we rushed back to the office without even having the refreshments...

By the way, I've never seen anyone dressed more sloppily than her. Imagine wearing a bright red t-shirt with baggy jeans and slippers attending a media lunch with media owners at a Japanese Restaurant at CHIJMES and later attending a Media Presentation at DBS Auditorium...

Anyway, today is a short day... and I hope I dun have to stay back late...