communication breakdown

is it me or is it the boss???

"that's not the point, that's NOT the point!..."

sigh. 不明白。



***btw an INTERESTING REPLY by LL to my previous entry.

***R REPLIED to my previous entry too!.. we 'communicate' via blogs now. heh...

***one more REPLY from KL as well! :)

sleepless night, countless thoughts

i tossed and turned in bed last night - just couldn't fall asleep. i'm not sure if it was the consequence of that long afternoon nap i had earlier in the day. somehow i just couldn't get my mind to come to a rest, different random thoughts were going through my head...

about my job - how to do well in my job? what's next for me in this job? should i stay on or should i move on? but how do i get a new job?!

about buying an apartment - do i have the money to buy an apartment? how much money do i need? how can i buy it? which one to buy? should i really buy one??

about diving - should i take up that dive master offer? but i already said 'yes', but i can always say 'no' again, am i good enough to become a dive master? am i really thaat into diving?? - should i put the time and money into better use?

about family - why do i always have to give them attitude? how can i improve things at home? what can i do to make my family happier? - how can i become a better daughter? i really want to become a better person...

about life - am i happy with my life? why should i be happy with my life, but why should i not be happy with my life? i believe fundamentally i am unhappy but i cannot confirm, the question is then: how can i be happier?

about waking up tomorrow morning - 230am and still awake, can i wake up in time for work? do i even want to wake up for work? but can i not wake up for work??
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i woke up anyways, albeit reluctantly. turned up for work - physically there but mentally wished i was somewhere else. i injured my wrist today, for typing too quickly and too hard. it's pathetic.

i wished i never woke up.

conversation #146 with the "duh friend" from work

so there is this friend at work, whom we will scold her for being "stupid" at least once everyday... because everyday, she will at least say/do one thing which makes everyone fall off their chairs! let's just call her "duh friend"

this is just one of the many conversations with duh friend.

duh friend: peiqi how to spell guinea?
me: correct lor guinea
duh friend: isnt this like the guinea pig?
me: yes guinea pig.. or papa new guinea is a country

me: actually wat are u trying to spellll???
duh friend: hahahaha... it's for the medical claim lahhh
duh friend: how to spell??
me: MY GODDDDDDDDDDDDD
me: GYNAE!!!!!!!!!!! stupid!!!!

duh friend: wrong lahh doesnt exist! u noe how to spell anot?
me: gynae gynae gynae gynae gynae gynae....Gynaecologist!!
me: stuuupiiidddd
duh friend: SHUDDUPPPP....!!!

duh friend: shit i spell wrongly again.. i put the A and E terbalikkk =_=|

happy national day 2009!

picture taken at over 4000 meters above sea level, mount kinabalu - sabah malaysia.

原来划船, 也是累的...

when the travel agent told us that our white water rafting was going to be a full day event... she really wasn't kidding.

we departed at 8am in the morning... and only came back at 10pm at night!!!! the longer than expected activity kept one anxious friend in the hotel waiting... who thought she might have just lost 3 close friends to the river!

23 kilometers down the river...

i just lost my arms too...

sigh.

**will post photos as soon as i get them from R or when my arms and legs have recovered, whichever earlier.

爬山是累的...

seriously, mount kinabalu OWNED me. after x amount of steps up and another x amount of steps down, my legs are no longer mine. getting out of bed this morning was tough... man those legs worked really hard for the past two days. i just saw my thigh and calf muscles doubled its size. anyone who tells me to walk up any kind of staircases when i'm back in singapore CANNOT BE MY FRIEND. 会翻脸.

let's just say this is an eventful journey...with 2 split pants (not me) some cuts, some bruises (also not me), one person being piggy backed down the mountain by the locals (luckily not me)... and countless vulgarities in various different languages both going up and coming down the mountain (fine, this is me)...

with our cannot make it fitness + cannot make it mountain gears + cannot make it attitude... the four friends MADE IT!!

next up... white water rafting... leaving in an hour's time. god bless me!

mount kinabalu day 3

and so we slept from 6pm to 2am, woke up and got ready to conquer the summit!we do not have much photo opportunities during the climb up because 1) it was too dark 2) it was too cold 3) the climb was too tough. look at my pissed off face haha. grr...we can gradually see what's going on around us as the day unfolds...sunrise!!!we climbed and climbed...but did not get to the top-Top part of the mountain because some of them felt too cold to carry on. kindda regretted though, i should have insisted everyone come with me to the top! now i almost feel like i didn't do a good job in climbing the mountain.well, always safety first i guess! so my advise is, BE WELL EQUIPPED!the four friends made it, it was quite a moving scene, heh...yup, we travelled 8+ kilometers and was at 4,000 meters above sea level! woohoo! literally taking our friendship to "greater heights".the coming down part was much more interesting for me, although it can be quite tough on the knees.we engaged in an 'extra activity' - so instead of coming down where we came up from, we went down via this route called feretta, it's a little like repelling down the rocks and it was great fun!after another round of breakfast and some rest we prepare for our final climb down, to the foot of the mountain, where we originally started.i love this shot, captured by me =)

mount kinabalu day 2

morning briefing just before we start our climb...still happy faces but it's short lived. haha...i can tell you, climbing up mount kinabalu is NOT easy. i mean it's definitely attainable.. but NOT easy. you got to have lots of determination to do it! and of course some basic physical fitness too. heh.we all think this is an AWESOME picture - it would have been perfect if we can photoshop away that ang moh in red shirt sitting in the background. grrr!!!after nearly six and a half hours, we finally reached pendant hut - the place where we will spend our night!! we all knew in one way or another we're going to get here, it was just a matter of.. TIME.i insisted on a shower even though the place which we were staying in hardly had any hot water. veryyy cold!!! not forgetting applying those muscle rubs before sleeping!we went to sleep (at least we attempted) at about 6pm because we will have to wake up at 2am to prepare for our last leg of the climb up the summit!!

mount kinabalu day 1

got up bright and early that morning to catch our flight...somehow waking up for our flight that day was sooo much easier compared to waking up for work :pall our barang barangs and we're ready to go! seriously, i had the smallest bag for the trip but i think i was the most well equipped one!then we reached our hotel "A" which was rose cabin. pretty decent place to stay in, was clean too.room was spacious and with very retro style blankets, heh...first lunch of the day... looks much better than it tastes!! yucks... but LL's lunch was worse so... haha.after lunch was a relaxing walk out, just taking a stroll to check out the surroundings. pretty good view around us actually and the weather was great!!yup! one of the best shot of the trip! heh.. must do my mario jumping shots before i'm too tired for one after the climb! all set and ready to go for the peak the next day!

counting down to mt kinabalu!

i so can picture ah siao stuck in this situation one day...
anywayyyyssss...2 more days to mount kina and I STILL DO NOT HAVE A PAIR OF TREKKING PANTS!!!

to be honest, R's email freaked me out a little when he said:

"Dear team, as we count down to our very adventurous trip, this is a reminder to everyone of us to ensure that we have gotten our equipment packed and checked. This is not our typical trip..."

yes.. and obviously.. I HAVE NOT PACKED EITHER!!

i know.. i ALWAYS pack like JUST before i get on the plane... but this time i'm really not too sure if i can get away with it so quickly! i was trying to desperately come out with a list of "Things To Bring" amidst all the crazy phone calls i had to make to the clients at work today and... i simply LOST TRACK!

ok am going to bring my notepad and pen with me and write whatever i can think of on the way home... god bless.

**UPDATED at 2359 hrs

yes i FINALLY found THE ULTIMATE trekking pants which is not cheap but not too expensive. 89 bucks from columbia:

quick dry material - checked
can detach to become shorts - checked
can attach to become long pants - checked
can go well with my green columbia jacket - double checked
will look good in photos - triple checked

looks like i am just left with the packing part and i should be ready to go!! wish me good luck!