June 23, 2008
My new frustration
Buying a new handphone requires alot from me. I am very resistant to change, especially towards something that I have to use everyday. Buying a new handphone means I have learn how to use the new functions and I just find it such a hassle to re-learn things like typing smart messages, making phone calls and saving contacts into the new phone. Argh, its such a PAIN!!! Which is why I have been carrying the same phone for the past four years although everyone else I know have gone on to other phones.
I have a good relationship with my handphone. It serves me well, although recently, I have had to charge it more and more often. The functions are not fancy but they serve the purposes I need a handphone for. But, its an old old phone and I will not be able to use it in USA, Japan and Korea and those countries are likely places I have to be in the near future so I have to buy a new phone. I think being uncontactable for long periods of time will no doubt result in severe home sickness for me and my parents being totally freaked out that they cannot contact me.
Anyway, one of the mobile providers was offering a really good mobile plan offer so I decided to get the stylish new handphone that I have been thinking of getting. Its a slider phone with a 5 megapixel camera and 1GB microSD storage.
So begins the frustration of learning the functions of the new handphone. Man, I took five minutes just trying to figure out how to send a smart message on my new handphone. And trying to take a photo took an amount of time too embarrassing to write down here. Its a damn stylish handphone alright, however, its smart messaging function leaves much to be desired and I just cant turn off the damn bloody annoying keypad sound no matter how I try. I am sure many of you know which brand of handphone I am blogging about. So if any of you know how to solve those annoying problems, please drop me a mail! Argh, I can just see myself being constantly frustrated by my new toy in the next few days!
Posted by Fatgirl at 11:34 PM | Comments (0)
February 02, 2008
Wah haha ha
Finally, Fatgirl is back!!!!! I was unable to blog the last few months coz my desktop "died" on me. Now I have found an alternative laptop so WAH HA HA HA........ I AM BACK!!!!
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October 14, 2007
Fatgirl is swamped
Tired, tired and very tired. My poor little brain is being over-worked. I am so swamped with work that I can hardly breathe. Let's hope next weekend will be better.
Top reasons why Fatgirl has not been blogging:
1) I am really really really swamped with work.
2) Facebook is too addictive.
3) Youtube is addictive too.
4) There is just so much I can get done in a day.
Anyway, hope everyone else in the different parts of this big big world is doing fine. I will try to give more updates when this crazy period is over.
Posted by Fatgirl at 01:10 PM | Comments (0)
October 01, 2007
Fatgirl is addicted to Facebook
It all started rather innocently when I received an invitation from Overacuppa to join Facebook. I have heard of it and it was not the first invitation I received to join the Facebook community. But seeing how dormant my Friendster account has been these last 3 years, I did not think I would want to join another similar online community.
But......... curiosity got the better of me and I decided to join so thus my addiction began! HA ha. I must say, my addiction is not as bad as some other cases I have read about. I check my Facebook account about once a day and have managed to resist from logging in during work hours so far. I have fun trying out the applications I have added like "Superpoke" and "Boozemail" but I do not keep randomly adding new applications and I am not addicted to any applications. Facebook has been an interesting experience so far and I think it will probably hold my attention longer than Friendster did. Let's see how, so if you realise my blog has been empty of late, please check out my Facebook account. Ha ha.
Posted by Fatgirl at 01:01 AM | Comments (1)
August 12, 2007
Kiam Chye Life
Recently, I read a newspaper article in the Life Section of The Straits Times which talked about how some people had kiam chye life. Kiam chye being chinese salted vegetable and having a kiam chye life literally translate into having a difficult life. The writer gave examples of what she meant by having a kiam chye life and one of the examples was falling sick while on leave or while on holiday then recovering just when it was time to go back to work!
The past few days, poor Fatgirl has been having a kiam chye life. It was National Day on Thursday and I decided to take Friday off to have a super long weekend, although there was still tons of stuff to be done at work. The long break started off well, I had lunch with two good friends and KTV on Thursday, woke at noon on Friday and decided to color my hair and got a massage. On Friday, I decided that it has been some time since I met up with VanTan and Monoceros so I decided that we should do lunch on Saturday and do something interesting after that.
Come Saturday morning, I had an interesting experience in the toilet. I am one of those people who are constantly constipated and seldom ever get diarrhoea. I thought it must have been the massage last evening being super effective hence my circulation working. After a hour, it was not only diarrhoea but I started to vomit whatever liquids I had in the morning and this continued till late afternoon. Of course that put an end to my plans to have lunch and visiting the musuem with VanTan and Monoceros. I ended up spending the entire afternoon feeling super miserable.
The funniest part came in the night when I finally mustered up enough energy to make my way to the doctor. When I told the doctor about my symptons, he asked me what I thought it was. I told him I did not think it was food poisoning as I ate the same foods as my family and everyone else was fine except for me. Then he asked me when was my last period. At first, I was quite confused. It was like "HUH, what has when was my last period got to do with anything??!!!??" After I walked out the clinic then I realised that the doctor suspected that I was pregnant!!! That must have been the joke of the centuary!!! Firstly, there is a lack of sperm donor in my life and even if there is, I am so stressed all the time, getting pregnant would have quite a task indeed!!
Anyway, today is the last day of my long break and I suspect by tomorrow, I will be recovered enough to work. SOB!
Posted by Fatgirl at 07:30 PM | Comments (1)
May 10, 2007
Drippy tales Part II
Yes, somewhere in my apartment, a mysterious pipe is still leaking water into my brother's room everytime we turn on the water mains. Its past annoying already then again, I have other things to worry about in this point in time.
Posted by Fatgirl at 03:30 AM
April 30, 2007
Drippy tales Part 1
Its been several days having the water supply turned on and off again. Its super irritating especially when I cannot simply flush the toilet after use. And having to walk outside to the water riser to turn off the mains after my bath each night. Argh, when is the contractor coming to fix the problem!! So annoying.
Posted by Fatgirl at 01:19 AM
Its ALIVE
After several days in cyber-hospital, my blog is up and running again. Thanks to vantan who figured out what was wrong with the coding or else it would never have been revived.
Posted by Fatgirl at 01:15 AM
March 04, 2007
Up, up and away!
I am groggy from my flu medication and still coughing and coughing but nothing can dampen my excitment! Tomorrow, I will be going on a week-long break. Away from work and from my hand phone ringing non-stop from office people calling me. Yippee, yippee!
Posted by Fatgirl at 01:13 AM | Comments (1)
February 16, 2007
Gentlemenly behavior
Something nice happened when I was on my way home from a client's place last evening. I was waiting for a cab during peak hour and standing several metres in front of me was another person who was also waiting. I started waiting earlier than the other person and I was thinking if a cab came along, the person will probably get into the cab and ignore the fact that I was there before him.
However, to my surprise, when a cab finally came along, the person indicated to the cab driver that I was waiting before him and so I got my cab! I must say that such gentlemenly behavior is hard to come by these days and I felt really impressed that the person was so thoughtful! I have no idea who he was but he sure made my day! So here's a BIG THANK YOU to all gentlemen out there! Keep up the good work! :c)
Posted by Fatgirl at 04:30 PM
November 20, 2006
I Hate.....................................................
I HATE rainy days, HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE
I HATE peak hour traffic, HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE
I HATE working overtime!! HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE
OK, that was childish but now I feel SO much better!!
Posted by Fatgirl at 11:26 PM | Comments (1)
October 23, 2006
High tales
Ok, I have a little confession to make. Urmmmmm, I like to drink to alcohol. Some friends like DSD do not like to drink, but me, I have an affinity for alcohol, in particular, white wine, volka and gin. Lucky for me, the people at work like alcohol too and at company parties, alcohol always flow freely!
Just to add, I am cheapo and will only drink lots when the alcohol is free! Hee hee. Yep, so I had lots to drink at the company party last friday. It has been a long long time since I got high on alcohol. Too long since I did something so silly. Somehow, last friday, I decided to indulge. Sub-consciously, I can probably think of several reasons why I did that but this blog entry is going to be solely about my love for alcohol. I lost count of how many glasses I had but among which, I remember having 2 scewdrivers, 1 volka lime, 2 gin tonics, 1 whisky dry, 1 tequila shot and part of my friend's jugs of long island ice tea. Gasp!! Now that I have written all that out, its seems so much to drink!!
By the way I am not much of a connoisseur of alcohol. I can only tell you if its nice to drink or not. Do not ask me whether the wine is from a good year or whatever else similar nature of questions coz my answer will be "I don't know." Just ask me if its nice to drink and to that I will be give an answer!
Posted by Fatgirl at 02:14 AM
October 17, 2006
Roma Street Parkland
When I read about the park in the heart of Brisbane city, I decided I had to take a look. The brochure promised so much, tropical rainforest, fern gully, Spectacle Garden, lake precinct etc. The Roma Street Parkland was really lovely but it was alot smaller than I expected to be. I had thought I would spend around 2 hours walking there but it took a surprising short one hour for a turn around the park. Actually, it reminded me of the Singapore Botanical Gardens.
My favourite parts of the park was the lake precinct and the spectacle garden. The lake precinct was really lovely with its huge water mass and mandarin ducks. If I had the time, I would have been perfectly happy to sit there reading a book on one of the benches provided and stare out at the lake whenever my eyes needed a break. The Spectacle Garden was full of colours and different types of flowers which I had no clue to their names. But a walk through the gardens will definately put you in a good mood because of all the pretty flowers there! I felt like a character in one of Jane Austen's novels as I was strolling in the Spectacle Garden, unfortunately there was no Mr Darcy around! Ha ha.
Anyway, there were expensive looking apartments overlooking the lake from across a wide field. Those apartments must be really really really expensive, but to wake up each morning to that fantastic view and having such a lovely park right at your doorstep, I suppose its worth every cent. Oh and did I forget to mention that its at Roma Street, which is one train stop away from Brisbane Central. If I had the dough, I seriously would buy an apartment there. But since I do not have the means, I could only comfort myself with taking photos with my digital camera.
And finally......... drum roll please............this is one of the views of the park if you have an apartment from across it. This was taken from one the lookouts that look across the field to the apartments.
Posted by Fatgirl at 03:02 AM | Comments (1)
August 21, 2006
Zoo Trip
Once a year, the firm that I work in will close for a day and all employees have to perform community service. This year is no different. My unit entertained kids with disabilities at the zoo on friday. It was quite an interesting experience but very tiring.
Upon reaching the zoo, seeing that the kids have not yet arrived and Ben & Jerry's was just round the corner, a few of us headed there to get our ice cream fix! Yummy, New York Super Brownie! As the greedy few were busy enjoying their ice cream, the kids arrived. Oops, we had to eat up our dripping cones in super quick time!
We were paired up and each pair was assigned a kid.The little boy of around 10 was excited about his trip to the zoo and wanted to see everything. It was super exhausting running after the little boy and keeping him entertained. It was my first trip to the zoo in donkey years and well, the zoo still stinks and looks the same. I suppose after so many trips to the zoo as a kid, I have pretty much seen all the animals. I still get the creeps when I visit the reptile enclosure but the little boy insisted on spending time there. Sigh, so in I followed and I tried very hard to focus elsewhere besides the reptiles. Eeeks!
Anyway, I brought along my digital camera and here are photos of some of the animals I saw that day......
After a really yucky lunch, quoting what one colleague said "The packed lunch provided was plain horrible. You can feed it to the monkeys but its very likely that they'll throw it back at you!", I was really glad I had indulged in the ice cream earlier. The excursion was for around 4 hours and the kids went home. My legs were super sore by then and I was sure I did not smell too good either. But I had no time to go home and change before meeting Vantan and Monoceros for dinner and a movie later.
Posted by Fatgirl at 01:45 AM | Comments (1)
August 07, 2006
Oops!
Yep, a really big "OOPS" happened a few days back when Fatgirl forgot to renew her domain name and this web blog was momentarily lost in cyberspace. I am back again, thanks to help from Vantan, who helped renew the domain name, Overacuppa who sent the alert to me that my web blog no longer exists and Monoceros who very kindly offered help when I was in distress.
So what have I been up to in the past month. Nothing much actually, besides work and catching up with various pockets of friends. Spending loads of money at the shopping malls until I get a big shock at the end of the month when my credit card bill arrives.
There is a mass resignation "exercise" going on in the office now and I cannot help but be affected by it. So I am thinking seriously about what I want to do next. Don't want to be left behind, cleaning shit that other people have left behind lah. Any ideas about what jobs will be suitable for me? There are so many concerns. Sigh.
Posted by Fatgirl at 01:37 AM | Comments (2)
July 02, 2006
World Cup Fever
Yes, World Cup mania is here once more and I am glued to the television again. No particular favourite for me, I just like to watch soccer. Ok, not that I have a great understanding of the game but its fun to watch good soccer and of course, the gorgoeous men in shorts running in the field for 90 minutes or even more! :cP
One thing I really dislike are the penalty shoot outs, always feel like goin to kanna heart attack when I watch those! Just finished watching the England vs Portugal match. Dunno about you but I reckon the referee is biase against England. England played a really good game even with one man down. Too bad they had to lose during penalties. I was seriously hoping that C. Ronaldo will miss, can't stand him lah. I think he has a really "LL" face. Dunno why some girls think he is sooo cute. Personally, I like Ka Ka and the Italians better. Ha ha.
Posted by Fatgirl at 03:28 AM
May 03, 2006
Election Fever
Its election time on this sunny island again. And this election, Fatgirl gets to cast her vote. Hmmm, it would be fun to attend the rallies just for the fun of it but Fatgirl has no time.
Posted by Fatgirl at 02:25 AM
April 30, 2006
Partygirl is Back!
Its been many months since Fatgirl went on a party binge! Anyway, that was what I did last friday at a particular club in Esplanade! Party, party, party and drank myself silly! The music was 80s retro and after a glasses of cocktails, my colleagues and myself included were all on the dance floor, jiving away to ABBA and company. My feet hurt like crazy the next day but all that dancing was the first real exercise I managed in the last four months!
Posted by Fatgirl at 02:43 PM
April 09, 2006
My PC is ALIVE!
My PC is ALIVE and I feel like twirling in circles!! Yippee Yippee! Nothing much else is happening in my life though. Went to Orchard Road first time in many months but bought nothing, coz nothing caught my eye. Had lunch at Baker's Inn and then came home. Yawn, that's about it!
Posted by Fatgirl at 10:01 PM
February 20, 2006
Sleepy Fatgirl
I think I am prematurely aging. These days, I do not seem to have enough sleep even if I sleep 12 hours. Maybe its the lack of exercise or too much stress, but I think my poor body has finally decided it has had enough of the craziness I keep putting it through.
Argh, I need a break. I need to get away for a week and not think about work for the whole week! But there is so much more to accomplish and so many months before I can have my wee break. Sob sob.
Yawn, I think its time for bed again!
Posted by Fatgirl at 02:13 AM
January 04, 2006
It's another year
So how did I spend my Christmas and New Year break. Mainly shopping alot, eating alot and drinking alot. I think I shall abstain from all alcohol until Chinese New Year. I drank SO MUCH wine in the last week of 2005!
I feel kind of guilty about all the stuff I bought but oh well, I always need new clothes, new shoes and new whatever-nots. Hee hee. I ate alot of good food during my family Christmas Dinner, turkey, ham, salmon, prawn salad, ice cream, chocolate log cake, lemon meringue pie and raspberry mousse. As usual, my uncle was generous with his bottles of wine and of course I could not resist having numerous glasses of yummy wine!!
During my company's Christmas Dinner, its more wine for me! I think all my colleagues and myself included were taking full advantage of the free flow of alcohol and we just had glass after glass of wine. We were all so high (and some very drunk) by the end of the night but as one colleague commented, that was the calm before the storm! Ha ha ha. How true. Its back to my night-marish life again today. Lack of sleep, lack of television and lack of a social life!
Oh oh, I managed to watch "Chronicles of Narnia" too! The movie was ok but I much prefer the book. However, I would say the movie was a good effort and it brought my memories of reading the series as a child. After watching the movie, I felt this urge to go looking for my collection and re-reading the entire series again!
I managed to meet up with friends too, had dinner or lunch, shopping and KTV. Its so nice to know that I still have friends!!
So that's about all I did. This blog is going to sadly empty again for the next few weeks as all my energy will be spent working and meeting tight deadlines. Sigh.
Posted by Fatgirl at 12:59 AM | Comments (1)
December 23, 2005
Argh!
Argh! Jimmyspa is down and I can't send out any of the Christmas e-cards that I was planning to send. So annoying!! Now I have to try later or tomorrow. RAH!
Posted by Fatgirl at 08:32 PM | Comments (1)
November 21, 2005
:c)
Now, I can surf in the comfort of my room once again! :c)
Posted by Fatgirl at 10:56 PM
November 20, 2005
Monday blues
Was not feeling too well today so I decided not to do any work. Tomorrow, I can just foresee a whole lot of work crashing down on me!! Feel quite stressed now. Why can't we have more hours in day then I can spend more time lazing around and still have enough time to finish my work. Sigh.
Hey, DSD, wish you were not such an early sleeper. Just read something on the Net that is really annoying and wish that you are awake so I could call you to bitch about it NOW. Ha ha ha, am I giving you a bad name here!! Arrrrggghhhhh, just have to control until tomorrow I guess. Hee hee.
Posted by Fatgirl at 10:53 PM | Comments (2)
November 01, 2005
Holiday mood lah
There are two public holidays this week and they are right smack in the middle of the week on Tuesday and Thursday! Sigh, really no mood to work this week. Wish I could go away on another holiday or just take leave and bum around at home. Wish only lor!
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October 09, 2005
Too old for star gazing?
I went for MayDay's autograph session today. Once upon a time, I would be all excited and full of exuberance when attending such events. I must be growing old, felt quite "sian" today while attending the session. I think I had more fun chatting with R who was with me at the autograph session. The two of us had bought tickets to MayDay's concert in December 2005 and were entitled to a free concert poster, their autographs and handshakes. They are my favourite band after all, so I had decided to go for the autograph session, but for future events, oh well, I may not be so "on" already. Of course, I felt very happy after getting my poster signed and shaking hands with my favourite band but somehow, the thrilled feeling is not strong this time round anymore.
Posted by Fatgirl at 08:53 PM
September 27, 2005
Finally away
Yes, its holiday time once again. Close escape is the word actually. Its sad that I actually have to get away from Singapore to have a proper break but still end up having to lug reading materials to catch up in Brisbane. Like what one friend said when I told her that, "You got nothing better to do is it!!!". Well, its not a matter of nothing better to do, its more a case of if I do not read up on those materials, I will never catch up on my work. Yes, its a sad life I lead.
Anyway, it has been a happy 4 days of doing nothing, watching DVDs and sight seeing. Caught the midnight flight out of Singapore on friday night and spent 3 days in Gold Coast. Now, I am sitting in front of my brother's laptop in Ipswich once more. After this entry, it will be DVD time again!! Brought with me 2 sets of DVDs and VCDs to watch. Hee hee!!! Work can wait a while, let me finish watching my korean drama first lah.
Posted by Fatgirl at 10:19 AM | Comments (1)
September 11, 2005
Holiday again
Hmmm, this blog has been really blank lately. Have been busy working every weekend and no time for anything else. No social life to speak off and even last Friday was spent entertaining clients with the boss. Ok, it was dinner at Four Seasons Hotel, the food was good and obviously paid for but I would rather have been home, stoning in front of the television or at the gym. Instead, I spent my entire friday night smiling and making small talk!! Man, that was really tiring, racking my brains to make small talk and making sure I do not accidentally offend anyone!
Anyway, another break is on the horizon and I am determined to "run away" from here so I will be uncontactable and have a proper break! Thinking of going to the Gold Coast for some fun and scream myself silly at the amusement park!! Anyone wanna go too?? Maybe I should buy VCDs and bring my laptop along then spend loads of time watching all the drama serials that I have been missing in the last few months too!! Ha ha ha.
Posted by Fatgirl at 09:25 PM
July 22, 2005
Indooroophilly
The town of Indooroophilly is around an hour's train ride from Ipswich and nearest shopping mall from Ipswich is situated there. A short 10 minute walk from the Indooroophilly train station and viola, three levels of shops and a food court too! The sale period is almost over and anyway, most of the stuff on sale now are winter clothes and I have no use for those back in sunny Singapore. Oh well, just as well, can save money, ha ha ha.
After a simple lunch of chicken pizza and diet coke, I headed to the shops with my family. My parents and brother spent most of the afternoon at a coffee place while I went into different clothing shops (Witchery, Jeanswest, Kmart, Valleygirl, Country Road etc), trying on piece after piece of clothing. At the end of the shopping trip, I ended up with a pink top from Valleygirl and loads of chocolates from Darrell Lea as gifts. The shops close at around 4pm so we headed back to Ipswich for dinner homecooked by my mum.
Posted by Fatgirl at 09:17 PM
July 19, 2005
Greetings from somewhere in Queensland
Brrrrr, cold. Its my second day here in the town of Ipswich, Queensland, visting my brother. Couldn't get much sleep on the plane so spent most of my first day here sleeping. Its winter in Australia now, although there is no snow, and winter here feels like summer in Scotland but brrrr, it can still be rather cold. I am sharing my brother's room at the boarding house. Its a rather lovely place. The boarding house is made up of 2 houses and owned by an Australian couple. One of the houses look like its right of a fairytale! Really quaint and lovely. Have not ventured much anywhere except to Ipswich's city centre. Hoping to pay a visit to Brisbane and Gold Coast in the next few days. But feeling rather good because, I am NOT working!!! Hee hee.
Ipswich city centre is situated around a 10 minute walk from the University of Queensland's Ipswich campus. Not much shopping to be done there but it has essentials like a hospital, a big supermarket (Woolworths), a train station, a variety of food places, banks and some clothing shops. Nope, the shopaholic in me has not awaken as only Jeanswest is there. There is no sign of Quicksilver, Bloom, Sportsgirl or Country Road etc. That will have to wait till my trip to Brisbane which is around an hour's train ride from Ipswich city centre.
Spent half a day milling around Ipswich's city centre with my parents and brother this afternoon. It was so nice to be able wake up without the alarm clock shrilling in my ears this morning. Since there was nothing to buy, I ended up buying lunch for my family. Ok, we had Subway but hey, its the thought that counts hor.
Go to go now, more updates later.
Posted by Fatgirl at 02:54 PM
July 16, 2005
A Real Holiday at last!!!
I am supposed to be on leave this week but ended up going back to work for half the time! Sigh, such is the sad state of my life!!! Sob. But I am flying off to Brisbane this weekend and will be there for a week! Whoppee Whoppee!! Briming over with happiness now!!!
A big thank you also for all the lovely birthday presents and wishes!!
Posted by Fatgirl at 12:11 AM | Comments (3)
July 07, 2005
Something wrong?
Something seems to be wrong with my blog. The last entry I tried to post about how lazy I was feeling did not get saved. Hmm, maybe its a sigh that I should get off my butt, stop procrastinating and finish my work! Sigh.
Posted by Fatgirl at 12:53 AM
June 20, 2005
Sound at last!
My brother fixed up my speakers for me and now I have sound! Whoppee. Yes, I am a hopeless case when it comes to technology so its nice when I come home from work and see my Creative sound blasters all fixed up and ready to go! Whoppee, whoppee, whoppee!!
Posted by Fatgirl at 11:31 PM
June 07, 2005
Hotmail
Ha ha ha. Hotmail finally caved in and come August 2005 will be upgrading all email accounts to 250MB. Still a far cry from gmail and yahoo but its a start!!
Posted by Fatgirl at 11:39 PM
June 04, 2005
A break, a break, a break!
Whoppee! Two weeks of NO WORK. I am so hoping I will not get recalled back to the office. I am soooooo looking forward to having nothing to do all day and not having to wake up when the alarm clock rings! Whoppee Whoppee Whoppee!
Posted by Fatgirl at 10:51 AM | Comments (1)
April 17, 2005
Bad Shoe Week
I ruined two pairs of shoes this week, that must be a record! The first was really embarrassing too. I was at my client's premises when I realised the right sole on my shoes had split but I still had to walk around in them simply because the alternative was to walk barefoot! As I was walking away from one of the executive's work station, I slipped due the split sole and landed on my bum, followed by my uttering "Ouch"! At that, all the other executives around stood up to see what it was all about. Being the professional that I am, I had to calmly stand up and walk quickly back to the meeting room where the rest of my colleagues were. And to rub salt to my wound, when I related the sorry incident to my colleagues in the meeting room, they all burst out in loud laughter and no words of sympathy for me! :c(
Incident number two happened tonight as I was walking towards the bus stop after dinner with my friends when the strap on my high heels gave away! There goes another pair of shoes and this was an expensive pair which I had seldom wore! Sigh. Luckily I had purchased a pair of shoes before my dinner date. I limped my way to the bus stop and proceeded to change into my new shoes. I ended with mismatched shoes as the shoes I had bought were formal and my outfit was casual. Of course I was just glad that I did not have to walk home barefooted lah. Sigh, thank goodness it was late and there were few people on the bus!
Posted by Fatgirl at 04:04 AM | Comments (3)
March 30, 2005
Back to work
Hmmm, it seems DSD figured I was not going to write an entry anytime soon so she answered Monoceros' question for me. Ha ha, she was right actually, I am too lazy lah.
Yes, I brought the book with me to Batam but I only managed a few chapters. Spent alot of my time sleeping there. Two people to a Balinese hut with a balcony and lovely sea view. Its a resort after all, not much to do. Wanted to do spa but it was fully booked. Went jet skiing and kayaking instead. I must admit, I am really bad on the jet ski and my poor colleague riding behind me had a really bumpy ride when I was driving the jet ski! I am much better at kayaking though. But I had a really fun time with my colleagues. The resort was rather lovely but everything was sooooooooo overpriced and the food was nothing fantastic either. Before I knew, it was time to pack up and go home and now I am back at work again. Took some pictures, will try to post them when I figure out how to. Ha ha.
Posted by Fatgirl at 12:21 AM | Comments (2)
March 20, 2005
Quiet Weekend
It was a relaxing weekend, did nothing but shopping and watch television. Met up with DSD on Saturday for lunch and a day of shopping and I am very pleased to announce that all I did that day was window shop! One of the rare occassions that I did buy anything on my shopping trip. Maybe because I had already bought so many items during the week. Hee hee. Now its Sunday night once more and tomorrow its the start of another work week. Sob, why do we work 5 days and get only 2 days of rest. Sigh......... :c(
Posted by Fatgirl at 11:20 PM | Comments (2)
March 12, 2005
A really unlucky day
It was Friday the 11th yesterday but it sure felt like Friday the 13th to me! Firstly, I was stuck in office clearing crap for the toiletries client. Had to plead with the client to prepare some documents again due to a mistake made by someone else. And try to get some work done on the messy files.
By late afternoon, things started to look up a little and I decided to head to the Network department and get them to fix my laptop. I had been having some problems with Microsoft Excel but had been too busy to get it fixed. Horrors of horrors, my lap top was actually experiencing a hardware failure and data saved on the bad sectors of my hard disk was to be gone for good. As there was too much data to transfer back and forth, I told the network guy to just delete all my mp3s away. Sob, now I have to rip my CDs all over again. So troublesome! But that left me without a laptop for some hours and fear that the data that was saved on the bad sectors was important data that I had not backed up! Anyway, it turned out that the data on the bad sectors have already been backed up but I ended having to work overtime to make up for the hours I had no lap top and could not get any work done! How shitty!
The final icing on the cake was when I realised the figurine I hung on my handphone had dropped off! So irritating!!! Very bad day. Was really glad to get home and just stay at home later that night!!!
Posted by Fatgirl at 11:09 PM | Comments (1)
March 06, 2005
Just a note
Its been a really long time since I had homecooked food on a weekday. Yesterday, I managed to reach home in time for dinner and had my first weekday dinner at home this year! Yes, that really was a moment for celebration!
Suffered from bad cramps the whole of today and medicine does not seem to help. I am still in pain now. Sigh. :c(
Watched really bad korean drama "Memories of Bali" on cable TV. The ending to the drama was soooooooooooooooo dumb that I should not have wasted so many saturday nights watching if I had known how totally ridiculous the ending was going to be!!! But oh well.
Going off to watch another korean drama "All About Eve" now. This time on VCD. Its one of my favourite dramas and I have lost count how many times I have watched it. But I am still not sick of watching it yet. Now, I just fast forward the VCD and play the bits I want to watch. Ha ha ha.
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February 27, 2005
Server need to "lose weight"
The server is having weight problems at the moment so I am trying not to post too many entries until it is done with its slimming process. Ha ha. Yah, like I post many entries anyway right! If I manage one new entry per week, I would reckon its a good week!
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February 19, 2005
Server problem?
Yes, my sidelinks are not appearing as they should and I have no idea what is wrong!! Its the service provider's problem and its really getting annoying. I think VanTan is probably the most affected since she has solve all the problems that are wrong with our respective blogs. Hey Van, your help is very much appreciated! :c)
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February 09, 2005
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February 07, 2005
Help! My room is still a mess!
Argh, Chinese New Year is just two days away and my room is still in a mess! There are still so many nooks and crannies to tidy up and clean. And I still have not decided on what I will be wearing on the first day of the New Year when I have to go visiting! Sigh.
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January 27, 2005
Server problems
Hmmmmm, the server that hosts this blog was having problems last 2 weeks which was why there have not any entries and "internal server error" would show everytime someone tries to access this blog. And now, I have so many entries to catch up on that I do not where to start! Anyway, I shall to write them one by one if I can still remember what I had wanted to write then!
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January 10, 2005
The Amazing Human Body
The company intranet is inacessible despite my many attempts to log into my office email so I decided to blog instead!!! Ha ha ha. It has been a tiring week. Sleep was scarce but I made up for it today. Slept till late afternoon. Next week will be hectic again I suspect but oh well, I knew all along what I had gotten myself into so my complaints are not exactly valid I suppose. Anyway, let's all have a good week ahead.
Oh Congratulations to my good friend K who is getting married next month. Sorry I missed your "Announcement" party, if it is any consolation, I was working till 3am that night and not out somewhere having fun!
Posted by Fatgirl at 12:23 AM
January 04, 2005
New Year Resolutions
Hmmm new year resolutions. I never keep them so what is the point of making any. There are some things I hope to accomplish in the new year though.
1) Be more efficient at work (work faster and smarter, finish work faster and can go play!).
2) Shop less, buy less clothes and save more money.
3) Make a bigger effort to socialise more.
4) Take a bigger interest in the direction of my life and my well being.
5) Become a more disciplined person.
Ok, now those actually sound like resolutions. Whatever, its a new year and I hope to improve as a person. Small efforts lead to big results ok!
Posted by Fatgirl at 11:12 PM
December 23, 2004
Its Christmas already??!!
I cannot believe its Christmas again. 2004 seems to have just began not too long ago. Where did all those months go?? Once again the mad shopping rush has begun and the malls in Orchard Road are cramped full of people. I really dislike going to the malls at this time of the year because there are just too many people! But I started my shopping this year later then usual so I have no choice but to squeeze with all those people. I have gotten most of my shopping done, except I am still missing a pair of work shoes and a document bag big enough to hold my laptop. I am still behind on my presents though. I really do not get gift exchanges! Usually, the gifts I end up getting are nothing that I would have wanted and the gifts I get for people are nothing that they would want. Its all so meaningless and stressful! I mean, what can I possibly buy for $10 to $20 that will actually be something that the other party wants and vice versa. I know its the thought that counts in gift giving but surely I would like the recipient to like/enjoy the gift. Argh!
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December 08, 2004
Air Conditioner Woes
I really wasn't planning on writing an entry today until my air conditioner started dripping. Its really annoying, especially since its directly above my clothes rack so whenever it starts to drip, I scramble to save me clothes! Everything gets transferred to the spare rattan chair in the corner. Problem is, I have been throwing everything on the chair until its overflowing. (I wonder what I will end up finding when I clear it someday) I can guess, magazines bought long ago, interesting news articles from months ago etc etc etc.
Anyway, back to my air conditioner problem. I really cannot live without air conditioner at night. I will develop insomnia! I know DSD thinks its disgusting that I am so reliant on my air con but hey, not everyone lives at least 20 floors above ground and get "natural air con" you know! Its still dripping as I am writing and I hope it stops soon. Yes, my air con suffers from mood swings. Sometimes, it stops dripping and "saves" for another day to continue to annoy me. And the most fustrating part is, of 3 air cons at home, mine is the only one which likes to drip!!! The air con technician says its because my room has alot of dust, me who cleans my room as compared to my brother who NEVER cleans his!!! And my room is dusty??!!?? Hello, maybe your brand of aircon is lousy!! Grrrrrrr!
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November 21, 2004
Finally a break!
Its hard to imagine that 24 hours ago I was still at work. Once upon a time it was hard for me to imagine what it is like to have 12 hour work days, much less having to work on weekends or working till the wee hours of the morning each day for more than a week. But life is full of new experiences.
I finally had a break today, though I still have to work tomorrow. It feels weird actually, I keep having a nagging feeling that I am playing truant. Its sad I know when work actually takes over my life. But if I am not willing to work those crazy hours, there will be someone else who readily will so I am making the most of the opportunity I have been given!
Of course, I wish I had more time for myself. There are so many things I miss doing; having dinner with my family, dining out with friends, shopping, reading, watching television and just sitting around doing nothing! (Don't worry, Overacuppa, I will be on leave when you are back so we can definately meet up.) I feel quite cut off from the rest of the world because all I have time these days is work. I have no idea what is going in the world and what my friends have been up to. The only person in my family I get to see on weekdays is my mum and for only about 10 minutes each morning. Everyone is asleep by the time I get home from work! Sometimes, I wonder how my colleagues and some of my friends survive living in this manner for years!
Anyway, hope everyone is well and happy. I have to catch up on my beauty sleep now and prepare myself for another week of racing with time!
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October 10, 2004
Fatgirl gets fatter
My working hours are definately not good for my body. Its been two months into this new job and I have not dared to step on a weighing scale. Maybe I should be like Bridget Jones and keep a diary about the calories I consume.
After every meal, its immediately back to work, yes that includes dinner. I have to find a way to stop all that flab from accumulating on my body. Help!!!
On a different note, my brain is coming alive again. Its processing new ideas and I hope the stuff I have been chucking into it stays and soon it will be able to come up with new stuff. Ok I am starting to not make sense here. Anyway, I am learning alot in my new job and its more exciting to drag myself to work these days, I suppose. Of course, if money grew on trees then I could just stay at home each day, read books, listen to CDs, watch TV and simply be!!! ha ha ha.
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October 02, 2004
Bottoms up anyone?
A glass of wine, anyone? It will seriously enrich your life. After a few glasses, problems seem smaller and the world seems kinder. That feeling of unease becomes one of happiness and joy. A glass of wine, anyone?
Posted by Fatgirl at 01:01 AM
September 30, 2004
A Day of firsts
Well, I had my first experience of working till after 12 midnight today. Feeling really brain dead now and typing really slowly. Its quite a torture actually since I was staring at my laptop at work since yesterday 9am and now I am again staring at the computer screen.
Another first that happened today is that this blog has been spammed!! I seriously do not get those spammers. I mean its like, hey, if you really want people to take you seriously then spamming other people's sites is sure not helping towards that direction. And to those who are plain spammers for fun, well, there are more worthy ways to spend your time. I am sure many organisations would be really happy for you to volunteer with them, Everyone has a limited life span, please do not waste it by annoying other people!! The world has enough troubles, do a kind deed, make it a better place for everyone.
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September 21, 2004
Time for work??
Tonight I watched the last episode of taiwanese drama "Say Yes Enterprise" on cable and realised there are no more serials for me to "chase" on cable. Is that a sign for me that work is about to get really busy so I will have no life and thus no more time for TV. Sob, how shall I survive the months to come. No more shopping trips to the malls, no more time to just lie in bed and read, no more time to watch TV, just simply no more time for myself!!! Sometimes, I wake up in a panic when I think about work, about the consequence of the work I produce each day and the impact it has on people's lifes. Its not anything particularly meaningful but people do actually make decisions based on those final reports I had a part in churning out!!! Yeeks!
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August 20, 2004
stomach troubles
It seems my stomach is not used to going without food for long periods of time. Well, I am fatgirl after all. Now I am having stomach toubles again. Have been working late and had no time to eat or more like did not feel like eating so i decided, why bother, just not have dinner. Obviously my stomach begs to differ and now its punishing me by rejecting the food I try to put into it. Come on, stomach, stop throwing tantrums!!
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August 15, 2004
Where did my weekend go
Now its sunday night and I am seriously wondering where did my weekend disappear to. I was supposed to read up on a whole lot of work-related stuff but well, I got lazy. And worse, I am down with flu. So annoying. No air-con for me tonight. Sigh.
I suppose many of you are wondering how was my first week at work. I really cannot tell at this stage. The people seem ok and so far no one has refused to answer the million and one questions I have been asking. Work wise, still cannot comment, maybe next week as I will going outjob, then I can comment and draw comparisons. But of course, I expect to be working much longer hours.
On another note, I did manage four chapters of "The Da Vinci Code" by Dan Brown. Everyone seems to be either reading or talking about it. It seems rather exciting so far and I would have continued reading if not for the fact that my eyes were straining to stay open.
Well, I lead a really boring life. Nothing much happens. So well, I shall stop boring everyone. And Monoceros, if you do happen to drop by, Have a good flight and good semester ahead.
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August 05, 2004
So fast............
Sigh, before I knew it, my break has wheezed by and its back to the rat race again. I have not even accomplished half the things I had set out to do. My room is still a big mess, barely did any exercise (I am actually counting the time I spent shopping as part of my exercise!!!) and have not attempt to meet up with many of the people I had intended to!!! I need more time. There are still books to read, stuff to be sorted, VCDs to be watched and a million other things I want to do. ARGH!!!
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August 03, 2004
Clutterqueentales.com
As I was cleaning my room today, I thought I should change the name of my blog to clutterqueentales.com instead. I am definately the Queen of Clutter amongst all the numerous people that I know. Attempting to clean up my room is always stressful coz I have trouble deciding whether or not to throw stuff. Yes, I can just see DSD rolling her eyes and thinking "Now she finally realises!!!".
Its not that I keep everything but I do have a tendency to keep stuff that fall into grey areas. And I realise I buy loads of stuff that are just sitting around. Shopaholictales.com would have been very appropriate too. I found various writing pads and note pads I have not used or forgotten where they were hidden, wrapping paper from my trip to Disneyland more than 10 long years ago and get this, my kindergarten report cards!!! So unbelieveable.
Sigh, I must really attempt to throw away more stuff. Besides all those "I think that may come in useful" clutter, most of the space is taken up by my book collection and clothes and bags. I should probably have a jumble sale and sell off some of my books, clothes and bags. Seriously, where did they all come from!!! Its amazing how much stuff I have or like disgusting. Depends on how one sees it of course.
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