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H B, B.

I k u a h. I a v h u h s m o s h.

S I m u. N g c r h m u s i m h. u w s a d t m. i h u r d.

d m a f. f u h. w s m a i o n l. a i p i t u b.

ATCD

An awesome event put up under very pressurizing situations makes it a whole lot more memorable and fulfilling.

And I really can't believe my luck - a 1 in 3 chance to win a lucky draw and I ain't got nothing!!! I NEVER WIN LUCKY DRAWS AT ALL!!!!! *sulks* ALL MY LIFE! However I'm sure if I play Russian Roulette with the same chances, I die on my first trigger.

Anyway despite that, I'm happy cos there were a few minor cock ups but things fortunately turned out well in the end. HURRAY! Credit goes to the committee members who did sooooooooo well with their roles.

It was my first time singing on stage in front of an audience too. I think I pretty enjoyed myself and engaged the audience too. HAHA! Thanks for singing along with me, Ms K. It was my honour =)

And I realised that after feel-good events like these do you have an urge that says "HEY I LOVE MY JOB!" You see friendly faces and heartwarming smiles. They share your jokes and laughter. They shake your hands. Your efforts are appreciated.





HEY, I LOVE MY JOB.

Trends:
1) In the far west
2) Drop dead
3) Miss lead
4) N.A.

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Chen Hanwei has been diagnosed with malignant lung cancer.

In the 9pm show at least.

It sparked a thought in me; how would you live your remaining time if you knew you only had a few more months?





I would draw out a timetable and plan everyday to the fullest.

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A few days ago I was just chatting with my friend. I asked if she had a "to-do-list" of items while she's still alive.

Mine are:
1) Sky dive
2) Return to USA, to all the places I've been
3) Scale a mountain
4) I should start thinking

I'm going Mt. Kinabalu in August. That kinda eliminates no. 3. I plan to do 1 within the next few years. I'll do 2 when I'm in my 40s. Okay, maybe 50s.

I have a friend who tendered and had some time before his next job and guess how he chose to spend his time?

A month at Shaolin. Now that's something damn interesting.

I realised time passes too, too fast for us to apprehend. I'm just living everyday like a high-speed train - chiong and chiong, looking forward to the weekends. Saturday and Sunday whizzes by even faster, and then the cycle repeats itself.

And I'm already turning 27.

Have you ever taken your foot off the pedal, and reflect hard about this - 20 years later, would you think back and sigh, "I should have done this when I was younger?"

I know I do not want to have that thought. And time is on my side.

SIM went MIS-sing

This afternoon my phone just went bonkers, all of a sudden. Without warning.

I was whatsapping with my frens in a group chat when suddenly my phone displayed that no SIM card was detected.

I thought it was a one off electrical error or sth. Restarted my phone. Same shit.

Attempted to scratch my SIM card, hit my phone (the American way), shake shake, tried lucky fingers - they were all futile efforts.

The whole night I was out, I felt so left out, so shut off from the world. Crap!

I wonder if anyone left me a msg. I hope nobody's thinking why I'm not replying. haha.

the old guys from past

Just a few days ago I was thinking about my NS days.

I knew 2 guys who were great workers and company and after I ORDed, I totally lost touch with them.

Today at my workplace, I bumped into one of them!

Immediately I called out his name and he recognised me almost instantly. Haha. We caught up a lil bit and I was very very happy to see him again.

I asked about 2 WOs who took great care of me back then. He shared that they had left the force many years ago and rejoined the work society.

One joined as a security officer; the other is a bus driver.

I am more stupefied than anything else.

Doesn't it interest you to know how/what your friends think of you? I've always wondered how I would think of Min Hui if I'm another person in the group. Is he a boring person? Does he crack ppl up? Is he spontaneous or a spoil-sport?

My friends recently visited the night safari and came back sharing that they found the perfect job for me - the host for the animal shows. HAHA.

More recently during our attachment to a training course, they chose this card that most describes me:






















And then just now my friend shared this link with me: http://jobscentral.com.sg/viewSimpleProfile.php?eid=45246&jid=265732

She said it "sounds like u".

HAHA! =) I'm glad the above are positive ones. At least they sound like they are!

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Just had a real Monday. An authentic one. I posted that I "need a Friday" on FB. Spent the morning sitting through quite a productive meeting - that was good - received great guidance and direction. But a colleague was damn AP and displayed unfriendly body language and disrespectful commments. I seriously don't know why some ppl are like that. And I need to work with him on the same project..... it's not going to be easy.

Sure work can most of the time seem fulfilling, with colleagues greeting you in the morning, returning warm smiles and sharing jokes, but there're bound to be a few black sheeps whom I think I shld learn how to manage work r/s with them.

Then, I spent a significant portion of the afternoon dealing with customer complaints. They were really frustrated customers who lots to lament about, I assure you. However, I think I did fine to appease them! I believe I did apply some skills I remember reading up on.

Just to share:

(I'll just take the customer to be a 'him', to generalise)

1) LISTEN

- Do not take scoldings/swears personally. The customer might raise his top of his voice or scold vulgarities but bear in mind that he is only venting his anger at the MATTER and not AT YOU.
- Give ample room for him to express his anger and complaints. Do not interrupt. An angry customer just wants someone to hear them out.
- Empathise with him. Let him know that you understand how he feels. Repeat his points so he knows you have been actively listening.

2) EXPLAIN

- Explain to him what happened/reasons behind the cock up. Every complaining customer seeks a reasonable answer.

3) PROVIDE

- Tell your valued customer what you can do to salvage the situation
- Go beyond expectations; if you can, give him some freebies. Meet him personally to apologise. He'll be delighted to know that he is a valued customer.


And of course, remember to be sincere and friendly throughout your conversation! Even behind the phone, anyone can easily tell whether you are true and mean what you say. If the situation allows, joke to melt the tense situation. :)

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I was chatting with my friend about horoscopes and their common characteristics. For example, my friend is a Leo and she said she's the fierce one. Haha. I'd think that a Saggitarius is happy-go-lucky, welcomed by all and enjoys freedom and fun. I hope that's true for me haha.

While at that, I suddenly realised that I personally know two Saggitarius friends who had sort of almost laid their hands on the keys to their new house with their partners however, suddenly backed out of their previously seemingly stable relationships.

Reason? They came to enlightenment that they were not prepared to spend the rest of their lives with their respective partners.

How the sweet love stories had to come to an end seem rather sad and heartbreaking but, don't everyone want the best for themselves? Better be sure than sorry, I'd say.

And in case you're wondering, both of my Saggi frens above are females.

Girls know what they want. They sure know.

I don't have anything to blog about already, do I?