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Monday, September 27, 2004

Driver Dilemma

Feel so sad today till I feel like giving up. Feeling so bloody helpless.
Imagining being pushed all ard...by my production, by my clients... juz stuck in between like a shitty sandwich tt nobody wants.

Juz a small petty feud among the production and driver...ended up my deliveries could not b made. In the end, got in trouble with my clients.

Do you juz think this is fair or not???

U are juz a bloody driver with your jobscope... can't you juz do your job???

Juz imagine I muz actually plan their schedules according to their mood??? If they dun want to go out, I muz find an alternative. Wat do they think this is??? PMS!?!?!

Got so fed-up today...add on to the numerous workpile and phonecalls.

Sometimes I realli wondered why I stayed on despite the lousy clients!

Thank God I still got my Zirong, Hsiao Chia and Ivy there to support me. Even there to "qian jiu" my mood. There to lend me their ears. Hsiao Chia... the motherly figure to me even offered me mooncake when I refused to eat my dinner (bought by that damn driver). Felt so "paiseh". Thanks so much!!!

Or maybe should not critisize all my clients. At least Haiying-jie was still there to provide another listening ear and experience on how to deal with my prob. Thanks so much to her for her support.

Ok, going home liao. Dun want linger too long ard in the office. Nitey!!!

p.s. Uploaded another new song. Juz have a strange connection with this song today. Hmmm....

# Entry By Matt Evans @ 9/27/2004 10:53:00 PM

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Sunday, September 26, 2004

Bloody Busy

Been another real bloody busy week. Haven't realli have time to spend with my mum esp...since she turn in pretty early. Anyway, nvm, since got realli nothing much to talk.

Been missing out a lot in my social...that's wat I have been feeling lately. Can't realli help it as work realli takes over the majority of my time now. As much as I wish to take time out with my friends, also gotta take into their account their time. Got realli fustrated everytime things juz dun get my way. In the end, I juz draw the line. If things realli get out of hand, I juz let go. Think it had been working out pretty well since. Times have realli changed a lot since the last time I felt like that. Can't let it linger and bother my work...any life I have left.

Relations with my clients have been like the rain recently. One moment it can b sunny, another moment, it is raining like hell. Guess friends with clients can realli nvr exist in this reality. Haha! They juz dun seem to see my point of view, while expecting me to see theirs. Fancy calling me every half an hour chasing for their goods, when I have been telling them that the ready delivery can b only made the next day. Juz dun seem to get into their bloody brains. Got pretty heated up with them.

Juz find it so ironic. They can b so good with the clients, but so animal when it comes down to work. It is so bad that an internal conflict is arising within the company. Seems like they are not gonna survive long enough if they keep up this behaviour.

Thank God for my colleagues...my boss... and.... .... who are there with me all the time, keeping me sane, keeping my cool and spirits high. It was them who also encourage me to strive on. Hmmm...thanks a lot, u guys!!!

Went out for a show with them last Sunday... pretty sucky show...but the company was great. Went out for another show with them again...at least the show was much better. Think this type of working life, realli takes the stress out of those stupid clients I have. Dun realli expect that hanging ard adults can b quite nice. In fact, I still portray myself as a child still. Or maybe I am already old....Nah!!!! Anyway, guess I am not the youngest in the grp anyway. There is always Ivy to be the eternal child...Hahaha!!! Sorry, girl!!! Nvm, I will b the boy la... Hahaha!!! Nvrthless, think this is all part and parcel of the working world.

Went out for another eating frenzy again with my boss yesterday. This time it was onli a group of 6 lunching at East Ocean Restaurant, Shaw Centre. My first experience eating cold crab, Buddha Over The Wall etc. Man!!! Think I realli spoil my mouth. Juz seems like shark fins and abalone nvr fails to b out of the "eating itinery". Once again, I muz thank my boss for the treat. $980!!!! Woah!!!! Such a splurge... Guess that's the life of the rich. But who is complaining!?!?! Dun realli mind to be part of their object of splurgory (if ever there is such a word). Shall do my work well in return and dun let them worry.

Anyway, heard of pretty sad news in my company. Dun realli wanna say it till all is finalize. So for now, shall juz end here. Going to sleep now and prepare for the new week to come... PAYDAY ON FRIDAY!!!!!

# Entry By Matt Evans @ 9/26/2004 10:53:00 PM

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Friday, September 17, 2004

Tristellar 10th Anniversary

Today am totally in complete holiday mood. So sian!!! Dun even feel like working...
However, still need to complete half a day's of delivery.Wat the .... ....!?!?!

Anyway, everyone is also in the same mood, even the boss, so who is there to complain? Was so in the mood of celebration that we ordered Genki Sushi delivery for lunch. Juz hope everyday is like holiday.

Now hanging around in the office, waiting for everyone to make their way down to Merchant Court, Swissotel. Juz pray the food dun suck. Anyway, am going to sit with all my office colleagues, so guess the dinner will not suck till so bad. Besides,..... ... ... .. hehehe!!! Ok, not going to elaborate further since I have not even gone for it. Shall talk more after the dinner in my next entry.

Anyway, am realli realli tired now. Believe that a few of my colleagues are in the same state as me as we have been staying back till late midnight juz to work. Totally shitty... eyes are already closing. Hahaha!!!! Anyway, juz hope I will b able to stay awake the whole dinner. AND.... no one comes and drown me with alcohol.

Nvm, juz see till then. For now, juz sign off here. Ta-taz!!!

# Entry By Matt Evans @ 9/17/2004 04:37:00 PM

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Tuesday, September 14, 2004

Bloated Satisfaction

Dun noe why..my stomach still feels pretty bloated from last nite. But def veri sleepy. Worked till midnight n got home after sending my colleagues home. Hardly slept before my alarm rang agian this morning. Haha!

Anyway, work is def lighter this week. Manage to handle everything pretty well. Maybe it might b becoz I am getting used to this life, or either I almost completed my September delivery. In fact, now am eating into October's. My boss was even thinking of organizing a tour late this month. Am looking 4ward to it if there is one. Hmmm...

Also was a great day. Apparently, not sure if it was sheer luck or God's blessing, manage to uncover few flaws in 2 batches of samples which save a lot of asses being on fire. Pretty happy with myself, but also guilty to trouble my buddy whose sample submission date muz b postpone due to it. Juz add on to his burden. Sorry Raymond!!!

Few happenings today. Juz name a few. Another blackout. Yep!!! Dunno why..is it becoz we did not pay the electricity bills??? Hahaha!!! Thank God for the laptop again. All my data is save. While others were jumping... my condolences...

This morning 12am, took a cab which I realli regret. SO were my colleagues. He was totally reckless. Fancy driving in the opposite lane of the wrong direction, swerving from lane to lane as if the road was of the mountain track. Woah!!! Thank God I am still life. I mean, how can a driver drive in the opposite lane!?!?! How!?!?! Unbelieveable!!!

Ok, need to go to production to find some lost stickers. 4k of labels juz vanquished in thin air. I dun buy that. So bye for today.

p.s. will update more frequently since I seem more free now.

# Entry By Matt Evans @ 9/14/2004 06:27:00 PM

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Monday, September 13, 2004

Bloated With Fatigue

Apparently feel so bloated and sleepy that I have realli no mood to work. But thinking of today's duties being pushed to tomm's pile of shit, I have no choice. So in order to get out of the fatigue, decide to blog a bit before getting back to my work.

No joke, I am still in the office at this time. In fact juz step in half an hour ago after dinner. Actually decided to skip dinner to complete my day's work. My bosses' fault. Treated me and 3 other of my colleauges to dinner. Namely Ivy, Hsiao Chia & Zirong. Yep!!! Once again, it is another bloody expensive restaurant. No joke! Juz 6ppl and it cost 600bucks!!!! Woah!!!

Anyway, had a real nice time. I mean the food was def good...Maybe good isn't the word. The food was GREAT!!! But EXPENSIVE!!!! Wat were the dishes??? Let's go thru it. A small pot of shark's fin for each of us, abalone, crab, prawns... total indulgence. Goodwood Park Hotel is the place if I forgot to mention. Oh dear!!! Juz few meals like that n I will b total broke.

Gotta thank my real generous boss. Even had to invite us a few times juz to bring us out to eat. Now with our condition, no one seems realli in the mood to work. But had to finish all outstanding work. Sigh!!! Guess the food comes with a price. Actually our bosses wanted us to go home, juz that we wanted to stay. Hahaha!!!

With this type of bosses, wat else have I to ask for??? Juz shut up and work. Looks like in this life, I am destined to have veri good bosses. There is CPT Don (though I hate to say it, he is pretty good after completing all his shit jobs.), MSG Sivan, Mdm Norsiah, Lai Keng, Eric and Ricky. Hmmm... veri satisfied. Sth to b happy for.

Ok, need to go back to my work, else I realli need to camp in my office. Nitey!!!!

# Entry By Matt Evans @ 9/13/2004 11:14:00 PM

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Sunday, September 12, 2004

Drunk...

Hmmm.... Apparently, this have been a great weekend for me. Did not realli go out since after the BBQ on Saturday. BUT... at least manage to catch up a lot of my sleep. After so long, finally can I sleep in till late in the noon. Partly due to the hangover I was having.

Anyway, guess all the ppl at my production team are all alcohol freaks. Despite me turning them down ample of times, I still got into the toasting and cheering with them, which ends up only with another round and another round. If my calculations are not wrong, took few bottles of vodka, half a bottle of red wine, about a cup of white wine and few cans of beer. Anyway, guess I realli lost count. But one drink which still lingers on my tastebuds was the ice-wine. The sweet and mild flavour realli intrigues the tastebuds realli well. Dun be bluff by the sweet taste as the alcohol level is pretty high. Hehehe!!!!

Anyway, realli gotta noe my production team even better after last nite. Juz hope the "click" remains even after the event. Anyway, am quite excited about the upcoming Anniversary dinner this coming Friday. Hope it will be juz as fun. Juz dun want get drunk again. Hmm.... anyway, though drunk I was still able to preserve my consciousness, so dun be mistaken I was totally drunk. I AM NOT!!! Hahaha!!!

Yep!!! Thanks to Bobby for actually bailing me out and send me n a few of my colleagues home. Great guy I muz say. Came over to my house today at my request to buy a few policies from him. Juz instincts sort of tells me I need to get insured and he is the guy to trust. Yep! After all he has help me ample of times. He being my agent, realli puts me to ease.

Ok, so much so for enjoyment, work has been realli hectic all week. Also got scold by this super shitty TP Chua, Motorola's store manager. Apparently, I called him up to extend the timing for the collection of goods at his side. Bloody shit him, he actually claimed we were not working and only till nite do we start sending the goods. If so, he realli has to go for surgery to transfer his eyes from the butt back to his face, coz he can't seem to see the amt of deliveries and goods we send.

Anyway, got realli pissed off as out of my company's thought for them, they actually spit right into our faces. We actually control out deliveries in order not to flood their collection warehouse. Now with that remark, once again, we flooded their warehouse on Friday. And this time, I am realli gonna make sure it stick!!! I do not care if the goods have to be placed on the road, I am juz gonna keep flooding them till they send a formal apology. Otherwise, get rid of their constraint report and we will stop. But I doubt that wil happen.

Ok, going to bed early tonight. Going to have a real tiring day tomm again, flood Swee Loong.
So long for now. Nitey!!!

# Entry By Matt Evans @ 9/12/2004 09:29:00 PM

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Saturday, September 11, 2004

Waiting....

A Saturday which I muz still work while the govt sector all go on off. Wat stupid ruling that there is onli 5 days work? Singapore too much money or wat? Why not earlier... now onli implement.

Anyway, also a realli busy week. Had veri little sleep. Juz afraid I might fall asleep later while BBQ-ing at my boss's place. Haha!!!

Yep!!! Now am waiting for my friend to finsih her work so we can make our way down to my boss's place. Hahaha!!! 1st gathering. So juz start blogging now.

Ok, tt's it for now. Realli tired. Catch 20winks before going down later. Shall blog more later in this weekend. Nitey!!!

# Entry By Matt Evans @ 9/11/2004 04:33:00 PM

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Friday, September 10, 2004

Just One Book!?!

Can't believe that Motorola is expecting my driver to send down just ONE MANUAL just for them to pass out a whole shipment of items. Can't believe the rigidness in such a BLOODY BIG company.

Anyway, been realli hectic this whole week. Skipped many lunches n dinners just merely to complete my daily work. Guess I am realli stretch to the max. Not going blog much as I am realli tired. Anyway, had to pity my production team since they supported the orders pretty well. Great help to me. Muz especially extend it to one of my favourite colleagues who was always there to help me. Tiger is what I call him, or "Ah Hu". Didn't realli bear to ask him to make an extra trip today, thus decided to go down to Techpoint myself to make my first delivery.

Not that I was scare that I will lose my way since I had been there on course for Schedule Sharing. Instead was more worry onto who I was to pass the goods to. Anyway, all work out in the end. "Pretty funny to actually see the guy who does the delivery and operation planning to deliver the goods himself", was the comment I received. I believe so.

Ok, think goin have an early nite or wat's left of it. Another busy day tml.

p.s. pretty excited as my boss is asking me to look for my own secretary. So does anybody wants a job??? Look for me!!! Hahaha!!!

# Entry By Matt Evans @ 9/10/2004 01:14:00 AM

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Monday, September 06, 2004

New Desktop!!!!

Shall make this entry as short as possible. Apparently this weekend has been a realli tiring yet exhilarating time for me.

Yep! Indeed I got myself a new PC!!! And I am definitely bloody excited. Fancy using the money I earn and buy a PC. Make me realli treasure it more than anything. Seeing the speed, the design, the sound system, the colours blah!!!! all being superior by many folds than my previous computer realli excits me even more. At last I can say I am back with the present time. USB means HULO digicam, USB products blah!!! Can still actually feel the adrenalin pumping all around my body. Now I am juz waiting for my cable... Was thinkin of putting on hold this month. But sort of weird to have such a powerful computer with such a sucky internet line. Hmmm.... shall see first. Money is hard to earn.

Anyway, the most happy thing I am facing is that at last I can see all my MP3 united under one computer. Otherwise, I can never fit them all in my computer. No space. It is like the 2.8G of space is juz like of a 1.44floppy disc. Bloody pathetic!!! Now, with a space of 80G, I can't even see half of my PC filled yet. Haha! Being a music lover, my sound system realli matters a lot to me. Thus, got a realli powerful sound system. Add on with my audio sytem, I realli feel like those artistes are singing live in front of me. Hahaha!!!

Ok, shall end my happiness on my blog now. Realli bushed! Yep! Had to go back to work today since I received more shit. Long story! Simplified... my boss couldn't stand the complaint my colleague got from her clients, and thus pass her job to me. All I can say is that her job even with intensive work and clearing, still is in a pretty bad state. Thus, realli going to be bloody busy add on with my own client. 2 major clients, Motorola and Jurong Hi-Tech. I realli hope I can make it thru.

Ok, need go to work tomm. Nite!!!!

# Entry By Matt Evans @ 9/06/2004 01:34:00 AM

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