Work has been...terrible. Life = zilch and body feels a wreck. Looking forward to 2 Feb, hontou ni owari. it has been an eye-opening experience but i hope it doesnt translate into a general phobia of the office.

Work is unlike homework, which can and should be finished. Just when i thought i have cleared the list of things to do, at the end of the day the number of items and "action by" columns remain unchanged. only the description and "to do by" columns are in a different permutation. It's matter of knowing when to stop and what to bring home (and what not to). Why would any organisation create a position that would have discrete points in time when there would be work when pay is giving continuously? no sense. It's no wonder that some, if not many, fall into the trap of pigeon holes since the many SOPs and checklists just make it so clean and efficient. and SO much more tempting to filter it down the lane. or rather, if it kinda fits anyway cos...i cant think anymore!

and i miss all my friends from everywhere cos i havent seen anyone for a wk! :S:S:S

organising an internship reminds me of council days, less the number of people involved in the project. every little detail from liaising with interns to preparation of welcome packs (thnakfully i didnt have to weave every microfibre into a nice pocket folder) to raising service requests, and ask to arrange workstations and issuing of security passes. compile this, compile that, verify this, verify that. make sure everything is in place. book the rooms, make sure it's set up properly, get scolded for thinking that im too free to poke my nose into doing something that i was tasked to do. luckily angela was handling the higher ups so i can peacefully make all my arrangements...not. every now and then some weird thing has to crop up that really breaks the momentum of everything. call him, call her. check this, check that. make sure that the sop is followed, nothing is left out. has payment been credited....wth. just dont get why they cant employ MORE people. like MORE MORE MORE people. the last time i worked till 10 and later everyday was in camp, and that was some time ago. stayed to bind booklets that should have been DSC's job if the booklet had been cleared earlier. haiz.

whoever said NS sucks may have failed to realise that the same group of people whom you have served with will go into society with you. and the same gp of regulars who have made SAF their career choice is only treating it the same way as other people who have made their careers outside the SAF and all across we face the same attitude peculiar to Singaporeans. we used to say that our officers nit-picked, but that's only because they care and want to do the right thing. so when bosses outside do the same, what do we say abt that? dont forget that NS is transient, careers are permanent and job-hopping is not a permanent solution.

the interns better be appreciative of our efforts. some things i cant help i cant help la. duh! but ive done all i can. if i had absolute control over everything then perhaps it could have been better, but we all know otherwise.

The hypothesis of work is play:

play = money
no work = no money
therefore, work = money = play

beauty world was a audio-visual fest. glitzy costumes and tunes that reeked of the 70's and 80's with a touch of modernism. and the very well-done lulu and ivy but i thot hock lost character a few times in the first half and frankie couldnt sing so well. of course veterans neo swee lin and irene ang brought much greater dimension - their act was much better than the rest, but not too bad for the otherwise young cast. other than a few technical mishaps, i guess it ran quite well for a preview. like wendy used to say, the audience is stupid so we wont know if something didnt go quite correct, right?

work's been getting rather busy, wad with internships and tea sessions coming up on top of normal activities. guess OT rate for jan will skyrocket. but income is inversely proportional to living a life. :( i should start an investment portfolio so that i can quit and still earn a decent amt by the time im 30.

i want to visit japan before i start sch.

looking forward to meeting on 19th and ming hui's on 26. haha