SMS of the Century....

SMS of the Century :-

"My life is in your hands. When you say "Yes", I will follow. If you say "No", I will follow. If you say "Please go die", I will do it too."

My reaction, Stunt and Speechless...... Even my Precious Husband doesn't or never even said that to me even when he propose to me or at our Wedding Day !!!!

My Stalker !

Remember this staff of mine that is constantly texting me and haunting me ?
Well, last night she was "yap-ping" on the phone for 2 hrs with me and the whole time she was the one talking and talking abt work, abt herself and practically everything.

I was trying to squeeze in an opportunity to hang up the phone with her thus I can call Paul during his lunch break. But like the Energizer Bunny, she just kept on going and going and going. Until with my final resort and I was worried that Paul's lunch is going to be over in 10 mins, I had to resort to hanging up my cellphone and immediately switch it off thus she's unable to get through and I can use the excuse that my cellphone's battery went dead. I know it's very bad of me but poor Paul's been waiting for my phone call like his every lunch break.

Today she waiting for me to go to lunch with her, then again, stayed back from work so she can walk to the train station with me. Just when I thought the worst is over, she kept texting me during my journey home.

Paul have been teasing me that this staff of mine is "in love with me" and I kept brushing him off and label him as being insane. Until tonight, she text me and her exact words were "I think in the future, I cannot be without you. Or Imagine you not in my life. OMG, Help me, Please God"

I am speechless and shocked when I received that text and till now, I AM STILL SPEECHLESS & SHOCKED ! =/

Miss Yap, I Apologiseeee.... ;>

Firstly - I would hereby like to apologise to my other faithful & slient reader + golden comment "depositer" aka Cecilia for my failure to acknowledge her on the above hahhahaha Yes, I do and am aware that if she ever do leave me a comment on my blog, it's as good as a 24K solid gold statement. Again, apologies for the neglect. Perhaps it's old age, perhaps I'm consumed with the crap at work hahhaa (Always a good and valid reason to use work as an excuse *wink*)

Secondly - Some of you may be aware of the idiotic system at my work place that Managers rotate among ourselves to lock up the office. To me, it's as good as being a Security Guard without being paid for it.

So how does this system work ?? Apparently Managers would be scheduled among ourselves and rotate to lock the office at the end of the day. That means you would be the last to leave the office on that specific day. They also call this person "Duty Manager". Since there's only 5 Managers at my floor, it's fixed that every Monday I am the Duty Manager. I would also have a chance to lock up during weekends (either Sat or Sun) and believe me, there are definately opportunities for me to lock up both Sun and Mon. Last night was Monday and I left the office at 10.30pm but my buddy was with me since we're dashing to complete for a report for my GM. Because there is only 2 set of keys for the door, 1 set which is in the hands of the Duty Manager, the other is with the Chairman (and no one would even DARE to think of getting the Chairman or activate him to lock or unlock the doors). Thus each night after the Duty Manager had locked the door, the next morning, he/she would returned the keys to Receptionist thus the next Duty Manager can lock the door for that particular night.

It was my turn last night and it's the first time I locked the door. But Freaking Bloody Hell, happily I left work at 7.30pm today and I was feeling so damn excited since it's been a long while that I left work so early. However, 30 mins into my train ride and just 3 train station away from my destination aka home, my buddy rang me from work and asked if I left the keys with the Receptionist this morning cause the Duty Manager today can't find the keys to the door! Yes, I was so close to screaming my head off and curse with passion but I don't want to freak the child sitting beside me. Thus I got off the train and took the next train back to my office. I know by now you girls would think it's stupid. Believe me, I too think it's idiotic. I asked my buddy, "What if I died on my way back and what's going to happen ? I feel so precious now that I am the only one in the world that's holding the keys to the office." She just smile at me and sigh at the same time. Oh well, we did had a good chat and later went for a drink and talk about our work and life. Thus to me, it's a good bonding session. But I WILL LEARN FROM THIS NIGHTMARE !!!!

Thirdly - HURRAYYYY !!! I AM OFF FOR TOMORROW AND THURSDAYYYYY. Yes, Off Days come very precious for me now. I'm bringing my mom for her next eye treatment tomorrow and come Thursday, I can have my much deserved facial and meet the girls for dinner + accomplish my mission hunt ! Tricia & Cecilia - Failure is not an option for this Thursday's mission hunt ... hahhhahaha =)

Hmmm..... nice or too nice ?

I think I am slowly recovering cause my running nose that used to be a constant flow had haul to an on and off stream. My sore throat is developing it's own mind cause at times it vanish like I had never even had a sore throat but at times it make me cough as though I am dying of lung cancer. As for my headache, amazingly it's occuring rate is as good as zero now. Yes, I will still drink loads and loads of water to keep myself hydrated.

Oh, something to update, I have a staff whom I think is being extra nice to me. Since she returned from her Tour Leading last week. She would invite me to lunch with her, or even when it's time to knock off from work, she would "skype" me and ask if I'm ready to leave work. Then we would walk to the train station together. And on my journey home, even after we parted ways, 5 minutes later, she would text me on my cell phone.

Interestingly today during lunch, she asked me how old I am and when I told her, she told me her brother is the same age as me. Then she reveal to me her brother is single ! So I casually replied "Oh, but I'm married." and her immediate reply was "Oh, I intend to introduce my brother to you."

Anyway she's still very nice to me and even when I left office at 10.40pm and arrived home at 11.15pm, she still text me and tell me to remember to eat something and rest well.

For some of you who think that perhaps she's trying to "score" points with me, no, she's not that type of person. For others who think she's a lesbian, no, she's attached.

Regardless, time to flop into bed and knock out.

P/S: To my faithful reader - Tricia, at 12.15am, I stayed up to update my blog for you thus it will at least occupy and entertain you 5 minutes of your working day. =)

Sick Chick - Part 2

AN UPDATE ON MY VIRUS ATTACK :-

1) Sore Throat - Under control but still taking cough mixture and lozenges so it doesn't flare up. And I sound very scratchy and somehow I love my "sexy" voice hahahah

2) Flu - The river of Running Nose have totally stopped! Yipppieeeeeeee

3) Fever - GONE !!! Perhaps it's cause I've been taking cold shower and had the fan blasting at me ???

and lastly

4) Headache - My head is behaving like a time bomb. I mean I can really hear my head/brain ticking and my brain going through contraction. It's like every single sound hurts my brain as though I am having a hangover. The insane thing is I've never experience a hangover despite how drunk I am. I use the term hangover cause it's the only example given to me by my friends to explain what I am going through, the contraction and the sensitivity to the sound. But again, my brain can't be going through a contraction and deliver a tumor or alien from my ears right ????!! My head hurts so bad that I just want to chop my head off ....aaarrrrgggghhhhhh

Regardless, I am going to heavily drug myself today thus I can recover within the shortest time given since tomorrow I'll be back to work and send to the front line of the battlefield .... *sigh*

May the force be with me !!!!

Sick Chick...

I am sickkkkk.....

Yesterday noon for no apparent reason, my throat started burning and I'm like "Oh NO! I'm going to be sick". My body react in a weird way that the moment my throat starts burning, funninf nose and fever soon follows. My entire body then start and decide to shut down. Unfortunately, I still have a meeting with my GM and buddy at 4pm. Innocently, I predict an hour meeting and thus I'll dash home at 7pm and pay a visit to the Doctor.

Did I mention Innocently ?! The incredible news is, the meeting last for 3 hours and during the entire time. I was trying so super sonic hard to control my cough, pay zero to no attention to my burning throat and summon whatever that's left of my energy to stay focus. But things doesn't always follow my way.... I started bloody burning as well.

3 hrs later, my GM decided to end the meeting and when I thought I can make a mad dash, my AGM kidnap me and my buddy. Again, I was held hostage for another hour and by this time, it's 8pm and I know I am ready to die anytime.

It take me another 30 mins before I can clear whatever work I am supposed to for the day and placed some of the others on my "To Do List" and made a mad dash to my aunt's clinic.

My sweet aunt (Dr Lee) prescribe me with medication for all my "crap" and sent me home. By then, it's 11pm and I'm ready to pronounce dead anytime. But before that, I took a cold shower and drugged myself.

The fortunate news is, I'm off work on Thursday and Friday. Thus that will give me ample time to recover and gain my energy for the battle on Saturday.

Oh, remember I've been complaining about my on and off headache. Dr Lee diagnost it as Tension Headache, cause - Stress. Wooohoooo... no brain tumor !

The weird thing is, I don't feel any stress. Dr Lee's reasoning was throughout all my working life, it's always been hectic and stressful and perhaps that's why I don't see the stress like she see. She also see my job like a fire fighter without the physical danger.

Regardless, she gave me some medication for my Tension Headache as well.
But no worries, I am still good and healthy and alive. I feel so much better after an entire day of sleep and nap.

Cat Fight *roar*

I have officially and indirectly declared war with IBR (Idiotic Bitchy R). Oh, I have also knighted him with the nickname IBR aka Idiotic Bitchy R.

Yesterday, without my knowledge, one of my staff went to check with him about resignation policy. As typical as he is who always want to be the knight in shining armor but in his case, it is the “gay” in shining armor. He who is in charge of the Customer Service actually told my staff that he will “take her” into her department so she don't need to resign from the company. After their discussion, he actually had the audacity to call me and told me the girl have been crying in front of him and wanted to resign.

But his phone call was actually to “inform” me that he will place that girl into his department and not to discuss with me or give me any option. For good measure, he even threw in his closing statement with, “I will inform the Asst GM about this situation.” With my arms tied and I don’t want to launch my missile openly, I gave him my “Okay”. Of course, he thought that he had won the battle. And of course, I let him think that he won the battle. *roar*

That is until this morning, I innocently clarify with my Asst GM if IBR can “safe” my staff. Immediately my Asst Gm raised her eye brown and told me “NO, He have no right to deploy or save your staff! I will have a meeting with you and that girl later.”

Naturally the girl got drilled by my Asst GM for going to another superior from another department instead of going to her immediate superior who is me. Immediately that meeting, my Asst GM told me to email IBR to "inform" him that the girl will be returning back to my department and is since Day 1 and even till today under my charge thus he is to exclude her out of his team. YESSSSSS !!!! 1 Point to me and hopefully, there is a knife attached to his back, compliments from me hahhaahah

Needless to say upon receipt of my email tomorrow, IBR will plant even more land mines for me to step on or even look for more opportunity to throw me under the bus. Oh well, there is going to be a meeting with my GM tomorrow together with my partner and I am sure I’ll hear more about him.

1 more day to my well deserved and desperately needed off day! Wooohooooo

Holiday... Celebrate ???!!!!

It's Vesak Day - a Public Holiday and I, who is officially leading a slave's life is working my bottom off. I have been feeling emotionally unbalanced when all my friends are sleeping late, chilin and out having fun and I am here, back in my office, working, dealing with the problems and juggling the frustration.

The only light at the end of the tunnel is looking look forward to my off days on Thursday and Friday. Here comes the bomb, I could be recalled back to work on Friday for training on the Phone system. My buddy is trying to assist me with plotting my escape and incase some of you are raising your eye brown and feel that it's idiotic, don't worry, I feel the same way too.

Needless to say, I am still plotting for my escape on Friday and keeping my fingers crossed. I can't help but wonder, would I be alive to look forward to ecstatic Thursday when there's a possibility that Tomorrow or Wednesday will drive me insane or could I attacked by Bitch R ??!!!

Yes, Bitchy R is officially the sniper and is currently still ambushing me. So far, I am glad to report I have sustained no injuries. But I am positive that he has been distributing some gossips about me. Many times I feel that he remaining in the Company is a waste of his talent. He could have and jolly well join the Newspaper industry and utilise his gossip talent by spreading gossips across the island or alternatively, have a sex change and declare himself a woman. Afterall, he is known to be a man trapped in a woman's body because of his pettiness and how he like to bitch hahahahahah (Am practicing self-amusing skills to entertain myself while at work).

Shag-a-da-lick = PART 2

If there's one word to describe today, it would still be "SHAG-A-DA-LICK"

Today's Itinery:-

9.30am - Arrived work, checked email.
10am - Staffs' briefing.
10.15am - Digest email and execute work
11.30am - Make sure staffs go lunch and return back on time.
3pm - Went Lunch
5pm - Check staff's work and sign approval
7pm - Passenger called and problem arises.... *sigh* ENERGY SUCKERS !!!!
8pm - Going back and forth between AGM and Passenger
9.30pm - Solved problem and by now emotionally and physically drained....
9.45pm - Left Office and crawl my way home....
10.30pm - Arrived home

Total = 12 hrs at office, 11 hrs slogging my butt off....

I am so shag and there is still Saturday, Sunday and Public Holiday.

I'm on the Top of the World...

I am so freaking amused by Bitchy R today.

Today my department are ordered to attend a product briefing. But because of the lunch break (4 time slots), it's a tacky situation. The relief is, I've managed to schedule them accordingly thus everything is smooth sailing. At 10am, Bitchy R asked me "Have you schedule the staffs for their briefing today ? Please bare in mind that I don't have enough staffs to cover them during their lunch break. So make sure that there's no problem." My immediate reply was "okay".

At 11am, Bitchy R rang my phone and asked me "Well, the lunch break starts in another 30mins, Do you need me to send some staff over and cover your ass ?" Again, my immediate reply was "It's okay, we are doing fine."

It's so true that Karma will bite you in yr butt. Around 12.30pm, Bitchy R asked me to go to his desk cause he have something to show me. When I was there, he showed me an icon on his desk top and it reflect on the total number of calls we received during the hour, the number of calls we missed and the number of calls we lost. Like retribution, the number of calls missed and lost superceed the number of calls his department pick up and thus my GM was raising hell for him.

Thus I asked him "Okay, and now what ?" then he told me "You need to ask your staffs to answer the phone calls as well." I get defensive when he indirectly attack my staffs. My advise to him was "Well, you can see for yourself that the staffs are either picking up customers or answering phone calls. They are definately not sitting at their desk twirling their fingers either". With my reply came his instant silence, then I asked him "Do you want me to send 2 of my staffs over and cover for you?" Inside I was laughing so loud I can't contain myself. With his ego, he can't reply me with a "Yes" or "Thank you". So I just looked at him innocently and said " It's okay, even when I send 2 staffs over, I can still manage."

Nevertheless, I know I won this battle when 2 of my staffs went to his department and help him out. The idiot thing is, Bitchy R actually email my partner - C and told her abt his shortage of manpower and ask her for permission to transfer the staffs. C's reply was "You need to ask Diana for permission since she is managing the staffs". But I reckon his ego get the better of him and he can't bring himself to ask me for permission or to help him out or as the way he put it "cover your ass". Whatever BITCH ! Lalalalalala

It's off day tomorrow and I am estastic !
I have my facial planned out and meeting the girls for dinner. This time, no way in hell will I be late. Though I have to try and be home early since it's a brand new working day for me again on Friday....

I am still shag !

Day 3 of work.
To summarise it all :-

1) Left work at 8.15pm
2) Arrived home at 9.15pm
3) 15 mins of lunch and lunch sucks cause staff bought lunch from the hawker centre (aka food place) for me and it's one of the most horrifying lunch I've ever ate.
4) 2 problematic case at work to solve today which is a re-occuring nightmare for tomorrow as well.
5) 1 passenger cried infront of me.
6) Partner on leave tomorrow thus have to defend the fort by myself.
7) I am dead exhaused.
8) I have been nominated/appointed (with no option) to be in the Quality Customer Committee.
9) There's going to be a 2 hrs meeting for the committee tomorrow.
and
10) I am STILL dead exhausted.

The good news is, my staffs are super nice, friendly to me.

Shag-a-da-lick !

Okay, to make it simple, I'll summarise today with only one word "SHAG-A-DA-LICK" aka I am beyond shag.

Because I have about 20 staffs who are observing my every single move and action, I can't help but have to be extra careful with any remarks or comment I make. Even more stressed is I have to sign on any refunds, booking processed and approval before it's being submitted to higher management or given to the customer.

But I am still taking each day at a time and managing each mission at one time. The good news is, some of the staffs are super friendly and nice. As for the remaining few, I have to give them time to warm up to me....

*sigh* Another shag factor, I left work at 7.45pm today and only arrive home for my dinner at 8.30pm. By then I'm starving cause I met Cecilia for lunch at 11.30am *sigh* Another thing I can comment is, I'm leading a dog's life !

The Big Reveal

My identity was revealed during Sat’s morning briefing. Although most of my colleagues or my subordinates who attended the same training as me were off work, the facial expression on my Trainer who is also the Customer Service Manager’s facial expression are PRICELESS, aka angry, furious and emotionally unbalanced or as my partner C puts it “His face was black.”

Here are the characters and colleagues whom I would be working closely with:-

1) R. (Customer Service and Call Centre Manager) – I was warned and informed that he is the biggest gossip monger in the Company and is also the chairman to the “Office Politics” department. And definitely one without balls to admit to telling the tales/gossips he spread. I’ve also heard from my fellow trainee that he “prefer” guys over girls. His strength is to cause conflicts between the management and the staffs and is super capable to cause misunderstanding between fellow managers (aka C and the previous girl for my position) by spreading, spinning and creating gossips. Apparently he have also been eyeing on my position for the longest time since to him, the division that I am managing brings in one of the biggest profit for the Company thus to him, it’s a position that spells power and control.

Next we have,

2) C. (Assistant Manager for tours) – She would be my partner and closest person I would be working with. I was also briefed that she is blunt but helpful and very nice. On the same token, she also lacks analysis skills to analyze the percentage of truth when something is said to her. So far to me, she's nice. She also declare that she viewed herself as a “bitch” and is constantly armed with a machine gun when R is 10 steps near her.

I spend most of the day with C and to me, she’s splendid. She shared with me the insider tales, her knowledge and experience and seriously warned me against R. However, I did put it clear to her that if she ever hear anything that R tell her and my name is tagged along with it, simply come to me and clarify it or I even welcome her to confront me thus we can sort it out or even clear up any misunderstanding. R has also openly commented and spoke to me with sentences that are filled with hidden agenda and meanings to it. I think I should start "understanding" his emotion unbalance and mentality when the position that he have been eyeing forever have been snapped up without even he realizing. But then again, too “F-king” bad for him hahahhaa And I am even assured that there will be more coming from him.

There seems so much to learn and accomplish. So far my Assistant GM, GM and even C assured me not to stress myself since it’s a matter of time before I pick everything up. Somehow I can’t help but want to master everything up within days though I know I’m not being realistic.

I am anticipating the look on my fellow trainees’ face when they see me sitting on the Assistant Manager’s desk. But again, I could be so engrossed with all the things I need to do that I neglect that.

Day 3 - Shag ! =/

It's Day 3 of me being 007 and I wonder if my identity raise a few eyebrowns. I have been kidnapped into my Assistant General Manager (AGM)'s office for a couple of times and somehow if anyone with the slightest hint of intelligence would wonder why I am always in the AGM's room ? Even myself have an entire list of questions pondering me, such as :-

1) "She's from the Marketing Department, why is she in the Operations Office ?"
2) "Why is she always in the AGM's room all the time ? "
3) "Shouldn't she be in the Marketing Manager's room ?"
4) "Marketing is located at the 5th floor and why is she always at the 6th floor where Operations are?"

TIll date, none have asked any of the above questions thus I presume my identity is still closely hidden.

It's been a tiring day. Today I finished my training at 6pm. Before I managed to unblock my brain and meditate, I was kidnapped into my AGM's office and she starting giving me some tips on the products,shared with me some P & C matters and gossips... by 7.30pm, my belly is protesting but my AGM is still going strong. I was so embrassed when my belly start growling.

No, I wasn't release until it's 8.30pm and by the time I arrived home, it's 9.30. I'm tired and hungry and even my 2 nieces who are playing looks yummy when marinated with hot sauce. But I do enjoy up at 8am since I start work at 10am. It also gives me ample time to chat with Paul via the webcam before I leave home for work. As for my bedtime, since I wake up at 8am, I can also afford to knock out at 1am. Again, it provide me the time to call Paul during his lunch break.

For now, I need to go lie and roll on my bed and just relax, chill and calm my brain.

I can't wait to meet up with my BFFs tomorrow for dinner. However, I have to plot an escape plan to leave the office by 7.15pm or else I know I will have my head screamed off by those ruthless, impatient and demanding "bitches" hahhaah

Day 2

I am the secret agent + undercover !

Here's why, I am employed as an Assistant Manager for the Sales division. Somehow, my General Manager wants me to pull a smoke screen and tell others that I am from the Marketing Department. Her reasoning is that when I tell others that I am from the Marketing Department, they will leave me alone, share gossips with me, share their knowledge and experience with me and not be threaten by me since I am "supposed" to be from the Marketing Department and thus am harmless to them.

For this entire week's training, whenever anyone ask me, I would tell them I am from the Marketing Department. The insane thing is, everyone attending the training is going to be my subordinate. And yes, they have been sharing with me gossips, going to lunch with me and taking breaks with me.

Something funny happen today, after my training, I had an hour left before knocking off from work. Thus I was attached to the Sales Department and observe a Tour Consultant doing her work. After knowing that I am from the Marketing Department, she "boss" me around and ask me to go to the photocopier machine and scan documents for her. Then she ask me to sit behind her and observe how she work. She even "interview" me about my back ground and what I learned during my training. hahahahahah

I can't help but wonder what would her reaction be when she knows that I am going to be her "boss"? Without exposing my identity, I have to hide that giggle and smile so bad. But NO, I will not take revenge against her and make her scan documents for me when she know I am her supervisor. Afterall, we would be working in the same department, so what difference does it make that I help her with her work ?

Training to me is like squeezing the entire Company's operation, rules and regulations, paper documentations and every single thing that I am suppose to know and compact them to 5 days time. Nevertheless, I'll just be a sponge and absorb any and everything that's taught to me =)

P/S : CONGRATULATIONS to my BFF Tricia !!! WOOOHOOOO.... I am having a God Son ! =)

Day 1

It's my First Day of work and somehow today seems so familiar yet distance to me. The mad rush of the peak hour along with the furious pace of my fellow train commuters somehow lure my relaxed footstep into joining their mad dash.

Within 10 mins after I reached my work place, both my General Manager and Assistant Manager kidnapped me into the meeting room and gave me a briefing to the main key characters of my department. Yes, I’ve got a preview of the bitchy characters in my department thus it gave me some advantage to plan my defense strategy against those annoying and irritating characters.

I know it’s my Day 1 of work and I shouldn’t be stressed or rather like Tricia said “Be Positive”. The irony is:-

1) I am not stress YET
2) “Be/Stay Positive” is a phase that some self deceiving characters invented. Hahahha
And
3) I can’t wait to see the bitches in action. Somehow I feel that they make life more interesting.

Regardless, I’ll be going through an entire week of training and its fun since I am learning the business and operating structure of an entire different business which I am clueless about. To me, I feel that I am being paid to learn and I also have the professional to impart their knowledge and experience to me without me having to pay for school fees. But for 8hrs straight, I’m transported back into school days when I have to absorb all that I can and summon all my will power to keep my eyelids from shutting.

It’s been fun and I enjoy the interaction. After all, it’s Day 1 and it’s still my training period thus there’s nothing to be stress of or about! =)