On why i am seriously thinking of quitting my job

10 things I hate about work

1. I hate the long commute (distance is roughly 50kms one way)
2. I hate the traffic (Im always late to work!)
3. I hate some of the people in my organization
4. I hate the fact im not good in the technology I support
5. I hate the fact there is so much to do, and impossible deadlines
6. I hate fearing that one of my team members will leave earlier than me
7. I hate not having the drive (mojo) to come to work everyday
8. I hate the freaking un-ergonomical chair that is causing me carpal tunnel syndrome and neck/shoulder pain!
9. I hate the lack of direction the management has over the service I support
10. I hate the variety of tasks i need to undertake and still be expected to complete them in shortest time!

2010 Q3 Updates

Long time since i last blogged. Some updates:

1. The crush i had since last year is getting married to another. Bummer

2. A friend of mine introduced me to his friend and we started hanging out.

3. My sister got married! Was a busy period but fun nevertheless.

I had a hair malfunction (i chose the wrong style & make up). Dreading the photos :P Ah well

4. I bought my first Coach bag! Hurrah!Here's to many more to come ;)

5. My big project for this year at work finally completed and paid off.

6. To celebrate that, i decided to have a fringe again. What is it with women and changes and making statements? :)

7. I am now even more confused with what i want to do in life. The choice of career? Should i stay in SharePoint line? Should i stay in IT line or switch to another field altogether?

8. I need to start applying jobs

9. I want to take a break from work and finish up all the 'home' projects i've neglected.

That's about it all i guess.

Till the next time i'm inspired again to write, Peace Out!

London Calling

I am missing Europe badly!! I miss the trams, i miss the metro, i miss wearing the trench coats, i miss putting on the scarves, the boots... Don't miss the icy nose though :D Especially now that my sister is in Netherlands. If not for my sucky project, i would be enjoying my summer in Amsterdam, exploring the city that i only managed to quickly take in for 7 hours (during transit) 3 years back. Ah well. I still need to earn my daily bread and butter. Being ADULT (joy!). Last night, met up with another friend who just got back from EU and i must say after hearing about the incredibly cheap prices of past-season's branded apparel in Primark UK, my determination got even bigger LOL .... Oh that and the fact that i have higher chances of catching some random Bollydude walking by (in London that is). Yes, lame reason i know. LONDON !!! Here i come !!!!!!!!!

Keeping Mum...

My mom is in her fifties and has been a housewife for a long time now.. She used to work back in her twenties but after my younger brother was born, she stopped to take care of us.

When it comes to operating the washing machines, microwave, iron and other household modern appliances, she will diligently read the manual (which most of us Gen-Y people NEVER do) and follow the best practices.

This is a total reverse from my dad. He had the toughest time in trying to learn how to ON or OFF the telly or function the microwave. Oddly, when it came to mobile phones, it was a different story alltogether... For the longest time, she resisted mobile phone for herself. Whenever my dad or our phones used to ring and we would ask her to help pick it up, she used to panic and fumble on the buttons to press it. (by the time she found the 'green' button, it was always too late for the caller).

It took a lot of patience and time to finally teach her how to sms once she got the calling function right when she got her own phone sometime last year. (Yes, she finally relented).

But even then, sms from her was hard to come by...

Which brings me to the purpose of this blog...

** Preface: My mum's in India on extended stay while my sister and i headed back earlier. **

My Text to Mum Yesterday:

Tue, 9.35 AM: see if you can find the lilac accessory to match. If dun hav, its k.

Tue, 8.41 PM: I got employee of the quarter award in my dept today.. n got a laptop bag :)

Mum's Text to Me Today:

Wed, 1.36 PM: Congrats n now start to find a life partner.

*faint* (..!!)