GM - Great Mother

31 July 2009 mark my mother's retirement day. Haha.. I have been complaining on and off about what a nuisance my mom was on Facebook, and how she always nagged and nagged and nagged...

But what I have neglected to mention, was how awesome a woman my mom is.

Besides having the ability to cook up the best dishes ever, clean the house with more efficiency than fifty Indonesian maids all add together, my mom is also a force to be reckoned with at work. She is, about to not be, a planning manager in Agilent Technologies. Back in those days when degrees were scarce, she started off in Hewlett Packard at the bottom of the food chain, an operator. One can say she started off the hard way. Today, a mere twenty something with a university degree can easily fall into her post.

My mom is feared by many at work. She is efficient and when she wants something, she'll expect you to deliver. A few of her subordinates, have told her that when they started off under her, they were under extreme pressure. By the time they leave her guidance, they have learn a lot. To a point where, some said she's the best superior that they had. And as her daughter, I smiled with extreme pride when I heard that. (and also heaved a huge breath of relief that I don't work under her)

Upon her retirement, she is supposed to hand over all matters in her hand over to her colleague who will be taking over. This is an instance I find really funny and so typical of my mother. Her colleague asked one of those people under them to hand in a report on something-something. That person said no, the report's not ready. Upon hearing this, my mother got angry. It was very clear that those people are bullying this colleague of hers, because he was easier to push around. Immediately, my mom sent a message to that person and demanded a report from her on that certain business.

Within moments, the report was delivered to my mother's desk.

Yes, you are right. Your suspicions have been confirmed. I am bragging. My mother is great, and I am not afraid to let the whole world know.

She is retiring, and has already packed her schedule full with traveling plans. First trip to the US, to find my uncles over there. After that, end of the year to Hong Kong. A trip that I have succeeded in poking my head in and asked her to bring me along! Going to US in October... and I don't get to go......... What the.

The image above is something my mom asked me to put together, to send out as a goodbye message to all her colleagues. It got a tad too long. Anyhow, do click on it for clearer view.



ps: on the other hand, my mom now have ALL THE TIME in the world to bug me. aih.................

For Rui

Wei, crazy girl. Come back la.




ps: spur of the moment kinda thing

For Fear

It is funny the way things work out some times. But at what price? Thus the saying 'becareful what you wish for' cannot come at a more appropriate time.

Is there such a thing as too much goodness? I cannot stop the imminent fear for the day it ends.

I have a fear of growing up, not due to vanity or anything. But simply, me growing up, also means my mom is growing old.



Living in the present is a funny thing.

A thought.

It's a bit strange, and sad, to have other people remind you of how precious your best friend is.

A Summary of Week One

There are so much that I want to share, so much that I want to write, but at the same time, don't feel like writing grandmother stories.

The first week of internship has passed. And my wallet is quick running dry. Dank.. my wallet could hardly survive my first weekend here, in Damansara. But what to do?? It's the Malaysian Mega Sale, for goodness sake! And what kind of a good loyal citizen am I if I don't at least contribute a little back to further boost the economy? This show of patriotism "earned" me a new pair of jeans, two cardigans, and awesome lunches.

Let me wrap up the week with a few thoughts:

Out of sheer boredom, extraordinary things happen. Or, You'll do anything out of sheer boredom.

Let me elaborate. Heck, I am finally in the heart of a city! I can go places without first having to fork out RM20 to get to Serdang KTM. So you can't really blame me for letting things get out of hand. But the down part of this is, friends are far away. Uni friends, that is. I get back home from work, and the only thing that greeted me were four empty walls. I'd appreciate a friendly face, and sorta missed the light banter between friends. Come weekend, with all the free time of 48 hours, I needed real hang out time!

Therefore, out of boredom, nudged Kar Yee on msn. Asked her out for lunch. Dank. Never been out with her one on one before, what are we going to talk about??!! On the day itself, ShzeLi came too. What a weird threesome. We definitely never hung out with each other back in Penang. But then again, things tend to surprise you. Kar Yee, if you're reading this, I'd say the hang out session was a successful one. Except for the costly lunch in the Apartment. It's pretty cool hanging out with a different group of people, not with the usual ones, and you get to hear different things and opinions. Coz truth be told, I have definitely heard it all when it comes to my usual clique: CY, HF, Rui (not Vietnam, tho!) and Eve.

And CY, I still hate you. =D

Good or bad a situation, it all depends on you.

Work was boring, coz I have nothing much to do yet. Everyone has been telling me their internship started off the same way; some have even perfected the skill of staring into spaces. I wanna do more! I want to learn more! I want to be busy!! Really really busy! People there are awesome, and I am definitely learning more about web design every single day. But I have really touched on real design work only once. Blog skin. Which I am not even sure is going to be used. Had fun though.

This place is a whole different environment from the one in LUCT. What I have learnt so far, would have put some of the lecturers back there to shame. Horrible comment, but it's the truth!

It all really depends on how much of an initiative I am willing to put in. It's all in my hands.

And they say the web is a free world....

I can't rant about personal feelings on FB, coz my mom is there.
I can't rant about work on twitter, coz I have all my colleagues there.
As for ranting in my blog... I prefer to believe in blind oblivion that no one even bothers.


Right.

Aw, Mom!

This is why you shouldn't add your mom on Facebook:

One day, you had a bad day. Frustrated, you try to rant it out on your Facebook status update. This is what you wrote: Screw those who said, "Are you sure you can be great? Careful, wouldn't want you to trip and smack your face on the ground."

A few minutes later, your mother came with this message on FB:

"Watch your language, dear."

New Spot

This is my new place in Damansara. No furniture what-so-ever, but heck, it's twice the size of the room I had in Desa. Plus, it's only ten minutes walk away from work. It will do me fine until the end of this internship, I think. Seemed a little too much trouble to go through for this, but what the heck. Since I did it all, will simply enjoy till the end.

Heee... My beloved desk top on this lil' table. Have to sit on the floor. *peace*

This place was a little scary when I first got here. But once I got over the fear, I believe it will serve me well. I plan to have a totally different semester this time. Not only with work, but more fun too!

It's No Rocket Science, I Say!

It was supposed to look like this. Heck, it's no rocket science. Just connect the joints and voila!!!

But then, I forgot that it's some cheap made-in-China product with plastic joints that break as easily as tofu. I thought I could brave it, however wobbly, just pull the darn cloth over and hopefully it'll last me till end of the year.

Mana tau........


The fragile broken frame couldn't take the strain from the cloth. Ta-da!!

I was left with the carcass of the PVC wardrobe. Bones I didn't need I cast aside.

BUT!!

You cannot blame me for not being innovative! So, I figured out a way to make use of the PVC.

The image is upside down, bear with me. So, I hung it at the window to make a curtain!

Up go my clothes on the window grill, and there it is, my wardrobe in this new place.

=D Brilliant, aren't I?

A Love Story

I knew you were going to be there. My eyes searched above the crowd just so I could catch a tiny glimpse of you. Alas, the first sight of you set my heart aflutter, as a smile pulled at the corners of my lips. I have waited so long for this moment. This moment of pure adoration and love.

As I approached you, I find it impossible to pull my eyes from your face. Finally. I have never been so close before.

But as I stood before you, to my disappointment, you do not see me. Please, a look, a glance; I have waited too long to be simply brushed off by your nonchalance.

I wanted to call out your name. I wanted to do anything to capture your attention, even if it's just for the span of a moment. With trembling lips and the clenching of a fist for added courage, I let the sound of your name glide off my tongue. Clear. Precise. You couldn't have known how afraid I was of making a fool of myself.

You looked up. Finally, our eyes met. A surprised smile touched your lips and brighten your eyes. "Hi," you quipped. As if I were an old friend you haven't seen for a long time.

"Hi," I breathed. A jumbled bundle of emotion ranging from plain awe to stunned bewilderment all wrapped up in one of the shortest words in the English language.

We shook hands. Your grip was strong, the palm of your hand slightly rough. What should I say? I could sense the moment of our parting looming ahead. I have rehearsed so many different lines in my mind before. I could not and would not leave you without saying at least something more than just 'hi'.

"你要永远 enjoy 唱歌!" That came out. Just like how I meant it to be.

You smiled in appreciation. As if you truly took in this little wish I had for you.

"Thank you," you said.

No, thank you, for being the best there is and for giving me this memory.



Thus, my first ever real interaction with Eason Chan. =P