A man tells you he needs space?

Give him the number of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and 50 cents to make the call.

Next.

haha i just saw this on the net.. but it's easier said than done really!

::Work::

Damn, i just realised it's been 1 month since i last started work.. Today i suddenly woke up with this question in my head:

"How much have I learnt in this 1 month spent at work?"

Hmmm and i realised that i haven't learnt as much as i know i should.. because i haven't had time to do all the readings i'm supposed to do and haven't really adjusted well to work life.. Still been going out til late at nite even on weekdays so it's about time i set some boundaries for myself..

I guess i was a bit stressed out this month of may due to many things that have been going on in my life.. when u're schooling, u still can skip classes when u're having a bad day, but u can't skip work, and life still goes on the next day..

I tend to like staying up late, but i realise this is really tough when u're working.. the past week was quite terrible as i didn't have enough sleep and i had to drink at least 2 cups of coffee each day just to survive.. well it's june now and it's time for a change.. gotta start sleeping and waking up early everyday..

urgh it's almost 5 am and i'm yawning already.. alrite it's off to bed now..

::Crying-Aerosmith::





There was a time
When I was so broken hearted
Love wasn't much of a friend of mine
The tables have turned, yeah
'Cause me and them ways have parted
That kind of love was the killin' kind
Listen, all I want is someone I can't resist
I know all I need to know by the way that I got kissed
I was cryin' when I met you
Now I'm tryin' to forget you
Love it sweet misery
I was cryin' just to get you
Now I'm dyin' 'cause I let you
Do what you do down on me
Now there's not even breathin' room
Between pleasure and pain
Yeah you cry when we're makin' love
Must be one and the same
It's down on me
Yeah I got to tell you one thing
It's been on my mind
Girl, I gotta say
We're partners in crime
You got that certain something
What you give to me
Takes my breath away
Now the word out on the street
Is the devil's in your kiss
If our love goes up in flames
It's a fire I can't resist
I was cryin' when I met you
Now I'm tryin' to forget you
Your love is sweet misery
I was cryin' just to get you
Now I'm dyin' 'cause I let you
Do what you do to me
'Cause what you got inside
Ain't where your love should stay
Yeah, our love, sweet love, ain't love
'Til you give your heart away
I was cryin' when I met you
Now I'm tryin' to forget you
Your love is sweet misery
I was cryin' just to get you
Now I'm dyin' just to let you
Do what you do what you do down to me, baby, baby, baby
I was cryin' when I met you
Now I'm tryin' to forget you
Your love is sweet misery
I was cryin' when I met you
Now I'm dyin' 'cause I let you
Do what you do down to, down to, down to, down to
I was cryin' when I met you
Now I'm tryin' to forget you
Your love is sweet
I was cryin' when I met you

::Not Pretty Enough - Kasey Chambers::

Am I not pretty enough
Is my heart too broken
Do I cry too much
Am I too outspoken

Don't I make you laugh
Should I try it harder
Why do you see right through me

I live, I breathe, I let it rain on me
I sleep, I wake, I try hard not to break
I crave, I love, I've waited long enough
I try as hard as I can

I laugh, I feel, I make believe it's real
I fall, I freeze, I pray down on my knees
I hope, I stand, I take it like a man
I try as hard as I can

::W.O.R.K::

JOB = LIFE - DREAMS?

or

LIFE = JOB + DREAMS?

It's been roughly 2 weeks since I officially started work! Somehow things are not all that you think it will be..

Some things i've learnt..

1. You are frequently flooded by emails... I haven't read alot of my mail.. sometimes you can even see people "shoot arrows" aka "point fingers" at each other, all through email! It takes some experience to be subtle yet sarcastic enough, especially when your boss is cc-ed in the mail too...

2. It's fun to email your lunch kakis and friends who work elsewhere and talk crap (when you're free that is).. and I've discovered i have a msn-like chatting tool on my computer! gasp* but i can only message my colleagues...

3. You are pretty much at the mercy of your company policies and what management decides... And if your boss gives your direct manager pressure, you will get it at the end of the day.

4. Lunch time is always the highlight of the day, and even though I totally don't feel hungry, I just wanna get out of the office and eventually end up eating lunch! And then you look forward to the end of the day after lunch..

5. You cannot function without the daily dose of coffee, tea, coke or whatever it is you drink.. for me it's 2 cups of coffee/day usually.. otherwise I'll end up looking totally listless and sleepy...

6. The office is perpetually freezing... as are all offices and shopping centres in Singapore.. it's crazy.

7. The boss' needs are of number 1 importance.. If he needs to get something done, somehow everyone will suddenly and enthusiastically offer you assistance to get the job done.

8. If your boss likes you, be assured that your colleagues will treat you nicely. and vice versa.

9. You won't even realise who works on the same level as you, unless you took notice or were introduced to the person.

10. You are dead tired at the end of each day, even if you've accomplished nothing much at work. It just drains the life out of you, and if you don't plan any social events after work to keep you occupied, work will take over your life!

Which is why I'm glad to be able to go out for drinks with frens after work or go for dinner etc.. It breaks the monotony of work.. I'm feeling a bit of pressure now cos of lots of things to learn, especially the more technical knowledge which i will be expected to know in time.. plus there are some tests that we have to take to ensure we know the products well..

Clients are also not easy to handle, and i've been observing the way my managers and colleagues respond and talk to them.. It's really not easy! Lots of tact and careful selection of words are needed to ensure that things are put across as nicely as possible..

For now, I'm happy with how things are going so far, but probably less so on how much I'm learning on my own in terms of the many readings that I'm supposed to do but have not done.. It takes alot of discipline to read up on things and keep up with everything.. I hope i'll find an optimum pace to get things done soon! Need to be less blur and more efficient at work too.. wish me luck!

::ASES Summit 2008 @ Stanford University::

An extract from the "Graduates of ASES Summit 2008 @ Stanford" Group on Facebook (created by Dae-oong Simon Kim):

The four bonfires in a week, drunk boating out to the middle of the lake, trans-sexual bar, $70 dinner at the faculty club, taking pictures with everyone at the last dinner together, clubbing in Palo Alto on a Thursday night, staying up till 6AM by the bonfire, the farewell party at Grove, fun e-pitch times(!?), spraying Alex with beer!, deep life discussions over glasses of whiskey, stealing ice creams at the Google company tour, Benny's insights into dating, sometimes boring but very insightful lectures, the final e-pitch presentation etc.... The list of fun we had together just goes on and on.

Well I shall blog more about it another time round! most of the pictures i took are already uploaded on facebook ;)

::Cow jokes::

TRADITIONAL ECONOMICS
You have two cows.
You sell one and buy a bull.
Your herd multiplies and the economy grows.
You retire on the income.

INDIAN ECONOMICS
You have two cows.
You worship them.

PAKISTAN ECONOMICS
You dont have any cows.
You claim that the Indian cows belong to you.
You ask the US for financial aid, China for military aid, British for Warplanes, Italy for machines, Germany for technology, French for
submarines, Switzerland for loans,Russia for drugs and Japan for equipment.You buy the cows with all this and claim of exploitation by the world.

AMERICAN ECONOMICS
You have two cows.
You sell one and force the other to produce the milk of four cows.
You profess surprise when the cow drops dead.

FRENCH ECONOMICS
You have two cows. You go on strike because you want three cows.

GERMAN ECONOMICS
You have two cows. You reengineer them so that they live for 100 years, eat once a month and milk themselves.

BRITISH ECONOMICS
You have two cows. They are both mad cows.

ITALIAN ECONOMICS
You have two cows. You don't know where they are. You break for lunch.

SWISS ECONOMICS
You have 5000 cows, none of which belong to you. You charge others for storing them.

JAPANESE ECONOMICS
You have two cows. You redesign them so that they are one-tenth the size of an ordinary cow and produce twenty times the milk.
You then create cute cartoon cow images called "Cowkimon" and market them worldwide.

RUSSIAN ECONOMICS
You have two cows. You count them and learn you have five cows. You count them again and learn you have 42 cows.
You count them again and learn you have 17 cows. You give up counting and open another bottle of vodka.

CHINESE ECONOMICS
You have two cows. You have 300 people milking them. You claim full employment, high bovine productivity and arrest anyone reporting the actual numbers.

haha and this is just an extract! dun ask me why pple target cows..