A deep Sigh...

Guys whom knows me well knows I don't really blog about my work. Not that its not worth writing but its just too many things & too many variations like what I like or don't etc...

Over the years close colleagues of mine will know there was a "dark" time in my career. Throughout the years of organization changes, my dear bosses will try at their up most best to keep me away. I truly, deeply & gratefully thank all of them for it!

However life is always so ironical & endlessly posses great challenges to me.
Many encouragements arrives :-

1. Forgive & Forget
2. Embrace the Challenges & turn to a stronger character
3. Hubby says - you always have my support no matter any decisions made.

I am going to take it all 3 & continue what I could do best.
Do you have a job for me?!?!?! HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!

This is Brilliant!

I got this from my colleague. Can't help laughing over this. What a brilliant strategy to perform mass lay offs!

In a large multinational company..............

A fire alarm rang at 4 PM in a large office when almost all employees were in office (approx 5000). As usual the entire office was evacuated within 3 mins & all employees gathered outside the office in the designated area waiting for further announcement.

The Security Officer in charge made the following announcement: "Dear employees - with sincere regret I have been asked to announce that for many of you it will be your last evacuation drill. Due to the recession the company is laying off almost 50% of its employees. So when this announcement finishes, I ask all of you to move back into the building and if your swipe card does not work then it means you have been laid off in which case you will not be allowed inside and all your belongings will be couriered to you by tomorrow.

The Company has used this innovative approach as we didn't want to fill up the email box with lay-off mails and good bye mails in thousands & also to avoid any fight inside the office and the consequent security issue for all staff.

Hope you have had a rewarding career with us and all the best ahead.

Please move back in & try your luck. Good Luck!

I met an accident

I have never admit I am a safe driver. I do drive fast some times. I do beat the lights some times if I think I don't want to break abruptly. I will horn or flash at other drivers if they cut my lane or do silly things. Of all these I am still ok la.. other then does minor scratch marks accidents which was incur by me in the past, I have never met a road accident throughout my 5 years of driving.

Last Friday was dreadful. Rush back from doc appointment & have to go to my bro's place to fetch him to the airport. Ya ya .. his another x trip to Tel Aviv (Israel)

I am at the right most lane, the lights at the junction was green, I continue going...
I saw a car from the other side of the road doing a U turn WITHOUT checking on coming traffic i.e. ME!!
I horn (VERY LOUDLY & NOT letting go) & step on my brakes, the car continue to U turn..
OMG.. the car is not Stopping (almost half the car length was in my lane)!!!!
I check my mirrors & immediately sway the left.
There was contact. I can feel it. Signal to the left & we all pull over.

Eric was with me in the car. Immediately he got down of the car & check the damages.
I tell myself "Do Not Panic"... Saw the driver & I yell immediately (喂!!! 你怎么驾车的)
Translation - ooi how you drive one!!!
He knew the fault at his so there were no argument. He apologize & we took photos of both vehicles & exchange phone + IC numbers.

Damages??? Well thank goodness I did the sway to the left & both our damages were very minimal. Minor scratch marks on the right side of my bumber with minor abrasion on one of the front right rims spooks. Bumper mildly indented but not obvious at all.

This is what I meant.



Today I took leave. Got the car entire bumper patched & re-spray. Now is back as new :)
Glad all is over.

Not Me!!! Not Me!!!

Larry immediately commented on my Facebook whether did I?? No no I don't. Though I find the cows very cute, I am still a law abiding citizen. I only took pictures....

By the way in the full report, if anyone wishes to purchase a cow for keepsake. One may contact Moove Media & they are selling each cow @ $188 per piece. All proceeds will donate to charity :)



Excerpt of this story can be view from this link -> The Straitstimes.com.

Welcoming the Year of Cow.

If you notice around you (in Singapore I meant :P) you will see on some open area where there grass patches, there are colorful cows "grazing".

I vaguely remember last year this media company Moove Media who are a subsidiary of Comfort Delgro did similar advertisement. Since their mascot is a cow so & ushering the year of the cow, they pull out the same trick again.

I am so fascinated with these cute cows, can't help stopping my car in a car park, walk near to them & snap these pics. Trust me, all the other drivers driving past that corner heading towards the expressway was really wondering what am I doing...

But I think the effort of taking these pics were worth it. They are really so cool & cute.

What a way to start the 牛 Year

Last week, my status at Facebook was - Joanne broke her wrought iron gate!! Oh no!!

Isn't that great! I can have such great strength to break my own gate. Frankly I really don't know what happen. I just as usual put the keys in & open it.

It started to have some cracking sound but I ignore it. Later when I attempted to close, it can't be closed. After trying a few times (end of the day - rather slow in mind), then I saw the hinge of the gate was sheer off at the joint!

Seriously I have no idea how can this can be happening as wrought iron gates are meant to very tough & hard! Tried calling people to come & fix it but to no avail. Its either they charges me exuberant prices or no workers around...

I have no choice but live with a broken gate throughout the Chinese New Year...

See below. This is the broken hinge.


And this is what it should be.