近几个星期过得真不容易。
心情的起起落落，没几个人能够了解。
我很庆幸得到朋友的协助与开导，没有他们的话，我深信这几个星期会更难过。
（你们知道你是谁，真的谢谢你们了。）
Blogging is truly therapeutic as I was told. It is a venue to express your thoughts although I agree with her that some Singaporeans tend to use it as a venue to complain. So typical right. When I started my blog, it was not meant for this purpose although I kind of abused it in recent weeks/months.
When one is emotionally unstable, he/she tends to make irrational decision. I nearly made a bad mistake in such situation, forgetting the big picture and other equally (if not more) important item.
要是有病，一定要根治，不然可能会有病发症。 可是病还是让它自然痊愈比较好，不然可能会有副作用。
有时候也可以尝试吃止痛药，让身体的抗体慢慢把病毒击跨。
嗨，船到桥头自然直，不直就把它撞直吧。
Sunday, December 20, 2009
Thursday, December 17, 2009
灰
累，我累了。
怕，我害怕这一天的到来。
厌倦，我开始厌倦这样的生活。
担心，我担心自己是否已走到了尽头。
这种两个陌生人共处一室的身活，我不知还能挨多久。
这已经是第四天了。她仍然不肯说话。
我已经不知所挫，不知下一步该怎么走。
等，是我唯一可做的事。
可是我这一等，会等花开结果吗？
我是否还可以继续笑脸迎人来面对其他人？我还能维持多久？
或许梁静茹是对的，爱真的需要勇气。
梁静茹《勇气》
==============
终于做了这个决定
别人怎么说我不理
只要你也一样的肯定
我愿意天涯海角都随你去
我知道一切不容易
我的心一直温习说服自己
最怕你忽然说要放弃
爱真的需要勇气
来面对流言蜚语
只要你一个眼神肯定
我的爱就有意义
我们都需要勇气
去相信会在一起
人潮拥挤我能感觉你
放在我手心里 你的真心
如果我的坚强任性
会不小心伤害了你
你能不能温柔提醒
我虽然心太急
更害怕错过你
爱真的需要勇气
来面对流言蜚语
只要你一个眼神肯定
我的爱就有意义
我们都需要勇气
去相信会在一起
人潮拥挤我能感觉你
放在我手心里 你的真心
怕，我害怕这一天的到来。
厌倦，我开始厌倦这样的生活。
担心，我担心自己是否已走到了尽头。
这种两个陌生人共处一室的身活，我不知还能挨多久。
这已经是第四天了。她仍然不肯说话。
我已经不知所挫，不知下一步该怎么走。
等，是我唯一可做的事。
可是我这一等，会等花开结果吗？
我是否还可以继续笑脸迎人来面对其他人？我还能维持多久？
或许梁静茹是对的，爱真的需要勇气。
梁静茹《勇气》
==============
终于做了这个决定
别人怎么说我不理
只要你也一样的肯定
我愿意天涯海角都随你去
我知道一切不容易
我的心一直温习说服自己
最怕你忽然说要放弃
爱真的需要勇气
来面对流言蜚语
只要你一个眼神肯定
我的爱就有意义
我们都需要勇气
去相信会在一起
人潮拥挤我能感觉你
放在我手心里 你的真心
如果我的坚强任性
会不小心伤害了你
你能不能温柔提醒
我虽然心太急
更害怕错过你
爱真的需要勇气
来面对流言蜚语
只要你一个眼神肯定
我的爱就有意义
我们都需要勇气
去相信会在一起
人潮拥挤我能感觉你
放在我手心里 你的真心
iPhone Bandwagon
The wait is finally over for M1 and Starhub subscribers as they have launched the sale of iPhone in Singapore, breaking the monopoly once held by Singtel.
This has brought about a drop in the price of data plans as M1 and Starhub tried to gain as much market share as possible. The reaction of the competition was interesting to view from the sideline (with popcorn and coke).
Starhub was the first to announce their price plan last week. On the same day, M1 announced their price plan in the afternoon. On seeing M1’s impressive data bundle package, Starhub increased its 3G SmartSurf plans’ data bundle from 1 GB to 12 GB. The next day, Singtel adjusted its data bundle to be comparable with M1 and Starhub. At steady state, M1 made another refinement to their data bundle.
In a quick glance, all 3 competitors have broadly similar price plans (pl do the comparison yourself to see the difference) which was fair more attractive than what Singtel started a year ago.
This has also led to many iPhone wannabes to hop onto the bandwagon. 2 days ago, I also saw one of my colleague joining the bandwagon although she thinks iPhone does not like her as she had problem using it.
I had considered joining the bandwagon too but with so many people on board already, do I really want to hold a phone that is the same as others? The telcos have responded, its about time the phone manufacturers respond to the competition brought about by iPhone.
I will be waiting at the sidelines, hoping to benefit from it. =)
This has brought about a drop in the price of data plans as M1 and Starhub tried to gain as much market share as possible. The reaction of the competition was interesting to view from the sideline (with popcorn and coke).
Starhub was the first to announce their price plan last week. On the same day, M1 announced their price plan in the afternoon. On seeing M1’s impressive data bundle package, Starhub increased its 3G SmartSurf plans’ data bundle from 1 GB to 12 GB. The next day, Singtel adjusted its data bundle to be comparable with M1 and Starhub. At steady state, M1 made another refinement to their data bundle.
In a quick glance, all 3 competitors have broadly similar price plans (pl do the comparison yourself to see the difference) which was fair more attractive than what Singtel started a year ago.
This has also led to many iPhone wannabes to hop onto the bandwagon. 2 days ago, I also saw one of my colleague joining the bandwagon although she thinks iPhone does not like her as she had problem using it.
I had considered joining the bandwagon too but with so many people on board already, do I really want to hold a phone that is the same as others? The telcos have responded, its about time the phone manufacturers respond to the competition brought about by iPhone.
I will be waiting at the sidelines, hoping to benefit from it. =)
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Invisible?
Today, my division welcomed 2 'new' officers. Why the word "new" comes with inverted commas is because these 2 officers are not exactly new, one of them transferred from another research and statistics unit while the other joined us on secondment to help out with the Census Project.
As part of the newcomers' "ritual", they will be brought around the office to tell existing officers that these are the new kids on the block. Today was no exception.
However, as the HR officer approached my cubicle with the 2 new officers, I heard her saying "Tze Chow is not around today, we will go to the next cubicle instead.". I was astonished when I heard that. What makes you think I am not in office today?
This is not the first time anyway. In the past when I enjoyed the luxury of a office (with no windows though), the HR officer always missed my room as well. Reason being that the room used to be a library and along the same alley, there were no officers around the area.
Perhaps this is a gentle reminder that I am not longer considered part of the office and its time to go. =)
As part of the newcomers' "ritual", they will be brought around the office to tell existing officers that these are the new kids on the block. Today was no exception.
However, as the HR officer approached my cubicle with the 2 new officers, I heard her saying "Tze Chow is not around today, we will go to the next cubicle instead.". I was astonished when I heard that. What makes you think I am not in office today?
This is not the first time anyway. In the past when I enjoyed the luxury of a office (with no windows though), the HR officer always missed my room as well. Reason being that the room used to be a library and along the same alley, there were no officers around the area.
Perhaps this is a gentle reminder that I am not longer considered part of the office and its time to go. =)
Monday, December 14, 2009
Communication
According to the Marriam-Webster Dictionary, communication can be defined as one of the following:
1 an act or instance of transmitting
2 a: information communicated b : a verbal or written message
3 a: a process by which information is exchanged between individuals through a common system of symbols, signs, or behavior (the function of pheromones in insect communication); also : exchange of information b : personal rapport (a lack of communication between old and young persons)
If you have been following my earlier post, you would have noticed that I seem to have been plagued with the communication virus, resulting in me not being able to communicate with some key people in my personal and working life.
Since they did not specify, will it be considered too much to make them communicate in a manner I will prefer then?
Not sure how to get things moving forward since they all did not tell me what is the best platform/manner to communicate in.
If you have any suggestion, feel free to let me know.
I am at all ears since communication is a 2-way interactive process.
1 an act or instance of transmitting
2 a: information communicated b : a verbal or written message
3 a: a process by which information is exchanged between individuals through a common system of symbols, signs, or behavior (the function of pheromones in insect communication); also : exchange of information b : personal rapport (a lack of communication between old and young persons)
If you have been following my earlier post, you would have noticed that I seem to have been plagued with the communication virus, resulting in me not being able to communicate with some key people in my personal and working life.
Since they did not specify, will it be considered too much to make them communicate in a manner I will prefer then?
Not sure how to get things moving forward since they all did not tell me what is the best platform/manner to communicate in.
If you have any suggestion, feel free to let me know.
I am at all ears since communication is a 2-way interactive process.
Saturday, December 12, 2009
Interesting day in Office
T: Are you ok? Your eyes look wet.
S: I am ok.
T: All right (He looked down at the paper and starting "sobbing", trying to imitate S).
Suddenly, T felt that someone had slapped his right arm. He looked up in shock, only to see S in shock too. lol.
T is ok to let S slap him, if it makes her feel better. He won't take offence of such things.
In return, S said that T can slap her if he is in a bad mood. However, S also said that "Please don't hit my face."
S: I am ok.
T: All right (He looked down at the paper and starting "sobbing", trying to imitate S).
Suddenly, T felt that someone had slapped his right arm. He looked up in shock, only to see S in shock too. lol.
T is ok to let S slap him, if it makes her feel better. He won't take offence of such things.
In return, S said that T can slap her if he is in a bad mood. However, S also said that "Please don't hit my face."
Friday, December 4, 2009
Toughest Week Ever...
Its been a long and tough week, one of the toughest in fact.
Never had I gone through so much emotional struggle and thought in such a short span of time. When one is unable to think through clearly, he will make strange decisions and behave irrationally. I think this was what happened to me in the past week.
For a while, it seems that everyone is at fault except myself. In fact, it all boils down to communication.
There is a saying: ASSUME = Making an ASS out of U and ME. This is totally true. If one has communicated what he meant to another person, the other person need not guess and assume and create all the "misunderstanding".
Through this episode, I also saw how difficult was it to build trust and relationship and how easy was it to destroy it over one incident. Will I be able to rebuild the whole thing all over again? Will the crack be mended forever?
Only time will tell.
Never had I gone through so much emotional struggle and thought in such a short span of time. When one is unable to think through clearly, he will make strange decisions and behave irrationally. I think this was what happened to me in the past week.
For a while, it seems that everyone is at fault except myself. In fact, it all boils down to communication.
There is a saying: ASSUME = Making an ASS out of U and ME. This is totally true. If one has communicated what he meant to another person, the other person need not guess and assume and create all the "misunderstanding".
Through this episode, I also saw how difficult was it to build trust and relationship and how easy was it to destroy it over one incident. Will I be able to rebuild the whole thing all over again? Will the crack be mended forever?
Only time will tell.
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