FrIeNdShIp

What's friendship? With reference to www.dictionary.com, friendship is defined as "the state of being friends". But the question is: "Is that so simple?" Just the 5 words describe this noble word FRIENDSHIP? Of course not, it has a deeper meaning attached...It is not surprise that ppl take friendship lightly or even take it for granted as some might think that "oh, they will be there for me when i need them so no worries". But who knows that some are slowly abandoning you? As there's a saying "It takes both hands to clap". In another words, it takes both parties or all to sustain a healthy friendship. Be it give and take, forgive and forget, being sensitive to others feelings, etc.....Even plants need loving attention from masters besides the fundamental needs of water & air in order to grow healthily, not to mention humans....Hmmm, if you don't understand what i'm putting across, just ignore me as that's my sudden thoughts and feelings! haha~

Consider MYself lucky....

The work pace here is slowing down...Mind you, it's real real slow that i can't bear with it anymore!! Right now it's only 11.45am and i have practically nothing to do! How am i going to survive my Thur? Oh yah and my Fri as i forsee that tmr will be another boring day for me. BUT TGIWBF! haha! Looking forward to my weekend though :)

Talking about the slow down, is it due to the seasonal period (as we do have peak and off peak)? Or the major shift of operation to China? Or we are simply losing business to our competitors due to our premium prices (isn't that a norm and well known in this industry)? Anyway, i'm going to find things to do like updating my blog, chat on msn, surf around, act busy etc haha! Well, isn't that part and parcel of life? Getting stuck in something that you are not really into can be a pain sometime...Not that i'm complaining about my job scope, but how i wish i can do things that interest me and i will not even consider that as work! How nice right but not many people are that lucky....

Come to think of it, I though to be contented as i have a happy family, i'm employed, i'm sheltered, i'm healthy, i'm not starved, i'm accompanied and not alone, i'm need not worry about money matters (not that i'm super rich or being 'bao' LOL), and the list goes on and on. Ain't i FORTUNATE? Ok! I shall live everyday happily and not grumble so much haha! You heard me right? Be my witnesses and PLS remind me constantly, thanks! :)

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Husband & Wife - Why divorce?

In a divorce court a woman requested the judge: "Your honor, I want to divorce my husband." "But why ?" asked the judge. She replied, "Because he is not faithful to me." The judge asked, "How do you know ?" She replied, " My lord, not a single child resembles him ."


Husband & Wife - Love Your Enemy

From his death bed, the husband called his wife and said, "One month after I die I want you to marry Samy." "Samy! But he is your enemy !" "Yes, I know that ! I've suffered all these years so let him suffer now ."


Husband & Wife - Wedding Ring

At the cocktail party, one woman said to another, "Aren't you wearing your wedding ring on the wrong finger? " The other replied, " Yes I am, I married the wrong man. "


Husband & Wife - Why ?

" Dad, I was away for a week. Yesterday I sent a fax to my wife I'd be home that night, and when I got into my room I found my wife in another man's arms. " Why, Dad ? Tell me why!" Dad kept silent for a few minutes, then coolly said, " Maybe, Son, she didn't get the fax ."


Husband & Wife - Same Service

A husband visited a marriage counselor and said, "When we were first married, I would come home from the office, my wife would bring my slippers and our cute little dog would run around barking. Now after ten years it's all different, I come home, the dog brings the slippers and my wife runs around barking." "Why complain?" said the counselor. " You're still getting the same service !"


Husband & Wife - Talk About Husband

One woman told another : "My neighbour is always speaking ill of her husband, but look at me, my husband is foolish, lazy and a coward; but have I ever said anything bad about him ?"


Husband & Wife - Love To Do

A wife, one evening, drew her husband's attention to the couple next door and said, "Do you see that couple? How devoted they are? He kisses her every time they meet. Why don't you do that?" "I would love to." Replied the husband. " But I don't know her well enough ."


Husband & Wife - No Answer Back

A man was telling his friends, "When my wife is infuriated, she starts shouting at me, my children and even at our dogs and nobody dares answer her." One of his friends asked."And when you are angry, what do you do?" The man replied, " I also shout angrily at the windows and doors of the house and none of them dares to answer bac k.


Husband & Wife - Problem Father

"You looked troubled," I told my friend, "what's your problem?" He replied, "I'm going to be a father." "But that's wonderful," I said. " What's wonderful? My wife doesn't know about it ye t.


*** No wonder Men are from Mars and women from Venus!

Happy 11th Birthday INDIUM! ! !

Today APO marked its eleven years operation as Asia Pacific's HQ in S'pore and i'm with Indium for app. 2yrs 20days (excluding the temp period). We had a simple lunch buffet and cake cutting session as usual. Time really fly by w/o us knowing and we are already into the 2nd half of 2006...Wow...

So now it's time for my short 'speech' pertaining to my feelings & thoughts towards this company :p Even though an American base company but it's very much locally operated (local management). Still remember vividly that when i first came in as a temp 2yrs plus ago, i was taken aback by its surrounding....Not that the building is small-scaled (two storey, no canteen, manpower of 40) or because of it's strategically poor location (nearest bus stop - 15mins walk)...It's the opposite prominent foreign workers' hostel that i was shocked to see! OMG!!! Those who know me well are aware that i'm kind of r..... when it comes to this. Till now, i have never work OT (after 7pm) during my 2yrs plus with Indium (firstly, i'm quite efficient to complete my day's work on the day itself :p~~ secondly, i don't wish to be stared at by tons of blacks!) Not that i'm bias or uncompassionate towards these workers who abandon their hometowns and headed to S'pore to earn a living, just that i simply can't tolerate the way they look at people! My mum always scolded me for being heartless BUT......sign, uncontrollable feeling/reaction if you know how i feel.

Ok, enough of the scary hostel. Well, i do have a bunch of lovely colleagues (there are exceptional of course) and that constitutes part of the reason why i intend to stay even i have obtain my degree recently. What's important to me in my worklife aside to job satisfaction is the team spirit and cohesiveness hence the team memebers play a crucial role in my career. Therefore, 3 cheers to my colleagues in Indium! hehe! "It's all about YOU!" (our group name in the recent Sales meeting at Bintan).

Lastly, i wish Indium will prosper in the many eleven years to come and may it strengthens its presence in Asia just like it does in USA!

Go Go Italy!

Approximately another 4hrs the final is gonna kick off and the anxiety is building up slowly around the world i guess. Most probably i will stay up to watch Italy win France haha! GO GO GO Italy!

Today he msg me and said that he's in Bintan on vacation and feeling bored. The first reaction that hit me was like "Huh?!? Feel bored then msg me? What the hell..." But still, as a friend, i sort of 'entertain' him...I just don't like the feeling of people making use of me if you know what i mean. I hate it infact. I can be a good listener and willing to lend you my big big ears but pls don't take advantage of that. Sounds too serious? Opps, just a thought that arise when this incident happens.

Looking forward to our Huannies Chalet next wk! Yippee! Time for a get together and my first time being an organiser! Of course i'm not alone, with my huanny team memebers hehe :p Hopefully it will be fun since we are each inviting our own friends.

"Food for thought"

10 steps to enjoying each other better...

1. Be realistic about each other. Don't try to turn ur partner into something he or she is not. Let's face it, guys-there's only 1 Pamela Anderson in the world, and even she has had her implants removed! Give ur gal a break and understand that her physical appearance is NOT going to change overnite with the help of a few facials ! or treat ments. And ladies, Brad Pitt has already been taken, so u're gonna have to do with what ur guy is like! Chill out, love each other for what u are. There is more to ur partner than what meets the eye.

2. Always talk things out. Now guys, I know this is not ur fave pastime or mode of resolving issues, but u know what? This works with the gals. Don't make assumptions about each other's feelings. Learn to xpress urself better so that ur partner undrstands what u're angry about, or hurt about, or even happy about! When u stop talking to each other from the heart, it's the beginning of the end.

3. Do stuff together. Make an effort to do things together. Do some sports or involve urselves in some shared activities; something both of u enjoy or are interested in. It could be as simple as watching movies together, or jus strolling hand-in-hand down Orchard Road. Watch soccor with him once in a while though the green patch on TV puts u to sleep in 3 seconds. And guys, do give in if ur gal asks for another day at window-shopping, rather than suggest that she go out with her girlfriends for "that sort of activities" instead. If u're spending more time with ur friends rather than with ur partner, it's a warning sign that u're drifting apart!!!

4. Meet each other halfway. If he agrees to throw out that rotten T-shirt with the "The_Rock" print, u shouldn't kick up much of a fuss if he asks u to keep ur room tidy. There's gotta be a little giving and taking in a relationship, so learn to meet each other halfway.

5. Show ur love Buy her flowers or candy or perfume everynow and then, even if u have been together for 5years. It's wonderful to continue showing someone that u care for him or her. Cook him a special meal, paint him a Valentine's Day card. Knit him mini-socks he can't wear ( like for decoration purposes => ), buy him a packet of milk for breakfast, or pack his wardrobe for him...so he knows u can still be romantic and loving despite having been together for quite a while.

6. Respect each other. Stop making jokes about her hair or skin, or whatever it is u love to laugh at. Ask urself if she thinks if its funny. And if he has an inferiority complex about his height, stop ogling at tall guys and make him feel worse! Love is about respecting each other's feelings and being sensitive to each other at all times.

7. Bury the past. Stop bringing up the past. Gals..don't bring up the happy things about u and ur ex to ur guy, it would jus make him jealous or unhappy. And guys, don't talk about the happy times that u had with ur ex or mention about her in ur every other sentence as it would make ur gal feel un-happy and she might think that u saying all this b'cos u are gonna get back with ur ex or not interested in her anymore.

8. Sit on ur jealousy. All of us go thru' spells of insecurity at the beginning of the relationship, but don't translate that insecurity into jealousy. If u're gonna go through ur partner's mail and cupboard, and eavesdropping on conversations, u know something is wrong - with u!!! Jealousy is like a poison that slowly spreads thru' the relationship before finally killing it. Trust ur partner; love has to have trust in it.

9. Keep ur commitments to each other. If ur partner is standing u up all the time and cancelling dates and breaking promises, u need to talk! If u're in a relationship, make ur partner ur priority and don't disappoint them if u can help it. It's really terrible when someone promises to take u to dinner, and then calls to cancel it. Don't make promises u can't keep. If ur partner starts to feel that he/she is not important enough to u, u may jus lose him/her.

10. Be honest. Honesty is not scowling at how awful she looks first thing in the morning, or telling him that he has the biceps of a fly~! When we say "be honest", we mean expressing ur feelings clearly, not being bitingly cruel. When u're hurt, say so, and when u're angry, tell him/her, w/o getting hysterical. If u can't be honest with ur partner, who can u be honest with?

* Love is also about honesty, and a relationship where no honesty exists probably isn't worth it!

Getting Excited?!

Counting down to WC? 101% i suppose? Haha! I'm getting anxious already BUT not because i will be betting in the final or my loved ones are addicted to the game, just that it will SOON be over and the winner will emerge :p Never did i anticipate this moment in all WC as i'm actually a greenhorn and nonchalant towards soccer to be frank. Since this happens once in every 4yrs, if i can't beat them, must well join them right! haha!

Personally i prefer Italy to win even though i have never seen them play at all! Funny isn't it? Maybe intuition is at work. This preference only come about when Brazil lost to France. Guess what, i stayed up early on a sunday morning, hoping to see them trash France but in the end......Disappointment. Let's hope that Italy will win the hot favourite Germany later *fingers crossed*