Back To Basics

Hello?

I originally wanted to do a post yesterday night but as usual the tiredness and laziness get teh best of me. Anyway... today is my second day with my new company... emm, let's start with yesterday.

Reported for work at 7:30 am, emm, figure that it is the first day at work and also had a late night the previous day to do my auctions so took a cab to work.. ya ya, it is extravagant but emm just dun do it so often. Actually, given the fxxk-up timing that the company bus picked up at 6:55 am at Bedok and the bus journey between my home to Bedok will take about 20 to 25 mins, which simply means I had to wake up something like 5:30 and wait for the bus to Bedok by 6:10 - 6:15 am.. it is such a tortune. Not that I had not done it before, but age is definately catching up and I can no longer sleep less and wake up early like I used to when worked at Pan U. I also figure that the $10 taxi fare isn't that much since I will only take it for 22 working days month and they was also a $70 transport allowances given by the company. emm, so how? let me think...

Anyway, back to the first day, emm, report to HR and spent about an hour filling up forms and getting orientated by the HR Leader (yes, they used the term "leader" in US MNC). Anywaym during the walk around intro to the staff working in the company, I was intro the the ops manager, emm, let's call him LLS. O.K, i thought he was a nice guy and started telling him things, bad things about my ex companies... did not realise that because of what I said he was discounting me as I proceed. emm, luckily I stopped in time as I had to go for the staff orientation.

Nothing much on the orientation, the usual briefing, followed by a plant tour in Changi and Bedok. It wad during the safety brief that I met my predecessor, Mr N... o.k, he did not know that I was the person taking over him.. Anyway, he is a nice guy and we talk a lot on personal issues and work related issue. Then left for Bedok and after the plant tour, go over to see my manager. As he was briefing me on my roles and responsibilities, as well as his expectations on me, he sudden told me that Mr LLS told him that I talk too much, especially when I critize my ex-companies... o.k, my big mouth and my too easy trusting nature had get me into trouble again... anyway, nothing much, he told me a lot of things that I already knows and expects to do it but to be on the safe side and try to be more humble, I just smile and listen... it goes on until about 6:10 pm before I make my way out of the company. Figure that since it is already 6 plus, so decide to give Lim a call to meet for dinner... Meet up with him at our usual coffeeshop at Eunos, had a hearty meal of Hor Fun and Black Peppered Deer Meat before going for an ice-cream when we chat under a HDB block.. I told him about my conversation with my ching on sunday and how I am beginning to like her a lot and thinking of settling down.. but like usual, nothing nice will come out of him, he told me not to get married for the sake of getting married and take my time to look around and make sure first. Ya, I will be 31 in a month's time and since there is someone whom I met and is comfortable with, why not settle down? emm, anyway.. had a chat with him before going back home at 9 pm.

What did I do today? Oh, I went to Bedok today and spent a good half of the day doing some company Computer-Based Learning orientation program. A bit bo liao but emm, that is US MNC culture. I also chat a bit with Mervyn, the EHS engineer at Bedok, apparently he is currently taking the same degree course which I had completed and is finding it hard to cope and understand.. I tried not to act too sarcastic and told him that I can help him in the homework and assignment, almost can contain myself to tell him that I am a MERIT holder... Meng Chye! Be Humble Hor!!!

emm, afternoon, went to Changi to do safety inspection, dunno why but this company like make a big huha about the inspection and my manager treat me as if I am a greenhorn... and that hypocritic Mr LLS was there. emm, say hello to him but ignore me and show me attitude. anyway, what the fxxk, like I care. During inspection, met up with the Regional EHS Director, emm, Ellen (she is ABC), who talks with an American accent, apparently she seems to be very serious and focus on the EHS issues which is good and her job is to travel round the region to check on all the companies to ensure compliance. While she was talking to my manager, I spotted something on the racking and called Mr N to clarify, not intentionally but when I mentioned about the safety requirements on the racking, the EHS director heard me and stopped her conversation. She then called Mr LLS over and asked him about the concerns that I had raised up... bad move Meng Chye, you just stepped onto someone's tail.. better be careful now...

emm, anyway, so so tired and have to sleep now to wake up to see the champions league final... talk again next time.. yawn yawn...ZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz....

Another Beginning? & Random Thoughts

Emm, did not realised that I had not blogged for quite a while. Wonder if anyone still reads it, pls leave me a message if you did.

So it had been almost 3 months since my last entry. How have I been? I supposed it is not too bad, I had settled down on my job and the management is impressed by my work ethics. But this will be my last week with the company that pays 5 mths bonuses, I am moving on to a new US MNC next week. It was a tought decision given that I am in debts and the fat bonus will definately help. However, looking in the way things are going in this company, I decided not to waste too much time in it, even if I am losing out on $$$. As the saying goes, $$$ always can earned back one. Emm, sad to say I had to re-start my 18 mths restructing plans, all over again. Hope to cut my debts by half in 18 mths and also settle down if possible..

Emm, strange things had been happening these few days since I fell sick for a few days in early May. For a start, I am having visions of what is going to happen, for those that I had told you before, it always happens at ad-hoc intervals. Strange but I can sort of visualise what will happen before it did. Scary but it is happening. For a start, I was hoping someone from UT called or messaged me as I had not heard from any of them for a while.. strange enough I got a message from Jacie early last week asking how am I getting on. Eventually, we did meet up for dinner together with some of the other UT guys and gals... How I missed the happy times with them... Next, I had a vision that my ex-colleague, Royce Lee, will contact me soon and my phone did rang and it was him. Needed some help from me which I did, taking into account that he was nice to me during my stay in my ex-company. To test it further, I visualise that "Dap", the strange ger I meet and lost contact with last year to call me and guessed what, my phone rang this morning but emm, the other party did not speak when I answered the phone. Tried calling back again but phone was off, so send a SMS but no reply. Emm, I wonder what happened to her... Too bad, all these flash visions did not give me any number to buy 4D...

Today, I went off early from work to do my medical check-ups for my new company, figures that I got an alibi that I am at Paya Lebar for meeting. Either there was a crop-up or it is teh company policy, I had to do my medical examinations twice, once at a clinic in Bedok and the other at SATA. Yes, I need to give my urine twice, take my height/weight twice and a one-one session with the doctor. For you info, I grew 2 cm in the matters of 30 mins... I am now officially listed at 174 cm.. dunno maybe I am having a late grown spur or the measurements are out, I remember I am more of 169 or 170 kgs.

Anyway, any of you kind souls reading this, just to let you know that I am quite happy with the way things are now, less say my financial problems, sometimes you just have to let it go and get on with life... Thanks!

Random Thoughts

1. Pre-employment Medical Examination - Thank God, they never asked about my sex life..

2. Brand New Running Shoes - Brought them a month ago but have not use them for running cos I never did any running at all..

3. Opportunities - Meet a guy who brought cardboard from me, apparently I am very well known. Say intro me to some rich guy who collect Bulls.. hope to get some money there.

4. Marcus Koh and Marcus Chin - The former is a pain in the ass, the latter is the 3rd person to take over my job since I left ST Kinetics..

5. Zhu-Zhu - Been mumbling or shouting that all the time, guess I missed my CHIN really badly... Zhu-Zhu!!!

6. I Love This Game - NBA, my favourite game and my hobby... or rather my obsession...

7. Mentally Unstable Ger - She had closed down her Blog, let's see how long she can last before she make another stupid post on love and whatever... God Bless Her!

8. Unit Trust - Making quite a bit due to the recent rally in the stock market. STI hit 3500 pts today... all the way!!!

9. Liverpool in finals again - Will it be 6 again?

10. Jevin Lim - Birthday on the 20th of May, turning 31, way to go old boy....

Nite Nite!