Geram!

This week at work :

The big bosses are acting like kids.

The executives are acting like kids.

The assistants are acting like kids.

The 'kids" are, of course, acting like kids.

Am I the only one who is not acting like a kid?

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On the go

That's gonna be me, sooner or later.

There's a new boss in the office, replacing the previous one. She comes from an auditing background as well, and I feel more comfortable working with her. Like minds think alike. At least, she's more focused, more rational, more decisive, more efficient and much more of a risk taker. I begin to see some light on where the company is headed.

I've just been given new responsibilities. Due to the streamlining of the organization structure, I am to lead 4 departments now, as opposed to only just 1 when I was interviewed. While some of my colleagues have taken pity on me on the increased workload, I see it in a different point of view. I do have the authority now to control a large part of the organization. Yeah baby, bow to me before I approve your funds request! 

With the increase in workload, I've become more than a busy bee. People are looking for me all the time. My damn phone has never stopped ringing. The meeting schedules are endless. The amount of documents to review is piling higher and higher.  More issues to solve. More projects to implement. Call me crazy but I do enjoy the challenges. Not that being hectic and stressed up is something new. I'm a well trained professional.

We have moved to a new office. The place is much larger than the previous one. My room is much larger than the previous one. And I've got a window to it. I've always favoured some sort of scenery while I work. Although there won't be any hills or seaside to enjoy, but at least there would be some trees to look at. So these 2 weeks would be all about packing, unpacking and settling down. And coincidently, my room is painted in light green. Hah!

The financial auditors are coming in soon, for the previous year's audit. I am gonna have a fun time "torturing" them. It's pay back time!

I've not been hanging out as often as I used to. No more Friday night parties. No more Saturday night clubbings. Even the "yam cha" sessions have died down. Either all my friends are busy with their own lives or that I am getting tired. It's no longer appealing to crowd with people in the malls or simply just lepaking. I would prefer to lie in bed all day now and to catch Criminal Minds.

My friends are getting married one by one and my mum is getting more worried for me by the day. Nah, no rush mum. When it comes, it will come. I live by the no strings attached rule.

That's about what's going on the past few weeks. Will update again when something new happens.

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The 27th

Fui is officially a year elder.

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Stolen

The car. Parked by the road. It was there last night. It was gone this morning. It was dad's.

From the looks of it, the thieves smashed the window, unlock it, and drove it off. Without raising the alarm, without anyone knowing.

As the police report and the insurance matters were being settled, the blame game started.

"I told you there were suspicious people around, and you didn't listen..."
"I told you to install a steering lock and you didn't bother...."
"I told you not to keep so many cars but you insisted...."
"I told you to be discreet but you had to show off....."
"I told you to be alert but you had to be weary..."

As usual, it was all the "I told you so..." and the "I knew it...." It gets kinda annoying. If you didn't take any sort of action on your suspicions then, then no point in trying to prove something when things have already gone sour.

It's the solution and the support that counts now. And measures to minimize future unfortunate incidents. They just don't get the picture.

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Oops, sorry dude...

Yesterday, at the cinema, there was a little confusion.

It was "I am number four". We walked into the already darkened hall, looking for our seats. There weren't many people around for the early show, so there weren't any hassle in locating them. As we reached the designated row, we saw someone else in our seats.

"Excuse me, sir, but these seats are ours."
"Ohhh, my apologies."

They got up and retreated to a few seats away. We sat down. And then, they came back to us.

"Excuse me, but the seats are ours too." They showed us their tickets. D14, D15. Ours were D14, D15 as well. Same cinema hall. Same movie. Same time.

Oh-kay. So we brought this out to the ticketing guy to have it settled. Movie's starting in 5 minutes. If they'd printed it wrongly, they would have to get it fixed fast. The guy took one look at the tickets and smiled. "These tickets are dated tomorrow."

What? Whose? Ours or theirs? We each looked at our tickets again. Phew! It was theirs. What a relief. We thanked the guy, nodded to the other party (so, it's your mistake, not ours), and quickly head back into the cinema hall again.

As we walked away, we heard the the fella laughing, "Dated tomorrow? I bought tomorrow's ticket? And we came TODAY for tomorrow's movie?" And the girl he was with was obviously very not impressed.

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One year out

In between work and play, a year has gone by. Exactly a year.

It's been exactly a year since I handed in my laptop and my access card back. It's been exactly a year since I attended the very final party. It's been exactly a year since I walked out of Menara Milenium and out of EY. Yes, it is.

This past year have been all about letting go and adjusting to a new life. And up till today, exactly a year later, I believe that has been achieved.

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