Shedding like a S.N.A.K.E

*Flaky Flaky*.. That how yucky it has been

Im shedding like a snake changing its skin.. Peeling and feeling uncomfortable whenever i put on a shirt. Sigh...

The amount of Ultraviolet that Bug's skin been absorbing over the past weeks is the caused of me feeling more like a snake than an insect. (haha... ) Hmm.. maybe its time to take a short break away from the blazing sun on weekends. (No more sun tanning...)

Been applying lots of Aloe Vera gel to control this damaged, but to no avail as i guessed its too late to do some preventive maintenace. Will probably have to live with it until it heals. Luckily its not clearly visible when i put on my uniform to work, else i would have scare everyone away.. haha...

Does anyone has any bright idea on how i can stop this??

Hmmm... can my flaky skin be used to make wallets? haha... anyone dare to buy?

Bug's the snake..

Thunderstorm in office....

Didnt had the time to blog yesterday as my dear fren joe got locked out of home and had to accompany him. Hmmm... or should i say he accompanied me. =p

Finally we watched "Batman" after coordinating it like 3 times! Haha... Well. must say it was good as Rachel liner of "its not what that is beneath you but what you do that defines who you are" caught me immensely.

I began thinking of that liner while driving towards home after sending Joe back. Does ones' appearance and outlook really captures who you are? Do we call that shallow by not looking deeper into the character? Are we too quick at times to pass judgement and give ppl the death penalty? haha... Joe and Linc would have known what im talking abt rite?? hehe.... Shallowness is the buzz word that has kept us laughing for sometime and it still is. Thinking about that incident still gives me goose pimples. eeeerrrrr...... Rite Joe.. haha.. *wink*

Anyway, the topic of my blog isnt abt shallowness.. haha... Yes!! Its hell in office on Monday. Everyone seems to be in slack mode after the family day on Friday. All the required work is not done. Presentation not prepared, documents required for meetings not printed. *siao*.

Boss was very unhappy. Gave the entire department a horrible time in the morning. Sigh... and the sad thing was im the only one left in office that day to take the storm as the rest had some meetings while others were off work.

Damn... Firstly i had to finish off all the work left behind by the others slackers, and also had to complete my own work. No time for breakfast, so was moody + no Kopi = very moody. haha.. Brain couldnt think properly and = lousy Monday.

Later in the day, HP beeped and a sms from home. It reads " Mum on strike, so get ur own dinner"

*fainted*

What a way to start the week....

Ever After

Saw this liner from alphamale blog

"Not all fairy tales end with they lived happily ever after. For mine, my simple wish is that she lives happily ever after"

Is that a noble statement on our part wishing that she lives happily ever after or was it plain jealousy of ours? Was there hatred and pain that was inflicted upon u when she said "its time to break up" and the effort that was put into the r/s. Y cant you be the man inthe fairy tale of hers!!!

Linc says that there is a stage in humans when they will think they are suffering a lot.. tat they have a unique story to tell... tat people dun understand them... tat they are having a bad time... called.. personal fable... However, in actual fact, these ppl arent doing badly in their life.

How many a times have we been hurt in our life from relationships, betrayal, stabbing and feeling awful that we trusted the wrong person in our life, wondering how we had gone so blind as to believe them in the first place..

Sad to say, thats part and parcel of growing up as one can only feel the taste of joy when u have feel sadness before.

Lobster Anz

Feeling the heat all over me, similar to those cartoon characters that has fire glowing all over them. Haha... Except that i dont have any fireballs or super power to execute with.

This is the result from the Operation Sento Party on Friday! I stayed a total of 7 hours in the blazing sun which made me look like a lobster, ready to be served on a plate, except that im not appetizing enough! haha...

Sentosa was fun. Thankful, everything went well and the chaps in my department had fun. Phew.. wat a sign of relief, or i will be the talking pt in office for the next few weeks had things went terribly wrong..

As usual, the weekend came without any expected excitement. hmm. woke up with a burnt back, which made sleeping painful and had a sumptuous lunch at Crystal Jade. Tim sum and the porridge was good and would love to sit in the restaurant and "Yum Cha" if the time had permitted!

Head for my usual sat hang out in ECP. Damn... lots of roads near Rochor were closed due NDP 1st combined rehearsal. Haha... I should have known better than to drive into Padang. "Toopid me" So had to go merry go round just to get around the affected roads. Blading was fun with lots to "see" and lots to learn form my "si fu" (Linc, im getting better! u gotta watch out! haha...)

Went from ford rd to bedok jetty twice and i must say it is definitely tiring...

Finish off the day with dinner at mac with Eric and headed for suntec to run some family errands...

Well... a low excitement sat just passed again!

Operation Sento Party

Been busy organising the department family day. Sigh... Miss those times in NTU whereby i have the good old gang like steven, kenny and roland from ASME organising the competitions. Though tough, but it was fun and we had a lot of good time together.

This time round, it kina different.

The ppl you work with arnt those that you are very familiar with in the first place and to gather just 50 IC (IC = indian chiefs, each with their own idea) is depressing. haha... Ppl will come up with "you shld do this and do that" and working in my organisation has seniority that you have to respect which can be a potential stumbling block to any mission. This is certainly challenging!

anyway, looking forward to it this friday. whoo whoo... No work, just play. But guess i will be pretty busy coordinating with the manager from sentosa to get everything going smoothly in sunset bay.. another whoo whoo... Bikini babe!!... haha....

So guess i will have to be on my toes to get the program going and to ensure that no hiccups occur along the way.... Its either make or break sia... Lots of logistics stuff to prepare and last min tie down to make sure that things goes smoothly...

Wish me luck!!

Birds on Diarrhoea

Yes.... The birds haven eaten something wrong in CCK. Either some idiots have fed them some rubbish or they are having some eating disorder. And my car is the victim of this!

I was shock (with my mouth wide open) when i was going to work today. Black Mitsu turned out to have spots of whites and yellow all over! OMG.. The birds over in CCK have picked the perfect spot to drop their business!! Damn.. of all cars... Y mine... damn...

And to make things worse, the cars to my left and right are completely fine without a single speck! Hmm... Y Y Y?? Is mine so special such that all birds have to drop their shit on me! Sigh... and I took almost 15 mins to get the shit off it.. and sad to say.. incompletely.

So i drove to work on a shitty car and of cos had a shitty day... Its monday and of cos its shitty.. Work piled up as if there were no tomorrow.. Boss left office without telling and i have to cover the shit. sigh... Im sinking in the shit. haha....

Sometime, when shit is all around, you dont smell the shit anymore! haha...

Father's Day

I have to admit..... I didnt know that it was Daddy's day until yesterday afternoon when i saw some advertisements and promotions on the street...

Daddy's day was never on the agenda in the CHIU's family... This probably gave u a good indication of the family ties that we have here... hmmm... maybe it was non-existence...

Well... on an interesting note.. Father's day doesnt get the glamour and attention as much as Mummy's do. Y? There are phrase like "Shi Shang Zhi You Ma Ma Hao" and not the other way round... Y is that so? Are daddies less important!! Hmm... I wonder how will i will be forgotten when im a father one day.... hehe...

Does everyone feel closer to their mum than dad? Im definitely closer to my mum than dad even though i hardly "pour" out my feelings to them anymore, and its kinna weird to do that anymore since Im all adult and being the independent self, loves to solve my own problems and hide my own feelings.. Sometimes, its tough that you have no one to share, but otherwise, im happy.

On this day, just wanna say grace and thanks to Dad for his upbringing. His stern teaching made me a good man and not one who is fighting and killing out in the street. For his financial support as i grew up. Though, there are many differences between us even today, you made me realised the path i should take in life... For that i thank you!

Happy Father's Day!

End of Price war

The much controversial oil war between the petrol stations came to a halt last nite.. sigh... (when i wanted to pump!)

Was acting smart and refused to pump last nite as the tank was still half filled. Only to realised after the movie with Joe that Shell started to revert back to 10%, while the competitors remained at 26%.

Mitsu had only drank Shell since the say she was born and i was reluctant to feed her with other stuff. The same analogy goes to mum feeding babies with the same milk powder as they arent sure how the baby will react to different brands... The same dilemma I was facing.... sigh...

Well.. tried my luck at other Shell stations while on my way home, but to no avail as all the stations had the BIG 26% tag removed! Sigh... Should have reacted much earlier.... *sob sob*

Sweet or Bitter

An encouraegment note to a fren facing difficulties..

A man once told me that he loved crab apple jelly. He jokingly said that not knowing whether his next bite would be sweet or bitter kept his taste buds alive.

Like that jelly, life is sometimes sweet and sometimes bitter. There are times when everything seems to be going well. Our families are happy and healthy. Frenz supported us. We have rewarding tasks to do. We feel secure and confident. Then something happens, and we realise that life is not always sweet. A family member faces a health issue. A fren betrays us. Cutbacks at work jar our economic security. Wars and rumours of wars frighten us. Life is bitter at times.

Yet somehow the uncertainty also makes life more precious. We cannot take life's sweetness for granted. The kingdom of God is not waiting to be realised only in some perfect, future society. God's realm is found here and now, with all life's ups and downs, with all life's uncertainty. We can only live each moment, whether bitter or sweet, with as much faith and presence as we can muster, bringing our whole selves ti whatever life holds.

Thought for the day: Whether today is sweet or bitter, life is a gift from God to be live fully.

Take care and always look on the bright side of life....

~Inconsiderate man on road~

Think manual cars should be banned from driving on the roads!

My stationary mitsu was almost banged by a man yesterday while i was on my way back home from bowling. Damn... had i not been vigilant enough to horn him loudly, think my dear wife would probably be "hospitalised" today!

To think that i wasnt even moving made this a complete joke! I was waiting in the traffic for the light to turn green when i realised that the guy in front of me was rolling backwards. I tot he would probably stepped on his gear soon to get the car moving the way it should be. But to my horror, he seems happy to let the car roll and roll... IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. (Ta Ma De!) wat the hell was he thinking. He probably rolled a good 2m backwards until the horned woke him up!

They should banned manual cars someday soon to eradicate this problem! And when the light finally turned green, the guy was happily taking his own sweet time to get moving. Not that i am a impatient guy, which you guys should know cos i hardly have any temper, but this guy was way way too much!

Decided to overtake him to see what the hell he was doing and guessed wat???? ----- This uncle was happily chatting with a ger next to him. *faint*

Firstly he is an uncle.. old enough to be my father, which i tot should have years of experience on the road and secondly, he is skirt chasing!!! OMG.... I tot i was going to see some young inconsiderate man.. but guessed that happens to uncles too....

Luckily Mitsu came home unscratched... else i probably be cursing and swearing #$%^&

Another nuah day in office... Not my usual self at work as "Towkay" is on lve and im taking my own sweet time to get things done. Simply not in the mood to move things as fast as i would love to and seeing the ppl ard me taking breaks and lves... How is this ever motivating! The high tempo me is suddenly winding down and shifted to a lower gear, which im not used to. but somehow i just couldnt muscle enough energy to work. "Im constantly thinking what i should do this weekend!" haha.....

2 more working days... 48 more hours to weekend!

The day Mitsu had a clean and nice SPA

Yeap... sent dirty Mitsu to SPA today for her 3-monthly treatment, which i paid 400 bucks for it! My colleagues called me "ah-siao" when i paid that kind of money for it. But, thinking back and looking at the end product.. I would say that its kinna worth it for the cleanliness i get out of it and my car looks brand new again after a 4 hr spa session!

The minor scratch marks are not clearly visible now and it squeeky clean now with the leather smelling like fresh cow once again! haha... satisified... unsure if i will get the same ouput in other treatment centers

A nuah day at work today whereby i only worked half e day (dont envy me! cos i was working at times where by u ppl are happily sleeping!) Thats was why i had the time to send the car for grooming and time to rest at home and get a hair cut. The rest was definitely a welcome boost after a exhaustive week, but cant say the same for the cut! sigh.... need the grass on my head to start growing again!!

Ugly Anz

~A little too Much~

Sitting on my black chair and completely motionless...

The amount of blading is kinna taking a toll on this fragile body. ankles are numb with the calves feeling stain and the skin feeling tanned (starting to look like someone liao... haha)! Its a sign of overworked...

Went balding with Linc and Eric on Sat to try out on new techniques whereby Eric was teaching Linc on how to execute a side step, whereas the noobie me still trying hard at the turns and balancing the body on a leg while blading. Kinna difficult for me given that im quite dumb at learning new things. Still cant get the hang of it, whereas Linc is getting on pretty well with his new 500 bucks blades.. haha... Must be the blades, since he doesnt have that intellect!!

Went for Runway cycling this morning and it as packed with ppl, even though the weather hasnt been kind to us. Can see how determined S'poreans were in participating in this national event! Neither did our spirits dampened as the roads were slippery and we couldnt go as fast as we would like to! Somehow we managed to complete the 15km route, even though I was exhausted by the halfway mark! This can be written down as a milestone in my life for blading that distance!

Unfortunately Ah-Qi had a bad fall today. Hope she is fine and her mother isnt nagy about the "blue-black-red" she gotten all over her legs! Well... If you are reading this, take care and no skirts for the next 2 weeks!

Damn... Didnt win any lucky draw price today for my lucky coupon of 5512. hmmm... maybe its reserved for 4D tonight!! haha....

~Blackie Anz~

Doesnt feel like a Friday!

For the first time in 7 weeks...

Bug's was the mum's boy and stayed at home after work. Its a shocker to me too.. How can I......... Its Friday and im at home.. wat a day!

Been clubbing consecutively 6 Fri's nite in a row and to stop this routine today is like a drug addict without cocaine. haha... im shivering all over! Felt so so weird to be at home watching VCDs..

What a swing in activity.

Well... on the bright side, it nice to be healthy for once!

Working tomorrow... life sucks isnt it!

World of Transformation

After blogging the "bo liao" blog, i suddendly tot of the word "transformation."

Saw in the papers last week about ppl making changes for the sake of doing it as if its the "IN" thing nowadays to transform.

The article "Change the way you think about change" talk about how ppl should view changes seriously and not go along with the flow. As we know, changes bring uncertainty and insecurity and get our routines disrupted, which is why ppl are so resistive to changes in the past. But with the ever growing knowledge of mankind coupled with the improvement in technology, things have to change! No longer do we allow agriculture to be the way it used to be where "changkol" and buffalos are the main mechanism to plough land. The world has changed and if you are not up to it, the world is not willing to slow do to wait for you. Cultures and beliefs have to be re-think and whatever wasnt possible previously is something reachable now. As we always tell ppl "yi cian ma ta chuan duan ku". so that is something we should start telling ourselves to break our comfort zones to venture into the unknowns to achieve what has never been do-able

Resistive to pay the immediate price of change will lead you to pay the ultimate price!

A changing Bug

In a state of blank

..... Mind in a blank and nothing to BLOG about. Shall just blog abt the week in general.

Kinna exhausted after working the nite and having to attend my usual malay class whereby its getting more and more difficult every lesson. (was as to pronounced $175,250,11 in malay!!! and i almost fainted... Firstly, I dont have so much of money in the bank to begin with and guess what... i cant pronounce it in malay!! haha..)

Kinna not used to working the nite cycle after so long on the day. Fatigue kinna set in at night when work is hardly done. This is coupled by the fact that i have a trainee with me and he's taking a long long time to get everything done. As i have always been dependent on myself to get the work done, i was somewat in a foreign territory when all i have to do was to sit there and wait for him to get the job done, and all i have to do was to check it through. kinna boring rite! but that the way to train up the guy so that he too can be dependent on himself one day. I'm been through that too as a young officer. It was "deja vu" looking at him struggling at his wits end.

In a flash, another weekend is almost here. time really flies! Bought two CDs this week (Corrinne May and Rob Thomas), which i would give them both a 7/10. Though i would prefer Corrinne May's debut album, but her voice is still as smoothing as ever. Good recommendation for those who are interested.

Supposed to attend a wine appreciation class this week with ben and jeff. But somehow both of them had their plans and we had to postpone this. well.. will be looking forward to it.

Watched Madagascar over the weekend with joe and linc. well.. Funny show and definitely something to relieve those stress in me. Bros, get ready for Mr & Mrs Smith as well as Batman coming in the next few weeks.

GSS is here, but sad to say, yet to do any shopping. haha... hmm.. wonder what i will buy if i ever do any shopping. Nothing that i really need at the moment. So GSS came at a wrong time. But maybe a new pair of jeans wouldnt do me any harm! haha...

Runway cycling this Sun (Bros, be there at ard 8am. will msg u guys where to meet. the route is 16km.. Weee..eeee )

Being Nice doesnt necessary pays

How many a times have u tried being nice to ppl and being considerate when it doesnt pay at all in the end!

How shitty is that feeling...

Feel like why did u put in the effort and tried to be nice in the first place.. should have just hack care and do whatever the necessary!!

Well... not that i was blamed for it.. just that i feel that my consideration for being human enough wasnt appreciated by some ppl. I was kind enough not to activated ppl at 4 plus in the morning and well.... we had a long long debrief session for that! Dunno what to do man.....

Sometimes life is all about choices. Its at crossroad where ppl make decisions and lived with it. It is also at these difficult times that heroes are borned. I made mine at the crunch and stood by it. Some ppl appreciates that, while others suffer because of that. You can never please all.

So should i be nice? Or should i just care less given the fact that someone has to suffer regardless of the decisions i made. Thats a painful choice which i have no idea. You are just stuck in the middle of things. *Big Sigh*

Drowning in sorrow

To my brothers who know what happened....

Well.. blame it on my single mindness and being naive. Well... things doesnt always happen the way you want it to be.

Hmmm... Maybe only in my work have i been in control of my fate and outcomes.. Beside tat.. its been downhill and unpredictable. Wat happened?? I love to think its bcos that God has a plan for me and that whatever it is now is God's will to test my patience and knowing that I should deserve more!

Am i shallow? or I think i deserved more? That been the buzz word lingering in my head since yesterday. Cant get it out of my mind !! Maybe I should look wider and see wat others have to offer and stop being so perfectionist abt how I feel i deserve. Does hard work really pays?
At the moment, I dont think so...

Had a chat with colleagues and they cant seem to understand why Im feeling this way! Am i alien? Or am i expecting too much of myself. Who do I think i am to expect so much. Drown myself over the wines we bought and had a good laugh.

A caution to all my frenz: "With expectations comes pain"

Well.. getting too emotional now... and maybe a good nite rest will help!

Drowning Anz

Whose fault issit

Overheard 2 persons close to me saying how much one of them felt being treated unfairly in the company.

This got me abit uneasy and decided to carry on "eavesdropping" on how she was being unfairly treated!

From what i gathered, she proclaims that everyone in the department has got something against her and that she is always a target of evil remarks. However upon "spying" and "digging" further on the actual content of what she proclaim the remarks were, I felt that she was actually being treated like any one of us at work. There was totally nothing against her!! I feel that she was simply paranoid and oversensitive over wat others say. *This also explains why she couldnt stay in any job for long*

I started to ask myself whats wrong, and why do these behaviour reside in us, always feeling inferior and overly sensitive to wat others have to say? Has the world evolved so fast that she couldnt keep up with the fast pace of life where the only constant now is change? The sophistication in operating new technological equipment has also got the better of her to an extent that remarks were targeted at her. Well.. whoses fault issit?

Issit a cultural problem? Issit an education problem? ... basically i dunno too....

I am a firm believer of constant upgrading and life long learning. When u fall by the wayside by thinking that you are comfortable in life, you will soon be shown the door, by the hungrier and more adaptable beings. Its a case of survivor of the fittest!

The animal kingdom faces that too and Anz as an animal has to constant be hardworking during the summer to stock up the food for winter.

~Bug's e worker Anz~