Been two days since I started work... so far so..boring... As my superior was on MC, there was no projects/jobs assigned to me... Sigh.. so I have been spending the last two days staring at my really slow computer and trying (read - TRYING) to read some Policies & Procedures of the operation. The environment's pretty fun - people that I can talk to.. though I heard that my superior is rather demanding, which scares me a bit! Hopefully she's not as scary as they make her to be.. and hopefully I am able to meet her expectations! *Breathes in... I believe I can...
Hee...the best part of the job is that - Not only do I NOT have to wear uniform, everyday at work is like Causal friday! Hee... I can wear berms, three-quads, flip-flops and birkes to work! LOL.. isn't it brilliant.. Not only do I not have to buy office wear, I've more excuses to buy causal clothes and a new pair of birkes!!!!! Hooray...
However, seems like my work schedule isn't really that fantastic... apparently, although I'm working 5 days a week, one of the days have to be on the weekend, so effectively, I've 1 day off on weekends, and 1 day on weekdays... And it's divided into two shifts - one from 8.30am - 6pm and the other from 12.30pm - 10pm... Which means, I might have less time for my friends and family.. but oh well, things will work out I guess... Hee, at least I still managed to fit time for my facial... muahahahahhahaha...
Oh well, hope tmr's a better day!
Tuesday, July 10, 2007
Sunday, July 8, 2007
我毕业了!!!!!!
After slogging my ass off for four horrid years... I finally reached the finishing line! As from 8th JuLy 2007, Ms Loo Ke Ying is officially a graduate! I have finally graduated from NUS!!!!!! Weirdly, I don't really feel the sense of accomplishment (so what if I'm a graduate... no big deal)..but a huge sense of relief! I'm finally free of assignments, free of exams and free of lectures... Rather heartlessly, I do not feel a sense of sadness upon graduation and I DO NOT miss NUS a tiny winy bit... Okay, probably just my hons class, but honestly, that's all...
LOL...
Anyway, managed to drag myself to the convo (nearly chickened out the night before) and hee, surprisingly, had a great time taking pics with my friends...
So here it goes...
A HUGE THANK YOU TO....
1. My beloved Sistas!!!!
Dear ray ray, although you couldn't make it there, we still left a place for u!!! Your punishment for missing my convo is to photoshop yourself into the picture!!! Remember to send me the photoshopped version k? And hopefully, we'll get a full attendance at our very next convo - either yours or Qiwei!
Dear Qian, thanks for babysitting BRAD... LOL, he seems to like u leh...=P
Dear Qiwei, thanks for being the bag bearer + occassion photographer...
2. ChuYun, Joyce & YItch!!!
Definitely my favourite series of pics during Convo.. Thank gals for coming down specially in your gown to take pics with me.. And of cos, we shall keep our gowns ready for the guy's graduation!!!
Thank you my dear ex-abusive-husband, Mr. Cheng Yichiao for sacrificing his work to grace the occassion!! Can't wait till it's gonna be his turn for convo... We girls are waiting~
3. Bball gang!!!!!!!
Sorry for boring you guys but a HUGE thank you for simply just being there!!!! =)
4. Dearest Auntie Loo
Thanks Mom for being there... sorry for neglecting u quite a bit.. But, I hoped i made you proud by being there, by finally becoming a graduate and for finally able to support myself financially! Thanks Mom!!! And of course, DAd! Though you couldn't be there, thanks for all the support and care you've given me! I'll do my best to be a filial daughter in future!
5. Erm, rather expectedly, Dear Zim
Thank you for being Mr. Photographer for the event. Thank you for Dear little BRAD (the cutie forever friend grad bear) and most importantly, thank you for helping me do most of my assignments!!! (oops... =P)
To every single one of my beloved friends who made it / couldn't make it, I heart you! It really warms my heart to see you all making the effort to come see me and all the congrats and blessings given!!! You guys are the best..
I LOVE YOU GUYS!
LOL...
Anyway, managed to drag myself to the convo (nearly chickened out the night before) and hee, surprisingly, had a great time taking pics with my friends...
So here it goes...
A HUGE THANK YOU TO....
1. My beloved Sistas!!!!
Dear ray ray, although you couldn't make it there, we still left a place for u!!! Your punishment for missing my convo is to photoshop yourself into the picture!!! Remember to send me the photoshopped version k? And hopefully, we'll get a full attendance at our very next convo - either yours or Qiwei!
Dear Qian, thanks for babysitting BRAD... LOL, he seems to like u leh...=P
Dear Qiwei, thanks for being the bag bearer + occassion photographer...
2. ChuYun, Joyce & YItch!!!
Definitely my favourite series of pics during Convo.. Thank gals for coming down specially in your gown to take pics with me.. And of cos, we shall keep our gowns ready for the guy's graduation!!!
Thank you my dear ex-abusive-husband, Mr. Cheng Yichiao for sacrificing his work to grace the occassion!! Can't wait till it's gonna be his turn for convo... We girls are waiting~
3. Bball gang!!!!!!!
Sorry for boring you guys but a HUGE thank you for simply just being there!!!! =)
4. Dearest Auntie Loo
Thanks Mom for being there... sorry for neglecting u quite a bit.. But, I hoped i made you proud by being there, by finally becoming a graduate and for finally able to support myself financially! Thanks Mom!!! And of course, DAd! Though you couldn't be there, thanks for all the support and care you've given me! I'll do my best to be a filial daughter in future!
5. Erm, rather expectedly, Dear Zim
Thank you for being Mr. Photographer for the event. Thank you for Dear little BRAD (the cutie forever friend grad bear) and most importantly, thank you for helping me do most of my assignments!!! (oops... =P)
To every single one of my beloved friends who made it / couldn't make it, I heart you! It really warms my heart to see you all making the effort to come see me and all the congrats and blessings given!!! You guys are the best..
I LOVE YOU GUYS!
Friday, July 6, 2007
Bad SQ experience
"Singapore Airlines is an exceptional way to fly. Our world-class service and state-of-the-art aircraft have contributed to our success. Experience a whole new way to fly in comfort and leisure with First Class, Business Class, and Economy Class."
I was a believer. I always believed that even though SQ flights cost 1.5times more than other airlines at times, it's always worth the money... flying with security, good service, food and excellent in-flight entertainment. This was until SQ220 - my return flight from Sydney, when I realized that SQ is not perfect and that SQ does screw up too...
Started off pretty fine... I was really excited glancing through the inflight entertainment list as I was able to quickly identify enough movies/shows to accompany me through the torturous 7.5hours flight. Things started to go downhill after that...
Shortly after take-off, we discovered that the Krisworld system (inflight entertainment) was down... Over the journey of 7.5hours, my set hung probably 10times.. and they had to reboot the system up to 5 times, yet the efforts were furtile. Demand tV was down throughout the flight (so much for my initial excitment), I cldn't even play a game properly (without it hanging dozen of times) and all I could watch was video (extremely limited selection too) that ran on its own time (i can't even pee in the middle of the show without missing anything). As a result, I could only watch 1.5 movies, (oh, did i mention that my audio set was faulty and I could only hear from one side of the speaker, win liaoz la) and spent the remaining of the time, staring at the blank screen, trying hard to sleep and reading newspaper.
This is dumb. We chose to pay for quality and when quality was compromised, SQ did not even bother apologizing, let alone compensate... So much for world class service man....
I have heard complaints about SQ's poor service from others previously and used to disagree. But after this experience, my impression changed. The stewardess serving us was rude, gave a black face and even served cold towels. I understand that they could be frustrated by the constant complaints about the system that was down, but that doesn't give them an excuse to be nasty to us. We were as frustrated (or even more, after paying so much) as they were and hm... shouldn't they be trained well enough to handle the situation well?
Apparently not.
Several other factors added on to the lousy experience (to which I would not quite attribute it to SQ's service)
1. (I admit this is not SQ's fault, just pure bad luck for me) Two elderly that sat behind me had to use my chair to support themselves when they stand up.. So each time when I'm just about to fall asleep (after much difficulties), I would feel a HUGE tug on my chair that instantly woke me up. F.
2. The two elderly don't quite seem to understand english and seems a bit deaf... When the stewardess spoke to them, she spoke SOOOOOOOOOO loudly, I was actually woken up from my sleep... Win liaoz la...
3. Some stooopid baby kept crying and screaming throughout the flight...
Damn it....
It's definitely my WORST SQ experience..It definitely does affect my confidence in SQ's flight experience....
I'm soooo persuading Zim to submit a complaint letter....
I was a believer. I always believed that even though SQ flights cost 1.5times more than other airlines at times, it's always worth the money... flying with security, good service, food and excellent in-flight entertainment. This was until SQ220 - my return flight from Sydney, when I realized that SQ is not perfect and that SQ does screw up too...
Started off pretty fine... I was really excited glancing through the inflight entertainment list as I was able to quickly identify enough movies/shows to accompany me through the torturous 7.5hours flight. Things started to go downhill after that...
Shortly after take-off, we discovered that the Krisworld system (inflight entertainment) was down... Over the journey of 7.5hours, my set hung probably 10times.. and they had to reboot the system up to 5 times, yet the efforts were furtile. Demand tV was down throughout the flight (so much for my initial excitment), I cldn't even play a game properly (without it hanging dozen of times) and all I could watch was video (extremely limited selection too) that ran on its own time (i can't even pee in the middle of the show without missing anything). As a result, I could only watch 1.5 movies, (oh, did i mention that my audio set was faulty and I could only hear from one side of the speaker, win liaoz la) and spent the remaining of the time, staring at the blank screen, trying hard to sleep and reading newspaper.
This is dumb. We chose to pay for quality and when quality was compromised, SQ did not even bother apologizing, let alone compensate... So much for world class service man....
I have heard complaints about SQ's poor service from others previously and used to disagree. But after this experience, my impression changed. The stewardess serving us was rude, gave a black face and even served cold towels. I understand that they could be frustrated by the constant complaints about the system that was down, but that doesn't give them an excuse to be nasty to us. We were as frustrated (or even more, after paying so much) as they were and hm... shouldn't they be trained well enough to handle the situation well?
Apparently not.
Several other factors added on to the lousy experience (to which I would not quite attribute it to SQ's service)
1. (I admit this is not SQ's fault, just pure bad luck for me) Two elderly that sat behind me had to use my chair to support themselves when they stand up.. So each time when I'm just about to fall asleep (after much difficulties), I would feel a HUGE tug on my chair that instantly woke me up. F.
2. The two elderly don't quite seem to understand english and seems a bit deaf... When the stewardess spoke to them, she spoke SOOOOOOOOOO loudly, I was actually woken up from my sleep... Win liaoz la...
3. Some stooopid baby kept crying and screaming throughout the flight...
Damn it....
It's definitely my WORST SQ experience..It definitely does affect my confidence in SQ's flight experience....
I'm soooo persuading Zim to submit a complaint letter....
Back from Australia
Just got back from my last trip of the year.... Australia.. Great trip - full of fun activities and great company... (details will be out later, if ever).. Now I totally agree with the statement that people tend to take things for granted... While I was there, I was complaining nonstop about the cold and greatly missing the sunny island... Now that I'm back... it sux.. the heat is absolutely killing me and I'm melting just sitting in my living room... and It definitely doesn't help when you're stuck at home with awful cramps... Now I'm missing the cool, cold weather....
What a way to spend my last week of unemployment - suffering in pain and heat... damn
Anyway, thanks to zim, who greatly subsidized my trip.. I was able to come back with money still in my pocket (this is something new!) and with lotsa good bargains! Of course, with extra weight too (what's new)... Expectedly, food in Aus was expensive! Each meal cost on average AUD$!0 even when its just a simple big breakfast... really really missed hawker food that seemed to cost next to nothing when I'm over there! Well, despite the cost, I still went on a Beef and wine spree in Aus. It must be the years of deprivation - not eating beef till a couple of years ago and not having the luxury of drinking wine - that caused the sudden addiction. Medium Rare beef as my main course with Red/white wine accompaning it became my favourite! (bad one too).. Sigh... oh well, now that I'm back.. guess it's back to rice and water... =(
One interesting/disgusting fact about australia is that Mineral water actually costs more than brooze... Amazing isn't it... AUD$2.50 for a normal 500ml bottle of water... what a killer... No wonder they love to drink...
So, now that I'm finally back, it's time for me to settle down and get myself into the working mood....and it's time to hit the gym again... gosh... i really miss cali~
What a way to spend my last week of unemployment - suffering in pain and heat... damn
Anyway, thanks to zim, who greatly subsidized my trip.. I was able to come back with money still in my pocket (this is something new!) and with lotsa good bargains! Of course, with extra weight too (what's new)... Expectedly, food in Aus was expensive! Each meal cost on average AUD$!0 even when its just a simple big breakfast... really really missed hawker food that seemed to cost next to nothing when I'm over there! Well, despite the cost, I still went on a Beef and wine spree in Aus. It must be the years of deprivation - not eating beef till a couple of years ago and not having the luxury of drinking wine - that caused the sudden addiction. Medium Rare beef as my main course with Red/white wine accompaning it became my favourite! (bad one too).. Sigh... oh well, now that I'm back.. guess it's back to rice and water... =(
One interesting/disgusting fact about australia is that Mineral water actually costs more than brooze... Amazing isn't it... AUD$2.50 for a normal 500ml bottle of water... what a killer... No wonder they love to drink...
So, now that I'm finally back, it's time for me to settle down and get myself into the working mood....and it's time to hit the gym again... gosh... i really miss cali~
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