What Time Is It?

There is always a time for something…a time to play and be merry…a time for hard work…a time to be exercising and be healthy…a time to be alone and ponder in thoughts…a time to be with our love ones…a time to go shopping…a time to taste my cooling ginger beer…a time to listen to Cat Power’s Lived In Bars…a time to be in bed…a time to go peacefully.

Today will be the time for me to rest and relax. Today will be the time for me to sip coffee and read newspaper in the morning…a time for me to do my chores in the late morning…a time for me to take a nap in the hazy afternoon…probably a time for me to meet up with my friends in the evening for dinner. Today will be the time for me to ignore work. Chase away the Monday blues…cause today is my off day.

What’s Next

After spending the afternoon with my mates…I reached home exhausted…not physically but mentally. They are my age…so its effortless to know what people our age are going through…its easy to understand our problems even though we don’t voice out much.

Today…we touch on the “what’s next” issue…kinda…after seeing Adam Khoo at Siglap Kiliney Kopitiam. We have a good laugh at ourselves…still slogging hard while Mr Adam Khoo will be retiring soon…I think…and he is only in his early 30s. Did we not try hard enough…did we not plan good enough…did we not have a good perception…or are we just too lazy to do anything about it…maybe we are just too ignorant and too clueless…busy shopping I guess.

So what’s next…probably slogging hard for the next couple of years and see how…or maybe there just might be a way out…my mates told me that I have Club 33…yes my escapade…the concept café may be my “next”. Sad to say…this project seems far-fetched…and yes it does sound crazy I have to admit…but the thought of Club 33 is a great solace…at least for this period…until I figure out my “next”.

Professional Certainly Not

The family of the man who died after being hit by the MRT will be living on a monthly income of $500 per month. I really felt sorry for them after reading about their plight in the New Paper. I can definitely not survive on $500 every month but a family of three will be doing just that. Believe it or not…I certainly think it’s a suicide…so as the let his family be well taken care off and to let the public know of the family’s predicament.

Yes…now that everyone has come to know of Mr Tan and his family…help has been pouring in…but only now. What happened to the months and years before now? How about the many out there whom a certain media didn’t report? Asking too much of the certain media…who have been reporting news that only benefit the certain group of people but not the opposite. And the certain agencies who are helping to process the applications for the needy…I’m pretty sure the Tan family have applied for some kind of help…but were they rejected or are they still processing the application?

I read from a certain news website own by the certain media…a certain Principal from a certain school ensures that his son’s future will be well taken care of financially and emotionally. Intriguing is the word future…all this while there wasn’t any help from the school? I hope I have misinterpreted the sentence…if I have not…then what have the certain school and the certain principal and the certain teachers been doing…please don’t tell me all the certains only care about the students grade that will make the school...the principal and the teachers look good…hmm I really wonder.

Well a certain group of people have said…you have lots of questions but you don’t provide solutions…I couldn’t agree more. How about you…the certain group of people employ me with your certain amount of salary…I might just have the answers…then again…I don’t think I am capable to fit your shoes that is why I earn peanuts compare to you…and that is why you the certain group of people are here for us...am I not right?

As for me…I am employed with a certain company to help solve their problems…if I have no solutions for their questions…then I would have resigned or they would have kick me out. So let us all be professional and do our job with the money we are paid to do. And for the Tan family…I’m sure now that everyone is aware of their situation…they will not be left out…as the certains always say.

No Pain No Gain

Was watching Miami Ink the other day…sure reminds me of my own tattoo. No pain no gain…that is so true…especially when it comes to tattooing. When you see the end result…endure for half an hour of pain…no big a deal. Can’t remember the exact date though…but I know its late 2004 when I got the ink on my body. Initially…thought of getting one on my shoulder blade…but decided to put one between the shoulder blades just right below the neck.

To me…tattoo is personal…its not meant for showing off…rather its meant for myself. Why did I get it done…well…there is no particular reason for it. Its not the closing of a chapter of my life…not a new beginning of my life…not to get one in memory of someone…not to pledge my love for someone…not for protection either…and most definitely not for showing off. I just kinda feel like getting one. Its an art…art on the body…permanently…I’ve wanted one on myself for as long as I can remember.

Choosing the design wasn’t that difficult…I’ve always like the sun…its round and big and powerful…I knew I wanted something circular. The moment I saw this Tahiti circular design on the catalogue…there is no hesitation. When the time is right…I might want to enhance the design further…add some colours perhaps.

2 Weddings And 2 Gathering

Attended 2 weddings yesterday…one in the afternoon at The Marriot and the other in the evening at The Pines. That was the first in my many years of attending weddings…2 weddings in a day that is. Yes I could have simply cook up an excuse and not go to either one or not go to both weddings…but I figured the newly weds invited me to witness their union…then I should be glad to attend. There is a price to pay though…2 weddings yesterday makes it 3 for this month…my wallet is very thin now.

The MNC Politicians

Working in Multinational Corporation company…never can you escape politics. With politics in the company…working become more exciting and challenging doesn’t it. So the ones who dwells in office politics…should we call them politicians as well?

Unfortunately…I have encountered these “politicians” several times and I have a few words to say to them.

The email trigger happy people…thus resulting in endless war of emails – If you guys can spend less time on your emails…you might save some time for yourself and a lot of time for those who are reading your emails…also you might just get some real work done.

The “hi..how’s it goin…hey I’m going to stab you in the back” people – You might want to come stab me in the front with a real knife and I will call you a man for that and not be a coward…hiding behind…scheming on your victim…and of course sending endless emails.

The credit snatchers – please show some self-respect and respect the work of others…what comes around goes around…you claim credit for something you did not do…someone will also do the same to you…have you guys heard of Karma?

The old-timers – Having working in the company for many years…does not mean you know everything…technology is constantly changing…new ideas keep coming up…you have to move with the tech wave. Guide the young…the up and coming…we will respect you even more if you are willing to teach. Dwelling in the past does not serve any purpose…not for you…definitely not for the company.

The snakes aka anacondas – Ever see how a snake moves? You are just like the boneless creature… …twisting…crawling…avoiding work. When there is work to be done…you people come up with excuses avoiding getting the job done or simply pushing it to some other people…and where did you go…in the canteen slurping coffee or chatting with some other snakes in the line. The bigger snake you are…you become the anaconda.

The Mini

Been very attentive to car prices these days…yeah…hoping to own one by the end of the year…provided I’m able to work out my finances. My all time favorite has got to be the Mini Cooper…the old Mini mind you. I have nothing against the new Mini…I think the name just doesn’t sound right for the car anymore…or should I say the car doesn’t fit the name…cause its bigger now.

Could you believe that the Mini Cooper and Cooper “S” were successful rally cars…wining the Monte Carlo Rally 3 times. Small yet powerful…that’s what I like about the car. It is charismatic and packed with character…gives you the “more than meets the eye look”.

Well I will not be buying the Mini…I think I will be out of my mind to buy the Mini…the maintenance and the spare parts will cost me… it’s a classic car…so it won’t come cheap…not forgetting that the road tax for classic vehicle is high… I will not be buying the new Mini either…I simply couldn’t afford it. All I can manage is the mini Mini…the Mini Cooper diecast.

Insanity

Watching Concave Scream perform reminds me of another band that emerges at about the same time as Concave Scream…in the early 90s. Insanity started playing Metallica covers in their early years. Slowly… exposed to other genre of rock…they played songs by the likes of Sick Of It All…Slapshot…Youth Of Today. Then came the Seattle grunge revolutions…Smashing Pumpkins and Nirvana were added to their jamming list. They have wrote and jam their own materials in the later years and recorded their 3 songs EP nearing the end…but the EP was never to be released and the tape was never to be found. The 4 piece band was a tight unit but siting differences in the direction where the band should be heading…they finally call it quit in the late 90s.

Back to Concave Scream…the hard hitting of the snare with the double paddle…the groove of the bass and the crying of the guitar…these are the ingredients of a tight unit…also the vocals is as good as any other well known international act around. With these ingredients…it all depends on how the band blends the individual quality into their music style and the songs they were playing. Concave Scream has come a long way…that is what made them the band they are today. Congratulations to them cause the relaunch performance at HMV was great and I wish them the best of luck…keep up the good work of promoting the local music scene…for you guys and many others have continued to persevere while Insanity disappear into obscurity.

Spoiled For Choices

First I thought I have none…now I have 3 choices to choose from. Decisions decisions decisions…tough decisions. For me…there is no right or wrong decision…once the decision is made…will have to make the best out of it…once the decision is made…will not just sit and wait for things to happen…do whatever it takes to make it happen. Easy to say isn’t it…the thing is…sometimes I tried so hard but in the end nothing came out of it…then I will regret not choosing the other…should I say that I’ve made the wrong move? Decisions decisions decisions again…

Now which will I choose? I think its still early to make any decision…let’s wait awhile and see…maybe the choices will diminished to none…by then I won’t have to make any won’t I. Then again choices might multiply to more…more than I can handle…in the meantime I shall indulge in the luxury of having choices rather than not having any.