Voices from within

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Received another blow from the "president" today, citing that he will sign my bill on Wednesday. I cannot recall how many delays that I have received and follow-ups I had to do. How hard is it to reply an email if he has been telling me there's no problem with my request for the N-th time?!

I decided that I had given him enough patience, time and respect. I walked out of the office with my head hung low. I was absolutely down.

Then this guy (trying to swallow his Big Mac!) brought me to Mc D, a place where one could make a kid smile again and cracked all sorts of jokes although I could hardly smile :-)

Updates

I have been away from this part of the world for almost three weeks. Well, firstly there was nothing much to shout about in the past few weeks. Secondly, I was kind of worried about this and that. Thirdly, all the travelling, researching and etc. That made me pretty occupied and did not have time to write.

So wassup?
I am in the midst of searching for a new job opportunity, hoping to land on one before end of July as my current contract will be ending in early August. Been to three interviews thus far, have no idea how have I done, no feedbacks yet, still waiting for more calls - this is discouraging. Trying my very best (for the past month) to secure a written approval from my reporting manager on my last day of employment - this is even harder than asking the president to approve a bill!

On top of those bad stuffs, there is at least one thing that I am looking forward to - my vacation! The plan is on. The researches are in progress. I will be backpacking to Shanghai! This should be my first time arranging/planning an overseas trip myself (okay, not really 100% my effort :p). What have been done so far? Checking on the flights, planning the itinerary, checking the maps and ways to move around China, making hotel reservations and triple-checking the itinerary.

Ah, tomorrow is an important day (needs to get the president to sign my bill).
Better get to bed now ;)

The Sick Cat

That's me!
I have been down with high fever last Saturday evening and have not been feeling very well since then.
My body temperature went up and down during the past few days.
I can hardly do anything. Was feeling so, so, so helpless and tired.

But, thanks to my family. They are always the best although being miles away.
Mom called every afternoon and night to check on me. Sisters spammed my mobile phone with messages. The soh lou prepared gardenia bread with kaya topping for me and some Ribena pastilles to cure my taste buds.

I am feeling much better now, although I am still barking around *cough*
I soooo missed eating rice! I haven't had rice and coffee for the past 4-5 days!!

Relieved

Left office at 6+ today and this is considered early these days.
When I was walking back to my flat, I looked up to the sky.
It was cloudy, the sky looked more blueish today.
Suddenly felt a sense of relief.
Reason being.. project has gone live yesterday although there is 10% more of work to be done after this.
During a short coffee session with my manager this afternoon, he said,
The project would not have been as successful if you hadn't participated.
I don't know how true is this. Was he just trying to hold me back since I am pushing him to release me?
Recalling back to my previous employments, I have almost always received the same words but when I look at where I am now, I find it difficult to step forward.
I do not know what (and how) can I do to move, to soar higher.

Fatigue

Never have I had a job as tiring as this one.

It is not that I did not have to work overtime in my previous jobs. I remember working through midnights and up to the next morning in my first job. I didn't remember myself complaining about it. It was probably because of how much I enjoyed what I was doing, whom I was doing the jobs for and what I was gearing up ahead.

Really, really looking forward to the upcoming break from this job.. which is happening in about 2 months time!