I seem to be stepping on plenty of toes this week.
Forgotten appointments, missed meetings.
Find myself apologizing again and again, which is not a fun thing to do.
I wish I had more time to do everything at once!
I need to get organized
or clone myself!
What was the word that Boss warned me about? Ah.
OVERCOMMITMENT.
Saturday, July 4, 2009
Thursday, July 2, 2009
Neglected Cat
Kutucat bit me.... :*(
Not the playful type of nibble usually followed by an affectionate lick, nor the careful gnawing of finger due to itchy gums but the real nasty I-hate-you spiteful chomp on the meaty part of my arm.
I had to discipline her (a smack and a loud NO) but I is heartached. Coz I know she is acting out not because she is malicious but because she is lonely at home. Cooped up in a big apartment with nobody around, I'd feel unhappy and throw a tantrum too.
So I made it up to her by tossing around rolled up paper balls. Her favourite game. Not nearly enough but I hope some, if not a lot of attention will cheer her up.
p/s: I think this is a good example of projection, ie assigning a feeling in oneself to another subject.
p/p/s Goodness I haven't written about psychology and psychiatry in a long time.
Not the playful type of nibble usually followed by an affectionate lick, nor the careful gnawing of finger due to itchy gums but the real nasty I-hate-you spiteful chomp on the meaty part of my arm.
I had to discipline her (a smack and a loud NO) but I is heartached. Coz I know she is acting out not because she is malicious but because she is lonely at home. Cooped up in a big apartment with nobody around, I'd feel unhappy and throw a tantrum too.
So I made it up to her by tossing around rolled up paper balls. Her favourite game. Not nearly enough but I hope some, if not a lot of attention will cheer her up.
p/s: I think this is a good example of projection, ie assigning a feeling in oneself to another subject.
p/p/s Goodness I haven't written about psychology and psychiatry in a long time.
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Am Back
Unaccustomed to jet lag. Am dozing nicely on the plane and the air-stewardess comes to serve me breakfast.
My brain goes like, "Huh? Food? wtf it's only 2am on my watch."
Of course, tummy is growling like crazy and responsive regardless of time of day.
Istanbul was beautiful. Big hairy Turkish men are so handsome! The short, skinny, fat and bald ones are pretty charming too.
"You are sweet, like honey. You know sweet?"
*smile*
"Where are you from?"
"Malaysia"
"Can we have drink tonight?"
No.
"Can I hug you?"
No.
"Can I kiss you?"
No.
"Why not?"
0.O
Fell in love with a Turkish rug. White with pale pink floral pattern but didn't purchase it.
More to come.
My brain goes like, "Huh? Food? wtf it's only 2am on my watch."
Of course, tummy is growling like crazy and responsive regardless of time of day.
Istanbul was beautiful. Big hairy Turkish men are so handsome! The short, skinny, fat and bald ones are pretty charming too.
"You are sweet, like honey. You know sweet?"
*smile*
"Where are you from?"
"Malaysia"
"Can we have drink tonight?"
No.
"Can I hug you?"
No.
"Can I kiss you?"
No.
"Why not?"
0.O
Fell in love with a Turkish rug. White with pale pink floral pattern but didn't purchase it.
More to come.
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Spring Time is Over
Went shopping for underwear the other day.
You know you've passed your prime time when you start to favour cotton granny panties over sexy lacy ones.
Whaaaa....aaaat. They're cheap at 4 for Rm10 and very comfortable!
You know you've passed your prime time when you start to favour cotton granny panties over sexy lacy ones.
Whaaaa....aaaat. They're cheap at 4 for Rm10 and very comfortable!
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Stress Level
is higher in this job. So tired after getting home.
Can leave the office on time, but get stuck in the bloody jam for more than an hour. Might as well stay back and show boss how hardworking I am.
Am using lots of brain cells in this new job going through technical papers... with a looming deadline in 2 weeks' time. Am proud of this new responsibility and have a sense of ownership to this project. It's my baby.... I hope it survives infancy with the team labouring to bring it into the market. Hope that it will be a success.
Oh. Am flying to Europe for training on Thursday. Free trip~ will try to squeeze in a bit of sightseeing!
Can leave the office on time, but get stuck in the bloody jam for more than an hour. Might as well stay back and show boss how hardworking I am.
Am using lots of brain cells in this new job going through technical papers... with a looming deadline in 2 weeks' time. Am proud of this new responsibility and have a sense of ownership to this project. It's my baby.... I hope it survives infancy with the team labouring to bring it into the market. Hope that it will be a success.
Oh. Am flying to Europe for training on Thursday. Free trip~ will try to squeeze in a bit of sightseeing!
Sunday, June 21, 2009
New Job
So I left the old one... from a totally different industry to yet another foreign industry. Well, not totally foreign to me as skills are transferable even though experience is limited.
Granted it's gonna be longer and more erratic hours but I think it's going to exciting!
Job hopping is like shopping for boyfriends. You go with the one who gives you a better offer. ;) And this one is showering me with lots of lurve... though I suspect expectations would be equally high. We shall see how it goes.
Stress comes from oneself. Will try to remember to enjoy my work and have fun with the new experience. Wish me luck!
Granted it's gonna be longer and more erratic hours but I think it's going to exciting!
Job hopping is like shopping for boyfriends. You go with the one who gives you a better offer. ;) And this one is showering me with lots of lurve... though I suspect expectations would be equally high. We shall see how it goes.
Stress comes from oneself. Will try to remember to enjoy my work and have fun with the new experience. Wish me luck!
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Cheeky Dr M
An article circulating on Facebook that I want to share:
Most Malaysians expect former strongman Dr Mahathir Mohamad - still alert and sharp at 84 - to rise to the occasion in any speaking engagements.
The 200-strong crowd at the Bloggers Universe Malaysia 2009, packed inside a bar-cum-conference hall in Subang Jaya’s Lakeview Club on May 16, was not disappointed.
The former prime minister, a person who has little time for self-reflection, was however unusually candid in his one-hour speech.
Speaking off the cuff, he lamented his pledge not to censor the Internet.
He believes certain parts of the cyberspace should be declared off limits, in particular pornography.
Mahathir confessed, with a mischievous sparkle in his eyes, that he had surf porn sites just “to see how easy it is for a child” to do so.
“My God, it was so easy,” he exclaimed. “All you’ve got to do is to put ‘SEX’ and you get everything, all the filth in the world would be shown to you - in motion.
“Now, I think this is very bad. I mean, adults like me who is 80 years old and quite incapable - that’s all right,” he said, leaving the floor in stitches.
“I’m not confessing anything,” he smiled. “Wait until you reach 80, then you will know.” More laughter from the crowd.
“You know, we are born together, we grow up together, we play together, we enjoy life together, we grow old together,” he paused and then came the clincher. “But why must that thing die before me,” he said, bringing down the house.
Mahathir, who obviously enjoyed telling the joke, was grinning from ear to ear.
“Anyway, for me it’s quite harmless (to view porn). Looking at these things, you really have nostalgia ... nothing wakes up at all, everything is dead,” he said, referring to his inability to ‘rise to occasion’ in this case.
But he readily conceded that government censorship of the Internet is “impossible”.
“I wish we can control... When we started the Multimedia Super Corridor, we promise the people that we will not censor the Internet. But at times, I regretted this.”
Mahathir then went on to give the example of a 12-year-old having access to Internet porn.
“He gets very excited. It’s alright for him to get excited and maybe get rid of his excitement in some easy way. But we are seeing a lot...,” he screeched to a halt when he heard nervous giggles from the audience.
Then in his grandfatherly way, he admonished, “You must have done it yourself.”
Again, the crowd roared.
He continued with his tale of the ‘excited’ teen.
“He may assuage his feelings by raping the nearest person that he comes across. And sometimes, there have been cases of killings, of child molestations, babies being molested and killed after that. I think it has a lot to do with the access to pornography.
“This becomes worse because a lot people in Malaysia are addicted to drugs. A combination of drugs plus Internet pornography is a sure formula for crime unlimited."We should ban this thing. We should ban pornographic material from getting into Internet.”
He also advised the crowd to stick to the facts and not to fabricate news. “Not all bloggers are good like me,” he said tongue in cheek.
But Internet censorship is out, he added.“While in the past, we can close down the printing shops, we can seize their papers, we can do a lot of things. Today it is just impossible."
“The only thing I am glad is that I’m no longer the prime minister. So this is not my problem. It is the problem of the government of today, the prime minister of today. I wish them good luck.”
Most Malaysians expect former strongman Dr Mahathir Mohamad - still alert and sharp at 84 - to rise to the occasion in any speaking engagements.
The 200-strong crowd at the Bloggers Universe Malaysia 2009, packed inside a bar-cum-conference hall in Subang Jaya’s Lakeview Club on May 16, was not disappointed.
The former prime minister, a person who has little time for self-reflection, was however unusually candid in his one-hour speech.
Speaking off the cuff, he lamented his pledge not to censor the Internet.
He believes certain parts of the cyberspace should be declared off limits, in particular pornography.
Mahathir confessed, with a mischievous sparkle in his eyes, that he had surf porn sites just “to see how easy it is for a child” to do so.
“My God, it was so easy,” he exclaimed. “All you’ve got to do is to put ‘SEX’ and you get everything, all the filth in the world would be shown to you - in motion.
“Now, I think this is very bad. I mean, adults like me who is 80 years old and quite incapable - that’s all right,” he said, leaving the floor in stitches.
“I’m not confessing anything,” he smiled. “Wait until you reach 80, then you will know.” More laughter from the crowd.
“You know, we are born together, we grow up together, we play together, we enjoy life together, we grow old together,” he paused and then came the clincher. “But why must that thing die before me,” he said, bringing down the house.
Mahathir, who obviously enjoyed telling the joke, was grinning from ear to ear.
“Anyway, for me it’s quite harmless (to view porn). Looking at these things, you really have nostalgia ... nothing wakes up at all, everything is dead,” he said, referring to his inability to ‘rise to occasion’ in this case.
But he readily conceded that government censorship of the Internet is “impossible”.
“I wish we can control... When we started the Multimedia Super Corridor, we promise the people that we will not censor the Internet. But at times, I regretted this.”
Mahathir then went on to give the example of a 12-year-old having access to Internet porn.
“He gets very excited. It’s alright for him to get excited and maybe get rid of his excitement in some easy way. But we are seeing a lot...,” he screeched to a halt when he heard nervous giggles from the audience.
Then in his grandfatherly way, he admonished, “You must have done it yourself.”
Again, the crowd roared.
He continued with his tale of the ‘excited’ teen.
“He may assuage his feelings by raping the nearest person that he comes across. And sometimes, there have been cases of killings, of child molestations, babies being molested and killed after that. I think it has a lot to do with the access to pornography.
“This becomes worse because a lot people in Malaysia are addicted to drugs. A combination of drugs plus Internet pornography is a sure formula for crime unlimited."We should ban this thing. We should ban pornographic material from getting into Internet.”
He also advised the crowd to stick to the facts and not to fabricate news. “Not all bloggers are good like me,” he said tongue in cheek.
But Internet censorship is out, he added.“While in the past, we can close down the printing shops, we can seize their papers, we can do a lot of things. Today it is just impossible."
“The only thing I am glad is that I’m no longer the prime minister. So this is not my problem. It is the problem of the government of today, the prime minister of today. I wish them good luck.”
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