Tuesday, September 11, 2007

Things are looking good now...



I hope...

Went for an interview (twice!) last week. And finally got the call yesterday saying that they want me to come on board by next monday! whooopeee!!

Handed in my resignation letter without any hesitation. One week notice is sufficient enough as the new company said that it was very cheap for them to just buy me off from the current company.

No more working odd hours!!! That means I can berbuka puasa with my family and friends. Yipeee...!!




binx: i like...

Sunday, September 09, 2007

Sunday woes...



My head is spinning...

Not enough sleep...

My feet hurts...

Lots and lots of walking...


Digital Fair...

Property Exhibition...

Wedding Exhibition...

Reli@nce Travel Fair...

Matta Fair... (oppss we didn't go to this one coz I couldn't make myself go through the crowds of thousands for any longer)

Digital Mall...

All in one day...


*sigh*

I need a foot reflexology...

I need sleep...




binx: don't wake me up tomorrow...!

Thursday, September 06, 2007

Upside down



What does it say about the management of a department or a company when 7 out of 11 people in one team resigned in one month?

Well, that was what happened to my team in August and early September.

Everything is going downhill now as the original members of the team that had undergone the 2 months solid training in the UK had tendered their resignation last month. They were not satisfied with the way the upper management handles the team. Their voices were not heard. They were over-worked and under-paid. Hence, when a rival bank, who just started up a new department and needed skilled workers offered to double their current pay, they jumped without any hesitation.

So now, from a newbie, I became one of the senior members of the team. I was put in charged to train the new trainees, as how my seniors had trained me.

I wish I could resign as well. However, after submitting my resumes everywhere, there is still no luck in securing a job *sigh*. Just hope that after being accepted as an associate member of CIMA (in October, I hope!), the job offer will start coming my way.

As for now, I have to settle with working for more than 12 hours a day and earning peanuts.




binx: back to sending out resumes!

Monday, September 03, 2007

I've been 'spied'...



So after all the hassle of preparing for 'the day' for the past one week, I have officially been 'spied' (bak kata orang Melayu, dirisik)...

It was a simple ceremony, ermm ala cowboy pun ada jugak... Everything was so laid back that it didn't even feel like a merisik ceremony, more like a family gathering.



one of my gifts for him


u like?



Now I can relax and breathe again...





binx: no comments bout the fingers pls.. :p

Thursday, August 30, 2007

The attack of the pissed-off binx...



What happens when you had less than 5 hours sleep and had over-worked yourself for more than 12 hours the day before?

On top of that, you were hungry cause you were trying to ganti your puasa (before the next round of puasa starts) and your VP started to pass around a huge box of chocolates (with lots and lots of Snickers in it) from London.

Apart from that, some annoying bitch (pardon my french) from the London office kept shooting you emails every minute (total emails sent for the day was 30 in the last 5 hours), trying to show that she's THE BOSS, and instructing you to do stuffs that does not even relate to her line of work.

Furthermore, there was this new so-called boss, who is trying to out-do the existing boss and kept bossing everyone around to show that he is in charge. However, he kept doing stupid things like switching off the power socket that was connected to your CPU while you were busy sorting out the impending tasks. The best part was, that stupid action of his had caused all your systems that you had running before to block your access after you had restart your PC. And that had pushed you back at least for a good 30 minutes of trying to email the IT support of unblock your access. Mind you, he did not even utter the word "sorry"!!! *tarik rambut X 1000*


Pressure!


Pressure!


So, you had no choice but to ROAR....!!



Everyone was shocked when the usual cheerful Binx turned into a Lion...




binx: steer clear...!

Monday, August 27, 2007

Today is a bank holiday...



In the UK...

So, I'm on hols today!! Yippeee...!!! (Don't envy me cause we don't get Merdeka day off.. ).

I've had quite a hectic weekend.

Finally got to watch Ratatouille on Saturday. It was great.. I've always love PIXAR's animated movie... Comel giler...

Went and tawaf (walk in circles for more than once) One Utama shopping for clothes, for me and esp for Mr Judge. We went into the fitting room with me holding 4 tops, and him with more than 5 tops (I think there were 7 kut). I came out and purchased 3 out 4 tops that I've tried. But he was not satisfied with all the tops that he had tried out. Hmmppfff... And my ultimate mission was to GET him to buy new tops. I've failed... Sungguh keciwa...

We also went around looking for rings. I didn't know that it was really hard to shop for one simple ring. I thought it would only require us to walk into a shop, and just pick out one ring, pay and walk out. NO, it was not THAT simple. We went into 5 stores (from One Utama to The Curve), and the only ring that I like (which was not a plain band/cincin belah rotan) was 2 sizes bigger (yeah... jari kering, susah nak carik cincin). So, the girl had to take down my contact details so that she can get back to me by today after calling all other outlets and their HQ to check if my size was available. Penat giler ok...

After our 6 hours shopping expedition, we headed straight to our dinner destination to feast ourselves with CRABS!!! We were joined by the rest of my family members. I had to argue with the waiter, who had insisted that we only order 3 crabs for the 10 of us... Orang tengah kempunan giler nak makan ketam, dia suruh order 3 ekor aje.. MANA CUKUP! I insisted that that was not going to be enough and ordered 6 instead. The waiter, dengan muka tak puas hati, took our orders. And as if he wanted to prove his point, he served the crabs last, when everyone had polished off their rice and all the other dishes on the table. Dengki sungguh itu mamat. However, I've managed to polish it all in one sitting, with the help from the others laa kan. It was SUPERB! Sampai menjilat jari you...

Sunday was another hectic day. Had to get up early and drive down to Melaka for a family obligation. I hope I won't get any tickets on the highway cause I was driving at 160 km/hr the whole way (to and fro).

In the late afternoon, we had dragged my cousin, who used to work as a Manager with one of the renown jewelery brand in M'sia, to one of the outlet in KL. There was another session of trying out thousands of rings (ok I've exaggerated too much there... hehehe). I've tried on countless rings to the extend that my knuckles had redden and I felt some burning sensation every time I tried on a ring. Finally, after 40 minutes of browsing through the store, we found 'the ring' that fits my keding finger and also Mr Judge's budget. However, it was not a cincin belah rotan... hehehe.. Nak buat camne.. I have an expensive taste. Luckily my cousin managed to get quite a hefty discount for it. If not memang lari budget. So the ring problem was settled.

Met up with my TTDI school buddies for dinner @ TGIF, The Curve. It was a great makan-makan session, as always, with all the updates and interesting topics being discussed over the juicy, tender beef ribs and mocha mud pie. I polished all the plates without any hesitation. I surprised myself for being able to wipe it all clean without Mr Judge's help. Like I said in my previous entry, I have been on an eating frenzy for the past few days. Kalau tak gemuk jugak lepas nieh tak tau laa nak cakap apa... Thanks for the dinner babes... I truly enjoyed every bite of it all.. :D

So today is another full day. Need to do a few rounds of laundry, go pay summons, look for a gift to 'balas' for the ring, do another round of shopping, pay off all the loans and credit cards, and prepare the house for the upcoming weekend. That's A LOT of stuffs to complete in one day. We'll see how far I can get it all completed by the end of the day ya.

Will update more soon.




binx: burppp... alhamdulillah...

Wednesday, August 22, 2007

Celebration - Part II



I have been on an eating frenzy for the past few days. Maybe it was due to the vitamins that I have been consuming after being discharged from the hospital. However, I think the cravings had started way before I got sick.

The week before my birthday, I had this urge to eat ikan terubuk bakar, thanks to her blog post. Hence, I've made plans with Mr Judge to go get some on my day off, which was suppose to be last Wednesday. But the plan had to be put on hold. Craving tetap ada ok..

Yesterday, at about 12 a.m. I had this sudden urge to eat crabs. I dunno what had got into me. The vision of chili crabs just came into mind and I went online just to check out places that serves 'em, besides Fatty Crabs (Mom just refuse to dine there). So, plans have been made for Saturday. Yipeee....

Tonight (Tuesday), my two best buddies took me out for a Brazillian BBQ dinner at Carnaval Churrascaria in Damansara Jaya. I have been warned to come with an empty stomach, since the place serves the meat buffet style. All you can eat meat buffet for RM48++. There were few kinds of beef, lamb cutlets, lamb shoulder, chicken, chicken ham, sausages, fish fillet and even prawns - all served hot straight from the skillet into your plate. Memang sedap and we ate sampai dah tak boleh sumbat perut baru stopped. Thanks again, girls!!! *hugs*

So, there'll be no more celebration until Saturday. I start work again tomorrow (Wednesday) *sigh*. My colleagues had been calling me everyday, asking when am I coming to work because the work load is piling up.
Can I not go?
Can I ask for more MCs?
Can I? Can I?
Tangan I yang bengkak2 sebab nurse bodo tak gheti cucuk IV pun tak baik lagi...... :(




binx: i dun wanna go to work!!!