Another busy week!
I've been having hard time to focus. At work most of the time I'm sleepy and unmotivated. I have been having question, what do I want out of my life? what is the purpose of my life? why do I feel so aimless? why do others seem to know what they are doing while I am at lost?
Sigh...
I'm having early midlife crisis (again) I suppose.
Anyway, I just hope this phase soon passes and I finally find my purpose of life, though I'm positively pessimistic about it....
About this week, hmm... my friend (who is also the husband of my friend) got his appendicitis removed and his wife (who is also my colleague) had to spend 2 days with him in hospital and I was left to take care of her tasks. Then, my friend W asked me to join her to a seminar about MLM. I am always skeptical about MLM, but I have to admit it does have an interesting concept. W ended up joining it, and I did not.
Sunday, 28 September 2014
Wednesday, 24 September 2014
Office Doodle: Sleepy Girl
I wasn't planning to draw a sleeping girl actually. I started with two curved lines which then eventually became the closed eyes of the girl. And on top of that, the sleeping girl is dreaming of travelling on an airplane...
Monday, 22 September 2014
Weekly Recap: Week 37 (15 - 21 Sep 2014)
Another busy week, and this time I didn't manage to follow almost half of the pre-scheduled task list. Sigh...
I skipped two piano practice sessions, as well as reviewing my Japanese Hiragana. But there's always a silver lining. I saw a question posted in Quora that somehow related to the situation I am in now. I will not dwell on the detail of it - what I can share is that the amount of effort we are willing to do is equivalent to how much we want it. When we procrastinate, or put things off, it only means that deep deep down, we don't really want it after all.
Seems simple, doesn't it?
Office life has been fun as usual. Although almost all of the team members had to work late on Thursday evening due to the planned go-live on Monday (today). I left office at around 11PM since I was too tired and hungry already while few others stayed until 3AM. Crazy huh?
On a more fun topic, my friend, SocialBee got me a free ticket to F1 Brunch Party at Marina Bay Sands and as the name suggested, it was held in the afternoon 1PM til 7PM, and yes it WAS a party, which means, dark dimmed room, with flashy lighting, and noisy music.
I wanted to go since I was expecting good music, but it didn't turn out as expected - as rarely it does... But then I had a great catch up time with SocialBee, so it was not for naught.
Oh, I'd like to start a new sub-topic here - Office Doodle!
There is this white board near my work area, and for the past few months, me and office mates often doodle on it on various theme. Usually it is me who draws the most on it, and now we are on our third blank white board, so I thought I should document it. And here goes the first Office Doodle:
This doodle is inspired by the Indonesian phrases we were teaching our fellow Filipino office mate, and the drawing of the guy is the cartoon-ish version of him.
The closest English translation would be: "What are you looking at?! Coz I'm handsome?!"
These phrases are usually used in joke-y manner among Indonesians, so no hard feelings there!
I skipped two piano practice sessions, as well as reviewing my Japanese Hiragana. But there's always a silver lining. I saw a question posted in Quora that somehow related to the situation I am in now. I will not dwell on the detail of it - what I can share is that the amount of effort we are willing to do is equivalent to how much we want it. When we procrastinate, or put things off, it only means that deep deep down, we don't really want it after all.
Seems simple, doesn't it?
Office life has been fun as usual. Although almost all of the team members had to work late on Thursday evening due to the planned go-live on Monday (today). I left office at around 11PM since I was too tired and hungry already while few others stayed until 3AM. Crazy huh?
I wanted to go since I was expecting good music, but it didn't turn out as expected - as rarely it does... But then I had a great catch up time with SocialBee, so it was not for naught.
Oh, I'd like to start a new sub-topic here - Office Doodle!
There is this white board near my work area, and for the past few months, me and office mates often doodle on it on various theme. Usually it is me who draws the most on it, and now we are on our third blank white board, so I thought I should document it. And here goes the first Office Doodle:
The closest English translation would be: "What are you looking at?! Coz I'm handsome?!"
These phrases are usually used in joke-y manner among Indonesians, so no hard feelings there!
Sunday, 14 September 2014
Weekly Recap: Week 36 (8 - 14 Sep 2014)
Another week has passed.
We soon reach September.. Then come October.. November.. And then.. December.. Time really flies, doesn't it?
Whew.. No time to be melancholic about it, every second counts!
This week I've been busy as usual. Managed to follow through most of the scheduled tasks, except for this morning's Hot Yoga class though. I wasn't able to get a good night sleep last night so I felt terribly cranky and tired, and I just couldn't get myself up on time.
*probably it also has something to do with the fact that I don't really like the teacher, but that's another story for another day*
I've also (re)started my lettuce-as-rice-substitute diet last Monday after months off of it and I gotta say I feel better by the end of the week. I definitely feel less guilty, less bloated and lighter. Although my colleagues did tease me a little about it but I also felt a little satisfaction when few of them then opted salad for lunch. Hee~
I tried Intro to Ashtanga class this week and I loved it! By the end of the class I was exhausted and the next day my arms were sore
but it was a good kind of sore, you know what I mean?
Pilates class was also great. I think I'm getting stronger as well and I have another class on Monday that I really look forward to.
Anyway, I've finished another project this week and it will be up on my Etsy shop later today (once I take some product photos). So wait for it, guys ! :)
We soon reach September.. Then come October.. November.. And then.. December.. Time really flies, doesn't it?
Whew.. No time to be melancholic about it, every second counts!
This week I've been busy as usual. Managed to follow through most of the scheduled tasks, except for this morning's Hot Yoga class though. I wasn't able to get a good night sleep last night so I felt terribly cranky and tired, and I just couldn't get myself up on time.
*probably it also has something to do with the fact that I don't really like the teacher, but that's another story for another day*
I've also (re)started my lettuce-as-rice-substitute diet last Monday after months off of it and I gotta say I feel better by the end of the week. I definitely feel less guilty, less bloated and lighter. Although my colleagues did tease me a little about it but I also felt a little satisfaction when few of them then opted salad for lunch. Hee~
 |
| source:http://www.fitsugar.com |
Pilates class was also great. I think I'm getting stronger as well and I have another class on Monday that I really look forward to.
Anyway, I've finished another project this week and it will be up on my Etsy shop later today (once I take some product photos). So wait for it, guys ! :)
Monday, 8 September 2014
Weekly Recap: Week 35 (1 - 7 Sep 2014)
What a week!
I think I may be able to say that last week I was somewhat productive to the extend that I wanted to push myself to be.
I purposely spent a little time on Monday to seriously set one-week schedule, including my yoga classes and after office hour activities. And I'm somewhat proud to say that I managed to follow through it - though not 100% yet.
Nevertheless I couldn't say that my week was great either, I got a call from Harvey Norman telling me that there is a delay in the ThinkPad Yoga shipment for probably 4 weeks and they asked me to come to their store to arrange how to proceed with this new information. And this news was really upsetting. They sold me a product that doesn't match what's stated in the brochure which then I had to make a trip to their store to return it with them promising that the new shipment (in 1-2 weeks) would match the specification in the brochure, and then now I had to make another trip to their store to settle this matter.
I was officially pissed.
I quickly did my research and set my eyes on Microsoft Surface Pro 3, and after a quick calculation, I would have to top up almost 200 dollars. Of course I am not going to pay more money after that much of inconvenience they have caused. I was totally calm when I told the Harvey Norman guy that no, I refused to pay more than I already had. I did not smile at all and I look him straight in the eye that I wanted Microsoft Surface Pro 3 with its keyboard and I would not top-up anything for it. The guy said that he could only give me 40% discount for the keyboard and they are losing money already, but you know what, I told him no, this problem is caused by you, why would I pay more money for some mistake that you people did.
At last, my persistence was not for nothing, the guy went to see his manager and then when he came back he said alright, I would not need to top up, and they even are going to do delivery right to my doorstep. Although I appreciate their intention, but I would not hold my breath. I just take it as it is now and we shall see how it will turn out in the end, shall we?
On a brighter and a more fun note, after weeks, I finally managed to have a quick catch up with my gals - Social Bee and Sweety Cat! Although I'm now a little worried about Sweety Cat's office life - there is one lady in her office that seems to be picking on her in a very childish and so mean-girl way that in my opinion only works during high school years. Anyway, seeing how that lady is not smart enough to be bitchy in a grown up way, I think Sweety Cat would be fine as long as she can slap on a smile and be smarter in responding her childish bitchiness.
As for this week, again I've set up the schedule for the whole week and I'm planning to follow them through.
Wish me luck!
PS: I start to bring lunch from home again, I also hope this will last long, for my health sake :)
I think I may be able to say that last week I was somewhat productive to the extend that I wanted to push myself to be.
I purposely spent a little time on Monday to seriously set one-week schedule, including my yoga classes and after office hour activities. And I'm somewhat proud to say that I managed to follow through it - though not 100% yet.
Nevertheless I couldn't say that my week was great either, I got a call from Harvey Norman telling me that there is a delay in the ThinkPad Yoga shipment for probably 4 weeks and they asked me to come to their store to arrange how to proceed with this new information. And this news was really upsetting. They sold me a product that doesn't match what's stated in the brochure which then I had to make a trip to their store to return it with them promising that the new shipment (in 1-2 weeks) would match the specification in the brochure, and then now I had to make another trip to their store to settle this matter.
I was officially pissed.
I quickly did my research and set my eyes on Microsoft Surface Pro 3, and after a quick calculation, I would have to top up almost 200 dollars. Of course I am not going to pay more money after that much of inconvenience they have caused. I was totally calm when I told the Harvey Norman guy that no, I refused to pay more than I already had. I did not smile at all and I look him straight in the eye that I wanted Microsoft Surface Pro 3 with its keyboard and I would not top-up anything for it. The guy said that he could only give me 40% discount for the keyboard and they are losing money already, but you know what, I told him no, this problem is caused by you, why would I pay more money for some mistake that you people did.
At last, my persistence was not for nothing, the guy went to see his manager and then when he came back he said alright, I would not need to top up, and they even are going to do delivery right to my doorstep. Although I appreciate their intention, but I would not hold my breath. I just take it as it is now and we shall see how it will turn out in the end, shall we?
On a brighter and a more fun note, after weeks, I finally managed to have a quick catch up with my gals - Social Bee and Sweety Cat! Although I'm now a little worried about Sweety Cat's office life - there is one lady in her office that seems to be picking on her in a very childish and so mean-girl way that in my opinion only works during high school years. Anyway, seeing how that lady is not smart enough to be bitchy in a grown up way, I think Sweety Cat would be fine as long as she can slap on a smile and be smarter in responding her childish bitchiness.
As for this week, again I've set up the schedule for the whole week and I'm planning to follow them through.
Wish me luck!
PS: I start to bring lunch from home again, I also hope this will last long, for my health sake :)
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)