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working ...working...and working

Tue, 10 Apr 2007 21:01:12 GMT

So, my holiday started since March 19th. Till today, I've been working very hard on 2 jobs trying to save money as much as i could.

I have to say that i planned it very well. Though I enjoy working at Market facilities, but it is normally closed during public holiday. Therefore, i had to plan ahead so that i would get money in more or less the same as past months.

I managed to work at Zara during bank holiday. Thankfully, we got new manager who is a kiwi guy and he is nice to me. Working at Zara turns out good fun these days. And it's double pay during bank holiday as well.

The other good thing working at Zara is..we tend to get some freebies..they might call it faulty good..but it looks perfectly fine to me (apart from a few scratches). For example, i got a big candle costing about 15 quids home, soap dispenser (10 quids), ceramic photo frames (15 quids), etc.

So now i am really looking forward to moving to my own place at the end of May. Then, i could start to feel like home. Hopefully, things are going as planned, I'm just worried that Aero might not get an offer..but i will try my best to talk to the course director for her when the school starts (19th).   I now keep having the pictures of my aunt, and cousins coming to visit me in December..then we could have little party in my new flat .. really look forward to it :)

Jude Law

Thu, 29 Mar 2007 20:55:46 GMT

Got a short course of digital photograpy this easter holiday since icouldn't go back home.
went out to take pictures on southbank and on the way to work spotted the crew filming movie and next
right in front of me was Jude Law standing and looking at me while i made a surprising face.

I decided to stay on and saw the shooting the movie in this fish market.
This is what i like about london..always some surprises even in the ordinary place.

What a shitty start of the year

Tue, 02 Jan 2007 22:53:53 GMT

I couldn't believe that i forgot my project on the tube on the way back home. and i couldn't recall which line i left it on.

So i went to report the lost & found office ..told them it was either Northen Line or Jubilee Line. So far, they haven't found
it. I am totally wrecked. and i didn't even have a mood to redo it..and some of it was so difficult to redo, especially sketching at
Wallace Collection for 4 days due to photograph prohibited.

Now, i have no idea what i 'm gonna hand it in when the term starts :( ..really wanna cry

it's only been 2 days of 2007....and it didn't seem to be a bright to me.

But it's gonna be brighter

Happy New Year from London

Sun, 31 Dec 2006 20:53:33 GMT

hmm..this is probably my first time in a long long time..
just wanna wish you all, my beloved cousin Paul, Chris, Denis, Louis.. Happy New Year..
Hope you have wonderful year ahead

Oh Happy Day

Sat, 07 Oct 2006 11:29:09 GMT

had been worried about looking for a second job as the first one only 2 days a week. and yes i will keep that job cos it's easy and it pays ok.

Went to one of the massage place owned by thai late-40-guy who is gay. It didn't turn out good cos he didn't know how to manage people. the day i turned up, there were like 15 masseurs waiting at the back.and i ended up waiting till 11:00 pm to get 15 pounds.
I will not go back there until they sort out the timetable properly.

However, i finally got another job. Went out for interview for 2 hours and store manager offered me a job straight away. She said she'd never done 2 hour interview before. And it's Zara store. No, it's not Zara Clothing though. it's ZARA HOME section. Located at Regent Street ,opposite of Zara Clothing. I think i will be good at it and it benefits my interior design skill as well. On top of this, i will get discount on the stuffs there. So, i will be working Sat - Sun there. If u pop up, don't forget to come and say hi.

UNI Day 2

Fri, 22 Sep 2006 12:47:11 GMT

now it's lunch break..Day 2... no formal teaching yet apart from Induction of general stuffs (ie. formality, health & safety).

had worked for 2 night already...it was quite late coming back home last night. I really do like the job though.

Anyway, got a call earlier that next week i will only be needed on wednesday. totally gutted but better not be so demanding but nice. :)

still looking for freelance masssage job though. have business cards printed at www.vistaprints.co.uk. it should be here in a week. then i will
start distributing it.

Now i just keep thinking about next year tuition fee and how i should manage my money for the course. obviously..i do need to save money at least
600 pounds a month for 12 months. that means..with this job and uncertain allocation of work, i will need to find another job soon. Hope it works out
in the end.

Friday now, looking forward to a drink at soho after class. I deserve it!!!

London (PG) 1

Tue, 19 Sep 2006 11:15:29 GMT

standing at Apple shop on regent street for free internet. i was so stupid to pay 2 pounds an hour at easy internet yesterday.

Life seems pretty ok now. went to school on monday and found out that the course starts on wed-fri..but this week starts on thursday due to all lecturers getting sick (politically i guess).

got a little bit worked up about course i'm studying as i have found there is another course that is more intensive and doens't require the knowledge as well.

but then again i was thinking 'do i need to do it fast pace?' as my goal is to carry on another 2 year foundation course. and also, i need to work part time to earn some money for next year. Later on, i decide to go home and forget about it.

Charles got myself a job at Market research facility which i start working tomorrow (wednesday) from 5:00 - 11:00 pm. the pay is not bad..8 pounds an hour.

I'm staying at Jat & Angel 's place now. i feel a little bit awkward being there at some point. i know Jat doesn't mind ..even Angel , i know, he doesn't mind either. But somehow, i feel like i'm intruding their privacy. So my working late is good that they could spend their time together without me. did i mention that i sleep on the living room? hahhah

ok..i know life isn't going to be easy anymore... and i'm sure i'm gonna be fine as long as i keep my expectation low. just be patient and work harder.

I'm floating back

Tue, 12 Sep 2006 23:19:56 GMT

4 years ago..all my good friends wrote me a farewell card on the day i was leaving London

I'm floating back....

one day more...another day ..another destiny

Tue, 12 Sep 2006 09:44:07 GMT

One day to go before i fly off to london. I just decide to blog this to thank you some special people in my life who have helped me make this move happened in the end.

1. My Taro Card Reader

Sounds a bit stupid...but i have to say it's him to made me this decision. It's not that i follow what he said. But he is 'confirmation' of my move.

2. Aero (my gal friend :)

Words can't be used to describe how fast this friendship has developed. Knowing you is like life being connected with some part that had been left unfound. and now it's 'back to where it belongs' . I love you so much..and we surely see each other again soon.

3. My cousin.

You are the only person i have trusted with all my heart. my love to you is really unconditional.

4. Chris.

my sister hahhaha.   thanx for being there when i was down.

4. Raymond

Thank you for the book 'The alchemist' . Without this book , i don't think i would never have made it happen. Your comment is motivating.

5. Madonna...thank you for the superb song 'Jump'.    it's so inspirational. And it's so true in your lyric saying..
...
I haven’t got much time to waste, it’s time to make my way
I’m not afraid of what I’ll face, but I’m afraid to stay ...

.....and yes i'm ready to JUMP

and last but not least....

My british friend

without you cheating on me, i would not have opened my eyes and thought about this direction. I would have just fallen deeper and deeper in this comfort zone of my useless life in bangkok.

Trip to vietnam

Mon, 11 Sep 2006 11:08:46 GMT

didn't have a chance to post anything for nearly a month.
it was really great holiday after i left my job.

3 weeks in Chiangmai for massage course..made new friends..lived my life totally opposite from bangkok.
motorbike experience...and how i felt content with life there.

1 weeks in Vietnam turned out to be the most enjoyable trip for this year.

2 days in Hanoi

A night on the top of mountain...woke up to see sunrise.

(pictures taken by Sony Ericsson w800i)

A night in Hoi An (pictures to be added soon)

Tricycle in Hue (pictures to be added soon)

i couldn't ask for more.

Chao Korkaew Reincarnation

Tue, 18 Jul 2006 07:17:14 GMT

I think me being a bit rude to her :P .

well..

What happen with MSN in China?

Tue, 18 Jul 2006 06:32:45 GMT

I kept getting people wanting to add their names in my msn. And all of them are chinese names.

So I'm wondering what these people really want.

Get Together

Mon, 17 Jul 2006 01:52:45 GMT

Well.today is the release of Madonna's new single 'Get Together' which is the most favorite song in this album (and i also this fondness with a french friend i know :P )

I also like the song 'Jump' a lot cos it inspires me of my next move back to london. And you know
it will be the 4th single after 'Get Together'.

I'm going to tell you a secret

Tue, 27 Jun 2006 09:31:02 GMT

Got Madonna's documentary 'I'm going to tell you a secret' (thanx to Aero). Watching it last night till 2 am. Felt moved when she sang 'Imagine'. (though her voice was kinda low and flat .. to conclude..crappy :P). It is strange cos i didn't feel this way during the concert. ( but i did feel when she sang 'Crazy for you'). I must say it was better than i expected it. The whole thing got some learning..about life and all.

But that dancer 'cloud' ....soooo yummy :P

expats suck!

Wed, 21 Jun 2006 09:14:54 GMT

This is what you get at the end of the day.

1) All the work that you've done are not highly appreciated. It's nothing to do with your performance ..it's just people here has a big latency and high degree of resistance. Well, it probably will be one day they realise.....maybe in 5 years time.

2) All expats here are purely hypocrites. They are trying to show false management skill on the surface. They are open with all advices, and trying to push people to take initiatives. But in fact THEY ARE NOT. They still want to be CONTROL Freaks. They actually dislike and get annoyed if we are trying to step in front. They want us to think they are the best and do what they want us to do. What a load of bollocks!!!!

Maybe what people said is true about Expat in AP. They are F.I.L.T.H (Fail In London , Try Hong kong) . That is why they need some psychological.

Absurd (Part 2)

Fri, 16 Jun 2006 03:41:06 GMT

Since the incident has triggered HRH Anchalee causing lost of her uniqueness, she has enacted a new regulation that from now on no temp staffs will be given email address.

Fucking communist bitch!!!!!

!@#$!%#%^@^@%&@$%&*$%&^

Absurd

Thu, 15 Jun 2006 04:20:40 GMT

got to the office and found one email which was quite hilarious but absurd.

Basically, we have one of the top management guys named 'Anchalee'. Apparently, there is a new person with the same name currently. So, they are getting worried that people might have been sending email to the wrong person. (cos in Lotus Note, you only type a few characters and it retrieves the close-matched name).

So..here is the way this Big Anchalee dealing with this situation....... (here is her email).

"The temporary staff in Accounting Dept will have another name. IT will send you her new name soon.

Thanks"

(oh yes, she even bold 'have another name' in the email).

I mean..you just can't change people name just because they have the same name as you. did she even think about how caucasians dealing with the names John...James..Will..Ken..Dorothy..Angela..??? Mental !

So what's gonna happen now??

a) No more Anchalee of course.
b) Any Anchalee can't be hired in this office. (this violates discrimination law and equal opportunities)
c) how about people here are given new name as Non-Anchalee 1, Non-Anchalee2....Non-Anchalee_n-1(where n= total number of people in the office)

seafood in Cha-am

Fri, 09 Jun 2006 08:42:31 GMT

hmm..i forgot to mention that a couple weeks ago ..i went to Huahin.

With a suggestion with my long lost friend from the college, i decided to stop by Cha-am beach for seafood.

It's not really restaurant that I stopped by. It's seafood sold by fishermen. Basically, you select what u want and weigh them and cook them the way you want. Yeah, they are alive and yummy.

The sky was so beautiful that day.

here are the seafood hawkers..they are alive in the buckets.

yummy

word of wisdom

Wed, 07 Jun 2006 04:04:41 GMT

watched Six-Feet Under last night. And Maggie said

" If you think life is sort of like vending machine, where you put in Virtue and expect Happiness in return, then you wouldbe disappointed "

official resignation

Mon, 05 Jun 2006 11:20:54 GMT

right..It's today that i handed in my notice of leaving this job.

Main reason is to pursue my study in London. The peripheral reasons are they 've been treating me real shits these days. So, it is good turn out this way cos i don't need to feel uncomfortable of leaving.

Went to see the MD first, she is a new one and the bossy type. She kinda gave me the six sense that she knew it's coming (what a load of bullshits of hers). Well, for the record, a few people left this company because of her bossiness..Unlike my favourite MD , Kevin. Anyway, she was asking if i could recommend anyone to replace me. Well, not that i'm cocky but i dont' think she would really find a person like myself.

After that, i went to tell Kevin and he congratulated me on chasing my dream. i did ask him if he could get me to work part time in London. (That bitch also did offer to help but i don't really need her favor cos i know her favor doesn't come for free). anyway, we'll see about it.

Feel good about it now as i dont' need to give a shit anymore.

Bikram Yoga Round 2

Wed, 24 May 2006 10:00:05 GMT

Eventually subscribed Yoga for another 2 more months. This time i brought my aunt along. So far she likes it. Reason being i want to make her stronger and healthier so that when she goes to see me in London, we will be able to walk longer.

The new place is quite amazing. More studios, schedules and teachers.

http://www.absoluteyogabangkok.com/teachers.html

And I no longer give a shit to work hahhaha

Frog Therapy???

Thu, 18 May 2006 06:35:23 GMT

had the weirdest dream last night.

dreaming of lying on the bed and there are loads of little tiny frogs jumping in the room and crawling over my body.
The doctor (standing next where i was lying) said this is a kind of therapy.

No idea why it had to be frog. Maybe it was the meal i had in Singapore.

Cousin, you are the one to blame then. heheh

one of my happy day

Wed, 10 May 2006 09:13:21 GMT

this is kinda secret to every family members of mine..well..at least now

I decided to speak to my mom about me going back to London. Reason i had to tell her yesterday because..

My mom decided to help me pay the mortgage upfront..but only if i could show her what benefit she will get from doing so. I spent half day yesterday working on excel sheet to show her different scenario what she would get from deposit in Fixed account against what she would get if she paid it upfront and I pay her back with a bit more interest she would earn from the bank.

I didn't want to fool her or be tricky by letting her to pay it and tell her later about me going back to london. So, after i worked that out in front of her. I decided to tell her "Mom..i 'm going back to London..and if you still want to pay the mortgage for me..it's your call..if not.. i will just pay the same way as i have been doing".

Surprisingly, she didn't have any objection to the idea..and she still wanted to help me pay the mortgage. I was very amazed about it cos i never thought i would be that easy. Again, this is to prove that good thing comes when u least expected it.

Maybe she doesn't care about me...but my mom is quite strange..we never show affection anyway but that doesn't mean we don't love each other. Somehow, i feel like i like my mom to be this way. Cos i want her to be unique.

I love you mom .

Coffee Mate

Wed, 03 May 2006 11:09:45 GMT

time for bitchiness!!

bought a pack of coffee mate in small sachet and feel annoyed knowing that it fills only 1/3 of the packaging.

What do they think of doing this? We don't need this size just to have the picture printed on it. In term of advertisement, i dont'
think it would create a big awareness on people anyway.

Why don't they just save the cost on this packaging and give back more in term of benefit to consumers??

i will send email to Nestle.com

Bazaar April 06

Wed, 05 Apr 2006 02:51:42 GMT

My first contribution to the goddess.. on the cover of Bazaar April...red hot.
KEEP ONE COPY FOR ME WHOEVER FOUND IT ON THE STAND AT YOUR COUNTRY :P