#4 - Adopt a better attitude for work.

Not pictured : Theresa, Alyssa and Limli who don’t lunch with us haha!

I shall not come into work later then 9am and situations where I procrastinate and rush documents at the very last minute will be avoided as much as possible… ok lah, at all times (Can imagine Siti knocking my head at work tomorrow morning after reading this).

I will also reduce my urgent morning leaves due to my constipated bowels, instead taking the effort to try and poop the night before. I will also not finish up my annual leaves before December, which I did in 2008.

And most importantly, I will reduce the number of days I wear slippers to work :D

(This is Part 4 of a 10-entry series on Faddy’s 2009 resolutions. Click on the link(s) below to see previous parts of the series.)

• Introductions

• Part 1 of 10 - Get back in school

• Part 2 of 10 - Develop Fingersdontfing.com

• Part 3 of 10 - Have a healthier view of relationships

Something happened today which made me realize how true the phrase is - that it is much easier to forgive than to forget. Verily, I think out of all ten resolutions, this one that I am referring to is the hardest.

Time to try again!

As couples around were sharing kisses under fireworks and mushy things to that effect as the clock struck midnight, Haikal and I were fighting on the phone dissing each other har har har!

It was entirely different from how we were throughout the whole day though, and I think it was all the revelry that got us to that moment. The darling picked me up after work at 1pm and we spent the entire time just literally walking, stopping to eat and walking some more.

The plan was to conclude the night counting down at Marina Bay as we did last year, but by 9pm we were both so damn exhausted and you guessed it… we headed home hahaha! How interesting, ey?

So at the stroke of midnight, we hung on the phone. One thing led to another and we started bickering over the silliest of things. Approximately 15 minutes later, we both fell asleep on the phone and awoke next morning with both parties apologizing for being cranky. Yes, we are weird like that :)

On a separate note, Haikal and I have this habit of talking on the phone daily till we both fall asleep with the line still on. Usually when either of us wakes up in the middle of the night or for Subuh prayers, we would just do the other a favour by hanging up.

One of the past few nights we slept on the phone though, Haikal woke up and said, “Eh Bie?” and I recall replying back automatically with a “Yes Sayang?” as if the conversation had not ended! hahaha! Tak ke cute?

We exchanged some words which I can’t recall, but again fell asleep on the line. The next morning, Kal told me that he remembered me saying “Ewah Ewah!!” and that we were gawking about how cool the situation was before we fell back into slumber as if a switch has been turned off.

I think that sort of seals the deal on our level of weirdness. Nevertheless, I love you hun, more and more each passing day :)

(Please be advised that the following piece of news is really descriptive and shitty, and should not be read if you have a weak stomach. This blog takes no responsibility for any damage or harm done due to you reading it.)

At approximately seven pm last night, local police received a flurry of phone calls from residents along Jurong West St 81 reporting a stink which had suddenly engulfed the neighborhood. Ms Boo Sook Nye, a 35 year old homemaker heading home from the Prime Market nearby, reported that the stench was mild further away but got stronger the closer she got to her home at Block 863. She further added that 5 minutes into the stench, it disappeared just as mysteriously as it had arrived.

Inspector Kay Poh of the Jurong Police Department was dispatched to the scene to retrieve answers for the public who were concerned of the possible nasal damage that they could have incurred during the exposure. Armed with a police dog, the pair sniffed out the possible causes and finally managed to uncover the root of the problem - a 21 year old girl named Ms Fah Di Lah who was oblivious to the ruckus that she had caused.

“I did not mean anybody harm! I mean seriously, the whole time I thought the only person who should be concerned was me!“, exclaimed the petite lady whilst shrugging with a forlorn look on her face. Interrogation tapes retrieved earlier from the police revealed that the 5 minute stench was caused by Ms Fah’s constipation troubles.

Apparently, Ms Fah, who is lactose intolerant, had gulped down two cups of Teh Tarik earlier at around half past six in the evening in order to allow her to head to the toilet. Thirty minutes later, with the urge to go, she began working on her ‘project’.

Unfortunately, an extra large piece of excrement got stuck halfway through and her efforts to release it in the next 5 minutes were to no avail. The inspection’s work was solved - this moment of intermission where her excrement suspended in mid air was what had caused the whole neighborhood to gag.

“I was practically in tears I tell you. I tried everything! I pushed till my face turned red, I wiggled and shook on the toilet seat. Everything! But nope, nada, zilch! I even thought I had to pull it out with my bare hands!“, Ms Fah explained, “I later texted my friends but they too were of no help - Everyone just laughed it off! But luckily seconds after the last wasted SOS text, the poop just slipped out as if was teasing me. The bugger. It was huge man, huge. My stomach went really flat after which, so all’s good.”

She was later quick to add that she is very sorry of the inconvenience and confusion that she had unknowingly caused her neighbours.

P/s. True, partially true, or fiction? Your call! wakakaka! Have a good week ahead kids!

#3 - Have a healthier view of relationships.

Maybe it’s time I really let go of our past mistakes and let fate take it’s course and believe that everything that happens does so for the greater good. Maybe it’s time I grow up and understand that routinely checking his mobile, stalking his friendster / facebook accounts etc does no good for myself and speaks volumes as to how much trust I have placed in him.

Two days ago we celebrated our 18th Monthsary and I guess it’s time I fully believe and place my trust in him again. And maybe… maybe I shouldn’t think so much about another relationship failing and just give the best I can in this. Afterall, as Buddha says,

“We are what we think. All that we are arises with out thoughts. With our thoughts, we make our world.”.

I love you Bie, I’ll be a better girlfriend this year :)

(This is Part 3 of a 10-entry series on Faddy’s 2009 resolutions. Click on the link(s) below to see previous parts of the series.)

• Introductions

• Part 1 of 10 - Get back in school

• Part 2 of 10 - Develop Fingersdontfing.com

Beading and Beyond is running a 29% (Cuz 2009 mah) off discount on all items until January 31st 2009!

Whachu waiting whachu waiting whachu waiting forrrr~

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#2 - Develop fingersdontfing.com

I cannot deny the fact that I am thoroughly attached to my blog. Apart from photography, my other passion would be writing and as you can see from this uber long series, writing is what I feel most comfortable in. I love writing about my life, I love writing about the events that unfold around the world, I love writing about products… I love writing about anything and everything.

With fingersdontfing.com, I have actually been given multiple opportunities to get paid for writing, which is one of the best things I feel can ever happen to me. Right now, the amount i get paid is what people call “loose change”, but this year, I will try my best to make something… anything… work out of it, without selling out.

This therefore means that I will blog at least once in two days, that I will try to write more reviews (only about products or events that I feel are suitable for my readers) and that I will have to quit complaining about privacy matters and devise another method to vent about certain touchy issues. As they say, you win some, you lose some and in this context, perhaps I stand a greater chance in winning :)

(This is Part 2 of a 10-entry series on Faddy’s 2009 resolutions. Click on the link(s) below to see previous parts of the series.)

• Introductions

• Part 1 of 10 - Get back in school

#1 - Get back in school.

For the past few weeks I have been cracking my head trying to decide which path to take in this cross roads that I am on currently. I knew for a fact that this year I will have to get back in school (and that point is crystal clear), but what drove me up the wall was the subject at hand, and the manner of which.

On one hand, my heart tells me to quit working and study full time at a polytechnic learning to write better, to design better and to be able to familiarize myself with the intricacies of building a website. I know for sure that I love doing all the above, and to be able to learn them properly and perhaps make a living out of them would be just perfect.

On the other hand, my brain tells me that at this moment, the above option is totally out of the question due to the financial ties that come with it. Ever since I started working, I have embraced the idea of being financially independent. I pay for everything that I use and consume with my own money and set aside a small amount for the parents (as any child does).

To go back to poly full time would mean that I will have to somehow find ways to pay for my Poly fees and daily expenses  by myself, without the luxury of a monthly income that a full time job provides. Mom being mom, I doubt she will allow me to work part time in retail or f&b, so the only other option would be tuition.

So after tossing and turning and consulting a few friends, I have decided to follow my brains (sorry to disappoint everyone who voted against that. I am trying to be realistic at the moment, and the biggest of dreams cannot fly without money to fuel its wings).

Specifically, I will be studying in the Institute of Shipping Management taking an Advanced Diploma in Shipping and Logistics Management. As of print, the school has yet to forward me the intake dates for 2009, but I foresee myself signing up for the first intake in April.

Even though the shipping line has never been an area of interest back when I was in school, working at Franco Asia has made me rather acquainted with the topic at hand. Of course, the Examination Leaves that the company grants for students studying shipping is a major plus point.

The advanced diploma will take probably one and a half years to finish and each module is billed separately (which is a very important point for someone financially-strapped). Whether I will continue pursuing a Degree in the subject or pursue the loves of my life after which will totally depend on how I feel during the duration of the course, so let’s leave that for another year’s resolution :)

(This is Part 1 of a 10-entry series on Faddy’s 2009 resolutions. Click on the link(s) below to see previous parts of the series.)

• Introductions

In view that I am turning 21 in 2009, which legally makes me an adult in the eyes of the law (though I know Mum would have lots to comment on that), perhaps I should take that opportunity to get my act together. Although I am very well aware of the fact that my resolutions that usher in the beginning of every new year mostly seem to bite the dust (heh), I figured that it can do no harm to anyone that I list down the things that I hope to achieve for the coming year.

I guess for me, and many people like me, penning down resolutions give us an illusion of a more structured sense of being for the new year - that by listing down simple points like getting back into school, like shedding off our excess 5kg of fats etc, we will somehow be more motivated to utilize the approaching 365 days for the better.

To me, jotting down this list allows me to close the chapter that is 2008, and begin writing the stories of 2009. As my English Language teacher had preached to me a thousand times before, every writer should have an outline of the novel that he is about to write.

Even though in the course of getting ink onto paper the writer might be struck with brilliant new ideas or encounter setbacks that may alter the storyline, it is always good for him to have a general sense of idea of the direction that he is undertaking to prevent him from going around in circles.

Since I will not be going out much in January thanks to an onslaught of work (By the way, please be amazed that I went to back to work today even though I was already granted leave), and I foresee nothing really exciting to blog about in the next week, I shall play cheat and declare this entry an introduction to Faddy’s 10 Part Resolutions Special! Wakakaka~

Have a good year ahead everyone :)

Happy New Year everybody!

It’s a new dawn, it’s a new day, it’s a new life!

Time to whip out new year resolutions, whether or not we’ll stick to them hehe!