"My" van

haha.. not exactly is mine.. it's my company's but bought for me to use.. sounds like a good deal right.. have vehicle to drive to work.. to meet clients.. to site.. and to any place after work..

but having a company vehicle means anytime the clients want to meet me, I will have to go.. no excuse that it is not convenient.. and anytime the installers miss out anything or need anything.. I will need to bring to them.. during busy period i will need to travel to 3 to 4 places in a day.. driving can be so tiring.. especially drive van cannot drive too fast.. on the expressway can be so boring.. and i have to make myself awake during driving.. which can be so difficult when I am so tired.. I also cannot give excuse that I cannot stay late in office becos of no transport.. so I usually stay late in office now..

driving company also means no more transport allowance.. lower salary now.. hai~ becos petrol, season parking, parking coupons, cashcard are paid.. no bad.. but I just can't stand to have less money in my bank :(

driving a van comes responsibilities like driving colleagues out from office.. taking care of the van.. and also have to settle troublesome matters like car repairs and servicing..

I was so unlucky last Wed that I met with a car accident.. nothing serious.. nobody hurt.. only my van and other party's car are hurt with minor injuries.. It happens on PIE.. there was heavy traffic and cars are moving slowly.. to get hit is so unexpected as I only moving forward slowly.. then suddenly I heard crashing sound.. I was so shocked and when I turned around.. I saw a car driven past me on my right very quickly to the front.. I stopped my car in the lane and was confused whether is that fast car which hit me or the car right behind me now.. I was thinking whether to chase that car or just stop there.. I drove forward slightly then saw a car stopped in front at the shoulder.. then I knew that was the car which hit me.. lucky they never hit and run away.. I was so worried lor.. when i see the damage on my van then I realised what happened.. the car was changing lane so closely that it hit the right back corner of my van..



the troublesome part of the accident is the report at the Idac the next day and then have to go to the repair workshop to repair the damage which took 2 days.. without the van, I have to take taxi and claim the money.. as the backlight has to be imported in.. I will have to wait about 2 months before the light can be repaired..

so is it good to have a vehicle? it has its good and bad.. after the accident, I just have some bad feeling about driving now.. will feel scared that I will meet with accident again.. maybe I will get over it soon bah..

Good Girls Go Bad

I love this song when I first heard it on radio.. it is so hot on air now..

it so fits what I am experiencing now.. haha..

Wish U Happy 44th National Day

Usually people don't send this kind of msgs to others as to many, it is just a public holiday.. it is not a very important day to most people.. nothing in particular to be happy about.. but I did receive this msg.. and I was happy to receive it.. becos it is from somebody that I least expected.. it is from an Indian worker who works for me.. he has made an effort to wish me..

thinking about it.. maybe in India.. national day is a very big and important day for everyone that worth celebrating and be happy about.. but here in Singapore.. patriotism is fading in some way.. not many people hang flags outside their flats.. not many people will tune in to watch the national day parade.. these are what I see from my friends.. it is not as interesting as going out with friends and watch movies.. which is so sad.. I will always make it point to watch the parade.. I have been balloting for tickets to watch it live but so suay.. never get the chance.. so if anyone has any extra tix in the next year, please give to me yah.. haha..

this year parade is really good.. more humour, less formal, more relaxed and interesting.. I don't get bored.. and my eyes were glued to the tv throughout the parade.. this year's parade is really successful.. no more cliche.. more Singapore.. and I like it!

Rag and Flag..

I never see so many alumni people attend rag day before until that day.. is it working will make you miss school life? for sci club people, rag day can really bring back memories.. It gives you a sense of belonging when you cheer with everyone else from sci fac and watch the float and presentation with pride..

The winning formula is not there yet.. I didn't help much this year except just made a small donation for flag and help to mache a bit but the raggers and flaggers did make as much effort as before.. but history can't repeat itself.. why? maybe the lessons are not learnt yet.. I was impressed by USP and Medicine floats..

USP and Medicine don't do rag just for winning.. their main reason for doing rag to bond their freshmen or people of similar mindset and interests.. They are just a small cohort compared to other faculties but they are able to gather as much resources as possible and gather all the manpower they have to put up a good show.. they have made it a fun experience for everyone and not a stressed one..

They are the so called brainy people in NUS.. but they have shown people that they don't only excel in academic, they can build things too.. they are willing to make their hands dirty and sweat through their shirts too..

Maybe we too into winning.. that has been the tradition.. and too into winning the biggest prize.. so izzit either we get the biggest or we get none? I just don't understand why can't work from the bottom.. at least there is some consolation for everyone's effort.. no, no, no.. science doesn't win most environmental or least cost.. that not what we want.. but why other faculties like SDE and medicine can win these kind of awards and still get best float and best rag?

I think mentality has to change.. Please observe more of what others have presented and pay more attention to things that have been neglected.. like flag.. these few years, biz has been slacking in their rag.. they knew that they do not have to have impressive float anymore to win.. they just have to concentrate on flag to win the chancellor's shield.. Is it because we don't have impressive alumni like Biz? I don't believe that.. I think sci flag is just been neglected.. and there are more things to be done.. learn from the halls.. I have a friend from kent ridge hall who did flag before.. they really work their brains every day to find money.. they don't wait for FOP period to come to start work..

It's not late to realize that flag is as important as rag.. I noticed more people are talking about flag now.. the next comm can still work out new strategies and win next year.. it is really time to change..