taken *warning*

If you have the impression that a single-word titled blog, "taken" would be an outpouring of my emotions... u are sadly mistaken. Now lets begin shall we? *rant mode: on*

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>>>warning: heck long rant. if you did read finish, congratulations. come to me and claim ur prize. Ice-cream of your choice!!!*<<<
If you are lazy, just scroll to the bottom till you see read words again.

This week will be the last week i will be working at this association called PIKOM. The pay sucks, the work sucks, its boring mundane depressing and allot of work. Its not goal orientated and there are no final results. It never ends, like a vicious cycle, it eats through my mind and soul, sucking from it, joy,happiness, purpose, till what is left is an empty body powered by one thing- the desire to go home and crash. Everything else is nonexistent. When i work, i am like a freaking automated robot. Nearing a state of nothingness. The only thing keeping me sane,(aka what i do for entertainment):

• chatting, (looks like im working coz im typing, as long as i dont show any facial expression of joy or amusement. FROWN MIKE FROWN!)
  
  
• blogging, (i now have the time to blog. coz i am lazy to work and blogging is like the above)
  
  
• emailing - replying my clients emails unprofessionally with no regards of the image of my company, occasional sending of casual emails (SPAM) to my nice boss,
  
  
• using the office line to make personal calls (maximum talking time was like 4-5mins ok! yes it was due to fear of getting caught :p.. even though i know its quite impossible)
  
  
• Miscellaneous- ive downloaded a few ebooks "Photoshop for dummies" & "Office for dummies" lol.. these are the titles i will never buy and can pass to my dad when i leave to australia.
  i also read yahoo news occasionally and other peoples blog.
  i semi-completed an online UNSW confirmation to application form. (but ended up doing it manually in IDP for safety)

Now, if you're wondering what "taken" has to do with all of the above, well those are merely the small steps i take to take back what has been taken from me. MY LIFE! (of endless hanging and joy~) example of people with the opportunity to "hang" endlessly would be nirms, starting a few days ago. *lifts up a finger and emulates a worm-like movement... then halts..*

Now what have this leech of an association taken from me besides the obvious?
- My salary. i have not been paid after working for 1 month and 1 week. I havent even been given the form to fill up even after bugging the accounts department for 1 week. Its like they dont intend to pay me. and so i will show my non-intention to work.

-My workplace. As of yesterday, a new assistant manager has been hired and my evil boss has booted me out of my place. Although i kinda hated that place, but i was comfortable there. (i wouldnt be able to blog if i was sitting there) Now where could i be sitting that i could do whatever i want such as blog endlessly? IN MY GOOD BOSSES ROOM! WAHAHAHHA.. how? why? its because he's overseas and there are no more places (they hired 4 new workers in the duration i was working here, and a replacement receptionist- total new faces 5) my point, my desk/work place was taken from me forcefully. "can you please clear your table now..*picks up papers...looks at..* HURRY UP!!" i said "**!@(&# U B!@&#" just kidding.. "okok"...*lunges arms across the table sweeping all documents and toss them into the room* sucks that i have to keep the door open..

- My mouse. now this was the last straw. As if it is not enough that my mouse was removed from me once. "anybody got an extra mouse? michael do you have an extra mouse?" what did i say? "Yes mi lady, i have infact.. i sometimes put 1 in my pants in case something like this happens" or was it "HECK NO U....... " (answer: "no i dont have".. ) What happened then? *shedevil walks into the room* "There.. your mouse.. give me your mouse.." "sure you can have my dog and 2 cats while youre at it..... B#$%^*..." -_- since when my mouse is extra mouse? Sure, given i can adapt to the touchpad better than the new lady assistant manager who, without a mouse, looks like she has cerebral palsy with her 2 fingers on the touch pad trying to draw a miniture mona lisa on that small space.. (no offence to CP people, just her)

aiyoh.. i came back from work already coz was swarmed with work couldnt finish this post..saved and resume at home. Today IS A BAD DAY.

ill just wrap up the rant with the final thing taken from me, my last day of work. About 1 hour b4 i left the office, bosslady came in and said "im not coming in this friday, taking leave.. you dont have anything to do right? dont need to come in on friday la.. ok?" "errr.. anything la" I am curious, is it legal to forcefully apply unpaid leave for a subordinate who is a temporary worker?

dad: "its common practice what.. eh? is it? "
mom cuts in: "yea la.. eh? can meh"
bro: "youre a temp.. you have no rights"
*convo deviates*

at that moment in the office, I was angry.. furious. I have the assumption that she thinks im not doing my job. and i do nothing. B4 this, she called me into her room, requesting (demanding) that i remake my review i sent earlier that day. She wants me to put all the weekly reports into a column side by side so she can compare my progress.
Implying? "i wanna see if you did your work" Her tone says it. "i want to see your progress i want it weekly so i can compare"
Well i was surprise she didnt know i was going to leave end of this week. (as she was telling me to put columns all the way till end of Nov)
Dont come in Friday? HOW BOUT NEVER?!

Officially tmrw will be my last day of work. Will i get paid? who cares... the whole time i was walking back to my car, i was imagining so many ways of how i could single handedly sabotage the entire event. at least on the PIKOM side of things. Everything, I MEAN EVERYTHING is in my hands ALONE. Nobody has the files that i have, nobody has the database, NOTHING. I was scheming in my head that if i could just:
-refuse to go to work ( i was asked to return to work in 2 weeks to train the new guy-my replacement which they will hire) and let the new guy die.
-delete the files
-expose the lies to the clients
-sell the membership list to the highest bidder.. :p


(cheaters gather here)
Top 5 things why today sucked:
5- Without mouse its hard to alt-tab & switch through crap loads of stuff+ feelings that i might not/wont get my pay.
4- Got a 30min lecture from a person explaining to me what his company does.
3- My finding out that i have to lead worship on saturday as someone volunteered me without telling me. FK! i hate this shit man. "Mike say he'll do it" Shit la derek..
2- Connection was down 1/2 the day couldnt send mail
1- crapbossladysucks

Top 5 things why today potentially makes me happy:
5- i came late but boss came later
4- i came home and watched abit of transformers... megan fox has such pretty eyes.. >.< 3- walked oscar and he shat. (means wont shit in the house)
2- Today is my 2nd last day of (official) work
1- Tmrw is my last day of work!

Ok pics of megan fox. for my amusement. and 1 shabby not-in-suit shia. lol

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Another random filler..

Ah... ive started blogging more lately... more frequent than 3 months per post. What do you have to say now? HAH! In ur face Nirmal! in ur face Cass! ................................... T-T


As some of you probably know, ive got an offer from UNSW to do a 6-year Medical degree. I am SO SO THANKFUL for this.. i really had no backup plan. If i didnt get accepted into any Aus Uni id be stuck for 1 year here. Why? coz i was lazy and didnt bother to read up on the terms and conditions of refund. I dropped my Monash Msia offer because i wanted to have IMU as my backup.. but to my horror, i found out IMU does not refund your fee. FREAKIN IMU. its the ONLY uni i know that does not offer refund. It means i have to pay RM31k with no hope for a refund just to "be safe". I SAY THE HECK WITH IT! that kinda money can buy car. Heck if i worked 1 year, i couldnt even save that much. -_-

I was desperate. Desperation can be a good thing. I had to pray a lot..Ask other people to pray for me too.. ahhh at last i got it. =) Just yesterday i emailed Uni Tasmania and Uni Western Australia because they have not gotten back to me.. UTAS replied me within 25mins saying that "Im sorry you were not notified" (<-- agian???) 1st round offers were made in sept. we have 360 applicants and 20 places for international students. it is, therefore, highly unlikely to have a round 2" bleh... UWA no reply.. So immediately i took a 1/2 day off at work "Boss i got emergency, can i take 1/2 day" and escaped to idp to settle my apps. Thank you Lord~ and friends for support.. and family for the cash.. =)

(OK THERE IS A RADIO NEXT TO ME PLAYING MUSIC FROM THE 80's ON LIGHT FM. IVE BEEN LISTENING TO ABBA,etc.. FOR MORE THAN 1 HOUR. ITS BLASTING IN MY EARS. LIVING THE 80's!!!)

"im going to play you my favourite from Ultrabox!" T-T

and a STUPID MUSICAL ADVERTISEMENT!!
*happy music plays* Bang bang Chiti Chiti bang bang~ lalalala~x100 *kills self*



On a side note, i am now sick..my shoulder is aching and im sleepy... i walked for 45mins to and fro my car and office because i left my keys in the office.. yes i park 15mins away from my office to save parking fee. I was quite angry at myself because when i just reached office i told myself "maybe i shouldnt put the keys there.(in a box) hmm.." Of course i left the key there.. =\
Then i bought dinner, without my wallet........luckily the restaurant lady boss was kind. and also she rescued me =)
i know all this makes me sound cheap but in reality i am not. Cheap is an insult, thrifty is a compliment. I prefer the latter thanks.

nina - 99 red balloons~ <-- quite a nice song

random fact of the day
nirmal you're famous! try searching "nirms" on google! cassie and dimi's blog is like the top search 1st page.
Time too put more Nirms in my post.. nirms nirms nirms.. lol..

things i learn at work

insults you can use:

how guys think:

and then the girls

how to brush of nosy "advice" givers:

and finally, self control:

See... who said reading comics at work is unproductive and useless? I learned many valuable lessons about life. ahhhhh...
heh heh, this is an excuse for a post. I did think of something to blog a few days ago but totally forgot... maybe its about the UNSW phone interview.. sigh..
My fate lies in Gods hands now.. I trust He will lead me where He wants me to go.
abit scary tho... >.<... cant wait for next week.. i hope ill be quitting my job by then. no more comics for u!

too much time

hello loyal cassie and nirmal and occasional others... heh.. UNSW got back to me!! My phone interview will commence morning 8.45am Friday on the 26th... They ask me if it ok, the time and the date. I held back the urge to say "WTHHH!?? 8.45?? who the heck wants their future to be determined by a converstaion carried out 1/2 awake!? besides i also have work that day".. but i decided ill take that day off, maybe 1/2 day off...

also, to fill up this post without much effort, here's some of the emails i have sent out n received in the past few days..

UNSW:

UNSW guy: "Can you please let me know if you would be available for a telephone
interview on Friday 26 October at 8.45 am your time in Malaysia? (Sydney
time = 1.45 am)"

mike "However i am curious if there is a typing error as 8.45am Malaysia time would be 10.45am Sydney time, not 1.45am as in the mail above."

UNSW guy: "Well spotted, by the way - my poor typing skills have been shown up again.
Your interview is 8.45 am your time (10.45 am Sydney time)."

they seem so friendly... unfortunately he wont be interviewing me but instead, Mary... sighh..


ok.. if uve made thru the last few sentences, u are worthy of a reward... icecream? nah.. stars.. *** <-- for u...

now this is what i wrote to my direct boss (not big boss)

boss
Subject: RE: Mr. Tee Kee Ming request

"HI,

Thanks, doing a great job. Hope no issue with parking.

Can sms or call if urgent."

mike

Subject: i am F-ed aka parking

Hey _____,

With regards to the above, yes.. I could not get the chop for the parking. After much planning on taking different routes to avoid detection from Security camera’s, I went to the 3^rd floor and was greeted by a worker.. walking confidently out of the lift nearing the table. NO CHOP.. and on the other table, another worker is sitting down there. Maybe he is incharge of chopping the parking tickets and the box is nowhere to be seen. I went to the lower floor also don’t have.

I walk out of East Inn knowing, Fk… just lost 25 bucks on parking T-T<-- tears of sorrow.
Bloody heck, what to do. Resort to final tactic- beg the ticketing person, tho Ive only seen em 2 times…
Anyway this is an informal email for your comic relief. I would ask u to rescue me but ure in Vietnam. Basket..

Ps- I called 85 ppl today.. the mouthpiece stinks of my saliva.

Thanks,
mike

but as u know, i was rescued so it all ends well..

btw raya break was nice..i hung out with my brother allot coz his wife went holiday in Japan without him.. so kesian.. i helped him mark his paper. (if u didnt know, he lectures in MMU). of course only the objectives and short questions. It took so much time. some were terrible to read and bloody funny... ill try to remember a few,

remember that this is a Screenwriting paper... its film arts stuff...

What is a mentor?
"A mentor is an old man, sometimes woman, and is wise."
example: ob1-kenoby call the good guy go help him save the princess.

What is a "trickster" and give examples.
"He is a person who makes people laugh or sometimes, cry..".. example: the fat cat in pinocchio.
WTH...OK.. i just gave him the marks because i dont rememeber shit from pinocchio but i somehow doubt there IS a fat cat... hmmm.. Benifit of the doubt...

What is the "call to adventure"?
"it is when the hero is called to an adventure. Example in brokebackmountain when the 2 guys is asked to go to the ranch" 1 mark out of 5 for correct example i think...

ok the worst example i got of a movie was Power Rangers by Saban Nur or soemthing like that..
i mean.. if u say "ET by steven spielberg" ok...can.. famous.. Who the heck remmebers anything from power rangers!!???
When the green ranger..etc... darn funny when i read... he used Power Rangers for so many examples... -_-....
also got someone based many answers on Beauty and the beast.. must be a girl..

oh, and b4 the exam, my brother showed a movie called 400 Blows... (no dont think funny)..
and nearly 75% of the people put 400 below, 400 blo.. or some weird incorrect but similar word..
also some people put movies which i have never heard of... -_-.... i gave then BOTD and put correct...
OH OH someone put gollum as trickster aka comic relief.. i put WRONG =D

byebye..lunch break~

my job

The avid blogger took a long sabbatical and is not back..... most of you who check my blog (counts with fingers on 1 hand) would know thats not true.. but ive been terribly busy with work. This is my first official job. It is tiring and it is pretty mundane. The completion of the task seems so far away. Basically i am an underpaid "Ku Lei".. translated from Cantonese means slave.. what type? Describing my job would be a bore because you would not be able to see my expression and enthusiasm while insulting it but my goal is to get 700+ people to register for the worlds biggest ICT congress WCIT 2008.. of coz that is not possible.. after 3 days and 223 companies contacted, about nearly 400 calls later, i only got about 25 registration confirmed and about 35 confirmed NOes. Hmm... the 1st day was boring shit.. i had to arrange stuff and clear things.. i slept in my bosses office when he was out.. lol.. came home n complain how boring it was.

day 2..
GOt my laptop and task laid b4 me. Design registration form and mass mail it to all 700+ ppl! luckily, email server was down so after getting the form done, i chatted with cass and all. I also tried to play some games from www.mofunzone.com
heh..

day 3.. overcome fear, trying to advertise some big thing to big bosses of big companies without sufficient knowledge in it. The 1st call, i pick up and put the phone down about 3 times before dialing, trying to thing of what to say, reading up on the same email my company sent to these "clients". Abit choppy, but wasnt too bad. After the 5th call, i was on autodrive. i made about 100 calls and called about 60+ people. yes, same conversation.. basically i said "Good morning/afternoon/evening, Im michael from _____ calling, can i speak to mr. ___,: from here goes :
a) Oh he's not in? how can i contact him
b) Oh he's resigned? who is the new ____(post) or who replaced him?<--rude.. humans are replaceable.. we are all unique..... lol... c) etc... i made about 5-6 hours of calls.. Day 4 PURE CALLING.. nearly 7+ hours.. boring day. except for the epic stress of nearly having to pay RM25 for parking. Those who know me, paying RM25 for parking is like getting molested, in this case, by East Inn hotel. Somebody saved my life, but thats a story for another time. Probably more interesting than this "my job" post. Basically i found a way to scam the hotel but it backfired and i was depressed for 1/2 the day. thats why i kept makingg calls to get my mind of it. Day 5 Pre-raya, boss went home about 2.30. OMG the whole office lepaked. the lady behind me made personal calls. people started hanging out. "when the slave driver is not in, the slaves come out to play" also talked about madonna's book called "sex"... which is banned here. 1st time i heard of it. thats why im bloggging now.. too much time... i wanna leave early.. byeee.. all those who still check my blog after months of inactivity.. i salute you. i will buy u ice cream. YES BASKIN ROBINSONS!!!! :p

btw cass, based on a google search, you are a typical teenage gurl. i stress, typical. :o

oscar

Yesterday my dog oscar was stolen, kidnapped. My whole family is sad, i am damn sad. why do people wanna steal dogs? To sell to the puppy mill? as my brother said "i want to f**king stab the guy who stole him".. it is a sad day.The whole house so quiet, but all prob thinking the same thing. We miss oscar. He is more than just a dog. He is family. He greeted us when we came home, he jumps around in excitement when we're back home. He loves our company. He stayed in my room every night. He brought us out to walks. He ate our food with us. He brought joy to our home. We love him. I never thought id miss him this much. Until he's gone. We searched, made flyers, offer reward money n prayed. sad. sad. sad. A dog that can and did make people cry. some humans cant even do that. He is no.1 and always will be. Irreplaceable indeed. we miss u oscar. we love u.

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