Everyone always tells their friends, they'll be "Friends Forever," but how often does that last? You might be best friends one year, pretty good friends then next, don't talk often the next year, and don't want to talk the year after that!
This morning, my best friend share a friendship quote with me.
"A Just Friend will think their friendship has ended after a big fight.
A Best Friend will think they are still friends after a big fight."
This quote is so true! How many times have we have quarrel with our best friends over some trivial things or misunderstandings (might be due to 3rd party's badmouth). We could be stop talking for a week, or worse, not talking after that! So are we "Just Friends" or "Best Friends" when we claim to be in the past? I can't help but feeling friendships are so fragile these days.
Friends Just Comes In and Out of our Life. Some would just Pop By and say HI, some would stay for a period while others would choose to remain in our life. So, I just wanted to say, I do cherish every friendship that comes along in my life. Even though they might be a "Pop By" friend, "Just friends" that stay in for awhile, or "Best Friends" that stay close with me for a lifetime.
A Singapore girl who appreciates design, has passion in craft making and photography, likes to travel, likes inspiring and heartfelt movies, chat when needed to, likes reading more. Just smiles when happy and cries when sad. Simply loves her family and true friends who stand by her when she's in trouble! Just a simple girl.
28 February, 2006
26 February, 2006
New Look, New Directions
Last week someone is complaining that im still using Bae Yong Jun's face (the hottest and most popular korean actor in 2002-2004) face in my blog after so many years... Okay Okay i change.
Got up early in the morning. First thing on my mind is change my blog template and design. Login to blogger site and realised how much blogger has improved its capabilites and features. Newbies can blog directly without having to know any of the coding. I must say its much more user-friendly, compared to 2002 when i first started by blogging. I have to learn coding before i can blog cos i want to custom-made my blog. It can be quite frustrating if i cant understand the coding at all! Okay some companies do change and improve with times.
Wanted to design something personal. Something which tells my identity. After much brainstorming, decide to draw a southpark caricature of myself. If you notice, I have a pair of angel wings on my back as well as a pair of devil's horn on my head. It means that i can be an angel as well as a devil as and when i want to. Im NOT a god. Im just a human being who has feelings and making mistakes intentionally or unintentionally. I will spread my wings to those who needs my help. I will use my devil horns to attack those who is trying to harm me.
With this new look, hope will improve in my writing skills and inspires me with new directions in life :)
Got up early in the morning. First thing on my mind is change my blog template and design. Login to blogger site and realised how much blogger has improved its capabilites and features. Newbies can blog directly without having to know any of the coding. I must say its much more user-friendly, compared to 2002 when i first started by blogging. I have to learn coding before i can blog cos i want to custom-made my blog. It can be quite frustrating if i cant understand the coding at all! Okay some companies do change and improve with times.
Wanted to design something personal. Something which tells my identity. After much brainstorming, decide to draw a southpark caricature of myself. If you notice, I have a pair of angel wings on my back as well as a pair of devil's horn on my head. It means that i can be an angel as well as a devil as and when i want to. Im NOT a god. Im just a human being who has feelings and making mistakes intentionally or unintentionally. I will spread my wings to those who needs my help. I will use my devil horns to attack those who is trying to harm me.
With this new look, hope will improve in my writing skills and inspires me with new directions in life :)
Blog template problem
I was upset that i cant get my new design template up on the blog just now. As it is the new template and layout, all my old postings got haywired under the new template. I think something got to do with the rows and columns of the table.
Have been spending a day to come out with this template. i refuse to give up just like that. After few trial and errors, i have decided not to republished the entire blog. Just published the new posting only. So that the rest of the old postings will remains the old look.
Any better suggestions on how to import old postings into new template?
Have been spending a day to come out with this template. i refuse to give up just like that. After few trial and errors, i have decided not to republished the entire blog. Just published the new posting only. So that the rest of the old postings will remains the old look.
Any better suggestions on how to import old postings into new template?
25 February, 2006
My FIRST Slide Phone
Holding on carefully with my left hand as I use my thumb to slide up the sleek and lightweight Samsung D500. The feeling is fantastic! A phone that has it all. This is my first slide phone. Always wanted to get a slide phone but the price of the slide phone is always way too expensive.
My first slide phone, which i had in mind, was Nokia 8850. Its much more slim and sleek, which it was in real matt metal. Even til now I still think that it has the most beautiful design phone over these years. No any other phone can match it. But of course every phone comes with a price. It cost around $800 when it first came out and have never drop lower than $600. Sad to say, it was out of my spending budget!
Yap, no special or extra features. It doesn’t has the latest technology like color graphics or animations, 1.3 mega pixel camera, mp3 player, bluetooth, WAP, 3G etc. What it has was the infrared but it was a very simple and yet a stable phone and stable enough to make calls and sms. And of course, it won’t even getting phone viruses! Although the market has no longer sells it, but it has left a deep impression on me.
It’s quite disheartened to see how unstable or awful appearance Nokia phones are nowadays. How ironic when it was considered the leading mobile technology in the past. Would really appreciate that NOKIA would really come out something nice and good if it still want to keep itself as the top notch leader in the mobile industry.
My first slide phone, which i had in mind, was Nokia 8850. Its much more slim and sleek, which it was in real matt metal. Even til now I still think that it has the most beautiful design phone over these years. No any other phone can match it. But of course every phone comes with a price. It cost around $800 when it first came out and have never drop lower than $600. Sad to say, it was out of my spending budget!
Yap, no special or extra features. It doesn’t has the latest technology like color graphics or animations, 1.3 mega pixel camera, mp3 player, bluetooth, WAP, 3G etc. What it has was the infrared but it was a very simple and yet a stable phone and stable enough to make calls and sms. And of course, it won’t even getting phone viruses! Although the market has no longer sells it, but it has left a deep impression on me.
It’s quite disheartened to see how unstable or awful appearance Nokia phones are nowadays. How ironic when it was considered the leading mobile technology in the past. Would really appreciate that NOKIA would really come out something nice and good if it still want to keep itself as the top notch leader in the mobile industry.
24 February, 2006
Is their Service Good or Bad?
"Ding Dong!" Here comes the *hub delivery man just delivered my NEW Samsung D500 which i have been waiting for! My eyes were fixed onto my new phone, and almost completely ignored the delivery man who were standing at my doorstep. Ah Ha... With such Extra Value-Added Good Services should be compliment.
On the other hand, I faced a few bad experiences with *hub customer service. Just getting this phone, getting a new service line and retaining my old no. Seems so HARD!
Not to mention the name, I shall call the officer who settle my account, Ms Service. At first, i just wanted to get a new line. Ms Service suggested that i should get a new phone too cos the phone will be much more cheaper when getting a new line. As my Samsung E600 charger has spolit (luckily i have spare charger) . i decided to go for Samsung D500, since its a relatively considered a good phone.
According to her, there were no stocks in D500. So i asked her about few other phones. To my surprised, all the other phones which i asked, were all out of stock as well. I asked her when will the stock arrived? She said that she cant tell. So I challenged her by asking "Since all popular are out of stock then how *hub run the business for these few days?" She's simply tongue-tighted. Ok fine. I shall wait.
The next hour, Ms Service called me and tell me that the stock just came in (How "efficient" yah) and asked me fax my application immediately. I told her that im rushing some work at the moment and ask her if i could send half an hr later. She says she will knock off at 8, should be alright. I faxed my application at 7. I told her if she didnt receive my fax, CALL ME. Apparently, she didnt call me so i assume that she has received my fax.
The next day, i called her and asked if she has receive my fax. She told me she did not receive my fax and i asked her why didnt she call me. She explained that she knocked off at 7. But i clearly remembered that she says she will knocked off at 8! Ok nevermind... The bad issue is that she told me that she couldnt get her manager to approve my application. So she cant proceed and I will need to wait for the next batch to come in. This might take about few weeks or even months, according to her. Which i refused to wait! In the first place, she should have called me when she didnt receive my fax! I told her nicely that no matter what she have to settle this for me. Finally she managed to find her manager and get it settled for this case.
The next saga is I wanted my old no to be retained. So i called Ms Service again. She told me as my HP application has sent out. It will be slower for her to do the no rentention for me. She asked me to call another dept to do the no rentention. I called the department and that department says that they do not handle corporate no rentention and transfer me to another department. Before i know it, my issue is passed back to Ms Service.
This time i got pissed off. Is that the way how customer care service treat their customers? Asking them to go round and round in circles. Is that my problem on how their business run or how messy are their procedures? To be frank, most customers dont not sympathy what kind of problem your company faced at your backend side. Customers just want to get the things done or get what they want.
So, Ms Service called me the next day and told me that she will hand everything and settled ALL for me. This sage is finally CASE CLOSED.
On the other hand, I faced a few bad experiences with *hub customer service. Just getting this phone, getting a new service line and retaining my old no. Seems so HARD!
Not to mention the name, I shall call the officer who settle my account, Ms Service. At first, i just wanted to get a new line. Ms Service suggested that i should get a new phone too cos the phone will be much more cheaper when getting a new line. As my Samsung E600 charger has spolit (luckily i have spare charger) . i decided to go for Samsung D500, since its a relatively considered a good phone.
According to her, there were no stocks in D500. So i asked her about few other phones. To my surprised, all the other phones which i asked, were all out of stock as well. I asked her when will the stock arrived? She said that she cant tell. So I challenged her by asking "Since all popular are out of stock then how *hub run the business for these few days?" She's simply tongue-tighted. Ok fine. I shall wait.
The next hour, Ms Service called me and tell me that the stock just came in (How "efficient" yah) and asked me fax my application immediately. I told her that im rushing some work at the moment and ask her if i could send half an hr later. She says she will knock off at 8, should be alright. I faxed my application at 7. I told her if she didnt receive my fax, CALL ME. Apparently, she didnt call me so i assume that she has received my fax.
The next day, i called her and asked if she has receive my fax. She told me she did not receive my fax and i asked her why didnt she call me. She explained that she knocked off at 7. But i clearly remembered that she says she will knocked off at 8! Ok nevermind... The bad issue is that she told me that she couldnt get her manager to approve my application. So she cant proceed and I will need to wait for the next batch to come in. This might take about few weeks or even months, according to her. Which i refused to wait! In the first place, she should have called me when she didnt receive my fax! I told her nicely that no matter what she have to settle this for me. Finally she managed to find her manager and get it settled for this case.
The next saga is I wanted my old no to be retained. So i called Ms Service again. She told me as my HP application has sent out. It will be slower for her to do the no rentention for me. She asked me to call another dept to do the no rentention. I called the department and that department says that they do not handle corporate no rentention and transfer me to another department. Before i know it, my issue is passed back to Ms Service.
This time i got pissed off. Is that the way how customer care service treat their customers? Asking them to go round and round in circles. Is that my problem on how their business run or how messy are their procedures? To be frank, most customers dont not sympathy what kind of problem your company faced at your backend side. Customers just want to get the things done or get what they want.
So, Ms Service called me the next day and told me that she will hand everything and settled ALL for me. This sage is finally CASE CLOSED.
23 February, 2006
6th Toastmaster Meeting
Yap, went to my 6th toastmaster meeting at SP last night. It was pleasant experience to listen and learn from new members. Nope, not doing any project at all. I was appointed to be the ah-counter for the night. The main role is to take note of words and sounds used as a "pause filler" by anyone who speaks during the meeting. Words like "and", "well", "but", "so", "you know" and sounds like "ah", "um", "er" are inappropriate interjections.
Its always a different experience in every month's meeting. Meeting and networking with new people. Learning Word of the day eg. "Contemporary", learning how member handles their table topics to talk non-stop for 1-2mins. Its really a challenging. I have done a couple of times but i would say its not easy task. It actually stimulates your mind. You have to learn how to make your mind think faster than you normally do. To say something that is constructive and entertaining.
After listening to good speakers sharing their life experiences last night. I am more determined, motivated and looking forward to make my 3rd project speech at my 7th toastmaster meeting next month!
Its always a different experience in every month's meeting. Meeting and networking with new people. Learning Word of the day eg. "Contemporary", learning how member handles their table topics to talk non-stop for 1-2mins. Its really a challenging. I have done a couple of times but i would say its not easy task. It actually stimulates your mind. You have to learn how to make your mind think faster than you normally do. To say something that is constructive and entertaining.
After listening to good speakers sharing their life experiences last night. I am more determined, motivated and looking forward to make my 3rd project speech at my 7th toastmaster meeting next month!
22 February, 2006
Change for the Better
From 19 Jun 2005 til 22 Feb 2006, A lot of things have happened to me. Still at the same old co but my perception in life has changed slowly. Thanks to a bunch of good colleagues around me. Their cheerfulness, their straightforwardness and they dare to point and talk about their own views freely. I seems to have learn slowly from them. I need not have to be scared or even worrying that i might say wrong things at any time. Changing to be more open-mind and speak up my own views and giving suggestions when needed.
Im excited this new change in me. I was afraid to do this and that in the past. I have not really transformed myself yet.. but theres a little voice inside me is shouting, "hey u need to change!" And i know i have to do it.
I went to sign up SP toastmaster club. The meetings were very enjoyable. Everytime i went there i felt that i learn new things, new perspectives, how others faced problem and yet moving on.. I learnt to handle and coping my own problems. How to have positive thinking. It is indeed an interesting learning ground. Im now still a larva who is waiting to transform into a beautiful butterfly.
I know its not easy to transform and it takes time. Im really ready to let the society transform me. To make me a better person, flexible in thinking and to help others who are trying to overcome the problems in their life.
Will update this blog regularly so that i can keep track on my own "personal growth".
Im excited this new change in me. I was afraid to do this and that in the past. I have not really transformed myself yet.. but theres a little voice inside me is shouting, "hey u need to change!" And i know i have to do it.
I went to sign up SP toastmaster club. The meetings were very enjoyable. Everytime i went there i felt that i learn new things, new perspectives, how others faced problem and yet moving on.. I learnt to handle and coping my own problems. How to have positive thinking. It is indeed an interesting learning ground. Im now still a larva who is waiting to transform into a beautiful butterfly.
I know its not easy to transform and it takes time. Im really ready to let the society transform me. To make me a better person, flexible in thinking and to help others who are trying to overcome the problems in their life.
Will update this blog regularly so that i can keep track on my own "personal growth".
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