Respect

Respect is a two way traffic. It is to be earned and not demand. If you know how to respect me, I will give you the respect back.

Speaking loudly or screaming your point across does not mean that you are right. It will show us that you are not confident of yourself therefore you need to talk or shout to prove your point. Why make the live of others miserable? Does it make you feel happier? Does it make you feel more superior?

Let's Pray

Pls let us pass this obstacle. My baby brother is facing his lowest point in life. There's nothing we can do but to give his support as a family. Seeing him stressing himself over the current issue really makes me feel useless. I can't help him at all. I really pray he can overcome this issue and be strong.

Dear God (whoever you are), please help my brother. 

Changes in Priorities

All the while I had thought that my priority is making sure that I did my very best to make sure everything is prefect in my work. Somehow I found out it's not true at all. I may think that it's prefect but to others it may not be. Am I doing it to please other people and to gain recognition? Or am I doing it for myself?

From now I will just do whatever I can do and not to please anyone at all. As long as I am happy, that's it. I'm not going to be nice to anyone. As long there's mistake, I will make sure there's punishment. Why make myself suffer? I should lead a happy life and not helping anyone to shoulder the wrongdoings. My priority is to have a happy soul and not one that always cry. If the opportunity comes about, I will grab and leave behind the unhappiness.

Can I Love Again? (4Men feat. Davichi)

I didn't love, I didn't know what love is
When you said you love me, I didnt know what Love is
I shouldn't have let you go
I shouldn't have laughed
Why am I crying?
It wasn't love so why am I crying?

I want to hold you, won't let you fall
I have to say goodbye, we end here
Our love was deep but we have to breakup
If you loved me a bit more, I wouldn't have to leave
Dont think too much
You made this breakup yourself
We will be separated only for a few days, ok?
Could we love again?

How can you leave?
How can you changed overnight?
I don't know you
Blame it only on my eager heart
Sorry but I dont think I can come back again
You know my heart is not like that
So why did you send me away?

Our love was deep but we have to breakup
If you loved me a bit more, I wouldn't have to leave
Dont think too much
You made this breakup yourself
We will be separated only for a few days, ok?

Do you think it's the end?
Do you think it's the end? (Do you really think it's the end?)
It's forever, right? (I'm speechless)
Can you always be speechless to me?
I was always like that
We didn't have hearts, it ends right?

Our love was deep but we have to breakup
If you loved me a bit more, I wouldn't have to leave
Dont think too much
You made this breakup yourself
How can we do this?

You have no one like me to call
You dont have to wait
You cant lose even once because of your pride
You still dont know what Love is
Could we love again?
Could I see that day come?
Coud we love again?

Love

The word "love" stirs the deepest passion in everyone. All of us have experienced the gift of love in various forms: love of a mother, child, lover, friend... However, as easy as it is to love and be loved, it is very difficult to express love. Love does not begin and end the way we seem to think it does. Love is a battle, love is a war; love is a growing up.

Sick!!!

Been feeling down the weather lately. No appetite and feeling lethargy. Wonder why? Am I going to fall sick soon? Or am I holding too much workload? Maybe should really start to delegate the tasks out to my team.

Awards

26 August 2010, the much anticipated night of the year, Awards Night. We worked hard for the past 1 year just for this very night. This is the night where we gain recognition for the effort that we put in. Out of the 13 awards, my team were been nominated for 3 awarrds: Most Outstanding Storewatch Achievement, Most Outstanding 2IC (Lina) and lastly Long Service Award (ME!!). We may have gone home empty-handed but we brought back the love support of each and everyone in the team. I Love them!!

My Cute Little Parkway Team

Rainy Days

I love rainy days!! Especially when I'm at home with no one to bother me. It's been raining the whole day. I can just jump back into bed and sleep. Instead, I painted my nails and did nail art. *Smile* That's my favourite past-time.

I LOVE RAINY DAYS!!!

Taken For Granted

People tend to take kindness for granted. Do kindness really pays off? Some may say YES and some may say NO. It's up to each individual to decide.

Krabi, Thailand

Hey people!!! I'm back from my long-awaited holiday trip Krabi, Thailand. Spent a relaxing 4 day 3 nights there with my mum. Basically, there's nothing much to do over at Krabi except snorkelling and diving and island hopping. I didn't snorkel as the weather was quite bad. And due to the bad weather, I didn't get to visit Maya bay (where the movie "The Beach" was filmed). Kind of disappointed. The lifestyle there is very laid back. The shops close at 10pm and I mean 10pm sharp. I still as though I'm on a speedboat now. Just waiting for the effect to wear off.

Next trip: Hong Kong for shopping!! Woohooooooo..............

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Day 2

Day 3

Last Day

My Damages ($$)

Friendship

A friendship can weather most things and thrive in thin soil; but it needs a little mulch of letters and phone calls and small, silly presents every so often - just to save it from drying out completely. Friendship is precious, not only in the shade, but in the sunshine of life, and thanks to a benevolent arrangement the greater part of life is sunshine.

Counting Down

Woohoo!!! 1 more week to my long leave. Total of 11 days. Going on a vacation, Krabi, Thailand with Mummy for 4 days. It's been 5 months since my last leave. Really need the time to rest before my body starts to break down. Even a machine needs an overhaul. 6 August, can you come a little faster??

I'm Not a Help Centre

I'm barely surviving. I'm not a Help Centre. I'm not a magician, I can't create miracles. I would help if I could but you have to understand that I have ny difficulties too. When you need help, you know who to call (me). But when I need the favour back, what I get is rejection.

Fated To Be

Do you believe in Fate? I do. Fate brings 2 strangers together, as a couple, friends or even family. What's meant to be is meant to be. What's not yours will not stay long. Cherish what you have in front of you before it's too late.

Been Professional

In every job, the 2 most important aspects are professionalism and attitude. Without a good attitude, working life will be boring & lifeless. Work can be fun if you can adopt the right attitude. Have fun, make your workplace a fun & exciting place to work in. Time will pass faster this way.

But most important is been PROFESSIONAL!! No matter what happen, either at work or personal, we should not put in our personal feelings and let it judge our thinking. Even if you want to quit, don't drop the bombshell at the very last minute and expect people to agree with you. If you want to leave, leave behind a good reputation. Leave behing beautiful memories and not the bad ones.

Management

I really wonder.. Am I a bad manager? I gave whatever I can to my staff yet some of them are still not satisfied with it. I gave them all the freedom they need to get things yet they abused the privilege. Should I go to my old ways where I will scream at them for every little mistake? Should ban all the things that's not allowed by right? I treat you like an adult yet you are behaving like a kid. Grow up man! I have my tolerance and don't try to test it. Don't force me to make you lose your integrity as a man. I can do it if I want to.

Till now you still don't realise the mistakes you had made. When will you start to learn? The rest are catching up and I believe you do not want to be left behind. PLEASE!! Wake up your idea before I can't take it anymore.

Goodbye Rubi Ion, Hello Parkway Mega

Yesterday was my LAST DAY at Rubi Ion. Been dropped the bomb in the evening. Didnt know how to react at first. The first thing that came to my mind is how to break the news to all my precious part timers, knowing that the reaction will be massive. True enough. After breaking the news, everyone thought that it was an April Fool joke. My dears, April Fool was long over. I don't wish to leave Ion too. I want to stay too.

Rubi Ion is my baby. Cuddle it up with my sweat and blood to have the result this day. It's through the hard work of the whole team to have the result we have today. I'm going to miss the whole team, the fun and laughter we had. Not forgetting the bad times too. But through the bad times, we learn to love each other even more.

Be good and listen to the new store manager and Ginnie. I will visit often and come to visit me at Parkway.

I MISS YOU ALL!!! LOVE YA!!!!

Challenges

Life's challenges are not supposed to paralyze you, they're supposed to help you discover who you are. Problems are only opportunities with thorns on them. When people keep telling you that you can't do a thing, you kind of like to try it. To repeat what others have said, requires education, to challenge it, requires brains.

If you have made mistakes, there is always another chance for you. You may have a fresh start any moment you choose, for this thing we call "failure" is not the falling down, but the staying down. You may wonder, 'How can I leave it all behind if I am just coming back to it? How can I make a new beginning if I simply return to the old?' The answer lies in the return. You will not come back to the 'same old thing.' What you return to has changed because you have changed. Your perceptions will be altered. You will not incorporate into the same body, status, or world you left behind. The river has been flowing while you were gone. Now it does not look like the same river.

People might not get all they work for in this world, but they must certainly work for all they get.

Attitude in Work

Work is either fun or drudgery. It depends on your attitude. The true way to render ourselves happy is to love our work and find in it our pleasure. I know the price of success: dedication, hard work and an unremitting devotion to the things you want to see happen. People might not get all they work for in this world, but they must certainly work for all they get.

The secret of joy in work is contained in one word - excellence. To know how to do something well is to enjoy it. What we do matters to us. Work may not be the most important thing in our lives or the only thing. We may work because we must, but we still want to love, to feel pride in, to respect ourselves for what we do and to make a difference. Being busy does not always mean real work. The object of all work is production or accomplishment and there must be system, planning, intelligence, and honest purpose, as well as perspiration. Seeming to do is not doing.

Work for something because it is good, not just because it stands a chance to succeed.

Looking Back

Have you ever look back and think about the choices you made? Have you ever regret it? Have the choices you made changed your life totally?

Most people can look back over the years and identify a time and place at which their lives changed significantly. Whether by accident or design, these are the moments when, because of a readiness within us and a collaboration with events occurring around us, we are forced to seriously reappraise ourselves and the conditions under which we live and to make certain choices that will affect the rest of our lives.

Looking back, sometimes I regretted helping the people that I shouldn't help. Instead of gradtitude, they returned me nothing but heartache. A pain that pierced through my heart, making me look like a fool. A fool that will say "Yes" to any of their request. A fool that will never say "No" to anything they need from me. Maybe learning to say "No" is a good thing. This will save me from all the heartaches.

Ugly Shoppers

Shoppers nowadays have VERY UGLY character. They treat sales person like dogs, ordering them here and there. Without the use of the magic words like 'Please" or 'Thank You'. Does it hurt to be just nice to the person serving you??

I was been told off by a customer yesterday for having 'No' common sense just because I informed her about our current promotion while I was sorting out her purchase. Just because I was sorting out her ourchase to help her save money, I was been deemed as NO common sense. WTF. This is the first time in my retail life that a customer said that to me. If they want us to respect them, shouldn't they respect the salesperson first?? Deserve what you deserve. If you are been nasty to others, don't expect them to be nice to you. What goes around, comes around. ARGH!!!!

Dearest Rubi ION

Time flies. I've been with Ion for abt 7 months. From the 1st batch of colleagues like Aeen & Mas to Lin, Angela, Yee Wen & Lin En to my team now, Apple, Ginnie, Syima, Michael, Felicia & Ismiah.

Tomorrow will be Apple's last day. Kind of miss her. Will miss her nonsense in the shop. Must remember that you will have to patient with your staff in your new shop. You're no longer with me. No one can cover for you. Thursday will be Felicia's last day. Will miss beating her. Haha. Glad to have you 2 in the Ion's team. Although the duration is short but the bonding is there. ION's door will always be open for you guys. You're always welcome.

Training will be very intensive for the rest of the team. Hope they can take the strictness from me and hope I can survive through this period. Been feeling very stress lately. Is it just me or the problem is somewhere else? Must try to relax which everyone have been telling me that.

Anyway, wish Apple & Felicia all the best in Ang Mo Kio Rubi. Love ya. Muacks.

I LOVE MY TEAM!!

匿名的朋友

杜松混合茉莉的風
回憶裡被愛那股激動
天色好紅 溫柔好濃
在胸口浮現 你的臉容
一起活在這城市迷宮
提起你名字心還跳動
卻沒重逢
只有想碰卻又不敢碰的那種悸動
也許我們當時年紀真的太小
從那懵懵懂懂 走進各自天空
該怎麼說 讓彼此選擇
但思念還轉動

不能握的手
從此匿名的朋友
其實我的執著依然執著
與你無關淚自行吸收
不能握的手
卻比親人更親厚
但所有如果
都沒有如果
只有失去的溫柔 最溫柔

當又一次美夢落空
回憶裡被愛那股激動
天色好紅 溫柔好濃
在胸口浮現 你的臉容
也許我們當時年紀真的太小
從那懵懵懂懂 走進各自天空
那是什麼 讓彼此選擇
又不僅是尊重

不能握的手
從此匿名的朋友
其實我的執著依然執著
與你無關淚自行吸收
不能握的手
卻比親人更親厚
但所有如果
都沒有如果
只有失去的溫柔 最溫柔

不能握的手
從此匿名的朋友
其實我的執著依然執著
卻決心和你不再聯絡
不能握的手
卻比愛人更長久
當所有如果
都沒有如果
只有失去的擁有
最永久

Self-Centred

In this world, the existance of self-centred "people" really irks me a lot. They think that they are the only one around and everyone cant survive without them. The world should only revolves around them. They think that work should be done only in their way and they do not accept any other suggestions. They must the first to know of any latest news or they will coming questioning why you do not tell them first. Blah.. Blah.. They do not know that their actions actually turn people off.

To be honest, we can survive very well without them around. Things can be done faster and at our own way. Maybe we will be happier without them around. How I wish there's no such people around. Just another wishful thinking.......