Posted on 1 October 2006 @ 23:36 in The Working Life, Writing
That’s all I can think of to post. Have been very busy, working past midnight at least three nights in the past 10 days. Not at home but overseeing production of the annual report at the colour separator’s. ‘Nuff said.
Yeah, I’ll probably NaNo again this year. Shouldn’t be hard. The trick is to just write every day of November and be a little ahead of the word count each day. Couple of other tricks I’ve found that helps – start at the stroke of midnight on 1 November and keep writing early in the day during the month, and break the writing into a few sessions each day. It’s easier to write three 600-odd words three times a day, and to have the first session early in the day when I’m fresh and before other stuff overwhelm me and zap my energy, than to sit down at the end of the day, trying to fulfill the 1,677-word requirement for that day.
I’ll be out of the country for about 10 days during NaNo month, but with my Dana, that shouldn’t be a problem, or an excuse not to write!
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Posted on 2 September 2006 @ 22:36 in The Working Life
Work is going pretty good, even tho there’s lots of it. I’m seeing things get done at the end of each working week.
So why is it that I still feel like I’m not getting much done? In fact, feeling a great emptiness at the end of each week, and wondering “is this all?”
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Posted on 14 February 2006 @ 00:18 in The Working Life
But that’s how it seems to be during Chinese New Year in Malaysia!
The type of orange favoured during CNY as an inexpensive but meaningful gift is the mandarin orange. With a name in Cantonese that sounds like “gold” (gum), it sounds like you’re giving “gold” to family and friends during CNY. And not just to family and friends, but also business associates, too.
At my office, we still have “gold” in the fridge, gifts from suppliers who gave not just a plastic bag of a few gum, but boxes of them. There must have been at least four boxes that I know of. Looking at the fridge, it was probably more.
The good thing about the “gold” is it’s rich in Vitamin C. And a good alternative to the usual bags of chips (at least for me).
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Posted on 3 January 2006 @ 13:04 in Stress Busters, The Working Life
My colleague had developed a new logo for one of our subsidiaries. It was submitted to our Big Chief for approval.
This morning, it came to mind so I asked him if it had been approved. He said he didn’t know. So I called another colleague who would, and she said yes, it had been approved.
I called out to my “logo developing” colleague to tell him. His reply?
So?
Oh Lord, thank You for creating those furry black and white balls and the advanced technology for me to look at them at times like this. It’s not for nothing that I call them my stress-busters. Thank You.
Mama Mei giving baby Tai a hug
and a kiss (I want!)
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Posted on 12 October 2005 @ 12:44 in The Working Life
Where I work, we’ve successfully completed another year of annual reports.
Soon the season of AGMs (annual general meetings) will be upon us, beginning this Friday, 14 October, and ending 11 days later on Tuesday, 25 October.
After which, I’m off for a much-needed break to Singapore to see this lady in concert:
Oh yes, ticket purchased. Travel arrangements confirmed, too.
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