Here is an advance greeting.

I'll be taking a break from blogging abit.

^_^

Sigh...

I realised I really need alot of it.

I will not be having a 3 week holiday.

I will not be lazing about at home.

I just rejected the offer.

Oops.

Back to work!

p/s: I will be home a week before Christmas... any plans girls?

I slept the whole weekend away. The outing on Friday didnt work out. I had a terrible headache boiling since last Wednesday and it became a full blown migrane on Friday. It got so bad that my vision was impaired. So went home in the afternoon and missed out on gift exchange in the evening on Friday and the outing to Attica Too. Boo.

The visit to the doctor was horrible. In fact Singapore clinics are horrible. I went after lunch (because I had to eat. duh) and it was closed! My brain was already pounding with venegance and my vision was impaired therefore damn grumpy. I cursed at that stupid clinic nearby my office and proceeded to the one near my place.

Guess what? They are closed from 12pm - 2pm. Oh My (*)&*%$#@@!!!! I already had to endure the walk from the stupid MRT to take the train back to my place, and from my place I had to walk 15 bloody painfuly headachey visionly impaired minutes to the DAMN clinic and when I reached there it was 1.50pm. OH GREAT. (Yea I didnt use a cab. It was that painful until I cant think straight)

So I went and wait outside the freaking clinic like a druggie wanting her next fix (eyes swollen and red, hunching in pain kinda look.. you understand..). Then promptly at 2pm the doors open (me silently thanking God for punctuality) and then... the nurse said

The doctor wont be in till 2.30.

(CURSE THE DOCTOR!!! PUNCTUALITY MY ASS)

My painful head couldnt take it anymore so I just registered numbly and slept on the chair waiting for bloody 2.30 to come so that my number will be called.

If that was not enough, the doctor was cold and disconnected. This is my second visit to the same doctor. My first impression? Uncaring. He just asked without looking at me in the face and staring at his diagnosis sheet "What is wrong today?"

What the hell

So I told him the whole story. Headache since Wednesday. Unable to sleep. Migrane today. Vision impared. Neck pain. Abdominal pain.

So he proceeded to take my bloodpressure, then record it down. Checked my temprature etc etc. No facial expression, no connection no eye to eye contact kinda concern. And not even a word from him

How can they be so COLD?

What the hell. Never tell me whether my blood pressure is high low or normal. Never tell me if I have fever or just normal. Never tell me what medicine he is going to prescribe to me. Never tell me if I take this medicine what is going to happen. Never tell me what to do if it happens again. Never tell me preventative measures. NOTHING NADA. Just asked me. Do you need an MC today? Ya. OK bye. WTF.

My home doctor always tell me other things like be mindful of what you eat, that may trigger the migrane etc etc (yes I get bad migranes alot). Taking x vitamins helps reduce the blablabla... u know the caring stuff... looks you in the eye with concern as you spell out your ailments, explains to you what kind of medication he/she is going to prescribe, how you are supposed to take it, whether it is drowsy or non drowsy. You feel that connection with the doctor and he/she is really concerned about your general health.

AND THEY ARE ALWAYS OPEN DURING LUNCH HOURS!!!!! THEY HAVE SHIFTS!!!!!

Are all Singapore doctors that uncaring?

I'm never ever going there again for consultation. Phooey.

Urgh one thing I hate about the Singapore work payment system is that:

1. They withhold your last month salary till you settle your tax; and
2. When you start your new job, your salary wont be in till the 10th of NEXT month.

So since I quit in December and start in January. They will hold my December salary till goodnessknowswhen. I get my first pay on 10 February 2007. Sweet. 2 months no pay. Lucky Mr Bee plegded financial assistance. If that fails, there is always the ever faithful credit card.

Coming to this situation reminds me of when I first started out in Singapore. Can you imagine, I came here with RM? And my first pay was like... EONs away (really, when you are trying to survive with little money, it WILL feel like it is 10,000 yrs away). It is so DAMN painful if you try living the first 2 months (especially if you are trying to start out) in RM. By the 3rd month, you are using all your money earned to recover your 2 months debt (parents, credit card, loansharks, whatever).

It took me almost all of my 3 working years in KL just to live 2 months here. And this is not too bad because I got Mr Bee with me to share and be my buffer. EVEN to open a bank account it takes you SGD1000 (because I am a foreigner) Can you imagine? I was painfully SGD700 short. And I had my credit card bills to pay. It wasnt a pretty sight. Boo hoo

I've got a colleague who had to borrow money (I didnt question if it is a loan sharkie) to live in Singapore for 2 months (till he gets his first months pay). And he couldnt even open a bank account until he gets his first month pay. So he was really at the mercy of the company. He even had to defer his rent payment because of the timing of the cheque payment. He was really a poor case because for cheque payment, it takes a few days more to process. It was pretty funny when he was complaining and kept calling (begging) the HR people to process the cheque. They couldnt process it because the signatory wasnt there. Nevertheless in the end he had to beg his landlord for an extension first.

I mean couldnt these pple like think how hard is it to relocate from one country to another (yes I know the further it is the harder.. but it is hard enough for me) and like pay us earlier to help ease our cashflow funding or something?

Anyhoo... I'm not too bad this time round, since Mr Bee is still bringing in the regular paycheque. Heh. I shall think of nothing more than the 3 weeks I am going to be free. I hope I dont go on a shopping binge because of boredem. HEH. Like it is said

"For everything else, there is a MasterCard/Visa"

Oh how I love my plastic.

NEVER HAPPENS.

I brought home work.

Work never sees the light of the flourecent lamp in my house.

Heh. Thats shows damn alot of discipline. I see bed. I see books. I dont see work.

Books here I come... Wheee!

Its a long overdue update... I've been busy at work trying to finish my work before I leave.

Yeap. I've decided to take up that offer. I start on 3 Jan 2007. A new year, a new begining? Hopefully it will be a good one. So far, I'm already thanking my lucky stars that I am being placed into a group that is fairly good and they revised my offer salary (by a beeeet only) again because of they are 'forced to' because of competition.

Despite many objections on my part in Singapore, blessings (though a reluctant one) has been given, and a welcome back, if anything should go wrong (fingers crossed). A few managers asked me to retract my resignation, stating I will eventually get the position in 7 months time (and even using Wen as an excuse, dirty tactic... trying to sucumb me to guilt). But I have made my decision, albeit a hard one.

*Sigh*

For the first time I feel sad leaving an employment. So guilty that I bought "Thank you" and Christmas cards to put in a personal note for each person that I have dealt with during the past tennure with this current firm.

I still correspond with my previous manager (in Malaysia) and he mentioned "WELCOME BACK TO THE FAMILY!!" (although its in a different country). Part of me is glad I am back into the family. Part of me feels like shit leaving my new family of 6 months.

On a lighter note, one more week to 3 weeks holiday! I get a long break before I start my new work. Logistically, my new work place its further than my current one. That means I wont be able to have breakfast every morning with Mr Bee. But I'm sure after a month (after observing the 'general' work ethics) I will be able to sashay in around.. oh... about 9 am.... after breakfast ^_^

Granted, after 8 Dec 2006, I will be a free girl for 3 weeks and is able to update this blog like a normal human being and with more stuff other than the boring rant about Mr Bee and my work. Now my brain is too brain dead because I am working at home on a Saturday night.

*sigh*