Random Thoughts of a Lioness: April 2005

Oh no, my eye candy is gone!

Constantine @ the rocker that has crossed to the 'light' side has been voted out!! Much to everyone's shock and surprise. So much for Emm's theory that he'll win this year. Crocy will be soooo disappointed that 'his Const' is gone *Now, now dear, don't cry. We'll bomb Gurun ok?* And me? I am just upset that my eye candy won't be around next week. Am still rooting for Bo and Vonzelle. Fortunately (or was it UNfortunate?) for me the ever-so-eager Buster has already read the results on the net and hinted:

"Mesti awak terkejut results malam ni. Tak sangka!"

Like d-uh. The only people I can think off who'll I'll be shocked would be either Bo or Constantine...so I kinda figured it out.

The office was supposed to be a quiet place today, but Crazy Woman decided to make it 'merry' by snapping at Kit the whole morning. I just ignored her totally. It was more fun answering calls from clients rather than entertaining her mood swings. *PFFFT!* Thank goodness for girlfriends and long Friday lunch hours. After a round of girly talks *giggle giggle* and ice cream and browsing in book stores, I feel so much better.

Am soooo looking forward to the long weekend. Wan is in KL so we're gonna pick her up from Pak Chik's and bring her to our place. Hahaha..Buster will be fighting for the remote with her tonight - Forum Perdana vs Star World! *And to think of all the fun I'll have listening to Buster trying to talk in Terengganuspeak!*

Happy Labour Day, everyone.

Mood of the day : Grubbin'

Bring It On!

Cruella is away from the office for the whole two weeks *yippee!* Not only does her teeth (and jaw) need fixing again (perhaps all those nasty things she says to people are coming back to haunt her!), she is also off to the glorious land of Sudan the week after. In addition to that, Her Royal Craziness is also gone this week. *lion3ss does the hoola dance* But not before she filled my entire desk with post-it notes and the things she wants me to do before Friday *rolls eyes*.

I am beginning to hate her even more now. Crazy Woman that is. Just found out that she is sneaking behind our backs. She told me and Akak that we can't leave because we are needed here. Not that she gives us the due recognition anyway, especially Akak, who was previously a manager. She acts like God and decide that we are not 'good' enough. And yet, she doesn't allow us to go elsewhere because who else would be doing her donkey job right? Latest I heard, she found people interested to come to this unit. Now, she wants to 'upgrade' our positions to accommodate these people. The one interested in Akak's position was promised a managerial position, to do what Akak has been doing all these while. And the one to take mine? A junior of a few months, but apparently worthy to be upgraded. *Which I bet is due to her proficient Uncle Sam's twang!* If they are THAT good, let us go already!

Crazy Woman,

For someone who runs crying to the consultants every time we stand up to you, I don't think you are the kind of leader our company needs.

For someone who lacks finesse and grace, and call people 'eh,eh' instead of their given name, you are the last choice to be the next Madam.

For someone who needs to be reminded of meetings because the Notes Calendar is too complicated and doesn't even know how to approve leave, it is a joke that you were ever leading a support systems unit.

For someone who tells their staff that if she has magic she'll get rid of us in a snap, you should know that the feeling's mutual.

But since you are good at blowing, we end up with people like you. People who are seen like the perfect candidate in the eyes of management. People who make others suffer at their expense.

Just bear in mind, for someone who thinks she is a bigger bitch than everyone else, you picked a fight with the wrong bitch.

Mood of the day : Ranty

Dreaming..

Late at night when all the world is sleeping
I stay up and think of you
And I wish on a star
That somewhere you are thinking of me too

Cause I'm dreaming of you tonight
Till tomorrow, I'll be holding you tight
And there's nowhere in the world I'd rather be
Than here in my room, dreaming about you and me

Wonder if you ever see me
And I wonder if you know I'm there
If you looked in my eyes
Would you see what's inside?
Would you even care?

I just wanna hold you close
But so far all I have are dreams of you
So I wait for the day
And the courage to say how much I love you

Cause I'm dreaming of you tonight
Till tomorrow, I'll be holding you tight
And there's nowhere in the world I'd rather be
Than here in my room dreaming about you and me

Corazon
I can't stop dreaming of you
No puedo dejar de pensar en ti
I can't stop dreaming
Como te necesito
I can't stop dreaming of you
Mi amor, como te extrano

Late at night when all the world is sleeping
I stay up and think of you
And I still can't believe
That you came up to me and said I love you
I love you too

Now I'm dreaming with you tonight
Till tomorrow and for all of my life
Cause there's nowhere in the world I'd rather be
Than here in my room dreaming with you endlessly

Mood of the day : Dreamy

And I just can't wait!

In 50 mins time, this week will be over *yay!*

The weekend would probably be like any other weekend *plus Buster is working tomorrow* but the thought of not coming to the office is just .. PURE BLISS! Apart from tennis and grocery shopping, I just wanna chill at home.

Tesco is open till 0200 hours tonight and tomorrow night. Maybe I'll do my shopping then. Less people to deal with. Plus, I can forgo going to the market on Sunday. I miss those student days when 24-hours Tescos are nearby. Apart from the 50% deals, there were practically no one around which made shopping very enjoyable! Aaah, the good ol' days.. *lion3ss starts reminiscing*

On another note, I miss Terengganu. Haven't been back there in two months. But since Mama and Aboh were just here last week (and will be back here next week), not much point of taking the drive there anytime soon.
*And no Em, it is NOT only because of the kepok lekor!*

EllyB had tummy cramps this morning, and mistakened it for contractions. Set me into excited mode for a while. According to Akak, it is called Braxton Hicks or something. 'Kalau macam tu dah tak lama tu'. Hmmm, prolly I'll check up on her after work.

Go out there and have a good weekend everyone!

Mood of the day : Joyous

Bunga pujaan..

Taken from famygirl's blog:

blue periwinkle

Blue is the color of intelligence and
faithfulness, but also of infinity and dreams.
Periwinkles represent friendship, memory
and gratefulness. You must be a very clever
person, a little clumsy or shy, and inspite of
your intellect, you are very dreamy.

What flower - color association are you?
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It is interesting that it describes me quite closely. Now, if you'll excuse me..I need to go dream for a bit!

Mood of the day: Withdrawn

Have you ever had a day when time moves ever so slowly
When nothing can make you feel happy
And everything just feels rather hazy?

I just wish this day is over .. soon.

Mood of the day: Blank

KLIA, here I come.

My weekend will be spent with people from the office, stuck in Pan Pac for an away day. Think Cruella, Crazy Woman, Ms Fake American, snobby consultants and the gang. *BIG SIGH* The worst thing is that Mama and Aboh are arriving today, and I won't even get to see them. Thank goodness Cruella was being very nice *which is very unlikely of her. I think it was the fact that she liked my jacket today that won her over* and lets me off on Sunday to attend T's graduation. It also means I have to forgo my Mini Carnival as well as shopping time with Mama. Not that I mind THAT much missing the former since most of my friends are not playing. Guess no vouchers for me this year!

But today won't be as bad. Since we need to be in KLIA by evening, they are letting us off after lunch *YAY!*. Em and I are craving for Banana Leaf Rice, so to Bangsar we are heading *double YAY!* Plus, she is dragging me to do something I haven't done in a looong time. Am getting rather jittery *oh, stop fluttering in my tummy you butterflies!* Shall consider whether I'd blog about it later.

Have a good weekend, shiny happy people! Oh, and wish me luck. *winks*

Mood of the day: Restless

Sir, I think the red tie and your green shirt may not be the right combination..

It was one of the most interesting and fun training I've coordinated so far. For the first time I didn't even care if Crazy Woman was next to me the whole 2 days long!

With the aspiration of the company to be among the big boys, we are always under the watchful eyes of others. Especially the senior management. So one day, the Big Madam called us and suggested that our senior management and future gems are to be groomed. Especially when most of them are engineers and those who were groomed since young in the plant. Where they think putting on those hard hats and yellow coloured jacket is good enough. Don't even get me started on the shoes. The Big Madam felt - what better way than to send them for a crash course on public image?

I spent most of last month running around to get consultants, booking these busy people's time *the secretaries can be very very tough* and get the logistics ready. I was mighty glad to see 13 out of 15 of them showed up on Monday, looking all crisp and dapper in their suits! And very interested to know why they were chosen:

Were we handpicked?

Our dressing teruk sangat ke?

Thank goodness sempat pinjam suit from my boss!

Where are the rest?

Siapa yang kata we all tak cukup grooming ni?

The next two days flew away so quickly with loads of laughter and makeovers. All of them are taught what colours suit them best by categorising into seasons *I am Autumn-Spring by the way!*. I guess it kinda worked since most of them came in their 'colour' the next day! They also had a hair and eyewear session, where one with the most old fashioned hairstyle *think back to the early 80s..yes, that bad!* got his hair gelled and refashioned in a way that made him years younger.

The trainer did warn them earlier that she will tell the participants as she saw fit. So imagine their faces when they were told what was wrong with them. Some were fine the way they are, while a few needed a total overhaul! Some needed new ties. Others new suits. A few needed help in the hair department. A couple had to change their Elton John glasses. And the list was endless!

The fun and laughter did not just stop there. They were also subjected to dining etiquette, visual confidence, posture and verbal intelligence. The Chinese dining saw most eating with chopsticks the right way for the first time. With spilled soy sauce and the dropped chilies, they finally got the hang of it soon enough. After lunch, we doubled in laughter again looking at how they try to walk and stand with a pen stuck in their back. It was hilarious!

However on Tuesday, everyone were in high spirits and made the effort of corporating the changes mentioned. They came with matching ties and nicely made-up hair, and one - with brand new shoes to replace his safety shoes *which he bought that night. However, he forgot to take out the price tag on the sole and that made him the joke of the day!* It was heartwarming to see them in their best..and the 'after' portraits taken of them were just.. wonderful.

The Madam was also impressed and already asked me to plan for the next one. I don't mind..maybe I'll plan it for the ladies this time around!

Mood of the day : Procrastinate

My boyfriend's back and you're gonna be in trouble!

Buster came back from his bachelor-getaway-cum-stag-night-for-SL late last night. While I planned to be awake and check out the goodies he got me *yeah, yeah PLUS give him loads of wet sloppy kisses*, the tiring weekend got the best of me. I didn't even realise that the phone was ringing non stop. I was finally awaken to the smell of a scented candle being put right below my nostrils, only to exchange a few sleepy words with him and drift back to dreamland. So much of my plans to grill him on his every activity there *AND check him out for garlic scents* ! Maybe I'll do that tonight, hehehe.

Weekend has been nice. Spent a couple of nights in EllyB's - although it might seem like it was me trying to babysit this future mommy, it was more like her accompanying me as well! Can't wait till the bun in her oven finally pops out. *Eventhough most of us girls are still grasping with the fact that she's gonna have a kid soon, I am so looking forward to play the role of the fun aunt!* Spent the rest of the weekend looking after Tihani and hanging out with Malinski. A trip to buy compact powder and bedlinens with her resulted in not only those but some diamonds (not me Buster, khekok pung!) and lingerie. That's girls for you.

Anyway, I have been trying to write-post-write-again-post-again my entry on a wonderful training since last week. Blogspot had not been kind and I have lost that piece again. *sigh* Hopefully it'll reappear soon.

Mood of the day : Cold

You learn new things everyday..

The things you learn in the office on a Monday:

1) Sometimes your boss can be so insecure whether she is liked or otherwise. "You tak suka I eh? Kenapa semua orang tak suka I?"

2) Once the cleaners' contract expires, it takes them morethan half a day for the new ones to come in and clean the toilets. *ewww*

3) You can always get away for coming late to work on a rainy day.

4) A cross gender gym instructor can be verrry vain. So is a dancer cum intructor. You can count on having him/her looking at the mirror and not give hoot about what you are doing.

5) You can get rid or hide lovebites by rubbing garlic onto it.
*Don't ask me why I learn this in the workplace.*

lion3ss feels: Amused

Random Thoughts of a Lioness

About Me

Friday, April 29, 2005

Oh no, my eye candy is gone!

Tuesday, April 26, 2005

Bring It On!

Monday, April 25, 2005

Dreaming..

Friday, April 22, 2005

And I just can't wait!

Wednesday, April 20, 2005

Bunga pujaan..

Monday, April 18, 2005

Friday, April 15, 2005

KLIA, here I come.

Tuesday, April 12, 2005

Sir, I think the red tie and your green shirt may not be the right combination..

Monday, April 11, 2005

My boyfriend's back and you're gonna be in trouble!

Monday, April 04, 2005

You learn new things everyday..