So let's see... last update was July. It's now September. Let me do a recap of key things that happened:
July: Company trip to Pangkor / Grandmother passed away at the ripe age of 94
August: Cambodia Holiday / Birthdays galore / Playing Futsal for my company and emerging as champions / Merdeka party / Beloved Sony Ericsson K750i stolen / Community Day - painting a special school in Klang
My grandmother passed away in her sleep. She was 94 years old. I suppose we can all say that she's lived a full and glorious life with 12 children and a large number of grandchildren and great grandchildren. So, here's to you, ah ma... you will always be remembered.
The company trip to Pangkor was crazy. I've never seen my bosses getting themselves so drunk and dancing so crazily even I got scared! The whole trip was a blast and going kayaking at 3 in the afternoon is NOT a good idea. Got burnt by the sun. Fortunately, it wasn't the pain+peeling skin type of burn. Just got darker. I got totally smashed on the first night but managed to get back to my room to take off my contact lenses and change into PJs before passing out on my bed. Talk about being a responsible drunk! Although I don't remember a few things I did which my colleagues were more than happy to tell me :P
My short trip to Phnom Penh / Siem Reap was incredible. Seeing the Angkor Wat up close and personal is a once in a lifetime experience. It's amazing how they could have built such incredible structures. And how accurate they are in their construction. And to hear the stories of how and why the temples were built and the stories of the murals was just wonderful. The not so nice experiences are the children who beg / sell trinkets, the exhibits of the Pol Pot Regime and how they tortured thousands of people and the number of people who were killed at that time. But it's a real eye opener and made me realise how lucky we Malaysians have it. It was really depressing to see the killing fields and the musuem.
My birthday came and went. I am now a quarter of a century old.
The worst thing about my birthday was losing my phone. Sucks ass to lose my 'only one year old' phone and all the information I had inside. Plus, the fact I left my phone in the cubicle of a reputable hotel where a medical conference was being held which would have been attended by upper middle class professionals and having my phone NOT returned shows that Malaysians are pure greedy and selfish people. Come on... I'm pretty sure that EVERYONE at the conference had their own mobile phones and it COULDN'T have been the cleaners coz I rushed back to the toilet only 10 minutes later and it was already gone. So why take the phone, huh? Pure idiots. I was at a derivatives seminar last week and I found a Motorola Razr on the floor. Obviously someone who attended the seminar had dropped it. Would I have kept it? No. I picked it up and passed it on to the organiser of the seminar. Why? Because it's the RIGHT thing to do! IDIOTS! I curse the person(s) who took my phone and hope he / she falls into a huge monsoon drain and breaks both legs and arms. Serves you right for not returning my phone.
Community Day was tiring! I was in the group which had to paint a section of the school and it was hard work! First of all, because the walls were brick and we had to fill in ALL the little cracks. Secondly, some pure slackers didn't finish their part properly and we, being responsible people, had to pick up after them. I realise that there will always be people who slack off and expect someone else to pick up after them. And there will always be people who will finish off whatever these slackers leave behind. It’s the way the world works and it sucks. It sucks when you have to finish off other people’s work and you have to clean up after them. It sucks when you can’t just leave the unfinished work and walk away because there is that thing called responsibility so ingrained that you just have to finish it up. Crap… A curse on slackers and their offspring who ultimately will grow up to be irresponsible beings as well.
I also realise that we need to start a culture of firing people who are not performing and who have general bad work ethics and attitude. People who give off a bad smell whenever they’re around (and in my case, I mean that quite literally) should just be let go. The situation we have right now at work is a wholly annoying person who thinks he is a hell of a great person and is smarter than everyone else. Right. Well, let me tell you something. Not meeting deadlines, having to re-do your work, going AWOL is a pain in the ass. When we have to look for you on deliverable day because you’ve gone MIA and you haven’t given us your report is not acceptable. Waltzing into the office at 11am when work starts at 9 is not acceptable. Jeebers. And bragging about yourself is a no-no especially since your work and attitude proves otherwise. This dude is a real pain-in-the-ass. In a way, I feel kind of sorry for him coz none of us talks to him and we go out for lunch without including him etc. But he's just so annoying that all of us can't stand him. Urgh. Words can't describe him. I think we need to start emulating Donald Trump's words... You're fired!
It's a bit slow now at work. Nothing new confirmed yet and a lot of things in the pipeline. I'm hoping to be put on the overseas jobs. At least then I'll get to travel again. I've practically been grounded since coming back from Bahrain in April.
Looking forward to my next holiday which is coming up in exactly 14 days! Hoorah! 6 wonderful days sun, sand and surf. 6 glorious days of cheap and delicious food, drinks and great company. Aah... I can feel the sun on my back and an ice cold beer in my hand...
I shall end this post with a photo of which I am very proud of. To be part of a team who emerged as ladies futsal champions among all the accounting firms in KL! Plus we were the only team to have nice jerseys and looked the best :)
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