Hectic

Things are rather hectic this morning as I decided that I would have to take things into my hands to fast-track a lot of pending jobs.

915 am - Brief progress discussion with Project Engineer on signages' issue.

Me : Yeah, really like to know what's the current status. It should be up there a month ago.

Him: That, but they are giving a lot of excuse.

Me: When's scheduled delivery?

Him: Err... a week ago?

Me: Tsk. How bothersome. Are we going to see the Director and get slaughtered for failing to meet this delivery timeframe?

Him: I'll check with them but the PO mentioned 2 weeks' delivery and by this weekend, if they are not responding, I guess we're legally free to replace them.

Me: Yeah, good. I'll update the progress?

Him: Yes. Monday.

950 am - Internet kiosk discussion with Systems & Network Administrator.

Me: Are we installing anything? What's the progress?

Him: Waiting for the booth design.

Me: But can't we get the contractor to do that as well? We're not engaging ID to come in.

Him: No. Basically, we have the PCs, but we don't have kiosks in place.

Me: Well, constructing a new one would mean more investment. Why not just use the current setting? It looks bad that we're promising something, but we still haven't put anything there.

Him: OK. But as for the clocking system, we have to purchase that.

Me: I have to check whether it's necessary.

Him: OK.

1015 am - Ad agency presenting a proposal. Impressive. Jen and I whispered at the back of the room and giggled :p Shessh... Girls, we're in a meeting...

1100 am - Creative agency came.

Me: That would be 10,000 pieces of brochures?

Them: Yeah.

Me: What happened to the bromide?

Them: Err. (Nasir got out his phone) I'll call Didiz.

Me: I've another job. Signage.... bla2.. propose the material... bla2... measurement, we'll go upstairs and estimate... bla2... as soon as possible. Is Monday ok?

Them: OK (each scribbled in planner)

1130 am - Website. In email. For review.

1200 pm - PR keyed in wrong. Have to issue new PR. Done.

1230 pm - Corporate kit ready.

100 pm - Coffee Break... :)

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Like a Woman Scorned

Heaven has no rage like love to hatred turned,
Nor hell a fury like a woman scorned.

-William Congreve, The Mourning Bride , 1697


- Ironic. Isn't it? You once loved someone and then one day, you woke up hating that person like you've never loved before. I remember the Prophet (peace be upon him) has this advice to all,

'Love each other moderately, because you might hate each other one day;
and hate each other moderately, because you might love each other one day'.

The religion teaches us to do everything, to feel everything, moderately. We might never know when our heart turns the other way and all the things that we said about someone we hate will end up upon ourselves, will eat us up.

In the end, it's just another game played in this world.-

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Unsettled.

I feel complain-ish.

I remember feeling this emotion only when I was in debating community. When I first joined debate, I got on the wrong end of one of the senior debaters and somehow I bore a gloomy impression on debate meetings till I decided to end my debating life prematurely (as Rajan claimed). I loved debating, but I always felt eggy whenever I was around anyone in debating community. Then something happened, and I swore off debating forever.

Then I resumed my happy-as-a-lark life towards the end of my university life. I was rarely down, I was forever laughing. Seriously, one of my friends even made a joke on how easily I erupted into a hearty laughter at the slightest thing that amused me.

Only when I started work at my current job, I seemed to shed the happy person I was to become someone somber, always worried, always keeping a distant between myself and the surroundings.

I am not happy but I don't know what causes this unhappiness. My pay cheque is better than any of my friends, I have free access to the Internet, I've met good friends whom made life even more bearable.

I feel like my work is meaningless. The inter-department relations are so exhausting that I dread having to ask for their help. My work is so menial that I don't have to use my brains to do it and here I worked hard at graduating with a first-class degree only to spend my time preparing souvenirs, ordering stuffs, hauling boxes of things around, writing memos, processing payment, photocopying...

The whole programme defeats its purpose that I believe none of us find this job interesting anymore. I think this is what they call boredom at work. Burnout. I don't know.

I feel so exploited.

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Kung Fu Hustle

Sabtu lepas aku gi tengok citer nih bersama2 ngan orang tu. Memang kelakar :D Cerita ni mengisahkan dua orang mamat (Stephen Chow ngan watak 'Porky' dlm Shaolin Soccer) yg teringin nak join sekumpulan mafia yg bergelar Axe Gang. Diaorang nih berusaha membuat huru-hara di sebuah perkampungan miskin yg mana penyewanya ialah seorang makcik yg garang yg suka hisap rokok n buli suami. Tapi diaorang tak tau orang kampung tu memang hebat2 belaka dalam kung fu.

Adegan yg membuatkan aku ketawa terbahak2 ialah bila si gemuk tu nak baling pisau kat makcik tu, pisau tu terkena kat Stephen Chow. Lepas tu bila makcik tu nampak dia yg baling pisau, dia nak baling bakul pulak kat makcik tu. Tapi dalam bakul tu ada ular berbisa yg mematuk Stephen Chow sampai bibir dia bengkak n besar giler. Muahahah!! Kelakar seyy...

Tapi satu kekurangan citer nih ialah byk benda dia tak explain. Contohnya macamane Stephen Chow akhirnya pandai berkungfu. Pagi nih aku pun gi website dia. Website nih memang impresif. Saspek betul kat diaorang sbb kecanggihan teknologi yg diaorang gunakan utk buat filem nih setanding ngan filem Barat. Walaupun kebanyakan unsur2 dia dicedok dari filem Stephen Chow yg sebelum nih - Shaolin Soccer. Kalau nak rate, aku rasa Shaolin Soccer lagi menarik. Tapi secara overall, not bad... ;)

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PMS (I)

'Apsal dia tu? Pagi-pagi dah ngamuk?'
'Moody la tu. Menyampah betul.'
'PMS kot.'
'Apa tu?'
'Alah.. alasan je tu. Benda sket pun dah nak marah2. Bukannya first time pun. Bulan2 pun kena. Takkan tak leh control?'

Note: Kepada semua lelaki yg penah mengutarakan ucapan sedemikian, meh sini. Nak kasi lempang sebijik. Diaorang mana penah rasa sakitnya menjadi seorang perempuan. Nak buat plak tuduhan melulu. Kata-kata 'biasa la tu, tu pun nak kalut lagi. Umur dah berapa?'; 'alah, sakit sikit pun dah nak makan orang. Takkan tak leh tahan?' ; 'apa? dua minggu lagi baru nak 'kene' pun dah start mengamuk? tak tahan betul ngan karenah perempuan nih. emosi sgt!'

Sama jugak macam lelaki2 yg cuma terkebil2 bila tengok isteri diaorang mengerang kesakitan nak beranak. Sempat lagi isap rokok, borak2, gelak2 kat luar hospital ngan member2 baru yg tengah tunggu isteri diaorang jugak.

'Sakit sangat ke? Mcm buang air besar je kot.'
'Kalau sakit sangat, mesti diaorang serik nak beranak kali kedua. Tak de ape2 kot. Diaorang je buat ekspresi muka lebih2.'
'Aku kalau bini setakat mengerang2, aku malas nak layan. Dah dekat2 tu, baru aku drive dia ke hospital.'
'Alah, diaorang jugak yang suka beranak.'

Sedangkan isteri diaorang bertarung nyawa nak melahirkan keturunan diaorang. Hampeh betul suami macam tu.

Menurut satu website yg aku jumpa, PMS nih ialah:

Pre-menstrual Syndrome (PMS) is a condition characterised by a variety of
symptoms which occur up to 14 days before the menstrual period and cease with or shortly after the arrival of a period. PMS affects some 74% of all women.

Dr. Abraham Gay, bekas profesor pakar sakit puan kat Universiti California, LA, menerangkan simptom2 PMS:

Pre-menstrual Anxiety (A): This is characterised by elevated blood oestrogen and low progesterone. 75% are said to fall into this group. Symptoms include: Anxiety, irritability, insomnia, depression (just before menses).

Pre-menstrual Hyperhydration (H): Associated with salt retention and possible elevated aldosterone (an adrenal hormone that affects fluid retention). 65–75% are said to fall into this group. Symptoms include: weight gain above 1.4 kg, breast congestion, abdominal bloating, swelling of face and extremities.

Pre-menstrual Craving (C): Characterised by evidence of reactive hypoglycaemia (low blood sugar). 30% are said to fall into this group. Symptoms include: Craving for sweets, increased appetite, headache, fatigue, palpitations, fainting.

Pre-menstrual Depression (D): Characterised by elevated progesterone levels later in the menstrual cycle, and by a possible increase in male hormones (androgens). Sometimes there is evidence of chronic lead poisoning. Only a small percentage are said to fall into this group. Symptoms include: Depression, forgetfulness, confusion, lethargy.

Although some women only suffer from one sub-group of symptoms, it is common to suffer from any combination of sub-groups at the same time.

Apa puncanya?

Hormonal disturbances are often given as the major cause of PMS. Mainstream medicine offers little more help than the use of synthetic hormones (pil perancang la tu). What is often forgotten or ignored is that nutritional deficiencies, an underfunctioning liver, stress and even a disturbed gut microflora may give rise to or exacerbate hormonal disturbances.

So mintak kaum Adam supaya bersabar bebanyak ngan kaum Hawa bila diaorang menunjukkan tanda2 akan bertukar menjadi singa walhal tak de buat salah apa pun...

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