In Case You Didn't Know

I failed my driving test. Terribly.

Whine

I need to whine.

I considered today to be one of my most clear-headed day of all days. Yet... I was totally oblivious of my driving lesson! It was supposed to be my first lesson on parking. Yet... Yet...

My lesson was supposed to be 7pm. While I was in office, my instructor called at 7:20pm and asked where the hell was I. At that moment, I was totally taken back. "Sorry I forgot!"

"Forget your head! You have to pay me today's fee still!"

Totally irremissible!

Fuck. What the hell was I thinking?

Hong Kong, Macau, Shenzhen

In less than 12 hours, I'll be on a plane to Hong Kong for work trip. That will be 12th to 16th May. After that I'll be eating, shopping and photo-shooting for another 3 days and return on 19th.

A brand new photo series coming your way!

Weird Fishes/Arpeggi

By Radiohead



In the deepest ocean
The bottom of the sea
Your eyes
They turn me

Why should I stay here?
Why should I stay?

I'd be crazy not to follow
Follow where you lead
Your eyes
They turn me

Turn me on to phantoms
I follow to the edge of the earth
And fall off
Everybody leaves
If they get the chance
And this is my chance

I get eaten by the worms
And weird fishes
Picked over by the worms
And weird fishes
Weird fishes
Weird fishes

Yeah I
I'll hit the bottom
Hit the bottom and escape
Escape
And I
I'll hit the bottom
Hit the bottom
Hit the bottom and escape
Escape

50 Ways To Leave Your Lover

By Paul Simon



The problem is all inside your head, she said to me
The answer is easy if you take it logically
Id like to help you in your struggle to be free
There must be fifty ways to leave your lover

She said its really not my habit to intrude
Furthermore, I hope my meaning wont be lost or misconstrued
But Ill repeat myself at the risk of being crude
There must be fifty ways to leave your lover
Fifty ways to leave your lover

Just slip out the back, jack
Make a new plan, stan
You dont need to be coy, roy
Just get yourself free
Hop on the bus, gus
You dont need to discuss much
Just drop off the key, lee
And get yourself free

Just slip out the back, jack
Make a new plan, stan
You dont need to be coy, roy
Just listen to me
Hop on the bus, gus
You dont need to discuss much
Just drop off the key, lee
And get yourself free

She said it grieves me so to see you in such pain
I wish there was something I could do to make you smile again
I said I appreciate that and would you please explain
About the fifty ways

She said why dont we both just sleep on it tonight
And I believe in the morning youll begin to see the light
And then she kissed me and I realized she probably was right
There must be fifty ways to leave your lover
Fifty ways to leave your lover

Just slip out the back, jack
Make a new plan, stan
You dont need to be coy, roy
Just get yourself free
Hop on the bus, gus
You dont need to discuss much
Just drop off the key, lee
And get yourself free

You just slip out the back, jack
Make a new plan, stan
You dont need to be coy, roy
Just listen to me
Hop on the bus, gus
You dont need to discuss much
Just drop off the key, lee
And get yourself free

New Job!

As for the promised post on my Bangkok Trip, I'll have to post it later when I'm really free to sit down and sort out the photos.

Now, just a short update on my new job.

I've just got lucky, I would say, all thanks to Keith Tan my Lecturer from Poly. He introduced the job to me from his ex-student (my senior 5 years) Chee Wee, who is a Project Manager in the Pacific Design Center of Clinique, a company under Esteē Lauder. Within less than a week from the day Keith introduced me to the job, I've got it landed on my laps. Now I'm a Project Designer of Clinique in the Pacific region for a week.

For those who have been hearing about my blabbering about my new company must have known about the loads of benefits you can get working in Esteē Lauder. Of course, it's not just the benefits that attracts me, the place if full of nice people and a really great environment. For the first time in a long time, I look forward to work every morning!

I guess I'll just stop here for now and get to bed. Good night!

Krung Thep Maha Nakhon

Krung Thep Maha Nakhon, the City of Angels. Commonly known as Bangkok. Finally, my tenure at CPG is over and a well-deserved break awaits me there. And yes, it's my first time there after such a long anticipation.

Catch up with you guys when I'm back on the 4th!

singapore art show 2007

Job-Changing, Bonus-Forfeiting, Comp-Failing

Basically that's what it's all about. To hear my whinings, read on. If not don't bother...

Good News is... my one-year bond is finally coming to it's end!

Bad News is... I've foolishly declined to wait for my bonus before tendering my resignation. Reason is I simply wanna leave my current job. I need a breath of fresh air! Only to realise that the extra bonus could have:

1. Make my Bangkok trip at the end of this month a free one.
2. Helped my Mom with her endless financial household burdens.
3. Ease my temporary unemployment period prior to a new job.

I asked my boss initially whether my bonus will be forfeited if i make my resignation official before that. He said that he could assume that I'm still considering my resignation until I get my bonus. You see, in our company you need to tender your resignation one month beforehand. Once it's official, all bonus will be taken away from you. So you must be thinking, "What a great boss you have!"

I agree with you. But the gene that you know is a Man of Conscience. He will not take what he does not deserve. Yea, you can argue with my statement. Yes, the bonus belongs to me. But what gene has decided is what he has decided. If the bonus doesn't come to the picture, everything will be just great. Take it as me having adaptability problems. Whatever.

So forget about bonus.

I just returned home from my first interview, as recommended by my great boss. (He's just the best isn't he?). The interview went quite good except for the small debate about personal philosophies between 'being focused and the master of one trade' vs 'a jack of all trades, but not a master of none", with me on the side of the latter. Nevetheless, it seems promising that my chances of being accepted is positive. For now, I'll try to hunt around for more options before I decide to go with this first interview.

On another note, I've borrowed Leon's G4 for showing my portfolio during the interview. Thanks Leon! And I'm using it now to blog this entry, and I love Mac! Thing is, I'm using it also because my comp died on me last night just after transferring my files to this Mac. Thanks PC for allowing me to transfer my files before you finally take your last breath.

I somehow think that everything links back to my bonus. A retribution that comes in three, for forfeiting the apparant incentive, namely:

1. The early(or rather, timely) resignation led to my having to rush and decide my next job earlier, leaving me with lesser time for job hunt.

2. Heaven's will to punish me by letting me know how much my mum would need the money (she doesn't know about this) after the resignation. Also partly my own fault of overlooking. PS: If you wanna get some quick cash, gene is the one to cheat from easily, provided if he has the assets at the time. He has no sense of money.

3. With my PC joining in with the discontentment of my foolish decision, I now risk having to possibly dig my pockets for the repairing of my PC, and also slowed down my process of job hunting via the internet.

I don't know... Maybe money is not the priority of my life. I'm looking for things more meaningful, which usually results in me having to suffer with the unrealistic decisions.

With all this coming together, I actually think that I should have endured for another month. I need money! And I hope this is not the reason that will cause me to decide on my next job carelessly...

To donate,
please send cash,
transfer to my POSB Savings Account at 109-37217-0,
or cheque made payable to Tan Wee Gene.

Thanks for listening guys.

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i love the chilly touches of the raindrops =D