the co called me to offer me the position. so fast sia, lol. but they oni offered me $42 higher than my current pay -__-. even if i add in the transport fees that i saved oso dun add up to $100. n for tat pay raise i need to bao gao liao n give up my benefits n work in a small co -__-. i told them its a bit low n they just asked me if i not considering? din even tout of increasing their pay offer -.-. at least saved me the dilemma of thinking whether to change or not, haha. not tat i was considering in the first place, but if pay is reasonable at least will b a bit reluctant to reject. yeah at least i passed the interview. confidence oso boosted a bit, lol. oso got to practise saying wat i did in my work. mayb will come in useful when i go big co n interviews..

i went for the interview just now. the interviewer asked me to wait for 10 mins cos he busy in another meeting. -.-. aniway gd oso, can let me relac a bit. den he n another guy came in n asked me wat im doing now. overall i think my interview skills ok, its just tat wat i want n wat they want a bit mismatch. they kept asking me if i got do this do tat in lower layer, while i kept telling them wat i noe in the higher layer. den at the end they ask a series of "is this wat u r looking for" qns. almost every qn is no -__-. but of cos still must say yes loh.

basically its a small co small team n everything bao ga liao, code from scratch, got tight deadlines n pressure. dun sound like wat im looking for.. the oni thing tat match is the work philosophy "ot is bad for health", n "developers r meant to do coding so most of the time its the mgmt team liaising with the customers". lol. though they say not v frequent ot but sometimes need to ot for 1-2 wks, n not much of working with ppl from overseas, so no need to worry abt nite conf calls. a bit sian liao. though its so near my house but job description dun sound like wat i want. the oni "gd" thing is can realli get hands dirty n get a lot of exp..

received my jlpt 2 results. even though i expected to fail but din expect to b so close to passing. 12 marks nia! walao.. n i got the highest for vocab, which is the first section which i was late for by almost 15 mins. peng. failed my listening by 2 marks. reading compre din do as well as i did for the mock exams. think mayb its bcos i read until i almost zzz. zzz. sian. aniway post my results out: vocab 73/100, listening 48/100, reading-grammar 107/200. total 228/400, passing is 240. T.T

today's newspapers wrote tat most of the ppl who ballot for hdb flats recently are newly weds, ppl who are marrying soon, senior citizens n ppl who r downgrading. i think the most pissed off thing is one of the family who is downgrading actually got a small queue number. duno wat hdb is doing, giving these ppl priority when they oredi have flats n can get to pocket a neat profit from downgrading. if all's fair n based on luck den i have nothing to say. but the mp's assistant told us tat there r several checking for the ballot n if we havent rom yet den we will fall into the next category etc etc. den why the couple mentioned in the report oredi married so long ago but cant get a flat, n den the downgrader can get? i feel like boxing the face in the report.. but wat to do? life's nvr fair. just like how u may have put in a lot of effort doing something but doesnt mean ppl will appreciate it n won't make fun of it.

my hdb queue number came up in yest's 4d consolation or starters but the first n second digit jumped. mayb i shld b happy i din buy the number..

den sumiko's column mentioned middle child r scared of conflicts n striving for attention, while first child tend to b confident n strong-minded, n youngest child is manipulative. seems quite true. mayb nxt time i shld b more assertive n i just say watever i think without being scared of conflicts. sometimes u just cant treat ppl too nice

the company contacted me for an interview next week. halleluya! stressed liao. so long nvr go interview, duno wat to prepare oso. hope they dun test me on technical stuffs -.-. how how how.. hopefully it goes smoothly sia. dun seem to start off on a gd note cos the hr called me thrice but i was at a colleague's cube n din c the calls, plus i dun have caller id -___-. den when i saw the hr's email i emailed my lead to take leave but he din reply when i left the office -__-. so i told the hr i confirm on monday.. sigh.

the stupid hdb ballot gave me a v lousy number! around 50th percentile.. crap. its even worse than last time, plus we tried to get backing from u-noe-who but it doesnt work. jiak sai! -__-. so many ppl vying for so few flats. those who cant get flats shld go protest or strike. no flats no marriage no babies! muahaha.

sometimes it gets v irritating when everybody ask hows our application n try to give unsolicited advice. i noe they mean well, but when everybody give the same advice den i have to reply them y i nvr take tat advice.. n best is they keep trying to give alternative solutions: sengkang punggol got try ah? resales leh? go find mp for letter? rom first lor or stay with parents lor. duno y everybody seem to think sengkang punggol like have many flats which wont run out of supply, n think tat mp is v power. den when i keep rejecting their advice, end up looks like i v stubborn or v stupid, this cannot tat cannot, n they get frustrated y their advice doesnt work, when i din even ask them for advice in the first place. the last straw is ask me to stay with parents. den i just say "hmm c how lor" in an attempt to end this for all n hope they get the hint n change the topic -__-

nowadays buying specs is so exp! long long time ago $100 oredi considered exp. now want to buy gd ones must pay at least 400 n above. piang.. transition, unbreakable lens, titanium frame n wat-have-u. luckily company got subsidise, otherwise i think i will still b wearing the lao kot kot specs. seems like the swissflex specs i bought last yr quite gd. almost all the optical shops ask me how much is it n use mine as reference when my bf is selecting his specs. muahaha. feels shiok, at least i made a gd choice. n i finally bought daily disposable lens. v cheap! oni $35 for 31 pairs.. gd sia. got free trial pair plus can change the remaining lens if my eyesight worsened *touch wood*. din intend to buy today but it seems like a gd offer n can last for 4 yrs so i just bought it. mayb can wear for nxt wk's interview n try to charm the interviewer.. haha

muahaha the number din strike today.. save me $2! heh heh. now hope tmr toto strike.. lol

just now i finally sent in my first resume after much deliberation. sigh.. a bit hoping they wont call me. lol. kind of stupid, send in resume but dun want them to call me. something like escapism, hope i do something to change it but at the same time i hope things wont change, so i dun feel bad abt not doing anithing. the job seems quite similar to wat im doing now, n the company v near my house. hmm.. c how it goes. the most flop the interview n waste 1/2 day leave -__-. need to think y i want to change my job. to get higher pay? cos i dun like the new proj? cos the trend is to change job? haiz. the zodiac reading at the river angpao realli makes me uneasy. say i this yr will have tough luck in job n need to work hard or get replaced. -__-.. lol. just one resume can make me think so much. think once i get into the mood den things will b easier..

ran my 1st 2.4km today in duno how mani yrs.. lol. painful sia, took 20 mins to finish. but not bad, at least ran 3 rounds without stopping, haa. all this pain just to get rid of the suntan -.-. went nite swim on tues as well. its omg. orh niao niao with aqua class going on n the rest r all guys swimming -___-. somemore swim oni a few laps den my toes cramped on me for quite long. can c the toes twisted oso, quite eeyer.. haa. end up have to rest n soak in water for sometime b4 resuming. by then water turned cold liao.. -__-. mayb tats y kena headache n almost fever the nxt day

cny hols over liao.. this yr got many many ang paos, much more than last yr sia. but then theres no such thing as free lunch in this world, something's gotta give. end up visiting the doc twice within 3 days -.-. duno this yr 犯太岁 or wat. start the new yr with sickness, choi! these few mths seems to b visiting docs from everywhere for various malu illnesses. sian. hopefully today is the last one

went to see the MP just now to ask for letter. like the jack neo movie I do I do says, letter is v impt in sgp one, lol. but den the mp oni toke to us for a few mins, most of the time is her assistants toke. sibeh lor sor. told us the letter wont help us much n chances of us getting wat we want is zero. ok we understood. but duno y they have to keep repeating the cycle: ask us wat we want, then they say write letter oso no use cos of this tat this tat, but they will still write the letter for us. the old assistant old liao lor sor a bit still can understand, but the young one... grrr. nvm, must practise patience. 忍~~~ aniway need their help no choice must still smile smile :))))))

went to draw lot last thursday asking if i shld change my job. the lot says there will b dramatic change ahead, n i will b like a giant bird soaring in the sky. wah sia. duno if it means i change job n soar or stay in my job n get promoted. the latter seems pretty impossible for now since the company going downhill liao. sigh. time to change??

finally selected my wedding gowns! yay.. chose one creamy yellow evening gown, one silver evening gown, n 2 white wedding gowns for the photoshoot.. tiring man. took 2.5 hrs to try on.. but at least its better than last time. n this time the evening gowns they took out were a lot nicer. nice until headache duno which to choose, haha. for him its so much faster.. cos not much choices oso, must suit the wedding gown so just try on the suits for size, haha. photoshoot in april.. hopefully everything goes well n the photos turn out nice. must start swimming at nite to get rid of the suntan liao.. sian de..

cny coming in 2 more days! looking fwd to getting ang paos.. extra income.. haa. n this cny got 3 new movies: cj7, kungfu dunk n the ah long pte ltd. i get to watch 2 of them for free! ^.^ redeemed 2 free tickets for cj7 using sbs pts, won 2 kungfu dunk tickets in lucky draw. hopefully they r nice.

just finished watching heroes season 1, not bad sia. now suddenly got so mani shows to watch cos my frens suddenly passed me a lot of shows, haha. 6 japanese dramas, 20 movies, 1 anime. *peng* i think i can watch for one yr liao..