i am Back! :) and blogger sucks cos I am unable to post any pics..

Life after turnaround has been gd.. haha..

Shopped with Mummy( Last friday), val and bro last week in town. GSS! i love retail therapy. hahaha..

Last off day(tuesday).. Watched Ghosts of girlfriends' past with Mike..Before that was lunch at.. some sandwich store at PS. And seriously.. the Hot english mustard sucks! its seriously worse den wasabi. The movie was funny, I would give it 3.5 out of 5. After movie was massage.. at kenko. It feels gd to be pampered. :) hahaha..

The next day was gym.. and then watched Transformer with my siblings. I watched the 1st part with them too... hahaha.. I totally love the movie. :) Bubblebee rawks. lolx.. and megan fox is damn hot. ( ok, i noe tt sounds weird coming from a girl... )

After movie, we rushed home.. cos the deliveryman is bringing Wii! after much persuasion.. My parents gave in and tada! we have a new game.. :) From what I see, my dad is a lot more addicted than anyone else.

Now is the durian season... so been having lotsa of it.. and I cant seem to get enuff of it! hahaha.. So sinful.. And to add on, Exxon is gd at making ppl grow fat. There was a fruit party that day. with lotsa durians, rambutans, lychees, cherries, prunes... etc etc.

Worked night on Thurs and Fri.So far. it's very peaceful.. And sad to say, some of the team members are gg to be transferred to some interconnecting unit.. wth.. I hate it when ppl are transferred and its happening everywhere! sigh* anyway, I was saying ever since Elvie went away, I have tried to make myself immuned to ppl leaving.. However, it did set me thinking, what if one day.. Barry or Seetoh leaves too.. den life at work will be so boring.I am keeping my fingers crossed.
Had an individual talk with my sup again.. I've already gotten my study grant for part time studies in NUS, Chemical engineering. Woohoo.. Back to sch. Well, I have real mixed feelings over this. It just feel so lethargic to be gg back to sch again. With all my off and rest days packed and busy.. All the maths formulas and chemical equations. Sometimes I ponder over my own decision.. Is this what I really want? Why do i study for? become and engineer?
Since young, I know I wasnt that born smart type like some of my friends are. I was only lucky that I am not the stupid type either. And I was just a little more willingly to work hard. willing..I guessed i did not have much of a choice? My results have nv been fantastic.. just average.. I only want to give it a try and at the end of the 4 yrs, I am able to face myself without any regrets. 4 yrs of studies.. its gg to take a lot of hardwork, determination, self motivation and encouragement to keep going. I am sooo glad Celine is doing this with me.. :)

Yesterday( saturday ), Met up with Dre, Les, Jason and Pema for dinner. :):):) the rest couldnt make it.. so its a small grp thingy.. and I would sae.. I miss them so much!! hahaha..Working life.. makes gathering so difficult.. Just a simple dinner at long John silver's, with plenty of SZZA stuff and laughters.. esp dre's handsome friend pics.

Sunday.. Its been so long since I last went for the sunday gym classes.. And it feels gd to be gg back there. :) I constantly have ppl ard me.. giving me advices and encouragement abt weight management. ok, sensitive issue. hmph. Advices on what to do and what to eat.. and encouragement abt how abt slim will make me feel. All are apppreciated. ok, I hope.. there will come a day where I look into the mirror and smile.

After gym.. I went to take a walk at Novena.. There was a charity event gg on there.. for Singapore Cancer Founation.. and ppl were donating their hair. Well, This might seem normal.. But It really did amaze me that.. many ladies went for it too. So there were a lot of 'botaks' walking around in Novena.. and even in the Ladies. Somehow, It made me feel that these people look more gorgeous den ever even without their hair. Because of their kindness and love for others. This is beauty from within. I was pretty motivated by them.. but I really do not have to courage to walk aound hairlessly. hahaha..
On my way home, I saw ppl giving up their seats to elderly in the train.. It made my sunday very beautiful cos.. I realized Singaporeans are still a kind lot. :)
7:36 PM

I'm back!....

I'm free again!... cos.. TURNAROUND 2009 is officially.. OVER!!!

yeayea. today is my rest day.. FINALLY after 11 working days.came back for extra 2 days.. because of start up. It wasnt just tt my sup asked me to go back on my off day. I was a willing party too. Cos I didnt want to miss any part of start up.

this is going to be a super long entry. I wanna blog this down. so that I will remember this whenever i look back at my blog.

Its been a gd 48 days. I would say, I've learnt so much things in this 1 and a half mth. From the very start, connecting lots of hydrocarbon hoses for the cold box solvent wash. Shutting down the plant safely.. Liquid draining.. to hc freeing. Every process is a learning experience. mechanical phrase.. I worked with so many contractors. From gd and reliable ones from PEC.. to super jialat ones from HL and HS. I have some of them to thank.. for guiding me.. cos they are more familiarise with the job than I am. For those who took me for a little kid, they didnt have an easy life with me either.. hahaha..

Getting the equipments back, putting them back to service, working with engineers whom I have nv seen before.. I am glad everyone gave me a chance to learn.. esp for the compressor side. I just do accordingly. sumtimes I dont even noe why i am doing that. but they bother to explain to me.

Combination of team 2 and 3.. different working styles and ppl with diff personalities. So crowded during lunch time..having not enough seats to go about. Although it was quite obvious that the group were segregated at times.. into malay kampong, little India and Chinatown. but it was fun and lively.

whatever it is.. I am going to feel that the shelter is going to be pretty empty for quite some time.

Normally ppl only have one mentor to guide them. I am very blessed. cos I have 2.. Barry and elvie. Especially when elvie went to team 2.. it made me miss him a lot more.
Now that turnard is over, everything's going to be back to normal.. So i only get to see elvie only once a week. one thing for sure.. I believe dis turnard did make our bond stronger. :)

We had a 'celebration' dinner last thurs.. cos product on specs. :) I was caught in the middle if want to follow the crowd( with elvie, winston, siewling) and go for indian food at Anjapa. or to follow the chinese to beer garden ( mengsang, Barry, Jc..etc) ..
In the end, i followed the crowd.. and i was pretty elated to see liuwei and my dear uncle seetoh there. haha.. indian food. all curry and spicy food. I like spicy lar. but I personally think.. Sakuntala is better. at the end of the day, it become .. a twisted story.. that i chose elvie over barry. hahaha..
Indian Food!
This is my dearest qing ai de mentor, Elvie..

Here are some random pictures..
top 2 are sleepy eyes.. after only getting 5 hrs of slp everyday
oh ya! this was the green snake we caught at tankfarm.. A snake in a bottle.
last week, met up with Jac, shiyun, Jess and Ailian for dinner at vivo.. haha.. dinedine at Kim gary. Korean restaurant. food was alright.. had a long and gd chat. Its nice to hear updates from sec sch friends. To think shiyun is getting engaged.. and jess is applying for flat. haha.. i was telling them I will be asking my mum to prepare a big shelf for me..
This is jessica's 'fav'. hahaha.. Super thick margarine on a super thick toast bread.
DO not order this. lolx. it was meant to be an appetitiser. But somehow it made us.. lose our appetite.
this is the super big bowl noodles I shared with Jacintha.

I love meetups like this:0

Ok, went to grandma hse last last week..

My grown up Ah qian..Now he can sing and dance. and my questions in english too.
As bad as ever.

And.. happy Birthday ah ma! haha.. just a simple cake.. with all the grandchildren and children ard.


Shall update again.. SOON! :)
4:17 PM

woohoo!

its been soo long since i last blog. decided to log in a short short and random entry..

Work work work everyday. hahaha..

but learning lotsa stuff.. and..

Turnard is being delayed for a week... and so.. one more week of hectic morning shift.. with the scorching sun. not forgetting.. one more precious week of work.. with elvie... not forgetting the rest of the team 2 peeps.

the feeling is coming back again!! to get used to the days without elvie.. :(

i just wanna exclaim this.. My mentor is still super nice and cute! hahaha..

ok ok.. i guess it was a little too busy today. and i got all hyper and jumpy becos of one stupid bleeder. and so.. hahaha.. tt explains the tone of this entry!

gotta turn in before i become a panda tmr. tata!
11:21 PM

TOday is my off day!!! yay.. a well deserved sat off! :)

Plans for the day. rot int he morning.. and. shopped in the noon. going to my grandma house at night. Woke up damn earrrllly.. like 8 plus. :( supposed to go and jog. but i was too.. laid back.

dis was taken a week ago. on my way back home. I never got sick of the night view in jurong island. All the lightings and flare.. makes the island a very special and pretty one. and yar. by the way, tt was our flare.. during shutdown.

ok, i noe this pic doesnt show u how pretty it is. lolx.

Dis is my dearest mummy with her flowers and cake.

ol, i concluded that. most ladies like roses. ( most.. ) :P

Moral has been very low of late.. I was tempted to take mc on few occasions.. as I felt tt. my presence doesnt make any difference. in short, i wasnt of much help. I was more affected when yusof seems to noe everything.. and kept telling mi that he will settle this and that, and asked mi not to disturb. Perhaps he didnt mean it that way. but it sounded that way. And.. for tt.. i realli miss shahul loads loads. there are ppl who just put u down with words. i wouldnt say its his fault.. I was just simply angry at myself. For being not as tactful. i've been always a careless soul. forgotting to check upstream and downstream of stuff. Self reflections done.

Many instances, I have been nagging and complaining abt my own sup. But well, tt was just for work. I still tink he is a man with a kind heart..well, there is always a gd side of everyone. my mentors have been realli great. haha.. these are the ppl whom u can realli rely on to make things safe.
12:00 PM

back from work.

I am getting quite used and sick of this routine.15 hrs outside everyday. altho time passes very fast during work.. but the time left before slping time is like.. damn limited. So this entry is squeezed in.. cos i needed to let out some stuff off the chest. and i dont know who can i talk to.

it got pretty sad when turnard starts and meet ups with friends become so rare. As a matter of fact, yes, i really miss my friends. everyone. those tt i promised a lunch or dinner date, like meiyin, shuzheng, eve etc.

it made mi pretty happy to recieve random msges from friends.. like celine asking if i am still alive and kicking.. and also pema.. telling me abt the crocs sales. For a moment when i checked my phone after work, it did made me feel better that well, someone remembered me. :)

Work has been hectic. lotsa permits everyday. Tuesday was the busiest. just mi barry and elvie for my post. with hundreds of permits. I mean it, a gd 100 plus. Tho busy, but i was a happy busy girl.
Now that we are already half way thru the turnaround, many times.. when I look at the way ppl work.. I tend to look back at myself.. and i would start to think.. if i can really survive in this kind of environment for a few more years to come. I always recieve questions from other department, asking why I want to be an operation technician. In others, I see the weakness in myself. Sometimes I really cant help thinking if my optimism can get me thru.

Like i always say, I draw energy from people. its always the people who kept me going.

work aside.

monday was my off day.
3and.. it was.. a HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY for siewling!
Watched Angels and demons with travis. well, i haven seen this guy for like 3 yrs. hahaha..
the movie.. was.. great. i like it a lot. :):) den dinedine at ajisen.
11:12 PM

i'm back again.. with a small and short post.

firstly,

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY! to my dearerst mummy...

i was working on sunday, so I bought her a cake and 3 stalks of roses on my way home on sat. And i guessed.. we did surprised her. loveloves. :)..

shall upload pics when i am free.

Work has been.. interesting, and tiring. its very different from the normal routine stuff tt we do. its like putting the whole plant in another mode, and that makes it behave differently.

Like i have mentioned in the previous entry, for turnaround, I get to work with my dearest mentor, elvie!!! hahaha.. I used to make him cofy when he was still in team 3. And so.. i did the same thing now too. tt made lotsa ppl 'jealous'. thinking what did he do to me previously that made me so...'guai'.

the very 1st day of turnard, my mentor said to me.. clar, u must be careful ok.. now its different.. always think before u do anything, work safely ok.. .. .... etc etc. Den he said..one last thing, always rem.. when u do leak check.. ... rem to open the snoop solution cover ok.. "

lol.. ok.. now i am a big joke. cos i did some stupid thing like spraying soap solution without opening the cover.

To me, its a pretty challenging period.. trying to adapt to things in a faster pace. Sometimes, when i look at people around me.. I know my weakness point. =.= I needed that extra encouragement from people.. and tt little more confidence to make me a better technician.
Anyway, this turnaround is a gd period to have a deeper and better understanding of people. All the problems seem to be surfacing one by one. A gd leader can bring abt a gd team... and what can i say is that.. I miss my step up a lot. ;) (despite the fact tt he always auntie auntie me.. ) but i least i noe where i was heeding towards.. and how we can do things in a simpler and efficient way.

things tt makes TA a pretty miserable one:
indecisive head
lunch
walking ( i realli miss my bicycle loads)
lotsa cunning contractors who thinks i am a blur

things tt makes TA an enjoyable one.. so far:
my forever superman
elvie,siewling,jc,lifen,winston etc.
learning new things everyday
exercising really a lot
operating and seeing things tt we dont normally see

well.. so far so gd. still enduring. :)

i believe. we must enjoy what we do. yay..

and.. to end this entry.. i've been v touched.. by my siblings. haha.. esp my sis. coming home after a long and tiring day.. and sore feet.. she prepared a warm pail of water for mi to soak my legs. and also massaged them. my bro bringing mi tea when i asked him too. hahaha..

little things tt touched. :)
10:49 PM

TA has just started.. from sat.

3 days morning. yesterday off. and today start of my 6 days straight.

one reason i like TA. its a 2 teams together thing, so I get to see ppl whom i dont usually get to see. like lifen, siewling, Jc and my dearest mentor, elvie.

one reason i dislike abt TA. is the walking. no bicycles.. so walk and walk and walk. wth.

Had fun the past few days. learn new things too.

let me pray each day to be a safe and happy day for everyone.. and.. lesser bruises for mi to bring home each day.
11:52 PM

ok, I am feeling so lazy..

Here are some photos taken for the past one week..

Birthday Celebration for my collegues...my dear stepup, Uncle Seetoh, my console Kishor and ah bung Alwee.



This is strawberry cake from The Royals. yummylicious.. I dont have a liking for strawberry stuff. but this one is nice. hearthearts.

Anyway, if they know I am going to post their pics here.. I think I will get scoldings for sure. esp from the uncle. lolx.


well, like I've said in my previous entry, Work has been busy busy. Mayb because turnaround is just around the corner. Permits are piling up like crazy. I think the plant knows we are going to give it up soon, and so.. it is throwing tandrums already. hahaha. ok, just a silly analogy of my part. To me, it doesnt matter busy or slack.. what's important is the process of doing it. :)

Anyway, time passes by so fast! This coming May will mark my first yr at Exxon! :) WOw wow wow. hahaha... ok, I've gotten quite used to the life here. I noe I can do things independently now. As a female tech, there are many things that made things difficult to get by. Well, still trying to blend in better. hahaha..

It always amaze me how long guys can talk abt CARS. Day and night. Perhaps today talk abt the specs, tmr talk abt the COE, the next day talk abt the engine, the colour, the modification.. so on and so on. hahaha...if not, soccer, fishing,.. I am not complaining. it's gd knowledge. :) well, its a male domainated environment.

As much as I dont want to admit, there is still a big gap between guys and girls. :)

ok, casting work aside.

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Off days were spent on.. Gym,shopping for presents.


Watched 17 Again with Valent on wed.

oh man. he is damn cute. hahaha.. I like the story line. hmph. Many times, we will exclaim.. If only we can go back to the past.. We can change things, and perhaps the future will be diff. But.. given a 2nd chance, are u confident that u can really do it better. or will u make the same decision again.

Saturday.
Met up with the darlings at Raffles City. DineDine at Out of the Pan.



Pics are still with the 2. :) hahaha.. nice to catch up. talk and shopped. Viv bought royce strawberry choc.. and treated me one. Awww... sinful but niceeeeee...

ok, tt's all for now.
11:42 AM

Have you ever have that feeling, even when u are surrounded by people, you feel that u are alone? its like everyone else besides u are talking, their lips moving away, but u might not understand what they are talking about or even bother to noe what they are talking about?

Have you ever felt like talking to someone and.. u got hang up by 3 people in a row?

ok. it's the emo-ness again. sigh. =.=

On a lighter note..

Work has been fine today. SUPER busy and some little upset.. But happily busy. its like warming up for TA. with lotsa permits. Sometimes I like work like that. It makes time go very fast. I like gg ard issuing permits and all. And I guess I made barry puke blood again today. Snoop Snoop. haha.. If i were to write a bk abt the stupid things I do everyday, I require a thick one. And anyway, I'm glad i always have my superman. everyday is a new learning experience. :)
10:54 PM

Let me blog abt how my day went ysd.

So 'interesting'...

I woke up when i heard my dad's voice. And tt implied.. I was alr late.i woke up at 6.30am... hahaha.. I accidentally off the alarm mode on my phone. So i left house in abt 5-10 mins.
ok, here it comes.. the blur part.


I had to chase tt 715 company bus if i wanted to be.. not tt late. lolx. so i ran... and.. yar. I got on the bus. ANd even if so.. i was the late to do so. Unfortunately, the bus was nicely packed. so there was no seat for me. The uncle told me politely that I need to wait for the next bus, cos no standing was allowed on the bus.

Whilst waiting.. ... .... I realized.. that i left my strawberry pouch on my dining table.. and tt implicts that.. I forgot my jurong island pass. *shakes head* its like.. 2nd time alr? So i had no choice but to call Console and said i will be late lor. hahaha.. Talked to Seetoh, and as usual.. my step up.. being soooo nice.. asked me to take my time. late jiu late le. dont rush. hahaha.. well, tt made me feel much better actually.

At the checkpt. the quene to change the temporary pass.. was like pretty long. I had no choice but to wait.. and by then, all the day buses were gone. So.. while waiting, I saw Zeng geng. bixia was on leave. I reached shelter at like 830am? haha.. my sup didnt say anything. :) and seetoh only smiled.

It rained for the whole morning. cat 1 all the way..

and well.. After work, I actually asked barry to send me to Checkpt to collect my IC and return the temp card. but sumhow. his wife was delayed in the lab. And so.. I took Seetoh's car instead. this.. "uncle" sumtimes really v v cute de( ok lar, he is not tt old. but becos he kept calling me auntie.. tt's y i also call him uncle) for the whole day.. he helped me quite a no. of times. be it on field.. or even paperwork wise... he also make mi feel.. all the 'issues' can be solved.

Met up with Lifen after work at cwp. Had Swens for dinner. hahaha.. Once I stepped in, saw adi, taufiq, may and amreet. hahaha.. Well, i missed that place like lots lots!!! just some catchup with lifen. :):) and she bought me nice nice dark chocs. hahaha.. Girlfriend May was MOD with sir Billy, and so.. we got like 2 Mango Lychee and 1 Macademia mania sundae.
Saw Ah Shiung.. steve and a few others. :):)

SUper sinful sundae made by tianhwee.

Well, I thot tt was the end of my blur day.. tada! when i wanted to take bus home.. Den i realize.. i lost my ezlink card.. AGAIN. wth.. tt was the 3rd ezlink card of the week.

bleh.

11:59 PM

Here are some updates.. some pics.. hehex.. from the outings and meetups. :)

Here's Girlfriend, May.. :) I realli realli miss working with her.
and here is a sample of her.. 'permed' hair by the attitude girl. with the invincible CERAMIC curler. and as a matter of fact. there's nth gr8 abt the ceramic thing, cos watsons are selling them at like less than 50 bucks? hahaha..

11:39 AM

Graveyard shift these 2 nights.

Last off day. Met up with girlfriend, May Benson with valent.. :) :) lotsa updates.. and.. it made mi realized how much I miss tt place. hmph. and all the people in it.
and.. shopped ard. cos i was unwilling to sing. haha.. And so.. the 2 poor girls had to drag their feets and acc me. and.. oh ya! We met kak sally!!!!!!!!!!!!! I havent seen her for like YEARS. the last time i saw her.. might be her engagement? i cant rem. She said, she's getting married next yr.10-10-2010.. AWESOME date yar.. hahaha....
There's one attitude girl at wisma. bleh! i wonder what's with the service staff nowdays. I quote her words towards may.. " CAN U TALK? " wth.

work ysd was gr8. hahaha.. cos it kept me very occupied. since I stepped into the shelter.. till handover. :) I am not a saddist ok. but. time passed faster that way. Moreover, my console was outside ysd. they got ot to cover him, so that he can come outside and familiarise with the plant before turnard. And I would say, its gd learning experience for me. cos I learn things that console takes note of from inside. :) haha..

This morning was fun! haha. cos i onli had 5 mins to have a sonic quick shower, grab my stuff and run for the bus.. and my dear girl was back for OT... So.. lifen acc me.. haha.. ran with me.. and send me out. hahaha.. :)

Oh ya. my collegue was sooo cute.. he saw this article abt females doing graveyard shifts, how it affects female hormones and all. and sooooo... he cut out the article for me.. I was like. wow. so fast wanna chase me away. haha..

ok, off to work. shall upload pics soon. ;)
5:36 PM

I am angry angry and angry

VERY VERY Bu shuang. hmph!

wth. ask mi to help. And i alr did what I was supposed to. Den.. nvm.. its not like I follow u to work everyday and i noe every single thing u sae or do. Or neither do i noe who u are talking abt. If u want someone who noes, den get a secretary!

It doesnt pay to be kind sometimes!

Phew!

if u want to start complaining abt my attitude. u tink abt urs first. Its just a reciprocate.

Unreasonable. i'm pissed. serious. bleh
12:40 AM

Its been some time since i have something interesting in my blog. hahaha..

Here's an update! Happy happy 21st Birthday to lestttterrrr! no more fat les. now skinny skinhead.

Celebration at rendezvous hotel. Hi tea buffet treat from bday boy. :):):)

Had fun, slacking, getting damn full, indulging in the sinful durian, ice cream and many many food! haha... We made him a happy smiley face.. and den Elaine surprised him with a mango cake.

its been 2 mths since i last saw them and meet up was simply GREAT! we had an almost full 5+4. well, Celine couldn't make it. Cos she was working afternoon shift. Nevertheless.. the grp is getting bigger!:) haha.. with Pikwah, Sher and Bx Joining us. hehex..

We did our usuals.. like.. walking aimlessly.. and end up getting tired.. and slack somewhere to have a gd chat.. Gossssipsss.... updatesss and stuff. haha.. Pema went off for her JJ concert. the rest of us heeded PS.. and ended up like kids in the arcade, playing bball, spot e diff and stuff. haha.. Sometimes.. it doesnt matter what we do or where we are. its the company tt matters;) haha.. So in the end, we managed to witness earth hour.. tho we were v comfortably seated at TCC( which did not participate) haha..

Let the pics do the rest of the talking. haha.. we had fun camwhoring. and adrian's face was like.. hmph.. take photo again^_^.. haha..



Nice right? our creation.. hehex.. I like the eyes.. cos its my idea. hahaha..

haha.. we had telepathy.. similar colour themes shirt.. and clipped up hairstyles. haha..
We realli like dre's sunglasses. hahaha
woohoo! our fav. hehex.. its as gd as eating real durians! really...
haha.. our added spicyness nonya laksa.




8:05 PM

I'm just back from night shift! haha..

ok.. just some random pics to get this entry started..

Dre n me.. haha.. at Marina.. Dinner meetup with him and pema..
er.. look at what is inside the container full of soap powder.. hmph.. a dead lizard. freakass. mY home seems to be a gd breeding place for lizards! damn..

haha.. this is 'secretly' taken during lunch at training. Pan Pacific Hotel. and that's Barry and Winston. My fav khakis at work.

10:48 AM