Today was my last day at The Company. I was willing myself not to cry and not say goodbye. And say goodbye I didn’t. I initially wanted to go around the office and say goodbye to everyone, but I had so much work to finish, I ended up swamped in my work desk.
Hopefully, I’ll see them this Saturday afternoon and I’ll bid them farewell.
I really am sad that I’m leaving as I have made some good friends there. I’ll miss my team, they can crack me up at the most groggiest of days. I’ll miss a lot about The Company.
:(
On a brighter note, I’ll be going for a long-overdue lunch with my girl friends at The Mall tomorrow. Which should be really, really good. I’ll see if the other girls want to do something else other than just lunch. Hm.
Oh, and the girls on American Idol this week bored the socks off me.
Wow. OK, no. Jason Castro wasn’t so bad this week. Although he was better last week. What I liked about this week was his interview! Go on, click and watch (if you haven’t.)
I watched American Idol tonight, it was the boys’ turn again. Ten of them performed, I only managed to catch six as I returned home from work late because of Knowledge Sharing (a mid-weekly thing that The Company has every last hour of the working day.) But! I thought, out of the six, David Archuleta was the best. He performed brilliantly, and I think his vocals were amazing!
Loved it, absolutely loved it. He came to my attention only during Hollywood week, because I missed the San Diego auditions where he sang John Mayer’s Waiting On The World To Change. If you missed it too, here’s a video from Hollywood week, with a clip from his first audition.
I didn’t watch Jason Castro perform this week (and I can’t be bothered to watch the re-run), but judging by the recap, I didn’t think he did as good as he did last week.
On to another topic: tomorrow’s my last day at The Company, and I start at the new place on Saturday. People are wondering why I’m not taking a break. I personally think that if I take this Saturday off, and have a long weekend, I’ll be extra nervous about starting new. It’s unbelievable, though. The things that I need to be mentally prepared for.
I think physically, I’m fine, because I wasn’t unemployed for long months and early mornings are like nothing, so.. I think I’m going to be all right.
Can you just hear me pepping myself up? LOL.
Speaking of work, The Company had an event called Movie Outing Weekend (or other) on last Sunday afternoon, and we watched Vantage Point at The Empire cinema. I brought my sister along as my plus one, and it was great. I had a great time. The day before, on a Saturday night (Brunei’s 24th National Day), my family and I watched Jumper, also at The Empire cinema. There were a total of 30 — initially 26 — of us. When we called the cinema up to book for tickets, he asked in a disbelieving yet serious tone, roughly translated from Malay to English, “Are you serious? Are you serious to book 20 tickets?”
And I said, in an equally serious tone, “Yes. Adults. And six children.” And he just had to ask again. And again. And he didn’t stop until I promised him that I will be there to collect the tickets in 15 to 30 minutes. LOL. I still find it funny until today.
“Banar kah ni kan booking 20 tickets? Banar kah?”
ROFL. FUN-NEE.
Both movies were great, I loved Jumper, and I don’t know why people felt it was incomplete. I think it was the lack of information of how Jumpers came about, and Paladins. And the sort. I loved it, nonetheless. I give Jumper 4 out of 5 stars, Vantage point 3.5 out of 5 stars. (Ooh. So I rate movies. So sue me. LOL.)
I’m going to head to bed and get some rest. I happen to be having a tiring week, what with the boyfriend being away. Funny. He was always away, but seeing that he’s in another country, he’s just.. farther away? *shrugs*
What I do know, is that I miss him loads. :(
I think I need to see more David Archuleta videos. His singing cheers me up.
I will have an update soon. InshaAllah, if things (like laziness and exhaustion) don’t get into the way again. Heehee. I will update, OK, Mr. Socialite? :P
If you can buy me this and deliver it to the office, then I can update right now. ;)
I’m a bit too lazy to post pictures of the Singapore trip as they are too many of them, but here’s the link to the twoalbums. They are all in chronological order. Heehee. Lazy bum, I am.
What I really want to do is share with you this song I loved from the top 12 guys performances this week on American Idol. I liked the two Davids, though David Hernandez didn’t stand out this week. I also liked Michael Johns, but I loved him most when he sang Bohemian Rhapsody on Hollywood week. He made me sing, too!! “MAMAAAAAAAA!!”
LOL. Only in the comforts of my own home. (I just realized the last paragraph was ‘week’ overkill.)
But the performance that I really loved was of Jason Castro’s. When he appeared to be in the top 24 during Hollywood week, I went, “HUH? Who IS this guy?”
Jason Castro
Then when he was on that stage with that guitar, he was brilliant! Not too keen on the hair, though. Can only imagine how he keeps his head clean. The length of his dreadlocks and his eyes remind me of Gil Ofarim somehow.
So here’s the one song I want to share with my readers. Click play.
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One of the house’s most loved cats died this morning. Her name was Spotty. Before we left for the trip, she was well, but when we came back, she was bleeding at the mouth. The vet said she had only 5% chance of living. My mom did everything to keep Spotty alive. Fed her so that she’ll have sugar intake. Watered her so that she won’t be dehydrated.
We loved her so. She was my sister’s favourite. Every time my sister arrives from school, Spotty would just mew and never leave her side. Even when she’s finishing up her homework, Spotty would be there to ‘look’ after her work.
She was always so warm and so big.. she will be dearly missed. Especially in the mornings when she acts as if she will see us leave the house safely, like in the picture above.
I’m back from my Singapore trip, and an eventful one it has been. Since there were about n number of us, there were n-1 number of characters to handle. Nya orang Brunei, macam-macam ulah kan di liat!
I had a great time. Although, upon touching Brunei soil on Wednesday, I got sick. And I am still sick. So, pictures will have to wait.
Other than the trip, I managed to catch the finale of The Amazing Race Asia 2, (WARNING: SPOILER!) and I cannot believe Marc and Rovilson ended up THIRD!! I so wanted them to win, and they were leading pretty much all of the way. Sigh.
I feel like I’ve got most rest today than the past three weeks. Thanks to the public holiday, I get to have a rest. Before I fly off to Singapore tomorrow morning. Which, I have to get up early for. Argh.
What’s ticking me off most is that, I HAVEN’T PACKED!
It’s, like, I have so many things to do before I start packing. For example, blog-hopping, replying to comments, writing up a post, cutting my nails, charging my phone battery, charging my digital camera battery, cleaning up my room, getting enough water intake so I don’t go hydrated in this hot, hot weather.
You know, many things.
I must stop procrastinating and jump ‘packing’ up the list. I have to do it now. Before my mom screams at me.
I miss my dad. This is going to be the first trip without him. And we went to his resting place this morning.. I feel a slight stab at where I thought I had gone numb. :(
Small hiatus, I’ll be posting again once I come back from my Singapore trip. Be safe.
Have you ever felt that a song was made for you? I was just going through the CDs I had in Putih — that’s my car’s name — and I stumbled across a Robbie Williams track, one of my favourites, it’s called Better Man. I’ve always liked the song, but I never really had the chance to listen to the lyrics. (I’m a lyrics person.)
Then when I did, I thought, wow. I think this song was made for me. Pushing aside, of course the fact that it’s called Better Man. But nonetheless. The words sort of fit me. It’s like a song I want to sing to the rest of the world without, well, singing. Hahaha.
Here, let me just share the song lyrics.
Send someone to love me
I need to rest in arms
Keep me safe from harm
In pouring rain
Give me endless summer
Lord I fear the cold
Feel I’m getting old
Before my time
As my soul heals the shame I will grow through this pain
Lord I’m doing all I can
To be a better (wo)man
Go easy on my conscience
‘Cause it’s not my fault
I know I’ve been taught
To take the blame
Rest assured my angels
Will catch my tears Walk me out of here
I’m in pain
As my soul heals the shame I will grow through this pain
Lord I’m doing all I can
To be a better (wo)man
Once you’ve found that lover
You’re homeward bound
Love is all around
Love is all around
I know some have fallen
On stony ground
But love is all around
Send someone to love me
I need to rest in arms
Keep me safe from harm
In pouring rain
Give me endless summer
Lord I fear the cold Feel I’m getting old
Before my time
As my soul heals the shame
I will grow through this pain
Lord I’m doing all I can
To be a better (wo)man
For some odd reason, I am really tired today. I feel like I could doze off any minute. The odd reason being that I spent the whole day awake with no rest. Literally.
So to take my mind off sleeping right after a hearty Japanese meal I had with my girl friends, I have decided to post. Maybe about some random things in my life. See how interesting it’ll be to get a few reactions from the readers. (And I really mean a few since I think my reader count has dwindled based on the ever-so-popular, not to mention unique, blogs popping up here and there. What do I possibly have to offer? Hahaha. Self-deprecating much? ;) )
Whoa. OK. Where do I start? Maybe I should begin with not being so specific.
I have encountered people who are bitchy in a subtle, but ‘makes you want to shout expletives’ way. I have forgotten how bitchy people are very, very annoying and how I have always put up with their crap because I’m nice — if I do say so myself. Every time they call me up and start being bitchy, when the call ends, I’d make faces to the phone. Every time they talk to me face-to-face and they start getting itchy with a capital B, I put on a blank face and when they turn around, I’ll make faces.
Childish, I know. But it feels ohh so good!
Annoying people aside, I’ve been spending loads of time on my own these days, giving myself breaks from the outside world and maybe just to get into the habit of reading again. I haven’t read in ages. The last time I read was a book borrowed off my cousin, a compilation of stories under the name Prom Nights From Hell. Or something close to that. But I’ve also been slowly going back to my old life, getting acquainted with the people who I used to be close to.. hanging out. It’s nice.
So my life’s in a balance in a moment, but I know that come March, it’s going to be topsy-turvy again. Why? Because I’ll be trying to settle in a new working environment. Yep. You’ve read it here first. (I don’t think you’ll read it anywhere else anyway!) I’m moving from The Company. I’ll be starting in March as an IT Administrator. Sounds like a load of work, right? Haha.
But I’m hoping I’ll make friends the way I have in The Company. I know I’ll miss them in very odd ways like how they always tease me to bits, but I’m looking for a different environment where I can really thrive. Got those words from someone I really appreciate and when she said that, I thought to myself, “Do I not know myself or do people perceive me differently?” Hopefully it’s the latter because I’d like to believe I know myself pretty well.
Haha. Sounds strange, doesn’t it? Moving on.
I watched Sweeney Todd with a few of my cousins last night. I thought there was too much singing. I know, I know. It’s a musical, right? But it’s just a bit too much. Loved the storyline, though. One of my cousin thinks that I’ll love the old movie better. Mm. Speaking of cousins..
I’m flying off to Singapore next Friday. I’ll be flying off with another 20+ people who I love to call my family. LOL. Yes. There’s going to be more than 20 of us — I think more than 30 actually — some on different flights, but most of us will be on board the same plane on Friday, the 8th. That’s why my family and I are going to have a little doa selamat, because it’s three-quarter of the whole family! Haha.
It’s going to be fun. I’ll post up pictures, inshaAllah.
The thing that’s bothering me right now: I HAVEN’T PACKED!
I want to pack now, but I’m too sleepy. I’ll just blog-hop. See you around soon.
