My laptop's hero ^^

On Thursday afternoon my hubby called me when I was still in the office telling me that my laptop can't work well. At first, there was something wrong w/ internet connection, which I thought it was the fault from the modem. But after trying here and there, my hubby said the connection was on and off and until he couldn't turn the laptop at all. It was hang there in the Windows sign. Haiz... first, my handphone lost and now.. my laptop got a problem. I was quite worked up when I knew about it. My hubby suggested me to bring my laptop to work and asked my IT Manager to help me fixing it up. But my IT Manager was on leave on Friday. Then I remember my friend who is currently in Singapore, David. I smsed him on Friday morning asking about the problem in my laptop. He only replied my sms in the afternoon around 3 pm. I decided to call him and asked the problem directly to him. To my surprise, he offered to repair my laptop. He said he didn't intend to go out on his last night in Singapore - he and his colleagues were going back to Jakarta on Saturday. So I told him that I would ask my hubby to bring the laptop to him in evening.

I called my hubby right after that. But he told me he was just meeting his friend for eating. He just reached the place and ordered his food and didn't think that he can make it unless if it's a bit late at night. Since he said that, I told him not to bother and continued what he was doing, disappointedly. He called me few times assuring me that he would meet David. At first, I asked him not to bother, but since he insisted, then I gave him David's hp no and asked him to contact him directly. So my hubby rushingly went back home to take my laptop and went to meet David at his hotel.

I had farewell dinner that night, that's why I couldn't rushing home myself to bring my laptop to him. I thought it would be pretty late if I'd done so. Anyway, once I finished the dinner, I rushingly went to David's hotel too and met them there. When I reached there, they said they have re-installed my computer and put back my back up file. Everything was fine. The internet can be connected. But after restart the computer twice, the problem came again. It couldn't connect through the internet. They tried and tried.. still couldn't connect until the time shows 11 plus. So David told us to leave our laptop there while he tried to reinstall the laptop again and found where the problem is and asking us to come back there the next morning.

Well.. no choice.. so I left my laptop there. And told them I'd be there the next morning at 11am, and would bring breakfast for both of them. Agreed!!! Then Raymond and I went back home.
We woke up at 9 plus on Saturday and had ourselves prepared. I bought chasao rice w/ shao rou for David while I bought 1 egg prata and 2 kosong for Tedjo. 2R and I went to their hotel. Raymond met them first, while Reever and I went to buy Old chang kee to both of them - for them to eat at the airport. Once done, we went up to their room.

Wah, they really enjoyed the breakfast that I brought hahahaa..... and David told me that he has managed to repair my laptop and the problem lies w/ the antivirus software. Luckily he was around!!! And became my laptop's hero! =) Otherwise, if I have to bring it down to HP centre, probably I had to pay them quite sum of money to repair - while I don't have guarantee in Singapore *it was bought in US last year. Anyway.. my datas were all there too.. thanks to him to back up everything and put my other softwares back into my laptop. He even installed me MOS Office 2007, which I don't know how to use it. Hahahaha...

After finishing their food, they prepared to check out. And before left their room, I managed to take their picture using my handphone *see pic - David & Tedjo.


Thanks for both of you. You have spent ur last night repairing my laptop instead of enjoying ur time somewhere else. Hope to see you again soon!!! Take care!!

Farewell Dinner @EMC

At first, there were more than 10 people who wanted to join to my farewell dinner. But 2 has drawn out 2 days before the event. One of them had made it up by inviting me to have Korean food nearby our working place while another one will make it up next week. And to my disappointment, 3 has drawn out just on the day itself. Well, it's ok for me =) The most important, you must have heart to attend. Not just for the sake of being there. Some more, it was held on Friday night. People must have other interesting things to do for their weekend ^^

So, it left w/ 7 of us. My boss, AFC, and 4 other colleagues. Actually the most avoided place for farewell for me at first was this place. 'Cos I just get bored w/ the food inside. Hehehe... But since they're having Penang promotion, it rather sounds interesting! What comes on ur mind when u heard of Penang food??? Penang laksa? Chao Kway teow w/ ham? Char Moy? Hokkien Mee? Actually I haven't been to Penang before. So, the decision to have my farewell there was right 'cos it opened my mind on what is Penang food tastes or looks like. And they really brought the cooks from Penang to cook all the food. And the taste was very good!!! Beside their promotion, they also serve durian buffet.

That night, I tried almost all the Penang food served. I saw when the char moy was cooked w/ a big flames! It was very interesting. The taste of it was very nice too. My colleague even took two bowls hahahaha....
And I saved some space for durian. I ate about 8 pcs of durian. I ate until I don't want to eat it again this season. Hahahaha.. partly because I've been eating durian for another 3 days this week after work ;P My colleague has managed to take some durian for few of us to enjoy. I ate until my pimples coming up.. hahaha... too heaty... but the durian taste was really nice. He told me, actually the durian grade normally is just a normal one. But since they have been out of stock 'cos the order for the buffet was a lot.. the supplier had to look for the replacement and they supplied us w/ D24 instead. Weee.... ^^ Once he and I opened one durian. There were 5 pieces inside one durian, where 1 side consists of 1 piece. Can u imagine? 1 piece each inside. Big and sweet one.. nyummy.... hmmmmm.... sedap... hehehehe...

Anyway.. overall everything was fine. My boss also ate quite a lot. But she left us early 'cos she kept thinking of her new TV that she had to take from the store before it closed. I also took picture w/ Moses Lim, the spoke person for the Penang food promotion. Thank you everyone for the great farewell for me :)

Overslept

Haiz... now is 7.05am. I just woke up at 6.50am when I saw slightly bright sky outside my window. I had that strange feeling when I saw it. It didn't look like 4 am or something. And when I looked closely at the time, my guess was right. It was almost 7am. OMG!! Still 10 mins to 7am, so I took my handphone asap and dialed my bro's hp no. and luckily it was still turned on. And right, they're inside the airplane now. So I just wished them travel safely and smoothly, and sorry that we didn't manage to meet them before they left their home.

Wow, how time flies! It's been 2 weeks since they came. Still remember when my hubby rushed down from the concert whereby the clock in my room didn't work properly and I still thought it was too early to go to the airport. I had to carry my sleeping son to the car and we arrived at the airport still quite early before they came out.

We just managed to go to Wild Wild Wet, had steamboat at Bugis, and had almost whole day in the zoo. The rest, we just met each other for some time at their home. Their time was short while they also went back to Jakarta for about 8 days and even in Singapore they have limited time to meet so many people they know and care.

Now it's quiet time for me. My sis, my bro, they all have left Singapore. Leave me alone here. Hiks.. hiks... seriously, I feel lonely. I know, my hubby is beside me and so does my son. My hubby is going to start his job soon and from the words he said, he is kinda excited w/ his new job as a personal driver. He's already had plan in his mind to earn as much money as possible by doing overtime. He will have less time for family and will lose his freedom as well. =(

But I can't be selfish all the time. I must let him fly high.. No matter what, he is the backbone of this family. I will be jobless soon.

These few days I've been training the person who will replace me. Sometimes it reminds me of the time when I first time went for work. How I learn from zero, how I gotta know about things I know now, how I made friends w/ all my colleagues, and so on. I brought Edith, the new girl, to my last Staff Comm. There are lots of great news in future, in which I can't witness and participate. 10th anniversary promotions, renovation work to the hotel rooms, D&D, PD's re-certification, etc. I just know.. it wasn't meant to be mine. If it's mine, it will be mine. And if it isn't, then let it go. Yes, let go.. and don't stick to whatever it is.. then you will feel happier =)

At the mean time, keep hoping for the better.

I'm just scared of feeling alone. I'm scared I will think stupid2 things. Now I know how Yi chen feels now. Being there w/ hubby to a new country w/ little friends and just one relative. Yi chen, jia you!!! You can do it! And me too, Zhong Mei Qi!! Jia you!!!!

Handover soon...

This afternoon my boss told me that the person who will take over my job will start work this Thursday. I feel a bit sad now. I've cleared almost all of my personal staffs from my desk. Not all yet.. but most of it. My days here are left 6 more days. Dunno if I should feel happy or sad. But I feel little bit attached after 2.5 yrs staying here. Still remember how happy I was when I got my job here. Really thanks God for giving me such a fate! And soon I will have to leave... ^^ Well, this is life.. Just hope things would change for the better.. and not for the worse...

I had lunch w/ my lunch partner today @LJS. Just the two of us. We chatted and ate. She has problems w/ people at her working place and really stressed about it. Although she has reported it out to her superior, no action has been taken until she doesn't know how to vent her anger and frustrations. Just few days ago my hubby watched the TV about anger, which is hided inside or vent it outside. Both caused harm to human bodies. So the best thing is to diminish the anger from our lives. Again, the reason people may leave the job.. not because of the job.. but because of human's behaviour and inter-relationship between them, which I found is very 'ke xi' - too bad.. So, I really 'pei fu' or 'katok' those who can stay w/in the company for years. They must have a 'tahan banting' qualities w/in themselves =D Well.. now I'm preparing the handover duties for the new staff. Gotta stop here now. Ciao!

Shopping

Saturday was really shiok! I went out w/ PY in the evening *after she finally woke up from the long dream she had.. hehehe... We met inside the Hougang MRT and continued our journey to Plaza Singapura. We had our early dinner @Carl's Junior. I know what you're thinking.. the giant burger.. fatty fatty.. hehehehe.... We ate and chatted.
After that we continued our journey to Marina Square. I managed to buy 2 pants, 1 shirt, and lotion, preparing for my Japan trip ;P

Wow, I just glanced through my calendar. My last day of work would be on Swiss national day, 1st August. I still can enjoy Swiss food @Swiss cafe on my last day before departing the company for good hehehe... and it's just in 7 more working days from now!! And another 3 more weeks would be my Japan trip.. weeeee....... I know.. I gotta spend lots of money on it but maybe it would be my last 'expensive' trip for my age now before I work hard to earn my money back again... =)

PY also bought a t-shirt and running pant "Nike" brand.. so expensive.. hehehe.. but she loves it very much. We walked there 'til 10pm before we rushed to Carrefour at Suntec. I went there to buy the bandle package --> 1GB M2 Card & Bluetooth headset DH-970 for only $148 =D And I use it already. Wow.. so convenient using the bluetooth. And I've put it all my songs into the mini memory card. We went back home by bus and I reached home at 11.45pm.

As for yesterday, spending half of my day doing the PD slides and in evening time, my hubby, Reever, and I went to Compass Point at Sengkang to have our dinner at Banquet and walked around to see if there was any good bargain, which apperently, didn't have! But we managed to buy one Doraemon display and he bought the towel & its container, in which the container is for me to put my bluetooth.. hehehehe... Thank you, hubby...

My friend from Jakarta was calling me last night telling me that he is in Singapore right now 'til the end of the week for the training. And tonight we're going to meet for dinner - also w/ his friend. Well.. like usual.. Chinatown would be my meeting place. Hahahaa.. at least for now...

And yesterday I called back home. My aunt received my call saying that my parents and everyone else were going out to Garut via Bandung and would only be back tonight. I will call my mum again tonight!
Ok.. write 'til here first.. Have a nice day!!