Love or hate???

Sometimes I hate Candy Crush Saga while sometimes I love it. Because when I am stuck at certain levels, I usually hate it for being so difficult to clear. Now I am at level 323 but it seems tough to clear. Maybe i should try using the laptop to access the game which I am doing now. But then when I am able to clear alot of levels, I love it to bits. Oh how irony the feelings for the game, isn't it? Well I am now stuck for a week on this tough level and i almost clear it yesterday but failed to do so somehow. Argggh, frustrations to the max!!! I dunno when will I be able to clear this level but hopefully I will be able to do so soon enough.

Nowadays I somehow could not manage to submit my timesheet in time as I could not find my supervisor on 2 days before the 15th of every month. As a result, my pay always come 15days later after month end as I could get my pay at month end if I manage to submit on time. So far, failed to talk to my supervisor about whether there is vacancy and the possibility of a pay raise as he is always busy. Ok just as I finished this post, I managed to clear level 323 using my laptop. Ok, then time for a job search, perhaps? Last but not least, anyway, I just heard from HR that I can receive a digital payslip through email, but I guess I will stick to the current plan of getting a paper payslip though.

Candy crush frenzy?

3 days ago, I cleared lvl 275 on the candy crush game. It is quite fun with the challenge to overcome the various obstacles presented on each level. Some levels are hard while there are some which are relatively easy. So while waiting for the update to more levels for this game, I now play certain levels to get higher score. Almost every other day, I saw people playing this game on their hp inside mrt trains. Looks like it is rather popular huh? Oh well it seems I will be playing this game throughout this year and maybe next year if there are still updates.

Lately, I found out there is this temp who earns $1.7k in another dept. I wonder if it is related to the nature of his work. I think next month I got to ask if I can earn a higher allowance since I worked there for so long. If not successful, I think before end of this year, I may start to look for jobs allowing me to earn a higher pay. I dunno how long my dad will be working cos he told me he got eye problems. Looks like I got to start earning a decent salary as my dad is retiring soon. But am I going to continue working in the admin industry? or other industry? I got to find out myself what I really want to do. Resume my studies or officially starting to work? Looks like I got to think through these issues carefully... ...

Lady luck with me?

I believe many people had their share of fun in the past 15 days. For me though, I did have some fun by visiting a friend's temporary house. Many relatives visited my house but I visited only a handful of them. Surprisingly, my hongbao money compared to last year increased a hundred plus to about 450 bucks and that means I get to enjoy around 3 weeks worth of expenses. I also increase my weight to 62kg which is still healthy but looks like I got to start excercise soon. I found out from visiting my friend that I have a bit of luck with me. We gambled a bit around a table with 8 of us staking out 20cent bet each round, playing "in-between" and "21points" card games. In the end, I won $6.40 from a few hours of small gambling which is considered good luck for me. Hopefully, I will enjoy luck in the snake year in work which means a conversion from temp to perm.

Recently, I played candy crush saga on my iphone 5 and ipad mini and I enjoyed it very much. It is similar to bejeweled but this game involves matching jelly beans over a variety of obstacles. I am now approaching Level 80 as it is getting tougher to complete each level. For certain levels, I attained 3 stars but majority of them I only get 1 or 2 stars though. As I played this game often, my iphone battery gets low fast. I now depends on my 10400MAH external battery pack to charge my devices but I still got to depend on usb to plug charging as it is not enough. I only bought the Valore battery pack for only $76.30, courtesy of a 30% member discount from Challenger. It works fine but I dare not say it is really that good as I got to charge it when It reaches 1 bar out of 4 bar which is shown on the battery pack front display. Looks like I will play candy crush saga for a long time yet as I repeatedly tried to successfully complete each level with determination. The other game I like playing is Top Eleven on iphone too. I am now blogging as my iphone is recharging. So work again tomorrow, feeling the blues after chinese new year anyone? =P

New year, new hopes, new plans?

It is less than a month from Chinese New Year. 2013 has arrived just not long ago, many people would have planned on what to do in the coming months. For me, whether I continue to stay in SPH or not is a decision I need to make. I just heard that my colleague is not retiring too soon and therefore probably won't have a perm vacancy for anytime soon. Looks like I will be leaving SPH late this year if I want to have a job with a salary around 2k. Right now, my salary or rather allowance ranges between 850 - 1050 bucks a month after CPF. Pathetic isn't it? So most people will choose to leave. Hmmm Will I leave? I will need to find a suitable job first though.

The christmas gathering held in my poly friends not long ago is not bad. There is a potluck session which saw many types of food appearing on the table ranging from shepherd's pie, roasted chicken pieces, tuna & egg sandwiches, bee hoon to desserts like chilled soya beancurd(brought by me) and Udders durian ice cream. While the board n card games are decent, I found the monopoly deal card game quite special as it is hong kong version. Ok in between potluck and games, we watched the last episode of Ch8 drama serial It Takes Two. Soon the gathering ended at around 12am. A poly friend drove me to the nearby bus stop and I took bus 17 home. Well, It is a special day and the next gathering will probably be around Chinese New Year. Meanwhile, time to do some spring cleaning. =)

My MSN Msger acc hacked by someone!!!

Recently, I heard one of my colleagues and one of my friends said that I send weird msges to them. As such, I decided to change password just now. Hopefully that hacker will not access my msn acc again. But if he decides to do so, I have no choice and maybe have to delete my acc. I dunno why that fellow wants to use my acc though. He or she has added 100 contacts which is foreign to me, hence i deleted them and block them. While changing my password, I saw a notice on the web that msn messenger is retiring soon and it urges users to update to skype. Dunno how true is that? Whether it affects only overseas users and not local users, I am not so sure. I shall ask my friends to see what they think of this.

So far I have been using my Ipad mini regularly and finds it working rather well without glitches. I am also looking forward to a christmas gathering soon which is also a potluck session. Some of the gathering details are out while some minor details I got to confirm with the organiser again. Hopefully it will be a warm festive session and everyone that goes to the gathering can go home a happier person. As 2013 is fast approaching, I guess everyone has a list of new year resolution ready. Merry Christmas and a happy new year in advance!

Ipad Mini is cool!

2 weeks ago, I bought a 32gb white Ipad mini. It is light and although it does not have retina display or the latest apple processor, it still looks solid enough. It allows me to watch videos, play games and surf the net. But unfortunately, it does not allow me to blog. As such, I have been watching naruto anime, tv serials and movies whenever I am free. Therefore, the frequency of me blogging is less frequent, down from 2 weeks to 3 weeks. The accesories like back cover, screen protector and front cover is definitely not cheap. It adds up to S$100+ for just the 3 of them. So the next IT product that I would buy is likely to be a laptop. But when will I buy it? I don't know but I am on the look out for a durable light weight type. So I am currently keeping my fingers crossed that my current ageing laptop won't breakdown so soon.

Lately, there have been some unhappiness between my department and another department. Last wednesday, we prepared to send 3 big boxes and 1 small box of DNs to another department. But they rejected it and after some discussion by another colleague, they finally accepted it few days ago. Reason for declining the Dns is simple. There is not enough space in the room. Ok and then they also demand that WSOs are to be delivered to them for two weeks and not one week. Their temps even argued with me that they say they received WSOs not in consecutive batches. I don't understand how come I send week by week they also got problem with it. Now increasing to two weeks, won't there be even more problems? I just hope that the next time I send WSOs over, there won't be problems anymore. Anyway, december is fast approaching. I wish everyone can be happy at work and spend time with your loved ones. See ya...

MRT train signal problem?

Last week, I went to work by taking MRT but was almost late during one of the weekdays. For that particular day, the MRT for some weird reason only stops at altenate stations meaning that some passengers who wants to alight at certain stations are denied the right to alight. Lucky for me though, the MRT managed to pull over at my station. Else, I may have to switch to the opposite side MRT to reach my station. I don't know how come this can happen especially during peak hours. This leads to some disgruntled passengers who laments about how poor the SMRT service is recently. I hope this is a one-off incident and not a routine one. Keeping my fingers crossed then. Lately, Ipad mini is released. According to the news, the response is not as good as previous launches. If thats the case, how come I cannot get hold of one during launch day then? Apparently, it is sold out within 3 hours of launch. So I wonder how good a response can be considered good especially it can be sold out so fast in Singapore? Challenger should have stock in more since there is a big demand for Ipad mini. So the next restock should have more Ipad minis for sale ya? It's anyone guess that it should be this way so that more customers can be satisfied. I know online ordering is another option but I rather wait for Challenger to stock in cos there is points to be earned if you are a member there. Hopefully it will not be too long a wait if not I may suddenly decides not to buy Ipad mini anymore.