I don't wanna die of starvation

Still have to work at the cafe for the time being. Just realized that the amount of money I would get from my Telemarketing job couldn't cover my rental fee. I worked for 3 weeks but earned lesser than S$300? Fuck! someone's cheating me! Should have kept my time-sheet. Shit!

Went to a Thai market twice this week. What was I doing here again?

Boss just told me about a couple who just checked in this afternoon,"You know why they look so tired? Hehehe they've been doing IT since this afternoon.Hehehe..." "Which room are they staying?" I asked.

At Embassy. was told not to work too hard. Funny boss and friendly colleagues I work with. Stayed late in the office for the past few days, but no complaint so far.

Before 52 kg. Now 49 kg! Really have to eat breakfast and dinner from now on.

Work hard and won't be starving. Cheers!

If you work like a slave, you will earn like a slave too.

Met Kelvin for lunch. You know CS Kelvin? Nice and helpful guy. We talked a lot today more than we did during 4 years in school.

CS updated: Mag got married!

Went to MediaCorp to collect a jacket and pants for Gurmit Singh for a Sunday shoot.

Bombarded with Heart-Lander promo video(MUST-SEE TUESDAY) while taking bus to and fro work. So very annoying.

Got a new kid at the cafe. I have to train her. She works a full-time as a sale lady at Cityhall by day and works part-time at a cafe by night. She stays at Bedok. Just FYI.

Haven't told my boss about me wanting to stop working. Still don't know how to start. Stupid me.

Looking forward to this Sunday gathering.

a video editor by day, a cafe boy by night...

I am on probation. Started working today at Embassy Production as a video editor. Holland Village!

Dragged myself to Bugis for a cafe job from Holland Village. Was late for work for the first time since started few months ago.

Was asked by an Embassy boss to stop any part-time job and just focus on video editing. Problem is how am I gonna tell my cafe boss? Been lying to her, to be honest. Told her few weeks ago that I got a full-time job at Bugis as a telemarketer; I was hoping that I could stop working at her cafe. She gave me night shift work instead. It wasn't bad when two part-time jobs were near to each other; I could just walk from a telemarketing company to the cafe. Now I've been offered a real full-time job at Holland Village. How am I gonna tell(lie to) her? One crew just left the cafe today for his NS. Another one is sitting for her exams this week. She's gonna kill me if I tell her that I wanna quit now.

Was upset with my CD player last night. It can't play my pirated-Thai CD anymore.

Haven't talked much to anyone I know this past week. Messaging doesn't count.

Gonna try to sleep early tonight. Gonna have hard time getting up early for a new work. *sigh*

Talk to me nicely and I will kiss your ass.

I don't mind over-working and being under-paid as long as I enjoy the work. I am not shy to say I am hard-working and responsible. But please don't shout at me or use FUCK-FUCKING-FUCKER words when talking to me. Tell me nicely and I'll even kiss your ass.

Just another day in Singapore

Got my weekly pay and went to Golden Mile Tower to watch The Wayward Cloud. Just wanted to treat myself after a long week work. Was asked if 21 yet when showed the pass. Felt disappointed a bit after the show. Walked out from the theatre last; didnt wanna be perceived as a pervert. Would feel like a film buff though if watch it at the Orchard Cineleisure.

Had a nice dinner at Thai market. Will do this often after work. Bought few CDs and books. Guilty a bit.

Housemate just got back with his girlfriend. Pesistance works wonder this time. Happy for them. Jealous though.

Got my old washing machine replaced. Tried out but later learnt after washed that I had left my tissue in one of my pants. White tissue was all over my cloths. Oh crap.

Happy National Day

Slept more than 12 hours and woke up with no news from two interviews I went to last week.

Turned on TV and National Day song being played again.

Wanted to do laundry but a washing machine didnt work. So had to wash by hand.

Housemate just broke up with girlfriend.

Went to a gathering in NUS. Friends still made fun of my singlehood and kept asking if I was gay.

On the way home, cafe boss called to scold me for breaking a cup the other day. Worse, the phone died while she hadn't finished lecturing.

God Bless Singapore.

Sometimes love and sex ain't enough in relationship...

I did everything just to be with you.
I would do anything just to please you.
I will do anything just to please and be with you.

But you said you were not mine to possess.
You said I was too jealous, and you were tired of it.

So we broke up.

At Call Center

Case #01

There is a lady with heavy make-up and a heavy American accent who also speaks the loudest of them all in the company I've been working at; when she doesn't answer the phone, she talks about her so-cool-boyfriend. When her friends have a chance to say somthing, her comment is always "THAT'S HOT!"

But that is not an annoying part. The annoying one comes when she answers the phone.

"Goodmorning!Thank you for calling; this is Rachel, how can I help you?......Have a great day, Mam! Bai Bye!" She puts down the phone and turns to her friend, "She's such a bitch! You know, she kept asking the same questions, very annoying!" Then the phone rings.

"Goodmorning! Thank you for calling, this is Rachel,how can I help you?....."

THAT'S HOT!

Case #02

Another lady sitting behind me picks up the phone:

"(With an American accent)Goodmorning! Thank you for calling. This is Joyce. How can I help you?(Pauses a bit, then replies with a heavy Singaporean accent)Like that hah? Is it?...OK we got free gift for you. You can collect your free gift next week because our free gifts are out of stock this week..."

Sometimes I wanna shout,"OK I got it! Stop your free gift already."

Case #03

There is also a Lao guy who can speak Thai, or so he claims, working under the same company as two forementioned ladies. He rehearses saying a Thai name before making every single call.

Lao guy:"(In Thai)Sawaddee Krab! May I speak to Khun Chanthana(he pronounces it as SHANthana), please?"

The other end:"It's Chanthanna(she corrects her name. CHAN should be pronounced as JAN not SHAN)Ka!

SHANthana is associated with a female-factory worker. All thanks to a popular song titled SHANTHANA. The song is about a girl named SHANTHANA who has to work in a factory for a living. Because its popularity, Thai people associate this name, SHANTHANA, with a lady who works in the factory. CHANTHANA, on the other hand, is a name for more high-class people.

The other end:"(continues)May I know which part of Thailand are you from? You don't seem to speak Thai clearly."

Lao guy:"I'm not Thai. I'm Singaporean but have been learning Thai for two years."

The other end:" Wow! Is that so? Your Thai is very good."

Lao guy: "Yeah.Well..."

Call Morris at 96345645 if you ever need a massage.

A guy approaches me at a Holland V bus stop.

A guy: Hi fren. You speak English?

Me: Yeah. Why?

A guy: You wanna get a massage? I do a massage for guys at my place...

Me: Nope.

A guy: My fren, where are you from?

Me: Thailand.

A guy: My name is Morris. If you have friends who wanna get a massage, call me. You wanna take down my phone numbers?...I live alone at Yishun.