Social gathering

Had a chance to attend a friend's birthday party. Have to admit, this friend is around 5 yers younger than me and was from the place my ancestors came from...

Firstly, setting: Function room of a posh condo located in the central area of sg.

A line of buffet available... from starters, mains, all the way to dessert...

2 boxes of bottled beer.. 1 cordon bleu, a few bottles of red wine, and some choya.. oh ya.. coke, sprite and juice.. --> mixer..

Ok.. friends.... chinese friends, korean friends, taiwanese friends... she studies at a more international school...

I arrived at around 7.30pm.. they already started drinking.. these people are around 20 years old on average... late comers had to down one whole bottle of beer.. big bottles.... similar to those tiger or heineken sold in coffee shops..

After that, they proceed to smoke outside the function room.. more than half of food untouched..

Main thing was to drink.. personally, i dont drink or smoke.. so i find it hard to blend... its more of an eye opener for me..

To me, they are like kids... but they behave like they are older than me.. cursing and swearing... Pushing others to drink..

hobbies

Apart from participating in the zumba classes in my work place, i recently thought of picking up a new hobby. Stamp making!

It's those DIY stamp carving where you carve from a rubber block or an eraser. Most Singaporeans know where to get their art and craft stuff... ART FRIEND.. So last week, we traveled down to Bras Basar to get the stuff. I bought the linoleum carving tools, 2 faber castel's erasers, and one purple ink pad.

One week passed and I haven't started making it. I admit i'm not good at drawing. So my intention is to print the design out on paper, trace it, and print on the eraser to carve it.

Just had a try earlier and really don't what to put on the eraser. The eraser was a tad too small. I'm afraid that it will make the carving very difficult. Some lines are simply too near each other. TOo much worries. I guess I'll really have to carve it to know it. But den again, i really don't wish to fail on my first stamp.. Cos it pretty much determines whether I'll continue doing it.

Hopefully I can continue.. Perhaps make it into a multimillion dollar business? Haha.. Think too much..

Anyway, it's always good to have a dream. Although not very realistic.. But still.. Possible. :)

Positivity!!

part time job assignments

Singapore is a very fast paced country. Well, not as fast as compared to places like Shanghai, still pretty fast. Most of the time, people work longer hours that stated in their job description or appointment letter. Some bosses simply like to overwork their employees. In my opinion, this is a short term strategy.

Lots of company are thinking from another angle, well, mainly the IT companies. Youngster, I would say around 30 years old and below, prefer a more comfortable working environment. Not because they are lazy, but they simply perform better in such situation -> comfort zone. Companies like LinkedIn, Google and Facebook are well-known for that. Pantries that look like a mini-mart, all things free. Comfortable lounge area, fancy sleeping pods, those are some great ideas. People will not dread going to work. But how many companies can have such benefits? Most are more concern about the sales than the well-being of their employees. After all, employees come and go...

That's not my point. A lot of the Singaporeans are trapped in certain settings or situations. Like me for example. I hold a full time job. But with weird working hours. I follow Australia timing. That's 6.30am - 3.30pm, for now. After 3.30pm, I'm pretty much free already. I've been looking for some part time jobs to do to earn some extra cash. But being a degree holder, there isn't a lot of brain require assignment that I can find. Well, not for the pass three years.

I've got experience in Transcribing. But I feel that this type of position is dieing down with the advancement in technology. When I did transcribing last time, I was using a cassette recorder! I don't even know how to spell that. LOL! It was quite fun back then, according to what I remembered. And also, it was good pay. Sometimes I hope to go back to those days.

Apart from that, part time jobs usually pay around $6 per hour. Being a graduate myself, I don't see why I should work for $6 an hour. Typical Singaporeans. I'm not hardworking like that. I am an efficient person. I find ways to make my job easier and more accurate with logical thinking. $6 an hour is illogical. Not for someone like me. Lol! Not as compared to my $180 for 6 hours job. You can do the math.

*Drooling and thinking at the same time. * --> Efficient. LOL!

Teaching tuition is another fast cash. But I've no passion to teach. Although I've done that during my Uni years. 

Please contact me if you are looking for any transcribers locally. Lol!