Do you know that Ma Lin's wife is really pretty and photogenic. I think she may be a star... need to go find out more.
Your Kids Watches Your Every Movement
14 years ago
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
Job Interviews
Arrgghhhh..... Have to go for interview again, very sianz... The most tiring thing in job hunting is the job interviews. How come all interviewers asked the same thing? Can they be more innovative in their interview techniques?
1) What is your job experience? What is it that you do for each job?
I dun understand why they keep asking this, I have all these written down in my resume. Can't they read?!
2) What do you see yourself in 5 years time?
If I know, I would have been here sitting with you, being interviewed by you. Why is it so important to ask this question, what has it to do with you employing me?
3) Why do you want to leave your current job?
Haiz... I think the answer is very direct, not happy with job lor. The thing is when one knows that the answer is not going to sound too good, people tend to give other more acceptable answer. Therefore how do you know your candidates did not lie to you?
4) What is your expected salary?
Well this question I dun mind them asking, just give me my expected salary. LOL!
I also come across strange interview requirement too, like having your ba zi being read using the Zi Wei Dou Shu (i.e. it's one of the technique of fortune-telling). Anyway I did not get that job, maybe my ba zi will not bring luck to that boss. But my brilliant husband who knows a bit of fortune-telling says that this boss is missing out a big chuck of information and relying on just one technique and just one's person ba zi is not accurate, cos surrounding people is going to have effect on the person who has his ba zi being read.
1) What is your job experience? What is it that you do for each job?
I dun understand why they keep asking this, I have all these written down in my resume. Can't they read?!
2) What do you see yourself in 5 years time?
If I know, I would have been here sitting with you, being interviewed by you. Why is it so important to ask this question, what has it to do with you employing me?
3) Why do you want to leave your current job?
Haiz... I think the answer is very direct, not happy with job lor. The thing is when one knows that the answer is not going to sound too good, people tend to give other more acceptable answer. Therefore how do you know your candidates did not lie to you?
4) What is your expected salary?
Well this question I dun mind them asking, just give me my expected salary. LOL!
I also come across strange interview requirement too, like having your ba zi being read using the Zi Wei Dou Shu (i.e. it's one of the technique of fortune-telling). Anyway I did not get that job, maybe my ba zi will not bring luck to that boss. But my brilliant husband who knows a bit of fortune-telling says that this boss is missing out a big chuck of information and relying on just one technique and just one's person ba zi is not accurate, cos surrounding people is going to have effect on the person who has his ba zi being read.
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
Tiger expecting second child in late winter
I guess Tiger Woods will be out of action for a while. Wonder if his children going to inherit his gene in Golf or her wife's beauty?
World number one Tiger Woods and his wife Elin are expecting their second child to be born in late winter, which could delay the US golf superstar's return to action from a knee injury. (For more see - http://sport.sg.msn.com/golf/article.aspx?cp-documentid=1657599)
Yummy... Kway Chay
Lately I have been going crazy over Kway Chay (for those foreigners who may not know - Kway Chay is a kind of noodle which is flat and squareish with side dishes of duck meat, braised pig intestines and braised beancurd in braised thick sauce). The one that really captures my stomach is the one at MacPherson Road but it also cost a dent in my wallet.
Yesterday I had my lunch here with 5 other colleagues and each of us paid like S$9.333333 per person. It's a long queue there and we waited like 30 mins for the food. I even saw a Bentley parked nearby the road side to eat the Kway Chay...
The food is really delicious, just a bit expensive.
Monday, September 1, 2008
Who Am I?!
Have you ever woke up in the middle of the night, wondering why you have been living the life you are living now? OR wonder why are you here in this life? Well I have and I could not sleep well.
Strange thing is it is only recently that I start to have this kind of strange thoughts. Maybe the pressure of a new life after marriage is creeping up to me and once again going through the ordeal of finding another job.
Anyway, I wonder how many people out there question themselves this or just merely passing each day as it is, busy working hard to earn money for food. Is there a greater meaning to life? There should be, if not life would have been so boring and meaningless. So what's there for me? What can I contribute to this society? I still dun have the answer but I believe I will know one day, cos I am searching for it. You can't find it if you dun know you dun have it. Cham... have you fallen asleep there?!!
Strange thing is it is only recently that I start to have this kind of strange thoughts. Maybe the pressure of a new life after marriage is creeping up to me and once again going through the ordeal of finding another job.
Anyway, I wonder how many people out there question themselves this or just merely passing each day as it is, busy working hard to earn money for food. Is there a greater meaning to life? There should be, if not life would have been so boring and meaningless. So what's there for me? What can I contribute to this society? I still dun have the answer but I believe I will know one day, cos I am searching for it. You can't find it if you dun know you dun have it. Cham... have you fallen asleep there?!!
Yummy... Chewy Cream Puffs
I was at BHG (used to be known as Bugis Junction) basement food court, where I came across this new stall, selling chewy cream puff. The puffs just looks so delicious that I had to buy some back for my siblings and parents to try.
I personally love the Cheese Lover and the chocolate junior is just simply heavenly delicious. My sister, my nieces and nephew love it so much that they practically finished the lot within seconds.
Do try it, although I find it abit expensive and the service crew is abit too slow for a impatient lady like me. If he has speed up abit, there would be better sales I think.
Volunteering & Life
I have always wanted to be active in community work but the reality of life and cost of living has pushed my volunteer interest to a back seat. I admit I'm not that noble that I can sacrifice my own needs & wants to help others. Nonetheless I still try my best to give some time for volunteer work.
Volunteering is really a reality check for me, to realise that I should be gladful of the things I have and not take them for granted.
I am gladful that I have my parents alive to take care of us till now. There are people who has lost one or both their parents and due to this, fall into great financial difficulties or having to live under the same roof with relatives and some has mentioned how they have been ill-treated by the relatives family.
I am gladful for my siblings who is willing help out whenever I need help and also gladful that I can be of help to them as well. Many times poor families usually have many siblings but they are unable to help much due to their family and their financial instability or some dun even have siblings to help in times of needs.
I am gladful that I am healthy and able to work. This may seem like a very simple thing to everyone but there are people out there who thinks this is a luxury to them. Even if they want to work, there is no job available for them as they are sick, requiring constant medical care and not many employers are willing to see their employees on MC most of the time. Of course, there are some who has made a huge mistake when young, like sniffing glue or taking drugs, which has cause permanent damage to their brain and causing them not able to handle even simple job like cleaning as they are very slow.
I am gladful for having a loving husband who is always there for me whenever I needed and who loves my family as much as I do. I heard of cases where couples separated and have to go through ugly divorce proceedings. There are also cases where daughter-in-law or son-in-law starts to spilt up the family by requesting to live away from the in-laws or requesting money back from their in-laws by selling off their flat, leaving the poor old in-laws to find their own lodging. Sometimes they would also instigate their spouse not to give any allowance to their parents.
I am gladful for a accomodating in-laws who does not impose huge expectations from me. As I am living with my in-laws, it is all the more important to maintain a cordial living environment. Just across my room on the next block, every morning we can hear the mother-in-law and her daughter-in-law scolding each other, wishing each other death, etc. They are so loud that I bet the whole block would have heard them and at times police has to come back to stop them from disturbing the others.
I am gladful for friendly neighbours that is close to the family. Cases like neighbour disputes are the hardest to resolve, where one party is usually very unreasonable, making uncompromising requests and accursation. Usually the only solution is to move away from such neighbours but due to financial means, it is not possible. I have heard of neighbours who would urinate at the door-steps or giving nasty notes.
Finally, I am gladful that I am Singaporean, as there is social assistance provided by the government and a far-sighted parliament who plans ahead to ensure that our economy is able to sustain our living costs, and so forth. Though it may not be the perfect government but in my heart, it is the best that I would want to have. Life is like this, you get some you miss some, it is not possible to please everyone. But at least, I'm CONTENTED.
Volunteering is really a reality check for me, to realise that I should be gladful of the things I have and not take them for granted.
I am gladful that I have my parents alive to take care of us till now. There are people who has lost one or both their parents and due to this, fall into great financial difficulties or having to live under the same roof with relatives and some has mentioned how they have been ill-treated by the relatives family.
I am gladful for my siblings who is willing help out whenever I need help and also gladful that I can be of help to them as well. Many times poor families usually have many siblings but they are unable to help much due to their family and their financial instability or some dun even have siblings to help in times of needs.
I am gladful that I am healthy and able to work. This may seem like a very simple thing to everyone but there are people out there who thinks this is a luxury to them. Even if they want to work, there is no job available for them as they are sick, requiring constant medical care and not many employers are willing to see their employees on MC most of the time. Of course, there are some who has made a huge mistake when young, like sniffing glue or taking drugs, which has cause permanent damage to their brain and causing them not able to handle even simple job like cleaning as they are very slow.
I am gladful for having a loving husband who is always there for me whenever I needed and who loves my family as much as I do. I heard of cases where couples separated and have to go through ugly divorce proceedings. There are also cases where daughter-in-law or son-in-law starts to spilt up the family by requesting to live away from the in-laws or requesting money back from their in-laws by selling off their flat, leaving the poor old in-laws to find their own lodging. Sometimes they would also instigate their spouse not to give any allowance to their parents.
I am gladful for a accomodating in-laws who does not impose huge expectations from me. As I am living with my in-laws, it is all the more important to maintain a cordial living environment. Just across my room on the next block, every morning we can hear the mother-in-law and her daughter-in-law scolding each other, wishing each other death, etc. They are so loud that I bet the whole block would have heard them and at times police has to come back to stop them from disturbing the others.
I am gladful for friendly neighbours that is close to the family. Cases like neighbour disputes are the hardest to resolve, where one party is usually very unreasonable, making uncompromising requests and accursation. Usually the only solution is to move away from such neighbours but due to financial means, it is not possible. I have heard of neighbours who would urinate at the door-steps or giving nasty notes.
Finally, I am gladful that I am Singaporean, as there is social assistance provided by the government and a far-sighted parliament who plans ahead to ensure that our economy is able to sustain our living costs, and so forth. Though it may not be the perfect government but in my heart, it is the best that I would want to have. Life is like this, you get some you miss some, it is not possible to please everyone. But at least, I'm CONTENTED.
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