Away Alone

The good thing about being a borderline antisocial, like-to-stay-at-home person is that being alone in the hotel room doesn't bother me all that much.

As long as I have internet, computer and books. Oh, snacks and soft drink help too. A lot. =P

What is getting me though, is the hug deprivation, and the lack of kisses.

Hugging and kissing are daily activities in my family, especially between me and wifey. Between me and the kids depends on what time I got home on working days, if I got home before they go to bed, then yes, else... =(

Quarrel with wife (very infrequent) and extremely naughty boys (too frequent for my liking) days are exception. Sad days, those.

I want my hugs and kisses. =(

Miss my wifey and the little monsters.

It's a bangla life

I guess the downside of getting out of bed after 13:00 hours is that I am not sleepy at all when it's almost 01:00 hours now.

Bugger.

It's Sunday and there were no little monsters doing their best to wake me up too bloody early in the morning. This doesn't happen much, so of course I capitalised on it and sleep in.

Sleeping is one of my hobbies after all. =P

Anyway, while we were chatting using the "good-for-one-minute-only" internet phone, I told wifey I have been working to get some stuff done for the colleagues in Malaysia.

She said, "Seriously? When you are in Malaysia, you work during off office hours and sometimes weekend to get stuff done for the colleagues in The States. Now that you are over there, you work during off office hours and weekend to get stuff done for the colleagues in Malaysia."

Sad, but true. =(

I said something lame about it's Monday in Malaysia now and it's urgent, stuff like that.

Then the crappy internet phone started to break at random so we ended the phone call.

Oh well. Cheap labour.

尖酸带刺开心果

其实我们都是有很多面的。在不同的场合，对不同的人，我们有不同的仪态和言行举止。

既然已经知道是这样了，怎么还是会惊讶于同事对我的印象？

有些同事是朋友，有些同事只是同事。有些同事是工作上会有接触到一同互动的，有些同事只是见面点头笑笑那种，有些同事没有工作上的联系但却一起吃午餐或打球。

对不同的同事群，不同的场合时，我们的态度会随而适从。吃午餐时没必要带着对老板办公事时的认真严肃呱？

真的认为我是属于比较静的那种人，比较沉闷乏趣，比较孤僻反社会，讲话尖酸带刺，和抱怨多多那种。看我部落格的文章，应该有好多尖酸带刺和抱怨多多的例子嘞。

怎么会给人留下「开心果」的印象的，真搞不懂？

我很风趣的昧？我可是连冷笑话都可以搞砸那种喔（特长来的，不是每个人都可以做到的啊！）。

在较好的同事群中，我哪算是会搞笑的哦？搞蛋和搞怪就会啦，但那应该是给人留下搞蛋，无厘头，或邪恶的形象才对的嘛…

不是第一次听到同事这样形容我了，但还是惊讶，还是不明白。

开心果？！？！？？ 0_o

Slacker in Hiding

Slacker extraordinaire's (that's me) online presence is somewhat scant these few days, especially if you rely on my work IM and e-mail to reach me.

Not that I am slacking (wish that I am...), it's simply because whenever I go into the floor, I  left my laptop locked in the lab. And if I am not with my laptop, I won't be available on my IM or to reply e-mails.

Not that I have been prompt in replying e-mail anyway, hehe. =P

Suiting up for the clean room floor is troublesome enough, I just can't be bothered to bring along the laptop, having to wipe it down everytime. Plus I am most likely glued to the machine or busy with hands on stuff anyway and have little to no time for laptop. So why bring it in just to leave it untouched?

When I am not in the floor, I am most likely in the lab, and unless I am not doing hands on stuff, I won't be in front of my laptop. So again, no online presence.

So catch me online if you can, but don't be surprised if you can't.

That's during working hours, by the way.

Late afternoon 'meeting hours', and then the after working hours, you will have a higher chance of catching me online, especially if you are on my Live Messenger list. If you are relying solely on the work IM, well, I am going to let you in on a secret... =)

After 'meeting hours' and working hours, as long as I am not out for dinner and stuff, I am usually online on the work IM, just that I will set my status to appear offline. ^_^

So yea, my colleagues who are working on Malaysia time zone, it has crossed my mind, many times, to send you all the kia jiak group conversation during your lunch hour, hehe. =P

But I have resisted the urge thus far. So I guess I am in hiding, kind of.

This is of course, just applicable while I am being a bangla overseas. Though when I am in Malaysia, I am also in the lab or floor more often than I am at my cubicle...

Oh well. *shrug*

But in Malaysia, I am truely offline on work IM after working hours!

Grumpy has landed

Left home at 05:00 hours on Saturday morning and arrived hotel 10:00 hours on Sunday morning, Malaysia time.

29 hours, no delays, no road closure causing me to get lost, and no excessive turbulence causing me to puke my stomach clean, just long hours waiting in transit. Smooth journey all considering, really.

No one on my seat row on the butt-numbing long flight, so I got 3 seats to lie down on. Not that it helped, I still couldn't sleep. =(

Anyhow, grumpy old git (that's me!) has landed. Bangla (that's me, too!) will report to duty on Monday morning local time. Guess I am so good at being a bangla now I have been upgraded to international bangla... >_<

Hope I will get over the jet lag soon, for the mean time, there is always Redbull. The nice blue and silver slim can version, no less. =)

蛋糕篇

托阿李爸爸的福，同事们有免费蛋糕吃。

阿李爸爸帮老婆仔修好了她的电脑，开心的老婆仔做了个蛋糕答谢。这可是有钱也买不到的蛋糕哦！

半粒蛋糕给阿李爸爸，另一半给其他同事分享。当然，有几只大老鼠已经在蛋糕新鲜出炉时先偷吃过了啦，呵呵！ =P

我不是爱糕之人，所以也不会评估好坏，但对老婆仔的蛋糕我有绝对的信心。毕竟，在英国时她几乎每周都有同事和她订购蛋糕的哦，绝非儿戏。

开始只是我们一贯的分享，但不久后她的同事不想要只吃到一块，所以开始和老婆仔订购，这样就可以独吞整粒啦！一个开始这样做，全部都跟着这样做。坦白说，开始时我觉得有点搞笑，怎么有免费的了你们还要这样啦？但她同事坚持，老婆仔也开心。

当然我们还是有继续做蛋糕免费和同事朋友分享，我们不是拜金主义者啦！

说回昨天拿给我同事分享的蛋糕，由于我整天很忙不在办公室，所以我便送电邮给同事请他们到我的座位去品尝蛋糕，我还留了字条在蛋糕盒上请同事自便。

怎知道中午回到办公室准备去吃午餐时，发现整盒蛋糕原封不动。这太不像话了啦！ =\

真的很希望我的同事可以大方直接点，太客气了啦我就要多工点，拿着蛋糕去分。不是很喜欢那有点直销的感觉，至少我可没有强逼任何人，那些说不的我就笑笑耸肩离开。

我也没有去留意同事吃蛋糕后的反应，但有位爱糕之人当场给了很好的评价，而且那么巧她有上我下午给的课，我把分乘的蛋糕带去课室里，那爱糕之人吃了第二块，嘿嘿！

今天有位同事从另一个厂来到我们的办公室工作，我问他今天怎么来这儿？他开玩笑的回答因为我昨天说有蛋糕吃嘛，还问我怎么没有留在冰箱里给他，哈哈！ ^_^

是的，邪恶的我特地也把电邮送给在其它厂工作的同事折磨他们没有蛋糕吃，呵呵！ =P

今天回家前，另一位同事向我要蛋糕的食谱，我答应她会和老婆仔拿。

这一切，我都有告诉老婆仔。我明白，做了蛋糕给人吃，多少会想要知道他人的反应和评语的。

同事们，你们也太不识趣了啦！ =P

May contain nuts

Some people are allergy to nuts, hence the food industry has this "May contain nuts" warning on their packaging. At least the responsible ones do.

On the same token, since I am sarcastic, mischievous, devilish, easily amused and has a wicked sense of humour (but responsible!), I think it's only fair that I put up a warning to my nuttiness.

Hence the "May contain nuts. View at your own risk." tagline.

Those who cannot stomach my brand of nuttiness without being ill (hehe) should really stay clear.

You have been warned. =P

Meeting expectation

Had a temperature and feeling chilly, so I came home after lunch yesterday.

Went to the clinic on the way home, while the doctor was taking my temperature she asked me some questions trying to determine the source of my fever.

When she looked at the temperature reading, she did a small double take and showed me: 39.4 degree Celsius. So that's why I was feeling so rubbish.

"That's really high. You went to work?" She gave me an incredulous look.

"Erm... yea. It wasn't so bad this morning." I answered rather lamely.

Truth to be told, I was rather surprised myself. Usually if I hit the 39 degree Celsius threshold I would be bedbound already. And to think that I just drove one hour from ulu place to the clinic... 0_o

Apparently, the doctor thought so too, that I should be bedridden with that kind of temperature. She gave me some medical advice and recommendations and sent me home to rest with two days worth of medical leave.

So here I am, bedbound since I got home yesterday and most of today, meeting the expectation of being a zombie-like invalid that one with high fever should be. You know, instead of going to work and drive long distance.

Late yesterday evening, when I wasn't in a fog or blurriness and when wifey came to check on me (she was out when I got home), I noticed that she had cut her hair to shoulder length.

"You cut short your hair, so that's why I am sick." I half-joked.

"If I cut even shorter, you would..." She left it trailing.

"Yea, I probably would have died."

And it's not until this afternoon, when I finally left my room and went to the well-lit lounge that I noticed not only had she cut short her hair, she had dyed it as well.

Why oh why!?!?!!

So, that's why I am so sick. =(

流行颓废

我是个懒人，没剃胡子没什么出奇，有在周末见过我的人都应该知道。没上班我就没剃胡子的啦！

有时小儿子心情好会逗我，用手指碰碰我的胡子，要我用胡子搔他痒，他总会呵呵的笑。

是，我是懒。是，我是没有形象。但总不能像野人一样去上班吧？清洁整齐是对同事基本的尊重，我可是有礼貌的人。

什么啦，邪恶的人也是可以尊重他人和有礼貌的。

再说，不时不时我会有突然想留胡子的念头。没有什么特别的原因，就只是想。

通常都不会留太久，因为老婆仔不喜欢，加上我没有合适修胡子的工具，所以要保持整齐的胡子很多工和有点难度。懒惰的我最终当然是选择剃光的啦！

要知道我这原始人是用剃刀和泡沫的，电子剃刀这玩意儿「不是我的茶」。或许有合适的电子剃刀的话，修胡子会容易很多吧？

上周请假三天加周末，五天没有剃胡子。星期天晚上冲凉后打算剃光胡子，这样隔天早上就可以睡多那几分钟咯，呵呵！

睡觉是我的爱好，可以的话我每天都要睡到太阳晒屁股，但…现实是很残酷的！

回到星期天晚上。我拿着剃刀，看着镜子准备开工的时候…突然不想剃了。反正不是很乱嘛，星期六晚上和家人在外头吃晚餐前我稍微修了修（开玩笑老婆仔穿美美还化妆我怎能太邋遢？），可以接受啦。

就那样，没什么特别的原因，就只是不想剃了。

隔天去上班，多数的同事是见惯不怪的。或许是见怪不管吧？嗯…

当第一位同事在去午餐前问我什么事时我愣了一下。我想想一整个早上我在处理这几天累积的电子邮件，就算去拿打印的文件时也没有喜欢恶搞的同事偷偷用我的电脑送奇奇怪怪的短讯或邮件啊？

我真是百思不解所以我倒问：

什么什么事？

做么留胡子？

哦，就是不想剃咯。

改变形象啊？

（形象？我都没有形象的。）

真的就是不想剃罢了喔。

受到打击啊？

就是不想剃嘞！

如果只是一位同事这样也就罢了，但午餐后陆陆续续有人问，而且都不接受我就是不想剃胡子而已。什么啦，留胡子就是有事的吗？

到了放工打羽球的时候，我已经不再费气告诉真相，开始编一些奇奇怪怪的理由。

哇！做么留胡子？

你知道啦，女人受打击后就剪头发，我没有头发嘛，不是留胡子咯，留长了就可以剪。

（过后我心想幸好没有胡扯留脚毛来剪，很难想象我没有脚毛的模样。又，无端端想到电影里用胶布撕掉脚毛…我的天啊！）

咦，你什么事？

生发水用错地方。

留胡子啊？

（心想：没有啦，画上去的啦。）

是喽，改变形象嘛，这样比较型。

一起打球的同事中是有很搞笑的人的，昨天我最喜欢的一句，非此句莫属了：

现在流行颓废啊？

我听后爆笑，连连说是。

过后，我就只用「现在流行颓废」来回答，哈哈！

当晚，我一边剃光胡子的同时，一边对着镜子笑。人，怎么这么奇怪？就是想要，或就是不想要，真的那么难接受吗？

靠！

警告：儿童不宜、心智纯白的人不宜、清纯廉洁的人不宜、周杰伦粉丝不宜… 靠！此为粗俗脏话满篇的文章，要看后果自负。

对不起妈妈，就此一次让我骂粗话骂个够。

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周杰伦有首歌靠个不停的，他歌词唱些什么也许只有他的忠实粉丝才知道，但那「靠」他唱那么多次，再咬词不清也听出来了呱？

这篇文章，我也是要靠个不停！

靠（一） 「度烂」的根源

多年前的那一个决定，究竟是对还是错？

搞到自己有忧郁症，头发掉光，精神有点问题，心理也不太平衡，何苦哟？

干！读完硕士就出来工作现在不是没那么凄凉咯。早五年开始工作的话现在经济能力就不会这么坎坷。

大把同年朋友学士学位还不是好好的。多数差不多同时间开始工作只是学士学位的同事也是拿一样或更高的薪水，但年轻过我那么多年。靠！

越早出来赚钱越好啦！

最近又开始折磨自己追那梦想，一接触那尘封的论文心理马上变烦躁。吊！我是不是也变成自虐狂了啊？

完全是这个东西搞到我脾气暴躁，什么都不顺眼，想要破口大骂，「靠爸靠母」！

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靠（二） 既来之，则靠之

既然已经破例骂脏话了，便一次过发泄个够。来翻旧账！

那些安排 teambuilding 的同事，你们是搞针对是不是？

靠！总是选我出差时搞 teambuilding，至少已经三次了。

他妈的，没有我比较爽是不是？

「干你孽」！

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靠（三） 跨国廉价劳工

很无奈的需要去「自大国」做廉价劳工几周。

为此花了一大堆时间和金钱来申请那烦死人的签证，多工没多薪。

更死的是知道申请后只会更多工，摆明是被逼做自虐狂，靠！

为了区区几分钟很废的面试，浪费了我二十六小时半的人生，吊！

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靠（四） 马后炮

“你不是叫某某参我们打球的啊？怎么没来的？你有没有问啊？不喜欢打球的是不是？”

靠！我有问，还问了几次。脸皮再厚也不是这么不识趣呱？碰钉几次后还不明白不是很白痴？

有什么这么难明白？人家不是不喜欢打球，只是不喜欢和我打球。谁叫你们那些高大威猛，英俊潇洒，人缘好，交际佳的不去问啊？干！

这样想知道自己去问啦！吊！

想要邀人又不好意思，我邀人又叫我金鱼佬，你们想怎么样喔？真的是佛都有火！

靠！都说不做好人了，真是魔都有火！

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靠（五） 大马，能！

那些自私没脑的路霸和烂司机，干！你们去死啦！

装了录影机在车上后原本是想每个月会有几宗案件可以上载开始一个醒觉运动。

靠！结果不是每个月几宗，而是每天都有几宗鲁莽驾驶的事故被我拍摄到。

每天嘞，靠！没空上载来鸟你们这些吃大便的废人！

「干你孽筋烂塞」！

Fever & parenthood

Bedridden for 36 hours straight, with perhaps 1 hour off the bed for showers, dinner and bio-breaks.

True zombie like.

Body temperature higher than 39 degree Celsius is when I had to be bedbound. High of 38 degree Celsius I am already aching all over muscles and joints. What made this time worse was the constant dull headache that persisted throughout, painkiller or not.

At least the painkiller took away the muscles and joints aches.

Wifey wanted to rush me to hospital A&E late yesterday night when the temperature still hovered near to 40 degree Celsius an hour after taking the medicine. I stubbornly refused because there was no one to look after the kids, who had gone to sleep then and I just don't like to visit a doctor. I am strange like that.

Good thing the temperature dropped soon after, else I probably had to go see a doctor, like it or not. Probably by calling a cab or asking a neighbour for a lift.

I guess the one good thing about being sick is that I get wifey to look after me, which is a nice feeling. You know, someone cares. Wifey being a trained nurse is just icing on the cake.

Body temperature dropped to low 38 degree Celsius range in the afternoon today, so I was finally up. Unfortunately, Young got the fever.

We started seeing spots on him late in the evening so wifey decided to see a doctor. Hsiang has school tomorrow so it's up to me to shower him and get him to bed.

Only my temperature went up to high 38 degree Celsius again so I took the medicine, rested a bit while he watched television. At 7:00pm we went upstairs for his shower, then his story, his milk, and accompanying him until he fell asleep. It wouldn't be trying at all if not for the return of that damnable dull headache.

But you know what? Sitting in the dark, massaging my temple and watching him falling asleep, I had a great sense of achievement. This is what parenthood is about.

For them, I can endure.

When I lamented about being sick and generally behaving like a baby in front of wifey, questioning why I have fallen sick without any apparent reason. Wifey simply said,

"You are cursed, you always fall sick whenever you apply for annual leave."

Good grief. The leave hasn't even started, and this time I apply leave to work, dammit!

=(