Happy Bunny

Played Dungeons & Dragons board game with wifey and brother-in-law last weekend.

Managed to play two campaigns. They were the heroes while I was the dungeon master.

No, not that dungeon master but the board game version. =P

Good thing is brother-in-law is really interested and he is coming over during Chinese New Year so we can continue.

Yippie!

Got a board game session under the belt so early in 2012, looks like at least one of my wishes is coming true. Let's hope it continues. =)

Similar to the previous session, I have a short story formed in my mind based on this gaming session. Maybe I will write that when I get the time. =)

I am a happy bunny. ^_^

 

19 hours work day

I attended the task force meeting at 08:00 hours yesterday, that started my work day. I finally finished work and turned off my laptop at 03:00 hours this morning.

That's 19 hours work day.

Since I attended the 08:00 meeting at home and only headed to office after that, and I ended my work back at home, let's take out the commute time of 2 hours total.

Also, let's be generous and said I used 2 hours for my meals (more like 1.5 hours max), so I worked 15 hours yesterday.

Normal work time is from 08:00 to 17:30, if we take an hour off for breakfast and lunch, then it's 8.5 hours.

I almost did two days worth of work hours yesterday.

>_<

What time did I leave the office? 20:50 hours according to the clock in my car, I know as I keep track of my commute time and mileage.

So much for my 2012 resolution of going home on time...

That resolution was actually broken a day before, when I left at 19:21 hours. =\

I am tired and ashamed as slacker extraordinaire is not living up to his reputation. (slacker point -1)

=(

2012 Resolutions & Wishes

Achieved neither the resolutions nor the wishes I made in 2011.

Not a single one.

Sad, but not really surprised.

For the heck of it, here are the 2012 ones.

2012 Resolutions:

- grumble less. (yup, still trying to do this)

- smile more. (hopefully the first will lead to this or vice versa)

- go home from work on time. (try to stick to the 08:00 to 17:30 working hours)

Yes yes, if you compared last year's and this year's, I have given up trying to socialise more.

Human beings are just so complicated. I will just convinced myself that socialising is over-rated. =P

Since unlike resolutions which involve commitment, wishes are just "hope nia, no action one", so here's my slightly longer list of 2012 wishes:

- sleep more. (yes, still hoping)

- work less, play more. (yes, can always wish, again and again)

- be rid of all "non value add" colleagues. (please please please...)

- earn 1.5x income, i.e. a 50% increment in salary. (I'm so going to have to start working part-time...)

- have frequent card and/or board games. (come on geeks, I am one of you!)

- write a medium length story, or a few short stories.

- read more novels than 2011.

I have given up on getting a house, a second car for wifey, and having a daughter. And of course dropped the totally unrealistic wish like having large sum of money. 4 million, hah!

2011 Favourites

Writing and sharing, things I like. With dedication and discipline, I have produced 125 entries every year for four years straight so far.

I am consistent. =)

Of the 125 entries this year, I like the following more. Perhaps it's because I think the entry is wittier than usual, or it's about something worthwhile, or simply because it has some special personal meaning.

If you have not been an avid follower of this blog (there is no such person! =P), these are my favourites for this year.

Without further ado:

I can lift 20kg

Big O Small O

Chopping Board

One-liners

=)

Smart Accessory

Malaysian Time

Gathering

The Two Kings

蓝蓝的天空几万里 miles and miles of clear blue sky

If you want something done...

I, Pastor

Hug Deprivation

Recent Events

Curse of the Moon

What are you waiting for? Go read ler! =P

Smile

Moved office for what, a few months now? I really can't remember, but definitely it has been several months.

I haven't even set up my workstation yet. It's not that I have been lazy or slacking, I simply wasn't in the office all that much.

My dungeon master level is pretty darn high now, I kid you not.

Since I wasn't in the office much, I really haven't made acquaintance with the neighbouring colleagues who weren't from my department.

One lady colleague with nice long hair caught my attention (what lar? I am a guy!). Yes, I like long, straight, soft silky hair. Sue me.

All these months we were like total strangers, but lately we passed by each other a few times when I trudge towards or back from the dungeon I have been "sold*" to.

After several times of such encounter, and on a day when I wasn't as bogged down with the endless issues I have to deal with, I smiled at her instead of just passing by like stranger.

Guess what?

Since then, she smiles too when we bumped into each other.

Smile. Such a simple act, yet powerful.

Are you smiling now?

Please do. =)

Smile, and the world smiles with you.

* colleagues on friendlier term over at that dungeon joked that they are working like Bangla, and I am like Bangla's Bangla...

Know what is sadder?

It's true. >_<

Over

Took Friday off as replacement for the overtime I did a few weeks ago, so I had four days long weekend to rest and rejuvenate.

But it has come to an end.

=(

Didn't really get the rest and rejuvenation. The two kings are not capable of understanding their father's need and very capable of creating loud noises and mayhems.

Didn't do any books categorising. My aim is to categorise a shelf each weekend so eventually I will have the whole 'home library' categorised. Missed the last two weekends.

Didn't get the book review done. Original plan is to complete the review for novels read since April 2010 to December 2010, and post it this weekend. Then I have another whole year's worth of novel review to do for 2011...

Well, pretty much didn't get anything I planned to do this weekend done. >_<

Except, I resisted the urge to turn on my laptop and check my work e-mails. Oversaturated with work, so no thank you.

What did I do then?

Well, visited a relative, attended a wedding dinner plus an impromptu gathering of old friends, spent some time playing with the two kings, and spent the remaining time either reading or playing World of Warcraft (unsubscribed, but 7 days free game time for holiday season).

Holidays, could really use more of it, and preferably without being woken up everyday while I still wanted to sleep.

I can always dream.

So much for the initial plan of just posting "Four days break over, sian".

=P

Inadequate

Colleague ridiculed my Mandarin standard after reading my previous entry. On the spur of the moment I decided to translate it into English, just because I can. =P

So here it is.

I

not suffice

Sole bread earner

for family of four

even with simple frugal lifestyle

some months expenditure exceeded my income

Wifey said if this moment

salary increased by half

would be sufficient

I am

inadequate

On a side note:

Now I know which of my colleagues read my blog and can't be bothered to click one of the reactions, bleh! =\

On another note:

I know I categorised this entry as gibberish, but it's actually not. Barring the poetic licence, if you truely understand it, then you really do know me. =)