26 April 2008
· Filed under Daily Life
Pls do not offer your help if your “so-called help” does not seem to improve the situation at all but it actually WORSEN!
It is bad enough that our team has back-log due to insufficent manpower.I don’t need any “bimbo” to worsen the situation.How many times when it has happened that files are gone missing or files are not found ever since her team took over? With this “so-called help”,I’m even more interrupted at work & have to answer questions such as “Do you have this file? Do you need me to find this file?”…I mean,don’t they use their brains & read thru the emails or faxes to determine what exactly is the request? Why do jobs blindly?
Since last week,we were told that we have to keep our own KIV files.Today,I was just informed that even for cases that we have approved but with conditions before issuance of LO,we have to keep ourselves too.So,how many boxes do I need??? These are done to prevent files from going missing..Why is that when my own team does all the filing & keep of files,we don’t seem to have such a big issue?
Nowadays,her team just print the emailsm,chk MIS to see where the files are & just give the emails to the respective officers’ in-tray..They dont even need to go to our box (whc is behind our seat) to search & pull it out.We have to do it ourselves..Great,clap clap…such a easy job,I also know how to do.Why do I need them then?
Sales are all chasing for approval & the boss keep asking the volume every day & what is the date of the cases that we are doing everyday…Hello…we are humanbeings,not superwoman…We also have a life & I DON”T SELL IT to the Bank..The last time I checked,the Bank or the sales or the boss didn’t die for me on the cross!
Might as well buy a tent for us & ask us to camp in office & clear all the back-logs & release us to go home until we have done so..Sorry,even if u beg me,I will NOT do it cos’ I have seen it all & I know that all these hard work will NEVER be appreciated,my heart has grown disappointed & cold & this only applies to the job,the boss & the BANK…At most,I just call it quits.
24 April 2008
· Filed under Daily Life
My “disciple” aka colleague just came back fm Taiwan & she bought some masks for me since I be taking photoshoot soon…According to Ah Jie,he swept the masks fm Watson when he was in Taiwan the last time..Is it really that good? Will find out after I have used them..If it turns out that they are better than those in Spore,I will also be like Jie, who will wipe them out when I go Taiwan next mth.. 
Oh,just in case,u wonder why I call my colleague “disciple”… she is tagged to me as she dont have that much experience in doing credit..All the seniors in my dept all have 1 disciple tagged to us..
24 April 2008
· Filed under The journey to Wedding
As you know that we are in desperate need of a house & HDB has disappointed us again & again for umpteen times.Though they say that we should look into the resale mkt for urgent housing needs but how many young couples has the cash to pay the sky-high difference between the selling price & the valuation? I have got nothing great to say about HDB anymore.
After knowing my balloting result of the latest launch of the North-West zone from HDB,my heart went down again..So,i msg my helper & asked if she would like to consider renting one of her room to us (casually talked abt it 2 wks ago) till we find our love nest. Since Feb,she has shifted frm Punggol to Queenstown to stay with her MIL as her FIL has passed away just before Chinese New Year.Her MIL is alone & her husband flies often for biz trip.So,her 5 Rm flat is left empty.
She actually said that we can stay there with NO Rental,all we need to pay is the electricity & water bills…WOW!!! I mean when she told me that,I was pleasantly shocked..I’m thankful to God & was reminded of a song sung by Don Moen & the lyrics goes like that “God will make a way when there seems to be no way..” I’m blessed & thankful for a helper cum mbr like her…
So,I was relating this incident to one of my colleague today & she said, “Aiya,I also say can offer u a room wat..” My reply was, “I can’t offer to pay u the rent lor cos u stay at condo” & she said “i never say u must pay rental wat,u just need to wash your own clothes..” I trust that she meant it with all sincerity & am glad within my heart that people around me do care after all..
God really works in way beyond our understanding & prob He just wants us to wait until the right price for us to get a house..So,pls pray that prices will drop further…
24 April 2008
· Filed under Ministry
This blog came alittle too late cos” I have really been very busy at work.By the time I reach home,all I want to do is to hv my dinner,bathe & “nuah” & watch a little TV…Anyway,this blog is not abt my work…
Two of my mbrs (husband & wife) called me last wed to say that the wife has to rush her assignment (she is working full-time,a wife,a mother to a 4 yr old girl & studying for her degree at the same time) & asked if both of them can be excused for Cg..So I said, “OK,I understand…Is not easy for her to do so many things at one go..I will call them again on Fri & pray with them over the phone.”
When thur came & just before my cg started,I was pleasantly surprised to see both of them entering the house..The wife said, “I have decided to honor God first.”
I’m really glad that they came & I hope that they felt minister & refreshed during last wk Cg meeting.
I’m sure the Holy Spirit must have stirred their hearts…
16 April 2008
· Filed under Ministry, Reflections
Pst Kong shared a message about the prayer of Jabez & spiritual hunger during sun svc.Though is a message that I probably have heard a couple of times,I felt so convicted during the service & I tell myself that I can afford to pray even more…
Prayer is the only answer to the breakthru’ in my ministry & of course in all aspects of my life.This is not a revelation but it is something that I am truly convicted about,not that I have never been convicted before.But this time round,I just felt it so strongly in my spirit.
Yes,CG ministry is a supernatural ministry & we are dealing with lives…We need the anointing,power & strength of the Holy Spirit to fight this spiritual warfare for us.I do not want to remain stagnant in my ministry.I want to pray till God moves His hands in my CG & God reveals things about the members’ lives to me.I want to pray till I see a change in the members’ attitudes…a stronger presence of God in the Cg…members’ rising up their capacity to love & serve…members’ stepping into their destiny & calling…souls added into the Cg & AS zone…
I want to seek the face of God,always remembering my first love for Him…Sometimes,is easy & convenient to “chuck” God aside just by giving ourselves excuses like “I’m busy”, “I’m tired”,etc,etc…Can you imagine if one day, God also tells you the same thing that He’s busy & tired,so He has no time to seek after you?
So,for tomorrow onwards,I’m going to discipline myself & have set the alarm clock to 6.30am to pray & seek His face.This is a test for me as I’m not really a morning person…I usually do my quiet time at nite (but that wld mean that u have the excuses above if you missed doing your quiet time)…In anyway,I’m going to “crucify my flesh” & the “zzz” monster & just do it…
14 April 2008
· Filed under The journey to Wedding
My parents & Weng’s parents are finally meeting yesterday evening for their first official dinner after both of us have dated for the last 2 yrs & 9 mths. Yes,the meeting is supposed to discuss about our wedding…Thank God,it went well & it helps that my mum is a Cantonese cos’ Weng’s family are pure Cantonese..
As what I have guessed,both the mothers start chatting & are super chatty..Only after both the fathers have warmed up,then,they start contributing & talking..At first,we were both worried that it will be a very stressful dinner but thank God that it was better than what we expected..Well,I suppose in the next few weeks to months,we be hearing more from both sides.The good thing is we know how many tables our parents want.That leaves us so really go thru our own personal guest lists…We will need to update my dear wedding coordinator asap for some of the items/changes.
Oh yah,before we went for the dinner,we went to check out Weng’s suit since he has decided not to tailor-made..No point spending the money since he will not wear it often..it does not help that a tailor-made suit is not cheap,those with good workmanship costs a minimum of $500.Getting married is no cheap affair..
We did saw one suit that comes with matching pants at Domanchi at Vivo & I must say is really nice..Quite classy..Weng looks good & suave in it..
It costs us abt $450 - suit,matching pants & a shirt….The shirt was nice too..
At least,that’s one item off our “To-Do” list, especially our photoshoot is coming real soon..
10 April 2008
· Filed under Daily Life
I just reached home about 1.5 hrs ago…I have worked a total of 12 hours today,is been a long time that I stayed in office till 10pm…The last time I was still in office at this hour was 1 yr ago when I was in SOT…I’m super tired & mentally drained..It does not help that one of my colleague will be on leave for 1 week..Plus the volume at work is super high..All of us are so stretched…It doesn’t help that all the “st…d sales” are chasing for urgent approval,as if their case is the most impt case & we shld drop what we are currently doing & attend to them..Thanks to some stupid BVLII…
I was wondering earlier that “Why am I working so hard? Staying until so late to clear my cases? I mean thr are some cases that I can afford to wait till tmr & I will still be able to meet the turnaround time.”
I’m underpaid & back-end operations will never be able to get that kind of appreciation & monetary rewards as compared to frontliners,why am I still working so hard? In return,all I get is disappointments & frustrations that come from sales & a very not understanding boss.
Or maybe I shld just learn from my colleague to be “bo-chap”, drop & go off…Yes,I do that on Tue & Thur when I have my leaders’ mtg & CG mtg cos these are my priorities on these days..
If not for the fact that I’m getting married soon,I prob have the urge to just tender & rest for awhile. Since last yr till now,I have not really had a good break to really rest my body,soul & spirit.
I want a new job,a much higher paying job that also provides job satisfaction..
4 April 2008
· Filed under Daily Life
I was reading Matt’s latest blog about man & work.The part II actually ask this question, “Do woman have it easier at work?”
Well,I do not want to say which sex actually have it easier at work.Because I still think that it is each individual’s hard work,diligence,abilities,capabilites,etc,etc…
Anyway,this is the guy at work (thank God he’s not fm my department,if not,I guess I wld probably have given him a piece of my mind) who is young (prob ard 23 or 24) & he seems especially good at making all his bosses happy with his slick talk. Mind you,all his bosses are 90% ladies.
I always see him talk alot but work very little & he has the cheek to tell his fellow peers, “Wa Biang,your think I very free,is it?” when they asked him for extra help or to cover a fellow colleague who is going on leave.
Why is it that this kind of person seems to get his way round? If he were my staff,I will tell him straight in his face that flattery don’t get into my favor.Sorry,show me your hard work & due diligence.Everyday,I will hear his voice talking about anything except work.It really gets on my nerves cos’ he sits like a few tables away from me.
So for this guy,I must say that “YES, He seems to had it easy at work”. But as to whether the ladies aka his bosses has contributed to that factor or not,sad to say,they have contributed to it in some way or another.It’s so weird,on one hand,he seems to get his way round with his ladies bosses (who are married with kids),on the other hand,he gets on the nerves of the ladies in my dept (who are also married).To be very frank,I think the ladies in my dept don’t see him high lor…
3 April 2008
· Filed under Reflections, The journey to Wedding
Lately,it seems that the friends around me are in some sort of “cold-war” or troubled over relationship issues…fm the singles to the married…
Since the days of Adam & Eve,the art of communicating between man & woman has never been easy & it is a skill to master.Has anyone perfected this skill yet? I doubt so…
For my married friend,through the ups & downs that they have been,I know that their marriage is still going strong & “exiting” will NEVER be an option for them.Both husband & wife are godly believers who has a reverence for God.Though I will still be a little worried & concerned for them.
Having to step down the aisle in 5 mth’s time,I do wonder what my married life will be.Though in the eyes of many,we may seem to be a couple that never put on a fight but both of us know that we have periods of cold-wars,periods of ignoring each other when we disagree or we both feel the heat getting on our nerves..At the end of the day,we choose to do the biblical way,just like Jesus,making a choice to forgive & forget..Though is not easy,still we choose to do it.
“For better or for worse” - I believe that two is better than one & a three-fold chord is not easily broken. It is definitely not going to be a bed of roses or smooth-sailing all the way.We will have challenges,disagreements,etc (not that I’m prophesying for them to happen) but I believe thru the trials & testings,it will make us stronger,purer,more in love with our spouse & the marriage will be stronger.
To all the married people (esp those who have been married for many years,like our parents), kudos to all cos’ I think all if you have done a great job!
