Alice in Wonderland

November 2008 is approaching … Whenever the 11th month of the year is coming, I will be thinking about my bestest best friend, Helen So…

Helen So is the best person I’ve ever met in my life so far …  I met her in my first job, we were colleagues at that time … She was not only a friend and a best friend, but also a guardian angel from the heaven … I’m not kidding … She was the most forgiven person I’ve ever met, the one who put her bestfriend above her own interest … There was once we almost lost this friendship because of a guy … well, I guess even if I don’t mention what that was all about, you should be able to guess … it was her who saved this friendship in the end… I felt really bad but her understanding and loyalty had deeply touched me from the heart … She was the one who had been lending me her shoulder when I broke up with my first-ex-boyfriend …. I would have died if not because of her…

However, Helen has disappeared about a year ago when I started to work in Singapore… I also didn’t know why, but I believed that she must have her reasons for not telling me where she is … and I believe she’s still alive … I will be waiting for her to return and celebrate her birthday together in November…

Helen has inspired me the importance of treasuring my good friends. That was why I was so upset recently when I wasn’t able to meet Emily, the other bestfriend of mine, before she left to Terengganu (it is another state at the norther part of Malaysia)… Emily was my best friend since we were in the same university, same faculty and same course … Even after we graduated, she had made every effort to stay in touch with me … Though she didn’t leave as deep an impression as Helen in my heart, I’m truly thankful for her sincerity …

Last weekend, Emily assumed I was back to JB as usual on that Saturday … I was wrong at the first place for haven’t been updating her that I was working on that Saturday… As a result, I didn’t notice that she smsed to my Malaysia mobile no … and I didn’t manage to catch up with her before she left … Though she said, “It’s ok, I know you’re busy … We can meet up again when I’m back CNY next year.” I was totally speechless; all I could say to her was “Take care and all the best in your new job” … actually I was so upset deep inside … I recalled all the great memories we shared; all the great conversations we used to laugh; all the tears … I could only blame myself and no one; but it was all too late …

Maybe you will think I’m too emotional here … but I really do when it comes to friendships and relationship … though I may look physically tough and aggressive (at work) … Maybe because of Helen; now I’m tend to be very particular about my good friend’s existence …

The other person who has made a difference in my life is my good friend, Carina Chuah … Her cheerful and easy-going personality had somehow ‘toned’ me down in certain aspects … Though we only knew each other for merely one year now, her existence reminded me of Helen a lot coz she treats me like how Helen used to treat me … But now, we are no more working in the same working place, I really MISS her … Miss her laughter, miss her voice, miss the great times we shared … I just hope that no matter where we are, we can always stay in touch and be close to each other like last time And yeah, I’m really looking forward to celebrate Carina’s birthday in November too …

Hey, feel free to comment if you have any thought to share with me! Though you may not be the most important person in my life, I do treasure you as a friend and thank you for being my friend! (from the bottom of my heart)

I started my new job on 1 Sept 2008 and I had received my first salary now!:) So sorry, only update now coz was rather busy for the past few weeks since the job started … Then for the past two weeks, I was sick due to flu, which then turned to be a slight fever and then a darm stupid sore throat… But I was still working despite all those and my boss was worried sick!

Well, my boss is an extremely nice person … He really appreciated his employees and yeah, I’m really thankful to have him as my boss. That’s the one thing I like about this new job … Oh by the way, the tuition centre is actually not yet exist for now … It will only be open in March 2009 … as such me now sort of “goyang kaki” in office everyday (hehe!) … No of coz! I’m busy writing and preparing educational materials for the centre’s use in future … Actually quite busy coz we have deadlines for that too … so I cant simply take my own sweet time to do of coz!

I’m currently (actually temporarily) working in Clarke Quay now … Of coz when the centre is open, I will have to be moved to somewhere else … Talking about Clarke Quay, it is a very happening place at night … There are many pubs, nice and posh eating places (mostly Japanese food) at that area … and it’s nearby the otherside of the Singapore River … Everyday I wil walk pass all these happening places, and tell you, I’m now walking 1 hour per day - just because of this job … Before this I dun even have to walk so much … You can imagine how I felt during the first few days at work (I was so pissed off!) but gradually I got used to it now … Aiya, walking only mah! Treat it as an exercise lor … That’s why I really dun feel like going out with friends for a dinner after work on a weekday … I just feel like going back straight to home and rest coz my legs will be sleeping at the end of the day … Some more my working hours now is from 10 am to 7 pm daily (no more off work at 5.30 pm) … That’s why my gtalk is always on until 7 pm ++ … well, not because I’m working overtime ok?

My new colleagues are generally ok … I can only say that they are just a bunch of jokers! They are very noisy and they like that, so I just have to get used to it … It’s more entertaining that way, actually… But of coz whenever I need space to really focus on my work, they will know it and they will keep their mouth shut! I just hope they won’t keep feeding me with all sorts of food all the time … pleeeasee

Well, though I do have fun with my new colleagues, I still very much miss my old colleagues in EPH … True from the heart, I really miss all the laughter …