Tidbits of Workplace

So! A new colleague forgot to order our supply of water and when she did remember, delivery could only take place the next day around noon. Last evening we were rationing our water, of course we still have the packet drinks but I dont really like sugared drinks nowadays.

This morning we were really out of water! No hot beverage on a rainy day and delivery was delayed. When it finally came, the angmoh in our office literally clapped while water-man trolley through with bottles of supply.

Then, not too long ago we had a Japanese colleague who followed her partner here to Singapore. He was relocated to Singapore and she wanted to quit her job to follow him here. But our company offered her a spot in our Singapore office so she could carry on working, servicing Japanese clients just physically out of Japan that's all. She's one lady I can identify with! That evening, she brought the whole pack of sanitary napkins to toilet in a big cloth bag and everyone thought she was done for the day and heading home. So all bid their farewells to her wishing her a good weekend. Moments later, she walked back in and plopped herself at the seat and continued working diligently. Everyone thought there must be something urgent she might have over-looked.

When everyone's about gone home, she walked over and bid me farewell and we made small talk. I asked if there were something urgent which cropped up and she had to return to work again. She leaned forward and quietly said she didnt expect everyone to think she was going home, she meant to just head for the toilet with her napkins and resume work thereafter. She showed me her big clothe bag with whole full pack of pads in it. Alemak...who will bring the whole pack to toilet wan? No wonder everyone thinks she's going home already!!! She say she couldnt be bothered to sneak one to the loo so she just bring the whole bag along. Damn stylo right?

Then few days ago, I bumped into her near the toilet and we made small talk again (hey your suppose to ok, this is called good work ethics) then I saw that her eyes were bloodshot so asked her about it. Her answer damn straight forward: "I am always sleepy at this time of the day". My hero.

Then today she sent a private email out but accidentally included an alias which has the whole Singapore team including Heads of Singapore, Japan and Hongkong in the cc list. That private email was to another colleague. Apparently, an email was sent out announcing my departure (yes, i've resigned) to this alias. And since she just transfered to Singapore office, she wasnt included in the alias so she didnt know about my coming departure till some random chat over lunch. I guess that email was meant to update her but she replied with everyone in it and mentioned its sad news.

So happy, at least got people care about my departure. The rest dont even give much thought. Anyway I think she quite poor thing, she tried to recall the email and I think the secretary told her to be careful because alot of Heads are in the list. She must have felt miserable. I told her its ok and people make boo-boos like these, well, I always do anyways. I can send and recall and send and recall numerous times. So you wouldnt know which email to read...Anyways recalled mails will have blank contents. Reading my mails can be like Lucky-Draw, u click on the wrong one then TOO BAD!! No content shown for this one. Try another...

She reply me saying she always do stupid things like these and people laugh at her...and that she's crying...so poor thing. I also always do stupid things like the most DUH things and wish there's a hole I can crawl to. Not bad for someone this age who's been summoned by government to exchange her ID for a new one. Government needs an update of my photo?