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鍾嘉欣 (Linda Chung) - I’ll Be Waiting For You

It’s been awhile since I last blogged…about more than a month actually. It’s been a really hectic month, with work especially and traveling to Kota Kinabalu for a regional conference, and then being involved in one of my biggest account pitch in my career. It’s still going on actually, and the nightmare will end only after the 20th of this month! Mentally, I’m exhausted and physically down with a cough. Heck, don’t even have time to make preparations for the wedding!

Anyway, like I said, I am working on a pitch and Emma Watson, Kate WInslet, and Julia Roberts have been keeping me busy.

What these 3 ladies have in common? Well…go Google them and find out what all 3 have in common and then it will give you an idea which account I’m pitching for ;)

Oh yeah…one more thing!

HAPPY MONTHAVERSARY BABY! LOVE YOU LOTS! 

My car audio player which had served me for more than a decade is officially DEAD! It happened last week when it could not be turned on, so I thought it would be an easy fix since this is not the first time this has happened (It “died” twice in the last 10 years). Although when I brought it over to the audio shop, I did brace myself for the worse, knowing that this is a very old model (did I say it’s more than 10 years old?), parts might not be easily available.

Like a patient telling the doctor to do what he can and tell me the cost, I left my player there for them to repair. Early this morning, the shop called to tell me they cannot find the parts to fix it..however, they can “modify” it to make it work, but it’s not a guarantee that it will be fully functional like before. What’s the point of paying for something for it to only work with no guarantee? It’s like going for an operation, but saying the chances are slim.

So, with a heavy heart, I told the shop owner to forget about the repair, and to just return it me and I will get a new one. Sigh, it’s a pity that this had to happen. For many sentimental reasons, this player meant a lot to me as I bought it using my very first pay cheque when I first started working. Back then, this model cost a whopping RM1,800 as it was one of the top range models. Ever since then, it followed me even when I switched cars as parting with it wasn’t an option.

What I liked most about this player is that it flips entirely 180 degrees, making the player hidden when switched off. Even till now, whenever someone who sits in my car for the first time will say that the player is so cool, but when I told them it’s 10 years old, they hardly believe that it is. The design still withstood the test of time, although it only plays CDs (not even MP3s) and have the normal tuner functions, it was sufficient enough for me.

Oh well, I guess like they say, “nothing lasts forever” is certainly true indeed. Moving along, I’m planning to get another Kenwood player. Something “top line” that is worth investing on and that will last for another decade. Yes, I am a Kenwood fan. I’m planning to get the Kenwood KDC-U7046BT. It’s not the latest model (2010 make I think), but the specs looks pretty decent and sufficient to replace my old unit.

It comes with Bluetooth enabled functions, iPod/iPhone jack, USB jack, more power output and plus it’s simply just look ultra sexy! Certainly and upgrade from the previous unit. Hopefully, this player would last me another 10 years or so. Nice no?

Kaizen (改善), is Japanese for “improvement” or “change for the better”, refers to philosophy or practices that focus upon continuous improvement of processes. Large corporations such as Toyota practices Kaizen, where Kaizen methodology includes making changes and monitoring results, then adjusting.

I think this philosophy is simply awesome. I for one is applying this philosophy as part of my daily life in order to improve myself. I’m a very result oriented person in nature and I’m constantly finding ways to improve myself every year. My version of Kaizen would be to evaluate myself every year; where I am at that point, and what needs to be done or improve in order for myself to be better than the year before. The rule of Kaizen is to never be stagnant and always move forward and be better.

So how does one do it? Well, for me it’s pretty simple. I set a goal I want to achieve, then apply Kaizen into it. Remember, Kaizen is never about instant results. It’s improving bit by bit, slowly but surely until you reach a goal you want to achieve.

What an eventful week I had. Last Monday till Sunday…

…I found out I was blacklisted
I went to KLCC Maxis Centre to separate my phone billing account as my brother is leaving for Singapore, it’s only logical that we split the billing account each to our own name as it’s more convenient for payments and other things to be made in future. Our current account is still registered under my late dad, which is why we should transfer the name to our own since he is no longer around. But before they can transfer names to a new account, they will cross check with other telcos to see if you are blacklisted. As it turns out, I am blacklisted under UMobile as there are 2 accounts registered in my name using my identity card with a total of RM3k worth of unpaid bills! WTF! I’ve never even used UMobile before! So I had to lodged a police report to state that someone has used my identity falsely to create these accounts. I’ve already submitted the report to UMobile, and hopefully their stupid excuse for a telco staff gets back to me sometime next week. I cannot transfer the Maxis account to my name without my name being cleared first. FML!

…my car break lights went cuckoo
My car breaks lights were on….permanently! I was about to drive away from my office car park when I realized my car break lights were on after I disarmed the alarm. For a moment I really thought there was someone in my car stepping on the break pedal! Damn freaky, but got it fixed on the same night.

…gotten a friend drunk on his birthday
It’s only Tuesday night, but a friend’s birthday falls on Wednesday. So like any other crazy birthdays, our mission was to get the birthday boy wasted. We succeeded after some shots of Jägermeister (Jäger Bombs), Around the World (through a tube and funnel), and Angelique Absinthe. It was seriously funny as hell after the birthday boy attempted to eat a pork burger with face and fingers half numb from the alcohol.

…went for a “Mad Hatter” themed party
It was a company “Start of the Year” party, and everyone have to come with a hat…everything else is optional. There was food, games and of course booze all courtesy from our loving clients.

…got an increment! :)
It’s always good that your company appreciates you in what ever you do. It’s also good that the company recognizes your contributions to the team and rewards you accordingly. Let’s just say if you had a 16.66% increment from your monthly salary, you will be happy too. Waiting for bonuses now.

…put a deposit for the wedding dinner restaurant
Yep, the venue for the wedding dinner is pretty much set. Deposit paid. At least one major headache to strike off in the long checklist of wedding “to-dos”. Next up will be finding a bridal house for photo shoots and wedding attire….the headache goes on!

…catching up with Samantha who came back from Singapore
Samantha came back on Friday night, and we were at Ecoba for drinks together with a few other friends for a catch up session.

…had an argument with the fiancé
Let’s not get into details but it’s all good now :)

…went Chinese New Year shopping
Went Chinese New Year shopping with baby and her mum. We bought household items for Chinese New Year. From food and drinks to even alcohol. Monetary damage was a lot…but thank goodness for a huge stack of Jusco Vouchers.

…had my first Yee Sang of the year
Had dinner with baby’s friends at Pantai Seafood. It was also my first Yee Sang session for the year. I see more sessions coming up in the upcoming weeks as clients, partners, media owners, relatives and friends will be inviting me to go for some.

…said goodbye
My bro and sis-in-law are already in Singapore as I’m writing this. Will miss having them around during the weekends, but I know they are only a stone throw away.

…had Japanese buffet
As part of my promise when I got my increment, I brought baby and her mum to Genji at PJ Hilton for Japanese buffet lunch. Needless to say, we all over ate and skipped dinner after that.

So…that was my week. How was yours?