2006 will come to an end in abt 45mins time and another new year wld be welcomed in.

I dunno how shld i conclude my 2006. Red said that i have matured but at the same time, i feel i am still immature in some areas.

Wouldnt in a million years that a mistake made in 2002 wld haunt me in 2006. I think i have come to accept that i was an asshole back then. Yes, i admit it! I guess i have matured in that sense cos i come to realise my mistakes and admit that perhaps i was wrong. I guess i have matured in accepting my mistakes for i am only human. It may not be too late but i have no idea on how to approach the matter cos nothing is more important to me than my pride and my over-sized ego.

For the immature part, hmmm... all i cld say is that i cld have stopped it before anything cld have begun. I guess some part of me was actually using the whole thing to make myself feel better. I dun think it was a mistake, just a bad judgement on my part and the stupidest thing is that i dunno how to put a stop to it. When u keep doing it everyday, it becomes a habit and once a habit is developed, it eventually becomes an addiciton. Tried cold turkey and it didnt work, so hopefully 2007 wld give me renewed strength.

2006 also saw me graduting in April, making my mum's wish came true. It was more of a proud moment for her than for me. 2006 also saw me getting a new job, i have yet to decide if i wanna make it as my career, we will see. So far everthing is ok, i wouldnt say good but it is manageable. The anxious feeling of doing closing wld always be there no matter how long i have worked (mere 5mths).

Trying to cope with my working life while lagging behind in my social life. The only thing that is keeping me sane or insane sometimes, are the Khalawatz. Kept telling myself to be friendlier but Marlina will always be Marlina. But i have to say, working in the customer service line actually made learn how to talk to strangers and open up my horizons to meeting different kinds of pple. I think i need to channel all that to the pple outside of work... friendlier and smiley-er...

So in conclusion, 2006 was an OK year for me, nothing drastic happened and nothing exciting happened too. Oh wait! Something exciting did happended! I saw my first love, the Backstreet Boys!!!! Heeeee.... and hopefully, in 2007, Take That wld make a stop.

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2nd Day - Hmmm... we didnt do anything much... started the day with shopping at Pratunam Area then headed back to Mak Yah for lunch. We were still "jet-lagged" and decided to return to the hotel to catch a nap...

After our nap, headed straight to MBK and shop some more! Had our session of Karaoke-ing and were undecisive regarding which songs to sing which caused us to incidentally click "Random" and X-hibit appeared on the screen! We were laffing all the way instead of singing... and then came "Heaven"!!!! Siiiggghhh.... After that, we decided to watch The Holiday and its soooooo ddddrrraaaaaggggggyyyyy!!! First time ever that i fell asleep in a movie theathre.... Wasted our time waiting and watching!

Day 3

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Day 3 went to Chatuchak and it was quite a disappointment for me.... didnt really like the place... maybe cos we didnt explore enuff.

Didnt do much for day 3, return to MBK to get our Swensen then head back to hotel to spend the night watching Raising Helen..

Day 4

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Did lotsa sightseeing for Day 4. Even though we didnt manage to go into the Grand Palace itself, we cam-whored like crazy around the area... heee... biasalah...

After our sightseeing, back yet again at Mak Yah for lunch and packed food back for dinner. Did our last minute shopping ard MBK before back to our hotel to pack all our 4 days of shopping..

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Im bbbaaaccccckkkk!!!!! Had fun and lotsa shopping down for 4 days.

The first stop we went to after our hotel (Samran Hotel) was to Mak Yah to get our food!!!! The food was good and cheap so we ended up going there for 4 consecutive days, i think even before we step foot into the restaurant, we already knew what to eat.

After our dinner, we headed straight to Suam Lum Night Market to mark the start of our endless shopping and bargaining. We took the BTS (Bangkok Train System) till Sala Daeng and walked to Suam Lum. I was amazed to see that the Thais were really orderly when boarding the train cos they actually queued up in rows and waited for passengers to alight before boarding. I was pretty amazed by that cos they actually queued!!! We shld do that for early morning commuters of MRT!

Upon reaching Suan Lum, we decided to take a ride on the Ferris Wheel and we managed to enjoy the night view of BKK. It was nice being up the Ferris Wheel cos we managed to enjoy the night breeze.

After the ride, we straight away headed down to the shops and we even had a systematic way of passing each shops. By the end of it, we were all dragging our feet and were complaining that we were jet-lagged. Yeah right!!!!!

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So... in abt eight hours time i wld be making my way to the airport for my trip to Thailand. Been counting the days to eventually have a break from work and perhaps life in S'pore for a few days.

Truth be told, i felt like the trip came too soon without me realising it. I dunno how to explain the feeling, its like i have been looking forward to it but when it is eventually here, it feels kinda surreal in a way. And i have to say that i am pretty worried abt my mom because her arthritis condition is worsening each day. I am feeling a bit guilty actually. For 5 day, she wld have to do all the work in the house by herself and i am sure that wld cause her knee problem to worsen.Sigghh...

I pray that she wld be alright in Spore and that she wont miss me too much.. and i wont miss her too much either.. hee. Hopefully, it wld be fun trip and our journey wld be a safe one, to and fro. Ameen.

Just finished watching one of the OTH episodes and i have to say that its getting darker and twisted.. and i like it! Hahah.. so sick of me, but at least there is some suspense there and i have to say that i hate Daneel Haris's character! Hate, hate, hate her!

Anyways, i have a lot to bitch abt today! First, today was such a super busy day at work, the queue stayed stationary at 33 and even though it was closing time, there were still customers waiting to be served and some even tried to plead their way in. So tired and irritated!! And i was kinda pissed with this malay guy and his daugther. His daugther was pretty ok but the dad was talking in a condesending manner to me! I didnt even looked at him when explaining abt the loan! I think some of the customers assume that just because we are the frontline customers and have to take shit from them, that does not mean that we are of a lower education. There was once a customer asked me whether i just graduated from ITE. I have no issues abt ITE education as they are doing well as well, but hello!!! Just cos we are Customer Service Executive or Officer, that does not mean that we are of lower education. I can safely say that half to three quarter working as frontline customer service in Income are degree holders and some are even pursuing their masters. They are bloody shallow minded to think that only ITE graduates are working as frontline customer service. Irritating!!! I could not even be bothered to speak to him in Malay, so blardy irritating, in end, simple explanation given could not even be understood and his daugther had to explain to him in Malay slowly. Irritating!!!

To make things worse, the buckle to my shoes which is barely a week old came off when i hit my feet at the side drawer. So irritating!!!! Attempted to stick it back with the double sided tape but it did not manage to stick. Ended up buying another pair of sandals at Jurond Pt. Money again! Three pairs of shoes in less than 2 weeks!

Then served the last customer of the day, i wasnt even suppose to serve him! Later one if my colleague told me that at 3.30pm, he tried to force his way. Irritating!! Wanna surrender ILP lah, switch fund lah! Then the funds that he wanted to switch was temporary frozen, then must ask my supervisor, which further delay the transaction. Uuuurggghhh!! And he kept leaning on the table to take a look at the screen, i hate that when it happens!

While waiting for Fiq at JP, was just walking ard aimlessly when suddenly this stupid guy just rushed passed me! Didnt he have a blardy mouth to say a simple "Excuse me." So irritating!!!!

And the highlight of the day has got to be waiting for nearly an hr for a freaking bus 30. Nearly an hour!!!! Can u believe it?! I just could not take it anymore and decided to approach the Passenger Service Centre to enquire abt the bus and apparently, there was a long traffic jam at Vivo City, therefore the buses cld not reach JP. Irritating!!! There was another guy who was shouting at the officers. Luckily Fiq was there, made fun abt lotsa things and abt lotsa pple. Too bad we didnt see anyone flipped out cos that would have been more fun.

And tmr, i hope it would be a fun day with none irritated situation occuring. Or else, i wld really flipped out! Flip backwards, front-wards, side-wards and whatever wards there is!

Got back lil later than the normal hours to due to some error in the system. The rest of the branches were not too bad but for Jurong branch, it was totally down since 1pm. When Larry and I got back from lunch, we could not even connect to the eBao system, therefore, we had to issue manual receipts to the customer. I have to say it was pretty interesting to see how things are down without technology for eg, issuing cover note, manual issued policy loan or self-wrote the Surrender Discharge Voucher. But i gotta say, it sure was leceh after that.

The system was down for 4 hours while the LTA connection speed was crawling, i think it was much, much slower than crawling. Having a customer sitting directly in front of me for a long period of time waiting for their road tax is pretty awkward

After opening hours, we had to hurriedly update all the transaction unto eBao and print their policy document. When the network was down, it just reminded me of my working days in SGX. The only difference is that there is no way in hell that they wld allow us to leave work early. Gosh! How i miss those days...

Gotta work tmr and hopefully there would not be any system error cos its Saturday, and we would be expecting a long queue.

Went to Tekka and Geylang with mommy dearest today. Finally, my craving for briyani has been satisfied! But i feel like eating it again, cos its really good... heee...

After we had our brunch, headed straight to Geylang Serai. Bought 5 tudungs, 2 brooches, 1 skirt and nearly bought a punjabi suit but too bad, there wasnt my size. But then again, it was not that bad cos i need the extra cash for my trip to bkk.. need all the extra cash i need, I wanna shop till i literally drop.

Tmr is back to work, so sianzzzz. Hopefully, there wld be lesser crowd and the customers would be a non-problematic ones.

Hmmm... one of the rare days when i am online on weekdays, mostly cos i am off tmr therefore can afford to sleep a lil later. Made plans for tmr with mummy, going to Tekka and Geylang to eat briyani and get new tudungs.

I am planning to be online more often to blog abt my daily happenings cos maybe, when i am able to get things off my chest, i do not feel so numb.

Had a really nice first customer of the day for today, a sweet and nice Burmese guy. Initially, i tot he would give me lotsa probs due to communication barrier but to my surprise, he was able to converse in English pretty well. The fact that he was pleasing to the eye also helped alot.. heee. While waiting for the policy to be printed out, we exchanged small talks. He came here to work for few years, then he continued his studies at RP and now, he is doing a part-time degree at SIC. He was really chatty and was also asking me questions. Why cant all customers be like that??? Be nice, patient and considerate and everything will flow smoothly.

Sometimes, when we served a customer or agent who was really pleasant, it does make u feel good cos at least someone appreaciated your help. I know my patient are thining when it comes to dealing with agents. They demand everything to be quick but how in the world wld that be possible if the documents they submitted are not complete. Sometimes, you just feel like strangling them!

Ok... happy thoughts!!! Must focus energy on happy thoughts! I think i have mentioned this before, but what the heck, I LOVE TYSON RITTER! I LOVE THEIR SONG "IT ENDS TONIGHT!" And i most definitely cant wait to do a whole lotsa shopping!

It has been quite some time now... been pretty busy or lazy to update anything..

Did some shopping yday with Azack, Pozack and Fiq... had to restrain myself from buying more tops at Dorothy Perkins.. must focus my attention on Thailand... counting the days!!! I seriously need a break!!! As usual, we had our overdosed nonsensical jokes and spotting sessions. From outcest to buying a shoe to my shoes are hurting, it just kept adding on to our individual hall of shame. But i dun think anyone wld be overtaking Red on that anytime soon... hee.. plane flying at 60km/h, thats a classic one!

The few days have been pretty bad for no apparent reasons, but then again, its just me. I think i think too much, even about the minor and insignificant ones. I need to focus my energy on being happy and start counting my blessings. But i am a pathalogical skeptic hence the pessimism. Can anyone teach me or share with me the formula of being happy?

Perhaps, i could start with sharing a new crush which i had recently developed. It is not exactly recent cos i have always found him cute. I even wanna have an affair with someone who looks like him ( my rock band fantasy, remember?). I guess the love for their songs have developed this crush of mine further. Heee... Tyson Ritter.. siiiiggghhh... I just love It Ends Tonight. And not to mention his peircing blue eyes.

Enough abt Tyson Riiter... for now... cos i saw Taufik Batisah in person yday at Suntec. If Pozack was with me, we wld have ran after him and asked to have our picture taken with him. Sometimes, you just need to do sthg silly just to get ur blood and nerves pumping.

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