Club 30's "Kill The Boredom Demon Jive Pad" 7th Edition
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Oh, sayang sayang...........Originally posted by elindra:Need
You work Saturdays ah? Does that mean you get one weekday off on top of Sunday? Or is it 5-1/2 work week?
My sis used to work in the bank and was with the bank for over 20 years. Then due to restructuring, she got laid off. While she found a job soon after, the pay was about half of what she got and yet she had to work 5-1/2 day work week. Initially, she was very upset but after a while, she got used to it.
But I wonder, after all the years that she contributed to workforce and now approaching 50, instead of advancing, she is downgraded.
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But they taste better than any SG brandOriginally posted by sbst275:Poor thing
elin, you said bef abt MY soy sauce... But as I see those big bottles, they cost more than buying in SG!
I like to get my light soy sauce from Kuching
I find them the best there and my dark soy sauce from Penang.
I agree it is more expensive though but I'm not looking at the price here -
Originally posted by elindra:Well as long as it works littlestream
I have a niffy Kitchenaid but no time to bake
Only did so once. I think SO did more baking then I have so far
Are you the food taster?
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Welcome to Singapore's workforce *bitter laugh*Originally posted by littlestream:Oh, sayang sayang...........
You work Saturdays ah? Does that mean you get one weekday off on top of Sunday? Or is it 5-1/2 work week?
My sis used to work in the bank and was with the bank for over 20 years. Then due to restructuring, she got laid off. While she found a job soon after, the pay was about half of what she got and yet she had to work 5-1/2 day work week. Initially, she was very upset but after a while, she got used to it.
But I wonder, after all the years that she contributed to workforce and now approaching 50, instead of advancing, she is downgraded.
It's 5 1/2 workweek for me still cos my customers work Sats -
Hardly go up to PenangOriginally posted by elindra:But they taste better than any SG brand
I like to get my light soy sauce from Kuching I find them the best there and my dark soy sauce from Penang.
I agree it is more expensive though but I'm not looking at the price here -
Okay, late liao. I better go chang ek before I kena hong sip.
Have an enjoyable day, everyone! -
*FUG !!! ............
the blardy drink machine just ate up my money and didn't spit out my coke ! ....
and I have no more coins left ! ....
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KOriginally posted by littlestream:Okay, late liao. I better go chang ek before I kena hong sip.
Have an enjoyable day, everyone!
see ya
elin, which Teochew rest you recom? -
Welcome to the Singapore Dream! Where you are considered useless after reaching middle age, despite experience and qualifications. If you still want to work, you have a wide variety of menial and low paying jobs available to you, our gahmen proudly proclaims.Originally posted by littlestream:Oh, sayang sayang...........
You work Saturdays ah? Does that mean you get one weekday off on top of Sunday? Or is it 5-1/2 work week?
My sis used to work in the bank and was with the bank for over 20 years. Then due to restructuring, she got laid off. While she found a job soon after, the pay was about half of what she got and yet she had to work 5-1/2 day work week. Initially, she was very upset but after a while, she got used to it.
But I wonder, after all the years that she contributed to workforce and now approaching 50, instead of advancing, she is downgraded.
Unless of course, you're an MP, Minister, or are related to certain families. Then the older you get, the wiser, the more capable, the more experienced you are supposed to be and hence you must be paid more.
Its like a bad science fiction novel come true.
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Hellooooo, Jivers! Goooood Morning!
Wah! This morning, so lao jiat! But I missed littlestream! And hmm... chocoB's still missing! And our av hasn't logged on yet!
stella, how can you play games until you forget to sleep?!
I only play games until I forget to eat (that's why yesterday, only ate one meal - dinner! 
) but I never forget to sleep one! -
*yuan wang ar*..Originally posted by Rhonda:Hellooooo, Jivers! Goooood Morning!
Wah! This morning, so lao jiat! But I missed littlestream! And hmm... chocoB's still missing! And our av hasn't logged on yet!
stella, how can you play games until you forget to sleep?! I only play games until I forget to eat (that's why yesterday, only ate one meal - dinner! ) but I never forget to sleep one!
i did not forget to sleep,i only slept late cause my game ended late... -
This place is crashing soon
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Originally posted by sbst275:This place is crashing soon
Issit? why hah? 
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*koks Rhonda on the head* Logged on long ago liao lah.Originally posted by Rhonda:Hellooooo, Jivers! Goooood Morning!
Wah! This morning, so lao jiat! But I missed littlestream! And hmm... chocoB's still missing! And our av hasn't logged on yet! -
good reason to diet..Originally posted by Rhonda:Hellooooo, Jivers! Goooood Morning!
Wah! This morning, so lao jiat! But I missed littlestream! And hmm... chocoB's still missing! And our av hasn't logged on yet!
stella, how can you play games until you forget to sleep?! I only play games until I forget to eat (that's why yesterday, only ate one meal - dinner! ) but I never forget to sleep one! -
When I was working in the Human Resources Division of a large American MNC here, I saw how they retrenched staff mercilessly. I saw and heard blue-collar workers as well as Executives and Managers pleading for their jobs in different manner.Originally posted by littlestream:Oh, sayang sayang...........
You work Saturdays ah? Does that mean you get one weekday off on top of Sunday? Or is it 5-1/2 work week?
My sis used to work in the bank and was with the bank for over 20 years. Then due to restructuring, she got laid off. While she found a job soon after, the pay was about half of what she got and yet she had to work 5-1/2 day work week. Initially, she was very upset but after a while, she got used to it.
But I wonder, after all the years that she contributed to workforce and now approaching 50, instead of advancing, she is downgraded. It broke my heart! There was a female Executive in Middle Management who had just been divorced and had two kids to take care of and she was crying in my boss' office.
Before we did that retrenchment exercise, we acquired two other firms so upper management ended up telling the staff that they have to 'pit' against each other to see who performs the best and the best shall keep their jobs. It was an awful period, with everyone trying to outperform one another. A lot of politicking went on during that period. It was awful to watch...
And that was what nudged me to switch careers. I didn't like the person I had become. Sure, I was good at my job, my position was 'secure', but I didn't like who I had morphed into. On top of that, I told myself that when I'm in my 40's, I could be in their shoes, pleading for my job during the next wave of retrenchment exercise.
I wanted to be geographically mobile because I couldn't imagine myself living here for the rest of my life!
I wanted to get out of corporate politics. (I didn't know then that working in a female-dominated environment presents an even more painful challenge! 
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I have been interested in health issues all along.
I had also been ill and knew how much nurses influence and affect the patients' lives.
I've always scored well in Pure Biology in Secondary School and it was one of my top and favourite subjects.
And so, I took the plunge. I should've dug deeper and gone to study in the UK using my 'A' levels results instead. They actually have special plans for nurses who study there - we get a measly allowance plus we don't have to pay the school fees but we'd have to work in any UK hospital upon graduation for a certain no. of years.
But anyways, I digress. It was the merciless retrenching of staff that made me realise I had better do something to ensure that I'm never placed in such a dilemma. -
Originally posted by av98m:*koks Rhonda on the head* Logged on long ago liao lah. So pain!! So pain!!! Why you koks me so hard!! No sayang but koks me some more!!
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I'm quite impressed with this chap - Sherling22's post in our Butter vs Margarine Debate thread.
The chap seems to know his stuff. That is, provided it wasn't copied wholesale from some website!
I'm glad that we're still attracting folks like that to come in and join us in our discussions. -
OK lah, sayang sayang.Originally posted by Rhonda: So pain!! So pain!!! Why you koks me so hard!! No sayang but koks me some more!!
Your ealier post on your HR experience is painful to read, as its a reality in our lives these days. Haizzz...the rat race. No matter win or lose, we're still rats.
Have you started reading the book I passed you yet? -
Nope.Originally posted by av98m:OK lah, sayang sayang.
Your ealier post on your HR experience is painful to read, as its a reality in our lives these days. Haizzz...the rat race. No matter win or lose, we're still rats.
Have you started reading the book I passed you yet? Don't think I have time anymore to read books liao! I have to seriously start packing already cause we're in the first week of February already!
Erm... ah... yeah, I got time to play computer games though. 
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Was flipping through the index of the Singapore Trade Statistics and saw:
Manatee, offals, manatee, edible, fresh, chilled or frozen
Manatee, meat, fresh, chilled or frozen -
you mean like the dugong you see at sentosa ? ....Originally posted by elindra: Was flipping through the index of the Singapore Trade Statistics and saw:
Manatee, offals, manatee, edible, fresh, chilled or frozen
Manatee, meat, fresh, chilled or frozen -
Wow
Now my dining table has one big plate of roasted pork
Shiok -
hilo everyone. =)
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dennis still in SC?