Club 30's "Kill the Boredom Demon" Jive Pad, 26th Edition
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milk has that effect on you?Originally posted by the Bear:okay... i was paralysed with laughter for about 5 minutes
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i think its hisokaOriginally posted by hisoka:milk has that effect on you?
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nope.. absurd statements professing stuff does that to me
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No wonder no responseOriginally posted by the Bear:okay... i was paralysed with laughter for about 5 minutes -
the part where tare actually thought i said shameless? wow i'm honoured at your regards for meOriginally posted by the Bear:nope.. absurd statements professing stuff does that to me
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quit the chatter..
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yandao!!!!Originally posted by s|nNeD:quit the chatter..
get back to work! 
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so.. how was your trip?Originally posted by s|nNeD:quit the chatter..
get back to work! -
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ahhh.. i'm going home
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Trip's good..Originally posted by the Bear:so.. how was your trip?
water's cold and i din get to see any thresher sharks!
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Moaning.
This is fucking hilarious
Monday, January 22, 2007
My Most Unforgettable Portrait Subject
By Ctein
About thirty years ago I was hired to illustrate an article on the big cats at Africa USA, a local theme park. This is the kind of assignment I love. I get along well with many animals (not all that fond of dogs, though) and I do especially well with both cats and birds (maybe I should get a job as a peace negotiator)—they both love me, just about without exception.
Here's the situation. Between rolls of film I'm sitting on a bench next to one of the trainers, making notes. A cheetah is there. Paper, pen, writing, cat deciding it's not the focus of attention (same old story). It lays down next to me, plops its head down in my lap and starts purring loudly. It's a pretty heavy head; think of your average house cat scaled up by a factor of 5–10. So to better distribute the weight, I slip my left hand under the head to cradle it and start scratching the cheetah behind the ears with my right hand. Cheetah is in bliss, and I'm pretty damn happy. This is all cool; it's found a new patsy, and I have a 70 lb. lap cat.
After fifteen or so minutes of this my left hand is getting a little tired holding up the cat's head; my right hand is definitely showing evidence of fatigue. Gently I lower the cheetah's head back onto my lap. It decides that is okay. I slowly ease up on the scratching behind the ears and after another minute take my right hand away .
Cheetah keeps purring for another 15 seconds, then stops. Thinks for several seconds. Then, without bothering to look up, the cheetah languidly raises a forepaw and goes SWIPE two inches from my ear. I hear the swoosh, feel the wind; it's a Kodak moment.
Cheetahs do not have retractable claws.
I resume scratching the cheetah behind the ears, the cheetah resumes purring, and order is restored.
Eventually I was rescued by the trainer. Otherwise I would still be there, scratching a happy, dominant cat behind its ears.
Contemplate this the next time you think you're having a problem with a portrait subject. -
somebody is up early, i see why? can't sleep ah? missing VK already?
good morning, av
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hav nt received the letter of offer frm pcs yet..
if..Acma called n say their gg to hire me with better benefits, can i take up their offer?
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I don't see why not since you haven't signed the contract.Originally posted by shinta:hav nt received the letter of offer frm pcs yet..
if..Acma called n say their gg to hire me with better benefits, can i take up their offer?
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have to work mah. if not I'd sleep till lunchtimeOriginally posted by littlestream:somebody is up early, i see why? can't sleep ah? missing VK already?
good morning, av
good moaning -
*&$^#
got to go out in a while and give a talk -
hmmOriginally posted by honeymouse:I don't see why not since you haven't signed the contract.
cos some ppl say its no good... doesn reflect well on my side..
and i might get black listed or sth =X -
You sure enjoy moaning huh?Originally posted by av98m:have to work mah. if not I'd sleep till lunchtime
good moaning -
I understand what you are saying but do you think the company will think that way for you? They might have given you a "verbal" offer but unless there's a contract sent out to you, I won't hold my breath for that. Most employers only look after themselves so learn to look after yourself too. Don't let the company who made the verbal offer to hold you back to miss out a good opportunity.Originally posted by shinta:hmm
cos some ppl say its no good... doesn reflect well on my side..
and i might get black listed or sth =X
Please do not get me wrong, I am not teaching you to be self-centred here however in a corporate world, we need learn to protect our "boundaries" between ourselves and the employer.
A friend of mine has been looking for a part-time job. She's been to different job interviews and each interview she made herself clear that she could only commit to the time (8am - 1pm) as they advertised for the job. Unfortunately each time she got the job, she only found out that she ended up having to work longer than what she should be doing. Sadly, she ended up having to quit each time.
It makes me wonder if the employers in Singapore understand the definition of "part-time". Or they simply try to exploit people to work "part-time" when it's supposed to be a full-time just to get out of paying them the benefits. -
Originally posted by fudgester:You sure enjoy moaning huh?
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i was thinkin as long as i haven sign anything i can just join another co with better benefits etc... but someone else said it doesn reflect good and cos the industry might be small yadayada so i'm not really sure any more..Originally posted by honeymouse:I understand what you are saying but do you think the company will think that way for you? They might have given you a "verbal" offer but unless there's a contract sent out to you, I won't hold my breath for that. Most employers only look after themselves so learn to look after yourself too. Don't let the company who made the verbal offer to hold you back to miss out a good opportunity.
Please do not get me wrong, I am not teaching you to be self-centred here however in a corporate world, we need learn to protect our "boundaries" between ourselves and the employer.
A friend of mine has been looking for a part-time job. She's been to different job interviews and each interview she made herself clear that she could only commit to the time (8am - 1pm) as they advertised for the job. Unfortunately each time she got the job, she only found out that she ended up having to work longer than what she should be doing. Sadly, she ended up having to quit each time.
It makes me wonder if the employers in Singapore understand the definition of "part-time". Or they simply try to exploit people to work "part-time" when it's supposed to be a full-time just to get out of paying them the benefits.
had a talk with nel abt this before.. he said as long as the offer letter have not reach u, it should be ok to consider another co.. cos it seems like pcs isn really keen to hire.. if it took them so long to send the letter to me.
oh well, acma did not call.. but just wanna be sure of what's ok before i say anything if they do call
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go ahead and accept, but i guess it might be polite to call up the pcs and tell them about the better offer which is the reason to reject them?
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Some tips to consider.... If you do get a job offer from ACMA, and have received the contract, I think it's a courtesy to give PCS a call to tell them that you've got another job offer. If they are really interested in hiring you, they might match the benefits as you get from acma. What you are trying to do here is leaving a good impression of yourself with PCS (not "burning the bridge" ) that at least you are courteous and responsible enough to inform them.Originally posted by shinta:i was thinkin as long as i haven sign anything i can just join another co with better benefits etc... but someone else said it doesn reflect good and cos the industry might be small yadayada so i'm not really sure any more..
had a talk with nel abt this before.. he said as long as the offer letter have not reach u, it should be ok to consider another co.. cos it seems like pcs isn really keen to hire.. if it took them so long to send the letter to me.
oh well, acma did not call.. but just wanna be sure of what's ok before i say anything if they do call
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ah will definitely give pcs a call.. cos if i really go with acma, they'd need time to get someone to replace me also right?Originally posted by honeymouse:Some tips to consider.... If you do get a job offer from ACMA, and have received the contract, I think it's a courtesy to give PCS a call to tell them that you've got another job offer. If they are really interested in hiring you, they might match the benefits as you get from acma. What you are trying to do here is leaving a good impression of yourself with PCS (not "burning the bridge" ) that at least you are courteous and responsible enough to inform them.
Good luck anyway.