The one with pictures!!!

Well, i have noticed that my blog is rather boring because i lack visuals. So let me attempt to entertain with my limited collection of pictures - and hopefully tell some stories of these pictures.
CAUTION - I am not very photogenic!!



Well, this picture was taken last December - ex-colleague from Weber Shandwick, Joanna Ooi got married. This picture is of all my simply wonderful friends at Weber Shandwick all of which I miss dearly! The wedding dinner was held at The Marriott Putrajaya. The whole thing was superbly planned and very well done.



Do you think this is real? Well i really wish it was. I was told about this Website where you could make all sorts of quirky visuals - and this particular one caught my eye. I think i did this a year ago. Got a lot of attention from a lot of people when i posted it up on friendster, facebook, MSN, Yahoo Messenger, etc. Yes, I must admit the intention of getting a tattoo is always at the back of my mind - but there is one thing that will always stop me from getting it done - my fear of needles!!!!





These pictures were taken in my last few days at Weber. I helped organise a children's art competition for my client and i was one of the judges..hehehehe..the picture were taken while we were judging the final winners. This project was something I enjoyed immensely.

Well, i shall not overkill with the pictures today. I think that should do it for now.

Poor neglected blog of mine!

Once again I have neglected my blog! Well, what other excuse can I give besides work? NONE! I have to be honest. Since November, I made my exit from Weber and joined a smaller PR Agency. Work has been great. Busier than Weber but it somehow feels worth it at the end of the day. My bosses are all very approachable people and are always ready to answer my queries regardless how silly it may be.
Unfortunately, my health seems to be taking a turn for the worse. Lately, those nagging headaches have been simply unbearable! Unbearable is actually an understatement. Sometimes, I cant even sleep because of the excruciating pain. And NO, i am not exaggerating it is true. Time to seek medical treatment, as its been long overdue. Will definitely make more of an effort this time around to get my head checked.
Right now, I think i need more coffee.................

Life is precious!

About two nights ago, as I was dozing off to sleep, my phone rang. It was approximately 1 a.m. and the caller I.D. displayed my sisters name and I knew for sure it wasn't good news!
My cousin's wife, in Kuching, passed away and the cause of it is still unknown. She experienced shortness of breath and collapsed! Two months earlier, she had delivered a lovely little baby boy. She was only 23.
This news was extremely upsetting for my whole family. We had just attended the wedding last December and to hear this shocking news all of a sudden was an emotional blow for all of us.
Personally, i was very disturbed and upset. It was a very sad day for me and having to get through the day at work seemed almost impossible. The sadness was rather unbearable. I felt a tiny jolt to my conscience....life is short and precious! We should appreciate every moment of it. Yes, we do say it every now and again but these sort of situations wake you up and force you the realise how very true it is. We should never take life for granted and even more so the people around us.

Sleepy head

It's a rainy Friday evening and I am so sleepy. The time is 5.30 and if i have a nap now I will get nagged by my father for sleeping at this hour. I am also rather bored now. Usually i'd be at work at this time of the day.
Sigh! I wish i could just sleep until tomorrow right now :(

Holidays!

The holidays is here! Four work-free days at a stretch. Most people actually envy me, since they have only about 3-days off work. But i dont think much of it. Doesn't matter if I am off for 4 days or 4 weeks, the stresses of work will follow me, even the the grave God forbid i reach there sooner than later!
So, I am "technically" off tomorrow, however i will be going into the office for some urgent stuff which HAS to be submitted. Nevertheless this is good for me. This means i get to learn new stuff.
Time to hit the sack while I am still sleepy before it fades away and turning this into another sleepless night :)
Nitez

Facebook anyone?

Hmmm..staring at the screen again in the wee hours of the morning. This can't be healthy for my body, mind, soul and sanity. How much longer can I take these sleepless nights??!!
Oh well, thank God for the Internet then. Otherwise the sanity bit would have left me ages ago. It's amazing how I used to require very little sleep but burn out faster these days.
Facebook! The latest craze of the day! It's amazing how many working professionals are taking keen interest in it. It's like Friendster (phase 2)...well it's hard to judge. When Friendster was "the thing" at one point of time, I was in college and not having an account was the closest you get to being a criminal! So now, Facebook, is it supposed to be an adult version of Friendster - but you have all the child like features, throwing sheep and cows. Of course not forgetting the adult features too e.g. sending drinks and getting kinky / naughty.
Hmmmm...only time will tell.

Return of sleepless nights

Lately i have been plagued by that old but familiar symptoms of being under extreme amounts of stress. Sleepless nights...almost every day is an agony to wake up but at night, no matter how exhausted i am, sleep just doesn't come easily. To make matters worse, at this present moment i am also hungry and I need to write an activity report which is overdue! Sigh! Yeap, it's all about work today.
Nevertheless, these days I am trying to take it easy on the weekends. Most of the time I try very hard not to work - and use the time to rest or chill out with buddies. I must admit that uneasiness of not checking my work e-mails daily on weekends creeps up on me every now and then, so yes, i do take a sneak peak at what's going on with dhkaur@webershandwick.com :).
Some may say I am a workaholic but i beg to differ. Workaholics crave work, i on the other hand constantly have stuff to complete. Ok lah..sometimes I do look for work when there isn't (which is hardly the case) but that is because I am so used to having to do more than I can handle. So, as a workaholic, when you go on a holiday for example, do you face withdrawal symptoms?? Silly question, I know but what else can you expect from someone who is so exhausted that she cant sleep!!??
Looking forward to the holidays though. Which brings me back to my "Me time" on weekends. Last weekend was great! Met up with some old friends and made some new ones. Who ever said you can't have too many friends right.
Oh well, time to get back to that activity report..cheerios!