- one buck short -

note: log for week ending january 20th. 

tiring week though it was fun as i was away for five days. transported to another land and that made my week one in which is against the current – two working days, five non-working days. was reluctant at first for i couldn’t settle for the fact that ‘everything will be alright’.

the two working days? well, i hit rock bottom. at least a friend of mine was assigned to the same job as well. somewhat lightens up the situation. xhausted, i just got home, showered and got under the covers, leavin my bag unpack. woke at three to do some readin before packin my bag just half an hour before i leave. hmm. that day definitely felt longer than usual.

loads to see, loads to observe, loads to capture.
few observations:
- street dogs are fat!
- beings there are very religious
- & very loyal to their king
- meals are cooked with few spoons of sugar & topped with sugar again!
- meal portion’s way too small, proper for a cat
- everyone’s earnin a livin out of everyone™
- malls are huge!
- everything’s on the right, so do keep right when walkin [ source: brother ]

one thing i njoyed the most was the fact that dogs are free to roam about and sleep along the corridor or walkway. they’re everywhere, fat. ‘course i gotta have shots of dogs over there.

sure reminds me of holly, sunbathin.

dog i spotted playin in the dirt.

going somewhere?

guess he wanted a close-up.

here’s another i saw at the biggest market. didn’t get any good shots of it. ahh, those blue eyes, that white coat, that gaze~.

saw this shop in the same market full of dog figurines. fwahh! was picturin that that was my room considerin that i got myself some new shelves recently, which somewhat look like the one in the shop. was contemplatin whether to jet one of those big dogs back, the figurine which holds tissue rolls, so i could put atop my shelf just like how the shop has it. didn’t get it though. 60 bucks y’all. ‘course i gotta have the outlook of the shop captured. hora~

had my eyes on the big white dog!

take two!

‘course earlier on i’d bought a pair of dog salt & pepper shakers. w[][]t!  love em. should’ve gotten more than a pair.

whayy~

yah. that’s all i got from that market. waited for mom while i had ‘coconut shaved ice!’ oishii na~ got curious when i see loads of people havin it. find it weird that it was topped with toasted peanuts before carnation milk’s added. then again when i had it, mmm, awesome! better than ice cream, period! would jet there just to have it!

brother’s. mine was half full/mpty then. teehee~

all in all, it was not so bad after all. did njoy myself though i’d work the next day. two shots to mark this post, taken on the way back.

note: log for week ending january 13th.

second week on the job. ahh. all i was thinkin then was that i’d be off to another assignment come next week. things were tough in the beginning of the week. couldn’t relight the situation then but all i know is that i wasn’t havin a good time and was constantly thinkin of the time, the time to breakaway. didn’t bother continuing my work at home. the whole day workin on it was already enough. couldn’t stand her attitude at times.

didn’t suspect anything when she asked me everyday that week if i’ve a lunch buddy. come thursday the same question was asked early in the day in which i replied ‘yes’. all i ask was that i be left alone. along she came once again an hour later, this time askin me to cancel my lunch appointments to join her instead. what? then only she spoke of her intention of footin the bill; and she’d been askin me that the whole week. thoughtful. we’d an early lunch at a joint that i’d plan to go. perfect. had my fair share of lasagne. mmm. cheese~

that did mellow things out for the rest of the week. i was to be assigned to another job the next week. she called on saturday, sayin how she’d switched my assignments. she was the senior for that job as well. ahh. wasn’t surprised. at least i took 3 days away from the followin week. fuu.

right. log #5 should’ve been up last sunday. been busy with my work every night that by the time i was done, i just want nothin but to be tucked under the covers. sleepin has never felt so good till i’m tired flat. spent the holidays at home, the place i’d rather be than anywhere else. ‘course i did went out to get me some furniture for my room and stayed till late havin sushi for dinner. oh california roll, how i love thee~ <3

my week then resumed with me full of anticipation of the next assignment, to then be dissapointed when i was re-assigned to another. everything just went downhill since then. really dreaded my time everyday, countin down to the minutes that i can just step away. it just hit me in the face that i decided there & then that this is not what i want to spend my life with. it’s just not worth it. that week had been the worst so far. feelin down & pissed every day that whoever pisses me off next will get themselves a punch in the face. no, serious. that’s what i’d been thinkin the whole time whenever i’m pissed. i was already at breaking point.

then comes friday, finally! the day i’d been waitin for. one, it’s the weekend; two, i’ll be meetin up with a bunch of mates for dinner. dropped everything at work & rushed back to only find myself stuck in traffic all the way back, and hey, it was raining heavily. very bad crawl & i stood all the way back, crushed amongst other beings. was xhausted & felt that i should just skip dinner with em & go home straight but then again this is a get-together that’s not to be missed. this is not how i wanted it to be, stuck in traffic & sandwiched amongst other mortals! funny thing was that a friend of mine was stuck in the same bus as well. she was in front while i was in the middle of the bus. both of us were driven to the edge that we sent sms-es to each other all the way back. sure lightens up the situation. love her sense of humuor. both of us were laughin & runnin in the rain lookin for shelter after we alighted. soaked. and i was to meet my mates for dinner! xcused myself & bought a purple shirt. whayy! dried, in an instant.

dinner was definitely awesome, with the whole group of us, sittin in a deserted area, laughin & catchin up on each other’s life. i looked down the table, ‘hey, how long has it been?‘ some things just never change. ahh. stayed on till every shop’s closed. took quite a number of pictures as being a photographer, i just want to have things captured. the best picture was the group shot, well xcludin myself. i was behind the lens. ahh. by then i was all groggy. lack of sleep that whole week. but being in the presence of the rest’s just heart warmin. we then ajourned to have some drinks at one of the locals. fun!

greetins morons…i mean…mor-tals, we cometh inth peaceth~

didn’t sleep till 2 that night. :: shrugs :: hit the hay like a dead log & woke midday. still feelin like a dead log. didn’t sleep too well, nor did i on sunday. all in all, didn’t really njoyed that weekend. this week’s here and i’m definitely going to make it worthwhile.  

 thought i’d do a special of some sort but i’m not much of a thinker now. been feelin woozy lately. ‘course i couldn’t let the new year creep in just like that. so i’ve managed a visual.

happy new year to all! may the new year & the years to come bring with it wealth, health & happiness for ya & your family. cheers!

whayy! another great week! ‘course christmas was monday mornin & the weekend was longer. mom got me a box of rocher’s for christmas! w[][]t!

we’d our own small lil christmas celebration this year and it was a blast! come wednesday afternoon mom received my package that i’d been xpectin.

was at work & boy i can’t wait to get back then to give the package a lil jiggle before openin it. ‘course before openin i had to take pictures of it from all angles. heh. so i could make a slideshow or a presentation of my present openin process. thank goodness for the regular white wrapper. needn’t get me all worked up openin it for i appreciate the work done on the wrappins.

what’sinthebox?what’sinthebox?what’sinthebox?eek! took me quite some time cause of all the tapes. heh. typical of my friend but very smart. the package came a lil deformed [ the box ain't square ]. haha. lil rounded on the edges. the previous occupant of the box was a desk organiser. masaka?

TA-RA! dog! with a bell! :: died :: and a card specially picked!

‘course it must have a dog on it. i just got a big thing for dogs, of all kinds. now he, yes he’s sittin atop my processor & whenever i give him a pat on the head whenever i pass by, the bell just ring.

he’s so tushable. ahh. my friend sure has got the heart, to have brought him all the way back from bangkok before sendin him to me. thank you for that! <3

had a great time at work with a few mates. gonna miss being in that room with em. guess time’s what certain things need to be justified. ahh.

and here, as i sit, we’re down to the last hour. i for one love to reflect on things and lookin back at what i’ve now, i’m very thankful for all of it; family, friends & the treasured moments ‘course. wanna say thank you to all who’ve made me a happy kid, those who’ve stuck with me all these while, those who’ve made my life a more meaningful one <3 cheers! best wishes to ya’ll for the years to come! stay cool!

great great week. not only because of the fact that christmas’ on a monday but also that my current job’s rather slow & easy. had a christmas gatherin on the eve & it was better than last year’s, or that’s what i thought. had a blast & like i said, christmas had already came early for me this year. this celebration just marks the forth of a brand new year, the end of another chapter. just thankful & grateful for all things that had came my way. heck, it just gotta work. a word of thank you to those who made things happened & for the opportunity. glad, very, for everything & everyone i hold dearly.

mom, dad, you’re both my rock, a precious stone. the feelin i felt of being asked to return home early for dinner’s overwhelmin. being out for most of the time nowadays made me think bout what i always have yet always taken for granted. they were there all along, always forgiving. it doesn’t take one too much to realise that the ones closest to you are those who deserves the better treatment. often times we overlook our own family and take em for granted. it’s with others that we be our best, but with our own family members that we let loose. sayin this not cause i haven’t realised this all this while but just that it brings a big impact to me recently, i’m in a family far better than any others. for that i’m thankful, and that’s what i would never give away nor put second.

hmm. week’d been not too bad i suppose with the xception of a few let downs. not gonna dwell on it now for it’ll only leave me fumin with rage. had quite an adventure after finishin my first assignment. was at a place where not many people can gain access just like that. heh. not forgettin being able to go through their documents. wished i could’ve stayed longer there but alas, i was not assigned to that project. am off to my scheduled assignment tomorrow.

anyway, friday was quite a day i say. traveled to sentral as usual, bought my ticket and… O.O …look at the crowd!

this was where i was standin.

stood there lookin & peerin through the crowd to get a glance of what’s going on but to no avail. was already guessin what’s up front after bout 2 minutes of waitin. my initial thought was ‘did someone die there at the stairways?’ cause everyone was freakin quiet! it was as if they were all standin for a minute of silence for the departed.

only when people started movin that i realised ‘hey, no dead bodies!’ and i was laughin to myself while takin em pictures with my cell.

was smirkin away while shootin my objects.

went up & the queue! gahh. the area was flooded with beings. only then that i heard the announcement that the train was havin some issues that mornin. pfft! bet it didn’t had its coffee [ oil ]. waited for two trains to pass before givin up the queue. no way i’d get to work on time. and down i go the flight of stairs. people! hahaha! again!

ahh. now that’s what was keepin everyone from going up.

rather chaotic that day. felt like everyone was fleetin from a war. spoke to a lady in front and found out that the xact same thing happened two months ago. she was dissapointed alright. i’d be too if it often fails like that. and i always thought that it’s dependable. it sorta decreased my trust for it. ahh. but it sure was a sightin for the day!

on another note, photobucket looks much nicer than before with its new layout. love the convenience of it automatically copyin the link with just a single click on it. save me the hassle of ctrl+c & ctrl+v. <3 it!

whoo! monday, and i’m back at 8.30pm. whayy! finished two sudoku puzzles like i used to after dinner while njoyin my coconut drink. mmm. things were’s too bad at work. just that it didn’t start off too well after i wasn’t able to locate what i was lookin for. was questionin my position as to whether this is what i want to have as a career in the future. things lighten up a lil after lunch. guess i was havin a moment there. we all had mcdonald’s! this i can say is the first time i’m glad that i see em golden arches. all of us were stuck on that piece of land with barely any shops nearby for a few days now. i’d a medium set of mcdonald’s spicy chicken mcdeluxe and boy was i a happy kid after that. heh. gotta love em fried potatoes!

a’ight. time for me to be off. gotta seize the moment. s-l-e-e-p. jya~

ahh. week had been tough, no doubt. another week’s up front tomorrow. was glad that the weekend’s here after those late nights. being able to not have to wake up early in the mornin’s already a reward. feelin recharged after the meetin i’d with a bunch of mates yesterday. not sure why but i felt the warmth i used to feel since a year back; a sense of belongin. guess i was right that he came back to restore what was almost lost. ahh. always great to see him na. that smile. 

found some things ’bout myself that i don’t know of myself last week itself. maybe i’ve always known, just that it was very clear to me then when it happened. guess it’s the combination of people & their respective characteristics. shikatanai-wa. it’s just how i feel & how i base things on. loads of things for me to see and conclude these days, and so it continues.

christmas no doubt came early this year. things have been well. break’s comin to an end soon and it was a packed yet fun-filled one. finished two animes a friend passed along the way together with a few shows here and there. am on season 2 of ‘that 70’s show’. gotta love that.

on another note, this is what i’ve been on lately, after securin my hands on the pack and also cause i can’t pass one of heroes of might and magic V: hammers of fate’s campaign mission |<

the sims 2 pets! sims 2’s really on a different degree compared to the former in which it’s much more realistic and every single item comes in various colours. took me quite a while to browse, custom & buy em items for my first sims. returned playin after securin this pack where the original was laid off after completion months ago. there’s altogether four xpansion packs, the other three being ‘open for business’, ‘nightlife’ & ‘university’. initially installed ‘open for business’ but found it a lil too much on details. may return to xplore the other part. the descriptions for all xpansion packs on the official site’s attractive and i can’t wait to see em for myself. but for now, it’s all bout my sims’ husky – harrold.

 
harrold’s transport to work as a security dog.

 
his ride as he goes up the corporate ladder.

 
his mansion.

 
sleepin on his masters’ bed.

 
his masters, back from work at 2.00am.

definitely been keepin me busy lately, newly added to the family’s a samoyed – hailey. wanna see if they can have puppies. pictures to come soon. gotta say, i give it a 8.5; speakin from a dog-obsessed person & a sims fan.