Typically Leonine

I still do miss you from time to time.

I have almost given up on blogging.

Many times I logged in, only to stare at the screen b4 logging out.

I had so many things to write but I didn’t know what to.

I guess I ought to write something now as a way to sum up 2006.

The last 3 days hadn’t been gd at all. In fact they were bad. 3 days of depression due to a chain of unfortunate events. And the depression just magnified everything negatively 1000 times. Which of course sets off the vicious cycle. Drowning in sorrows doesn’t help either.

2006, let’s see:

1) Most critical first yr of my dance “career”. Hobby developed in a serious passion. Cliche it may sound, but it totally changed my life.

2) Because of (1), I made a whole bunch of fantastic loving friends.

3) Career switch. So far so good, glad to have made the switch.

4) Introduction of a man in my life after 2 yrs but rationally, I think it wouldn’t work out. We both know but we are still holding on. I think it’s wad u call an open relationship. Status: Still single and (perhaps) available

Failures:

(1) Have not weighed myself but I think I’m still above 50kg. Target not achieved. But I think I might have toned up from the dance practices. *pat on the back*

(2) Tennis lesson: 1. No of times racket used: 2. Gotta work on that in 2007.

(3) Driving license: Obviously nothing was done to achieve it. Gotta work on it.

(4) Diving: See pt (3).

(5) No of trips taken out of the country: Zilch. Pathetic. Work on it!

(6) Financial status: No Improvement. Major work required.

Hence, in 2007, in order of priority

(1) Improve financial status. Make more money, clear debts, learn to save.

(2) Look out for career advancement.

(3) Pursue more genres of dance. Take salsa seriously. Compete.

(4) Driving license.

(5) Diving license.

(6) Dun let the tennis racket collect anymroe dust.

Generally, be happy. Learn to love so I’ll be loved. Master my emotions. Eliminate depression!

Have a great yr ahead !

Cheers!

Having a mean headache now.

Finally, I'm gonna be leaving my job. Finally, after whining for a year. Truth is, my 2-yr contract is coming to an end in Sept and I have announced my intention to leave. Otherwise I will always procreastinate tendering my resignation. The load is finally off my shoulders and I am so looking forward to that day.

Time to plan and sort out my life.

Last night started with the usual salsa outing to Union Square but ended on an extremely unhappy note. To cut the long story short, the service staff was extremely rude to me and almost quarelled with me.

Now for the long story:

The gang and myself arrived very early at 8pm, way before the start of cover charge at 9pm. As far as I knew then, if I were to go out, say to the washroom, I get a chop from the ppl at the door so I can get back in again later without paying the cover charge. But apparently they implemented the new rule "2 weeks ago" (quoted from the staff) that now I have to produce a drink receipt in order to get the chop, i.e. I'm obliged to buy a drink if I want to go to the loo. Else I pee in the club. Fine. Absolutely fine with me. What was not fine was her attitude. No, make that their attitudes. RUDE. I wasn't told nicely. I was told in a tone not pleasing to the ear. Ok, fine! I might not have been at my friendliest last night but that certainly does not mean they can be rude to me. Afterall that's what the service industry is about right? U appease ur customer, not agitate them. And there was this stupid man whom we do not even know if he's one of the staffs there, told me to get out of the way. The irony, he was blocking my way out. Damn pissed.

So LL we went to buy a drink. I was angry at being rude at because I am extremely anal about receiving good service. If u r nice to me I will be ur loveliest customer. But no. They chose to be rude to me, a paying customer, a regular.

I was pissed already. At the bar, because there were 2 of us, so we bought 2 drinks. But using 1 member's card it was charged together into 1 receipt. To avoid conflict at the door with the rude b***h later, I clarified if this 1 receipt is only gonna get us just 1 chop. The cashier b****h said, rudely, that it was reflected as 2 drinks on the receipt so it wun happen. Fine.

At the door, suddenly, cashier b****h was also there. Wow, she's fast. She had no business there. Waiting for us?? Hmm. Shall not speculate. No one bothered abt her. But after we got our chops and stepped out the door, turned ard the corner, cashier b****h made a loud scornful remark, obviously abt us, to door b***h. Ok, to be fair, door b****h did not really offend me other than when she wasn't very polite to me earlier. Anyways, talking loudly abt ur customer behind their backs obviously wanting to let them hear but having no guts to spew it in their faces is farking loserish.

U wanna be a bitch, young gal? I'll show u who's the bitch.

So I turned ard, went back and confronted her. Didn't see that coming, did u? She exclaimed that she was talking abt her colleague (first door b****h whom wasn't really a b****h by then, so i'll call her door gal) who was standing there. She also exclaimed that I shouted at her at the bar earlier and threw my wallet on the bar.

Hello!!!

No.1: I did not shout at her.

No. 2: I merely placed my wallet on the bar counter with a loud thud, not threw. Even if I did, I did not throw it at her. What has that got to do with her?

No. 3: So that's why she wasn't happy with my attitude and went to the door to wait for me and made that spiteful remark huh.

And she rose her voice before I even did. Hello! Young gal, working in the service line means even if ur customer had been nasty, rude, unpleasant, hostile, whatever (as long as it's not humanely offensive or insulting), u bear the shit gal. Welcome to the real professional world. U dun do childish things with ur customers.

So I confronted her, demanding an explanation. So angry I was I forgot to ask for the manager. Anycase, we wrote a very concerned and professional letter all the way to NTUC Clubs to highlight our unhappiness.  They were very fast in replying and I'm glad it wasn't one of those standard PR kinda replies. Got on the phone with the manager of NTUC Clubs and she promised to investigate. Later the manager of Union Square also called me to apologise and all. Apparently the biatch already told him yesterday. Thankfully, he's professional enough to appease my anger and despite my insistence for the gal to apologise to me, he talked me out of it. She better thank her lucky stars this new manager is good. Well, if that biatch is gonna stare at me or does whatever to step on my toes again, she better watches out. I can be a real bitch.

Zidane wins vote for adidas Golden Ball. 

Never mind he head butted Materazzi and got sent off, ending a glitzy career in the most undesirable way one could ever rationally wanted. I say, for this man is meant to be remembered in footballing history.

Never mind Italy did not exactly play up to (my) expectations when we've seen how much more offensive they are capable of in this tournament. Game-wise, France seemed hungrier but too bad they lacked the finishing touch. The Azzurris have proven themselves to be a fantastic team and certainly deserve to be the 2006 champions. It does not matter who wins the the final match to me anymore. 

Whatever negative comments there are out there for Zizou the Great letting his team down at the most critical moment, I stand by him!!!

Zidane 永远是我的神!! 

Suddenly, things are all looking up!

Got into the performance team of my choice, getting laid and seeing some job opportunities opening up before me. 

Suddenly, I'm all bright and cheery again!

Looks like it's really time for me to get my lazy arse moving to sending resumes. Haha, it's been like eons since I said I wanna change my job. Well, I still haven't had a clear definition of what I wanna go into but at least some directions are shedding light and that's good. I figured that perhaps I can find what I like through the whole process of elimination.

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The whole world cup fever got me glued to the couch for quite a while and though I was disappointed with some results. Not too impressed with Portugal's antics. But overall I'm pretty glad that there were not as many major upsets as the 2002 version. The whole idea of the greats failing to perform is demoralising. I hate the idea of not living up to expectation and that even if one is good at his craft, he sometimes cannot defy the invisible force either. Wouldn't like to see that happen to me.

From the other perspective, I like to support the underdogs. Going against the conventional flow. It's motivating to see determination and drive being displayed from the underdogs, knowing that they are up against the high and mighty. The power of belief and confidence is unbelievably strong, as we all know that. I know, I'm a confused individual, as usual. My favourite underdogs in this competition: Ivory Coast and France. 

Great to see France delivering some decent results this time, unlike 2002. It's extremely awesome to see the way Zizou works his magic. Oh man, what that man can do with a ball in his possession is simply magic, mythical even. When I see Zizou stepping up to take a penalty, even if he's up against the safe hands of Ricardo, I seemed to see this halo surrounding him. Calm energy emitting from him all round that assures he can deliver. I really can't explain. When I see him, I see calmness, assurance and reliability. Can't imagine if I were to play alongside such a legendary character. To be his teammate is really such an honour. 

Gonna miss this man in time to come.