Even with this heat and humidity, it's still pretty.
But I'm getting back in the house now.
Damn, it's farking hot.
Friday, August 29, 2008
Water
I chanced upon this today as I was deleting pics off my iPhoto library. This picture was taken sometime last year in Australia at Noosa. We pulled up onto this tiny island that had signs saying "no pedestrian access". Something about wildlife preservation something something.. We didn't know until we saw the damn signs of course.
Time sure has flown by fast since then.
Couldn't help but think that being submersed in water would probably be relaxing right about now. This picture made me want the beach even more..
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Flat
Totally.
I feel flat and uninspired. There are about a hundred other places I'd rather be at, and about a hundred more things I'd rather be doing at this minute. Back in bed sleeping would be one of them.
Plus I think I broke my pinky toe too.. sigh.
Saturday, August 23, 2008
Gulp
Yesterday, I ended up attending this huge IBM management get together at the main IBM HQ location. Needless to say, because it was held right smack in the middle of the day (read: noon), I was not a happy camper by the time I got there seeing as how I had worked the night before. I had just worked my 1st shift (read: graveyard), and decided that I might as well go straight into the next one (read: double shift) to accomodate the forum. You could tell a lot of other people from our business unit had adjusted their schedules just to attend it as well. There were a number of folks sporting huge sunglasses and carrying venti sized coffee cups from Starbucks. I (decked out in 6 inch heels) was not an exeption. I too grumbled along with everyone else.
After the huge IBM lunch, Marian and I decided we eeded to arm ourselves with coffee before actually attending the event so we headed to Starbucks to get ourselves triple shots of the strongest stuff they had. I walked in through the doors.. and it was IBM land. Every single person in that branch was from IBM. You could tell from the way they (or I guess I should now say "we") looked and talked. Impeccably dressed men and women in little clumps all talking about what IBM does.. business.
The auditorium where the event took place was even worse. I realize now, that you simply cannot put a bunch of IBM'ers in a room and expect them to sit still for even an hour without them tinkering on their thinkpads, or catch them with their fingers unglued to their phones. It just cannot happen. The poor host, after reinforcing that everyone keep their laptops away, just gave up after a while. It was funny as hell.
Oli and I decided to entertain ourselves by throwing snide comments here and there, and discussing in detail whether or not we thought this 1 guy we worked with had a toupee or not. It was totally productive of course. Later on during the latter part of the day, Marian ended up picking up several calls while still inside the auditorium because several people were alrady on the phones anyway. I was a little more discreet, and did all my work-related conversations through text, with my fingers feverishly typing away on my phone under the table. Oli finally decided that he had had enough of it and started to doodle several versions of the batman logo on his paper. When he wasn't doing that, he was writing notes to me, I would then write back.. and we were just right next to each other. A major highlight would be the smokers being shooed away from the front of the building by security and Oli trampling in mad disgust on the immaculate bushes (read: please do not walk on the grass type of thing) in retaliation to it.
There was some value to it though don't get me wrong. There WERE key aways (and hand outs hehe) that I had gotten from that forum. It was just done in the wrong part of the day and to a much larger audience for it to be efficient.
Thank god for Starbucks though.
After the huge IBM lunch, Marian and I decided we eeded to arm ourselves with coffee before actually attending the event so we headed to Starbucks to get ourselves triple shots of the strongest stuff they had. I walked in through the doors.. and it was IBM land. Every single person in that branch was from IBM. You could tell from the way they (or I guess I should now say "we") looked and talked. Impeccably dressed men and women in little clumps all talking about what IBM does.. business.
The auditorium where the event took place was even worse. I realize now, that you simply cannot put a bunch of IBM'ers in a room and expect them to sit still for even an hour without them tinkering on their thinkpads, or catch them with their fingers unglued to their phones. It just cannot happen. The poor host, after reinforcing that everyone keep their laptops away, just gave up after a while. It was funny as hell.
Oli and I decided to entertain ourselves by throwing snide comments here and there, and discussing in detail whether or not we thought this 1 guy we worked with had a toupee or not. It was totally productive of course. Later on during the latter part of the day, Marian ended up picking up several calls while still inside the auditorium because several people were alrady on the phones anyway. I was a little more discreet, and did all my work-related conversations through text, with my fingers feverishly typing away on my phone under the table. Oli finally decided that he had had enough of it and started to doodle several versions of the batman logo on his paper. When he wasn't doing that, he was writing notes to me, I would then write back.. and we were just right next to each other. A major highlight would be the smokers being shooed away from the front of the building by security and Oli trampling in mad disgust on the immaculate bushes (read: please do not walk on the grass type of thing) in retaliation to it.
There was some value to it though don't get me wrong. There WERE key aways (and hand outs hehe) that I had gotten from that forum. It was just done in the wrong part of the day and to a much larger audience for it to be efficient.
Thank god for Starbucks though.
Saturday, August 16, 2008
Heidi's Wish List
For no reason at all, I decided to destress by dreaming of the stuff that I want to have. It may sound materialistic and shallow, but hell, sometimes envisioning the pretty things you want keep you going.. So not in any order at all are the things on my wish list. I sure hope Santa comes through this year..
1) Blankets - Craig Thompson's graphic novel is the hardest to find I swear.
2) PSP - it doesn't have to be gold of course, although I wouldn't mind it. But then Gavin might have issues with a gold one.
3) DS Lite - I think I want the pink one.
4) Technomarine - I've always been drawn to watches for some reason and that's why I collect them. I don't have a real sporty type of watch yet so this black one would be my pick. I used to have a pink Technomarine with a silver face, and I used to wear it a lot, but for some reason I can't find it now. 
5) Macbook Pro - enough said. I want this so bad it's not even funny.
6) iPhone - I haven't gotten my iPhone yet, but when i do get it, I want this red Paul Frank case on it. And yes it has to be red. I regret not having picked this up in the US the last time I was there. At the time, I didn't see the need for it (for obvious reasons), but now that I am waiting for the iPhone to come to town.. I want this too.
Monday, August 11, 2008
Randomitis II
- I used to want 8 kids can you believe?! I guess being an only child, it was normal to want the exact opposite of what I had. But now that I think about it, it wasn't bad at all. Every kid around me that had siblings wished they didn't have any. It's a bit silly of course. Now that I already have my own pride and joy though, I realize that I like the fact that I have my own "only child". I think I could do 1 more, but that's about it. 8 would just be silly..
- Lawsuits are messy, painful and stressful. They take up so much umnecessary energy and necessary money. And it turns the sanest, most logical of us into blood hungry snarling animals. Admittedly, I am not an exception to this.
- Lotus Notes has got to be the most complicated program I have ever used in my life. Why can't we keep things simple? It took me more than 10 minutes to figure out how to send out a meeting maker. Geez..
- The weather this weekend has been insane and I must have lost at least 3 lbs by just sitting in it. Then again, drinking enough to alcohol to quench my thirst though, probably put those 3 lbs back.
- I need more memory for my macbook. I swear to god if I have to see that damn beach ball of death spin one more time I will end up shooting someone.
- Time management - what a great concept I have yet to see put to good use.
- I cannot believe I missed the Beijing Olympics opening ceremonies. It's unheard of and I'm irritated with myself for missing it. I always watch the opening ceremonies!
- I had a great weekend hanging out with old friends and catching up with one another. It sucks that some of my closest friends are scattered all across the globe, but it makes for great vacation planning because I get to travel elsewhere to see them. It's a great excuse to get out and hop on a plane.
- I don't understand why (months after) some people (person) still end up doing idiotic things like send out silly emails to perfectly peace loving individuals. Sure it's great entertainment, but at the end of the day, you have got to question all the trouble exerted for it.
- I have the worst craving for Thai food right now. In fact if I didn't have to sleep so I can actually wake up to my alarm (and not snooze it to fall back asleep right after), I would be at Serendra right now having the most amazing food at Thai Silk.
- Doubt - there's so much of that right now. I wish they could all just be erased. Sometimes reassuring words will not make things better. I'd rather something was actually done about it so I can feel it. Because if not, it all just becomes pointless and a sheer waste of time.
- I just checked my goody bag and I still have a boatload of chocolates left over! (YAY)
- I hate how sometimes the people who you want to matter to you are millions of miles away and worse, no matter how hard you try to make things work, what you put across through the miles somehow gets lost in tran-atlantic translation.
Monday, August 04, 2008
Perception Management
I hate those sudden bursts of realizations that slap you in the face when you least expect it and make you feel totally idiotic afterwards. For instance, doing something you totally put your heart 100% into, only to find out that those actions (and intentions) were somehow perceived as something other than what it really was. It kind of stings like crazy.
I realize now in retrospect just how naive (for lack of a better term) I may have been to believe that something I perceived as great could be looked at differently. Perceptions kill sometimes.
But I know enough now to know that I will be more careful about my choices. It's a learning experience, and a humbling one at that too.