What 23 orginally ask me...

If you do read this blog, you will know I have a tag labeled "23". This is part of a mini series of 23 is asking me about.... Due to my lack of updating this said blog. 23 is what I fondly call my favourite 2nd cousin-in-law.. she also happen to be the only girl 1st or 2nd cousin-in-law I have hehehe....)

The list was

• weather - Done!
• spore trip- Well, my besties have upload pictures on Facebook. So pictures tells a thousand words...
• the shoes- I got a great photo for that.
• how u spent 900AUD - Done!
• the birthday - Done!
• concert - Done!
  • sound relief
  • Pink
  • the nutcracker
• luke - Sort of done! I talk about him all the time. Here & Here maybe Here hahaha
• the 8km run - Done!
• the soon to be 10km run- Ahahahahaha soon to be is an understatement.
• ure fav cousin in law, 23- Hmmmmmm
• ure fav nephew and niece in laws, AK and AK- Yes I must write something about them
• ure exams - Done!

So those are my updates from me. So 23- what else do you want to hear from me? Or anyone out there reading this for that matter?

4 days later...

From the highly "exciting" events at my office last 4 days, I am reporting..

I AM STILL SORE AND IN PAIN!!!

My left calf still hurts and the ones that brave to ascend down the 45 floors are equally having soreness.

Groaaan.

45 Floors later...

Today we had a fire drill.

I reside on the 45th floor.

Yes, *gasp*, *poor you* *oh my god*

And I was looking forward to it!

Most of the people on our floor were aware that it was going to happen today. We received a email saying that 10 O'clock there will be a fire drill briefing for the fire wardens.

Most people already had plans to balk. Some purposely set "meetings" in another location to avoid the downhill exercise.

Me- I came prepared with sneakers, my wallet and mobile and my jacket and scarf for warmth.

So come 10 O'clock, wardens off to their briefing. People on my floor balked. This include the receptionist who lock the front door hence people like myself have to keep opening it for people trying to get in.

15 mins after the briefing, the remaining people on the floor was wondering when it's going to happen.

Guess what. Hahahahaha... hahaahaha sorry I just could stop laughing when the fire warden told his, yes it's going to happen.. SOMETIME TODAY!!

Ooo how i wish it would have happen after lunch. How I wish you could see the look of the 3/4 of the people on level 45's faces when they come up an hour later wondering why nothing happened.

But the alarm went. "Please evacuate! Woop Woop! Please evacuate"

So we did, single file down 45 floors in a spiral mode. I did get a little dizzy.

Some people were allowed to stay on for health reason. I didn't count them lucky because they had to endure "Woop Woop, Please evacuate now, woop woop!" for half an hour on the most ear blaring annoying noise ever.

Once we got down on ground floor and met with the balkers, we happily told them, people are still going down, probably another half hour before you can even get to the lifts!

So they technically just wasted 1 and half hours of doing nothing. Some might call it fun but when your time sheet are on billable client, it's probably not a wise thing.

And after the whole orderly "chaos", imagine trying to get the entire building of people on the elevators!

Yes, our bright idea of catching on coffee ( my boss treated to me to one! weeee) was awesome.

Even after half hour, the lifts were jam packed and people were lining up to get on it.

Overall the fire warden said it was a success. With a provision of a minute to a floor. This building of 55 floors took only 33 minutes to fully evacuate. Of course 1/4 of the people balk.

So my 50+ boss with a weak knees and a bad ankle could survive that, yet there this 36 year old female who insist on being on special needs list if we do have another drill. She's freaking 36, albeitly her only mode of exercise she walking from the building to get her daily coffee from the nearby cafe before strolling into office half an hour late. Seriously..

You set you mind that you are disable, you can't do this, you are sick. By the time you reach 50, you will be all that and worse. I can't imagine why people like this can't just suck it in. Toughen up mate! it's not that hard.

So today was an eventful day, that left people who did the right thing a bitterness to those who chose not too.

23 is asking me about.. The Weather

This is part of a mini series of 23 is asking me about.... Due to my lack of updating this said blog. 23 is what I fondly call my favourite 2nd cousin-in-law.. she also happen to be the only girl 1st or 2nd cousin-in-law I have hehehe....)

I don't know why 23 ask me about the weather. After all, she lives here as well!

Lately the weather has been quite pretty. It gets foggy/misty in the morning. Walking through it, you feel the coolness of the water droplets in the air.

Refreshing...

One particular misty morning sometime last month (Images from my office, the 45th floor!)



On a normal day




Pretty or not?

The other day, it hailed!






At the same time, it’s also been getting coold. Freaking Cold. My apartment with floorboards does not make it any easier for my poor toes!

Poor toes!

And the darkness oh my gawd… sighhh. (Signs of grumbling…)

I wake up at 6:30, it’s pitch black!

By the time I get out of the shower, with cleansed, toned, moisturised face and body half hour later.. IT”S STILL PITCH BLACK!!!

I leave about 7:30 and the sun is just peeking about the horizon.

At the end of the day…

It’s not even 5pm yet and it’s getting dark already.

By the time I leave work.. it WILL BE PITCH BLACK.

Grooooaaaannnn

Achieving your goals? Or still thinking about them!

I was going through my archives and realise when I first start using blogger in February i was all keen and ambicious to blogging every other day. 18 entries for such a short month!

So far in June I have a whopping 8 entries!
May only a pitiful 6 and and angry ranting by my dear 23. Hence me getting all fueld up in June. Hahaha I only had 4 in April.. Goodness. Same with March.

So let's start July, being the official Mid-Year by analysisng my progress with my2009 goals.

With my previous entry, I noted down things I wanted to do and have done.

Mid Year 2009. Week 27, 182nd day of the year 183 more days to the end of the year..

1. Health Goals
2. Holiday Goals
3. Finance Goals
4. Career Goals
5. Relationship Goals

Well I did complete a 8 K run for my Health Goals and achieved my Personal Best (PB). My aims for a half marathon might not be achievable this year seeing fasting start end of August. I could aim for end of year just before Christmas. Yes new timelime...

I did achieved my Holiday Goals by going not only to Singapore to celebrate my bestie birthday but also to Perth (another "First") to visit my mom who was vising my aunt and cousin who was staying there for a month...

I am also going back for Raya this year! Woo hoo

New Zealand with My Man might not be achievable this year. We are going to Queensland to celebrate christmas with his family end of this year. And plans to visit Bali for a friends wedding next year March 2010 is in the books.

I have proudly met my Finance Goal althought part of my Msian trip budget is in there. Thanks to Westpac who took over the Virgin credit card. They are offering 0% interest till December! So that's leaves me to pay little by little for my debt (STOP USING THE DAMN CARD!) and slowly pay off my CPA subjects without dipping into my savings.

My Career Goals was achieved with full of happiness when I took the courage to look at my sms with my results on the 13th of June 2009. (results came out 12th of June!) and I PAAASSS! Was super excited that has got me motivated to do 2 subjects this semester. Repeating the 2 papers I failed.

Now to sort out the stupid mentoring programme that is needed to advance to CPA status once all my papers are completed

Finally my Relationship Goals... I will happily like to say that some advancement in our conversation and relevation and gotten both of us in such a happy place. And now I know for sure he is the one. With the scarfices he is willing to take just for me, I can not ask for a better man.

We are all NOT that perfect alll.. we still have stupid spats and fights. I still get annoyed at him when he hogs the laptop and the tv remote control!

So that's my long goals updates. Till next quarter maybe...