seowkaleow

40% my foot ?

2005-08-10T09:46:00.000-07:00

seowkaleow
So did anyone of you manage to get 40% discount on petrol yesterday between 4 to 8 pm ? Was telling my wife the day before that this is going to be one big belated April Fool's joke played out to the whole of Singapore. Ha ! and I was right on the money man ! But actually I did go and pump petrol yesterday , not because I was looking for the 40% discount but because my tank was empty ! Nonetheless the queue was so long but I managed to somehow get next to an empty pump stand which dunno why nobody wants . HaHAHa !!! So funny when one by one the customers standing in line to pay for the petrol would ask " is it really 40% discount ? " I told one of them to deam on !!!

National Day Celebration

2005-08-09T08:46:00.000-07:00

seowkaleow
I celebrated our National Day by sleeping till 11.30 this morning, then washed up and went out to tar-pau lunch for me and the family. Then off we went to Changi Expo book fair - what a waste of time ! So many books, here, there, everywhere, all in one big mess ! Luckily next door was John Little's sale but could not be borthered to queue for 1/2 hour just to pay for 2 boxes of cheap underwear. So what to do ? Balek Kampong lah ! What an uneventful day spent on our 40th birthday !

seowkaleow

2005-08-08T23:17:00.000-07:00

seowkaleow
National Day and I gotta work ! Lousy job but got bills to pay, pocket money for kiddos, meals for tummies, school fees, tuition fees , this fees that fees, and all the pong pee pees !!! What to do? No money no talk! Nevermind , tahan a bit , go for the long haul , never say die, got job be thankful already ! But of course life can be a little betterer yah ?

Nabeh Nabeh Nabeh

2005-07-05T07:23:00.000-07:00

seowkaleow
_ucking lousy start to my day at work today and it's because of that Cheow Kia Hmm Park Lastic fellow of an ASSHOLE spot trader of mine in my office! Already known to be a failure in his other life , you see , he was bloody fired from his previous employ and now doesn't give a shit about being humble enough to work your way up again. Failure to communicate was what I told him the last he screwed up and tried to put the _ucking blame on me , yah right ! Not anymore this time BUSTER ! You bloody hell learn how to communicate - it's call T_A_L_K_I_N_G !!! Nabeh !!!

Make time for that cuppa

2005-06-28T18:10:00.000-07:00

seowkaleow
When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours
in a day are not enough, remember the mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
coffee.

A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in
front of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large
and empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.

The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the
jar. He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas
between the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was
full. They agreed that it was.

The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar.
Of course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the
jar was full. The students responded with a unanimous "yes."

The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
space between the sand. The students laughed. "Now," said the professor
as the laughter subsided, "I want you to recognize that this jar
represents your life.

The golf balls are the important things --God,your family, your children,
your health, your friends and your favorite passions--and if everything
else was lost and only they remained, your life would still be full.

The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house
and your car.

The sand is everything else--the small stuff."

"If you put the sand into the jar first," he continued, "there is no
room for the pebbles or the golf balls. The same goes for life. If you
spend all your time and energy on the small stuff you will never have
room for the things that are important to you. "Pay attention to the
things that are critical to your happiness. Play with your children.
Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to dinner..
There will always be time to clean the house and fix the disposal.
Take care of the golf balls first--the things that really matter.
Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."

One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
represented. The professor smiled. "I'm glad you asked. It just goes to
show you that no matter how full your life may seem, there's always
room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."

I Can't Belive It !!!

2005-06-24T09:32:00.000-07:00

seowkaleow
I can't believe the arrogance of this son-of-a-bi... business partner of mine. I actually came to the meeting with the intention of f...king him off from this partnership and recover everything back from it . But no , that did not happen ! You see , the softer and forgiving side of me ( fortunate or unfortunately for him !!! ) got the better of me. However I want to think that the MAN upstairs had a part to do with this. I can't believe what I did - I actually let him continue but with much terms and conditions laid out - that means one more wrong move and he is F..ked !!! And at the end of the meeting he did not even had the gratefulness to say a big thank you or even a hand-shake or at least a f..king smile !!! F..k man what of person is this ??!! Such show of ungratefulness after what I did for him - I can't believe it !!!

Ungrateful Business Partner

2005-06-22T09:04:00.000-07:00

seowkaleow
This Saturday is D-DAY! I am going to tell my business partner to get the f... and f... off from our business which we managed for just over a year. You see, we are in the chauffeured limousine business and for the whole year he was supposed to repay his part of the deposit for the two vehicles , well at least for his own bloody vehicle, and 1 whole year has passed and after netting off the bills that he collected but unilaterally decided that he did not want to pay back into the company , still thinks that I have given him the sole authority to run the show himself , like he owns the company totally ! Well good luck to him , he is going to get a wake up call this Saturday for sure ! Get up and F... off buster !

Absentee Father

2005-06-20T12:00:00.000-07:00

My dad was a businessman, but he did his part to bring home the bacon. But bacon was all that he brought home. My mom died when I was 5 yrs old and my younger bro was only 2 weeks old. He was then fostered out to my Aunt until he was about 13. You see, he had no time for us. After dinner at home each day he would be off to his club for some card game or billiards and who knows what! Oh, I forgot to mention - he did remarry after that, but only to leave his wife at home in the evenings as well. Fend for ourselves we did, did we have a choice ? I miss my Mom, but actually I also never knew her- what do you expect from a 5 yr old kid then? My Grandma brought us up, of course with all the bacon brought home it was a bit easier than without it. I never got to know my dad although he will always provide for us. We were quite comfortable I must say, but it's a lonely kind of comfort, you know what I mean ? He provided for me all the way to my university education overseas and also for my bro too. He was a good providing dad, I can't dispute that!

I am now in my 40s, a daddy myself, with 2 lads and 1 wifey. I'm trying not to do what my dad did to us, being absent! Yes I want to be present for my 2 boys and wifey of course, to connect with them, to engage them!

Thanks for the bacon dad , but I wish you had also provided the warmth, the love, the hugs and playing of games, the walks in the parks as well !

Happy Fathers Day DAD !

Cheow Kia Hmm Park Lastic

2005-06-17T10:37:00.000-07:00

seowkaleow
Got a colleague of mine , young bugger - 30 something , ( that shows how old I am yah ??) You see , we are the guys that trades in those instruments we commonly call - MONEY , yep Foreign Exchange business. He's just been hired for about 4 short months and I have doubts about his long term stay with us. You see, one of the most important aspect of this business is DISCIPLINE !!! Well it seems he hasn't got one ! I cannot stand his arrogance , especially if he doesn't make money for the instituition who paid him to do the job.
We lau cheows know the business inside out , how and when to stay low and when to hantam the market. But no, not this fella , whole day whole night hantam , hantam , and hantam ! One day surely die - well actually he died many times over already lah ! ( lost a bomb !!! ) Well, I am not the management , just a humble employee , but if he doesn't wake up he will end up as a cheow kia hmm park lastic !!!

Petrol Price Star War

2005-06-16T12:48:00.000-07:00

seowkaleow
This morning I was so happy when the cashier at the Shell Station at Siglap told me that the discount was 17%. What - 17% ??? No kidding , yah it was 17% , the most that's ever, ever been discounted! That was at 10.30 am , and was told that they only up the discount just an hour ago - lucky me , so I thought ! Just after lunch while passing Caltex , a big sign showed 20% petrol discount ! Huh ! What ! 20% ??? Seow uh ??!! Can you believe it ??? 20% - Wah Pian ! That must've been the world's record ! But , no that was not to be ... 23% discount just heard over the radio ... is this going to end... I mean , wait a minute man , how can ? Yep , next thing I heard on radio ... 26% discount !!! Wah , this is too much for me ,buoy ta han orredy leow... must be a wet dream .......????

seowkaleow

2005-06-14T08:31:00.000-07:00

seowkaleow

ah yah , all this thing about SPG and her naked truth , what lah ???!!! let the girl show off , if you want , you also can do the same , just make sure it's artistic that's all !!! look - CRAZY HORSE coming to town right - so - as long as you pay to see - it's ok ! so SPG - maybe a suggestion is you put up a pay as you check out your site code - then everything boh tai chee leow !

Just Got Started

2005-06-03T01:05:00.000-07:00

First time in the Blogosphere, dunno what to write , so scary in here , all those garmen agents watching, waiting, to pounce on you if you say the wrong thing, write the wrong book , sing the wrong song ....... what lah !
My wife tells me.... please lah, don't write anything that will get you into trouble !
OK, OK, no politics, nothing about the 1st familee, be a good boy yah !?