lately

a) I hate my job
b) I'm busy gaming
c) I'm busy with wedding preparations
d) I have yet to contact any solemniser
e) I've been waking up much later than before
f) I live further away than before
g) I'm totally demotivated to work hard for the company
h) I attended the Singapore F1 this year
i) I've got reservist next month
j) All of the above
k) Don't make sense

Jade Dynasty Modo gaming tip

* GAMING POST *

i'm playing a new mmorpg game these days courtesy of rachie. jade dynasty is the third game spawned from Perfect World Entertainment, makers of the Perfect World mmorpg.

so i'd chosen the Modo faction. it's the "evil" one apparently. but that's not the point of this post.

i was wondering: how can i donate provisions to the faction to gain reputation points?

apparently there was no answer to be found anywhere with google. but trial and error lead me to my answer. over in sunstream (beginner's) city is an NPC "Chansel" (coordinates 209, 139) near the clan NPCs. he's the representative for Modo. but he's not showing up in the auto-routing list. so he's hard to find, but i'm glad i found it.

here's hoping this post can help anyone who's trying to get a clue about this.

A brief example of how small the world is

I was doing data patch when I noticed a guy having unique kid names. The boys only have one letter of a difference in their Chinese given names. Pointing this interesting observation out to my colleagues, one of them easily spots the name of the guy in question, and his spouse.

Seeing this, he concludes that he knows the couple which he'd lost contact with since university days. The guy is then promptly located in Facebook and a friend request has been sent.

Work has been stressful much. Being grumpy seems the daily affair recently. I've been instructed to push aside all other requests from anyone approaching me directly to focus on what I'm suppose to complete a month ago. But the effects are limited if the deadline is tomorrow...

new place

ok it's been a while. i've been busy. moving house. so here i am sitting in my new bed at long last. moving in from a 3-storey to a 3-bedroom unit is no mean feat. there's still lots to tidy up even though we've unpacked practically everything. it's been a riot here. the house over the old home is basically emptied by now. at least for the next 2.5 years... until TOP of the Peak that is. :D

here comes another list

there's been lots going through my head lately. but to sum things up, i'm essentially in limbo as usual. am waiting for the chance to switch jobs. here's a list of dates that matter, with no particular meaning in chronological order:

1. Clarence's birthday (23rd)
   
2. next payday (27th)
   
3. Mum's birthday (30th)
4. Wedding album photoshoot (3rd Aug)
5. Next 15% downpayment for new home (11 Sep)
6. Wedding dinner (17 Dec)
7. Rachel's overseas working trip (17 Jan)
   

yes, to note, we've purchased a unit at The Peak @ Toa Payoh.

• 5-room,
  
• 1227sqft,
  
• mid-floor,
  
• @ $616k.
• TOP 2012 Aug

hence in the meantime we'll be staying with my parents for the next 2.5 years and enjoy the full condo facilities until we get sick of it. and that's using my mum's words.

and as to why i'm not looking for a job currently... it'd complicate the status quo.

in other news, i managed to make noise about the ERP gantry successfully by calling the relevant authorities (quite literally, 1800-CALL-LTA). it was 2 days ago when i drove under the ERP gantry @ bendemeer without hearing a beep from my IU. fearing unnecessary fine, i called them up yesterday morning and received a response from a technician in the afternoon that it was due to a communication error and that i do not have to pay anything for the incident. that definitely made things better slightly.

and i still have yet to receive word about my unnecessary parking ticket... i guess outsourcing certainly has its shortcomings. maybe i should enquire with Chubb instead of URA...

being over exposed

Exposure #1

An auxiliary officer caught me driving in the bus lane during prohibited hours several weeks ago. I'd received a letter of notification and I promptly paid up on Monday without resistance. Guilty as charged. No demerit points, S$130 poorer.

Exposure #2

A parking summons lady issued me a parking ticket. I'm to be fined S$20. The woman must be either a newcomer or a complete dumbass that should not have been hired for this job. I have made an appeal for this. The grouse I have with this is that I was right to have used $3 worth of coupons and was within the time frame for the Park and Ride Scheme. She'd indicated my coupons to have expired after 3 hours. This would have been correct for a normal car park, but the location I parked at was clearly involved in the scheme. The saga continues, pending an answer from HDB.

Exposure #3

A colleague had unintentionally sent an email to all@... with a very sensitive document attached. The spreadsheet contained all the salary amount and job grading of everyone working in this company. So did I take a peep? Happy guessing!