MMG Gripes

Transformers

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posted by Marg @ 6:39 PM 0 comments

My Daemon

Gosh my Daemon looks cool ... does that mean I'm REALLY a COOL person underneath this nerdy exterior?



My sins :p

Greed:	Medium
Gluttony:	Medium
Wrath:	Low
Sloth:	High
Envy:	Very Low
Lust:	Medium
Pride:	Medium

Take the Seven Deadly Sins Quiz

posted by Marg @ 12:15 AM 0 comments

test

Seriously Sexy!

80%-100% Congratulations! This is the highest category so you are extremely sexy! It would seem that you're a perfect mix of healthy confidence and self-esteem, sexual awareness and knowledge, and a healthy open-mind! You have sex appeal...you're most likely quite aware of your non-physical qualities, as well, and I'm sure that other people notice it a lot! Only approximately 20% of takers finish in this category, and often the takers that don't finish in this category, rate my test low, so to try to make up for that, please feel free to rate my test highly below! :) The Interested In This Aussie Test The Match The Actors To The Movie Test

My test tracked 1 variable How you compared to other people your age and gender: You scored higher than 65% on Sex Appeal

Link: The Ultimate Sex Appeal For Women Test written by aussierick on OkCupid Free Online Dating, home of the The Dating Persona Test

Transformers!

You are Transformers! You are....more than meets the eye! You are strong, willful, and no-nonsense. You're assertive and confident. I bet you're the tough one in your group of friends. Transformers was always one of my favorites when I was little, which makes it hard to write this result without bias...Suffice to say, you totally rule.

This test tracked 2 variables. How the score compared to the other people's:

	Higher than 88% on Aggression
	Higher than 8% on Silliness

Link: The 80s Cartoon Personality Test written by TheLadyEve on Ok Cupid

posted by Marg @ 11:06 PM 0 comments

Stupid housemate

I just got back from my holiday and my housemate messaged me about cleaning the kitchen. She had the gall to say I can think for myself and should clean it after I use it. I do clean the kitchen; but only the parts that I mess up. How do I clean the stove when she has her wok full of oil in there and a sink with her dirty plates and cups? Most of it is her mess so why should I clean her mess? It's not my fault that there are small splashes of oil underneath her huge wok. How can I reach in the small crevice to clean it? I'm already paying for half the rent of the house just because she can't stand new people. Well, I think it's because of her anal nature. I can't wait till my condo's ready and I will move out. I wonder how she would feel if I call her religious authority on her "living in sin" ass. The embarrassment will be enough to get her fired. Now won't that be great. Bloody idiot.

posted by Marg @ 11:53 PM 0 comments

Slipping ...

I was in a meeting yesterday with my boss, my technical advisor, a SGM and my organization's MD/CEO and I was almost horribly wrong about a rough calculation I made and shared with them. When I recalculated again in my head I was almost off by about 9%, which would have been disastrous coz it would not have met the minimum threshold that they deliberated and decided on thanks to my advice. I would have inadvertently caused my company to lose money. Damn. I panicked inside. I tried to calm myself and got distracted during the meeting. I couldn't do anything to stop the growing distress within me. I always knew I would slip up; but I never thought it would go that horribly wrong. Darn. Being wrong is one thing but to actually make the company lose a hell lot of money in the process is bloody scary. I was so terrified that I made up my mind right then and there that if my calculation was indeed that faulty; I would confess the entire truth to my MD/CEO. And pray that I don't get fired.

After the meeting, I walked back to my table, calmed myself as best I could and started my calculations again; this time very slowly and very carefully. I checked and rechecked my calculations and whooped with delight ... Thank GOD, it was definitely a miracle ... I was only off by 3% from my rough estimate which was still within the threshold they wanted. YES!! My job was still safe. I didn't have to see my MD and actually admit my failings in simple math. What a relief. But I'm still in minor shock. I used to thrive in stressful situations but right now I'm slipping. I'm beginning to make mistakes. Simple mistakes at first but now they're getting bigger and bigger. This was indeed a wake-up call. I have to learn to focus to one thing at a time. I'm a little scatter-brained these past couple of months. Wasn't this bad when I was dealing with smaller projects no matter how many they were. But now being involved in 2 major projects that require many re-workings while supporting other smaller projects are beginning to make me slip. I need to fix this situation and myself before it gets any worse. It'll be disastrous not only to me but also to my company if I don't. Now if only I knew how ... hmm ...

posted by Marg @ 10:51 AM 0 comments

Taxes

Dang ... it's tax month again. All that calculating kinda hurts my head. I can pay for the whole sum in 1 go but the economist being trained in me makes me think about the time value of money ... which simply means the value of money decreases with time. Hence, if you can avoid paying one lump sum and no escalation is applied to the tax amount you have to pay if you can pay it gradually then so much the better. That and I've been advised by one of the best petroleum economist about how to deal with my tax issues. Hmm, if top level management listens to him on project economics, then I know it's prudent for me to do the same with my taxes :)

On a happier note, my guy's coming back tomorrow. Two weeks being out of contact with him kinda makes me miss him. I want pampering, I like being "layan" when I feel mushy. To just pick up the phone and hear his voice. He'd probably gag reading this but so what. I can just stick my tongue out at him later. Distance and no phone reception does make the heart grow fonder ;p

posted by Marg @ 11:44 PM 0 comments

Letting it out ...

Went for coffee with a colleague ... and just started talking about what ticked us off. Summed it all up in one phrase ... "Know it alls who are actually ignorant but trying to be important" That included management, daft people and our very own 'dear' colleagues too. For people like us who are usually oblivious to annoyances, those that we talked about pretty much would have made your skin crawl.

Nosing around a bit and discovered that some friends who had happy relationships before and kinda rubbed it in my face when I had no one are now on their own. I'm not going to rub it in coz God knows I still remember how bad it felt before ... the finality of it all. I wouldn't wish that fate on my worst enemy. Things do get better and once you find the right one, the past just don't matter anymore. In fact, you'll be glad that the past relationship ended coz you wouldn't have been as happy as you are now with yourself and with your right love. Just remember not to rub it in another lonely person's face ... karma can bite you right back in the ass when you least expect it ... nuff said

I've finally made peace with my past. It took me awhile but I'm finally able to just let the past go. I can finally see all the blessings around me now and boy, it really feels good to embrace fate and life.

--- Saturday 14th April 2007 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Gosh, I do sound like a grumpy grandma don't I? Well, on a happier note, looking around Friendster and saw that many of my friends have gotten married and sporting their babies' pictures in their pages. Gosh, they're so cute. Almost makes me wanna get on the marriage wagon too. Almost. I don't think I'll make a good wife yet; let alone a good mum. The idea of accidentally screwing up someone's life especially a little helpless baby scares me to death. I'm looking at my married friends and their babies and gosh do I feel ancient ... then I look at my single friends having the time of their lives and I snap back into reality. My life is good. I have what I need for the moment. Babies? Hmm, maybe a few more years. I don't feel the great urge to be responsible for another human being other than myself yet. To be frank, I really don't have any idea where my life is heading now. I'm on a smooth ride at the moment. I haven't mapped out my destination yet. Sure, I have a great guy, a good job, a car, a coming condo ... yet they're what I need to keep this "car" going. It's where I'm going that I need to work out. Generally, I do know where I'm heading; starting a family, getting promoted etc, but no specifics yet. Feels like I'm still drifting along in my life. Can anyone tell me how to get me started in mapping up my life?

posted by Marg @ 10:40 PM 0 comments