Nobody relaxes on Sunday anymore
(Also known as "My Crazy Week, and Weekend")
Monday, 12 Sept
Left office 2 hours later than planned for visits to clients. Only managed to visit 2 out of 5! Came back just on time for meeting at office, 4pm. Worked till 10.30pm on urgent workstuff. Computer hanged thrice! Got home past 11. Had dinner and slept relatively early.
Tuesday, 13 Sept
Meeting client at 10.30am *rush*rush*rush*. Meeting didn't go so well but what was worst was the comments my colleague gave me... post-mortem. But I told myself, 'Ok... Just b-r-e-a-t-h-e, stay positive and concentrate on the message.' Drove all over KL in the hot sun, meeting clients to pass our booklets/posters/postcards. Got back to office at 3.30pm, in time for meeting at 4pm. Left late, trying to finish URGENT stuff. Met JL at A&W from 11pm-1am. Slept at 2am.
Wednesday, 14 Sept
Stayed in the office the whole day. Tried to catch up with work but interruptions aplenty. For a good cause anyway, for the event on 29th Sept. Only had some peace at the end of the day. Worked late again and turned up for appointment with SS 1 hour late. Yakkity-yak. Came home around 12am and did some office work. Slept at 3.30am.
Thursday, 15 Sept
Woke up early & got to office by 8.30 ^_^ Own plans for work screwed up due to 1st Commandment: 'what i say, you must do Now'. So went out to deliver things all over KL again. All hot and bothered towards the end, accidentally left sunglasses at client's place. Got back just in time for PG meeting, started 1 hour late, but for the first time it went quite well. Worked on some more 'urgent' stuff. Left office for meeting at vihara and arrived 1 hour late. By that time was dozing off while driving and walking like a zombie. Turned into a zombie at 12 am when my brother came back and woke me up from the couch and blurrily I asked him a question, "What day is it?". I must be having a dream that it was already Saturday.
Friday, 16 Sept
Wanted to go to client's place first thing in the morning but the things I'm supposed to pass to her not prepared yet. Went into office first. Booklets F-I-N-A-L-L-Y arrived! Thus, had to delay timing of leaving the office due to packing of booklets, etc. But really glad to have T back to work, he jumped straight into action. Finally left at 12pm. Lunch near old Thrifty. Delivering invoices, booklets, kits all over PJ for myself and on behalf of SY & SF. Dashed off to Cyberjaya for another meeting with client. Back to office by 6pm. Phew! 'Mock meeting' but actually celebration of D's birthday. Zipped off 2-3 emails then left. Arrived a bit late for friend's wedding dinner and sat 4 tables away from old Buddies. Walked back & forth to catch the action happening there. Not fun, but food was quite good. Tai Thong Imperial Palace at Jaya Square. You should try it. Posh place, but for weddings, the waiters inexperienced & the speakers system need to be improved.
Saturday, 17 Sept (i.e. tomorrow)
What can I say? 11am Fashion workshop by Studio & The Island Shop at MPH 1-U. Gotta give it a miss due to commitment to deco team for vihara Mooncake Family Nite. Plan to go shop-shop-shopping for supplies & materials, then do cut-cutting, paste-pasting, hang-hanging for the stage etc. Meditation dialogue at 3. Dinner for mooncake nite starts at 6.30pm. JH's coming - he's back from Pg a while. Choir, orphans, gifts, clowns, balloons. Sounds more like a birthday party but it's actually the celebration of a traditional Chinese festival with some underprivileged children. Should end by 10-10.30pm. Then we move on to our next programme - birthday surprise for a YS junior. Happy birthday V!
Sunday, 18 Sept (also the Mid-Autumn Festival Day in the Chinese calendar)
The day of the Sabbath. Supposed to be a day for rest, reflection & togetherness according to the Christians. Plan to go to gym early in the morning, 'cause have not gone the whole week. Then off to my friend MW's place for some discussion and work. Before the sun sets, I plan to go back to the place where I spend 60% of my life in - my workplace - to compile some stats for an important presentation next week and 'catch up' with work. Back to SJ for dinner. Then, maybe, just maybe... I'll finally get to r.e.s.t.
And then the cycle repeats once again, the following week.
THIS is my life.
* * *
Nobody relaxes on Sunday anymore
~ newspaper article in Arizona Replubic, 17 Jul 2005
Monday, 12 Sept
Left office 2 hours later than planned for visits to clients. Only managed to visit 2 out of 5! Came back just on time for meeting at office, 4pm. Worked till 10.30pm on urgent workstuff. Computer hanged thrice! Got home past 11. Had dinner and slept relatively early.
Tuesday, 13 Sept
Meeting client at 10.30am *rush*rush*rush*. Meeting didn't go so well but what was worst was the comments my colleague gave me... post-mortem. But I told myself, 'Ok... Just b-r-e-a-t-h-e, stay positive and concentrate on the message.' Drove all over KL in the hot sun, meeting clients to pass our booklets/posters/postcards. Got back to office at 3.30pm, in time for meeting at 4pm. Left late, trying to finish URGENT stuff. Met JL at A&W from 11pm-1am. Slept at 2am.
Wednesday, 14 Sept
Stayed in the office the whole day. Tried to catch up with work but interruptions aplenty. For a good cause anyway, for the event on 29th Sept. Only had some peace at the end of the day. Worked late again and turned up for appointment with SS 1 hour late. Yakkity-yak. Came home around 12am and did some office work. Slept at 3.30am.
Thursday, 15 Sept
Woke up early & got to office by 8.30 ^_^ Own plans for work screwed up due to 1st Commandment: 'what i say, you must do Now'. So went out to deliver things all over KL again. All hot and bothered towards the end, accidentally left sunglasses at client's place. Got back just in time for PG meeting, started 1 hour late, but for the first time it went quite well. Worked on some more 'urgent' stuff. Left office for meeting at vihara and arrived 1 hour late. By that time was dozing off while driving and walking like a zombie. Turned into a zombie at 12 am when my brother came back and woke me up from the couch and blurrily I asked him a question, "What day is it?". I must be having a dream that it was already Saturday.
Friday, 16 Sept
Wanted to go to client's place first thing in the morning but the things I'm supposed to pass to her not prepared yet. Went into office first. Booklets F-I-N-A-L-L-Y arrived! Thus, had to delay timing of leaving the office due to packing of booklets, etc. But really glad to have T back to work, he jumped straight into action. Finally left at 12pm. Lunch near old Thrifty. Delivering invoices, booklets, kits all over PJ for myself and on behalf of SY & SF. Dashed off to Cyberjaya for another meeting with client. Back to office by 6pm. Phew! 'Mock meeting' but actually celebration of D's birthday. Zipped off 2-3 emails then left. Arrived a bit late for friend's wedding dinner and sat 4 tables away from old Buddies. Walked back & forth to catch the action happening there. Not fun, but food was quite good. Tai Thong Imperial Palace at Jaya Square. You should try it. Posh place, but for weddings, the waiters inexperienced & the speakers system need to be improved.
Saturday, 17 Sept (i.e. tomorrow)
What can I say? 11am Fashion workshop by Studio & The Island Shop at MPH 1-U. Gotta give it a miss due to commitment to deco team for vihara Mooncake Family Nite. Plan to go shop-shop-shopping for supplies & materials, then do cut-cutting, paste-pasting, hang-hanging for the stage etc. Meditation dialogue at 3. Dinner for mooncake nite starts at 6.30pm. JH's coming - he's back from Pg a while. Choir, orphans, gifts, clowns, balloons. Sounds more like a birthday party but it's actually the celebration of a traditional Chinese festival with some underprivileged children. Should end by 10-10.30pm. Then we move on to our next programme - birthday surprise for a YS junior. Happy birthday V!
Sunday, 18 Sept (also the Mid-Autumn Festival Day in the Chinese calendar)
The day of the Sabbath. Supposed to be a day for rest, reflection & togetherness according to the Christians. Plan to go to gym early in the morning, 'cause have not gone the whole week. Then off to my friend MW's place for some discussion and work. Before the sun sets, I plan to go back to the place where I spend 60% of my life in - my workplace - to compile some stats for an important presentation next week and 'catch up' with work. Back to SJ for dinner. Then, maybe, just maybe... I'll finally get to r.e.s.t.
And then the cycle repeats once again, the following week.
THIS is my life.
* * *
It's a change emblematic of a societal shift, where the day traditionally known for rest, reflection and togetherness is now filled with work, chores and errands.
Nobody relaxes on Sunday anymore
~ newspaper article in Arizona Replubic, 17 Jul 2005
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