are you insure?

I got a ring while at work. It's someone I am not expecting to hear from. He asked if we could meet up once more to sign off an agreement. I did not hesitated for a moment and agreed.

This person is the son of the driver whom had run me down last year. Their family was sorry about what had happen and had see that my medical bills are paid for. From that accident, I had been left with some scarring and the death of Aileen.

Anyway, he explained to me that his dad car insurance has sky rocketed. And is asking if he could get a written agreement from me to state that they had settle the matter with me privately and I would be releasing them of further liability. I am not sure how the insurance company works. Its likely that their fee would not be reduced. Nevertheless I had agreed to it.

Reflecting back, the good thing from that day is that I am able to walk about from it with just bad memories. Had I been abandon and hospitalise, it would be a hefty fee. I had made the mistake of terminating my hospital insurance coverage the year before. Of which , My agent, a close friend who pass away, had advised me against it.

After all, I am young and healthy. And paying 200 per year seemed to be a waste.

Just a couple of weeks ago, I got a call from the insurance coy. Had tot that they wanted to check on my financial health. Instead its merely another agent sent with the intention of getting me into a new policy. I was keen to restart the hospital coverage and she was not showing the necessary concern.

I din follow up from there.

Anyway, I would advise all my readers. Yes all 7 of you guys. To look into a minimum coverage. You never know when such things became... "If only I had...."

I would be meeting up with an old friend tomorrow. She is an agent and would be helping me with my coverage.

Recurrent image of pain

To be honest, there is no real pain. It just my imagination.

Months ago, I was hit by a car. And though I survived from that with nothing more than cuts and bruises, I was nevertheless having an endless phobia when crossing roads.

Strangely, this co-relates to an event that happen to me years ago. Where I was on top of a high platform and was nearly killed by a 2 ton rotating monster.

Though that happen a long while back, but lately the memories of the 2 events are getting to me. I can see myself not escaping my near miss incident and dying just there.

It got me thinking. You can never expect death. It may come any time when you least expect.

I have started to relook into my insurance policies and may invest in more.

I am also hoping that if the worst happen to me, you should know what to do.

PS. I am not sure if I am ever able to rid myself of the recurrent image of pain. Perhaps I need to leave my job to end my nightmare of it.

Sand performance

Blue - Eiffel 65

This was a big hit song in my Poly days. Strangely looking at the MTV, I cant make out what so cool about it. It must be something I have forgotten. Strange is my growing up years.

and to eenki, yes I am rocking to old skool. Very soon this would be retro music

Moodiness

Ever get one of those days where you just stare blank at the screen. Work is sitting beside you and you cant be bothered about it. In fact, you just show the stockpile a little smile and went back to staring blank.

Time slowly began to slip away. Lunch appears out of nowhere and you would countdown for the opportunity for a teabreak session.

Sad to say, this is happening to me far too often. Guess its time I seek a new challenge.

Come baby come

Just needed a song to perk me up. How about you?

Paying it forward

I arrived to work running from the rain. It started out no more than a drizzle before the heavier drops found their momentum. Alas it became impossible for mod king and I to head for our regular kopi fix without an umbrella.

As we chatted online and commented about the big dip in the stock prices today, he suddenly suggested that we should just heck it and go for our drink. Mother Nature is not going to stop us. He did ask me if we should bring a brolly, which I blindly think its not necessary.

And what a bad idea that was.

We ran from our office, crossing the street and arrived drench. Putting on our wet smiles, we ordered our daily fix. The saving grace is that our kopi is at least nice and sweeter than before.

As we stood outside, we saw a lonely brolly. Its probably forgotten by its owner and sadly abandon there. We looked into each other and its mutually agreed that that would be our brolly to bring us back to office.

When we arrived back, we left this brolly there for someone else to use. Its our way of paying it forward. Hopefully this would start a chain of events that no one would ever need to bring a brolly out every again.

PS. the pic above is the ulimate brolly from Blade Runner.

UPDATE: The brolly was gone after lunch the same day. See it works

Miniture V12 engine

I am quite sure my bud would love this video.

awwww so cute

I din know bulldogs cant roll over

Smoking kids

The young are always look upon as naive and innocent. Trouble they create, situations they gotten themselves into are nothing more than a foolish mistake they made. After all they are young and easily influence by others.

Well I do not see things that way. I already know that you can be old and still be foolish. The young just happen to look kiddish enough to be forgiven.

Just yesterday, I parked the car and went back to office. Along the way, I ponder on why its 5pm and I am still heading back to office. I could have headed down town and enjoy a nice cup of coffee.

Just as I am in a midst of my thoughts, I saw a bunch of secondary school kids. There were about 7 of them in their uniform. Among them was a large fatty girl whom seem to be their boss, or their muscle. They were looking suspicious. Kept walking around, spying at the corners and making quick whispers.

Oh I forget to mention, 6 of them are girls. Only 1 guy was among them.

I had the presumption that they are going to beat some nerdy kid up, still her pocket money and throw her things about. As I walked closer they were getting jumpy and avoiding eye contact. But I was being watched closely.

Its then I saw that they were puffing away. Each trying to steal a breathe from a handful of "honkeys".

Looking closely, it seem to me that they are just blowing smoke about. I din notice anyone of them inhaling the smokes. Perhaps holding onto a lit stick is all they need to look kool.

As I cross them, I ponder if I should have some fun by shouting that the they are underage smoking and call their school. But well I not entirely like the thought of being sat on by their muscular boss.

Fish tank != fire hazard

Couple of my colleagues are being forced to remove their fish tank. A report from the fire safety officer stated that this is a potential fire hazard. They are told that they have a week to remove it up before escalating it up to the higher management.

I was lucky for I never gotten a warning from them.... That was until today when I was told to remove my fish tank.

However I decided that I was not going to.

My tank is but a small item on my desk. It holds no more than 1 litre of water. As a comparison my kettle holds 1 ltr too. And thats a kettle which I brought for any oversea trip.

It has a tiny filter pump and a hanging light from Ikea. These 2 items are perhaps the only possible fire safety issue. However I never turn on the light after office hours, though I still leave the pump running.

In any case, I aint going to take this warning blindly.

There is no proof this is a fire hazard. They would have to show me that first. Be it in a report or any studies carried out. A hearsay that my great grand auntie's cousin's son-in-law's dog's pet fish has resulted in a fire, would not be good enough for me.

And if this matter escalate up to my boss's boss's boss, I would sit down and ask the guy whom is also my CHIEF ENGINEERING on how this is in any way a fire safety.

If they were to point out my pump is a danger. No worries, I can remove that DANGEROUS item.

I aint going to sit here and let some silly ruling make me comply. They could try this on some young naive scholar perhaps. But I aint that easy to back down.

Till the day comes when there is a directive saying I could not keep a fish tank in office, I would be happily taking care of my single CPO and multiple cherry.

Perhaps I would keep pet rabbits then or rename my fish tank as a Aquatic plant collection (the prawns are just pests).

Got a cluedo?

Its been some time since I played Cluedo.

Nevertheless my detective abilities are still sound and managed to get close to the answers through reviewing the evidences and other players "statement". I must say the clever deduction of what the other players ask for, beats finding the answers yourself.

Its one of those fun and entertaining game that strangely would have everyone mumbling and would not say much. After all, its not quite a game where you generate plenty of excitement.

Anyhow I am guessing this game would be a regular fixture for weeks to come. Would need to sharpen my listening skills.

PS. It sure beats playing this.

More lock unlocking tactics

Work Stress

Feeling stress at work? Feeling like you would never see the light at the end of the tunnel? Well its probably time for a break or better still, time for a new job.

But more seriously, how does this stress affect you after the end of the work day? Do you indulge in food, be grumpy, curse & swear, drink, smoke, etc?

Do you bring the issues of work into your personal time and space?

I would imagine that is a bad move to make. Your loved ones all around would be suffering and in no part this is their fault.

What you should do when you cap the pen and leave the desk is to drop your troubles there as well. Walk away smiling that you would have a lovely weekend to look forward. Think of the loved ones whom you would be meeting soon.

And perhaps plot some evil schemes you could do to your hateful boss, ugly colleagues or just the balding guy whom did you no harm. Revenge is sweet.

Glow in the dark shrimps

A couple of nights back, I had the trouble sleeping. As I stared at my tank, I noticed a dim light floating around. As I am sure there is nothing there but cherry shrimps, I was enticed to confirm my doubts.

Its no doubt a single cherry shrimp that has been swimming around. No others were found to be lighted. And this little bugger must have been hungry, for its been swimming about the tank in circles.

I couldnt take a pic, even if I wanted to. My camera phone would just shine its mini light in the darkness. Long exposure also doesnt work for something this tiny.

Resign, I tried to find that little creature every night after. I had no luck since.

Looking to google for an answer, I found another whom discover this way before me. His post in the forum was rubbished by the others. I know that he is serious, but there would always be doubters among us.

No further scientific proof can be found. After all, this is but one small and unimportant shrimp. One that I do hope to meet again some day (night)

In other news, one of my CPO has been brought back to my home today. The small tank in my office has resulted them in some minor fights. Better to keep them apart for now.

Daybreakers

I tot that this is an interesting plot. Where almost everyone is a vampire and humans are hunted. Kinda like a role reversal.

What would you do, if you have no education?

Hmm I may have written about this before. And without a doubt, this friend of mine is asking for handouts once more.

Which lead to me to this question, what would you do if you do not have a proper education? For instance, what would you do, if you did not have even a N level cert?

Flipping thru the papers, you would find that there is nothing you could apply there. Every employer placing an advert would like to find a capable person to hire. A lack of a Secondary school education, kinda say that you aint.

Which leaves you only the remaining 2 options of getting hired thru recommendations or knocking on doors of potentials. (I rule out starting a business, for obvious reasons)

Ultimately, the job that would you be given would not pay you well. Just enough to scrap by. With that, savings becomes an issue. Further studies and a better life would not be possible for years to come.

Perhaps what my friend needs is a lifeline. Someone to throw him a rope to help him out of the hole he is in.

Spring cleaning

Every now and then, I got the urge to clean my room. And its not just a simple sweep and wipe, its more of a massive spring cleaning.

Granted that there is no spring where I am staying, its always good to move the furniture and clean up the dust and dirt. You have really no idea how dirty things are at the dark corners until you actually wipe your finger on it.

A good 2 hours of my afternoon was spend moving stuffs about, repacking, dumping, finding lost treasures and hunting unknown creatures. Just is the fun, that I intend to just make this a bi-yearly event. After all, the more you do it, the less the fun this becomes.

In other news, I gotten the sudden urge for spicy buffalo wings once more. Level 5 anyone?

The green screen

With all the state of the art graphical animation, who needs actors any more.

This is how my work feels like