The drama continues...

Maaaaan...

Yesterday was one of the most emotionally draining days of my life.

I prepared myself mentally before approaching my boss. He didn't suspect a thing and even proposed we go out for coffee to "chat". Hmmm... don't know about that... but what to do?

Our "chat" started out with usual niceties and small talk. And then, I proceeded to break the news as gently as possible. And his response was an astounded "YOU'RE RESIGNING???". So I realise that there's really no gentle way to tell your boss this kind of news.

After the so called "chat", I could sense a shift in the atmosphere and the mood. A sort of tension... or maybe it was simply just me being sensitive and emotional...

After that I immediately called a friend working nearby and asked her out for lunch. I just needed to get out for some fresh air to clear my head...

The worst thing is that back at the office, the computer servers were down. So we couldn't access any of our files and documents to do any work.... It was so frustrating to hang around doing nothing... when what I most needed to do was to keep myself busy and occupied to take my mind of the unpleasantries of my morning coffee session with my boss.

Today I handed in my letter of resignation.

The computer server problem was still unresolved... so I just did my best to "muck around" and occupy myself with various tasks. Very boring actually.

I hope that tomorrow that everything will be up and running again so that I can keep myself busy.

Putting a decision into action

Tomorrow should be an "interesting" day for me.

I shall have to try and break the news to my current manager that I will be leaving. I got an offer from another company, with better pay and hopefully a more fulfilling job.

Although I'm still in my probation period. Which is supposed to be a time of assessment for both parties (i.e. the employer, as well as the employee). I still feel quite bad to have to do this.

I am already starting to think of the repercussions on my manager's side... time time invested in training me so far... the reduction of his team size when I go... and more time that has to spent to look for my replacement... Waaaaahhhh... so terrible!

Plus, the fella is going on his annual leave for 2 weeks starting next week... what a time to drop bad news on him!

I can't imagine how some people can job hop from company to company every few months. I would find it so emtionally draining...

Maybe I'm just thinking too much.

I really, really hope I can catch my manager in a very understanding mood tomorrow. I hope I will be able to say the right things. This so not going to be easy.

Deep sigh

It's now 9.00PM on a Friday night.

I'm all alone in the house.

Diana and Ronald are both away. Little Christopher came down with a really high fever today (over 40 degrees celcius) and had to be admitted to the hospital. They are keeping him overnight for observation... poor thing...

Had dinner with a couple of friends in Northbridge after work.

Sigh.

Don't know why I suddenly feel so tired. Feel like all my evenings have been occupied lately with one thing or another.

Can't wait to get a place of our own where I can just kick back, relax and do whatever I want...

Was watching Better Homes and Gardens on TV just now. Feel like baking something... but I don't have the ingredients and there's no one to bake for... sigh...

Cosmopolitan Gurlz...

On Saturday's Hyatt Buffet Dinner,

Audz and I arrived punctually and in style...

BUT the other girls were laaaaaate...

So we went over to the bar to enjoy some pre-dinner cocktails...COSMOPOLITANS ala Sex and the City style...



Here's our bartender...



And here we are... two very happy girls...

Something a leeetle bit more eventful

This morning at 8.15AM as I was walking up to my office building, I was greeted by a very strange sight...

My colleagues and boss were all outside sitting around on the front steps and milling about...

"What's happening? Are we having a fire drill or something?" I asked

"We're locked out... the lifts are broken"

You would think that they'd be jumping for joy. But I think most of them were all honestly BORED. One of them was there since 7.20AM... poor girl... she wanted to get an early start for the day... but would have been better off sleeping a little longer instead.

I settled down on one of the steps and tuned into a conversation updating on what's been happening...

Apparently a few of them had tried to enter the office using the escape stairwell... but it was locked. The lift repairman could only come in later that afternoon after he found the right parts. They called the building management to get te key to the stairwell door. And they arrived only to discover that the key didn't work and then they realised that none of them possessed the key. Different ideas had been thrown out all morning. But in the end, there was nothing to do but wait for the locksmith to arrive.

So we waited. And as other colleagues started arriving one by one... the whole dramatic encounter had to be retold for the new arrivals.

After a few false alarms... the locksmith thought he got the door open... and so we had to troop up and down the stairs a couple of times...

Finally at 9.15AM, we were in...

Unfortunately I lost my mood to work. I'm all alone in my team today. Both my colleagues who work with me are away... one on annual leave, and the other one had to stay at home to take care of her sick grandaughter.

Lunch appointment at 12.30PM... feeling hungry already...

I have nothing to wear!!!

Well people... let's tackle the usual questions first... It's been an okay first week at work. Mostly induction and training... so nothing exciting happening yet. Colleagues are nice. My desk is right by the window, which is also nice... almost everyone clocks off at precisely 5.00pm. In fact they all start packing their things away at 4.45pm... so funny! It felt very strange leaving work so early... I remember back at my office in Singapore, I almost felt guilty if I ever had to leave before 7.00pm!

Missing my hubby... but I'm coping... having a teeny weeny taste of single life... stopping by a cafe for a quick cappucino after work with a girlfriend... girls night out at Hyatt and Burswood Casino on a Saturday night... enjoying my first Cosmopolitan at the bar...

Don't worry... I kept my wedding band on the whole time... so I (sadly) didn't enjoy any unwelcome (or even welcome) male attention...

Tomorrow is Monday. I wonder what the day will bring. More importantly, I wonder what I'm going to wear!!! I have an extremely serious shortage of working clothes... I threw out so many which didn't fit me anymore, or had just become too tacky to be decent any longer. More sighs... I so don't feel like shopping now...

Am I a good friend?

Phew!

What a week it's been so far. Meeting old friends... Making new friends... a lot has changed in ZPH since the last time I was serving and worshipping here. Last night I joined them for their Mamak Nite... sampled their satay, nasi lemak, roti canai, pulut hitam, ondeh-ondeh... yumz!

It's amazing that even though I've been away for some time, and I barely even kept in touch with most of them... the moment I see them, it's ALMOST like good old times again. I say ALMOST because for many of them, things have changed like such as getting attached, getting married, getting babies... etc etc etc...

I was just reflecting over this past week that hubby and I have been so so BLESSED to be surrounded by so many GOOD FRIENDS... not just in Perth, but also at all the other places that we call home... KK, Subang/KL, Singapore, and more recently even Sydney...

We've only been in Sydney for a year, but I was so touched at all the little gestures and some gifts we received from the people there... and even such generosity in offering to send us to the airport... which was no joke because 5 boxes and 2 suitcases would be a strain for any car!

When I had to leave hubby behind in Sydney, a tiny part of me was worried that he'll be a bit lonely (yah I now he's a very self-sufficient man)... just a teeny weeny bit... but now I know I don't have to worry... after I left, he's been so happening... friends calling him out for movie, for makan, go down south trip... soooo happening... wonder if he still miss me?

Well as for me in Perth... I've been receiving so much hospitality. Staying with Ronald & Diana is great (but I'm also looking around for a place so I won't overstay my welcome)... and in church, there's always someone to look out for me that i won't get left behind... to bring me out for lunch... give me a lift home... so nice eh?

Yes... so many FANTASTIC friends...

And I truly and sincerely hope I can say that it's because we've been GOOD friends to the people in our lives as well... have I?

God is good!

P.S. Next Saturday night I'm going out for dinner and dancing with the Nottingham Gurlz! Woohoo!!! hehehehe... don't worry, Ronald & Diana are there to remind me "Don't forget you are a married woman now, Serene!"