Unhappy I am

I am not happy with many things and it's manifesting itself in horrible ways...

D'oh!

Where is my head?

Un-charming

A part of my life feels like this charm...

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Thinking of the money...

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Late Again!

According to this, I'm between 350 years to 414 years late for all these things!

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My new lippy

Clearing all existing lip balms that contain paraffin or petrolatum. This one is certified USDA organic :-)

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the original article is here: 50-universal-truths-more-successful

50 Universal Truths That Will Make You More Successful

By Julie Bort | Business Insider – Sat, Nov 2, 2013 8:48 PM SGT

No matter what is going on in your career, good advice is universal. No matter what problems you are trying to solve, chances are someone else before you had a similar problem.

I've been a journalist for the better part of two decades and during that time I've interviewed and written about thousands of people in various stages of success, from billionaires to entrepreneurs launching startups (one while fighting brain cancer).

All of that has led me to conclude that there are certain universal "business truths" — tips and tricks that work for nearly everyone in every business. They are:

1. Have a passion for your work. If your work is meaningful to you, your work life will be a joy.
2. If you can't be passionate about the work itself, be passionate about the reason you do it. Maybe you don't love your job/company/career, but the money and benefits are good for your family. Be passionate in your choice to do right by your family.
3. If something needs changing, be the one to lead the change. If you dislike your job but are stuck, work on getting the skills that will get you unstuck. If there's a problem at your office, work on being the one solve it.
4. Start small and build from there.
5. Do the obvious stuff first, then progress to the harder stuff. (Otherwise known as going for the low-hanging fruit.)
6. If it's not broke, don't fix. Do improve it.
7. The hardest lesson to learn is when to keep going and when to quit. No one can teach you that. At some point, you have to choose.
8. The definition of crazy is to do the same thing the same way and expect a different result. If the result isn't good, change something.
9. No one succeeds alone. 
10. Ask for help. Be specific when asking. Be graceful and grateful when help comes.
11. Surround yourself with positive people and you'll have a positive outcome.
12. Embrace diversity. The best way to compensate for your own weaknesses is to pick teammates who have different strengths.
13. People experience the world differently. Two people can attend the same meeting and walk away with different impressions. Don't fight that. Use it.
14. You don't have to like someone to treat that person with respect and courtesy.
15. Don't "should" all over someone, and don't let someone else "should" all over you.
16. No matter what you do or how much you achieve, there are always people who have more. 
17. There will always people who have less, too.
18. No matter how much you excel at things, you are not a more worthwhile human being than anyone else. No one else is more worthwhile than you, either.
19. If you spend most of your time using your talents and doing things you are good at, you're more likely to be happy.
20. If you spend most of your time struggling to improve your weaknesses, you're likely to be frustrated.
21. Practice is the only true way to master a new skill. Be patient with yourself while you learn something new.
22. The only way to stay fresh is to keep learning new things.
23. To learn new things means being a beginner, and that means making mistakes.
24. The more comfortable you grow with making beginner mistakes, the easier it is to learn new things.
25. You will never have all the resources (time, money, people, etc.) that you want for your project or company. No one ever has all the resources they want. 
26. A lack of resources isn't an excuse. It's a blessing in disguise. You'll have to get creative.
27. Creativity and innovation are skills that can be learned and practiced by doing your usual things in a new way.
28. Take calculated risks. 
29. In the early stages of a company, career, or project, you'll have to say "yes" to a lot of things. In the later stages, you'll have to say "no."
30. Negative feedback is necessary. Don't automatically reject it. Examine it for the nuggets of truth, and then disregard the rest.
31. When delivering criticism, talk about the work, not the person. 
32. Think big. Dream big. (The alternative is to think small, dream small.)
33. Treat your dream as an ultimate roadmap. You don't have to achieve your dream right away, but the only way to get there is to take many steps toward it.
34. If you think big, you will hear "no" more than you hear "yes." They don't get to decide. You do.
35. How long it takes you to create something is less important than how valuable and worthwhile it will be once it's created.
36. If there is one secret to success, it's this: communicate your plans with other people and keep communicating those plans. 
37. Grow your network. Make an effort to meet new people and to keep in contact with those you know.
38. No matter what technology or service you are creating/inventing at your company, it's not about the product; it's always about the people and the lives you will improve.
39. No matter how successful you get, you can still fail and fail big.
40. Failure isn't a bad thing. It's part of the process. 
41. Things always go wrong. The only way to keep that from hurting you is to plan for that.
42. Learn how to respectfully, but firmly, say "no."
43. Say "yes" as much as you can. 
44. In order to say "yes" often, attach boundaries or a scope of work around your "yes."
45. No matter how rich, famous, or successful another person is, inside that person is just a human being with hopes, dreams, and fears, the same as you. 
46. Getting what you want doesn't mean you'll be happy. Happiness is the art of being satisfied with what you already have.
47. Working with difficult personalities will be a part of every job. Be respectful, do your job well, and nine times out of 10 that person will move on.
48. For that one-out-of-10 time, remember you aren't a victim. Do what you need to get a new job.
49. As soon as you have something to demonstrate, get an executive champion to back or support your project.
50. Focus on what you want, not what you don't want.

Should this chapter close?

It looks like this chapter is turning out to be neither what I want nor what I need. I hold the person who got me into this personally responsible for these 2 years  of...  I can't even describe what these 2 years in this place has been like. Much less the last few months have been horrid.

So very tempted to just close this chapter now, but there's just a little more that needs to be done and it'll be shut.

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Annie's Peanut Ice Kachang

This brings back memories...  Back in my first job. So many years ago..  It still tastes goid :-)

This dessert made me happy, like the dinner last night. It's the simple things in life.  But it all needs money.

Whoever said money can't buy happiness is shopping in the wrong place!

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Super duper LIKE!!!

By Van Cleef &  Arpels :-)

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Chopsticks 2013 / 30 to 32

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I just want to be happy...

It seems like a distant goal.

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400 years late!

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Chopsticks 2013/29

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Another Singaporean Constellation

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First time

There's a first time for everything...  2 days ago I had a really bad Friday the 13th, when it had been a regularly neutral day for the past few years...

And this morning we're at a coffee shop run by a bunch of yelling middle aged women...  They are cranky! Let's see if the food at this place is worth the noise and stress...

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So fail...

Again this photo has nothing to do with this post. Just wanted a nice picture to keep a yucky feeling together.

It's almost 2 years and it's still such a learning curve...  Must think of the bills that need to get paid!!!

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I hate mud!!!

It's the gooey sticky kind after rain. It's squishy squashy bleah! I don't care if people pay for the stuff, they are not paying for this stuff!

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Want vs Need

A couple of years ago, a person said that it could be want you need and not what you want.  The it was a change in the job from a small local setup back to an M N C.

Since that fateful day when I decided to make the move after 7 years snd 1 month,  NOTHING has been what I want and definitely not what I need.

It's been a learning experience, everything has changed and will keep changing. The people are not great either, especially some with whom interaction is a daily and regular occurrence. I wish profanity was something that will even help cos it's no fun. It was never fun and i don't know if it will ever be...  Time to put down my glass of water...

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Chopsticks 2013 / 26 to 28

The red pair was left at the hawker center, so I'm left with just a pair.  :-(

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Self-centered

Just how self absorbed can one be? One gets presented a rare opportunity to expand one's span of artistry and skill in a foreign country which respects such talent, and all one wants is to go for dinner with ones friends... Is this a problem with the present 'me'  generation? Or is this the now generation?

No point getting upset with this one, nor should there be an attempt to understand one... Good luck one...

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Starry Starry Night

Over The Rainbow

A Field Of Gold

A Happy Marine Theme

Chopsticks 2013 / 22 to 25

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More Bite The Dust

More affected in both time zones...  From the near top down...

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A Pretty Mess :)

Chopsticks 2013 / 20 + 21

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I wonder what they specialize in...

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My New Lippy

From Melaka!

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Chopsticks 2013 / 18 + 19

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Chopsticks 2013 / 17

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A sight in Geylang

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My New Lippy

Kumxia to my god-fren who brought it back from Japan :-)

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MH - Clockwork Portal Trap

Smashed the clockwork trap to get the Clockwork Portal Trap.

The 3 traps from The Living Garden and the 3 traps from Sandtail are all completed.

Just the 2 bases left in The Living Garden...

PSI 400 - 21 June 2013 - 11am

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PSI 371!!! YIKES!!!

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PSI 321!!!

PSI 290!!!

Strangely Appealing...

MH - Sphynx Wrath - finally!

Yeah! 28 warpath victories = 1 sphynx crystal :)

finally...

now to collect about 4million more gold for the portal trap from the living garden.

This person has an opposing personality from mine.  Meticulous. A very short temperament. Demanding tone of voice and mannerism. Resistant to change. Working with such a person is like working with constant questions on why things change... How many ways can you say that it's beyond our control and let's try to find a way to work it out. Better yet,  this is how we can work it out.

I've tried leaving post it notes,  Email notes. Whatsapp messages, text messages and face to face communication, nothing seems to work for this person.

And I'm consciously not allowing this person's behavior to affect me negatively. I had one such personality in my previous job but we didn't have to work that close together, despite it also been on a daily basis. It was a strain to have to manage such a person...  At least this person's not of ill intellect...  I guess there has to be a bright side somewhere.

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What's going on?

The picture has nothing to do with this post, just wanted a photo and I thought this is a nice one...

I don't understand what is going on... Work aside, I've got bills to pay so I need to work. But where do I draw the line?

I fee like imploding. Like I'd just instantly crumble into a pile of ash. Do I get out? Do I stay in? When is enough enough?

I've seriously gotta start buying lottery, like my life is dependent on it. Cos I don't know how much more I can do? How much more can I put up with?

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MH - Upgraded Arcane Trap!

Woot! 2 down, just 1 more to go!

Chopsticks 2013 / 15 + 16

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From last December in France

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Chopsticks 2013 / 14

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