new job

a week passed by really like a blink of an eye
too busy too tired for everything
so tired to the level that i m even lazy to munch dinner, would really just skipped dinner, shower, rest in front of laptop and hit the sack.

on the first day i did not bring my planner home, happily left it on site.
who knows, once back home, suddenly remembered that i had to do this and that on the next day and there was no way to note it down, it left me hanging for the whole night, i doubt if i had solid three hours of sleeping =.=

now i really can feel how tired is the man when he always complain that he's tired, and couldnt sleep well due to work =.= =.= back then i still happily told him not to think of work after knocking off. now i know.... there are times when the mind really cannot shut down one.

life of an RE and a site engineer really differs a lot.
 used to be waiting for engineers to submit inspection forms and this and that. now i have to do all these my own, to study everything carefully, highlighted the relevant part and submit to the RTOs. some more have to settle this within the first half hour i clock in. so now i would choose to reach site before 8, to get more time to settle those things.
 used to have walking platform while inspecting slab rebars when spacings are bigger than 250. now i have to walk very carefully so that my feet wont get stuck halfway. the walking platforms are really only for RTOs =.= the man asked if i have learned to walk like a cat. well, i said since cranes are also under me, so i just asked the operators to lift me up :P
 used to be engineers escorting me down to site, raining days they prepare umbrella and hold for me. now i m the one to do those, to serve the RTOs.
 used to be the one to x-ray contractors, now i m the one that kena x-rayed. thank God i m main con, so i can x-ray sub con before me kena x-rayed by RTOs XD
 used to be the one sitting in the office, enjoying aircond. now it would be counted as good life if i can be in the office for four hrs including lunch time throughout the day. really sweating in and out, shirt and pants wet and dry, dry then wet, wet then dry, the cycle keep repeating itself =.=

the man asked if i regret to switch from an RE to a site engineer.
well, i quite like it tho, RE really has no challenge at all XD
at least, for the time being, i quite like my life, though i complained a lot xD XD

p.s.: if those purely sitting in the office use brain do works one also complain stressed and tired, seriously i dunno what should we who use both brain and physical energy complain... maybe too tired to complain, just hit the sack would do? haha

-at work-

since I'm serving my notice period, so theres no site for me to be in charge of.
no point letting me in charge of a site, then weeks later have to do another submission for another Resident Engineer to replace me. that would be pretty troublesome.
so basically currently I will be here and there, standing in for any Resident Engineers who are on leave.

been to two HDB sites for the past week.
surprisingly the properties here in Singapore are of double standards.
HDBs are of lower standards, and private properties are of higher standards, yet price of HDB isn't cheap at all. government huh... hmmm... *not to comment much* haha

since they are HDB sites, so there are several Resident Technical Officers under Resident Engineer.

the first site i went on last monday and tuesday, the RTOs there.... really no eyes see. i can only say that, the RE of the site is really like tua pek gong, sitting in the office blow aircond =.= so the RTOs also live a life of RE, just hide in office. and whoever gonna buy any unit there, bless you! for me, i won't even rent a room there. if only I'm the RE of the site.... both the RTOs and the contractor will get a lot from me. for the two days, looking at the way the RTOs work, i wanna faint. if I'm there permanently, they gonna cry. pffft
i even jokingly asked the site engineer where had he built, i won't wanna stay there =P he's kind of speechless when i said i won't wanna stay at places he had built XD XD XD

the second one, not bad. i finally feel the privilege as an RE XD XD the RTOs stood there taking care of casting while i could go out to have a sumptuous lunch with the contractors, coincidentally they had to treat the safety auditors a meal.
during the casting, i had to hide inside the office, if i went down and stood there taking care of the casting, the engineers will quickly come out from the office, thinking that theres sth wrong with the process *laugh die me, really* and since, whenever i go down site for site walk, if i met the engineers in-charge of the block, i would have to tell him not to worry, i just go down to have a look on the progress and such XD XD really funny!!! XD XD

the similarity of both contractors is, their engineers all ask till when will i be at their sites. then i would ask, "why? you enjoy being tortured or scolded by me is it?" XD XD seriously they looked like longing for me to stay permanent at their places =.= okay, i know I'm pretty, don't like that leiii, i pai sei leiii XD XD *okay, i know i very thick face, don't slap me with crocodile XD XD*

thoughts

just about less than five hours before MH370 was detected missing *not "reported" missing*, the man was at the airport waiting to go home, saying that he's very tired through the week, probably due to the bad weather. and i reminded him to rest well and take care while he's at home, since the air quality there isn't good too. and he said, "will come back in one piece. don't worry."

after the news of the missing aircraft was released, I'm kind of happy that he said that he will be back in one piece and had me not to worry much, although it wasn't referring to any technical fault of aircraft. well, i do pray for his safe flight every time he flies back.
that kind of assurance at such a timing is really....... well, feel good =)

with a sudden news which DSAI was being sent to jail, followed by the missing aircraft.... seriously, cherish the people around you while you can, family, friends, relative, significant partner, etc. i was even a bit thick-faced to ask a friend, tho a guy, to cherish me, by treating me a meal etc. okay, i know I'm bad =P
but thats what we should do isn't it? cherish, in all ways.

random hawker foods

always like this local dish of Singapore - fried hokkien prawn mee.

tried several stalls before , Old Airport Hawker Centre at Dakota; the one at Hong Lim Hawker Centre; still couldn't get the taste right. =/

found this Kim Hai Hokkien Mee at Circuit Hawker Centre, which been strongly recommended by some bloggers in Singapore. 

not bad though. just wonder how does the main branch one taste like. but kinda far from my place. hmm..

but i will never ever like this kind of three layer porks. no matter which stall, the piggy taste is too strong =.=

Chinatown Hainanese Curry Chicken Rice at Maxwell Food Centre.

not much youngsters in the queue when i visited it.

i just randomly queued for it, as not much stalls were operating on Sunday.

i do like this. the sunny side up.. ngawwwww the well-marinated chicken cutlet *thumbs up*

curry sauce is good too ;)

River Safari

went to River Safari this afternoon.
bought the ticket at 20% discount when registered for the Zoo Run.
spent quite some time there.. about 2hours or more? counted as quite long as i was by myself.

thats Kai Kai in the pic, nicknamed onionhead. kinda hard to have a photo with Jia Jia. she's shy, unlike Kai Kai.

like, seriously, who can resist such view??

wished i could have the ability to hide here every sunday.

had some quiet time while being on the link way enjoying the view. literally stood there doing nothing and mind was full of thoughts.

looking at the river, had a strong urge to jump into it, floating *with life jacket of course*, despite the fact that i don't know how to swim

really really really wished to jump into the river and take time to ponder over my absurdity

seriously, i could only treat it as a nightmare and thats it. and i would like to scold from a-z *do cap the potential letters freely, serious.*