Mmmmmonday
It's Monday and I've a pounding headache. It's only 11am, I'm actually in the midst of work but I can't seem to be rid of this stupid pain.
Some random thoughts:
Last Saturday on the way to my sister's college in Lembah Beringin for her A Levels graduation was stuck in a supermassive traffic jam. Mum said that the area is usually like this due to accidents or construction. Turns out it was an accident. A really really bad one. Saw a body covered up with tarp by the side of the road. Shock, horror, couldn't stop thinking about that until today. Was told by my brother yesterday that a truck from the opposite direction lost control went over to this side of the road and hit the car. A mother and her child died on the spot. Seems that things like that are becoming quite common today, trucks losing control and causing accidents to cars on the other side of the highway.
On the afternoon after coming back from the graduation ceremony, hubby and I saw several trucks and large buses speeding and overtaking cars by going to the fast lane. I'm sure these truckers and bus drivers are illiterate - I mean, they probably didn't understand what Kenderaan Berat Dilarang Memotong means, even when they put up pictures.
Whole families get killed sometimes. Lives ruined. I mean, we can't control fate - life and death is definitely not something that we have much say over. But stupid accidents like that, which could be prevented...sigh. I feel so angry about things like this, and most of these accidents are not even the fault of the little car, and these truck drivers and bus drivers, they get away without a single scratch. I hope something will be done about this. Life jail term? Capital punishment? Because it is murder plain and simple..manslaughter at least.
You know what I can't stand...being nagged and lectured over someone else's incompetence. Or being scolded for someone else's mistakes. So this morning the boss wants to shout at the DI artist, because the DI artist is going off for a few day's leave starting 24th and coming back on the 29th. And there's this job that he's currently doing (which is actually very difficult) where the final, final picture is not due until mid July. Anyway, we're supposed to send the preview to the agency on 25th (which is this Friday). And the boss is like freaking out that today being a Monday, the DI artist has only completed 60% of the work, and there are changes to be made (after being seen by the boss last Friday). And instead of bellowing at the DI artist, I get nagged at instead. Like it's my fault. I mean, if you're not happy with the guy, TELL HIM. Why scold me for? I'm not sure if constant nagging and blabbing and complaining will make him work faster. And nagging me isn't going to make me shout at the guy. I don't believe in being a bitch to get things done.
There's another DI Artist whose usual response is "Later, later I'm busy!" then hanging up the extension. Anyways, being a bit sick of that kinda treatment now I just email her what to do. If you don't feel like getting it done, fine. Not my problem, at least I've told you and I have it in writing. Because not only she refuses to listen, when the boss asks why haven't you done so-and-so and why didn't insert this background instead she says I didn't tell her. And because of that at night the boss had to call me like 5 times to lecture me about that. I keep my phone on silent when I'm home now, especially after my hubby's home from work.
You just need to switch off sometimes. I don't get why people have to call late at night just to berate you about something unimportant, or something someone else didn't do, or something they thought about right that minute. There's nothing much I can do about that then, or will do, innit?
Back when I was working in Jakarta I had stupid clients calling at 7am on a weekend for some last minute jobs or questions. Fuck them man. I'm not on fucking meth that I stay awake all night so it's not rude to call me so early in the morning. Sometimes I really do feel like telling them to piss off and get over themselves, you're trying to sell things to people by means of advertising, so it's not a fucking life and death situation. Get your fucking priorities right. Jeeeez!
I've been watching the World Cup. Like not missing matches except for the 2.30am ones on work nights. And funny thing is, while hubby's stuck at work in the evenings, I text him the scores, keep him updated. In fact, I'm more excited than him about matches. He must think I'm a weirdo. In fact, hubster and friends enjoyment of the World Cup I feel is a bit tainted coz of the betting. how the fuck can you enjoy a game for what it truly is when you have money on the line? Plus you're on the computer and the phone for half the time the games are played. That sucks.
Anyway, I'm glad that so far most of the former champions are one by one being taken down from their pedestal. I love it, France lost their 2nd match and have to contend of with off the pitch drama of Anelka being sent home by the French FA and his team mates protesting by refusing to practise. Germany lost to Serbia. Italy only managed 2 points from 2 games, drawing with New Zealand of all teams. England performing dismally, drawing both their group games so far. Only Brazil didn't screw up so far.
Urgh have quotes to do...gotta run.
Some random thoughts:
Last Saturday on the way to my sister's college in Lembah Beringin for her A Levels graduation was stuck in a supermassive traffic jam. Mum said that the area is usually like this due to accidents or construction. Turns out it was an accident. A really really bad one. Saw a body covered up with tarp by the side of the road. Shock, horror, couldn't stop thinking about that until today. Was told by my brother yesterday that a truck from the opposite direction lost control went over to this side of the road and hit the car. A mother and her child died on the spot. Seems that things like that are becoming quite common today, trucks losing control and causing accidents to cars on the other side of the highway.
On the afternoon after coming back from the graduation ceremony, hubby and I saw several trucks and large buses speeding and overtaking cars by going to the fast lane. I'm sure these truckers and bus drivers are illiterate - I mean, they probably didn't understand what Kenderaan Berat Dilarang Memotong means, even when they put up pictures.
Whole families get killed sometimes. Lives ruined. I mean, we can't control fate - life and death is definitely not something that we have much say over. But stupid accidents like that, which could be prevented...sigh. I feel so angry about things like this, and most of these accidents are not even the fault of the little car, and these truck drivers and bus drivers, they get away without a single scratch. I hope something will be done about this. Life jail term? Capital punishment? Because it is murder plain and simple..manslaughter at least.
You know what I can't stand...being nagged and lectured over someone else's incompetence. Or being scolded for someone else's mistakes. So this morning the boss wants to shout at the DI artist, because the DI artist is going off for a few day's leave starting 24th and coming back on the 29th. And there's this job that he's currently doing (which is actually very difficult) where the final, final picture is not due until mid July. Anyway, we're supposed to send the preview to the agency on 25th (which is this Friday). And the boss is like freaking out that today being a Monday, the DI artist has only completed 60% of the work, and there are changes to be made (after being seen by the boss last Friday). And instead of bellowing at the DI artist, I get nagged at instead. Like it's my fault. I mean, if you're not happy with the guy, TELL HIM. Why scold me for? I'm not sure if constant nagging and blabbing and complaining will make him work faster. And nagging me isn't going to make me shout at the guy. I don't believe in being a bitch to get things done.
There's another DI Artist whose usual response is "Later, later I'm busy!" then hanging up the extension. Anyways, being a bit sick of that kinda treatment now I just email her what to do. If you don't feel like getting it done, fine. Not my problem, at least I've told you and I have it in writing. Because not only she refuses to listen, when the boss asks why haven't you done so-and-so and why didn't insert this background instead she says I didn't tell her. And because of that at night the boss had to call me like 5 times to lecture me about that. I keep my phone on silent when I'm home now, especially after my hubby's home from work.
You just need to switch off sometimes. I don't get why people have to call late at night just to berate you about something unimportant, or something someone else didn't do, or something they thought about right that minute. There's nothing much I can do about that then, or will do, innit?
Back when I was working in Jakarta I had stupid clients calling at 7am on a weekend for some last minute jobs or questions. Fuck them man. I'm not on fucking meth that I stay awake all night so it's not rude to call me so early in the morning. Sometimes I really do feel like telling them to piss off and get over themselves, you're trying to sell things to people by means of advertising, so it's not a fucking life and death situation. Get your fucking priorities right. Jeeeez!
I've been watching the World Cup. Like not missing matches except for the 2.30am ones on work nights. And funny thing is, while hubby's stuck at work in the evenings, I text him the scores, keep him updated. In fact, I'm more excited than him about matches. He must think I'm a weirdo. In fact, hubster and friends enjoyment of the World Cup I feel is a bit tainted coz of the betting. how the fuck can you enjoy a game for what it truly is when you have money on the line? Plus you're on the computer and the phone for half the time the games are played. That sucks.
Anyway, I'm glad that so far most of the former champions are one by one being taken down from their pedestal. I love it, France lost their 2nd match and have to contend of with off the pitch drama of Anelka being sent home by the French FA and his team mates protesting by refusing to practise. Germany lost to Serbia. Italy only managed 2 points from 2 games, drawing with New Zealand of all teams. England performing dismally, drawing both their group games so far. Only Brazil didn't screw up so far.
Urgh have quotes to do...gotta run.
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