INCOMPETENCE

i have been made to compromise on the very things i've held as my expertise.

this happens because i simply cannot arm-twist students into being responsible and to doing what i think would get us that A-grade.

i am absolutely appalled by how inconsistent and shoddy some people can be.

and what's even worse is how these people seem to think that they are "good enough".

i hate settling for less. seriously.

i pride myself on being good at what i do.

and i know what i do well.

so when people get sloppy at things and do not meet deadlines, i blow my top.

i could be outright bitchy in the office, because everyone would get that it was more about the issue than it was about them.

but i can't seem to be too bitchy in school, because some of the people i work with will not appreciate that i just want us all to do well.

sigh.

i was put into the school mainly because of my work and life experiences.

it sure seems like these very experiences could lead to my undoing.

i refuse to be deemed incompetent because the people i work with are.

but i also refuse to be deemed the only competent one in a team because we are a team.

i hate cookie-cutter everything.

why are people afraid to be different?

wats up with the red circle of death?

so the xbox360s i got for myself and serene's brother now suffers from the RED CIRCLE OF DEATH (similar to Window's blue screen of death, this involves the xbox360 and the power switch circle leds)

Waiyew borrowed my xbox360 previously and actually brought it in for replacement. The shop replaced it without asking a question. However the xbox360 faces the red circle of death again :( along with Eugene's xbox. So i had to call them to actually book a date where i can go down to replace the xbox360s. And i had to wait till AFTER 12th Nov (i called today).

GOOD LORD.... i know that the red circle has been happening to quite a few xbox360s.. doesn't this warrant like a recall of sorts for the faulty machines?!?! haven't we suffered enough of Microxxxx's incompetence ?

:(

how wonderful it is to be loved by you...

fell sick yesterday again when it was our 1st year dating anniversary....so din get to spend a nice time going out to eat with the wifey...*sorry love!*
she has been very worried when i fell sick and the love's been going ard :) its amazing 1 year tis it all started with an sms "Mr Teo, you got yr chance..." (dated 25th Oct 2006) and from there it went ballistic :P literally.... its been an amazing ride and i cant wait to see what the next stages of our lives will be like.

right now wifey's getting into the groove of studying.. starting to score her A's and life @ work's getting quite hectic.. lotsa work to do, not really enough time....

glad everything's working out. hehehe :) love u baby ! for4ever ! :P

sat feelin like a sun :)

so this morning wifey and mom-in-law went to marina for a bodyshop charity makeover marathon thingie where ladies get a makeover, bodyshop try to break records and then the proceeds go to the Anti Violence in Family foundation. So it was pretty cool as they got their makeovers :P

wifey looking made up after the make over :P

afterwards we went to Lawrence house for a final get together b4 he and his family flew over to amsterdam for work for at least 2 years. We played several board games had a nice dinner and chatted the sat away :P it was cool sia heheeh and we make plans to send lawrence away on 15th nov :)"AGHHHHHHHHH its a SUNDAY!" yells Spartan Eric... or actually wifey was saying that it felt like sunday.... but actually its sat... maybe cos tml i have to go to office for some healthcheck on apps *faint*..... or maybe cos wifey has to prep for presentations on monday..
nevertheless.... it was a good sat we did :P

HAPPY ONE-YEAR ANNIVERSARY!

dear snuffy hubby,

Con los ojos cerrados
Amandonos
Volando en un beso
Viviendo de este amor que es tan puro ideal
De este amor que se puede tocar

Con los ojos cerrados
Enamorados
Sonando despiertos
sin miedo
A que nadie nos pueda separar
A jurar que lo nuestro es eterno amor
Amor

(with a little help from Josee's latest email =P)

and it's been a year since we first kissed on 28 October 2006 - the beginning of a helluva ride.

getting married has been the most unexpected event for the both of us.

but i realize how the proposal and wedding reflects how much of an influence we've had on each other.

we were both schedule-freaks, always wanting to plan things in advance to keep them from screwing up.

but we're like two dialectics, which came together to create something new - spontaneity, which was never quite a part of our personalities in that sense.

in spite of the obvious chemistry we shared from the start, i wasn't quite sure then if we could fit intellectually.

i always saw myself as a brooder and a bloody cynic while you were this bright-eyed, optimistic soul.

of course, we both rubbed off on each other and i became much less of a prick and you became more self-aware...of sorts. =P

i love how we are able to engage in a variety of discussions, ranging from what kinda dog we'd like to have, to the morality of heinrich himmler.

i love how you try to keep my spirits up when i get upset at times about feeling like a fish out of water, now that i'm back at school.

i get really sad when you're sick.

and then i get sick.

ah well.

i'll always remember your attempt at spanish when you came to the airport for me after my work trip to China.

Te amo y no puedo vivir sin ti. =)

HUBBY AND ME BACK AT SALSA!

thanks to panda for snapping this picture of us at the Singapore International Salsa Festival over the weekend!

man i need to build up on my stamina. =P

Thanks Josee =)

in friends

today's the day off from school.

but with plenty of readings and project work to catch up on, wednesdays aren't really breaks for me.

especially when i'm feeling wheezy and have a blocked/sometimes running nose.

i started off my day with the usual routine of checking for emails and listened to the tune that Josee passed on to some of us.

it clearly main my morning as i tried ways and means to embed the audio onto my blog to share it with everyone else.

it has such a wonderful melody. =)

a fantastic example of a bachata song i would like to share with my classmates who were asking me about the dance.

headless horseman down ! Loot Loot Loot :P

finally, a good run, downed him 4 times and got the broomstick :P not the flying one though

i was turned into a FROGGIE ! :P wifey exclaimed how cute it was and took a screenshot. It seemed as if my kitty was running to play with me

was turned into a Leper gnome too

tada ! Broomstick... though its not the flying type :P

headless horseman

so whilst grinding with Zehuntard, i saw a LF dps for Headless Horseman so i had to try to get something and i logged in with Zeblackwidow to try for it. Unfortunately things din pan out so well so here's all i got for it, a nice screenshot :P

today's costume.. Pirate Queen of the Outlands :P

so fun ! all hallow's end in warcraft

just after i logged in for abt 10 mins and i got meself a nice blue drop for the festival ! yay :P nice too since my hunter's been aching for more bag space

check out the great big pumpkin :p

and i went trick and treating @ falcon watch's innkeeper and got meself a bat costume ! batman....dehdehdehdehdeh...

we LOVE this ad :P

http://youtube.com/watch?v=LGJiTpBBD18

:P

Ben and Jerry's and some...

it's been such a long time since i've last penned down thoughts here.

and yes, many things have changed since i've last blogged.

one thing that's left constant (thankfully!) is my husband.

of course, the topic of my husband leads on to many other constants - love, home, and an unthinkable dose of Ben and Jerry's.

i've never been much of a B&J fan until the husband came along, and more recently, we've become such fans that the staff actually recognize us!

me, for my favorite strawberry cheesecake milkshake and the husband, for his chocolate therapy and coffee coffee buzz buzz combo. =P

talk about predictability. =)

Corrinne May ftw!

yup... her songs really just hit the spot. slightly pensive and sets you thinking but not overly depressing and sometimes even uplifting enough.
Makes you feel and reach heights of feelings you never thought you can reach (provided u have a pair of cool noise-cancelling headphones that immerse u into her music and her thought-invoking voice)

I wonder though why i haven't seen/heard pple use her songs for weddings. Cos they are so apt at describing the love one has for your partner.

Last sat i unfortunately had diahrrea.. the really bad wet and explosive type.. reminds me of the Ben & Jerry Chocolate Therapy milkeshake i had the night before. *Wicked grin*. Though i suspect its cos i haven't had a drink in a long while and on the fri night we went to Wine network to celebrate Dylan's birthday (pics to post soon). We had a lot of fun and Wifey was a little alarmed at my high and flightly state of mind (sorry babe! :p) Overall we had lotsa laughs and fun, poking fun at my weight, at shan's new state of being, at sihui's obvious points etc ....

OH but i digress... during the period of uncertain bowel states, wifey was very worried abt me and i felt so blessed(for lack of a better word) that i had someone who loved me(besides my parents of cos) so deeply care abt me and worry abt me. hehehe.. i went to bed early on sat and during that period of sleep (cos wifey was watching tv) i made some wierd comments that got my wife puzzled. ahahahaha... she tot i was hallucinating...

I love my wifey lots lots and listening to corrinne may songs really brought me wonder of how we got together (from listening to her that 1 song on my wife's previous blog from listening to her whole range of songs and then understanding my wife better and falling in love with my wife) :p

yay!

oh btw, for the non-believers... hear ye hear ye... love DOES happen... maybe not now but when it does.. WHAMMO.... it hits hard...
see shan for e.g. :)

glad she found someone she can fall head-over-heals in....

oh and celestine too :p

more ice cubes :)

more icicles ! :P

OH... u almost got me :P

Kelly's Wedding 2007 :)

final pensive shot cos of the color combis :)
grats kelly and fiona ! And for Kelvin Lim for next year ! :)

ding 60 ! :P

so i met this singaporean lady who happens to be working in australia. Quite amusing since we met on WoW and are chatting like frens. She's getting married next year and i got to go with her and her guildies to Ramparts and Furnace last nite. And check out the hunter that i was with! Singaporean and with the same pet. NICEE :P

i tink i shall try to put more icicle shots :P sometimes i manage to capture them in nice poses :P