Gwen Stefani RockS!
It's bananas..... B-A-N-A-N-A-S!
hehehe... i nver knew bananas could sound so good. Ha! Was listening to Gwen Stefani's Holla back girl. I think she's really good, all of her 3 singles are awesome and everyone of it is really music to the ears. She's the ultimate glam rock chic!
Ok.. enough of her before I start to sound like a lesbian. Life today... hmmm it's been rather quiet. Kinda miss being busy... beats nothing much to do. Somehow time passes slowly with nothing much to do. Not many websites to surf ard too.
Well.. a lil news abt me regarding my work, this isn't a confirmed thing but it seems very likely to happen. Last week, my director talked to me and told me that he is thinking of offering me a full time position with SIF. Good news... hmmm i would like to think so. He did a mini interview with me, asking me how i find the job, find the place, the colleagues, the work culture.. etc... I am basically fine with everything, no qualms or problems abt the work place. Maybe the only thing is age gap... i'm like the youngest there, but oh well. Anyway, I'm happy. Em waiting for HR to confirm this and hopefully we can start to negotiate abt a pay increase. Welll..... em not sure if asking for another $200 is a gd idea. Have a lil prob, and that's because i'm still under the payroll of the agency, and it's a term and condition that shld SIF continue my contract for the next 1 yr, I will still have to be under the agency's payroll and not SIF's. This worries me, because, SIF would have to continue to pay the agency a fee (if that's how it works). So, it means or maybe, SIF cannot afford to pay me more shld i ask for a pay increase. Argh... dread.... doesn't help SIF is a non-profit organisation. Sigh.... we'll see how it goes. But before I can think so far... HR better find me soon! I need to secure the permanent position first. But as the looks of it... it seems it'll happen soon, because today my Manager told one of our vendors that I am a full-timer rather than the usual the temp staff. heh.. sounded nice to be known as a full timer. Hahah!
Well guys, wish me luck. Cross fingers for pay increase as well.
I read today's papers, and a couple of interesting topics showed up.
1. Singapore men are more brand conscious than SG women.
2. Blog celebrities
1. SG men are more brand conscious than SG women.
I kinda agree. Maybe SG men are becoming metrosexual and they value how to groom themselves to look nice and dress themselves with really nice outfits to just feel great and good. I for one know several guys who seem to be really into branded goods, whether or not they can really afford it. It's not necessarily a bad thing to be brand conscious, in a sense, these men can become good shopping companions to the girls or gfs. They appreciate shopping more, and thus, make the shopping experience good. See it this way, they can give advice, tips, and know what makes a person look good. It is impt for a woman to look good, but it's even more crucial for a man to look equally good to complement the woman. Unfortunately, the nicest cutting are always very expensive for the men, thus the need to go for Gucci, Prada.. Hugo Boss.
Besides, we need such men around the keep the economy growing. So men... BUY MORE GUCCI, PRADA, HUGO BOSS! hahaha....
2. Blog celebrities
Amazing how a interactive tool like blogs can create a celebrity. Looks like the Internet has found another use, and soon you'll see blogs as case studies in lessons on the influences of the Internet. ha! But it is really amazin to see suddenly.. everyone is into reading again, but this time, the juicy, gossipy details of another's life. The juicer and bitchier the entry, the higher the readership/ hits. This clearly shows the human beings (not only those in SG) are really KAYPOH people. Blogs are like reality tv put on the webspace for people to view and know what in the world is gng on. It's like Big Brother or Survivor... or any reality show for that matter. But i guess in comparison to those reality shows where dramatism and realism are blurred, blogs possess a more human touch to it, whether it's about bitching abt something/someone, voicing out opinions on certain topics, or just life updates, it is still real because it is truly the daily life doings and the thoughts. Unlike reality tv, there's no one to tell u which story angle one shld take to potray something, blogs are just wat it is. For that, the rise of celebrity blogs now. Also, all of a sudden, there's a surge in people voices. It's like revelation. Suddenly, you read about things that u can relate too or never knew existed. It's just amazing. But now, it has been declared that blogs are in public space and not private space even if you privatise your blog. Look's like freedom of speech will never happen. Next thing you know, there'll be regulations and censorship on blogs, like what you can and cannot write about. hmmmmmm BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING. no?
