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It has been going on like this for a while. Been having to work till very late, almost everyday, for 3-4 months already.

Last week, I worked till midnight in the office. All due to not enough good/reliable support, which I will not talk about in this blog.

This is why you don’t see updates regularly, ever since I started working again.

Without a job, I grumbled. Got a job, I complaint. Am I really that ungrateful of what I have? Hmm… I don’t really think so. At least my previous job, I loved it. I was enjoying it, especially in the final 2 years before I left. But I am not supposed to look back, right?

I don’t know what I am getting myself into, in this ‘new’ job. It is really unhealthy for my family. Can you imagine how I feel?

Isabel was sick for 6 solid days with mild fever stubbornly refused to go. Every morning she asked me to “come home fast-fast”, which I could never promise her.

Ian, on the other hand, asked if I could get another job that I could “come home fast-fast” or not.

I am blessed with a maid, to at least help out in getting them ready for bed. I can’t imagine without this maid how could I survive, or how could my kids survive?!

At least we are surviving now. But it is really unhealthy.

I spoke to my boss, and he said he will look into this. He sounds very understanding and full of empathy/concern. I just don’t know what can he do about this, coz he is in situation even worse than mine – I also pity him and not envy him for his stress.

This is agency life. I knew before I re-joined, but thought at a different level things would be different. Looks like I was too naive. Too optimistic.

Let’s see how long I can hang in here.

p/s: of course this is a scheduled post, written on Sat, midnight. Can’t afford to even check my personal email more than once a week!

It has been few months, since October, that the Maxis coverage at my house turned very weak. Every time when I am making/answering a phone call, the other party always cannot hear me clearly.

Been tolerating this for few months, and then, out of sudden, the coverage completely GONE!

It has no signal at all. When I need to make a phone call, I have to drive out, to about 2km away. Similarly, SMSes cannot be received until I left my home and I have to restart my phone to get it delivered.

I was completely isolated, whenever I am at home. Imagine, in emergency, people just cannot contact me! My mom been trying to call me to tell me about her road tax expired, couldn’t reach me. DH tried to call me to arrange dinner, couldn’t reach me. It was just so so so inconvenient!

Called Maxis customer service, they said they have dismantled their station upon town council’s order since October. So? They knew about this but never thought of any solutions? I have been paying for the service fees but without any services?

At the end, DH tested and found out that GSM signal is missing, but 3G is available (strange, right?). Since then he kept asking me to change my phone (non-3G), but I have been very reluctant, coz my old phone is still very pretty and look new!

Then, after suffering a few weeks, DH came home with this:

It is a Nokia E71!! Don’t ask me why not E72 – can’t be too greedy, since it is foc from DH!

Well, this phone works at my house, coz it is 3G. Thanks to DH, I am now contactable at home. He said that is considered his Valentine present to me!

Anyway, I still think it is not quite right to switch a phone because Maxis sucks. I am extremely tempted to switch to another operator, maybe DiGi, if the process is not too tedious, now that we can keep our existing number. Hate Maxis very much now, costs us a new phone!! Terrible Maxis.

Since early last month I have been coughing non stop. Yesterday finally took a day MC and rested at home.

Can you believe it: I slept till 7am, sent the kids to the school, then continue sleeping from 9am all the way till 2pm. Woke up for lunch, responded to some emails then slept again all the way till 8pm.

That’s the kind of drug I was on the whole of yesterday. At least it didn’t cough that bad yesterday, the medication has suppressed it slightly.

Coughing is still there now, but reduced.

Doc said it is unlikely viral or bacterial that caused this, coz it doesn’t come with phlegm nor fever nor any runny nose. Just dry cough. Most likely allergic. Hmm… to what?! Maybe the new office?? The air ventilation is bad/ full of dust? Hmm… Just hope it gets better soon.

The coughing sends vibration up the skull, and my head gets so unbearably painful every time I cough. Hate it so much!!

There is a recall for Honda Jazz/Fit manufactured in between 2002 and 2008.

It was reported that in some extreme condition, liquid/rain-water can seep into the car from the driver’s windows, causing malfunction at the switch to the power window. This can cause overheating, hence fire.

It was reported that there were a few cases of fire sparks, and in US one child was killed in the car fire. For more info, follow these 2 links (sorry in Chinese):
http://hk.news.yahoo.com/article/100129/4/gd96.html
http://paper.wenweipo.com/2010/01/30/GJ1001300015.htm

The recall involves many countries including: China, Japan, Brazil, Thailand, Malaysia and India. For your safety, if you own a Fit/Jazz, you better contact local Honda dealers.

I am glad that I have sold it, following the issues with failed gear box. I hope Honda learn something about this. They should have made recall on the gear box too, unfortunately that probably is less obvious as their fault, and received less publicity, they have just buried the issue.

I have been coughing for 3 weeks already. Couldn’t sleep at night.

So so so tired.

Lots of work to do. Last week my boss was away, and just got back today. Lots of things on me. I just couldn’t catch up, couldn’t breath! And I didn’t deliver all the stuff that I supposed to. Panic.

Sigh! With children, life in agency is really demanding. Come back, brought work home, but the kids all wanted mommy’s attention, how? Settle them first, then attend to my work. So So So tired…

Hate it, night time telecons are coming back. Talking to the same people in my previous job. Now, they are my client. Last time I was their colleague. Geez. Can’t get away from telecon.

Okay, enough complaints. Head to my dreamland now. ZZZZZZzzzzzzzz…….