Ve Nha Nhe
Im coming home for the new year but just for 2 days..then Im heading up to Chiang Mai to visit Bruce and Dia whom I miss dearly... I guess its a good time to just go home especially after having so many dramas at work especially with my staff... The constant lying and deception really gets to me... I mean if you want to lie and cheat...don't get caught...and since youre dealing with me...you ll have to try REALLLLLLY hard not to get caught...

Today my staff asked if they could go home early because it's the eve of our holidays and I said ok and I told them that they could leave at 430 (which would be half an hour earlier) then they started to sulk and I said to myself that this is a privillage and privillages can be taken away at any time. Then they started telling me that so and so has to leave at 4 because she has to catch the bus home to the province and I said 'ok then she can leave at 4' ....Bo way kong (no words to say) so they 'lan lan' have to stay....

so after that, once the girls were alone the 'ringleader' then said 'nevermind, at 4 I will leave, don't need to bother about Toby'....wah daring siah....and so at 4 the 'ring leader' then popped her head in and asked 'so how's your mother?'....'Oh thats not good...' 'Hope she feels better soon'....'ok...bye....'

'OK BYE????" now wait a minute...she's not suppose to leave till 430... (duh... *raises eyebrow*) and how dare you use such a tactic of exploiting one's weakness to achieve your own interest?..... well I just let her leave and then at 430 I said to the remaining staff that it was time to go and I asked...'oh where's the 'ringleader?'' so one of the girls replied 'oh she left at 420....nevermind its Tet( lunar new year)...nevermind...'

So I replied ' I saw her leave earlier....Don't lie to me' and they were shocked... I guess no one has confronted them about their lies before...and it was a learning experience for me....and one for them too i guess....well the girls were worried big time 'coz its the first time my anger has reared it's ugly head...for the past week they have really taken advantage of the fact that I had given them freedom...But I guess different situations call for different management styles....so here comes the iron fist (...in the velvet glove?)

Of course I will maintain my policy to treating humans like humans... But my integrity towards myself and my work has to stand firm... sorry gals you were given an inch and you took a mile...

As the blossom blooms so will your bottom
Monday I bought a Narsissics flower because the girls at work have been pestering me to buy a peach blossom using the petty cash...and well...that would not be appropriate....So I braved the traffic and bought this beautiful plant and when I brought it to work the first thing which came out of their mouths were 'why didnt you buy the glass vase? Its prettier with the glass vase...'

Well I dont see you putting money into this?.....Anyways everyone complained about how ugly the flower was without the vase and I got really irritated and now its on my bike and Im bringing it home... I mean, what's up with the vase? If you think you can find a better one...just buy one for me then....wah lao eh... If I wanted a pretty vase I would have bought one....But I wanted a pretty flower right?

Thanks for sharin'
Yup David..thanks...