There was this happily married and loving couple. After years of trying for a baby, they finally gave birth to a boy. And of course, both of them love the boy with all their heart and treated him like a treasure. One day, when the boy was about 3 yrs old, as the father was going to work, he saw a bottle of cough syrup that was left on the table uncapped. Because he was rushing for work, he shouted to his wife, reminding her to put the cap back on the bottle of medicine, and left the house. The mother, busy with her chores in the kitchen, decided to do it later. However, in the meantime, the little boy walk to the table, took the bottle and gulped down the entire bottle. Unknown to them, the medicine was a strong one meant for adults only. Even adult should at most only take a teaspoon at a time. Soon the baby collapsed. As soon as the mother realised what had happened, she rushed the boy to the hospital. However, it was too late and the boy passed away. Devastated, the mother could only sit there in the hospital, in tears. Soon the husband arrived at the hospital. After seeing their dead child, he walked over to his wife, looked at her and said 5 words..... What do you think he said? If you are the husband, how would you react? What will you say? Give it some thoughts......
He said, "I'm here with you, darling..." What has happened cannot be changed. Nobody wants this to happen. There is no point trying to pint the blame at anyone, it doesn't help anything. The best thing we can do is to stand by the person we love, and walk through this ordeal together, giving each other love and support.
Well, it was a month of a not so usual routine, no 8-5 work days, no taking of the same bus. same mrt, seeing the same few commuters. 1st, was my 1 week ICT, followed by 2 week plus in Germany. Eventful, but yet didnt see myself moving forward. Decided I should reflect upon my experiences in this past month. Here goes... 1st has to be my one week ICT. Has been looking forward to it as a break from my boring job. Well, I could have more rest if I had not passed my IPPT. Ends up because I dun need to take IPPT, I was arrowed to attached to Pioneer platoon. Sheesh..while the others sleep and attend lessons in air-conditioned room, I was in the vehicle shed day and even night (hmm...think I cannot write too much abt what happened inside). Anyway, it was a good chance to catch up with old friends, some of whom I haven't met since we ORDed. Some married already, some are planning to, and of cos some like me, still single and available. And the common thing is, everyone complains abt their jobs, pay, bonuses....haha. And of cos, put a bunch of guys together and sex will never be far away from the topic. And there will be this few who will starting rattling off whatever they know abt those sleazy joints, their experiences etc. Seems to me that they are trying hard to show how hip and sexually open they are. While there are many others who also visits such places, there is a stark difference in the way they talked abt it. One just casually talks abt what they done and seen, while the others put effort into pushing out whatever they knew. It's very obvious the difference between these two groups even in their character-wise. The "non show off" have no problems poking fun at themselves during casual talk, while the "show off" will always put themselves in a better light when they are talking abt themselves. Anyhow, it was a nice little break away from work...unaware that a shit-hole is awaitng me back in office... Of cos the next 3 wks, I ended up in Germany. Tired, cold and hungry, the days seems to crawl by slowly. Anyway, I managed to pull through it with few scratches. All wasn't that bad. At least we got to know 2 Craotian guys and learn a vulgar phrase in Croatian. And, I found out how filthy rich the Arabs are. Fancy getting half a million plus 3 mansion just by getting married. And be hailed as a nantional hero just by declaring you want to work. Anyway, here I am, back in Singapore, back to my normal routine, hopefully not for long...
Its been weeks since I logged on . Was in reservist for 1 week, and immediately after that have to come to Germany to fill a big shit hole. Its been shit all the way since the day I arrived.
First, my luggage was lost in transit. No clothes to change, no underwear to change. All I have left is the T-shirt, jeans and slip-on I was wearing, and its freezing right here. Its a good thing I have my jacket in my haversack, else I would have frozen to death. Fortunately, the airline managed to return my luggage after two days.
Then in my hotel room, the heater isn't working well. Its freezing outside and freezing inside too. Had to cover myself with 2 blankets when I sleeping, and its still cold. Yes, shivering as I am typing right now. Shining a spot light at myself, hoping it will create a bit of heat. And another thing goes wrong for my room is the internet access is not working. Completely cut off from the world. The reception refuse to believe that there's somthing wrong with the access point, always telling us to check our settings, in a very polite way though. Until we decide to try our laptops with the access point at the reception, he took actions to resolve the problem. And yeah, I'm finally connected. =)
Work was the biggest piece of shit, something I was expecting before I came. Everything was in a mess. Time was short. Equipments were not ready. I became the 1st target point as I was the only one the Germans saw before. Lunch was perpetually late, the latest being after 3pm. Dinner needless to say, was later since we always end late. And I'm working even on Saturday, Sunday. A point of relieve is that my project manager arrived a couple of days ago, and I was taken off the position of 1st target point.
Progress of work has been better than expected...hopefully, everything will goes smoothly and I can go back safely....*fingers crossed*
