BBQ during lunch hour

Last Wednesday i had a yummy juicy lunch hour- We had a department BBQ outside office.
I love my steak with cheese melted on top.
Had a hotdog, turkey and beef one.
Had pulled pork.
Finished with lotsa Chips.

Here's what my cute boss ( smart, witty and cunning, though round and joyous) wrote to us in our email, having us take a second look at the sender after we read it.

Yes, the grill will be hot,
Poor hamburgers: allowed are not,
Check the quality and leanness,
We must maintain our meanness.

So please bring the "good" kind,
Two core needs, if you don't mind,
Delicious-n-filling, but low fat,
Please remember, you might be back...
:-)

We were like: What? Yes he loves food...

Ocean Grove Beach, New Jersey

Last wk end, i went to a very special event - a Christian get-to-gether at the Beach. All for the sake of Summer. It was very special, i get to sit on the beach map (that has biblical verse printed on it), eat SunChips and listen to worship songs and sermons by Pastor Chris, all wearing a bikini to get a tan.



Phil Wickham (he's kinda cute) was there for a few songs. Pastor Lloyd Pulley preached, his pastor - Raul Ries preached too. And there was Chris McCarrick whom i thought his voice pretty strong (cos I was busy 'shopping' for free bargains - free sermon CDs, Christian books etc..). His voice was then the background music.






The houses there are really pretty.

My side view

Nearer

That's the real front view

Baptism at the Beach

After that i had a very expensive seafood dinner cos' New Jersey's by the East coast so the fish are supposed to be slaved that morning. i liked my tuna much - was craving for wine but kept it in.. Nevertheless, perfect!

Shenandoah National Park, Virginia

If you love nature, Shenandoah NP is the place for you, away from the hassle of life, close to mountains (it is along the stretch of Blue Ridge Mountains) and some animals. There are breath-taking sights when you scale the heights but this not for the faint hearted-i realised i still have not conquered my altitude phobia. This the house we live in. A 3storey house, with attic and basement- its neat! We scaled Bearfence mountain and its marked in my Facebook with a photo tagged.

better in time

We went to the Chippendale Show at Las Vegas (Great stuff! ha)

















Universal Studio, LA




















Santa Monica Beach in LA, California



Better in Time
Leona Lewis:
It's been the longest winter without you
I didn't know where to turn to
See somehow I can't forget you
After all that we've been through


Going coming
thought I heard a knock
Who's there no one
Thinking that I deserve it
Now I realise that I really didn't know


If you didn't notice you mean everything
Quickly I'm learning
to love again
All I know is
I'ma be ok

[Chorus:]Thought I couldn't live without you
it's gonna hurt when it heals too
It'll all get better in time
And even though I really love you
I'm gonna smile cause I deserve to


It'll all get better in time
I couldn't turn on the TV
Without something there to remind me
Was it all that easy


To just put aside your feelings
If I'm dreaming don't wanna laugh
Hurt my feelings but that's the path
I believe in
And I know that time will heal it

work rage

got upset with work this week. Actually cried at workplace in front of the Singapore peers. Thanks for being there, really really appreciate them for saying good words. Though the upsetting part was kinda mellowed down ALOT cos of some changes that i kinda fought for. I'm still confused over what really happened and refused to think into it.

I'll work on whatever i think thats lacking (though that seems a little vague). Kinda demoralised - not a little but a whole load of it. Guess i've to draw strength and find confidence really quick, time to pick myself up from the pit. I miss people out there i love. Want you to know that.
Love!



NEW YORK (Reuters) - Get out of the way, road rage. Here comes desk rage.
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Anger in the workplace -- employees and employers who are grumpy, insulting, short-tempered or worse -- is shockingly common and likely growing as Americans cope with woes of rising costs, job uncertainty or overwhelming debt, experts say.

"It runs the gamut from just rudeness up to pretty extreme abusive behaviors," said Paul Spector, professor of industrial and organizational psychology at the University of South Florida. "The severe cases of fatal violence get a lot of press but in some ways this is more insidious because it affects millions of people."

Nearly half of U.S. workers in America report yelling and verbal abuse on the job, with roughly a quarter saying it has driven them to tears, research has shown.

Other research showed one-sixth of workers reported anger at work has led to property damage, while a tenth reported physical violence and fear their workplace might not be safe.
"It's a total disaster," said Anna Maravelas, author of "How to Reduce Workplace Conflict and Stress." "Rudeness, impatience, people being angry -- we used to do that kind of stuff at home but at work, we were professional. Now it's almost becoming trendy to do it at work.

"It was something we did behind closed doors," she said. "Now people are losing their sense of embarrassment over it."

Contemporary pressures such as rising fuel costs fan the flames, said John Challenger, head of Chicago's Challenger, Gray & Christmas workplace consultants.

"People are coming to work after a long commute, sitting in traffic watching their discretionary income burn up. They're ready for a fight or just really upset," he said.

Added to that, he said, are financially strapped workers having to cut back on paying for personal pastimes that might serve as an antidote to work pressures.

LET OFF STEAM

"That means people come into work after a weekend and they haven't been able to let off any steam," he said.
Spector said his research has found 2 percent to 3 percent of people admit to pushing, slapping or hitting someone at work. With roughly 100 million people in the U.S. work force, he said, that's as many as 3 million people.

Maravelas said she conducted a seminar this week in rural Iowa, where she asked participants if they thought anger was increasing at their workplace.

Everyone raised their hands, she said, which is typically the response she gets. She cited research showing 88 percent of U.S. employees think incivility is rising at work.

"Many of us sense we're losing ground economically and socially. The safety net is unraveling. Hence, anxiety and unease are skyrocketing," she said.

People reassure themselves by blaming others and "find comfort in believing their suffering is caused by a callous, incompetent or selfish organization, leader, supplier, union or regulatory body," she said.
The worst offenders are overachievers, said Rachelle Canter, a workplace expert and social psychologist. "The usual profile is Type A, really, really smart, with impossibly high standards they set for themselves as well as for other people.

"They are so invested, I would say maybe over-invested, in success and in everyone being every bit as driven as they are that they just lose their sense of perspective, and they can lash out at other people," said Canter, author of "Make the Right Career Move."

But desk rage extends across industry and class lines, from top white-collar jobs to gritty blue-collar work, and companies pay dearly in terms of lost productivity, sagging morale and higher absenteeism, Spector said.

The worst cases end in violence, he said.

"Somebody didn't just come to work one day and shoot somebody," Spector said. "There's probably been a pattern of less extreme behaviors leading up to it."

Spring

Dex and I made some wishes at Washington DC Art museum. We took turns to say our wishes and tossed out coins into the fountain. Silly, but hope the wishes come true.


See, even tulips are springing out near Washington DC Capitol.


























































Japan gave some Cherry Blossom seeds to United States Washinton DC. And they are all around.....



















Pennsylvania has cherry blossoms too. And they are at GSK, my company!!



































goofing around with GSK cherry blossoms ( with my GSK tag still clipped on me! )


















Kar Sian and I trying our best to look our best. haha..

look, it's been a month since Spring. Grass are greener. Daffodils are springing out, and so do some other flowers. When will I spring out too?

March

March is coming to an end. We went skiing in 1st March. Damn shiok. But I cut my face, (end of shiokness) and the skiing came to a halt. (Look, the muscular instructor beside me.) I've already removed my gears, the poles are for show. haha.

Given a chance, i'll do it again, have to wait till next fall then, don't even know if it will be cold enough before i go back Singapore in Dec.

Hao lian i got parcel from Mika and Ying. This time round, it got delivered to my house cos i was at home on Saturday. Damn glad I didn't miss the postman.

REally Happy lor. Thanks Mika and ying, you pple never fail to cheer this emo-freak. Love love love! Will post the contents next time.

3 Roses from somebody. Prettiest thing i've ever seen. I really love them. *But i'm not with that somebody.

But still, i feel so loved. happy