Intoxi'Kath'ing Whispers

I'm listening to Pentatonix as I write this. Their songs are awesome. Have you listened to their "Jingle Bells" version? You should. It would make you hurry along in whatever you're doing and make you complete it in a shorter time, hahahaha! Here, have a listen. I really like this version. One of my colleagues came across this version as she was looking for Christmas songs to play during our office Christmas party, as we're part of the organizing committee. We're going to use this song to create tension, hahahah! It's just awesome. Speaking of office Christmas party, let's hope everything goes all right. We've got the registration list printed, gift exchange mechanism planned out, caterer booked, games organized, prizes ready etc but there is still that fear that we're missing out something, you know? By the way, check out this deco!! It's an adorable snowman dressed up for winter (Ironic isn't it?) You can hav...

Yesterday, was my fourth sign language lesson. Honestly, I have never thought that I would take up sign language classes or even have a remote interest in this subject.  Yet, here I am.  How this came to be? I am not too sure myself. But I suppose you could say that there were a few factors that influenced my decision to take up this class. 1. Awareness When Starbucks Malaysia opened their first signing store in Bangsar, dedicated to employing deaf partners, it was something new to me.  A signing store?  Huh? How does that work? How does one communicate, "One Java Chip, grande size, soy milk, one pump sugar, no whipped cream" by signing? Then the movie, "A Quiet Place" , starring deaf actress Millicent Simmonds was shown in the cinemas. The movie itself was a whole new experience for me, with a majority of the length of the film being played in silence. Even the typical jump scare parts were not really scary as there was no creepy bac...

I'm procrastinating. I should be doing others things but I just don't feel like doing it. Like planning out my itinerary for my upcoming overseas trip or ironing my clothes. I feel so lazy.... Oh gosh. You know, having a soul adoptee to pray for is tough. But yours truly was greedy enough to adopt 9 living persons as her soul adoptees. Nine!! I'm making my own life tougher. And it is not as if my praying stamina is strong..! I'm lazy... but because I wanted to adopt nine living souls, I have to keep them constantly on my mind and in my prayers. Be it at work, bedtime, bus stop, daydreaming, they are always on my mind....circling round my thoughts. It takes a lot of commitment to pray for them. Sometimes, I struggle to pray, especially during bedtime when I'm half asleep. Or when I get distracted by a passing cat or other annoying humans as I wait at the bus stop. Or even at work where I just try to close my eyes in prayer and the office door opens with someo...

So, I had a Happy Meal for lunch the other day. Yup, you read that right. A McDonald's Happy Meal. You ask why. Because I was feeling down and needed some pick me up. So a Happy Meal it is... Unfortunately, it didn't do much to make me happy. Instead, I had to go to Boost Juice for some mood boosters. Kidding, hahaha!! But I really did have a Happy Meal for lunch and a drink from Boost Juice though. I had to ask the cashier what were the choices for a Happy Meal. *cries* It's my first time ok? I am clueless!! That's how I got my fish sandwich. Not a fillet o' fish. A fish sandwich. All because of the Happy Meal toy. Things I do for my nieces!! They had better be ready to wipe my bum when I'm old and bedridden. Honestly! But I love them both to bits. I love them sooooo much, I'm going to have another Happy Meal in two weeks' time to get another toy so that each niece will have their own toy. And not fight over it! Kids fighting over a toy is...

Ok, so I've been with this cold for a week. A cold that made me miss Pole class, a cold that made me sneeze like nobody's business, a cold that me quarantine myself inside my boss' room during work. (Let's hope the germs are all gone when he comes back... hahaha! Spray Dettol!) I thought it was gone. Apparently not. My mind is in a mess, so I kind of find it hard to articulate my thoughts right now. Excuse the random happenings popping up here and there. I cried at work a few days back, while discussing a project with the head of my department. The Head. Honestly, I don't know why I cried. I wasn't being reprimanded or humiliated or rejected. The horrible thing was, once the tears started, it couldn't stop!! I could feel tears pooling in my eyes, snot threatening to leak out of my nose. Worse still, I had to use her tissue!! And I used it all!! The horror...! (No face to see people now) I blame it on the hormones (period...), the cold and the ti...

Ooo...kay... I most probably shouldn't be here since I have to wake up before 6am tomorrow for a super duper early morning mass. But since I got distracted watching "Jessica Darling's It List" and didn't get to type, well, here I am. First, goodbye to exotic pole class! For now, hahahah. Honestly, I did not sign up for exotic pole. I signed up for beginner pole, but after a month, I had to move sessions due to the low numbers. Voila! I ended up in exotic pole class where you are encouraged to wear high heels during class. I tak larat ok? My left ankle still hurts occasionally and is especially triggered by high heels, so I've been wearing flats throughout these few months. Though, the exotic pole class is quite fun. Tough but fun! We learn these sexy moves and poses which I have never done before. Next month onwards, I am back to beginner pole class. Yay! I need to pick up the different moves again. I've not mastered the fireman, the backward reach...

Oh gosh...! I hurt my ankle during my first pole fitness class. I don't really know what happened as we weren't doing anything rough. Zumba is more high impact than this! Me being me, I didn't want to see the doctor. So the pain was with me for almost two weeks. The pain intensified one day, during my walk from office to lunch. I panicked and went to buy an ankle support (still not seeing the doctor, nope!). After some tender loving care, the pain receded. But now, the pain seems to be coming back after my second class! Does this mean I cannot attend pole fitness classes anymore? How sad, it's fun!

My legs hurt. Walked up the stairs from 2nd floor to 10th floor. Three days. In a row! Talk about doing exercises while at work. Well, there you have it. Hahaha! My idea of keeping fit. Takes me longer to get back to my office but it's worth it. Otherwise, it's all sit and no "play". Speaking of fit, tried something new I have. It's just me and a metal companion. Pole fitness class!! Now my arms are sore. Front reach, twist, combo. How exciting!

I'm tired. I'm tired of my job, of doing recruitment, of dealing with clueless and stubborn hiring managers. Of hiring managers who demand perfection yet are only willing to pay peanuts for the person. I'm tired of candidates who reject my offers over and over again. Is it me? Or is it the manager? The interview? The first impression of the company's culture? How do recruiters do this over and over again? How do they survive working in a recruitment firm when I can barely do recruitment any longer? And bear in mind, I am only recruiting for my own company. I want to stop searching for people, searching for talents. I am struggling to take care of myself, of my current work situation. I have no energy left to take care of others. Get your own candidates since you are so picky. Candidates with 1 month notice period is definitely better than those who have 2 months, in terms of waiting. And if the candidate is good, why not? Why hassle on their s...

Ta-da!! Read this. http://www.thestar.com.my/metro/community/2017/08/17/asia-cafe-regulars-shocked-to-hear-news-of-its-impending-closure/ I'm quoted, hahahaha. Perks of being friends with writers in mainstream media. But honestly, I thought it would be a small comment piece in the side columns, not as part of a main article. I'm famous!! (Yea, right...) I can't wait for the long weekend to come. A break from work, a break from the hustle and bustle of working in a corporate environment. I don't think I can survive working in corporate for that long. Am not bitchy enough because apparently (according to my colleague) I am too people-oriented, taking people's feelings into consideration instead of being task-oriented. Unfortunately, nobody takes MY feelings into consideration! Bah! Anyway, long weekend means road trip to Cameron's to spend the time with God, Jesus and my fellow Catholic kakis. Can't wait but I'll be so tired out come the n...

Respect my time please. Honestly! If your interview is scheduled for 10am, then be there by 945am. Why would you want to come in as early as 9am for your interview? Where am I going to let you sit? If I let you sit in one of our rooms, you're taking up our space that was not accounted for for that period of time. Then I get 'harassed' as to why I let my candidates wait so long when it is by no fault of mine or the interviewers. I did tell you to come at 10am, did I not? Geez....I understand that you want to show that you are a punctual person but this is a bit too much. You could have gone off to get a drink then come back later. I don't even know what to do with you myself! "Should I let the person sit here? Should I ask the person to go out some where and return later?" Maybe I should leave myself and hide away and leave you people to sort out yourselves....

Seriously... don't you read? I don't understand certain applicants. If a job advertisement says, "Urdu language skills required" and you DO NOT communicate in Urdu, through either spoken or written, then why are you responding and applying to the job ad? What, do you think that you will miraculously have the language at your fingertips once you apply for the job? It makes me think that you're lazy (not reading through the job ad properly) or just plain dumb/stupid. Let me reiterate that this is not discrimination. We just need someone who can communicate in Urdu to reach out to our target markets. Can you even do that if we hire you? (IF we hire you, of course. Geez...) Urgh!! *pulls hair* Do not waste people's time. I'm sure there are plenty of jobs out there that are more suited to your capabilities. This, is just not it.

My sisters are next to me, screaming and shouting, making so much of noise at this time of the night. All because of LOL. Not familiar? It stands for League of legends, an online multiplayer game. I learn words like skin, Ashe, Ahri, gg.com because of it. I have attended real live game competitions in support of my sister's work. So I remember there's Mineski. I have been asked to join them in playing this game so that we can do a PVP or one against bots. It'll be fun, they say. But nah, I'd rather play boring online farming games to pass my time. Hahaha!

I want to go home.... but it's raining and I'm stuck in the office... Great, now there's the thunderstorm too. :( Eesh...

Do you know that I have no idea what to blog about? Do people even still blog??? Oh gosh. It's not that my life is dull. Believe me, it is not.  Politics, bitching, back-stabbing, the works I tell you. But yet, as I sit in font of the computer today, my mind is blank. For the life of me I cannot seem to come up with a decent posting. I have been trying to come back to Blogger but that is only when I'm free I suppose. Since I spend 9 hours in front of the computer, I don't really want to continue staring at a screen and destroy my eyesight. Urgh!! I miss my silly postings, my nonsensical rants, photos put in just to 'bulk up' my posting etc. Hahahaha. Well, let's just start with Beauty & the Beast! Thank you TGV, everything was smooth during our company's event, even though one or two of our staff could still claim their popcorn and drinks without the voucher at your counter... hmm... One activity down and hopefully two more to go, ...

I am excited!! Nervous and also worried at the same time. Just a week more and I'll be flying off with a group of church friends to Poland!! For what, you ask. For World Youth Day 2016!! This will be my second time attending a World Youth Day event. The first time I attended this event was in 2011 where we all headed to Madrid, Spain. This year, we are heading to Krakow, Poland and I am super anxious, thrilled, apprehensive all a jumble of emotions! I'll be travelling with my 2 sisters as well who have decided to attend this event with me on a very impromptu basis. Impromptu as in they had never shown any interest in this event before but out of the blue, they made a choice to go on this pilgrimage with me. Hooray! What makes this trip different from the one in 2011 is that I am going under the umbrella of my own church. Previously, we hitched a ride on another church's organization since no one from my church was doing the organizing at that time. I also have ...

Nah, updated my profile pic so people won't say that I am lying. I look like that now. Seriously.  1. I put on weight. Didn't exercise lo but I've been going for Zumba classes for a year now. Just once a week but at least I get some sweating done, though with the heat now, one wonders why I would want to sweat more. 2. I did not straighten my hair. It's been 4 years plus since my last rebonding session. Perhaps I can go for it again. My hair should have recovered by now. Lol! 3. I am surrounded by food, by people who like their food and by people who continuously try to fatten me up by buying food for me, e.g. snacks, kueh, etc. Noooo....!!! Your goals are achieved. I am now fat and round. Don't feed me anymore! Yes, I will try to keep fit. Thanks for the concern. :) On a side note, I cut my hair! It's totally short now and my pony tail is like a bushy bunny's tail. Oopps. I gotta run. See me at Dayre k. Ta! P/S: I'm on half-day le...

Ah... my blog. I miss you. *hugs imaginary 'blog' person* I'm so tired. My alarm no longer wakes me like it should/can. Whoa! I just realized that I left this blog for 9 months!! 9 months! That's like cray-cray. I'm gonna put in all the slang yo. Ignore me. I never knew that recruitment is tiring. The feeling of being unable to close a position quickly frustrates me a great deal, honestly. You have people who don't turn up for their interviews, who don't have the courtesy to tell you. Under normal circumstances, I will not contact the candidate any longer. Seriously, if a person really wants the job, he or she should make every effort to turn up. Like this person who came up all the way from Johor. *salute* Goodnight!

Ok. I'm putting this blog to rest for now. Not RIP le, choi! Hahaha. Just going to be blogging somewhere else. I'll be at www.dayre.me/kathleensee for now. See you there!!!

Hi everyone, I have something to say... Well, I have something in the least to tell you guys. Hahaha. I always have something to say. I may most probably be putting this blog into hibernation mode for now. I find it hard to blog as my thoughts seem to be scattered everywhere nowadays. Sitting down to write one piece and ponder over it takes up time and my mental energy. It doesn't really help that blogger does not have an easy mode to be used on smartphones (From what I tried to find out that is). I have to zoom in and out, swipe sideways just to type an entry for blogger on my phone. (Yea, I know. I'm too dependent on my smartphone now... :'( ) I'll be shifting to an app that's more user friendly for the likes of me. It allows me to blog in parts, whenever I have something to say, combining it together as one whole post. Since I'm such a scattered brain, it would definitely be handy as an 'as and when' kind of writing thingie. Hahaha. I ma...