Tuesday, November 27, 2007

I Need A Vacation!

It's been a rather drab day at work today, not because there is no work. I do have some work that needs to be done but I can't seem to figure out how to get it done! The day started out okay. It was a nice rainy morning, well, would have been nicer if I was at home sleeping instead of working.

I had an early morning appointment today so didn't have much time to mess with my blog and do any blog hopping for today. Surprisingly the roads were pretty clear for a rainy day. Normally when it rains here traffic start slowing down to a crawl, thankfully it didn't today. Finished my appointment pretty fast and headed back to the office.

Got down to getting some work completed but the ideas are just not flowing at all today. I sat there for about half an hour drumming my fingers on my table, staring at the screen and not being able to do anything about it. The work that I have to be completed isn't really something I haven't done before but today the mind refuses to cooperate. I sat there another 15 minutes before I decided to screw it and just check my blog. I'm sure the ideas will flow later.

I hate days when my mind doesn't work. Luckily the work I have isn't that urgent. Well it was urgent a little while ago but I found out just a while ago that the client has gone overseas so that's good news for me. Can procrastinate till next week :D Just imagine if it was urgent, I'd probably be knocking my head against the wall to get some ideas by now. I've had days when I was a total blank and things were needed urgently and I almost went crazy trying to get things done!

I think I need a vacation. I really cannot remember the last time I took a holiday. I've been working my butt off every single day and my office has been really short handed for a very long time now. I think I've been doing at least 3-4 peoples job at times! There are days when I've been a delivery boy, an admin clerk, and accounts clerk, a copywriter, a translator besides just being a plain old Account Manager. Sometimes I hate this job!

First chance I get, I'm going to apply for some much needed leave and go for a holiday with the family somewhere. Actually, wifey and me were planning to go for a holiday this Christmas, but my mom has so sportingly agreed to host the Christmas dinner at our place without even telling me about it before hand so wifey and me decided to scrap that holiday. I wouldn't feel good letting my mom do everything while I'm holidaying in some nice ski resort or something ... LOL!

Guess I'll have to plan that holiday some other time, but with the kids and school and all that, topped up with work, it's really going to be hard to find some down time for a holiday. Siggghhh .... well, at least there's about 2 hours to go before I head home, that's something isn't it? Sorry folks but I'm in a gloomy mood today so my post is also pretty gloomy ... LOL! Gee, I can laugh about it even! I think I'm going nuts. Ok, time to go blog hop for a bit. That should make the time move faster.

Oh, on a brighter note, my wife found those sliver cufflinks I lost a few weeks back :)

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  1. "I sat there another 15 minutes before I decided to screw it and just check my blog. I'm sure the ideas will flow later." - happens to me often nowadays, I guess I also need vacation :(
    Hope you will get well-deserved rest soon :)

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  2. I hope you get a chance to apply for some leave soon. Sounds like a vacation could be just want you need!

    I nearly booked a holiday to Egypt today, but that little thing called money, and that other thing called work got in the way!

    At least you can wear your silver cufflinks tomorrow?!

    Hope you have a pleasant evening.

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  3. I was just checking out some places to go on a vacation. For now I'm sticking to places within Malaysia! Cuti-cuti Malaysia!! :D

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  4. Maybe all we bloggers should make a grand gathering and go for a vacation together: cheaper one lah.. In Malaysia saja. Hahahaha!

    It would be fun, don't you think? Imagine all the noise we *might* make. And hopefully some ghost stories.. mwahahaha!

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  5. U shld make time for a nice lil vakasi! Go la after Christmas! :):):)

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  6. If you have no time to get away, then it is also a good idea to just chill out at home or at the beach or park. I often return from vacation with the kids more tired than before we started. ALl that traveling and tandrums can sap your energy even more!

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  7. Yeay! At least you have your cuff links back.

    I can relate to wanting to be sleeping when its raining rather than being at work.


    Hell, I always prefer sleeping over work, but there is something about a rainy day that makes the sleep that much sweeter.

    Hope you get to take that vacation soon.

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  8. Just a nice girl - yeah, I think I'm really overdue for a long vacation ...

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  9. The world according to me - Money! I knew there was a reason why I haven't gone on any holidays ... LOL! Pleasant day to you too ...

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  10. Syura, you're on to a great thing there. I'm sure there's lots of places to go for a nice quiet vacation here in Malaysia. I think I'll just go check some places out. Way to go cuti-cuti Malaysia :)

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  11. Cindy, you're also on to another great thing there. Maybe they give group discounts for bloggers ... LOL!

    Noise? well you won't hear a peep from this shy guy ... LOL!

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  12. Marzie - after Christmas the boys got school la. Maybe I'll try during thee next school holidays or something.

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  13. BT - you have a point there. I guess we need a holiday from going on a holiday ... LOL!

    I like the stay home and chill out idea, but I think I would have to lock my laptop and pc and throw away the key or else I'd end up blogging ... LOL!

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  14. Meleah, welcome to the club. I simply LOVE sleeping, especially so on cold rainy morning ... LOL!

    I hope I get to go on that vacation soon too.

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  15. Yeah, I REALLLY need vacation now. I'm thinking of going to Langkawi or Penang. Hope this PR things will settle down quickly (Yes, I'm a paid poster too)

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  16. Lee, Langkawi sounds like a great idea :) I've resigned myself to a PR0 for now until god knows when ...

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  17. My dream vacation is at the shopping malls... shopping can be very therapeutic! LOL

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  18. Nessa - shopping malls is a vacation for you? LOL! Well, with the amount you're making from all your postings, I'm sure that vacation is easy to achieve ... LOL!

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