Week 2 @ work - Survived

It has been a tough week!

I have been very tired with not enough of sleep as my child keeps me awake all the time. Still having to cope the job and having to clear shit left behind by someone - hate it. So many issues and pressure lately that I blow my top yesterday. Lately having bad headaches too. I seem to be showing signs that my brain seem to be slowing down and trying to remember what is required of me. So messy things at work with so many copies of paper work lying everywhere.

I finally manage to settle some of the outstanding stuff and now the table is clean. It has been very overwhelming with lots of school work from my child. I came home being tired and trying to cope with housework and also the school work. I don't know how long I can last as I seem be very weak. My body have been giving me signs that it is unable to take the level of stress I am going through and every morning I seem to be breaking down into tears for no apparent reasons. Lucky, manage to control somehow. Too many things going on and too many things to worry about. Sometimes I feel like just sleep on it and let it go away by itself. Yeah right ... that wouldn't really help now, would it? I hardly have time to myself.

8th Treatment - CITISPA

Today weigh = 62.1kg.

Just took my lunch one hour ago so it is a bit on the heavy side ;(. Treatment as per usual. Suana was a killer. Always hate this part make me all seaty and smelly.

Went to do my hair today. Wow liao... 4 hours to rebond. Went home with hungry family waiting for their lunch to return at 1:30pm. Sorry .. I thought it would be done.

7th Treatment -CITISPA

If you have been reading my blog constantly, this title is not an error. I did repeat the 7th treatment two times. Why? The previous one wasn't counted as they didn't do a good job. You could say it is not they but more like one of them only.

Today's weigh = 61.88kg (slightly drop below from that day)

Nothing much out of the ordinary to say. As usual treatment still the same process.

1 week gone by

1 week has gone by! I have left Chartered that long and have already heard long that they found a SUCKER to take over my place. Oooopppsss sorry for the bluntness. I was wondering how long can she also last with all the crazy room bookings.

Anyway, the lady boss haven't been giving me very good impression of the working environment. Today she has flare up again! This has been the second or was it the third time since I have been there. Each time seem to be worst the previous. Not really a good sign. This time she also share with us that one intern has bad mouth about her family to her clients. NAUGHTY BOY! How can you ever do that? Anyway, none of my business.. just hear.

Funny part is.. I look like your maid meh? X( .. you need a pair of glasses if you don't really have one yet X( anyway.. small matter... that only says that I have bad hair days. Need to go do something about my hair. So frizzy and ugly too. That I do really ugly.

Life Crisis

This year have seem to be a bad start off for a brand new year.

Here I am trying to cope with new colleagues, new environment and new system, there comes another big news. My husband in really serious this time and would like to resign from a good company with better benefits. There goes my hope of being able to go back to America to enjoy life again! I know I am being selfish but who isn't. God... our LORD... why you have test me so many times in my life. What have I done to deserve all this triumph in the road to life? No matter how hard I pray, things doesn't seem to improve much.

Still, I worry about able to stand how long in this company and having to cope with my child's homework. Too many issues seem to be going on and lately my back has been really painful until I can't stand.

7th Treatment -CITISPA

Rush all the way from work yesterday and got into the wrong LRT. DAMN so leh chey to do the transfer. No escalator to use for LRT and so many steps.

Ok after skipping so many meals, yesterday finally dropping to below the mark point that has been ding dong so long

Weigh = 61.9kg

Service made me flare up until I have to complain and raise my voice at the manager. I say, money you know how to take then service give me that type don't feel like working attitude. I say blacklist this girl who not interest in her work. I didn't even sign for them this treatment coz they wasted my time.

Sad that the girl who I like doing for me is transferring back to the place she love so much. However, I also happy that she finally got what you want. No more toture from this manager ever. So she also don't have to resign from her job.

3rd Day

Hello... am I transparent? They keep getting the girl who is doing the job temporary for them and handing over me to do my work. Perhaps, just perhaps they thought I haven't know how to do yet... yeah right perhaps... then what have I been doing?

ok... COLD environment I admit. However, this was the begining stage only. I sacrificed my lunch to make stupid copies of invoices from suppliers for them to submit for GST for the last quarter of last year. Lady boss seem to be having a crisis. Was talking over with her over the phone for almost half an hour and then I have to really stop her coz I am busy finishing up the GST .. so yeah lah blame on me lah ... but I did stop you..

Then evening time I also have to sacrifice my dinner to do last minute work. Can all male bosses quit doing things last minute? You have the whole day what! Then am I even missing anything? You could have informed me that we are still in a mist of few projects we would like to tender. I have a life to get to you know. So I have to call my girl and babysitter to tell them I will be running late. Hmmmm... one point listed as what observed. Have to grab a taxi after that as it was already 7:30pm... quite late... if I catch the bus... GOD knows when I reach home. Not forgetting I still have to drop by father-in-law's place for dinner. Sigh ... life is totally different now. I really have to rethink my plans for the future.

Hate most about joining new companies when you get to work with immature youngsters who treat you transparent. Hate most too that when you join them lady boss is busy to even give you opportunity to get your original appointment letter. Seriously, this will go into my review of working environment during the probation period. If not for the contract bind with employment agency, I would be out of here before you can even say "How's your work!"

2nd Day @ New Job

Second day at work! The lady boss is back. She brought her laguage with her to the office plus some additional stuff. In addition, she has also brought in her wrath from a customer who gave her HELL.

Someone got a taste of it. Not I like to watch but she wasn't very nice to say that infront of everybody. Can she call that person into her office to tell him off and keep us off the hearing part?

Well, I start to wonder... did GOD sent me the wrong message or did my attenna not receiving it properly or even is it a test that GOD wants me to go through? Haven't I really suffer enough in this life yet GOD? Please spare me of this. Now guess that this is the price to pay for asking for more. But what the HELL, even you don't ask for more people will give you SHIT from HELL to do. So guess it is a risk that all of us have to go through, like it or not. There isn't a P E R F E C T life!

Then came the "COULD You Get Them to lower down their voice" through the phone. Well, I know and I do understand that you are going through some frastration with the customer but don't vent it on me coz I am the one who happen to pick up the phone and it happen just on my 2nd day of work.

Ok...Lunch Time @ 12:30... so I say.. can I join you all as I do not have the key. Annoying part again! No Key can't go anywhere! Again Lunch was boring as they never seem to say something interesting like my dog ate something or hey what happen in the news yesterday did you hear that ... some kind of thing. So ... I break the ice by saying "Is Lunch always this QUIET? or You are all worried that I am some kind of spy?" then they all laugh and say there isn't much to say. Whatever have to say is said in the office. Yeah right! & I am a sucker for believing that.

Well, lets all pray that my life wouldn't be what I am going to expect it to be. Coming back from work, it doesn't stop there as I have to do homework together with my child. Tired though but still have to struggle. Flu have been going on for four days or more and still not recovered yet. Well what can I say. With so many things going on around, not sure I can even survive. I am stuck here for the next 2 months.

1st Day at work @ New Job

First, Thanks to Audray & Poor Mommy for asking me how's my first day at the job. Below is the update ;),

Where is the lady Boss on my 1st of work? I need my offical copy of the Letter of Appointment, please!

Well, she have traveled overseas for some work matters I think. I am still suffering from a flu in which I am trying to recover. Still, I have to bring myself to work on my first day.

Wake up at the usual time and went to catch the bus. Reach at the office building at 8:30am almost got caught in the traffic jam but I was early. No worries there! Ok head on to the Security box and ask for the special number. Of course it wasn't 4D lah! It was the number to call for the lift. This is a CONDO ok! Before I turn to walk toward the block, there came my boss asking me to hop onto his car. I like urh .... should I .. ok since he insisted.

Went into the office, take off my shoes and ergh ....don't know what to do. Ok... a not so friendly person say hi .. I think .. and I waited for my boss to say I could sit down. Read some documents, look through their work flow document prepared by my male boss. Then look through their files in the server. And they haven't file their GST! YIKES! I am there to assist them. Ok that was all for the day.

Then YIKES .. one toilet share by all the staff. Wow liao.. urgent want to barack (Malay) also difficult ley. That is one thing I don't quite like about small company. Lunch Time.. lucky one male colleague ask me to join them. Ok .. so I did.... first day of work mah can't be anti-social. But lunch seems so quiet and boring ... nobody talk much at the table. No jokes... no talking much... so is it just me who is around or they are just like that? Have yet to see!

After lunch, this girl colleague of mine insisted she cover me from the sun using the umbrella. But I am used to the sun already which do me good as I am having the sniffle. Any way I did share with her as I don't want to offend her coz I have many days here I need to get by ;) hhhahhha..

Tomorrow may be another update!

My nitemares at Chartered Semicond

My nitemares at Chartered Semiconductor has finally end here today.

Again I emphasize here that I will very miss my colleagues here (check my previous blog who I really miss) but I have to make myself move on somehow.

Good friends have stick by me to the very end. This makes me feel so important to them. Thanks for the feeling :)!

The downside to all this that the HR, I guess my feedback wasn't all that important after all. Somehow I seem to be testing on her. Why I say that is becoz she didn't even bother to ask me to sign the feedback form after the adjustment I made her scratch off during the exit interview. So ... that goes to say so much about a person who pretends to be working but isn't. THANKS A LOT! No wonder all the people who resign couldn't be bothered with the exit interview is becoz people like her don't even bother to bring it up to managment.

MOST IMPORTANT NO MORE stupid room bookings with EXCEL worksheet EVER.

Perhaps 2 months later when they call me to invite me to come back I may consider? PSYCHE .. R U CRAZY!

6th Treatment - CITISPA

6th Treatment today and far more to go!

Today's weight = 62.5kg slight increase again.

After treament = 62.4kg

Seems to being ding dong at this weight. It don't seem to be moving much here and there. But how too anyway coz CITISPA seem so busy to attend to me. I need to make some noise coz they keep CANCELLING on my appointments. Two time they have to cancel my appointment and other times they are too full to even re-schedule another appointment for me even they cancel my appointment. Seem to me that they have very BAD SERVICE.

If they even dare to comment about me increasing my weight, I would make HELL for them.

My last day in Chartered Semiconductor

Time have flies!

I have been with Chartered Semiconductor for 2 years as a contract IT Support Executive. Actually my official last day is tomorrow but considered it as today as I will be on half day tomorrow.

I will be leaving behind some good friends. I am sad to have to go but sometimes we all have to move on to a better place and I do believe that some day, my friends too will move on to a better place too. So it isn't ADIEU for good coz you never know when in life that we shall meet and work together again!

Today they have arranged a farewell party for me. For the very first time, I feel that I am being LOVED by my colleagues :) and that this is so far the best place I have ever worked in ever before. And I do not mean that the working environment is very good it is the friends I have known through the years working here. I enjoyed myself with all the laughter and jokes they all crack.

I will treasure this time we had for many many years to come. Take Care of yourself my dear friends as we will continue to keep in touch. & Thank you so much for arranging a farewell party.

So much for ethics

Just heard news that they are so desparate to even resort to this method. They call my friend who used to work here with me. So much for ethical issues practiced here! Thanks to my friend for telling me - appreciate :)! At least I know the kind of people I used to work with isn't all that perfect ... so SAD!

BIG OUCH! That hurts. But no matter anyway I leaving for better opportunity with much better pay and recognation.

Just this morning went over to my boss Teo to get some documents signed. There came this crap thing about "how & why" speech. Well, isn't it a bit late to give me this speech? Ok .. the speech goes like that...

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Actually, we thought that you would qualify the Secretary role.... and ends with.. However, we feel that there isn't a point to retaining you as we feel that you have better opportunity outside.

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It is a less then 2 mins speech and no need to rehearse nor write on a piece of paper to present... hahhhaa... but thanks anyway for making an effort .. I guess... I also know that without having you to tell me.

Chinese New Year Aggression

Its time of the year again!

Chinese New Year is a day to start off with a new year but somehow this wasn't for me ever since I got married. Notice how some people have issues with in-laws? Well, I also have my share of story to tell about annoying relatives of my husband's side. Plus side, every year I have this aggression and every year, I will whine and whine non-stop.

This is what I hate most of the begining of a brand new year especially during Chinese New Year season. I have to endure this stupid relative of my husband who is extremely inconsiderate. She and her girl would come very late to bai nian with my father-in-law and seat until about 10-11pm. If I do not have kids, I don't really mind. However, I have kids and my kids have to stay up late entertaining her. Still not forgeting, I also dislike her girl from being close to my girl. Why? Her girl don't know how to show respect for the old. She would come bai nian dress up like Betty Boo with little cloth and showing her boobs.. I know this could be fashion to some of you out there but you are here to give respect to my father-in-law and not here to show him your how big your boobs have grown.

Not only that.. they always got problems finding their way. Please lah.. use some better excuse then this. This does not only applies to Chinese New Year too to this relative. She and her girl will also be late for other occassions like my father-in-laws birthday. We have kids that needs to eat for GOD SAKE! Don't you have any shame in always coming late at events and always just saying you are sorry? This is so lame. Then there is also time like barbeque, always late again and must go and fetch them as they don't know their way into the barbeque pit - like must roll the carpet for them.

Just one of these days I might just TELL them OFF!

Interesting Verse from Bible

I am reading this from the online bible. It sure does come helpful in easing the pain in the heart when you encounter problems at work.

Paste this at your desk to boost that morale when in time of need.
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Psalm 27
Of David.
1 The LORD is my light and my salvation—
whom shall I fear?
The LORD is the stronghold of my life—
of whom shall I be afraid?

2 When evil men advance against me
to devour my flesh, [a]
when my enemies and my foes attack me,
they will stumble and fall.

3 Though an army besiege me,
my heart will not fear;
though war break out against me,
even then will I be confident.

4 One thing I ask of the LORD,
this is what I seek:
that I may dwell in the house of the LORD
all the days of my life,
to gaze upon the beauty of the LORD
and to seek him in his temple.

5 For in the day of trouble
he will keep me safe in his dwelling;
he will hide me in the shelter of his tabernacle
and set me high upon a rock.

6 Then my head will be exalted
above the enemies who surround me;
at his tabernacle will I sacrifice with shouts of joy;
I will sing and make music to the LORD.

7 Hear my voice when I call, O LORD;
be merciful to me and answer me.

8 My heart says of you, "Seek his [b] face!"
Your face, LORD, I will seek.

9 Do not hide your face from me,
do not turn your servant away in anger;
you have been my helper.
Do not reject me or forsake me,
O God my Savior.

10 Though my father and mother forsake me,
the LORD will receive me.

11 Teach me your way, O LORD;
lead me in a straight path
because of my oppressors.

12 Do not turn me over to the desire of my foes,
for false witnesses rise up against me,
breathing out violence.

13 I am still confident of this:
I will see the goodness of the LORD
in the land of the living.

14 Wait for the LORD;
be strong and take heart and wait for the LORD.
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Where is the Traffic Police?

Look... the Woodland Causeway is jam again! Oh where ..oh where is the traffic police when you ever need them? This happens every morning and sometimes in the early afternoons too. Drivers with long vehicle move up to the next traffic block and have their backside stayed in the yellow box. This is also the same for Malaysian buses too. They just don't care about the traffic that is coming from the other side of the road.

Why some drivers don't learn to be more considerate to other drivers on the road and not block the road? Do they not know the traffic rules in Singapore or they have forgotten that we have traffic police that summon? They are in a rush, so are other drivers from the other side of the road too!

So now where is the traffic police? Can we have someone petrol here to make a warning to obey traffic rules?

MRT Station Seats

Looks familar this kinds of seats? Well, took this picture at one of the MRT station I happen to be in when I was waiting for a train to come.

So how do people actually seat this? I tried putting my butt on it but it doesn't stay there without sliding down. Still, sitting on side ways doesn't really help. If I want to seat to rest my butt without sliding, I have to put my feet real flat on the ground to hold my butt onto the bench, to prevent me from sliding off

it and fall on my butt on my ground. However, putting my feet real flat on the ground to hold my butt to the bench, this will put the strain on my leg muscle. Eventually, I just gave up sitting in these kinds of bench and rather wait for the train to come to grab a better sit inside it ... hahhhahha...

5th Treatment - CITISPA

Another disappointment at CITISPA today!

Today's weight is 62.4kg.

.1kg heavier then the last time. Not sure is it because I haven't been eating too much or haven't pass motion yet.

Neither the two usual person serve me today. They have assigned a massager who is blur blur. I mentioned to them that I wasn't feeling well today and would not want to be in steam bath too long. So the massager assumed that I only want to massage my stomache. She seems to be not interested in her job. Instead of massage me, she seems to be stroking on my stomache only with no strength at all - I can tell the difference because the usual two who massage me, put some effort to do it. Still, her hands is a bit scratchy, it seems to be scratching me when she massage on me. Not only that, when using the equipment, she seems to be in a rush, she keep watching the time of the machine when it is going to end and she keeps pushing the equipment on my bones , which is painful. So, after that I asked if she was new and mentioned she didn't seem to have any strength.

Today's trip seem to be not very effective and a waste of time.

4th Treatment - CITISPA

Today the steam bathe seems particularly hot. I can practically feel the heat in my face and have to exit the steam bathe quite a few times to cool down.

This is today's measurement

62.48 Kg (before steam bathe and massage)

62.32 Kg (after the treatment) ... loose water mah

Sad that I have to buy the cream which cost a bomb again. This will help to reduce the stretch mark (have yet to see the results) . There goes a big hole in my pocket. Never mind, will try to save when I go to new company.

Unfair Treatment

And this is the advertisement for my position. So much for dedication and hard work working for these people. My role is IT Support Executive but now they offering a better role out as per below. Best part is IT IS NOT CONTRACT

Guess this is what they call it Reality B I T E S! Well, lets see who is the next sucker who will get sucked in like I did :(

Noticed the number of errors to this advertisement. Does anyone even check it before they post it? Guess not
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Position Admin Assistant
Location Woodlands
Date Posted Monday, January 07, 2008
Application Deadline Tuesday, February 05, 2008

Responsibilities:
Provide general administration support to IT Ops.
Arrange meeting.
Update of leave plan.
Submit MC, manual leave application, training application, travel request, Reservist form to Nursing Bay / HR.
Collect and distributing mail, letter & fax.
Enter, approve & submit DACS claim for the departments every month (upon approval from the manager).
Manage department stationery/name cards/toner/printer cartridgesn. Raise and co-ordinate food catering for dept meeting.
Update of phone list, Org chart.
Peoplesoft updates – change of supervisor/ext no/handphone.
Raise Project Service Request, NDA Doc, IT Service Request Coordination of IT Office Space Plan with Facilities.
Coordination of New Employee’s needs. e.g. raise IT Service Request for email account/ phone/ line/ pager/ pc/ space/ nameplate.
Coordination of PC leasing renewal, refresh, installations and keep track and maintain asset records for department.
Maintaining Directors/ Managers’ filing system.
Provide finance administration support to IT Ops.
Create, update, verify and query PR, Blanket PR and PO status for the different FAB IT dept.
Update PR, PO, Description & amount information into Expense or Capital spreadsheet after raise PR.
Liaise, update finance or SMO on the department Expenses or Capital issue.
Liaise with Finance on dept invoices.
Filing of PR, Quotation, Licenses, PABX & Network Request and DACS Document.
Print monthly report for Outstanding PR/PO (for both Expense & Capital) and update the corresponding codes, verification and send back to Finance.
Print Hyperion report and GL report for monthly [Need to generate softcopy GL report].
Provide SOX administration support to IT Ops.
Manage, organize and maintain documents for Sarbanes Oxley (SOX) evidencing.
Provide IT Operation administration to support IT Ops.
Co-ordinate and ensure that tape backups are being handed over to vendor for off-sites storage.
Consolidate IT Ops weekly report.
Perform the backup role of IT Dept secretary during her absence.
Manage, organize and maintain documents for Sarbanes Oxley (SOX).
Provide administrative support to IT Operations Managers/Director.
Raise and track Purchase Requisition.
Arrange meeting rooms, schedule meetings, take minutes.
Filing, photocopying, dissemination of documents.
Generate monthly General Ledger report for expense tracking.

Requirements:
Diploma in any field of study.
2 to 3 years of relevant working experience is preferred.
General PC proficiency and strong skills in MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint4.
Some knowledge on SOX and COBIT is helpful but not essential.
Team player with good interpersonal skills.
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Meaning of Secretary & Personal Assistant

Many times people mistaken the role of a Secretary and a Personal Assistant is totally two different job requirement. I noticed that it seem to happen quite regularly especially when you try to look out for a new job opportunity through employment agents.

So what does a Secretary really mean?

According to this Answer.com that defines the role of the

Secretary :-

1. A person employed to handle correspondence, keep files, and do clerical work for another person or an organization.
2. An officer who keeps records, takes minutes of the meetings, and answers correspondence, as for a company.
3. An official who presides over an administrative department of state.
   

IN BRIEF: A person who does business assignments for a boss, such as typing correspondence or maintaining files.

Personal Assistant: -

A personal assistant, or personal aide, is someone who assists in daily personal tasks. For example, a businessman may have a personal assistant to help with his correspondence and run errands. The role of a personal assistant has expanded as the business environment has required more responsibilities. Today, a Personal Assistant may be responsible for screening incoming calls, checking emails, reviewing documentation, sending mail, doing research, scheduling reservations, booking meetings, etc. The term is often used to describe roles which would previously have been referred to as secretary. The title of Personal Assistant is not the same as a "PA". A "PA" is a Production Assistant, which is a completely different job. Personal Assistant job duties can range from menial tasks such as picking up the dry cleaning to more important tasks such as attending contract negotiations, briefing journalists on which questions can and can not be asked during interviews, travelling etc. A Personal Assistant is their employer's "go to" person. The position normally covers a variety of positions. They are Receptionists, Administrative Assistants, Runners, Managers, Publicists, Agents etc. The job has a wide range of requirements and can often be extremely demanding as employers normally expect their assistants to be there whenever they need them.

As you can see, Personal Assistant is required do things that are personal to the boss. This may even include looking after his dog to iron his clothes to preparing his speech. In any case, if you are on a job hunt, do note that they are both different job.

Farewell to MC King - a Comedian

Just heard over news tonight that MC King has passed away from breathing problems :(!

Such a SHOCKING to everybody out there. He was still young and at his 40s only and have hopes for next year and suddenly was taken away. How fragile a life can be and yet everyday there are people out there that wants to commit suicide.

A big


WAVE
to our favorite comedian, MC KING and may he rest in peace.

Happen to stumble on his blog here while searching news on how he died over the internet.

3rd Treatment -CITISPA

The treatment was disappointing as I have weigh myself with an increase in 1kg. HOW DID THIS HAPPEN? Sigh .... this isn't good news to me. Must work hard to loose that awful flabs at my tummy. Too depressed and disappointed in saying more.

First Day of School - Primary 1

Today is the first day of school for my girl. Finally she has grown up and going to Primary 1. More white hairs are going to come out :(

Begin the day with a surprise. Thanks to my babysitter for telling me :). Her school have different class hours on different days. So happen the first day of school is the day where the time is delayed. So I called the school this morning to confirm the school start hour. To my surprise that the school she is going didn't mentioned that today class starts as per other normal days. Lucky I called to confirm! Thank God!

See how happy she is in finally going to school. She is growing up!... Sob sob ... so fast :(

I have nothing against Indians but this indian boy who used to be in the same class as my girl when she was in Kindergarden, keep pestering my girl. So I show him face X(! He picked up my girl's water bottle and wanted to roll it on the floor... so as a protective mother.. I say "NO"! Then he wanted to touch her hair band and I started stare at him to stop him from doing that!

Recess Time was a C A O S! They have a buddy buddy system. They put one older girl.. Primary 2 together with my girl to show her how to buy food. Sure or not! Primary 2 can help meh? My girl didn't buy food to eat during this time and so did many. Why? They don't know how to show the Primary 1s to buy food. My girl on the other hand was afraid that she might loose her buddy and end up at a lost at what to do next. So she just bought some coco cruntch to munch. I also last minute gave her additional $1.00 money coz she may not have enough as I only gave her $1.00 (as told by her nanny) . Later, she took the that to buy a packet of drink.. hehhhehhe... So I guess everyday must give her $1.50 to buy food during recess time. The reason being, packet drinks cost 50 cents and noodles can be from 60 cents to 80 cents so $1.00 isn't really enough.

End of the Day, went to pick her up. I thought she would wait outside the gate but they are waiting in the canteen. So I went straight there. Wow... many people also waiting for their children.

Ok.. nanny picked her up and bring her back to her home for bathing and dinner. Went there to pick my two monkeys up after that.