all work and no play makes jack a dull boy

the first week of official work had been going smoothly so far. i had nothing to complain about at all.

they are starting to get our desks equipped with the necessary things and this document tray is one of them. the office is spacious and clean and the colleagues are fun to work with. job scope is very focused and i don't have to work like an octopus where i am involved with almost everything in the organisation. i only have to concentrate on doing my job and making sure that all my reports are up to date. that is a lot of reduction compared to my previous job. but of course, the responsibilities in this present job now is so much more and i hope i can really perform and show some results. please please let me be on the right path. this is the most daunting part and i am scared that i might steer of the parth. fingers crossed.

meanwhile, i haven't steered off any path while driving and managed to reach all the new destinations i have never visited all in the name of job.

the day started early in the morning driving to the selected destinations with a partner who is the kindest man ever.  i am so lucky to be paired with him. on good days and on accessible roads, this is what i can see along the drive.

however, not all days are clear and sunny. there are days when i have to go to really rural places and it is made worse after the rain. see that big pothole filled with muddy water?? that was a not good day and the night before it only rained a while. so imagine travelling  there after a heavy rain? i will definitely cancel the trip. lucky for me, my partner volunteered to drive as his car is higher than mine. phew! i owe him a few meals for this.

on drier days, the road will be like this...all laterite. we will pass through palm-oil plantation, guava plantation, papaya plantation, streams, etc. the sight of the majestic mountain was one to behold too. i will try to capture that next trip.

monitor lizard was also seen in the trip. i think that is the only wild animal i will be seeing.....don't think there will be wild boars here. eeekkk!!

and since the current job has made me more idle, i guess the mind has been wandering a bit.

and when dear cousin sent me an advert on speed dating to be held in publika on feb 22, i shared the blast with my girl friends and all were keen to go just for the fun of it. everyone was raring to register already but of course, more digging needed to be done on the event first. and of course, the duty fell upon me. and after some digging, we decided not go join........the reason??? only one- we don't want to be seen as cougars!!! most of those who responded to the advert on facebook were all college students and all in their twenties. no sir, this event is definitely not for us, well, unless we want to be cougars. hahaha. so no fun event in february.

well, no problem there. i can find ways to keep myself occupied.

this came in on valentine's day....well, it is a gift i bought myself using the money pooled from colleagues who wanted to get me a farewell present. haha...and i still have money left from that pool. i never thought that there would be so many chipping in to get me a present. gosh, i am really touched. i have uploaded songs on my apple shuffle and it will be put to test tomorrow when i go for my brisk walk. the red is striking eh? it is a special colour in aid of a charity supporting aids in africa.

and another thing to keep me very very occupied is this:

my rainbow loom bracelets. ahaha....all the above are special orders and i spent a few hours making them. i have more than ten bracelets to make before the weekend comes. gosh, i did not expeect such good demand for them....and quite a few from boys too. the above are all ordered by girls....you can see right from the colours? boys won't choose white. please don't say that i am making money from them. the time and effort spent is the more taxing thing.

yawn! time to call it a night. i have to get ready for tomorrow's work and clothes are still unironed. have to look meticulous and neat and strong yet approachable  haha.....can't let myself be bullied and don't want to look like an idiot. have a good week to everyone.