Wednesday, October 11, 2006
I did not knw how to start off for tis entry.. I felt very steamed.. Juz read da title of 2day's entry and u will understand y..
First, let me recite to da race issues.. I dun fathom y racial issues still exist in tis modern community.. We shld live in peace and harmony!!! Sigh..
As u knw Hady Mirza was crowned SINGAPORE IDOL on 25 Sept 2006.. He secured 70% of da votes!! Tat is more than Taufik who occupied only 62% in da previous season.. SINGAPORE IDOL maybe over.. BUT sum pple was unhappy with da fact tat malay won again..
A middle aged colleague of mine, (name/initial shall not mention to avoid any controversies) asked a colleague of mine, (BB) to inquire on how much I paid for my hp bill aft da votings. Honestly pple.. I had blogged b4 tat my hp bill for tis month only stated SI Voting till 14 Sept.. Da finals of da Spore Idol was on 24 and 25 Sept.. I presume da bill for SI Voting of 24 and 25 Sept will be for next month.. Hence, since I was quite close to BB too (she joined a mth earlier than me and she too cant endure da working environment i.e busybody colleagues), I told her da truth, "I havent got my latest hp bill yet."
When tat middle aged colleague of mine returned frm her usual toilet visit, she requested an ans frm BB. Of coz BB informed her my exact ans.
While on da way hm, in da MRT.. BB explained to me why all of a sudden da middle aged colleague wants her to question me abt my hp bill . . . . On 25 Sept, hours b4 da results show of Spore Idol, da middle aged colleague did mention to BB tat she wants Jonathan to win, he is a university undergrad, he has da stage presence and can sing even though no singing experience. Futhermore, da middle aged colleague said, if Hady won it will be unfair to Jonathan.. Hady has singing experience, he is a singer in a bar.. by right cant enter into da competition, besides he is only a Diploma holder.. (WAT?!!! HOW CLD SHE SAY TAT?!!!)
Singaporeans had voted and our new Singapore Idol is Hady Mirza!! She wasnt happy.. She also found out tat I voted alot of times for Hady tat leads him to victory, and she was very keen to knw how much is my hp bill tat I am willing to fork out .. HELLO!!! As if I AM DA ONLY ONE?!!! There are other fans of Hady who voted more than they can expect for Hady too!!! I dun think my votes for Hady is da highest among all Hady's fan.. I blog hopped and was electrified to read tis frm a blog entry, "I voted for Hady Mirza almost 100 times!!" I was like, "WAT?!! 100 times!! Wow!! Tat was abt 30 to 40 times more than me!"
Besides, if she wants Jonathan to win, she shld vote!!! Why didnt she? She told BB she didnt vote coz it is a waste of $$.. Den y da dejected feeling?! We want Hady to win, tats y we voted..we dun mind da $$.. it is OUR money, not any other pple's $$.
How I wished to say tis to her, "(so and so is her name), for ur info.. Chinese pple also vote for Hady!" Although I am a Hady Mirza supporter.. I have neva ONCE gave negative allegations abt Jonathan.. Watever for? Frm da start of idol competition.. I knw Jonathan has da voice and yes, Jonathan can sing.. he isnt like J (frm previous season) who cant really sings and also JK (frm tis season) who can dance BUT not sing.. *tongue lashing* so I dun have anything negative to say abt him.. unlike those 2 Js I'd juz mentioned!
Tat middle aged colleague of mine shld be ashamed of herself.. My grandma who is older than her thinks more sensible than her. I remembered my grandma saying tis (translated to English), "We shld support both Hady and Jonathan.. Both are good.. Whoever wins..doesnt matter.. both are equally good..Do not see race. See da talent" Those are da sentences tat came out frm my grandma's mouth.. How realistic, dun u think?
Second.. abt office politics.. which sumhows relate to da first one.. Yup.. da office politics I wanna share to u pple in my blog started with race issues, and in turn leads to office politics..
All my friends (even my family members) knw tat I do listen to mandarin songs.. I started listening to mandarin songs during my diploma time:- in da late year 2002 / early year 2003 NOT when I juz came to DONALDSON!!! So pls, B and J frm Donaldson of Accounts dept has nothing to do with it!!
So while doing my work, I played some songs in random frm da computer. Where I got da songs frm? I downloaded it at hm frm da internet and I have a thumb drive.. I copied and transferred da songs to my work computer..coz I am so used to having music played on while doing work.. Without music, my life kinda 'empty'.
Like I had juz mentioned.. da songs played were in random order.. Da minute it played a mandarin song, another going to be a middle aged colleague signal to tat middle aged colleague.. To them, they were whispering or talking very softly.. but I think they talked way too loud for me to hear (coz EA cant hear them, BB too didnt hear anything).
They were gossiping abt me!! If they wanna gossip abt me behind my back.. I wldnt mind coz tat was da style.. but they were having a malicious talk abt me when in actual fact I was there!!! because they mumbled in a language which I understand in tis case.. ENGLISH!!! Tat was y I mentioned earlier in tis entry tat I felt kinda infuriated!!! If they were to blabbermouth abt me without me knwing.. I wldnt be so pissed!!!
Wat I heard frm their pernicious conversation; da almost middle aged colleague, "How come she (me la!!) always play chinese songs.. she malay wat.. she understand or not da chinese song?" A reply frm tat middle aged colleague to her, "Ever since she went out KTV with Accounts pple (how da in da world she knws?!!!) she has been listening to chinese song.."
A displeasing reply frm da almost middle aged colleague, "She got went out with accounts pple?!" (Why? Any problem? Trade Mark dept cannot go out with Accounts dept? Is there such a rule? We ARE ALL HUMANS.. No diff in us..) She continued, "Tat means she now very close with them ah.. trying to eye for a position there la.." (Hey!! No such thing!! Watever for?! I knw nothing abt accounts.. I have Diploma in Computer NOT Diploma in Accounts!) I cldnt be bothered to confront them.. coz they r senior staff, they r same age as my mum and aunts and tis is da fasting month.. Wat i can only do is to endure..
Pple, if u r reading tis.. IS IT WRONG FOR A MALAY TO LISTEN TO CHINESSE SONG? IS IT SUM KIND OF A CRIME?!! Y r those skunkheads 'aunties' making a huge fuss abt it?!! Doesnt mean I am malay I have to listen to malay songs.. It is up to an individual!! NOBODY CAN SAY NO!! AMUSINGLY WEIRD!!
Sigh.. r ALL Law Firms having staff like them? Or only DONALDSON & BURKINSHAW have staffs like them? Hmm...
