Sighted! Wild Boar!

I saw a rare sighting of a wild boar as I was leaving my workplace yesterday! :O I didn't dare to go too close because the boar was about the size of a dog. I only zoomed in from the roadside. I don't think I can outrun the boar should it decide it doesn't like my face haha. 

A Different View

I have never seen this view of my work place before. This is the first time I am having a meeting at Admin Block, Level 3. 

Out of Order

The lift at NIE Block 5, next to the Sports Hall broke down with me inside! It was about 10:15am. I was more amused than anything actually. I waited for about a minute before I pressed the alarm bell. And even then, I didn't realise that I was supposed to press and hold the bell! Lol. Soon, a voice came through the intercomm. 

Voice: Hello? 
Me: Hello. 
Voice: Hello? Hello?
Me: Hello. Can you hear me?! I am stuck inside the lift.
Voice: Oh ok. I will send help, ok? 
Me: Thank you. 

I waited and started wondering if I should take out my laptop to do some work. About 3 minutes later, the voice spoke again. 

Voice: Hello? Are you still there?
Me: Yes, I am STILL here. *thinking to myself, "Geez, where can I go?!"*
Voice: Help is coming to rescue you. Don't be scared. 
Me: I am not scared.  

I continued waiting while describing my situation on Facebook. I had quite a few friends and colleagues who responded to my Facebook post being very concerned for my safety and "scolded" me for facebooking when I should have called for help! Haha. Actually I didn't think about calling for help with my phone. About 5 minutes later, I heard some noise outside the lift door. I could see someone trying to pry the doors apart. I could actually see the technician/ electrician through the 2cm gap when he shouted through the gap.

Guy: Hello? Hello? Are you there? Are you there? 
Me: YES, I AM STILL HERE. *thinking to myself, "Er, I can SEE you and you CANNOT see me??!! What am I? Transparent?!* 
Guy: Wait ah, wait ah. Coming to rescue you!
Me: Ok, I am not going anywhere. 

Goodness, I think the guy sounded more panicky than I was. While the guy was outside, I started thinking if the lift crashed from B2 to B4 (because it was jerking up and down) where should I stand and at what point should I jump up to avoid impact! Hahaha. Finally, the lift doors opened at around 10:35am. 

Guy: Anyone in there?
Me: Where do you think I can go?
Guy: (standing at the lift doors) The lift is very dangerous.
Me: (at the lift doors). Yes, can I go out now?
Guy: The lift is very dangerous. Need to repair. 
Me: Yes. BUT can I come now?!
Guy: Yes, can come out now. 
Me: Thank you. 

After that exciting and amusing ordeal, friends and colleagues were coming up to ask about my well-being. Thank you all for your concerns! Really appreciated it. 
At 3:34pm, the lift was still being repaired. 

Surprise at Work

This is what make me enjoy coming to work - good colleagues/ friends! :) They help to make work bearable especially when dealing with unreasonable people.

Rescue Mission

My friends/ colleagues launched a rescue mission late yesterday afternoon. After a meeting which ran over time grossly, they headed to the canteen to get a very late lunch, already past 4pm. On their way back to the office, they heard and saw a cat meowing pitifully at them from the roof. Somehow the ginger cat had gotten itself stuck on the roof in between the first floor and basement one. 
Being cat lovers and compassionate people, they decided to help the cat. Azlina and Filzah actually climbed down onto the roof, despite certain dangers to themselves! In the end, Filzah (being a cat owner) managed to lure the cat out of its hiding place on the roof with food, grabbed it by the scruff, passed it on to Azlina who was at the stairs and released the cat safely on the first floor. The cat ran away so fast and hid in the drain. We followed it and continued to feed it though the drain cover until we ran out of food. It seemed very hungry. :( We couldn't do much more for the cat as it was past 6pm and we all had to get home.
I hope the cat will be alright. I wonder how it wandered into our campus.

Rescue in action: Filzah luring the cat out with food

Have A Great Week! :)

I came back to office after my focus group interview in the morning in school to find the below at my work station. :) A little care pack from my friend and colleague. Thanks! The steamcake/ spongecake was absolutely delicious! I am really grateful for my friends/ colleagues. :)

It is certainly going to be a great week (and many more) working with such caring and supportive friends/ colleagues! :)

Fortune Cookies

My girls love the fortune cookies which Guardian Pharmacy sells during the Chinese New Year period and they usually sell out quite fast. I bought a pack for my girls during one of my lunch times at a nearby mall. 
I introduced my friends to the joy of cracking open a fortune cookie. Oh goodness, they are so tickled by the fortune slips in the cookies and couldn't stop at one! :P With that, I decided to get for all of them fortune cookies as their Chinese New Year gifts as the cookies will definitely be something that they all enjoy! :)

Retail Therapy At Work

My work organisation organises a bazaar regularly. It is retail therapy for some of us lol. Through all these bazaars, I realised that there is a shopaholic in me. 

A dream catcher and a passport holder for myself

 The week before I was buying post-it pads for my colleagues, my girls and for myself. :)