Damn.. missed out on a free RM499 phone!!!

Godammit, I forgot that I had entered a competition to get a chance to win a free phone. I only realized it when their page started to show their staff packing the phones to be delivered to other winners :(

To avoid spam, I decided to use a less used email address hence I did not know I got the notification that I had won T_T A case where being too careful does not pay off :(

First email notification:

You Guessed Right!

Congratulations on guessing the correct price of the Huawei Honor 3C!

The Huawei Honor 3C which is packed with features like 5MP front camera, Quadcore 1.3 GHz CPU & 5" HD LTPS screen is priced at only RM499!

We will email the redemption code for xxx.my to you soon, be the first 100 to redeem the code and you will get the Honor 3C from xxx.my for FREE. 

1. Be sure to register yourselves at http://www.xxx.my/ before 1st May (Thursday) 12 noon and link the account to your Facebook profile.
2. Head on to http://www.xxx.my/ at 3.08pm on 2nd May (Friday) to redeem the Honor 3C.
3. Only the first 100 to redeem using the code provided in the email will get the Honor 3C for FREE so BE FAST!

All the best and get ready to grab the new Honor 3C!

Reminder notification:

Dear “guess the price” user:

Congratulations that you guess the right Price for Honor 3C.  your Voucher Code is “HONOR3C2GRAM”, this code it bundling with this Email Address  which you fill in our “guess the price” contest

However we got more than 100 users guess the right price, so we will have a little competition called “first come first serve”, this voucher will activated at May 2^nd ,3:08PM, and invalid after 100 usage.

And

The event information as below:

1.       Time : May 2^nd , 3:08PM

2.       We will launch a banner on “www.xxx.my ”on that day

3.       The winner can buy the Honor 3C Free with input the Voucher code

4.       The voucher code will send to winners through Email which filled in “guess the price” contest.

5.       The winner need to finish the register and verify by May 1^st 10:00PM.

6.       For all verification purposes, xxx only recognizes the email you used in the “guess the price” contest

And most important preparation is to register and verify on xxx.my, deadline is May 1^st 10:00PM  :

a)       If you Login in xxx with your FB account to snap, specify your “guess the  price” contest used email  ID in the prompt shown by xxx (Refer below image A).

b)       Please verify whether you have specified the right email ID in your Account Information

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c)    if you login in xxx with xxx account to snap, please make sure the vmall account email address is same as the “guess the price” contest used email.  

d)       any other issues, please contact us @ 1800 – xxxxxx.   Or  Email us @ xxx.my@mail01.xxx.com through your contest used Email ID

Come to think of it, I was driving around that time so might not be able to do this anyways =_="

Good advice

I was once struck down hard with probably what some people might call depression because of a significant event that changed the way I looked at things. I was really blinded by what I perceived to be important. A friend of mine gave me a big slap to wake me up and although it was uneasy or difficult to accept but I came to realize that she was indeed right. I looked back at what happened to me and started to realize many things which I was not able to see at all before this. It was extremely surprising to me that I was oblivious to such so many glaring events, of which I have come to accept and regret my stupidity.

What's the advice?

A very good one, IMHO

Not sure why, the first song that springs to my mind about advice is:

Alanis Morissette - Ironic

An old man turned ninety-eight
He won the lottery and died the next day
It's a black fly in your Chardonnay
It's a death row pardon two minutes too late
And isn't it ironic... don't you think

It's like rain on your wedding day
It's a free ride when you've already paid
It's the good advice that you just didn't take
Who would've thought... it figures

Mr. Play It Safe was afraid to fly
He packed his suitcase and kissed his kids goodbye
He waited his whole damn life to take that flight
And as the plane crashed down he thought
"Well isn't this nice..."
And isn't it ironic... don't you think

It's like rain on your wedding day
It's a free ride when you've already paid
It's the good advice that you just didn't take
Who would've thought... it figures

Well life has a funny way of sneaking up on you
When you think everything's okay and everything's going right
And life has a funny way of helping you out when
You think everything's gone wrong and everything blows up
In your face

A traffic jam when you're already late
A no-smoking sign on your cigarette break
It's like ten thousand spoons when all you need is a knife
It's meeting the man of my dreams
And then meeting his beautiful wife
And isn't it ironic...don't you think
A little too ironic...and, yeah, I really do think...

It's like rain on your wedding day
It's a free ride when you've already paid
It's the good advice that you just didn't take
Who would've thought... it figures

Life has a funny way of sneaking up on you
Life has a funny, funny way of helping you out
Helping you out

Some people think they understand BUT ...

if you were never in my shoe, I don't believe will come even close to what is really happening. Although there are very wise people around but they may know in general NEVER the exact, what's worse is that they THINK they know but in actual fact they don't and that makes things so very much worse.

It may be strange to announce that although a person may be surrounded by people BUT that person is actually very lonely. I think we can see this with celebrities sometimes, they are the supposed center of attention BUT it's probably not the kind of attention that they truly want/seek.

Do you understand???

Titled but unworthy

I think this week I sent back to school again =_=||| Feels very much like a small child being lectured by adults who have walked over more bridges than the roads I have ever traveled or have consumed as much salt particles as the grains of rice that I ever had.

I suppose that is why those kind of people are where they are because that is what they bring to the table. Although still related to the field which I like but I think I am at least a couple of years behind my colleague.

What made me worry was the way they deal with people here. Today an email was sent out to everyone in my company, the content tells of 4 senior managers, ALL of whom have worked in the company for more than 15 years at the very least were "let go" and their departments restructured. Their staff were only told end of last week. It feels so not right despite we all know that they all got a handsome fee which some refer to as the "golden handshake".

Sends a shiver down my spine thinking about those loyal people, good people who have given most of their life for the company to be "let go" in such a manner. It was rumored that they have discussed and thought about this matter before accepting the "golden handshake" but perhaps my experience with my previous company was that they were too good to their loyal employees.

As I always say, my title in the company does not mean much because it is just a way for HR to place me within their pay scale or better known as salary range. In this sense, I am just another salaryman just like most of you guys out there :)

Now that's a catch

I saw someone shared this and I think this will be anyone's catch of their life :)

I don't really like beer that much so I will just skip that and follow the rest of the instruction :p Now where does one find such a catch?

Introvert

I thought I knew the meaning of this word because I consider myself to be an introvert person. I had interviewed a person a couple of months ago and he claimed to be an introvert of which I thought he go the meaning wrong and (thinking too highly of myself) I went and corrected him by giving him "examples" of how and introvert person would actually be.

It seems to me after some checking and reading today, I was not entirely accurate in understanding the meaning of introvert too. Makes me feel a little ashamed of myself, not to mention my an hero explanation to the interviewee =_=|||

Anyways, it seems that someone have already compiled some characteristics which might indicate whether you are an introvert. Though the list is sort of like a guide only and frankly speaking some of it are so general that almost anyone will have it. After going it through it, I checked almost 70% of the items listed. So I guess I am one after all.

So are you an introvert as well?

Some words of encouragement...

I came across this in Facebook recently and found it to be very positive. After a double blow in November, there was a positive in December but a costly one though. So that still makes it -1. Had some ups and downs recently but things can only reach so low for so long hence the words of encouragement for single parents given were awesome =D

1. "You're strong enough to raise the kids on your own, whether you believe it or not. It's built into your DNA."
2. "Make sure you schedule time for you. A single parent can burn out fast if they don't take a breather once in a while."
3. "Don't expect your kids to start acting like adults just because you're on your own.Do not discuss problems related to your ex or finances with them -- and never expect them to take sides. I took this advice to heart and eight years later, my kids are well-adjusted."
4. "Realize that there's a possibility that your ex is only going to be a parent for the kids when it's convenient for him or her. Some parents become glorified playmates after divorce."
5. "It takes a village even you're a single parent -- don't be afraid to ask for help when you need it."
6. "Know that no matter how much love you shower your child with, they will always wonder why the other parent isn't there or doing the same."
7. "You'd be surprised how quiet the house gets -- and how lonely you get -- once the kids are sleeping and there's no more mothering to do."
8. "One stable, consistent, present parent can successfully raise children!"
9. "Being a single custodial parent is really hard on relationships. I'm a guy with a daughter. Women can be jealous."
10. "Make sure you surround yourself with positive supportive people. Get rid of the negative ones. Never lose track of who you are because you have to be there for your kids. Just breathe and know that it get better."
11. "You're only one person; let go of trying to do everything on your own."

I personally like number 8 LOL