My life may be hell for the past 2 weeks. But it has got to be the happiest and most memorable time of my life in audit, to date.

It was a job with nice clients and colleagues and a not-so-nice senior cos he's the last min kind. Initially, we thought it was ok since the clients are nice. But apparently, the fault lies with the accounting system in place, making the job not so nice after all… so we slogged. Working from last Monday to this wed. The earliest time that I slept was 2am in the morning and I actually worked til 4am on a sat/sun morning. The best thing that came out of it was that my colleague lives opp me so it was easier to sleep later before meeting him to go client's place. And we made so many lame jokes about the senior. Heh. It's was a good one.

The job was memorable because of many firsts:
1) SM and client's FM argue like 2 female doggies - showing who's more powerful -- my SM won.
2) Senior and client's FM argue like 2 kids fighting for a toy
3) It showed me the human part of my senior --> he's just another sacrificial lamb (of course, he became one all because of his own doings.)

4) I enjoyed working with males more than females cos you can scold them (jokingly) or make them a laughing stock and they don't take it to heart. Haha, this means both my senior and colleague got scolded and laughed at by me, nonstop.

5) my senior got scolded by my mum over the phone for making me work like a slave and the next morning, he went to tell everyone he saw that my mum scolded him. And then let me off early on wed in case he gets scolded again.

6) I actually stayed awake til 4am in the morning when I don't even stay up during CNY or sleepovers at gatherings...

BUT it made me think of submitting my resignation letter. Really.

Nevertheless, I'm preparing the abovementioned letters for my senior and colleague so I'll keep that as a template. And then we'll see how ya?

Cos today I'm so happy!!! My leave starting from 2 May has been approved and it will stretch all the way til 18 May! =)

I'm a happy kid now…

Humans are so forgetful. Forgot all the past sufferings once something good came by...

One day an infamous young warrior arrived at the village. He was determined to be the first man to defeat the great master.

Along with his strength, he had an uncanny ability to spot and exploit any weakness in an opponent. He would wait for his opponent to make the first move, thus revealing a weakness, and then would strike with merciless force and lightning speed. No one had ever lasted with him in a match beyond the first move.

Much against the advice of his concerned students, the old master gladly accepted the young warrior's challenge.

As the two squared off for battle, the young warrior began to hurl insults at the old master. He threw dirt and spit in his face. For hours he verbally assaulted him with every curse and insult known to mankind.

But the old warrior merely stood there motionless and calm. Finally, the young warrior exhausted himself. Knowing he was defeated, he left feeling shamed.

Somewhat disappointed that he did not fight the insolent youth, the students gathered around the old master and questioned him. "How could you endure such an indignity? How did you drive him away?"

The old warrior replied, "My opponent came to give me a gift - a gift of insults. But if someone comes to give you a gift and you do not receive it, to whom then does the gift belong?"

AUTHOR UNKNOWN

And, depending on how creative you are, humour can even help you pass an exam even though you didn't have a clue.

This is an essay on "The Cow" submitted for a Civil Services University Exam. By the way, I'm reading it word for word.

"The cow is a successful animal. Also he is quadrupud, and because he is female, he give milk,but will do so when he is got child. He is same like God, sacred to Hindus and useful to man.But he has got four legs together. Two are forward and two are afterwards.

His whole body can be utilised for use. More so the milk. What can it do? Various ghee, butter, cream, curd, why and the condensed milk and so forth. Also he is useful to cobbler, watermans and mankind generally.

"His motion is slow only because he is of asitudinious species. Also his other motion is much useful to trees, plants as well as making flat cakes in hand and drying in the sun. Cow is the only animal that extricates his feeding after eating. Then afterwards she chew with his teeth whom are situated in the inside of the mouth. He is incessantly in the meadows in the grass.

"His only attacking and defending organ is the horn, specially so when he is got child. This is done by knowing his head whereby he causes the weapons to be paralleled to the ground of the earth and instantly proceed with great velocity forwards.

"He has got tails also, but not like similar animals. It has hairs on the other end of the other side. This is done to frighten away the flies which alight on his cohoa body whereupon he gives hit with it.

The palms of his feet are soft unto the touch. So the grasses head is not crushed. At night time have poses by looking down on the ground and he shouts his eyes like his relatives, the horse does not do so.

"This is the cow."

The candidate reportedly passed the exam.

So, if you can't be smart, be funny. 

Eugene Loh, 938LIVE, a station of MediaCorp Radio

A veterinarian was called to examine a ten-year-old Irish Wolfhound named Belker. The dog's owners, Ron, his wife, Lisa, and their little boy, Shane, were all very attached to Belker, and they were hoping for a miracle.

The vet examined Belker and found he was dying of cancer. He told the family he couldn't do anything for Belker, and offered to perform the euthanasia procedure for the old dog in their home.

As they made arrangements, Ron and Lisa told the vet they thought it would be good for six-year-old Shane to observe the procedure. They felt as though Shane might learn something from the experience.

During the procedure, Shane seemed so calm, petting the old dog for the last time, that one might wonder if he understood what was going on.

Within a few minutes, Belker slipped peacefully away.

The little boy seemed to accept Belker's transition without any difficulty or confusion. They sat together for a while after Belker's death, wondering aloud about the sad fact that animal lives are shorter than human lives.

Shane, who had been listening quietly, piped up, "I know why."

Startled, they all turned to him. What came out of his mouth next stunned everyone.

He said, "People are born so that they can learn how to live a good life, like loving everybody all the time and being nice, right?"

The six-year-old continued, "Well, dogs already know how to do that, so they don't have to stay as long."

AUTHOR UNKNOWN

clients are smart. but apparently not as smart as they think they are. if they think that we ask the obvious, what about them?


Rong: Can you pls provide me with the supporting evidence for these accounts?

Accountant 1: what kind of supporting you want? not enough meh?

Accountant 2: they don't trust the management's representation la...

Rong: *silent* (don't even bother answering)


EXCUSE ME! if not for the latter, would i even be here? would you even be subjected to our "torture"?

come on, if audit is not about the lack of trust, what else? how we earn money?   we should all go and eat north-west wind.

In order to maintain a clean, comfortable home, we regular clear out the garbage. Our liver and kidneys function pretty much in the same way as well to keep our bodies in good health. Natural law dictates that in order for something to perform at its most efficient, any clutter, excess, rubbish or accumulated toxins must be frequently removed.

It's no different with our mental health. Our minds can accrue lots of "stuff" that's useless and takes up valuable space, or worse, things that harass our peace of mind and suck our energy. This personal garbage is the result of the wear and tear of modern life. It's that ugly, smelly gunk that holds us back from experiencing joy and meaning. It's what we find when we want a quick fix, an easy path to fulfilment, or a scapegoat for disappointment.

Personal garbage festers in our ego, in the demands of others, in the negativity that surrounds us, in just turning on the tv and watching mindlessly to whatever's on, in deciding to live life without intention, in forgetting to hear our voice, losing our authenticity, in getting too busy and too distracted to listen to our heart.

People and incidents can throw garbage in our faces, but we have the personal power to start each day by taking our garbage out. Learn to begin again each morning, to jumpstart your self-esteem, your personal energy, your love, and your genius by getting rid of your personal baggage.

How do we do this?

1. Decide to let go of what you cannot change. Choose simply to embrace what you can do today to bring more love and more satisfaction into your life.

2. Decide to get happy. Force yourself to smile, to laugh. Get that injection of oxygen into your blood! Embrace humour as a way of life. Don't deny or suppress your inner child; let it teach you how to see the world in a fun, positive light again.

3. Take back the responsibility for your own joy. When you do this, you stop blaming and bearing grudges. You begin to feel in control of your life. You understand that when you take charge of your own joy, you really can achieve happiness, and no one can make you upset against your will.

4. Embrace a human moment, a higher moment, and give something away. Move out of your personal realm and help someone else. Give your time, your encouragement, your money, your hug, your smile.

Keep your mental state in the pink of health by taking out the trash everyday.