New Year resolutions

If you have already failed to keep your new year resolutions, just treat it as a warm-up since you actually meant to start after Lunar New Year. And if that doesn't take off, just consider it a test run since deep down you really want to sync with the start of April financial year as part of your collective KPI. Creative resolving is fun!

Do-Not-Call Registry

Similar to the country's new Do-Not-Call Registry, there should be a Do-Not-Post Registry for Facebook to stop parents from posting embarrassing naked baby photos of their adult children, and colleagues from posting unflattering shots of yourself from that wild company D&D.

My wishes for 2014

My wishes for 2013: bigger stamps for my eyes to only look at people's strengths and not their flaws, Hobbit's strong feet to withstand office landmines, and The Rock' broad shoulders for friends to cry on.

Out Of office

Tis the time of the year when you send an email, you will receive an out-of-office auto reply 9 out of 10 times, with the last recipient forgetting to turn on the feature. So it begs the question why we even bother working this week.

'Miscelneous'

I must treat my blog friedns wih respect when they read my posts, so and must and update coherntly with no typo and grammer msitakes and not be distracted and leave the p

Sacoor

Outlet at IMM with a store name that explains perfectly what it sells to the Hokkien-speaking customers: shirts and pants.

Tabao

(Winston on the way to toilet for 'BIG meeting')
Boss>Winston: You getting lunch? can tabao for me?
Devil Winston: Sure! My treat, hot from the oven!
Angel Winston: Sure!
Angel>Devil: This is appraisal period with bonu$ hanging in the balance. Be nice can?
Devil: Orh...

Chicken rice

At Wee Nam Kee Chicken Rice: I was quite shocked when I saw an extremely health-conscious female diner not only removed the skin from the roasted chicken breast meat, but also requested for plain rice instead of the to-die-for fragrant chicken rice. It is like eating laksa without cockles; McDonald's meal without fries; chwee kuay without the chai poh. What's life if we eat to live and not live to eat. YOLO

Winston's tried and tested tips on surviving happily in the office:

Winston's tried and tested tips on surviving happily in the office:
1. While you can steal a peek at your colleagues' screen, don't be a busybody and comment whatever is on their screen, unless initiated by the colleague.
2. If your colleague buy snacks or cheapo souvenirs from overseas, accept them graciously even if you are faking it.
3. If you are leaving your computer for extended period of time and can't be bothered to lock your screen, at least show your desktop or email programme and not face-palm sites like Facebook or travel sites researching for your next holiday.
4. If you are eating snake during working hours by watching YouTube videos or playing online games, don't be an idiot and announce to the whole dept by blasting your speakers.
5. Don't compare salary or working hours. Life is unfair, get over it. You win some, you lose some.
6. Make common enemy from other depts amongst your colleagues, great for bonding.

Facebook

I feel so liberated in removing two friends from my Facebook: one is the overbearing husband of a friend who I believe is befriending me just so he can keep a close watch at his wife's friends; the other one is Mr Know-It-All-Having-The-Last-Say. I don't keep track of how many 'friends' I have here. Others can do the same to me and I'm fine with it. It is my online social circle and I choose how I want it to be.