Almost Famous

Newsflash: "The famous 'Ron' from Harry Potter, Rupert Grint, has been found to have identical twins who live in Sydney. When asked for a comment, Rupert responded on email the following message:

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Damn! three cheap calls already:

Hahahahaahahaaa. Ha.

The depths that some of us will go to for some connection with the famous :|
beckster (link) - 19 February '06 - 03:22

i dont know the one on the right ... i swearz ...... :P
addy - 19 February '06 - 05:24

*rolling my eyes all the way from YVR* :Þ
Wendy - 03 March '06 - 05:57

Calling The Folks

I called my grandfather (dad's side) in Toronto, and my grandmother (mum's side) in Hong Kong to wish them a belated Chinese New Year. It's amazing the amount of Cantonesse that I remember when it's the only language to communicate on. I had prepared myself was a few choice phrases and half expected the conversation to be very very short.

I was plesantly surprised to hear the enthusiasm in their voice, and the amount of stuff that we talked about. Topics of birthdays, what my plans are, how my realtionship is going when I was going to visit (that's one of the 'always gets asked' questions) filled up the chat. And the coolest thing is that they're quite good at ending the conversation, saying "well, you have to go, so I'll talk to you later!" :)

So if you're dreading the phone call to old relos, fear not. You will be as happy as me to have made the call. It makes their day, and makes you feel good. What more do you need?

Only one cheap call:

it's such a blessing to still have your grandparents. a reallllllll blessing! :) cherish them! :)
alvina - 22 February '06 - 12:27

Is The Job Right?

It's been nearly 5 years since I've come out of uni, with all the dreams and aspirations that a university grad has. Having done some work experience during uni, I was used to the corporate life and all that it entails. I'm now at a stage of thinking about the quality of my job and how far I can see myself going down this path.

Can I be a Chief Information Officer? Can I be a Project Director for a large multinational? I don't know...
I have other friends who have great aspirations to be involved in social work, and "making a difference". These are the people whom I have the most interest in, in terms of their jobs. Perhaps I could join the two areas together, project work and social work??

I think the best way to judge my job would be whether it satisfies one word: "Wow". If the work is interesting, then it would be a "wow". If I am passionate about what I do, then it would be a "wow". That's the focus I will have going forward.

Is my job like that now? It has its moments, but not really. I know, however, that it is a stepping stone to get that knowledge and skill to move to that dream job later on. Project work is change management, and that always makes a difference in someone's life.

Only one cheap call:

Ultimately work has to be fulfilling and satisfying - of available awake hours (say 7-8 hours sleep a night) I figure you spend at least HALF at work or travelling there.

For me personally, I wouldn't say that "WOW" was a great way to indicate the right job. I'm lucky enough to be working in a job i find enjoyable and not too stressful - but ultimately i want work to be sufficient to allow me to enjoy the time NOT at work.

If as you say your job "is the stepping stone ... to that dream job later on" then I'd say you probably are in the right place and should plug along. It might not be WOW but it's taking you were you want to go - and hopefully we all are making those right steps towards our goals for now and in the future.
Dessy - 17 February '06 - 12:52