PMS

Dug out one of my old posts from another site, likely the by-product of pre-menopausal syndrome.

Wednesday, June 27, 2007
Advert Sham
You surf your company’s intranet job-search portal, find an attractive opening, sends in your application, wait for a favourable response, 1 week, 2 weeks, 3 weeks.. Then you hear yourself saying, there’s no more hope.

You know that for highly competitive positions, in the supply-exceeds-demand landscape, your chances are pretty low. That’s fair game, but to have to face the fact (hear from a reliable source) that you have practically no chance at all because the hirer has already picked his choice, thereby dispensing with any shortlisting formalities is more than a tad hard to swallow.

“I already know who I want to hire” smacks of downright discrimination at the highest order. Then why bother to even advertise the position. Formalities, internal procedures. HR whitewash, I say. All the talk about cost-cutting. Here it is for you, the powers-that-be to walk the talk, but no, you wanna show that you abide by rules and regulations, and yet ironically not follow the rules. All these rampant and blatant “I’ve already in mind who to hire” games under the guise of formal recruitment rigmarole is wasting not just every applicant’s time, but also your HR’s time.

And you think only family-run companies are bias like that. No, the Fortune 500 listees too. Corporate shit-heads.

So all you aspiring job searchers, the sure-fire way to clinching that job within your current or ex-company is to up your ante on that company’s internal networking circuit. Yes, the god-fathers/mothers ought to know who you are. That impeccably-written resume & accompanying professionally-shot photo won’t see light of day anymore, unless you’ve been personally invited to submit them.

Meet the new-age corporate honcho-cum-headhunter. Your challenge is in hearing him say “You are hired. Send me your resume and my HR will see to all the formalities.” And to you alone, no less.

P/S I’ve known all along that this kind of acts are as natural and pervasive to a fault.It happens right under our noses, or rather to those in the know.Nobody complains, no one shouts foul, no one heck care. Afterall, you ain’t after that job.

But when you finally see that much-sought-after job in the “positions-vacant” recruitment portal, cajoling all suitable candidates to apply, you unwittingly fall prey to yet another oxymoronic “we are hiring” but “we're not hiring you” ad sham. Duh.

Oh, and I must mention too this requirement for internal job applicants to inform their immediate Manager whenever they apply for any job posting. Why the need to do so at the application stage? Can’t we wait till we’re being offered the job, or at least till the hiring manager shows an interest in you (which in all probability is close to nil, considering the prevalent “I know who I want to hire” practice).

Hear HR’s reply:“The normal process is that you have to tell your current manager that you are applying for an internal role. This is because the hiring manager can approach your current manager to get some feedback if he is interested to interview or talk to you. We do not want your current manager to get a shock.”

Well, I would indeed be shocked if he gets shocked just like that

F lah

Google Adsense has frozen my account! I violated their terms & conditions wor.
Ok, I clicked on the ads too, but for good reasons, although I wasn't supposed to. They were applicable to me & also family's interests wat...u know, ads on backache, eczema, alzheimer, frozen shoulder therapy, mole removal, etc.

Anyway, here's an interesting read on the fun & facetious usages of the F word,
http://www.lotsofjokes.com/word_fuck.asp
Perhaps one of the most interesting and colorful words in the English language today is the word "fuck". It is the one magical word which, just by its sound, can describe pain, pleasure, love, and hate.
In language, "fuck" falls into many grammatical categories.*
It can be used as a verb, both transitive (John fucked Mary)
and intransitive (Mary was fucked by John).*
It can be an action verb (John really gives a fuck),
a passive verb (Mary really doesn't give a fuck),
an adverb (Mary is fucking interested in John),
or as a noun (Mary is a terrific fuck).*
It can also be used as an adjective (Mary is fucking beautiful)
or an interjection (Fuck! I'm late for my date with Mary). *
It can even be used as a conjunction (Mary is easy, fuck she's also stupid).

As you can see, there are very few words with the overall versatility of the word "fuck".
Aside from its sexual connotations, this incredible word can be used to describe many situations...
Greetings "How the fuck are ya?"
Fraud "I got fucked by the car dealer."
Resignation "Oh, fuck it!"
Trouble "I guess I'm fucked now."
Aggression "FUCK YOU!"
Disgust "Fuck me."
Confusion "What the fuck.......?"
Difficulty "I don't understand this fucking business!"
Despair "Fucked again..."
Pleasure "I fucking couldn't be happier."
Displeasure "What the fuck is going on here?"
Lost "Where the fuck are we."
Disbelief "UNFUCKING BELIEVABLE!"
Retaliation "Up your fucking ass!"
Denial "I didn't fucking do it."
Perplexity "I know fuck all about it."
Apathy "Who really gives a fuck, anyhow?"
Greetings "How the fuck are ya?"
Suspicion "Who the fuck are you?"
Panic "Let's get the fuck out of here."
Directions "Fuck off."
Disbelief "How the fuck did you do that?"

It can be used in an anatomical description-
"He's a fucking asshole."
It can be used to tell time- "It's five fucking thirty."
It can be used in business- "How did I wind up with this fucking job?"
It can be maternal- "Mother fucker."
It can be political- "Fuck Dan Quayle!"

It has also been used by many notable people throughout history...
"What the fuck was that?"- Mayor of Hiroshima
"Where the fuck is all this water coming from?"- Captain of the Titanic"
That's not a real fucking gun."- John Lennon"
Who's gonna fucking find out?"- Richard Nixon
"Heads are going to fucking roll."- Anne Boleyn"
"Let the fucking woman drive."- Commander of Space Shuttle
"What fucking map?"- "Challenger," Mark Thatcher
"Any fucking idiot could understand that."- Albert Einstein"
It does so fucking look like her!"- Picasso
"How the fuck did you work that out?"- Pythagoras
"You want what on the fucking ceiling?"- Michaelangelo
"Fuck a duck."- Walt Disney
"Why?- Because its fucking there!"- Edmund Hilary
"I don't suppose its gonna fucking rain?"- Joan of Arc"
Scattered fucking showers my ass."- Noah
"I need this parade like I need a fucking hole in my head."- John F. Kennedy

This post very vulgar hor?

New take on Team-Spirit

How's this from top echelon to further forge team-spirit?

"Help when asked, and if no one is asking, volunteer "

In Hokien speak. Uoo nan kio, ai pang bung, bo nan kio, ki kay poh.

Haughty Hawkers

When they give me the "take it or leave it" attitude, I opt for the latter notwithstanding rave reviews from the likes of Makansutra,YummyKing, Lost & Found, Food-Old-Days & you-name-it food-tasting serials. Die-Die won't try!

Fact, Fiction or Exaggeration of Fears

Think Michael Jackson & this rehashed-email making its recent rounds, serves as a wake-up call, despite unverified claims.
Comments on email content (chockful of grammatical errors), are reproduced at end of this post.
"Hi, this was forwarded to me by a friend, so thought it would be a good sharing.
DON'T TAKE PANADOL AND PANADOL ACTI FAST AND PANADOL SOLUBLE especially if you have gastric problems FYI...
One real story from a friend....My husband was working in a hospital as an IT engineer, as the hospital is planning to set up a database of its patient. And he knows some of the doctors quite well. The doctors used to tell him that whenever they have a headache, they are not willing to take PANADOL (PARACETMOL). In fact,they will turn to Chinese Herbal Medicine or find other alternatives. This is because Panadol is toxic to the body, and it harms the liver. According to the doctor, Panadol will reside in the body for at least 5 years.

There was an incident where an air stewardess consumes a lot of panadol during her menstrual as she needs to stand all the time. She's now in her early 30's, and she needs to wash her kidney (DIALYSIS) every month.

As said by the doctor that whenever we have a headache, that's because it is due to the electron/Ion imbalance in the brain. As an alternative solution to cope with this matter, they suggested that we buy 1 or 2 cans of isotonic drink ( eg.100PLUS), and mix it with drinking water according to a ratio of 1:1 or 1:2 (simply, it means one cup 100plus, one cup water.or 2 cups water). Me and my husband have tried this on several occasions, and it seems to work well.

Another method will be to submerge your feet in a basin of warm water so that it bring the blood pressure down from your throbbing head.).
As Panadol is a pain killer, the more Panadol you take, the lesser would be your threshold for pain (your endurance level for pain). We all will fall ill as we aged, for woman, we would need to go through childbirth. Imagine that we had spent our entire life popping quite a substantial amount of Panadol (Pain Killer) when you need to have a surgery or operation, you will need a much more amount of general anesthetic to numb your surgical pain than the average person who seldom or rarely takes Panadol . If you have a very high intake of Panadol throughout your life (Migraine, Menstrual cramps) it is very likely that normal general anesthetic will have no effects on you as your body is pumped full with panadol and your body is so used to pain killer that you would need a much stronger pain killer, Morphine ??

Value your life, THINK b4 you easily pop that familiar pill into your mouth again. Please send this to people you care about. "
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Respondents:
Hwee: wonder whether will this work,, any tester out there??
Mok : actually, i don't think it is true
Kit: This is a typical urban legend article. Mixture of fact, fiction and exaggeration of fears
Fact: Paracetamol does cause liver damage.
Exaggeration of fears: Never was it mentioned how many tablets was consumed by the stewardess within a duration of time. Now you have a nagging fear of even taking a single tablet. Hypothetically, if I’d say she’d taken 20 tablets within 24 hours, do you, now, have the fear of taking just one tablet?
Fiction : To suggest that headaches is only caused by ion imbalance in the brain is telling you that this author is imbalanced in his/her reasoning process . Maybe immersing the author’s head in a basin of warm isotonic drink would bring about some equilibrium.
And to the author: Bigger font size is used to capture attention or to make a point. Once it is done, please explain in further details, the point you are trying to make or the attention that you have diverted the reader to. Up until the end of the mail, 74 seconds and 467 words later, I’m still wondering what is the cause-effect relationship between “PANADOL AND PANADOL ACTI FAST AND PANADOL SOLUBLE” and “gastric problems”

Fined for Baring Breasts

Our public servants get (enjoy in case#2) an eyeful in the course of their work, if these 2 cases are anything to go by. And that's not forgetting the infamous a*STAR scholar's STARk-naked stroll down Holland V one late night with a STARk-naked Swedish boyfriend.

Weeks ago, 2 female Parks Officers made a Police Report following their encounter with a 50+ yr-old guy in a skimpy neon-green swimming trunk at East Coast Parkway. The jury is still out there on whether he had flouted any decency rule or how he could have offended the modesty of these officers.

The male officers in case#2 have it easier by virtue of their job scope & have no cause for complaint:-)
Case#2.
Source: Straits Times, July 14th
Elena Chong, Courts Correspondent

A WOMAN was fined $1,000 on Tuesday for exposing her breasts at a Chinatown nightclub.
Housewife Nguyen Manh Khuong, 26, pleaded guilty to committing the obscene act in a room at Hollywood Nite Club at Eu Tong Sen Street on Feb 11.

A police officer from Central police division had found her and Vietnamese Dinh Thi Diem Truong, 23, with their breasts fully exposed when he entered a KTV room while on licensing enforcement rounds with a party of officers.

Re-tyre, not Retire

3 reasons why I should re-tyre & not retire:

(1) Don't want to turn into a fatso
(2) Likely to be bored to death
(3) Don't want Alzheimer for company
(I rather mahjong kakis)

Bridgestone, GoodYear, here I come!