The Return of the Evil Sidekick
There's this newbie who has just started work at my company. He belongs in another department, but due to space constraints, he is seated in the same room as me. Now I normally think newbies are rather reserved in the first few days at least, when they're still finding their feet. But this one just plonked himself down among us, and began talking. And talking. And talking. When everyone in the entire room is working their butts off, Motormouth just stands next to us, spewing away about anything and everything under the sun. He. Just. Doesn’t. Shut. Up. And he can’t tell when is a good time to speak or when to be quiet. He's impossible to work around, or to work with. Last week I was unfortunately stuck in a group with him during our in-house training course. We had a small task to do and Motormouth was just going on and on as usual, losing focus and wasting our time. I was the secretary for our group, and as I was taking the notes he kept turning to me to tell me how to phrase my words, so that they had to sound his way. WTF??? I almost lost my temper, and told him to mind his own business. After that, he still didn’t get the message. He. Just. Doesn’t. Get. It. If a group of people are having a conversation, he will stand nearby and then butt in on the conversation without being invited, then take over completely on another subject matter altogether. He's so thick-skinned, if people ask him to keep quiet and/or go away, he will just laugh and say 'Yah lor, I'm so talkative hor..." and keep going.
And this morning he just invited himself to this small farewell lunch a bunch of my colleagues are holding for another colleague who's resigning. And he doesn't even know the resignee that well. What gives?
My weekend was mostly filled with family time; it's qing ming season again, where Chinese families pay their respects to their ancestors. Mostly it's an opportunity for the entire clan to get together and eat a lot of food. My grandmother has been asking about babies. I haven't even been married a month!!!
Also got a shopping fix on Sunday, out with Jess in Orchard. I am definitely a urban girl. I need to feel the pulse of a city, to people-watch, to just be OUT. It revitalises me. Otherwise I just get restless and depressed. These days I keep recalling how an ex-colleague of mine used to say that if work sucks, the best we can do is to have a good social/personal life, and to improve the areas of your life which you have control over.
Didn't buy much except for a tube of clear mascara from True Colours at Taka. I am very tempted by the Nars Multiple stick but at $78, it is just way too much for fickle ol' me. ngader, the new Lucky is already out at Borders for $11, but I'd rather wait a while more and pay $7.43 at Kinokuniya. :)
And this morning he just invited himself to this small farewell lunch a bunch of my colleagues are holding for another colleague who's resigning. And he doesn't even know the resignee that well. What gives?
My weekend was mostly filled with family time; it's qing ming season again, where Chinese families pay their respects to their ancestors. Mostly it's an opportunity for the entire clan to get together and eat a lot of food. My grandmother has been asking about babies. I haven't even been married a month!!!
Also got a shopping fix on Sunday, out with Jess in Orchard. I am definitely a urban girl. I need to feel the pulse of a city, to people-watch, to just be OUT. It revitalises me. Otherwise I just get restless and depressed. These days I keep recalling how an ex-colleague of mine used to say that if work sucks, the best we can do is to have a good social/personal life, and to improve the areas of your life which you have control over.
Didn't buy much except for a tube of clear mascara from True Colours at Taka. I am very tempted by the Nars Multiple stick but at $78, it is just way too much for fickle ol' me. ngader, the new Lucky is already out at Borders for $11, but I'd rather wait a while more and pay $7.43 at Kinokuniya. :)