My house mate Pig Pig is going back to Hong Kong tomorrow morning, so I'll be home alone for 2 weeks.... should I party and bring men home?... hehehe...
Somehow I notice Pig Pig has developed a kind of stress syndrome. She has been writing all the tasks she needs to do before going back to HK and is counting down everyday on the remaining tasks that have not been completed. As everyone knows, she is the Stressident's PA, so she helps to remind the Stressident on the tasks to be completed everyday.
Due to the project coming up this weekend, there seems to be thousand things on the list that the Stressident needs to do. Somehow the Stressident feels ok but the PA Pig Pig is very stressed out kos she tries to remind the Stressident to finish doing everything before Pigx2 leaves for HK tomorrow morning.
So since last week, the Stressident and Pig Pig have kinda set up a home factory doing the followings:
1. Punched color paper (hundreds of them)
2. Transferring the strings from small rolls to the empty toilet rolls for kite flying (36 rolls)
3. Preparing 100++ name cards from hard board, color paper and strings.
4. Preparing 40 copies 1/2 A4 hard board, cut a lot of color paper for photo frame making, 40 photo frame stands, a template for photo insert, samples of frame making
etc.
etc.
etc.
A lot of tasks were on the list:
1. Order house puzzles.
2. Remind OC to pick up.
3. OC to help wrapping the candy door gifts.
4. OC to pass A4 hard board to Stressident.
5. Go gift shopping with Uni students.
6. Drive Uni students to pick up ordered gifts.
7. Call church choir leader to confirm X'mas caroling.
8. Call uni students to check keyboard and mic setup for caroling.
9. Obtain finalized program from uni students and email to members.
10.Buy scissors, glue, tapes, color markers, color paper, extra kites, gifts for games etc.
11.Arrange for people to help with photo develop.
12.Talk to photo shop.
13.Write and fax food sponsor letter to KFC.
14.Fill up Convention registration form.
15.Send out club survey form.
16.Buy x'mas tree and deco.
17.Fix kitchen hood, water heater, air con.
18.Finalize wardrobe design with carpenter.
etc etc etc etc etc........
No wonder the PA is so stress, kos the items on her reminder list are still a long list to go. The stressident and Pig Pig have worked till 1-2 a.m. every nite on project preparation. One nite, the two of them just sat on the couch transferring rolls and rolls of strings from string rolls to empty toilet rolls. They watched a lot of TV programs at the same time, by the time they finished watching Sex and the City and 2 HBO movies, it was 3 a.m. in the morning. They have completed almost 30+ rolls and the hands were like machine, can't stop the repeating motion....Well, even though it's tiring, we enjoyed doing all these silly things together.
Sometimes it's not the end destiny that's important, it's the happenings on the journey to the destiny that engrave the fun and unforgettable memory. It's on this journey, you find true friends that really care and will lend a hand generously when you need it, who would never let you down. Even though it can be silly sometimes, it touches me to the bottom of my heart. Thank you, Pig Pig.
Anyway don't worry, I'll be fine. Just go and enjoy your trip!
Tuesday, December 14, 2004
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4 comments:
I think it's the stressonal assistant that produce the stressident. take it easy, the item list is long but i think it's not that difficult. Anyway, i just realized that i haven't wrap 5 hampers for the project.
The shop doesn't want to do it for me coz it's too cheap for them to wrap! dammit!!
suggestion: don't just look at the task list. start to put all the things that u need to bring in one place.
Actually you don't have to stress so much why not set up committee members to do part of the job. But I guess, it might be too late.
Actually OC is the one who should form a committee and call meetings but when it is not formed and meetings are not called, should the Stressidant takes over? Of course not. In fact, the OC is quite busy and new to the project and she has done quite a lot, so members like Kuek Hoon, Jenny and I just help her up as much as we could loh. Actually everyone should just help regardless what project it is.
That's why I organized personal development training for the members, hoping that each member can be a good OC to plan and organize independently. This is still the biggest weakness in our club. How I wish everyone can OC like the members of City. Well.
Stressident without her HK pig pig...kho lien. let me know if you need some bimbo company!
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