Club 30's "Kill the Boredom Demon" Jive Pad, 29th Edition
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.................I think I know why.Originally posted by the Bear:i shall be politely biting when i am there talking to the asswipes... or should i just be outright rude to them?
i don't understand why people can't fax everything to them?? they force people to use the very unfriendly electronic application!
1. They spent a shitload of $$$ on said electronic application system
2. Number of electronic applications processed via said system is part of their KPI
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i'm not kidding.. click here => Stupid Form
proceed for a bit and at the page where you have to fill in things, have a look.. "Authorization Letter. Attachment must be a .doc file of not more than 100KB."
the stupidity is mindboggling!Originally posted by av98m:The whole bloody planet is using PDF for documents and journals and they refuse to accept PDF files. Weird. -
sounds about right...
Originally posted by av98m:.................I think I know why.
1. They spent a shitload of $$$ on said electronic application system
2. Number of electronic applications processed via said system is part of their KPI -
I've a feeling someone on the receiving end of those forms wants an easy copy/cut and paste option for some reason. Other than that I can't come up with why they insist on Word. Cannot be because their computers got no PDF reader (which is free!)Originally posted by the Bear:i'm not kidding.. click here => Stupid Form
proceed for a bit and at the page where you have to fill in things, have a look.. "Authorization Letter. Attachment must be a .doc file of not more than 100KB."
the stupidity is mindboggling! -
check THIS page out!
clicky here => CAAS e-Services
they even allow you to download Adobe Reader from them!Originally posted by av98m:I've a feeling someone on the receiving end of those forms wants an easy copy/cut and paste option for some reason. Other than that I can't come up with why they insist on Word. Cannot be because their computers got no PDF reader (which is free!) -
Originally posted by the Bear:check THIS page out!
clicky here => CAAS e-Services
they even allow you to download Adobe Reader from them!
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amazing isn't it?
i think when i do go there, i'll go drop a sarcastic remark or two...
but then, it may just bounce off them seeing they're so dense -
Happy World Thinking Day
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hey everybody... it's Friday!
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IPPT tomorrow.
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looking at your skinny frame, you should pass it without problems
just think "anvil behind me!!" or "gotta get that roadrunner!" -
Running is a not an issue to me... I run 5km three times a week after all...
But my skinny frame becomes a liability at the chin-up station.... while I have stamina and speed, I lack raw strength. I'm ashamed to say that I've got a bit of a phobia when it comes to strength training. Brings back all the bad memories of being bullied by the other kids for being weaker than them.
I know, I know, it doesn't sound all that logical....
Heck, I failed my IPPT last year because of the chin-ups... I'm protected from RT only because I'm still studying. -
muahahahahahahaha!
i just got an email from some agency's "Corporate Communications Branch"
it is an auto-reply to an email i sent to them on 20 Dec 2006... i get the auto-reply on 22 Feb 2007... the matter has been dealt with, buried and has decomposed with nutrients recycled already
thing is, if it was my organisation which did this, we'd be dragged through the coals, crucified, taken down and then quartered before anything else would happen...
the other organisations can get away with this?
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think of the extra income you could get if you got gold
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go look up av.. he's the strength training fella.. a bit of buddy-building will help youOriginally posted by fudgester:Running is a not an issue to me... I run 5km three times a week after all...
But my skinny frame becomes a liability at the chin-up station.... while I have stamina and speed, I lack raw strength. I'm ashamed to say that I've got a bit of a phobia when it comes to strength training. Brings back all the bad memories of being bullied by the other kids for being weaker than them.
I know, I know, it doesn't sound all that logical....
Heck, I failed my IPPT last year because of the chin-ups... I'm protected from RT only because I'm still studying. -
Morning
It's weekend...
Chingay Preview is tonight -
actually we are about 9 hours awayfrom the weekendOriginally posted by sbst275:Morning
It's weekend...
Chingay Preview is tonight
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Hmm... I guess not doing it alone may help.Originally posted by the Bear:go look up av.. he's the strength training fella.. a bit of buddy-building will help you
But I think the biggest stumbling block would be my mini-phobia of strength training. It gives me bad memories of why I was picked on by the other kids at school by constantly reminding me of how physically weak I am.
And it brings back all the bad memories of my dad scolding me for being bullied - his reasoning being that it was all my fault for being a good target for bullies. It totally wrecked my self-confidence and my ability to interact well with others.
As you might guess, I didn't really have a very happy childhood.... it wasn't too long ago before I finally realised that my dad was wrong all the while.
Yeah I know, it all sounds a bit dumb... once I can get over this mental stumbling block of mine, half the battle would be won. -
yeahOriginally posted by hisoka:actually we are about 9 hours awayfrom the weekend 
But it's something worth looking forward to -
hmmz i handled bullies last time by fighting them and standing up to them. in retrospect i should have got them to hit me and call policeOriginally posted by fudgester:Hmm... I guess not doing it alone may help.
But I think the biggest stumbling block would be my mini-phobia of strength training. It gives me bad memories of why I was picked on by the other kids at school by constantly reminding me of how physically weak I am.
And it brings back all the bad memories of my dad scolding me for being bullied - his reasoning being that it was all my fault for being a good target for bullies. It totally wrecked my self-confidence and my ability to interact well with others.
As you might guess, I didn't really have a very happy childhood.... it wasn't too long ago before I finally realised that my dad was wrong all the while.
Yeah I know, it all sounds a bit dumb... once I can get over this mental stumbling block of mine, half the battle would be won. -
strange thing about strength training.. some people can probably move a car single-handedly (i could before i wrecked my spine) but can't pull themselves up without killing themselves (like me)
some could do the chin-ups thing easily but dunno why they're not very strong..
it's not all down to brute force...
i think av really can help..
and... forget about the bad times, remember all the good times, close your eyes and drift away -
what if.. you called the cops and the cops told them to hit you again?
i guess being about 1.65m to 1.7m in Pri 6 stopped bullies in their tracks for me
that and a sharp tongue... in fact, i could move easily amongst all groups.. the pai kia and the bookworms and all the lots in between tolerated my presence..Originally posted by hisoka:hmmz i handled bullies last time by fighting them and standing up to them. in retrospect i should have got them to hit me and call police -
i thought pushing car was more about the leg str?Originally posted by the Bear:strange thing about strength training.. some people can probably move a car single-handedly (i could before i wrecked my spine) but can't pull themselves up without killing themselves (like me)
some could do the chin-ups thing easily but dunno why they're not very strong..
it's not all down to brute force...
i think av really can help..
and... forget about the bad times, remember all the good times, close your eyes and drift away
and yes chin up got techniques. or the body is jsut too dam heavy. -
I wanted to stand up to them, but my dad's frequent scoldings convinced me that I was indeed a weakling and deserved to be bullied.Originally posted by hisoka:hmmz i handled bullies last time by fighting them and standing up to them. in retrospect i should have got them to hit me and call police
He would say things like 'You know why you are being bullied? BECAUSE YOU ARE WEAK!!!!'
And the most painful thing he said to me after being bullied again was 'What's wrong with you? I'M UTTERLY ASHAMED OF YOU!'
I was more scared of my dad than of the bullies. His actions simply made me withdraw into my shell even further. If he was intending to use reverse psychology on me then I would say that it failed spectacularly.
If anything, I could have just as easily interpreted my dad's message as 'The bullies are greater than you are, so you might as well be one of them.'
If I were a Type-A personality, I would have interpreted it that way. And you wouldn't see me here - more likely I'd be rotting in some jail for rioting or assault.
I suppose one good thing came out of this - now I know how NOT to raise my kids. -
hmmz no idea then i could try for the police's guns i guess. or i could just take it and plot revenge to torture all of them and their family?Originally posted by the Bear:what if.. you called the cops and the cops told them to hit you again?
i guess being about 1.65m to 1.7m in Pri 6 stopped bullies in their tracks for me
that and a sharp tongue... in fact, i could move easily amongst all groups.. the pai kia and the bookworms and all the lots in between tolerated my presence..
with all the bullying in schools, and pple wonder why there are so many psychopaths and serial killers