I actually din feel like having this entry, but many ppl were asking me online on my first day of work at HP. But before i moved on to HP, i wud like to share something abt MacRitchie again..

Last evening, I had a sudden twist in my emotions, esp after re-reading some past online articles on the reservoir. I remembered i was v fascinated by the Hey! Singapore program hosted by Lisa Ang many many yrs ago, on exploring this Japanese Shinto Shrine which was built on a forested (and unreachable) bank of MacRitchie. I also recalled this 'water' tombstone (dated 1876) which is located by the bank. Both places were documented in the SPI case files, and I only realised tat i have actually walked past both sites last evening after re-reading these documents after the walk, aiz...

Sometimes, I have this strong feeling that my prev life was a WWII soldier in singapore. The image of a jap soldier sitting in solitude has appeared in my mind a few times during my meditation. And i remembered tat i always felt very angry with this image whenever i 'see' it. But i have no clue on my r/s with this image. But i do feel very strongly for some WWII sites like the hidden bunkers behind Cen Library and the Syonan Jinja Shrine at Macritchie.

But wat fascinated me more was the tombstone by the waterside. I read the SPI files and was touched by the love story behind this tomb. It was said that MacRitchie was not a reservoir in the past, but a v scenic spot with valleys and hills. The tombstone was located on the hilltop valley. But an irrigation work took place many yrs later and filled up the valley, getting wat we have as MacRitchie Reservoir today, with the water level rising up to where the tombstone is now.

Okie back to HP... nothing interesting, but inevitably made some comparisons between my day 1 at comfortdelgro and day 1 at HP. Over at HP, i was given a brand new laptop + a brand new PC (with a very very very big LCD monitor) within an hr i stepped into my work place. I could even choose the models some more from the store, for the manufacuturing plant is located jus beside my office. Whereas in comfort, i have to wait and wait and finally resorted to unscrupulous means to get a new PC which wasnt tat fantastic afterall. HOWEVER...... MNC is afterall MNC, very slow reaction in most aspects. To get some IT help, i have to make overseas call for assistance, as they r not available locally. Whereas in comfort, the IT personnel are located within the same bldg, and you can use ur ways to coax them to come down to help u do the configurations and settings on spot. In HP, to apply something, u have to go thru so many ppl at diff locations and the process is so slow....

Guess wat? I spent the entire working day holding on to my telephone line, making overseas call to the IT helpdesk, jus to set up and configure my PC and laptop, and i am only halfway done. If only some IT personnel are around to help me solve on spot... . brrrr.......