The day after Boxing Day day.

We had a 'Staff Welfare' barbeque at the office today. It was a combined one with the fruits and vegetables section from HQ and Pasir Panjang. Some of the older folk had difficulties due to the 'long' walk in from the MRT. Guess they are not used to what those of us who work at Sembawang go through on a daily basis. It was an unique idea to have a bbq at 2 p.m. to say the least. The blazing sun and the passing rains made for some interesting logistics. So we positioned the pits under trees for shade.The barbeque food was on tables in the carpark! And the ready cooked food were placed on tables at the covered walkway. It made for some movement between the various points.

I got the 3rd prize in the lucky draw. The prize: an...erm...err...clay pot! There were some conspiracy theories being spouted when certain names were not found in the lucky draw box after all the prizes had been drawn. The plot thickens...

Looking around my room,I think it is time for another revamp. I arranged the room as it is now because there was talk of buying a Queen's sized bed and to make room for some cabinets and such for Joyce when she moved in. But alas with all the best laid plans things changed. So now my room is once again a bachelor pad but think that maybe if i had just one more cabinet that I would be able to fit in all the stuff I now place on shelves and sofa's out of sight. Maybe some cool posters and art on the walls might not be amiss.

Install McAfee Personal Firewall Plus on my PC today. Problem is that rather than keep malicious hackers out, it prevents me from accessing the Net and doing lots of the stuff that I do everyday. You cannot even download virus updates and security updates without disabling the program.Which kinda defeats the entire purpose of having a firewall if I cannot do anything (even keeping the firewall and anti-virus updated!).I tried playing around with the settings and setting it at lower security levels but to no avail. It only allows me to work when it is disabled. So ultimately it means that I have to leave my PC unprotected while I work. I am not even sure what will happen when i leave it on overnight....