Sometimes you get so frustrated because what you think is so obvious and so easy is completely misunderstood by others. Whatever happened to common sense, initiative and anticipating what the other person will need? It comes like 2nd nature to some, but seems so unattainable for others. The worst is when the obtuse party still doesn't get that they're wrong, and blame you for saying what you did not say. Argh! Good help is hard to find! What do I need to do? Translate English into alphabet letters? Then they get upset if you go through it step by step, insisting and brushing aside what they think they already know. Which you scarily and correctly guess they don't.
The other issue is the attitude. In taking on a new task - Don't expect it to be a walk in the park. Who's going to hand over the solution on a silver platter? If at first you don't succeed, then try and try until you bleed! Ok...that's too extreme, but hey, just take the task in your stride and tackle it one step at a time. People love to complain.....and whine! Of course, look at me! Even I have succumbed!
Thursday, June 12, 2008
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Cassis
Wow, it's been a while since I last wrote. I just came back from a too-quick visit to a beautiful tropical island where I stuffed myself silly with the local delights...and now...after 3 days, I need another holiday already. What is it, when you don't really have anything to complain about, but you're still sighing? I feel I have been on austerity drive, tightening the belt to mundaneness and the tedium of mediocrity.
Oh...I just had to use bombastic words to bring some drama and colour into my life I suppose.
Sos.......well, I did go to Cassis. A very nice place indeed, where the food was Frensh - my appetizer scallops were good - sweet and tender, with the best zing of tart lemon, and soy and sea salt! Loved the salt!! It almost really crackles and jumps out at you. Because appetizers were at main course prices, I ended up having 2 appetizers, even though I didn't see the bill eventually. My other appetizer was a cold asparagus soup, with a chopped bunch of salmon tartare in the middle. Salmon in an asparagus sea. Quite good. Though not memorable. Forget the rhubarb pie. ;( The papaya souffle was surprisingly good! Even though I've never had a penchant for papayas. From the time of the papaya tree in my backyard, till the time it was chopped down, till the 12th of never....
Oh...back to the original fruit - Cassis. It's an amazing ambience - beautiful surroundings - 2 outdooor themes, incl sitting under 'boughs' of candles, or submerged within plush cushions; or inside airconditioned comfort with ornate high backed chairs, spotted with embroidered black curlicues.
Sorry, no pictures. Didn't feel it would be appropriate. But suffice to say, it's pretty. And possibly, a very very romantic rendezvous.....at a very dear price for two.
Back to another aspect of cassis - the new sparkling Ribena is just yummy.
Hmmm, I dont' want to make this another food review blog...since I can't write so dreamily about all the things I eat, and say bombastic things about munchies.
Time to start the old cogs cranking...and write some insightful pieces.....Ohmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
Oh...I just had to use bombastic words to bring some drama and colour into my life I suppose.
Sos.......well, I did go to Cassis. A very nice place indeed, where the food was Frensh - my appetizer scallops were good - sweet and tender, with the best zing of tart lemon, and soy and sea salt! Loved the salt!! It almost really crackles and jumps out at you. Because appetizers were at main course prices, I ended up having 2 appetizers, even though I didn't see the bill eventually. My other appetizer was a cold asparagus soup, with a chopped bunch of salmon tartare in the middle. Salmon in an asparagus sea. Quite good. Though not memorable. Forget the rhubarb pie. ;( The papaya souffle was surprisingly good! Even though I've never had a penchant for papayas. From the time of the papaya tree in my backyard, till the time it was chopped down, till the 12th of never....
Oh...back to the original fruit - Cassis. It's an amazing ambience - beautiful surroundings - 2 outdooor themes, incl sitting under 'boughs' of candles, or submerged within plush cushions; or inside airconditioned comfort with ornate high backed chairs, spotted with embroidered black curlicues.
Sorry, no pictures. Didn't feel it would be appropriate. But suffice to say, it's pretty. And possibly, a very very romantic rendezvous.....at a very dear price for two.
Back to another aspect of cassis - the new sparkling Ribena is just yummy.
Hmmm, I dont' want to make this another food review blog...since I can't write so dreamily about all the things I eat, and say bombastic things about munchies.
Time to start the old cogs cranking...and write some insightful pieces.....Ohmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
Monday, June 2, 2008
Gazzumping
The headline says it all....Prime Waterfront Property for Investments. Beautiful NZ vistas...
Come visit this showroom at that time. You gear yourself up for a professional, polished ad.
Fine print: No capital gains tax. No restriction on foreigners blah blah blah.
No Gazzumping.
Huh? No Gazzumping?
No GAZZUMPING??
What is THAT?
Turns out that JustFinance.ie defines it as follows: When the seller accepts a higher offer from one buyer having already accepted an offer from another buyer.
hmmm...great concept, but would have thought somebody could have come up with a spiffier word for it. Gazzumping to me, falls in the wazzzzuuuppp category. Yoz, if anybody knows how this word came about, lemme know!
Come visit this showroom at that time. You gear yourself up for a professional, polished ad.
Fine print: No capital gains tax. No restriction on foreigners blah blah blah.
No Gazzumping.
Huh? No Gazzumping?
No GAZZUMPING??
What is THAT?
Turns out that JustFinance.ie defines it as follows: When the seller accepts a higher offer from one buyer having already accepted an offer from another buyer.
hmmm...great concept, but would have thought somebody could have come up with a spiffier word for it. Gazzumping to me, falls in the wazzzzuuuppp category. Yoz, if anybody knows how this word came about, lemme know!
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