so... this is how it feels...

this is gonna be a long post, pls. grab a coffee... i've been feeling like shit for the past few weeks, that explains why i was absence from here for 2 weeks. i'm trying to examine what's the cause of my melancholy self... perhaps, i'm having early menopause.

on second thought, it's july and august is coming. july & august have been my taboo month on annual basis, and it has never failed to spoil my life. i'm never a superstitious person, but this is weird, the coincidence is quite bizarre:

august, 2003 - i tendered my resignation from the no. 1 international advertising agency in the country which i had enjoy working with for 6 years due to i wish to stay away from all the politicking & power struggles. i simply hate backstabbers & politics.

july/august, 2004 - i volunteered to head a project for the local's largest bank, while i was another international agency which ranked top 3 in the country. it was a deadly decision as the team was meant to have 4 person but ended up i was all alone to "head" the "team". had to work night & day yet the country head was not even a bit of appreciative. as a result, i neglected my son, which caused him to have defunct leg formation. my greatest regret.

august, 2005 - joined a formerly no.1 film production house as general manager which was to tasked to rebrand the company to its former "glory". it turned out to be a fatal mistake, the "family-oriented" company is much ruthless than corporate. i quit few months later as i refused to be their butcher to my staffs.

july/august, 2006 - had a big row with my landlord who forcefully built an extension to the house i was staying and causing us to fall sick due to the dust. not to mention that the non-partisan property agent "turned" up to be the landlord's daughter!! then i refused to move out one month ahead from the contract expiry date. it resulted a stand-off situation that almost require police's intervention.

july/august, 2007 - almost died when move into this new house when i was cleaning the cabinet, the ceiling fan hit the cabinet and slashed my neck. the story was posted in "august ordeal" in 2007. also had to deal with the idiot ex-landlord who refused to return my deposit when i moved out, which inspired me to write a post "chinaman with flat limpy hair and metal frame glasses"...and my cat, ruby died ...

now it's july and, august 2008 is coming. seriously, i could already feel the wind before the storm:

my client, a local giant property client whose chairman was recently named the new billionaire in the country threatened not to pay the long overdue project that has been on-hold since march 2006. as far i'm concerned, the project has completed but last minute after produced the colour proof (last stage before printing) they wanted to add additional pictures which....i'm still waiting since october 2007. the amount is quite substantial for my tiny-size company. the 3rd party has begun chasing the payment. can't blame them but i've not even collected payment yet. the 3rd party costs contribute about 80% of the total cost. so factor in the delay & operation cost, i'm already not making profit even if i managed to collect the full amount.

and, we resurrected a project from april 2006 which i was never paid. have been having all shit from this smart-aleck client who claims she knows everything yet can't even make up her mind. the visual was already approved in 2006 but she "needed" new options, and we presented additional 20 options. and she always give us a fake launch date and postpone it after. finally she agreed to one version, then after 3 months later, now, she complained the picture given by her is not nice?! and the colour is too green?! it's the same colour since 3 months ago man, wtf... it was meant to launch end of this month, yet it's postponed till further notice, again.

two of my favorite clients, both from different company are leaving their company this week. that means i might lose this account/company. cos' there will be a new head coming. so as usual, new head, new style, new favorite agency.

someone close to me, who i value very much suddenly vanish into the thin air. i don't know why and have been scratching my skull till almost bald. but i decided to give it a rest, since pursuance could be a form of harassment, sometimes.

payment from other clients are also delayed.

one of my company cheques almost got bounced.

my uncle (RIP) just passed away unexpectedly last friday.

anyway, this post is getting too long... someone will complain again... finger crossed, august here i come ;)

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