this week was terrible...work was up to neck...almost felt like crying...thank god there's this new assistant, ha, who's really smart and hardworking...like me, she has an mba...graduated from some thai unversity...the other, chi, is my nightmare...she's just too slow and stubborn and her english is just soo bad...add that to the fact that she's older than me...in vietnam, there appears to be some kind of an "age power distance"...that is, people feel superior/smarter etc than those who are younger than them...ergo, have some problem with asking her to do stuff because she makes it obvious that she doesnt liked to be bossed around...but hello, as i have bitched to her before, this is not charity, this is a job (read: said it in a soft tone of voice so that it wouldnt hurt too much)...and this week, ive been bitching again...she made too many mistakes and i had to re-check/redo everything...told her to be more careful next time because i dont wanna end up doing her job as that keeps me from doing my job (again, in a soft tone of voice; believe me, im becoming good at containing myself... but not my words)...told this problem to my brit boss, joe...i guess if we werent short of viet manpower..........oh well...i guess im mean, but i just dont get those people who do not do their job well...i cannot fathom how they can live with themselves knowing that they did not do their best...

anyway, my client has asked us to go to cambodia on the 2nd and 3rd...will have a 10-day vietnamese new year holiday starting on the 4th...im thinking of staying there or going to angkor wat...but dunno why, my adventurous spirit seems to flail lately...kindda scared of travelling around cambodia alone...but, this is not without basis...cambodia have this really ghostly feel about it...honest, even joe said so...it seems that the ravages brought about by polpot remain and will remain for some time and this is not just evident in the economy of the country but also in its aura... so am looking for a travel partner...have checked hospitality club, but there are only 3 people listed; all of which i think are fine with providing free accommodation/acting as guides...two are males (no-nos): one 40 and another 26 yrs old; the girl is a 32-yr old single mom teacher (does not sound so much fun)...so not sure...

till next time...:D