Tuesday, March 10, 2009

15hrs day

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Xien Ka Lin - Direct translation the dickhead fairy, used to describe people who know nuts and act as if they're connoisseurs of so n so. and i hate that my name actually means Dick in Hakka. there you go, thanks dad! He's Hakka too,perhaps he wanted a dick so badly after my sis was born he'd secretly hidden the riddle in mine.
I had a long day ... long looong loong loooongg day.Haven't been in the best of moods to write & I'm absolutely burnt.I'm working long and unproductive hours.But I recon my mind needs to wind down after that 15hrs of spinning in a million directions & getting nowhere.

With a blink of an eye, its been almost 6mths since we open.Not a single complaint nor moan of any short comings. & thats a record we've gotto be proud of. Nobody is complaining and acting like the typical Sandakanite "Xien Ka Lin". And the whole global family of globe trekkers is finally coming through. No complaints about hymm your tap beer taste too strong then too soft other days, Oh your Cabernet Sauv (KABOR - NET to them)..is not chilled - DUH! and the classic"kest" as in best"est" ever was your tuna/steak is under cooked. All in all I really understood why Anton have been so fired up cuz all he got was great comments & lots of referrals daily while I was toiling soil from the wrong side of the grass. - no, the grass is not always greener on the other side.
Some days god drops inspiring characters along the way to keep your fire burning. People who genuinely appreciate what we've done.Even though Im somewhat behind the scenes of Paganakandii. I try to suck in all that positive juices every time i flip our guestbook & remind myself this is why its worth having a 15hrs day. - I call it borrowing morale.

anyhow at the end of today i've decided I cant please everyone. we just gotto stick to our guns.If anyone ask me 1 more time why our lodge is not heavily drenched in lacquer, I'll tell em to go wrap their face in a cling film n lets see how long you'll preserve the beauty that was there all along! - nvm "Xien Ka Lins" prolly thinks with their "Lins"

2 comments:

  1. Hey im so coming to stay with you guys 2010 i cant wait and i WILL be in touch about this when the time comes nearer.
    I really wish you all the best with your project everything about it seems great i appreciate your dry sense of humour too as long as you have it i think you can succeed!

    One thing id like to know since i work online is how is your connection and can i make use of this for hours at a time on occasion? Also it is likely i will want to stay for 3 months possibly even more it is some time away yet but really id like to know if this is even possible? :)

    Greetings from cold wet Scotland

    Sincerely Andy

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  2. Hi Andy,

    thanks for the compliments. Yes we do have wifi a access & internet work-stations available all day.

    regarding staying up to 3 mths or any other reservation enquiries do contack Anton at
    anton@paganakandii.com

    scorchin hot day here in Sandakan.

    linn

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