It seems like I've rested for too long. Time to revive this blog.
So much happened between 2012 - 2015.
Many milestones clocked. Many lessons learnt.
Turbulent times at work and I am finally settling down and taking things with a lighter heart.
Anyway, my intention of reviving this blog, is mainly to share my travel experiences.
Sunday, July 26, 2015
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Avengers on Labour day morning with family, what more can I ask for? I saw Brice and Peter too! Brice was with his family, also catching Avengers but at a earlier timing. Saw Peter while we were rushing into the cinema, he escorted me and my sis to the theatre. Haha, value-added service! It's really nice meeting him again after so long.
Well, things have changed in many ways. Oh well. My new job has been exciting so far. Friends have been telling me that they feel as though one of their female friends has just gone for NS (National Service) and is bombarding them with all the stories they herd from their bfs. Regimental.
A while ago, I was on the phone with a friend, she asked if I am sick. She said I sound different. Yea, a sore throat with flu. Haiz. Need rest.
Till my next post.
Well, things have changed in many ways. Oh well. My new job has been exciting so far. Friends have been telling me that they feel as though one of their female friends has just gone for NS (National Service) and is bombarding them with all the stories they herd from their bfs. Regimental.
A while ago, I was on the phone with a friend, she asked if I am sick. She said I sound different. Yea, a sore throat with flu. Haiz. Need rest.
Till my next post.
Friday, February 24, 2012
BUSY...
A little update about what I've been up to lately.
Just came back from dinner and chilling out at Boat Quay with Koey and Nat! YES, Nat came all the way to s'pore from Australia to meet us! Haha. Just kidding, she was here for a stopover before heading to HK. Brought her to Thai steamboat at circular road and then sat by the river to drink and chat. We wanted to catch the river cruise but it was closed by the time we got back with our drinks from 7-11 :( Two more days to hang out together since we last met during our FJ trip but I could only meet them after 10pm on both days, am on course. Haiz. :(
Was on NLP course last Friday, Saturday and Sunday. That 3 days was the most mental of all in my entire life. It is like constantly using mental strength rather than physical strength and at the end of each day, everyone was so tired, mentally. Meta-programming, sensory acuity, mirroring, eliciting states, anchoring, etc.... There will be an exam at the end of the 7 day course in order for me to be certified as a practitioner. I must admit that I felt damn lost and confused till today, there is so much more to learn and explore in this area and I felt we have only touched the tip of the ice-berg. And according to my mentor, Ernest, "the good thing about confusion is that you know what you know and you know what you do not know and you are beginning to expand your awareness to the next level and you turn confusion to understanding". Can't wait to uncover more for the next 2 days!
Monday to Wednesday was spent at the trade fair - Beauty Asia 2012, where booths are set up to open more doors of opportunities for some while others take this as an opportunity to earn extra income by selling their products at wholesale prices to SPA owners, etc. Interesting things happened while I attend to potential business partners and I definitely learnt a lot from this experience. Stories later.
Thursday mornign was the 2nd round of my MHA interview. It was a casual chat with 2 uniform officers and 1 civilian officer. I think I did well for being myself during the interview. More waiting till I know the outcome - in 4-6 weeks..... ........ ........... .............................
Back to PA for work, feels so homely. I like my finance head and AD, they are so nice to me. After they got to know that I had to wait for 4-6 weeks for the interview outcome, they asked me to stick with them. So nice right!? Haha :D
Ok, cannot tahan liao, must go sleep. Nights!
Thursday, February 16, 2012
finally :)
今天，我心中的那块大石终于落下了！最近一个星期，我的日子几乎可以用步步惊心里的一句台词来形容， 那就是‘长期忧虑和恐惧’。
I finally got the burden off my chest today! For the past one week, I had been conditioning myself just for today to make sure I give my best performance. To ease anxiety, I had a banana for breakfast. But in actual fact, my tummy is suffering from cramps after some abs training on Tuesday, there are probably a dozen butterflies in my stomach this morning but I couldn't feel any due to the cramps. I was the first to arrive at the scholarship department, was given a updated list of positions to review my choices. I was the second to be interviewed. The first girl wore an outfit which reassemble a typical korean girl. She was quite vocal and she made the interviewers laugh during her time inside there. This added on to my stress level. When it was my turn, I went in and faced a panel of 8. Hello, 8 people in a row all eyes on me, 8 pairs of eyes to be exact. I know I am out-numbered. What could be worse than this right? I kindof anticipated this scenario and it didn't appear too scary to me la, though there were 4 officers in their police uniform. The one who interviewed me was the head of admin and logistics at the spf. She was quite friendly, in my opinion. I did made them laugh too, with some help from the HR people sitting by the side. This is one interview which I go in facing the panel, feeling well prepared and at ease with the atmosphere. Of course, I did my homework too la, writing down all the possible questions that I would be asked and doing research online everynight. All these hardwork paid off. I applied the 3 second rule and I was able to answer whatever they asked. I feel so good after the session. In the past, whenever I walk out after an interview, I would know whether I can make it or not, based on gut feeling la. This is the first time that I walked out NOT having the feeling of 'oh shit, I think I am not going to make it'. Although there were times where I misused 1 or 2 words, but I think overall, they could see that I am well-prepared, 3 sec rule! Haha. I am now waiting for the good news of a possible round 2.
Going for NLP course tmr, trade fair and grassroots event next week! I am excited! :)
Nights ~
I finally got the burden off my chest today! For the past one week, I had been conditioning myself just for today to make sure I give my best performance. To ease anxiety, I had a banana for breakfast. But in actual fact, my tummy is suffering from cramps after some abs training on Tuesday, there are probably a dozen butterflies in my stomach this morning but I couldn't feel any due to the cramps. I was the first to arrive at the scholarship department, was given a updated list of positions to review my choices. I was the second to be interviewed. The first girl wore an outfit which reassemble a typical korean girl. She was quite vocal and she made the interviewers laugh during her time inside there. This added on to my stress level. When it was my turn, I went in and faced a panel of 8. Hello, 8 people in a row all eyes on me, 8 pairs of eyes to be exact. I know I am out-numbered. What could be worse than this right? I kindof anticipated this scenario and it didn't appear too scary to me la, though there were 4 officers in their police uniform. The one who interviewed me was the head of admin and logistics at the spf. She was quite friendly, in my opinion. I did made them laugh too, with some help from the HR people sitting by the side. This is one interview which I go in facing the panel, feeling well prepared and at ease with the atmosphere. Of course, I did my homework too la, writing down all the possible questions that I would be asked and doing research online everynight. All these hardwork paid off. I applied the 3 second rule and I was able to answer whatever they asked. I feel so good after the session. In the past, whenever I walk out after an interview, I would know whether I can make it or not, based on gut feeling la. This is the first time that I walked out NOT having the feeling of 'oh shit, I think I am not going to make it'. Although there were times where I misused 1 or 2 words, but I think overall, they could see that I am well-prepared, 3 sec rule! Haha. I am now waiting for the good news of a possible round 2.
Going for NLP course tmr, trade fair and grassroots event next week! I am excited! :)
Nights ~
Sunday, February 12, 2012
Roller-coaster week
This week passed with ups and downs. More of the ups actually!
Wednesday was the best day ever in my life. I was informed of my interview with the ministry next week! OMG. I was like, jumping for joy at my seat as I refreshed my inbox and saw the email. I was on the phone with Panasonic at the same time so I couldn't really scream for joy, but my tone must have sound excited to the caller on the other side of the line. Haha. I am getting closer and closer each day to having what I want, step-by-step. I am preparing for the day to come and I had tonnes of activities lining up for the next few weeks :) My mood has been like this: excited-nervous-excited-nervous-excited since Wednesday. Haha! Really excited!!!! :)
Trained on Thursday and I think the senior who came to teach us the bunkai almost vomited blood. Haha. We went back to refresh and to train sincerely. So let's be patient with each other :)
Friday is always the day which I display my most abnormal side. I was supposed to meet gffs at douby ghaut and head for holland v for our xlb. Firstly, my sense of direction went wrong, almost. Secondly, I repeated 'liver' like 5 times to Estella when she asked for it, each time in a different tone, just imagine. Thirdly, I forgot that I couldn't take lactose and I ordered hot PURE vanilla. I thought vanilla was not milk. They went: Vanilla not milk then what???
Saturday morning was spent with my tuition kid, Vivian. She was so scared of going to the toilet by herself as she said she heard noises when she was inside the toilet. So I accompanied her to the toilet and waited for her outside. We heard the siren of the ambulance as I was teaching her math and she looked at me with innocent puppy eyes. I told her: 'Maybe someone.....' But before I could finish my sentence, she went: 'STOP! Don't say, don't say, I will have nightmare!' Haha, so cute right!? She is 8 this year :) Headed for science class after that to get ready my materials for next week's lesson. Went home and played cashless monopoly(it has a credit card system, cool?) with sis but I fell asleep half-way through. Had dinner with Brice, LiYing,Cheng, Roseann, Raeann, Kelly, and XinYing! It was a belated birthday celebration for XY :) We had the usual Singapore hawker must-eats at Chomp Chomp. Something happened before we had a chance to take a group photo together. But I am glad that the energy of our group wasn't affected too badly. We had udders ice-cream and I ordered baileys flavour, liying had the expensive durian flavour while roseann had holick ball and earl gray while raeann had crunchie mix and raspberry :)
Happy belated XINYING!
Excited for the week ahead! Grandma was telling me to go pray before my inter, and I told her, this is really 零时包佛脚! (start praying only at the last minute!) LOL.
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Dailies
Disclaimer: The following post is like a plate of Rojak, its about everything.
Here we go!
I took a new passport photograph recently and I think it looks the prettiest and most professional to date. To the extent that I told my sister: if anything happens to me, use that as my photo. She knew what I meant and asked me to shutup. LOL!
Actually I really hate taking passport photos or formal photos. Meaning I will never go take it if not for official purposes. I can never give the right expression, which made me so pissed at myself! Those are the kind of photos where you can't really smile widely or don't smile at all cos it will make you look so fierce and unapproachable, a minus mark if that was submitted with your resume to the hiring company. I find it very difficult lor, somebody teach me please. Haha. But my woes are over now! Cos I managed a shot (after numerous attempts of exercising my face muscles) which will last me for at least the next 5 years, or maybe 10? Haha, whatever the case, no more formal passport photo shoots for a long time :) Happy :) And the most amazing thing is, my dad took the photo for me using my Olympus, in his brightly lit office and then using his com, trim it to passport size, duplicated it 24 times and converted the file to PDF format. Lastly, printing it on photo paper. Smart right? Haha.
Panasonic got back to me after like one and a half months telling me that they are keen to conduct an interview session with me. It came a bit late but I shall go for it and decide later - apply the strategy of 'grab first, decide later'.
Training today was good. After taking a break for a month, my moves became kind of rusty. My 2 closest senseis looked at me and Grace and shoke their heads. Well, I am going to do better on Thursday, watch me. Hmph! I am down for scoring offical duty in this coming April's international tournament! Yay! And there will be D&D too, but the ticket is like $110? Talking about fees, I want to complain. Just a year ago, the subscription fee increased to $50 per month, just today, I was told they revised the fees (again) to $60. Argh!!! Getting more and more expensive! I want to get my black belt soon before they increase the fees again!
Well, I've learnt something recently. I tend to envy my friends for the things they have, their achievements and their life. I got tired of that and I looked back at the things I have, my achievements and my life. Things I have, other people don't. And when we gain something, we lose something, its like the universal rule cos we can't have everything. If we have everything, we wouldn't be human anymore. What I see, or what you see, are all very surface stuff. But again, going in depth doesn't mean we will get something out of it too. The best thing I like to do while taking a bus ride is thinking about happy memories. Memories stay forever. They don't change. People change and time changes. I change. I find it pointless to do some of the things I used to do in the past. Or maybe the real reason could be I don't want to be doing those things which I find, fruitless. Relationship will the hardest subject if it is ever a subject we have to study in school. Sometimes I wonder if I would be seen as 'heartless'. fyi, I have a heart, when I appear 'heartless', its just that I don't want to attach any feelings to anything or anybody, I am afraid that I will not be able to control myself if I put too much feelings into the things I do. When I do, I get hurt most of the time.
This is probably 1 post that I share so much about myself. I am a misunderstood kid. I bet after reading all these, you will still be trying to figure out what kind of a person I am. Haha. Chillax. I am done with emo-ing!
That's all for now. Time to catch my korean drama! :) Nights!
Here we go!
I took a new passport photograph recently and I think it looks the prettiest and most professional to date. To the extent that I told my sister: if anything happens to me, use that as my photo. She knew what I meant and asked me to shutup. LOL!
Actually I really hate taking passport photos or formal photos. Meaning I will never go take it if not for official purposes. I can never give the right expression, which made me so pissed at myself! Those are the kind of photos where you can't really smile widely or don't smile at all cos it will make you look so fierce and unapproachable, a minus mark if that was submitted with your resume to the hiring company. I find it very difficult lor, somebody teach me please. Haha. But my woes are over now! Cos I managed a shot (after numerous attempts of exercising my face muscles) which will last me for at least the next 5 years, or maybe 10? Haha, whatever the case, no more formal passport photo shoots for a long time :) Happy :) And the most amazing thing is, my dad took the photo for me using my Olympus, in his brightly lit office and then using his com, trim it to passport size, duplicated it 24 times and converted the file to PDF format. Lastly, printing it on photo paper. Smart right? Haha.
Panasonic got back to me after like one and a half months telling me that they are keen to conduct an interview session with me. It came a bit late but I shall go for it and decide later - apply the strategy of 'grab first, decide later'.
Training today was good. After taking a break for a month, my moves became kind of rusty. My 2 closest senseis looked at me and Grace and shoke their heads. Well, I am going to do better on Thursday, watch me. Hmph! I am down for scoring offical duty in this coming April's international tournament! Yay! And there will be D&D too, but the ticket is like $110? Talking about fees, I want to complain. Just a year ago, the subscription fee increased to $50 per month, just today, I was told they revised the fees (again) to $60. Argh!!! Getting more and more expensive! I want to get my black belt soon before they increase the fees again!
Well, I've learnt something recently. I tend to envy my friends for the things they have, their achievements and their life. I got tired of that and I looked back at the things I have, my achievements and my life. Things I have, other people don't. And when we gain something, we lose something, its like the universal rule cos we can't have everything. If we have everything, we wouldn't be human anymore. What I see, or what you see, are all very surface stuff. But again, going in depth doesn't mean we will get something out of it too. The best thing I like to do while taking a bus ride is thinking about happy memories. Memories stay forever. They don't change. People change and time changes. I change. I find it pointless to do some of the things I used to do in the past. Or maybe the real reason could be I don't want to be doing those things which I find, fruitless. Relationship will the hardest subject if it is ever a subject we have to study in school. Sometimes I wonder if I would be seen as 'heartless'. fyi, I have a heart, when I appear 'heartless', its just that I don't want to attach any feelings to anything or anybody, I am afraid that I will not be able to control myself if I put too much feelings into the things I do. When I do, I get hurt most of the time.
This is probably 1 post that I share so much about myself. I am a misunderstood kid. I bet after reading all these, you will still be trying to figure out what kind of a person I am. Haha. Chillax. I am done with emo-ing!
That's all for now. Time to catch my korean drama! :) Nights!
Monday, February 6, 2012
Dailies
Its a vicious cycle. They did it to me, and we did it to her. 同样的处理方式，唯一不同在于受害者。人性就是那么深不可测，背后捅了你一刀，另一边有对你微笑握手，当作似乎什么事都没发生过。我一眼就看穿你们的演技，一点也不高超。曾想要原谅你们，不过一想到这份友谊随着时间，慢慢的淡化，大家渐渐的疏远（应该只是我和你们吧！），各自忙着自己的生活， 谁也不‘打扰’谁。再三的思考，好像没有什么值得我留恋的。心结也随着时间，渐渐的松开。我成功了。成功的抛开内心所有的挣扎。谢谢你们，我人生里其中一堆路人！
Now, a little update about today. Took half day leave to attend a briefing. As I walked towards the twin towers, I rummaged through my bag for my IC as I need to exchange for a visitor pass at the guard post. I couldn't find it in my wallet. I couldn't find it anywhere in my bag either. I could feel my heart beat faster as I approached the guard and ask if I could use my driving license for exchange. Thank goodness they took it and issued me a pass. Went through the screening and made it to the seminar room in time. They showed us a video and a list of jobs available. Filled-up some forms and pray hard that I get shortlisted this week. Really pray hard. I really want this job very very very much.
Now, a little update about today. Took half day leave to attend a briefing. As I walked towards the twin towers, I rummaged through my bag for my IC as I need to exchange for a visitor pass at the guard post. I couldn't find it in my wallet. I couldn't find it anywhere in my bag either. I could feel my heart beat faster as I approached the guard and ask if I could use my driving license for exchange. Thank goodness they took it and issued me a pass. Went through the screening and made it to the seminar room in time. They showed us a video and a list of jobs available. Filled-up some forms and pray hard that I get shortlisted this week. Really pray hard. I really want this job very very very much.
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As I laid on the bed beside grandma's, I heard a sound. I thought I hear wrongly but it was grandma screaming, and it got louder and louder. I woke up and went to her side, calming her down. She told me someone was pulling her. She must be having a nightmare. After calming her down, I went back to my bed and fell asleep.---
Caught the first episode of 995 and I like it!
Thursday, February 2, 2012
Jan in a flash
This January was jam packed with so events and celebrations, at least for me. Started the year off with a new job and my office was awesome. I was told that there is no worries for resources, quality is more important here. Well, I am learning the ropes and now its Feb! Time really flies! Special thanks to 3 groups of people. Thanks to my jungle friends (2 piglets, a cow and a frog) for a cosy but terrifying(being constantly alert of whoever who comes into the restaurant) steamboat dinner. Seriously, why must Cheng choose a frog to represent him among all animals?!?!? Thanks to my junior college mates who took the effort to meet-up despite our busy schedules! Wild honey's all-day breakfast was really good. Haha! I will never forget the things we talked about that night - dragon babies, medical forum and broken chinese! :D Thanks to my gffs who met up with me for my birthday dinner in mid-jan! My life would have been different without you girls!
Chinese new year came really fast this year, exactly one month after christmas! Reunion dinner as usual this year but it started late because uncle went to Malaysia in the afternoon to unlock the factory door for his friend who has forgotten to bring his keys out with him. Grandma wasn't too happy about that. This year, we had one abalone each to ourselves! Grandma has been telling us about that weeks before the dinner and she really mean it! Being the eldest in the family, she went around distributing to everyone of us. BBQ-ing abalone was an inpromptu idea. Out of creativity, some itchy hands placed their abalone on the hot plate and oh-la! It turned out to be quite delicious! We had a game of mahjong after dinner. It rained heavily this year and we didn't get to go to our neighbouring temple to pray at the auspicious hour. At around 2am, mum, sis and sis's bf went to Chinatown to grab all the goodies they could. I helped Grandma with the cooking of the vegetarian curry for our guests coming to visit our place that day. Bro was already snorning away on the sofa. I was so tired that I drove dad's car back home at the early hours of dawn. This year, I wore red on the first day! Daring huh? Ya, I bet this is the only day in the whole year that anyone will see me wearing a bright red dress. I kind of like it though :) New year visits are so fun and enjoyable, well, enjoy the gossip parts, not the questiong part where adults always like to ask about things like whether we are working or not? have a partner or not? when you getting married? etc etc etc.... a whole long list man! Angbao money kind of shrink as we grow older, don't know why... But that's okay. I like catching up with relatives and of course, my teachers, its a yearly affair afterall :)
Grandma almost fainted yesterday night due to skipping meals. Omg. She thinks that she is getting younger. So naughty! I will be staying with her for the next one week or so till she gets better. Hope that things will go well for us!
Nights everyone!
Chinese new year came really fast this year, exactly one month after christmas! Reunion dinner as usual this year but it started late because uncle went to Malaysia in the afternoon to unlock the factory door for his friend who has forgotten to bring his keys out with him. Grandma wasn't too happy about that. This year, we had one abalone each to ourselves! Grandma has been telling us about that weeks before the dinner and she really mean it! Being the eldest in the family, she went around distributing to everyone of us. BBQ-ing abalone was an inpromptu idea. Out of creativity, some itchy hands placed their abalone on the hot plate and oh-la! It turned out to be quite delicious! We had a game of mahjong after dinner. It rained heavily this year and we didn't get to go to our neighbouring temple to pray at the auspicious hour. At around 2am, mum, sis and sis's bf went to Chinatown to grab all the goodies they could. I helped Grandma with the cooking of the vegetarian curry for our guests coming to visit our place that day. Bro was already snorning away on the sofa. I was so tired that I drove dad's car back home at the early hours of dawn. This year, I wore red on the first day! Daring huh? Ya, I bet this is the only day in the whole year that anyone will see me wearing a bright red dress. I kind of like it though :) New year visits are so fun and enjoyable, well, enjoy the gossip parts, not the questiong part where adults always like to ask about things like whether we are working or not? have a partner or not? when you getting married? etc etc etc.... a whole long list man! Angbao money kind of shrink as we grow older, don't know why... But that's okay. I like catching up with relatives and of course, my teachers, its a yearly affair afterall :)
Grandma almost fainted yesterday night due to skipping meals. Omg. She thinks that she is getting younger. So naughty! I will be staying with her for the next one week or so till she gets better. Hope that things will go well for us!
Nights everyone!
Friday, December 2, 2011
:)
Hellow~~ The internet is finally fixed!
I am back from another cruise trip - AGAIN. Ya, I know. I sail too often these days, but this time I went with Wynne, so its different! On the first day of the trip, we went for a show and the show started off with the YMCA dance. Nostalgia kicks in. And the cruise ended off with a band singing Child during our dinner. Best.
The week before cruise was spent with a bunch of lovable kids and the resources at the SK workshop! The funny thing is, Ariel and me were on the same cruise trip, staying just 3 doors away from each other and yet, we had never met during our entire 4 days trip. And we found out about this today. Epic! Oh well, after thoughts about the workshop is, I am so impressed by myself that I managed to do a 1 hour presentation to the kids, given just one night notice about it from nothing. Meaning I had to do the slides from scratch, the presentation flow from scratch and just everything. I like :) I like the way boss says it: it's always the last minute work that brings out the best of us. And after the 4 days, one thing is for sure, I will never ever be able to treat some people the same way as I did in the past.
Time for photos :)
At a honey factory in Phuket. The usual touristy kind of place they will make you visit.
With grandma and Wynne :)
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Quick update
PSLE is over, so all my P6s students are probably enjoying the time of their life now. I feel they deserve it, after going through 6 years of formal education just to exchange for this very first certificate, that could determine the next 4 to 5 years of their lives. 10 years ago, my first paper was somewhere near the end of October and results will only be out at the end of the year. But now, these students are going to receive their results in end November. How things have changed, for the better I guess.
I am left with O levels students for 2 more weeks. English and Principles of Accounting. I have heard people say 'you learn best with you teach'. And this is very true, very. I am learning day-by-day, maybe not so much of the content but rather the way to deliver the contents. And I am enjoying every bit of that.
Decision made. Truth learned. Time to pick myself together and move on.
November is gonna be a busy month for me. Good :)
Meanwhile, I am looking forward to this:
I am left with O levels students for 2 more weeks. English and Principles of Accounting. I have heard people say 'you learn best with you teach'. And this is very true, very. I am learning day-by-day, maybe not so much of the content but rather the way to deliver the contents. And I am enjoying every bit of that.
Decision made. Truth learned. Time to pick myself together and move on.
November is gonna be a busy month for me. Good :)
Meanwhile, I am looking forward to this:
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