不想写博客了—因为我真正的最秘密的内心情感不应该出现在网络上。

I am not going to write anything here—because the dearest true secretes of mine should not be exposed through the wires.

 

 

 2008是个漂亮的数字，似有完美的象征。新的开始，新的希望。因为信心和决心，而有了希望，也因此有了新计划 -- 工作，理财，生活，感情。活在当下是潇洒的，但却不可取，因为长远的计划还是比较适合现实的我。

 

2007年的最后一季虽然是忙碌杂乱的，但是却充实了自己，学会了在漩涡中挣扎求生并领略到狂风暴雨的魅力。终于，工作上了轨道，接下重要的任务，和同事打成一片。

 

2007年是我感情重感冒的一年。没有终点的感情长跑其实是不值得的，所以我选择不再挽留，不再给与遐想，因为他的绝情让我醒悟了。所以选择在生日的那一天做了决定。不过，爱情还是会是我生活中的甜品，只是下一次我会看的更加透彻，不要让自己再得重感冒。

 

2008年会是开心充实的，因为我已经下了决心，做好准备。YEAH!

 

祝新年快乐

 

 

First thing to expect after you take a block leave for holiday: clear your mail box.

 

The first and first thing to expect after you take a block leave for holiday: work over time (OT).

 

More work but less manpower, so more complains in order to release stress.

 

Yup, eating is another way to relax. Of course, we all go to places where there is popular nice food.

 

So it is good that we eat more when we are doing more work.

 

Really enjoying the makan sessions with my colleagues.Cheers!

刚刚工作了3个多月，就拿了年假。反正公司里的同事都觉得我好象是已经做了1年的员工了。

就在上飞机的前一天下班前，还真的觉的很开心。

今天的假开始要在家里过了。在上海玩了几天，正好在家好好睡觉、吃饭。

放假真好。

My dear, it is the 3^rd time that I sprang my ankle. Perhaps I should learn how to walk all over again.

 

But I quite enjoying seeing Chinese physician for sprain treatment; though it is pain but so relaxing after.

 

Nevertheless, I am really so ‘lucky’: getting injured just less than 1 week before traveling, and at this period of time when there is no break from work, but expecting overload (so I am writing the report later tonight--homework).

 

Now it is come to the end of the year, hope all the bad things just go far away; yet like bad guy will never return.

So today is Thursday, a public holiday. Yesterday was Wednesday. But I just naturally thought that yesterday was Friday, and reached office at 835am because I have an early morning meeting at 845am on Friday. It took me quite a while to realize that there was no meeting yesterday, because it was not Friday.

 

How could I forget about time? Time is flying, and I still wanted it goes faster. It is unusual. Though there will be a monthly makan(eating) section with my colleagues this Saturday, it could not be the reason that I am so eager to get time pass by. Perhaps being busy and getting sick is a better excuse that I want to have a weekend break sooner, How should I describe my work? ‘Messy’? I just don’t have any chance to concentrate on the same piece of work the same day. But slowly I am trying to define a time frame for my work. Of course flexibility and prioritization and are the keys in my work. There is a saying that work will never be finished. Though it sounds depressing and self-comforting, it is a good sign isn’t it? You will not lose your job because there is always work to do. Haha...

 

P.S. a piece of crap on the public holiday noon.

It was expected that after starting work, there won’t be homework -- meaning: you can forget about your work when you are not in the office. It was also known that ECA are just for students--meaning: you just need to do work that related to your job. BUT, it is not true!!!

 

Sometimes you just feel not to do too much OT, while you have work unfinished, then you choose to bring work home to do. Besides, there is usually no time for you to do research at the office.

To increase the employee satisfaction score, there are many off-work activities: dinner gathering, charity food festival, sports, etc; so you are the lucky one being in the organizing committee and in charge for your own department as well. As a result, more meetings, more emails, more extra work, and more OT.

 

Well, it is tiring, but it can be fun sometimes. Perhaps just take it as a break in work. After all, people see what you have done, and praises make you proud.

 

觉得自己不因该太早对事物的改变下定论：看起来不好的事，或许会带来好的结果；所谓塞翁失马。

 

之前在office 里不是很愿意换座位，因为之前的位子是新的桌子，新的电话；位于与世隔绝的边上，远离老板的视线，一抬头便看到可爱的蓝天。现在的座位在走道边，每天人来人往的，好嘈杂，又没有窗外的自然风光。然而，正因为人来人往，我的位子变得好热闹的，经常有同事过来聊天，多了些嘻嘻哈哈。除此之外，电话铃声也多了，user的问题开始往我这边来了。难道人多的地方事情也多？呵呵。

 

依此类推，结束一段７年的感情或许是件好事：我才有机会认识更好的人。

 

 

So, my department went to Duck Tour with the $2000 cash award for our 1st quarter best BAU (business as usual). Now I am also part of the team.  :)

 

 

Confession 1: I made a mistake in work

I made this mistake the 2^nd time. The 1^st time was forgivable, as I did not told about it. But this time, it was because I was careless.

 

Confession 2: I am in shopping mode these days

I spent much money in weekends again. I just love the beautiful things and love to have them. But I have received a lot of birthday presents.

 

Confession 3: I am spending more time to meet up friends

Yes, I have not yet recovered from the break-up, so I would thing of all the unhappiness when I am along. Therefore, I have to be with someone else, and give myself less chances to stay alone. I meet up friends, go for exercise, shopping and chit-chatting.

 

 

 

 

 

I am regretted to say that I got nothing much to do in my work 1 month ago. Now I won’t have any chance for honeymoon. OT and working in weekend are getting to be a norm. At least, let me try not to have homework.

 

Well, to be optimistic, doing more means learning more and adding more values (of course it should be measured by performance). Like others say,” work hard and learn more when you are young.” That’s right, especially when there is a new turn and new direction in life. When there is something precious lost in life, I should work hard to achieve something else. This sounds cheering, yup.

Should l say busy work keeps you happy?  'Pah!' Many people must disagree with me. Of course, busy working should just happen in weekdays. Weekend it is time for gathering, playing and sports.

 

After attending a 5-days intensive course on banking in JB last week, another 1 day course on banking took away my Monday. Well, I enjoyed it as I felt like I was a student again—lectures and tests. Yup, life is simple and easy for students. But that is not for me anymore. L

 

Back on Tuesday, it was time for me to absorb information again—and check emails—and meetings. When you are busy, you just forget thirsty and hunger—and time flies. But after all, it is useful to help one recover from depression—forget about the unhappiness as well.

 

Today, it was not time to relax either. Handling user request and doing investigation tough for beginner, but interesting for experts. Apparently, I am a beginner.

 

So, my focus now is work and enjoy life with friends. Keep busy, be happy. J

I have not come to my 'space' for almost 3 months, now it is time to re-start.

 

There are many journeys to re-start: work and relationship--so that's life. Something just re-starts naturally and reasonably, but sometimes there is no choice in life: there is external force pushing you to re-start. That force can be someone you love and trust. But there is no blame, because that force is partially your own responsibility.

 

Again, there are many journeys in life, so there are many starting points. It may be hard to re-start over again, and it may take a while to accept it, but I will try. Life has to go on, and my still-loved ones and friends’ encourages are the other force that pushing me forward. Let me try!

After so much “hunting” in jobs, now I am stuck into house “hunting”. Remember that I pointed the importance of flexibility in my job interview, I realized that it is also important in real life—seemed from my “house hunting: from looking for 2+1 flat rental to room rental to 3+1 flat rental to 2+1 flat rental to room rental. Confusing yah!? Still “hunting”, so I don’t want to mention it much here.

 I went to ICA this afternoon and got my temporary work permit, so I can start work next Monday. Well, it made me recalling my last visit to ICA after my “A” level – 4 years ago! Time flies. And so, after 4 years, now I am a so called “professional”. To all these changes, I just take them naturally as they happen. Perhaps it is because there are too many things to settle that I don’t have time for reflection. It is just like my mum said; you shall play different roles in different stages in your life.

The English translation for 礼尚往来 is that courtesy demands/calls for reciprocity. It seems that the English expression is more direct. However, there are always people who don’t understand this simple principle. When someone lends a helping hand to his/her friend without hesitation, but the other party take it for granted or even 反客为主(reverse the position of the host and the guest), it is really disappointing. Although there is a saying that 助人为快乐之本(to help others is the source of happiness), the basic rule to retreat people better after receiving help from the other.

For self-advice.

看完了“楚汉争雄”，虽然片头写明“本故事纯属虚构”，但楚汉相争的历史人人皆有耳闻。

 

时势造英雄或英雄造时势，就有如顺天意而行或逆天而行。刘邦虽是市井之徒，纵得天意，顺时势，广的民心。项羽则是不折不扣的盖世英雄，文武双全，称雄称霸，且偏偏不信天命，敢与抗争。刘邦终得天下，但个中卑鄙计谋令人发指；项羽最终败在韩信的四面楚歌，于乌江自尽，但他的英雄本色流传后世。若要选出谁是真正的君主，还真不好选。但若只看后果（result-oriented）， 那当然是汉朝始祖刘邦。懂得攻于心顺时势，正是刘邦的成功之道。

 

人最脆弱，但最难测的就是心思。但人的心，却也是屈于时势，所谓人心所向。刘邦出尔反尔，虽说是被吕后韩信及一帮臣子所逼，但最终他也是看清了大势所趋。

 

或许，永远的真理就是：得到了想要的就必须放弃某些拥有的。

The result of my last examination in university was out last Friday. I was so happy to see my honours; but MH gave me the only “odd” grade in my transcription. Anyway, my hounour gave me much joy and made me feel lucky.

 

Well, after the last paper in early May, I had indeed gone through many other “tests” in job interviews. I would say every face-to-face is more complex than an oral test. It is not just a matter of delivering the best answer, but to “win” the interviewers’ hearts. Therefore, an interview is a test of show. Of course, there are definitely written tests: essay writing, comprehension, mathematics, analytical, and personality test. Taking these tests reminded me of something that my senior told me: “you feel like having test everyday in work without any mental preparation; your boss will ask you any question at any time—it is just like a test.” Perhaps, this is another difference between studying and working: you can prepare for examinations in schools, but you won’t be able to make full preparation for any test in your work. True yah!?