转眼一年即将过去。

身分从做了十几年的“学生”，转换成今天的“上班一族”。

从毕业，找工作，一直到找到了现在的工作的这段时期，看到了很多，也学到了很多。一连串的面试，曾经烦过，担心过，而这些现已成为了宝贵的经验。

目前这份工作仍有很多东西等着我去发掘，同时也提供了空间让我这个‘社会新鲜人’慢慢地去学习，探索很多课本上学不到的知识。看到了职场上的不同，人与人之间的关系，是一门很深的学问。

2008是让人留念的一年。农历年朋友的‘团圆’晚餐、亲手为朋友制作生日礼物、朋友到哥打丁宜疯狂的一日游、热浪岛三天两夜的旅行、怡保之行通宵聊天。。。拿到第一个A+、毕业典礼。。。开始踏入社会工作。。。到终于如愿开始钢琴课程。。。

其实还有很多很多。。。

总之，2008是个不同的一年。

同时也是一个转折点。

而2009则是延续努力，以达致目标的开始。。。

要继续加油~~

新年快乐！！！ Happy New Year~ =D

生活不该墨守成规
应当适时地挑战自己
让自己能接触不同的东西
不断地学习

在努力的当儿
也不能忘了休息
让忙碌的自己放轻松
舒解紧张的神经

不能一味把所有的责任都往自己身上扛
最终只会累了自己
分担分享
听取他人意见
再进行分析

这是最近我从工作上领会到的。前方仍然有着很多很多的期待，也有着很多很多的不定数。向前看，让自己不断地进步。。。

Yesterday was Christmas holiday~ And yeah, don't need to work~~ Lol~

Went to De Coder's board game cafe... But most of the time are wasted on game searching and also trying to figure out the game rules... Nonetheless, the outing is still fun~ Like the game called "Hali Gali"... Hehe... An easy yet exciting game~ Another game is "Bang"... It get thrilled when someone play the "Dynamite" card which means a 计时炸弹 to be passed down to every player by turn and will 'explode' when some condition is fulfilled...

And of course we won't forget to take photos while enjoying the games~

-A group photo of us-

Watched the movie this evening at Jurong Point.

Felt that the pace of the storyline is quite fast compare with the storybook. A lot of details are left unexplained. I think if I did not read the book before I watched this movie, I will feel quite lost. I like the scene where the Cullen's family were playing their Baseball game~

There's a lot of people at Jurong Point. Maybe were doing their Christmas shopping. After renovation, there's quite a number of shops opened at Jurong Point. Haven't really had time to walk around as it's getting late after the movie.

Christmas is around the corner and with that, Year 2008 is going to end and we will welcome Year 2009. Without realizing, I had graduated for almost half a year. So fast~ Year 2008 is a happening year, lol~ Maybe shall summarize this whole year in one of the upcoming entries~ XD

Reading "Seven Deadly Wonders" by Matthew Reilly now. After watching Twilight, it triggers me for having the urge to read New Moon as soon as possible, haha~ So, I shall finish "Seven Deadly Wonders" quickly~~

几天没上网，感觉似乎有点与外界脱节了。哈~ 每天一上网，总会习惯性地打开部落格、Facebook游览一下，看看朋友所更新的近况还有上载的照片。我想这也算是一种保持联络的方法吧，或许不常见面，但通过这样的管道，能让人了解彼此的近况。

最近又不知不觉地想了很多东西。工作、生活、家人、朋友~

觉得说每天机械式地重复着一样的工作，生活会很沉闷，所以我希望下班后的时间能有多些变化。能做些自己感兴趣的事情/爱好，学新的语言、技能、知识，充实自己。除此之外，还有朋友的聚会，不论是看电影、吃饭、唱K都好。让自己有多些期待。但却又不想每天都很迟回家。有点矛盾。

珍惜与家人在一起的时间。我觉得家永远是安全的避风港。没有任何人能像家人那样无私地包容自己。不管怎样，家人都不会弃自己于不顾。觉得我是幸福的，有疼爱我的家人，也给了我很大的自主权。想有多些时间陪伴家人。想家人都健健康康。健康很重要。

生活中，要懂得知足。珍惜。把握~

09/12 星期二
发现电话有点发神经，突然间hang着~ 电话荧幕时不时会变得空白一片，黑黑的，什么都不见了。但是不一会儿就没事了，所以也就不以为然。

10/12 星期三
Company Dinner。同事间都必须带一份礼物，然后以幸运抽奖方式来交换。此外还有三份大奖--$250 Takashimaya 礼券。哈哈，在一轮礼物交换后，就是抽大奖的时候了。。。而我很幸运地抽到了大奖~ Newcomer's luck, lol~ 发现我的同事们玩起来是疯的咯~ 真的是笑到脸差一点抽筋。。。

回到家，发现突然间电话荧幕randomly充满着多种颜色，好像坏了的电视荧幕，字迹变得模糊。不一会儿就变得黑黑一片。唉，正式宣告不治~ 最衰的是我的电话保证期只是刚刚过了一个月！又得花钱了~~ >.<

11/12 星期四
看完了Twilight。
想看电影，但听说电影并不如书本描写的精彩。没关系，还是蛮想看的。
打算明天去Woodlands Ossia。

一星期又快要过去了。。。时间真的过得好快好快~~~

Left 5 chapters to finish reading Twilight...A nice book, easy to follow, attract you to keep on reading and reading...By the way, I seems to have complimented every book that I had read..but to me, they are really nice...=D

Will have company dinner this evening. Wonder what will it be going about. Should have a nice evening with my colleagues ba... A good chance for us to understand each other more~ I think so la...hah~

It's always in a dilemma that would want to have more long weekends but every time finds it so hard to get rid of the feelings that holiday's going to end soon and everything will be back to usual. However, will still looking forward any upcoming holiday despite all those aftermath feeling...lol~ contradicting myself.... XD

So, next holiday shall be the Christmas... and soon it is New Year and then Chinese New Year...Haha~ Looking forward~~~~~~=P

Christmas is around the corner. As my Mum, Bro and his gf LY came to Sg yesterday, we went Orchard Road to "walk walk see see"...2 of LY's friends came along too.

As usual, walked along the street and took photos...Hmm, the decoration this year not really very special~

Tada~ Here are some of the photos taken...

-Mum and I

-Bro and I

-LY and I

-3 Cheerful gals

- Sweet couple

- Family

- KX

- Myself

- Orchard Decorations

Hah...Despite I had graduated for 1 semester, I also had 'post-exam outing'.. Lol~

Firstly, Monday I went to City Hall TCC with YS, YC and YF after YS and YC finished their last paper on that day. YS and YC miss the coffee there. It's the second time I went to TCC. I'm not a coffee lover, so seldom been there. Had our dinner there and '3 8' on each other's recent life~

Secondly, yesterday went to K-box with JY, AK, HC, YS, YC, YF, BY and Regina... It's been a long time I have not been to sing k~ Had a crazy time yesterday and we stayed there until midnight...>.< JY, AK n HC is even later...This gathering reminded me on our first-year gathering... Almost everyone of our initial gang came yesterday~ Shall have more outings like this, maybe can go elsewhere besides K-singing...=)

Look forward more outings in this December~ =D

- watch Twilight
- watch City of Ember
- have great outings with friends after their final exams
- go Orchard Road, for the Christmas decorations
(Miss the news, wonder is it the same as previous years?)
- start piano lesson soon
- learn a new language, start with Japanese
- travel to as many places as I could
- enrich myself with more courses
- have a pleasant career path
- enjoy every moments in life

Went to take a stroll in the Kranji turf club with my colleagues after knock off this evening because there's some programme on Madagascar--Escape 2 Africa. Decided to take a look of it.

Saw 林明伦 and his family. His daughter and son are cute and good-looking.

Didn't stay long at the Turf Club.

Here are some photos taken.



1) A big screen showing the stage. (appeared to be small as I took from far)
2) Quite a lot of people there.
3) The lion and the penguin dancing on the stage.
4) Don't forget to take photo before I left. (I had put on weight~>.<)

最近生活过得挺平凡的，没什么特别。

每天早上起床，然后准备上班。接着就是等待着下班的时间。每天都重复着。哈，有点机械化的生活。

渐渐适应了我的工作性质，感觉不再像刚开始时那样的郁闷。我的工作属于‘季候性’地忙碌，之后就会有很多‘空间’。当然不可能就在座位上发呆，无所事事。现在我会利用那些‘空间’慢条斯理地整理一些文件。虽说有时一整天下来，还是会有‘显’和‘想睡觉’的时候。人之常情啦~~ =P

现在也比较想开了。以前的想法是工作就是一整天都有东西可以忙，然后可以做到下班为止，很少时候能让精神休息的。现在是工作就是当忙完手上的工作后，能放慢步伐，让精神休息一下，同时也是整理和检查文件的时候，然后就是轻轻松松地过了一天。当然前提是要先做好自己本分应该完成的工作。嗯。。我在想我这样的想法是否正确啊？

正找寻着日语的课程。但时间上似乎有点紧凑。不想每次到课堂时都是紧紧张张，担心迟到的样子，也不想那么赶。希望可以找到一个合适的时间。还有钢琴课，上星期询问了详情。如无意外，近期内应该可以开始了。还有一些事情要顾虑以及考虑的，需要计划一下。

写着写着，不知不觉过了午夜12点。。是时候睡了，晚安~

Just back from there. Think this is the 1st time I went to a bookfest in Singapore. Lol~ Been have the craving on going for the previous year but always ended up not going. Finally I get to go for it this year.

The space is quite big. There's a lot of books exhibit there, such as fictions, non-fictions, chinese literature, self-improvement books, encouragement books, assessment books, manga, dictionary, stationery and CDs. However the place seems quite 冷清 today, not many people. It's a bit different from what I imagine. I always think that whenever there is a exhibition like this, it's sure crowded with people. But it's not today.

Bought 2 story books -- The Codex by Douglas Preston and The Judas Strain by James Rollins. These 2 books seems interesting. From the synopsis, it's regarding adventure and solving some kind of mystery, should be quite nice.I like adventurous and myterious kind of books. XD


Saw some books about Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator. It teaches the skills in using Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator. The pictures in it are so nice. Been so tempted by the usefulness of the books but it's a bit expensive and is in Chinese.

Christmas is round the corner. Going Orchard Road to see the decorations and take photos has been our gang's annual activity. How about this year? Guys, interested on going? =D

改变，每一天都在发生。

在回来新加坡的路上，突然脑子里闪过这样的一个想法。

以前小时候每天都会准时守在电视机旁，收看电视节目，一直到读中六的时候都依然如此。但是现在却很少这样了。有时甚至连电视正在播映的连续剧是什么都不知道，也不会特别地想要观看。

觉得想法也有些改变了。

或许应该说是更清楚地看清了自己的目标。了解自己要的是什么，该怎样去计划。虽说并不是什么宏图大志，或是很长远的目标，但是一直以来心里想要实现的梦想还是会想要去实现，让它们不再是梦。

虽然如此，想法改变，但待人处事依然有自己的原则。要坚持的，还是会坚持。是固执也好，是一直以来的信念也罢，每个人都有自己的处理方式。

所以，为圆自己的梦，努力~

Always enjoy meet up with friends, be it having meals, chatting, 'yum cha'-ing, outing, etc.

Like the feeling of gathering, no matter individual or in groups. Maybe already get use to the 'group' feeling, lol~

Pretty much miss the gathering time during Uni life, hah~

Anyway, quite enjoy the dinner this evening with YF and BY. Looking forward another meet up with friends like this~ =D

Recently likes to listen to cantonese songs, haha, although I'm not understand most of the lyrics. XD So mainly I'm listening to its melody. Anyone has any nice cantonese songs to recommend?

1 more episode to finish Prison Break Season 2, wanna seek for another drama to watch lo~ Still trying to finish '19 minutes'. Been holding it for quite long~ Again, quite a lot of dramas and books waiting for me...'Twilight' is going to show in December. Hope I can manage to read the book before the movie is shown.

Meanwhile, 'Jia You' for everyone, either working, seeking job or studying~ =)

遇见朋友的感觉真好。

今天下班后，在裕廊东转换站遇见了雯。好久不见了，记得最后一次见面是在PGP的Super Snack，应该是半年前的事了吧，当时还是我在NUS的最后一个学期，而且还与YS和BH聊天聊到差点没巴士回家。哈~

与雯聊了一会儿，update了彼此的近况，也交换了一些感想。感觉很好。其实我蛮喜欢与朋友聊天的。可以聊东聊西，交换感想，也可以顺便发发牢骚，哈哈~ 只要话题投机，真的可以聊很久的。=P 当然这样的情况是双方面的。

觉得现在每一天属于自己的时间减少了。大半时间被工作占据了，扣除睡眠，交通，磨蹭的时间，剩下的也没多少了。而且时间安排变得很拘束，必须等到下班后的时间。

认为自己仍未调适好心境，依然处于学生生活的心态。还是很向往能够自己主控所有的时间，想做什么就做什么，能够随心所欲自己安排时间。也许是时候改变想法与心态了，否则会一直想着，而让自己一直处在框框里。。。

*努力尝试中*

Back to Sg.

Another week begins.

Looking forward the knock off time everyday.

Looking forward the time going back home every weekends.

Felt reluctant to come back sg every Sunday.

When will this kind of feeling be lightened?

Before I know it, I have worked for 1 month... Time flies~~ So "Happy 1st Month" for me and my job~ Lol...>.<

Learnt quite a lot in this job, for example how to effectively keep track of record, how to trace record whenever it is needed, the inventory system, etc. Personally felt that the company I worked in is quite organized, everything has its procedure and quite easy to follow after knowing the reason behind the procedure, although sometimes it is bored after finished the works on hand and no new tasks are given yet. Anyway, so far life at work is still fine to go along with~

This week should be quite a nice week. With things to busy on, time tends to pass faster and won't feel bored. And for this week, I can be more 'freely' during work. Lol~ =P (Start to go astray after 1 month working, hah~ - -")

So fast, it's Thursday tomorrow. Two more days to be back at home. Hah~ And it's time to plan something~~~ ^^

高兴，因为又到了周末，可以回家。

自从开始工作以后，就更加地期待周末。比在求学的时候更想回家，虽然在求学时我几乎是每个星期都回家啦~ 但不知怎的，现在这种盼望能回家的感觉更为地强烈。

或许是回到家的感觉，是那么的轻松自在，像能让自己解脱般，暂时抛开一切。放下工作、放下课业，所以感觉特别地舒服~

但是周末总是那么的短暂。

也许就是因为这样，才显得它是那么的可贵，那么的令人期待~

突然有个想法，很想去旅行。

想暂时放下所有，旅行散散心，让自己充充电。

梦想有一天能无忧无虑，自由自在地环游世界，到世界每个角落去开开眼界。

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不想回新加坡。

想到待会儿会遇到的交通阻塞，就不禁摇头叹气。想到明天要工作，更加深了不想回去的念头。但却由不得我不回去。

现阶段仍处于心情调适期。想在工作上找到满足感。

但是什么才叫满足感？是种怎样的感觉呢？

我只知道，现在我必须努力工作，来实现我的兴趣和完成我的梦想。

过了一个‘胆战心惊’的早上。

首先是被要求更改做好的东西，因为出现了一些偏差。

再来就是老板叫我用打字机在一份很重要的文件上做更改，而我却不小心打错了地方。又不知道原来用打字机打错字，是能够修改，然后重新再来的。当知道的时候为时已晚。结果，一颗心忐忐忑忑走到老板面前去‘自首’。还好，没有被骂，只是说下次必须小心一点。

接着，老板要我打电话去询问一些事情。因为之前这件事情并不是我负责的，所以一时间我有点手足无措。在电话里要怎么说才不会失礼，要找哪位负责人等。而且我觉得讲电话是有技巧的，当然我所指的是这种因公事而打的电话。想想我应该培养多一点这方面的信心~ 还好最后任务顺利完成。

午餐后，帮忙检查文件里的数目算得对不对。发现比起自己现在所负责的，它显得复杂得更多。必须很专注，不然容易出错。我想等我更熟悉公司的运作，所负责的东西也会越来越深入。就这样，两份厚厚的文件让我做了一整个下午直到下班。做得还蛮充实的，发现自己很喜欢数字~ 哈！

期待明天回家~ 因为屠妖节的关系，有三天的假期，可以在家待长一点时间。

珍惜与家人在一起的时间。珍惜与朋友说笑谈心的时刻。珍惜身边所拥有的全部。

**Be thankful for what you have. Be creative. Be innovative. Think differently and positively.**

Went for celebrating Cyn's bday at Nihon Mura yesterday~

Tired and sleepy on the way back home... >.< Old liao uh? Anyone has any antidote so that I won't felt tired so easily? lol~

Some of the photos taken yesterday: A bit too dark~


- Happy Birthday, Cyn!!! =D


- It's group photo's time~ XD

- Piano Concerto Extravaganza
- The Concert Hall


- Taken before going in
- In music library


- Say 'cheese'~~ lol

星期二晚上，回新大看了场音乐演奏会，名为“Piano Concerto Extravaganza”。很好听，是种不错的享受。演奏者是来自Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music的学生，真是有水准。看到他们弹琴的指法，真是由衷地佩服他们。弹到快节奏的地方时，从远处看，我只看到手的幻影。其中印象较深刻的是"Rachmaninov Concerto No.2 in C minor, Op. 18"（佩服演奏者的俐落指法,曾经听过Movement 1, 有种似曾相识的感觉）和 "Chopin Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11"（让人有种陶醉于其中的感觉），还有当晚最后一首曲目"Prokofiev Concerto No.3 in C major, Op. 26 3rd movement" (演奏者一气呵成的ending印象深刻）。此外，演奏者们也完全融入于音乐中，很是陶醉。

今天晚上，到武吉知马那里与Cyn吃饭，去了一间名为“一品味石锅肉骨香”的餐馆。食物还不错，服务很好。肉骨茶盛在石锅里，热腾腾的。酸辣豆腐有泰式风味，好吃。还有其他的，下次可以再去尝尝。这件店坐落于武吉知马美世界中心的对面，地址是5，Cheong Chin Nam Road，Singapore 599730。不妨可以去试一试。

This week is the 2nd week since I started working. Basically so far so good, slowly have a grasp on the job duties and is able to do it. Thanks to my 'buddy' HT that guides me with a lot of patience. My colleagues are nice and funny people too. Although I'm still not very close with them, but still good working together with them.

However, this morning suddenly had a mood swing. Haha. Felt so 'sien' out of the sudden. Thanks to the short sms chatting that cheered me up a bit. Soon the feeling disappeared after lunch and I carried on with my job.

Been thinking on when and where to start my piano lesson. Maybe I shall be more 洒脱 and just act without taking too much factors into consideration. Or maybe some of the factors I considered are just unimportant. Hah~ Always has a liking on piano music and would be great if myself can play them on piano. Have an interest in harmonica too. Still remember I played with my aunt's harmonica during my secondary school time. However it is a normal harmonica without the sharps and flats scale. Anyway it's still fun playing with it and I find it not easy as you have to blow and inhale to play the note. Impressed by a harmonica master when I went to a harmonica concert last time. A small harmonica can actually play a nice music.

Looking forward tomorrow's Piano Concerto Extravaganza at NUS Yong Siew Toh Concert Hall. A little relaxation after knocking off from work. A small spark besides routine working life~ =D

寻找目标，认清目标，再向其迈进~

为兴趣

为梦想

为更长远的路

加油~

刚收到电话单。。。看到数目时，差点不敢相信自己的眼睛。。。上个月的总额竟然比平时的数目高出接近一倍半！！！

Pay as you roam好可怕~~ =S

因为准证的问题，身处在马来西亚的我，常接到公司打来的电话，而不知不觉累积下来的数目，竟然接近新币五十元。。。我的天~~ o.O

电话费从来不曾那么高，要“破产”了~~~~ =（

Went for a musical concert as named above which was presented by Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music this evening after knocking off from work. A good opportunity to rest your mind while listening to the nice melody. The presented musical pieces are French Sonatas and Sonatines for winds with piano as accompaniment. Really great!! Can say it's a 享受... somemore it's free admission~ Will go for more concerts like this... There will be a Piano Concerto Extravagenza on 14 Oct 2008 (http://scmapp.nus.edu.sg/events/details.asp?e_id=762). Wanna go too~~ Haha... something to look forward~
For more details on the events, feel free to browse on this link:
http://scmapp.nus.edu.sg/events/eventcalendar/index.aspx

Today is the 2nd day on job. So far still can cope with it. There's still a lot to learn and to familiarize myself with the operation and culture of the company. This morning made a mistake and being reminded by my manager. Haha... anyway I admit that's my mistake... so learn from mistake and never commit again~ heh... Work and study is really difference... lol~ but if you ask me, I think I will say being a student is much much better~~ haha... 怀念 my student life again...wahaha~

However that's unavoidable to experience the life as a working adult~ So keep on moving~ And once a while reminisce the bittersweet memory as a student~~~ lol~

Went for a dinner gathering with my Thai teacher and my fellow tutorial friends at Tuk Tuk Thai Kitchen.

A nice and full dinner. The food there are tasty. Aacaan (thai word--means "teacher") ordered quite a lot of food for us and there's dessert somemore. We even played 终极密码 to finish off the food. After that, there's some simple logic game to guess the trend of words. Hah. And Lexin keep on urging aacaan to play 'facebook'. Lol~

An enjoyable evening with them, catching up with each other. Here are the photos (more to be uploaded). A reminder from aacaan: thaa may suay, may day say 'facebook' kha (if (photo) not nice, cannot put to 'facebook'). lol~


with my Thai aacaan and tutorial friends. I'm holding the coin purse from aacaan to us.


An enjoyable dinner gathering.

Nice to have a great aacaan and easy-going tutorial friends. khop khun maak kha (Thank you very much). =D

Back at home. Feeling nice.

Finally everything settled and got the approval from MOM for my EP application. Going for medical check-up next Mon. If everything goes right, I can get my EP done by the end of this month. Going to start working next month. Looking forward~

Went to De Coder's cafe for the 4th time. Lol~ This time round was with BH, YF and Ying. A relax afternoon. I like Cluedo. Next time must play again~

4 episodes more to finish watching "Nodame Cantabile" anime. Really a nice anime. I love the music in it. Suddenly have an urge to go for musical concert. Haha~~

Currently is reading "19 minutes". A bit confused by the plot. (XD) Think the plot will slowly get clearer once I read more into it... (hopefully, hah~)

Signing off......

刚看完《哈利波特与死亡圣器》，连续从下午一直看到刚刚，终于把故事看完了。。。哈哈，终于知道了故事结局。。。故事主人翁哈利波特与他的朋友们都过着幸福快乐的生活，而慌乱的世界也自此变得一切太平。。。好的结局，哈~

前几天，突然心情变得有点低落。。。哈哈~ 现在好多了。。。明知道应该有乐观积极的想法，但是心里被某件事情烦着，想着想着，还是不自觉地郁闷起来。。。时间太多，然后又想太多的结果~~

现在事情还没解决，还在等结果，希望尽早办妥吧！祝我好运咯~

会试着不让自己继续为这件事心烦，这样只会苦了自己~~ =)

乐观积极面对生活不如意，还有很多事情值得期待~~

A change in the blog skin, quite satisfied with the result, lol~ =P

A change in my hairstyle, long time never sees my hair in a smooth and straight conditions le. Price paid is sitting in the hair salon for several hours to have my hair re-bonded. - -|||

A change in employment status, from unemployed to employed. Found an admin job in a local civil engineering company at somewhere near CCK and Kranji. However, it seems like there’s some problem in the work pass application, it’s still not being approved. Hopefully can start working as scheduled. Otherwise, will have to back to square again~~ My job hunting process is“波折重重”。。。XD

I’m watching Nodame Cantabile animation. Like it very much, like the classical music in the show, enjoy listening them. It’s a 享受listening to the music played in it. Always have a liking on piano music. Learning piano has always been my wish, hope can realize it soon.

I’m reading Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Chinese translated). Still have 2 books on hold, waiting me to read. Thanks Si Li for lending me “19 minutes”. =)

Came across this MS office online training course by chance. Quite a useful website. I’m exploring the applications now, never know that MS office has so many features and functions.
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/training/default.aspx

Hah, so these are my recent updates~~ =D Take care and keep it up for everything that everyone is doing now! ^^

Quoted from The Straits Times 03/09/2008:

Worried about entering the working world? Here's your guide to moving smoothly from student to employee.

Be observant

• The first step to making a smooth transition into your new role is to observe how the people around you work and interact.
• Every organisation has its own unique culture and the workplace requires a different set of skills from the university or polytechnic.
• By taking the time to observe how others operate, you will have an understanding of how things work in your new environment and you will be able to make a great impression.

• Never underestimate the importance of building relationships and the positive impact this will have on your work situation.
• You will feel more comfortable asking difficult questions and getting advice from colleagues you have a comfortable relationship with and this will contribute to your success in your new role.

• As you learn more, ask for feedback from people around you, especially your manager. It is never too early to learn the skill of "managing upwards".
• Put simply, this means keeping a good flow of communication between you and your manager, asking for feedback and keeping him informed of your progress on tasks before he has to ask you.

• A classic mistake many new employees make is to work themselves into the ground, believing that this is the best way to impress their colleagues and supervisors.
• In reality, you will make a better impression by working smarter, rather than working harder.
• Resist the temptation to work from home or put in longer hours just to make an impression.
• By doing this, you will run the risk of raising your manager's expectations of what you can reasonably achieve.

• A great skill and an easy one to develop is to approach your manager with solutions rather than problems. When you need t go to your manager with a challenge you are facing, get into the habit of always having a solution in mind.
• By requesting their approval on a solution, you respect their authority and involve them in the decision, but you also make their job easier while showing your initiative.

• Another thing that will help you to get ahead is finding yourself a mentor. Consider what you are looking for in a mentor and then approach the person of your choice. This may be a little daunting, but your chosen person is likely to be flattered and unlikely to turn you down. Alternatively, you may find a mentor relationship which progresses quite naturally after you have been in your job for a while.
• A mentoring relationship is invaluable when you are starting your career. You will have an experienced sounding board to assist you with problems and celebrate your achievements.
• No matter how small the challenge, your mentor will usually have experienced something similar before, and will be familiar with the trials and tribulations you experience on a day-to-day basis.

• Don't put too much pressure on yourself. The transition from studies to a career is exciting and challenging, but everyone makes mistakes along the way.
• You don't need to be perfect to be successful, but you do need initiative, a willingness to learn and a desire to achieve.

It's been a long time since I uploaded photos...

Here are some photos I took when I went to Cyn & Sally's convo on 29 Aug 2008. I like photos that are taken during daytime because they are nicer,hah~ For photos taken at night, to have a better effect, there need to make some adjustment in the camera setting which I haven't figure out yet.

Congrats to Cyn and Sally for their graduation~ =)


- Cyn and Sally -


- with their coursemates -


- me with Cyn -

- me with Sally -

- me with Cyn and Sally -

Graduation marked the end of undergraduate studies and the beginning of another journey in life. All the best in the future endeavour. =D