2010

DOSHer's Unroutinely is indeed unroutine but 2010 has been a great year. In February, I enrolled myself in Elementary French and Japanese courses but I did not complete the latter due to lack of chemistry between me and sushi. French fries is much more interesting, seriously!

In June, I went to Sheffield for my final semester. It was a great experience and it certainly made me a better rounded person. During that period, Sheffield suffered from a severe influx of Malaysian students and I suppose we had contributed a lot to Sheffield's economy.

Exams!

Upon completion of my degree programme, I went backpacking with a group of friends. The trip was not a smooth one, but it was really enjoyable. I came to realise that French is so damn useful, it allowed me to talk to the native Parisians and Genevians (like a kindergarten kid though). Backpacking let us see more and immerse ourselves completely in European history and culture. But of course, you would need a reliable travel guide (like Lonely Planet) to avoid you from traveling aimlessly!

Barcelona

I later spent a few days in Cambridge, to meet up with my cousin and helped her in her architecture project. I had a great time helping her analysing pedestrians' walking behaviour. The project was rather unusual but it allowed me to view ordinary things from extraordinary perspectives.

In Cambridge, with Rebecca

In mid-October, I revisited my aunty who stays in Southern England, traveled to Bath (a really beautiful city!) and spent a few weeks in London. Thousands of pictures were taken in the past few months. The pictures tell a lot. Unfortunately, I find it hard to describe them in words.

Time flies and it is time to kickstart my career. I have attended quite a number of interviews and got some offers, it is certainly hard to decide as some graduate positions have four rounds of interviews and I am still waiting for the third round. For now, most probably I am going back to OSK Investment Bank, they have offered me a position in Corporate Finance. It is not gonna be easy for sure. Learning curve is really steep and it is not unusual to work until near-midnight if there are a lot of deals. It is time for me to fasten my seat belt and ready for all the uncertainties and challenges ahead. I believe that every cloud has a silver lining. :)