25th Aug 2013 - Realization

been in Japan for over a month now.

everyday wheezes by so quickly, with my day starting at 5am, and ending at around 8pm. 90 minutes bus ride to and fro school is a mixture of torture and fun.

batchmates are generally nice & helpful, and I'm more than thankful for this. mingling was one of my main concerns becos of the age differences, and I've never had friends younger than 24. that being said, I'm actually closest to the youngest 2 in our group.

been wanting to blog but didn't know what to say, until an incident this noon. being a major fan of the tvb drama - "triumph in the skies", I was watching it on my ipad when I saw an airplane landing from the side of my window. then it struck me that our hotel is actually pretty near the airport's runway! my heart skipped a beat when the plane touched down, and suddenly everything was surreal. I'm in Japan, receiving training. & when I start on my new job officially, hundreds of people's lives will be in my hands (in a way) daily

all the evacuation procedures, though I hope I'll never have to use it, but it's not there for no reason.

my simple "dream come true" came with so many more meaningful intentions. I truly love my job, period.

9th July 2013 - Last week in Singapore

so, we were drafting out a checklist for Japan over lunch today. then it daunted upon me - exactly one week left in Singapore, and this time next week I'd be in Japan prolly asleep, or preparing for the first day of training there.

how did I even make it this far? (almost) 15 days of studying the Japanese language intensively. I've come to realize that when learning a new language, it's all about memorizing instead of understanding.

just remember the rules of the language (ie using "an" instead of "a" before vowels). there's no use questioning why, just simply memorize and you'll never go wrong!

3 months of unknown lies ahead, let's just go have the time of our lives..

24th June 2013 - New Found Joy in Life

Just last month during my last meeting in Prudential, a speaker named Lucas was invited to give us a motivational speech. A paragraph went something like that - 

"Who wakes up before their alarm rings?"

Nobody answers.

"I do. I wake up before my alarm rings, and lie in bed in anticipation of my agenda for the day. And when my alarm finally rings, I mute it and get out of bed immediately, ready to take on the day ahead."

Awkward silence.

Truth to told, I thought to myself that he's just in the business for a year, and I'm just waiting to see him eat his words when his energy dies out. I've never felt like that in a long time, if not, maybe never at all. Until a week ago, when I started on this new job of mine.

My alarm is set at 0630, and every night I toss and turn in bed with much excitement for the next day. I usually wake up at 5-10 minutes before my alarm goes off, or on the first ring of it. I get out of bed almost immediately, whereas in the past I would lazed and lazed and lazed in bed for as long as I could.

No matter how sufficient and quality my sleep was in the past, I ALWAYS FELT TIRED! Now, I last through the day sometimes with only 4 hours of sleep. The drive that pushes me, thank you so much.

A new found joy in my life, Savouring every moment of it...

29th May 2013 - My first Japanese class, & my sweetest goodbye

So, I attended my first ever Japanese lesson last Wednesday at Ikoma Language School. Been told that its the best language school to go for Japanese courses, and am glad that the company sent us for preparatory sessions before the real lesson starts. It was great fun, though extremely fast paced! Expecting a "test" on the next lesson already.

After which, I headed for a farewell party for me, kindly organized by YQ. It was held at K.Box Cineleisure. We sang and drank from 10pm to 6am, super crazy~

thank you for being a part of my memory in Prudential...

23rd May 2013 - Signing up for an adventure of a lifetime

I don't think I have ever been this happy and sad both at the same time before.

Happy because in another 8 hours or so, I'll be signing a contract that I've wanted for as long as I can remember. Although the story that got me started on chasing dreams again wasn't pleasant, but at least one thing came out good.

Sad because I'll be leaving my job/colleagues/clients/friends of almost 4 years. Though they are really happy my dream came true (or so they say lol), but one of them is right. As we move on to new environments, it really takes time and effort to keep in contact and not let the friendship drift. This is something that I have not achieved with my DBS colleagues, and I will do my best to not let it happen again.

Then I'm both happy & sad again because the thought of being away for 2 months is really *insert emotions*. On my last trip to Bangkok with QT, I went to Platinum Mall alone to get some stuff and we were separated for probably 30 minutes or so. For the first 10 minutes, I had this crazy surge of adrenaline. So much excitement to be exploring a foreign land alone. Thereafter, all I wanted was to just go back to the hotel room and be with someone who knows my language, and I can converse freely with. The thrill of venturing alone is <= to the fear of loneliness.

you gain some, you lose some. just make sure what you've gained is far more worth than what you lost...

22nd May 2013 - Dreams do come true

so, if you have been following me on Instagram -

this is indeed a dream come true for me.

all this while, I've heard countless ex and current cabin crew ask "why do you want to fly? its the worst job ever!"

EASY FOR YOU TO SAY, SIMPLY COS YOU HAVE FLOWN BEFORE! super detest people who give "been there, done that" advice. they only talk about how nasty passengers can be, the draining long flights and jet-lags, impending health hazards, internal politics. how bout all the traveling opportunities that this job has presented to them? places they'd never have a chance to visit in this lifetime if not for this flying career. had anybody crushed their dreams before this, will they still have the chance to say that in my face?

sad as I am that I am leaving my current job, I'm more than ready to take on this new challenge. A much delayed adventure awaits me.

haha photo edited by the ever talented QT.
also serves as a reminder and reason for me to press on.

when times are tough, just smile, and keep going. .

25th October 2011

today, i blog with the intention of reviving this space.
i dont know if this will die off again, but i'll do what i can okie!

was really excited to be invited by Qiuqiu as her plus one for the Robinson's Prime-time Fall Fashion show. both of us were seated in a sea of beautiful bloggers like Valerie (also Winner for Miss Universe Singapore 2011!), Beatrice, Velda and many more! No pics to post, cos I'm not a real blogger, for pictures please go over to Qiuqiu's site! =D

also attended Olay's event at White Rabbit the following day with Yuzhen & Qiuqiu again. I LOOKED FORWARD TO THIS DAY SO MUCH BECOS I GET TO MEET XIAXUE IN REAL LIFE! To top it, we had dinner together~ sounds super stalker-ish, haha but I really do adore her!

Alright you fans out there, that's all for today. I'll catch up with you all another day yea!

hahahaha ultimate rubbish post. lol