Spending my first new year eve at home after a long time! This year decided to cancel all my appointments and spend more time with my dear parents. Recently, I've been busy preparing for Family Gratitude Day event, which will be held tomorrow! I'm truly glad to be part of the planning committee as I've learnt so much about what our parents have done for us. Nowadays, I'm more appreciative of them, and will volunteer to help them with their business - something that I will never do if I did not join the society. Thankful that I've met so many kind souls who positively shape my priorities in life!
Can't believe a year has passed. Working at Perx felt so recent. I feel blessed to be part of the Perx family, especially for the friendship made and the soft skills learnt. I'm also glad to have made a few new friends whom I really click well! Masters was a milestone, and the good results once again proved that I've made the right choice in taking up this course. A good 2012 indeed!
Some reflections about the past 12 mths..
1. Hmm I felt that I wasn't filial enough. I've spent too much time with friends and placed family as second priority. Shall make the adjustment in 2013!
2. Did lots of volunteer work throughout the year. Glad that I have so many chances of building good karma! Really need them for my unsafe US trip haha
3. Been nice to everyone around me, or at least that's how I felt. The best part was I didn't try hard to please everyone. I actually stood in the shoes of my friends and acted according to how I wanted to be treated if I were them. It really felt good!
4. Was bold enough to make the first step, only to be disappointed with the result. Nevertheless, glad that I've tried it! At least things look pretty optimistic now :)
Hopes for the new year..
1. Hope that I'll be safe and sound in US, especially after all the tragedies that have occurred. That's when my karma comes into use!
2. Get a good job! Hopefully I can get into an ideal company so that I can lead a happy 3-year work life at least haha
3. Get attached! Not that urgent, but best to have soon hahaha..
4. Everyone I care for will be pink in health and obtain what they aim for!
Yep last of all, happy 2013 to all!!
Monday, December 31, 2012
Thursday, December 13, 2012
Done with NUS!
I can finally say goodbye to NUS! Yes, I've been inside for close to 5 years. Looking back at the recent semester, I was really glad that I made the right decision of taking up the masters program. Met lots of really awesome batch mates, and enjoyed what I learnt in every lesson. An entirely different experience as compared to undergrad. Guess given a choice again, I will choose ISE instead of the generally perceived hard-to-get-in-and-damn-good-pay course.
This semester has been really wonderful. Besides enjoying what I learnt, I felt that I've grasped the essence of studying. All my batch mates seemed to be struggling really hard during project submissions and exams, but I still managed to allocate my weekends for meet-ups with friends. Never felt like that back in my undergrad years. Haha guess SCM is really the path for me. Luckily I found you before it's too late! ;)
Now that I'm done with exams, I've been busy preparing for my long US trip. The student visa and medical check-up are really a bitch. Paid freaking USD 340 for the former and SGD 300 (still counting) for the latter. One ought to be rich before entering the US boundary LOL
Went for an interview yesterday to prepare for next July's internship. It has always been my dream to work in that company, but during the interview all of a sudden it didn't seem like what I really wanted. Besides the really cheap in-house ice-cream brand (which I bought two scoops after my interview), I felt that the job scope wasn't that great after all. It sounded like I gotta deal with optimization solvers everyday, which is a total yawnzzz.. They also offered the Shanghai position, which sounded really attractive to me. I would get to work directly under the executive regional director instead of the regional manager. High chance that I would get that if I am open to the position. Consulted several of my close friends, and all of them were very supportive of it. All except one actually. Well, that ONE person has the ability to change my mind if the right remark is popped. Haha see how it goes!
Nowadays, I've been more involved with volunteer work at Blossom World Society. Trying hard to accumulate more merits before I fly off. Think I would need a lot of that, especially since I receive weekly emails on robbery and stabbing cases. Didn't even dare to tell my parents so that they won't worry too much. I am also worried that I might not be able to continue with my Lam Rim learning, so I requested for a weekly Skype lesson with the California branch office.
Been packing all my nights with meet-ups. Glad to catch up with several old-time friends. Very blessed to have them as their invaluable advice for my career path were indeed useful. Special thanks to two of my dearest NOC housemates :) Also glad to have my dear sec school friend who never fails to celebrate my birthday, which was the worst day of this year piled up with project submissions, test and meetings.
Sometimes people wonder if there's everlasting friendship. People come and go in our lives. The term "BFF" doesn't seem to be true at all. But I feel that so long as we are willing to take the initiative, the friendship will last. Instead of letting it die off as the time goes by, why not give them a ring and ask for a catch-up session. Perhaps the person on the other end is waiting for your call too!
Time to prepare for my night outing!
This semester has been really wonderful. Besides enjoying what I learnt, I felt that I've grasped the essence of studying. All my batch mates seemed to be struggling really hard during project submissions and exams, but I still managed to allocate my weekends for meet-ups with friends. Never felt like that back in my undergrad years. Haha guess SCM is really the path for me. Luckily I found you before it's too late! ;)
Now that I'm done with exams, I've been busy preparing for my long US trip. The student visa and medical check-up are really a bitch. Paid freaking USD 340 for the former and SGD 300 (still counting) for the latter. One ought to be rich before entering the US boundary LOL
Went for an interview yesterday to prepare for next July's internship. It has always been my dream to work in that company, but during the interview all of a sudden it didn't seem like what I really wanted. Besides the really cheap in-house ice-cream brand (which I bought two scoops after my interview), I felt that the job scope wasn't that great after all. It sounded like I gotta deal with optimization solvers everyday, which is a total yawnzzz.. They also offered the Shanghai position, which sounded really attractive to me. I would get to work directly under the executive regional director instead of the regional manager. High chance that I would get that if I am open to the position. Consulted several of my close friends, and all of them were very supportive of it. All except one actually. Well, that ONE person has the ability to change my mind if the right remark is popped. Haha see how it goes!
Nowadays, I've been more involved with volunteer work at Blossom World Society. Trying hard to accumulate more merits before I fly off. Think I would need a lot of that, especially since I receive weekly emails on robbery and stabbing cases. Didn't even dare to tell my parents so that they won't worry too much. I am also worried that I might not be able to continue with my Lam Rim learning, so I requested for a weekly Skype lesson with the California branch office.
Been packing all my nights with meet-ups. Glad to catch up with several old-time friends. Very blessed to have them as their invaluable advice for my career path were indeed useful. Special thanks to two of my dearest NOC housemates :) Also glad to have my dear sec school friend who never fails to celebrate my birthday, which was the worst day of this year piled up with project submissions, test and meetings.
Sometimes people wonder if there's everlasting friendship. People come and go in our lives. The term "BFF" doesn't seem to be true at all. But I feel that so long as we are willing to take the initiative, the friendship will last. Instead of letting it die off as the time goes by, why not give them a ring and ask for a catch-up session. Perhaps the person on the other end is waiting for your call too!
Time to prepare for my night outing!
Thursday, August 02, 2012
Pre-school Woes
Lots of problems occurred recently, which kept me really occupied these days.
Masters enrollment is a total nightmare. Lots of communication to be done on my side between NUS and GIT since the departments do not interact. Sounds ridiculous for a joint program but it's true LOL. The money issue also made my parents' blood pressure spike for a good number of days. Well, since everything was settled, all I can say is the financial services department just has to be more careful when it comes to billing students, since not everyone has the financial capacity to wait for them to settle their internal issues.
I've come to a point where I am officially terribly bored, so I try to arrange as many dinner outings as possible. Meanwhile, I've been doing a lot of readings and watching Olympics. The DSC notes are really useful! Learnt quite a bit about supply chain through the thick stack. It's a good preparatory course for me haha.. I am also planning to read up on the CFA textbooks which have been collecting dust at home.
Nowadays I have been pondering a lot. Many 'what-ifs' come to my mind. Even my parents feel that I am always deep in thought. I am still thinking if I have made the right choice in taking up masters, if I have made the right choice in taking up the scholarship (which I still have to pay a sum in the end). Hope that these doubts will disappear once school starts.
Masters enrollment is a total nightmare. Lots of communication to be done on my side between NUS and GIT since the departments do not interact. Sounds ridiculous for a joint program but it's true LOL. The money issue also made my parents' blood pressure spike for a good number of days. Well, since everything was settled, all I can say is the financial services department just has to be more careful when it comes to billing students, since not everyone has the financial capacity to wait for them to settle their internal issues.
I've come to a point where I am officially terribly bored, so I try to arrange as many dinner outings as possible. Meanwhile, I've been doing a lot of readings and watching Olympics. The DSC notes are really useful! Learnt quite a bit about supply chain through the thick stack. It's a good preparatory course for me haha.. I am also planning to read up on the CFA textbooks which have been collecting dust at home.
Nowadays I have been pondering a lot. Many 'what-ifs' come to my mind. Even my parents feel that I am always deep in thought. I am still thinking if I have made the right choice in taking up masters, if I have made the right choice in taking up the scholarship (which I still have to pay a sum in the end). Hope that these doubts will disappear once school starts.
Friday, July 06, 2012
First entry of the year! Gosh!
Haven't been blogging for more than half a year! I would be surprised if anyone still visits my blog haha. Anyway, I was really bored this afternoon, and I suddenly thought of this blog that I created previously. After reading through, lots of memories flowed back, be it good or bad.. And here I am, decided to continue writing while I can still vaguely remember what I've been doing for the past months before age starts catching up on me :P
My last entry stopped at pondering whether I should apply for Masters. That was really donkey years ago! So, here are my latest updates! I have gotten into Double Masters Program in Logistics and Supply Chain Management, and I obtained the scholarship from TLI-AP! The thought of going US to study really really excites me, even though I know that there are certain stuff that I need to leave behind in Singapore.
For the past 6 months, I worked at Perx, which was my former interned company. I must say, the work experience was indeed memorable. Being in sales was something that I would never imagine myself in, since I really dislike people trying to hard sell their products to me. However, after working and under the guidance of Andrew (a really awesome boss albeit bad-tempered occasionally), I totally changed my perception about sales. In fact, it is a useful skill that I can apply even in my daily life (which I do sometimes heh). From cold calling to meeting up with the marketing managers of various companies made me realize how conservative some companies are, and how resistant they are to changes. And I certainly have a good idea of all the F&B groups in Singapore haha..
Learning points aside, I really enjoyed being with the colleagues - Claire, Grace, Ashley, Jon, and the newly added Roxanne, oh and not forgetting the interns Natalie and Joey. We had lots of fun together, deciding on which restaurant to go for Blue Day, and what interesting promotions we could do for individual companies. Andrew was also open enough for me to voice my opinions! I certainly can't find such experience elsewhere :) Really loved to continue in the company, but after pondering, I decided to leave. I am truly tired of being in sales, so much that I decided to further my studies in the most back-end job - supply chain haha.. Perhaps after studying for 1.5 years, I might change my mind and go back to work at Perx again! You'll never know :P
In terms of friends, yep I managed to catch up with most of my friends for the past months, certainly some more often than the others. I even took graduation photos at MBS with my chem eng clique! That's really cool, especially since we looked like exhibits in front of the tourists haha.. I am glad to know that most of my friends have stable incomes, and some are even getting married! I will be attending Yong Kai's wedding tomorrow.. Gosh, wonder when will my turn be! Definitely not within these few years hahaha
Speaking of which, a lot of people have been suspecting my status with someone. Even my family is curious to find out more, and they can't wait to attend my convocation ceremony next Fri just to see how he looks like -_- I guess the suspicion arose as there was a point where we met up weekly and intensely whatsapping each other. He also helped me settle some of the troublesome Masters application procedures. I must say, he has been a really nice (and good-looking haha) guy and it's been great hanging around with him, but it is not wise to be with such a person, especially after knowing him inside out. I guess platonic will be the best solution for us. So, time to look out for other trees!
Last week, I just came back from Taiwan after experiencing the life of a nun. It was a really interesting trip. It made me believe in karma and reincarnation much more strongly, and less troubled over the issues I am facing now. I've certainly become more zen after returning! Hopefully I can maintain this level of calmness when I approach more severe problems in future :)
My schedule tonight and tomorrow is crazily packed! Meeting up with Perx colleagues followed by playing beer pong at one of my NOC mates' house haha.. Hopefully I won't get so drunk till I miss Yong Kai's big day tomorrow morning! It's also convocation for medicine students, so 5 of my S11 classmates will be graduating woohoo!
My last entry stopped at pondering whether I should apply for Masters. That was really donkey years ago! So, here are my latest updates! I have gotten into Double Masters Program in Logistics and Supply Chain Management, and I obtained the scholarship from TLI-AP! The thought of going US to study really really excites me, even though I know that there are certain stuff that I need to leave behind in Singapore.
For the past 6 months, I worked at Perx, which was my former interned company. I must say, the work experience was indeed memorable. Being in sales was something that I would never imagine myself in, since I really dislike people trying to hard sell their products to me. However, after working and under the guidance of Andrew (a really awesome boss albeit bad-tempered occasionally), I totally changed my perception about sales. In fact, it is a useful skill that I can apply even in my daily life (which I do sometimes heh). From cold calling to meeting up with the marketing managers of various companies made me realize how conservative some companies are, and how resistant they are to changes. And I certainly have a good idea of all the F&B groups in Singapore haha..
Learning points aside, I really enjoyed being with the colleagues - Claire, Grace, Ashley, Jon, and the newly added Roxanne, oh and not forgetting the interns Natalie and Joey. We had lots of fun together, deciding on which restaurant to go for Blue Day, and what interesting promotions we could do for individual companies. Andrew was also open enough for me to voice my opinions! I certainly can't find such experience elsewhere :) Really loved to continue in the company, but after pondering, I decided to leave. I am truly tired of being in sales, so much that I decided to further my studies in the most back-end job - supply chain haha.. Perhaps after studying for 1.5 years, I might change my mind and go back to work at Perx again! You'll never know :P
In terms of friends, yep I managed to catch up with most of my friends for the past months, certainly some more often than the others. I even took graduation photos at MBS with my chem eng clique! That's really cool, especially since we looked like exhibits in front of the tourists haha.. I am glad to know that most of my friends have stable incomes, and some are even getting married! I will be attending Yong Kai's wedding tomorrow.. Gosh, wonder when will my turn be! Definitely not within these few years hahaha
Speaking of which, a lot of people have been suspecting my status with someone. Even my family is curious to find out more, and they can't wait to attend my convocation ceremony next Fri just to see how he looks like -_- I guess the suspicion arose as there was a point where we met up weekly and intensely whatsapping each other. He also helped me settle some of the troublesome Masters application procedures. I must say, he has been a really nice (and good-looking haha) guy and it's been great hanging around with him, but it is not wise to be with such a person, especially after knowing him inside out. I guess platonic will be the best solution for us. So, time to look out for other trees!
Last week, I just came back from Taiwan after experiencing the life of a nun. It was a really interesting trip. It made me believe in karma and reincarnation much more strongly, and less troubled over the issues I am facing now. I've certainly become more zen after returning! Hopefully I can maintain this level of calmness when I approach more severe problems in future :)
My schedule tonight and tomorrow is crazily packed! Meeting up with Perx colleagues followed by playing beer pong at one of my NOC mates' house haha.. Hopefully I won't get so drunk till I miss Yong Kai's big day tomorrow morning! It's also convocation for medicine students, so 5 of my S11 classmates will be graduating woohoo!
Thursday, December 29, 2011
Pursuing masters?
Came across an emailer yesterday that introduced double masters in logistics and supply chain. 5 mth in Sg, 6 mth in USA, and 6-mth internship in Sg. On top of that, I am eligible to apply for the EDB grant. Hence, I'm really interested in this program, since supply chain has always been one of my areas of interest.
I talked to my parents about it as I'm very concerned about the foreseen huge expenses. Here's what they said:
"If you feel like furthering your studies, just go for it. Even if you didn't manage to obtain the scholarship, we will still support you since this is what you like. Pursue your dreams. Don't worry about the budget!"
Feeling really touched, I teared and gave my mum a big hug.
I talked to my parents about it as I'm very concerned about the foreseen huge expenses. Here's what they said:
"If you feel like furthering your studies, just go for it. Even if you didn't manage to obtain the scholarship, we will still support you since this is what you like. Pursue your dreams. Don't worry about the budget!"
Feeling really touched, I teared and gave my mum a big hug.
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
I've officially graduated!
Finally, here comes my fruit of labour - graduating with second upper!! Gosh I've always been hanging at 3.9+, and it gets really unnerving at times. Wanted to give up every time I receive the minimal improvement in my cap, but I'm thankful that I did not do so! My prayer worked too! Have been intensely praying for the past days :)
Haha my strategy worked! Overloaded in my last semester with 3 technical electives and 1 econs as UEM. Was quite disappointed with my econs grade, but it was offset by my elation in the 3 electives! Opti and enzyme tech were definitely unexpected! Thought the highest I would get for both are B+. Guess the role play as barbarella really works huh :P
Now that I've officially graduated, everything that mattered to me a lot previously suddenly became trivial. Time to move forward!
Been given quite a number of offers, but I realized that they are not in line with my interests, so KIV first haha
More outings to go! Hopefully my pocket won't burn a hole haha
Haha my strategy worked! Overloaded in my last semester with 3 technical electives and 1 econs as UEM. Was quite disappointed with my econs grade, but it was offset by my elation in the 3 electives! Opti and enzyme tech were definitely unexpected! Thought the highest I would get for both are B+. Guess the role play as barbarella really works huh :P
Now that I've officially graduated, everything that mattered to me a lot previously suddenly became trivial. Time to move forward!
Been given quite a number of offers, but I realized that they are not in line with my interests, so KIV first haha
More outings to go! Hopefully my pocket won't burn a hole haha
Tuesday, December 06, 2011
Done with school, settled the irritating fyp issues and getting ready to graduate! Graduate also means I'm an unemployed. According to Principles of Econs, which I have just taken this semester, I am considered under the category of frictional unemployment LOL
Some updates about what I have done after exam:
Went out with many many groups of people after my paper. Last Saturday, I came to a point where I was so sick of going out. First, I spent too much money on food, and second, I realized I didn't have enough time for my family. Hence, I was quite thankful that Saturday night, my last outing for the week, was finally over. Went home and had a good sleep till Sunday late morning before starting to do housework.
Nevertheless, meeting up with old friends was great! Had lots of laughter with them, especially the ChESS juniors. It was a pure gossip session. Trust me. No mentioning of academics or anything else. Just purely Jason's interrogation on the rest of the people present. Haha luckily I sat at the corner, so I was kinda spared from all these. I was just the absorbent :P
Signed up for basic theory test yesterday! Gosh it was so crowded! I waited for 1 hour in order to register. Guess all the A level grads can't wait to become road hazards huh.. Anyway, I was quite disappointed that my test is scheduled on 2 Feb, which is 2 mths from now. This means that I cannot start practical anytime soon :(((
After signing up, I slacked at home, and started reflecting on what I've done for the past semester. And I decided to pen my very first note on facebook! Haha didn't know that I could write that long, but I guess the thought of thanking everyone was sweet! On top of that, there's unexpected outcome after publishing haha.. Fill you all in should there be any good news :)
Went out with my 5111 project mates today! As usual, we were not shy with revealing secrets. Haha I really dug out a lot from my batchmate.. Hopefully all will turn out well for her, cos I think she's a very sweet girl! Wanted to meet pieps for high tea, since I was quite near where she stays, but she had to work today.. Sigh.. Can't imagine what my working life will be like.. I just wish that I can have a five-day 9-to-5 job, with no OT!
Alright, now I shall carry on with my packing! Will be staying in Mad's house tmr night since we have to reach the airport by 7am the next day :S
Hanoi here I come!!
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