Conflicted

Hi there!!!

The weekends are here at last!!! Yay!!! This week has been kinda different, as my dept was bz packing up our stuffs, moving them into carton boxes... Etc. We are shifting to another office area at a different level!!! Haha I didn't throw that much stuffs away though I have accumulated quite a bit since my stay of 2 years 8 months and still counting!!! Anyway the contractors are working thru the weekends and we should be moving to puente workstations next Monday!! Haha!

The subject heading reflects how I m feeling now. As mentioned, it's almost 3 years now that I have been with this stat board, and I'm wondering if it's time for a change. To be honest, there aren't major push or pull factors, and I think I have grown pretty comfortable there, much settled into the organization culture and even the long hours that I have to put in. Maybe it's the wanting-for-change that causing me to "itch". Is that a push or pull factor? Both?! Really, I have not felt so thoughtful abt this till recently. And I'm feeling conflicted cause I'm not too sure what I should do next? Just ignore the thought and stay put? Submit my resume and just passive wait and see? Begin to plough the job searches and actively seek for greener pastures? I guess there can be permutations to what I can or should do next :)

If u ask me, I have not lost the passion for what my organisation profess to do for singapore and singapore companies and I still hope my contributions can make a difference somewhat :) it had been officially announced that we are getting a new CEO. Furthermore, my small boss is leaving and we are awaiting the arrival of our future small boss. With such leadership movement, I guess I should be anticipating exciting tines ahead. New leadership styles, new direction, doings things differently, etc... Any of these can happen in the next couple of months :) Question is whether I can tune my mindset to embrace these organisation changes as a refreshing transition and choose to embrace it positively? Or do I really need a total change in work environment huh?!!

Oh well, I hope not to feel conflicted for too long. Just penning down my thots here for now :)

+jac

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a long weekend

Hi there!

I was so thankful for the long weekend that has just gone by! How precious are long weekends to me! Haha! I think the next long weekend is Deepavali in Nov! Hmm... still about 2 months away huh.

Spent time catching up on rest and chill and bit of shopping!

I think Marina Bay Sands is really awesome! One notch up for Singapore on high class and luxurious lifestyle living. Didn't explore the entire place, but was much wow-ed by the scenic views, architecture, interior designs, retail mix... basically its overall integrated resort concept, right here in Singapore. I reckon MBS definitely matches up or even surpasses the more high-end malls that I have visited in Tokyo! Haha, I'm feeling really proud of Singapore!


Helix bridge leading from Esplanade to MBS



View of Esplanade and Floating Platform from Helix bridge

Have anybody caught the local made movie "Haunted Changi"? Haha, Max and I were quite curious about it though we weren't thinking of watching it. So the curiosity about this movie led us to our 'desktop research' on what this show is really all about. HAHAHA! Just in case some of u are thinking of watching it, I shall TRY not to reveal too much about it over here (though the 'facts' are over the cyberspace if you try tracing it!). Well, movies being movies, it is not uncommon for movies to insert a twist right the end, where audience go "huh?" "What? U Mean..." "What is this supposed to mean?" "U mean the show has ended?"... And yes, Haunted Changi is apparently one of such movies. According to forum reviews, some say the movie is lame, some say its a local masterpiece! If u ask me, I would say it's more of the latter :) and it may just be a breakthrough for our local indie movie productions, other than the typical ones by Raintree or major umbrella production companies. Maybe those who gave this show a "lame" review didn't fully understand the show beyond what they merely watched on screen or what they read on the "official" website/blog. Haha, put it this way, some brainwork might be needed to understand the INTENDED storyline behind Haunted Changi. Haha!

Max hardly shops, but when he does shop, he does it very decisively! We are different when it comes to shopping, because I'm usually the window or sometimes "aimless" shopper who just simply enjoy strolling in the malls even when I don't have anything specific in mind to buy! Anyway, Max found some dents in the left & right bottom corners of his MacBook Pro. And he was growing in discomfort over it, as if the dents were some major eye sores each time he looks or even thinks about this laptop! Haha! To cut the long story short, he reckon not to spend the few hundred bucks to change the entire aluminium case, but to check out the plastic protective covers from the Apple Stores. I thought we could shop for the cover when we pass by the Apple shop one of these days. There are so many outlets all over Singapore now, unlike the past. But Max was really insistent to go down to Apple over the weekends! Haha! Not surprinsingly... given an Apple fanatic like him! So we checked out a few Epicentre stores in town. They do not carry the covers for Max's MacBook anymore :(( Yes... evidence on how quick the Apple peripherals phase in and out for old and new Apple models! Our last stop and perhaps last "hope" was Epicentre @ Wheelock! Bingo! They have 3 sets left!!! All blue in colour though. Price was discounted from $89 to $39! I think Max is really lucky and got quite a good buy! Haha the photos below are pretty much self explanatory :)









A very happy Max!


Alrightey! Shall pen off here! Hope to write again soon! :)

+jac

Christchurch

Max and I have recently booked trip to NZ in end Jan next year, will be flying to Christchurch. We were deciding to fly either in Nov or Jan!! Guess we have to monitor the situation now given the earthquake...

New Zealand braces for more destruction after quake

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