Chapter 332

After 331 posts of my mudane life as a 'school' ger, i guess its time for me to move off.. so.. yes, will be moving blog.. =)

mixed emotions...

it was a week of japalang emotions of happiness, sadness, frustration, tiredness, etc...

after 3D2N in malaysia (Genting & KL) with my colleagues, i was mentally very tired due to the lack of sleep. But i shd sae, i had good fun in malaysia during the 3 days. These group of colleagues were people special to me.. in a way, we joined the company almost at the same time, all (minus 1) have went thru the confusion of 2 re-organisations and transfer from one co to another.. thoughout the time, we supported each other emotionally.. gg out for our usual lunches, tea breaks during the slack time, spool ball playin, suaning of each other, havin our own 'fat corner'.. these are wonderful memories i had, and i will seriously miss them much after this, not much of those within my team.. during the 3D2N, we had fun, though i dint buy much stuff except for 2 blouses from padini but its the company tt afterall.. =)

back in the office thereafter, it was hectic days for mi.. going for interviews, tryin to organise and clear out my stuff while being asked to do this and that by my boss.. well, at least im happy tt i did leave a good impression before i left.. and im glad that there were nice colleagues in the department who are willing to help mi with my job search..

well well, shall rest a while for now.. and i look forward to april! *wheez* holidays, holidays, holidays... alright, shall share some of the photos taken overseas...

12 days...

12 (working) days to a new born freedom.. sth tt i yearned so much ever since i started work in my new team early this year.. and finally, after such mental torture, i am getting it..

although I was given a chance to continue on a perm basis on my job, i turned it down.. if i were in a better team, with a better boss, i would happily accept the chance to stay.. but too bad, circumstances were in such a way tt making mi stay was so hard.. wats worse with a boss tt's so gan cheong, so confused.. and we were all doing things cos it has to be done? i cant convince myself to put my 100% effort into the job, cos the instructions given were not convincing enuff in the first place! when asked whats the rationale behind all these, wats the end results we getting, all i got for the answers is even more questions being asked back at me cos she dint even noe wats the ans.. unclear directions, lots of unnecessary work has made myself think of quitting ever since i came into the team.. pple who worked independently, last min (really last min) changes has made my work very difficult, esp when im dealing with events.. i wonder if one can really stay in a place when the team dynamics is jus not there, no sharing of info, arrows shooting all around, no help rendered, everything tt can be thrown to me got threw to me.. no agenda meetings that took place at unfriendly hours like lunch times and at 630pm that generated no results took most of my time away.. if not for the half month completion bonus and my peers' encouragements, i would have quitted the job early this year.. oh well, in 12 days time, all these shall be things in the past, i hope..

Happy Chinese New Year

okies, think i have disappeared for quite some time already, partly due to the lack of time from work committments..

for the past one month, i shd sae that it has been bz at work.. especially looking at the portfolio im doing.. it goes up and down throughout the year (like the shares in the stock market..) It was not easy for me, working on the new job scopes, working with the new team, trying to adapt to the different working styles, etc.. life has simply move from a gear 1 to a gear 4 in jus a week time after the announcement of the new org chart.. late nites, days filled with back to back meetings.. its simply madness.. and tiring, of cos.. and boy, i do really understand y pple would say that one can be the victim of circumstances at work esp with so damn much arrows shooting around.. am still trying hard to adapt with all these changes, and hopefully i do find myself a new life end next month..

work aside, things has been great.. meet-ups with frens and colleagues.. lunchs, dinners, chill-outs, movies, ktv.. and really happy that chinese new year fall on a weekday as this would mean shorter work week! *wheez!* quality time spent on family and frens.. but reality would come knockin back in jus a few days time...

anywae, a happy chinese new year to all!!

Byebye 2006, Hello 2007!

Listening to: Class 95 FM

I welcomed 2007 with counting down at MOS.. it was packed with people and the music wasnt too good, nevertheless, it was an eye-opener.. =) We started year 2007 with long holidays, and boy, i did enjoy the life when there's no need to wake up early to go to work and spent the days playing mahjong, watching movie, shopping, or going for potluck session at colleague's house.. but well, reality checked and we are back to work today.. still in holiday mood though..

back at work, things (as i see it) are getting better.. met up with my team lead and kinda know where im actually heading to.. i foresee the road ahead will be a winding and bumpy one before i can reap any fruits of labour.. but for a start, i needa know how to kick start everything, and to do it right.. time for me to do tonnes of research and learning.. kinda like the days doing FYP.. =)

attended the exSG (L*im B*oon H*eng) farewell dinner at nite, at Noble House.. my 2nd time eating at that restaurant.. food wise.. OK lahz, entertainment wise.. not bad! especially with ZC, samm and charlotte, as well as colleagues from my department putting up song and dance performances.. though it was kinda stressful with the directors (past and present) sitting at my table, and gotten a ride back home from big boss, the whole event was generally good.. its quite rare to see and listen to such big shots, all the Ministers and MPs at such a close distance, if u get wat I mean.. =)

Moving to the end of Year 2006...

yet another year is going to be over.... so fast! well, before i start with my usual 'thank you speech', shall jus provide some updates for the past weeks.. =)

DXO HR Event
16th dec saw the launch of the HR website.. though it was an official event which invites the present and past batches of students from HRC, it was a nice gathering, catching up with frens that we dint manage to meet up since graduation.. kudos to ray and co. for putting in their hard work to making this event possible.. with free flow of drinks, dinner, entertainment & with a lucky draw at the end, i would sae it was great! and boy, i guessed i was real lucky tt dae to hit the 1st prize of the lucky draw! dint really believe my luck, though.. and i asked zc a few times if he read it wrongly or i heard it wrongly, since i drank quite abit tt dae.. wat a good way to end the dae with bringing a cd mini compo home.. =)

Xmas celebrations
the days approaching xmas were super hectic.. not much of work done but buying gifts for colleagues and frens instead.. well, i shd sae i enjoy the season though.. its a season of giving.. and receiving! haha.. from prez like chocos, magnets, keychains to cd cum dvd, mousepads, necklace & earrings, I was a happy ger at the end of the dae! =)

things are oso getting abit better at work.. with the new org chart out and knowing where i am in the org chart, the boredom are replaced with anticipation instead.. hoping for the best..

well, i guessed this year had been pretty much rocky... especially with all the career stumps in my way.. however, this is life.. live with it, and pray for the best.. anywae, special thanks gg out to these special group of people..
- family: the pillar of my life
- wanting & zhihui: frens for 6 years and counting
- gina, debbie, amanda, steph, sini and elin: 7 sisters
- boon hwa, edwin, guanyu: jc frens & mj kakis
- kok kiong, lavinia, zhong cheng, samm, charlotte: uni-mates and lunch buddies
- noel & wee how: my neighbours at work
- jenn, suren, alfred: colleagues who suffer the near same fate as me at work
and the list continues...
to those not mention in the list, of course, u are not forgotten..

THANK YOU!!

and quite a back dated foto taken rouge.. with lala.. my hair is with the fresh red streaks, hers is purple!

Ups and Downs

Sometimes I simply feel that if I have a really small heart, I may die because the emotions that I am undergoing through are so extreme everyday! One day I can be so happy, the next I was going to die of boredom, and the consecutive, I was down right sad, as if all hopes are dashed and like as if I was a loser.

Saturday was a great day… attended the wedding dinner of my ex-colleague. Well, it was a simple dinner at Hilton, a nice gathering as I met up with colleagues that I have yet seen for quite some time. Went to rouge after the dinner, joining lala and her frens. Please pardon my excitement, but Rouge is really REALLY a great place!!! Good live band, even better than the one at indochine (trust me..), good music… and of course, great company, and its all that it takes to make me happy, wiping all the worries I have away.

For those who have yet seen me, I kinda changed my image, to the better (I hope..) =) Cut my hair, and have it highlighted. Well, jus to pre-empt as I have stunned quite a few friends and ex colleagues when I knocked into them around raffles place.

Work wise, it’s still the same… B-O-R-E-D-O-M!!