Saturday, June 23, 2007 12:09:00 AM
Met with my pri sch frens at this Jap restaurant in Central called Sho-yu. The interior decor and food serving layout were quite exquisite but I din have my dinner there cos I was in sch settling my locker issue. Anyway, it was extremely heart warming to see so many of my pri sch frens. There were about 16 of us which made us the biggest group in the restaurant. And when we took a group photo, it just felt like taking a sch class photo all together again. Although we seldom meet but when we do, it just seem so effortless to continue from where we left off the last time. In fact the whole we realise almost the class in in contact one way or another but it's impossible to coodinate a gathering where every single person can turn up. 16 out of 40 is already quite an achievement I would say.
Everyone is doing different things now and when I was back in pri sch I could never had imagine that the person sitting next to me would one day be a grad from mechanical engineering or a classmate would be going to Australia to build her career and may never come back and another is going to work as a management trainee at Swisshotel. It is really interesting to see where life can bring you. What will be my career fate in the future? I am extremely unsure about this issue.. HR? Finance? Accounts? The feeling is like "Jack of all trades, master of none" But I felt so satisfied after knowing that I may be able to hook up one of my pri sch fren with my company for a project manager position. This gives me a big hint.. I feel great great giving people job opportunities. Maybe I will indeed go into HR recruitment field. So you people! Better start treating me better cos I may one day be your hiring manager! Roar!!!
And wat's more.. Today I get to try liaising with employment agencies to hire temp staff.. So shall see where this brings me too.. Not much time left with the interning company but I hope I can try out more HR duties other than the admin side.
Friday, June 15, 2007 3:37:00 PM
It's Saturday!! Woohoo! Man.. I kept looking forward to the weekends ever since I started working. Cos these are the only 2 days that I can get away from the mountain loads of filing. Yucks. Anyway. A little humor to brighten up your day. An excerpt of a conversation between cupcake and I while we were cuddling in my bed after dinner one evening:
Both of us lying in bed facing a poster of Rain (remember the Korean hunk?)
Me: Eh.. He very handsome hor...
Cupcake (glowering at the poster): Snorts... (Proceeds to throw my piggy at the poster)
Me: (Wanting to appease him) Ok la! I am still yours ok?! (Picking the piggy with my toes and then threw it at the Rain but it hit the wall beside the poster instead.
Cupcake: Why? You miss him is it?!
Me: (Glares at the lamer) Ok I try again... Bleah! (Picked up the piggy with toes again and scored a bull's eye)
Cupcake: Why are you hitting on him?!
Me: ...........
At this point, I can't help but start a pillow fight with him.. He can be so lame sometimes.. But not that I am complaining cos I know I can't do without this humor powerhouse.
Friday, June 08, 2007 2:32:00 PM
Hilarious! I just order stationery from Blangah Stationeries. This guy called me from the receiving store saying (in chinese): "There is a Blangah person looking for you." I almost burst out laughing. Wahaha.. Why does stationery shops have such funny names?! According to WT, there is another stationery shop named BAMBI. There is also another shop called EVERGREEN. We also have our trusty POPULAR ^_^ Gosh! Can someone come up with a better name for stationery shops already?
Anyway, to update about my internship, I am happy to finally try using the HR system to key in employee leave after 2 weeks of doing mostly filing activities.
Sunday, June 03, 2007 9:07:00 AM
Currently reading:
Purchased this book yesterday with my 25% discount voucher from Borders. This is a lively and witty read about economics written in layman language. Haha! My first baby step to become more knowledgeable on current affairs.
Synopsis:
Who makes most money from the demand for cappuccinos early in the morning at Waterloo Station? Why is it impossible to get a foot on the property ladder? How does the Mafia make money from laundries when street gangs pushing drugs don't? Who really benefits from immigration? How can China, in just fifty years, go from the world's worst famine to one of the greatest economic revolutions of all time, lifting a million people out of poverty a month? Looking at familiar situations in unfamiliar ways, THE UNDERCOVER ECONOMIST is a fresh explanation of the fundamental principles of the modern economy, illuminated by examples from the streets of London to the booming skyscrapers of Shanghai to the sleepy canals of Bruges. Leaving behind textbook jargon and equations, Tim Harford will reveal the games of signals and negotiations, contests of strength and battles of wit that drive not only the economy at large but the everyday choices we make.
Friday, June 01, 2007 10:41:00 PM
Just a week ago, I was tearing my hair off trying to juggle 2 projects and a final paper for portfolio management.. Today, I am going through a more fixated schedule of a 8.30 - 5.30 p.m intership. I find myself suddenly missing all the maddness of school life. I want to sit in the seminar room again writting gossipy massages on the table with jo and syl (my 2 fav gals ^_^), occasionally playing BINGO to past time during boring classes, telling and laughing at lame jokes, trying to absorb knowledge that seems beyond me till the exams and working on projects with my team mates. This is the life I have been so familiar with.. Can I really move on? I guess in the past few posts you ppl can sense my uncertainty with my future ahead.. Although I told Jo I can't wait to get on to working life but there is still a huge part of me that is still struggling to get to terms with this mentality (for the lack of a better word).
I dun know why I am feeling this way.. I just had this strong wave of emotion rushing through me at work today.. That I really miss life @ SMU.. Maybe it is becoz of the new challenges I face each and everyday in sch and I thrive on the sense of achievement knowing that I am able to survive and overcome these obstacles.. The feeling of being in charge of a certain responsibility.. Now at work, all I do is just pure brainless admin stuff.. Filing and clearing some paper work here and there.. Computing the length of time each employee is late for work last month.. Although I am glad I have been given more different things to do but I can't help but wish I could handle more value added roles.. Like shorlisting people for recruitment interview and being in charge of the interviewing process. Well.. I guess since my seniors there are also quite new to the job.. I dun think I will be getting a chance to do these kinda things soon.. Not until they themselves are familarized with these processes.. I won't ask for more resonsibilities at this point to prevent being branded as impatient and cocky.. The only thing I can do now, at best, is to handle the filing system properly. =)
Despite all these "grievances", I still like the people in my office. Only 2 other ladies who are happy-go-lucky people.. The kind I can really get along with.. That's the major thing that really matters right? What's the point of liking the job scope but you hate the people around you. Your life will still be miserable.. Utilmately, you will still need the support of good hearted colleagues in order to get far. It's also for the good of the company as a whole as well.
Anyway, below are some random pictures taken in the past month:
The end result of the individual report painstaking done by me
The much needed RED BULL courtesy of Jo the "Excel Goddess"
Mugging for Portfolio Mgmt final quiz. Jo was snoozing due to lack of slp the previous nite while me? I was just Foto Whoring ^_^ Osmosis from Prof's textbook that borrowed din work too well :p 
My trusty SAMSUNG!! Soft keys, big letters, light wieghted, chic design, Intel Core 2 Duo.. What more to expect?
My fav muffins are from this shop in Tanjong Pagar. Cupcake bought choc muffin for the Muffin.. Wahaha!!
Last but not least.... "Drumrolls" The Muffin took a HUGE bite off the choc muffin.. Ohhhhh... See the 2 small bites in the front? I secretly took 2 nibbles while Cupcake queued for his dinner at the KopiTiam.. Heeeheee..
