Making unwarranted assumptions can be an extremely dangerous thing to do, especially when it relates to an important decision.
Making the wrong assumptions can cause u anything from inconvenience to disappointment and even regret.
While asking and clarifying may tk up some of your time b4 u start on a task, that 10 mins spent could have saved u from a tricky case of service recovery.
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February 24, 2011
February 23, 2011
Lesson Logbook
They say success comes from failures.
They missed out an impt point.
Success comes from LEARNING through failures.
While school and curriculums build us up on our technical knowledge, life's lessons are far more abundant and practical.
Everyday we face situations whr we can learn and gain new skills, new knowledge and new realizations. But the other impt component abt learning is remembering and applying.
Sometimes (or most of the time) we tend to get so caught up with what we are doing or need to complete that we only have time to heave a sigh of relief before we move on to the next task. I barely have time for implementations, don't even talk to me abt evaluation!
But if we chug thru life like a train in motion, gng whr the tracks lead us, stopping whr the stations are, we probably can go with the just-do attitude. But if we wanna soar thru life, like a plane in the boundless sky, we'll have to know whr we're heading, chart out our journey, pay attention to the information we are receiving and also feedback promptly when we sense danger. Soaring thru life requires us to participate in it actively and attentively.
And so is learning. To learn from all the impt lessons that life provides, we have to learn actively and be attentive.
I'm gng to start a my Lesson Logbook where I'll jot down lessons which I've learnt thru my job or my everyday life.
Lets see what life teaches me :)
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They missed out an impt point.
Success comes from LEARNING through failures.
While school and curriculums build us up on our technical knowledge, life's lessons are far more abundant and practical.
Everyday we face situations whr we can learn and gain new skills, new knowledge and new realizations. But the other impt component abt learning is remembering and applying.
Sometimes (or most of the time) we tend to get so caught up with what we are doing or need to complete that we only have time to heave a sigh of relief before we move on to the next task. I barely have time for implementations, don't even talk to me abt evaluation!
But if we chug thru life like a train in motion, gng whr the tracks lead us, stopping whr the stations are, we probably can go with the just-do attitude. But if we wanna soar thru life, like a plane in the boundless sky, we'll have to know whr we're heading, chart out our journey, pay attention to the information we are receiving and also feedback promptly when we sense danger. Soaring thru life requires us to participate in it actively and attentively.
And so is learning. To learn from all the impt lessons that life provides, we have to learn actively and be attentive.
I'm gng to start a my Lesson Logbook where I'll jot down lessons which I've learnt thru my job or my everyday life.
Lets see what life teaches me :)
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February 16, 2011
Sweet Love of Mine :)
Was pretty determined that I don't want to celebrate valentines day bcos it's a day which we share with everyone else. I even told pops not to get anything for me coz I'm not giving him anything (read: broke aft the little splurge on his bday prez :X)
But I guess the lovey dovey atmosphere all ard got the better of me :|
So just hours before valentines day, I went on a mad rush to buy sth for him. Popular was packed to the brim -_- thank God not many ppl are into getting electronics for vday present so BEST Denki was pretty empty :)
And aft dat, it's home for craft time!
My "environmentally-friendly" version of a valentines snow globe!
Ok, doesn't look like one, but it's the same concept...
And a simple little present :)
(love the wrapping paper!)
My original plan was to sneak up to his desk and place the pressies there early in the morning so when he arrives at work, he will be pleasantly surprised :)))
But I dropped that idea since I doubt I can wk up so early :/
So I changed to a better plan - to pretend I'm not giving him anything but plop the stuff on his table when he has gone for lunch :D
He removed the sticker on top coz he didn't want to be 'Forever Friends' :P
And when I returned to my desk aft lunch...
Heeeeeeeee
Pops wanted to get 6 red roses (representing him) and 6 purple ones (representing me) but the purple ones were long out of stock :( but it's ok, still pretty :))
I left it in the office coz my was just complaining abt all the dried flowers I have at hm :P
It makes me smile when I see it
:)
Intended to leave on time for dinner but ended up leaving at 7pm -_- which was scary becoz the restaurant will release our seats if we're more than 10mins late. Reservation was at 730pm btw :X
Oh but we made it lah, thanks to Poppy's skillful driving ;)
Korean BBQ for vday dinner, quite original right?! Heheh and so sweet of him to bring me to the place I've been longing to go - Esplanade!
Went for a little walk at my fav place aft dinner :) and caught the performance at the open stage. They were sooooo good I thot it was only 1 guy singing with -1 tracks until I saw a bunch of guys - doing acapella!
So much fond memories :))
Poppy made his confession there, I planted the kiss of acceptance on his cheeks under the fireworks there, we have overnight HTHT over there, we dated there, we went there to welcome the New Year, we celebrated vday 2008 there, we went there the night aft I met his parents... And so many many more lovely moments, I never get sick of recounting them again and again :)
It was a truly happy valentine's :))
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But I guess the lovey dovey atmosphere all ard got the better of me :|
So just hours before valentines day, I went on a mad rush to buy sth for him. Popular was packed to the brim -_- thank God not many ppl are into getting electronics for vday present so BEST Denki was pretty empty :)
And aft dat, it's home for craft time!
My "environmentally-friendly" version of a valentines snow globe!
Ok, doesn't look like one, but it's the same concept...
And a simple little present :)
(love the wrapping paper!)
My original plan was to sneak up to his desk and place the pressies there early in the morning so when he arrives at work, he will be pleasantly surprised :)))
But I dropped that idea since I doubt I can wk up so early :/
So I changed to a better plan - to pretend I'm not giving him anything but plop the stuff on his table when he has gone for lunch :D
He removed the sticker on top coz he didn't want to be 'Forever Friends' :P
And when I returned to my desk aft lunch...
Heeeeeeeee
Pops wanted to get 6 red roses (representing him) and 6 purple ones (representing me) but the purple ones were long out of stock :( but it's ok, still pretty :))
I left it in the office coz my was just complaining abt all the dried flowers I have at hm :P
It makes me smile when I see it
:)
Intended to leave on time for dinner but ended up leaving at 7pm -_- which was scary becoz the restaurant will release our seats if we're more than 10mins late. Reservation was at 730pm btw :X
Oh but we made it lah, thanks to Poppy's skillful driving ;)
Korean BBQ for vday dinner, quite original right?! Heheh and so sweet of him to bring me to the place I've been longing to go - Esplanade!
Went for a little walk at my fav place aft dinner :) and caught the performance at the open stage. They were sooooo good I thot it was only 1 guy singing with -1 tracks until I saw a bunch of guys - doing acapella!
So much fond memories :))
Poppy made his confession there, I planted the kiss of acceptance on his cheeks under the fireworks there, we have overnight HTHT over there, we dated there, we went there to welcome the New Year, we celebrated vday 2008 there, we went there the night aft I met his parents... And so many many more lovely moments, I never get sick of recounting them again and again :)
It was a truly happy valentine's :))
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February 11, 2011
24th Wishlist
Been so busy lately I have to resort to writing my wishlist on the busride to work :X
As the tradition goes (at least for my bday), I'm posting up this wishlist to make present-buying a whole lot easier ;)
I have to make this disclaimer again this year: gifting is NOT obligatory, this list is just for reference!
Ok here goes :)
Scents
- Gucci Guilty
- YSL Parisienne
Timepiece
- Sth with goldtone/ leopard print (subtle pls)
- Michael Kors
- FCUK
- A/X
iPhone 4 Covers
- Agnes B (Gold)
- Marc by Marc Jacobs
Cosmetics
- MAC PowerPoint eye pencil (Duck)
Urban Decay 24/7 Glide On eyeliner (brown or dual)
Techies
- MACbook Pro (teeheehee)
That's abt all I can think of for now!
And of coz, I wish for LOVE JOY PEACE and bountiful BLESSINGS to surround my loved ones always :))
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As the tradition goes (at least for my bday), I'm posting up this wishlist to make present-buying a whole lot easier ;)
I have to make this disclaimer again this year: gifting is NOT obligatory, this list is just for reference!
Ok here goes :)
Scents
- Gucci Guilty
- YSL Parisienne
Timepiece
- Sth with goldtone/ leopard print (subtle pls)
- Michael Kors
- FCUK
- A/X
iPhone 4 Covers
- Agnes B (Gold)
- Marc by Marc Jacobs
Cosmetics
- MAC PowerPoint eye pencil (Duck)
Urban Decay 24/7 Glide On eyeliner (brown or dual)
Techies
- MACbook Pro (teeheehee)
That's abt all I can think of for now!
And of coz, I wish for LOVE JOY PEACE and bountiful BLESSINGS to surround my loved ones always :))
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February 6, 2011
February 4, 2011
真的，没那么简单
没那麼简单 就能找到 聊得来的伴
尤其是在 看过了那麼多的背叛
总是不安 只好强悍
谁谋杀了我的浪漫
没那麼简单 就能去爱 别的全不看
变得实际 也许好也许坏各一半
不爱孤单 一久也习惯
不用担心谁 也不用被谁管
感觉快乐就忙东忙西
感觉累了就放空自己
别人说的话 随便听一听
自己作决定
不想拥有太多情绪
一杯红酒配电影
在周末晚上 关上了手机 舒服窝在沙发里
相爱没有那麼容易 每个人有他的脾气
过了爱作梦的年纪 轰轰烈烈不如平静
幸福没有那麼容易 才会特别让人著迷
什麼都不懂的年纪
曾经最掏心 所以最开心 曾经
想念最伤心 但却最动心 的记忆
February 2, 2011
The start of Peak Period
The previous week had been a major madness!!
Tuesday - RP career fair
Wednesday - Orientation
Thursday - NUS career fair
Friday - NUS career fair
RP career fair was not too exciting but it's my first time to RP so there's still sth interesting... They have a nice campus and their students are SUPER dressy. SUPER.
Orientation was crazy coz me and bud were still preparing for it at 8pm the night b4 and there were sooooo much logistics to take care of!
But facilitating orientation was damn FUN :) thanks to the enthu and sporting crowd :)) Wish we prepared better for it, but I guess they couldn't really tell :P It was nice to catch up with the peeps that I recruited coz I don't get to see much of them after induction the 1st day :(
Tuesday - RP career fair
Wednesday - Orientation
Thursday - NUS career fair
Friday - NUS career fair
Saturday - D&D
So everyday im talking and standing and talking and walking. I'm spaced out by 6pm everyday.
So everyday im talking and standing and talking and walking. I'm spaced out by 6pm everyday.
RP CAREER FAIR
RP career fair was not too exciting but it's my first time to RP so there's still sth interesting... They have a nice campus and their students are SUPER dressy. SUPER.
ORIENTATION
Orientation was crazy coz me and bud were still preparing for it at 8pm the night b4 and there were sooooo much logistics to take care of!
But facilitating orientation was damn FUN :) thanks to the enthu and sporting crowd :)) Wish we prepared better for it, but I guess they couldn't really tell :P It was nice to catch up with the peeps that I recruited coz I don't get to see much of them after induction the 1st day :(
NUS CAREER FAIR
Then there was NUS career fair.... Man was I excited! I guess every recruiting personnel has to go thru a career fair at one pt or another, esp uni career fairs... Have to say our 'business' was pretty good for both days... Nanny was there and he popped by our booth to say hi but I had completely NO time to talk to him... I almost had a line of ppl waiting to ask abt the jobs available...
Met a number of ppl like juniors, peeps from SDE, Blast ppl, my ex-colleague from my 1st temp job when I was waiting for my O's results, Eunice, JC frens, and most random of all I realised that the lady handling one of our ads account was a BLAST alumni!!! My Gosh!
One impt lesson we learnt, pre-book a cab if u're not driving to a career fair.
We waited for close to an hr for a cab, and took another hr to reach office. The 3 of us we silent in the cab, completely zoned out.
DINNER AND DANCE
Then we had D&D on Sat... 'Cept for the performance which were a little weird (both had to do with UV light/ glowing tops, etc), the whole atmosphere was great :) Most ppl dressed up, and it was very fun! The Snr Management did a runway show whr CIR dressed up as the King and we have Snow White, Shrek and Fiona, Harry Potter, Cinderella, Alice, Willy Wonka, etc etc... They were so awesome! Many of the staff rented costumes and alot of them looked gorgeous :)
And I thot poppy make quite a cute pirate :P He was on stage for one of the Best-dressed candidate :))
Should have taken more photos of work coz nw my post only has D&D photos...
Anw, I'm so glad I've made it thru the week, thank God for every once of energy and strength He had given me :)
These are the times when u look at it initially with doubt and worry, not sure if u can make it thru, but look back at it with great satisfaction that u've made it :)
Looking forward to the CNY break, was supposed to bring some work back but I conveniently forgot my thumbdrive zzz....
Wonders what the new "year" will bring as we have a "new" manager with our team :) I believe God has His plans and all I have to do is trust and obey...
Happy Bunny Year to all!!
January 20, 2011
2011's 1st Screening
I haven't had a screening interview for a long long time... Probably a month long.
Today, I had my 1st screening interview of the year.
Despite my crazy cough and practically a whole day outta office after that, running ard for meetings, meeting these new ppl and talking to them reminded me that I love my job :))
The ppl I get to meet, the things I get to learn, the exposure I manage to get, I'm really thankful for all of them :)
Next week is madness. I'll be setting my Out of Office the whole week.
- RP career fair
- Orientation Program
- NUS Career Fair (2 days!)
And all these before D&D on sat!
I pray for strength, motivation, enthusiasm and for my thankful heart to constantly remind me how fortunate I am :)))
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Today, I had my 1st screening interview of the year.
Despite my crazy cough and practically a whole day outta office after that, running ard for meetings, meeting these new ppl and talking to them reminded me that I love my job :))
The ppl I get to meet, the things I get to learn, the exposure I manage to get, I'm really thankful for all of them :)
Next week is madness. I'll be setting my Out of Office the whole week.
- RP career fair
- Orientation Program
- NUS Career Fair (2 days!)
And all these before D&D on sat!
I pray for strength, motivation, enthusiasm and for my thankful heart to constantly remind me how fortunate I am :)))
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January 14, 2011
Idealistic Thinking
I realize that sometimes I like to play out a particular scene in my head and envision what it will be like when I make plans.
And when things happen in variance to what I've envisioned, I get seriously disappointed.
A perfect day out will never be a perfect day out because it never happen the way I thought it would. I might wk up late, there might be a jam, the weather might turn lousy.
A perfect day at home will never be either because things crops up. Like some relative may pop over or some random neighbors may be having their KTV session.
Most of the time, it is little moments of surprises and unplanned treats that make the experience so memorable.
Like that rainy day in London when the sudden downpour forced us to take a break from sight seeing and just sit in the cafe with warm coffee in hands and ppl-watch out the window. An experience so simple but so unforgettable.
I guess I should start to embrace uncertainties and start enjoying the little surprises that life has in stall for me. And make the best of everything and every moment.
For who can plan better than the One who has the entire plan of my life in His hands :) I really need to have more faith.
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And when things happen in variance to what I've envisioned, I get seriously disappointed.
A perfect day out will never be a perfect day out because it never happen the way I thought it would. I might wk up late, there might be a jam, the weather might turn lousy.
A perfect day at home will never be either because things crops up. Like some relative may pop over or some random neighbors may be having their KTV session.
Most of the time, it is little moments of surprises and unplanned treats that make the experience so memorable.
Like that rainy day in London when the sudden downpour forced us to take a break from sight seeing and just sit in the cafe with warm coffee in hands and ppl-watch out the window. An experience so simple but so unforgettable.
I guess I should start to embrace uncertainties and start enjoying the little surprises that life has in stall for me. And make the best of everything and every moment.
For who can plan better than the One who has the entire plan of my life in His hands :) I really need to have more faith.
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January 1, 2011
Bring On 2011!
Some weeks ago, we were having cell group meeting and we had to think of a word to describe our 2010.
I got my licence (just before pop's bday)!!!
And also held new responsibilities:
The word that I have chosen was "New".
2010 was "new" because it was full of new experiences, new stages of my life, new friends, new responsibilities.
Jan 2010
I got my licence (just before pop's bday)!!!
Feb 2010
"Married off" our first Chaos girl :)
May - June 2010
Had the best travel experience ever for my Grad trip :)
The month-long Spirit of Europe trip saw
- new friends (more than 30 of them)
- new experiences of "backpacking", doing midnight laundry in the middle of the trips, staying at hostels, planning our own itinerary, and tons more exciting new things
- exploring new places that swept me off my feet and keeps me wanting to return
- new loooots! :X
June 2010
Embarked on the next stage of my life with my 1st perm job :)
Feels really blessed that the workplace is really near to home, I'm doing sth that I'm interested in and I've met lovely people :) To top it off, poppy's just 2 levels down and XM's working opposite!
July 2010
Officially GRADUATED!
Aug to Dec 2010
It's crazy how the few months zoomed past, I must have been kept sufficiently occupied :) Numerous new experiences along to way:
- Took interviews in the very room I had mine just some months ago
- Brought in new staff
- Went for career talks and fairs
- Designed job adverts
- Participated in my 1st "Amazing Race" and won 2nd!
- Ran a 10K marathon
- Went through ISO audit (:X)
- Got my own namecards :)
- Experienced the exhilaration of seeing the figures in my bank account grow (slowly)
- Got my 1st BONUS :D
- Started giving allowances to my family
- Bought and started paying for my own insurance
- Able to treat my family to nice food and little gifts occasionally
- Bought Christmas presents for all my loved ones with my OWN money for the first time
2010 had been a yr of transitions and changes, as 2011 rolls in with new challenges and new opportunities, I remain thankful for what 2010 had taught me and pray for renewed strength and motivation to take on 2011 with great faith and enthusiasm!
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