Happy New Year
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Here's wishing everybody a Happy 2009!!!
Time flies. In a few hours time, we shall be in Year 2009.
Hmm... what have I done or achieved in Year 2008??? Let me see....
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I guessed I took my life's most important step in Year 2008. I finally stepped out of my comfort zone to pursue something I really wanted in my life - a banking job. Thanks to my pal - Michelle "Huang Man Li Zhu"... hehehe
For the past few years in CPF, I had always wanted to leave that place in search for greener pastures outside. I had a few opportunities to leave then BUT the colleagues there kept me going all these while (Of course not all of them were good la).
However, no matter how good the colleagues were, I got to think for myself right? I spent SGD 20K for a Bachelor cert. I do not want to let my effort and money go down the drain just like that. So when opportunity came knocking at my door again in April 2008, I decided to take up the challenge and move ahead to something very new to me.
It wasn't easy for me to adapt to the new environment initially cos everything was so new to me. I couldn't even understand the language my new colleagues were talking. In addition, I had allowed myself to stay on one job for too many years (6.5 years to be exact) so it was very uncomfortable for me to start afresh then.
Fortunately for me, my new colleagues were very nice to me. Not only CPF has good people de... good people are everywhere... wahahaha...
7 months into the job and I personally feel this job is not exactly my cup of tea. However, it shall serve as the platform of my banking career. Hopefully everything turns out well and I would be a career woman in few years to come... wahahahaha...
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One thing I think I have achieved in Year 2008 is the ability to take care of a baby. 1 year into motherhood has made me a more "motherly" person.
I've learnt how to love QiQi more and more, learnt how to coax QiQi to sleep, learnt to cope with her temper, learnt to get her to do things that I want her to do, etc etc etc. All these need a lot of time and patience and sacrifices de okie... 母爱是伟大的！！！
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I live with my parents once again in Year 2008. I moved out and stayed with Ah Long's family for a few months when we wedded and had my own home shortly after. Since 2005, I have not lived with my parents.
I believe 2005 was a torturing year for my parents cos both my bro and I were not at home. I moved out and my brother was enlisted to go NS. All of the sudden, my parents were all alone.
Luckily, all was short-lived. They sold their Dover flat and moved in to stay with me now.
My small 4-room flat now comprises of so many of us. Though crowded and messy, it still feels great. That's the wonderful part of staying with your parents. You will never appreciate your parents until you experience life on your own.
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2008 is also a year where my salary increases the fastest. If I were to stay in CPF and score an average B every year, it would take me another 4 years to get to my current pay.
Fortunately or unfortunately for me, this pay is very unstable la. If the market situation is going to be any worse, this pay of mine would be *PUFF*......... gone. In another words, retrenchment la. But then again, my pay is the lowest among my colleagues so I should consider myself safe in the event of retrenchment ba??? I dunno... I'll just keep my fingers cross hoping for better future.
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I have made a lot of new friends and eliminated one bitch out of my friends list - which is a good thing.
As you all know, that FAT ASS is that one bitch I'm referring to la. I'm glad she's out of my life and I guess out of some of my friends' life as well. Actually my friends should thank me for getting her out of your life cos having such a person as a "friend" doesn't serve you any good. Not helpful, super attitude, machiam princess and loads of other bad points... wahahaha... I know I dun sound good myself but very weird wor... I still got many friends leh... how??? :Þ
One friend out but a lot of new friends in. I've got to know super Loser Thaim Eng, superstar Jay Chou lookalike Ed Cai, super shifu Winnie, super click "ngak ngak" Sharon and Kelly and Serene and many others... Looks like 2008 is a friendship year for me.
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Hiyah... that's about it la... I blog until I forget to watch my "Little Nyonya"... 9.35pm liao la... shit man... Bye... Happy New Year!!!