Wednesday, January 30, 2008

I have this crazy idea on my mind since this morning.

I actually have this thought of buying a house on my own. Haha..i must be out of my mind. Simply bcos i need a target in life again. Not that i want to stay, i will surely rent it out to pay for my installment.

To achieve this aim,

I have to:

1) work hard..to stay in my job and pray bonus will be big big

2) stop spending so much..especially on food and shopping

3) hope my small investment in my prudential ILP will grow a lot...to hit target..i tink the return have to be in excess of 1000%

4) be very very sincere in buying 4D and toto. Up next is $10 million Hongbao toto!!

4 strategies, one aim..HUAT AH!



Monday, January 28, 2008

Mood today was one of the worst recently. Can't remember the last time i felt that unhappy. One reason was bcos of work, or rather maybe i read too deeply into what people say. Doesn;t matter.

Didn't help when i am having a bad cold. Ah choooo

I dun tink tomorrow will be as bad.

Sleeping my Black Monday away



Sunday, January 27, 2008

Saturday, January 26, 2008

Work has been rather busy these days, because rushing a project these days. Other than that, my life is rather boring. Immediately, i picture my excitement level as a straight line. No life.

Maybe i have used up my 'happening' level during my time in Europe. Actually, i would think that how happening i want to be is all up to me. But i am just too lazy to do anything about it.

And weekend travel is out because the regional weekend getaway simply doesn;t quite interest me. Think KL, Bangkok, Phuket. Yawnz.

Also because i want to save up more. Money is never enough. I have so much expenses, but money is that much. Not that my salary is not enough, but u know lahz, i want to buy so many things.

Anyway, Chinese New Year is coming soon. In 2 weeks' time. Kinda looking forward because it would be a good break for me. Not that i am feel burnout, but a gd excuse to take a break from work.

On a random note, i was talking to my closest friends (my BP gang) that they no longer have time for me liaoz. Because all of us are busy with work and they are getting attached one by one. So, i think it is a good time to diversify my pool of friends. Since i can't get myself attached on my sole effort. Let's see.

Uni friends? Possible but they are mostly in audit line so they have morphed into no life creatures. Sorry, limin, hongseng, kian wee!

Army friends? once in a while lahz. i am close to joel only.

Primary friends? not close anymore because never seen them for a long time.

I realised no one else. So dead



Sunday, January 20, 2008

Last weekend was an important and memorable one for me. Firstly, my secondary classmate, Julia held her wedding at Mandarin Marina. It is memorable for me, because it is my first time attending my classmate's wedding and there will be many more along the way as we move deeper into our 20s. It is funny how our conversation topics have evolved over the years. Gone were the days when we talked about the celebrities, our school. Now, the girls are more concerned about HDB and what kind of wedding. We have really blossomed into fine young adults.

For me, i actually have no visions of wedding at all. My plans for wedding and all are sketchy. Perhaps the person has yet to arrive. Anyway, i look forward to the time when my friends are parents. haha

Last Sunday my brother went Taiwan, Gao Xiong for 3 weeks. It is a business trip, actually more of an overseas training. He just changed his job and his company sent him to Taiwan. His situation sounds pretty much like mine. Sent him to the airport at 4am last Sunday morning. It is important for me because it is my brother's first overseas business trip. Effectively, i am taking on the responsibility to look after the family cos he is away now.

Work wise, things are good. More and more busy now and got my Bloomberg account this week. Seems like i have a business trip coming soon. Not sure yet.



Saturday, January 05, 2008

Seems like blogging can only be a weekly activity these days. Work just sapped energy out of me. The only activity i engage in after work is to plant my bum in front of the tv and nua.

Anyway, not important. Probably the topic of this entry can be about my work. Nahz, i am not going to talk about the nature of my work. One of my army friend, one of my best buddy in army actually, he asked me about my job and company.

I think i shocked him by telling him i am working at my boss' home. That there are only 2 of us in Singapore. That we have only 14 people in my company.

I can understand how he felt. I must agree that i dun really belong to the norm of a working adult. What jolted me was that Singaporeans in general are still very risk-averse. My friend told me company is so small, higher chance that the company will be gone. While i see his area of concern, it doesn;t bother me much.

Seriously, i am not so concerned about the stability of my job, i wouldn;t have accepted the traineeship and went overseas alone. I still believe that i have nothing to lose by doing a job which i like when i am only 24 years old, and with a bank account with 3 digits of money. So i have everything to gain.

On a completely side note, on New Year's eve, on my way home from work, i was sitting beside a mother and her daughter and i peeled over to listen to their conversation cos i was too bored. They were discussing about the daughter's school work, i guess the daughter was going to enter Sec 1 in 2008, so school was about to start at that point of time.

They went yada yada about school and her daughter was asking if her class was the 2nd best or the 2nd worst in her cohort judging from the alphabet of her class. Actually, much of their conversation was de javu for me, bcos it seemed the thing people would have cared during my time as a sec student. And it still is after 10 years.

Goes to show how the education system(or lack of it) has changed over the past decade. People are still pretty much caught up with grades, comparing results over the pursuit for a holistic education for our kids. To think that we thought we making huge steps in changing our educational system. Harsh reality sets in.

In all, our educational system are continuing to churn out kids anxious about grades, risk averse and feeling happy remaining in their comfort zone.



Tuesday, January 01, 2008

Resolutions 2008

I am not a person who liked writing resolutions because i used to feel writing resolutions is not useful in achieving aims. Or rather, resolutions are redundant. But for 2008, i have decided to list down my resolutions because i am a visual person. Writing them down and looking at list every now and then will motivate me to achieving them before the year ends. I will try to be as specific as i can in having resolutions. Have seen many many resolutions that gave a vague description, which is pointless.

Here goes:

1) Go back to Lithuania for holiday and to visit my friends there. Guys, i miss you all so much!
Already planning the trip. :)

2) Go on a holiday travelling alone. Not sure if i can find the time and money to do this. It will be great if i can do this. Need some time off for myself. People will normally avoid travelling alone. Has its good and bad as well. I am fine with it actually. It will be an Asian city for sure, hopefully a short trip.

3)To learn a 3rd language, at least at elementary level. It is both for work wise and personal development. Have started looking for classes, likely to be French or Korean.

4) To start learning driving. Note: i aim to start, not to get a driving license.

5) To save at least 10-20% for my Masters which i am considering to take before i reach 28 years old

6) To take up tennis lessons again to improve my skills

Seems sufficient to keep me busy until Dec 08. Note that i didn't put things like working hard. Guess it is a requirement not an aim to survive as a working adult. The new year let everyone of us to start afresh and i look forward to the challenges ahead.

Year 2007 has come to an end. To me, every year is different so 2007 was unique in its own ways.

2007 is the year

where i graduated from university and bade goodbye to my studenthood

where i became a working adult

where i went to Europe for the first time

where i have seen snow for the first time in my life

where i lived alone overseas for the first time for 4 months

where i saw Maria Sharapova and a world class match

where i stepped into Stamford Bridge stadium and watched a soccer match in England

where i did not spend the 31st Dec playing mahjong but watching a heartland countdown party

where i discovered more about myself and become more confident of myself

In short, year 2007 was special but in a way i made it very special because of some decisions that i have made. I will never be able to forget about year 2007 because i have so much memories forged during this year. I will look back with fond memories and with a smile on my face.

While 2008 can never be the same as 2007, i am ready to embrace the arrival of 2008. I hope i can make 2008 as special as 2007

Will talk about my resolutions tomorrow