i never thought it is possible to grab any soft toys from the pickup machine in archades, till little daydream carebear on the right was grabbed on a first time try for only $1.10! yippy! now my harmony carebear has company :) *smilez* though i am not someone who likes to play archade, it sure brightened up my day!
i have been officially out of my long engagement, at least till june. when i knew about it, i did not know whether to be relieved or upset. initially, i doubted myself and thought that i was pulled out a month earlier than planned possibly because i was not performing well. then, i was demoralized quite badly especially since the last few weeks on the job wasn't the best weeks. i made a couple of mistakes and remembered being scolded at 2am in the morning. the feeling really sucks, though it wasn't entirely my fault, i still felt incompetent despite reassurances from certain seniors. on a consolation note to myself, at least the team is pulling others out as well and my senior reassured me, i wasn't pulled out as a result of the mistakes i made.

nonetheless, at least i was given the opportunity to learn ba. still a long way go to learn about audit. despite the days i have worked past midnight or walked till the morning, surprisingly i am still alright. thankfully for the G2s around who are really always around to rant to each other.

i think one of my main takeaway from jan till now is to always always bear in mind CEAVO, even for cross-ref of financial statements. at least, i am still positive about the job and do not really drag myself to work in the morning though there are days i am really exhausted. but so far the weekends are well rested and i am ready for the week, enough to last for a while. for me, food and sleep are my energy power bars!

on a side note, while i was on my new engagement at changi, my senior signed for the standard chartered supersaver and tata! we get the gifts below. it was a huge takeaway, especially for someone who just sat there. my senior signed up because she was attracted by the piggy bank. the sales personnel offered to give her another 2 soft toys. After going back to the client's office, we realized the toys were a bit torn and went to exchange. who knows, the sales personnel offered to give another set of soft toys for me! wahaha, so i have a pair of ice age characters too!

On a side note, i like the photo below! cheeky naughty grin. this was taken during our museum free admission to egypt exhibit and the super long queue!

on impulse, i decided to watch carebears movie. from the simple show, there was this simple song that inspired me on days that i am moody.

I Know your thinking that nobody Cares

You've got some feelings you don't want to share
But If your troubles stay all stuck inside
They are going to grow till they are too big to hide

I know you are trying to steer so clear of friends
You've had a few that have left you in the end
I gotta tell you it ain't always so

Somebody loves you who Anita gonna go
So follow me and let me take you there
If you think nobody cares
Nobody cares
Nobody cares like a bear
You'll need a friend to get a big job done
I guess sometimes two heads are better than one
You'll need friend to let your feelings free
Sure could use someone to talk to me
So make a friend and let me take you there

When you think nobody cares
Nobody cares
Nobody cares like a bear
So don't go sticking by your own sweet self
You gotta take a chance on someone else
That's what its all about being friends
And take a chance on loving again

there are times of childishness in the midst of being 22 but these childhood dreams of clinging on to hopes should never die. When i was young, i never think much about carebears but now i realize the meaning behind each carebear but always know there are people around you who cares.