V-day 2011 - simple :)
3.5 years of companionship. i learnt a lot during these 3 years, grew up and more importantly i believe i became a better person. there are still many things i have not got used to, many things i still have to learn to handle but you have never failed to be right there beside me whenever i need. each of us have flaws but these are exactly what made you who you are and the person i love.

our little destruction on the sandy beach :)

just thought this picture looks cute.

my one-shot success!
yummydelicious ramily burger, long since i had such yummy one :)
WORK.

it has been great so far, lucky to have a companion to talk to and laugh around with :) equally important, i really enjoyed my work now. yes, this is what i want to do when i chose to move out of audit- a mix of financial statements and overview of the company, assisting with budget projection and some simple schedules for analysis. monthly, quarterly and yearly financial and management reporting. indeed this is a transition between audit and analyst. at least, my knowledge of FRS will still be in place yet being able to enjoy less restrictions over purely compliance of the standards. i feel lucky to be in this position, as i was given another position initally. luckily clarification allowed me to be where i am, something i really hope to work well with. the first week was much overloading of information where a senior taught me a lot, a lot about the business of the company. she was so patient and so detailed in her explanation, giving me much understanding not just about the company's current year movement and also its prior year. definately, the consolidation is not as complex as ocbc's but it is nonetheless a good size to learn from. i really enjoy the scenary where the view from the corridor oversees aeroplans taking off and landing. a very pretty and calm sight to behold.

life has been balanced, enjoying much freedom at night. Though travelling is really long, i enjoy my mornings reading newspapers along the way, something i always wanted to do but just couldn't do so in audit. now it is time to have a properly planned weekly schedule :) i am really looking forward and learning to enjoy work everyday :)

4days 3 nights - Kuala Lumpur + Desaru


Day 1:
Reached changi for collection of airport pass at 8:30am and managed to complete by 9am, successfully reaching budget terminal by 9+ am for checking in flight to KL. We arrived at KL by 11:25am despite a slight delay. Upon arrival, we caught a shuttle bus and express train to KL sentral and checked into hotel.

Factory tour was our first stop, lunching as we took a cab to our destination. I was impressed to see a real manufacturing factory along the outskirts of KL. Dinner was settled at Berjaya Times Square as we walked around the huge shopping mall with an indoor amusement park. We caught the movie "Mr & Mrs Incredible", super funny movie.


Day 2:
Woke up early to travel to the new bus terminal to book our tickets for the first bus at larkin bus terminal. We cabbed to sunway lagoon to spend the rest of the day there. woohoo 5 theme parks into 1 - Water park, adventure park, Wild Life park, Xtreme park and Scream park. Almost impossible to complete all the parks in one day, nonetheless, we sped through them! i really enjoyed myself a lot there despite having to walk to and fro the huge park. Leaving the park at 5pm, we took a bus back to KL sentral where we took our luggage and travel to chinatown in search for MY City hotel. The evening was spent enjoying chinatown and A&W!

Day 3:
A travelling day. we left hotel early at 6am for a morning stroll to the train station to catch the bus to Larkin. our 4hours (to johor) + 4hours (to Desaru) journey began. finally, we reached desaru at 4pm. Evening was spent at a kelong booked with the hotel. seafood dinner+kelong experience+ fireflies+fireworks!

Day 4:
Free and easy with phototaking around the beach.

The entire experience:
A packed trip with many fun-filled activities, travelling and a backpacker's experience. Switching hotels every night while carrying a heavy bag was more tiring than expected. it was only 3 nights but it was a quite tiring. a prelude to a possible europe trip next year :) it ended my break nicely.

A new chapter begins...

The start of the rabbit year marks a new chapter, a new chapter of career and a new beginning. i am really excited over the changes. indeed as one grows, we become comfortable in our environment and is afraid of changes. nonetheless, i am looking forward to my new work environment :)

A chapter closes...

As the tiger year drew to an end, it also marks an end to the first chapter of my working life. the last one month was full of contradictions, pacing back and forth of my decision. it was a tough decision, leaving behind a clearly defined career path, leaving behind the attractive salary and leaving behind the familiarity. but each time i took an hesitant step back, i move forward more confidently. i came into audit with the intention to stay for 3 years, with the intention to learn as much as I can. this dream could no longer be achieved but i have discovered my purpose in working. sometimes i wonder if i had called it quits without trying hard enough to the stay with the firm, but i realized i no longer want to stay with the firm as the culture is not ideal.

much as i enjoyed the work, i do not want to end up always tearing from stress and unhappiness over it. i do not want to work with a team with so much miscommunications during peak due to piling workload. instead of revolving my life around work, i want to be in more control of my time and journey of life. Having chosen to stop chasing the banking dream, I want to be in an industry i have an interest in. lastly, i realize i do not want to be so focus over financial statements and compliance but to approach it from a more business perspective. looking at the management letter points raised by myself, i do feel ashamed for bringing up such petty issues. yes, i have defined the path of my future journey and is working towards there.

on the last day, i teared when i drafted my final email to my engagement, biding them goodbye. recently, i had really long chats with my senior due to the uncountable times she came crying up to me. seeing her cry tugs at my heartstring knowing that her right-hand man is no longer able to assist her further. nonetheless, we have completed and rounded up almost all work thankfully. leaving the team at the crux handicapped them greatly, nonetheless, i left on amicable terms with everyone.