Decisions are so hard to make.

Recently, there have been many decisions and it is especially difficult to make when it involves money. Having seen money out of my account consecutively, it really made me realize how hard money comes by. it comes in slowly but goes out fast. nonetheless, i will always remember that money is not hard to make, it is how you go about achieving it. ms chia, stop being such a control freak.

finally took up the courage to wipe out the remainings of my investment account for the Hutchison IPO after pouring through the many hundred pages of prospectus. hope they will be better than my funds. lolz. excited for my first step forward towards shares and looking forward to building my own little little investments.

also noted that it is not so easy as passion to further studies as it involves a lot more of $$$. it has always been my dream to have a master, not just any master but MBA. However, looking at the cost of $50k, i realize it is a super big barrier. tertiary education was a long repayment scrimping and saving already, MBA will be unimaginable. lolz. nonetheless, i have settled for professional certification meanwhile which is also money out of the pocket. definately afraid that i might not finish it, but nonetheless, i will try hard :) i have a long-term goal in mind, a career goal for myself in the next 6 years. i have no idea how to get there but is working to reach there eventually :) *smiles* was really relieved when i made up my mind on my career path as i clearly work towards goals, without goals i would feel really aimless.

definately aside from career and studies, there are many other aspects of life that i look forward to. this was inspired by the sunday times last week where the Brand's featured article of women at work. definately, this are all goals and dreams, whether they are be achieved, we shall review it again 3 years later :)

side-tracking a little, was upset on friday upon realizing the carelessness i have made at work recently. not sure whether it is an excuse to say i am still learning the ropes or i was plainly careless. despite checking (at least i thought i checked many times), i just did not spot my mistakes :( really a lot of careless mistakes! argh. hope i will be much much more careful, use my brain more to check on the sanity of the numbers and open my eyes big to check! **important ms chia**

yet all this disappointment with myself was slowly eroded during the night as we chit chatted and caught up! wow it was a 3.5-hour long chit chatting session, bringing back memories of audit and the great companionship. glad we are all keeping in contact despite us slowly leaving the audit world. sat was a total joy from early morning where my dear bro decided to buy back my dream longchomp bag though i was just teasing him when requesting to get a gift, especially good if he can bring back that particular model. lol not that i am materialistic but i am really want a good durable bag that can last for long after the many frustrations that my bags normally can't last. *touched* that he took my words from his previous trip and in the process of considering whether to be a gift or not, which i assume it is most probably going to be judging from his generosity recently :) i was so happy beyond words at seeing that gift. recently been totally spoilt by the people around me, from the phone to the robinson vouchers and now this longchomp bag. *guilty guilty* beyond words

the weekend was pure happiness, basking in the joy of ice-cream, sentosa, starbucks, friends and swimming :)