Good bye 2013,

It was a tough year for me with a few memorable obstacles.

1. My final days in IGTS, dealing with logistics. It was mental draining and mental stressing, considering the fact that I've to picked up everything from scratch but nobody will understand this feeling ever. It was a great experience being in charge of such an expensive system.   It was great working with this man who had earned my respect. A man who I think is truly passionate about his job. A man who is not wasting the nation's resources unlike the mass majority. He taught me a lot from his experience and I've learn much from this leader and I am grateful to him.
2.  Recovering from the operation for my back injury that I've "gain" in army(which lands me in IGTS btw). Even though it was a sure-to-recover process, it was still a painful process to go through. It might seems insignificant in a way, but it taught me vulnerability, on how weak we are when subjected to pain. It was just a 2inch cut(at most) near the spine area and it inconvenient me so much it hurt to even cough or laugh.
3. Exams post to be a problem to me too. Not accounting(no pun intended) for the fact the already insane level in exams for ACCA, It was also tiring to have to balance studies with work. I've came to realize I'm just not cut out for studying. I've scrap thru PSLE, 'O's, Poly, with minimal efforts. I just has no interest in studying what I've no interest in. I've always favored this quote from Einstein, "Everyone is a genius, but if you judge a fish on it's ability to climb a tree, it will spend it's whole life thinking it's stupid".  I guess education just bores me. 
4. After I ORD in end Aug, i spent the first 3 weeks staying at home and going for lessons. It was a break well deserved(after 2 years of NS),  but at the same time, being income-less was a torture. I've no idea how people saves with that miserable $550/mth. Considering the fact that i was always winning 200/mth from pokers or mahjong sessions, saving on transport by cycling, i still cant manage to save at all! I tried to account for my money and it always go frenzy somewhere. 
5. Thus, I've made an important decision. I've decided to go work. It was not the wisest decision, with exams round the corner, but it was the only option available if i were to travel. It was a tough call, but i went ahead. Flash jump, long story short, right now I'm working at TRI-NET where I have an uber nice boss and great colleagues. It feels like I've made a right decision too. I am really happy with the working environment(even though the job is quite routine), but that's also because of my position as a junior accounts assistant. 
6. I've always wanted to give tuition back when I was still in poly and even when in army. I've always find joy in teaching since secondary school. However, being the lazy me and the refusal to take the first step in approaching agency, I've never actually given tuition. Call it luck, call in fate, i was introduced to 3 tuition at once. Sec 2 maths for sis's colleague, P4 maths for my colleague, and even P5 and P6 for a tuition centre. It was like a dream come true.. in a way. The down side is that I'm now working 7days/week. But the up side from teaching is really unexplainable. Apart from that, the money is good too! It really feels good to see money rolling in.

Welcome 2014,

Some things changed. Some things remained. Some seems like the same, yet different. Same blog name, same author, different style, different feelings.

My 2014 started off with a bang! 6D5N tour in Taiwan, Taipei.
Even though the journey has too much of delays(mainly because of only 1 toilet shared by 10 people), the company of friends made up for all of it. I esp enjoyed Day 5 when we went Shi Fen to release Tian Deng and Shi Fen Pu Bu... Moments like this cant be describe but can only be felt...   

Even though I'm back from Taiwan, it feels like I've left part of my soul over there..

Right now, this moment, as i am writing this post, I am also thinking of my New Year Resolution.

1.  Top on my list now is probably to lose weight thru healthy dieting and exercise(so far so good!). By 2015, I aspire to be below 75kg, hopefully.
2.  I want to improve in life skills.. (E.g Communication skills, Thinking skills, Analyzing thinks fast skills, investment skills, finance skills, cooking and baking skills, excel skills.)  I've downloaded (illegally) e-books on all above said subject and targets to finish all of them.
3. I aspire to pass up to F9(hopefully starting on Ps papers) in my ACCA by this year end too. It might not be much, but one step at a time.. Afterall, I've already started working and have all time in the world.. (up to 8 more years)
4. To travel to at least 2 countries, hopefully Australia and Taiwan(again) this year. (solo/group)
5. Saving of 10k by the year end.
6. Start on stock trading.
7. Start taking more photos of my life and keeping this blog updated on my life.(after i buy my new phone)
8. Have better time/money management skills.

I guess these are some short/long terms goals that I can come up with currently that i wish to accomplish in 2014.  I know NYRs are hard to maintain.. But this time round, I am quite determined. I've always dilly dally in the past, being lazy about life. Never have I been more serious in wanting to take control of my life. I don't want to screw up anymore.

You will be my motivation, a goal I will work towards to too.

Wish me luck people.

#QuotesForThoughts
When you die, do you think it's going to matter if you were a gangster? If you had swag? If you were dressed in a certain way? You're dead and you're going to rot. And when you rot, nobody is going to remember you. Because all you left behind in this world was something no one cares about.

. Shall stop this long post here. Editing continues tomorrow.

Ciao.