Just 2 more days to CNY.
Have you done your shopping yet?
Been procrastinating about spending money and finally gave in to temptation to order so many things online. Bad news is items wouldnt arrive on time. TMD.
Total spending in 2 days amounts to 400 sgd. Earn oso nvr earn so fast.. Sians.
No feel for CNY.
Tuesday, January 28, 2014
Tuesday, January 21, 2014
One week one post keeps the memories fresh.
Week went well.. I guess. Abit boring ever since quarter closing.. but still learning bits and bits..
Life is a never ending learning process. I've never been interested in textbook knowledge. Don't get me wrong. I love learning. But I don't agree with forcing everyone to memorize whats in the textbook, and judging on the ability to score on whats in it.
I'm coming to an end into the "lectures" on communications. Though useful, it seems a bit far-fetched in SG.
It's a sad thing I will say.. that SG people are a bunch of unfriendly, unhappy bunch of people.
In comparison to Taiwan, something just felt amiss. The way they can interact with strangers.. The little helps they offer.. Like for eg.. when in Taiwan, a lady overheard our conversation on the MRT and instantly pointed out we are going in the wrong directions... Has that happened before to you in SG? Has the education of SG always been so academic that children are forgetting the core values of what it is to be human?? Hmmmmm.
Then I realized something....
My company has not been doing well for the past 2 years. Before I even started working.. It was losing huge sums of money on a monthly basis at a certain department. The certain department was managed by an economist manager. Put in bluntly, it's asking a butcher to sell vegetables. And so, due to the "talented" manager, drawing a high salary, making huge losses in the department, slacking off in the discipline of his staffs. Even me, a diploma grad, undergoing studies now, knows that if a problem is there, you have to solve it. As a service provider, if you fail to meet the expectation, or worse, damaged the goods that was entrusted to you, it is common sense that you have to pay up. To uphold quality service, we must ensure that that doesn't happens at all. However, unforeseen circumstances might happens and as a manager, you should have take notice of it, come up with procedures on how to resolve it, implements it. Afterall, you are the one that should be responsible for it in the first place. But no, you turn a blind eye, claiming your unjustifiable salary and watching the same mistakes happening all over again, screwing up the whole business and in turn damage the credibility of the company and finally leading to closure of the department.. Not only that, you made other department's workload as difficult as hell and causing a high turnover rate in the company.. and you just shake your butt and walk it off, letting others clean your shit. That's not all. The larger question remains.. What about the director? What has he been doing? Why didn't he realized the incompetence in this manager? Hmmmm. Bottom line, what is the highly paid managers doing? It really puzzles me... Or is this the trend in SG.. where the highly paid are just getting feed with incorrect news and assumes nothing is wrong and the lower income group suffering???
Or is this the way corporation works? So is sg in it's way of becoming a corporation instead of a nation? Every day and night, I've been seeing this... 2016, 2016.. Is that what the govt rly wants?
I might not be excellent in accounting and financing or whatever.. But with a profitable financial report, what justifies for the increase in TPT?
It's really a big disappointment the path that Sg is treading upon..
Oh well, enuff ranting shouldnt talk much on it. ~.~
To end off, I guess I've not reached my initial desired achievement whereby students goes "ORHHHHHHHHH, I UNDERSTAND". BUT I've achieve the part whereby students are willing to listen to me, accept me as a friend more than a teacher, laugh at my jokes, enjoys my teaching... And that to me, is my greatest achievement.
Week went well.. I guess. Abit boring ever since quarter closing.. but still learning bits and bits..
Life is a never ending learning process. I've never been interested in textbook knowledge. Don't get me wrong. I love learning. But I don't agree with forcing everyone to memorize whats in the textbook, and judging on the ability to score on whats in it.
I'm coming to an end into the "lectures" on communications. Though useful, it seems a bit far-fetched in SG.
It's a sad thing I will say.. that SG people are a bunch of unfriendly, unhappy bunch of people.
In comparison to Taiwan, something just felt amiss. The way they can interact with strangers.. The little helps they offer.. Like for eg.. when in Taiwan, a lady overheard our conversation on the MRT and instantly pointed out we are going in the wrong directions... Has that happened before to you in SG? Has the education of SG always been so academic that children are forgetting the core values of what it is to be human?? Hmmmmm.
Then I realized something....
My company has not been doing well for the past 2 years. Before I even started working.. It was losing huge sums of money on a monthly basis at a certain department. The certain department was managed by an economist manager. Put in bluntly, it's asking a butcher to sell vegetables. And so, due to the "talented" manager, drawing a high salary, making huge losses in the department, slacking off in the discipline of his staffs. Even me, a diploma grad, undergoing studies now, knows that if a problem is there, you have to solve it. As a service provider, if you fail to meet the expectation, or worse, damaged the goods that was entrusted to you, it is common sense that you have to pay up. To uphold quality service, we must ensure that that doesn't happens at all. However, unforeseen circumstances might happens and as a manager, you should have take notice of it, come up with procedures on how to resolve it, implements it. Afterall, you are the one that should be responsible for it in the first place. But no, you turn a blind eye, claiming your unjustifiable salary and watching the same mistakes happening all over again, screwing up the whole business and in turn damage the credibility of the company and finally leading to closure of the department.. Not only that, you made other department's workload as difficult as hell and causing a high turnover rate in the company.. and you just shake your butt and walk it off, letting others clean your shit. That's not all. The larger question remains.. What about the director? What has he been doing? Why didn't he realized the incompetence in this manager? Hmmmm. Bottom line, what is the highly paid managers doing? It really puzzles me... Or is this the trend in SG.. where the highly paid are just getting feed with incorrect news and assumes nothing is wrong and the lower income group suffering???
Or is this the way corporation works? So is sg in it's way of becoming a corporation instead of a nation? Every day and night, I've been seeing this... 2016, 2016.. Is that what the govt rly wants?
I might not be excellent in accounting and financing or whatever.. But with a profitable financial report, what justifies for the increase in TPT?
It's really a big disappointment the path that Sg is treading upon..
Oh well, enuff ranting shouldnt talk much on it. ~.~
To end off, I guess I've not reached my initial desired achievement whereby students goes "ORHHHHHHHHH, I UNDERSTAND". BUT I've achieve the part whereby students are willing to listen to me, accept me as a friend more than a teacher, laugh at my jokes, enjoys my teaching... And that to me, is my greatest achievement.
Monday, January 13, 2014
Memory Lane
Still sick ever since I've touched down from Taiwan. Bad cough, but otherwise manageable. Feeling damn lost without a earpiece by my side. Wanting to get a new phone.. But what should I get?
Actually, even if i actually do get a new phone, it will not be of much use. Nothing what my tablet cant do. Basically, just surf abit of web, social media, read some books, watch some videos. In fact, the tablet Im using might be actually even better then the imaginary new phone.. So why will I want one? Hmmmm...
This week ended just like the weeks before I went Taiwan. Not so rough at work, but rough week at tuition. Cant concentrate much and ended up saying the wrong things.. Wanting to build up a conversation but fails miserably. My mind is in a blank. I simply can't think.
I've said that I want to move away from sad posts. But I just cant do it...
I keep picturing us together recently, so much so reality hurts, and I just wanna stay in bed.
I want to take one step forward, but it feels like two steps back.
Tell me what to do. A little sign. I've no idea if this is obsession or not?
I told myself to give it up, it's impossible. But it's so damn hard..
It's been so long since I feel this way towards someone...
The process of growing up is so scary, so tough. I keep reminiscing about my secondary, poly and army days.
Secondary
-The days I spend gambling in class after school.
-The days I spend playing LAN after school.
-The days I spend playing badminton after school.
-The days I spend being rebellious and joker in class.
-And of course the days that I spend trying to get my "初恋".
- Of course, this memories are only possible because of the people in it.
Poly
-The days I spend studying for exams
-The days I spend doing projects in class.
-The days I spend skipping classes to have fun because class is redundant.
-The days I spend making so many new friends.
-The days I spend organizing camp.
-The days I spend teaching others in anything I am good in.
-The days I spend in club houses enjoying the company of friends.
Army(IGTS)
-The days I spend talking cock with my such small unit.
-The days I spend staying back for steamboat.
-The days I spend playing basketball with them.
-The days we spend getting scold together.
-The days we spend our every lunch together.
-The days we watch movies and play maple together.
那是我们都回不去的从前..
Oh why. It feels like I'm moving on so fast. Oh my.
I want to let it go.
A ship is always safe at the shore - but that is not what it is built for. - Albert Einstein
Back to random jumping on thoughts. Good night. To you.
Thursday, January 9, 2014
Good bye 2013,
It was a tough year for me with a few memorable obstacles.
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.
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.
It was a tough year for me with a few memorable obstacles.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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)
- To travel to at least 2 countries, hopefully Australia and Taiwan(again) this year. (solo/group)
- Saving of 10k by the year end.
- Start on stock trading.
- Start taking more photos of my life and keeping this blog updated on my life.(after i buy my new phone)
- Have better time/money management skills.
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.
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