Sunday, December 30, 2018
Friday, December 28, 2018
with thanks
yes this is an update of my life.
and so ends the last full work week of 2018.. here begins the last weekend of 2018. the new year is dawning. i cannot believe how much things have happened over the past 12 months. so many changes. so many new experiences. so many new people. as 2018 comes to a close, i thought i would be great to think back a little on what are the things i really appreciate and will hold on dear to.
i am thankful for a wonderful FYP mentor. a part of me still cannot believe that it was only this year i was struggling to produce the last bit of the results for my FYP and begin to write my thesis. moreover, i just got back from a somewhat traumatising trip to Malaysia, having cheating death (story which i will not share here). regardless, Prof. Teo Y. Y. had been ever so helpful, providing my guidance and fruitful feedback. despite his hectic schedule, i could still meet him in person for discussions on my thesis and presentation.
i am thankful for the friends i met in university. the 4 years in university could have been so much tougher without them. people from my first science orientation camp to the science committee members to random friends i met along the course of 4 years.. everyone of them has been helpful and supportive in his/her very own way.
i am thankful for my company and colleagues. moving into the working world can be a really scary thing but they are such a nice bunch.. so helpful and open. i could not feel any "ranking" system in this place. it seemed that everyone is working side by side and literally we are. i really appreciate how feedback, thoughts and opinions can be passed in any direction and to anyone. such a healthy place to work, learn and grow.
last but definitely not the least, i am thank for my family. without them, so many things could not have happen. like every other family, we may have squabbles and problems now and then.. nonetheless, those have not held us back but knit us closer together. may we all stay healthy and awesome forever. until next time then, cheers.
and so ends the last full work week of 2018.. here begins the last weekend of 2018. the new year is dawning. i cannot believe how much things have happened over the past 12 months. so many changes. so many new experiences. so many new people. as 2018 comes to a close, i thought i would be great to think back a little on what are the things i really appreciate and will hold on dear to.
i am thankful for a wonderful FYP mentor. a part of me still cannot believe that it was only this year i was struggling to produce the last bit of the results for my FYP and begin to write my thesis. moreover, i just got back from a somewhat traumatising trip to Malaysia, having cheating death (story which i will not share here). regardless, Prof. Teo Y. Y. had been ever so helpful, providing my guidance and fruitful feedback. despite his hectic schedule, i could still meet him in person for discussions on my thesis and presentation.
i am thankful for the friends i met in university. the 4 years in university could have been so much tougher without them. people from my first science orientation camp to the science committee members to random friends i met along the course of 4 years.. everyone of them has been helpful and supportive in his/her very own way.
i am thankful for my company and colleagues. moving into the working world can be a really scary thing but they are such a nice bunch.. so helpful and open. i could not feel any "ranking" system in this place. it seemed that everyone is working side by side and literally we are. i really appreciate how feedback, thoughts and opinions can be passed in any direction and to anyone. such a healthy place to work, learn and grow.
last but definitely not the least, i am thank for my family. without them, so many things could not have happen. like every other family, we may have squabbles and problems now and then.. nonetheless, those have not held us back but knit us closer together. may we all stay healthy and awesome forever. until next time then, cheers.
Tuesday, December 25, 2018
short weeks
yes this is an update of my life.
MERRY CHRISTMAS, fellow readers to whoever have been faithfully reading my posts and those who only recently chance upon this blog. last festival of the year is here. this year's Christmas is particular more interesting for me. nonetheless, i am thankful to those who have been and will always be by my side.
second last week of 2018. short working week.. next week will also be a short working week as well. shall focus on my internal research while one of my project managers is away on holiday. got a good news at work as well.. exciting things (hopefully) ahead in the first couple of months in 2019. shall really go into the details when everything is cleared and confirmed.
speaking of giving an update on details on a later date, i understand i still owe something here which i promise that i will get it done before 2018 ends.. my 2B journey. patience.. i have been squeezing out whatever time i have to summarise all the points from the journey into a blog post. cannot and don't want it to be too long as well. i will definitely get it out soon.. hopefully by this coming weekend. until next time then, cheers.
MERRY CHRISTMAS, fellow readers to whoever have been faithfully reading my posts and those who only recently chance upon this blog. last festival of the year is here. this year's Christmas is particular more interesting for me. nonetheless, i am thankful to those who have been and will always be by my side.
second last week of 2018. short working week.. next week will also be a short working week as well. shall focus on my internal research while one of my project managers is away on holiday. got a good news at work as well.. exciting things (hopefully) ahead in the first couple of months in 2019. shall really go into the details when everything is cleared and confirmed.
speaking of giving an update on details on a later date, i understand i still owe something here which i promise that i will get it done before 2018 ends.. my 2B journey. patience.. i have been squeezing out whatever time i have to summarise all the points from the journey into a blog post. cannot and don't want it to be too long as well. i will definitely get it out soon.. hopefully by this coming weekend. until next time then, cheers.
Sunday, December 23, 2018
Friday, December 21, 2018
ready for the end
yes this is an update of my life.
slightly hectic week is over. thank goodness.. now as everyone is off on a holiday and clients probably prefer replying to email in the new year, i wonder what i will be busy with next week. somehow decided not to take leave during this period since technically can rest a bit in office with an expected slower pace. well, "expected".. hoping no bad surprises will come.
as 2018 draws to an end i wonder if i am ready for it to end. in terms of achieving what i aimed to achieve this year, i would say i have accomplished most of them. in fact, one of the major thing i accomplished was something i planned to do in early 2019. well, no harm being this early.. haha.
2019 will definitely be a more interesting year. apart from the usual uncertainties, there are some certainties that i can look forward to. from nice shows to nice movies to little milestones in my career journey.. and maybe preparing the next path to further studies? well, let's see how this goes. gosh this post is beginning to sound like the last post of 2018 but no it isn't. until next time then, cheers.
slightly hectic week is over. thank goodness.. now as everyone is off on a holiday and clients probably prefer replying to email in the new year, i wonder what i will be busy with next week. somehow decided not to take leave during this period since technically can rest a bit in office with an expected slower pace. well, "expected".. hoping no bad surprises will come.
as 2018 draws to an end i wonder if i am ready for it to end. in terms of achieving what i aimed to achieve this year, i would say i have accomplished most of them. in fact, one of the major thing i accomplished was something i planned to do in early 2019. well, no harm being this early.. haha.
2019 will definitely be a more interesting year. apart from the usual uncertainties, there are some certainties that i can look forward to. from nice shows to nice movies to little milestones in my career journey.. and maybe preparing the next path to further studies? well, let's see how this goes. gosh this post is beginning to sound like the last post of 2018 but no it isn't. until next time then, cheers.
Monday, December 17, 2018
Monday, December 10, 2018
glow
yes this is an update of my life.
back from a well rested week in Taiwan.. though my immune system took a slight hit in the last few days. second time being in Taiwan for holiday with the family. explored new places and old places that we really missed since our last trip back in 2016.
i have now the glow of a person who had been through a well rested break.. back to the grind come tomorrow. not looking forward to the number of emails but am looking forward to seeing my colleagues again. exciting times ahead, i would say. Christmas party, personal internal research and a proposal i do not want to go into too much into for now. i foresee days of overtime but it will be worth it come January.
in other news, today was a rather productive off day as well. managed to get the gift for the upcoming office Christmas party. got myself a new wallet (the old one last me 5 years, wow) and also bought assessment books for my tutee. the roads of Singapore can be really interesting.. each day i ride i bound to see funny road users.. pedestrians and drivers.
alright time to enjoy the last couple hours of me-time before preparing for a slightly shorter week of work. last stretch of 2018, here i come. until next time then, cheers.
back from a well rested week in Taiwan.. though my immune system took a slight hit in the last few days. second time being in Taiwan for holiday with the family. explored new places and old places that we really missed since our last trip back in 2016.
i have now the glow of a person who had been through a well rested break.. back to the grind come tomorrow. not looking forward to the number of emails but am looking forward to seeing my colleagues again. exciting times ahead, i would say. Christmas party, personal internal research and a proposal i do not want to go into too much into for now. i foresee days of overtime but it will be worth it come January.
in other news, today was a rather productive off day as well. managed to get the gift for the upcoming office Christmas party. got myself a new wallet (the old one last me 5 years, wow) and also bought assessment books for my tutee. the roads of Singapore can be really interesting.. each day i ride i bound to see funny road users.. pedestrians and drivers.
alright time to enjoy the last couple hours of me-time before preparing for a slightly shorter week of work. last stretch of 2018, here i come. until next time then, cheers.
Saturday, December 1, 2018
mission grow fat
yes this is an update of my life.
gosh time flies.. or maybe i am just a little bad with time management. just realised i have not posted here in a half a month. apparently i am prioritising many things before updating my blog. there is even a draft blog post that i intend to post before 2019 arrives but have yet to write all the details in. anyway that can wait a couple more weeks. now i would rather update on what has been going on in the past 15 days or so.
let's get the thing that might be of least interest to readers aside first.. work.
if i dislike my job, i will never talk about it here. well of course i am still enjoying it. yes, the workload has been a little insane the last few weeks.. one of the main factors that led me to not posting here as often. there were so many deadlines and changes that were somewhat out of mine, or even my company's, control. found myself working OT more than half the days in the last 2 weeks. glad things managed to work out in the end.
there have been quite a couple of changes in my department as well. this sort of hints a more stressful times in months to follow. nonetheless this also revealed an opportunity that i have been pondering on for quite some time now. shan't get into the details but let's just say as soon as i am back in office in 10 days' time, i need to craft an important positive letter.
moving to something more interesting, linking to the 10 days of absence.
am on leave from now for the next 10 days.. on a special mission of growing fat. heading back to Taiwan again after two years. i really miss the food and weather there.. cannot believe i will be there again. exploring couple of new places but will be visiting some of the places we really loved the last time we were there as well.
well then, given short attention span, i shall leave some updates in the next post, or the one after if i decide to talk a lot about my trip in the next post. until next time then, cheers.
gosh time flies.. or maybe i am just a little bad with time management. just realised i have not posted here in a half a month. apparently i am prioritising many things before updating my blog. there is even a draft blog post that i intend to post before 2019 arrives but have yet to write all the details in. anyway that can wait a couple more weeks. now i would rather update on what has been going on in the past 15 days or so.
let's get the thing that might be of least interest to readers aside first.. work.
if i dislike my job, i will never talk about it here. well of course i am still enjoying it. yes, the workload has been a little insane the last few weeks.. one of the main factors that led me to not posting here as often. there were so many deadlines and changes that were somewhat out of mine, or even my company's, control. found myself working OT more than half the days in the last 2 weeks. glad things managed to work out in the end.
there have been quite a couple of changes in my department as well. this sort of hints a more stressful times in months to follow. nonetheless this also revealed an opportunity that i have been pondering on for quite some time now. shan't get into the details but let's just say as soon as i am back in office in 10 days' time, i need to craft an important positive letter.
moving to something more interesting, linking to the 10 days of absence.
am on leave from now for the next 10 days.. on a special mission of growing fat. heading back to Taiwan again after two years. i really miss the food and weather there.. cannot believe i will be there again. exploring couple of new places but will be visiting some of the places we really loved the last time we were there as well.
well then, given short attention span, i shall leave some updates in the next post, or the one after if i decide to talk a lot about my trip in the next post. until next time then, cheers.
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