Can't believe I'm back at work. I'm actually starting to regret it, cos I'm like loaded with changes right as I start. I'm gonna have no break before school starts too. But well... What to do? I should work for my HTC Touch. 2 weeks of work should roughly cover the cost of the HTC Touch with contract.
But boy... It's really quite tiring to start work right after reservist.
Tuesday, July 24, 2007
Monday, July 23, 2007
I'm Going to Australia!
Just received news a while ago that I GOT THE SCHOLARSHIP! So I'll be going to Australia for about 10 months to study and returning with a Bachelor of Nursing. Leaving next year early February, returning late Nov. That's all I know for now, more details later!
Thursday, July 12, 2007
Really gotta hand it to them...
Well, it's been almost 2 months since my interview, and Singhealth has yet to get back to me regarding the scholarship. Or to any of the other applicants for that matter. 2 days ago, Sister Carol asked me to go collect new SGH uniform for wearing to the Istana on Nurses' Day. One other applicant was also asked to do the same. I'm HOPING that we're chosen to go 'cos we got the scholarship (there are 2 openings), but I can't b sure cos nobody is telling me anything! ARGH!
Tuesday, July 10, 2007
Saturday, July 07, 2007
Watched Transformers for Free
We watched Transformers at Suntec Eng Wah for free! We had the lovers seats and had a regular popcorn and a drink each, for free too! Was that great or what?
The department I'm interning in had this corporate event for the customers. They gave tickets to their clients and some internal colleagues from other departments. They had spare tickets, so asked me to go for the movie screening. When my colleague who was distributing tickets at the venue knew that I'm watching with Gladys, she gave me the lovers seats. Haha.
Transformers was really good too. Full of action, nice cars, good humour and sarcasm. General Motors gonna have good sales after the screening of the show man. All the cars in the show are from GM! Apparently, they discontinued the Chevrolet Camaro (Bumblebee) a few years ago, but is going to release it again because of the show.
Highly recommended show to watch. All my friends who watched it only had praises for it. As a lot of us said, brought back old memories. WAHAHA
The department I'm interning in had this corporate event for the customers. They gave tickets to their clients and some internal colleagues from other departments. They had spare tickets, so asked me to go for the movie screening. When my colleague who was distributing tickets at the venue knew that I'm watching with Gladys, she gave me the lovers seats. Haha.
Transformers was really good too. Full of action, nice cars, good humour and sarcasm. General Motors gonna have good sales after the screening of the show man. All the cars in the show are from GM! Apparently, they discontinued the Chevrolet Camaro (Bumblebee) a few years ago, but is going to release it again because of the show.
Highly recommended show to watch. All my friends who watched it only had praises for it. As a lot of us said, brought back old memories. WAHAHA
Tuesday, June 26, 2007
A few rules about love and marriage
I read this in Tuesdays with Morrie, and I feel that I should share this small part with everyone (or at least the few people who actually read this blog). Mitch, the author, was asking Morrie, his ailing professor about marriage:
Is there some kind of rule if a marriage is going to work?
Morrie smiled. "Things are not that simple, Mitch."
I know.
"Still," he said, "there are a few rules I know to be true about love and marriage: If you don't respect the other person, you're gonna have a lot of trouble. If you don't know how to compromise, you're gonna have a lot of trouble. If you can't talk openly about what goes on between you, you're gonna have a lot of trouble. And if you don't have a common set of values in life, you're gonna have a lot of trouble. Your values must be alike.
"And the biggest one of those values, Mitch?"
Yes?
"Your belief in the importance of your marriage."
He sniffed, then closed his eyes for a moment.
"Personally," he sighed, his eyes still closed, "I think marriage is a very important thing to do, and you're missing a hell of a lot if you don't try it."
He ended the subject by quoting the poem he believed in like a prayer: "Love each other or perish."
This really touched my heart. First, he said that things are not as simple as having rules, and I completely agree, which is why I don't believe in saying love is this and that. But there are some guidelines that are true about love. Without these, there's going to be a lot of trouble. With these, it still doesn't mean everything will work out, of course. His "rules" are very good guidelines indeed. I see couples who can't talk openly about their problems in the relationship. I see couples who don't even share common values. They're having so much trouble. (I must note here though, that there are couples who are having so much trouble, can't solve the problems, and still together. The people who are suffering just stubbornly refuse to let go of the relationship. I also don't understand why. Maybe such people like the feeling of pain and being tortured?)
And the belief in the importance of your marriage. That is one thing that seems to be lost among many people now. When we look at certain cultures, marriage and divorce just comes so easily.
If you haven't read Tuesdays with Morrie, do read it. There are many copies of the book in the libraries. It'll get you thinking quite a bit about life.
Is there some kind of rule if a marriage is going to work?
Morrie smiled. "Things are not that simple, Mitch."
I know.
"Still," he said, "there are a few rules I know to be true about love and marriage: If you don't respect the other person, you're gonna have a lot of trouble. If you don't know how to compromise, you're gonna have a lot of trouble. If you can't talk openly about what goes on between you, you're gonna have a lot of trouble. And if you don't have a common set of values in life, you're gonna have a lot of trouble. Your values must be alike.
"And the biggest one of those values, Mitch?"
Yes?
"Your belief in the importance of your marriage."
He sniffed, then closed his eyes for a moment.
"Personally," he sighed, his eyes still closed, "I think marriage is a very important thing to do, and you're missing a hell of a lot if you don't try it."
He ended the subject by quoting the poem he believed in like a prayer: "Love each other or perish."
This really touched my heart. First, he said that things are not as simple as having rules, and I completely agree, which is why I don't believe in saying love is this and that. But there are some guidelines that are true about love. Without these, there's going to be a lot of trouble. With these, it still doesn't mean everything will work out, of course. His "rules" are very good guidelines indeed. I see couples who can't talk openly about their problems in the relationship. I see couples who don't even share common values. They're having so much trouble. (I must note here though, that there are couples who are having so much trouble, can't solve the problems, and still together. The people who are suffering just stubbornly refuse to let go of the relationship. I also don't understand why. Maybe such people like the feeling of pain and being tortured?)
And the belief in the importance of your marriage. That is one thing that seems to be lost among many people now. When we look at certain cultures, marriage and divorce just comes so easily.
If you haven't read Tuesdays with Morrie, do read it. There are many copies of the book in the libraries. It'll get you thinking quite a bit about life.
Need more work experience
I realise that even after 2 internships, I know next to nothing about banking. Today I had two tea appointments with some industry players. And when my supervisor and the industry players talk, I got really lost in their lingo. I found it so hard to ask any questions and I was struggling to take down notes. Whereas whatever the other person said, my supervisor would just take it in his brain.
The difference between 20 years of experience in commodities trading and 20 days in commodities trading.
And it's not just about the knowledge, but the way that my supervisor brought up the topics that we wanted to ask about, how quickly he formulated more questions based on the response. I felt like I was just an observer. I couldn't help much.
I need more experience. I need to be better. I need to think faster. I need more knowledge on banking.
Looks like I don't have much time to play around this last year. Need to brush up on my banking knowledge.
The difference between 20 years of experience in commodities trading and 20 days in commodities trading.
And it's not just about the knowledge, but the way that my supervisor brought up the topics that we wanted to ask about, how quickly he formulated more questions based on the response. I felt like I was just an observer. I couldn't help much.
I need more experience. I need to be better. I need to think faster. I need more knowledge on banking.
Looks like I don't have much time to play around this last year. Need to brush up on my banking knowledge.
Monday, June 25, 2007
The Haunting of the insurance agents
Insurance agents are haunting Bukit Batok interchange again. I've seen a recent hike in the frequency that they're appearing.
Why did I say haunting? Because they really seem like those 鬼缠身。I hope I'm not offending my friends doing insurance by saying this. I must clarify that not all insurance agents are like that. It's just that I saw such insurance agents.
They'll pester you and refuse to let you go. The way they pounce on the people is just scary. And I've seen not once, not twice, but numerous times when the girls would put their hands on the guys' shoulders to stop them and talk to them. It's almost as if they're trying to seduce the guys.
Luckily I don't look rich and I walk quite fast, so they never came and approach me.
I'm just glad that my own friends who are doing insurance are not like that.
Why did I say haunting? Because they really seem like those 鬼缠身。I hope I'm not offending my friends doing insurance by saying this. I must clarify that not all insurance agents are like that. It's just that I saw such insurance agents.
They'll pester you and refuse to let you go. The way they pounce on the people is just scary. And I've seen not once, not twice, but numerous times when the girls would put their hands on the guys' shoulders to stop them and talk to them. It's almost as if they're trying to seduce the guys.
Luckily I don't look rich and I walk quite fast, so they never came and approach me.
I'm just glad that my own friends who are doing insurance are not like that.
Sunday, June 24, 2007
We took more pics!
Well... Today was particularly sunny, so we took advantage of that and took more pictures!
Rainbow reflections!
More rainbows...
Fire shots are my fav!
But taking these photos are really hard on our eyes...
It's just so glaring!
You can almost get a 2nd degree burn from this one!
Rainbow reflections!
More rainbows...
Fire shots are my fav!
But taking these photos are really hard on our eyes...
It's just so glaring!
You can almost get a 2nd degree burn from this one!Love is?
A friend posted something she read on a forum on her blog. It's a post about what love is and what love is not.
This got me thinking... What IS love? In the post, the person who posted gave some feelings which people would usually mistake for love. And then the person gave some feelings which he/she felt that it's really love. Below is the post that my friend posted:
"Love vs other traits:
All you people who say, "I love you" when you have no clue what love is exactly! What is love? When we claim that it's love that we have for someone, are we correct? Something to ponder upon... are your palms sweaty, is your heart racing and is your voice caught within your chest? it isn't love, it's like.
You can't keep your eyes or hands off of them, am I right? It isn't love, it's lust.
Are you proud, and eager to show them off? It isn't love, it's luck.
Do you want them because you know they're there? It isn't love, it's loneliness.
Are you there because it's what everyone wants? It isn't love, it's loyalty.
Are you there because they kissed you, or held your hand? It isn't love, it's low confidence.
Do you stay for their confessions of love, because you don't want to hurt them? It isn't love, it's pity.
Do you belong to them because their sight makes your heart skip a beat? It isn't love, it's infatuation.
Do you pardon their faults because you care about them? It isn't love, it's friendship.
Do you tell them every day they are the only one you think of? It isn't love, it's a lie.
are you willing to give all of your favorite things for their sake? It isn't love, it's charity.
Does your heart ache and break when they're sad? then it's love.
Do you cry for their pain, even when they're strong? Then it's love.
Do their eyes see your true heart, and touch your soul so deeply it hurts? Then it's love.
Do you stay because a blinding, incomprehensible mix of pain and relation pulls you close and holds you there? Then it's love.
Do you accept their faults because they're a part of who they are? Then it's love.
Are you attracted to others, but stay with them faithfully without regret? Then it's love.
Would you allow them to leave you , not because they want to but because they have to? Then its love.
Would you give them your heart, your life, your death? Then it's love.
Now, if love is painful, and tortures us so, why do we love? Why is it all we search for in life? This pain, this agony? Why is it all we long for? This torture, this powerful death of self? Why? The answer is so simple cause it's...LOVE."
It just struck me as being so... one sided? Is love really that painful? Are all those good feelings not love too? Can one even attribute certain feelings what is love or what is not love?
Lust, friendship, like, willing to forgive, proud to show them off... Aren't all these part of love as well? Gladys is my best friend, someone whom I can show everything to, all my strengths and weaknesses. She's someone whom I'm proud to show off to others as well. I'm definitely proud of her. I do pardon her for whatever mistakes she had made because I care for her, because I love her.
But of course, I don't have "racing heart, sweaty palms" just because I see her. Nor do I tell her "every day [she is] the only one [I] think of".
At the same time, I don't find love painful. Does love torture me so? Is it a powerful death of self? If love is really so painful, I don't think I would want love any more. I don't deny that there are sacrifices to be made in love. There are moments of pain as well. But the pain don't last long. What lasts long is love. Agony? Torture? Sorry, but that is not what I'm searching for in life. I think I'm searching more for fulfilment, and love happens to be part of my life. Can one even search for love? I don't think so. I would just say that God has planted Gladys in my life; God has given me the love.
Perhaps love cannot even be attributed to this or that. Love is just... love. It's more than just good feelings or bad feelings. It seems to be more than what the person mentioned what love is, and even what the person mentioned what love is not. It's not even just feelings, but experiences as well. Honestly, I do feel that my love for Gladys has grown as time goes by. Partly because of what we have shared, what we have gone through. If you ask me what love is, what I love about her, or what is the love we share, I seriously don't think I can answer. Or maybe I'll spend a few days just talking about it. Basically, it's just everything: the good of it, the bad of it, what we have shared, what we're going to share.
If there's one thing about love that really stands out, I would say it's commitment. What would love be without commitment? Being attracted to others but staying with the loved one faithfully? That's part of commitment. Commitment is what made us willing to change to ease the pain of the other person. I made changes to myself and Gladys made changes to herself so that there's less pain in this relationship. Commitment is what drives me to want to do better, to create a better future for us, for our future family. Commitment is what allows us to make sacrifices. I'm glad I found someone who believes in commitment in our relationship as well.
I guess what I really felt very strongly about the post is that the person seemed to have made love sound painful. But I really feel that love is not painful. Love is actually good. If love is painful, torturous, death, I wouldn't be in this relationship. There might be moments of pain in love, but overall, love brings to me joy and happiness.
This got me thinking... What IS love? In the post, the person who posted gave some feelings which people would usually mistake for love. And then the person gave some feelings which he/she felt that it's really love. Below is the post that my friend posted:
"Love vs other traits:
All you people who say, "I love you" when you have no clue what love is exactly! What is love? When we claim that it's love that we have for someone, are we correct? Something to ponder upon... are your palms sweaty, is your heart racing and is your voice caught within your chest? it isn't love, it's like.
You can't keep your eyes or hands off of them, am I right? It isn't love, it's lust.
Are you proud, and eager to show them off? It isn't love, it's luck.
Do you want them because you know they're there? It isn't love, it's loneliness.
Are you there because it's what everyone wants? It isn't love, it's loyalty.
Are you there because they kissed you, or held your hand? It isn't love, it's low confidence.
Do you stay for their confessions of love, because you don't want to hurt them? It isn't love, it's pity.
Do you belong to them because their sight makes your heart skip a beat? It isn't love, it's infatuation.
Do you pardon their faults because you care about them? It isn't love, it's friendship.
Do you tell them every day they are the only one you think of? It isn't love, it's a lie.
are you willing to give all of your favorite things for their sake? It isn't love, it's charity.
Does your heart ache and break when they're sad? then it's love.
Do you cry for their pain, even when they're strong? Then it's love.
Do their eyes see your true heart, and touch your soul so deeply it hurts? Then it's love.
Do you stay because a blinding, incomprehensible mix of pain and relation pulls you close and holds you there? Then it's love.
Do you accept their faults because they're a part of who they are? Then it's love.
Are you attracted to others, but stay with them faithfully without regret? Then it's love.
Would you allow them to leave you , not because they want to but because they have to? Then its love.
Would you give them your heart, your life, your death? Then it's love.
Now, if love is painful, and tortures us so, why do we love? Why is it all we search for in life? This pain, this agony? Why is it all we long for? This torture, this powerful death of self? Why? The answer is so simple cause it's...LOVE."
It just struck me as being so... one sided? Is love really that painful? Are all those good feelings not love too? Can one even attribute certain feelings what is love or what is not love?
Lust, friendship, like, willing to forgive, proud to show them off... Aren't all these part of love as well? Gladys is my best friend, someone whom I can show everything to, all my strengths and weaknesses. She's someone whom I'm proud to show off to others as well. I'm definitely proud of her. I do pardon her for whatever mistakes she had made because I care for her, because I love her.
But of course, I don't have "racing heart, sweaty palms" just because I see her. Nor do I tell her "every day [she is] the only one [I] think of".
At the same time, I don't find love painful. Does love torture me so? Is it a powerful death of self? If love is really so painful, I don't think I would want love any more. I don't deny that there are sacrifices to be made in love. There are moments of pain as well. But the pain don't last long. What lasts long is love. Agony? Torture? Sorry, but that is not what I'm searching for in life. I think I'm searching more for fulfilment, and love happens to be part of my life. Can one even search for love? I don't think so. I would just say that God has planted Gladys in my life; God has given me the love.
Perhaps love cannot even be attributed to this or that. Love is just... love. It's more than just good feelings or bad feelings. It seems to be more than what the person mentioned what love is, and even what the person mentioned what love is not. It's not even just feelings, but experiences as well. Honestly, I do feel that my love for Gladys has grown as time goes by. Partly because of what we have shared, what we have gone through. If you ask me what love is, what I love about her, or what is the love we share, I seriously don't think I can answer. Or maybe I'll spend a few days just talking about it. Basically, it's just everything: the good of it, the bad of it, what we have shared, what we're going to share.
If there's one thing about love that really stands out, I would say it's commitment. What would love be without commitment? Being attracted to others but staying with the loved one faithfully? That's part of commitment. Commitment is what made us willing to change to ease the pain of the other person. I made changes to myself and Gladys made changes to herself so that there's less pain in this relationship. Commitment is what drives me to want to do better, to create a better future for us, for our future family. Commitment is what allows us to make sacrifices. I'm glad I found someone who believes in commitment in our relationship as well.
I guess what I really felt very strongly about the post is that the person seemed to have made love sound painful. But I really feel that love is not painful. Love is actually good. If love is painful, torturous, death, I wouldn't be in this relationship. There might be moments of pain in love, but overall, love brings to me joy and happiness.
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