A love-hate relationship

I love my job because..

1. It takes me to places. Out of Singapore and experience working abroad.
2. Monetary benefits - Salary is ok ( i really feel its reasonable, despite much disagreements). When travelling overseas, can earn per diem to supplement income, can claim warm clothings allowance.
3. The job scope can be really interesting - understanding the mechanics of different industries, learning about organisational behaviour.. there is always new things to learn.
4. It is flexible. Cos its project-based. And when there are no projects, u really have free time (at least at my level).
5. I have really nice colleagues.
6. Can take cab to work, when on assignments at client's place
7. There is really job satisfaction, like when your manager comment that you have improved, and they are looking forward to you taking on more roles. Or when clients are open-minded and accept your opinions and recommendations.
8. I get to continue playing team sports because there are annual inter-department games and inter-CPA games, which i participate quite actively in.
9. There are people from higher management who really do care about your well-being and make you feel like you are not alone in difficult situations.

I dislike my job because...
1. Of how sometimes higher management say they will help, that they care, but those words never seem to translate to real results.
2. Client does not appreciate what you are doing - to improve their business processes- and instead view internal audit to be a compliance cost and makes life hard for us.
3. Nasty clients, and you never understand why they have to behave that way.
4. Over-demanding managers
5. It can be really boring, repeating the audit for the same processes, for the same clients.
6. Sometimes got to work really late, and I am not a person who can work late, cos my brain doesn't really work after a certain time.
7. Have to bring work home to do after working hours and during weekends sometimes
8. Accident happens.

This road that I'm taking twists and turns

My life my chance turning dreams into reality

Down this path faced with many things

Sometimes I feel like giving up and turn away

Can't seem to go on

And I've been thru' this before

Now where am I? Where do I stand?

A little lost here

But I'll remember

All those times you've bought me through

I'd be a fool to give up cos' the goal is near

I'll move on I'll go on

Lord I will take your hand

And you will guide me along

Survive thru' this storm

So I say come what may

I'll hold on to my hope

Yes I will walk down this road

And my passion drive will lead me on

Here I am

Once again caught in the rain

Looking back I've come so far and I want to carry on

Take a step at a time it's alright

Even through this rain I want to smile again

Don't hold back now

And I've been thru' this before

Now where am I? Where do I stand?

A little lost here

But I'll remember

All those times you've bought me thru'

I can feel the sun shining down on me

Here I am

Here I am

Lord I will take your hand

And you will guide me along

Survive thru' this storm

So I say come what may

I'll hold on to my hope

Yes I will walk down this road

And my passion drive will lead me on

Peace

Accidents happen, and we just got to learn to let it go and move on.
Simply because life goes on, and thinking of all the 'what if's are of no use anymore.

He must have been a great grandfather, from the way he told us about the times he spent with his grandchildren. I really hope his family can brace themselves and be strong...

Great October Weekend

On Friday, met up with Meini and Lisa (who said she was very bored) and went to chill at Acid Bar and had a wonderful evening listening to the acoustic band play familiar songs. I also met my bro's girlfriend there - her group was making quite a bit of noise :p

Saturday was a healthy day.. we played tennis in the morning and headed for wakeboarding straight after. I had not intend to wakeboard as it is too expensive (aroun $80-$100 per session), just wanted to go enjoy the breeze. But it looked real fun (i tried once three years back) and i succumbed to temptation and played for half an hour. The girls generously paid for me! =D And now i want to wakeboard again.. it was really fun!

By the time wakeboarding ended, it was already five. And I had to rush home to prepare to attend Edwin's (colleague) wedding at Marina Mandarin. Too late, so i had to cab down to the hotel.... $$ fly away, haha.Marina Manadarin was on of our shortlisted hotels for our wedding next year. But we decided against it cos 1) the wedding cooridator was impatient 2) minimum 40 tables, cannot negotiate at all 3) afraid of the packing and traffic conditions around city hall area on sat night. Anyway, the ballroom was elegant, ambience was great, and the food was traiditonal, but good. The shark's fin in the soup was huge, chicken in plum sauce was not too rich but tasty and the abalone in 'abalone with spinach' was quite big. The dessert (mango sago with ice cream) was superb i had 2 servings!

Sunday, i had a 'surprise' (did not succeed because i found out about it) - Ning Ning came back from Sydney for the weekend! So happy to see her! Ning ning, yea, u put on some weight, but u still look great and most importantly, u are happy, so who cares! =) Please take good care when u return to Aussie, and I am sure u will enjoy the rest of ur time there.. cannot wait to visit u next year!

Lovely lovely weekend, i wish every week is like that. But i sure know very clearly in my mind what i want in my life =) 1001 things i wanna do, just waiting for me to go do them!