28.11.10

I have a new daily activity now... browsing online job ads and sending my CV. 2 months has passed since I handed in my resignation letter.... I really hope I would be able to get calls for interview soon, as there have been not much responses to my applications. The only phone calls I get are from banks' telemarketers, so disappointing..... I'm serving my last month of notice now and I aim to have a job offer by end Dec.

I hope my US holiday plan for Sept 2011 would be realized. Due to the uncertainties, I wasn't able to go on holiday to somewhere further away in the coming 6 months. This year I have only went to Malaysia for holidays.... The exchange rate is really good, so it's really worth to go Malaysia for shopping. :) I tell myself that I must think positively.

I'm going for an archery workshop on Friday~ hurray! Though it's just an hour long, I hope to be able to hit the bull's eye for just once. I like shooting, but I couldn't control the arrows well, as my arms are easily tired. Guess I need to train up my arm muscles. It would also enhance my stamina in doing my laundry. I have also been eating too much these few weeks, so I need exercise badly. Hope I won't end up with muscle ache after the archery and after my badminton.

Some are asking me whether I would come back to the company to work again.... For those who have given me farewell lunches and gifts in Jan 2006 - sorry to let you all treat me again, but please don't spend on gifts again, as it would make me feel bad. I'm happy to get to know you all better this round and for the newer friends I have made, I'm very happy to have known you all. Leaving the company doesn't mean that our friendship has ended, so do keep in touch after I left. We can still meet for karaoke, mahjong, lunch, dinner, travel and other outings etc.

21 Sep 2010

Someone left a nasty comment on my chatbox at my blog, saying I have "stolen" his/her blog url...he/she is really weird. Isn't it on first-come-first-serve basis? Only immature people would say words like "cb", which's so rude. I have removed the chatbox from my blog to stop all these nonsense. My dear friends, if you wish to send me any comment, do feel free to leave your comment on the blog entry.

I have officially closed my blogshop... thanks to all who have given their support. I have decided that the low profit margin isn't worth my time and effort. This would also help me minimize my online spending, as the temptation to spend is always there when I had orders coming in.

I would like to go Australia for holiday during Nov/Dec... would love to explore Sydney and/or Gold Coast... I have made a major decision lately and I hope I won't regret it. Counting down now... may luck be with me.

6th August '10

It has been so long since I update my blog... I have been promoted~ happy! But my tender notice period has extended from 1 mth to 3 mths, which's quite long...

I have started learning to read and write korean words at CC, but I found that I don't have the motivation to revise after each class...perhaps because there's no exam/ test? I tried to install korean dictionary on my Nokia, but the characters couldn't display properly. The korean characters all look so similar, and until now our teacher (pronounce as "song seng ming" in korean) has yet to teach us how to pronounce numbers in korean. Our last class for stage 1 is on the first Thurs of Sept and I don't think I'll register for stage 2...

I started a blogshop and was really busy updating it for the past few months...I found that it is actually quite time-consuming and not worth the effort if the customer base/orders are not huge. My profit is like peanut... (I realized that I really like to use the word "peanut" nowadays) I am now considering whether I should close it for good...I had placed so much advertisements (free of course) and it seems such a waste to close it.

I miss my Picanto...and I'm now on the lookout for COE to drop again. I hope I'll still know how to drive by then....

My 1st weekend without Picanto...

I really miss my dear Picanto, which I have sold away on Mon. I wonder when I would be buying my next car as the COE is so high now and many felt that it would stay high in the year to come... I hope my Picanto would meet a nice owner. I felt bad scratching and denting it in the past 1 yr, but I'm glad it survived. It's sad to part with my first car, but I think now is a good time to let go, as used car price has gone up so much.

Owning a car is costly, especially if it's not driven often. My mileage to-date is only 2240 despite having driven it for 1yr 2 mths old...and my auto insurance costs a bomb. I'm going to save up for a normal plate car and by then my insurance premium would have gone down. Or maybe I should just drop the idea and take taxi instead... At least now I don't need to worry about spider web or bee hive forming on it. I wonder what attracted those insects to build their home at my Picanto. No more car wash exercise or petrol price hike worries.

Bye bye Picanto...may you be in good hands.