Random thoughts!:)

Aching from punching calculators (almost) non-stop on Tue and also from the fun activities on Wed, I feel like I need a good stretch and massage! Hahaha..

I hope I can get to jog today! *good weather pls and no OT pls!*

Daiso ION is opened alrd! And it's bigger than PS outlet whee~ Went with my sis and I spent like near 2 hours there! But lesser impulse buys, felt good each time I placed an item back:D

This week's flower lasts better than the previous fews - pink daisy is my favourite now:) Pink PLUS cheap and good - I like!:)

And now back to work!:)

Loves early morning:)

Used to dislike having to wake up early, my body clock is naturally set arnd 11am to noon. But due to work and early-to-bed bf, I have been sleeping early and waking up early too!:)

Waking up early is no longer a chore as long as I get sufficient sleep and doesn't have the I-have-to-drag-myself-through-the-day feeling:)

I also allow myself enough time to prepare, have time for nice breakfast and BB surfing before I head out:)

Then it's leisure reading time on bus, which makes me feel that I'm still (young and) learning:)

Reaching office earlier allows me to reflect abit (as I blog) and also to gradually get into the work momentum:)

Loves also the warm sun rays that's shining into the office in the mornings too:)

Quite amazed by the transitions in my life and the dynamic perspectives that make me look at ourselves and the world differently:) Perhaps that's growing up:)

Let there be growth each day:) For growth is evidence that I have been living:)

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On a side note, I notice how fast time really zooms past when work gets busy! Which I very much prefer than waiting for time to pass by slowly:) And I will be out of office tmr for company's value awareness prog @ Downtown East:)

On a side side note, as I was trying to type "busy" + "ness", it turns out to be "business"! Amazing!

On a final note, looking forward to Fri's PFM gathering:D *Mayb that explains why I dreamt of Hui Fang last night! She was learning/playing piano! Hahaha~*

Hope the weather will be good on TGIF:)

UNblue Monday:)

5th week into work, tasked with more responsibilities, heavier workload awaits, I shall not be daunted and take on it One.At.A.Time:)

Not sure if the rest of my freshly graduated friends feel the same, but I do feel overwhelmed by the desire to do well and deliver the "perfect" results. Then today I feel much better after reading about how geniuses like Albert Einstein welcome mistakes and see them as opportunities to learn which help them move towards their goals:)

Their optimism and perspectives are traits worth learning and applying!:) Shall keep them reminder:)

And I love Monday:) Cos there's lovely pinky flower from LokeX2 every Monday to UNblue my Monday:D

Alright, off to meeting:) Have a great Monday!:)

Late, not

Was supposed to be late as I missed my bus just as I stepped out of my house.

Partly cos I woke up late (who wouldn't want to snuggle under their cozy blankets on such morning), but I managed to get prepared just on time, until I realized I stained my clothes with chocolate -_-

So there! Rain PLUS missed my bus which gave me enough reasons to take the alternative route - train! :)

Here I am, in the office, 10 min earlier than my usual time:) How ironic! Even my colleagues are surprised I'm that early!

But that also means I read (alot) lesser, but it's okie cos it's Fri! Yeahhhh! (Fri is such a good day to give excuses to cut ourselves some slack:P)

Rainy friday and I foresee a busy one as there's a deadline today, but I'm raring to go and looking forward to TGIF gathering later with that bunch of crazy uni mates!!! :D

Yeah to bus trips!

Been taking bus to work and most of the time also back home:)

Though not the fastest route, it's definitely cheaper and the best part is it creates the time for me to read, solid book:) No more revising notes like before!

That 20min (x2) each day is the time I feed myself with brain food:)

Completed reading the 1st book since I started work, pretty fast considering that I used to take a long time to finish one. (Study was the main priority then.)

So yeahhhh to bus trips:)

I do take train back home, if I end work later and I need to get back home in time for an evening jog before the sun sets:)

So 4th week into work (and I still thought it's the 3rd week), I'm pretty much adapting to my new lifestyle with better habits which I hope to keep in the long run:)

Having said that, I'm not sure how the work load is going to pile up as the projects progress. Occassional peak periods are understandable. Judging from how youthful and lively my colleagues seems to be (as compared to their actual age), I'm quite assured it's going to be manageable:)

Right now, so far so good:) Learning new stuffs each day and making progresses each day:)

For now, it's time to celebrate my 1-month of work with the Fri and weekends nearing:D

Friends:)

You may build a beautiful house, but eventually it will crumble.
You may develop a fine career, but one day it will be over.
You may save a great sum of money, but you can't take it with you.
You may be in superb health today, but in time it will decline.
You may take pride in your accomplishments, but someone will surpass you.
Discouraged? Don't be, for one thing that really matters, lasts forever - your friendships.

Found this so true while reading one of John C Maxwell's book, Talent is Never Enough, in which he discussed about the importance of relationships.

We can't take anything away with us at the end of our live, the only thing that is evidence of our existence is what we leave behind.

Perhaps we should focus more on what we can leave behind and less on what we can take away:)

Now I can better appreciate what it meant by "To live, to love, to learn, and to leave a legacy" :)

I'm also glad that I have a handful of friends and mentors who, according to the book, are lifters in my life, they believe in me, encourage me and most importantly I feel valued and appreciated with them around:)

Without them, I would not have been who I am today:)

Looking forward to all the upcoming gatherings for the much-needed uplifting sessions admist our work:D

My new love for shopping:)

Shopping with LokeX2 turns out to be more fun than the shopping itself:)

All his tactics to keep me frm buying, frm entering the shops and his strategies to distract me, though never fails to fail, never fails to entertain me:D

Guess the HK trip makes us both uds each other's shopping capabilities and limits, so we sort of work out a balance:)

Loving it:) We know very well he is not my best companion for serious retail therapy, but when we do shop now, it's more of window shopping and self entertaining each other:)

And he found his love for magazine:)

And we love this surprise that pleasantly ends our Tue meet up:D How cute is that:) Had this before at Tampines 1 Manpuku and Vivo outlets but I only got to see this at Raffles City!

Alrighty, I'm still seriously in need of serious retail therapy! I'm going to endure for just 1 more week plus! Bugisssss and Daisooooo~ Shopping companions stand by plssss:D

For now, it's mid week alrd!:) Yea yea yea~

It's Tue!

A non-jogging Tue for a change, as I have cleared that ysd alrd:)

Blogging frm office before official work hours commence:)

Looking forward to post work dinner later:)

And I need a retail therapy fix sooooon~ Bugis and Daiso! Cnt believe that I havnt been doing actual shopping for about a month or so alrd!

Cnt wait for nxt week, where all good things going to happen!:D

For one, I'm having a four-day work week as I will be at Downtown East for company training:) Whee~

Then it's Fri with PFMs for Movie under the Banyan Tree, how romantic:) And it's my bday too:D TGIF cnt get any better than this:D

Then finally, my long awaited 1st pay check:D Hehehehehehe~ But I got to clear my debts 1st and keep aside some savings before I can SPLURGE!:D

Ahhhh~ cnt wait cnt wait!

So much so that all along I thought this week IS alrd nxt week -_-

Just one more week:D

Let's count down to mid week 1st yea!:D Have a great Tue:D

You just got to start!

And the momentum will be enough to see you through:)

It works for me, whenever I'm faced with what seems like an overwhelming task or something that I need to do but just feel overwhelmed with inertia.

That's what I have been telling myself to get myself out of the house and hit the tracks for 20 min:) So far so good:)

I ran even though it was raining earlier on!:) *claps for being so disciplined!*

Ever since I have started work 3 weeks ago, I have been jogging twice a week, for 3 weeks alrd! Wheee~~ My most committed jogging routine so far (since JC time I supposed) :)

So I'm going to look forward to a nice dinner with my LokeX2 tmr:D

Oh! He has also been waking up arnd 5plus to jog every other days and he's making it a daily routine as much as possible:D *claps!* So he has to sleep arnd 10plus, no later than that!

So we are sleeping earlier and moving more:) Cheers to healthier lifestyle!:)

Alrighty bed time soon:D

3,2,1!

Where should I start?

Sooooo~ many things to update!

Alrighty, 3rd week into work:) 2 more weeks to go and it's my 1st pay!:D

Lots of things that I'm grateful for:)

1. I love my window seat work station (regardless of the harmful sun rays)

Love the daylight, though minimal till date due to the gloomy weather.

Love being closer to the nature.

2. My colleagues are so easy to get along:)

Love the big lunch group, regardless of the difficulty in finding seats during lunch time.

Amaze at how they all look so young despite being mostly married, with children somemore.

3. My supervisor is always willing to teach me:)

I'm really thankful that she doesn't just throw me into a sea of measurements. She always take the time to explain the rationale for each task. I'm reallyX2 grateful that she trusts me enough to gradually let me take on more responsibility.

4. I love my workplace being so close to my hse!

I can reach home within 30min by bus or train and it really makes alot of difference! So even if I work slightly overtime, I will still be able to have my home-cooked dinner in the shortest time possible:)

5. I love having post-work gatherings with LokeX2, Novena gang (Dawn and Xu Xu) and uni friends!

Perks worth looking forward to after a day of hard work:D

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Slowly tuning my lifestyle as a working adult:)

Have been religiously jogging every Tue and Thurs (no bad weather at all for me to make any excuses:P).

Enjoy jogging slightly more than before, probably because it provides me with precious me time after a long day at work:) And it feels really good to sweat it out after staying in the air-con office for the whole near 10 hours Mon to Fri!:)

Hope this habit stays and hope I can continue to find balance even when work commitments increase:)

Alrighty! Time for bed! Another habit to keep - early to bed, eary to rise:D

Good nighty!:D