i had one hell of a week in Penang.
first was getting up at 4.30am so as to be at the airport at 6.00am.
the flight was not smooth and I couldn't get back to my sleep on the plane.
but my colleagues and I stil managed to take a decent pic before training starts



in my opinion, training was overloaded.
so much information to be absorbed at such short time.
plus, we had to answer questions in which
some of them just rattle off from their printout notes

my team can't be be bothered



we answer those that no one could find from their notes.
we did all right. thought not the winners, but team effort was GREAT!!

when it comes to evenings, we were the most awake!!
we had fun trying out
*asam laksa
*bakuteh
*char kwie tiauw
*prawn noodle
*steamboats (twice!!)
*tau sar pia
*mc d
*manicure and pedicure


*silly games that made us HIGH!! (the pic tells it all)

so, that's my 2nd week of work in summary
and am looking forward to more great time with the company!!

mood: *high*

my first week at work

training for the past one week has been great.
i learnt a lot more about what is inside the financial statements of banks
and gosh!! the accounting entries looked daunting at first,
but all is good after the trainers sort them out for us.
as usual, only some have sunk in my brain, so
i do have to do some revision on my own.

albeit entering the workforce, i still manage to squezze in some time for fun.
it was celebration of my 1st day with the sis and bro-in-law on tuesday;
dinner invitation on wednesday;
long overdued meet up with yj on thursday;
friday being the last day of gfs training,
the whole group of us had a drink at 4.30pm at brewerkz,
then i went for birthday dinner at sarabel with the sis and bro-in-law,
continued with gelatos-to-die-for at meidiya;
saturday was shopping day with the sis around suntec, citylink and raffles city, movies at the padang with sec4 classmates, and caketime at menotti's!!

i am hoping that i would have this much funtime as (real) work sets in.

so today, i decided to have some time at home, cleaning up my house and packing for my trip tomorrow.
i pampered myself so much that i only woke up at 9 this morning.
i kept on telling myself that i need some rest cause i will be leaving at dawn tomorrow and i can't rest much this evening as i will be meeting up with with my cousins, aunt and uncle who are visiting here.
reasons, reasons, reasons...

anyway, have a great week ahead to all while...
i am looking forward for a funfilled week with my fellow new-joiners!!

mood: *excited*

day1

my little black dress, my littlematchgirl bag, my u.r.s companion
i am glad the first step in my career path was great

eventhough i was falling asleep halfway through the training,
the materials reaffirmed me that i have made the right choice.

looking forward to 2nd day of working life!

mood: *determined*

finally,

after four months of travelling

23april-13may:
sydney,melbourne,tasmania
13may-26may:
singapore
26may-27june:
jakarta
27june-11july:
singapore
11july-17july:
chiangmai, bangkok
17july-04august:
singapore
04august-12august:
jakarta

...

the time has come for me to say hello to


i'm so excited to start work!!

...

one week before i'm off again to Penang

i love my life!!

goodbye singapore!

It's finally DONE!!! done done!!
the long overdue videos of moi parents when they went on a trip to Holy Land.
me being a lazy ass have postponed it to almost 8 months..
Bad fran! *shakes finger at myself*

After seeing tonnes of their photos on many sleepless nights,
i have one more goal in my list:

-to go to the Holy Land-

It's a really beauty, i tell you...
you will walk in the very same piece of land that Jesus walked on..
and how sweet it would be to have your wedding vow renewed at Cana
the place where the first miracle was performed;
the jugs of water turned into wine on a wedding....

it made me all excited that i have another plan in my list!

*yummies*

twas another great day today.

woke up at 7 o'clock, and the funny thing is that i immediately got up, without having to lie back on the bed. i think my body is undergoing a practice that it ought to follow once 15th AUG comes.

after having breakfast and reading TODAY, i proceeded on to check what i would need for my PR application. It seems that I have to do a lot of photocopying of documents. then i continued with tidying up my so-called "careeer guide", basically some newspaper articles that I found rather interesting. after getting my hands all black and dirty, the guide is done and ready to be read by none other than me. then, i helped dad to do some errands. once all are done, i took a shower and prepare to go out to meet my dearest friend - Fang!

as usual, i am late. we had lunch at sakae cause that's one of the outlets that have vegetarian menu. we took a walk around bugis as someone is in the search of a receiver, quite funny though that at this day and age, there are still receivers around. when Fang left me for work, I went to Kino before KB lesson and found a book. "Romantically challenged" is one nice book that i will look out for this coming Friday. I wanna get it!!

after the great workout I had, I went to do groceries and happily made my way home, cause I was going to prepare dinner for the sis and the bro-in-law. We had a simple "Japanese meal". They left early as the sis wanna catch the 9 o'clock show at home. As i waited for it to come on, I sat there thinking what should I do. and suddenly, the thought of neating up my shoes came to my mind. so i watched the show and tidied up my shoes at the same time. It's all neat now, and my collections are ready to be worn..

i really can't wait for the 15th to come. i have prepared my work clothes, shoes and bags. i'm all for it now. come 15th come...