Went for a dinner gathering with my Thai teacher and my fellow tutorial friends at Tuk Tuk Thai Kitchen.

A nice and full dinner. The food there are tasty. Aacaan (thai word--means "teacher") ordered quite a lot of food for us and there's dessert somemore. We even played 终极密码 to finish off the food. After that, there's some simple logic game to guess the trend of words. Hah. And Lexin keep on urging aacaan to play 'facebook'. Lol~

An enjoyable evening with them, catching up with each other. Here are the photos (more to be uploaded). A reminder from aacaan: thaa may suay, may day say 'facebook' kha (if (photo) not nice, cannot put to 'facebook'). lol~


with my Thai aacaan and tutorial friends. I'm holding the coin purse from aacaan to us.


An enjoyable dinner gathering.

Nice to have a great aacaan and easy-going tutorial friends. khop khun maak kha (Thank you very much). =D

Back at home. Feeling nice.

Finally everything settled and got the approval from MOM for my EP application. Going for medical check-up next Mon. If everything goes right, I can get my EP done by the end of this month. Going to start working next month. Looking forward~

Went to De Coder's cafe for the 4th time. Lol~ This time round was with BH, YF and Ying. A relax afternoon. I like Cluedo. Next time must play again~

4 episodes more to finish watching "Nodame Cantabile" anime. Really a nice anime. I love the music in it. Suddenly have an urge to go for musical concert. Haha~~

Currently is reading "19 minutes". A bit confused by the plot. (XD) Think the plot will slowly get clearer once I read more into it... (hopefully, hah~)

Signing off......

刚看完《哈利波特与死亡圣器》，连续从下午一直看到刚刚，终于把故事看完了。。。哈哈，终于知道了故事结局。。。故事主人翁哈利波特与他的朋友们都过着幸福快乐的生活，而慌乱的世界也自此变得一切太平。。。好的结局，哈~

前几天，突然心情变得有点低落。。。哈哈~ 现在好多了。。。明知道应该有乐观积极的想法，但是心里被某件事情烦着，想着想着，还是不自觉地郁闷起来。。。时间太多，然后又想太多的结果~~

现在事情还没解决，还在等结果，希望尽早办妥吧！祝我好运咯~

会试着不让自己继续为这件事心烦，这样只会苦了自己~~ =)

乐观积极面对生活不如意，还有很多事情值得期待~~

A change in the blog skin, quite satisfied with the result, lol~ =P

A change in my hairstyle, long time never sees my hair in a smooth and straight conditions le. Price paid is sitting in the hair salon for several hours to have my hair re-bonded. - -|||

A change in employment status, from unemployed to employed. Found an admin job in a local civil engineering company at somewhere near CCK and Kranji. However, it seems like there’s some problem in the work pass application, it’s still not being approved. Hopefully can start working as scheduled. Otherwise, will have to back to square again~~ My job hunting process is“波折重重”。。。XD

I’m watching Nodame Cantabile animation. Like it very much, like the classical music in the show, enjoy listening them. It’s a 享受listening to the music played in it. Always have a liking on piano music. Learning piano has always been my wish, hope can realize it soon.

I’m reading Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Chinese translated). Still have 2 books on hold, waiting me to read. Thanks Si Li for lending me “19 minutes”. =)

Came across this MS office online training course by chance. Quite a useful website. I’m exploring the applications now, never know that MS office has so many features and functions.
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/training/default.aspx

Hah, so these are my recent updates~~ =D Take care and keep it up for everything that everyone is doing now! ^^

Quoted from The Straits Times 03/09/2008:

Worried about entering the working world? Here's your guide to moving smoothly from student to employee.

Be observant

• The first step to making a smooth transition into your new role is to observe how the people around you work and interact.
• Every organisation has its own unique culture and the workplace requires a different set of skills from the university or polytechnic.
• By taking the time to observe how others operate, you will have an understanding of how things work in your new environment and you will be able to make a great impression.

• Never underestimate the importance of building relationships and the positive impact this will have on your work situation.
• You will feel more comfortable asking difficult questions and getting advice from colleagues you have a comfortable relationship with and this will contribute to your success in your new role.

• As you learn more, ask for feedback from people around you, especially your manager. It is never too early to learn the skill of "managing upwards".
• Put simply, this means keeping a good flow of communication between you and your manager, asking for feedback and keeping him informed of your progress on tasks before he has to ask you.

• A classic mistake many new employees make is to work themselves into the ground, believing that this is the best way to impress their colleagues and supervisors.
• In reality, you will make a better impression by working smarter, rather than working harder.
• Resist the temptation to work from home or put in longer hours just to make an impression.
• By doing this, you will run the risk of raising your manager's expectations of what you can reasonably achieve.

• A great skill and an easy one to develop is to approach your manager with solutions rather than problems. When you need t go to your manager with a challenge you are facing, get into the habit of always having a solution in mind.
• By requesting their approval on a solution, you respect their authority and involve them in the decision, but you also make their job easier while showing your initiative.

• Another thing that will help you to get ahead is finding yourself a mentor. Consider what you are looking for in a mentor and then approach the person of your choice. This may be a little daunting, but your chosen person is likely to be flattered and unlikely to turn you down. Alternatively, you may find a mentor relationship which progresses quite naturally after you have been in your job for a while.
• A mentoring relationship is invaluable when you are starting your career. You will have an experienced sounding board to assist you with problems and celebrate your achievements.
• No matter how small the challenge, your mentor will usually have experienced something similar before, and will be familiar with the trials and tribulations you experience on a day-to-day basis.

• Don't put too much pressure on yourself. The transition from studies to a career is exciting and challenging, but everyone makes mistakes along the way.
• You don't need to be perfect to be successful, but you do need initiative, a willingness to learn and a desire to achieve.