Protected: Actually…
July 10, 2009Start of something new
July 9, 2009me: jiamein, so how you feel that you are gg to be housemates
with your sec sch classmate?
jm: abit weird cos i really didnt expect to cross path with chunjia again
jm: and you too. (and with her hands over my shoulder)
we were from the same jc just that
we didnt really know each other then
me: yeah, we will have enjoy the company of one another 🙂
In front of us were our other 4 housemates walking down the steps. Yongsheng and yanning were laughing madly at issac’s teasing and chunjia’s funny comments. Chunjia insisted that the two guys must wear boxes and she is only going to bring black bras!
Nevermind if we have yet to find proper accomodation, we still have the 6 of us to look out for one another.
We are on the start of something new together. Like what hunter said, we will ‘rise up to the occasion’
Good bye, Singapore
July 7, 2009 
May the road rise to meet you
May the wind be always at your back
May the sun shine warm upon your face
the rains fall soft upon your fields and until we meet again,
May God hold you in the palm of his hands
It was one of those songs which i loved to sing with aj choir back then.The lyrics has always been purposeful and i guess the meaning behind this song shouts out even louder to me as i am about to leave. A song that i enjoy humming its tune to myself cos the sop. part sounds really good!
A song ,now, dedicated to all my friends.
Wine for dummies
June 22, 2009I am a dummy when it comes to wine knowlege and i dont think i am a good drinker too. My recent attempt to drink a glass of wine at cocoa palace failed when everyone told aunty esther to take the glass away from me. -.-
The skype conference with boss today was rather overwhelming. I am still quite clueless about starting on my assignment which boss tasked me and ailin to do. It is due next monday. Despite his reassurance that we will do fine and that he is ‘half-expecting a rather “blur” and very imperfect submission’, I cant help feeling abit stress over it. How to write a marketing report with my limited knowledge on wine?!?!?!
My schedule upon arrival is H E C T I C
13th July(mon)
0115: Departure from Terminal 3
0635: arrive at shanghai
around noon time: report for work for breifing and handing-over from senior!
14th-16th July:
settle down. get a phone line, register for school, house matters, etc
17th July(Fri): Report to work, attend wine workshop
18th July (Sat): Whole day of wine tasting
19th July (Sun): FIND the nearby church to attend mass. No one else is a catholic except for me from my batch.
20th July (Mon): START WORK OFFICIALLY
Mixed feelings
June 10, 2009There are many things i wish to do:
to conquer the whole great wall!
to bring a business back i call my own!
to go on a pilgrimage to shen shan basilica!
I want time for myself for the next one year
and yet reminding myself that it must not be a form of escape.
It is afterall only a year in a whole new environment.
A time of self-exploration.
What lies ahead is the unknown
God is simple; Men are complicated.
No matter how messy things may get
just cling onto God.
Looking back on my experiences here,
I look forward to my new adventure…
Looking out for my family and friends,
I look into my identity.
At the end of the day,
work as hard as everything depended on myself
pray as hard as everything depended on God
and i should be more than just fine.
Skype is man’s greatest invention !!
June 4, 2009The internet rates in shanghai are charged annually instead of monthly.
I am once again very thankful that there is skype to rely on! It makes me feel better to be able to talk to the people that i am already missing or will miss over there.
Today, even a short 15 mins of skype before turning to bed is therapeutic. 🙂
When keehan told me that they are using an internet speed of 2mbps, my heart nearly dropped. I rather spend abit more on getting a faster internet speed than anything else in shanghai first! The connection on skype is not that fantastic already. I dont want it to worsen with such a slow internet speed. Plus, the 6 of us will most probably be all using at the same time when we are back from work/school. 2mbps just wont do man.
hmmm maybe i should also invest in a better camera to skype! jared has kindly lend me his though it isnt too clear.
the IT fair is coming up next week!!
The Best Day
May 31, 2009“…As I’ve got experience. Getting ready to go a party. You pick this awesome outfit and you are so ready to go to this party. You put on the outfit and walking down the stair and you almost make it out of the door when someone makes you turn right back around and make you change your clothes because your skirt is too short . My mum doesnt know what a facebook is and it takes her an hour to send a text message. But if you got someone who is looking out for you like she looks after me. Don’t ever forget about them.”
– Taylor Swift at her Fearless tour concert. (http://www.youtube.com/watchv=0z_8V6Jlvi4&feature=related)
It sounds pretty much like my mum who once threw away a pair of my shorts because she thinks its too short and revealing. You could have just imagine how I jumped skyhigh when I found out about it. Because, it wasn’t even that short or revealing to begin with ( from our generation’s standard)! There are days which I had to quickly run out of the house albeit she sees my outfit and makes me change out. And to begin with, I don’t think I have a very ‘revealing’ dress sense like how she likes to put it.
Likewise to her response to phone messages, it is either she takes super long to reply or she doesn’t even realize that she has a message received. She also thinks facebook is evil and doesn’t agree with me putting up photos on the web.
My mum nearly drove me crazy with her constant bugging of getting an apartment asap. She has already changed the currency for me. Her constant nagging about almost anything and everything can sometimes be irritating. In fact, she is doing more preparations for my trip than I do but it is not as if I am not doing as much as I can. Pior to all these, it took me a while to persuade and convince my parents to let me go this one year trip.
And one day out of the blue, she exclaimed, “I wonder how am I going to survive without you for the next year!” It makes me wonder if I mean more to her than she is to me.
Watching the youtube video and listening to Taylor swift’s words hit me. I have heard The Best Day countless times but it never seems so meaningful till today. My parents sometimes hold on to me too tightly. I always think that going away for this trip will be good for me and my family as they will have to just let go of me and know that I am big enough to care for myself. I am beginning to think otherwise. Perhaps, I will always be that small little girl in their eyes.
Thank you for looking out for me all these years.
YAY!!
April 24, 2009Yay, the internship placement process is finally over!!!
I am going to work in the marketing department of a company that is in the retail and distribution business. It is the company of my first choice! 😀 Thank God! Since the company has a retail shop selling wine, I shall post my future work experiences under the wine category. Don’t laugh but I think I might come back becoming a good drinker and someone who can appreciate fine wine!
Wednesday had been a roller coaster ride of emotions and thankfully alex girl was there for me. I thought I had screwed up my interview because I called in late despite my failed attempts to call in earlier. Also, I had another offer by another company and was fretting over if I should take up that offer instead. There were some other issues as well but I shall not be too judgmental about people first.
All’s well now. I am feeling so relieved and thankful. It’s time to focus on the exams. In another two more weeks, it will be the long awaited holidays to catch up with old friends and getting ready to leave on 13th July for Shanghai!!
Wherever God leads me..
April 18, 2009My noc learning experience starts from the interviews with companies.
One thing for sure, I learnt to put my pride and expectations down.
HAVE FAITH and just trust in God’s plans for me
“In the end, regardless of which company you end up in, and whether or not it was your preferred choice…im sure you will still have a very good experience in Shanghai…and that you’ll get to learn alot! Ultimately, the company doesnt matter so much as compared to your whole experience there, your interactions with the people there and your fellow noc peers, the travelling and all.
Indeed, God may have other plans which you do not yet know of!
Rem the song, “Holy Darkness, Blessed Night, Heavens’ answer hidden from our sight.” So dont worry, He will lead the way! Jiayou! “
-Jelene
(she has been a wonderful friend and a great listening ear 🙂 )
Slowly but surely, a new chapter of my life is beginning to unfold itself as i inch away from my comfort zone and community. There is always this tinge of excitement in me whenever i view the facebook photo albums of the batch 10 seniors who travelled to places like harbin and inner mongolia!
Yesterday was the last css mass for the academic year 08/09 (Easter Friday) and the final one before i leave.
It will be hard to say good bye for now.
Holy Darkness, Blessed Night, Heavens' answer hidden from our sight 
