After working for a few months, I realised how being a student is still the best. At work, it's not so simple. You have to defend for yourself to least let anyone have a chance to 'stab you in your back'. This was what I realised and what I came to know after hearing my colleagues talk about such things to me. Like sending a simple email is not as simple as it is. What you typed in that email to another person can serve as evidence if you've provided wrong information to that person, that person can use that email to backlash you as an example scenario. This was what I've came to realise how scary the actual society is.

And working people aren't as simple as you think they are. Words said are twisted so they don't seem as crude or unpleasant but indeed, they meant more than just simple words or comments made. And, people don't simply chat with you or what just for the sake of wanting to get to know you, but they might talk to you for the sake to appear as being friendly or worse, to fish out some information. People aren't as simple as you think I guess.


I don't know. Maybe I've just started work so I don't know how to act or pretend. If I talk to you, it's because I want to know more about you, like as friends or what, not to fish out information or just talk for the sake of talking and not being genuinely interested kind. You know I believe there are some people out there who just talk to their colleagues just for the sake of saying something to fill the silence gap or what and not being genuinely interested to talk to that person. I don't know if society is just making people behave like this or what. Like for the sake of survival and acceptance, people have to behave this way to protect themselves.

Maybe I think too much, but I know working life is definitely not as simple as student life. Like when we are studying, we make friends with people because of our simple intentions of just wanting to be friends with them. We talk bcus we have things in common to say about and we want to share our thoughts and feelings to them and we can almost talk about anything we feel. But in the workplace, I guess, when you thought of something, you can't just express them out freely like when you are with your friends, you have to think carefully before saying anything. So I guess there's this restriction.

To put it simply, I still miss student life... because of its simplicity. Maybe I still can't quite accept the fact that I've outgrown the student life phase and now belong to the working life phase. Adults are too complex human beings. They think too much and want too much such that they behave in such complex way.

Just my thoughts. But of course, I wish I could think less and just live life simply. Worrying and excessive thinking about things might do you more harm than good.

All the best to myself! May everyday be a simple and happy day!!! (:

'What doesn't kill you makes you stronger - Kelly Clarkson'
 Be strong all, no matter what difficulties you may face.


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Hey guys. It's 2am but here I am still awake watching youtube videos and blogging. Just wanna share my thoughts on some videos I've just watched. Was browsing youtube... random typing 'Korea' search phrases and came across one video by expatkerri. I really like her videos... she talked about how she went to Korea and how got a teaching job there... and many more stuff about living in Korea... it's interesting and her videos are funny... like the way she introduced the Korean way of living, about her life and stuff.

If you are interested in Korea or maybe if you are bored and want to know how it's like living in another country, you can watch her videos at youtube.com/expatkerri. Not trying to promote or anything, but just my own recommendation if you are interested.

Having watched her videos, I wonder too, if I can have this chance to like get such an awesome job. In one of her videos, she mentioned like she teaches English in a Korea university and work only about 4 days a week (if I didn't rmb wrongly) and has like 12 weeks of paid vacation. How amazing is this? I mean having a job that only require you to work 4 days a week and 12 weeks of holiday?! Plus, it's in Korea! I've been soooo wanting to go to Korea... and imagine if you could work there but it's not the hectic 12-hour working hours you're thinking of... I think it's like the best job ever.

I'm not into teaching, so obviously I can't be like her going to Korea and teach. I don't mean Korea alone. If given a chance, I really wanna work in jobs that would have overseas trips or maybe those jobs that require you to relocate to work there... I don't know. I'm interested to travel, to see the world, to have a different experience from others etc. I mean not everyone can have such experiences.

Okay, not that I'm not satisfied with my current job but you know, there's always bigger dreams... And I mean in the future... not like few months later, but years later... where will I be, what will I be doing kind of thoughts.


My dream.... I hope sometime in the future such chance will come across... (:



Nights all! Have a wonderful Sunday!

Feeling so tired today... had no idea why. Slept for almost the whole day yet I'm still feeling tired. Maybe because I'm falling sick that's why.


Anyway, had an awesome meet-up with Pri school mates yesterday. Did alot of catch-ups as we hadn't met each other for a long time... especially with Jocelyn... hadn't seen her since we met her once during poly days. I'm so glad all of us could make it for this meet-up and could still talk and chat after like not seeing each other for such a long time. Some friends become awkward with each other after not contacting for some time but glad that we were not like that. We chatted and laughed at many jokes, thought about the future and updated each other about our life...

I hope we will meet up soon again and do many meet-ups in the future! It's so fun and nice to meet my Pri school girls!

Jocelyn, Yufeng, Me, Huixuan !!! P5 & 6 Buddies!

That's all for updates! Abit sleepy... think I'll sleep soon. Shall update more when I have more energy... ZZZZzzzzz.

HAPPY 2013!!! 

Hi guys! It's already 2013! The last few days to the new year passed too fast... didn't have time to recollect and think through about the year and plans for the new year and it just passed like that. It's officially 2013 now and it's time to make some plans for the new year.


Firstly, my thoughts on 2012. The previous year has been quite a good one for me, transition year for me as I graduate from University and moved on to working life. I have to thank 2012 for being a happening one.

Memorable moments in 2012 include:

 I went for my first overseas trip with my poly mates to Taiwan during July, a really fun trip there and exploring a whole new country for the first time without my family with me.



Graduated from University, ended my student life officially during August. Glad to have met nice friends during my years of studying.



I got my first proper job after I came back from my trip and now happily working, met awesome and nice colleagues, began my first proper full-time job after graduation.



Yes. 2012 had been a great and exciting year. But I'm sure 2013 is gonna be a much much better and greater year! I don't know what the future holds, but I'm gonna be just positive and wish for the best to happen.

Now plans for the new year, 2013:

• Visit Korea with friends this year. Plans have been made but not all things are confirmed. Hope we'll successfully make our way to Korea during August this year! Very very excited for it!
• Visit Bangkok? I'm very excited for Korea trip but if can make it to Bangkok too, it'll be great. Still not sure. Tempted to go to buy all those cheap clothes there...
• Learn some new stuff. Not sure what to learn though yet. Maybe I'll sign up for some Korean language class or some gym class etc. 
• Be more active! Like exercise more... I've bought new running shoes, so hope to go jogging soon and maybe visit the gym some time. I need to be fit and lose some fats. Lol. 
• Lose some weight? I know some people will hate me if I say I want to lose some weight. Okay, I'm at the acceptable weight range, but I want to look better, hence the desire to look thinner and lose some weight. 
• Get rid of my 'Mooncake' face. I really dislike it when I take photos and my face look like some mooncake. So this relates to my plan to want to lose some weight.
• Improve my skin complexion. I know I'm lazy but this cannot continue. My dull skin and dark eye circles are getting worse with lack of sleep ever since I started working. I'm gonna need to get some remedy or what. I've recently bought Hada Labo's Eye Cream, hope it helps to get rid of my horrible panda eyes. 
• Savings. Yes. Savings are important. My plan to save $$$ every month. 
• Being HAPPY! I guess nothing beats the importance to feel happy and be positive! Although all these plans for 2013 are goals that will make me happy if I achieve them but happiness from within must not be neglected. Like being contented with life and being positive in life. 

Jingle bells... jingle bells... Merry Christmas~ 

HOHOHO~


Okay, I know christmas is not exactly here yet but everyone has the 'christmas mood' now I'm sure... For me, I'm feeling the christmas mood alot today because my colleagues had our Boxing Day in advance today! Received lots of prezzies from our colleagues and it's fun to unwrap the presents together with colleagues today, guessing what each of them has given us. I've never received this many Christmas presents before in my whole life till now. LOL.



So I'm so touched to have colleagues who are so nice... giving xmas prezzies.

Awwwww.....

Shall let you have a peek at how many presents the four of us in the department have received:

We are just so popular. HAHA.

Nice logcake from recruitment agency~

Happy HR Team~~~ ^_^

December is a happening month... company events... christmas party... department teambuilding day... and many randoms at work!

Shall update more about it in the next post! Probably during the weekend~~~




Till here... 

Hey guys. Have a short update here before I go to bed. I know it's still early for young people to go to sleep but I've got no choice. I need to wake up by 7am everyday.

So, life's been great, good, fun, nice. Still adapting to working life slowly but thanks to my awesome colleagues, I'm coping well at work! :)

Been catching up with friends these few weeks and bcus of work and friends having different schedules... it's been much harder to schedule a meet up than back then when we were all still schooling. Just going to work alone is tiring, much less talk about going out after work or during weekends. But no worries, this doesn't mean I'm so lazy till I'm not willing to go out and meet my friends. I am more than happy to meet my lovely gals and catch up and talk about crazy stuffs but it's just that I think I'm weak and have low energy levels. Lol. Duh~ Kidding. Just random nonsensical thoughts of mine now that I'm kinda sleepy and don't really know what I'm typing.



Okay. Nites all! Wait till I'm feeling more awake then I shall blog again. (=


CHEERS!

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Hey guys. It's been a month since I last blogged. Updates on my new job!

Working life isn't bad as I've thought out to be before I started work at my current workplace. I'm just so glad my colleagues are a bunch of really friendly and nice people to be with. Work wise as in the job I'm in currently isn't bad... been learning the basics of HR... figuring out stuff slowly... I mean the things I'm learning on HR may be slower in terms of progress compared to what my friends are doing in their jobs but I'm okay with it... I'm still very 'fresh' in HR and I guess taking it slowly is not bad.

Working is quite fun actually... especially if the work environment is good and colleagues are nice. At least I'm not dreading work everyday. Really.

I've even went to movie watching with my colleagues this week. Watched the currently popular local movie production, "Ah boys to men". It's great fun... and I'm so thankful that I'm included in this outing... especially I'm just a newcomer but was welcomed to join them. Hope we'll have more future outings! :)

Can u make out the name? Lol.

And... besides work and colleagues... not to mention the feeling of taking your first pay! I mean I've been waiting for months to experience this... the feeling of getting your full-time pay! When I went to check my account, you wouldn't know how happy I felt. I didn't smile or laugh out at the atm machine of course, but inside, I'm like super excited and very grateful once again.

First wish when I got my first pay was of course, to go shopping!!! You don't know how long I've been restraining myself from buying clothes... yes, I know I've bought alot from Taiwan, but you can't tell a girl to stop buying clothes. Seriously.

So I went Bugis to shop and went back there a few times within a few days to shop for more clothes. Lol. Really enjoyed my shopping sprees! That feeling of having lots of shopping bags and just buying lots of clothes in a day.

And yes yes. I'm going for my company's Xmas event. A part of me is excited about it cus it's my first ever company christmas event that I'm going to but I'm also wondering how it'll be cus I heard there'll be games and forfeits or what on that day so it's kinda scary. I'm going to need to buy a christmas present for one of my colleagues whom I've never spoken to before cus it's some lucky draw pick-a-person-name-and-give-them-a-present thing. Excited but also worried about how things will turn out at the event. But whatever. It's an experience and no matter what, I think it'll definitely be fun right?

I don't know. Life's more exciting after I've started work... maybe bcus I'm meeting new people, experiencing new things and am going through a new phase of life as in getting to know the working world.









That's all! No photos of humans yet LOL. Wait till I've got a group photo den I'll share here perhaps?


Have a great weekend and new week all! :)

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Name : Julie
D.O.B : 19th April
Stay : Singapore
Hobby | Favorite : Shopping, hang out with besties, blogging, music
Quote: Life is magnificent if you think it is.


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I love shopping, shopping and more shopping. Of course not to forget I love my dearest family and friends and all the happy things in life. Likes to daydream and find joy in relaxing and sleeping. Likes to swim too but will only go swimming when I am not feeling lazy. Likes to experience new things and wants to travel around the world in the future. Not to forget I like to watch korean dramas and ultimate favourite Running Man variety show which never fails to make me laugh. This is just a brief summary of myself. Enjoy reading my blog(: