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Saturday, June 20, 2009
~* thoughts *~
the thoughts i have for the past few days....is all about my new role at work. I sort of got over the fact that i am not doing what i wanna do....but now its about my pay. will be having a pay review in August and though the economy is not doing very well, i feel what i have done over the past year plus all the added responsibilities that i have in the new role warrants a fair bit of increase. Knowing and hearing how stingy my company is with regards to compben...i dunno how much will they give...but i will def be asking a fair bit. Hopefully they will value me enough to pay me what i am looking for.
Tots of going elsewhere also crossed my mind....but this is where i always wanted to be...so hopefully things work out. If not...i will think of another route..when the time comes..
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Friday, May 22, 2009
~* samesame but different *~
22May2009. Today is another work day, just like every other day of the work week. But today is different from 2 days ago. A few of the colleagues were given the axe. So while work continues the same way, things will be very different.
Even for myself. While i am glad to hear i am still wanted, i was VERY disappointed i did not get the position i thought i would. And worst still, knowing that the only other person who could do that position is not doing it, and then i am not chosen to do it, it just makes things very painful.
And while many will say that i should be grateful i kept my job, and no doubts about it, i have higher expectations deep down. I guess its not wrong for pple to have expectations, because i feel thats what pple work for. And disappointments always come when expectations are not met. I feel this is some kind of good disappointments because it means we are hungry for success and achievement, thats y we are expecting something and when that something doesnt happen, we are disappointed.
I never tot i will be so affected but the truth is i am...even now. I dunno when i will get over it, if ever. I guess until i really get to where i want, i will not forget what happen.
VERY DISAPPOINTED
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Wednesday, May 20, 2009
~* Retrenchment!! *~
Like i said in my comments, unless something drastic crops up...i will most probably not be updating my blog....and with this entry...u will see the DRASTIC and DRAMATIC event thats unfolding in my life right now!
My company is re-structuring and along with it, cutting manpower and trimming 'fats'.As such, they are going through a retrenchment exercise and no one is spared! Everyone is analysed and discussed to see if one has a future/potential in the organization.
So from today till Friday, heads will roll and tables will be packed. We have to go and meet our director 1 by 1 and she will tell us whats the future for us. Some of my colleagues went in already and were offered new roles. The rest of us are just in the office waiting for our turn to get called in. No work is done and atmosphere is so bad. Really trying times man....
I guess at this stage, we are all more or less immune to watever decisions that will come our way. The worst thing about all this is the wait. We have been waiting, waiting, waiting. Ever since our CEO dropped the bombshell in late Jan that the company will be restructuring and cutting headcounts, i think we are just waiting for this to happen. And now that we are finally at this stage, i really hope all of us will know our fate sooner rather than later.
Good luck to all my colleagues. Its been a pleasure. Thanks for the wonderful experience, whatever happens the next 2 days, i will remember all this good and bad times!
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Saturday, January 10, 2009
~* pink vapors! *~
On my 200th post, i shall put up pictures of the boots that i still cannot believe Nike made...PINK VAPORS!! I hope they stop giving me blisters soon too!hahaha
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Friday, January 2, 2009
~* 2008 highlights *~
While i welcome the new year...and hope that everything will be as good, if not better than 2008...let mi just try to recall the highlights of my year:)
1. The year started on a very bad note with me getting a very serious knee injury.Tore my meniscus and partially tore my MCL:( I would say this is the only bad thing that happen to me in 2008 and i am grateful for that. If 2009 is as good as 2008 LESS this injury...i will take it. But i will never reject if better things come and i probably will WANT to have a better year!ahhaha
2. Scored a perfect 5 for my final Semester exams!
3. Graduated with 2nd Upper, my target when i came in. Happy:)
4. Did well for my stint in army to serve my disruption. Turnover 24*300 weapons for BMTC successfully.
5. Grad trip to Europe! Visited OLD TRAFFORD! though i din get to watch any games live, i will strive to do it the next time i go!
6. Got a dream job in a dream company! Given the whole circumstances that happened then...i was overjoyed.
7. To add joy to my job, a visit to US Campus was to come!
8. 10 Days off from 24th till the new year!woohoo!!
9. They actually made football boots of my FAVOURITE COLOUR!!if u noe me well..u will noe wats my fav colour...and wats the odds of a boots that colour??hahaha:)
It was such a good year..it will be hard for me to better it but i will strive to! I just need a promotion and pay rise plus another few company trips and i will be contented:)
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Saturday, November 29, 2008
~* NIKE @ Wisma *~
Nike has opened its Largest, Nicest and Best Store in Southeast Asia at Wisma Atrium along Orchard Road, Singapore. It is located at the former TopShop.
The store carries some of the most premium and exclusive range of products that is not available in any other Nike stores. One such example is the NIKEiD T-shirt customization, the first in Southeast Asia and some say Asia (not counting China and Japan). This service allows you to design your own Tshirt and stands out among others around you. It is nice and unique and I made one myself! Love it:)
So what are you waiting for?!?!!?!?!?!?Get your butts down to Wisma and feel the NIKE Experience...alone or even better, with friends! Definitely a retail experience you will not find anywhere in Singapore or Southeast Asia in any comparable store.
Y wait? JUST DO IT!
Saturday, October 18, 2008
~* A tribute to the shoes and band *~
This entry is a tribute to the 3 pairs of shoes and the Nike+ SportsBand that accompanied me for the 320km or so for the past 4 weeks. It was a painful and tiring ride but i'm glad we (the shoes, the sportsband and me) all pull through.hahaha..
Let me recall a few incidents over the past 4 weeks that i dun think i will forget for quite some time...
1. 1st day of work--> 16km with one of the managers. Was soooo tired becos i just returned from my 2 weeks of grad trip and wasn't exercising.felt my legs after the run...told myself will rest the next day but the next day...my DIRECTOR asked me if i wanna go for a run...no prizes for the right answer...and so thats 10 more km for me.
2. last weekend of the challenge--> still 80km off the target given to me by the 'chief' of the challenge in my team with 4 days to go. wanted to relax but after i was told one of my female colleague ran 20km the previous day...i was 'inspired/motivated' or maybe jus my ego took a batter. i went to run 20km too on sat jus to make sure i dun lose out.haha..then on sunday, just when i tot i could relax after doing a 20 the previous day...my manager msg me again and say he jus finish 80km over the weekend. WTF!!thats 1 marathon a day in 2 days! hes madness but hes wat motivate me all through the challenge by running with me and giving me targets.
So on sunday, i did a 32 km run...which made me clocked a total of 52 km over 2 days!madness!!
3. the last day of the challenge...we are all super tired but still full of determination to win the challenge. went to east coast at 6am to run 20km before we go work!was bloody shacked by the time we finish and went for work. After work, i did another 16km with the gals in my dept. i was tasked to bring them for a LONGGGGGGGGGGGGG run in order to clock the distance. I think i did a good job. they never ran sooooo much and sooooo long in their life..guess i am part of their life milestone now.ahhaha..
So i was quite glad when the challenge is finally over and although we lost by about 90km in the end, i still think we have done a terrific job.13 vs 23 pple is no joke and we lost only by 90km...that could have just been covered by just 1 extra person.
i think in our mind, we knew we did well and although we lost, i am sure non of us are sad/disappointed cos we really run our hearts out...and for me..ran my knees out..ahaha..
so heres what accompanied me throughout the runs....a tribute to them..
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