Life is a journey

After an exhausting work week, new yr is finally here..meaning i can finally take a breather. over the past week, my boss had demonstrated to us how we can improve our presentation skills and to be frank, i am very impressed with his ability to deliver such engaging talks to the audiences. And i really understand, there is a big difference betw knowing what need to be said compared to what and how a msg was really being said. Thus it has been a great learning experience from my boss so far.

today was intended to be my last jump but…once again, the jump was unsuccessful and will be postponed. Juz gotta hope the next attempt on 9th Feb will be successful.

tml will be our traditional reunion dinner and as usual, my family will have steamboat. My mum had started preparing all the food as early as tue ya..hah v KS..hee, yummy yummy..

new yr visting had certainly lost its significance and imptance over the yrs..but anyway, i juz take it as an opportunity to rest and recuperate from work.

So wish everyone a blessed chinese new yr. those who gamble win tua tua..those that made wishes will come true! hee and i hope my resolutions will stay true!

hi guys and gals, another week passed by quickly and looking at my calendar for the rest of the month, it is gonna be a BUSY month! Meaning i better drink more honey and take more vitamins to prepare myself physically and vocally for the tight schedule ahead.

Just to hightlight a few key events..tml will be the first pref prep training and we will then have a better idea of what to expect for the next few months of intensive training. Next, i will be having my department retreat next week at pulau ubin, so should be fun. and the week after will be New Yr. in between the events will  be my tight work schedule. Next 2 months will be abt the same, maybe juz slightly better and Apr will be my course..time really can fly..hee

Besides working, i also want to increase my level of self-awareness. and that can be achieve by conversing with more people, read more and do more comprehensive after action reviews..actions may have positive or negative results but wat is more impt is to know what u have done and learn from experience

lastly will be to exercise more! actually i juz came back from a run with my friend at east coast, definitely feel good but could be better if i am able to complete the whole sequence..guess i am still not physically ready to embark on the training schedule so halfway, i start to develop stiches..but its ok, i will improve in the next training, thats more impt!

i suppose praise and criticism works hand in hand and when u do well in what you set out to achieve, a praise will certainly motivate you to work harder.

ok ladies and gentlemen, stand by..i am going to praise myself!! haha..for what i have set out to achieve this yr. So what did i actually do and not do for the past week that render me deserving of a praise?

1) i enriched myself with books. bought a book by napolean hill, recommended by my friend WN and HJ

2) borrowed "further along the road less travelled" to read. One of my goal is to complete at least one book per month. so guess this month will be a breeze.

3) went to exercise. was actually quite lazy/reluctant, as usual, but i managed to kick my butt off the chair and went for a jog at 10pm. feeling was definitely gd!

4) resisted temptation. as usual, my pig friend dog buddy will ask me to go clubbing but i gave a firm no! hehe

So tat sums up my first week of this yr. may seem petty but its definitely a first step..so definitely aim to take one little step every week

Cheers!

Time really flies and in a glimpse of an eye, another yr had passed. sound abit cliche la but that is really how i felt last night. Exactly 1 yr ago, my year end was spent v differently. in fact, the starting few days of last yr was really a series of misfortune. Hereby i do want to say thanx to CN for ur presence last yr.

Nevertheless, pple move on and another yr has passed. there are always difficult times in ur life but i am juz glad all is well now.

On a diff note, my countdown last night was spent at holland v with my pri sch buddies. Though Jim is still not back, our 4 musketeers still remain as 4 this time bcos one of us had gotten married. which u should have read abt in my earlier post. so we had a hearty dinner and drinks together. As usual, i will always become v talkative when i am with u all, dun know why, like i said to u last night, maybe it is a childhood thingy. Jo can ask ur friends if u dun believe.:P upon reaching midnight, the restaurant manager started to issue out party hats, crackers, and all the standard party pack stuff. so everyone begin to make alot of noise and we also started to put on our party hat and mask and merrily taking pictures away! Was really fun and of cos with jokes here and there…as the seconds ticked on, the manager and waiters took out 3 gigantic confetti tubes and stand at 3 strategic locations. Once somebody shouted HAPPY NEW YR! the confetti and crackers was released plus some of the cust bought their own fire crackers so the whole place was momentarily covered with smoke..

Great atmosphere to have my "first" countdown..nvr really got to do it..funny rt but juz happen tat yr in yr out, i nvr got the chance to do it.

So wish everyone a great yr ahead!! Best wishes and great health.