A Brand New Year

I always feel that when a particular course of action is seemingly blocked by uncontrollable forces, another door of opportunity will swing wide open for you.

It just takes that bit of courage to access that door of opportunity.

Easier said than done.

It's never easy especially when the alternative course of action may not necessarily be a well-trodden path.

When was the last time you consider about people's (be it peers, friends, relatives) perceptions of your career?

Chances are it could be as recent as a few minutes ago.

Like it or not, a lot of our personal choices in life are affected by social conventions and mores.

will be flying to sabah tomorrow for a week long training, steep learning curve ahead, and i am faced with the difficulty of battling my personal limitations again.

jiayou, eric

曲终人散

My 3 year academic journey climaxed on monday as i bade farewell to the days of being an undergraduate.

The past 3 years was nothing short of amazing, having met some of the smartest people in school.

I vividly remember the first day I set foot upon NTU, when justin called and told me to fight for what i want in life.

I vividly remember my internship stint, which was a great self discovery experience.

I vividly remember those days of utter despair in the old Bukit Batok Central Macs when I literally tore my hair out trying to balance cash flows and balance sheets for accounting modules.

I also remember those days when I had fun preparing for projects for core modules and the heart-stopping moments whenever results are released through the internet.

3 years, over in a blink of an eye.

Time to move on.

:)

24th Birthday

i am officially 24, and fresh out of university, i have additional responsibilities to shoulder.

andre had a chat with me just now, about work trivia in his office.

being a successful, ariticulate and confident man that he has always been, it didn't appear to me that work trivia ails him, if at all.

so then, it dawn on me that, what matters to others is not how you feel, but how you appear to be before their eyes.

before i start ranting about the survival skills that one needs to survive in the cesspool widely known as the "office", let it be known that being a goody goody two shoes who goes home faithfully after work is hardly someone the modern workplace wants.

what the modern world wants today is sophistication, leadership and a can-do attitude.

so readers who are still in university, take heed and hone these skills before you plunge into this cesspool.

:)

looking through past entries of my blog on ms word is really quite an exciting experience as i was constantly reminded of things that took place in the past.

as a rather sobering reminder to the fact that i have mellowed (euphemism for degenerative aging) with age, my heart cringe in embarrassment as i read through blog entries that are better kept within the sphere of my privacy. :x

looking forward, i am thrilled by the prospect of an impending overseas trip and that means i can momentarily say goodbye to an insipid diet that remotely resembles what you eat in the public hospitals. say hi to 5 full days of sinful indulgence.

life is pretty much enjoyable right now. much as it is enjoyable, there is a serious need to leap out of my comfort soon. real soon.

尽管信箱已经满了, 手机里依然留着你的简讯..

it's one of those nights where insomnia rears its ugly head,
and prevents me from getting my much-needed sleep, a right which I recently recovered after the submission of my dissertation.
life is pretty challenging lately,
trying to find the right way, the right time and the right opportunity.