Job

I guess your job really takes a toll on you when : the usual Monday blue gets even down, you post smthg on facebook which attracted comments telling you to Jia you and to cheer up and you dread Mondays on Fridays...

Both the FM n her young talent getting too close to each other, sometimes I feel I am left out in decision making and things going on be it the accounting system or the receivable problems. I felt that I need to be involved but guess she feel I should be involved in my spectrum of work and not the overall realm of operational issues. This'nt  good as anytime she is not in office, I would need to take over any o/s issues.
Had a drink with Zhou wei and Ivan last Friday,  they were feeling a bit of injustice for me as FM extended my confirmation by 3 months...Reason was that I wasn't up to her expectation when the FM knowledge and performance wasn't any spectacular. It feels comforting especially when someone within the organisation understand your feelings....so far I have yet to see the FM making any decision, her answers were always, see last yr file, ask her young talent or to call Ivan the accountant @ IBP....sometimes I wonder why she is employed when all she does is ask questions and attend trainings...

Sometimes I feel  sort of suffocated under her as she expects a lot from me...she can reject a simple statement from me 3-4 times....she herself when I see her work especially Half yearly narratives was pure smoking the reader...

Anyway, I be having an interview this Wed which allows me to learn consolidation and chances for me to travel overseas....hopefully it be better than the current boss....loathe the feeling when you feel you need to leave a place not because of the work or colleagues but rather your boss....if it wasn't for her, I felt this place was rather good and conducive for me to grow...

Alrite should write till here.

Take care.

Sundays & Weekendsssss

Hi all, been a couple of month since I last updated my this blog of mine....

Well, Work has been busy even much more than Keppel. People there are generally friendly but they
keep a safety distance not to be too friendly unlike Keppel. In terms of work, there's tons of reporting to do ,I mean , even the lights on utilisation rate they oso wan you to calculate. But advises from a few colleagues there told me this post is pretty stagnant. Have to make a choice between stagnating and moving on to a higher post role with more $$. Boss pretty much demanding though, much more precise in reviewing of your work, but shall stop here. All I can say is that if I ccompare the boss with Lincoln, Lincoln technical skills wins hands down.

That's y I have been sending out resume to accounting firms as well as audit firms....Hope that some good firms will call me.

Completed the Army Half Marathon 2 weeks back, and this run was quite smooth given as I had trained till 10 km and my timing was slightly more than 2.5 hrs....a good run with Martin, Sheng long and Boo..

Took part in the swim leg of the tri factor swim....my first swim out in the open sea for 1.5km...choppy swim, was a swim of 2 rounds of 750 m....they set up 4 buoys and after swimming rd 4 buoys you complete 750m..Bt the lack of training was evident as my timing was 42 mins plus...more than my target of 35-40 mins....but nevertheless , will take part in a Sprint Triathalon next year.


Saturdays and Sundays has been a bore for me, I mean after ACCA, weekends has been quite the same, swimming, Running and going to Bukit Indah to view ...ahem tat thing...haha...

I am not sure if I really need tat long a break to make up for that 5 laborious week days or my definition of relax is really to do nothing...LOL....I am not sure, but I NEED to find out...

Alrite shall write till here...take care.

Mount KK and Bye Keppel!

Completed the Sundown 10 Km run yesterday, yes you saw correctly, it was 10 KM...haha..spurred on by Sheng long and Tiong Hoe to join, my first night race, was pretty shag ,don't know was it caused by the dragon boat training earlier in the Afternoon or was it the lactic/lateness of the timing that caused it. In fact, I wanted to walk after the 7 Km mark bt SL cheered me on and we completed the race in slightly more than an hour. It was a congested race although the presence of females outway the males by a lot, the overtaking and trying to zic-zag pass them was unpleasant. This being my first 10 Km race was unlike the half and Full marathon whereby the congestion ease after the 4-5 or max 7 Km mark and you could set the pace that you want...Overall a good experience, taught me to sleep in the afternoon in future instead of gg DB....Congrats also to another DB gal, Joan who completed her full Marathon! Way to Go,Joan!

Got back from Mount KK 3 weeks ago, managed to reach the summit to catch the breathtaking boulders and view. Our team consisted of Casey, Julie,Jenny, Sheng Long, tiong Hoe, Joan and Christine lai. The first part was reaching base camp, which was quite a comfortable climb, with temperatures hovering between 17-23 degrees and the many types of natural plants and flower, it was an experience to get connected with nature. The ascend to the summit from the base camp was done at 2.30 am and it was a tougher climb compared to the earlier ascend, 1 part involves holding a rope and bending your front body very close to the front to pull yourself up while another involves walking a path which is no bigger than the 2 of your feet put closely together side by side with the back a steep clift to forests and vegetation....this were the tougher ones, However some of our team members because of the cut-off timing at the check point before the summit were not foretold to us, and they did not meet the timing was denied entry to the summit...Feel kinda sad and guilty as we were supposed to be a group and everyone should reach the summit together, bt well I guess 1 person inability should not hinder anyone from achieving the summit...therefore, I might be gg to Mount KK again next year with them to conquer the summit again...if circumstances permits..

Workwise, has decided not to take up the offer for Mexico after some advice and the ever negative drug cartel and gang activities over there. Managed to found a job in an oil and gas industry company as an asst. accountant and will be starting in end of June'14. Job description is a close to full 2 pages! and I hope I am able to handle and settle in well over there. Currently, I am serving notice at Keppel and as of today, there are 14 more working days to go....how I wish these 14 days could jus fly past...Bt I am sure it will

Signed up for the run for cover race together with 7 others Keppel colleagues and we managed to pass the 1st qualifying race and will proceed for the 10 Km qualifying race this Sat..if we qualify we will end up in Ngee Ann city for a 24 Hr treadmill race...sounds fun..haha...

Been monitoring some stock counters the past few weeks and I am actually gg to put into practice the next week. Hope to see some returns consistently, have an aim currently, not too ambitious and hope that I can work toward achieving that aim.

Alrite, shld write till here..till next time,cya

Take care.

Overseas or Local

Been feeling sort of down for the past weekends, been a bit wishy washy on whether should I leave Keppel...

Managed to retreive my resignation letter 1 week after cmg bk from Tioman..I guess I has been getting pretty stressed out from the prospect of no job and tat would mean no income as well...tat worries me a lot...

Now I am harpering going Mexico, which was the other alternative that Keppel offered me....Everything except the ironical spanish classes has not been finalised, which mean tat if the t & c isnt good engh, I would jus heck it and reject tat offer...no pt gg half the globe to do smthg tat you dont thk is worth it...

But the main reason is the departure of my working buddy-Sheng Long...he has been a constant joy not only to me but to the rest of the coy...he's meticulous in his work,takes pride and doesnt complain a lot...

All the OTs including closing ones def has him staying together with me in the office..and nw his last week gonna be this cmg week...no more jokes and laughter,someone to be ur advisor or listener or to shoot the boss haha...

Happy for him and I thk with his positive attitude and joyful nature he can go far,I am sure...Jia you Sheng Long!

Attending jian bang wedding tonight,am glad and happy for him;)

Alrite shld write till here.

Take care.

Tiomannnn...

Hi All,

Happy Chinese New Year to all! Today's the last day of CNY....managed to make it in time..haha

Got bk from Tioman 1 week ago, was at ABC one of Tioman;s hot site, but given it was a rather rundown village compared to Paya and genting....there wasn't much people on ABC.
Went with Kai Xin and Tai yuan to get our Advanced Diving Cert for me and Kaixin, while Tai yuan went to obtain his Rescue Diver which is 1 level above Advance at B & J Diving centre...

Did 5 dives, the first 2 being swimming pool dive, and Peak optimal Buoyancy where we learned a great deal of Buoyancy techniques, inhale to ascend and exhale to descend, gg thru metal triangles under the sea which were placed jus rite on top of each other...went Deep water diving next, where we went as deep as 30 Metres but it was a gradual one where we dive at 20 M for some time, 23 M for some time and so for until we reached 30 M.....

Did Wreck Diving where we swam round a sunken Navy Ship which was an eye opener for me, there were lots of Marine Life within the ship and managed to saw a school of Barracudas swam past me.....vision was 2-3 metres which was quite bad maybe due to the ending of the Monsoon Season...The last dive we did was Night dive and by the time we did our night dives, we were exhausted...the Deep Sea and the Wreck Dive had killed my enthusiasm....I had seasick after the Deep Sea dive and managed to feed the fish with my vomit ...

But,nevertheless, nite dive wasn't as tough tat it sounds out to be, every one of us held 1 torch and we were in a grp of 4-5 which was a pretty big grp....it was reallllllyy cooolld when we ascend the boat and was glad that the 3 dives in a day had finally passed..haha

This was the first time that I went Tioman without staying in Ronnie's chalet and Rose Ah yi company, a bit of foreign and strange especially when everything needed $$ haha, 1 dive = $160 Rm nt cheap leeh...... it was pretty much a good trip minus the vomiting...and oso the uncle who asked me blue or green Milo early in the Morning....lol...Tai Yuan came back 1 day later than us due to us having to attend to our work commitments...

Work wise, have tendered my resignation late last month after getting my B....A much thought decision, the new accountant came in, a Malaysian guy who claims everything is difficult bt managed to understand a lot faster than you would thought after spending 3-4 yrs in Abu Dabi, a nice guy he seems...

Bt it wasn't the case for one of my interview where the recruiter was very sarcastic, saying that Keppel is an govt entity and that we are pampered and that working in a big Finance team would means each of us are very relax....needless to say, I didnt express much interest in the firm even the HR lady who was sitting with us seems to agree that the Finance Manager was indeed too sarcastic....bt well all kinds of people exists and we jus has to ensure that at the end of the day, we are accountable to ourselves and to our set of core values and not to be bothered by those negative comments that are bound to arise

The above interview sort of  reduce my eagerness to find a job and preferring instead to stay in Keppel and hope that PH allows me to trfr to Fels fast....I thk the offer to withdraw my resignation is still there till next Mon and hopefully this weekend would allow me to think thru if resigning from Keppel is really what I want...

Till then...Cya

Dec 13...a mth nt worth dwelling

Hi all, Has been rather busy with work with My boss going for yet another holiday trip to Korea and returning only last Thur, Needless to say I was the 2 IC for him and this time rd was nt clearing his stuffs bt rather on my part since the closing for Dec'13 is just 6 days after the Nov '13 Closing..

Attended Nic's church wedding yesterday and it was one of the most heart warming weddings that I
Attended despite nt catching up with him after our ORD...Firstly,he single out every of his frens by calling out their names including me! And wat you have to do would be jus to raise up your hand,and he will thank you for your presence...Secondly, I felt that both nic and his bride were pretty much candid in their speech peppering it with humor and at times sentimental esp when it came to thanking their loved ones...the food spread was good..with a mixture of chinese Malay crusines...had to be one of the best wedding I attended.

Finally cleared my IPPT bt nt after gg to ToaPayoh gym to take that much dreaded SBJ station...the mat was better than Jurong Safra bt gg from Jurong to Toa Payoh to take the SBJ station solely doesn't make much sense,well at least it was a fruitful one...

Auditors gonna come in tml, and I am nt quite anticipating except for a few regular ones whom we met last year..Gonna be a long 2-3 weeks till 31 Dec with OT  being a daily affair...hopefully it's my last yr end closing with KSS...More or less firmed up my decision to throw after B has been received..which shld be and end of Jan next yr,the analytical roles jus keep  bt with incremental or rewards, more work same pay many promises which I doubt he would fulfill...hence nt staying for another round of his promises...

Alrite, gonna write till here.
Take care.

Chillax!

Hi peeps, it's 12.45 am nw and tml is a Monday....bt jus couldn't get to sleep largely becos I slept too much in the afternoon coupled with the fact tat din really did much productive things today...nua day...

Met up with kelvin,adecia n Mabel over steamboat at hai di Lao last thur,food was good bt hefty as well...costed $50/pax ...tried the pork belly,chicken,and their tong fen...nice..ambience n surrounding coupled with their excellent services does differentiate them from bugs steamboat where a mere half of its price could earn you a place in their restaurant...guess our gatherings became more frequent over one and others weddings, most of them happily married or getting married,you know who you are,haha...bt it's gd tat we afford to take the effort to gather after our poly days where strictly speaking we were only classmates for our 1st yr...and not lose contacts and merely see their Facebook updates ..

Work wise, has been kinda of chillax,kinda rare to be able to say such words as Lincoln always throws whatever is on hand to me...bt auditors gonna come in tml, hope they don't ask so much nor materials frm us,haha....stock take jus ended and it was quite an experience from planning the memo of the stocktake to the actual day, not bad, a few hiccups bt were manageable and we managed to convince the auditors with their sampling with everyone staying nt later than 9.30pm compared to last yr, where they stayed till 12am...
Moving to 55 gul rd come Jan next yr, Lincoln assured me tat I be promoted and asked me a few times whether I had the confidence of taking over the team, I told him given the chance,I would gladly take it...no news yet bt pondering shld I even stay in kss if Lincoln position is open to me, nearing in mind the fact tat I have been in kss for 3 yrs plus and I would perhaps wants a change of environment....bt frens advices saying tat Lincoln would jus wans a smooth transition to the next accountant..henceforth promotion may come bt perhaps not to the extend of leading the team...if tats the case,I will most prob be tendering end jan 14 regardless of the increment, n I doubt I m the only one thinking of tat,hahaha..

Quite disappointed in the dragonboat selection where I was chosen to be the reserves...bt I guess I weren't too frequent n prompt in their trainings and where it came to the time to impress the selectors I didn't tried my best...oh well...

Acca over and by right I should have quite a bit of spare time on my side...maybe I used tat to do sports cos your own body is the only place you can live in take good care of it...heard it from somewhere...bt other than sports,have been pretty much clueless abt my next step and I loathe this feeling,where one lives nt knowing wats he's fighting for...will find my aim by the end of Oct.

Talking abt finding a partner, I found tat the process more or less goes like this, you find a target, zoom in to her,understand her more and vice versa...confess n there you go, quite simply putting it a couple is born...but the problem lies in tat I have not found tat one yet...my requirement too high?i don't the so....maybe I am quite used to being alone in doing things,have to be more active in sourcing for 1 now tat time is on my side...

Ok,shld write till here...looking forward to the hari raya holidays on Tue...
Take care.

ACCA grad!

Yup, nailed it this time. I am an ACCA grad or rather an affiliate as they called it. Seriously, I din harbour hopes of passing the 2 papers tax and advanced fin mgmt,  becos i tot i had done it rather badly and the marks I calculated din seems for me to pass...bt well, it's over at least for ACCA ...


Looking ahead, might change job given the meagre pathethic,loose change salary of mine...have to scrimp and save to really build up my war chest to enter into the stock market. Learning and picking up ropes in Keppel, sadly, its been 1 or 1.5 yrs since I last picked up technical knowledge or hands on in my current job, it has mostly been a case of  I guiding others, nt much I can do on except to build on my accounting knowledge...Been stagnating the previous 3 yrs due to my studying of ACCA, now tat tat has been done...I am a free man,wohoo...the bonus still at the back of my mind, shld I stay to get Bonus or shld I jus leave...well, lets see how the subsequent job interviews results in

Met boon Leng and gang for supper on Thur and Tai yuan, Kaixin , Risheng on Fri at Tai yuan house...

Nice gathering, Job market from BL POV seems pretty bad, few confirmed offers despite him sending tons of resumes and gg for many interviews, hope he gets one job soon..

The primary sch gang this time with the absence of JB, bt it was a fun time as we chatted on Tekong, Diving and some rather close to the heart matters...hope all turns out well and for the benefit of all...

Somehow the reason why I am so sticky with Keppel and not wanting to venture is because I thk the friendship made at keppel with ex and current colleagues has seam into my weekends...some of my free time are spent with this joyful grp of people and with sheng long ard, everything seems funny...haha...somehow I guess I would have a hard time adapting to my new job if any.

But we work to earn $$, y stay with a company if it offers lesser renumeration than other for the same work done?

The covering of Lincoln during his absence was hectic to say the least, payments, problems, taxation, and budgets just arised...haiz...really shag bt I am glad it's over, bt I must be somehow prepared as an accountant would be bombarded with many questions as well...

Wish me luck in my job interview...

Happy 48th Birthday, Singapore!

Doing good,I guess not

Hi all,been a good 2 mths since I last updated this blog of mine...

This 2 mths without lessons at least for now did nt seems much easier, as Lincoln had holidays n reservist(now!) and I am made to do the stuffs he has to do...

A tiresome role,doing a higher level n more responsibility work bt with a rather low pay sounds jus unjustified bt wat to do jus don't seems to be able to pass acca plus the reluctance to source for new jobs results in a rather pathethic ending,...jus have to bite the bullet n seam thu this period of budgeting, tax comp n closing all in one...

Had a small tiff with Tlaga at work, could be the poster tat I made of her or the comments on her pic tat left her fuming...bt regardless the fact, I think I am nt tat high class or proud tat she made me out to be....she s jus so lazy n uninnovative I wonders at times y Lincoln keeps her, for entertainment huh?bt whatever the reason,to be absent from workplace for 2 hrs is considered absence from workplace and she has the cheek to say her family problems again...sometimes really wonder to really believe in those family problems of hers,endless

Met James after work and the feeling jus changes I mean with James it kinda makes you wanna be more forward looking ,to be practical and look at things in a grown up manner and nt dwell on those tiny teeny bits of pieces ...it's hard to influence others if you yourself find it hard to do so...

While over here at Seascan,the feeling is ,more of a working relationship whereby matters are pretty much talked abt but not scrutinized and only the basics are done...nt tat forward looking..comments which are hilarious are more sought after for rather than analytical ones...it is hard to be inspirational when's there's no one in the coy that one can look up to....the exposure to socializing is limited and the type of pple are pretty much tat few...

Heck it, since we are no more part of kie, .i m looking forward to this yr end bonus before making an exit where new friendships can be formed and hopefully as well as more importantly they pay is correlated to my work in a positive way...

Alrite shld write till here,good nite.

confused

Met up with both Primary sch mates and secondary sch mates during the last weekend.

Primary sch mate gathering was a tad too long overdue liao,haha..bt still those who made the effort to come well showed that they wanted to gather and to catch up...a simple zhi char dinner and a major announcement...shall nt divulge whats tat....kx n TY graduating with both their degrees soon,congrats to both of them in advance...

Sec sch gathering was to celebrate our April Babies, and yea, I was one of them. Watched Iron Man 3, a pretty nice flick with a rather nt so complicated plot,I guess all marvel series are lidat with actions and the graphics preceeding the plot and storyline...bt the action was nice, esp towards the finale when all the Iron man suite came out...i would give it a 4 out of 5 rating.
Went to Watami for dinner next, a hefty dinner bt I being one of the bdae boys was spared the bill this time rd, and many thanks to Ek, Bl, samuel and YS for the treat...

Workwise, how do I put it...haiz, James my buddy in Keppel for 2.5 yrs has left for a new job last Wed...
Suddenly, I feel so desolate, the coffee times we had....the many sports that we organised for the Championship league and not forgetting us taking part in those sports as particpants, Basketball,Captain Balls(many times in fact) and bowling....
James was my closest fen in Keppel, one who was always very spontaneous,the full of energy guy, the decision maker guy and the advice giving fren...who supported me when I flanked my ACCA...
With him ard, it was jus like you taking a step back and let him jus direct his ways...
Frankly speaking on the last day, the we both bought a coffee and drank just b4 he departed, from the sound of his voice, it was cracking, and mine was abt to...as i thk KIE being our first job after graduating from UOL and the many laughters and fun that we had with all the interns..this we will nvr forget and treasure it..
Bt nevetheless, there's no dinner tat would last forever, to quote a chinese saying....James went for a better job with higher renumeration and hopefully good prospect...Wish him all the best in his new job..jus want to say that i would nvr possibly meet another colleague like him....Seriously

ACCA wise, 30 more days b4 the exams arrive...more confident nw,after attending all the lectures for another round nw and paying more attention in class....jus keep studying and hope for the best,haha..
My logic is that I am stuck in Kep because of my ACCA, once I am done with my ACCA, i will go look for other more well paid jobs...jus like James, hopefully that time will come soon in Aug'13 I hope.

Alrite shld write till here.

Take care all.

Exam over bt it surely ain't over yet

It has been a good 2 days of rest after my acca exams, disappointed I may be with my performance, work gonna start tml and there's always June 13 exams..

Bt it's those kinda feeling where you evaluate yourselves,what went wrong in my performance in this Dec '12 exams, hence came out with this list:
1) spending lotsa time with my mobile phone, Facebook , the famous forums in singapore...googling on cars and planes...best of all,I abstain from playing the little empire game only to be lured by all the nonsense surfing...argh..
2)I think this was a constant worry,my work email inbox, had to check constantly.
3)Not being serious enough, always delaying the real revision till 1-2 weeks b4 exams, stubbornly wanted to finish the pile of notes when I can't rmb anything of those notes come on exam date.
4) lost my focus on attaining the acca, took real lightly of the exams, dismissing it as mediocore and would come out as predicted frm my lecturer, focus on these topics while thinking lightly of the remaining topics.
5) lotsa leaves, this may be a good thing you may say, bt seriously leaves cannot be taken 3 or 4 days in a row, does no good for ur revision...bound to have at least 1.5 days nt doing anything constructively from my exp..coupled with my unpaid leave this time rd...
6)I think my mood in work was a bit too high, with a few of my buddies during working time,it was joyful and happy in spirit, bt acca exam was def the last thing in the mind...for the lower level papers, come exam time, I would usually be emo, yea gloomy face, trying to recall notes or qn..bt this time rd, I don't even tot abt anything exams...
7)I think it has to do with my attitude. I guess enuff said.

I have to constantly remind myselve that acca is a very hard quali and requires hard work, hard work and more hard work.....

I feel that if I am nt gonna be committed and put in hard work in acca, I guess I be copying and pasting this blog entry after my June 13 exams

And being an indication to my committedness, I have signed up for P6 classes in Jan next yr, which I omitted and p4 would spend at least 3 hrs a week on p4 exams and 2 hrs a week on p6 exams.

This I promise I would do tat.

Alright,engh of my rants, acca aside, Singapore lions have qualify for the semis in the Suzuki cup, a win against the phillipines would bring them into the finals, all the best lions!

Alrite, shld write till here.

Take care.

Last 2 papers!

In exactly 17 days, I would be taking the 1st of my last 2 papers. Exams rd the corner but I am giving little thought or effort in the 2 papers.I Wonder why? Is it the fear of embarking on a new journey after passing which is gg Qatar or looking at Leo taking the last 2 papers bt given his intellect still only managed to pass one. Either 1, I to be able to pass any of the 2 of the papers would be unjustifiable compared to the time I spent on the rest of the ACCA papers.And the last 2 are supposedly the hardest...pple taking 4-6 attempts just to clear 1 papers,clearly much effort and time has to be put inside. Have been travelling to SIM to mug this couple of days,took unpaid leave to study. Am utterly surprised how I survived SIM relatively alone. Looking at the carefree and ready to trounce the market place of these youngster, I felt for me...if any,if anyone saw me as a student in my younger(est) days in SIM,they must be wondering why is this guy so TROUBLED and bothered...I literally went to school studied and left,SIM was a place for lectures...Truth to be told,I attempted to make more friends by joining Student club and ODAC freshmen orientation, however while i went to yr 2 straight, the rest of the memebers(majority) had to start frm yr 1...given that classes were different, there were little time for meetup, furthermore, I rmb that I had stopped receiving allowance since I started SIM schooling and hence had to earn my keep as a lifeguard/tuition teacher..which kinda explain the minimal time spent in school.. I thk after starting work, you more or less know that people need friends, the fact that people are social person and needs communication, one cannot survive alone...getting good results but with no one to celebrate to,that would be the greatest irony When I was in SIM, I wasn't considered an introvert but rather one which had many commitments, be it work, Sec sch catch up, TKD(yea,the american cum Tanglin club thingy!)with Han and gang...I made little effort to gel with my SIM clicks..not to say, I pon the gatherings or whatsoever, I attended most of them in fact but the friendship were just not lasting... Given a chance, I would be more social able, and building up relationships with friends.. but one of UOL flaw is that it doesn't have projects hence it is hard to build up r/s with others unless you are very amicable and sociable..also, the school fees were hefty, the last thing I would want would be to fail any module and delay my gg to society to work by 1 year,imagine the opportunity cost! THose were the days...nt really wasted bt I shld say not enough effort put in to gel with the folks there.. Alrite, SIM is a pretty conducive place to go to, be it in terms of student enrolled there or using their facilities... Ok lah,shld write till here....gg to study soon!! Take care.

waaatever

Woof,puffy in my hse nw!its zhenxian dog which is staying here for a short time,while his hse undergoes reno.No complaints abt the dog, brings plenty of joy and laughter to our family;) Rmb in the previous post,I mentioned abt the 2 acca papers?yup,I cleared it..Wohoo..nw to the last 2 papers and that tinge of hey you still gt like 7 weeks to go,is kinda coming on and off inside..bt noo,I am taking like 8 days of no paid,yea you heard it correctly,no pay ah..leave,lol... Hencein,in order to justify this pay,I am gonna strive to study 2 hrs on working days,and 8 on weekends/Bo pay leave day...I believe that I can achieve this,if I can do this,I have no qualms or concerns even if exam results are nt to my favour...come on!! Been thinking a lot on going Qatar lately,find that my work lifestyle revolved much ard acca frm the day I started work.Not a bad thing though,bt it makes it hard for you to compare the opp cost tat you are incurring once over there..man I need directions..bt tat be for a later time,for now is acca.. Does one really need to Give before they can receive? A random thought. Take care.

Dilemma

ACCA exam is some 17/18 days later.....and I am just here chiling, relaxing not getting in the least worried over the results..Don't know why for this semester, I have been restless and seems lethargic in doing any form of studies... Weird right? Normally my face would be kinda emo, one with few words as the days slowly creep to the much dreaded day.. Perhaps this has to do with my Lost of focus...nt those temporary focus bt the more permanent ones... THe 3 days/wk lesson has burnt me out entirely, killed my interest in ACCA and probably just gg thru the momentum was jus satisfying or to eliminate much of the guilt of not studying, Has to salvage whatever Marks I can score now!! Watching my age increases further and sometimes I wonder what am I pursuing and for whom am I pursuing? Watching gu nan gua nu( see, slacking again) makes me feel that alone is'nt always the best, one does SERIOUSLY needs a partner...Have I started looking for one or I need to learn how to like someone,I know this sounds upright stupid but other than all the gd bros and buddies that I have made, I can't separate between a gd companion/talker vs an IDEAl partner, How do I know I have found an ideal partner...arh !!! Workwise, Lincoln went for a honeymoon to Europe, hope enjoy the break, he deserves this break, During his absence, I be his Deputy in which queries/tasks which were lincoln's would be mine now, haha..1 day and I am feeling quite busy...haha,experience as an accountant position though not fully qualified yet, slowly bt surely.. Dad's in nursing home after his surgery that was needed after he fell and hurt his right leg, The 1st day I went to NUH, it was already 10.30 pm after my work long after the tiny winnny short visiting hrs, Dad bed was positioned in such a way that from the entrance, you can look thru the windows on the door and see him.. He was sloughing,with the bed nt entirely flat and his right arm with the IV dip on it forming a 90 degree on his stomach, his expression was one of uneasiness and yet I could see that he needed the rest as he had to undergo an Op the day after. I was saddened and knowing that I could do nthg to alleviate his suffering only make the feeling worse. This person lying on the bed was one who had supported me, my bro and sis in whatever we do, the positive attitude that he gave or that he inspires was encouraging. Working almost 363 days a year, he was no whiner and despite setbacks he continue to see things in a positive and bright light. Not once did he scolded us for decisions we made, no targets no expectations set on us bt we know that deep inside he wanted all of us to excel cept that probably the consideration of our feelings and pressure we would had prevented him from voicing out. Glad that my dad much better now resting and doing his rehab in an nursing home and soon to be discharged. Alrite, this post has been one of a summary of my feelings and perhaps my grunts,haha... Anyway thks for all the reading. Take care.

Acca ah acca

First time updating this blog from my HTC,seems pretty cool!

Work wise,am still at keppel doing same a/p stuffs..bt the good thing is that I be doing G/L once tlaga's bk from her maternity leave,leaves me to pounder if increased workload complements the higher level and tougher acca mods tat I m doing now...
During tlaga absence,there came a new guy who was hilariously funny,and together created names tat only us and
Another guy knew,good thing is he is nw a perm on our coy...creating much laughter and joy in the much anticipated office of young blood joining..

Acca wise,these 2 mods I am taking are much much tougher I m taking relative to last sem and yet knowledge on these 2 mods lack behind the 2 foundation took last sem....gotta start muggin nw..or else I gonna miss my targeted acca completion date

Have been involve in quite a no. Of committees in office,gotta know more pple,more commitment on my part...bt if I don't get involved nw,nan dao must wait till nian mai si shi before taking part?haha

Received 3 invitations weeding ones,and the feeling of getting hitched sounds so surreal,constantly reminding or my age and my r/s status...
Try nt to think,of it...right nw,is acca all the way!

Alrite shld write till here.
Take care.

ACCA

Been studying for my ACCA exams in less than 25 days time. 1st experience working/studying and this would be a pretty tiresome thingy if not for some frens I made in my ACCA class.Weird right?haha..but the ACCA class was fun and I managed to really relax and share my working experience be it good or bad with them...who were luckily good listeners and making joke out of it....
Bt I din listen much to class and is now doing lotsa catch-up...haha...the only unpleasant part..

Posted the Graduation photos of myself up FB,simple ceremony,nice bt little food and lotsa photos taken including one with the legendary James Kwan..haha..

Workwise,am still with A/P....one of my colleague has left us after 4 mths of work in the A/P team,came as a shock to me,makes me pounder how on earth did I managed to TONG like close to 7-8 mths of relentless invoices and the uncountable matching I done...It's like an endless pit,unless we stop receiving invoices for 2 weeks,clear the BLOODY backlog,the invoices would only sink deeper n deeper...if this still persists,I think this job really doesnt suits me now,A/P,I learnt all the matching,some parts of payment..other than tat,NOTHING!...Yea,and plenty of scoldings frm my boss...The promise made by him to take me out of A/P once the A/P is settled never will come simply because the shit doesnt and will never stop...

Alrite,shld write till here now,apologise for all this ranting!..

Take Care

Whirpool

As always,its been ages since I update this blog.

Alrite since I have the "feeling " now,lets do smthg to it. Just finished a 7 days reservist,relatively more relax in comparison to my Horrendous worklife.

Gg bk tml,and I wonder what awaits me tml,tons of invoices and P.O.Argh..

Went M'sia with Chin Yen and huiping yesterday,ate white town coffee Nasi Lemak and it was fabulous.The chicken taste like popcorn chicken and the crackers and ikan billis were crispy and spicy marinated.Wanted to Sing K,bt plan was aborted and we proceeded to watch the movie by Jack Neo,Homecoming. Nice movie overall,Funny esp the part where Karen Neo,was faking a heart attack in the taxi and this Taxi driver saving her with an AED..hahaha...as all Jack's style movie,Funny scenes coupled with heartwarmning scenes ,the importance of family ties and the true significance behind this dinner on New Year's eve.Watch this if u need a good laugh!

Chin Yen bought us to the famous curry fish head near City Square.The fish meat was quite solid nt too soft and curry went down well with rice.

We were shopping for clothes and I din bought anything such as goodies or clothes as my mom does all this CNY shopping year after year. Huiping posed a comment which caught me by surprise"zhenken treats his friends better than his family members"

I was shocked and awe,this was a flaw that I knew thinking that i give my monthly allowance to my parents,tat would suffice ..and I expect it to come from my Closer friends but nt Huiping. A very good reminder to me, am i neglecting them nt spending enuff time with them,being more less patient with them?Thoughts and thoughts...

Studying for ACCA nw and this leaves me with little time to do other stuffs,time management is the solution bt it's always easier said or typed than done..

Watching the "My secret Garden" on Channel U intros u a pretty wide array of Psychological disorder such as Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder. Rather interesting show and leads you to think that nt all mental disorders are cause by "stress" Overuse..ocassionally the brain billions of neurotransmitters may go haywire and symptons of these mental illness would show...Nice show..

My new year resolution -Pass my 4 modules ACCA course this year
-Seek God more and learn from Him
-Find a GF(LOL)

Alrite shld write till here,Happy Chinese New year to all and wishing all shen ti jian kang and xin xiang shi cheng in this Rabbit year!

Round about

Haven been updating very much on this limited readership blog of mine.
Work has been ok,except tat A/P has a large large pile of Backlog,and suppliers are always chasing for payment everytime.
Is it our side tat defers payment or just that the other party are in crisis need of cash and liquidity?I hope it's the latter..Boss has told me to concentrate on my side of the suppliers and nt let this affect me...just as well

Church has been pretty enriching,understanding the verses and expounding of them when one's free makes the whole Bible a really interesting book to read.
Workplace at Pasir Panjang makes the whole travelling period really long plus earlier waking up time,arghh...but it is at PP tat at lunch time u look ard tat pple are more properly dressed,unlike Taman Jurong whereby pple arent tat formally dressed..accompanied by is the higher food price,haha..

Wondering whether to sign up for the Singapore Biathlon next yr...did a time trial and found my timing to be just 2.5 mins short of the cut off time,aka 37 mins plus plus ...to add the open water swim condition under the calm and montonus condition of the swimming pool...but if I dont attempt nw,i dun thk i be able to attempt it in a few yrs time,haha...
Alrite shld write till here...

Take Care.

KEPPELites

Keppelites,tats wat I am called along with those who work at Keppel.

Worklife has it's downside as well as it's upside,downside would be the early morning wakes tat makes u wakes up early even on days u do not have to work....while upside is,gaining experience on accounting practice,usage of software.

I would say wat I learnt in UOL are for decision making at a higher level,unlike now where I prepare and pass journals..prepare scheldues and ensure tat the whole process flow is not errorneous. I guess I would ultimately have to start frm scratch until the point where I can detect a problem using a very short period of time.

Just gt bk on a cruise a week ago,funny enough,during the my UOL examinations,I aspired to go onboard a cruise alone and jus enjoy not doing anything or aka slacking...I gt the chance this time,but alas,it was boring and monotonous. With me showing luckstruste in casino and gambling stuffs,I was made to roam alone without anyone.And man,it was real boring...imagine patronizing the gym 2-3 times a day,reading whole men's health book,swimming "laps" in that upsized baby pool...I promise I m nt boarding a cruise alone in the future or anytime soon...companion helps,it's was just that during my UOL exams,I hated interference or thoughts tat could affect my chain of thoughts...I am nt saying I am using my brain lesser now or instead of chain of thoughts,it has become a thread measuring 2 inches...bt many a times,wat I feel is normally different from the actual thing,so jus go do it...

Signed up for ACCA membership,looks like it gonna be quite tough from next yr,having to juggle both work life and ACCA,esp with high ACCA failure rate..nevertheless I shall make it my next target in life which is to complete my ACCA...

A person needs smthg to push on,smthg to look forward to..I guess I am still looking for tat thg..I dont know wats tat..hopefully I am able to find "tat thg"..hahaha..

Went back a couple of times for TKD,Yidojiang spirit is much stronger now esp with a new Sir's fellow mates coming bk...I was thkg while I indeed spend most of my sats doing tkd,in elite or at Tanglin..this in fact aided me in saving money..Gg for the conversion which tentaively is in the 2nd wk of Nov...

Continuing to improve and not resting on my laurels,to aspire to be a better person would be my aim.I have to put down tat clownly image and tat funnily humourous personality...guess gotta be more serious now...

Alrite shld write till here..

Take Care

WhaT A BANG!

It's has been incredibly long since I last updated this blog,9 of May in fact.

Last paper of Audit and Assurance was pretty tough,unlike in previous year where case studies whereby answers could be easy traced or linked to were no more seen. Hopefully,I am able to pass this module,but yet my fear lies in Management Accounting and not Audit...Results' be out in the last week of August,1 week earlier than previous hopefully, that's a good sign tat papers were relatively well done compared to last year and therefore were a breeze to mark....but hopefully not on the opposite..anticipate for that day..

Back from Ho Chih Minh City,Vietnam quite sometime ago...Vietnam was more of understanding their war,went to the war reunification palace,had rather deep feelings after touring it...It's a nice city,people there are generally heplful...Explored their cui chi tunnel which serve as an important base during the war and also their Mekong Delta which serve as a vital river for their daily needs,employability and also means of accessiblity...also the 1st time where I saw river signboards of direction along the river.
Vrung Tau, an island off HCMC was spectacular as well...meet a few vietnamese selling souveniers and coconut drinks, surprised that they could speak good mandarin,friendly people who offered to explained the tourist spots on that island.
The beach is nice, though the water is not as clear as Tioman..could see an interesting sight--which was people eating crabs by the shore. Mind you,their crabs are flower crabs which are sold on the shore and are only cooked only when someone orders it, imagine crab claw in 1 hand, a can of beer in another,hearing the sea waves hitting against the shore...NICE...

Toured a portion of Ben thye market, 1 thing that one shouldnt miss is the seafood there..nice,their prawns whether BBQ or steamed taste equally good, their beef,yes beef taste nice not those alike those whose texture taste like bubble gum...they use a special type of sauce which taste a bit like sour plum plus soya sauce, and it isnt bad tasting..

Made a few friends there,including a french guy, British couple and a swiss guy....oh yea, Josh if u r reading this blog,u still own the British couple smthg ar..LOL...

Tried their massage services there which I would say was a matter of polarisation, we went for 2 massages,1 was by the Association of the visually handicapped which cost S$5 and the other costed me US20 #$%^&*(...haha..bt it was nt bad,given that this was the 1st time i tried full body massage and the latter had sauna n steam altogether,Conclude that Full body massage adds little to my utility..haha,guess all the pressing and thumping just isnt my cup of tea...it's hard to miss massage services there since massage shops are almost anywhere...

Vietnam's traditional food "Pho" pronounced as fur consists of kway teow and beef or chicken...it taste real good,the soup and the bouncy kway teow makes a good combination,I think we had that no less than 4 times over there..haha..

Lastly, people like Miss Vy, our hostel owner who took the extra effort to patiently explain to us the tourist hotspots in HCMC that made us save a substantial amount of time and effort..she has indeed made us have a lasting positive impression...

Overall, this trip has made me more respectful of Vietnamese, their magnificent tactics and strategies used during the war has already left me dazzled and proud to be an Asian...Hardworking people who at 7am,when u go on to the street with blury eyes,they are already in their shops serving people...1 positive trait that is highly valued by me..

Alrite shld write till here.

Take Care.