2011 was a year to forget, started 2012 on a clean slate and poof! It's already 2013
2012 hasn't been as bad as what the horoscope predicted, work wasn't as steady or as smooth as I'd have liked but still moving forward. Hardest part was the death of my grandfather, still he left peacefully, without any pain.
Ended on the high with the trip to Hong Kong, absolute joy to go on solo trip, all the "mafan" people, habits etc are not around to hinder any crap. I left my memories with the kids though. I'd dedicate a separate post on the trip to Hong Kong, left my photos with the kids aha!
In short, finally met up with my crazy nuna, guess she's the only ONE person in the world that understands and know me the most, a whole lot more than my own mother for the other side of me. I've to say it wasn't as easy I'd thought we'd be, considering we've not met for a good 2years? and it's even longer with Lawrence. Took me awhile before I could really feel comfortable aha and then the endless fun, food, scenery...
Part our ways via Pizza and stick, no one probably knew how much that meant to me aha, I don't know but it's kinda my "dream" to part ways like that, a hearty meal of pasta with the flavourful olive oil and rich tomato paste lingering, the stick that so often kills us yet brings us together more...
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So what 2013 instills for me? Firstly, to get by May's paper with passes, and then onwards into my final year, it's been too long. Then there's Korea in July, which I've quite a tight timeline to save up for, not the cost of the trip itself, but the freaking loads of clothes, albums, food I'll splurge on.
I'm also hoping to secure a more mid-long term contract with my current firm, or other alternatives. Glimpses of opportunities elsewhere but nothing is firm up yet. Banking has been jittery since 2008, with major corporations going through restructuring, nothing is "for sure" anymore. HP GBS AP, my previous department has been "restructured" to Bangalore and Dalian while the one job I was so thrilled to be in at StarHub was put on hold as the Head of Desk is being forced to leave. *roll eyes*
Future seems bright, work's just work to me, it's a form of labour to obtain money in return for my efforts, which, in-turn allows me to survive (food shelter cloths) and splurge on the stuff I want. Education remains the toughest amongst the rest :))
So that's about it ~
Milestones:
Jan-12
-Received a performance bonus for outstanding performance @HP
Feb-12
-Joined the 1/4 century club -_-
-First overseas trip (sponsored) without my parents ->Indonesia
Mar-12:
-Conversion from contract to permanent role in HP
Jun-12:
-Resigned from HP after a 2 year tenure
-Signed for Deutsche Bank on a "record" transfer fee
Jul-12:
-1st self funded overseas trip without my parents ->Thailand
Aug-12:
-1st & last Wonder Girls full concert
Nov-12:
-Lost my last grandpa :(
Dec-12:
-1st solo trip overseas @ HK
-Surived the end of world scare
2012 hasn't been as bad as what the horoscope predicted, work wasn't as steady or as smooth as I'd have liked but still moving forward. Hardest part was the death of my grandfather, still he left peacefully, without any pain.
Ended on the high with the trip to Hong Kong, absolute joy to go on solo trip, all the "mafan" people, habits etc are not around to hinder any crap. I left my memories with the kids though. I'd dedicate a separate post on the trip to Hong Kong, left my photos with the kids aha!
In short, finally met up with my crazy nuna, guess she's the only ONE person in the world that understands and know me the most, a whole lot more than my own mother for the other side of me. I've to say it wasn't as easy I'd thought we'd be, considering we've not met for a good 2years? and it's even longer with Lawrence. Took me awhile before I could really feel comfortable aha and then the endless fun, food, scenery...
Part our ways via Pizza and stick, no one probably knew how much that meant to me aha, I don't know but it's kinda my "dream" to part ways like that, a hearty meal of pasta with the flavourful olive oil and rich tomato paste lingering, the stick that so often kills us yet brings us together more...
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So what 2013 instills for me? Firstly, to get by May's paper with passes, and then onwards into my final year, it's been too long. Then there's Korea in July, which I've quite a tight timeline to save up for, not the cost of the trip itself, but the freaking loads of clothes, albums, food I'll splurge on.
I'm also hoping to secure a more mid-long term contract with my current firm, or other alternatives. Glimpses of opportunities elsewhere but nothing is firm up yet. Banking has been jittery since 2008, with major corporations going through restructuring, nothing is "for sure" anymore. HP GBS AP, my previous department has been "restructured" to Bangalore and Dalian while the one job I was so thrilled to be in at StarHub was put on hold as the Head of Desk is being forced to leave. *roll eyes*
Jan 2013 started off brightly, a small new contract @Deutsche Bank, till March 2013. Revamped my room from:
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Future seems bright, work's just work to me, it's a form of labour to obtain money in return for my efforts, which, in-turn allows me to survive (food shelter cloths) and splurge on the stuff I want. Education remains the toughest amongst the rest :))
So that's about it ~
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