ByeBye ("_)

Today is my last day at my present company Deloitte, after slogging there for 3 years.
I really had a tought time making up my mind whether to tender my resignation. After much consideration & conversion with my supervisor & boss, I decided that it is time for me to go. Not an easy decision I tell you,
I am really comfortable there. Easy job, a lot of autonomy, very very good benefits and flexible working hours. Its just that the salary is really very lousy and that there is not much career prospect within the company. I mean, I am already at the top of the structure within the project. (There is only 2 other position in the project, other then the project manager) It time for me to move on. Of course, working at Deloitte itself has the benefit of working under a brand name. It will definitely easier for me to find a better job within the foreseeable future.
Of course, I will miss all my friends at Deloitte. ( In fact, I'm starting to miss them) But what can you expect? At the end of the day, it's everyone on their own. I don't think anyone is willing to share their salary right?
But it's not so bad as I can still meet them for lunch & drinks after hours. It will be just that we won't meet that often.
The thing is that I nearly can't bear to leave them. Thank goodness there was no tears!! hahahahaha.. Otherwise I have no idea how I will leave the office.
Anyway, I left the office laughing. Not because I am THAT happy to leave the company, it's just that I was talking to 3 of my colleagues. And they are just so funny. Or rather 1 of them was. His reaction was very quick and funny. Listerning to him talking back to the other 2 left my laughing fits & no chance to comment. Man... I am going to miss that.

Cat Show - Sun 27/Aug

Went to a cat show again... Not as nice as the previous cat show at Jurong. But the venue is bigger with more maine coon cats. Hahaha I love those big cats. So beautiful
Anyway, after the show I went to surf the page dedicated to Sophia. And I found this very funny clip.. Enjoy ok

Results

After 6 mths of slogging to study after work & 1 mth plus of self study, my results are OUT!
Really don't feel like going to work this morning as my results are to be release this afternoon. But because my colleague has went on maternity leave, there is nobody to cover my work and hers as well. So if I don't work today, there will be double the work load for me tomorrow.
What to do... I'm such a responsible person (like real! If I'm really that responsible, I won't be blogging now)
Anyway, I'm super nervous of my results thought my colleagues would not agree. They think that I'm cool about it. Hey... after spending so much time & effort on my studies you think that I will not worry?!?
But there is too much work that has to be done for me to fret too much. Hahahaha
Payment, printing, processing etc.... Sad.. I'm leaving the company soon & yet there is still so much work to be done. Seems like my company is not too worry about my job and client. Well, it will be none of my business after this month.
Anyway, my results? 25% pass
I only pass 1 paper out of 4
But I'm still feeling very happy. Coz I pass the most difficult paper "p No more strategic financial planning :) Can return all the WACC, PPP, IRR, CAPM to acca
Plan for tonight... Burn all my financial mgmt notes !!! Wahahah

Funny Facts for the day..

Fact 1)
The human neck has the same number of bones as the neck of a giraffe

Fact 2)
We blink about 25 times a minute and each blink lasts for about one fifth of a second

Fact 3)
A sharp cough may well move air inside the body faster than the speed of sound!

That's all for the day.

七月。。。。。。鬼节。。。。。。

Yeap.... It's the start of the seventh month, Hungry Ghost festival!
Better to go home earlier, drive carefully as well as don't go swimming & moving into your new home(That is if you believe my grandmother words).
The chinese folklore state that this month, the seventh lunar month, is when the gates of hell is open and all the ghosts are able to come up to the human world. To entertain them, chinese will burn offerings as well as arrange for chinese wayang and ge tai for them to see. Often, business men will also arrange for dinners & auctions to raise funds for buying offerings & arranging the shows. Usually these offerings includes burning of hugh joss sticks that will burn for days. These are the more common sights at the older marketplaces and hawker centres.
More people will also be vegetarian during this month only. Well, chinese believe that eating vegetarian food will be good for our soul. So they probably think that being vegetarian for this month will help them avoid any 'unfortunate' sights this month. Actually I have no idea why they do that. Wahahaha.
Ah well, I just finish burning offerings to the 'chek pek'. More importantly, just finish praying for good health, safety & well.... just pray that there is no unfortunate events to my family :)

Coincidence or Copycat?

I have been listerning to some of my friends complains about another colleague....
It seems that there is a copycat in my office. There is this one colleague of mine that has been blatantly copying the fashion style of another colleague of mine. Bags, clothes, pendants, etc....
And my friend was quite upset over it as our colleague will then try to pass off her purchases as 'originals'. That is, she brought it before my friend got it.
Don't believe me? Here's a recent conversation between the two of them that I have overheard. Oh, before that, this conversation is about a bag that both of them got.

Colleague: ' Eh..... Your bag is same as mine!'
Friend: 'Izzit? When did you get it?'
Colleague: ' Oh..... Long time ago... Erm.. About 2-3 months ago bah'
Friend: ' Chey..... I got this somewhere in Jan'
Colleague: 'Is it? How come I never see you carry that bag before?'

The thing is that my friend bag was not exactly in pristine condition. Well, the bag is white in color and my friend bag is showing some grey. You know... when things have been use for sometime there will be signs of wear & tear. It's quite obvious that my friend did have her bag for sometime... And here my colleague was trying to pass it off as my friend is trying to fake her purchase. What is she trying to proof? It's just a bag.....
I told my friend to just ignore her & to think positively. My words to my friend? Her fashion sense is so good that people are following her!! Hahahaha

Anyway, I was checking my friendster & in my colleague profile, there is a link for her blog in blogger!! That is quite a surprise as she is already using friendster as her blog. Out of curiosity, i went to check out her blog. And she is using the same template as me!!!! Argh..... I'm quite tempted to change my template as well. But after some serious consideration, I'm couldn't bother to change it. After all, we are using template provided by blogger. So unless I master more about blogging, I guess I will just take that as a coincidence & not change my template.

Interesting Facts

Spend the national day holiday reading, and alright.. playing maplestory as well. Hehehehe I finally got my laptop to my sister home. So yes!!! I can start playing maplestory again. ")

Anyway, I was reading this book titled "It's a Fact". It's quite interesting, so I have decided to share some of the more interesting facts that was found in the book.

Did you know......
Over twice as many American psychologists commit suicide each year as patients in mental hospitals. (Seems like the doctors hear to much problems from their patients)

The English word 'Poppycock' comes from a Dutch word 'papekak' which means 'soft dung'.
(So when you say 'poppycock' you are saying that the person is talking 'soft dung?)

The last trial in which an animal was condemned to death took place in France 1740. A cow was found guilty of sorcery and was hang on the gallows!
(Izzit most cattle condemned to death when they were raised?)

Unwanted Trouble :(

Had a scared of my live yesterday evening.... I thought I was stuck in my office as I cannot find my access pass. Thankfully another colleague was around but he was packing for the day. In the end, he decided to loan me his pass so that I can continue looking for my pass in the office.
This is really unwanted trouble as we have to report for lost pass as well as pay a fine of $50.00 The thing is, I am leaving the company soon and I do not want the trouble of remembering another new passcode. Anyway, I know that my pass is somewhere in the office. Coz the last time I went out of the office I came in using my pass. Man...... I just can't remember where I left it. Search through my whole table and drawers even thought I know that I did not open my drawers for a long time. I even search my rubbish bin! After that, I look through my colleagues tables just in case I have lost my memory I had left my pass on someone's table. No luck.
In the end, I call up another colleague whom I last spoke to before I discover my trouble. Seems that I need some help to recall what I was doing after 5 pm Wednesday :(
Lucky for me, I manage to find my pass. It was in the cupboards where we kept the old files. Seems that after I last went out of the office, I just keep on looking for requested documents. Thus, leaving my pass in the cupboard. Saved by a phone call. Thanks mate for your help :)

The Simpson Movie

Went to watch The Simpson Movie Sunday afternoon with my sister. Oh boy, I have not seem such a funny movie for a long time. I think I laugh thoughout the whole show. And to think that initially I was not going to watch it. Hahaha

My advice: Go catch it before you miss it. Oh, bring along some trashy food to watch trashy movie :)

Holidaying...... At my sister home :(

I will away from home for the next 6(?) weeks. Going away to my sister home to accompany her. As thought her 2 cats are not enought. So sad..... Can't play my maplestory.

My sister, niece and myself went to send off my brother-in-law this morning for his working trip to Vietnam/Australia. It's so troublesome to bring am infant out. We need to carry her, bring along milk bottle, milk power, water, diapers as well as a change of clothes for her. So must of the time, we took a cab to wherever we wanted to go. We are also restricted to go shopping as there are some shops where the floor area is just not big enough to accomedate a baby pram. Of course, there are some places where there are no lifts, or have plenty of steps to climb (i.e.: City link. I'm being to hate there!)
Also we can't really stay out late as baby need to go back home early. Her system is still not as strong as ours. In the end, we only manage to get 1 piece of clothing each. Quite miserable compared to the previous week where I manage to get about 10 items :)

Oh my, come to think about it, I think I better stop shopping soon. Going broke if I don't curb my shopping spree!!!

Resignation

It's official. I have just resign from my current employment. Although I have been offer another job for about 1 week ago. Hahahahaha

Not that I have been dragging my feet to tender my resignation, it's just that my boss was'nt in office til yesterday. I need to talk to him about further prospect in my current work place as well as my potential increment. Money talks ya know.. ^__^

Lets just say that there is not much potential for growth in my current employment. But its so sad to even consider leaving my current job. I have been here for 3 yrs, and althought there is not much growth in terms of monetary value, I have learn quite a bit about myself as well as have develop a better self. (I hope!!)

Of course, the thought of leaving my good colleagues and friends is so depressing. No matter how often we will keep in contact after I leave, it will still be very different from see each other every day. I just hope that we will not lost touch after I have left.

Online Shopping

Have you tried shopping online?
Recently a good friend of mine recommend to me some online shopping sites. The sites that she recommend me were all from Taiwan (Clothes, accessories & bags). The clothes were actually very nice. It is also very cheap. However, there is a waiting period between 1-3 months. Man..... I think by the time the items reach me, it will be slightly out-dated. Also, I have no idea how good the materials of the items are. After all, I'm a super fussy person.
What do you think? Is it 'save' to shop online?