I have my own working style. The good life that I had enjoyed was widely known, looking at the amount of responses I get on Facebook whenever there are such posts. But who knew about those late nights that were put in, to make sure that we are up to YOUR standard?

We work in a different way. Our policies are different. So stop stressing that we are not up to YOUR standard, and stop playing politics with us. Life is already hard as it is, stop making it worse for us.

kthxbye.

新的一年，新的希望。我家的那只龙（虾）跟大家拜个年咯！

Was really great catching up with friends and relatives this week, couldn’t have asked for more. Having been away from home for the past months, I’ve grown to be more appreciative of having loved ones around me. Nothing feels better than being back in a familiar land, with friends just a phone call away.

Yes I am homesick.

How apt. Re-watching Secret Garden, and that’s the lyrics from the theme song.

So here I am, HELLO FROM HONG KONG!!

I’d love to say it’s going to be a brand new start, but unfortunately it isn’t. For it has made me realise several things which I (might) have been living in denial for the past few years.

Not a good sign when I’m realising I’ve been getting depressing signs, but yet I do not want to admit.

It’s like.. having a second round of mid-life crisis. Feeling pretty lost, no aims, dreams that aren’t within reach.

Ah wells.. feeling pretty reluctant to admit those too. Damn.

No one believed my side of the story, to the extent I gave up explaining and just suffer in silence instead.

Not the kind of environment I’d wanted to be in, but I know I will survive.

I will persevere to win this challenge.

韦礼安 – 慢慢等

你终究占据了我的心房
我终于知道什么叫做疯狂
因为你 我不再怕黑暗

想着你让我更加勇敢
你说你害怕曾经受过的伤
过去发生的情节让你迷惘
害怕重演在你身上

却步 让你失去了方向

或许我没资格说什么(有谁不会害怕呢)
但我知道我会愿意等(你相信我的时候)

我会慢慢等 慢慢等 慢慢等
慢慢等 慢慢等 慢慢等 等上线 的铃声
慢慢等 等到我都睡着了
耐心等只为了心动 那一刻
慢慢等 慢慢等 慢慢等
慢慢等 慢慢等 慢慢等 等红灯 变绿灯
慢慢等 当你突然觉得冷
我会握着温暖在 在这里等着

你说你害怕曾经受过的伤
过去发生的情节让你迷惘
害怕重演 在你身上

却步 让你失去了方向

或许我没资格说什么(有谁不会害怕呢)
但我知道我会愿意等(你相信我的时候)

我会慢慢等 慢慢等 慢慢等
慢慢等 慢慢等 慢慢等 等上线 的铃声
慢慢等 等到我都睡着了
耐心等只为了心动 那一刻
慢慢等 慢慢等 慢慢等
慢慢等 慢慢等 慢慢等 等红灯 变绿灯
慢慢等 当你突然觉得冷
我会握着温暖在 在这里

慢慢等 慢慢等 慢慢等
慢慢等 慢慢等 慢慢等 等上线 的铃声
慢慢等 等到我都睡着了
耐心等只为了心动 那一刻
慢慢等 慢慢等 慢慢等
慢慢等 慢慢等 慢慢等 等红灯 变绿灯
慢慢等 当你突然觉得冷
我会握着温暖在 在这里等着

Happy 23rd Anniversary

You’ve been a wonderful shelter for the past 23 years, always there for me during my ups and downs.

8-8-88 – that was when we first moved in. I still remember my excitement when we watched our first NDP with you, when we could still see the fireworks across the forest.

Thanks for giving me love and laughter all these while

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Back from Bintan, with blue-blacks on the head and the knee. and a $50 voucher as well

XM Away Day is like our annual retreat. A day where the company is closed for employees to bond. Every year, the management will crack their brains deciding where to go. In my 4 years with XM, I’ve been to Sentosa once ( Rasa-Sentosa ), Johor once ( Pulai Spring ), Bintan twice ( Bintan Lagoon Resort before the renovation, Club Med ).

This year, being my 5th Away Day, we went Bintan Lagoon Resort again, with the renovation 80% completed. The greatest difference I saw, was the rooms. It looks so much more classy now!

Met another TP mate during the trip again! Our last trip with Focus Adventure being our activities organizer 3yrs ago, I caught up with Loon ( my fellow TP-CSC mate ) who was one of the trainers. This year with FC as our activities organizer again, I caught up with fellow ITAS mate John ( whom I got to know from the school’s chat channels )! Just how small can the world be, to be able to meet friends ( especially those you’ve not met since graduation ) overseas?

XM has a history of average-ly young age employees. Possibly the reason why we’re always so energetic when it comes to play. It was raining heavily that day, but we went ahead with the activities. Never have I been under the ( freaking heavy ) rain for such long hours before! Yet it was fun and I got to see how determined we all are when it comes to reaching our goals

My team was awesome! We managed to get all ( or most ) answers correct and emerged as the winning team :p

We work hard and we play hard too

Had a great time catching ( bonding ) with some of the fellow colleagues, and I realized we aren’t so dao at all. Maybe I should learn to open myself up more.

I’ll be back soonest! I promise