Wii.......Weee......

On a happier note...

Went out with Kim, Mabel and Kris last Sat. Always good to go out with them. A lot of catch up and share about our lives. Plus it was Kim's bdae!

KIM, HAPPY BE-LATED BIRTHDAY TO U!
*from my blog

We had dinner at a korean restaurant located in Chinatown. Mabel call it "Togi Korean Restaurant" in her blog http://mysheeplandz.blogspot.com/2007/08/kims-bday.html and as usual, me being the lousy blogger did not even remember the name of the restaurant. :P Anyway, the korean food there is really good. I think they have adjusted the flavour of the food to suit Singaporeans' taste...coz the other 3 korean restaurants I tried in the past seemed to have a different kind of taste which was kinda weird to our locals' liking.

Dinner at Korean Restaurant @ 11 Mosque Street


After dinner, we played Wii at Kim's place...think I really fell in love with this game...the graphics are cute and the controls are easy since it works on a motion detector and u just have to press 1 or 2 buttons and wield ur controller. We played most of the Sport games: Tennis, Baseball, Bowling and my favourite - Golf!

Kim even let us create our Miis in her Wii...LOL! Sounds cute huh? Miis are characters in the game and we can customize them to look almost like ourselves...see...


Me/Mii - the 2nd from the left


See how I have dark eye circles and a sulky face...keke!





Think I must find more excuses to visit Kim so that I can see my Mii again :P

Lost in Confusion

Its been a long absence from blogging (nearly 2 whole weeks) but I have good excuse this time. I was in a real state of confusion this past week.

As some of u might have known, I havent settled in to my new job well...been feeling kinda drained for the past weeks...not really happy. Then my fren opened an opportunity for me to apply for job at STB. The thought of possibly going back to STB and working with my ex-colleagues (whom I met when I was temp-ing there) motivated me to apply for the post. Yes, it seems like such a hasty move and I wont deny tat u r right in thinking so. So I went for interview and it was possibly the toughest interview I had.

With only 1 day to prepare for the interview, I sort of just surf the web and did a bit of research which apparently was not enuff. I was thoroughly grilled during the interview. The interviewers were the AD and my manager fren. My fren kept quiet (which is only fair lah) while the AD shot qs at me. Wat sort of qs...let me try to recall (not in any particular order):

1) About my past job experience - Why I want to leave? What I do there?...standard qns
2) What are my accomplishment in my past job?...I stumbled at this, I never really tot any of the work I did are considered any real 'accomplishment'
3) What do I think about tourism in Singapore?...I crapped a bit here, tried to smoke through
4) Why do I wana join STB?
5) What are my short term and long term goals?
6) What are my strengths and weaknesses?

I did horribly at the interview and at the end of it, the AD said "Honestly, u have lousy interview skills. U have to answer straight to the point and make urself clear. Its only coz I worked with my dept for some time and trust their judgement, that is why I believe in their assessment of pple and who can work or not. If not for the fact that they recommended u, I would have strike u off based on this interview.".....Haiz....that was a real blow....

Then she went on to tell me where I went wrong in my interview (must thank her for pointing these out though...shall try to remember in future):

1) Not well prepared for interview, did not do enuff research on STB
2) Did not answer straight to the point with clarity
3) Not clear about my goals
4) Hesitate before answering qns..must try to answer faster
5) No accomplishments in past jobs. Accomplishment can be in the form of being able to handle a certain task more efficiently, etc...I remember she said this "If u are proud of ur job and wat u do...u will think that everything u do are accomplishments and not just routine work" (Goes to show how 'proud' I am of my past jobs...zzzzz)

Thats about most of wat I remembered from the job interview...they did put me up for 2nd interview (coz of my frens' recommendation) but then I rejected them after a whole night of thinking.

I thought deeply about why I applied for my current job in the law firm previously, wat are my goals when I studied my degree, wat makes it unbearable for me to stay put and endure the challenge of a new work environment and unfamiliar job scope. Then I proceed to think if I accepted the 2nd interview at STB and if I got the job, why do I want tat job? Just to work with my frens? Do I really like the job scope there? Would I like working with the AD (whom I think is a super 'ON' and tough person)? I think I might have character clash with her (my instinct tells me she is not an easy person to tackle...she gave me badddd 'vibes').

Finally I came to the decision...I SHALL GIVE A 2ND TRY TO MY CURRENT JOB! ^^

Its not all that bad here...I just have to adjust my lifestyle and get to really learn my job...then things will hopefully get better.

Frens, cheer for me k!

Trip to Vivo

I really enjoyed last week..besides having the National Day holiday when I managed to "nua" at home to recuperate, I had a really eventful weekend. Think it was a much needed recharge for me.

Met up with Gwen on Sat to shop at Vivocity. Got myself a few tops from ZARA (hmm...never thought I would find something there) and 2 pairs of shoes from URS...yeah! I finally qualify for the member's card by combining my purchase with Gwen's. Hehe!

Then we met RY and Su for ice cream at Haagen Daaz (OMG! How do u spell tat brand of ice cream? @_@ ....sudden loss of memory again). Forgot to take pics there...zzzz....RY left to meet her fren thereafter and the 3 of us continued shopping around. It was a nice feeling shopping with frens, think I missed it since I started work in July at the lawfirm. Time out with frens...relaxing...wondering ard with no aim...hehe....

We had our dinner at the FIG & OLVE restaurant on the 2nd floor. Not a very high end restaurant but the food is good.


Criss Cut Fries (as good as those at Carl's Jr)


Grilled Dory Pasta (I forgot the full name of this dish...looks appetizing huh?)


"Picky me"....I picked all the onions, olives, green and red capsicum aside...hehe...


Picture of Su and Me..Haha! I managed to make my face look smaller than hers ^^


Here's a few photos of the night on an area outside Vivocity. Its interesting how they designed and installed various pools of water where pple can stroll in and scenic structures to beautify the area. I cant really take nice night photos...but the lightings were pretty dazzling too. Tried to take a few photos of Sentosa but could not get a clear pic awwwww....... :(






A 3-Storey Tall Snowman! Isnt this cool?!


Our evening ended with the night views. Most of the shops were closed by then and we went home before the train stop service...hehe...wouldnt wana spend on cabfare.

HAPPY NATIONAL DAY!

Wishing everyone...

HAPPY NATIONAL DAY!!!

Its Singapore 42nd birthday and I am at home resting my soul and spirit. Could have gone out with my frens or family to make a fulfilling day but I chose to "nua" at home...reason?...Tired...

Misc Posts

Finally had the time to sit down and blog...I had been crazily busy at work and tat left me really tired and spent after work.

I had plenty of thoughts and feelings throughout this week tat I had wanted to blog abt, but now all thoughts seems to have escaped me... @_@ ...so maybe I shall go 1-by-1.

1) Contrasting Environment
This fast pace work environment is TOTALLY different from my previous workplace. Though I seem to be adjusting alright to the loads of work thrown to me...but tat meant more overtime (no $ de) and not much time left for personal matters. I miss those days in IPTO when I could knock off on the dot and rush home to maple, go out with frens, go yoga, go grocery shopping alone in kovan, etc...MISS THOSE DAYS!!! T_T

Ever heard of all the talks abt "Work Life Harmony" lately? Well, NONE for me now...I think I am very affected by the sudden change in my work...not to mention abt working late...think my temper/patience also not too good now...everytime I reached home, I just feel like going to my room, unwind and sleep....then my parents would be like trying to chat with me and I think I have been giving them a little "attitude" and cold shoulders...so bad wo....haiz....must really change my behaviour and stop throwing senseless tantrums. :P

2) Correct Career Path?
My new job in the law firm was a step right in the career path which I planned for myself ever since I took on my degree. I am glad tat I finally got in but cant help tat "naggy thought" of whether I am indeed suitable for the job. Such uncertainty makes me doubt my decision to stay in this job for at least 2 to 5 years before I choose to switch to another law firm.

3) Skipping YOGA Classes
Those who know me knows tat I have been pretty faithful in going for my yoga classes since I started. Now becoz of all the overtime I have been doing, I cant really be sure abt my timing and which class I can attend...worse of all, sometimes I feel so tired (both physically and mentally) after work tat my yoga classes are not really enjoyable. And now the Yoga Centre seems to have reshuffled the yoga masters' schedule and I cant even find a single suitable class by Ganesh to attend for the past 2 weeks! This is outrageous! My only consolation is tat I did manage to go for Yogi's classes which I like too....I cant get used to the other instructors' classes. Anyway, yoga has been a disappointment for the past weeks...wonder if things will pick up again.

4) Manicure & Pedicure
I had my first Manicure & Pedicure! I had lunch with Amrita at the Airport yesterday afternoon and decided tat we should go for manicure and pedicure at East Point, Simei at a shop call "Pretty Pretty" (not too sure I got the name right...I forgot to take their namecard). Its my first try and I must say I am quite pleased with it.

My French Manicure


My Pedicure



Hmm....tats enuff for now...I am feeling sleepy and shld really go piggy liao...bye!