*the love and grace of God in my life..*

Thursday, July 28, 2005

tmr marks the end of 2nd week at work
but it certainly doesn't feel so
everyday has been so packed that i feel as though i've been here for a month

training officially ends tmr
it's been intensive and we were made to go thru today as students
we did everything from the FMT to the RJ
time was so packed that i din manage to leave my seat for more than a few mins
tmr is mock facilitation and i've been selected to be a faci
which effectively means more work on my part becos i have to prepare

documents to be submitted to the HR are undone
due tmr morning to be vetted by my boss, so i'll have to go work super early tmr
next week i'll start facilitating officially
two classes at the moment, but irritating cos two different problems!
more work to be done
more irritating cos it's at phoenix, super far!

two weeks of work have made me so tired at the end of each day
i feel zapped of my energy after work, coming home for dinner at near 8pm, do my work and sleep at 11pm! and the routine starts all over again when my alarm rings at 6 plus
there are things that im supposed to do but still undone and i dun like it at all
i can't stand backlogs and i try not to have any, if possible
but i can sense them increasing and if i don't do anything soon, it'll drive me mad
never felt so disorganized before
argh!

i kept telling myself work is never an excuse
valid that i need time to adjust and it's a whole new different thing next week when i start class officially
but if i don't make the effort, i'll use this excuse forever
so the next time you hear me using it, pinch me and remind me what i said here.

//posted by ivy @ 20:39//

Tuesday, July 26, 2005

2nd week at work
probably the only time i can be a student again
becos it's training week

have time to only upload my convo pictures so far
click on..

.convocation.

//posted by ivy @ 21:16//

Friday, July 22, 2005

20 more mins to go before 2nd session of induction
i'm so full now that i'm certain i'll feel sleepy during the session
happened yday as well, went in the class after a nice lunch and by the second or third presentation, i was trying really hard to concentrate

yday was a long day in the office
after class, had meeting regarding NLB launch this weekend, then we stayed till almost 8pm to do up the stuffs for the cart sales
was so tired i took a cab home instead
4th day of work and i'm already taking cab home! haha.

during the session just now, someone from school of sports approached me and asked if i can represent the school for hockey
wahahaha~ i haven played since uni! oopsie.

i'll have to learn to be loving my laptop more than anything else
it's always with me and it scares me to a certain extent how 'mobile' we are
and of cos, how contactable i'm since we're wireless
haha! my dear tablet pc is my baby at work~

alright,
time to go for second session.

//posted by ivy @ 13:38//

Wednesday, July 20, 2005

whee!! my director is real nice!
she somehow manages to find some space in the dept and asks the relevant ppl to set up workstation for me
i won't be shifting after all
and from tmr onwards till my workstation is ready, i can use her office if i want! but of cos, together with her la. haha.
she's so nice. yippie~

time to go home.
tata

//posted by ivy @ 17:51//

work so far has been relaxing but getting me excited
my first day was spent collecting my stuffs, walking around the different offices, shaking so many hands that i can't remember half the names and reading the different stuffs for newbies
yday was away for a conference at suntec, pretty tiring and i was all alone in the midst of all the professionals
saw two of my ntu profs and a hr classmate and talked to them for a while

came into office today with so much mails!
have to be down for national library launch on weekends, but thank God i'm permitted to go down after service, instead of being there early morning
quite a lot of events coming up
i've got two meetings on thurs, signing of contract
fri is induction which takes the entire day
weekends is library launch
and the whole of next week will be my PBL training
ends on fri, which is company' 3rd anniversary
so it's celebration time at esplanade!

after all the hoo-haas ended, i'll be facilitating classes
pretty fast-paced, must make use of this week to prepare mentally
colleagues are so wonderful!
the only upsetting news is that i dun get to sit with my department cos it's overloaded
so for the 4 new staff, we'll be relocated somewhere else, real close to the principal's office
but the other 3 wun be here till months later, i'll be ALL alone! argh
definitely going to miss the crazy environment in the dept
it's so family-like, so relaxing.. so ...NICE!
in the meanwhile, i can only talk to them via msn till we shift

//posted by ivy @ 12:40//

Sunday, July 17, 2005

i'll officially be a working adult tmr
though i really dunno what to expect but im excited and anxious!
the last time i wake up at 6.30am was few years back in jc
it's going to start all over again.. perhaps that's the only thing i dread. =(

graduation has been exciting
the convocation was really a proud moment for my parents and i'm sure they were glad they decided to attend in the end
of cos i felt so blessed too
having my dad to rush through his work so that he can fetch my mum down for the ceremony on time
despite him not knowing his way around ntu and i had to draw a map for him lest he lost his way, and both of them not understanding much on what the speaker was rattling on
they waited patiently for the ceremony to end, for me to snap pics before going out for a simple dinner and durians for supper

dinner with hr alumni was a great time of catching up as well and i din regret going at all despite the expensive dinner
the 2005 batch was the biggest turnout and we spent the whole night catching up and taking crazy pictures

and to end off, i had my graduation ball yday at fullerton hotel
big thanks to candice who did my hair and make-up in record time of 2 hours before she rushed off for her lessons
my classmates were singing praises of her talents after that
dinner was fine dining but it turned out pretty okie
the food was actually good, except the forest mushroom which irked me!
ended the day with lots of toasts and we spilled the white wine all over cos there were so many glasses clanging around
took some final pictures at the stairway before the hugs and goodbyes
the two consecutive days of catching up were really precious, becos we have no idea when the whole class would meet again
it's no easy feat organizing something for 56 of us!

as for preparation of tmr, i've done my write-up, webpage is a little simple but i really dunno how to use frontpage
attire not decided yet, most prob in something smart, just to play safe

zhong is sleeping
i'm bored and hungry

//posted by ivy @ 18:08//

Thursday, July 07, 2005

spending personal time is something i hasn't done for a long while
simply becos i do not have the time to do so or couldn't afford
but the past week has been nice
i've been at home unless i've got impt meetings
it's been a real long time since i felt so carefree and taking things slowly at home
makes me wonder when is the next time i can be at home for so many days in a row

employment has been confirmed
several things to be done before i start work on 18th july
quite a challenge for a computer idiot like me (company is paperless)
gotta engage my dear bf to help me this weekend
gladys has been helpful too, she's telling me everything i need to know

next week is my last week of 'freedom' but quite a packed week
i've got my convocation ceremony, graduation ball and HR alumni dinner
needa clear up certain things regarding cell and appointment at NSC as well
i won't want to leave any loose ends before i start work proper

haven been baking for long so i decided to have pizza for lunch today
the dough is currently rising in process
cycling at east coast park tmr! wheeee~
the last time i tried cycling was a year ago! i won't forget that.. was there with sab, si'er and zhong
let's hope i dun fall tmr.

a new phase of life excites me
it seems as though i just ended my exams not long ago and was attending interviews
time is going to fly
somehow, i wish 18th july will come quickly
being truthful, im really excited about it!
and i truly thank God for the job opportunity and the wonderful terms they offered! =)

//posted by ivy @ 11:02//