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

Tuesday, March 27, 2007

Is life all about getting the perfect GPA, having the ideal girlfriend, and finally getting yourself into the best unit in army or a degree in the university?

Or..
Is life all about climbing up the corporate ladder, getting a high pay, driving a posh car, living a lavish lifestyle and flashing all your credit cards?

What exactly is this life we're living all about?
Are there more to it than what the world says?

Join me as we discover the more important things in life - the very gift that happens only once.

7th Apr // 2pm
7th Apr // 8pm
8th Apr // 8pm
All brought to you at the University Cultural Centre, NUS

//posted by ivy @ 23:42//

Monday, March 26, 2007

i have various groups of people whom i hang out with at work
or rather various cliques if you like it

was reflecting upon it for quite some time now and i realised just how some people can be such a negative influence and bring with them a really bad vibe about work in my workplace
granted that not everyone will be pleased with the management, the system, the people and what not
you name it, there will be people who are unhappy with it
but as christian, how should i react to that?
do i react the same way? being unhappy and bring with me the negative feeling and spread it all around like virus in the air?
or do i react differently? being able to identify the issue, the root and do something about it?

there are certainly times where i complained and needless to say, these complaints are often to people whom i can trust, whom i know can offer me sound advices and whom sometimes are the very ones who go "ivy, look at the other angle of things/situations. there must be a reason why things happen and trust God that this is part of His plans"
i'm simply so thankful for colleagues of mine who often in times of frustrations, bring me back to the reality of how i'm reacting and how right/wrong i can be

there is also the constant struggle to stay clear of those who are bringing about the negative vibes in the office
yea, they care for me, they offer support in terms of module work etc and they are my colleagues
i eat with them, hang out with them, laugh with them, spend festive seasons with them etc
but i know there are times, it's a clear sign to stay clear of them
the limit has been reached and i certainly do not want to put myself in the position where my thoughts/values/words/actions are compromised
it's so tough
but yet, it's vital to stay true to the audience of One, and not the audience of men.

//posted by ivy @ 23:53//

Sunday, March 25, 2007

been taking quite a bit of break from work since the holiday began, and i'm pretty much enjoying it
dreading the day school reopens though because it'll hardly be a break anymore - this holiday is the longest in the entire year!

let's do a mini countdown and recap of activities for my remaining holiday ahead
26 mar - ?
27 mar - ?
28 mar - EEP
29 mar - IG retreat
30 mar - IG retreat
31 mar - sat
1 apr - sun
2 apr - external course
3 apr - external course / EEP
4 apr - ?
5 apr - ?
6 apr - good friday
7 apr - sat
8 apr - sun
9 apr - portfolio lunch
10 apr - external course
11 apr - bangkok
12 apr - bangkok
13 apr - bangkok
14 apr - bangkok
15 apr - sun

16 apr - the day where freshies appear!

14 more working days to 16 apr
but if you take a look at the schedule above, there's only 4 '?' days so far where i'll be in office, trying to finish up my portfolio and a proposal for year-end event, and others.. before school starts.

how stressful.
i wonder how the new batch of freshies will be
and i'm taking day 1 and day 2 classes! =)

i'm gonna miss the days i'm at chalet, doing nothing but watching tv in peace, hopping over to the mahjong table or just out taking a ride along changi

on a side note,
my toes are still blue. =(

i wanna go play badminton.. go cycling.. go fly kite.. go west coast!

//posted by ivy @ 18:17//

Thursday, March 22, 2007

yet another 4D3N chalet over at aloha changi
we had a real big house this time, and many many rooms and beds etc.

relaxing yet tiring
guess it has got to do with all the sleeping at 6am and waking up at noon.
total change in my sleeping hours!
boo. im so, so sleepy now.

i wish i can go plop down and sleep the afternoon away
but silly me, i arranged for a driving lesson later on at 3.30pm

//posted by ivy @ 14:08//

Monday, March 19, 2007

just when i thought it's another one month to school re-opening and i'm pretty bored in office each day despite having work to do (tsk tsk)
i finally find myself having lotsa stuff!
SL chalet from mon-thurs this week
IG retreat from thurs-fri next week
external training from mon-tues next, next week
long holiday of good friday etc.
bangkok trip from wed-sat the week after that
and tata!
new semester begins!

i was telling someone on msn just now that, i'm never gonna get my things done! =)

//posted by ivy @ 00:47//

Saturday, March 17, 2007

expected: 8%, 1.5 months
received: 10%, 2 months

elated.
thankful.
blessed.

//posted by ivy @ 14:10//

Tuesday, March 13, 2007

this is the most ridiculous work-day i've ever had!
when i checked my email after lunch, i was so angry with my boss' reply to my query and concern yesterday
his response is totally uncalled for; and i certainly want to have a word with him
not to argue or fight, but i'm sure i'm a valuable employee, so i don't deserve such treatment

then following on in the afternoon was a string of nonsensical emails from an ex-colleague whom working style is outcasted
simply out of the world!
words can't describe how crazy she can get, the nonsense emails she can send that drive people absolutely mad
the last straw was when she sent the entire email archive to prof low, deputy principal, senior director of acad, my director, my AD admin and my AD acad.
ridiculous.

i was so mad that i simply drafted an email with only 3 short sentences to the above people after what she did
headed off for a nice dinner, and ice-cream!
she's MAD!
my gosh. how/why did we ever, ever recruit her in the first place?

i just can't explain the whole situation, but it's one where you literally WILL tear your hair apart, slam your tablet and curse.
no, i didn't do any of the above.
i blasted my music, and had chocolate overload at gelare.

ice-cream
my favourite.

someone get me ben & jerry!

//posted by ivy @ 22:46//

Monday, March 12, 2007

i'm bored to tears and yet, i must pretend to pay attention
covering my boss and thus, attending the meeting with the Heads, ADs and Dir on his behalf
i don't understand a thing that is going on, why am i doing here?
it's time to pack up, go socialise in the pod, and head back! boohoo~

//posted by ivy @ 16:52//

Saturday, March 10, 2007

i'm back from the ohana chalet and W25A chalet that lasted 4D3N
the verdict is, i'm terribly exhausted.
then again, it's hard not to when we sleep at ridiculous hours which i haven done so since months ago
it was pure fun, not having to think about work much and even though i tried to get some work done, i ended up playing mahjong after a while

tues
checked-in at 3pm, played mahjong while the guys prepared the food for bbq
it can get rather addictive because i've finally learnt how to count the dice throw, the level to win, the flowers etc
night was bbq-ing time then we headed to tampines mall to get drinks as well before going a few rounds at changi village
another round of mahjong before some of us got hungry again and we drove out for supper
back to shower and rested
it was already 5am plus.

wed
woke up at 1pm and thought that i could do some report so decided not to head to sentosa while the rest went ahead
was doing it for a while before the next-door chalet declared that they were having mahjong session
went over and played till evening before going changi village for dinner
back to chalet and shower, then we headed out for midnight bowling, arcade etc
another round of mahjong when we were back at chalet before sleeping at 6am this round time

thurs
woke up at 2pm, munched a little and headed over next-door for mahjong again while the rest went to cycle at ECP
this time round, i had bbq for dinner since next-door chalet has decided to bbq on the last night
another round of food when the cycling gang came back
joined the next-door class for dai-di session where drinking water was the forfeit etc
gave up and went to bed at around 2 plus since i had to be back in office the next day
despite being on leave, but i figured that doing EEP was a good enough reason for me to head back

fri
my colleague, victor was nice enough to drive all the way to my chalet and pick me up to school, so i could sleep till 7.30am
the whole day was just spent travelling to punggol sec for eep, went for lunch, came back, had a debrief and by then, it's already 5.30pm.

sleepy, sleepy blue toes
driving was fine today - he allowed me to drive for the entire 2 hours
gombak to ubi, went through some of the test routes, back to gombak
i certainly enjoy driving more than parking. =)
had a 3 hours nap just now.
i think i'm gonna sleep early later.

//posted by ivy @ 19:43//

Tuesday, March 06, 2007

i'm on leave today till fri
off to two chalets for the next 4 days, but they are simply side by side though by two different classes of mine
meeting at 11am, ten mile junction to get food etc before the students drive down but i'm not even prepared yet.
not packed, not showered..haha!
and look at the time now? =)

hopefully, it's a good break from work before returning to work next week, and start to prepare reports for SL trip
have dragged it long enough!
off to aloha changi.
tata.

//posted by ivy @ 10:22//

Saturday, March 03, 2007

having a little struggle with my portfolio right now
using my colleague's report as a reference isn't that great an idea after all; i'm so tempted to copy and paste some of his work!

time is passing so fast
it's the 2nd week of march already and i'm on leave the entire week
then on course for the 3rd week, which is also the same period i'm covering head for ED (was joking with the rest that it's basically a boss-less week)
after that, im on leave for one week again
and soon, school will start! oh noooooo~

//posted by ivy @ 14:45//

Thursday, March 01, 2007

the better of the 'evil' duo in my pod finally realised i shifted
when he asked where is my new location, i was hesistant to reveal but only to realise, it'll take merely a minute to locate where i am even if i keep my mouth shut

walking into W4 everyday is making me a happier girl early in the morning and as i leave together with the rest at 5.30pm, the sense of joy is overwhelming.
my pod mates are real friendly as well; guess it has got to do with the composition of the people
they are all relatively new so that explains the infinite energy still.

barely two days of shifting into the pod and starting to talk to a few more others whom i seldom do so; i've got myself some nicknames
/ little one
/ little baby ivy
/ tiny one
/ duracell rabbit

//posted by ivy @ 21:16//