Explored the North

with Janeee today. Took her to eat the famous Fish & Chips at Toa Payoh and then we walked around the shop houses. Then we went to AMK Hub to walk walk... haha. So the whole afternoon was gone just like that, but enjoyed it... we bought quite some stuff... hehe.

Anyway, I dropped off at Novena to meet HL while Jane went on to Simei to have dinner with Shuhui prior to the MM practice. As I was waiting for HL to arrive so that we could go visit his uncle at the CDC (Communicable Diseases Centre, his uncle is down with dengue fever), I walked around Novena Square.

Had not been there for ages, especially since the UOB Call Centre moved to Toa Payoh since Jan 2006. Memories came flooding back as I stood in the middle of the ground floor of Novena Square (in front of the small KFC), simply looking around the whole place. There were nice memories of the lunches I had with ex colleagues, scary memories of how late we had to come down there to buy dinner :) Yeah, I remembered that it was near Xmas 2005 and we were rushing to buy presents, but we had so much follow up to do, that we stayed in office until very late. So we wanted to buy KFC, but to our dismay, KFC was closed!!! Yes, that's how late... zzz. We ended up eating Long John. Dotz.

Besides these, I also began to remember the really stressful and painful (yes painful, or should I say, TORTURING) times when the Platinum Team, being the new kids on the block, had to manage the Platinum customers all by ourselves, with little support. Really had no idea why they decided to separate the Platinum Team from the rest, especially since we were so new back then. Although we did have 2 seniors who were "poached" over to join us, it wasn't of much help because they were simply drowning together with us in the pool of Platinum calls. I cannot forget the cold shoulder treatment that we were "rewarded" with when we tried to ask for help. Thank God that it is over.

Yikes!!! NIE starts on 2 Jan 08! It's time to get myself together and concentrate on the things ahead of me.

In the meantime, HL and I are also getting ready to organise a small birthday gathering for myself, Jeremy and HL (our birthdays are on 6, 8, and 9 Jan respectively) on the 5 Jan... Hehe... the same gang will meet again, to laugh, talk, reminisce about the younger carefree days, have good fellowship, and of course, to eat BBQ food! Haha. Sigh, I miss the old days... Oh man... I am going to be quarter of a century old soon... ARGHHHHH!

Party at Beaver'S

Went to a party organised by the trainees last night. Was really a great party and also an eye opener as I do not frequent pubs. Beaver'S is a pub located along the stretch of restaurants at Liang Seah Street (near Bugis Junction).

Realised that I will really miss them after I leave next week. Sobs. But oh well, that day has to come right, so be it. Will post some pics here once SK emails me the photos.

Looking forward to the fellowship cum Xmas gathering at Yo's house this Thursday (Hari Raya). Wondering what to get for everybody. Think the presents are really not so important, it's the company and God's presence :) But of course, I still wanna go buy presents. It's brain wrecking to get presents, coz you need to think whether the person will like it and whether it is a practical gift... argh. But somehow, there is this joy when you are buying things for others though. So maybe I'll go shopping later together with HL and my limited wallet. LOL.

Can you believe that I am blogging while

invigilating a test. Haha... Of course I look up every 5 seconds to see whether they are cheating... LOL. Anyway, I really feel at peace already, especially after seeing what Jane commented in my previous post. Thanks Janeeee. Let's persevere on, and rely on God for Wisdom and Strength.

So now, I'm really quite excited about the fact that I will be going to school again in January and mugging. Hahaha. I'll definitely miss training in UOB, and that will become a very pleasant memory etched deeply in my heart.

Have been feeling very drained for the past week due to intensive training schedules, but I'm not complaining, coz I appreciate the time and experience that I have received in this short stint.

God is really good. As what Hing Lun and Jane said to me before. I have always been blessed with a job no matter what situation I'm in. I quit UOB in July 2007 to apply for a teaching position in MOE. To my horror, MOE did not assign me a contract position until the end of 2007. So I was prepared to bum at home with no pay. HAHA. But God was good! UOB needed help in training their new hires as they embarked on a huge recruitment. I was asked to help them train from August until the end of the year, right before I start school in January 2008. See... God is great. Yup, and all this while I've been complaining so much, while God had already paved my way so smoothly for me... Hallelujah to the Lord of heaven and earth.

Feeling quite down right now

because my ex boss called and said that she had spoken to the big big boss. They are not able to keep me with them permanently. Yup, basically, God has shown me the verdict. To think that I was talking about this with SK over lunch today, and we did some silly thing at the ATM to use for training purpose. And the ATM message of the day was some quote from Aristotle about education. Everything is simply so CRYSTAL CLEAR. I'm at peace, but just disappointed. Need to let the news sink in overnight.

I need to prepare myself for a 3 year battle. Haha... the BOND with MOE. I have half a year to prepare myself, then there comes a half year attachment with a school, then the 3 year BOND. Yes, I will be approaching all this with FEAR. But God will make me strong in my weakness. I am scared. Really scared. But I shall be strong in Him.

Goodbye UOB, forever. Need to call SK to discuss when should be my last day. Fun topic, LOL.

Have not been blogging for a while

coz I was kept very busy... Haiz. But that's alright. I like what I am doing right now.

For my friends who are concerned about my brother, thank you, he is ok already. Just that a good friend of his had passed away, he gets the right to mourn for a while. So now, he is able to laugh and joke with his other friends again, but from time to time, he visits Jeremy's memorial blog to reminisce about the good old days.

As for my career path, it is still unknown to me. But when I was having dinner with Yo on Friday, she put out a very good point (and it was very scary). I told her about my fear if my ex company is not able to retain me. I love teaching, but I hate to deal with discipline. I "foresee" that in the future, if I'm with MOE, I'll be waking up with fear every morning before going to school. There's this fear that the students will be rebellious, that my teaching will not be effective because of their behaviour. And that I will have to scold more than teach. Given my character, to scold is not being me. So if I have to put on a brave and fierce front everyday, it is a torture... Ok, I was saying that Yo put out a good point rite... and I haven't got to it yet... HAHA. So here it is. She said that maybe I have too comfortable a life so far. So maybe God is going to uproot me and make me strong in my weakness and fear. But before she said all this, this is the scary one:" I think you will be in MOE!!!" AAAAHHHHH!!!

Ya, but I really thank God for what Yo had told me, coz when I started thinking about my life and how is has been so far, yes indeed, I have been simply too comfortable. Ha.

MOE sent me a letter finally

I have been told to go down to MOE with 2 sureties (guarantors) on 8th Dec afternoon. Will be postponing the date coz of some things at work... Anyway, I'm still exploring the option of staying in UOB. Spoke to my boss on Friday, and the opportunity to stay as a Trainer is not high.

So I'm quite lost... but I know that God will make a way. Whatever will be, will be. If He wants me to work as a teacher in MOE, so be it. He will make my path straight.