Last day of the year

It's 9.20pm right now..220 minutes to the New Year..how am i feeling right now?..
Today, my company's MD celebrated his birthday with all management staffs..he asked all of us the same question: how do you feel today?..to him, it's always a heavy heart..especially when you recalled all things that happen throughout the year..then, he took out this picture which he found in his room..it was a newspaper article, nicely framed up..he said, it was because of this article that he decided to quit smoking..then he shown to us..written on top was : smoking leads to stroke..with the damaged brain as the background..the picture scared him off..and he made all the smokers employees to read it out in front of us..i was laughing there..i didn't expect him to do such a thing..haha..but then it was good..he wanted to change a person's life, if he could..
How i wished my dad was there too..he has been a smoker for years..quit then smoke again..i understand for his age, it is very hard for him to quit smoking..God has been very grateful to him..dad is still strong and able to do things that some old man couldn't do...I pray to God that He will continue to bless my parents...with good health and a happy life..to be able to see all 3 daughters getting marry and have the chance to look after their grandchild..
May the year ahead be a great one and peaceful..

Count down...1 more day to year 2006

This morning while I am doing my devotion, i looked at the calendar..30.12.2005..Soon, year 2005 is coming to an end...time really flies..before you realised, 1 more day, we will step into the brand new year..
Year 2005 to me has been a great year..my life is full of laughter,sadness, excitement, disappointment, pressures etc...but then God is always good to me..He is a good provider...else, with my limited strength, i don't think i could overcome it..
I have so much to write..a journal for year 2005..
January 2005

• I liked January..first month of the year and also the month I was borned..Capricorn..this year, i stepped into the 1/4 of the century..not feeling too young nor too old..still enjoying my life..
• got my bonus...not bad..but then gotta pay for my bills, exam fee, subscription fee, insurance..wah..not much left..
• got a chance to visit Johor and Singapore..alone..
• uncle (dad's brother) passed away.

February 2005

• CNY..as usual, family gathering, visitation, and angpows..still young and eligible to receive one...
• bought my air-ticket to Sydney in Sept'05 at MAS Fair.thanks to cousin for willingly to fetch me to The Mines..
• went for 2 interviews...got an offer as Accounts Executive..(my current company now)..However, when people around me heard of this company, they gave me the same response..not a good company..anyhow, i already survived more than 1/2 years and i found myself comfortable with it..

April 2005-August 2005

• started the new job on 4.4.05..able to get along well with colleagues..they are all very friendly and helpful..But then, the MD looked a bit scary..
• postponed my CPA exam to next semester (Nov'05) due to the changing of job and lack of time to study..
• got an early confirmation from the management..i was so delighted..initially i planned to take one week off (unpaid leave)..but then with the early confirmation, i was entitled to 10 days annual leave..wah..God is so good to me..
• another uncle passed away (mum's brother)

September 2005

• yippie..heading off to Sydney, Australia..it was 9 days journey (24/9-2/10)..thanks to Felia for sending me to KLIA early in morning..reached Sydney late at night..CYing was there to pick me up from the Sydney airport..she had been a great host..
• visited Uncle Seong Seng and family in Melbourne..have not been seeing aunty Paula for more than 10 years..she still look the same to me..it was a short visit..only one day...but i promised to come back next year for a longer stay..
• met up with Songie too..she was so excited to see me..Songie is my ex-colleague..a cheerful and tough girl..she is determined person..she knows what she want to achieve in her life and head straight to it..all the best and take care pal..

October 2005

• Parents went to China, leaving behind me and Ai Hoi..but then, both of us enjoyed the 10 days without mum's nagging..

November 2005

• CPA exam...this round, i was not well prepared..didn't mange to answer all questions..bad..
• had the chance to lead GNC Camp this year..in charged of the P&W and games..receiving good responses/feedbacks from bro and sis in Christ..glad that i made it...thanks to all CG members who had helped me alot..

December 2005

• attended my first company annual dinner (new company)..held in Holiday Villa hotel..small scale..but it was enjoyable..
• this year, we had carolling..able to join for 3 nights..i enjoyed carolling..singing Christmas songs..receiving presents..eating..
• 2nd year of Cantata presentation..i was one of the organising committee..the Cantata was a successful one..praise God..
• received my CPA exam result...failed...kinda disappointed with myself..nvm then, try again next semester..

Next year is going to be very challenging for me..being the CG leader, 2 more exams papers to sit for..I pray that next year will be a fruitful year for all of us..

Busy Busy Busy

21/12>>wah..have been watching movie lately..but then it was good..watched King Kong..eh..the movie was so so ler..hehe..again, the beginning was quite boring..then after an hour, only King Kong appeared..the part on the aborogines in Skull Island were horrible and scary..yucks..Naomi Watts was pretty..Jack Black was good in the movie..
22/12>>Happy "Tang Yuan" festival..early in the morning, mum prepared 'tang yuan' for me..it was so touching..coz imagine mum purposely woke up and cook for me..she said, its 'tang yuan' festival, have to eat 'tang yuan' wan..thanks mum..
23/12>>carolling..this round carolling was good ler..i meant the food...haha..juz kidding..this year, we went to less houses for carolling..tonight we had 4 houses to go..came back home almost 1230am..so tiring.
24/12>>Christmas Choir Cantata...the church choir team had been practicing for months..this is the day...hopefully everything go on smoothly..pray for the conductor, pianist and each choir members..its 35 minutes singing...gonna be great..
25/12>>Ho Ho Ho Merry Christmas..gonna have morning service in church..then CG gathering cum birthday celebration and of course my favourite, exchange gifts..so excited
26/12>>Choir buffet lunch..makan makan again...
wow...my time table is full now..pengsan..

Lessons in Life

I wanted to blog this and share with all of you...

There was a man who had four sons. He wanted his sons to learn not to judge things too quickly. So he sent them each on a quest, in turn, to go and look at a pear tree that was a great distance away.
The first son went in the winter, the second in the spring, the third in summer, and the youngest son in the fall.
When they had all gone and come back, he called them together to describe what they had seen.
The first son said that the tree was ugly, bent and twisted. The second son said no, it was covered with green buds and full of promise.
The third son disagreed; he said it was laden with blossoms that smelled so sweet and looked so beautiful, it was the most graceful thing he had ever seen. The last son disagreed with all of them; he said it was ripe and drooping with fruit, full of life and fulfillment.
The man then explained to his sons that they were all right because they had seen but only one season in the tree's life.
He told them that you cannot judge a tree, or a person, by only one season, and that the essence of who they are and the pleasure, joy and love that come from that life can only be measured at the end, when all the seasons are up.
If you give up when it's winter, you will miss the promise of your spring, the beauty of your summer, fulfillment of your fall.
Moral: Don't let the pain of one season destroy the joy of all the rest. Don't judge life by one difficult season. Persevere through the difficult patches and better times are sure to come some time or later.

Movies night

Finally, i watched The Chronicles of Narnia..the movie was about 2 hours long..in the beginning , the story was quite slow and dragging, not as interesting as The Lord of The Ring..but overall, it was a good movie and entertaining..i liked Azlan (the Lion, King of Narnia) and also the beavers couple..so cute
The next movie to watch-KING KONG..it was claimed to be the most expensive movie production this year..mum, who has not been stepping into the cinema for ages also wanted to watch it..esp with the good sound system..and i bet your heart would beat fast when the king kong roars..loud and scary..lets wait and see..

Sob Sob

Exam result was out..and..i failed..did not expect it to be like that, i thought i could pass the paper..but i guessed, my wish for the past one month didn't come true..so disaapointed and sad of course..i think one of the factor for the failure was because i didnt put 100% effort in this paper..so could not blame others..
This morning received an email from CPA..reminder to enrol for the next semester..and i was speechless when i saw the enrolment fee..RM1905 (if enrol by Dec'05)...wah..how to survive ler..one month salary gone ler...thus, i really don't know should i enrol for next semester as i am still thiking what subject should i take..should i retake FInancial Accounting or Strategic Management...to be honest, i wish i could discontinue this CPA program..the burden is too heavy either physically, mentally or financially...but then, i had completed 60% of this 'journey'..if i quit now, then it would be a waste..so just gotta face it..one failure is not a big deal..life is about experience..by end of next year..i wish i can complete the CPA program and need not worry so much about it anymore..Gambateh..

Untitled

Today i was told that i wrongly calculated one of the lorry driver's salary, i overpaid him RM900!!..my goodness, extremely sad and disappointed now..how could i made such a mistakes at work..i actually overlooked on this matter..and i was told again that the management is going to sack the particular driver for poor performance..gosh..if this does not happen, then at least i could still deduct the overpayment in Dec'05 salary..but if he got fired..then how huh?..hopefully the management would know how to settle this case, especially concerning $$..

'Speed'

Overslept this morning..when i opened my eyes, 7.30am...oh oh, gonna be late already..quickly i jumped out from my bed, rushed to the washroom and had a fast clean up..then, grabbed a simple dress (usually i would stare in front my wardrobe and wondering what to wear..hehe), put on face toner and moisturiser..Then, prepared breakfast (2 pieces of bread) and DONE...start the car engine..and Vroommmm...off i go to work..guessed what, i took 15 minutes for everything..wah..cool..
Fortunately my dad woke up already, else, i would be sorry for my dog because i got no time to bring him for a walk...for him to 'release' some water out..haha..now dad can do that for me..
Today is an important day..my examination result!!..i am still thinking when should i check it..nervous ler..hope that everything is good..

Hoping, wishing and praying

2 more days, my CPA examination result will be release..gosh, i am so worry and panic..just pray hard that everything would be good, a "PASS' will e good for me already..

What a night

Phew, finally the annual dinner was over..i didn't manage to rent the retro costume, instead i wore my 'old' dress which was bought 3 yrs ago and had a hairdo..i was satisfied with my appearance, looked like a princess..hehe..(self-appraisal)..too bad, no photo taken of me..
The venue was not bad but the food..sigh, out of 10, i would rate 3..small serving, cold and salty...some of them went home with hungry tummy and had to go for late supper..
Lucky draw--lots of 'HU HA' there ler..kononnya, the prizes were all pre-drawn and allocated according to staffs..this morning when i reached office, wah..my dept was so noisy, everyone is discussing about the lucky draw..some colleagues who had worked for more than 10 years got lousy prizes and were not satisfied..grumbling..well, can't blame them ler..just imagine, most of the organising committees got grand prizes (3G handphone, digital camera..)..it was so obvious that something is wrong somewhere..manipulation!! We are in the accounts dept, so we knew how much cash was taken to buy the prizes..but on that night, it seems that some of the prizes bought went 'missing'..haha..ini macam pun boleh..
Anyway, i was quite satisfied with what i got, a small PENSONIC radio..in fact, mum was happier than me coz hers not functioning already..but then, this morning, she gave me a call and asked, "hey, did you keep the waranty card arh?"..i said yes and i am going to post it to the dealer..According to her, the radio is not functioning this morning..kaput already!!..huh, what is this, so dramatic..yesterday, it was in good condition and today, rosak pulak..hopefully the dealer could replace a new one for me..i dare not tell this to my colleagues..else, they will start the stories again.."you see, giving out lousy prizes for lucky draw..bla bla bla"
Now is my lunch hour but i did not eat anything..having gastric now, and it was painful..all the while, i got gastric problem..especially every night before i go on bed, i would blurp non stop..too gasy..doctor advised me to go for a scan or thorough medical check up..cost about RM400++..would consider it ler coz i m also worry and i knew there is something wrong inside my body..i guessed for the next few months, no more coffee and spicy food for me already..