Treat

My mentor gathered a group of people and gave me and another intern a farewell treat. It was really nice of her. We had dim sum. Since I was nursing a sore throat and have been feeling sick these few days, I totally have no appettite. This is despite her asking me to eat and wanting me to order more. The food was delicious.

We had a chat along the way back and ya, that y I felt fortunate to have such a good mentor since the start of the attachment. :)

Ever since I was taught on tax computation last wed, each day seems good. At least, I go to the office each day knowing there are tasks for me to accomplish.

Today another senior wanted me to work on P&L, i heard some asked: "eh, thought the interns will not be taught on such things?"

Then I realised it was my mentor who recommeded that senior to let me work on the P&L, in order to prepare for other tax computation. My mentor then suddenly asked in concern, "You know how to do right?" and added, "Don't throw my face ar." I like this mentor of mine. She is definitely nice to get along. So patient with me. She trusts me and will try to keep me occupied with work and let me learn if she can.

Usually, interns working for less that 3 months will not be taught much. That what I have heard from others in the company. Thus, I am considered quite lucky to learn. My interest in tax was not much during the tax lessons. Now after knowing how to apply what I have learnt, I feel good. My interest is also getting stronger.

Hopefully, I will be able to walk through the whole process of computing the tax during the remainding 8 weeks.

Am enjoying my attachment now. Even though the learning stage is tough, it is rewarding when I manage to clear each hurdle at a time. Just completed a P&L computation today. It is very time consuming. Maybe I am slow and inexperienced. Coz I really could not reconcile those figures with the audit report. Somemore I still have to refer to several other reports if I am in doubt. Tomorrow also going to concentrate on this task. Think my mentor is thinking of teaching me to compute the whole tax computation. It is not easy. However, I am still looking forward to the process.

Hope you guys enjoy your IPP too!

Well, one week of attachment passed. I am in the tax department while the others go to the audit department. Luckily, I have another SP intern to accompany me. Work is still all right. However, it seems that doing OT is a norm at my side. Well, till now, I have not do much OT and hopefully will not have to do any in the remaining 10 weeks.

I am tired.

Got posted to KPMG. One of the Big Four accounting firm. Anyway, was quite fated with this company. A few of my friends also got posted there. Some also quite near to Raffles, like City Hall and Tanjong Pagar.

This is a great week.

Yesterday went for the badminton IVP. By the time I saw their call for help, it was already 5.35pm. The whole match starting at 6pm and worst 2 matches were starting at the same time. Having a walkover in any competition is worst than losing. My teammates were trying to delay the match as late as possible. At the same time, I rushed all the way down to Simei ITE. Was glad that I turned up to help them. My match was high. Everyone was high. The crowd was cheering and at the same time, I was performing at my best. The best performance I had ever put up compared to those lousy matches in Nov. Anyway, I had told them my choice earlier on. Thus, when I turned up yesterday, they were more appreciative than anything.

Today, I manged to clear another great hurdle. I am seriously losing my energy on it. I am appreciative of how the girls accompanyed me during my wait. The laughter definitely relaxed my tensing mood. U girls know what? haha. While I was on my way there, despite Huiting asking me not to think of them. I could not help but suddenly thought of you guys and what you all had said during that period. A smile crept up and I was smiling to myself.

This January is a packed month for me.

Finally went over to JB after numerous number of planning. The weather was good. Hope the next KL trip will be successful though it is still too early to talk about it.

Glad that I went for it even though I only know like around 6 people out of the many people over there. It was great to be there. To chat with my -more than 2 years since I last saw them- friends. Not that there was no attempt for them to contact me. Just that the times chosen for playing badminton will always clash with my schedule.

The feeling was great because the person still remember you after so long. You are invited while some are not. Her effort has touched me. During JC, we only played badminton. Usually, I will not join them for dinner coz it is already late and I always have piles of tutorials undone. Once the last competition ended, we bade farewell and only said hi whenever we met along the corridors. We may not be close but I am already thankful for what I have. :)

Another celebration to come tomorrow. Busy!

Feeling so happy now. ha. cant pinpoint the event but just feeling happy from the bottom of my heart.

It is a new year and it feels great.

Celebrated the eve together with my cousin's wedding dinner. Atmosphere was great.

Anyway, hope you guys have a great year ahead!

Went to the zoo on monday and had fun despite the rain. We were quite lucky in the sense that whenever there heavy rain, we would be somewhere near a shelter. Thus, we were not drenched. Among the many animals in the zoo, I loved the white tigers the most. Then we left the zoo for town to have dinner. The buffet dinner proved to be too taunting for many of us. The best part came when we exchanged present. We created quite a stir that people from other tables were also looking at us and seeing what we had gotten for our present.

Huiting, I loved the book you gave me. Haha. I will try to brush up my reading skills and apply what I had learnt. I think I can understand why you choose that book for me. Haha. Thank you!

Shopping yesterday. Anyway, I bought chocolates again. I also saw a Levis wallet. It is beautiful and of course, it comes with a beautiful price. I had such an impluse that I almost bought it until friends told me to look around. I wanted something that I could use for a long time. Oh ya, I love the watch which sammi is endorsing now. I like watch with delicate details. I have a dream watch but dun think my dream watch can be easily found since it is not something that people may like. Thus, this sammi watch seems to be the next best alternative.

Training was cancelled due to some unfortunate reason. Was already reluctant to turn up for training. Yet, after waiting for around 2 hours after lesson, coach came and told us that the training had to be cancelled. Began searching for people to do something. I was quite lucky. Managed to find a friend in the gym. Since I was already in sports attire, went down to the gym. Of the 3 hours I spent there, I was mostly chatting away. Left for dinner after the gym closed. So now, even though I yearned to sleep, my mind is still very fresh. Thus, waiting for time to pass and for the sleepy bug to bite me.

Woke up super early to meet a friend. We went all the way to the newly open Jurong West gym. The view was fantastic. Because of the swimming pool. The water was tempting especially when I was on the treadmill and the stationary bike. Lingered at that gym for around 2.75h. As a user, it is fun to be in that gym. If I were to work there, it will be so troublesome.

This may be the busiest month for me. Yet, it is the most enjoyable one. Had many things going on.

Was thankful for the dinner on both Sundays with my sec friends. Especially, when it is the exam period now. Even had a mini celebration at my grandma house. Haha. Initially, coz I feel like eating cake and brought a whole cake there. Then turned out to be a celebration. Tml will have another eating session with my poly friends.

* Thank you for all your greetings and gifts.

** Yee shih, I am so paiseh. You take off, in the end, I could not make it on last tue. I am touched when I know of it.

Birthday celebration for my grandma is always a grand affair, considering how big my family is. Went for one and had fun. The food was good. Today was like a show. Watching people. There were so many pieces of good news. Felt happy and looking forward. Our family is growing. Wonder how are we going to recognise one another next time.

I was told that by 25, something would happen. Seems a little unbelivable. But it never says it will really happen. Just that it will be good if it happened at that time.

My latest checkup was good. All was well. I am no longer plagued by poor appetite. It was quite a relief for it has been at least 2 years.

I had been waking up early for the past few Sundays, including today. Met up with my cousins and relatives at the Botanic Garden. We went there for a run cum walk. The air is very fresh. The whole walk took around an hour and it was usually filled with sharing and gossiping of things around us.

We also travelled to Changi Business Park to feed the tortises and fishes. It was nice seeing them eating.

For you

Hey, finally the present is in your hand. After numerous planning, the present only reached you by now. Can celebrate one month anniversary. Ha. As you know, I am not good with buying. So hope you like it. At least, I know the card is something you like.

We are quite super. From standing to siting to changing postion, we can just talk for 1.5 hours. No wonder I felt thirsty when I finally reached home. Haha. By the way, learn more routes so we can drive somewhere when we want. Counting down to Oct 16. Hopefully by Dec, the P-plates which you can take down will be of use to me. Haha. Wish me luck! I need a lot and I mean it.

I love the time I spent walking. It is a time when all kind of thoughts will appear. Along the way, I saw a primary school. Laughter and shouting filled the air. Those kids are enjoying themselves. Then reached a secondary school. The same old thing.

As a saying "Life is a bed of roses" goes by, it will depend on which perspective life is being subjected to. Rose contains thorns. We may get pricked by these teeny weeny thorns without knowing. Just like people. Overall, it appears harmless. Yet, on further inspection, it may contain tiny little thorns that just prick and scar us. Is it worth while to continue holding it knowing full well that accident may happen unknowingly? What should we do? Stay away and never touch it. Or simply remove the thorns.

Now the complexity of friendship/people is revealing itself. How blessed I am to truly acknowledge this revelation at only such a age. More of this will happen. It will only show the ugly side. Something I do not want to associate with.

Normal

Life in cheers has been alright. Things are going on well just that there are hiccups every now and then. It is perfectly normal since we are so new. Even the suppliers get a headache because we are always changing people and thus, they have a hard time looking for the correct person. Still, it is a great learning experience. It has been more than a week or nearly two weeks there. Time flies unknowingly. It is a plus point that I have fantastic teammates who helped me with things I should do. Especially today when I am bombarded with so many things and I only have a pair of hands. People’s characters, especially individual stands out easily. However, as long as the task is done and everything operates smoothly, it is not a big deal. Enjoy!

I guess this post is straight to the point. So at least you guys will not have more question marks popping up. ;)