The day when I go home early

Today I managed to reach home by 9pm. It's an achievement for me. Hahaha. I finally met the owner of the house where I stayed in. Me, Ci Yaya, Frank, and the landlady's son played Xbox - bowling together. Very fun! Hahaha.

I told Dennyz that my plan was to do my laundry, mop the floor, post on the blog, and continue reading the book on Temple Grandin. At the end, I only fulfilled number 1 and 3. Hahaha. Ohhh.. but I managed to wipe my climbing shoes. Hehehe.

There's a difference between arriving at home late + sleeping late and arriving at home early + sleeping late. I think arriving home late really absorbed my energy. I'm still happy staying here and I do think that commuting in Singapore is comfortable, so even though I do feel tired of arriving at home quite late, I do not regret it.

I feel that God has put me in this place for a certain reason. I learned a lot from Ci Yaya, my current roommate. One thing that struck me from our conversation last week was her conviction to be housewife, to sacrifice and serve the family. I can imagine some people might be skeptical. She studied language in Germany for one year and she graduated with an architecture degree in Indonesia. However, she already decided that she'll be housewife because in Germany, if she still insists to work, who will take care of her children? I really admire her for this. I think she's very brave.

As time goes by, I start asking myself, "Where am I now?" Perhaps the exact question is, "Where am I going?" Remember I told you that I'm thinking of taking up classes to 'keep my brain working'? Sometimes I think I'm just craving for 'doing-something'. Hmmphh! Anyway, I shouldn't rush. It's good to learn something new with the right intention, but I won't let myself do something for the sake of 'just having something to do'.

:)

so many things that I want to post!!!

HELP!!! There are so many things that I want to post!!

okay..let's start from the last date I posted something on this blog:
1. What happened after 10 June
MOVING OUT FROM HALL
it's nightmare. I had so MUCH stuff!! I did 2 trips from hall to my new place to move all my stuff. Up to now, I have not finished unpacking!

2. India, 17 June-1 July
it's a good, but tiring holiday!!! Hahaha. Remember last time I said that my plan C is being a tour guide? Now I reconsider this plan. hahaha. I think I'm not fit enough to be enthusiastic as trip leader. When it's getting tiring, I can't keep the spirit up!
Good things about this trip:
a. I always LOVE Manali. There are always many different things to see. Patalsu Peak was AMAZING! It was so cold up there and it was my first time doing 12-hour trek (up and down).
b. Pangong Lake is beautiful!! Even though it was cloudy, I love the atmosphere at Pangong Lake
c. We stayed in a guest house in Leh which was owned by a family with an 11-month-old kid. He's so cute!!!!
d. I tried rafting for the first time :) (and it was capsized...well, this one is not good -.- )

on the way to Patalsu Peak..during lunch time..

woohoooo!!!

the stone is the Peak! :) 4200 meter :)

all white...

group picture before next challenge: going down from the peak!

Most of us did this trip because of 3-Idiots and Pangong Lake!!

On the way back from Pangong Lake

Ken koon! naarak!! :)

Pangong Lake

3. Parents came to SG, 6-10 July (commencement: 9 July 2012)
Thank God I've got this 'extra holiday' hahahaha.. I felt like tourist again because we went to places that I've never been in SG.
People say commencement is boring, but it was not! The speech from Diana Sir (am I correct?) was good, entertaining, and beautiful in a simple way. I still remember her 3 messages from her mistakes: 1. smile more , 2. give value-add to yourself, don't be so calculative 3. start family early (she had her first child when she was 34 years old). The speech from Sarah Tan, the valedictorian, was amazing! My eyes were filled with tear (so silly...>.<) when she said, "these people around you are still proud of you no matter what..." :) it's true rite? at the end of the day, my parents won't remember my class (they don't know my CAP, they don't understand this first class, 2nd class thingy). My friends do not care how much I earn per month. My boss and colleague is opened as long as I want to learn even though I don't know how to do many things despite this piece of letter that says "fulfilling graduation requirement".

ok..that's for now... :):)

Special thanks for Mom and Dad

and Legionaries :)

Hello Working World :)

Hello! Long time no see. I'm a working girl now :) Finally got my in-principal-letter-of-approval for Training Employment Pass (is there a difference with Employment Pass?). Thank God. I've been waiting for this for very long!

Today I downloaded a statistical freeware called "R". My goodness, I've never thought that a psychology graduate also needs to know programming :(:( Anyway, I'm kinda excited to self-study this. I should learn Matlab too, while I'm working here...hehehehe..It's because my colleague who's currently working in the adult bilingualism project needs to use Matlab. Even though I don't need it in my project, I think it's good to learn :)

Initially I feel that there's no 'life' as a working person, but I think things start to work out. Today I finally reached home early enough to mop the floors, (still) unpack stuff, and mop again because my roommate sneezed because of the dust from the unpacked stuff. Three of us also had chance to sit and drink wine. Hahahaha. I did some ironing and tidying-up too :)

I mentioned to Paul and Daryl that I'm thinking to take up lessons, like dancing lesson or any other lesson, just to keep my brain 'works'. For now, the limitation is money. Hahaha. I also still need time to store my energy :P But I think I seriously want to learn something else after work :) Let's see. I should start while I still have the spirit.

Unlike my undergraduate life (my goodness, it feels so far...),I can sleep little, yet feel energetic. Hahaha. Usually 6-hour-sleep is enough for me, but now, 6-hour sleep feels little. Hahaha.. Oh but slowly I think I gain my strength (thanks to Divine Intervention, felt physically and mentally fresh after yesterday's mass). I don't know how I had 2 CCAs back to back before. Now after work I just feel so tired. Oh but I think the difference is I really try to focus during work (unlike during undergrad when I can choose to take a nap anytime, including during lectures :P)

The good things about working:
1. No need to think about homework
2. For my current job, I look at it as an opportunity to learn more. It's like another thesis for me :)
3. I MUST think of practical things, not only theory. From 'simple thing' such as cutting shoe boxes to the size that I want, designing a chute-box for experiment (thanks to Krizia and Paul!), to stuff like knowing what statistical analyses to use (argggggggghhhhhhh....all the stats modules goneee!!)

bad things:
1. I cannot take a nap
2. I MUST wake up early every day (no more 2 days afternoon classes :P)

but but..at the end of the day, I think working life is an opportunity to practice virtues (just like studying!). No wonder they said we can sanctify our work and study. It's difficult, but it's possible :):)

and I'm happy to say that I find meaning in my work :) Thank God :)