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I have just signed my December holidays away again. And you guess it, it's Gucci again.
So... what has it that got me returning back three times in a row?
To be honest, the second time back wasn't that good. I had some conflicts with certain people. I almost thought my interpersonal skills was good, and I get along with most people. And I don't really have a temper.
But it's the people. I always believe that a good company is able to retain its people. In my case, I don't have to interact with the high-level employees in the company, but the direct supervisors and seniors I worked with... I see that most of them are really sincere in helping me. At least when I returned that day, most, if not all people remember me. The small little things they remember about me. Like the HR staff, who saw me only once when I signed the contract, remembered I had shorter hair in the past. Tiff, who did my uniform fitting last year, remembered my exact measurements which I couldn't even remember clearly.
Or maybe because I am just someone who likes things the old way. I don't like change.
Speaking of which, today I received an email notification that this person added me on LinkedIn. This name, which I took a second look before I found it to be extremely familiar. It took a micro second for me to remember this person once existed in my life. To be honest, I was shaken but the shaken feeling also went off fast. If I am blogging about him right now, I cannot say he has zero impact to me. But anyway, I have already accepted the LinkedIn request. Never thought of denying it anyway, since I am already indifferent, and denying it only meant I'm afraid to know.
Anyway, exams are due in 5 days' time and as you can see, I'm still not motivated AT ALL. No idea how to study for risk, and risk happens to be my first paper, so I haven't started intensive mugging still.
I have however, spent a great deal of time thinking of what I want to do in the next semester.
- Join some exchange club to know more international students
- Join some fitness club
- Get out to know more people - it's my last semester as a student
- PLAN FOR GRAD TRIP
Korea, please wait for me again!!!! Hopefully my plans fall into place, because I really want to go back again.
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♥ Doing what you love.
Sometimes, we are too concerned about what others think, what we should do and what we need to do, instead of what we want to do, and what we love to do.
As 8 November draws near, it also signals to me that I have to make a decision about my final job choice (at least for now). I've just sent out the employment contract to a firm of my choice this afternoon. I kind of have already decided. From the moment I was panicking when I didn't get the call, the excitement when I got the call, and the confirmation when I went for various networking sessions.
Truth be told, it wasn't a firm and definite decision. I was still wavering from time to time. A first career choice is something very important to most people, and especially to me. I tend to like to stay in the same comfortable environment, as long as there are still opportunities for me to explore, as long as I like what I'm doing, as long as I get along well with the colleagues. I don't think it will come as a huge surprise if I get awarded for 25 years of dedication many years down the road.
I was just thinking... I really like travelling, and I would love if my job allows me to travel often, even if it is just a work trip. I envy my friends who have been sent overseas for training sessions, for work trips, even though it could be as short as two days. And the nature of my job, on the other hand, is very much desk-bound. Second reason why I am constantly hesitating - I am starting on the same grounds as people my batch. It's like I've wasted my double degree, like I should have applied to more companies, explore more opportunities. I seem too contented with what I currently have, or maybe because I was too lazy to do more applications, go for more interviews, and undergo those nerve-wrecking times waiting for a call. Either way, it doesn't seem too good to some.
But as I was browsing through some photos my friends uploaded, I realised that some love their jobs, and some hated it. For those who love their jobs, I can feel their excitement in those pictures depicting their everyday work life. And it suddenly dawned on me that maybe I should just possess the courage to heck about everyone and everything else and just head for what I love to do, for now.
