1st week of work

My very first TGIF...it was G-R-E-A-T!!!

I've never felt so happy for TGIF before. I can really feel the freedom I get on weekend. Unlike when I was still studying, the weekend was nothing but some more time for me to catch up my school work. Now, weekend is for me to to catch up on my sleep and to fully relax myself from work. I can really feel the difference. 

First week of work.....was mentally tiring. Why? It's because I still cannot get use to waking up at 6am plus in the morning and work all the way till 6pm in the evening at night with just lunch break. I know I can have tea break but I'm still not quite comfortable with the people in my office since I'm still quite new there. Anyway, there wasn't much applications to process either. Hence, on the 4th and 5th day of work, I didn't do a lot of work. 1st and 2nd was training for me and real work started on the 3rd day of work. 

Currently, I'm still working on what types of applications to approve/reject/set as incomplete as there are just too many scenarios to take into consideration. I ask my team leaders questions whenever I'm in doubt but I will feel kinda embarrassed as I will interrupt them with their work. I hope as time passed by, I will be able to work more independently and know what to do and what not to do. I quite lucky as my team leaders seem to be quite open to us asking them questions and are really willing to help us out. Not only does it applies to my team leaders, my colleagues are quite friendly too. I hope that I can become closer to them soon. Like able to chat and joke with them comfortably. I don't want them to have this impression on me that I'm super quiet, cold and etc.....and hence won't want to talk to me. :( 

Jiayou Shihui, you gotta be the first to talk to them in order to not have them to have such an impression on you. JIAYOU! You can do it. Let's change for the better.

Most importantly, keep in mind that you must have a positive mindset to deal with anything in life. That will be half the job done already. Positive mindset is the way to go! JIAYOU! 

YUP, I did it. :x

I can't believe I did it. 

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I actually used a packet of tissue to chope a seat for myself. 

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And I guess I will continue to do that...

I didn't like the idea but I did it. 

Everyone is doing it during lunch hour. 

Welcome to the working world!!! -.- -.- -.- 

A brand new chapter of my life

Today is the day. 

The first day of my brand new chapter of my life. 

A brand new start. 

A whole new world.

Many opportunities and experiences waiting for me to uncover...

How will I deal with all these? 

Will it be a smooth one for me?

Easy one? Difficult one? 

No matter what happens, I shall and will deal with it. 

Give my best and I'll have no regrets. 

Spirited Away

I watch this for the first time when I was in primary/secondary school. I still can remember clearly that I watched it on kids central/okto and was really fascinated by this anime.

This movie is the first that left me such a deep impression such that I still can remember the storyline and the different scenes clearly in my head. I guess this is really special hence I can remember it so clearly.

I saw an introduction video when Walt Disney dubbed it with the english and one of the producers said that if America has Walt Disney, Hayao Miyazaki is the Walt Disney for Japan. I think this is so true. Out of so many films of his, I only managed to watch Spirited Away, My Neighbour Totoro and Ponyo. Although they are all interesting, Spirited Away is still the best of all time.

Recently, I'm watching this korean variety show - Roommate. In the latest episode, half 4 of the members of Roommate went to Taiwan for their 100 days anniversary. They went to 九份 and mentioned that the streets and the grand teahouse there are featured in the movie. Then I realised it looks similar. I went to google about it and saw this article that made a few comparisons.

Here's the link:
http://en.rocketnews24.com/2012/12/18/【photos】-taiwans-jiufen-the-real-world-inspiration-for-studio-ghiblis-spirited-away/

I went 九份 before but I didn't visit the teahouse. 九份 is such a huge place. There's a lot of things to see and eat over there. It's a pity that when I went, I went there during midday hence didn't have a lot of time to explore the place properly. I will definitely go there again if I can! It's the scene in Spirited Away! OMG. Why didn't I research properly before going 九份.

Here's the link for the movie:
http://www.animeplus.tv/spirited-away-movie-online

I'm sure you will enjoy this movie as much as I do. I've watched it twice! Will watch it again when I have the time. I think before that, I may go check out Hayao Miyazaki's other films. I'm sure they are good too. :)

Movies

天台:
I didn't manage to watch this movie the other time at the cinema. I came across this movie online and remembered that I have yet to watch it. I watched it just now and I wouldn't say it was a great movie because the plot was simple but I really like the 70s-80s concept. The scenes, clothing's, hairstyle, songs are so vintage. I really like that kind of style. In addition, the musical concept is also quite nice. The lyrics are fun and catchy. It's a really good idea. If only the plot is better, this movie will be a great HIT. 

Something I really dislike is the voice of the female lead. I know she's a Chinese from China so she has an accent hence the dubbing. Shouldn't they get a better one? The one being used is just weird and does not even match her face. I would rather they just use her original voice. 

Here's the link: 

http://www.letv.com/ptv/vplay/2069477.html

I like to watch movies from this website as they provide HD version. :)

Passionate Goodbye:
I saw this trailer in the cinemas sometime back and saw that Lee Hong Ki is acting in this movie. I really like his acting ever since he acted in 原来是美男.

After watching this movie, it's exactly what I've expected. His acting is so good, especially those funny parts. He can pull it off so well.

This movie is really meaningful and touching. It started with a light tone with a few jokes here and there and then came the touching parts. Although the stories are all fictional, it's still so touching. I watched the last part twice. The part when each of the patients tells their own story before the concert.

No one close to me left me and went to heaven hence I will not understand that feeling. It just tells me that I have to really cherish whatever I have now. I must make my life meaningful and leave a mark in this world.

This left a deep impression on me -

"Sometimes a person could be asking you their last, final favour. So be nice and help people whenever you can."

A person may look perfectly fine but who knows what he/she is dealing with? Spread care and love to the society we are living in to make it a better place.

Here's the link, go watch it, it's really worth watching:
http://www.gooddrama.net/korean-movie/rockinon-heavens-door-2013

And I have gotten the OST for this movie, the main song - JUMP - just made it onto my top rated list. :) 

Same thing happens over and over again

For the past one/two weeks, it has been raining heavily in the (late) afternoon. Hence, there is no way for me to go for a jog in my neighbourhood as the ground will be wet unless the sun is out immediately. Therefore, I haven't been able to go for a jog for about one week plus already. 

When the weather became better yesterday, I finally thought that I can finally go for a jog in the evening. However, red monster came and totally ruined my plan. 

It's always like that. For quite a few times already, when I planned to go for a jog, red monster will just come and visit me. I prefer not to exercise during that period because I just feel uncomfortable about it. I know I continued to play netball and have PE lessons back then when I was having school but that's because I have no choice. I always feel super uncomfortable and disgusted when I have to exercise during that time of the month. 

I'm quite lucky that for my past 3 overseas trips with my friends, red monster didn't come visit me. I just feel that it's super inconvenient because unlike Singapore, you won't be able to find clean toilets easily overseas. I will get super pissed if that happens and if it clashes with water activities that was planned ahead, I will be even super pissed. Like seriously. SUPER SUPER PISSED. 

Decisions.

As we grow up, like I said earlier, things will just get more and more difficult.

We will have more and more responsibilities. 

Many a time, we have to make decisions in our lives. 

We need to choose this, take that, give up those and make sure that we do not regret after making our decisions. 

And sometimes, things just doesn't go the way we wished for. 

What to do then? We have to accept the fact and press on. 

We have to learn from our own mistakes and make sure we do not make the same mistake again.

This is how we learn, this is how we know what we want, what we don't want, what to chase for and what to give up. 

Before all these could take place, we must have the courage to make decisions.

This courage will only come after some consideration, listening and thinking.

Whether I've made the right decision or not, I will accept it. 

I will make the best out of it and not let it to waste. 

We cannot predict what will happen in the future as anything can happen. 

People will change hence thinking and passion will definitely change too. 

No matter what happens, all we have to do is to be fully prepared and react accordingly.

Depressing.

As time passed by, slowly one by one who graduated in July got employed. What's even more depressing is that some of them are of a similar major as I am. 

I really try very hard for the interview. I did prepare and gave my best shot. What went wrong? My first target was to get employed by August but now that August is already here, it's time to change my target. I shall change it to....by October. 

It's just so difficult. I have no idea how's the real working world is like. I really regretted not having an internship. I did find but things just won't work out for me. The internships available are not of my majors. I was quite sturbbon to get something related to my major back then. 

Although I haven't been to a lot of interviews (3 proper ones and 2 phone interviews), it just makes me wonder if there's just nothing I can offer or provide to the companies I've applied. None of them invites me for another round of interview and that being said, none even reply to show their interest to hire me. 

Is it the type of jobs that I've applied just doesn't suit me? I don't have a cut for it? If that's the case then I should change my direction for my job search. To where then? That's the next question. 

Things just never get easy as we grow up. It will just get more and more difficult. What to do? I have to face it all by myself. I just have to tell myself that I'm not the only one going through this, I'm sure there's others too. This sounds like I'm self-comforting, isn't it? Yea, I admit I'm kind of doing that but there's some truth to it, right? 

Each year, there's so many university students who have graduated and are ready to be employed. There's definitely a percentage of them having problem finding jobs due to certain reasons. I definitely hope I'm not one of them. 

人比人，比死人。

把自己的事做好就好，

别人有多好或坏，那是他们的事。

好的话，就祝贺他们。

坏的话，能帮就帮。