of work, life, love and blessings
Tuesday, December 16, 2008 @ 8:34 pm
I realised I've been MIA from the Blogosphere for almost half a month! can't believe i didn't update when I had so many happening stuff during the past 2 weeks!
[Dinner Gathering/Farewell for Mei & Jon]
Mei & Jon are the couple whom I met when I first came to Brisbane (together with Maria and Zoe) and it was my dearest cousin Tiffany who introduced us online!
It was such blessing to know them, because we got to know more of her other church people whom later on became my cell mates!
There's so much love and support (esp during the difficult time when Eug's dad passed away) and I really can't begin to thank God for letting me meet these people in the new chapter of my life here.
It's only been a couple of months since we first came and we've already grew close with each other, as if we've know for a long time!
I guess it's the similar background (Singapore/M'sia) that we came from so there's more in common to identify with plus i see them every weekend for cell and church! :)
Zoe and I baked Raspberry & White choc muffins for dessert!
While we wait for dinner to start and the guests to arrive, MB and I took Mei's little pup, Sally, out for a walk! She's so manja with us!!!
Sumptuous spread! I never knew cooking Chicken Rice is this easy! Plus sambal kangkong and sambal lady's finger~~~
Clockwise from top left:Me, Mei, Joanne and Zoe; Joanne and me
the church gang; Mei, Jon and Sally
It's really enjoyable to do cooking sessions with friends because u get to eat so many different types of food!
After Mei and Jon left to visit their family in Singapore, and shortly after most cell peeps went on holidays, it was really a quiet one at cell and church, but we're still going strong! :)
[of work]
Was clocking >15hours everyday last week and even worked for 22 hours straight last Wed till thurs morning (we get to see sunrise in the office!?!?!). It's amazing how I managed to stay awake by humming Christian songs in my head and just keeping it cool when the aircon is off during the night.
PLUS our drama when there's a REAL fire alarm and power was cut off, so we had to lug our laptops and walked down 24 floors of stairs with heels! It was a nightmare and the flights of stairs seemed neverending! Not to mention I had a little phobia walking down stairs because of a bad fall in public -_- Thank goodness we made it but my thighs were pretty sore the next day!
And then our team had to worked throughout the night (2 partners, 1 manager, 1 senior analyst and 2 analyst) to rush out 5 reports the next day! I don't recall working that hard back in Singapore but I felt a sense of accomplishment and pride when we managed to pull through the deadline. :)
Thank God i have really supportive team, plus our partners really stayed throughout, working hard in editing the reports. Nick (my counselling partner) even offered to bring us some supper from the kitchen pantry! It's really different hey? ;P
[my first D&D in Deloitte!]
Last Fri was my first Christmas ball in Deloitte and I had much fun with my colleagues! there wasn't much photo-taking (hence the lack of photos) coz I didn't know that many people plus I was busy dancing at the dance floor! :)
I kinda like the Aussie-style because the party was cool and relax, having delish 3-course, plus excellent wine :)
Our service line is small but expanding at a really rapid rate! We've just had 7 new hires coming in from this week till next January and I heard more are coming in!
Sadly, one of my Asian colleague had to go back Malaysia due to family matters and we had to bid him farewell. He was the first colleague I met when I first started and he was always helping me with work and settling in whenever he can. He also brought me to his badminton sessions (although I guiltily only attended once!) and introduced nice Asian food too.
Farewell lunch for Patrick (the guy beside me) at The Pav Bar @ Stamford Hotel
Glad I managed to take some pics with my colleagues. The lady in the top row with blonde hair is my team manager/counsellor. She's a really nice lady from South Africa and is very well-travelled :) I've been on job with her for the past 3 months!
After Mei and Jon left to visit their family in Singapore, and shortly after most cell peeps went on holidays, it was really a quiet one at cell and church, but we're still going strong! :)
[of work]
Was clocking >15hours everyday last week and even worked for 22 hours straight last Wed till thurs morning (we get to see sunrise in the office!?!?!). It's amazing how I managed to stay awake by humming Christian songs in my head and just keeping it cool when the aircon is off during the night.
PLUS our drama when there's a REAL fire alarm and power was cut off, so we had to lug our laptops and walked down 24 floors of stairs with heels! It was a nightmare and the flights of stairs seemed neverending! Not to mention I had a little phobia walking down stairs because of a bad fall in public -_- Thank goodness we made it but my thighs were pretty sore the next day!
And then our team had to worked throughout the night (2 partners, 1 manager, 1 senior analyst and 2 analyst) to rush out 5 reports the next day! I don't recall working that hard back in Singapore but I felt a sense of accomplishment and pride when we managed to pull through the deadline. :)
Thank God i have really supportive team, plus our partners really stayed throughout, working hard in editing the reports. Nick (my counselling partner) even offered to bring us some supper from the kitchen pantry! It's really different hey? ;P
[my first D&D in Deloitte!]
Last Fri was my first Christmas ball in Deloitte and I had much fun with my colleagues! there wasn't much photo-taking (hence the lack of photos) coz I didn't know that many people plus I was busy dancing at the dance floor! :)
I kinda like the Aussie-style because the party was cool and relax, having delish 3-course, plus excellent wine :)
Our service line is small but expanding at a really rapid rate! We've just had 7 new hires coming in from this week till next January and I heard more are coming in!
Sadly, one of my Asian colleague had to go back Malaysia due to family matters and we had to bid him farewell. He was the first colleague I met when I first started and he was always helping me with work and settling in whenever he can. He also brought me to his badminton sessions (although I guiltily only attended once!) and introduced nice Asian food too.
Farewell lunch for Patrick (the guy beside me) at The Pav Bar @ Stamford HotelLater that day, we had our Christmas party! Had to rush to get changed and make myself look presentable for the night and Jess and I were fashionably late (entree was served and almost polished by our table!)
Glad I managed to take some pics with my colleagues. The lady in the top row with blonde hair is my team manager/counsellor. She's a really nice lady from South Africa and is very well-travelled :) I've been on job with her for the past 3 months!Generally our team is pretty young hence fun-loving. They always like to go for Friday drinks (which I seldom join coz of cell) but they're really a nice bunch of people to hang out with. Hopefully i get to know more about them in the coming new year :)
that's all for the updates in the past 2 weeks!
My parents will be reaching Brisbane this FRIDAY morning!!!! Can't wait for their arrival and of course CHRISTMAS!!!! Am having Christmas party at my house so there'll be loads of food, fun and games! :)
MERRY CHRISTMAS everyone!!
that's all for the updates in the past 2 weeks!
My parents will be reaching Brisbane this FRIDAY morning!!!! Can't wait for their arrival and of course CHRISTMAS!!!! Am having Christmas party at my house so there'll be loads of food, fun and games! :)
MERRY CHRISTMAS everyone!!
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