tis' the season
Saturday, November 13, 2010 @ 5:08 pm
to be jolly!!! Falalalalala~~~ :D
Realised I haven't been blogging since I return from SG.
Work has been light but slowly picking up as we gear towards the end of the year and my favourite holiday Christmas! I've attended 3 networking functions so far, my highest record ever since I worked here. (i think i'm beginning to get used to chatting up with strangers, sometimes they just want to know what you have been doing outside of work instead of talking about work. Hmm...)
I met a Singaporean girl who has been studying here and just joined the department next to ours. Invited her over to bake pandan cake since we volunteered to bring a Singapore specialty to our firm's cultural diversity morning tea next week.
It's good to see more Singaporeans at work and it makes me feel more comfortable at work after almost 2.5years.
I also took part in a volunteer work as part of our firm's programme and had the opportunity to socialise with seniors at a newly established retirement village. I must say my impression of retirement villages changed significantly after yesterday because I always thought retirement village is, in the bad sense, is waiting to pass on. But the place we visited called Tall Trees was a pleasantly constructed compound, with plenty of facilities and amenities for the seniors to enjoy a very happy and fulfilling retirement.
I thought about the concept of old folks home back in SG and I think we should take reference from the retirement villages in Brissy. Putting your aged parents in the village is not that you don't care for them. On the contrary, you are trying to provide them with the best care from the experienced nurses, caretakers and having people of the same age to hang around with you to give more positive outlook to the remaining years.
I guess if I were to do that to my parents, people will say that I'm unfillial. But in reality, i'd rather have my folks spending time with people of the same age, having games and chit chatting while we as children visiting them as often as we can. Hmmm...
on another note, i passed my Management Accounting CA module!! i'm so close to the finishing line on this long journey of full-time working/part-time studying and now i'm finally left with the final module and i will be a Chartered Accountant next April!! woohoo!!
I'm counting down to Christmas and our year-end road trip up to Cairns! It will be the most adventurous and longest drive ever for the both of us but I'm sure it'll be heaps of fun! We're going with the "whereever the roads may lead us" mindset and stopping by towns as we like it and check in to motels if we are tired. I'll definitely take lots of pictures and blog on this amazing road trip! stay tune!
have a happy fantastic weekend!
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