Rat Race?
Convocation has ended and my University life also has officially come to an end. Sometimes, I really miss school. When I got back home from work, my mind starts wandering and I would thought of my school life back then. Skipped those lectures, having projects, eating at the ever crowded canteen with my buddies etc. Life was all about “freedom” back then.
Well, I can’t say I dislike my job right now. It’s what I want to do for a job. However, I can’t say I am passionate about my job either. When Sunday night arrived, my mind will go: “Sian, have to go work tomorrow.” If that happens, then one is not passionate about the job. Haha.
It’s just like a nanny taking care of a baby. You like babies and it’s your job. However, it’s NOT your own baby. So, the feeling of taking care of other babies and your OWN baby is different, even though you may like your job as a nanny.
Now I am really into the rat race. My desire to break free from it is growing stronger after experiencing first-hand. I MUST make my online business grows. I want to be free again. Yes, having one’s own business may have problems and headaches too. But at least it’s my own “Baby”.
Sometimes, I really feel shagged out after work. Totally just wanna slack and do nothing. But from now on, I will force myself to work more on my online biz after work. It will be rewarding. It will be…
No matter how tired I am, I MUST work towards it. I MUST.
Sudden thoughts
I was still at my lappie while I have these thoughts…
I always wonder why do so many local students nowadays do not wish to go into engineering courses?
Singapore always boasts that our maths and science education system is the best in the world and had produced the “smartest” pri-school students compare to some other western countries.
If the kids are so smart, why is the continuity not there to follow them through tertiary education to take up engineering or other science courses. Instead they opt for softer courses like arts, biz, accounting etc.
The only reason I can think of right now, is partly due to the heavy emphasis of maths and science since young. The kiasu parents and schools want them to excel in them because it’s the easiest to score well in exams.
Maybe the children are forced to do well in maths and science, not because they have an interest in it. So when they grow up, where they have much freedom to do and choose whatever they want, they will tend to stay clear of those maths and science related courses. They think they have enough of it. It’s time to do other stuffs.
Well, that’s my hypothesis. May not be the main reason, but partly. 
This book helps me to get my job
More like a belated post.
Yeah, as the title says…
“How to Succeed At Interviews” by Dr Rob Yeung
All the credits go to this book. I guess I can get a job so fast is because of it. Period.
Prior to that, I have totally no experience at interviews. My IA “interview” is more like a tok-cock-sing-songs session. I can’t count that as one. LOL.
And I didn’t even attend the s*t+e^v$e#n c*h*o*n^g interview course though I paid money for it. Hahaha.
So again, I had to stress that the book that I bought is the only virtual guru that I had!
Yeah! Buy this book in bookstores if you are getting a job soon. 
I got a job
Yeah… I got a job.
Sales engineer.
I think I am damn lucky. After I came back from Taiwan, just sent 2 resume. One called me, went for interview and got the job.
And I feel honoured too. I asked the lady boss, how many resumes she had in hand and while waiting for my reply, did she consider other candidates too?
She said no… and was just waiting for my reply only.
Ok… the pay is not high. Even my mum said it’s low. Yes, I feel it’s towards the lowly side too.
But I feel I can still accept it. That’s why I take it… and of course the coy provides me with a van too, includes weekend travel too.
Maybe I am incline more towards entrepreneurship so I think towards how my employer thinks.
I am just a newbie, to some extent, like what ap said when her interviewer said that all fresh grads are useless.
The employer don’t want to pay me better because I think she can’t see my value yet. I have nothing to prove to her my worth.
I understand that, because I also hire people to work for me before. I pay my “employee” a native writer from US to write articles for me. To be frank, I paid her below market rate too.
She’s good… much better than those fucking writers from i*n*d*i*a.
So, when I approached her to again to write articles for me again, she negotiate for a higher rate, which I willingly accepted, because I feel she’s good and I can see her value that she provides.
So, I STRONGLY belive that if I can prove my worth to my boss, she will pay me better. My mentality is - prove to her that I am worth her money. If she’s not willing to pay, I can always go… with my better experience and track record. :). Of course, if I can’t perform, I can’t expect much also, she may even sack me. Hahahahahahah!
There’s one friend whom I known from NS, which is from MAE. He got a bonded-job for 1 year and keeps complaining that the pay is below the market rate. By the way, he earns 2.6k. To him, 2.8k is the rate to keep his mouth shut. Always talking how bad the company is etc.
I mean. c’mon. You are just a fucking useless grad. You should be grateful that you got a job. You should blame yourself for not negotiating before you sign the bond. Thought that you will get the “market rate” ? You are being too naive. Employers want to cut costs and get the highest profits, don’t you get it? They will likely to offer you lesser salary if possible. NAIVE thinking.
Anyway, you cant even prove your worth…. go out and prove yourself before you complain again.
Sadly, that’s what most Singaporeans want => good pay, easy work, short working hours, no stress.
How to find? *Shrugs*
Bought 2… read 1 left 1
Bought 2 books recently.
1st: Secrets to Dominate Your Niche by Thomas Fernandez & Sant Qiu.
Really a great book and a pretty thick book too. lol
Gain a lot of insights. Will be listed as one of the best books I have read so far. It’s so good that I keep reading and finish the book in 2 days.
2nd: How to Succeed At Interviews by Dr Robert Yeung.
I scour through the interviews books in MPH bookstore before I finally settle for this one. Looks good enough. Read through one quarter. Hope will prove useful when the crunch time comes. lol.
I think i can read through books pretty fast. Not exactly speed reading, but I can get the geez of a book pretty well. Unless it’s a technical book (eg: textbook |||) where I have to digest and read slowly to comprehend it well, otherwise I can read very fast. Maybe it’s due to years of reading newspapers. I roughly know what’s important and what’s not. lol.
Hahah. I have been reading books! Well, but it still seems that I am giving people the impression that I always slack and doing nothing. Maybe because I seldom watch tv, vcd, dvd, go outdoor or I sleep too much??!!
But deep down… i know what I am doing is productive. Though I must admit i love to sleep sometimes. But I make it up in the middle of night by doing things which I deem is productive! Hahahahah…
Kelong Trip
Back from the kelong trip.
I wouldn’t say the trip is fantastic. The trip wasn’t what I anticipated and the 1st half-day was really kind of boring. We had nothing to do and all we can do is play Monopoly and cards game? Well, none of us knew fishing and we didn’t any equipment.
2nd day is better. Went for “island hopping” to a nearby island. The guide brought 2 balls and we thought we were going to play some kind of ball games but hell…. we went “rock climbing” along the coast!
Why hell? No because the rocks were difficult to climb, but we were unprepared. lol.
We wore slippers… |||
Not exactly the best “shoes” and damn… my slippers get very slippery when it get in contact with water.
I seriously felt that we were very lucky not to have any major accidents except for rong’s minor accident. Anyway, she’s injury-prone. lol.
The guide never brought any first-aid kit. NONE. If somebody just slipped off the rocks. I can tell you it will be death or heavy injuries.
But anyway, it’s overall quite fun towards the end. As I said, the place is not exactly the best, it’s the people who makes it fun. Yeah.
Now looking forward to taiwan trip. And I need a job soon. Hahahah.
It’s coming…
Yeah, it’s coming… end of exams and final presentation and the biggest of all, the end of university’s days.
Just feel so sian studying for my adv bio right now. Totally no mood at all though I have lots of stuffs to memorized. lol.
Arrrr… can’t wait for this whole last paper and presentation to end. So far yet so near. I have BIG plans after that. Like going running, swimming or anything that require physical activity. I have been cooping up at home for quite some time. Feel so lethargic and “weak”.
I need to breathe some of the fresh air outside and enjoy the freedom of “doing nothing”. Yes, I enjoy that. At least I can enjoy “nothing” for at least 1 month, before hitting out to companies getting a freaking low-pay $2.5k to $3k salary.
Oh, yes… I wanna do some self upgrading too. I enjoy reading self improvements books. I love to read - self improvements, biz, technology, internet, autobiography etc. Any stuff except fiction books - novels. I still call them “story books”. lol. I don’t think people will see me as a “reading” guy because the way I look and the way I portray myself. But it’s my new hobby for recent years.
I am goona hit the racks for some interview skills book. I miss the workshop last dec - partly because I don’t like that ste*ven ch*n*g too. Anyway, I prefer self learning. Always been my style. I don’t mind spending money on such books although some people will say it’s a waste of money. I just love to read and I am not stingy on getting books. Just ask al… she always tried to stop me from buying books!!! lol.
Anyway, it’s amazing how people can find out about a person just by google-ing. Just google yourself - your name, your nickname, your email address, or anything personal about you. You will be amazed by how much info you are leaking out on the internet.
So the way I write ste_ve*n c_h*on_g in this way is to prevent him from googl-ing himself and land on my page!!!! Whahahaha! (even though he won’t know who I am and won’t get my ass sued)
Heart Touching Song
内疚
不断的摸索自己
企图改变一些叹息
我知道你对我的期许
是将来眼光的抵御
你今日无助的词句
都带着明日的讯息
我知道你对我的心意
而我就是有心无力
我还有什么可以给你
我不断的问自己
我不断的想
不断的在找寻
我知道你一直都辛苦
为我默默地付出
就算流泪也不承认你哭
我是身在福中不知福
所以我用尽我的全部
来告诉你我没有认输
还有什么可以给你
我的爹娘我的父母
还有什么可以给你
我的爹娘我的父母
Without fail, after hearing it always, my eyes will go teary when I am alone. I knew about this song many years ago and is still one of my favourite song of all time.
Talks about your parents.. but it can applied to any person or event as well.
The link to download the mp3: http://www.flyingcup.com/music/%D0%ED%C3%C0%E6%B5%A3%AD%C4%DA%BE%CE.wma
I can’t sleep
Well, I was supposed to be sleeping at this hour. But somehow I can’t get to sleep.
Hmmm….tomorrow is Polymer Physics paper, but I am still not fully prepared. Will see how it goes when I start to revise again in the evening. Left 2 papers and one final presentation. Will gonna make it.
While I was tossing in bed just now, I have some thoughts about my personal goals in life. My mind went wild and I was thinking about achieving my goals and how I could make it happen. In fact, I have many goals in life. But somehow, if I can achieve this particular goal, I guess I would have achieved many of my other goals too. lol.
The goal is: My future wife do not ever need to work for the rest of her life if she don’t wish to.
Sounds corny… but I would like that to happen. lol.
Shall stop here. I am not a “blog” person. Haha.
Can you answer this question?
1
1 1
2 1
1 2 1 1
1 1 1 2 2 1
What’s the next line?
If you can answer the question, you have the potential to work in google.
Hahaha. Just of the many mind-boggling aptitude test for google to sort out talented people.
