Blessed

Just wanna announce to everyone in this world.... I've discovered the most precious gem.. and that gem of mine is my Laopo.... Eritha..... Love her so much!!!!

New Year Resolutions

These are the resolutions that I have crafted out during New Year's eve at Baracuda music bar..

Jan - Nil
Feb - ???
Mar - Nil
April - Nil
May - Complete research reports of 10 companies
June - Sundown Marathon in < 5 hours + less 5 kgs
July - Put Crafttavern on track of success! secure 20 more customers
August - ???
September - Nil
October - IPPT Gold ($400 dollars u know)
November - Nil
December - Clear my CFA level 1....

Wish for a good year ahead... Woo Hoo...

What a wonderful year

2008 is a year of twists and turns. It is also another milestone of my life.

End April
I have finally cleared my final semester in SMU. These are the module i have taken;

- Basic Japanese
- Strategy
- Investment Banking
- Doing Business in China
- Enterprise Risk Management

This was absolutely a crazy combination. Attending lessons after lessons, meetings after meetings, it seemed like there was no end to it. My efforts and sweat paid off as I did well for the final semester, only to miss cum laude by 0.02. I was satisfied with the results. I knew I have done my best. I had also befriended several new and nice people in all the modules that I had taken. I have no regrets.

May
Went to Taiwan with Dar Dar - It was an unforgettable trip. I have never enjoyed myself so much before.

June to Aug
Y Camp commander... again... a very very memorable experience indeed.. did a lot of stupid things.. had fun like i have never done before...

Full-time insurance - Is it itchy backside or what? I decided to be a full-time financial planner. Led a 3 months of 2008 aimlessly. 我 过不了自己那一关.... one of my friend told me after I have decided to bring the 2 years career to an end. I guess it is not entirely a bad decision afterall.

Aug to Present
Call it luck or something else, I have got a job interview from the first job posting I have applied for, a graduate trainee position in Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi-UFJ Ltd. Subsequently, I went through 2 rounds of interview, and guess what, i've been selected.

For the next 4 months, I've enjoyed the company of my fellow trainees. They are a bunch of friends that I will probably remember for the rest of my life. The colleagues of the departments that i was attached to were all very nice too. I feel so fortunate and blessed to ride a smooth-sailing journey so far.

Imagine if all these things have happened..
1. Decided to stay on in insurance line
2. Got rejected by BTMU
3. Got a cum laude
4. Did not fall sick and finished the 21km standard Chartered run
5. Failed my IPPT

Would things be different? I guess God (whoever you are and if there is one) has been very merciful to me. Have blessed me with lots and lots of things I am happy about.

In the next coming year, I am going to make it an even more fruitful year. Watch the coming post

Who has a dream?

Martin Luther King's famous 'dream' has influenced many people in their paths of life. One such person who famously quoted King's trademark sentence. I am one of those people who are influenced by this frenzy about dreams, which got me started thinking about what is this 'dream' that I am supposed to have.

When I was in Primary school, I don't think I have a dream. What kept me going and eventually got me through was 'kaisuism'. Even my teachers cannot stand me. I was 'kaisu' to the maximum.

When I was in Secondary school, I still don't have a dream. This time round is slightly better. I have certain objectives that I want to achieve at different stages of my secondary school life.

What is my 'dream' now? To be a sought-after equity analyst? Is that what I really want? What is my 'dream'? With no dreams, I do not know how to proceed from here. What should I do? Someone from my previous career told me to simply work damn hard, earn as much money as possible, money will come rolling in. I want to tell myself that money should not be my motivating factor, helping people is. But helping people does not bring in the money i needed very much. And helping people is not what I really want to do. I do not want to help people and forget about what I want. However, i do not know what i really want. If that is the case, is money the only thing I should sought after when I do not know what I really want? *confused*