Happy New Year...I guess
It has finally stopped raining, but don't know if it's for long...this new year has been extremely wet. Continuous rain has fell since New Year's Eve in the morning with only intermittent pause. It started at the moment UFM 1003 was airing a song tribute session to Mediaworks Channel U. Yes, I was working that day, dindn't wanna waste a day of off we were meant to clear.
By now, everybody would have blogged about the Great Asia Tsunami. It has brought the region into grief. No one was really in the mood to celebrate the new year. But for me, it was more of the feeling of losing part of my myself into history as the calendar pages turn to 2005. I am planning to make a trip back to Hwa Chong on Campfire Night, 7 Jan. I expect the logo to be gone; feelings to have changed. Some teachers have resigned, perhaps to keep the best memories in mind and some want to let go, but stayed due to practical reasons. Somehow, humans seem to always contradict their feelings for practicality, but that's life.
LRI has come to an end, but the final report will only be out this Friday. Somehow, giving my best does not seem to be enough with criticism to my work being a big blow to me. But thank god, my oversights were mere remarks and were withdrawn from the official report. Hopefully, 4 days of off can be added to my balance and I can start ORD forecast planning.
Looking back, 2004 seems to have flown by. In January, I was forced to hand over my Admin job and take up the role of the accounting clerk; an appointment I deemed too stressed and refused to take up, but choice is not somehting you get in life, do you? Ever since I left that job, things have been going downhill and the expectations of that appointment has fallen. I will be taking it back momentarily before I ORD, well, I start off with it; I end off with it. By March, I finally got to stay out. This changes perspectives of things as there is always something to look forward to everyday, no matter what obnstacles you meet along the way. Along the next few months saw day-to-day routine played out and a trip to Russia and Bangkok lossened the stretch on the rubber band in my brain so that it won't snap. Only in June did sunshine shone into my dull and wasteful life- my NS is reduced by 2 months! But the many standbys, exercise and what-n ots did not let the joy last for long...until the next phase of my life becomes apparent. My bro graduated, my 20th birthday came and was spent working. And then, an unexpected operation whch brought about a much craved for 2 months MC.
Ever since returning to the job, with a mere 2 weeks to LRI, life has been like a non-stop motor running, my working hours extended from 7am - 8pm on most days with only 20-30 minutes of lunch break. At least, my superiors are seeing this; I don't know if it is one of their tactics again to sweet talk, but I am glad they notice that my absence lands the system in chaos throughout the 2 months and me working 2 weeks can see things back in place for LRI. Despite my job carrying almost 50% of the weightage, they left me alone, because they trust me? I don't know, but the inspector did comment that our paperwork has improved this year. *Pats myself*
Time to pack up the feelings and be prepared to throw the past 2 years behind, but Mediaworks shall always be with me, in my heart, in my dreams. Seeing MCS Channel U just makes my blood boil; they runined the program grid in this minor adjustment, gods knows if they will close it down in April. Actually, I would rather they do that; I don't want them to ruin the name and branding of the channel that has been brought up through sheer hard work and determination by the team at Mediaworks. The news sux, with the same newsroom preparing the bulletins on 8 and U, and of course, the presenter did not help either. The variety shows are now re-runs and dramas are all cheapo-China ones. Mediacorp-NO CHOICE!
It has finally stopped raining, but don't know if it's for long...this new year has been extremely wet. Continuous rain has fell since New Year's Eve in the morning with only intermittent pause. It started at the moment UFM 1003 was airing a song tribute session to Mediaworks Channel U. Yes, I was working that day, dindn't wanna waste a day of off we were meant to clear.
By now, everybody would have blogged about the Great Asia Tsunami. It has brought the region into grief. No one was really in the mood to celebrate the new year. But for me, it was more of the feeling of losing part of my myself into history as the calendar pages turn to 2005. I am planning to make a trip back to Hwa Chong on Campfire Night, 7 Jan. I expect the logo to be gone; feelings to have changed. Some teachers have resigned, perhaps to keep the best memories in mind and some want to let go, but stayed due to practical reasons. Somehow, humans seem to always contradict their feelings for practicality, but that's life.
LRI has come to an end, but the final report will only be out this Friday. Somehow, giving my best does not seem to be enough with criticism to my work being a big blow to me. But thank god, my oversights were mere remarks and were withdrawn from the official report. Hopefully, 4 days of off can be added to my balance and I can start ORD forecast planning.
Looking back, 2004 seems to have flown by. In January, I was forced to hand over my Admin job and take up the role of the accounting clerk; an appointment I deemed too stressed and refused to take up, but choice is not somehting you get in life, do you? Ever since I left that job, things have been going downhill and the expectations of that appointment has fallen. I will be taking it back momentarily before I ORD, well, I start off with it; I end off with it. By March, I finally got to stay out. This changes perspectives of things as there is always something to look forward to everyday, no matter what obnstacles you meet along the way. Along the next few months saw day-to-day routine played out and a trip to Russia and Bangkok lossened the stretch on the rubber band in my brain so that it won't snap. Only in June did sunshine shone into my dull and wasteful life- my NS is reduced by 2 months! But the many standbys, exercise and what-n ots did not let the joy last for long...until the next phase of my life becomes apparent. My bro graduated, my 20th birthday came and was spent working. And then, an unexpected operation whch brought about a much craved for 2 months MC.
Ever since returning to the job, with a mere 2 weeks to LRI, life has been like a non-stop motor running, my working hours extended from 7am - 8pm on most days with only 20-30 minutes of lunch break. At least, my superiors are seeing this; I don't know if it is one of their tactics again to sweet talk, but I am glad they notice that my absence lands the system in chaos throughout the 2 months and me working 2 weeks can see things back in place for LRI. Despite my job carrying almost 50% of the weightage, they left me alone, because they trust me? I don't know, but the inspector did comment that our paperwork has improved this year. *Pats myself*
Time to pack up the feelings and be prepared to throw the past 2 years behind, but Mediaworks shall always be with me, in my heart, in my dreams. Seeing MCS Channel U just makes my blood boil; they runined the program grid in this minor adjustment, gods knows if they will close it down in April. Actually, I would rather they do that; I don't want them to ruin the name and branding of the channel that has been brought up through sheer hard work and determination by the team at Mediaworks. The news sux, with the same newsroom preparing the bulletins on 8 and U, and of course, the presenter did not help either. The variety shows are now re-runs and dramas are all cheapo-China ones. Mediacorp-NO CHOICE!
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