Confirmation

sometimes the biggest satisfaction in life for me is possibly confirmation. it can come in the form of words, actions, certificates, reports, small gestures of appreciation and many many more. this is because i know that the efforts i have put in are recognized by the people around me and the extra mile that i have taken to help others has been felt by those who received it. :) i guess it all boils down to how much pride, dedication and interest you put in. at the end of the day when you received confirmation from others, you know that you have reaped what you sow. you know that you are on the right track and this motivation will spur you on - because you know it is worth it. :D
jj at 23/06/11 5:36 PM | 0 comments

POWER

chanced upon this e-book titled, ' the 48 laws of power' by robert greene

2 pointers after reading the book

1. emotions cloud reasoning
2. everyone loves more power because we do not like to be helpless as we are helpless when we have no power or control over things

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jj at 13/02/11 3:33 PM | 0 comments

the little things in life can make our day

1. a friend who lent you his iphone for free when he could have sold it till i get a new one when you least expect it.

2. bumping into a friend you haven't seen for a long time and still being able to talk like good friends in the past.

3. being chosen to go for something that you know you will rarely have the chance in future.

4. knowing that life's good at the moment. :)

:D
jj at 27/01/11 9:52 AM | 4 comments

rv 55th!

not long ago we were celebrating rv's 50th anniversary at ucc in 2006 and today i am attending the school's 55th anniversary at a totally new campus which we have all contributed in the building of it. not only that, we have given our time and effort to it. it was nice seeing the familiar faces that had taught us before however disappointing and saddening when you know that they would be leaving soon or had left. regardless of the changes, we will still hold dearly to the memories that we had because they are the most vivid and happiest moments in my education life so far. afterall, it is still our alma mater. :)
jj at 15/01/11 4:32 PM | 2 comments

xmas! & 2011!

despite several personal reminders to blog, i kept procrastinating and was rather busy during this period of time. xmas was over in a blink of an eye and somehow i don't feel any festive spirit during xmas this year. probably because i had to work on both xmas and boxing day so both days past real fast as if it was a normal working day. following xmas next was new year. this year round i got to experience the new year in a totally different new perspective at vivo, sjps and sentosa and i have to say that it was really an eye opener and nice experience. although i could not soak in the atmosphere with the rest, it was nice observing them. moreover it showed me how cosmopolitan singapore has become as more people are embracing nightlife activities especially during festive seasons. i have to say i have gain more knowledge on singapore's society but i'm sure there are more waiting for me to see.

2011 will be a whole full year of NS and i shall try to get the best out of it. :D
jj at 15/01/11 2:47 AM | 0 comments

xmas

haven't been blogging for quite some time. nothing interesting has been going in my life except that i'm left with less than 1 year of my NS stint. personally i don't really dread it because i learnt alot of more things such as singapore society, the untold and unseen parts and stories of singapore. it is certainly very intriguing and it really makes me know how small my world was in the past. geographically speaking, there are so many places and parts in singapore that i have not been to and i really want to go explore them with an open mind.

xmas and new year is approaching and very soon we will be welcoming 2011. there sure has been alot of changes going on everywhere. :)
jj at 20/12/10 4:14 PM | 0 comments

tricks or treats!

oktober has ended and november is starting which means that i'm nearing my ORD date. alot of my seniors have already ORD-ed or are going to ORD soon which makes me envious. but i shall remain optimistic because i knw there is still alot of things for me to learn, see and experience in the real world in my current occupation which i may never have the chance to experience in future. :)

this year was also the first time i actually kind of celebrated halloween? lol. went to night safari with fiq, clement and fabian and travelling there on fabian's car was indeed a wild ride! haha. we took the tram which took approximately 30/45mins to view the animals which we did not pay much attention too as we were trying to anticipate where the ghostly actors will try to scare the wits out of us. haha. being the brave one *beams*, i was sitting on the side of the seat which means that i would be the first to be 'harrassed' by those 'ghosts and devils'. however being my usual calm and nonchalent self, i managed to appreciate the greatness of the animal kingdom. i was better able to gauge how tall is tall when they are refering to a giraffe and how big is big when they are speaking about elephants. I bet i could not make a proper estimation of the height of a giraffe nor the size of the elephant when i last visited the zoo in kindergarten because during that time, everything was big to me. haha. after the tram ride we headed down to queue up for the haunted house. 2 hours of queuing for 2 minutes of screaming and running through the haunted house without properly seeing everything. haha. the most scary or should i say funniest part was when a head dropped down and it was thrown up again and almost hit the 'headless ghost'. lol. from the screams, 'violence' and stupid things that we did to the 'ghosts and devils', i can't help but pity them and wonder how much risk pay they are given. haha. jkjk. don't ask me why i was willing to part $50 to be scared, but i enjoyed it. :D gd job ns!

as the year is coming to an end, i'm also clearing my leave now and my 1 week of free time is coming to an end already. but there is more to come. haha. (:
jj at 03/11/10 3:44 PM | 0 comments