Last day at Medtronic

Last day at work...

Bittersweet memories... Bitter coz I worked like a dog at MDT... sweet coz I did have tons of fun doing it. Sigh... Just when things were taking a turn for the btter, I have to move. Why why why?!

Oh yeah... to follow the hubby of coz. How can anything supercede that?

Birthday at Work

It's my birthday! WOOHOO!

Ok wait just a second... What's with the woohoo? I'm another year older and not a day wiser. Well... maybe a little more cynical and wrinkled. That's about it.

The team went to Marriott for a birthday brunch on Monday, considering it's my, Siti's and Jason's birthdays in July. Nice! I ate a lot of big fat juicy cold prawns. Yummmmm...

Enjoy the photos. :)

The shared b'day cake




That'll be me, with 2 candles only, since I'm still in my 20s. HAHA



Jason, Siti and me celebrating our birthdays together.

Low Morale

Low Morale

Bad days come only once in a while (thankfully). Things didn't go as planned in the case today and nothing went right!!!!!!!

Getting scolded, berated and stressed about something I could do nothing about at the point in time made it even worse. Stress from all corners made the room feel so much smaller than it already was. I was not going to break down and start pointing fingers...

Morale is too low right now, for everyone. Wonder when the rain clouds would clear.

Being Workaholic

Being Workaholic

Hi my name is Yen Ee, and I'm a workaholic.

When I was growing up, I used to look at people who worked too hard and I wondered - "Why do people torutre themselves that way?" (Admittedly, I am somewhat of a slacker. I like to kick back and relax whenever I can.)

I wondered - "Are they earning a lot of money? Is it worth sacrificing their time for the money and not have time for family, friends and even yourself?"

I wondered.

I recently got myself a job in a MNC after being in a govt organization for 5 years. Talk about going into the "real world". I drive around this little island, meeting clients and working till the dead of night, even on weekends.

I'm lonely. To fill my time, I work. It has become something of a solace to me. I hate for it to be like this, but it is.

Work. Sleep. Eat.

Eating's slowly becoming optional. I don't see myself losing any weight.

Time flies...

How time flies...

My mother used to tell me that time flies, especially after you start work. I was going "yeah yeah yeah" but never really heeding nor understanding her words. Time didn't go past very fast for me in my old job. It was a steady job, 8-5 everyday... Now, things are so totally different!

It's a great experience working for an international company, especially one so established. I have learnt a lot of things along the way and I must say it's hard work. Long hours and short fuses... but it is rewarding. I learn new things and meet new people everyday. It's like coming out from under a shell and meeting the world for a first time. So suaku... heh

Andrew got a job offer 7 weeks ago, to work in Melbourne. We made the decision over 1 weekend and now, he's been gone 4 weeks. I look forward to him coming home, to me. Very soon, I will also join him in Melbourne. I wonder if I'll get used to living there. Oh well, that's a whole other posting altogether.

Time for bed.

I QUIT!

I QUIT!

Yes I have tendered my resignation. After almost 5 years with the company, I decided to call it quits. It was not a decision made at the spur of the moment but the application for a new job was. heh

At the end of the day, I've decided to break away from my comfort zone and venture out to deeper, muddier waters. It's not all bad going on to a new job. I know I'm going to be nervous and lost for a while but I guess it will all pass. After all, I'm a big girl now. haha

FREEDOM!

All burnt out

All burnt out...

The company send you on a training trip in Shanghai and Beijing and everyone oohhhs and aahhhs at the chance o go overseas. Admittedly I thot it was great too but when you hit work again, you see a monstrous amt of work to do. BUMMER!

Others just think that we went on a fun trip, yeah right. 3 days of annual leave for a bit of sightseeing and followed by 5 full days cooped up in a classroom with terms flying right over my head. I hardly call the latter fun.

So what on earth am I trying to get at? I'm T.I.R.E.D.!!! Pooped, exhausted, sleep-deprived, grouchy, eye-bagged, plain burnt out. I so need a break... and maybe a change of job? Any recommendations... anyone?

So glad I'm on leave next week. Phew.