Living in the end times
Famines. Knowledge explosion. And so much more.
Scary but true – there’s no denying that we’re now living in the end times.
The big question is – when will Jesus come again?
Nobody will know for sure…
But I hope we’re all ready when He does.
I just pray that God would have spoken to my loved ones by then.
So that we will all dwell in the Lord’s loving presence in Heaven, from then until eternity.
“3 As Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately. “Tell us,” they said, “when will this happen, and what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the age?”
4 Jesus answered: “Watch out that no one deceives you. 5 For many will come in my name, claiming, ‘I am the Messiah,’ and will deceive many. 6 You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. Such things must happen, but the end is still to come. 7 Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places. 8 All these are the beginning of birth pains.”
- Matthew 24: 3-8
Cutest Hair Ever
I’m quite in love with Narsha’s chic boycut!
Looks abit like a Manga crop.. haha
SO KAWAII!
And with the right style, it can still look quite feminine…
Will I bear to cut my hair?
I dont know.
But I’ve made one brave move to chop my long hair to a short bob last year…
Maybe I can muster the same courage to crop it shorter…
Narsha chopped off her long tresses too!
And frankly I think she looks cuter & more unique in the new cut :D
Heh.
After my wedding next year ba!
The dilemma
Thursday morning at work, my manager in charge for my manila job (lets call him alibaba :) came to talk to me about the year moving forward… To cut the long story short, we have to kinda plan for our next cycle of audit this coming august already. I didnt really know how to answer, so initially i was quite silent about it.. but subsequently i decided it was best to just be very frank about it. Afterall, alibaba wont do me any harm. :)
I really like travelling, but this engagement cant really be considered as one cos (1) we’re stationed there for way too long.. 6 months out of 12! and (2) we’re working most of the time we’re there, and are largely confined within the area due to working hours and/or safety reasons. An analogy will be that we’re living, eating and breathing in the CBD district 90% of the time. If my client’s place is at Raffles place, then we usually eat within a 500m radius all around (ie, within raffles place_, and we’re staying in a hotel thats at Shenton way. There’s a megamall in the area thats somewhat around the vicinity of Capital square, and thats the proximity to the nearest grocery store from Raffles place, which is my analogy of our humble abode in manila.
I’m pretty independent, but I’m not used to being alone very often. I love being around people. Around friends and family. Being the only girl on the team – I was staying by myself (in a great accomodation, no less)…but its starting to make me antisocial. Haha. What else can you do in a hotel room besides work, watch tv, and sleep? Its like being confined in a luxury suite within a bird cage.
That being said, the clients over there are the best i’ve ever met. I cant say they’re even clients, they’re like the kind-hearted aunties who help you pick up your apples voluntarily when you’ve accidentally dropped them. Quite unlike most singaporeans, who will most likely bo chap you. (no offence to the singaporeans who would actually help) Most of them would put our requests before they’re own responsibilities for the day if they can, just so both parties can proceed on with our work and our time would not be wasted waiting for documents. Quite unlike in singapore, where clients very often start furnishing you stuff requested only at the end of the day, very grumpy and unwillingly. (no offence to the singaporeans who does offer instantaneous assistance to us poor auditors)
Also, the manila colleagues are such a crazy fun bunch. They rock my socks! I love how they take it easy and treat the job as just another thing you have to do for the day.. and not get stressed out but crazy deadlines and nazi checklists instituted by managers and partners. Their charge out rates are really low, so that gives them quite abit of leeway to play around with their budget.. thus with the same amount of money that im booked for 1 week, the senior over there can be booked for maybe a month! That’s how overworked and squeezed we are here in singapore (haha no la, me still not too bad, but some of the others, like poor kimmy and ahpek)
So frankly, I’m quite stuck in a dilemma. Do I want to stay on and complete another cycle of this job, or not? I think there’s still much to learn, and I also think I might just be able to tahan another year of this given my pretty good portfolio this year… but I cant bear the thought of being separated from my family and friends here again for another 5 months straight. Just the thought itself is sufficient to keep me uneasily awake at night. Haha. Plus, i know that my fiance will be quite against it.
Alot of other things la – small small ones.
Like, being tired shuffling here and there every 2 weeks.
Like, my room being in a mess (and dusty) given my extended absence.
Like, growing fat from eating room service every night.
Like, staying in singapore may mean i will kena more sai gang.
And some other bigger things…
Like.. not being able to plan my wedding stuffies with the fiance while im there (aug-mar 2011)
Like.. more late nights… more health issues
So, how?
Super tired
1) Yay gordon just collected the ring from the jeweller yesterday :)
2) There are some people who draw the line very clearly as to who they want to spend their saliva on, and those they dont even bother to care about… and cant even be nice or polite about it. Frankly speaking, i cant comprehend that. Even if you cant be bothered about being friends with the person, you dont have to act so cold and so cool. As if the whole world is dying to be friends with you and you’re freaking irritated with them. When someone talks to you, at least have the courtesy to look at the person and answer politely, even if you’re not keen to continue a conversation. Even if you dont like that person. Hmm. But how can one be so unexcited about a proposal/an engagement that you dont even seem happy to talk about it?
3) I got into a small car accident which i thought only minorly scratched/dented my car, but apparently the damage is quite serious. Mom told me that the passenger windows and car doors cant be opened, only the driver’s side seems to have no problem apart from the physical appearance. I’m definitely gonna reimburse her – so there goes my savings. :(
4) Went to have a tentative look around at mandarin with gordon and loved the place – will be considering it seriously!
5) Held a party for gordon at my place – its his 26th birthday! :) I love organising parties but gordon hates seeing me running all over the place to put everything together. I agree it can be quite stressful but i like doing the things i like… I really love seeing everyone having fun and enjoying each other’s company, so for that i really dont mind doing all the driving, and scouring, and prep, and cleaning up. Although sometimes it really is very frustrating when things dont go your way, when plans are not 100% perfect or successfully executed. Or when you get into minor car accidents. Or when you get nagged at for going through so much just for organising the party. There’s bound to be hiccups somewhere. So when that happens you tend to have abit of doubt on whether all your efforts are worth it. I really hope i can work on my coordinating/ organising skills. I still have much to learn and improve on in so many ways.
6) I’m a night owl but i’m trying to change. I can survive on very little sleep although i know thats not good for health. I am not one who is used to taking naps, and i am not one who works on a tight time schedule. Basically, i dont set alot of rules for myself, which can be a good or bad thing. I am however, very detailed when it comes to planning – is that very contradicting? Hmm hope not – cos thats the way it is. Sometimes i wonder… if im one who’d get moody when i missed my bedtime.. would I be as crazy and happy-go-lucky? I probably wouldnt bother to organise parties like these as well. Although fun, there’s too much to do. But then my stand is that there’s so much more we can do if we do the things we wana do while we’re still young and have the energy to do so. Everyone has 24 hours everyday – how will you use yours? If I could turn back the clock, I think I would still be me and act the way I do now.
Just reflecting. And pondering.
But I’m finally feeling tired now. Maybe the age is creeping up. I should make full use of my remaining youthful years and muster whatever energy to go all out and do all the things I wanna do, cos im really not getting any younger.
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