Results were out Friday -- I'll blog the details sometime else -- but yey Joseph's going for Honours Year! The grades were better than expected, and so Joseph is happy and thankful and will be blogging more about this the next time around.
:)
OK I just have to add on something, because I fear it might be a while since I post.
It feels great to achieve something I've been working hard for. Really, it may not be much (others have much higher academic expectations of themselves), but I'm happy. I'm happy because the hard work paid off, because I don't have to make a surprise graduation this year, because people who matter to me are happy for me -- especially my family who I know have been praying hard for this. I thank my Dad and Ma too especially, who never doubted me, and who nonetheless reminded me that even if I didn't make it, it didn't matter.
I haven't been too prayerful lately, but one thing I always keep in mind is that the Man Upstairs has always been playing some mysterious role in the events in my life (and everyone else's), whether favorable to us or not. I don't know how much he nudged the factors and circumstances in this one, but thank You.
It's good to finally be able to sleep with one less disturbing thought in my head.:D Goodnight!
Restless
I've been wanting to blog for the longest time, but I couldn't for some reason or another. I was walking to Old Chang Kee to buy a breakfast of sorts on my way to the bus stop, where I'd wait for my ride to the MRT station (where in turn I'll take a train to the office), when the thought struck again: Blog tonight.
Now after a long day at the office, heavy choir practice as soon as I arrived in the evening (no dinner too until 9:30PM), and an embarrassing one-on-one session with Adyll, our student conductor, I cannot quite bring myself to write a decent entry.
I can tell you what's bugging me though: the examination results will be out tomorrow. From seven o'clock in the evening they'll be up online. Oh man, am I scared. It's make or break, and I'm just so freakin' restless I think I'm even getting cranky already. And I really mean make-or-break, as in if I screw up, I don't get into Honours Year next year, and I'll be forced to graduate in July 2007, instead of July 2008.
Say a quick prayer for me please? Or if you don't pray much, just send me all your good vibes yeah? Thanks.
I'll probably be at the office to check my results. The officemates are planning a night-out, and we interns, I believe, are invited as well, but of course I may just pass if the big news I'll be getting isn't quite worth celebrating.
Anyway I'm now restless, in more ways than one (get it? GET IT?), and I think I'll iron my workclothes and catch some sleep. Goodnight.
Now after a long day at the office, heavy choir practice as soon as I arrived in the evening (no dinner too until 9:30PM), and an embarrassing one-on-one session with Adyll, our student conductor, I cannot quite bring myself to write a decent entry.
I can tell you what's bugging me though: the examination results will be out tomorrow. From seven o'clock in the evening they'll be up online. Oh man, am I scared. It's make or break, and I'm just so freakin' restless I think I'm even getting cranky already. And I really mean make-or-break, as in if I screw up, I don't get into Honours Year next year, and I'll be forced to graduate in July 2007, instead of July 2008.
Say a quick prayer for me please? Or if you don't pray much, just send me all your good vibes yeah? Thanks.
I'll probably be at the office to check my results. The officemates are planning a night-out, and we interns, I believe, are invited as well, but of course I may just pass if the big news I'll be getting isn't quite worth celebrating.
Anyway I'm now restless, in more ways than one (get it? GET IT?), and I think I'll iron my workclothes and catch some sleep. Goodnight.
I wouldn't have posted but...
... it was Moms' day until about 20 minutes ago, and when I called home one of the first things she asked was whether I had any new blog post.:)
Mama was never the type who would talk long with you on the phone (maybe she's worried about the phone bill, I don't know haha... and it was even me who was doing the calling), but you just know she keeps tabs on you, in an affectionate kind of way.
Now this isn't gonna be a cheesy entry, nope Sir, not at all. It's just another "Hello World" entry to update you guys what I've been up to. And of course, so that Ma will be a bit more pleased when she goes online. Hehe.
I've decided to upload some pictures instead. Haha. I'll upload the pictures from clubbing at Gotham Penthouse when cool partygirl Myriel uploads them on Multiply. (Myriel is unlikely to read this--but here's me intensely hoping/willing/sending off vibes to Myriel in the Philippines so she'd upload the pics soonest!) XD Hot photos there with me, Myriel, Karen, Nestor, Ferron, and Nestor's friend Jonas.:)
OK let's get it on with the photos I do have. The first of the more eventful things t
hat happened lately was of course THE END OF THE EXAMS. The exams happening is one thing, them actually ending is another event altogether, as far as I'm concerned.
The first photo at the right isn't the usual look of my room OK -- it was a photo right after my last exam, Financial Mathematics. It was my sixth exam, and the most dreaded too. I think it was Karen (or me?) who said that one's room reflects a person's state of mind, so you can figure out from the photo how much sanity (and dead brain cells) I had left after six grueling exams.
[Room update: I've moved out of my favorite room 801 here at Tower Block of Ridge View Residences, and I'm here now at my friend Aaron's room, 806. It's been a major chore moving out and moving in, and tidying up the place while Aaron's back home in Malaysia, but it's all almost done now, so we just have to get used to it. Aaron and I are such cheapskates, we're sharing the room to split the outrageous $60/week cost of stay for the holidays. And for the record, I'll be sleeping on the floor when he arrives.]
After my last exam on May 2nd, I had lunch with Shirley, my Financial Maths buddy, and headed back to my room for a well-deserved nap. I watched a free musical at the Univ Cultural Centre with Joanne in the afternoon, dropped by the Forum to torture Karen who still had another exam left, and to say hi to Carina, Myriel and Ferron, and went back to my room to rest. Rest was essential because the next day would be my first day at work! (Yes it was no rest for Jose)
One of the perks of doing an internship at a consulting firm is that I get to wear yuppie clothes. Haha. Slacks and long-sleeved shirts. Now I have reason to go shop at G2000. There was a G2000 sale lately and I helped myself to a couple of shirts and pairs of slacks. The photo above wasn't taken on my first day at work though. It was taken on the day I went for the contract-signing, one of those days withing exam period. It was a quickie: they told me to go at 11am, I went there, signed the contract, and was off! By 12 noon I was back in NUS and was off to the library to mug again.
I tried taking a full-body shot, but it didn't turn out so nice (Yes I also don't know if my camera has a timer!):
Anyway, I digress again. Yes yes it was the first day of work on May 3rd and of course I had to take photos before I left for Raffles Place.
This was fresh from the shower. I realized my hair isn't quite Prison Break anymore (hmmm shall I have another haircut?), so it was time for some wax.
No more full-body shots this time. Hehe.
Anyway it's getting late and I should turn in now if I want to be up on time tomorrow. I'll leave you with these photos I took at my workplace last Friday. My camera's beeps when I take a shot, so I couldn't take photos while my officemates were around. When they went for a project meeting at 7PM last Friday (official hours are until 630PM, but nobody ever moves at that time 'cos there's a lot of work to be done -- of course we interns can leave early but most of us prefer not to)
You can just tell it's my desk because of the multiple pens and highlighters, and well, what I like to call "organized mess". It works for me, you know. Hehe. It can be sparkling clean on other times of the day, but Friday was particularly heavy, so I have an excuse.:)
I've been working as Junior Analyst at Carrots Consulting for seven days now, or a week and two days. Carrots Consulting may seem to have a strange name, and its small team may make it look like it's a tiny company, but it has big-name clients like Starhub, Singtel, PSA, SMRT, SPH, Singapore Airlines, among others. It's an HR consulting company, involved in salary-benchmarking and development of performance and reward structures for companies. I like the work I'm doing because I can see the application of my major, Statistics, in the field of finance and business. Admittedly though, the work is quite dry, but it's OK, I'm learning and having first-hand experience.
I haven't gotten bored yet, too, so it can't be bad at all. In fact, time flies while I'm at work. Can I actually be enjoying my internship? Haha.
Alright, time to sleep. I'll steal a shot of this lovely painting at the office sometime, and for sure I'll post the photo here.:)
Mama was never the type who would talk long with you on the phone (maybe she's worried about the phone bill, I don't know haha... and it was even me who was doing the calling), but you just know she keeps tabs on you, in an affectionate kind of way.
Now this isn't gonna be a cheesy entry, nope Sir, not at all. It's just another "Hello World" entry to update you guys what I've been up to. And of course, so that Ma will be a bit more pleased when she goes online. Hehe.
I've decided to upload some pictures instead. Haha. I'll upload the pictures from clubbing at Gotham Penthouse when cool partygirl Myriel uploads them on Multiply. (Myriel is unlikely to read this--but here's me intensely hoping/willing/sending off vibes to Myriel in the Philippines so she'd upload the pics soonest!) XD Hot photos there with me, Myriel, Karen, Nestor, Ferron, and Nestor's friend Jonas.:)
OK let's get it on with the photos I do have. The first of the more eventful things t
hat happened lately was of course THE END OF THE EXAMS. The exams happening is one thing, them actually ending is another event altogether, as far as I'm concerned.The first photo at the right isn't the usual look of my room OK -- it was a photo right after my last exam, Financial Mathematics. It was my sixth exam, and the most dreaded too. I think it was Karen (or me?) who said that one's room reflects a person's state of mind, so you can figure out from the photo how much sanity (and dead brain cells) I had left after six grueling exams.
[Room update: I've moved out of my favorite room 801 here at Tower Block of Ridge View Residences, and I'm here now at my friend Aaron's room, 806. It's been a major chore moving out and moving in, and tidying up the place while Aaron's back home in Malaysia, but it's all almost done now, so we just have to get used to it. Aaron and I are such cheapskates, we're sharing the room to split the outrageous $60/week cost of stay for the holidays. And for the record, I'll be sleeping on the floor when he arrives.]
After my last exam on May 2nd, I had lunch with Shirley, my Financial Maths buddy, and headed back to my room for a well-deserved nap. I watched a free musical at the Univ Cultural Centre with Joanne in the afternoon, dropped by the Forum to torture Karen who still had another exam left, and to say hi to Carina, Myriel and Ferron, and went back to my room to rest. Rest was essential because the next day would be my first day at work! (Yes it was no rest for Jose)
One of the perks of doing an internship at a consulting firm is that I get to wear yuppie clothes. Haha. Slacks and long-sleeved shirts. Now I have reason to go shop at G2000. There was a G2000 sale lately and I helped myself to a couple of shirts and pairs of slacks. The photo above wasn't taken on my first day at work though. It was taken on the day I went for the contract-signing, one of those days withing exam period. It was a quickie: they told me to go at 11am, I went there, signed the contract, and was off! By 12 noon I was back in NUS and was off to the library to mug again.I tried taking a full-body shot, but it didn't turn out so nice (Yes I also don't know if my camera has a timer!):
Anyway, I digress again. Yes yes it was the first day of work on May 3rd and of course I had to take photos before I left for Raffles Place.
This was fresh from the shower. I realized my hair isn't quite Prison Break anymore (hmmm shall I have another haircut?), so it was time for some wax.
No more full-body shots this time. Hehe.
Anyway it's getting late and I should turn in now if I want to be up on time tomorrow. I'll leave you with these photos I took at my workplace last Friday. My camera's beeps when I take a shot, so I couldn't take photos while my officemates were around. When they went for a project meeting at 7PM last Friday (official hours are until 630PM, but nobody ever moves at that time 'cos there's a lot of work to be done -- of course we interns can leave early but most of us prefer not to)
You can just tell it's my desk because of the multiple pens and highlighters, and well, what I like to call "organized mess". It works for me, you know. Hehe. It can be sparkling clean on other times of the day, but Friday was particularly heavy, so I have an excuse.:)I've been working as Junior Analyst at Carrots Consulting for seven days now, or a week and two days. Carrots Consulting may seem to have a strange name, and its small team may make it look like it's a tiny company, but it has big-name clients like Starhub, Singtel, PSA, SMRT, SPH, Singapore Airlines, among others. It's an HR consulting company, involved in salary-benchmarking and development of performance and reward structures for companies. I like the work I'm doing because I can see the application of my major, Statistics, in the field of finance and business. Admittedly though, the work is quite dry, but it's OK, I'm learning and having first-hand experience.
I haven't gotten bored yet, too, so it can't be bad at all. In fact, time flies while I'm at work. Can I actually be enjoying my internship? Haha.
Alright, time to sleep. I'll steal a shot of this lovely painting at the office sometime, and for sure I'll post the photo here.:)
Hello World!
Here's a quick holler to the blogosphere just to say Joseph is alive and well, and that an unblogged lot has happened since his last post. He'll update when he shakes off this nasty flu bug, and he gets a break from internship work during the weekend.
Joseph's feeling good tonight -- and he hasn't even toothbrushed nor showered yet! (Will do so in a minute Ma!)
Sweet dreams to you all!
Joseph's feeling good tonight -- and he hasn't even toothbrushed nor showered yet! (Will do so in a minute Ma!)
Sweet dreams to you all!
