CNY and past/new jobs

sorry for the long absence... it's probably the longest time which i've left the blog untouched... ha... enough of the bullshit, let's get down to updating...

first of all, i've finished my 2-month 'assignment' at ChemGrow. was definitely a hell of an experience for me - coming out of school and going straight to the shipyards... i've probably stepped foot into every single shipyard which one can name in the entire Singapore. Not to say that this experience was terrible, but well, it definitely was not what i expected. since my NTU days, there had been a shift in focus from the more traditional sciences (think metals, corrosion etc) to the new sciences (think semiconductor chips, and biomaterials etc), and this had made me 'forget' about the existence of industries which had made singapore evolve into the country that she is now... and this 2 months had definitely made me realize that there is the marine industry right here in singapore (despite many people terming it as the sunset industry). on top of being able to experience this industry first-hand, the past 2 months showed me the hardship experienced by the locals as well as foreign workers in singapore. well, i've learnt a lot about people-management, and i will always look back to this experience with fond memories!

looking forward, i've finally decided on my potential new career. accepted the offer from MOF instead of the Prisons service, and i will be commencing work on the coming Monday. talking about this, i am slightly worried about what may come... from young till now, all my jobs were considered short-term or temporary. and this is probably the first time i will be holding down to a long term job. so whatever i do will sort of have an influence on my future... ha... talking about first-time job jitters...

the past one week was great - not in terms of receiving ang pows or gambling (lost lots) or food (okok, food was great!) but more in terms of the interactions. despite the celebrations being toned down considerably due to the current economic outlook, it's the first time in almost 3 years that i managed to spend some quality time with my extended family during the festival season (last year does not count cos i was practically rushing all over the place, with my friends coming over from denmark and me leaving for denmark on the 3rd day of the new year)...

that's all for now. but i will definitely have a lot more updates (and pictures) coming up soon!