this week can easily count as the most important week of my career thus far. plunging into self employment (although, technically years ago i already did that with insurance) complete with my very own office and staff on payroll - i guess i can truly say that i have finally realised my ambition as an entrepreneur.
before this becomes an oscar acceptance speech (which would really be too cring worthy), i really wanna express my heartfelt gratitude to my frds who sent lovely flowers bearing well wishes (ray, matt, xueling, bo, esther, hui, liliane, norman) and the gems who actually came down on the opening day on wed to help out physically and gave constructive advices (lifen, felynn, hui, liliane, annie). really, at this point, it means a great deal to me - all that support i got from my frds.
but more importantly, i think i owe my partner in crime D. a big thank you as well. and u know i dont do this often so it's prob gonna be the ONLY time i say this (being the atypical asian man and all, i really am not big on expressing publicly my gratitude), but seriously D. yea, thanks for giving me the courage and confidence to do this, and for being patient when i get all flustered from all the pressure at crunch times. this would have been much less fun and a lot more stressful (and i prob wdnt have followed thru to make it a reality) if you hadnt been there. so yea - thanks. let's rock this!
Saturday, February 20, 2010
Thursday, February 18, 2010
1 2 3
britney had 3 - we had 19!
appts that's :) so this is how it feels like to be winning hehe...
on a seperate note, an after work "in between" session with D. and frd have me losing my biggest ever in a gambling game - two bloody hundred!!! mother - f*&^*^%!
appts that's :) so this is how it feels like to be winning hehe...
on a seperate note, an after work "in between" session with D. and frd have me losing my biggest ever in a gambling game - two bloody hundred!!! mother - f*&^*^%!
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
the one about a brand new start
it's with a mixed bag of feelings that i woke up with this morning... a new chapter of my life has begun - after a hiatus of approximately 2 months, i am back with the work force - this time, starting my own little company with D.
half of my heart was palpitating with anticipation as the last few months saw my thoughts materialised into reality, half of it was filled with self doubt - like how did i think i cd actually pull this off? like seriously!
but these few months of preparation has taught me so much - setting up a company isnt easy at all! what with the whole barrage of adminstration to see to - roc registration, bank account opening, sourcing a decent office space, rental contract, interviewing prospective employees, hiring, drafting of agreements, looking for clients, setting up land lines - we must have flipped through the entire operation process over in our head at least a thousand times before everything materialise in front of us today! the process itself seemed daunting already - add to that, the emotional rollercoaster that has to be ridden out between 2 working partners, by 2 working partners.
i guess what i took away most from the entire experience has to be that nothing is insurmountable as long as the heart has the desire to accomplish! the power of 2 minds sharing the same vision is a formidable force that cannot be underestimated. there is only 1 way to fail actually - and that is when either 1 of us gives up, otherwise it's just setbacks that we will eventually recover from - i must remind myself of that more often when the spirit is weak and the heart is contaminated by fear. this is the first day of many more days to come - i cant believe i m saying this - but for the first time in a very long time, i actually look forward to the next day @ work. i actually feel alive again!:)
half of my heart was palpitating with anticipation as the last few months saw my thoughts materialised into reality, half of it was filled with self doubt - like how did i think i cd actually pull this off? like seriously!
but these few months of preparation has taught me so much - setting up a company isnt easy at all! what with the whole barrage of adminstration to see to - roc registration, bank account opening, sourcing a decent office space, rental contract, interviewing prospective employees, hiring, drafting of agreements, looking for clients, setting up land lines - we must have flipped through the entire operation process over in our head at least a thousand times before everything materialise in front of us today! the process itself seemed daunting already - add to that, the emotional rollercoaster that has to be ridden out between 2 working partners, by 2 working partners.
i guess what i took away most from the entire experience has to be that nothing is insurmountable as long as the heart has the desire to accomplish! the power of 2 minds sharing the same vision is a formidable force that cannot be underestimated. there is only 1 way to fail actually - and that is when either 1 of us gives up, otherwise it's just setbacks that we will eventually recover from - i must remind myself of that more often when the spirit is weak and the heart is contaminated by fear. this is the first day of many more days to come - i cant believe i m saying this - but for the first time in a very long time, i actually look forward to the next day @ work. i actually feel alive again!:)
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
short entry and short changed
i hate being taken for granted :(
the feeling has transcended from rage to disappointment - and i think it's a feeling that is harder to let go.
the feeling has transcended from rage to disappointment - and i think it's a feeling that is harder to let go.
Sunday, February 14, 2010
Ok Here goes...
ok. i have decided to start blogging again - a habit that i hv stopped since at least 3 yrs back. why bother flogging a dead horse u might ask.
well, it's definitely not 'cos i have a sudden surge of brillant perspectives about everything that i m dying to share or that i needed some attention in my so-called life, rather i suddenly rem how much i missed writing my thoughts out - the literal getting matters off my chest and the pure and simple liberty i felt when i cd pour my honest feelings out in the open like this. or this cd be one of my many whims, spur of the moment kind of thing (i m hoping not).
whatever. here i am. 14th day of feb - first day of the tiger year and v day (wat are the odds?), 31 yr old me back to doing what i did when i was a mere mid 20 - talk about a revival of sorts! clap ya hands if u r happy and reading this!:) the bitch's back hehe:)
well, it's definitely not 'cos i have a sudden surge of brillant perspectives about everything that i m dying to share or that i needed some attention in my so-called life, rather i suddenly rem how much i missed writing my thoughts out - the literal getting matters off my chest and the pure and simple liberty i felt when i cd pour my honest feelings out in the open like this. or this cd be one of my many whims, spur of the moment kind of thing (i m hoping not).
whatever. here i am. 14th day of feb - first day of the tiger year and v day (wat are the odds?), 31 yr old me back to doing what i did when i was a mere mid 20 - talk about a revival of sorts! clap ya hands if u r happy and reading this!:) the bitch's back hehe:)
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