Ryian's 2008

• Great success on SPINOVEX 2008 on early Jan.
• Took the last paper of Singapore Polytechnic at end of Jan.
• Visted Ya Huan (Labis), Wei Choon (JB), Evangeline, Mr. Tan Poh Seng and Magdalene (Singapore) place in Chinese New Year on Feb.
• Joined Geoconsult Pte Ltd as a Draftsperson with Ya Huan on Mar.
• New colleagues: Andy (Malaysian), Josephine (Filipino), Myat (Burmese), Thet (Burmese), Htet (Burmese), Chong (Malaysian), Hon Leong (Singaporean), Jay (Austrian), Elizabeth (Singaporean), Emily (Singaporean) and Bosses etc.
• Changes status from Student Pass to Employment Pass and then Permanent Resident of Singapore by June.
• Family outing to Genting Highlands and KL on April.
• Received Diploma in Civil And Structural Engineering.
• Quit work of Geoconsult and turned sour with Boss on July.
• Repaid all debts to Bank and went penniless.
• Accepted by NUS as Undergraduate of Civil Engineering on Aug.
• Make new friends: Ru Rui, Haw Wen, Keith, Kok Beng and Ruriko.
• Part-time at 7-11 Admiralty for a month in June.
• 4 months of struggling in NUS.
• Heart Brokened.
• 1 month School Holiday from Dec.
• Part-time as draftsman at Leng Consultant Pte Ltd on Dec.

Lonely Friday

Today my colleague, Wen Ya on leave till the next monday afternoon. I am kind of lonely in the office with her absence. Usually we were about to reach office the earliest but today feeling kind of weird alone in the office in the early morning. But still have to rush all the works so no time to miss her yet till the lunch time, when I walked to the old hawker alone that I used to go when I was in Geoconsult, I felt so bloody lonely. Eat my fravourite 'yong tau fu' with with my tastebud not functioning. I finally knew I really couldn't eat well without friends or family together. Maybe I should have lunch alone for sometimes to slim down, but it's really tough though.

After work, finally met Haw Wen, Keith, Ru Rui and Ming Qi for dinner. We intended to discuss what module to bid for next semester but ended up chatting bullshit and then watched 'little nyonya' at the same place till and time home. All seems so passionate to workhard for the coming semester, and I felt motivated too. Hope the motivation stays long with me.

Holiday ending soon, hope I could get my pay and spend it before school started. I just couldn't let it started without having fun enough. Now, thinking of going to 'Siloso Beach Countdown 2009' with somebody. Anybody interested? It's kind of ex but just wanna experience it once. Anyone?

Christmas 2008

Although I am not a Christian, but I do enjoy this special occasion when people busy shopping and buying presents for their friends and family. I am quite a lucky guy to received quite a number of presents already. This is the 1st time receiving so many gifts. Christine repay me a adidas bottle and shoe bag for my 21st birthday by this x'mas, candy from rami and a huge hamper from pretty lady boss plus few cards from dearest friends. Thanks so much, I am so happy this x'mas! Hope more present coming up! hehehe...

Qualifying English Test Result

Just a blink of eye is already Friday, the busy company makes felt the time goes extremely fast. When I was just about to start my delicious lunch, I recieved a sms from a classmate: the QET result had out, and it wasn't a good news for most of them. I immediately felt no appetite on my plate of rice, and my mind attention were flew to the desktop wonder what result would I get. So, when Wen Ya knew I'm very curious for the result, we gobble our food and finished it in a few minutes. Back to office, the user unfriendly website which need to download a program before viewing my result makes me so frustrated, fortunately Rui was online to help checked it out for me. And I got a Band 3, it means I need to take a English Module in the next semester. Pity my fren who failed the test and need to take 2 English Modules. They can't even review their paper, so they were so innocence. Haiz... wanna work hard for my English.

Late to work

In the early morning of Monday, after a rain showered in coldness and my alarm was run off of battery so I failed to wake up at 7a.m. And my Sis's maid didnot wake me up. OMG! I was damn furious when I woke up and saw my phone, it was 5 minutes to 8a.m. I quickly rush to the toilet and shouted her name with y angerness. She did not care about people even though we are in the one roof. What the hell, I know I did not contribute to her pay but she shouldn't do this to me rite? I asked her, "Why you did not wake me out?", she did not reply me, I guess she must be guilty. When I told my Sis, she scolded her, but I did not expect her to be scolded just felt that my Sis should and know what to do. This is not the 1st time she make the mistake, my Sis also experienced it. So I think that makes her angrier. Hope she won't do it again.

9 to 6 kind of office life

Just worked for 3 days, I'd already bored of office life and I am getting sick. Not sick of work but sick of health. My eyes was swollen red since yesterday, facing the computer all day long with all the work loads given to me, I couldn't and forgoten to rest my eyes. Back home with eye red and dried. Today, the third day of work, Boss approach me again and told me during the critical of time now I may need to stay for OT and he'll pay for my OT. I got a bad instinct I am gonna be very busy in coming days hence, Wen Ya is going to take a lot of holiday soon. I am dead for sure! Oh No.

This morning, met Andy my ex-colleague on the bus to work and he was late by the time. I have no excuse to make so I told him I am working part time nearby. I became to learn that the more we wanna keep them from knowing the more exposure it will be. Soon, I think the whole ex-company will knew it. Actually I don't mind if they knew it or not, just hope that they wouldn't spread rumours of me around and worst to my Boss's ear.

Tomorrow I am going back hometown for a important dinner, and my Mum will sing on the function. I think she's very worried now as this is her 1st time on stage. A family reunion on the go! Enjoy!

Ist day working at Leng Consultant

Today was my first day at Wen Ya's working firm, the route to Leng Consultant is just behind my ex-employer's company. I reach early to the office with Wen Ya, she show me around the office. The office is well renovated, I like the office design. Although, the company only have 3 workers including me and to bosses, but it makes me feel comfortable there. The company is very busy so I started working in the morning and when I am concentrating at drawings, the big boss appear behind me and gave me a very warm welcome. He even asked me to feel like my home there. I've never seen such a nice Boss ever. So I did not ask about my pay, what a silly me... But I didn't expecting much there as I only knew draftsman's work but Wen Ya knew much much more. What a capable friend I had, I am proud of her and I can see that the Bosses like her a lot. No wonder she introduce me in the company without Boss's interviewing and doesn't even look at my resume. The Boss must be trusting her judgement. Hope I won't let her down.

This morning, I met Ya Huan on the bus to work. She was late by the time I met her, what a coincide to work near to her again. I tried to surprised her in front but she doesn't feel anything and she had knew it I am going to work at Wen Ya's company. Spoilt my mood. During lunch, we met again to Ya Huan's favourite Vegetarian Restaurant, the food is really nice there. I was worrying to met my ex-bosses there cos it is very near to my ex-company. Luckily, I didn't met any ex-colleagues and Ya Huan did not tell any of them.

After work, I walk to Redhill MRT just as when I did before but the feeling is not the same anymore. I do not know why is it so but maybe I am missing the feeling walking home with Ya Huan and Htet. I hope Htet is having fun at his own hometown in Myanmar right now. Suddenly, I miss them so much, but I got a feeling they'd already forgoten me:(

Meet Old Friends

Last Sunday, went back to Bento Box to find Ah Zhong for breakfast together with Ah Hong. People there says I am more plume than last time, it really makes me uneasy. Maybe NUS's food is too delicious or maybe I am too stressed. But, they didn't change at all. Me an Ah Hong was late, when i reached the food court, Ah Zhong is about to start his breakfast again. He thought we had forgotten the date. As ussual, I always late when it comes to breakfast with them because travelling from Woodlands to Jurong Point me 50 mins. He'd been long time skipping breakfast as we all left Bento Box, I think he must be happy to see us.

After breakfast, me and Ya Fang met up wanna go JB for some spin. On the way to Singapore Custome, she found that she didn't brought her passport but she thought she could use her access card to enter Malaysia. When I passed the counter, I saw her searching her back panickly and then I learned that she left her card at home too. So I walked to the Officer and asked her what could I do now? He said "You could wait for her to get her passport here." but we decided not to go there anymore. Since I'd crossed over the counter, I need to walk a distance to the underpass and then to the Singapore departure hall. It was a very big round. No wonder we called her 'Sotong' in poly, now she still a Sotong, or perhaps Queen of Sotong.

Tomorrow, I'll be going to Wen Ya's office to work as a temporary draftman till my holiday end. What a coincide, her office is just right to my ex-company. Hope I won't bump into my ex-bosses there. I didn't ask Wen Ya about my pay, I wonder how much would they willing to give? But I heard her company is lack of workers. From 5 colleagues to 2, I don't think I have spare time in her office. But, maybe it is the best way to kill times.

Bored Saturday Morning

This Saturday, I planned myself a lot of activities but in the end screwed up by my friends. Some are lazy to come out and some are busy with their own thingy. Actually wanna have a round of tennis or window shopping before the BBQ at Heryanto's place, but everyone seems so busy lately. Ah Huang and Ah niao went back Kluang in the early morning, they asked me to join them but already promised to go the BBQ and just back from Kluang so I turned them down, but I really wish to go back with them as a lot of Secondary mates now having holiday in Kluang.

So the whole morning, I was watching Movies and dramas until 3pm, my brain urge me to go out for a stroll. I decided to go window shopping alone at Causeway Point. Poor me, shopping alone and stressing myself not to spend any cents forgotten to take my lunch. When Rui sms me she'd reached Singapore, we decided to meet up at Jurong East. We were surprised by the closure of Jurong Entertainment Centre. Ever heard of news for renovation nor upgrading, and there is no sign board to our answer. We assume it as closure for renovation, so we head up to the library behind. Borrowed a book name 'Demons Are Ghoul's Best Friend', I was attracted by the title "Demons" of course.

When we were about to go to Heryanto's place, the rain started to splash, fortunately it stopped when we reach his house. Suddenly, my stomach began to growled and it reminds me I haven't have my lunch. Thank goodness, Micheal had prepared the spaghetti, and it was delicious. The BBQ objective is actually a farewell to Ruriko from Japan and Hanim from Korea, exchange students we met in NUS, but I invited Wen Ya and Sian Feng to come, poor Wen Ya a vegetarian brought her own food and we were so interested to taste her food hope she have enough for herself. Besides them, Wei Sheng and Jia Hong which I had last seen in Poly turned up too. Army life really changes Wei Sheng, Kabir and 'an idiot' not only appearance but also mindset. Hope to see them all again in future.

1st Week of Holiday

In this 1st week of holiday, I felt it passes extremely fast and I did wasted every day of mine doing things. I used the week to help Mum repainted our walls and the gate. Although I did not repaint all the walls or very well done, but I still felt successfulness of doing it by my own. I also enjoyed the Hong Kong drama 'Jia Hao Yue Yuan' with Mum, which make my Mum addicted to it and she even asked me to teach her how to use the desktop. Haha.. felt guilty for my Dad because Mum abandoned him for drama now.

I came back Singapore yesterday, wanna find some part time here and also attend Heryanto's BBQ on Sat. Again, not to waste my every little time I have, so I asked Ah Huang out for tennis practice at SP and shopping at Bugis today. Bought myself a shorts felt damn guilty cause I'd spent money instead of earning yet. My legs still aching, maybe too long never exercise, Ah Huang wanna stop the game after 1 and a half hours so do I.

In school, I met Anna and Shi Min with their own friends. What a coincidence, never thought I would met anyone I knew there except lecturers. Have a chat with Anna, and decided to pay Haou Wah a visit at Muar by end of Dec. Opps... Haven't told Haou Wah the news.

4 weeks to enjoy! Cheers!