Good news is that I will be going for a GTKY (i guess this to be Get To Know You) session with 2 RTLs or regional team leads the week after next. Yes, short forms are a way of life in Shell. Seems exciting as they have deemed me to be capable of being a trading operator. Now.. about that crossroads, it will be whether i will be stationed in Singapore or with the possibility of heading out to Dubai for a good 3 years.
Rather excited about both options actually. On thinking about the pros and cons .. hmmm.
Heading to Dubai - pros would be -> very good exposure to other cultures and good experience; good money due to allowance; opportunity to explore the middle east, probably finish touring it by the end of 3 years; time for me to focus on my knowledge/career and probably learning stuff; making new friends. Cons would be -> away from family and wheng and all my friends here; no activities with my friends - 1st thing i would buy there would be a PS3 xP ..... hmmmm.
So ... if given the opportunity, i would most probably go for Dubai posting ba. hmmmm. Never expected such a possibility, but seems to be good. Well, thinking about it will give me a better idea of what i want and ... lets not think too far ahead. One more hurdle to clear. =P
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Monday, April 21, 2008
De interview and .. a win =/
Went for the interview today at Shell Trading. Think it went rather well, at least, not that tense and stuff. Chatted a bit and got to know about an opening at risk management analyst role. =) About an hour and a half for the interview, hmmm... still a good feel, except that will have to wait for their response and a second round if i can get through this.
Had Thai food with Wei Khai, Xinyi and frens. Couldnt remember their names.. oops. =P And went back for the test run of P6238. Good news is .. found out the root cause of poor performance, not so good news is that have to wait till next week before it can be rectified. =P
As for the badminton tournament, swee seng and i won the men's doubles, 21-18 10-21 21-16. Mostly my efforts in losing the points, and swee seng's to win them back. Luckily, swee seng was more effective in earning points than me in losing them. =P Although we won the men's doubles, the other 2 matches (singles and mixed doubles) were lost as Kewei, a national team player overcame our team manager, Ony (singles) and Cindy and Tommy (mixed). It was definitely a good experience. =D
Had Thai food with Wei Khai, Xinyi and frens. Couldnt remember their names.. oops. =P And went back for the test run of P6238. Good news is .. found out the root cause of poor performance, not so good news is that have to wait till next week before it can be rectified. =P
As for the badminton tournament, swee seng and i won the men's doubles, 21-18 10-21 21-16. Mostly my efforts in losing the points, and swee seng's to win them back. Luckily, swee seng was more effective in earning points than me in losing them. =P Although we won the men's doubles, the other 2 matches (singles and mixed doubles) were lost as Kewei, a national team player overcame our team manager, Ony (singles) and Cindy and Tommy (mixed). It was definitely a good experience. =D
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Winds of change .. where will it blow me to?
Well... it has been a while now. And yes, plenty had happened since i last blogged. Hmmm. Currently excited about the interview on next Monday for the Trading Ops position, and looks like i have to get ready my interview wear. =P Apparently there are 4 of us going for 2 available positions and I hope they would find me suitable. =)
Feeling sad that i would have to leave Seraya, wonderful bunch of people there. To think I am part of a badminton team going for competition next Monday evening. =) Leading a Rotating Equipment Reliability Team (RERT) and also lead for 2 Root Cause Analysis teams for short term and long term solutions. If not for my own fear, it is a good place to learn and develop my competency in rotating equipment.
Had been handing over information on my tasks and responsibilities to Hitesh for the past few days. Feeling sian cos have a few initiatives but will not be implementing it myself, but will let him decide on how he would want to handle them. Realised that six months is a good period where I can settle into a position and start to think of ways of improving it. Hopefully my interview for Trading Ops position will be successful else will have to think about which position I would like to try and also will depend on what is available.
As for my car, it has been leaking after heavy downpours as I park in the open carpark. Rather surprised that water actually splash onto my right foot as i accelerate out of the car park. After going down to Ubi toyota service centre, then I found out that I have to go Leng Kee Car bodycare centre for them to determine location of the leak. xP
Think will be able to go only on 28th Apr, where i can deposit the car in the morning and go for training at Macpherson area at 0930. hmmm... meanwhile, lets hope it doesn't rain that much in the afternoon. heh.
Feeling sad that i would have to leave Seraya, wonderful bunch of people there. To think I am part of a badminton team going for competition next Monday evening. =) Leading a Rotating Equipment Reliability Team (RERT) and also lead for 2 Root Cause Analysis teams for short term and long term solutions. If not for my own fear, it is a good place to learn and develop my competency in rotating equipment.
Had been handing over information on my tasks and responsibilities to Hitesh for the past few days. Feeling sian cos have a few initiatives but will not be implementing it myself, but will let him decide on how he would want to handle them. Realised that six months is a good period where I can settle into a position and start to think of ways of improving it. Hopefully my interview for Trading Ops position will be successful else will have to think about which position I would like to try and also will depend on what is available.
As for my car, it has been leaking after heavy downpours as I park in the open carpark. Rather surprised that water actually splash onto my right foot as i accelerate out of the car park. After going down to Ubi toyota service centre, then I found out that I have to go Leng Kee Car bodycare centre for them to determine location of the leak. xP
Think will be able to go only on 28th Apr, where i can deposit the car in the morning and go for training at Macpherson area at 0930. hmmm... meanwhile, lets hope it doesn't rain that much in the afternoon. heh.
Tuesday, April 01, 2008
Wonder how the near future will be like?
Had started the process for a big change in my life, which is, surprisingly, a career switch. After feeling uncomfortable with exposure to chemicals, even though they are safe, for some time now. I decided to apply for a transfer to a commercial role so that any unnecessary exposure to any chemicals is reduced to zero.
Left with the final (at the present moment) hurdle of clearing the company doctor, in which i will have to get the recommendation from my own doctor from NUH. Thus going to meet her tomorrow and see what her views are.
If the transfer is approved, i would probably be going into Shell Trading, under trading operations IF they accept me. =P Else.. hmmm.. probably contracts and procurement then.
If the transfer is a no go, then will have to look for another job liao. heh.
Thus... my crystal ball for the near future surely looks hazy at the moment. xP
Left with the final (at the present moment) hurdle of clearing the company doctor, in which i will have to get the recommendation from my own doctor from NUH. Thus going to meet her tomorrow and see what her views are.
If the transfer is approved, i would probably be going into Shell Trading, under trading operations IF they accept me. =P Else.. hmmm.. probably contracts and procurement then.
If the transfer is a no go, then will have to look for another job liao. heh.
Thus... my crystal ball for the near future surely looks hazy at the moment. xP
Monday, March 24, 2008
Super rain today...
Got back to main building just in time this evening, with dark clouds looming over the site casting menacing shadows across the face of earth. Having to witness the test run of the liquid ring pump(LRP) as it had failed twice before, i was approximately 5 storeys above ground where the LRP is. The test run was successful and it was the first time i attended such test run of LRP, with the suction pressure, flow and power consumption was closely monitored and vibration readings were tracked.
Anyway, just before leaving the main building, several dry lightning strikes clapped as i walked along the corridor towards the exit. Started to jog as i felt time was short and as anticipated, the sky opened up with HUGE blots of raindrops and torrent rain plummeted to the ground as i stood 10 metres away from my car underneath the shelter.
In the end, had to make do with a small umbrella and dashed to my car. The drive back was challenging too. With visibility reducing to 10 metres at times and having to drive through deep water at times. Think my undercarriage is now 'cleaned' with rain water, thank goodness the car didnt stall. =P
Oh well, it was an experience. =D And had an informative lunch today, as i learnt about what the contract and procurement people does in their daily work. heh heh. Shall keep it a secret first, see how things unfold from here.
Hiaz.... Strange how the human mind works. I realised that my anxiety and panic attacks from fear of relapse had more or less vanished, but worries still linger and i am still able to keep them under control. =D Really have to think about what i want to achieve in life, and head towards that. But actually, there are so many dreams i want to achieve, had realised several of my dreams and now still sort of in limbo. thus will have to think about what dreams i wanna fulfill and prioritise them soon. =P
Anyway, just before leaving the main building, several dry lightning strikes clapped as i walked along the corridor towards the exit. Started to jog as i felt time was short and as anticipated, the sky opened up with HUGE blots of raindrops and torrent rain plummeted to the ground as i stood 10 metres away from my car underneath the shelter.
In the end, had to make do with a small umbrella and dashed to my car. The drive back was challenging too. With visibility reducing to 10 metres at times and having to drive through deep water at times. Think my undercarriage is now 'cleaned' with rain water, thank goodness the car didnt stall. =P
Oh well, it was an experience. =D And had an informative lunch today, as i learnt about what the contract and procurement people does in their daily work. heh heh. Shall keep it a secret first, see how things unfold from here.
Hiaz.... Strange how the human mind works. I realised that my anxiety and panic attacks from fear of relapse had more or less vanished, but worries still linger and i am still able to keep them under control. =D Really have to think about what i want to achieve in life, and head towards that. But actually, there are so many dreams i want to achieve, had realised several of my dreams and now still sort of in limbo. thus will have to think about what dreams i wanna fulfill and prioritise them soon. =P
Thursday, March 20, 2008
heh heh ..
After years of cold feet, literally cold feet as my circulation to my extremities are no that good. So during the period of flu, i got myself a pair of woollen socks. Not only that, they are toe socks. =D
They do keep my feet warm and yes, i wear them till late morning and is comfortable, not hot at all. Can still remember the salesgirl saying: They are for wearing with shoes in cold climate .. little will she ever guess it is for wearing at home IN Singapore. =P
Now brewing the chinese herbs. Have not been drinking them since the bout of flu, so starting today again.
They do keep my feet warm and yes, i wear them till late morning and is comfortable, not hot at all. Can still remember the salesgirl saying: They are for wearing with shoes in cold climate .. little will she ever guess it is for wearing at home IN Singapore. =P
Now brewing the chinese herbs. Have not been drinking them since the bout of flu, so starting today again.
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
A shocking strike, 13 wonders and a surprise coursemate!
Last Friday, as i was driving back home along ECP at Keppel flyover area, on the curve towards Marina South in Lane 1 (outer most lane) when i saw an object hurling towards me from the other side of the expressway. I was travelling at about 85 km/h at that time, and the object (likely a rock) was a streak of shadow that came at me, but with a lorry on my left and wall on my right with a car behind.
I cant possibly apply emergency brake (nor do i have the reaction time to do that actually..). So just served a tiny bit to the right and "PEE_ARK!!"- a freaking loud sound thundered from my windscreen and .....
This was taken on the next day at Tampines for those not familiar with the east. another shot from the outside, 4 impact points which can be seen from the outside, 1 main and 3 minor ones. Hmmm.. i look good with most of my face covered. =P
Well.. as for the 13 wonders. Heh. Another special win this year, and this would be my 3rd time winning the 13 wonders. Rather quick as i started with 10 of the required cards and i won from Fen's discarded 東. =)
After this short recap of some highlights from the past, back to today. I have recovered 80% from flu by today, and went for the Dry Gas Seal training by JohnCrane at Tuas. Surprise surprise! Met Dawn who went for the same training. Caught up with her on latest happenings and .. heh heh.. obtained some juicy news too! =P heh. Time to go sleep... at least starting to blog more frequently liao. hope the momentum continues.
I cant possibly apply emergency brake (nor do i have the reaction time to do that actually..). So just served a tiny bit to the right and "PEE_ARK!!"- a freaking loud sound thundered from my windscreen and .....
This was taken on the next day at Tampines for those not familiar with the east. another shot from the outside, 4 impact points which can be seen from the outside, 1 main and 3 minor ones. Hmmm.. i look good with most of my face covered. =PWell.. as for the 13 wonders. Heh. Another special win this year, and this would be my 3rd time winning the 13 wonders. Rather quick as i started with 10 of the required cards and i won from Fen's discarded 東. =)
After this short recap of some highlights from the past, back to today. I have recovered 80% from flu by today, and went for the Dry Gas Seal training by JohnCrane at Tuas. Surprise surprise! Met Dawn who went for the same training. Caught up with her on latest happenings and .. heh heh.. obtained some juicy news too! =P heh. Time to go sleep... at least starting to blog more frequently liao. hope the momentum continues.
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