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First performance appraisal!

Just have the result of my first performance appraisal and got to know my bonus for my 1 year work. Although I know i still have some way to go, I am happy with the result

Hope my work is just like my study, it just get better and better each year   Really think the decision to join a big company (although this is not MNC) to experience what it is to work in a > 50 people company is right! I realised i used to think that one month to earn $3-4k is alot….now I think many of my colleagues earn more than that (not me ^^| ). I used to think that to get 2 month bonus is very good already yet here I think many of my colleagues gets more than that including myself THus I am very happy with the bonus also! wahhahahahaha

Although i know it is not high to some, maybe in future i will have higher expectation, but now at this moment, i am so happy

To reward myself, I shall……save the  $$$. Been indulging myself in alot of things with my monthly salary so for this bonus, other than bringing my mum to TW and give abit more to my parents (haven’t think of how much ^^|), save for next year income tax….the rest I shall save some and invest some!

One thing i hope…i hope i do not become an ATM again because of the bonus and it brings only joy and will not trigger off some unwanted event. I been trying hard to forgive and forget and built our relationship, please do not ruin it…do not just because you know i got bonus …The trust is still not there but at least now I am willing to spend time with you, a saturday afternoon to fly kite with you. It takes time to regain trust after being hurt…I am trying hard, let this be a test and god bless…please bless him to pass it!

That day when I was lunching with my colleagues, I happened to talk about the random job i worked when I was studying. Then M commented that i seems to have a hard life, but actually I am the most fortunate one in my family. Although i was almost aborted, have to do alot of part time…but with my background i get to travel so much, and have what I have today, I am very happy and feel very fortunate already!. I didn’t felt that the working is a hardship, i have grown up and learn from these experiences…i think it is what makes up me today. Because I earned a mere $3.50/hr before, because I did menial job before, I do not look down on people working on menial job, respected it and I strive to have higher achivement in studies, to earn more $$ and i must bring a better standard of living to my family Maybe…abit that i am wondering is…if i have study harder from young…or from uni year 1…would i be able to get first class? hahaha….but then again, to study so hard is so not my style

 

Next…want to talk about saturday where I went out with my Mum and sis. Was a fun day where we went to eat watami (don’t have my favourite daifuku~~). Wanted to use my $5 watami voucher so decided to go and eat at watami since we enjoyed the food. This time round we order all the right stuff but guess what? I forgot to use the voucher! aiyo..baka! Luckily i paid by visa, can void and repay again^^| lucky!

Next lucky thing? Last week I bought a wilson K factor tennis racket and only upon payment then I know that it comes with a free wilson backpack but was out of stock. it is value for $$ even without the bag so I decided to go ahead and buy, least expected…the bag is still available ^^ So in the end => it is super value for $$ ^_____________________________^ thank god!!!

 

So many happy things in a week, hahaha. Then we went to watch salt with the complementary voucher given by my financial planner. Nice movie Really wonder if angelina jolie knows martial art in real life? THen after that we saw an archery centre and went in to have some fun. 72 arrows for 3 pax for a total of $24! It is my sis and mum’s first experience with archery, hahah so fun!

Then we have supper and “nua” at the sofa, playing with it … then go home. but guess what? we missed the last bus (to be exact we didn’t noticed that there were bus diversion until we waited for 30mins and kenna midnight charge…>.<) and in the end gotta pay extra $$ to take cab home. It was a small matter but i kinda lost my temper (didnt say any awful things but the way i contain it is being quiet…which i guess being my mum and sis they can of cause felt the fiery aura >.< aiya…dunno whats wrong with me…to be unhappy abt such small thing. Hope  i did not ruin the day~~). Overall it is a happy day … hahah. Damage on pocket -> $54 for watami + $24 for archery => $78. yeah it is < $100 with sis treated us for the supper. Must control my temper better…although with improvement (keeping quiet)…but still not good enough as people can still sense the awful aura…must gambatte!

Then last night was a happy night also, spend some time catching up with my overseas friend. Didn’t realised…its been almost half a year since we last catch up. Almost work until no friends^^|||. Our gathering last dec felt like its just yesterday ^^| 好想念大家阿   我又要去TW 嘍﹐ 大家見面+吃飯吧 讓ET 媽媽看看這十年來在國外好好照顧ET的人 有人要和我們一起玩也很歡迎!!!

A long blog…been kepting all these thoughts with me

 

Still have one more part to blog…I finally did some programming in 1 year plus!  And this round, i coded perl !!! wahhhaa… its been a while since i am so focused…i do get focused at work but the level is never the same as when i am coding. I was so focused that i forgot to go toilet and felt a bit of strain on my forehead / head after 2 hours plus of super focused coding! hahah..so happy i can improve the mining script!

This may really be the final place where  i will settle down…hahah. Although i  see my other “sis” working hard even during weekend and public holiday. Ai…too bad i can’t be of much help! Nvm…i will try my best to learn and be a little more useful!

Tennis racket

Been thinking of getting a new racket for sometime. My current racket been with me for 2-3 years, actual playing is abt 1 year. think is time i get a racket with more control, less forgiving.

Current racket comes with a headsize of 110 sq inch, which is quite forgiving, currently looking at rackets with headsize of 100-105 sq inch. Been reading a bit online, fall in love with the wilson K factor! am aiming for a wilson K factor racket but here are a few that i am keen in, not sure which to get…lol:

 

 

Wilson K Factor KTour Team.FX

As a lighter version of the popular KTour, the KTour Team.FX offers an extremely maneuverable and spin-friendly response. Though lighter weight, the KTour Team.FX maintains excellent stability with the FX technology. The Quad Shaft construction in the throat area of the racquet provides 23% more torsional stability and a more evenly distributed mass. With FX, you can have the lightweight maneuverability but retain some of the playing qualities of a heavier racquet. The 102 sq in headsize offers a generous sweetspot. Our TW testers found this to offer easy pop and comfortable feel even outside of the sweetspot. With its lightweight, topspin was easy to generate from all areas of the court. Superb maneuverability meant angles were easy to find when attacking the ball at midcourt. This lightweight KTour Team.FX is a great option for players looking for a more powerful, more forgiving version of the KTour. All in all, this comfortable ‘tweener racquet is a must try for players at the 3.5+ level or the advanced junior player.

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wilson K Factor KZen

This maneuverable racquet is an excellent choice for the intermediate level player looking for a control oriented racquet that’s more forgiving than an all out players stick. There’s some impressive stability to be had when blocking back hard struck shots or when pushing forward to knock off a volley. At net the racquets offers lots of control and a solid sense of depth and directional control. The 9.9 ounce weight and 310 swingweight (RDC) provides a perfect balance between mobility and stability, making this one a great choice for a variety of player styles at the 3.5+ level. Long fast swings result in some nice pace and easy access to spin. The open string pattern provides plenty of bite on the ball and the stiff frame response seems to further enhance the bite and action of spin shots. The open string pattern also provides a somewhat lively feel and good comfort at impact. More forgiving than an all out player’s stick, this one is the perfect choice for the player seeking some added mobility and pop without giving up control.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Light, maneuverable and offering plenty of power, the KBold brings lots of court performance at a great price. The 100square-inch headsize offers the perfect blend of power and control. There’s plenty of bite from the 16×20 stringbed for added spin and feel. At net the racquet feels mobile with a clean feel at contact. At just under 10 ounces strung, even smaller framed players will find it easy to generate fast swing speeds on serves and groundstrokes. All in all this racquet offer lots of performance for the 3.5 and above level player.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Base on the NTRP rating, I rate myself at 3.0 and all these racket are for 3.5 and above, hope I am not over ratting myself Select mainly due to the K factor technology and the headsize of 100-103 sq inch, medium power etc .

Must think think which one i prefer..haha

 

 wanna blog abt my work but too sleepy i guess i will leave it till tml!

A fruitful holiday :)

This morning played tennis with LY, felt that we both play pretty well today, at least we manage to rally quite ok, infact the occsaional drop shot (or due to my lack of strength LOLOL) that result in net play was fun and exciting

Love it whenever the tennis game goes right! hahahha

Afternoon KTV was cancelled thus I revised my Japanese for about 2 hours! hahaha….yeah! shall try to study a bit tml also. Need to improve my use of the language, it is deterioting as I practice it less and less!

Then I meet my parents and sis to have dinner at watami! Ordered lotsa food, eat until my stomach gonna explode liao! But we finished everything ^_^ The bill goes up to $90 for 4 of us. The food taste pretty nice ( i love the mango + ichigo (strawberry) daifuku!!!!) + service is really good! (they kneel at us to take orders….omg! i was so shocked!) + the price is very reasonable => overall is value for $$ and I will definitely go back. hahha

Then after that we braved the rain and reached the foot reflexology place where we have our 45mins foot + shouder + hand massage! I am thinking of making this massage thingy + family outing a monthly event ^_^ … but this one day event costed a $200 bill on my pocket!

After the massage, we shopped at CK and have ice cream + french fries + coke at Mac for supper! haha…super full, even till now I still feel so full from watami and mac.

Now watching French Open (Roland Garros), not Henin’s match but Elena Dementiva’s one. I doubt she will win as I see that her injuries is affecting her playquite a bit. But look at her determination to play on…gosh my heart really goes out to her! Whats worst for an athletic to be injured! A pity that she might not cruise pass this round. Gam ba te Elena, you fought well when you play with Henin, hope you can continue to play in this tournament!

 

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Oh yeah Elena Dementiva won her page and cruised on!!! hahhaa….hope Henin will win Maria Sharapova tonight and cruise pass and meet Dementiva some day on the way

Finding the importance in life

For a while…I was abit lost…suddenly I dunno whats the meaning and purpose of life after I find my life left only my work.

Yesterday, I made a step forward, this might change my life quite a bit. With some doubt and some concern, I decided to raise my hand and tell the world instead of keeping it to myself

This will keep me busy again, lotsa things to read, to find out, to learn, to share and become a better person.

Recently is weird, I dun work as late as when i was rushing two project for 2 units, but i felt more tired. Is it the content or is it because of the pro-long period making me a bit burn out? In any case, it doesn’t matter, i am learning to put things down, work is not the most important thing in life, there are other more important things. Of course I still want to achieve, but i shall put less pressure on myself, take things easier.

Just finished my Japanese exam, should be able to pass? hopefully^^| really haven’t been hardworking at all but shall continue to revise, to prepare for Intermediate 2 and also for my japan trip in june

Today did some research on it, hee….decided to not to rush around so will not be going to other state like kobe / kyoto / osaka.

Save save save, must have more descipline in saving, read read read need to read more to learn and find out more about you, play play play, wanna play more and more tennis Felt the improvement, its great, i love the feeling of every hit!!!

An enjoyable Saturday! (楽しい土曜日ね)

Today went for my Japanese class in the morning and managed to scrap pass my oral test happy that my listening was pretty ok (or should I say cos the question wasn’t too hard ? ^^|).

After that met up with Xiao Hui san to catch up while having lunch at Yoshinoya! It almost become my regular lunch place every Sat!

Today also splurge on my tennis wear: 1 x Wilson tennis bag (my god, is so my style, how can I not get it right? ^^| hahaha) + 2 x adidas top. Total damage = $39.90 + $55.80!

(日本語: 今日日本語クラスへいきにオラル-テストとリシェニングテストをしにいった。 オラル-とリシェニングテストはあまり難しかった。ですから全部は合格した。そして、xiao hui さんとあいながら、昼ご飯を食べています。昼ご飯後、スポーツの服とかばんを買った。)

At evening also meet my sis at plaza for dinner, then shop around, went arcade only to realise my card have 122 tickets inside for redeem!!! hahaha…got ourselves 1 x mechanical pencil (since mine is super old) + 1 pink eraser cum sharpener ( お姉さん (sis) want it) + bubble … hahaha lame right^^| some childhood memory !

Then went to mac for supper! pianz…super full! Actually we suppose to play tennis today but rain =.= ….so gonna play tml.

(夕方姉と一緒にplazaで晩ご飯を食べた。KFCをたべた^^ それから、買物して、arcade でゲンームをした。嬉しかった! そして、Macで夜ご飯を食べた! お腹がいっぱいね! )

One stupid thing I find about all these tennis booking is …upon rain, must go down personally to reschedule the booking. thats crap! we are in 21st century, we can book and pay online, why can’t you update the booking online? going down is such a trouble and on top of it I can’t prebook the slot I want before I go down~~

Must sleep le..tml morning tennis おやすみ (night)!

A super broke month

On monday, I just went to pay up my study allowance loan in full……..thats freaking $7200! So I am super super broke now =.=

Just checked my bank account…I haven’t gave my mum monthly allowance yet, housing loan kicked in…gosh…a very short month~

Must survive for the next 25 days with $400…but anyway, with the upfront $7200 payup, i saved on 4.75% interest per annual. Though one might argue that I can gain more by investing, but the fact is I just don’t like to pay interest / have liability at all!

Offsite

Last weekend went for company offsite, sometimes I am just amaze how things piece together when all of us doesn’t have much time to plan / work on the offsite. Of course we did our part, but it is really alot of play by the ear and on the stop decision making.

Great experience in organising all these. Previous unit set me experience in organising for group size of 30 plus, now i am set for planning for group size of about 60. Happy that it turn out pretty fun.

 

Very sleepy le..need to go and koon….waiting up at 8:45 am for the 9am semi final between Justine Henin and Kim Clister! The belgium titan clashes!!! OMg…been waiting for these 2 to meet for quite some time! Allez!

Tennis again :)

This weekend I get to play lotsa tennis again Saturday after my Japanese lesson, I practised with a wall (yes a tennis wall ) for about 75mins from 3pm to 4.15pm! Almost died…haha not sure is it the weather or is it because i am playing against the wall so it return faster, after 30mins I am like almost cmi and had to drink 1 can of 100 plus to continue! but since i travel all the way there to play so I made myself played for 1hr 15mins

At times I really wonder, why i push myself so hard when I am just playing leisurely. If its 10 years back maybe I find it logical as there is still time to be good in it and compete! (oh…the competitive me appear again^^|). But now I am just playing it leisurely only and I know I am not going to get anywhere with this…with my age and weak knee. But I guess, its just me, when I really get into something I just have such desire to play it well. Thank god and appreciate that my knee hang out there for me. (touch wood) but please keep surviving all my tennis game!

I actually felt my knee condition become better, not sure is it because I am building up thigh muscle while playing tennis thus the condition improved or I am just actually doing more harm to it^^|

Back to the tennis wall, i think it is really a good way to practice the stroke. I practiced quite a bit on my backhand and I see improvement in today’s game. But then I just realised I might have hold my racket wrongly for backhand…or might be changing the grip…so have to re-learn again i guess!

Anyway then today I played tennis with LY and my sis again at CCK tennis court

Me and my back hand stance  This red color set is certainly not my favorite wear but I wore my favorite set ( blue adidas top + my basketball shorts) ytd so bo bian today gotta wear red red! Next time shall take a pic with my blue set, haha all blue! (blue top, shorts, racket and shoes!).

Booked the wrong timing today, instead of 9 – 11am i booked 10-12…almost kenna cooked! but I think ytd 3pm was hotter though.

Arranged next sat to play singles with another friend, my bro says singles can improve stroke better but hope I can last the 2hrs!

So…next next sat (20th Mar), theGanG free to play? hee…lets play at gear’s house!

Lastly, I passed my JLPT 4! yeah! hahahhaa…でも日本語まだ下手ですよ。 >< 練習練習ね!

昨日日本語クラスへテニス の racket をもていきます。 もりや先生もうテニスをしますね。 『テニスをしましょう』と言います。。。いいね。 one more potential tennis kaki

Indian wells (BNP Paribas Open) is starting tml and my favorite player Justine Henin is playing! But i can’t catch live because I gotta work >.< how I appreciate my student life….nvm shall catch the final during  weekend

Tennis

Today is a crazy day!!! Was watching some past video highlights of Justine Henin in 2010 Brisbane tournament…got so enthu that I decided to play tennis with my siblings again at 6plus! We went for the 8-10pm slot!

Is abit xiong on the pocket though…each time we go play is $19 for 2 hours of court booking + abt $10 of cab fare (to & fro). But…I really feel like playing tennis more n more! wahahhaha

Was observing how a backhand should be played, I realise is because my footing is wrong thus my backhand is very off.

So today…at the beginning when my footwork is right, I can see that my backhand improves. But my concentration is not good…by the last 40 mins, I just lose concentration that my footwork is always not correct thus most of my backhand is out to the other court >.<