Weee!

Hello boy!

5 years together and thanks for everything you have done for me. :)

I hope you see this and smile.

P/S: So sorry about yesterday..

Random

Finally our air tickets to the States settled! Insurance and Authority to Travel done!

Weeee so so happy I can't wait for March to come! :)
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A lot of commotion going on with some third party blogger incident these days. Who can promise an everlasting love? Who can promise that the person you trusted and loved most will not leave you one day for another person?

It's gonna be a tough time for the third party, but well.. too bad.

An opportunity

There was a visit from a guy in the Business Development Unit in Halliburton Abu Dhabi to Singapore to discuss with us the costs of a three year tender of his customer with Halliburton. He will be here these few days and today he happened to walk into our office and strike a conversation with us after a presentation I had given earlier on.

He asked my colleagues and I about our academic background and then offered me an opportunity to work in the completions oil rig. Being really straightforward he told my other 2 colleagues that they do not have the cut to be one as I looked tough and can take care of myself better, which at that point of time I did not think I am the kind of person he thought. He then told me that if I am interested, raise it up in the PPR to my manager and he will make sure I get it. I will then be an international expat travelling to different oil rigs onshore and offshore, earning really big as he had mentioned. But I was doubtful of my own capabilities, whether or not I will be up to the job is one thing.. but another issue is this is going to be one dangerous field. Oil rig people are not paid highly without a reason, they are betting against their lives. An explosion or something goes wrong with the oil extracting process that's it. My life is gone, which is why the insurance bought for them are real high. Even a guy may find it tough to work in a rig, imagine going to a rig in a dessert.. the only means of transport there is by a helicopter. But of course I can't join the rig immediately. This will be through a 5 year training where in between I will be promoted up to different levels for training and then finally joining the rig for official work. I would jump at the opportunity to be an expat, but an expat working in a rig I will have to think twice. Though housing, cars, allowance, children's education etc are taken care of, which sounds like a really good deal.

Sounds fun, but I am not sure if I really want it.. It was a real good opportunity presented to me and I admit I was very happy that someone saw the potential in me. Especially when this opportunity is presented to a fresh graduate like me who has no prior experience before, and that many more experienced people outside took more than 10 years to get into the oilfield industry.

My parents are unsupportive of me going. And honestly speaking, I am disappointed. They do not seem to support me in any things I do, giving me excuses like dangerous, later got cheated there etc. Previously I had a job offer that requires me to travel to China often and they did not support me too, reason being dangerous again. It makes sense but if this is going to happen every time  then I will never make it if I opt for the safest way. I really just hoped they be supportive and tell me to go ahead and try.. even though in the end I may not accept the offer. At least I feel better that way.

Boy on the other hand supports me in any decision I make, which I have been very grateful. He analyzes for me the pros and cons but decision lies in me. This is just what I want. I do not need anyone to tell me what to do, I just need someone to come forward and tell me they trust me.

Should I, or should I not?

Halliburton ME/IE Teambuilding Event

Just last week we had a teambuilding event for our ME/IE department in Halliburton's new plant which we are going to move over in the next 2 months. The event was really fun and it certainly help to bond us and know each other more. Not to mention that the new plant at Tuas South was awesome, huge and beatiful with sea view. Looking forward to my new working environment!

We had a couple of games to play and all of us enjoyed ourselves so much. Will let photos do the talking then.

This is my boss, super funny chap, and I can't help but laugh at this photo lol.

Updates!

I noticed I haven't been updating my blog since August. Maybe because I lost track of it and as time passes by I do not know where I should start so I don't bother to update.

Well.. 4 months since and so many things have happened. I'll probably start with the more recent happenings.

Signed and paid for the 5% downpayment for our house in October and it will be ready 3.5 years later! Much earlier than the 5 years we had expected. We were really lucky we were allocated a queue number that allowed us to choose the high floor units, though really expensive and I shudder at the thought of the monthly installment in future. That means I have to continue working haha.

Gotta save up for renovations and wedding!

Site has already started construction and alot of commotions going on in the FB page regarding renovations etc. Interesting. Excited. Boy can then travel to work in town within 10 mins and I wonder how long it will take for me to go to work from Boon Keng to Tuas.

On a side note, I had initially bought air tickets for my trip to Bangkok next Jan together with boy and his family but I had to forgo it as we finally decided to travel to US instead. I do not have that many leaves to take so I had to forgo it but his family and him will still be going. Money forfeited.

This is my first time going for a long haul trip and I'm super duper excited. 22 hours of plane ride and I hope I can survive that. All the way from 16th March to 31st March! Even the itinerary has been planned by his family and relatives in the US and all I have to do is just pay. Sounds pretty good because it will take me ages if I am involved in the planning process lol.

The last itinerary for the US road trip I have heard of was to fly from Singapore to Seattle to meet his relatives, drive from Seattle to Sacremento and then to Yosemite, then to Los Angeles, Hollywood, Las Vegas, Grand Canyon, San Diego, San Francisco, Portland and back to Seattle. The 2 places I have been wanting to go are Hollywood and Las Vegas! Been watching movies featuring these places and I am now finally going over. Not forgetting the premium outlets in US that I have heard many talking about and I am afraid I would spend too much.
 Now I pray that my boss would approve my 3 weeks leave.

This December has been really busy for me. So many parties and events to attend and it really burnt a big hole in my pocket.

15th Dec: Bro and Fel's Guo Da Li and ECP Outing

22nd Dec: Christmas Dinner at Sx's place

23rd Dec: Bro and Fel's Malaysia Wedding

24th & 25th Dec: Christmas Celebration at Boy's place

30th December: Bro and Fel's Wedding

31st December: Dinner at Jewel Box with Boy's family

1st December: New Year Celebration at Boy's place

Fully booked. But, I am happy :)

1 Year Anniversary in the Engineering Sector

Next Wednesday marks the day where I had officially stepped into the working industry for a year. Time flies and things happen for the past year. Good, bad, unhappiness, happiness, it all happens.

I still remember when I first graduated and stepped in to join the workforce, I was still filled with uneasiness. I didn't know what to expect and only to hear  horror stories from friends who have already been working. I must consider myself lucky to have superiors who are supportive and willing to teach, but I have had my fair share of unhappiness while working too. There's people who admires how I can get into the oil and gas industry, of my working hours, of my free transport everyday, of my pay etc but at the end of the day, there's really nothing to admire about. It doesn't matter if you have everything but you are unhappy. I wouldn't mind trading all these for happiness.

Of course during my one year of work, I have heard many, experienced many and finally realized many things. There are all sorts of people I came across. And then it led me to think what sort of background were they from, what kind of life are they leading that makes them behave this way. It's interesting to know.

I have learnt a lot albeit some things that may happen along the way. The job scope is fine and there's nothing much to complain about at the moment. It's just the people to people relationship and politics that makes the working environment a little harsh.

I have to learn to be strong mentally.

The start of 2012.

2012 has not been a good start for me. I haven't been blogging because there has been just too many things happening for the past few months which I have not shared.

My cousin passed away unexpectedly during new year's eve. He was only 32 years old. Just when most of the people were happily celebrating the coming of 2012, I was in Malaysia for the wake mourning. I looked at him laying down in the coffin and then vivid images of him passed through my mind. I would never had thought that he would passed away just like that, that the last I saw him was during Chinese New Year last year. It came through to me that life is really fragile, and you never know when people close to you will be leaving you.

Then during Chinese New Year Day 1 when I was in JB at my grandma's place, I had an encounter with the supernatural that left me thinking that I could have been really been down on my luck. My parents sort of sensed it but they kept quiet so that I would not be afraid. Ever since that, I started to be very conscious of small little noise/sounds in the night. Paranoid or what, I don't know.

That's not the last. Again during Chinese New Year Day 4, I went back home to realize that my room had been broken into - with my newly bought Nikon camera lost. Apparently, someone had tried to use a L-shaped metal rod to hook up my bag which is by the window side. My camera had a handstrap so it could have been hooked up and stolen away. My bags were being rummaged through and what was left behind was that L-shaped rod which I stupidly threw away because I had thought nothing was lost. Made a police report 2 days later and up till now there's still no news.

Someone in my family wasnt in good health all of a sudden and I am afraid that things could be worse than just what was initially guessed. I can never imagine how I would react if it really happened.

Till then only did I realized how much I loved the people around me. I had thought that all I want was to earn more and more money and climb higher in my work. But things changed, and I see myself going to the extent of being willing to put off whatever I have now and future advancements to be there for whoever I loved.

Life's short.

Other than earning all the money you can have, what is the real happiness that you are looking for?

After all the things that had happened for the past few months, instead of feeling that I am being unlucky or unfortunate, I felt the opposite. I learnt that despite all these, I am still fortunate. I have a family who dotes on me and a boyfriend who listens to me and advise me on stuffs.

Simple things brings big happiness that last forever.

What more can I ask for?