It's that time of the year again...

Yes, it's that time of year again... Closing accounts and wedding invitations in abundance! November-December... yuck!

Working in finance means that we get quite busy at the office at the end of the year, trying to finish all the payments needed. Extra pressure this year because I don't have a boss right now. Old one got promoted and we're still waiting for the replacement. Last I heard, it might be in January. Uhuks!

Weddings... not a big fan of attending weddings. I hate going alone. It's quite hard to get someone to accompany me since everyone else is busy too. Plus, I have a tendency to cry at weddings... well, my close friends' weddings at least.

I like the planning part of weddings, but I try to avoid the function itself. I like shopping for the dress, flowers, gifts etc. But i don't like being at the wedding itself. Why? I'm not sure... Maybe because I feel so lonely when I see the happy couple, I guess. In my head, when a friend marries, everything will change. You can't go out like you used to because he/she has to spend time with family. If you're lucky, their spouses won't mind if you go out together for dinner or something once in a while. But, if you're friend is the opposite sex, you run the risk of their wives being jealous. So of course, slowly you stop seeing each other and soon all contacts are cut off. You lose a good friend...

I need a switch...

I need a switch... so that I can easily switch between work mode to relax mode.

I've been told by several of my friends that I can only talk about work and nothing else. We would go out for lunch and all I can think of is we need to get back soon so that I can finish a report, or I'd be reminding them of whatever stuff they need to give me for work related task.

So, how do I turn off my work mode? Even in my dreams, I work.

Hobbies only help for a few hours, but then it's back to "Tomorrow I need to do this, tell them to do this, etc".

Someone once told me that I need to learn to delegate and trust people to do their job. I've tried to delegate more but it's sometimes a lot easier and faster for me to do it myself.

Arghh! Let it go! Deep breaths... and relax...

Old blog...

My old blog...
http://meilya.blog.friendster.com/

Dusting off the cobwebs...

Wow... how long has it been since I've posted anything on my blog? More than 5 years... Choking on the dust... Uhuks!

A lot has happened in 5 years... Let me summarise my boring life for those who are interested in reading:

1. Love life: Heart broken twice... OK, maybe three times. Or was it four? Anyway, it involved the same two guys. Makes you wonder what kind of girl I am to fall for the same guy twice, right... Silly me!

2. Career: Found a permanent job. Been working in the same division for the past 4 years, but 3 different units. So learnt a lot over the years. Looking forward to the rest of my career...

3. Friends: Met new ones, still keeping in touch with old ones. Some got married, others migrated overseas. I even went to visit a friend overseas for her wedding. My first oversea trip without my family...

That's 5 years of my life condensed into three paragraphs...