First 6 Months of 2011

Half a year has passed and so much has happened since. Thought I ought to do a quick post in recapturing some of the key happenings as it was also the same period I neglected this blog of mine.

January
Hb took me to South  Korea to celebrate our wedding anniversary. Coincidentally, on our wedding anniversary date 09-Jan, we were at Nami Island; a romantic and beautiful island which was also the filming set of the highly popular Korea drama; Winter Sonata. It was also during this trip that Hb and I experienced snow for the first time!

February
Prior to Chinese New Year, I had to spring clean our place in K S'gor and boy was it tiring and backbreaking. However, when the spring cleaning was done and CNY deco added in, the satisfaction was oh so worth it.

March
March was an emotional month for me as it was this month that I decided to resign from the company I’ve worked for the last 10 years. As much as I hate to admit, I was living in my comfort zone and hence, the decision wasn’t an easy one. After much consideration and deliberation, I decided that a change would be good so I took up the offer.

April
The first half of the month was of me serving my notice, finishing up whatever I could and finally handing over my portfolios. Thereafter, a day after I left the company, I attended a workshop with my new colleagues in Gita Bayu. Managed to also squeeze in a short getaway given the extended weekend from Labour Day. My family and I also drove to Hat Yai for a short 3 days 2 nights but boy, never will we drive anywhere during public holidays again! Hahaha…

May
Started work this month along with the discovery of everything new and fascinating at my new workplace. This is also the month I started using Invisalign instead of conventional braces with wires and brackets. And therein started my new found appetite for fooooood as it was no longer painful to bite and chew!

June
This month captured my 1st milestone in the new company I worked with. Though I was still under probation, my boss managed to put me in this 5 days workshop with 2 Harvard professors in Genting. Everyday we go through hundreds of pages of case studies and at the end of it all, all 12 teams of 6 members each were to present their business proposal; applying learning from the workshop. Happy to say that my team emerged the champion amongst all 12 teams and the decision was unanimous!