The JoyFoo Life!~

ok so I haven't been blogging for super long, shall come to revive this dead blog.

hmm so much has happened within these few months of work...from happy to disappointed to happy again. for now.

What gives me the most headache is the politics there.. haha can't believe even in a school there can be so much going on.

However, as I am a positive person with God, I shall say that things has gotten much better because I am sitting in a new place now. Also, there is an addition of a new staff. =)

Thank God so much for everything!!!

I soooo thought I was going to die this week. Really thought the worst was going to happen because I argue and fight back with my manager last wed. But...unpredictable things always happen. Just when i thought it was a dead end.. New hope flooded in!..and...I am still alive!!

HAHA wheeeee. happy happy happy.

chatted 2 hours with my new colleague after work today and had so much fun. Felt thankful for my good relationships with colleagues. (except...ok nvm)

Hope things will continue to be good and praying that I won't make any mistakes at work. Really need divine help!!

It has always been my dream to work in a government organisation...and with the senior management taking care of our welfare (don't encourage us to work OT and promote work-life balance)..life will be really good if everyone is nice. I really want to stay 20 years in the same place ...I think I have the mentality of an auntie. because youngster don't usually like to stay in a job for long. However, I've got to see the environment too..if it is like the past few horrible weeks, then maybe I have to rethink my plans again.

Well I can't have the best of both world..soooo...shall suck things up and continue trying my best!

But for now, life's good!! Loving it. :)

hehehe shall update again soon.

Congrats to my BFF for getting into teaching! so happy for you!:)

ok so SIM requested from me to send a story of what difficulties i encountered in my school years, and some advices i should give to my juniors. Just thought i will share it here as well. :))

In my school years in SIM, i encountered difficulties paying the school fees. Each time the school fees was due, my family, especially my dad will be super vexed. To help solve the problem, every 3 months holidays, i will work and take on different kinds of jobs such as admin/HR/sales/ tution teacher/accounts. By doing so, i did not realise that my resume has become so impressive. I have work experiences that not many have. I am proud to earn $14000 on my own during the period in school. The rest was borrowed from my dad, the only sole breadwinner in the house, who is 63 years old. There are 4 kids in the family, all schooling. It was really a tough journey for us as the issue of money is so real. I had to stop myself from feeling envious of all my richer friends around me, who don't have to work so hard during the holidays, and don't have to work hard in school. We are in the same school, but our lives are so different.

It was a hectic time for me. Study for 9 months, work for 3 months, and the cycle continues for the 3 years. However, i made really good friends in SIM, and the journey became less painful. Lecturers were also very helpful, and i am glad and proud to say that i am from SIM today.

As my 3 siblings are elites of Singapore, one from Cornell(USA), two from NUS, I always felt inferior to them as i never make it to local university. (although i was offered nursing,teacher interview in NUS) I was upset that no organisation was willing to render financial aid to us, just because i wasn't from a local university.

I realised the sentiments in SIM is the same, many of us feel that we are inadequate, because the society only allows local uni grads, to feel that they are the normal, and we are lesser. We are judged everywhere. Every job i took on, people told me they have children, relatives who are in NUS,NTU,SMU. I felt really discriminated as we are judged at first impression, as people who cannot make it to local uni.

With my strong faith in God, i summon up all the disappointments, being looked down at, and promised to never look down on anyone if i succeed one day. It is the heart which are often overlooked. Many of us have a heart of gold, but we are not recognised. I had only average IQ. I am not a smart person at all.

I will advice all my juniors, not to feel inadequate. We are in fact, no different from the local grads, the only difference we have, is they are more hardworking than us. The most important thing, is not to look back and regret not working hard in jc, poly, but to live in the current, fight hard to achieve your dreams. Do your very best! Do everything you can, and you can definitely achieve what you set out to achieve.

I knew i wasn't smart, and it was really the 99.5% hardwork+faith which lead me to get 7-8As and get the prestigious Sliver award in SIM. There are no shortcuts in life, if you are serious about achieving your dreams.

From now on, i won't feel inferior when i say i come from SIM. Instead, i will feel proud and know deep in my heart that with the 9jobs work experiences, the success in academic, the character building that being in SIM has moulded me into, I am even better than the rest.

I am now a person with resilent and strength, knowing that nothing can ever bring me down again. Of course, i will continue to stay humble, and is planning to do some community work to help out those poorer citizens in Singapore. I have a wonderful job now, in school-working as a finance officer-the govt sector (which was my dream ever since i entered SIM), and have many months of bonus to look forward to.

It is with bittersweet memories when I look back at my university years, but i would say, all the discipline and hardwork was worth it!

Don't give up! Your dreams are possible, if you are willing to give up everything(the playing and fun!)to achieve it.

Class of 2012,

Mei Fung - Bsc Accounting and Finance- 1st class honors

ok shall talk about my goals for this year and the coming years! 1.lose more weight 2.go travelling once a year(korea maybe at end of this year!) 3.give mum and dad as much allowance as i can 4.try my best to save $20k! =D so excited abt the coming plans!:)

and so.... i got a new job!:) Have been here for 2 weeks plus now...so far...have been quite busy with the backlogs, but finally..i completed it! and everyday is a fuifilling day.:) a govt organisation..a place i wanted so badly to work in..after so many discriminations of private schools students..and finally!! I am back in place.. I used to be in awe of local sch grads..how it is so easy for them to get a place in govt organisation..and how i always get rejected or not even granted interviews from such organisations. Sad! but this prove something! all things are possible with Him, IF you believe. :))))) know that there will be more difficult tasks coming up..pray that God will watch over me in everything i do! I need to learn to be less fearful, somehow, this have been an area that i always struggle with. stupid fears. hahaha. but after knowing God, it has been much better..as i know all things are under His control so i don't actually have to worry so much.. Wonder how everything will turn out here..praying for the best! =DD

Wow, in two days time, it will be end of my 6 months contract... Quite happy that i can finally go enjoy my well-deserved holidays, but at the same time, i will definetly miss the people here. Unlike other companies i work in, this is one that do not have much politics. No back stabbing, no bullying, and everyone will just help out when you have queries. I wonder if my new job (which i have forgotten about due to my overseas trips being more juicy) will be like this too. I really really really really hope it is the same!! and everyone will be nice... HAHA. anyway! i made quite a number of new friends recently!.. 1. pri sch friends and their sec sch cliques... 2. Rainbow waterfall friends... =D so happy! i really like making new friends!! though i am shy and quiet. KIDDING. whee happy!:D Meet-up with rainbow friends later, hoping all will turn out well since i organised it..let there be no awkward silences!! and the best is all attention on me cos i am AA..but i am so shy! how is it possible! loll faith!:)

Have been working for 4 months already..time flies indeed!.. Working or studying is more fun..that's the question ppl usually ask... I would say..if you meet a good boss and friendly colleagues..working is more fun! as you can just go home and slack your way through.. BUT. there's always a but. if it is otherwise, studying is definitely more fun! Praying that i can find a job with superb friendly working environment and a good pay. God bless me!! oya and most importantly..good health too! As long as you have good health, life's a blessing! must remember that!!...

i miss the times when i was younger, where my family and i would go to queue up for ndp tickets. sometimes we would even stay overnight..with all the kiasu singaporeans..fighting for the ndp tickets, a chance to see the fireworks,helicopters, first hand, not to forget getting the goodie bags. but what has happened to all these patriotic actions of singaporeans? Since the introduction of balloting of ndp tickets in 2003, i believe many of us have stopped fighting for this "unique" chance to experience the national day parade. Maybe most has tried to get the tickets in the first few years, but due to unsuccessful applications, have slowly lost heart to continue applying. one such experience is yours truly. In some of the years, we would remember to apply, but never once did we get the ndp tickets in these 10years. There are 6 people in my family. I really hope with all my heart that one day, the system can be changed back to what it was. Although it may be more troublesome, requiring more manpower, i believe all is worth it..We used to follow ndp so fervently. A question to ask yourself now, how old is singapore this year? i bet most people wouldn't know. Sigh. i wish i can get those tickets.