Wednesday, August 24, 2005 9:06 AM
Im finally back!!! and now im blogging from office cuz there's nothing for me to do!!! It's the slack period now and almost the entire company is slacking and MSN n Sametime are out entertainment. Well, im posted to the IPO team together with 3 other colleagues from the August batch of people. Felt kinda detached from the July batch people cuz their bonding is already there and we are like intruders. Nevertheless I believe that time is the healing power. Haaaa....
Was away in Bangkok for New Hires Program training for the whole of last week. It was utter fun manx!! 5 days is just alrite for me. If I were to stay in Bangkok for more than that, guess I will bore to death cuz it's shopping shopping and shopping!!! Life shouldn't be about shopping all the time ma!! At least that's not for me la... Would prefer to go shopping then maybe go Chiang Mai for some scenery... Hehe...
Anyway Bangkok was good in terms of shopping. There were many night bazaars there like Suan Lum, Pat Pong, Pratunuum and mega shopping centres like MBK, Tokyu and lots more!! In fact, my shopping gang never get to complete a single market - it's always half done or worst!!! Cuz it''s just too.... BIG already. Training took up about 8 hrs each day for 3 days and subsequently we were part-time shoppers.. haaa... all the way till 1am and that explains why I have yet to recover from the lack of sleep. For 5 nights consecutively I didnt get enough sleep, pig is becoming panda already!!! Slept for most part of the trianing cuz the eye lids were too heavy to stay open. Haaa... and I always got caught in the act!!! Haaa... too bad la.. Sebast was even counting the number of people (out of 102 new hires) who were sleeping in the training room.. He was forcing himself to stay awake la.. haaa..
Best thing was that on our last night we went to Pat Pong, a very sleazy night bazaar and a nightspot for the Thais. Goodness.. should have wear more when I went there.. Im to blame la. But everything was ok except for the rain that wasn't very friendly with us cuz it started raining cats and dogs when we reached Pat Pong and began to seek shelter along the way. Luckily, the rain stopped while we dropped by Chang for foot massage. So sad that I didnt manage to get the Traditional Massage. Think I really need one soon to rid off all the aches after so many days of shopping.
Things always happen for a reason and i do see the rationale behind this overseas training...
Besides educating us on the methodology of EY and the basic audit knowledge, we also have the opportunity to know more colleagues. Afterall we are all in a foreign land and gotta take care of one another. It's through such get together sessions that we get to know one another more, and bonding begins from there. It's not difficult to clique with the new friends and that's a good thing. Really think the new hires in EY are very lucky cuz we get to ennjoy in the midst of training and help us pave a smoother path to simulate into the new working environment. Kudos to these dedicated people behind our welfare. Though our welfare is not as good as PW* la, still we are considered lucky le. Be contented!! haaaa...
Did i mention that i will be overseas for 3/4 of the year cuz of the position i hold in EY? Most of my dept's clients are in China and so have to make trips there quite frequently. It's not a bad thing afterall if I think of the prospects and development oppourtunites in the future. I just dread the thought of having to be away for 5-8 weeks for each assignment. Gonna miss home manx!!! Grateful for the wonderful oppourtunity I am give and grateful to my loved ones who show tantamount understanding and gave me the opportunity to stretch my potential. I will be back de... Same old me!
At Changi Airport just before departure
At Suan Lum market.. see the amount of things I bought.. there's more
There were 8 babies in the week that we were in bangkok!!!
My orientation team in Bangkok
BAngkok View from my hotel room