The Good and the Bad
So it has been said that by the AGM that the company will be taking us all in. I guess I can safely say that I have secured myself a job. Right now, Im having a nagging minor migraine and I dont even know where to begin because everything is so majorly new and Im majorly not happy about quite a few things. I guess this strengthens my determination to get a new job. It seems that next year onwards, i will be doing even more intensive travelling and can you imagine, within a space of three months or so, I will have to cover west areas such as clementi, boon lay and bukit panjang for instance? Why is that? Coz okay, they are going to revert back to the previous zonal system but instead of letting people staying in the west area to do the screening within that same area for example, they are going to lump all of us together to screen there no matter which part of Singapore we stay. Once that zone is cleared, we shall move on to the next zone, say, east.
One thing, our transport money is going to increase a heck lot coz of the extensive travelling. This is especially bad if we stay in the east and then have to go all the way to the west area every single day until we finally get to screen within the area that we stay which is east once we clear the west area. And then back to the same ol' system of going, say, north and then begins our harrowing journey from one end to the other end all over again.
Our experience during the site visit and after hearing their plans for us, together we thought that it was demoralizing. Absolutely demoralizing. That is not the only factor. There are a lot of things that are still work in progress but from the looks of it, definitely does not look promising.
I dont know if this is the culture shock of going from a semi govt organization to a private organization....I cant say. But no matter which organization we go to, I still feel that staff welfare is very important. If we dont have a 'sense of belonging', it can kill our working spirit and I can tell ya, every day when we go to work, it can be an absolute drag.
YOu know what, whatever it is...I think we still have to upkeep this 'wait and see' attitude. We shall see how it goes and meanwhile, we have to think positive just like in the beginning of the year, I had to make a lot of adjustments such as travelling to different areas to screen and working with different groups of colleagues.
Okay, at close to 2am in the morning, I am still reeling from the 'after effects' of the very the mind boggling technical procedures of wat this company is doing for the RSAF pilots. The only highlights of this site visit is that there were RSAF or airforce guys walking within the compound every now and then.
I just hope to get out of this poverty cycle and hopefully with the added incentive of getting my mum's approval to continue my studies, I am determined to straighten my life out a bit. I have no desire to remain in this health field or job coz frankly speaking, I am so gawd damn uninterested in it and currently, I am simply leading a paycheck to paycheck kind of life..as described by a colleague earlier on about the kind of life we both are having.
Just now, I met up with one of my close friends and she offered some sound advice to me regarding my studies. Basically my friends have a call of duty when it comes to my life which I appreciate because sometimes, we all have moments when we are simply at a loss. So before we make drastic decisions or life changing decisions, to me it is best to share and hear out from others instead of just leading your life blindly. Yes, the final decision lies within us but we need to be open minded and to be prepared to hear an alternative viewpoint or a viewpoint that opposes to yours so you can see the pros and cons of something.
Yah, about my friend, I told her that I may continue my studies next year and I think she must be sighing a sign of relief that finally her advice doesnt fall on deaf ears anymore. I guess I finally saw her point that if I am concern about my family, then it is still important I upgrade myself in terms of skills and education because at the end of the day, it is not going to benefit myself, but my family as well. So it will be like having a win win situation because in the near future, things are not going to be easy and I will continue to struggle through supporting them if I stay stagnant in terms of salary.
I mean, being the analytical sort of person (for someone who studies computer engineering, no surprises there), she considers everything. Yes she made mistakes in the past too that costs quite a lot of money because she's only human and we humans make mistakes because that is just our trait though we're not proud of it. But precisely because of these mistakes that she made which prompt her to stop me from making the same mistakes as she did.
Based on her analysis of current job trends, she said that the diploma in I.T. may not be able to guarantee me a job in the I.T. industry once I come out. From what she sees through the papers, they would prefer a degree in I.T. instead. And then she asked me if I were to pursue this diploma, in the future would I be that interested to take up a degree in I.T. and how far do I plan to progress assuming that I got a diploma already.
Honestly, I dont see myself taking a degree in I.T. but I'd rather take a degree either in business or management because I forsee myself working in the admin part of ministries. But definitely not Economics coz though I managed to miraculously pass the subject, it is not my cup of tea.
I got rather disappointed because it felt that hey, I am going to take that next big step after so freaking long to continue my studies and have already made up my mind on what course to take. And then, wham! I am told that the course that I am planning to take is not going to benefit me at all in the future and it would be one big waste of time and money.
So I was at a loss because my mum was not in for the idea of me taking up business studies as well and then my friend was like saying it is better than I.T. And then knowing that I have to seriously consider and put another big hold on this study thing....haiz..it all started to wear me thin.
Then just now, as we were walking along Dhoby Gaut mrt station, we passed by the MDIS school and I was like saying that would be my future school if I were to take the I.T. course. But alas....
Suddenly it occured to me about another course which I completely forgotten about but suddenly reappeared. And that course is called Business Computing. Less than 5 seconds, my friend was like..okay...that sounds like a better course for me since it is flexible and combines both business and computer which happen to be my areas of interest. It will also widen my job options in the future since I specialise in both areas. And quickly I was like..'okay..then you're looking at my future school now!' Haha...And then location wise, my friend said it is good too and then MDIS is a recognised institution so yup, she said it wouldnt be a problem.
But the only thing now is that I have to put aside money for my education and then dont touch it. This course is slightly cheaper than the I.T. or business studies. It is within my budget and then I dont have to top up a lot after using the training grant. My mum also allowed but provided I dont start too early because I still have to help my brother in his studies especially next year, he is going to be in sec one. In terms of studies, it will all be totally new to him because all the concepts are going to be different and there are new subjects to learn. So I have to help him adjust first.
This shouldnt be a problem too since the second intake will be in july so looks like I have to forgo the march intake first.
Today, (since it is almost 2am in the morning..so technically friday already) I will have to sign the opt in form for the payout. They will also tell me how much exactly I will be getting. But I will not be able to disclose the amount here because I think it's too personal already. However, it will give me a good estimation as to how much I am able to put aside for my studies and my family. Though the company is going to reimburse me back a large proportion of it, the thing is...I dont know how long they are going to take before I get back my money through the study grant even though last I heard during the meeting it will be 2 weeks. I dont want to struggle in between while awaiting for the reimbursement. That is my concern.
I am even thinking of a plan B of borrowing POSB $2k through their loan scheme so I dont have to touch on my money first. Once I get back their reimbursement, I will use it to pay my bank plus a bit of interest depending on how long it takes for them to process my claim. At most I will only have to use only $1.8k out of the payout as the remaining amount to pay for my studies which wont be reimbursed back but I think it's still reasonably quite okay.
We shall see how. Like I said it all depends on how much I will be getting. At most, I may not have to resort to borrowing from bank after all. I dont expect so much lah like probably just under 5k but still, at least something than nothing. But no matter what, I am really hoping everything will run smoothly.
One thing, our transport money is going to increase a heck lot coz of the extensive travelling. This is especially bad if we stay in the east and then have to go all the way to the west area every single day until we finally get to screen within the area that we stay which is east once we clear the west area. And then back to the same ol' system of going, say, north and then begins our harrowing journey from one end to the other end all over again.
Our experience during the site visit and after hearing their plans for us, together we thought that it was demoralizing. Absolutely demoralizing. That is not the only factor. There are a lot of things that are still work in progress but from the looks of it, definitely does not look promising.
I dont know if this is the culture shock of going from a semi govt organization to a private organization....I cant say. But no matter which organization we go to, I still feel that staff welfare is very important. If we dont have a 'sense of belonging', it can kill our working spirit and I can tell ya, every day when we go to work, it can be an absolute drag.
YOu know what, whatever it is...I think we still have to upkeep this 'wait and see' attitude. We shall see how it goes and meanwhile, we have to think positive just like in the beginning of the year, I had to make a lot of adjustments such as travelling to different areas to screen and working with different groups of colleagues.
Okay, at close to 2am in the morning, I am still reeling from the 'after effects' of the very the mind boggling technical procedures of wat this company is doing for the RSAF pilots. The only highlights of this site visit is that there were RSAF or airforce guys walking within the compound every now and then.
I just hope to get out of this poverty cycle and hopefully with the added incentive of getting my mum's approval to continue my studies, I am determined to straighten my life out a bit. I have no desire to remain in this health field or job coz frankly speaking, I am so gawd damn uninterested in it and currently, I am simply leading a paycheck to paycheck kind of life..as described by a colleague earlier on about the kind of life we both are having.
Just now, I met up with one of my close friends and she offered some sound advice to me regarding my studies. Basically my friends have a call of duty when it comes to my life which I appreciate because sometimes, we all have moments when we are simply at a loss. So before we make drastic decisions or life changing decisions, to me it is best to share and hear out from others instead of just leading your life blindly. Yes, the final decision lies within us but we need to be open minded and to be prepared to hear an alternative viewpoint or a viewpoint that opposes to yours so you can see the pros and cons of something.
Yah, about my friend, I told her that I may continue my studies next year and I think she must be sighing a sign of relief that finally her advice doesnt fall on deaf ears anymore. I guess I finally saw her point that if I am concern about my family, then it is still important I upgrade myself in terms of skills and education because at the end of the day, it is not going to benefit myself, but my family as well. So it will be like having a win win situation because in the near future, things are not going to be easy and I will continue to struggle through supporting them if I stay stagnant in terms of salary.
I mean, being the analytical sort of person (for someone who studies computer engineering, no surprises there), she considers everything. Yes she made mistakes in the past too that costs quite a lot of money because she's only human and we humans make mistakes because that is just our trait though we're not proud of it. But precisely because of these mistakes that she made which prompt her to stop me from making the same mistakes as she did.
Based on her analysis of current job trends, she said that the diploma in I.T. may not be able to guarantee me a job in the I.T. industry once I come out. From what she sees through the papers, they would prefer a degree in I.T. instead. And then she asked me if I were to pursue this diploma, in the future would I be that interested to take up a degree in I.T. and how far do I plan to progress assuming that I got a diploma already.
Honestly, I dont see myself taking a degree in I.T. but I'd rather take a degree either in business or management because I forsee myself working in the admin part of ministries. But definitely not Economics coz though I managed to miraculously pass the subject, it is not my cup of tea.
I got rather disappointed because it felt that hey, I am going to take that next big step after so freaking long to continue my studies and have already made up my mind on what course to take. And then, wham! I am told that the course that I am planning to take is not going to benefit me at all in the future and it would be one big waste of time and money.
So I was at a loss because my mum was not in for the idea of me taking up business studies as well and then my friend was like saying it is better than I.T. And then knowing that I have to seriously consider and put another big hold on this study thing....haiz..it all started to wear me thin.
Then just now, as we were walking along Dhoby Gaut mrt station, we passed by the MDIS school and I was like saying that would be my future school if I were to take the I.T. course. But alas....
Suddenly it occured to me about another course which I completely forgotten about but suddenly reappeared. And that course is called Business Computing. Less than 5 seconds, my friend was like..okay...that sounds like a better course for me since it is flexible and combines both business and computer which happen to be my areas of interest. It will also widen my job options in the future since I specialise in both areas. And quickly I was like..'okay..then you're looking at my future school now!' Haha...And then location wise, my friend said it is good too and then MDIS is a recognised institution so yup, she said it wouldnt be a problem.
But the only thing now is that I have to put aside money for my education and then dont touch it. This course is slightly cheaper than the I.T. or business studies. It is within my budget and then I dont have to top up a lot after using the training grant. My mum also allowed but provided I dont start too early because I still have to help my brother in his studies especially next year, he is going to be in sec one. In terms of studies, it will all be totally new to him because all the concepts are going to be different and there are new subjects to learn. So I have to help him adjust first.
This shouldnt be a problem too since the second intake will be in july so looks like I have to forgo the march intake first.
Today, (since it is almost 2am in the morning..so technically friday already) I will have to sign the opt in form for the payout. They will also tell me how much exactly I will be getting. But I will not be able to disclose the amount here because I think it's too personal already. However, it will give me a good estimation as to how much I am able to put aside for my studies and my family. Though the company is going to reimburse me back a large proportion of it, the thing is...I dont know how long they are going to take before I get back my money through the study grant even though last I heard during the meeting it will be 2 weeks. I dont want to struggle in between while awaiting for the reimbursement. That is my concern.
I am even thinking of a plan B of borrowing POSB $2k through their loan scheme so I dont have to touch on my money first. Once I get back their reimbursement, I will use it to pay my bank plus a bit of interest depending on how long it takes for them to process my claim. At most I will only have to use only $1.8k out of the payout as the remaining amount to pay for my studies which wont be reimbursed back but I think it's still reasonably quite okay.
We shall see how. Like I said it all depends on how much I will be getting. At most, I may not have to resort to borrowing from bank after all. I dont expect so much lah like probably just under 5k but still, at least something than nothing. But no matter what, I am really hoping everything will run smoothly.
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