A nice word for a change. I can't remember when was the last time I used such a positive word to wrap up my month. This has been a crazy busy month at work with some days going as long as 14 hours. But this is also the month when I received my bonus, the most I have ever received in my entire career to date.
Goodbye February... Although February is usually a month supposed to be full of celebrations such as Valentine's, Lindsay' birthday & my wedding anniversary, I am saddened to learn of my cousin's passing. She had contracted cancer back in 2021 and went for treatments in Hong Kong & Guangzhou, even got her hand amputated from the shoulder. And yet despite all that she still succumbed to it. My heart is really broken.. my sister and I used to play together with her and her sisters when we were kids in Jakarta. She also lived in my parents' house in Surabaya when she was still studying in Petra. Of all my cousins, she and her sisters are the ones my siblings and I are closest with. She leaves behind her husband and two young sons, one of whom is about the same age as Lincoln.
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| Farewell Se Se... |
My mind is drawing a blank on this month's adjective, so it's just "July 2022". I've been really stressed out this month due to work and fruitless job search. The other company (a French shipping company) that I thought had lost interest in me finally called me for a 1st round interview, however I was very disappointed at the outcome of the interview. The interviewers had asked questions that were irrelevant to the role I was applying for, so of course, I did not "wow" them. Throughout the interview, not only did I feel that the questions were misdirected, they had set the wrong expectations for the role. It was a complete f💩💣king waste of my time, considering that I had prepared extensively for the interview.
The other company (a German shipping company) with whom I had completed the 1st round of interview also did not return to me, but I noticed that they had downgraded the title for the job from manager to senior executive. I've had several calls from companies I applied to as well, but nothing happened after the first call. I even did a screening test for a job I applied for at DBS and I'm still wondering whether I'll get it or not.
It has been an absolutely disappointing month on the job search front. I can't help but turn to prayers all the time, hoping for some kind of a divine intervention.
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| Decorations at Yueh Hai Ching Temple - Galaxy Note 9 |
Hello June, it's been a rough ride isn't it? Things have been changing from one end of the spectrum to the other so diversely, hence... "jigly".
I've been doing a lot of praying as of late, I really hope that something good will come out. Whenever I go to office, I never fail to go to Yueh Hai Ching temple which is just nearby to pray for good luck in my job search.
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| Yueh Hai Ching Temple's Facade - Galaxy Note 9 |
