the end of 11 weeks and 1 day

i'm thankful.
finally it's the end of my work attachment.
i had asked for a one week leave so that i could go for church camp.
and i thank God that it was approved smoothly.
God is indeed faithful to provide.
though some may wonder why and end up having to extend my attachment period to make up for the one week of leave.
i'm glad. even during my final week of work. i'm thankful for the joy within.

a short summary of what i've done in these 2.5 months.

achieved my own personal record of completing 8 tax computations in a day.
yippie.
i am amazed also.
by how that can ever be possible.
haha.


well. i had a box of stuff to clear up on my final day though.
haha.
i guess i took too much stuff to work on.
and end up being unable to finish through cos the clients didn't get back.
so well. i had fun waiting to clear backlogs.


saw a lot of interesting stuff too.
this is just one example.
as i was flipping through the documents.
some clients provided really outdated irrelevant documents.
and well though taxing.
i had fun digging through those stuff and keeping myself entertained by what i see.
i found that UOB got it's new name after september 1999!
hehe.

thank God for really nice fellow interns.
i truly enjoyed the company.
i enjoyed the lunches we had together.
though sometimes i just sat and watch them eat.
i enjoyed the fun we had.
indulging ourselves in really good food.
more so planning for the week of indulgence.
and really looking forward to it.
i'm thankful for the company to go all the way with me to peace centre there during their lunch break.
just to accompany me. cos i needed to print something for the rally publicity.
really nice to have met them and got to know them through this internship.
thanks yinjie and yongkang!
hehe.

the colleagues were nice too.
cho cho guiding me even though she was really busy.
vincent having to help me clear up the things that i've done.
sometimes the mistakes that i make.
resulting in him having to work on the review points again.
which werent easy.
agnes for being so straightforth in speech.
being a really nice and funny person to have around.
ice for giving me opportunities to try out what i've wanted to.
i was put in the accounts department.
but i mentioned i was interested in trying tax.
and she gave me loads of chances to do it.
which i'm really happy.
not that i'm a serious workaholic.
but i enjoyed doing tax more than accounts.
thanks for her guidance also.
having to answer my queries even though she has a lot of work at hand.

i'm thankful for the wonderful treats.
really undeserving.
vincent, ice, soolian, agnes, etc gave us a treat at riccotti.
we had fun going italian that day.
all the desserts.
like what agnes say.
that created wonderful memories.
pauchoo gave us a treat on my last day.
went to sushi bar.
so it was a japanese treat.
hehe.
having another treat by aikkuan coming up on friday.
going to swensen's.
hehe.

my pa company was.
a place with a cozy working environment.
i'm glad.
though not a company with loads of prospects to offer like those big accounting firms.
but it was a place that presented chances to learn.
it was a great experience in my opinion.
though the pay wasn't totally fantastic.
but i'm glad.
cos it isn't all that mattered.
i think i've been rewarded in many other ways.
God has faithfully blessed me i must say.
hehe.

shall enjoy my break before it's start of school.
i can't wait.
going to be a different semester.
well. still, there are things to look forward to.
come what may, i've got a great big God!

my very own food fest

shall update. since i havent done so in ages.

this week was the last week of the attachment for my 2 fellow interns.
because of the leave i took i can only finish mine on 30th.
and we decided to just indulge ourselves for lunch this week.
using our pay to spend a bit more on lunch just so that we can enjoy one week of lunch together.
we had it all planned since the week before.
in fact i had it drafted out.
ask me if you want to take a look at the mini post-it note i wrote with the days and the places we are going to have lunch at.
i'm amazed how a food lover i can be.
hehe.

shall let the pictures do the talking (as usual).
the pictures are better at telling you how nice are the food we had!


monday. a simple lunch at kopitiam @ my dining room.
that's the food court at the central.
following that. muddy mudpie at coffee club xpress!
woohoo.
spent 3.80 on my lunch.
4.10 for sharing the mudpie.
i indulged.


tuesday. lunch at pepper lunch.
had chicken pepper lunch set.
after that went to this classy shop.
pasley&cream. the shop looks really pretty.
with lovely cupcakes.
i ordered the cheesecake. yongkang got the bread pudding. yinjie got a double chocolate cupcake.
spent 9.50 on lunch.
4.60 on the nice cheesecake, which i think was a splendid deal.
again. i indulged.


decided to go some sort of all-american on wednesday.
went billy bombers and got ourselves take-away.
the ultra nice-smelling banana milkshake.
woolala. totally fabulous.
then went to chippy british take-away.
and sat down there to eat.
i got the beer battered fish with chips.
we shared the fried calamari, which was really nice!
spent 7 bucks on the wonderful milkshake (expensive but really good stuff).
banana-licious.
spent 6 bucks on the food. this lunch was a real splurge.
once again. i indulged.


thursday.
we decided to go a little lighter.
since the office had a birthday celebration later that day.
went to soup spoon at raffles city shopping centre.
got myself a regular boston clam chowder.
hehe.
nice stuff.
simple but nice.
spent 5.90 on what seemed healthier compared to all that i had eaten.
well. i indulged.


the finale of the week. friday.
what we had aimed since day 1 of attachment.
passed by this ricciotti italian restaurant on the first day after our lunch.
and decided that the pastry looks really good.
and we ought to celebrate the end of our attachment there.
so having eyed it for so long.
it was finally realised.
just take a look at the restaurant!
classy.
i love that wonderful display of italian pastry.
oolala. totally yummy-licious!


the totally awesome selection of pastry.
my favourite one - preziosa.
milk chocolate cream with aromatic currant coulis and soft macaron.
splendid.
next favourite. soffiato.
warm dark chocolate cake with chocolate-chip icecream.
the chocolate was oozing out of the cake when you dig in. woooo.
tried others too.
diplomatica - puff pastry and sponge cake layered with hazelnut custard and chocolate.
duomo - mascarpone and spicy cream with olive oil sugar dough.
tiramisu - mascarpone cheese cake with ladyfinger biscuits, coffee and cocoa.
crostata - fresh exotic fruit tarlet.
man i love this.
got a set lunch anyway.
came with pollo cacciatora (chicken leg braised with red wine and vegetables) with mashed potato. the pastry. and a cup of cappuccino.
supposed to spend 23.40 on this.
but the three of us got a treat from our fellow colleagues!
thanks! ^^

so all in all i spent 40.90 on eating lunch this week!
quite a spread.
and i'm so satisfied.
i had fun. taking pictures. eating with the 2 of them and with the other colleagues too!
hehe.

one more week to go.
actually. the wait to the end of the attachment isnt horrible.
i am thankful.
for such a wonderful time.
:)

the relentless pursuit

the pursuit began way before i was born.
every day of my life.
He carefully crafted it in His hand.
to turn it to the best for me in spite of the wrong choices i made without understanding His good and perfect will before i knew Him.
to provide me with the opportunities to come to know Him despite me missing the earlier ones He placed in my life.
He ran. He loved.
i'm glad that He never once gave up on me.
rebellious as i can be. He loved me.
nothing that i do can make Him love me more or love me less.
He is love.
when i thought all was gone when my earthly father was gone.
He provided a way. for me to know there's still Him - the Heavenly Father.
He was ever ready to shower me with blessings. with His love.
His love that makes me whole.
i can never thank Him enough.
except to pursue Him in return with all that i have.
that's the least i can ever offer.

the aim of the pursuit - to draw you and i back to Him.
what is displayed in the process.
the undying love of the Father.
the sheer determination to see that none shall perish.
the willingness to give up everything - even if it means dying on the cross - just for you and i.

He's just knocking at the door this very day.
can you hear?
will you open the door and let Him in?
why not put a stop to the stubborness and just open the door, run into His embrace?
He's waiting.
waiting for His beloved child to come back to Him.
i responded. how are you going to respond?