Saturday, April 28, 2007

11 april 2007, my 26th birthday & an unexpected present

finally, spring is here.
what great changes in the weather outlook... feels like my own life has gone through the ice age of uncertainty & now uncertainty melting away under the warm rays of hope, courtesy of Bl@@mberg L.P.

only a few weeks ago i was fretting bout the bleak future, facing an insurmountable pressure of finding a job + graduate + marriage & a fiancee who is much more worried than i am.
well folks, i can safely announce today that the worries are all unnecessary.... at least for now.
lulu and i have both found a job, i was trying to pick between 2 very different but equally prominent firms & decided to join bloomberg. lulu on the other hand will be working for ANA... yes the japanese airline... the one with a better service and a cheaper rate than the other japanese carrier J@L.
both of us were offered a job right before lulu's folks arrive in tokyo last week. so it was all praises and toasts again... however i was most relieved when i broke the news to my folks.... mom unexpectedly broke into tears... exalting the blessings of our ancestors & promising (more) unfailing daily prayers with joysticks. guess i hav been quite the burden to many parties.... my apologies for all the inconvenience caused & thank you for the support.

my offer fr bl@@mberg was actually quite an unexpected event as well. it all started on the 3rd April, when i attended an open event organized by the HR.... i was also made to go through a group discussion which served as the initial interview. things proceeded pretty quick after that & after 4 more interviews i was offered a position with the Glob@l C@stomer S@pport on my 26th birthday.
since all of my own prefered options were met with dead ends, i m naturally delighted to be given such an opportunity. btw my tentative first day of work should be in early november.

well, one down, two more to go. now if i can just get my act together for the master dissertation, & organize my marriage ceremony after my convocation. hmm... wonder what challenges i ll b facing ahead... but no matter what happens, i m more determined to see through this rough ride and arrive at a new chapter in life starting this november.

cheers,
N