my 10 yr blue print

have being thinking alot these few days.
yesterday, my dear asked me if i am able to maintain my gd results n a firm like Mckinsey, Boston consulting grp or Citigroup makes a job offer to me, will i accept n break my bond..
hrm..some background info on Mckinsey..it paid the record NBS starting salary of $12000 per mth a few years ago to this ger from NBS.. n i believe BCG or citigroup wont lag too far behind.

back then when i signed my bond, i was excited at the fact that i m joining one of the biggest local conglomerate cos i want challenges in my life and to earn big bucks. but if 2 yrs ltr, i am given the chance to join one of the biggest companies in the WORLD and not just singapore, would i be tempted?? 2 things for sure, the challenges will be bigger and the pay will be much higher..hrm..i shall ans this question 2 yrs from now..haha..if it really happens, i guess it's a nice problem to think abt..

since yesterday, i have being thinking about how to measure success when we are out in the corporate world.. can success be measured based on the prestige of the company u r in, ur current appointment in the company, ur remuneration package or by experience...

of cse, i always believe success sld b measured by the experience one have n how he has matured..however this measurement is v subjective and it's not wrong to say that all life experiences are unique n hence everyone is successful..

then again, is remuneration package a gd guage of success??? i guess it is to a certain extent ba..

lastly, here's a question for all to think abt..if u have a starting salary of $12000..which car will b get

(1) BWM 3 series, Audi A4, Mercedes C180, lexus LS 250, volvo s40 ( all the cars in this catergory cost abt $140000

(2) honda civic, toyota camry, subaru wrx, VW Golf (cars in this category cost ard $90000)

i believe that cars in catergory 2 are also quite gd n it's important to note that given the price of each car in cat 1, one could buy a car in cat 2 n also buy 1 toyota vios for his sis or family to use..

price of some cars are really obscene man!

knowledge is power

had being talking alot to dear abt how i will strive to b successful n the knowledge i wanted to gain..
CFA, CPA, masters in economics, MBA, law degree..n my dear asked me to work hard, thou she laughed at my dreams, saying it's not v realistic.
i dun noe y eva since the start of this year, i have v strong thirst for knowledge..
i dun know the exact reason until 5 mins ago when my dad was scolding my uncle, say he has became fatter since he lost his job.
i have 4 uncles n 6 aunts.
only my last uncle n my last aunt are holding jobs that pay more than 2k every month. among all my uncles n aunties, only my 5th n last aunt n last uncle have secondary school education. cos in the past, my grandpa thought studying is not gd, not useful n he rather all my uncles to help him in his farm. but he would never foreseen that life would change so much n the having a gd education can be so impt. i dun blame my grandpa cos i would not have such hindsight too.

n perhaps that's y i want to be successful n earns alot of money n knowledge is the key for me to do so..esp when we r in a knowledge economy now. dear,if u r reading this, perhaps now u noe y i have being dreaming all these while..dreaming give me the energy to move on in my life
because i dare to dream, i want to make my dreams come true..i m v focus n determined achieving my aim in life. n thanks for being ard in my life, dear

no one, no family is perfect

i dun think i m wrong to say that everyone have feelings n ego..
n everyone willl b hurt by negative comments, no matter how numb u r to such comments, no matter how long have u being hearing the same comments.
no family is perfect. there's bound to be conflicts cos it's always difficult to live with people under 1 roof.
woke up this morning cos i heard my dad shouting away. my uncle had a fall n it's pretty bad. n he's grumbling away, (i dun wan to use the word 'scold')..den my aunt joined in. they are arguing which sin seh is the best n hence which one my uncle sld go to c for his injury.
normally, i dun get involved in such things.. i dun like to.
it's late at night liao. n my uncle dun seem to get any better which is not a gd thing considering he injured himself on a fri morning.
sometimes i dun understand y the older generation hates the hospital so much n choose to believe sinseh. i m not saying that sinsehs are not gd but it depend on the types of injury u r carrying.
i still remember quite some years ago when i was in secondary school, my grandma had a fall at the market n it turned out to be so bad that she could hardly make it home (in fact she carn) n she was sent to the hospital n it turned out that she had fractured her hips (if i din remember wrongly)..my point is some times a sinseh carn detect everything n if u fall so hard that u r not really able to walk n get out of bed by the next day or night, it's better to go n take x ray. if there's no serious injury with the bone or anything, den go c the sinseh lor..my uncle suggested that to my dad n he got a v bad scolding. how i wish i can say something. but my dad is one of the most stubborn pple i ever knew who always believe he is right..carn helped it.
my dad is not a bad person.. his only weakness is not sensitive to others' feelings n too stubborn..he cared alot for his family n is the most fifial person i know.
i guessed that shows no one is perfect oso, jus like there's no perfect family.

jus hope my uncle will recover fast..tmr my aunts are all coming n they will definitely have alot of comments to make

unbelievable

i went to my elective lecture today and was puzzled y were everyone studying the lecture notes and it seemed like everyone were present 2dae. such scenario only happen when there's quiz. but i THOUGHT there's no quiz 2dae. n to my horror, i was told by the guy besides me that there'a actually quiz 2dae. n the quiz carried a 25% weightage..that's totally insane.
n i m so glad that i S/U that module. if not i would definitely leave the LT n dun take the quiz.
carn believe i was so blur.
in the end, i decided to take the quiz, since it's mcq questions only. i decided to put faith in my intelligence n my reasoning ability.
i hope it turns out ok.
praying hard.

my dreams

i m proud to announce that the NTU TkD Open 2007 was a huge success..
n i must thank my committe again for their hard work n for making me look so gd as ur chairman for this committee..
the celebration dinner n movie was gd..jus simply glad that u guys enjoyed urself cos u guys simply deserve it..
las words to my comm: hope u guys felt as proud as me to be in this committee as i told u guys that we have initiated quite alot of new things into this IVP competition. we dare to make the difference n took the path less travelled!

recently, i enjoy gaining knowledge alot..that sounds weird coming out from my mouth..
i m curious y i carn start to do my CFA programe now that i m in yr 1 ( the pre-requiste is a degree or be in the final yr of ur study) n the reply i got is that the CFA coursework is comparable to a Master degree coursework n hence that requirement..

my plan was to get my accountancy degree..den get my CFA and CPA within 5 yrs after i graduate..at least that will make sure i remain employable n able to command a high salary..
den when i m financially stable, i will like to study for a law degree..cos i m studying business law now n it's so interesting..more interesting than accounting..den as i climb up the corporate ladder, having extensive law knowledge will b gd n it helps if i happen to go into politics etc or makes me even more employable..haha...den if i have time, i will get a MBA oso, jus for fun..

can some one pls tell me if i m thinking too much, or what i set out is actually achieveable and m i being to ambitious??

150th post...

this is my 150th post..another milestone in my blogging career..

1 more milestone in my life..i fought in my first taekwondo sparring competition in the NTU Tkd Open 2007, formerly know as IVP until it's being removed from the ivp scheme...
but i must say it's even more competitive than the IVP scheme as i introduced the JCs into this competition too..

thou i lost my match by 2 points, i m satisfied with my performance as i noe i had improved over the past 2 months plus of training minus my leg injury n the task of organising this competition...but i have to admit i can do better than how i fared 2dae...

mayb i will try harder next time...

i m proud of my committee...for the past 2 days, i just hang around the competition area, doing nothing much except talking to the stf officials when needed and oso watching the competition...tt's a testimonial to the capability of my comm even thou it's only 9 people and the STF officials were so impressed that for 2 consecutive days, they talked abt asking me to get my team down to help them with the Singapore Open to be held in july which is an international taekwondo event...

tmr is the last round of the competition for the organising committee, i hope i can end this on a high note and make it as memorable to all participants as it is to me...then it will be intensive studying all the way till exams.