A New Life

It had been ages since I last blogged. Well, lotsa things happened; good & bad. But now, I am living in a happier place. :D

I had left my last job in GIC w/o securing a job. But it was all worthwhile Yes, the market is bad, and the job was promising. But end of the day, no amount of weath can buy back the joy I am enjoying now. Call me silly, call me weak, I don't care. All I know now is I AM HAPPY. I don't wish to share much why & what made I had gone thru' to make this decision. But I wanna share more what I had been doing recently. Cos I am truly enjoying every moment.

Upon leaving GIC on 28th July, I had been busy with my new home's renovation & shifting. I am very blessed to have Bao Bei to go through all the plannings & detailed budgetting. All I needed to do was to choose materials, colours and giving him my ideas.

On 12th August, we managed to move in, but the kitchen was not ready. And I had to live "kitchen-less" for more than a week. Unable to cook, my brillant supermum taught me to cook using the rice cooker. Oh my tian! It was life saver. Finally when the kitchen was ready, the usual home econs idiot turned into a cooking brainer. Hahaha... I was cooking all sorta dishes for Bao Bei everyday.

After unpacking for 3 days, 3 nights, I finally finished unpacking all the stuff on my own. Cos Bao Bei was having reservist. Thankfully, he was able to book out nearly every night, so I don't have to be home alone. Being able to stay home was also a good thing, as I had so much time to spare to wait for the delivery.

Last Wednesday, the coffee table & shoes cabinet finally came. Bao Bei & I simply love the overall look of our new home. Everything is simple and with a touch of uniqueness. Everyone on fb love my PINK kitchen. And I am so proud of it. Altou there was a lotsa hiccups during the reno, but the outcome was fabulous. Now Bao Bei & I spent majority of our time sitting at the dining table. It is the most windy part of the home & our temp study table. We have yet to buy a study table, cos we were deciding to get a desktop and where to place it. The storeroom is not ready yet, as the space is taken up by the 2 bathroom doors which we replaced.

Bao Bei's friend is supposed to collect from us in mid Sep. Hopefully, once the doors are given away, I can start packing & moving some stuff to the storeroom already.

Besides my new home, I am very thankful for God's assuring Words. When I gave in my resignation in June, I was very hesitant. I had planned to save up as much as I could before I left my job, but of course with the new home and lotsa new commitments, I was very worried. But God is so good, He blessed me with a very supportive husband and Bao Bei is very encouraging. He shared with me all the bills which we might expect and did a clear calculations for me. Everything was manageable. And by adjusting our lifestyles a little, I could take my time to think what I wanted to do next. Be it furthering my studies full time, or staying home & do freelance makeup, or looking for another job, I could just take my time.

For these past 2 months, there was a few makeup assignments which was sufficient to keep me occupied. And sometimes I would have make appointments with friends to have lunches, or enjoy a wannabe tai tai life of pedicuring and salon visit. Life is good. But I don't want to sit around for too long. I disciplined myself to wake up at 8:30am every morning. Feed Miu Miu, do housework, doing marketing, worshipping God, reading His Words. Everyday I was assured by Him about Him providing for us. There was one day which I clearly hear Him telling me that I could find a job by end Aug, which was about 2 weeks ago from the time I heard. I thought nothing about it. And true enough, propective employers been calling me. And there was 2 offers which were very attractive. Yesterday, I finally accepted & signed the Letter of Offer. I chose to work in a school. I had to travel very far, about 1.5hr, altou the other offer only takes me 1hr to travel. But Bao Bei shared something with me which I truly valued. Quote" would you rather suffer that 1.5hr of travelling time or tolerating 9hrs doing something you know you would not like in future?" Truly a wise man. I've got no problem with travelling, but I was lazy to step outta my comfort zone. I like the school's environment & jobscope, and most of all I don't have to face all the corporate world. I'm looking forward to the new place. I've decided to start only in Oct so I can visit my dad and a ex CG mbr in HCM.

I hope I can stay long in my new job. I always like to say, a fool would only do something over & over again and expect a different results.