A tripod makes sense

Gotten my tripod and a another complementary lens to my kit lens, 18-250 mm lens after persuasion from the sales guy at my favorite camera shop.

Took a few night shot of the CBD area and the IR, it turns out great...but still it lacks the feel i'm seeking.

A photograph is just a picture and it will be interpretable by others perception on the focus subject. I hope i get to produce quality works and i can bear my own signature on the shots.

Finally my last day

I have say my goodbyes and returned my staff pass. Gotten my testimonial from my boss. There is no reason to visit my work place anymore.

I miss my colleagues badly. Having been together, facing many tough and happy moments together, i miss the feeling of being comfortable in this 2nd home.

I kept their best wishes and know that i will relied on their support when i face the uncertainty in the new company.

Received a friendster email, today looks like is my friend birthday as well, but he is physically no longer with us, but still alive in my memories. Im sure he will be happy for me.

Best pizza

I bought pizzas for ETNA restaurant at lau pa sau. It was the best pizza i ever eaten. Trust me. All my colleagues also say the same thing.

Its the type of pizza where u can eat more without feeling sick of it. And u can even eat it when its cold and the texture is still as good. The cheese is still soft, the bread is still fresh...unbelievable.

I was goggling what pizza is the best, and this came out tops in the reviews. I ordered a squid/prawn side dish and tiramisu (another favorite).

Im glad i ordered it, and think the next time round, i going to visit that restaurant for a dinner in.

Learning not to chase a rally too late

Despite having a system, guess, i cant resist looking at counter which rallys like a rocket within a few working days.

Day 1, the stock jump up by 20c, i was tempted to buy, although system already told me its too high a price to go in and its beginning to shown overbought indication.

Day 2, it rallys another 10c more, i was in, making a day paper profit of nearly a 100 bucks with just 1 lot, unbelievable. Same trend, same indication

Day 3, guess what, it rallys again, i have place in order to queue but i cancel it each time the bids kept on moving to the next higher price. The greed or fear of losing this potential opportunity to ride on the wave makes me jump into this man made rally.

Day 4, the wave die down, i was back to square one, or worse, haha...exactly still not so bad a loss, but having free up the exiting holds to get the cash flow, still makes a overall loss. Well, my those tortoise stocks which i held on, they move up instead.

Conclusion
Trust yr system, follow the rules, if i still kept on to my initial foresight, well, im still in the money. Lesson learned and i pay a price for it. Lets hope we will see another wave to bring this mighty ship back to full sail.

Change

My last day with my current employee is till this Wednesday. I don't actually feel happy at all, but moody. Perhaps i miss my colleagues, i miss the graveyard shift doing nothing, i miss the confidence of knowing everything about the business and afraid that i not able to adapt to changes to the new environment.

There is a mental block that everytime i experience something good, i fear i will lose it soon.

Perhaps i fear i'm not ready to make the career move. There are plans i have arranged to make this transition successful. Hope by end of April, i am ready to make it.

Killer apps

A feasible business model, a start up business where anyone with good ideas and creativity to share with the iphone community.

Read it in today's paper, abt people getting passive income from having successful downloads.

Its something i remember i wanted to try but forgotten. But first, to launch a app for iphone, i got to own a iphone first.

What i can do now, is brain storm for ideas.

Achieve the next career move!!!

Finally got an offer from the counter party. Cant believe its happening. Sometimes its hard to swallow that good things are happening to me.

Although the role wasn't what i expected, it fits my selection criteria before i decided to go full venture.

Pull Factors

Its a global financial institute, reputable, will make yr resume looks good when u decided to move on to the next higher income bracket

The products involved is totally new, but complementary to what i have learn in my current company, which will increase my expertise and expand my arsenal of knowledge and experience in the financial sector.

The pay is decent, not alot, but definitely much much more than what im getting right now.

Corporate culture emphasis on internal mobility, leaves a lasting impression on me, im the person who will be bored once i perceive i have learn and master the competencies required, and manage the task to be successful and excel in this new role. It will be great to move up the career ladder.

Push Factors

There seems to be nothing much to learn, except being repetitive.

Stagnation, minimum pay increment, bonus incentive is low to retain workers.

Conflicts with certain management practices. Biases towards certain individual on the expanse of the whole team. Despite several confrontation, it seems to be useless. He is fair only to himself. Period.

What i will miss

My colleagues, my team, whom i can trust, we fight together in the dark periods, thrown into the forest fire, doing fire fighting everyday. I will miss them.

Still, its a valuable experience and a good stepping stone for me.