Sunday Reflection

1) It's been a week ago since I finally started my work here, my new chapter, my new journey. It was kind of blessing where I am given enough break in between, to ease my adaptAtion to the new environment.  

2) I reported to work on 14th Aug (Friday), and it was a working Saturday that week. And following week after continuos 4 days of working, it was a long weekends with a public holiday on Friday and follow by a non-working Saturday. I managed to get my self some good rest, explore the nearby neighborhood a little, and now I am in this cafe delipa the second time. 

3) Enjoying a cup of hot chocolate while watching RunningMan. And now is the time for some blogging. Over the past week, I think the most challenging part is the way how the work squishes every inch of life left on me. It maybe a bit of exaggeration, but that is the honest feeling. 

4) Everyday I need to wake up at 5am and get myself ready by 6am to catch the bus towork, and the day only end with a bus ride back to dormitory at 720pm. Owing to the jam, normally I am back to my room around 820-840pm. Not to mention also the fight for water to bath during the peak time. It was a horrible 14 hours taken up willingly or unwillingly with so little left. 

5) I knew very well human can adapt pretty well, eventually. I always save two pail of water in my room for bathing, I try to be productive in my daily 2 hours bus commute by watching YouTube, listening to audiobook and coming weeks onwards, I had downloaded some podcast before hand to counter the horrible internet speed here. I had met a few Malaysians who were here for almost three years and the three of them is "graduating" in next month and returning to Malaysia for good. It reminds me about a similar feelings when the senior who finished their STPM came back to take their result. I was there the new chap just enrolled into the monstrous STPM and wondering when my time will come.

6) This whole episode also reminded me about the period when I just entered UM. I really had a hard time adapting to the Uni life despite my Form 6 school is just across the street of UM'S PJ gate. Turnout after three years, that was one of the highlights in my life which i truly enjoyed. 

7) I believe and and kept reminding myself I shall be fine. I should be able to brace through this changes and life challenges here. I wish to summarize a few points here to give some positive vibes as well as  to stir myself clearer and as a kind reminder to myself. 

8) Firstly, the customers, the workload, the colleague and the superior; the industry know-how; I have strong confidence that I am able to handle it pretty well, in fact I may not need to dig very deep into my experience to handle it. Yet, I still need to put in extra effort and attention in this work as I am not here for mediocrity, or just meeting the expectation given by the company.

9) Secondly, on the work environment. As mentioned, the extensive working hours truly drains into my life. Nevertheless, to put it into context, I should stop comparing, and complaining. It is all the same old stories, we cannot control what life throws at us, but as usual, as what I had done before, take charge, adapt and make full use of it. With accommodation, laundry service, food, transportation all covered, what else can I asked for? Comparing to the suffering my parents had endured to raise me up, this is truly not worth even to mention or bring up. Over the weekends, I took my chances and walk about the neighborhood. Looking at the environment where people of less fortunate need to endure a lot of hardship to make a living, I believe I am at least 10X-20X better off from where I am now. I am not allowed or even forbidden to complain if any. Everyone is giving their level best to earn a living and I should not give my excuses. I am here not to enjoy life; remembered my primary aim here? To gain experience and increase exposure to work in international organization at a different scale, and working abroad. My timeline ? 1-2 year. That's it. Crystal!!!

10)Thirdly, routine life is bored but the different side of the coin is it gave me a better control on my life. I need to plan ahead what I wanted to achieve 1-2 years down the road. How I can improve myself and my future planning? 

11) In this particular chapter of my life, I believe it gave me a new opportunity to review and renew my life as I know too well, such period of solitude normally is the time for me to concentrate and improve myself. 

Hello 2020

1) It was a great surprise that my old faithful iPad mini 1 with the apps blogger still up and running in year 2020 after a good 6 years or so. 

2) Yes after such a long pause since I last updated here, two years had passed. It is my original aim for the creation of this blog to record my story, my growth, my thoughts and opinion. A great amount of courage and honesty is necessary to carry out personal reflection and record here. 

3) I'll be honest here to recollect what happened during the period of Not Updating Blog first. To address the elephant, Firstly; After the very trip to AUS, I had gotten the answer I needed. There is a long road to recovery and further soul-searching. Of course subconsciously I might had knew the outcome long before but that very moment is very important to discover the truth, to acknowledge the reality. 

4) I'm glad to be blessed with very good bunch of friends to help me through. In fact, I guess God has been really kind in his way to bless me with a cute, understanding, opinionated in her way, someone who indeed care and love me all equally. After a long indecisive period and finally with all the courage gathered I had confessed in a trip to Pangkor with her on Dec'19. Everything else then is history. During the whole process, many things had changed and one will know how great the magnitude is if I tell you that I am now a Vegetarian and I am now an Yi-Kuan-Dao follower. 

5) I have always knew that my job at TXPG will only be a stop-over point. I am not fully satisfied with the work there as the change of management and management decision is very fluid and uncertain. Having said that, I had grab the opportunities provided by my job role there with both hand; to explore into a variety of industry ( Semiconductor, HVAC, MLS, Aerospace) as well as thermoforming technology. These had further equipped me with more knowledge and industry know-how. 

6) It was a twist of fate if you ask me. I am now blogging in my dormitory at the Philippines. By chance I was given the opportunity to join a multinational EMS companies and the my 10 years experience in this industry should be very handy in my project management role here. 

7) It was rather challenging period for me to join a new job. Owing to the Covid-19 pandemic, the worldwide lockdown and international travel restriction had caused me to be frictionally unemployed for around 4 months. I'm now servicing my 14 days quarantine at hostel before I can start my new role here. 

8) Despite of the worries on loss of income and the withdrawal of the job offer; I am glad that the four months are put into good use. I had spend 2 months to dine at my gf place at night, to get to know her, her family, lifestyle and exchange of our values which enhances our understanding of each other. Another 2 months I had spent with my family. I guess it is not likely for me to stay with parents for two months if I am not out of Job. The last time I spend so much time at home with my parents will be around 15-16 years ago when I attended Form 6 and 2 years after I graduated before moving to Penang. I cherished every moment I spent with her and my family. As I aged, my priorities changed and family seems more important to me now. 

9) Having said that, my decision to leave home and work afar seems contradicting. There are a few reasons for my decision. With 10 years of industrial experience, I think this job offer is a great opportunity for me to move up another level; from a privately owned company to the Malaysia listed company and finally to the MNC. It will provide me with even more exposure, learning curve as well as opportunity to perform. It was also my dream to work/ study overseas and this job offer helps me to achieve it. Also, with hostel, meals and transport provided this will be a good opportunity for me to earn and save some money for my future family planning. All in all, I thought it was a correct move for now. 

10) I knew it will not be a bed of roses here. I have to stay true to my aim and the targets that I wish to achieve here. Stay focus and professional. I miss my family, I miss her and I miss my home country.  It will be only temporary before I can reunite with them. Let's stay focus, and perform to achieve the target which I had set here. 

End Note: A very condensed version of my last two years journey and my next destination. Hopefully more to come.