Aerosmith in Singapore 2013

Confirmed! Tickets has been booked and I am going to the Aerosmith concert! It is their first time to perform here in Singapore and evryone's really excited. I hope they perform all their greatest hits. 

Alone & Lonely

Yes I am feeling that right now. Maybe its the hormones. Maybe I just miss someone. Maybe. Maybe.

I'm optimistic. I know I will meet him soon. But until then, I could be feeling this. Alone and lonely. Every now and then. **Sigh. Someday. Maybe...

Same Same

This is really funny. My colleagues bought the same blouse from a store separately, and wore it on the same day. Hahaha Aside from that they both paired it with khaki colored pants. Coincidence! I cropped their heads for privacy. :-)

Dreaming Australia

I'm 30 and single.... with a 6 year old son. I have a job but I don't really feel secure about it. I am a foreigner in this country and I feel that I am not so welcome anymore, unlike a few years ago.

This Australia dream started just last Monday when Jetstar went on sale. To go to Melbourne or Perth it'll only cost S$850+  and S$516. Yes it's that cheap!

And so this crazy woman booked it! I'm going to Oz, in Perth! But first things first, I need a visa because I came from the third world.

I googled and logged on to the Australia website to read and get the requirements. Dit dit! I got more interested in the Immigrant/Work/etc visas more than the tourist visa which I really need soonest. I had sleepless nights thinking what I should really do and so I  decided to start processing the Skilled Independent Visa 189.

I know it will be a really long wait, but it's what I really want. now. I just hope everything goes well.

As for my tourist visa, I'll read on it again tomorrow.

Singapore 1: My First Anniversary

It's been a year since I decided to come to Singapore and look for a job. That time there were a lot of companies with vacancies. It only took me 3 weeks to get a job, 1 week for my pass processing and exactly one month after I came, I started working.

My first few months on my new company was a little rough. I came from a very different engineering field. I used to work in building construction and now its all about instrumentation and other oil and gas things. I thought I was not gonna last. I was thinking that its either I quit or they're going to fire me. Good thing I have a very patient colleague who has taught me everything I know related to our job now. I am also glad that I learned all these, there's no need to go back to work in my previous industry. 

Our company has applied me for a 12 month only pass last year. Meaning to say, I need to renew this month. Butterflies in my stomach started to fly every time I think of the renewal. I have heard  a lot of stories from friends about passes getting rejected. I have given the necessary documents to our HR on the first week of April. I waited for a week but there was no result. Another week and still nothing. On the third week I was called in for a meeting with my boss. They have informed me that my renewal was rejected! OMG! I wanted to die at the moment. A lot of travel plans have been made. Too too many plans. THIS CAN'T BE HAPPENING TO ME!! Especially now. I mean, who in the world would want to lose their job, right? My boss however reassured me that they will support me all the way till I get approved.

They reapplied me. The waiting was hell. It was so stressful! First day after application, the site states Pending status. Second day, still pending. Third day, same. Oh no! I have no plans of looking for a new job yet! On the fourth day, I  was already feeling sick. On that day, after showering I checked the status from my mobile. Wahooo! It was approved! I took a really really deep breath and went to office in my usual happy self. God has heard my prayers.

It's my first anniversary living here in Singapore. Life's been good so far and with my renewed pass, it'll be even better. Cheers!