Half Year Evaluation

I'm on leave till tomorrow. I'm supposed to go jungle trekking but I have to postpone the trip till August. So I have nothing planned but lazed around and do what I wanna do. Last night I was thinking that I should wake up early today, go to the nearest supermarket to stock up on fruits (I wanna make smoothies), go to LHDN (I can't sign my BE Form last night), go to Ikano/Curve to look for books at Popular and Borders, drop by at Tesco and come back to enjoy the book I bought. Nice plan. But I'm still at home and has not gone out yet. Sigh!

I solved my e-Filing problem so I don't have to go to LHDN. But the rest must be done. Maybe I go to Ikano/Curve/Tesco a bit later in the afternoon and only buy fruits on my way back. I can have my fruit smoothie at The Curve before making my own. That's a successful procrastinator at work. Flexibility is good but sometimes I wonder why is it so hard to follow my own plans. Like the time I plan to sleep at 11pm and wake up at 5.30am to do Yoga or some exercise and prepare a healthy breakfast before going to work. It never happens. Well... maybe once or twice but not as often as I wish.

Half of the year would have gone past by end of next month. I have not make any wish list in the beginning of the year like last year. I have just changed job so I have nothing much to wish for yet. Just observe and experience the change. How I have fared so far? This is my almost-half-year evaluation.

MY JOB

I accepted the job because I wanted to go into training and travel. I did the training part but the traveling did not happen. I'm handling system trainings which require a computer room and connection to the server. The training environment is only available at HQ. The other trainers got to travel though. Sometimes they conducted the training at our centres, sometimes they conducted the training at the hotel. For the next half of the year, I'm hoping the proposal for me to conduct outstation training is approved. I'd know about it by June. If the traveling still did not happen, I'll be looking for other opportunities.

As for the responsibilities of the job, very time consuming. All the learning and preparing and delivering is taking its toll on my social life. I was mentally tired to do anything else. And I thought my previous job was hard. I did not regret quitting the job though. I needed the change and the assurance that my skills are valuable and demanded in the market. I got the assurance :)

MY FRIENDS

The two who always came to overnight at my place, one got married and moved to JB and the other got a job in Singapore. I'm happy for them but I also get lonely here. Another one is getting engaged today. Can't ask him to be my escort when the need arises anymore :) You know, the time when I don't want to attend a wedding alone or go on a photography outing by myself. Another friend, I don't know what happen to her. She didn't answer my call/sms/email. She did mention once when we saw each other the last time that once before she withdraws from everyone to sort out her personal issues. Maybe she is having another issue to sort out now.

Oh and another friend has moved to KL from East Malaysia so I can have her company every now and then. Thank God :) The rest, they are busy with their families so I would normally initiate the effort to meet or went to their house. Since I'm occupied with my job and mentally tired, all I wanna do on weekend is rest and be left alone.

Only recently I joined a society to force myself to join an activity. Just join and have fun. Not initiating and planning and worrying about the logistics and whatnots. It was great and I met new friends there.

MY SOCIAL LIFE

I have not travel and go on a holiday as much as I like this year. Come to think of it, I don't have much of a social life this year. It was work, work and work. Sigh! I hope that will change in the next half of the year. Almost all the training materials are prepared by now so I can have more time for myself and not feel so tired after work.

MY FAMILY
My mom and youngest brother has moved to Johor. He's trasferred there but I see them almost as often as when they're here because he always has a meeting in KL. Mom would come and stay with me then and we got to do things together when my brother is not around. He can be a pain when he wants to follow us shopping. Always coming up with a reason why we shouldn't buy things. But, he got to carry our shopping bags too so I won't complain so much :)

MY LOVE LIFE

Hmmm... won't go there.

MY FINANCES

It could be better. If I'm diligent enough, things will be better by September. Right now, I'm not purchasing anything big. No new hand phone, no new camera (I might not be patient for this one though), and no new car. Shopping for new clothes, shoes and handbag however, will still continue :) There must always be a balance between prudent spending and pleasures of shopping. I know, I know, I used to not like shopping but it is OK now when I'm in the mood.

Someone mentioned I'm a reborn woman since I go from no shopping to shopping and only Computer magazines to MWW and Cleo and sometimes Female too. I got tired of the Computer magazines. There's nothing new after a while. The same topic but newer version of gadgets in the market. I'm reading Digital Photography Magazine now though so I haven't totally been converted to women-magazine-only-gal :)

All in all, I'm thankful I can take care of myself. Problems will arise every now and then. What will life be without it. OK. I better post this entry and get ready to go out as planned, before it rains and I abandon my plans altogether.