Stress Stress Stress!!!

I am gonna breakdown soon. Feeling so stress as there are endless things to do. This week I have my strategy mid term on Thursday. Next week and the following are worst. tests, assignments, projects and presentation. Can hardly breathe. Moreover, I am also very worried about my job application. Only yesterday I realised that I made a stupid mistake in my resume and I have sent it out to 5 companies. I think I have blow my chances. Sobz! Today I am trying to do the numerical test for Barclays but the program got hang. I emailed the technical support team and recruitment person but they didn't response to me. Haiz. So sian. Anyway, he also did the test and he told me it is quite tough. So maybe I should just forget about Barclays as it is really stressing me out.

Here's the companies that I have completed my application:

1) EY - Auditor
2) Credit Suisse - Product Control
3) OCBC - Retail Banking
4) DBS - Retail Banking
5) Accenture - Business Consultant
6) MOE - Teacher

Only the last one i did my application correctly. If I don't get any job offer from these companies. I would probably wait till I graduate then apply for a job. These applications are so tedious and tme consuming. The worst thing is you put in so much effort in them but don't get any reply. Sad case.

This week I have quite a lot of to do list:

1) Study Strategy
2) Study Equity
3) Strategy Case
4) Equity major project
5) Equity individual assignment
6) BSM individual assignment
7) BSM minor project

I think I really need to calm myself down or else I gonna get a heart attack. Breathe breathe breathe...1...2....3.....

I think I gonna treat myself to a good facial and herbal hair treatment 3 weeks later.

Recent updates

I am getting busier and busier. There are so many things to do - I need to attend career talks, apply for jobs, prepare for interviews, read my textbooks, study for tests, do projects....Kinda overwhelm by the workload. It is piling up.

My greatest concern this semester is how to secure a good job. I am so worried that no compay wants to hire me. (Sob sob)

Last week, I have been to Barclays Capital career talk. The presentation wasn't that impressive but I love the remuneration and training programme that they offer. Selected graduated are given an opportunity to go through a one to two months of intensive training in UK (I find it really pretigious). Also the salary they offer is good. From $3500 onwards depending on your position. Looking through the jobs opening, I find that the most suitable position would be operation. I should be applying for this position in Barclays considering they have good training programme and good pay.

I have also plans to apply for other companies. In fact, yesterday I just applied for OCBC Management Trainee Programme. This job is something that I like more. I chose to be in the consumer banking division. Hopefully I can get it. Praying hard.

I will be applying the rest of these compaines:

1) EY - Auditor
2) Credit Suisse - Product Control
3) Barclays - Operations
4) Merill Lynch - Operations
5) DBS - Retail Banking
6) Standard Charted - Retail Banking

7) Citibank - Retail Banking

8) UOB - Retail Banking

Today I went out with my mum for hair loss treatement as recommended by Qiaoqin. The place is really far - Pasir Ris. But I desperately need a remedy for my hair loss problem so I went there despite the long distance. The treatement lasted for about 1.5 hrs. Mine cost $28 and my mum's cost $23. We also bought a hair shampoo which is recommended by the aunite for $20. Hopefully it will prevent my hair condition from getting worst.

Oh yeah. I also cut my hair today. It is quite short - Above shoulder length. No choice. I need to keep my hair shorter so that it is easier to manage.

A Malay Wedding

Today I attended a Malay wedding with my mum and sister. We were invited by our old neighbour. It was her grandson's wedding. The bridegroom is only 18 to 19 year old. (Very young indeed but I supposed it is quite common for Malays to get married early).

The wedding is held at the void deck of a HDB flat. We reached there at 12 noon. What I find special about Malay Wedding is that there is no fixed time that we have to attend the ceremony. We can be there anytime between 11 am and 5 pm. When we arrived at the venue, it was already filled with people. I was quite surprised to see many Chinese guests and also some old neighbours. It was nice to see that everyone mix well and that we could get along with one another. The host (my old neighbour) is really hospitable and friendly. She greeted us warmly and chatted with my mother.

My sister and I love the buffet there. I find their cooking really good. We ate like gluttons (totally disregarding our images...Haha...kinda 'throw face'). We went off before the start of the actually wedding ceremony because my sister had to rush off for tuition. Kinda wasted as I wanted to see how pretty the bride is.

Anyway, here are some pictures that I have taken at the wedding:

This is a souvenir given to each of us.

This is for us to wash our hands before we eat. When I was younger (about primary school times), I thought that this pot is for drinking.

Guests at the wedding

More guests at the wedding

Chinese guests at the backdrop. That's my sister in pink at the foregound.

That's my sister again. She is eating the 'Malay Kueh Tutu'. It is really nice. Much softer than the 'Chinese Kueh Tutu'. BTW, I think that's my sister 4th plate of Kueh Tutu. She had been eating non-stop since she sat down at the table.

The wedding stage. I like the shade of colours. It gives me a very soothing feeling.

That's the wedding cake. It looks delicious - I wonder if it is real.

Wedding flowers

The drummers

The drummers back view

Shopping with Sijin

Today is our 17th months anniversary. It is quite easy to remember our anniversary date as it falls on the 1st of every month. We got together on the 1st of April last year which is also April Fool Day. (Kinda coincidental..Haha...) Our very 1st month anniversary was very memorable. He brought me to this restaurant called 'Secret Garden'. The food there is excellent, the service is highly commendable and the ambience is so romantic. We had candlelight dinner there. The boss of the restaurant served us. His PR skill is so good as he makes us feel very at ease. He even arrange for a group of musicians which comprises of 3 men with guitar, cello and violin respectively to play a romantic song especially for us. I really like that place. Highly recommended for couples to go there for celebration. Here are some pictures:

This bouquet of flowers was given by him during our 1st month anniversary.

These two cute bears were also given by him. They actually came along with the flowers.

This froggy is a prize that he won in the Dreamland Theme Park in Thailand. He played one of those game stalls (Throwing arrows to burst balloons) and got this froggy for me. It is a little dirty around its eye area. Gonna send it to the washing machine soon.

Yesterday, I met up with Sijin for a shopping spree. We were supposed to meet at 6pm but she ended up reaching the place at 7 plus as there was a bad bad traffic jam. After we met up, we immediately rush to have our dinner as we are stuffing. We went to a noodle house on the 4th floor of Far East Plaza. Thereafter, we just hang around at Far East Plaza.

I had a new discovery! Sijin brought me to DFS shopping centre which is directly opposite to Far East Plaza. I have never been to that place as I thought that it is a place here tourists go. (I am so mountain tortoise!). Anyway, I love that place! There are so many beauty products such as Dior, Clinque, Lancome etc and they are much cheaper than the normal shop prices. Moreover, there are no salesperson around so we could play with all the makeup, beauty products and perfumes without any interference. We also went up to the next level which sells branded bags to look around.

After staying there for an hour or so, I felt so thirsty, so we went to Starbuck to chill out. Sijin treated me to a drink (red berry tea with no taste). We just sat there and chat. It was so nice to meet up with her. I always have a lot of fun going out with Sijin as she never fail to make me crack. Heehee...

Sijin went to Borders to do some books shopping before we headed home. It was a nice day out with her. Hope to meet her soon.

Here are some pictures that we took yesterday:

This is what Sijin and I had for our dinner yesterday at Far East

After the dinner, we went to buy some snacks from Chippy

This is something new to me. Sijin highly recommended this fried chicken dip with cheese. It was quite nice but very oily. I felt so thirsty after eating them

A picture that we took together. Sijin has a new specs. She looks so motherly and teacher-like. Heehee....

That's the 2nd level of the DSF shop. It sells mainly comestics and beauty care products.

That's the 3rd level of the DSF shop. It sells mainly branded bags.