For a better Year 2008!

I was invited to Singapore Turf Club for a night race last night – it is part of this business development’s precondition. My colleague A and I dressed up nicely, based on the racecourse standards in Australia (me) and the UK (A). I was in a nice black dress with semi bare back, which was a great mistake I made – I was literally shivering the whole night under the turf of over blowing air-conditioning. Since I have been to Melbourne Cup for years, the Singapore race did not really impress me apart from the fact that the crowds are much older and the grandstand is a bit murky. After listening to the client and our ad agency talking and talking, we finally found out STC wanted to grow the overseas market, not the Singapore one. Fair enough, the Singapore punters profile is similar to the Hong Kong punters except for the pool money is far less than its Asian counterpart. Nevertheless, it will be a very interesting project to work on given my background and knowledge on horse racing.

One of my senior just submitted her resignation letter. The whole team was stunned but not surprised. Well, we are a fast pace International agency dealing with demanding accounts and clients, high turn over rate is not something new to us. I believe we all have a template of the resignation standby in our computer to use in a future day. The whole team got together in a Hyatt Hotel bar after my racecourse appointment and the hard working ones finished their work. We chatted, we laughed and we shared! We all had an enjoyable night and went home after visiting Orchard Tower at 2am.

After almost one year in the agency, I absolutely love my job and admit that I have done my best to achieve and perform in both bad and good times. I am proud of projects I have done and appreciate the coaching I have been giving by the senior management. This morning, when I checked seek.com for job openings in Australia, I actually have no difficulties finding jobs matching my skills and experience. I guess I have moved up to a higher level. 2008 will be the third year I started working full time; I am feeling a bit old. Well, well, well, I am in the mid-20s group: I have started my first investment, I am thinking to do my own business, I still have the months-long travel plan to do, I am no hurry into any commitments, and most importantly, I am happy and proud as usual for what I have achieved.

For a better Year 2008!