Categories: Insights, Personal life, Rants, Work
I’m counting my blessings at the work related opportunities that I receive.
Not everyone has a job and not worry about impending layoffs.
Not everyone gets to travel on business trips to other countries.
Not everyone gets budget to study/upskill themselves.
However, as much as I can get these opportunities, there will always be people who are jealous at what I get. I mean… If you don’t ask, you won’t get it, right? If you don’t deliver results, you won’t get it, right? This is a reminder to myself that there will always be jealous, negative and toxic people around.
“Yeah. We are our own person. If people are negative best to limit the interaction.
Cuz we are influenced by the top 5 people we hang out with.”
This is something that one of my mentors, Marie, told me. Not exactly linked to the jealousy I received from my colleagues but something where I asked for advice on.
Obviously people love to see and gossip about the good stuff that others receive, including myself. What others did not realise is the difficult times people have to go through. They also did not realise and did not want to see the amount of hard work people put in to receive these “good opportunities”.
As I grow older, I realised it is even harder to have people around you who truly appreciate what you have and are happy for your accomplishments.
I realised that as I become more self aware and mature, I am gaining more empathy and awareness on the effect of my words and actions. The world of the empathetic is tough.
Categories: Insights, Overseas, Personal life, Pictures, Travel, With my NEX
I went to Golden Gate Bridge in this trip again. This time I managed to walk more than half of the bridge. I don’t think I walked till 75% but I am still quite happy that I conquered my fears and got to the midpoint of the bridge. It is quite an accomplishment for someone who has fears in heights and water!
I kept encouraging myself to continue to walk and don’t focus on the height or the ocean below me. I hit my goal of reaching the middle of the bridge then I decided to walk back. Whoa, panic set in and my legs became jelly-like. But I am all alone so I cannot be stuck in the middle of the bridge right? No one can save me in that situation except myself…
So I started distracting myself by thinking about the Tiffany and Co hardwear bracelet I tried on at the Haneda airport during my transit. That certainly helps because I did manage to make it back to the start of the bridge.
Categories: Friendship, Overseas, Personal life, Pictures, Travel, With my NEX
Gulabi and I went to the beach on our final day at LA. Revathi has already flew out of LA since she is not joining us to go to San Francisco.
We explored the beach and took some great photos too.
Will I go back again? Probably no. I think I reached the maximum capacity to visit the same beach after this trip. Haha. 🙂
You know you are becoming old when you go Comex tech and exhibition to look at curtains, power tracks and water purifiers. It is no longer looking at laptops or gadgets or cameras or monitors anymore…
Where did my youth go? Omg lah… I wish I can go back to looking at the gadgets/toys instead of actual house/adulting stuff. :/ For someone who is quite decisive, that is a bit too many decisions to make.
Categories: Food, Friendship, Overseas, Personal life, Pictures, Travel, With my NEX
In my 2023 trip, Gulabi told me Westfield has left San Francisco so I can only visit the westfield mall at LA. My senior director at that time also recommended visiting the mall, along with with one of my favourite YouTuber Kieun Choi. Of course I have to visit it and wow, they did not disappoint!
I had dinner with Gulabi and Revathi at the Eatly restaurant which Gulabi recommended. It is like fine dining place and the portion size is rather small for the price.
The ice cream is quite nice even though it is quite expensive.
They also had their Christmas decorations at the mall since I went there during the Christmas season. Well, I did not expect to see cactus again…
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