Sunday, July 20, 2008
Title: タイヨウのうた
This is a very warm-hearted and inspiring movie... singer cum artist Yui debuted with this movie for her acting career... specially loved how sweet and natural she appeared on-screen... not only did she managed to charmed my soul with her voice (started to know of her from the songs she sang for Bleach)... she managed to rope me into her acting career...
She played the main character 雨音 薫 (Amane Kaoru), a 16 years old girl who suffers from xeroderma pigmentosum (XP)... this condition caused her to stay away from the sun... as any ultraviolet exposure could kill her... forcing her to only enjoy her life in the moonlight... she picked up guitar and composed songs... and every night she would perform in front of a deserted train station... the romance started when she began to notice and observed 藤代 孝治 (Fujishiro Kōji) from her room's window before the break of dawn...
One night, she plucked up enough courage and chased after 孝治 for a few streets before she managed to knock him down and confess her love to him... so sweet and innocent!!! Slowly... with more interaction... 孝治 also asked 薫 to be his girlfriend... only to have 薫 realized tat dawn was approaching and she was far away from home and in the open... watching how 薫 ran for her life broke my heart... and this made 薫 came to the conclusion of her not being able to enjoy a normal life and accept 孝治 as her boyfriend... and so began the heartbreaking period for the two young lovers...
But 孝治 made up his mind and decided to do something for 薫... by earning money and let her realize her dream of cutting a CD... and through this... 薫 picked up her confidence and enjoyed the feeling of being loved... till she finally succumbed to the symptom of her illness... paralysis in her hand... she no longer could play her guitar... but 孝治 managed to enlight her and she promised to sing for him... she eventually recorded her favorite song... but with tat also came the ending in which she left everyone she loved behind... with her song being broadcasted over the radio to remind everyone whom her life had touched...
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如同栽種在溪畔的樹。。。
時辰到時便會開花結果。。。
葉片也永不枯萎。。。
所行的一切。。。
盡皆實現。。。
Saturday, July 19, 2008
The past week had been rather tiring... due to the last minute assignments and trainings... a lot of rush to meet the deadline for the submission of packages... and then have to attend trainings conducted from 6pm onwards (in which I requested to leave halfway through on friday as it was 10pm and they were noway near end)... as a very experienced engineer left the team and he volunteered to teach us the packages that he used to handle... quite sad... though he would be coming back in Aug to work part time... it would only be 1 month... my immediate supervisor is also leaving in two weeks' time... the project might be a good profile for this field... but the stress and demands faced are unimaginable... one point that was proven on my first factory visit with my supervisor on friday...
Among the 10 guys, I am the only lady and a newbie... so much so that the other electrical colleague who attended mused that my supervisor was bringing me to a field trip to bathe in the sunlight... having seen me stayed in company as a back office support for too long... haha... but really... this trip made me understand a lot of working politics... everytime anything went wrong or some new issues popped up... the standard answer would be... "ask the consultants lor"... this happened even when the issues were not meant for us... the arrows always got deflected to our way... no wonder so many senior engineers left... and why my boss decided to keep me shielded in office for the time being... the outside world for this project is way too much for me to handle with my current experience... I would strive to be the best office backup in technical and production terms to help out those who have to brave the frontline (^o^)...
Ganbatte!!
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I am also scheduled to complete one online course in about 28 days... one on the "Standards of Ethical Conducts"... sounds very much like "Engineers & Society" rite... haha... every staff in the company have to go through a standard hours of courses every year... and my journey for that requirement just started... I was actually a bit shocked when I read the email... hope that I would be able to learn fast and finish the course soon... as the upcoming weeks would be seeing me handling a new set of responsibilities above my current job... wish me luck!!
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Three more days to convocation (*o*)!!
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如同栽種在溪畔的樹。。。
時辰到時便會開花結果。。。
葉片也永不枯萎。。。
所行的一切。。。
盡皆實現。。。
Sunday, July 13, 2008
PB promotes a very healthy worklife... every monday... I would be expecting to get one fruit of the week... last week... my first fruit received from PB was a dragonfruit... one tat I had no choice but to bring it home (^o^)... the colleagues said tat it was one new policy recently adopted by PB to promote healthy lifestyle among staff... and to allow the staff to enjoy the benefits of contributing to the staff welfare fund ($3 per month)... wonder wat I would be getting tmr?
So far... my stay in PB had been an enriching one... everyday I am tasked with new jobs... such as consolidating the data points to check if there are sufficient electrical containment to route the points to the ELV room... comment and check on drawings tat had to be submitted to the respective authorities... and familiarized myself with the layouts of the major rooms and data points for the entire project... I found myself to be slowly but surely picking up... and is able to participate in little discussions and voice out my findings... I hope tat I am able to continue to strive and preserve in the coming months... and tat by the end of the probation period... I am able to tag along to site meetings (*o*)...
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My sister went over to England earlier last week... and I am starting to miss her... hope tat she would take care of herself and enjoy her stay... and then come back and we could get the a family photo taken for both of our graduation!!!
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I am currently thinking of adopting a dog from SPCA... and my mother supported the idea... still trying to formulate how to go about it... and my mother had already found out the charges involved... should be making a trip down to SPCA after the convocation to learn more about the types of dog available... and learn more about the responsibilities before making a final decision (>o<)...
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I got myself hooked on [新・科捜研の女] tat was broadcast on JETTV on Starhub Cable... it is a show about a female investigator Mariko who helped the police to solve crimes through the use of forensic processes and her wit... I particularly enjoyed her charisma and charm when she analyzes and work through the crime scene to bring light to the murders... and I liked the way she interacted with everybody... and the light-hearted lines and plot... too bad I had to miss almost every episode due to work... but I would try very hard to look online to see if I could watch the 4 seasons... or tat JETTV would re-broadcast the show again on weekends...
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如同栽種在溪畔的樹。。。
時辰到時便會開花結果。。。
葉片也永不枯萎。。。
所行的一切。。。
盡皆實現。。。
Sunday, July 06, 2008
I enjoyed the past four working days at PB... though was a bit dizzy from looking at the drawings and having to make some calculations to verify the feasibility of the electrical layout plus checking through hundreds of drawings to make sure tat everything were all right before sending them for construction... the staff down there are very friendly... and my boss is a very nice guy who just joined four months ago... in fact... my department consisted of very new staff as it was just set up recently... everybody learn together and work as a team without having to mind too much about crossing any lines... they are also very willing to answer my questions and teach me whenever they have the free time... but most of the time... I am just leave alone with my own task... they understand tat I am still picking up the skills needed... so they never really rush me unless necessary... but they would always show their concern when they leave or come back from meetings...
I must say tat I have to treasure this job... my initial position during the interview was for electrical engineer... but the interviewers felt tat I am more suited for ELV (extra low voltage)... I thought tat my chance was gone... and yet they really spoke to my boss and without any second interview... I was made an offer... it was only till late evening on my first day did I have a chance to speak to my boss for the first time... He told me tat the interviewers actually recommended me to him and he got a very good impression of me... even without meeting me (I wonder wat the interviewers said)... so he decided not to arrange for any more interview and directly have the HR made an offer... he did not mind tat I did not have the background... and told me tat he is also new to this department... and he encouraged me to stay pro-active and ask when in doubt... even if the questions might sound stupid as everyone are in the process of learning... but they would offer me any guidance based on their previous working experience... and hoped tat I would preserve no matter how stressful...
But with this new start where I get to participate in the IR project... I think I am blessed with the right conditions to advance my career prospects... though the starting might tire and stress me out as I work towards achieving the standards and pace... I would never regret having join a company where my major in NTU was not put in use... I hope tat all my friends out there are also fulfilling their own ambitions and goals... looking forward to meeting everyone for the first time since starting work during the convocation (^o^)...
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簡單，為我對於凡事的所望。。。
創意，為我打破傳統的表徵。。。
而獨特會是侵襲你感官的元素之一。。。
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Don’t Look Back
浜崎 あゆみ
Modore nai modora nai kaeru basho wa mou nai
Ikura furikaette mo kaerare nai
Kirei na ashiato ni nuri kaeta tokoro de
Jibun no kokoro dake wa damase nai
I can’t go back, I won’t go back, there’s nowhere left for me to return
However much I look behind me, I can not change my footprints
And even if I paint over them beautifully
My mind won’t be deceived
(Don't look back) Kakkowarui
(Don't look back) Tokoro koso ga itooshii
(Don’t look back) The unattractive
(Don’t look back) parts of myself are dear to me
Modore nai modora nai kaeru basho wa mou nai
Ikura furikaette mo kaerare nai
Kirei na ashiato ni nuri kaeta tokoro de
Jibun no kokoro dake wa damase nai
I can’t go back, I won’t go back, there’s nowhere left for me to return
However much I look behind me, I can not change my footprints
And even if I paint over them beautifully
My mind won’t be deceived
(Don't look back) Waraeru no wa
(Don't look back) Toori sugita kara koso
(Don’t look back) I can smile
(Don’t look back) Because that period is over
Susumi tai susume nai sou yatte Mayotte
Iru tte koto wa mou mayotte nai
Koko de todomaru nara ikuraka raku kamo ne
Dakedo mune o kogasu shigeki mo nai
I want to go forward, I can’t go forward
Hesitating like this means that I won’t hesitate anymore
It would be easier for me to stay here
But nothing would excite me
Nee dare mo kamo iidasu no wa
Ichiban kagayaite ta koro no jibun
Nante sore wa kanashi sugiru wa
What fulfils everyone is the period in their lives when they shone the most
How tragic that is…
Don’t look back
Susumi tai susume nai sou yatte Mayotte
Iru tte koto wa mou mayotte nai
Koko de todomaru nara ikuraka raku kamo ne
Dakedo mune o kogasu shigeki mo nai
I want to go forward, I can’t go forward
Hesitating like this means that I won’t hesitate anymore
It would be easier for me to stay here
But nothing would excite me
Modore nai modora nai kaeru basho wa mou nai
Ikura furikaette mo kaerare nai
Kirei na ashiato ni nuri kaeta tokoro de
Jibun no kokoro dake wa damase nai
I can’t go back, I won’t go back, there’s nowhere left for me to return
However much I look behind me, I can not change my footprints
And even if I paint over them beautifully
My mind won’t be deceived
Konna fuu ni maku wa orosu
Anata nara ...
The curtain falls in this way
And you…
Don’t look back
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