Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Dear Alvin Ang (2 years later),
What will I become in two years' time? I am 22 years old this year. A year that I would become independent and breakaway from student to an full fledged adult. Life has been good, not great so far. Firstly, I had deferred NTU studies to complete my ACCA. I then went on to sign up for vocal lessons and learnt how to perform. After that, I finally completed my ACCA exams (last 3 papers). Should I past these final papers, I am one step forward to become a fully qualified accountant. Just three days ago, I had done my lasik surgery and finally get rid of my spectacles.
The reason why I am writing this is because of the un-predictabilities, the what ifs. What if I could not complete my ACCA which I deffered my NTU for? Does that mean I had to go back to NTU? What if finally I got what I always wanted but realised that it is not really what I wanted? Please tell me that my worries are unfound and my future will be as bright as the sun.
Therefore, in two years' time, I look forward to the answers you give me and bring in the good news for me. My goal is to earn my first $100000 by the second year and hopefully, it will come true to me.
Bye and have a nice day, my future friend.
Alvin
30.06.2010
I'm moving on by Rascal Flatts
I've dealt with my ghosts and I've faced all my demons
Finally content with a past I regret
I've found you find strength in your moments of weakness
For once I'm at peace with myself
I've been burdened with blame, trapped in the past for too long
I'm movin' on
I've lived in this place and I know all the faces
Each one is different but they're always the same
They mean me no harm but it's time that I face it
They'll never allow me to change
But I never dreamed home would end up where I don't belong
I'm movin' on
I'm movin' on
At last I can see life has been patiently waiting for me
And I know there's no guarantees, but I'm not alone
There comes a time in everyone's life
When all you can see are the years passing by
And I have made up my mind that those days are gone
I sold what I could and packed what I couldn't
Stopped to fill up on my way out of town
I've loved like I should but lived like I shouldn't
I had to lose everything to find out
Maybe forgiveness will find me somewhere down this road
I'm movin' on
I'm movin' on
I'm movin' on
Finally content with a past I regret
I've found you find strength in your moments of weakness
For once I'm at peace with myself
I've been burdened with blame, trapped in the past for too long
I'm movin' on
I've lived in this place and I know all the faces
Each one is different but they're always the same
They mean me no harm but it's time that I face it
They'll never allow me to change
But I never dreamed home would end up where I don't belong
I'm movin' on
I'm movin' on
At last I can see life has been patiently waiting for me
And I know there's no guarantees, but I'm not alone
There comes a time in everyone's life
When all you can see are the years passing by
And I have made up my mind that those days are gone
I sold what I could and packed what I couldn't
Stopped to fill up on my way out of town
I've loved like I should but lived like I shouldn't
I had to lose everything to find out
Maybe forgiveness will find me somewhere down this road
I'm movin' on
I'm movin' on
I'm movin' on
what we could have been, 7:35 PM.
Monday, July 13, 2009
Falling (Once OST)
I don't know you
But I want you
All the more for that
Words fall through me
And always fool me
And I can't react
And games that never amount
To more than they're meant
Will play themselves out
Take this sinking boat and point it home
We've still got time
Raise your hopeful voice you have a choice
You'll make it now
Falling slowly, eyes that know me
And I can't go back
Moods that take me and erase me
And I'm painted black
You have suffered enough
And warred with yourself
It's time that you won
Take this sinking boat and point it home
We've still got time
Raise your hopeful voice you had a choice
You've made it now
Falling slowly sing your melody
I'll sing along
Beautiful lyrics and melody............
I don't know you
But I want you
All the more for that
Words fall through me
And always fool me
And I can't react
And games that never amount
To more than they're meant
Will play themselves out
Take this sinking boat and point it home
We've still got time
Raise your hopeful voice you have a choice
You'll make it now
Falling slowly, eyes that know me
And I can't go back
Moods that take me and erase me
And I'm painted black
You have suffered enough
And warred with yourself
It's time that you won
Take this sinking boat and point it home
We've still got time
Raise your hopeful voice you had a choice
You've made it now
Falling slowly sing your melody
I'll sing along
Beautiful lyrics and melody............
what we could have been, 1:05 AM.
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
She's gone (english version of Jie Tuo)
Every where I go
Everywhere I turn
I can see your face each time I burn
Everytime it rains
Each time it snows
I can hear your voice everywhere I go
And time,It heals every pain
So that's what they say
And I ………..would give anything
To make you come back to stay
She's gone
I didn't know it was so long
If I can't feel her in my arms
The days will be long and it will go on and on
She's gone
I didn't know it was so long
If I can't feel her in my arms
I'll sit here alone
The pain will go on and on
Oh no...........mmmmmmm
With every breath I take
And every step I make
I would see you here in this world I make
And thru the pouring rain
And the blinding snow
I can hear your voice everywhere I go
I know that I need her
In every thing I do
Goodbye ….is not the word I need to hear
Every where I go
Everywhere I turn
I can see your face each time I burn
Everytime it rains
Each time it snows
I can hear your voice everywhere I go
And time,It heals every pain
So that's what they say
And I ………..would give anything
To make you come back to stay
She's gone
I didn't know it was so long
If I can't feel her in my arms
The days will be long and it will go on and on
She's gone
I didn't know it was so long
If I can't feel her in my arms
I'll sit here alone
The pain will go on and on
Oh no...........mmmmmmm
With every breath I take
And every step I make
I would see you here in this world I make
And thru the pouring rain
And the blinding snow
I can hear your voice everywhere I go
I know that I need her
In every thing I do
Goodbye ….is not the word I need to hear
what we could have been, 10:13 PM.
Friday, March 20, 2009
For the two weeks of experience I had with Bob Low & Co., I realise I had a lot to learn from especially when it comes to internal control. Small companies lack the internal control needed because they are unable to employ more workers for segregation of duties. Furthermore, some companies is one shareholder, one director and the director is the shareholder, hence the control of money and accounts lies with the director. This made the internal control worse off. Actually internal control can be done at a small scale level. Start by retaining all the invoices whether be it purchase invoice or sales invoice. File them nicely in a file them according to expenses or on a monthly basis. Petty Cash should be run in a imprest system and all claims by the staff should go through the petty cash. That's all for now.
what we could have been, 10:02 PM.
Sunday, March 15, 2009
I am currently working as an intern in Bob Low & Co CPA firm. One of the things I realise is that I need to be familiar and good in my FRS and auditing standards. Another thing I realise is that auditors work really long hours. Just last week, my lastest of knocking off is about 2030H. It is tough but I do enjoy audit because I get to see what the business composition is made out of. My interest in audit has just increased greatly and hopefully, when I graduated, I could enter in a big audit firm ie. Big four etc.
what we could have been, 10:09 AM.
Wednesday, March 04, 2009
From yahoo news : 21year old David Hartanto Widjaja, who stabbed his professor and then jumped to his death, had his scholarship terminated in February.
This is a tragic story of someone who is bright in his studies but because of pressure, he had turned into the wrong direction. According to source, David had lost his scholarship and his grades had been slipping lately.
This reminded me that sometimes, when things do not end the way it should have, you will be discouraged, angry at yourselves and sad. I could relate this alot of times, because I am not a very bright student and I need to work twice as hard as people to achieve the same results as someone who take less than one quater of the effort I put in. Life is about rejections and rejections always hurts. What you do not get today, you will get it tommorrow and what you cannot get tommorrow, you will get it the next day ;). RIP David!
what we could have been, 2:36 PM.
Saturday, February 28, 2009
The latest move on Citibank saw Singapore wealth fund GIC converts notes at $3.25/share which would rise GIC's stake in Citi to estimated 11.1 percent. A convertible shares in this case is one that can be converted from preference shares to ordinary shares. These means that should Citibank eventually winds up, GIC's ordinary shares will be the last in line to get its capital that he put in back. Furthermore, when the bank makes profit, GIC will be the last to takes it share. This is a risky move from GIC. Should everything fails and Citibank goes under and files for bankruptcy, GIC may lose all its investments.
what we could have been, 11:19 PM.
