Last Day :(

From the title you will know that this is the last day of my internship and I can't wait to return to work after the report and presentation.

Since today is the last day there is a lot of things I need to handover to Ms Lily to handle. It took me almost an hour to collate the complete and ongoing activities that is going on at our various projects. I would say today is not a productive day but more of a relaxing day. I had been tasked to open all the hamper which is sent by the various contractors and Mr Chan had given out the goodies equally to all staff.

I also bid my farewell to the prawns/ fishes/ plants that I had been taking care throughout these few months. I fed and water them for the last time and wish that they will be better after I return in March.

When I was walking home, stress suddenly hit me when I remember that I forgot to bring my log book back. I will be going back to retrieve it on Monday. Hopefully I won't be late for the meeting with Ms Chan.

Invitation to resume work :D

I am feeling delighted today as Mr Chan had offer me to continue in the company for the period until I start National Service. The pay is not decided and I did not ask him about it. This is because I felt that there are still much to be learnt and it is already very kind of Mr Chan to teach and at the same time pays me $1000 every month during this internship period.

Some may think that I am stupid to not ask about the salary if I were to continue my position in the company after the internship. But the purpose of me continuing to work here is because of the knowledge and skills that I can acquire from Mr Chan & Ms Lily. Hence I would like to address this thinking of mine to my friends that money is not everything and knowledge is much more valuable than the monetary benefits that you are getting.

Badminton w/ Mr Chan

Stress had been part of my day today. The stress did not come during working hours but arrived when Mr Chan invited me to a badminton game at Singapore Swimming Complex after work.

At the beginning I thought Mr Chan is going to highlight my flaws but it turn out to be just a casual game with his University friends. The whole game went smoothly and we even have supper after the game.

Mr Chan had shown me another side of him and also reminds me of what my mentor used to tell me when I was young. Which is to "work hard and play hard", Mr Chan may be very serious at work but after working hours he removed his "aura" and started to joke with me. He had taught me that we don't have to change our personality to suit the job but adapt to changes necessarily. One can never be too serious as it will drive others away and stay serious when the environment requires you to do so. I hope to note this down to remind me of the lesson I had learnt today.

Three more days to go...

Tuesday

Today is a tiring day as I had just attended the Annual General Meeting for Gentle Reflection.

Basically the main purpose of an AGM is to review the annual accounts and make necessary adjustment to meet current expenditure or reduce unnecessary variable costs.

An example of a variable cost is utility usage for every month, measures like changing normal bulbs to LED bulbs and changing taps to key taps are ways to decrease these variable costs. Since the PUB is adjusting their rates every quarterly or semi-annually, the forecasting or budget allocated must include this variable too. Hence if the Managing Agent fails to include this factor, it is the responsibility of the council members to inform the MA.

Audited accounts not necessary means there is no errors. Therefore a secondary check by the respective council member is greatly appreciated. Council members should also make should breakdown is included for high expenditure items in order to be well-informed and safe from unnecessary spending.

I feel that I can never be able to be less careful as I always wanted to be prepared before any meetings. Hence reading, checking, identifying errors beforehand is a practice and because of this I am very tired and feel like sleeping anytime soon.

Hope that I can wake up tomorrow morning :D Cheers.

Last Week of Internship

16 weeks of internship is coming to an end this week. I am having mixed feelings about ending this, I hope that it will never end as I had really enjoyed myself throughout this process and everyone treats me like a family member. This internship had also build up my interest towards development and how it is like to be a developer.

Mr Chan is a thoughtful person and Ms Lily is a resourceful person, together they make a good team. I had always wanted to start my own business and this experience had taught me that I need to more partners and these partners must have distinct personalities and specialities in order for me to run the business smoothly.

You may be wondering why am I writing this entry today instead of Friday. This is because I have a strange feeling about this week and it is telling me that a lot of reflections will be going on in my mind. In order not to forget any crucial points that can assist my future development, I am planning to write an entry everyday until Friday. I hope Mr Chan will ask me to continue working as there are still many things that I can learn here.