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Tiffany Lim



Hey thinkers,

I have officially hit the quarter-life crisis, and it isn't hitting the age of 25, but basically, it is unaware what I want to achieve or feeling doubtful about life.

Hitting the corporate ladder for about 3 years now, and consistently wondering if I'm suitable for this field. People always say at the age of 20, take the risk, have faith, venture into a life you wouldn't regret. But I couldn't be sure what type of risk I would need to take, perhaps no income?

Standing at the cross-junction, feeling no passion running in my blood. In need of people to make me feel excited about life again. Right now, my life feels stagnant, weekdays = work, weekends = sleep. Me too wanted to be young and wild before it's too late. Me too wanted to find a goal or a purpose I would like to hold dearly too.

I need to find myself back, I need to get out of this crisis. Perhaps, it's just that this year has zoomed pass too fast, faster than how I could run to the end goal.

Tata,
Tiff

Oh pessimistic, Oh pessimistic. Why u have to think of the world as such? 
Why every single item, detail, pissed you off deadly?
Why every speech, every script, would gather such an offensive remarks?

We would love to spread some positivity to you, 
We would love to hold your hard into the other side of the world.

Where humans are less of their self-interest, 
Where they don't need any benefits from you.

Oh pessimistic, oh. 
How we wish u will be more carefree, more at ease. 
When everyone is less of an offensive creature in your eyes. 


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Sigh optimistic, Sigh optimistic. Why the whole world seems like a playground to you?
Why every single creature, human and living creature seems so hopeful to you?
Why any subject and object feels like it is cheering you?

We would need you to be more realistic,
We would want you to be less gullible.

Sigh optimistic, sigh.
We all know one day you will come to our side.
When you saw the darkness in everything, and no longer in the white zone. 


When you're 22, out in the playing field.
There are people who play this game, far more expert than you.
A mediocre player, who doesn't give a shit. But got dragged in, because you're in this team.

Then again you ask, how all these will end.
There is no end, my dear, they all said.
Persuade and critics are all they do. Hoping one day u will leave the field.

Being 22 is all you have, no experience no strategy, that's what they say. 
Heads up, feet down and continue your journey. 
One day u will be even more successful than people who ever need to play this game. 



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P.S/ I'm just trying to write a poem again because I used to be a pretty good literature student.


Hi guys!

I'm like finally writing on this platform after like zillion years, and I don't want to give empty promises like "I will be updating soon", but rather, keeping the suspense.

2017 has been a rather bumpy journey for me. Dealing with more emotional stress rather than physical ones. Having quite  lots of time to myself since the start of April, and I would say that I have been thinking of different paths for myself.

Even since April, there is a huge changed in my life, I'm able to think what my life ahead will really be. What kind of career I really would like to pursue for and I'm quite lost, in the sense that there are so many doors for me to venture, which fears me at the same time.

I am someone who doesn't like uncertainty, but at the same time, my dreams for my future is ambiguous, which means a step of faith is required. I think my family taught me to be practical, but at the same time, there is a huge risk to be involved in order to be successful. Despite my hate for uncertainty, there is always have a voice in my head saying,"Will you regret not trying it when you're younger?"

If only I removed all the unnecessary negative thoughts about how I think about myself, and preserve through the path ahead, I believe eventually I would work for what I truly loved and have a passion for. But at this moment, I hope that I could be less lost and less confused. I think I just need a little more time to adapt to my current less-hectic lifestyle. As previous with work and studies, I don't have so much time to think and evaluate but right now, I do have such hours and spare.

I'm trapped in my own thoughts, and this too shall pass.

Love, 
Tiff



Have been staring in blank these few days, thinking about life. Like how to be a better person or great person, something sounds pretty irony that is coming out from me, but it's true. I always perceived myself as someone heartless (to be really honest), and someone who is super-rational.

Recently, a few people have mentioned that they wanna be like me, or telling me that they are pretty impressed with me since I am only 21 and started looking at the big picture. But, this left me wondering, what's so special about me, that makes them want to be like me? What character that they're impressed and like to have?

 I feel that I'm rude to a certain extent like I never know how to be more polite in those situations that I should be.  I never know how to have the motivation to begin doing things even I really have the passion. Or perhaps, my best excuse for my laziness, is that I'm rather busy, so I can just stay home and sleep. Why would anyone want to be like someone who never even figure out what makes them so cool?

Giving it some thoughts these days, observing myself more than other times, and giving a little more praises to myself on work that I feel I had done well. Then I realised all those milestones that I have built up, it might not be as good as others, but it's my own achievement. There is no need to always compare with others, as of how Asian parents would, causing us to think that we're never good enough, as we looked at how successful others are.

But having someone to look up to, it's always good, as we grow to become a better person. To be someone we longed to aim for, but we should always retain the good in us, and change those negative ones. Being so much more human these days, after my exam has over and being more in-charge of my work, and stormy days too shall pass.

Love, 
T




Halo my dearest human beings, who enjoy reading this column as much as I do, welcome the negative or positive vibe back.

Recently, I have a lot a lot of thoughts about working in this cruel society. Everyone who cares about you will ask you to cover your own butt while doing work for others, but these people are also the one who consistently reminding how much gaps you showing to others.

Those that always say they care are always the one who shows you their expectations of you. But once you under-performance, they would nag at you what you should keep up. Words are harsher than bullets. They stabled you from inside out until the date you could not accept anymore and resignation might be the choice.

Using your personal time to do work is totally a waste of effort, don't even be stupid to do that when you're out in the corporate society. No one will appreciate, and if you didn't complete it for the team, they will just blame you even further. Everyone thought that their lives in the company are hard, everyone feels that they have overworked themselves. Everyone started caring just for themselves because they feel life is hard for themselves. Walls and walls sheltering them, from anyone who might shoot a bullet at them. But they, themselves, never notice that they also leave a hole in those walls to throw a grenade at others.

Watched "Train to Busan" and most of the adults in there, especially those are well dressed, are always self-centered. Caring no one but themselves, thinking that their destination is the most important one and finding fault in other when other's realise their weakness. It's really a quite good movie to learn from, other than the fact that those zombies just literally flooding out.

However, all in all, I would actually thanked those that care, and those who nag. They make me realise that I could touch the moon as I stretched my potential. Perhaps, I'm just a 21 years old adult who has yet to full grown to be an adult. There might be a harsher road ahead, but I could only continue to learn and improve myself. Once you become stronger, no one can even push you down.

Tata & Love,

Tiff



Hey Tiff,

I have been thinking much of writing a letter to myself, after my surgery, where I feel so depressed with my mouth shut and I could not eat any solid food. But everything will be fine, everything will be so much better after the surgery.

I wanted to have the surgery since 17, but when the time is reaching, I fear for everything. There is still so many things I have yet to do, yet to explore. What if everything doesn't turn out to be what I have predicted ? But since you are reading it right now, you survived everything, and you would heal well as you are strong.

Remember you wanted this one-month good break from school and work? Trying to use this one month to plan for upcoming blog posts, where a blog isn't all about sponsored and advertised posts but really why I started this blog. I started this blog with sole reasons of viewing back and laughed about the good and silly moments I had with humans around me (just pardon me, but I love to use the word "human beings/ humans" these days). 

Readership isn't everything in this blog, what's truly important is the kind of posts. I always wanted to have different good categories, and Tweekly is one that I really appreciated (okay, been telling myself this 100 and 1 times). Food posts are always one of my favourite one, followed by recipes too ! I really hope I could do up a vlog category on traveling and food hoping, which I could reach to my dream job. Okay, my dream job is something that someone might think that it's silly or stupid, but if I get to earn and enjoy it, why not right. 

I really hope to bring back the passion, and not being so lazy after work. This whole month, let's work on something that you have always fear, that you always avoid. No one could ever make you feel it's like your worst day anymore because the worst has passed. If you continue to stay there, you will just feel everything is full of obstacles. 

It's okay to fall, but not okay to give up. It might be tired, but there are days where you will find every effort is worth it. What you need now is non-stop giving up. This month will be good, the pain is worth it as wounds will heal well. 

In the month of November, I met up with many of the human beings that I'm closed to. I've always been glad that they are willing to even ask and concern about me. Let's not take people for granted, especially your bff, because even he act like your mother, but that's how you know someone cares.

Lastly, don't regret and be fickle minded about each decision you made from now on because no one will support someone who always change their mind in something. Treat every job with pride, because they will be your artwork that speaks about you. 

Written on 30th November 2015; supposed to post date; 10th Dec 2015.

Edited:

This was supposed to be out before my very first surgery, which failed so I hold it back. Reading it now, makes me think a lot about this whole 6 months. And I didn't really enjoy the whole 3 weeks of breaks, cause I worked on and off...

But let's appreciate and works towards our goals !

Tata, love you and bye~
Tiff



In this busy uptown and work seems endless, sometimes I just have a tingy wingy thought of giving up. Having passion isn't something that drives you more. For me, appreciation does as well. After working full-time in a position that seems so raw initially, till today I have a passion to visual better artworks for my company, kinda like my position current but with the endless work stacking up. It's making me breathless. 

Many older generation people mention that today's society, everyone wants work-life balance, but does our workloads actually allows it? For me, sometimes. I do admit, I'm in a really flexible working lifestyle, due to my boss having much trust that we will complete our work. But this lifestyle also caused many many last minute workloads, because everything ain't plan well. 

Rushing work seems to be the next norm, but I don't like this norm. I would love to progress with this company, and previously I'm giving much responsibility and suddenly my new boss hinting me to give up those responsibilities or having more for her, making me feel unappreciated or I'm just working because I need that money. In fact, I do need the money for my lifestyle and school fee, but also I really like how I managed to get the whole picture and everything on hand. Then I need to let it go. 

Initially, I was telling my friend how much I love job due to the passion I have, and he replied, "do you think passion could last forever?" We had a mini debate, and obviously, the answer is "no". Because even designers have to follow what the boss or client would like, except they are really good or talented until the point that they are their boss. #Swag. 

Today, I'm sitting here - time checked: 0047, packing up my hard drive for my work. Thinking, when is the last time I could breathe well and thinking when could I really follow the job scope I'm suppose to do.

Every Friday We Look Forward To.... #ThoughtsWeekly !

A suddenly impromptu post, because when I'm walking home, I started having deep thoughts and decided to like write a post out of it.

People always say "Be yourself" but I cannot comprehend the meaning of this phase. It's like sometimes I don't even know myself well to be myself, do you get what I mean? It's like I have different types of personality, and sometimes I don't know which one is the real me, or should I say all are the real faces of me, just that the situation and people I'm with changes me?

For example, I saw a post on my IG where a person posts some event, and many people wrote, "grates !". Here I'm wanting to comment too, but hold a second thought of.. "why do I want to comment? I'm not particularly close to this person and decided not to.

So which is the real me? The one who is spontaneous about everything or the more reserved me?

As we grow older, we then to change our character, our personality, and sometimes I don't even know myself anymore. LOL. It's like I consistently want to be a better me, want to be someone who I feel their personality is really good and positive. Then there are people who will say things that, 'why you want to copy that person? why do you want to be like them? Just be yourself la' .

Here I am,not even know who am I and want to change for the better ya. Like these days I have been thinking hard should I start putting on makeup to work? Or even dress up better to work? But somehow I feel that these changes will be judged too. When you decided to dress up, people will be like ' going date uh?' but no? I just want to dress up a little. And I'm overly concern that if I consistently put makeup, what if one fine day I decided not to put, will people judge too?

YOU GET WHAT I MEAN GUYS?! Like it's hard to even please yourself sometimes?! Because somehow it's all in the mind, and my inner soul could not pass by that stage?! Currently, I feel that my chin is slightly longer and want to chop it off, I'm so honest here cause all of you are my friends so let's not judge. But you see, I told like a few friends, all say I'm crazy ! Lol, like how to be me?

When I want to be more motivated to be a blogger and post some videos, but somehow my friends like tiffany being a non-blogger instead ._. they just like all other IG posts except the one I advertise for myself... like #whattodonow...

Sometimes I do want to hear like discuss of these kind of topics rather than my big brain debating with my small brain. Do comment and let me know how to be myself ya.

Still loving this column and never regret
#LoveTiff.





Friday we look out for Tweekly ! *hands up !*


Have you always thought that your parents don't like you? Didn't spend enough time with you when you're younger, or, why they are always not around by your side?

Perhaps, children these days don't feel that as compared to children of the 90s. I still vividly remember that our parents would head out for work before we even wake up, and we would excitingly wait for them to come home when it's 9pm because they own a business and the contact time is really little.

What makes me upset was that they always lie to me, they promise to bring me to their shop but failed. I remembered calling my mum and started crying, and their then-shop number was 62829743 ! HAHAHHS That's how badly I kept calling them !

In Primary school and Secondary school, I'm not the child who consistently seeking attention from my parents, because I always felt unwanted in this family. My siblings always tell me that I'm from the rubbish bin and mean comments. So.. ya, I guess it's just me who feel that I'm an outsider in my family.

But, after my jaw surgery, I feel that my parents do care about me, and love me. The very first time my mum actually kissed me on my forehead when I'm in the hospital. Taking good care of me after I was discharged, and when I'm muted, somehow I became the princess of the family. LOL.

After watching the return of superman, where the father knows everything about the child, but the child doesn't know much about the father. It was a little sad to watch those parts because it was relatable. For parents who are born in the baby boomer or earlier, they hardly express themselves out. "I Love You" seems impossible to come out from their mouth. Even my hipper parents don't say that to me, despite me saying it often.

Our parents do love us, but we often feel the other way as they are too busy for work and we are often neglected when we are younger. However, when there is no one beside you, your parents will be the first one to help you out in all sort of things, including driving you to school when you're late for your test.

Things that they do are not huge, but those little small actions that they did are often neglected by us as well. We need to start appreciating the smaller simplest details before starting to feel that we ain't being loved as much.

Treat your parents well, as you would not know when the relationship will be gone and holding their hands or speaking to them is impossible.


Hi Humans ! FINALLY I'M OVER THIS SEM STUDY *dope dope* 

To all my dear friends who are still studying for finals, 

"It's okay, holidays are coming, but mine comes first, MUHAHAHS."

And for you people who are heading to university after polytechnic, here's are my thoughts based on what I have been through it for a whole year and after listening to what all my friends say about their studies. Don't think I'm highly qualified to answer, but I'm going to do it anyway *okay, I'm kinda addicted to Buzzfeed*


So let me start off with what I'm doing now. Almost the whole world knows that I'm a marketing executive in Zingrill Holding, which holds five brands and yes, all those things you see on your Facebook pages, it's posted by yours truly. Also, I am studying Bachelor of Business Management at RMIT. That is a wonderful course for part-timers anyway. 

Full-time working + Part-time Studying in Private University

Congratulations, this might be one of the toughest journeys in your life to manage two things at a go, but if you can go through it, you can make it for anything. LOL, I'm not indirectly self-praising but really.

Firstly, Full-time job. You need to really go hunt for it during the holidays before graduating for polytechnic because jobs do not drop from the sky (except you are so rich and parents own a company).  

And if you are thinking of searching for a job after you have your poly cert, then it's too late. Because hardworking people will snatch those jobs before you even graduate and usually, the population that starts finding jobs are higher after graduation. Because everyone just procrastinates till they could not procrastinate.. anymore. 

For work, you would need to inform your company during the interview that you do want to go for part-time uni, then they would decide whether you would want it or not. Otherwise, they might just bite you and don't let you go school ! HAHAS, usually I think an organisation would allow but you might be fast and effective on clearing your jobs before school starts because that means no OT. 

Secondly, part-time school. You may know something, if you are someone who has a low energy level, then just go full-time school because lessons are from 7pm until 10pm, and 3 times a week. 95% of the time, you will be eating dinner, zoning out and wanting to skip school. So this path is really for those people with determination, like 80% of the working adults in my class (that doesn't include me because I need the money from working. Hahas) 

Schools like RMIT who has three months holiday after every final are so dope ! Because giving yourself a mini break is required despite having to work. Also, if you know that you could not get honour if you don't study well, then don't go for schools that have  first-class honours and all, because it just makes your cert looks shitty. 

But what's the benefit of this? You are so much richer than your friend, okay, if you're 21 years old and don't anyhow spend, but still every semester the school will suck your money anyway. Also, you have working experience, which is 95% of the companies are looking out for during a job interview. 



Local University

This might be the path 95% of the poly students are aiming, I mean who doesn't want to get into a well-recognised school and heading out to CBD area for work. Thinking everything will be smooth sailing, like what will be worst than poly right? When there are lesser modules. But think again. Yes, everything will collapse down, even more, as most of my local uni friends are those top few in my cohort, still they are struggling like made in Local university.

Local uni is not only studying but also socialise with other human beings, and there are so much more JC students who are nerd-ing two years in JC which mean that they are better on focusing on mugging and tougher competition than poly. So ya, they are kinda more pros than poly student and most of the poly student are trying hard to survive, but of course, you could make it ! Just the grades that matter ! 

If you feeling depressed, just let me remind you, your grades don't affect your salary. All that affect your future is your working attitude, and yourself. 

But as a professional, I would tell you don't regret if you really chosen local universities because it's your choice so make the full use out of your school life. After all, that is your last phase in school, except you, are heading up to Master or Ph.D.


Private University

Private universities are 95% similar to part-time private universities, just that instead of 3modules, they have 4modules (for RMIT) and you may snatch your timeslot to squeeze all in two days ! Usually, Private universities are still stressful, especially UOL. Please do believe me when I say that university is harder than poly, especially private uni when there are only lectures (not sure about the other school, but that's for RMIT and UOL). Paying attention to lecturers is the only way to pass. Also, don't be dishearten if you didn't make many friends because it is a lecture style, so if you are not extrovert enough, you only have a handful or less than a handful of friends. But don't worry, those projects will save you from those loneliness (unless you're in the school that has no project, then you better target people that sits alone).


Lastly, despite whatever road you take, just remember that each module cost you about $1.8k or more, so if you decided to be some lazy ass who don't study, think again. That Instagram image that I shared in the introduction, yes I spent additional $1.8k for that module #soregret.



Tata from now, and hope that you enjoy your university route
Not sure what I'm feeling for this short and tiring week. I have too many pends on hand, but too tired to even do them. Having school from Monday to Wednesday is even more draining than on a weekend. But who doesn't want to have a whole day resting or rushing for works?

Now I would really need some energy from maybe the sky, the ground or anywhere to get myself working on all sorts of projects for school, and a Sunday 21st party (not even know what to expect by the way..). Also, with my admin heading off the office, and I have to handle the invoices and other kinds of stuff for March. I just can't see how bright my March will be, by the way, April would be the exam month for me and everything might just collapse before I even die.

But I really hope everything will be great, and I have the energy to pull it through despite the need of staying up late every.single.night. This must be worth it, this will be worthy.

Tata, hoping your week isn't any tiring as mine, but I will continue updating this space with my upcoming 21st blog post (please just wait till my hectic days are over).

So stay tuned to some schedule posts! 



Hi there, my inner souls!

These few days, I have been reflecting about why others could seem so successful? Then again, I looked at myself and wondering why have I started losing all my motivation and procrastinating.

Ever since my 3weeks long hospitalisation leave, I started to procrastinate more and don't even have the effort to work despite going back to work. Everything just seems to be running so fast, yet I'm not even moving an inch.

Every day I told myself that I need to get my projects, work and blog done, but towards the end of the day, nothing but watching tv or sleeping is done. I started planning my daily schedule, but I didn't even do what I have planned.

Nowadays I always tell people, it's the era to work smart and not hard. But till today, I realised that is an excuse for not even working until the last minute. Usually, I tend to give myself a ton of excuses, until the day before the deadline and always remind myself I shouldn't do that next semester but you know a leopard couldn't change its spot. But this is a habit that I always wanted to change or remove in my life.

I wanted to live a life that is too full to even have the time to repeat the same story to different people. Having the drive to challenge myself in different things and not just staying home and rot.

There is so much I wanted to do and try but procrastination always beat me hands down. So really, is working hard not useful? Because I once read this sentence "talent without hard work is nothing compare to a hard work without talent". I won't say I'm a talented in any area, which means that is worst than any other human beings in this world, because neither do I have hard work nor talents.

I think there should be a time when we enjoy ourselves in this festive season, but always consistently reminds ourselves not to procrastinate what we ought to do.

"Procrastinate Procrastination"


Hey peeps ! Happy New Year ! Hope everyone will be in great health and positive mindset for this new chapter of 266 pages !

New year = New Resolution ! 
If you managed to read my blog since last year, you will notice that I wrote down new year resolution every year and this post will also give u some advice on how to set a new year resolution !

There are some pointers how I usually set mine, not really a guide but some things to bear in mind! 


1. Don't mean long list = Good

If you notice, my resolution is always lesser than 10 pointer. I sincerely think that you don't need a long list to make you feel panicky, but some achievable ones will be great. Personally, I feel that resolution is like a kickstart to what you always wanted to do, and from there onwards, you will be motivated to do it continuously.

2. Be as specific as possible

99% of the people who set "be healthy" as their new year resolution, but does going gym in 1st Jan and not any other days being healthy? So instead of write "be healthy", perhaps writing "heading to gym once every week" will serve better purpose, and it will encourage yourself to go gym more, or at least once a week.


3. Always review your resolution

What's the point of writing a resolution, without looking whether you complete it or not? Usually I will look back around June or August to see if they are done, if not, obviously kick myself to start those today ! Yes, a resolution, is something you need to start NOW, not writing it down and simply waiting for the fruit to grow, it doesn't work that way anymore.


So now here are mineee !
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1. Be a good editor; or able to create content 

In the year 2015, I was always struggling with my bad command of English. In year 2016, I want need to change due to my work, and I don't want to depend on my colleague anymore. Not saying they ain't good, but they are too good to give me many chances to improve, and helping me along the way. Feel so blessed to be in my marketing family *heart-shape girl emoji*

Also, no more careless mistake and of course be more organised, if this package could come in handy as well ! More productive too ! 

2. Plan. Plan. Plan. And no more fail in modules ! 

Every year, new plans. Like what I said, I have clear plan for my work, not really the details but rough plan. Also, plans for blogging. But not for study *deng*, but I will really, set a day to revise and be a hardworking kid in my life ! *Fighting* ! 

3. Renovate my room ! 

For this, I have a super clear plan of what I want now ! Muhahahs ! I need to paint my room white, which I think my dad will kill me. Also, change a table, and my room will be so clean and bright ! I thought of the white and woody theme and grid, which I saw on a Instagram ! Damn pretty ! 

A place to study, be beautiful and of course, SLEEP WELL ! Omg, hating my seahorse brand bed now ! It's so damn hard ! 

4. Have a positive mindset ! 

Stop complaining so much, I should really REALLY make a point to this. I always complaint and something happened to make me realise how much people actually care about me, and think for me. Why should I always think otherwise? Now after that incident, I feel the future is a little darker, that why I needa positive mindset ! Shall start jotting down all those good incidents happen in 2016 and of course to start end of this year.


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Share with me what's your 2016 resolution ! Been asking my sister about that, LOL.



Hello everyone !

Hope you guys are loving the new 95% done (or done, as its my plan to get it complete before 2016) layout ! A real promise to come back this newly renovated page *love*

For me, 2015 is really a huge roller coaster ride; from final poly exam, graduation, grad trip, first full-time job, university and first time fcuking failed an exam paper (which I need to retake). There is of course ups and down, but one thing I'm really glad is that, I didn't die in 2015.


1. God will always take care of you

I always planned everything back to back, without any thoughts if one would crash. This year, I face two major downslopes in my life; 1- I failed one module and I need to retake, 2 - I could not go for my operation as planned.

I was so dumbfounded when these two things strike and I could not even think straight, especially for my surgery as it concern a whole month. When my nurse said my surgeon would only have slots after feb, It was like an "invalid" sign, because its wasn't even in my plan. But I really thank god or my surgeon to fit my schedule into Jan and I could still go school and work in Feb'16. This is something I am really thankful. I managed to meet more friends, laughed and enjoyed this festive season before everything.

2. The pickups - Work

Well I suppose everyone puts in their 200% in their first job, trying to learn as much as they can. I am one of that human beings, who put 300% in my tightly packed job. I would say my boss is really good, we get to work from home or anywhere, just like a dream job ! But everything has a price to pay, I pay using my personal time. Initially, I would just OT unknowingly till pretty late at night, and started not to work smart.

But after 8 months, finally, this is the resting month, I learned to re-plan my schedule, with my 2016 planned for work, hopefully nothing will go wrong EVER ! In the past, careless mistake was just an "oh well, yet again", but now, I wouldn't even dare to jinx that. Because in marketing, each mistake is a huge mistake.

3. The pickups - Uni

Honestly speaking, I would not say that I'm the most brilliant or smart kid in this world, and obviously not the most hardworking ones. But, I still managed to pass everything and make a gang of friends in my whole 20 years. Well, not in university anymore. I only have like friends that I could count using one hand (okay, its just one bff T.T ) and studying became so hard when there isn't any tutorials and 3 hours lecture is killing me after the whole day of working.

Always I would be little miss last-minute to study, but no longer can I do that with full-time working. (A pointer for my new year resolution !) My high energy level was completely drained after the school and seeing me falling asleep before showering seems legit (no I did shower before I really rest in my bed).

4. Those Vacations !

I really love vacations, especially I went three locations this year; Bali, Taiwan and Thailand ! I wanted to head to Korea in Dec, but I had my surgery as planned then and it will be so fcuking expensive if I buy it last minute, on top of that, no passport. LOL

I will still post my "to-go" places in Thailand, not just Bangkok so stay tuned to those old post, as my Jan will be so free. LOL. I will be having more and more vacations in 2016 ! Some places of recommendations pleaseeee ! I'm so sure to go Korea at end of next year, and my irritating company will be having a retreat to Korea, but I'm not more than 1 year in this company (bloody hell, I still work like dog bees right?!)


5. The 21st Planning

This is something I have think for the longest time ever, but have not plan it out yet. Okay, so finally I decided to have one, with my mum as well, as she is a leap year baby. The #awkward moment when she is 12 and you are 21, but she is your mum #doesitevenmakesense?! 

Please whatsapp or comment some suggestion for location, which can stayover as well !! Not thinking of a really big big space, cause I doubt I will invite a lot of people, as my friends of circle reduce 50% after I started working. But the cute thing is that, my mum has friends as well, so ya~

6. Self-motivation 

Can you believe it when I say I could watch drama for the whole damn day, yet I could work at home continuously from 9am till 3pm, without even slacking?! But of course, I end working after that, hahahahs ! Cause lunch time will be 4pm, and I guess all those slacking would add up to 1 hour which will be 5pm.

When you know you need to clear them, you need to clear them. One incident when everything started pilling up, I cried feeling panicky for that night - FML I know the shit is real. I started to pick up podcast of listening to TED (not that teddy bear TED). TED is like a company with many different types of videos worth listening to, perhaps you want to start off with THIS ! It was really improving my mindset, with of course quote wallpapers (if you follow my snapchat, you would have seen them !).


That's all with all I could think of right now, I really thank people like you who still bother to look at this page, and I will plan up my life and this space to have more time for it ! PS/: my school is only mon-wed !! *hands-up*


Have a Happy New Year ! 

Graduating soon? And all the sudden got so excited to plan for a graduation with your clique? Ya, my clique too, when we are graduating. Starting from planning of the country, to the date, to really purchasing the air plane tickets and started planning the literary. 

Before all those started and having some regrets are the trip, do read this blog post beforehand. I do not mean everything is 100% true, but this is what I feel about our graduation trip. Ours is really pretty enjoyable, but it just feel a little different.... from my other family trip


1. What you plan doesn't mean what you will achieve

Yea sure, you can plan a full list of packed schedule and thinking it will be a super enjoyable however, it might not be as straightforward as what you thought. It is like planning for a day of studying schedule and thinking you really mug from science, to history. Ya totally, your brain would not be distracted and able to focus so damn well. That's me usually, like a few days before exams, but my brain still got fried and rest is needed.

When on a grad trip, you might think your friends have the equal amount of energy as you do. Planning a packed schedule and think that all your friends move in the same pace as you, then you might be wrong. But don't get me wrong, it is always great to plan a packed schedule, in case your clique is really on task; just don't carry high hopes on that. Even before my trip, I didn't, that's why I enjoyed myself. HAHA


2. It's totally different from travelling with your family

Family is someone we stay together since young and we all know one another's temper and living habits, but with friends, it's not, except you guys are roommates. We still keep a small distance with friends as compared to family, like duh. Thus, the atmosphere will completely change as how you do when travelling with your family. EVEN FINANCE WISE. 

When travel with family, you spend money without planning your budge, but when having grad trip, you have to plan your budge, as there isn't any ATM around you to pass you money. You could go the real ATM if you have the credit card, but most of us don't. 

In Taiwan, everyday I limit myself to spend not more than NT$2000 (SGD$100), which everyday I have left over, and the last day, I left about NT$5000, which I end up buying items from Duty Free Shop. Thus, planning your budget before setting off is always good. 

3. Everyone needs that personal time for his or her personal space

Like for me, it is the morning that I don't wish to be disturbed till I laze around my bed for another few more minutes (usually 10 or half an hour) and if I work up late or something happened that ruin my morning, high chance, my whole day will be ruined. Some of my friends are the travelling time, when we travel; they put on their earpiece and just be in their own world. I mean that is totally fine, but you need to be aware and not get upset over the fact. 

If your clique would to mention to each other regarding these kind of issue, that will make the trip even better. 

4. Whatever you do, it does affect the whole team

Some times, your clique doesn’t say you, doesn't mean they don't mind. I'm those kind of person who dislike it when someone kept using their phone, especially for trips. Perhaps it is my family; we are those kinds of people who eat without our phones on the dining tables. Thus, you always see me MIA from text, cause I'm not a phone person. 

There might be situation that you kept doing, example using your phone 24/7, and you think it is perfectly fine because it became a habit, but it is a trip and dude, you should left your phone side, except for photo-taking. Perhaps towards the end, my clique might feel a little uncomfortable with me kept taking vlog, thus, shortening the last part by so much (also my cam spoilt at that time). But no one wants a trip with no communication. 

OR example, having someone kept showing "I'm really tired" face. That's why I mention in the first pointer, everyone has different energy bar. 

5. It's either make it or break it

Of course, I made it through with my clique, and now we still hang out to have supper time together, due to my official full time and part time job. In a trip, you must be fully prepared that if the trip is unenjoyable, the worst-case scenario will be break it (break the clique bond). This is one of my friends said it to me before my grad trip, as there is some issues going here and there before we even go Taiwan, and she reminded me this pointer. Also, I saw some of my friends who break after their trips together, with some quarrel here and there. Thus, a great planning beforehand it required, and of course, go with someone out there that you feel comfortable and they are somewhat like you.


I know I haven't been blogging for ages, as too much content for me to upload and been editing my vlog. But I confirm at least one content will be up slowly each week ! So please stay with me as I sort out my 500 pictures ya~ 

Anyway, this week's topic is this super duper hard to pronoun word that I only saw today on Facebook. 

I always experience relationships gone bad, mostly is people who I really cherish pretty much, while some are just.. meh. Sometimes, I asked myself, is it me who make it so hard for the other party (be it my friend or more than friend), to stay by me. 

Most people will be there for you when everyone feel that you are that cool kid to tag along, however, when you show them you also have a quiet silence life, they drift away. I have to admit that I always portray the vibe that it's always fun to be with, the vibe where people feel I'm always crazy. But the fact is, I also love my alone time, especially in the morning. I'm the so-called "sociable-introvert", which means I could behave like an introvert as well as an extrovert who mix around like the cool kids #likeduh.

I am someone who always gone missing on my cellphone (except it's for work), otherwise receiving my text back requires some patience. Just ask my best friend, and he could reply you with all sort of complaints, but he's maybe someone who make me trust friendship till today. Because... hahah, he has seen my worst, like how I decided to be gangster and my extremely introvert moments. But I'm still really thankful for this friendship, my bride mate who will wear tutu next time, hahahs.  

People who don't know about me well, they feel that I neglect them, feel that I'm not that cool kid they actually think I am. Obviously, as time passed, not being such social butterfly, they flew off and left me hanging there. People always say I have a lot of friends, but truly speaking, my true friends could be counted by one or two hand. As much as I want to feel that I'm that well-known kid in town, but sometimes it's hard to stay high energetic level. 

However, thanks to this huge transition stage of my life, I really feel so much more contented and feeling the friendship around me are so real. This is the part where you know whether the friends you are with are the one to keep for life, are they your true friends. Now, I feel everything feel so unreal, yet so real. I could juggle with everything on my plate to nearly perfect. I'm really glad for everything that is in my life now. 

Trying not to be any sensitive bitch anymore, till next time. 

Hopefully you guys are singing my title (up there) and now saying it in a solemn tone ya~ I have finally graduated from NYP - Business Management, HR and IB ! What a killer, but what doesn't kill you makes you stronger right? Hahahas ! 

Everything zoomed so fast, yet so slow. I still clearly remember how I was in year 1, attending my Secondary school concert in my new school (which is NYP then, duh). And now, it's my formal school, like whattttt~

Burning midnight oil for projects and of course exam, because I'm not a hardworking bee, but I'm so glad my parents always told me that it's okay, no need to study so hard. Being an obedient kid, of course, I didn't study so hard, LOL. But I still give in my best while I'm in the exam hall and every single projects ya. 

Like what I always said or quote, " tough time don't last, but tough people do." I guess I really became stronger and moving on to the next milestone with so much more knowledge and confident, bearing in mind to stay humble and hungry for new knowledge. 


I really thanked my parents for ironing my gown and coming down so last minute and almost have no seats for my sister and cousin, but still glad. They are those who gave 100%, while.. perhaps 95% of confident in whatever we do, another 5% should be that mindset of it's your life, do whatever you want dude. Hahahs. Harsh true. A lot people might be envy of this, but I can tell you that, it's comes with a lot of hesitation and uncertainty, because every steps you are responsible for it.


Next, obviously my second sister and my cousin who took half day leave to come down, when I put on a puppy eye show, hehehe. So glad for them to be there with me, seeing me grow up, being an annoying talkative ass, yet still showing me care and maybe a little love? hahahahs


The clique I grow strong for 2 years with, we have a lot of laugher, judging, quarrels/ misunderstanding moments, but friends who goes through thick and thin last longer isn't it? I'm glad that everything turned out well, and I'm sure the next colour run or the next next colour run will certainly be our dating date isn't it?


To the foremost unfatty fatty friends I'm fatty with, really thank you for entering into my life. You guys changed me a little here and there, and of course I won't forget how I got showed with naggy or care from you guys, those piggy back session and nomming session with you guys are awesome !


Last but not least, my longest best buddy in my poly life ! I know you guys must have seen here like a lot of times in my blog, but yes, she is someone who I really cherish, someone who influence each other positively. I clearly remembered, stopping my vulgarities thanks to her, because she decided to scold me "bitch" then when I often use it and didn't realise I am influencing her in a bad way. Oh Gosh, that is like a year 1 stuff but seems like yesterday ! Also, someone who managed to text me a long heart felt message when my ah ma passed away then, I cried reading the message, but becoming stronger after the whole event. Really glad for someone like you, you ain't the first friend I knew in poly, but you are one of my friends who I could proud hold hands and walk through all other milestones with.

Thank you for those who changed my life a little here and there throughout this awesome, bittersweet three years of my poly life. I remembered 99.99% of everything happened in poly ! Even till the last day of my poly, which is the graduation day, I learned something really important. It is to fuck care those who already wanted to remove you from their life, because you are so much more worth it than the other party. Even you make the first move of trying to bring the other party to your next milestone, but just fuck it, because at the end of the day, you know he/she isn't worth it at all and they don't want to. So, thank you and get lost.

With this post, I closed the chapter of my full-time studying, and heading to the next chapter of my life.

Did a vlog, please give me any comments so I could improve and did a better vlog super soon for my taiwan trip ! So eggcited ! Anyway, just to tell that, pardon my weird talking way ya.

Tata


Xoxo, I don't look like I have any teeth issue in this pic right.


I know I'm a little jet lag over here to speak about internship after the show has been out years ago! But what I'm going to say isn't about "the internship" but "your internship". I bet everyone has been through internship, be it during poly or uni days, and I could say everyone experience different stuffs. 

Disclaimer; this is not based on my internship experience, like what I mention in earlier post, it’s awesome!

Let's start the topic! 

Why Intern could not choose their internship path?

Firstly, I really cannot understand why some polytechnic (such as NYP) don't allow us to choose our internship location?! Yes, I do understand schools are afraid that we know some people and thus we might get gain a higher advantage during our internship period. But do you also know how sucky it will be if you decided to place us in a wrong company? For example, the school randomly decid to place as an intern in company A, which actually do not need any extra people, but since it's internship, they paying only allowances, "hey ! Why not right?" Thus, the poor student will be doing 99.99% sai gang (shitty job, such as filling).

Currently my workplace has an intern which is being transfer from department to department due to the lack of manpower, and I feel what she learn is totally 0%, or perhaps only 25%? She study accounting, but 99% what she did was data entry, chomping and scanning of documents, due to the job scope of the company. She has no choice, because she was placed in that company and her poly (not NYP) told her to tell her colleague she choose the company, how awesome right.

If school really want to treat us like adults, perhaps they could start by allowing us to choose our own internship location. I do know some poly allows their students to search and send in their resumes to companies they are interested in working. Some give the students a list of companies that the school work with, and the students could choose the top 5 they are most interested and their lecturer-in-charge, will send out their resumes to the companies. 

I do not believe a random arrangement means equal, or in some case, students with a better GPA, get into a better internship companies. Some people might be smart on papers, but when it comes to working, it might be totally opposite, likewise the other way round. If schools want to be fair, then allow students to choose their own path, because we do able to make choices when it comes to real working world. 

School will start saying, ya, that's why we have feedback form. But that won't make my internship better, but my juniors. What's worst, I could only blame the school. If it's our choice, we could at least learn how to choose the right path. 

Allowances

Secondly, I freaking could not understand this allowances thing. Okay, it's only for us to pay off our transportation and food. But have anyone notice that everything is increasing but not the allowances? It's always the range from $450 to $800 or even higher for some other sector, which I heard could be up to $950. Currently, that poor intern friend of my company receives $500, when she is working in Bugis. The expenses there isn't cheap and she is Muslim, which means she could either pack food or eat find halal places which isn't that affordable in Bugis. Luckily the train concession for student now is $25, which is save quite a bit for students. But could allowances increase too? Right~?

You could never say NO


Yes, this is like the major part. But I guess this is relatable in the real working world too. As an intern, because you want to get good grades, you have to be a Yes-boss everyone 100% of the time. Since you are an intern, you are like a rank below everyone, and since you are an intern, 100% everyone will try in one way or another to use you, like seriously even in my internship place. Despite I told my boss like I'm busy and I rejected to help him to print, but he still continues speaking anyway. So yes, you could never reject your boss in anyway.

Anyway, since we are at the internship topic, let me just reveal something that perhaps not many people know about it. In NYP, there is something called Teaching Enterprise Project (TEP) for mainly business students, to put it simple, it's called school-internship and it's worst than internship.

I am one of the batches, where we head to internship before the TEP program, which is mend for students to get it right before heading out. Ya, to be really honest, it's useless for students who went for internship followed by TEP. TEP has a higher weightage than internship. So this is like help people who fail their internship, ya right, my TEP result is worst than internship....

NO ALLOWANCE


Ya, I repeat, no allowance. Their excuse was… it is in the school environment, and we don't get pay if we go for normal academic semester right? They don't see TEP as internship; it's a learning centre...



This TEP is sucking our blood and soul, it is from 9am to 5pm every weekday and yes, it's like office hour. Yet, you are paying for our own transport and meals, even a $10 allowances per day will be appreciate, but nope, we getting none. There is once I talked to a lecturer regarding this issue, and he said the school is already making a loss for the TEP program. Then just close it and we could have a 6 months internship then. Some work in cheers and MSC, which is like a real full-time retail job man. He showed me news how advantage students received from TEP, but to be real honest I didn’t learn much.

How do they grade the students?

We did asked our first stopover lecturer in-charge, and she merely said, "We have our ways". This might be mainly based on our TEP report, which some students might lose out. What's worst is one of my stopovers; our group has totally nothing to do, except for a project, which is required for all groups to do. This makes us lose out from the other groups within that stopover, as we have so much time to do nothing and our TEP reports seems so empty. Our supervisor is a busy man; he came down to visit us for only 3 times, for the whole 7 weeks. What could be worst right? Yes, it could be, when you put in heart and soul in this one project, practice and practice for the presentation, last minute, you don't have to present, as your supervisor has something more important.

Is it really useful? 

For some, it might be useful. But for my team, the second stopover it's really a full day wasting of our time to play and slack. Because we have so so much time, and we always get scolded because when you have time and nothing to do what teenager will do? Watch video of course, and the other team lecturer seems to have some major issues and always catch us, as it is still an office environment. Thus, we end up having a 9.00am to 5.00pm break time, all day every weekday. Yup, what I learn, basically EQ, I bonded super well with my TEP friends, gotten some real good friends along the way. We laughed; we comfort one another and piggyback each other. 

We couldn't choose our stopover, as the lecturer mention it will become a choice and not a new skill, something along this line, couldn't really remember. But my second stopover is really wasting our time, if there is a choice, I would stay in my internship, which is a real world situation rather than TEP.
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