2009 is a difficult year for everyone, it is the year to work harder than ever.
Sonic and Sports
In the first quarter of the year I spent most of my leisure on the administration and organization on sonic while taking time on rehab from my ACL surgery. Majority of effort was spent on membership renewal and the construction of membership database, training camp and new team t-shirt. Organizing training camp in Macao is one of the challenging task when you want to get it more well organized and you have a busy office work on your hands. Somehow it's all about the communication skill. Making the team unity is more challenging.
Ironman china kick start the 2nd quarter it could be the trip to gain members spirit because everybody trained so hard and raced so hard to fright with the brutal condition, the experience on this trip also learn that business is business, and the matter of handling.
One of the major deliverable in Q2 is the team Tri-suit that's first appear on age-group Tri on May, I absent on the game due to flu attack but the feedback from the team was great, seemed people care of the design, outlook rather than it's ITU race legal.
Q2 was the season that I stopped visiting Physio and slowly picked up jogging.
Q3 was all about training and racing, dealing with the heat, organizing difference time trials, as we promised to do it, we need to deliver. Especially it was the time my work was setting back.
HK ITU in October was the major event for HK Tri scene and also the club, thanks god for the booth so we all have an area to hang out, also thanks my G and also helped from the members to make it fulfilled with lot of foods and drinks!!
I myself felt okay for the swim and bike and found that I wasn't that ready for the 10k run, still very weak.
Sonic 6th End of season party was the close quote in Q4, We changed our usual venue from causeway bay to shek o for more reasonable costs and open spaces, more causal, it supposed to be the biggest annual event of the club however, nobody (or just myself) would know another group of Sonic people had been organized the same Sonic party in the same evening (maybe they throw out the invitation first?!), the existence of the group Sonicians just like cancer of the Association, uncontrolled growth, sometime invasion.
Laguna Phuket Triathlon was the closing quote for my own season, it supposed to be my target race so G and I should have trained hard and prepared for it, however number of issues had happened around the club and human relationship so they really affecting my mood to pick up the motivation to wake up and ride my bike, my goal for this race was just to survive and finish this then to enjoy the rest of the holiday in BKK! My goal had been met but my G is the sad one, so I didn't also feel great after the race, she also eager to do the next one so she will be alright.
Work at Nomura vs Ex-Lehman: Expect the unexpected
In terms of work, Q1 is the season to deal with lot of unexpected request from those exlehman around the region, the Nomura systems is absolutely out of capacity to handle and even has no room for those requests, it creates the battlefield of systems selection between Nomura and exlehman, your or mind? All depends on how good is your story to cover all the weakness.
Q2 was also the season to discuss about integration and collaboration with exlehman, trying to identify the human resources on both ends and also trying to secure the position and power, especially those exlehman to claim themselves the position that's unannounced. Just nobody would expected all those confusion will cleared up by the management decision in May.
The last date of work for Nomura Research Institute would be 31st July 2009.
The last date of work for Nomura International HK would be 31st December 2009.
Coming back to office no longer be meaningful after all, it was not feel like going to work after all, it was just become the duty you need to attend from 9am - 5:30pm, nobody need your advise and nothing you need to get involve anymore, it was simply waste of my time. That kind of life I'd rather give it a full stop if I've got the offer somewhere else.
Polishing my CV a little bit and give it a go in August, feedback was surprisingly positive, had been sat for difference interviewed with difference people, just wondering the interview questions were lot more challenging than expected, good to gear up my mind, re-group, and go again! Packaging is the key, just think out of the box, looking back from the other side of your work and your personality, you will know how.
The new employment contract was confirmed with the new employer in October, they could wait for me, so I will be on boarding on 4th Jan, 2010. New year, New me, New life, New challenge. And say goodbye to Nomura, the place in 4 years of my career.
My G
This was also my first year of marriage with G, sweet time good time, bad time anger time, I also got complaint from her as my time wasn't too well managed between family, the club and the sports. well I agree and I am still learning.
G and took a short break to Kyoto in June, the beautiful historical city in japan, that was trip I really feel myself not young anymore, walking all day long around the temples and green little path, not too much stuff to carry, already felt so tired by afternoon, and trigger my lower back pain...but great Japanese food are always the compensation!
Our first wedding Anniversary wasn't at Bali but a short weekend break in Bangkok, a great weekend with luxury class of enjoyment and foods, staying at our favorite and only one best choice Metropolitan Bangkok.
Our 3rd trip in this year was Phuket Triathlon plus Bangkok holiday in December, we planned for it in April, 2nd time to visit Bangkok in one year was actually quite chill as our schedule wasn't too packed with visiting these and those, on the other side we could find more time to relax and chilled. Just, holiday from holiday (nothing-to-do-at-work) was not that fun.
I feel my luck and it could be my best period or decade of youth, because both Gigi and my parent are living heathliy and independently, both G and I are financially okay, having a well paid job and independent, living fit and healthy, and also doing something outside of work that contribute to the others and the sports society, nothing serious need to worry about or to deal with.
Seize the days, I write this recap in the last week of December 2009, it's my first year of marriage, I am 32 years old.
Sonic and Sports
In the first quarter of the year I spent most of my leisure on the administration and organization on sonic while taking time on rehab from my ACL surgery. Majority of effort was spent on membership renewal and the construction of membership database, training camp and new team t-shirt. Organizing training camp in Macao is one of the challenging task when you want to get it more well organized and you have a busy office work on your hands. Somehow it's all about the communication skill. Making the team unity is more challenging.
Ironman china kick start the 2nd quarter it could be the trip to gain members spirit because everybody trained so hard and raced so hard to fright with the brutal condition, the experience on this trip also learn that business is business, and the matter of handling.
One of the major deliverable in Q2 is the team Tri-suit that's first appear on age-group Tri on May, I absent on the game due to flu attack but the feedback from the team was great, seemed people care of the design, outlook rather than it's ITU race legal.
Q2 was the season that I stopped visiting Physio and slowly picked up jogging.
Q3 was all about training and racing, dealing with the heat, organizing difference time trials, as we promised to do it, we need to deliver. Especially it was the time my work was setting back.
HK ITU in October was the major event for HK Tri scene and also the club, thanks god for the booth so we all have an area to hang out, also thanks my G and also helped from the members to make it fulfilled with lot of foods and drinks!!
I myself felt okay for the swim and bike and found that I wasn't that ready for the 10k run, still very weak.
Sonic 6th End of season party was the close quote in Q4, We changed our usual venue from causeway bay to shek o for more reasonable costs and open spaces, more causal, it supposed to be the biggest annual event of the club however, nobody (or just myself) would know another group of Sonic people had been organized the same Sonic party in the same evening (maybe they throw out the invitation first?!), the existence of the group Sonicians just like cancer of the Association, uncontrolled growth, sometime invasion.
Laguna Phuket Triathlon was the closing quote for my own season, it supposed to be my target race so G and I should have trained hard and prepared for it, however number of issues had happened around the club and human relationship so they really affecting my mood to pick up the motivation to wake up and ride my bike, my goal for this race was just to survive and finish this then to enjoy the rest of the holiday in BKK! My goal had been met but my G is the sad one, so I didn't also feel great after the race, she also eager to do the next one so she will be alright.
Work at Nomura vs Ex-Lehman: Expect the unexpected
In terms of work, Q1 is the season to deal with lot of unexpected request from those exlehman around the region, the Nomura systems is absolutely out of capacity to handle and even has no room for those requests, it creates the battlefield of systems selection between Nomura and exlehman, your or mind? All depends on how good is your story to cover all the weakness.
Q2 was also the season to discuss about integration and collaboration with exlehman, trying to identify the human resources on both ends and also trying to secure the position and power, especially those exlehman to claim themselves the position that's unannounced. Just nobody would expected all those confusion will cleared up by the management decision in May.
The last date of work for Nomura Research Institute would be 31st July 2009.
The last date of work for Nomura International HK would be 31st December 2009.
Coming back to office no longer be meaningful after all, it was not feel like going to work after all, it was just become the duty you need to attend from 9am - 5:30pm, nobody need your advise and nothing you need to get involve anymore, it was simply waste of my time. That kind of life I'd rather give it a full stop if I've got the offer somewhere else.
Polishing my CV a little bit and give it a go in August, feedback was surprisingly positive, had been sat for difference interviewed with difference people, just wondering the interview questions were lot more challenging than expected, good to gear up my mind, re-group, and go again! Packaging is the key, just think out of the box, looking back from the other side of your work and your personality, you will know how.
The new employment contract was confirmed with the new employer in October, they could wait for me, so I will be on boarding on 4th Jan, 2010. New year, New me, New life, New challenge. And say goodbye to Nomura, the place in 4 years of my career.
My G
This was also my first year of marriage with G, sweet time good time, bad time anger time, I also got complaint from her as my time wasn't too well managed between family, the club and the sports. well I agree and I am still learning.
G and took a short break to Kyoto in June, the beautiful historical city in japan, that was trip I really feel myself not young anymore, walking all day long around the temples and green little path, not too much stuff to carry, already felt so tired by afternoon, and trigger my lower back pain...but great Japanese food are always the compensation!
Our first wedding Anniversary wasn't at Bali but a short weekend break in Bangkok, a great weekend with luxury class of enjoyment and foods, staying at our favorite and only one best choice Metropolitan Bangkok.
Our 3rd trip in this year was Phuket Triathlon plus Bangkok holiday in December, we planned for it in April, 2nd time to visit Bangkok in one year was actually quite chill as our schedule wasn't too packed with visiting these and those, on the other side we could find more time to relax and chilled. Just, holiday from holiday (nothing-to-do-at-work) was not that fun.
I feel my luck and it could be my best period or decade of youth, because both Gigi and my parent are living heathliy and independently, both G and I are financially okay, having a well paid job and independent, living fit and healthy, and also doing something outside of work that contribute to the others and the sports society, nothing serious need to worry about or to deal with.
Seize the days, I write this recap in the last week of December 2009, it's my first year of marriage, I am 32 years old.
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