Another week has gone by, but I am still where I was a week back, a month back, heck, even a year back!

Because of this uncertainty with my job situation, I don’t want to commit to something because I am hoping that the most recent interview will result in a job offer.

I have had an unconventional, non-linear career track till now which makes me over qualified, over experienced and too expensive for junior and middle management roles and not enough specific experience for the more senior roles. This way, I am rejected by probably every role I apply because I am either over or under qualified! It will take a very special hiring manager to be able to see the value I bring to the table as most of them are very blinkered and don’t see the value of having a different and varied perspective. I guess I can also see things from their point of view, as they probably need  someone to hit the ground running, which I probably can’t because I need a couple of months to learn and understand the organisation and in many cases, the industry. Ok, enough of my rants, I just need to keep being positive and know that the universe has something special out there for me and I just need to wait to get to it.

This was my week, this week is all about being there for the children. I need to get them to start being serious about what they want out of life and start working towards it. Have a wonderful week people!

With a long weekend just ended, it feels like a chore to get back to usual programming.

Last week, S randomly asked me a couple of times for the phone model I use. I wondered why initially and then it struck me that perhaps this was something to do with his V Day gift to me. And I was correct, S got me a phone charger case plus a much-needed cover for my old iPad as gifts.

My eye infection has still not been cured. I was getting better and so I didn’t use the medicine one day and from the next day, I eyes started swelling up and becoming red and watery, especially when I wake up in the morning. I am now waiting for the doctor’s clinic to open so I can go again, my third time in two months for this infection! Hopefully, this time will be last time I need to go and it gets resolved without many problems.

Have a wonderful week people!

Another week is over and we’re inching towards the middle of February. The lunar new year is at the end of this week and Singapore is full of a festive air.

I am sort of in a limbo these days. Things that I was sure of happening didn’t come through and because of this, I am wondering what I am to do and when.

I am on a social media microblogging site which will be closed down soon according to the company which runs it. This site is mainly local with a very vibrant community and I also learnt how much influence some of the bloggers have in this sphere. When the announcement came through that the app was shutting down, people started scrambling for alternatives and when any of the bloggers with a sizeable number of followers suggested an alternative, there was a mad scramble to download the alternative and register a username. There is also one blogger who went of their way to find a solution where they drew up a pitch, started a petition and also contacted some venture capitalists and companies with the idea of securing a buyout of the app. I really hope that they manage to save the app, it’s provided me lots of fodder for my posts.

To all those who celebrate the lunar new year, here’s wishing you a very Happy Chinese New Year of the Dog! Xīnnián hǎo, gǒunián jíxiáng!