Merry Christmas & Happy New Year

So this is Christmas, and another year have passed. 

In a nutshell, to sum up my 2023 - it's pretty much not too bad.. 

Finances are holding up pretty okay after the turbulent covid years, at least this year I can see money and able to move funds around and invested more into the stock market.. Overall I can say the stock market is pretty bad compared to last year but its largely also the global economy riding on the US interests rates.. 

Career wise I guess three-quarters of the time I have to deal with stupid people but it's seasonal ups and downs, busy and free period.. 

Relationship wise, I'm doing pretty good with my boyfriend, we're together about 2 years now, and we spend time talking to each other on a daily basis.. we've gone to places and adventures together, and just spend quality time together.. 

Friends wise, lost some, and know many.. but I've purged my FB accounts of acquaintances whom I don't connect anymore or have nothing in common, and a bit of stranger-ish... I just want to keep my FB to be strictly friends only.. not gonna be a number collector anymore.. 

I guess 2023 is pretty okay.. 

So, merry christmas and happy new year! I shall be back next year!

My First Job

I have been quite a resourceful kid I must say - having worked part time while in secondary school, at a stationery shop near my home.. It didn't pay a lot but it was enough pocket money back then.. 

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My first real job was right after SPM, fresh out of school..  I worked in a pizza restaurant called Schlotzsky's Deli in Ipoh Parade.. That's where I learnt how to make pizza, make drinks, coffee, espresso and latte, learning how to make latte art, waitering and of course dealing with Karens.. I also did cashiering, and lots of cleaning and washing.. 

I learnt things fast, partly because I enjoy what I was doing, and I also was very interested and curious to know how the world of business works.. 

That's where I met a good friend of mine, from another school, where we would toil the restaurant before entering university together.. We probably worked there for about half a year I guessed.. 

The bosses were a husband and wife team.. and the wife would always bring her kids and eat at the restaurant on the house.. She must have treated it like her own kitchen.. But that aside, they were nice good people, friendly and most importantly, respected and treated the staff well.. 

When I gotten my very first paycheck (yes, it was EPF and SOCSO deductible!), I treated my family for a meal there.. It was a nice feeling to be able to do that.. 

Sadly the franchise has exited Malaysia long ago, but otherwise, happy memories here..