dreamer

This is soon going to be a monthly routine – review of the month gone by. Today marks 2 months into the new job. Audit is soon coming to an end (finally!). I have sent in the draft accounts and hope the finalized copy can be out soon.

I am still clearing my February reports, consolidation reports and presentation for the stewardship meeting next Friday. With all that done, I should be more or less on time and close clearing the back log.

The load is easing out, most definitely, and I am slowly getting the hang of being chased for reports and multi-tasking. There are still issues along the way I am learning to handle and still processesI must get into the flow of. I am giving myself duration of 2 years, during which I will persevere in this company.

The graduation ceremony will be held this Saturday. Apart that it marks completion of a milestone, it also serves as a reminder I must “recoup” the money and time I have put into studying. I have dug deep into my savings to finance through my studies and committed 1.5 years of my "youth" into it. These are not done for fun but in hope to yield increased returns from this self investment. To me it is an extra oar in my hands to paddle myself against the tide. I cannot turn the tide but every skill and knowledge I pick up is that added strength against it.

i have been a dreamer all my life. During my last job, I dreamt of having a seat with a window.

My boss and supervisor back then had their own rooms and windows. My seat, along with the rest in my department, was within the building, window-less. I told myself then, "I want to have my own personal cubicle with window."

And now I have. I’m in this nice cosy backend cubicle, right next to the window. I like looking out and spending moments staring blankly at the expressway..into the greenery and thinking, "it’s good to be able to see so much from this level. I will be able to see more if I climbed higher."

Now I have started dreaming again. I relish in the thought of being in the position of this director in my office. He is in charge of investments. I noticed he has 2 laptops - one of which shows charts and graphs; I think he constantly monitors market changes. I wish one day I can be competent in investment management that part of job scope is to analyse market changes and make sound investment for the company and myself. At the same time I look at financials and consider what it is reflecting of the business and its environment. That’s the kind of portfolio I hope to gradually get into. Someone with a macro view of things. Someone who can make wise decisions in the benefit of the company. Someone who is sought out for sound advice to the management.

Sounds like a big dream, isn’t it? dreams are like stars.. we can’t reach them but we use them to chart our way.=)