Devilishly Red

I haven’t been updating recently but I’ve got a good reason for that – I’ve found a job. Before I jump for joy and strike off my #1 item on my Day Zero Project list, I have to highlight that it’s only a 4-month contract job.

Yeah I know, I said before that I’m not interested in taking up a short-term contract job but I guess being broke during the festive season isn’t exactly fun. Moreover there’s the possibility of converting this contract to a permanent one when it expires in March. I just hope I do well enough to warrant a conversion. Of course, there are other factors to consider but I shall not delve too much into it here.

Besides landing myself a job, I also turned one year older in November. Older but certainly not wiser. This year hasn’t been a great year for me at all. I’m not sure if things will pick up in 2012 and honestly, I dare not hold my hopes too high. I just want to be happy. That’s all.

There are so many things to update but I haven’t got the time to do it. Hopefully I’ll find the time and discipline to do it over this weekend. Weekends are so precious to me now and I really miss the days when I could stay up till the wee hours to read or watch TV.

I guess it’s just too bad that money doesn’t fall from the sky.

You would’ve thought that an unemployed person should be able to write more often, no? My blog is so badly neglected I couldn’t remember when was the last time I actually sat down and wrote something decent.

I’ve been unemployed for four months now, although my CV reflects a longer period of inactivity due to the omission of my ill-fated stint at the three-lettered company. Up till now I still don’t know what possessed me to accept that damned job. Anyway my point is, I don’t know what I’ve been busy with. Time seems to just fly by when you’re doing nothing. Well, let’s see. I actually started on a new design for Devilishly Red but the project was abandoned after I was done with the graphics. No surprise there since I’m not an expert in coding.

I’m supposed to research and plan the itinerary for my upcoming trip to Taiwan with the girls but I’ve been too occupied combing through the various job sites to look for a job. Let me tell you, job hunting can be such a pain in the ass. I truly hope I’ll be able to stop doing it soon. Sorry girls, let me settle down first and I’ll try to continue with the research. On the job front, I’ve attended countless interviews, received a few job offers and turned all of them down. I don’t know if I’m being picky but there’s nothing wrong in choosing the job that I think is suitable for me, right? I know there’s no such thing as the Perfect Job but if the job scope/manager/environment is not ideal, I seriously don’t think it’s a good idea to take on the job. Once bitten, twice shy I guess. Sometimes I wonder if I’m being overly cautious because of my previous bad experiences. Now I’ve learned to ask questions on the management style, team dynamics within the department and culture of the company. It doesn’t hurt to be too careful I guess.

Here’s a question for all of you – If given a chance to change your profession, what would your dream job be? Think about it and share your views.

I think I’d like to be a movie critic. Or a video games tester. How cool is that?

The polling hours have officially ended ten minutes ago. The boxes containing all the votes have been sealed and ready to be sent for counting.

I have cast my vote. Who will emerge as the winner? Let us all hold our breath, cross our fingers and await the results.

This election is so exciting, isn’t it?