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musings
after completing my first week at work, i've learnt a lot and i wanna write down what i've learnt so that i can constantly remind myself of these very important points
1. Complacency
I've been on many internal calls with offices around the region and it is embarrassing when the offices in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan are able to speak fluently in both English and Mandarin. It is going to be a matter of time where Mandarin becomes a global language due to the sheer number of native speakers and they are learning English at a speed faster than you can say "你好!" It is a public shaming exercise for me when I have to converse in Mandarin, my Mother Tongue, because I am just so bad at it and my vocabulary is limited to that of a three year old's.
Please Doro, buck up on your Mandarin already!
2. Don't sweat the small stuff
People may throw nasty things at you but you have to learn to ignore it.
3. Time management is of essence.
If you don't finish your work for the day, you don't go home. Try to protect your weekends as much as possible.
4. Learn, Learn, Learn
Never stop learning. Never stop asking questions. Strive for excellence.
5. Work can be likened to a rubber ball, but family, health, spirituality and friends are all glass balls that have to be juggled delicately.
1. Complacency
I've been on many internal calls with offices around the region and it is embarrassing when the offices in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan are able to speak fluently in both English and Mandarin. It is going to be a matter of time where Mandarin becomes a global language due to the sheer number of native speakers and they are learning English at a speed faster than you can say "你好!" It is a public shaming exercise for me when I have to converse in Mandarin, my Mother Tongue, because I am just so bad at it and my vocabulary is limited to that of a three year old's.
Please Doro, buck up on your Mandarin already!
2. Don't sweat the small stuff
People may throw nasty things at you but you have to learn to ignore it.
3. Time management is of essence.
If you don't finish your work for the day, you don't go home. Try to protect your weekends as much as possible.
4. Learn, Learn, Learn
Never stop learning. Never stop asking questions. Strive for excellence.
5. Work can be likened to a rubber ball, but family, health, spirituality and friends are all glass balls that have to be juggled delicately.
“some people feel like they don't deserve love. they walk away quietly into empty spaces, trying to close the gaps of the past.”
“This is how you do it: you sit down at the keyboard and you put one word after another until its done. It's that easy, and that hard.”
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