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Year 2023 In Review

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  It has been a while since I last blogged. Time flies as we are approaching a new year in 8 days. Work The initial job change did not turn out well and I decided to end the work relations with that employer, which gave me a lot of stress. It took me about a month and 11 job interviews after Chinese New Year to clinch this current post which I did not expect to have turned out well. My friends and family members felt this job was a form of promotion for me. Interestingly, one of my bosses was differently abled just like me and did not mind having me, another differently abled member in his team. It is also fortunate that the various departments can work hand in hand together, and most of the time, we have lunch or potluck in the office together. I would like to thank them for accepting me into the team. Working here has been fun so far despite its challenges. GUM I decided to use this acronym to describe my singing group, Singing @ K, and the community tax e-filing program ...
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Sep Musings

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  It has been a while since I last blogged as I had been a little busy with my work. I am glad that my team of colleagues have been helpful in helping me to settle into the company well for the past 7 months. I certainly hope it stays this way as I hope to remain in this role for a while unless circumstances change drastically. I had the opportunity to enjoy a concert after missing out on Jacky Cheung and A-Mei concerts. I would like to thank my poly mate, Yvonne for the company at Kit Chan’s concert, which I enjoyed very much. At least, buying the concert tickets was a breeze as compared to the 2 stars mentioned above. Till the next blog post.
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June Musings

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 It has been a while since I last blogged. Since then, I am settling well into my role, although there were some incomings and outgoings, which are common in any workplace.   I managed to catch a last glimpse of Yishun Orto before it closed on 30 June. I would like Leonard, Wendy & Michael, as without them performing at the Happiest Hour Bar & Bistro, I guess I would never go to this place, as I had not so fond memories of a nearby place during my NS days.   I did not manage to get A* Mei or Jacky Cheung concert tickets this round. It could be a sign for me to build up my savings again after an unstable 3 years on the job front. I hope to stay on this job for a while despite its lack of transport amenities and lack of shelters for rain as it is not often that you can have great teams of colleagues and bosses with whom you can get along well. I guess having a boss who is differently abled helps me to settle in well as colleagues tend to be more understandin...
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A New Start

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 It has been a while since I last blogged. I am glad to share that I have obtained confirmation for my new job. Time flies when you are given the opportunity and the team members are very helpful at work and your boss practises what he preaches on work-life balance. I am still learning in my role as a tax supervisor. I am certainly doing okay regarding the technical aspects of the work and slowly learning the ropes of supervising and managing people. This is an art to learn, which I am overcoming daily. This job enables me to exercise as well as I need to walk about 10 to 15 into the office and out of the office every day and do at least two bus rides switch per day. Going for lunch is a 10 minutes’ walk to the canteen and back to the office. This meant that I can easily hit the 5000 steps target on the HPB app per day. Some of my friends wondered why I took up the job opportunity as working in an industrial estate was definitely tough for me with the lack of disabled-friendl...
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My Career & Volunteer Journey

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  Seeing a friend of mine sharing about his career and volunteer journey prompted me to share mine, as I mark my 20th year in the tax industry this year. I believe most of you should have heard it. This is for the benefit of my new friends whom have walked into my life recently. After serving my NS at Sembawang Air Base as a clerk in 2003 (some of you may be wondering, how come I need to serve NS with my physical disability), job hunt was tough as the economy was affected by SARS and prospective employers were apprehensive about hiring me due to my disability, despite having a Diploma in Accountancy from one of the local polytechnics. I landed on my first job as a tax assistant in March 2003 in an international accounting firm. Although it did not work out well in the end (I left after 6 months), I am thankful to my former tax manager for giving me the good grounding and willingness to impart her knowledge to me during my stay there. This made me liking taxation even more. The next...
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Random Thoughts

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  Work It has been a while since I last blogged. I feel glad to say all has been going well on my job front. I am enjoying my new role as a tax supervisor in the firm. It has been great to have supportive bosses and colleagues. It is back to enjoy going to work everyday, although it means transferring 3 buses on my trip to work and vice versa, although the distance seems short on the map, it still takes about 45 minutes to get to work. My favourite route to work will be taking Service 76 from my place to Tai Seng MRT, switching to Service 62 and switching to Service 8, 90 or 151 to get to office. My knowledge of bus routes is helping me a lot in getting me to choose this route. Although it is the shortest, Service 76, is notorious for its long waiting times, so I usually end up taking Service 25, 55 or 132 and switch to Service 62 at Blk 709 or Blk 1 at Hougang Ave 2 or Hougang Ave 3. I tried switching to Service 151 once, but was stuck in a jam at Old Airport Road. This role h...
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CSR Month

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  It has been a while since I last blogged. I am close to 1.5 months into my new role and really enjoying it. This year, I continued with my service to the community, which is helping the self-employed or people who had issues filing their taxes. I would like to thank the various organisations for supporting me for this project, such as NVPC, NTUC, my friends, Lancaster & Veronica for supporting me with the necessary resources needed for the project. It has been great to have assisted about 90 pax to e-file the taxes of these people with my team of volunteers. Some of you may have known that I was sick for about 2 weeks during the course of this exercise and suggested that I should do lesser sessions from next year. I thought it was a good suggestion as it has always been a challenge to look for volunteers, especially a number of volunteers could not make it at the last minute. Let’s keep this positive vibes going as we head into April. I would like to take the opportunity ...
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