A Date with American-Malaysian Chambers of Commerce

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I have received a job interview today, from the American-Malaysian Chambers of Commerce. Last Wednesday, I was informed that I am shortlisted for the position and they told me to submit a one page white paper on " The ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) shall be the goal of regional economic integration by 2015." 

I was intrigued by the subject, so I took the time to do some reading on AEC. It feels good to have my engine running again, writing on something more serious like this. 

My interview with them is this Wednesday. I don't know why I'm feeling really excited about it though; perhaps because I could write  on the job rather than thinking about IT-related tasks. 

You can view my submission for them here. { Click Here }.
I'm using Payhip to store the file, so all you have to do is just click Preview. It's the full file. 

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Masters Continued

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Today I've received the Offer Letter for my Masters program. Great!
I've been waiting for words of confirmation from the university for a few months now, and now that it's finally here, awesome.

It seems I'm going to go back to my desk to study again; really looking forward to it. 

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Let It Be Said

Telling your friend about something you're not comfortable with can be real hard if you're always thinking about "how would they feel" or "what would they think of me" or "they'd be pissed!" or any other thing that makes you feel guilty or uncomfortable. 

To tell a stranger about something that makes you uncomfortable is easy. You're not "attached". But to a friend? Now that actually takes guts. However, if you do it slowly, one at a time, you are not only helping yourself on the long run (you'd become more firm with your principles, you're not easily shaken in your belief) but you are creating an image of a person who would not be bullied around.

It is hard to tell the truth...at first, but slowly you'll get used to it. Think of the boss you have at work; that bitch that always scolds people for delivering poorly done works. Everyone hates her, but she's there because she can get a good job done.  

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A Student Again!

Well, great news! I'm going to be a student again soon. I have thought a lot about this and I think the time is ripe for me to make this move now. My ill fate with the working world has affected me in some ways, and I couldn't let it get over me, thinking everything's over. 

So, after my unfortunate brief spell with my former company, I've made the decision to enroll at my former university. Going to pursue my Master, Master in Computer Science - how geeky does that sounds! 

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