Bravo, Gladys!

Bravo, Gladys, for starting your own blog. The idea is to persevere. Don't worry yourself too much over grammar, as long as you're sincere and coherent, I'm sure your readers would understand. You're linked ... so stand proud, and give yourself a huge pat on your back.

The picture of you on the dazzling sands of Maldives (?) put a smile on my face. Ahh ... it seems we don't miss the other elements of life in BT that much, hey?

In other news, I heard that there'll soon be more members to welcome to L.A.B. What's going on? Well, while I'm glad to learn of more people 'seeing the light', I can't help feeling sad that this company is losing its talents and seemingly doing nothing about it.

Oh well, that's life for you. So, look out you new resignees, you know who you are ... there'll be emails coming your way, inviting you to post and update. I wish I could tell you more about Tokyo, but it was really a 'hi and bye' affair for me. Let's hope I'll have a chance to visit again.

Yvette and Babelinda are coming to visit tomorrow ... and boy, am I looking forward. It was getting a little complicated to organise a gathering. It'll be good to catch up.

Hmmm ... maybe I can get Yvette started on her Yoga blog. Let's see.

Here's wishing one and all,
Xin Nian Kuai Le, Wan Shi Ru Yi!!!

Work Hard, Play Hard

It has been a very busy week for me at work, setting up conference call after call, and then following up on the items discussed. On top of that, there's an online campaign to stay on top of, and last Friday, I'm being charged with launching our Indian site. Woo-hoo!

While I'm settling in a new environment, babelinda has just had her first party night out in Shanghai. Glad to know that she's settling in well there and enjoying life.

I finally picked up my yoga gym membership and the schedule. Noted that Yvette is taking one the classes next week, but in the afternoon. Too bad!! Am gonna try some of the early ones, and maybe, just maybe, the Bollywood dance class. Pray I get to these classes.

As they say ... all work and no play makes Jill a dull girl.

Welcome, Babe and Guru!

Am very happy to see other LAB members posting other than me, myself and I. I'm so glad this is not going to be a monologue.

Event Guru, you'll do well. We believe in you, so go guru go. And Shanghai babe, bravo for starting your own LJ blog. I've added you to the list, and hope to hear more from you.

In other updates, I just came back from Bintan yesterday (you can read all about my Parisian adventures here -- Denis, I made it to Shakespeare & Co.!). Don't hate me, cos it's all part of the company's orientation and induction. Staying there is a totally different experience altogether from holidaying in BT. I went twice on the trapeze, and am now suffering for it. Sore shoulder blades, and tummy (from hanging upside down and swinging up to catch the pole) are the least of it. Can't believe even my thigh muscles are aching a little. So much for signing up for gym. I didn't even go anywhere near it, what with work and travelling. That's the only thing I regret doing. I think I would have been fine with the jogging and running whenever I'm free.

To answer babe L's question ... nope, it wasn't all play in Paris. I had back-to-back meetings with the IT team, the web development team, their strategic marketing team, the CRM team and the IT project team. Plus, meeting my immediate boss for the first time. She's cool, btw.

Since my return, been busy following up on the various action items from the minutes, and managing an upcoming online campaign. I have never in my life seen a company who dedicates so much time, and effort into writing and developing their own systems and applications. This is one company who truly believes in online marketing. Just as a hint, their budget for one campaign is almost what we used to spend in a year. To be honest, I was kind of staggered when I saw the budget -- in Euros -- that was planned for each quarter.

Wow, wished we had been that active. So, even though I'm missing some of my old friends from BT, I've been making some new ones. And no worries EL, Bea hasn't managed to 'pollute' me yet.

Yea, life has been busy but good. And I hope you LAB-bers are living life to its fullest. See y'all around. And as an old friend puts it,

Stay bubbling ... :)

Event Guru (in the making)

Coming 2 months in my new company! (time flies)

Still kind of getting the hang of things at my new work place. For those who do not know what I am doing now, I am now with an event company. A rather "A-tas" one, taking care of luxury brands and high fashion accounts.

This is a whole new career perspective for me. I must say the switch from corporate ( 5 years+) to agency can be quite daunting.

There is so much to learn, experience and be exposed to. The need to know (very well) every single thing under the sun from arts, music, fashion, "tricks", corporate and places. I read and google (extensively) everyday. Creativity is a pre-requisite. Hmm... sounds fun!? Well, to a certain extent, YES! But it can be very exhausting.

Well, I hope this GURU-in-the-making will succeed soon.

Till then, hope to see more of Lab-ians' postings in this blog. Oh oh, last but not least, A BIG thank you to Agnes for creating this great communication channel for all of us. THANK YOU!!

Shanghai Baby

Just a quick note to let everyone know that I'm in Shanghai already!

My local number is +86 1590 2142 823. It's freezing here... 5 degree celsius and windy!!!

Will write more soon! I'm starting my own blog soon... when I finally settle down.

Ciao!

xxx
Linda

In limbo

For those who're wondering, I'm sort of in a limbo right now, waiting to start work next Monday while racking my brains to see if there's anything I've missed out.

Went winter clothes shopping in preparation for my biz trip to Paris. Am totally clueless about winter fashion, so just followed S's advice and bought a long wool coat, two wool skirts, one wool pants for the meetings and three knit tops. These, together with the pressies (pictured) from the team, plus thermal sets, should tide me through the first three days I think. Now that leaves me with one more top and one bottom, maybe a shorter jacketor a hooded parka on the list. Oh, and let's not forget the hat and earmuffs.

Am praying that these should be sufficient for the cold temperatures there (it's an average 1 to 5 degrees there!!). Meanwhile, if you've any suggestions on what to do or see, please ... just keep them coming.

I missed Shan's farewell, so if you've news on that, please post on that! Invitations are on their way to LAB members so check your inbox.

Am also cross posting this on my own blog.