Another day at work....

My office. (My one is located at the left building - Gateway East)

Another day at work. Worked till 6 today, before leaving my office and heading toward the bus stop. Basically I am supposed to leave work at 5:30, officially, but unfortunately nothing is official when it comes to working time. I think everyone agrees with me haha.

I leave my room at 8:15 everyday to reach my office before 8:50, which is the time we are supposed to reach (or else). And then excluding the 1 hour lunch break in between, we, the Marketing Officers, will usually work until 6 something, sometimes until 7, but that's the maximum even during peak periods.

Let me introduce a bit about my job. I am a leasing officer working with a Japanese leasing company call SMFL (Sumitomo Mitsui Finance & Leasing). As to why I am a leasing officer being called a marketing officer, I have no clue. Perhaps it is because we have to liaise with a lot of people besides the paperwork, well maybe. In regards to my company, SMFL is the Singapore branch of a Japanese company, which is part of a larger group of companies under the Sumitomo-Mitsui Financial Group. The Group have assets of over trillions of dollars, and is supposed to be involved in everything including investment, leasing, insurance, commercial banking, construction, mining, and blah blah blahs.. The list continues. I could count myself lucky to be working in this part of the large Galactic Family. I mean that's what I wanted really, to have a financial background and to work in one which is the top among the world.

People may think that I will be having my career in the marketing field, as I am about to graduate with a degree in Marketing. But that's not the case. I mean Marketing is good, but after studying for more than 3 years in this field, I realized that the only way to make more money is to be the big Grand-Daddy of monies. Yeah the Ah-Longs. And working with the Legal Ah-Long certifies a fundamental career structure in money-making.
And you know why? Cuz legal ah-longs got nothing but money, and money is the thing which makes the world spin. No you can't call me materialistic, because I am not materialistic haha.. I am just a person trying to work in a materialistic world.

Hey c'mon, I am a person who really believes in love, friendships, bonds, and all that kind of things. I am not materialistic. There are many things that make the world spin besides money.. it is just a tool to access larger resources. A tool to achieve your goals by building your dreams. So don't get blinded by money.. its value is reflected in the way of how you use it. If you lose sight of your goal while chasing it, in the end, you may have money, but you will not achieve your dreams or have it lasting.

Well its what I tell myself everytime.. To give myself a fresh new day tomorrow.
Tomorrow.. Another day at work haha. But a day which is a step closer to my dreams.
I will be turning in for the night.. :)

Rest well, Goodnight.

The interior of the building.

24th of April, 2013
Alan Chua

The park located at the foot of my office