Well, just in case you were wondering, the box of chocolates pictured above do belong to me. They were given to me by a colleague who wanted to thank me for helping her edit some of her documents. It was a really nice gesture which I appreciated.

Anyhow, life can certainly bring some unexpected changes sometimes. I wasn’t actually planning on looking for a new job but news of some restructuring within my department at work made me look for other pastures to graze in. By a stroke of luck, the company where a good friend works had an opening for an editor. Anyway, after going through three interviews and taking a written test – in English and Chinese (!!!) – where I both passed and flunked the respective sections with flying colours, I was offered the job. Everything happened within about 2.5 weeks and it’s the shortest time ever for me when it comes to looking for and landing a suitable job. Yet again, it demonstrates that timing and luck can play a huge role in life’s journey.

To be honest, I wasn’t particularly worried about the restructuring. First, it wasn’t like I was going to be laid off immediately and two, my backup plan if I couldn’t find another job was to be a full-time student. In any case, I had faith that things would work itself out somehow. And it did!

So there will be big changes ahead for me, what with the start of a new job in August and the start of my Master’s programme in September. Even though my new job will be a lot more demanding on my time, I’m looking forward to the change and the new things I’ll learn. Likewise with school. My brain cells will be going into overdrive. But that’s OK! 🙂