Right, I just filed my income tax forms & am now waiting for a reply from a U.S. supplier to start his day @ the office so that I can end mine =)

Amidst the usual craziness of the day, the brand manager for the company called me in for a discussion. Remember my previous entry on HR? Well, I replied with a carefully gingerly crafted email to the CEO and he promptly scheduled me for an interview. Well, it didnt happen. Turns out, the brand manager happens to be recruiting new blood and has therefore consulted my boss, manager and CEO, amongst a few others.

If I choose to join his team, I'll be adding my technical and application knowledge of my current company for the whole group, therefore inclining the learning curve of the team in a world of pharmaceuticals, machinery and microbiology. Other than the short-term marketing projects (think exhibitions & seminars), we'll also be working at establishing the group's presence in the business sector as well as achieveing growth according to the directions each company has forecasted. And there will be courses on designing software to take. How cool is that!

"So, do you want to take up this position?"

I guess I don't need to tell you what my instantaneous response is right? Think this is what the D part of me call "taking charge of my future"

Minutes later, my biz manager popped by with his signature grin to tell me how happy he is that I have taken the opportunity to grow myself. He has been subtly pushing for a better position for me after noting how my eyes lit up (good to have hui4 shuo1 hua4 de yan3 jing1 heh!) when it comes to the marketing side of the job. From his pep talk, I can sense how crucial a role he plays in promoting me for this. More than just meeting the company's needs with the right talent, he really wants this to work for me and can finally settle his thoughts about my career path 5 years down the road. The more he talked, the more I wanna cry. Thank you. You really made a difference for me (thou I'm too paiseh to tell you straight & I know you'll be paiseh to hear this from me)

Thinking back, these questions I used to ask myself resurfaced:

What do I like to do?
What is my passion?
What drives this passion?
What do I want to achieve?
What is my purpose?

Glad to have answers... like finally. The longer the... erm... long-suffering, the sweeter the rewards.

And I guess this really is IT... can tell by how excitedly I am pounding the keyboard rite now =P Really really thank God for answering my prayers.


PS: On a more ecstatic note, I cant WAIT to start! And I'm returning my borrowed copy of HR Kit for Dummies tonite HAH! XD