1 year with EY Sydney...

1 year down under!!! amazing how time flies really so quickly, i can't believe i've been here in sydney for a year now... we arrived on the 5th of nov last year! a day after, we started at EY, wuw!!! nov 6 - 1 year in EY Sydney... feels so great! feels so oz!...

I don't want to be too dramatic but this day makes me think about my sydney flee...

My appreciation of the Opera House started it all. I can't remember where i first saw a picture of the opera house... all i can remember was, at that time, i told myself, im soon going to sydney, don't know when exactly, but i know, i will. Then i met this Oz sox instructor in one of the trainings in SGV - i was so inspired at how good he is (at least, that's my impression) that my nerves wanted to work with oz's... then i soon learned about their workstyle and work life balance - sounds amazing? maybe not too much at first for a ff staff like me (i repeat, at first)... but we'll see..

I perfectly remember, it was the month of July, which was the peak month of the audit of my favorite client (yes, PAL is my favorite client - don't care how the hell will that be interpreted cos not also too sure what the hell that means), when silly thoughts began rushing to my brain... On the same month, more than a couple of head hunters keep stalking me!!! (makes me popular, yack!!!)...

Then, one silly night, click!, yep, i did it, submitted my resume to EY Sydney!!! Next thing, i found myself talking to Dith telling her about this opportunity blah blah blah and her own story started...

The process began... which reminds me of wonderful/funny/silly stories. EY Sydney HR called me for an interview, oopps, i was actually in PAL (yes, mid morning and at the peak of the audit!!!), it was so funny, at first, i acted as if the reception was really bad and cut her off (so bad ghie!). So she called again, but i still havent found a good spot, what?! I ended up being interviewed in the waiting area close to the lift - 2 big bosses in PAL plus one of my boss even passed right infront of me, o my!!! Next interview was set so i called for a sick leave - what? its been half an hour and still the phone is perfectly at rest... fine, i dialled it and another blooper, so crazy ghie, its tomorrow, not today!!! crap crap crap!!!! Now, the actual interview... this is it... it went fine but admittedly, i asked for pardon so many times for the first few minutes... well, expect me to perfectly understand yvonne's perfect aussie accent??? - it was more than a challenge, really!!! understanding her is far harder than explaining IAS 21 and IAS 12 to her!!!! (oh, that was then, cos now, easy! haha)... Other bloopers include receiving a phone call while in the car of my boss in the petrol station, rejecting a call while in the middle of meetings... the list goes on...aarrggghhh!!!... I definitely have more... but enough of the shame...

Oh, this could also be a perfect time to thank those who were part of the conspiracy... to batman and wonderwoman who kindly and unselfishly unveiled a reference that sydney can't and won't resist (that's obviously an overstatement) - you know why am i here and i can't thank you enough... love you both... to catwoman, my promise is still a promise - i may not be very good at it at the moment but i'm keeping it... i'll make up... i'll try

The offer letter came, visa processed, flight booked... Sydney here i come!!!

And yes, i am enjoying my stay... of course, i have my own silly baffled moments... but i reckon, the bottomline is... i am happy, and thank god i am sydney...

Of course, behind all these... thanks to my family... love you all...