April is looking to be a good month. Firstly, I'm really happy that I got a job offer for a position in a multinational pharmaceutical company that I've always wanted. They used to be a client of mine when I was with my previous employer. And that was the position that I've always wanted when I was auditing them. It is a business analyst role. I've always mentioned to my client that the Business Analyst was a really interesting position, and the culture of the company was really good. It was a pity that there was a global directive that they could not hire the auditors of the company.
I was browsing around their website about a month ago and stumbled across the position. Without hesitation, I submitted my CV for their consideration. I got a call about a few days later requesting that I come in for the interview. The ball started rolling. 3 interviews later, they called me last week to tell me that they were delighted to offer me the position at their company, at the package that I requested (which was inflated as I thought they would negotiate it downwards). After much thought and deliberation, I decided to accept the offer, and put in my resignation yesterday. It was a pretty big decision as it meant leaving the Chartered world and moving to the Corporate world. I thought, it's now or never. Opportunities like these don't come very often.
Given that I was only employed for less than a year, my notice period is only a week. Hence, my last date at my current employer would be the coming Friday. I get a week off before commencing at my new employer. I'm really looking forward to the challenges that lie ahead.
Besides the good fortune that has blown towards my professional life, there has been a recent change in the matters of the heart too. I've been back in the dating scene recently and have went out with a few guys. During that time, none of them were what I was looking for. I'm someone who knows (or sorta know) what I want. However, things changed when I met Him last week. We've known each other for a while now, from certain social networking sites. However, circumstances were such that our paths have never crossed so that we would meet properly. He did, however, see me at Sunglass Hut during the Boxing day sales, but I did not recall that (probably because I was busy trying on Prada sunnies!). Very recently, He requested for me to add Him to my Friends List. Now, I never add anyone I've never met to my Friend's list. Having nothing to lose, I told him that and we should meet up, just as friends of course.
We met up and had dinner in the city over the week. When I first saw in person, I was awestruck. His physical appearance was certainly of that which I was attracted to. Tick. Over dinner, we just had this natural bonding that I did not get with the other guys that I've dated. Not wanting the night to end that quickly, I offered to walk him home. We talked even more. I was really interested in Him as a person as well. Another massive tick. After sending him home, I felt really happy, there were butterflies in my tummy, and I had this massive smile on my face (Apologies to the other tram commuters on board #72 towards Camberwell if they thought I was a lunatic). It was a weird feeling as I had not felt this way about someone since a while ago. I decided to follow up with a second date.
The second date involved having drinks at Heaven's Door (cheers to the bartender for shouting Him a drink!). We just got talking and my feelings for him just grew and grew throughout the night. Note that alcohol was not a factor as I am a responsible driver. So I thought, damn, I really want to get to know this guy better. I'm gonna ask him to be my date. So I did. And I'm glad the response was positive. Now, we're seeing each other exclusively. I feel really happy basking in his company. That sinking heart feeling is all awash me again. I'm happy again. I hope that this is the start of something good.
April is looking up for me :)
