On job-related news, i went for the turf club interview yesterday, applied for another job, plus i forgot to mention that the learning lab HR called me on monday. the timing was a little bad, as the call came in the middle of my gym session. luckily, i wasn't too out of breath, and managed to have a quick talk with the HR staff. she said that the company wanted to offer me a full-time position, which i thought was a little unexpected and interesting. according to her, one of my mentors said that i was doing a decent enough job, and therefore thought of offering me the position first before doing external recruitment. i suppose that it benefits the company as well in a way, since they wouldn't have to go through the initial screening for a new person, plus the transition period of training and seeing if they're used to the role. that's not to say that i can slip immediately/effortlessly into a full-time role either; there are additional responsibilities, like liaising with parents, for one. right now, i'm happy to be a weekend teacher. my ratio of money received to hours worked is pretty skewed in my favour, and i'm more or less ok if things remain this way for the near future.
unfortunately, my bank account took a couple of major hits recently, in the forms of paying for gym and the air tickets for the china wedding. there's still the taiwan trip coming up, so that's something that i have to account for as well. i still have enough money to survive, and most of the damage should be patched up by the next payday, which cannot come soon enough! we're looking at like 2 more weeks, and thankfully i've taught some extra classes, so that should help to fill the hole more quickly as well.
considering that yesterday's interview was the first one i'd ever undertaken for a job in my area of specialization, it didn't go too badly. while i wouldn't say that i aced it, i also wouldn't say that i bombed it. but through this interview, i think i realized that working odd hours isn't for me. plus, keeping to regular office hours means that i can still continue to do the learning lab thing. the interview itself was fairly standard, i guess. the hiring manager, who i suppose is also the chief scientist there, asked questions which i expected to receive...like why i had 2 components for graduate studies. he also told me more about the job. it's a high-pressure environment with a lot at stake, to the tune of millions of dollars at jeopardy depending on the results that the department delivers. if you haven't guessed yet, i'm kind of disinclined to take this job. of course, it's presumptuous of me to say that when they haven't made an official offer. whatever the case, i'm sure that something with regular office hours won't be that hard to find.
getting back to the gym has been challenging. physically, that is. i've experienced both my day 1 and day 2 workouts, and day 2 seems easier. regardless, i'm still aching all over, so reminder to self to take it slow. there are a few new exercises that i find interesting in this program, as well as the return of my most dreaded exercise - pushing the weighted platform thing across the gym and back. i realize that if i want sustainable results, i can't take too long of a break. one month is probably the maximum i can afford to lay off. also starting the clean eating thing again. more protein and vegetables, minimal carbs. i was just thinking. when i stopped gymming, my diet also went out of the window. it should actually be the opposite - that i should watch my diet even more carefully because i was no longer burning off as many calories in the gym! i guess not having to go to the gym just made me lazy to go out for grocery shopping and the like. an unintended side benefit of gymming is that it tires me out, so much so that i've been sleeping before midnight for the past 2 days. that's rare, to say the least. not only that, i've been waking up at like 7:00am, which really helps to get a headstart on my day. even if i laze in bed like i normally do, a couple hours of lazing still means i'm up and about at 9:00am, which is when i usually wake up under normal circumstances. i guess this is part of finding/making extra time in your day, which was also the topic of one of the reading passages in japanese class last week. the two methods recommended were (1) cutting out unnecessary time, and (2) increasing the number of things you do within a specific time, aka. "activity density".
that's it for now, i guess. have to get started on my japanese homework and prepare to go down for class. had wanted to do grocery shopping today, but the homework might leave me with insufficient time. well, there's always tomorrow.
unfortunately, my bank account took a couple of major hits recently, in the forms of paying for gym and the air tickets for the china wedding. there's still the taiwan trip coming up, so that's something that i have to account for as well. i still have enough money to survive, and most of the damage should be patched up by the next payday, which cannot come soon enough! we're looking at like 2 more weeks, and thankfully i've taught some extra classes, so that should help to fill the hole more quickly as well.
considering that yesterday's interview was the first one i'd ever undertaken for a job in my area of specialization, it didn't go too badly. while i wouldn't say that i aced it, i also wouldn't say that i bombed it. but through this interview, i think i realized that working odd hours isn't for me. plus, keeping to regular office hours means that i can still continue to do the learning lab thing. the interview itself was fairly standard, i guess. the hiring manager, who i suppose is also the chief scientist there, asked questions which i expected to receive...like why i had 2 components for graduate studies. he also told me more about the job. it's a high-pressure environment with a lot at stake, to the tune of millions of dollars at jeopardy depending on the results that the department delivers. if you haven't guessed yet, i'm kind of disinclined to take this job. of course, it's presumptuous of me to say that when they haven't made an official offer. whatever the case, i'm sure that something with regular office hours won't be that hard to find.
getting back to the gym has been challenging. physically, that is. i've experienced both my day 1 and day 2 workouts, and day 2 seems easier. regardless, i'm still aching all over, so reminder to self to take it slow. there are a few new exercises that i find interesting in this program, as well as the return of my most dreaded exercise - pushing the weighted platform thing across the gym and back. i realize that if i want sustainable results, i can't take too long of a break. one month is probably the maximum i can afford to lay off. also starting the clean eating thing again. more protein and vegetables, minimal carbs. i was just thinking. when i stopped gymming, my diet also went out of the window. it should actually be the opposite - that i should watch my diet even more carefully because i was no longer burning off as many calories in the gym! i guess not having to go to the gym just made me lazy to go out for grocery shopping and the like. an unintended side benefit of gymming is that it tires me out, so much so that i've been sleeping before midnight for the past 2 days. that's rare, to say the least. not only that, i've been waking up at like 7:00am, which really helps to get a headstart on my day. even if i laze in bed like i normally do, a couple hours of lazing still means i'm up and about at 9:00am, which is when i usually wake up under normal circumstances. i guess this is part of finding/making extra time in your day, which was also the topic of one of the reading passages in japanese class last week. the two methods recommended were (1) cutting out unnecessary time, and (2) increasing the number of things you do within a specific time, aka. "activity density".
that's it for now, i guess. have to get started on my japanese homework and prepare to go down for class. had wanted to do grocery shopping today, but the homework might leave me with insufficient time. well, there's always tomorrow.
-random thought of the day: Find my passport!-
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