The news finally broke today. Stanchart is one of the banks (our other sole competitor is OCBC) to be awarded the Baby Bonus scheme tender by MCYS. In a move to encourage births in the country, the govt will top up your account for the 2nd, 3rd & 4th child. Basically, get an ang pow from the govt (of up to $12K) for your child's education and nursery expenses. There was hoohaa in the office today coz we made it to the front page of Business Times & yep, this's the campaign that yours truly will not have a chance to see thru. The official launch will be in August & well, by then, i'd have shifted to HK. But anyway, preps for the campaign are ongoing & i'd be able to see it thru the 1st phase, which'll happen in May.
Despite Stanchart being political, i must admit that i have been given pretty gd opportunities. With the marathon & now this Baby Bonus campaign, i hope it'll add some value to my resume.
Don't know if it's becoz i am stressed up lately but i can't seem to take my mind off my "symbol of achievement" - the LV Epi Leather Montagine Sac handbag in black. 
I spotted this baby in Dec07 in the LV store in Taka. I told myself that i'll splurge on it when i attain my career goals & a reasonable amt of bonus this March. Now that the money is pocketed, i can't bear to part with the money, especially when the cost of the handbag equals to my airticket to the US!!! Some might say it's silly to spend this hefty amt on a handbag but i actually view the bag as a tangible reward for working hard & achieving what i set out to achieve. Each luxury handbag serves as a reminder of which occasion i purchased it for & reason behind the purchase. I dream of opening a cupboard full of bags, which meant that i'd have rewarded myself for many occasions. Haha! If that ever happens, i'd be fairly accomplished in life! Oh well, i know it's silly but hey, that's just placing a symbolic meaning to luxury handbags ya? I won't splurge unnecessarily so if i ever were to purchase one, it'd meant that i'd have produced a pretty good "report card" for the yr.
Let me continue to dream... Maybe it'll spend the $$$... Haha, a bag is with me forever & has longlasting durability!!!! :-p
I spotted this baby in Dec07 in the LV store in Taka. I told myself that i'll splurge on it when i attain my career goals & a reasonable amt of bonus this March. Now that the money is pocketed, i can't bear to part with the money, especially when the cost of the handbag equals to my airticket to the US!!! Some might say it's silly to spend this hefty amt on a handbag but i actually view the bag as a tangible reward for working hard & achieving what i set out to achieve. Each luxury handbag serves as a reminder of which occasion i purchased it for & reason behind the purchase. I dream of opening a cupboard full of bags, which meant that i'd have rewarded myself for many occasions. Haha! If that ever happens, i'd be fairly accomplished in life! Oh well, i know it's silly but hey, that's just placing a symbolic meaning to luxury handbags ya? I won't splurge unnecessarily so if i ever were to purchase one, it'd meant that i'd have produced a pretty good "report card" for the yr.Let me continue to dream... Maybe it'll spend the $$$... Haha, a bag is with me forever & has longlasting durability!!!! :-p
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