Jason70 Posted April 2, 2021 Share Posted April 2, 2021 Hey Amchow! Congrats on getting a job in something you love to do! Meeting expectations especially ones that are higher than a last place you worked is stressful. One thing that helps me with stress is taking a step back or a short break from the stressful work, and just breathing while reminding myself that I can do this, I can get through this. Then after a bit proceed with the work. I have done this a lot with college work and it's helped tremendously. Of course a college assignment isn't the same as being a design engineer but I find that just taking deep breaths not only calms me and clears my mind. Something else for stress you want to be aware of is not avoiding what is stressing you out as that'll just make it worse. Best Jason 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amchow Posted April 10, 2021 Author Share Posted April 10, 2021 4/9/2021 Well today felt fulfilling. Worked under a tight deadline and got things done. Now it's just smooth sailing until I transition into my new job on April 19th. It's going to feel really good. Meanwhile, my parents are leaving for Texas tomorrow after staying with me for a week. Tbh, I always feel a twinge of sadness when they have to go. Hopefully they will be able to move closer to me soon. In the meantime, I keep living life and continue to excel. Till next time, folks. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amchow Posted April 17, 2021 Author Share Posted April 17, 2021 4/16/2021 Today felt even more fulfilling than a week ago. Strangely, it felt good to be finishing one phase of my career and transitioning into another one. It also feels good to be going into the weekend without any outstanding work nipping at my heels for once. I was also in a celebratory mood due to the fact that I was finally kicking that stuck up project leader of mine to the curb and saying 'See ya and good luck on the project' and left him to deal with his own dumpster fire that he had been causing. It felt good and I was able to walk away with no regrets + a boss and super boss (senior manager) who gave me lots of praise on the daily team call and wished me luck on the next phase of my career. All in all, it's a good end to a long week. Now, I must sleep and rest and enjoy my weekend before the start of my new job on Monday. Till next time, peeps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amchow Posted April 26, 2021 Author Share Posted April 26, 2021 4/26/2021 After a little over 24 hours of no internet, it finally was restored when I came home from work at the office. It made me think quite a bit. So much of even my current entertainment is reliant on the internet. Made me go 'Hmm...' But anyway, back to describing last week. It was a good first week at the office. My new team is quite nice. They are quite snarky funny rather than the sarcastic funny my previous team was. But I still get quite a lot of laughs out of it regardless. So far, the new job has already introduced a new level of being detail oriented as a lot of decisions are meant to be new improvements rather than maintenance oriented changes which brings a whole new set of challenges. I like the new challenge though. I've learned through experience that things being too easy is rather boring. In the meantime, i keep on working hard and being successful. Until next time, folks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amchow Posted May 12, 2021 Author Share Posted May 12, 2021 5/12/2021 Apologies for the lack of comms as of late. My new job has been very taxing mentally due to the steep learning curve and I've been struggling a bit with the ambiguity surrounding most decisions. I've been busy with life in general as I am still getting used to my new job and the new conditions that come with being a direct hire. It's been hard to be honest and a little discouraging at times. I tend to struggle with the ambiguity and any time where things are not super clear. In fact, this job makes me feel insecure and as a newbie, I am even more uncertain. I just need to keep plowing on. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BooksandTrees Posted May 14, 2021 Share Posted May 14, 2021 On 5/12/2021 at 6:11 PM, amchow said: 5/12/2021 Apologies for the lack of comms as of late. My new job has been very taxing mentally due to the steep learning curve and I've been struggling a bit with the ambiguity surrounding most decisions. I've been busy with life in general as I am still getting used to my new job and the new conditions that come with being a direct hire. It's been hard to be honest and a little discouraging at times. I tend to struggle with the ambiguity and any time where things are not super clear. In fact, this job makes me feel insecure and as a newbie, I am even more uncertain. I just need to keep plowing on. I hear you. Lots of people have been needing to take breaks. It sucks but it happens. Keep going. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amchow Posted June 6, 2021 Author Share Posted June 6, 2021 6/6/2021 Wow. Life has been busy for me. Work is picking up speed. I am doing actual design work that takes a lot more brainpower than in my previous job. Personally, I love it. It's what I want to do with my career. Plus, I am now getting opportunities that I would never had gotten had I stayed a contractor. I'll be heading on a business trip to Arizona in a couple of weeks to my company's proving grounds where I will be with a senior design engineer supporting some rework/rebuilds that is being done on one of their mining trucks. I legit stoked for it and it will be good to get out of my town for a time after being cooped up here for the past year. Loving life and continuing to enjoy my new job. Till next time, folks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amchow Posted July 3, 2021 Author Share Posted July 3, 2021 7/2/2021 Life keeps getting better and better. I began to take steps to make myself more independent such as starting new accounts at a credit union to take full responsibility for my funds and start taking on responsibility for what is in my possession. This time, it feels good. There is no fear. I have a motivation and my faith and trust in the Lord to bring me to more maturity and wisdom in managing things as a fully fledged adult. The transition is a bit hard and overwhelming, but I know it will pay off for good. I am also getting a significant upgrade in my personal tech. A colleague is offering to build me a PC with a lot more ram and have other high spec components for a high performance computer that will last a lifetime. The price tag is higher than I have spent before, but with higher quality components + being able to replace components rather than the PC tower as a whole, it will be worth the cost. Plus, this colleague has done it for others with no complaints. I am happy about my personal life advances and continuing to level up and now advancing into a true adult. Till next time, folks. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amchow Posted August 29, 2021 Author Share Posted August 29, 2021 8/29/2021 It's been a couple months since I last checked in. Life's been busy with all sorts of things since I became more independent and I've been enjoying life. I also have been going through a personal healing and recovery ministry at church so I have been making sure to put in the time for that and invest time in healing from a lot of personal stuff. Aside from that, I used a bit more of my hard earned money to upgrade my speaker system and get my first pair of Bluetooth Headphones. Being careful to not spend too much. It feels good that I can enjoy some new toys and in general enjoying higher quality sound. Work is going well. I'm gelling with my team now that I've been there for a few months now and I'm enjoying job irregardless of slow or fast days. In general, life is good. Until next time. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amchow Posted October 31, 2021 Author Share Posted October 31, 2021 10/31/2021 Wow.... two months. Time seems to go by so fast when you are fully engaged in life. I've been busy as per usual. Work, all the church small groups I'm in, tending to my apartment. I even upgraded some of my technology aside from my computer. Also learning good ways of managing money, looking for sales for shopping. So many things that have to do with that thing known as adulting. Tbh, I like the business. I am finding more and more that being idle is not always a good thing. While having times of rest is good, too much is not good. There's gotta be a balance (which I working out what that looks like ). That's my update for now. Until next time.... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BooksandTrees Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 Glad things are going well! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Creative_Quitter Posted November 8, 2021 Share Posted November 8, 2021 I'm still a noob here but on some of these journal threads like this one I just want to say such a fantastic job, it's heartening to see that this stuff works if we stick to it. I keep seeing "BooksandTrees" and I love both of those items too lol, it's comforting to realize we have some veterans here...cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BooksandTrees Posted September 30, 2023 Share Posted September 30, 2023 On 8/6/2020 at 9:59 PM, amchow said: @BooksandTrees Hey. I apologize for this being late. I didn't see it until now. The software is Studio 2.0. It's completely free and has full functionality. Has Windows support. Has both existing bricks and even bricks from retired sets. The rendering engine (PhotoReal) is absolutely fantastic (as you can see in the renders I have posted). It's quite fun. You can build your own models or rebuild models off of existing building instructions. Studio 2.0 download Link: https://www.bricklink.com/v3/studio/download.page LEGO Official Website Building Instructions: https://www.lego.com/en-us/service/buildinginstructions/search?q=&sort=relevance I just started doing this, 3 years later. Thank you very much. If you ever read this, thank you lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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