No thanks to my lack of discipline and time to keep my accounting books in order, my entire financial system is in total mess. With more and more invoices, payments and receipts flying my way monthly, the accounting workflow I used last year can no longer help support the needs of my company and me. So the search for the right accounting system began. And after a week of research and trying I’ve finally decided.

What I’m looking out for when trying the various accounting system?

• System UI and simplicity of workflow.
• Web-based so that I can access anywhere and not worry my MBP will die one day with all my accounts gone.
• Multi-user and level access.
• Project management or costing feature.
• Easy creation and converting of quotations and proposals to invoices.
• Flexibility of templates for quotes, proposals and invoices.
• And of course, the cost.

Here in this post, I’m sharing and giving a brief review of the accounting systems which I’ve evaluated and tested.

成长成长我以成长！

On my birthday cake from my dear sis today had 2 big candles and 1 tiny one. (The work of Derek and Brian.) Really, there’s no need to hide my age. And thanks Kris for the try-to-make-it-a-surprise-still-even-if-she-enters-the-office-at-the-wrong-timing-birthday-song.

I’m proud to say that I’m 29 and still growing! Growing stronger and better in mind, knowledge and experience. Body wise, I hope to grow smaller and steadier. The long hours of work is not good for my health. But I’ve been trying my best to keep a balance life. Just need to take more time to get used to the life pattern.

So today being my bird-day, I’m going to reward myself with DEAR C. That is, Drop Everything And Rest Claudia! It’ll just be me, my Abang and my 7D~~~ day! No emails, no work, no answering of business related calls! I need my DEAR C!

Happy Birthday Me!

Recently we had an intimate sharing with Chris Ling, one of the pioneers in the local (and international) wedding photography scene. Though it was a photography sharing session, I walked away learning more than that. His words inspired me.

Quoting one phrase he shared which left deep impression in my mind and will be using it for future hire for 24seven…

Here’s a snippet of Chris Ling sharing on his journey towards his career…

More about this sharing session on Blogpress.sg soon! With photography tips learned that night of course! :)

We often complain that 24-hr a day isn’t sufficient. We want more time so that we can do more things in a day. With only a pair of hands, eyes and legs, there’s just so much one can accomplish in 24-hr. With the increase in awareness of what 24seven is capable of producing, my team and I often see ourselves running and chasing for time. We can never get enough time to do the things that are required of us. When we think tasks were completed for the day, clients and partners flood our inboxes with emails again.

We aren’t complaining of course! This is good sign isn’t it? Being the chief of the team, I need to ensure that my team gets a balance of work and play. So how then can I do more with the same amount of time within a day? I pay.

A friend keeps reminding me that one can never buy back lost time. But one can always pay for more time. So true right?

I may soon have to do just that after I formulate an appropriate equation for the things to be done vs the amount of spare cash that I can put aside to buy my team more time.

If you have spare time to sell, let me know. Maybe your time is just what my team and I need. :)

The craziness will be taking a short break soon before the other wave of craze starts again! And I’m very happy to share that we (24seven) will be running the very first roadshow this Saturday! No! Not a 24seven roadshow! Its for our business partner! (Huh? What’s 24seven the social media agency doing this for? You’re not an event company wor!)

Hear me! Hear me! Because… a part of this roadshow is to spread the awareness on social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Blogging! Now it links up ya?

So if you’re free this Saturday, 22 May 2010, head over to D’Tent at Downtown East anytime from 10am to 6pm! What’s more! There’ll be great prizes to be won! Details below in the poster…

You can RSVP too if you want at the event page on Facebook. If you’re coming, don’t forget to say hi ya! Maybe I’ll buy you an ice-cream or two! :P

Bring along your great grandparents, grandparents, parents, uncle, aunties, friends and everyone! I want to see you there!

Couple of questions that keeps popping up in my mind, Why are people around me telling me that I inspire them? and Why do they tell me that I’m more than an expert in the field than I think I am?. These kept me thinking. I never want to see myself as a social media expert. I do things because I want to, because I am interested in doing it, and because I believe I can do better. No one moment I’ll think I’m an expert in anything. More often, I’ll tell someone that I’m a “jane-of-most-trades“.

Then I chanced upon “The 12 Types Of “Social Media Experts” – Which One Are You?” by Rohit Bhargava, then I discovered why I’m known as who I am today. Let me break it down…

Lunar New Year is just around the corner, and the traditional auntie inside me is shouting reminders of all the must-do things. One of which is to do a “Huat ah!” on the 4th day of Lunar New Year with my team in the office. And according to Mum, the auspicious hours to do it is between 11am to 3pm. So we’ve decided to gather and have our CNY lunch at the office.

The nearest place with decent Yu Sheng for that day for me is Sakae Sushi at Heartland Mall. So today, I placed my orders for our CNY lunch from Sakae Sushi.

Ordered the medium “Rong” Yusheng with extra serving of Salmon Sashimi