A second thing to give thanks for in two days. Work was very quiet today compared to the rest of the week. Our team was rota'd on 09:30am-6pm.

It was so quiet all the teams had their callbacks completed and they started drawing names out of hats to send people home early.

This began at 2pm, then another at 2:30pm, 3pm and 4pm. By 4pm Greg was already moaning that he wanted to go home early. There were four people in the 9:30am-6pm 'hat'. At 4pm Greg got chosen, and so did I! We were really pleased that we got let away two hours early on last day of work. =)

I felt so 'lucky' if that is the right word, but ultimately I know it is God's gift.

I came home, did devotions, then went to church centre to watch Fast and Furious with Ah Tung =)

I want to praise and thank my Heavenly Father today. Wow! So amazing!

Last week and this week at work they have Christmas prize draws for people who have met certain targets. For CRC agents we had to do ten courtesy calls to customers and catch them in. Up to last Friday I had nine done with the one let being a customer who finishes work around 5pm but cos we finished 4:30pm last week Andrea couldn't get him.

I reminded Andrea to call customer on Tuesday which she did and my name was entered into the draw from yesterday onwards. Pauline from my team won the Samsung dvd sound system and a bottle of Moet =)

The draw took place 3:10pm today. I just treated it like every other day, every other draw. I just sat at my desk, typing away, getting on with my cases. Gary Irvine, Operations Manager, accounced he was going to pick a name out of the hat. Some people were watching, but I wasn't paying much attention, until I heard it was someone from Andrea and Alan's team - that's my team! So I listened a bit more, thinking what if he called my name? Yeah right, as if that'll happen! Then Gary said, "The winner is... Gordon So." Wow! Amazing! Me!! =) I stood up and walked towards the group of people at the draw.

Gary picked out another piece of paper and told me I won the mountain bike! Oh my gosh! Could not believe it! People clapped and I got a little red-faced. Gary said I could pick up the bike today, tomorrow or even next year! Haha! Also got a bottle of Moet.

I sat back down, full of smiles, prayed to God to give thanks for nice surprise then texted a few folks to inform them of the good news. =)

Later I arranged to take bike to Aaron's and Alethea's house for a few hours of safekeeping before I picked it up by car.

I thank God for the lovely Christmas presents He has given me this year. Mum can have the champagne. Hehe!

Praise God, I passed my three months probation from work today.

My stats targets were all met, and despite receiving only two survey returns, each at 10 and 100%, I was accepted to pass my probation. Alan and Andrea also explained that even if I did get a third survey return, at score 1, my average would be 21 divided by three, which would result in a 7 and I would pass anyway.

So now I can close my own cases, authorise my own goodwill and qualify for Ford privilege scheme; up to 30% off brand new Fords.