Blog Entry
Saturday, August 12, 2006
Falling over in love with you again
The eduacation system is getting from bad to worse nowadays. Kids in Primary 1 can already feel the stress in schools...what more about people who are taking their PSLE, 'O' Levels, 'A' Levels and what not? It's really madness. A good example would be what happened today. My brother was told that he would be having an interview with a secondary school. So for the whole of yesterday night, my sis and I actually prepared him for the interview skills, like reminding him of being polite to the interviewers, to be himself and to create a good and lasting impression. To add, we also taught him how to answer some common questions like 'Tell me about yourself' and 'What are your strengths and weaknesses'. But the reality was that there was no interview at all in the end. He was put to two tests, the practical test where he had to showcase his basketball skills and another, a written test to see if he's good in his academic performance. I can't understand why Singaporeans need to impose stress on themselves. Isn't life itself stressful enough? People in other countries are simply slacking from day to day, and here we are, striving to top the class or to climb up the corporate ladder. Well, perhaps I'm not the sort of person who is ambitious. I feel I need the space to breathe and do the things that I enjoy doing.
I'm enjoying my new job in a bank. The people there are a whole lot of nice people. For now that will be it even though I'm still in search of a full time job. I told myself never to job-hop again but it's really not my fault cos nowadays, most companies provide contract jobs. Oh yes, and today I woke up early to do my hair. The hair stylist told me that doing of curls would only take 2 hours but in the end, my butt was stucked to that chair for 5 solid hours. Stomach was making noise, bladder was bursting and time was running out. I was late for the New Creation Church's service. Thank God I managed to reach on time. The worship and the sermon were really ministering. The pastor said something like 'God doesn't look at your ability, God looks at your availability'. Indeed this sentence is so true. We tend to see ourselves as being inadequate for service to others at times, but what God wants is simply two hands and one heart, saying YES to the place or the people or even the ministry that He wants us to reach out to. Wherever God puts you, He has chosen you to be the voice of influence in that marketplace.
Following, Jean, Aaron and I went to catch the fireworks. It was really fun cutting people's path just to get a closer view at the fireworks. It was indeed a night of great wonders. Looking up at the skies when the fireworks were displayed has once again allowed me to marvel at God's wonderful creation. Awesome fireworks!
posted by The voice within @
9:45 AM
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