Thursday, May 26, 2011
I'm going to leave for Australia today once again, back to Sydney and an added Melbourne! This time, with the company of my kampong buddies from secondary school. Am just hoping to rest and relax and enjoy my time before working life begins!
See you on 8th June! :)
- Back to Australia!
by snoopy_lim @ 11:07 AM
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Indeed, how true this sentence it, and it has been swirling in my head for the past few days.
I was offered a job at Sime Darby as a management trainee. The pay is not that bad for a fresh grad, exciting job prospects, lots of things to learn and space for me to grow. In the meantime, I am also waiting for a response from the SPF. A 'dream' job that has been something I have been thinking about for the past 4 years, ever since I started uni, with the added influence of my dad, who's a retired policeman.
Both offers me completely different job scopes, yet both exciting and has a future. The risk here of course is that if I decide to wait for SPF, I might not get a job altogether, given that SPF might not offer me anything in the end (although I've gone through all five rounds, including the medical checkup). And then if I decide to give up SPF and just accept Sime Darby, I risk losing the opportunity of joining SPF ever again in future. According to a friend, they do blacklist you if you reject them, especially since I've gone through so many rounds, only to say NO when I'm one step away from getting in...
There are so many other factors to consider. And it has not been an easy 4-5 days for me. The struggles and the constant battles in my mind. The trying-to-hear-God-speak over the last few days. I've been getting varied responses from people I've approached. Ultimately, to me, it is where God wants me to go...
Yesterday afternoon, I actually set my mind on waiting for the SPF already.... But I received a call at 1+am (1.42am to be exact), advising me to just accept Sime Darby first. Haha, it's really amusing... Because I started thinking, is God trying to tell me something??
So yup, the constant battle with myself is intense and overwhelming. So I have put my mind on just accepting Sime Darby first. Called HR just now, and she was in a meeting. Waiting for her to call back.... Haha, I'm hoping she doesn't.... Then I have one more night to think about it.... (And one more day for SPF to contact me, which is highly unlikely!)
By the way, if you're thinking, why not call SPF to chase them, well, I have. They haven't received my medical yet.
So it's back to a waiting game from both sides.... God, please guide me....
- Dilemmas and Choices
by snoopy_lim @ 5:34 PM
Amazing how time flies. I still remember the times when I wished that uni life would end as soon as possible.... And now the time has come, yet it feels all so surreal...
I think one of the worst times I've had in NTU would actually be my Final Year Project in the final semester. I had a very very horrible mentor who really treats me like a slave. While
I'm slogging in the lab running her bloody columns, she's sitting outside watching videos. But I decided to suck it up and just get through the semester, without complaints! Turns out, I am damn tolerant....
On the day of my presentation, I heard from one of my batchmates that the mentor has been an ass ever since she started mentoring students.... He himself, after one month, went to complain to our prof supervisor and refused to continue under her. Another friend, actually broke down on a day, when he had to run three freaking columns.... Imagine, a GUY, breaking down.... I must admit that there have been times I really wanted to break down as well, but I just persevered. I knew that if I could get through that, then anything thrown at me in the future would be easy peasy! One day after my presentation, another batchmate said that she o
nce had a summer research student who totally couldn't stand her, and even fought with her....
After hearing all these, I didn't feel alone anymore. I was relieved. I was happy. It was such an amazing feeling of having something being lifted off. Thank God for these stories and people.
This post sets to remind me that, I can persevere and endure as long as I put my mind to it.... Don't need to care about what others say, or what others have done. Because I know that if I can make it through any tribulations, I will come out as a stronger person! :)
P.S. Initially, I bought cookies for me mentor (as appreciation)... After hearing the stories my friends told me, I brought the cookies back to enjoy them myself!!! HAHAHAHAHAHA
- Of evil people in the world....
by snoopy_lim @ 4:57 PM
Friday, May 6, 2011
Till now, I have largely reserved most of my comments to limited spaces, such as face-to-face conversations with friends and probably a little smatter of it on Twitter. Well, it's not because I'm apathetic. On the contrary, I'm super into the whole elections thing, and have been trying to keep up with it all this while, on the news and on the web. One of the main reasons for doing so is because I find it very very very hard to remain neutral while presenting my thoughts and views. In fact, when I have my face-to-face conversations with friends, I tend to seem to contradict myself, or be swaying both ways, as I state the facts...
But it's cooling day, and probably in less than 12 hours, I'll be making my way to Pei Hwa Presbyterian Primary School to make my vote. I've more or less made my decision as to who I am voting for (but of course, I'm trying my best not to reveal it here.... It's SECRET!). Before this, I would say that I am a complete swing voter! Even up till the day before yesterday, I was still trying to decide which party in Holland-Bukit Timah, PAP vs SDP, I wanted to vote for.
I made sure I attended both the PAP and SDP rallies so that I can get a balanced viewpoint before I cast my vote tomorrow.
Let me just state some of my criteria for voting:
1. 5-year plan for my GRC
So basically, I am looking out for which party has the most concrete plan (if any) for my estate in the next 5 years. After all, I am pretty sure that I will continue living in the apartment which I currently call home. I definitely want my surroundings to be a pleasant and vibrant place to be in. I must say, till this day, having lived here for 22/23 years of my life, I truly enjoy the surroundings of my estate. Of course, I do not wish for it to remain stagnant. I want it to be developed further and to be improved upon. Are there going to be opportunities to take part in some of the happenings? Am I going to get a safe and comfortable environment for me and my family? Are we able to get help, if ever one day, we need it? Which party is able to execute its plans (if any)?
2. For Singapore
Which party, out of the two, is going to be able to best represent me in the parliament and which one is going to be able to make life better for me? Which is able to be think about me and just be standing in parliament, going all out for me? Which is able to display servant leadership and not just be a master leader? Who has the ability to implement good policies, such that Singapore has a bright future ahead and that I can continue to live here without much worries? Are the manifestos presented feasible and workable? Do the manifestos seem attractive, but have fine prints hidden, such that citizens will be at the losing end?
3. Sincerity and the heart to serve
Over the past few days of campaigning, I think we've seen the many faces of the candidates. But sometimes, they may appear sincere, yet are they just putting on a front? Who are the more trustworthy ones? Who has been the more sincere ones who have indeed shown it through their actions during the campaigning period? Who has touched me? Who truly has the heart to serve?
Everyone, please vote wisely tomorrow. Singapore's future is in your hands!
- Thoughts on Cooling Off Day
by snoopy_lim @ 11:22 PM