"Testing one, two, three...."
There's nothing like a little adversity in life to put a lot of things into perspective.
Six months, thousands of job applications, loads of rejections, twelve interviews, forty-five blog posts and a significant dent on life savings later (and to the relief of many) - I am finally employed.
Chasing dreams is expensive. Even with all the risks taken, there's no guarantee the perfect dream will find you. But the thing with obsessive dreams is that the mind relentlessly thinks of clever ways to help you get closer to related opportunities which in turn will make you go actively looking to find them. And quite simply stated, only an active effort takes you where you want to go (or even close). Passive effort that involves any type of wishful thinking, negativity or prayers does not help.
It is during times like these when the importance of saving up for a future, managing desires when buying things and not wasting resources become more apparent. It is also during times like these when different people (family, friends and even strangers) reach out to you in ways you never expected, showing bigger sides to them. It is also when you feel immensely grateful for everything you already have.
Admittedly, these six months, despite the struggles and emotions, were a good break from the stress of having a full time job. I finally completed my long overdue memoirs of Nepal (http://shugoestonepal.blogspot.sg/), gave Hip Hop and Zumba a shot, found the perfect places to volunteer and keep my passion for animals and nature alive, improved my cooking skills, read a few good books, watched cable TV to my heart's content, did some soul searching and bug fixing, went around sight-seeing, made new friends while volunteering and looking for jobs and even strengthened a few old friendships.
Counting horseshoe crabs for a population survey done by the Singapore Nature Society. Very interesting creatures, they were, much like fossils. But they didn't like us one bit, coming and intruding on their lives
Culturing bacteria for food was fun too - half a cup of store bought yogurt (left) makes one liter of decent homemade yogurt (right)
Towering super trees at Gardens by the Bay - a brilliant feat of Architecture and Science
A significant portion of our recyclable garbage is now thrown into recycling bins and it has become a good habit
"BOOOOOOOOOO" (from the crowds)
Sheesh. Let me finish off this last sentence.
With my batteries fully charged, I look forward to the next new chapter in life!
"WE DON'T CARE!!!!" (from the crowds)
*Shu gets kicked off the stage*
Michelle Obama's speech at the Democratic National Convention was incredible! The sincerity, the content, the delivery and the choice of words were all a win and merged to create the perfect effect on the audience. Even though it was politically driven, I was so moved by it that I would have certainly voted for her cause if I were an American citizen! I imagine a world with more First Ladies, leaders and even Presidents like that would be a nicer place to live in.
This cheery song that caught my ears has been running in circles around my head this week. She's got a lovely voice.
That green bed brings a whole new meaning to bed bugs
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