- Managing and impacting my team (in a good way)
- Exploring the less sexy sounding field of Organizational Behaviour & Human Resource
- Getting my first taste of financial independence
- Being in a relationship
Thursday, March 22, 2012
Things That I Look Forward To
Thursday, February 16, 2012
Emotional Labour
It's physicaly exhausting and mind numbing. Beyond all of that regulation and demands you probably feel like a week old pudding waiting to ooze out of it's hopeless mould. You know this ain't right but you just want to run away from everything if you could. You want to be left to your own device. But you also know it ain't possible at the same time.
C'est la mort.
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Pulling Yourself Together
Not because you are a hot mess spiralling to self destruction or that you are in some deep trench of life's misery. Rather you are hit with this sudden realization that things can literally happen overnight without you coming to terms with it in the first place. You go to bed feeling contented with what you have had/currently undergoing - only to wake up realizing you are either craving for more or that you have that much riding on you.
Through this, you probably learn that you are no superman masquerading as some average looking joe with a dorky looking glass. You aren't saving anyone at the moment. In fact you feel like you are firefighting each day. Battling the issues and challenges thrown ferociously at you by some unknown villan bidding his time.
At the end of it all, you don't know where this is taking you. But it doesn't matter. Because ultimately, all that matters is to pull yourself together and say bring it on.
Sunday, January 1, 2012
I Quote
Your life is changing in small, important ways every day. The
structure is no longer holding, no longer able to stay glued together,
so certain things are having to leave you when you’re asleep. They’re so
quiet, so considerate when they abandon you, that I bet you don’t even
notice. They call this growing up, or something similar to it.
By
Saturday, December 17, 2011
Empowerment
The past 8 days have been a very intensive period of my holiday. Each day was filled up with nothing but this unfettered enthusiasm and fun to make the conference a success. Sharing this dream with over 35 individuals has made the journey all the more amazing and rewarding. I will always look back upon this moment and think to myself - We fucking did it.
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| We are AIESECers, empowering AIESECers. |
Friday, December 2, 2011
Things You're Left With
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With the end of an academic semester, you're most likely to be left with a pile of notes and loads of loose papers. Crisp clean or dog-eared, these notes probably has the same value regardless. They are to be kept out of sight and out of reach.
Chances are, you will also find yourself having more hours at your leisure. Plans are often made at this moment. Bold, wanderlust, liberating plans are there to remind you of all the times you have forgone in the past for the sake of that exam, quiz, assignment.
Naturally, you're left with a strong sense of association as well. The meet ups, the casual chat over coffee, the movie marathons. They are going to be a steady staple in the upcoming weeks - most suited to be consumed with some company.
But best of all, you will always be left with a sense of relief. The thought of you surviving that very horrendous, tiring, busy semester that you have always been complaining so far, will leave you with a silly grin on your face. You may cuss in joys of satisfaction. Or you can start telling yourself the next one will be way better than the one before. Either way, you know you are offered a temporary relief. A respite before the whole cycle of insanity starts anew.
Friday, November 4, 2011
Diaspora
I need to acknowledge this whole being on the other side of the fence phase. The opportunities, the people, the freedom. They are all well and fine. Although I have never put much thoughts into the relative trade offs until recently. Not in comparison at least.
It has been more than a year since I came to this city state. Every time I turn around and look at how much have went by, I am genuinely grateful for it. Whenever I look forward, I feel a rush of excitement. But only for that split second. I know I am settling. Norming into everything. But at the very same time, that thought of a future never cease to scares me.
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