Wednesday, May 10, 2006
Fate and Destiny
Back in Singapore!
And its time to paint the town red to announce my arrival in this city! Got pretty much partying lined up fer the entire weekend, starting from thur nite (cos fri is Vesak Day, luv holidays!) where some of my frens ask me to head down to Butter Factory. No idea where thou, just go! Friday will be the awaited MOS where the resident DJ will be spinning, and Sat just bar hop around Peranakan Place chain of pubs at Somerset. Sunday will be Alcohol Abstain Day! Going to church.
When I hit home, I was busy making plans and all that jazz. Just realised that in the span of 8 mths alot has happened. 1 of my fren is married, and 2 of them in July. Ouch. Marriage is a good thing thou... hahaha... The most interesting transistion comes from my frens in army. After seeing my men/colleagues/officers in camp, most of them are out in the work force. Its funny to image them in their corporate attires, but I guess I have to deal with reality just like they will have to as well. Met up with a good fren from army and chatted with him fer quite a while. Turns out hes into insurance rite now. Discussed alot and shared alot of pain and experiences in this industry. I'm not unfamiliar with this industry, but interested to hear that there are so much more to it! I'm glad my fren grew so much over this period, and I'm glad he had found his calling.
So much fer higher calling! So what abt mine?
We talked abt our family backgrounds versus our goals/aspirations in life. And we concluded that the family background plays a crucial part in influencing our goals in life. Its becos of our environment that we choose this path we want. He initially had a dilemma; to study or work. Turns out he opt the latter, and things are looking fine fer him. He mentioned that college degrees are just like an insurance policy to ur future career, necessary but not crucial. It guarantees you a place in the prospective career you like, but it can lead you this far. I told him, I envy him fer making him his mind and taking his desired path as this painful selection will don on me just when I finish 2 years into my new career. I cant stay on fer long, not if I want my goals to be within grasp. That, will be my turning point.
It is fun to talk to someone with similar mindset, which reminded me why I miss Singapore so much. Its a pity most of my gd frens are away in Aust where the term ends in June; otherwise a reunion sounds like an excellent idea to get wasted and rebond our ties. As we talked, we talked about Fate and Destiny. He mentioned a slogan he liked alot "Empowering people, creating destiny". He told me that Destiny can be created, just like palm lines can be changed. This is where hard work comes in. Fate, however, is uncontrollable. Just like meeting his great colleagues at work, entering into a tight organisation hes in right now, all these are fated to happen. Its not possible to control it.
As I type away, the familiar hokkien song pops into my head.
I cant imagine how I would survive without frens like these. People who give me subtle encouragement, to spur me on in life when I'm down, and always will be beside me. I thank the Lord fer such frens! And fer this summer, I will strive to rebond my ties with ALL my frens. (Do hope 4 mths is enuff!) There you go, another goal fer this summer.
Thanks fer being there fer me Lord.
And its time to paint the town red to announce my arrival in this city! Got pretty much partying lined up fer the entire weekend, starting from thur nite (cos fri is Vesak Day, luv holidays!) where some of my frens ask me to head down to Butter Factory. No idea where thou, just go! Friday will be the awaited MOS where the resident DJ will be spinning, and Sat just bar hop around Peranakan Place chain of pubs at Somerset. Sunday will be Alcohol Abstain Day! Going to church.
When I hit home, I was busy making plans and all that jazz. Just realised that in the span of 8 mths alot has happened. 1 of my fren is married, and 2 of them in July. Ouch. Marriage is a good thing thou... hahaha... The most interesting transistion comes from my frens in army. After seeing my men/colleagues/officers in camp, most of them are out in the work force. Its funny to image them in their corporate attires, but I guess I have to deal with reality just like they will have to as well. Met up with a good fren from army and chatted with him fer quite a while. Turns out hes into insurance rite now. Discussed alot and shared alot of pain and experiences in this industry. I'm not unfamiliar with this industry, but interested to hear that there are so much more to it! I'm glad my fren grew so much over this period, and I'm glad he had found his calling.
So much fer higher calling! So what abt mine?
We talked abt our family backgrounds versus our goals/aspirations in life. And we concluded that the family background plays a crucial part in influencing our goals in life. Its becos of our environment that we choose this path we want. He initially had a dilemma; to study or work. Turns out he opt the latter, and things are looking fine fer him. He mentioned that college degrees are just like an insurance policy to ur future career, necessary but not crucial. It guarantees you a place in the prospective career you like, but it can lead you this far. I told him, I envy him fer making him his mind and taking his desired path as this painful selection will don on me just when I finish 2 years into my new career. I cant stay on fer long, not if I want my goals to be within grasp. That, will be my turning point.
It is fun to talk to someone with similar mindset, which reminded me why I miss Singapore so much. Its a pity most of my gd frens are away in Aust where the term ends in June; otherwise a reunion sounds like an excellent idea to get wasted and rebond our ties. As we talked, we talked about Fate and Destiny. He mentioned a slogan he liked alot "Empowering people, creating destiny". He told me that Destiny can be created, just like palm lines can be changed. This is where hard work comes in. Fate, however, is uncontrollable. Just like meeting his great colleagues at work, entering into a tight organisation hes in right now, all these are fated to happen. Its not possible to control it.
As I type away, the familiar hokkien song pops into my head.
I cant imagine how I would survive without frens like these. People who give me subtle encouragement, to spur me on in life when I'm down, and always will be beside me. I thank the Lord fer such frens! And fer this summer, I will strive to rebond my ties with ALL my frens. (Do hope 4 mths is enuff!) There you go, another goal fer this summer.
Thanks fer being there fer me Lord.
# posted by gougou @ 9:19 PM 
