So to start with, I'm going to sum up my nearly ending recess week, in which I should totally agree it's indeed one serene week for me unlike others. I've barely do anything productive besides resting my body and mind peacefully in other words compensating all my sleepless nights in the first two dreadful months of 2015. I should say the beginning of this new year has not been giving me a lot of pleasant memories yet I believe great things take time hence never be too pessimistic to look forward to a brighter side. Went all the way from west side to Pasir Ris beach park in the east last saturday with a flock of my hometown friends to cycle. Was really a first timer in cycling and realized how lame I am in learning to balance that I still can't get a grip of it despite wasted my two-hour time. Been injured my leg a lot since I was small so it makes me afraid to fall over again and I kept on resisting the bottom part of the bicycle using my thighs. Not injured is one thing but got lots of bruises all over my both thigh is the same hurtful. To add on, relating bicycle to life lesson ; "Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving" - Albert Einstein. So straight after having our dinner, I got this canvassing job assigned by my camp's maincomm to be a volunteer in a marathon event. Had to be there at 11pm so directly rush off to the site where I just knew that the event actually started only at 7.30 and they intentionally made us to come before midnight so they didn't have to provide any transportation for us. Well played man, claps for the event organizer. Oh for god's sake you should know how drowsy it was to be staying up all night while waiting on the grassy patch near the track. The next morning, both my friend and I was told to be the route guide for the runners under the scorching weather for about 2 hours. Halfway in our job feeling so tedious, we decided to cheer for them instead to show some support so we won't be feeling so like a deadman longing for sleep as well. Finally after spending my 12-hour service there, I got my pay which is S$20 or merely S$1.667/hour. Well, definitely tell myself to never be a volunteer to this kind of event anymore like for good. And regretful to say, I've also got this piling up ccas work to be accomplished throughout my week off. Had to sent out emails to ask for food sponsorship, design 2 posters for diff ccas event, and present a few slogan ideas for the camp I'm joining in july /exciteeed/. Thought designing posters is a fun work at first before I realize I'm not that expert in the field in which sometimes I find it troublesome to pour out ideas of how the design should look like. Regarding requesting companies to help out with the sponsorship, it is not at all a painless work. Imagine sending out emails and phoning over 20+ companies but you only get response from about 1-2 of them who agree to give out sponsors. Well at least this gives me a picture of how tight the financial consideration is in companies nowadays, they have to take into account the budgets they've set and be sure whether or not it could bring back any benefit to them. To wrap up, life is tough and competitive nowadays that's it.
Time flickers. clock ticking. so abruptly. aint get time to notice.
Feel like I've just embarked on my freshman year while in fact I'm only left with 2 months before becoming a sophomore. Too much slacking in my first sem I guess since I was kind of in the adapting phase, determined to cut the chase in the 2nd sem to pay it off by being more sedulous in my academic track and be better at my worsening time management and unorganized sleeping pattern. On the side note, sth off topic but I should admit that I'm grateful for all the peers and chums around me who have been giving me enlightenment when I'm in my bleak state. A valuable life lesson that I've learnt is that no one can never be replaced, it may sound scary at first but that is how it goes indeed. So let's cherish every moment we have at the present because every second wasted counts.
Here sharing you my current song addiction ☺️
-signing off-
“Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow has not yet come. We have only today. Let us begin” – Mother Teresa
“Don’t give up; the beginning is always the hardest” – Kemmy Nola
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