Oh woah it’s been some time.
But I’m so so so unmotivated.
Why?
I want to work hard so that I’m in a better position to help others.
Business talk
So. I’m moving into Freelancing as a Social Media Manager on top of
my current jobs. To diversify my skillset and portfolio.
However, this is not what’s I’m here to blog about today.
I’m here to talk about one of my ‘client’/’boss’ whom business accounts I manage.
She’s my secondary school senior. For a long time I knew of her running such business.
A very successful one indeed. Since she’s an acquaintance, I approached her and pitched
my worth. She gladly, and very nicely, accepted. God bless her.
Just now, just a few hours before I sat here typing, I met up with her to go through
the details and yada da. What I got out of it was so much more.
The zest she possessed, the way she started her business from absolutely nothing.
The pure capability and courage. Not only business sense, but her wisdom in
relationship and the paths she have to choose. It’s hard to believe she’s just a year older.
Saying sh’e a year older is pushing it, it’s only a few months really.
Not having reached her birthday yet, she’s the same age as me.
On top of all these she’s such a nice lady to talk to.
Woah.
; I’ll stop when I’m there.
Lynch mob mentality.
I’ve always liked Social Media.
I think they are a great and easy way for people to look far away and
learn about other people and culture they may never ever reach in this life.
To widen their perspective, to marvel about the world and people.
To reconnect with old friends, to share great ideas.
Then I realize Social Media is just a tool, and like all tools,
its impact is in the hands of the user.
You can give 2 men the same smartest machine on Earth,
one will write new programs, spread positive messages.
The other will only be an internet troll even though he have everything
else the first man have.
I’m not sure about the internet community in other countries, but in Singapore, so
many self-righteous people posts about things that they deem ‘not-right’ or ‘unfair’
online with pictures of the person and sometimes sensitive information.
Some of this post goes unnoticed by general public, some picks up traction
and goes full blown viral and picked up by state media.
Often times creating a lynch mob, where netizens digs out more information about
the supposed ‘person-whom-have-done-wrong’, sharing them online, cussing them,
demanding ‘justice’ to be brought.
When all of them based their opinion on the original poster’s opinion, and when
none of them, including the original poster, knows the fact.
I’m not saying that the original posters are always wrong, but they definitely only represent
one perspective. Even real criminals that committed murder deserves a trial and his
innocence protected until proven guilty, then why can’t we give a random guy on the
internet we know NOTHING about the benefit of the doubt?
It’s been a few months since my last entry.
Have been crazy busy and stressed, running around non-stop.
With my finals consisting of 5 whole modules coming up in a month’s time,
stress level is more than 9999.
However, I’m truly glad this will be my last UOL exams I will have to take, and
then I’ll be a graduate.
I won’t say it’ll be my last examination ever in my life, planning to take another degree,
but I’m glad I’m out of this hell hole for now, so I can move on with life.
kthxbye
Remember to not build your happiness on somebody else’s suffering.
Remember to not do things that hurt others.
Remember to be nice and be kind.
Remember we are all fighting our own demons.
Ugh.
Life’s been sooooo annoying.
Not busy, not boring, but annoying.
Kinda stuck in a position where I can’t move forward, or take a step back.
I kinda want to quit my job and focus more of studying and sleeping,
but that won’t work cause I’ve got bills to pay.
Promises
He said,
He doesn’t want to give empty promises,
so he never gives any promises.
It had me thinking, is saying ” I love you” a promise?
If it is, what does it promise?
If it’s not, what good will it do telling someone you love them.
hmmm.
The Battleship Island – Thoughts
Not here to review about the movie (kinda), but to share how this movie made me feel.
Didn’t really read much about what it was about before going into the cinema.
Was actually a little reluctant to get drag there to watch, as the presence of Song Joong Ki made me think it was some kind of movie made to show his macho-ness and some shit. Not that it isn’t. I just don’t like movies with bad plot.
I watched the movie, and I love it.
It’s about Koreans in WWar 2, particularly those that was sent to an island (Hashima island) for coal mining.
The coal mine was a main source of energy for Japan operated during industrialization of Japan. Ran by forced labor AKA slaves. I don’t want to go into details, or that’s gonna be way too long and I haven’t shower and I don’t know enough to be absolutely fair.
This movie shared with me the perspectives of the then and now Koreans about World War 2 and Imperial Japanese.
From young, my perspective and knowledge about those two were from mainly Chinese (cause they’re one of the biggest victims) and from Singaporean’s.
Hardly or never have I view it from the Korean’s POV. I knew they didn’t have it easy also.
I knew the Koreans weren’t with the Japanese, but that’s about all I know.
I didn’t even know about the existence of this island until this movie, how Korean labours
were forced or cheated there with promises of better lives. How they were trapped and exploited. I’m sure the real life situations was at least a 100 times worse.
But now I know. Or I’m starting to know more.
There’s still so much more to learn about.
I’m just disappointed how the Japanese or at least their government don’t want to acknowledge all their war crimes, and down playing it in their Nation’s histories. Creating an entire generation that is unaware of the horrible things their ancestors did.
Ohwell.
NTUC AGAIN UH
Hello
It’s the holiday period. (End May – Mid Sept).
Time to get a job.
Gotten a job.
I was in NTUC Income last year.
This year I’m in NTUC.
The culture is so different.
Last year I almost died of boredom and suffocation.
the atmosphere were tense and gloomy.
Rules were strict, people minded their own business.
Only consolation I got was that my team is awesome.
Here, there are more temps my age.
There are people to talk to.
The work I do allow me to take more ownership, thus motivated.
Time passed faster consequently.
The big boss is far away, a few levels away in fact.
Dress code is not too strict. At least not that anyone bothered. Huehue.
There’s a lot of food there.
The pay is a lot less miserable.
kthxbye