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8 months later}
Sunday, November 13, 2016 | 7:08 AM | 0Comment 8 months from my last post, March. The season of passion and youth, the time when I could do anything I wanted to and enjoy myself without having too much thought. 8 months later, November. A real roller-coaster ride of emotions and activities in these short but fruitful 8 months period. Reading my past recent posts made me realise that my "maturity" have not change any bit. Looking back, all these time, I thought that I was more mature compared to my peers, But no, I realised that was more of self-pity. The thought that I am always facing the worst, that no one could be in a position worse than me and LASTly, that I am mature enough to handle these difficulties and overcome it. I guess since I am realising it now, its not too late or too early to throw away such thoughts. But the question is how? A summary of my rollercoaster journey in 8 months: March-April: 2 months of rewarding experience volunteering full time, having a taste of the work of a social worker. Really thankful for the wonderful times spent where I learnt that volunteering is only the tip of the iceberg. What I have experienced and all I can say is that, it made me doubt about the existence of my patience which I have always believed in all these while. Deeper into the iceberg, there are so much to learn and be humble about. I learnt that volunteering is not about helping others who are in a disadvantaged position just because I thought I was in better position. No, thats not true. Its more about knowing more sides of the society and being contented about your position you stand today no matter your situation. I probably learn much more from this experience than what my school fees paid experience can ever teach me. Reflecting back on this experience, thinking about my ex-colleagues, I realised that this is all about perseverance and determination. Its the will to continue using your knowledge and sharing it with others. Nothing is about helping or contributing your part to the society. It must have been really funny to my interviewers when I applied to volunteer that I was confidently saying that I wish to conribute what I can with the little things I can do. 2 months into it, and yes, its tough work. The process was great and frankly, I was given the opportunity to undertake several projects and I truly value this experience. But it helped me realise that if I were to get into it, there was much training I had to do before I can delegate myself to this work. So I can only say, I really admire my ex-colleagues. May-July: This is the time when I needed to be more realistic in life. Unfortunately, the hard truth is that money extends your survival and (less nagging). But I was lucky. Yes, its still work which requires professionalism and stress that made it less fun than (ex) school life but the working conditions were encouraging for me to continue working. I realised that ever since my internship, I was very fortunate to be working at these different places. I had no connection with my ex-colleagues or work, I knew absolutely no one and not even through the portals which I had applied for these jobs. Yet, I was in a positive environment all these time. It was stressful definitely but I could be in a much worse position if I was in other jobs. Because I am still a student, I could leech on this advantage and perform to the best of my abilities. My capabilities was far from a full time employee but sufficient for a student. But also, with this ability, I start to doubt how far I can go when I leave my student status. Anyways, my job was very much similar to a receptionist. All the administration stuff, cleaning the floors and dabaoing food were very much under my responsibilities. Initially, I was shocked having to do all these "trival" stuff. I thought I was only supposed to do administrative work. But now, I learnt, if I'm not doing it, then who will be doing? Thinking back, I probably had disrespected this work (not job) that I had to do, but its really no big deal. On the positive note, walking around can be a break from work too! There was so much to know and learn that I had expected. I thought I will be able to do well, given my past experience that had improve my strengths. But there was so many multitasking jobs to do that was far from my experience. It was a whole new different experience that taught me to remember things better, be more meticulous at doing and being responsible is everything. (What a short and chic summary ><) Feel like sleeping now from waking up too early, so Aug shall go to the next post! |
