#364 12 July 2013/thoughts

ultimate TGIF today! it was my last day of work at Nanyang Learning/(a little bit of) Motor Insurance/(a little bit of) POW Productions! all in all, i've learnt quite a fair bit about what real work is like, and i can say that it's approximately 10% of what we have been learning from our books. some of the people whom i've interacted with feel that books aren't that important; and one particular person feels that what you study may be entirely thrown out once you step into the workforce! he came out to work, as an NTU graduate, just like how i would be in 2 years time. but he's an financial advisor now, which is a 180 degrees change from what he studied (computer science if i'm not mistaken).

i know that many people have said this before, that what you studied may not be what you are doing in the future. however, now i really see it for myself! maybe it's cos i don't really have friends who are much older than me, so i can't see how futures pan out after graduation. but after working in the same office as my boss/other people (they aren't my colleagues, technically. so i have no idea how to address them), i realize that the working world is so different from my current studying life. studying is way more comfortable and chill compared to working.. and all of a sudden i feel a tinge of sadness.

I DON'T WANT TO GROW UP :(

i'm not saying that i want to be stuck being a kid forever. of course i want to mature, to grow in spirit and in good time with my friends and family. but i really dread starting out in the workforce and getting the feeling of loneliness and loss as i need to maneuver on my own. i really fear that.. i do.

so, i have to learn how to be strong and to be able to face any challenge thrown at me! that would be a start to prepare myself for the long and winding road ahead of me called life.

oh and for now i have to utilize my holidays to the fullest, to show how much i treasure the people around me; the ones who matter the very most :) and to do this, i am going to show little acts of love to them! hehe. today i felt so blessed on my last day at work, as my colleague was too sweet! she came down all the way from Jurong especially to see me on my last day, and to buy me lao ban! she's really too sweet to be true already :')

i've started on it! met mab for dinner today hehe. i'm gonna miss her not being just a stone's throw away in hall (adjacent blocks) SIGH :< as the saying goes, you never appreciate it until it's gone. truly applicable :(

just a little reminder to everyone out there: treasure your loved ones and treat them with respect, care, trust and lots of lurveeee. give them more of your time :) i'm trying hard everyday to accomplish this to the best that i can and i hope that you are doing that too! ;)

hopefully my thoughts that are translated into words reach out to people who are still reading my blog! thank you so much guyssssss! (air kisses)