The Muse
The Muse
Reach me:
Rite Of Passage
Famous Last Words
The Extended
Famous Last Words
In every truth that you'd deny
And each regret and each goodbye
was a mistake too great to hide
Tuesday, 2 December 2008
It has been 2 days since my job stint over at SembCorp Cogen located at Pulau Sakra (Jurong Island). Have to say that its quite an enjoyable time over there, made quite a few friends. Closest are of course the other malay guys namely Sazali, Hafiz and Shahrul.
Two of them (Sazali and Hafiz) have already finished NS and are currently students in NTU and NAFA respectively while Shahrul is a JC student currently on holiday. Was abit at first sort of apprehensive to approach Sazali and Hafiz, looking that they're both much older than me and Shahrul but hey, age wasnt a matter and we became fast friends.
In a matter of hours, the warehouse became our playground, the Indian workers our partners-in-crime and the DCC Room our nap area. All four of us had lunch together, spent our breaks together and more often than not, when one of us finished work, we'll help each other out.
The Indian workers' bicycles became our own as we explore the island during our breaks and we might even get a hand at driving the buggy had our manager not came out and asked us to do some stuffs for him.
Earlier just now Sazali played with the toaster that we found in one of the cupboards and caused a short circuit that blacked out the entire warehouse. Work was suspended for an hour after lunch and lucky for us they didnt manage to trace where it came from. And at 3, having finished my zuhur prayers, I fell asleep at our nap area all the way till 430, just 15 minutes from dismissal.
Working there and seeing everyone there, like Hafiz say, we get to see people from very different backgrounds coming together. Our group, for example is one good example of it. On one side you have the 'mat drug' lookalike, all-time slacker and school dropout but very creative Sazali. On the other side you have the 'abang abang' lame joker and NS high-flyer Hafiz. Next you have the token nerd. The selenge one who's role is to mainly provide comic relief mainly due because of his ke-selenga-an. And that is Shahrul. And lastly, you have me. The one who's a mix of all those above. The slacker, almost-school dropout, lame joker and comic relief provider.
Despite the work, or lack of it, I would say that this is a good working experience for me as after being Logistics Officer of SPMLS, I've always wondered how they do things in a bigger scale, for example in a warehouse or events. I've already had a hand on controlling logistics during a big event during my time on internship with Singapore Heart Foundation. Now, I've seen how logistics works in the warehouses.
That aside, currently I have another job also albeit a freelance one. I've been asked to be a writer for a going-to-be-launched football portal based in Singapore BUT sanctioned by ESPN. Basically I'll be doing the team reviews and post-match commentary. It's a big exposure step for me, as I do harbor dreams of being a writer. Maybe perhaps being a writer in a website sanctioned by a worldwide company such as ESPN will have its perks.
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It is such a terrible thing, to fall
But far more terrible is to admit it...
On to matters arising. Many a times we find ourselves being a constant victim of slanderous or unnecessary talk. At times, pehaps it is our own fault for supplying the ammunition to them. But more often than not, we did nothing of wrong yet they still continue with that kind of talk. And somehow, more often than not, those people who talk are often those who are close around you. Its them who smile at you sweetly whenever you talk to them. Its those who talk to you nicely.
These are the ones who are close to you, who in their disillusioned minds think that they know you best because they're close to you. And in their disillusion, they tend to think that that gives them the right to talk about you behind your backs.
Do not see every enemy as an enemy—see them instead as an ally, whether they know it or not
I? I am but a mirror, whose only purpose is to show you what your eyes cannot yet see
In my point of view, whenever you talk behind someone, your words are actually serving as a mirror for you to mirror back on yourself. Because for all you know, you're doing the exact same thing that you're talking of that person doing. Just because you pointed that person's mistake out doesn't make you any better than that person is. Ironic issn't it? Here you are happily condemning a person because of something he did while all this while, you're blissfully unaware of the fact that you're doing the exact same thing. OR RATHER, you ARE aware of what you're doing which is worst. At least if you're not aware, you can hide the excuse of being ignorant.
When one relies on sight to perceive the world, it is like trying to stare at the galaxy through a crack in the door
Just because your eyes sees it, doesn't mean its true. Seeing is NOT always believing. If its simple as that, God won't give us the capacity to think because simply, seeing something is enough to believe it. We are given the capacity to think, use it. If not, you're no better than any animal you see outside, just relying on pure instincts.
When you see something, don't straight away get it to your head that it happened the way you see it. Its like you came in late for a movie and suddenly, the car in the screen just explodes. You wouldn't be thinking, " Oh God, the car just blew up just like that! Without any reason!". Don't be an ignorant idiot. Everything happens for a reason. Think. Use that capability to think. Analyse it, why it happened, how it might happened, what are the possible scenarios that could lead to it.
Of course, I'm not asking you to be THAT analytic during the movie. Put what I say into the context of everyday life when you saw something happening thats sort of shocking in your eyes.
Remember, if you are to truly understand, then you will need the contrast, not adherence to a single idea.
And as before, I say it once again. I am a man who can take critics. PROVIDED, they are direct. I especially loathe words that came to me from others, sort of like, "eh yan, I overhead so and so say that you're bla bla". Oh please, we're all matured adults here, please grow up. If you think I might get hurt by your words, this goes to show how much you actually know me. I don't mind being judged my others, but simply put, I doubt that your judgement of me is right if you don't know me that well. Thank you very much.
I have found that answers come in their own time, not ours
and before I leave, remember:
It is a far greater victory to make others open their eyes, rather than to shut them forever.
Think about it
Ampunilah dosa-dosa
semasa lakuku ke sana
Dewasakanlah pemikiranku
yang tak sebagai mana
Salah silap ku berkarya
tak pernah ku salah guna...
021208 - the first of many more to come(:
Two of them (Sazali and Hafiz) have already finished NS and are currently students in NTU and NAFA respectively while Shahrul is a JC student currently on holiday. Was abit at first sort of apprehensive to approach Sazali and Hafiz, looking that they're both much older than me and Shahrul but hey, age wasnt a matter and we became fast friends.
In a matter of hours, the warehouse became our playground, the Indian workers our partners-in-crime and the DCC Room our nap area. All four of us had lunch together, spent our breaks together and more often than not, when one of us finished work, we'll help each other out.
The Indian workers' bicycles became our own as we explore the island during our breaks and we might even get a hand at driving the buggy had our manager not came out and asked us to do some stuffs for him.
Earlier just now Sazali played with the toaster that we found in one of the cupboards and caused a short circuit that blacked out the entire warehouse. Work was suspended for an hour after lunch and lucky for us they didnt manage to trace where it came from. And at 3, having finished my zuhur prayers, I fell asleep at our nap area all the way till 430, just 15 minutes from dismissal.
Working there and seeing everyone there, like Hafiz say, we get to see people from very different backgrounds coming together. Our group, for example is one good example of it. On one side you have the 'mat drug' lookalike, all-time slacker and school dropout but very creative Sazali. On the other side you have the 'abang abang' lame joker and NS high-flyer Hafiz. Next you have the token nerd. The selenge one who's role is to mainly provide comic relief mainly due because of his ke-selenga-an. And that is Shahrul. And lastly, you have me. The one who's a mix of all those above. The slacker, almost-school dropout, lame joker and comic relief provider.
Despite the work, or lack of it, I would say that this is a good working experience for me as after being Logistics Officer of SPMLS, I've always wondered how they do things in a bigger scale, for example in a warehouse or events. I've already had a hand on controlling logistics during a big event during my time on internship with Singapore Heart Foundation. Now, I've seen how logistics works in the warehouses.
That aside, currently I have another job also albeit a freelance one. I've been asked to be a writer for a going-to-be-launched football portal based in Singapore BUT sanctioned by ESPN. Basically I'll be doing the team reviews and post-match commentary. It's a big exposure step for me, as I do harbor dreams of being a writer. Maybe perhaps being a writer in a website sanctioned by a worldwide company such as ESPN will have its perks.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
It is such a terrible thing, to fall
But far more terrible is to admit it...
On to matters arising. Many a times we find ourselves being a constant victim of slanderous or unnecessary talk. At times, pehaps it is our own fault for supplying the ammunition to them. But more often than not, we did nothing of wrong yet they still continue with that kind of talk. And somehow, more often than not, those people who talk are often those who are close around you. Its them who smile at you sweetly whenever you talk to them. Its those who talk to you nicely.
These are the ones who are close to you, who in their disillusioned minds think that they know you best because they're close to you. And in their disillusion, they tend to think that that gives them the right to talk about you behind your backs.
Do not see every enemy as an enemy—see them instead as an ally, whether they know it or not
I? I am but a mirror, whose only purpose is to show you what your eyes cannot yet see
In my point of view, whenever you talk behind someone, your words are actually serving as a mirror for you to mirror back on yourself. Because for all you know, you're doing the exact same thing that you're talking of that person doing. Just because you pointed that person's mistake out doesn't make you any better than that person is. Ironic issn't it? Here you are happily condemning a person because of something he did while all this while, you're blissfully unaware of the fact that you're doing the exact same thing. OR RATHER, you ARE aware of what you're doing which is worst. At least if you're not aware, you can hide the excuse of being ignorant.
When one relies on sight to perceive the world, it is like trying to stare at the galaxy through a crack in the door
Just because your eyes sees it, doesn't mean its true. Seeing is NOT always believing. If its simple as that, God won't give us the capacity to think because simply, seeing something is enough to believe it. We are given the capacity to think, use it. If not, you're no better than any animal you see outside, just relying on pure instincts.
When you see something, don't straight away get it to your head that it happened the way you see it. Its like you came in late for a movie and suddenly, the car in the screen just explodes. You wouldn't be thinking, " Oh God, the car just blew up just like that! Without any reason!". Don't be an ignorant idiot. Everything happens for a reason. Think. Use that capability to think. Analyse it, why it happened, how it might happened, what are the possible scenarios that could lead to it.
Of course, I'm not asking you to be THAT analytic during the movie. Put what I say into the context of everyday life when you saw something happening thats sort of shocking in your eyes.
Remember, if you are to truly understand, then you will need the contrast, not adherence to a single idea.
And as before, I say it once again. I am a man who can take critics. PROVIDED, they are direct. I especially loathe words that came to me from others, sort of like, "eh yan, I overhead so and so say that you're bla bla". Oh please, we're all matured adults here, please grow up. If you think I might get hurt by your words, this goes to show how much you actually know me. I don't mind being judged my others, but simply put, I doubt that your judgement of me is right if you don't know me that well. Thank you very much.
I have found that answers come in their own time, not ours
and before I leave, remember:
It is a far greater victory to make others open their eyes, rather than to shut them forever.
Think about it
Tak semua lahir sempurna
tak semua lurus jalannya
bermulalah cerita dan dijadikan cerita
Dengan izin yang Maha Esa
wujud aku cinta dan cita
Segala yang ada bermula
dari yang Maha Esa
Aku akui ada langkah serongku
taklah hasratku setajam itu
Yang amat ku risau lidah hujan
dibanjiri fitnah melilau-lilau
taklah hasratku setajam itu
Yang amat ku risau lidah hujan
dibanjiri fitnah melilau-lilau
Tuhan melindungilah dia dari kata jahat mereka itu
Doa-doa di pohon sentiasa
dan setiap masa
semasa lakuku ke sana
Dewasakanlah pemikiranku
yang tak sebagai mana
Salah silap ku berkarya
tak pernah ku salah guna...
021208 - the first of many more to come(: