A different transition.

"When you are hurt, be close to people who love you and who can tolerate your pain without passing judgement or giving you advice. As time passes, you will long less for what you had yesterday and experience more of what you have today." 


Have been really doing a lot of thinking lately. Work has been pretty all right so far, I met cute customers and nice colleagues, including the Lady Boss herself. She's pretty nice too. During the times when I'm done with all the work that's required for me to do on that particular day, she'll have conversations with me. Considering the time will also pass faster this way lol (when there's no customers around), she talked to me about her work experiences and taught me about being humble as a person, besides this it is also important to have a good network and reputation of yourself in the working industry, trustworthy as a whole etc. Apparently, I guess I still gotta learn to speak up more, this job probably helps me in the course that I'm highly likely getting into when my Uni commences. (Still pending) I guess it's all about building a good rapport with people around you. Whatever we'd learned in school, most of the things ain't going to apply in life. So is that why people always say we will never ever stop learning no matter how old at the age you are? You just keep learning and experience changes. But the sad and tragic truth is, all change involves loss and pain.


So, Mum has got her haircut on Monday where I sponsored fully, telling her that it's the most I can afford as a belated Mother's Day "gift" for her. Well, there's no doubt I'm such a failed daughter. I really appreciate and am grateful for the fact that she doesn't ask for anything on her birthday(that is already over) and Mother's Day. But I know I should fulfill my duty as a daughter. I can feel the "adult responsibility" in me is beginning to "develop" and it's building up on me, it's weighing heavier as days pass by. Her biggest worry is that she can't let go, any of her kids. Not even my two elder brothers who are no longer getting any younger. In her eyes, we'll forever remain as a child. Whatever I do, please have faith in me and let go of your worries about me. This in turn, which I believe, will make me worry less for you too.

All we ever talk about is just concrete things; I hope not.

Official Graduation falls on coming Monday. Can you believe it? Tick-tock-tick-tock, in a blink of an eye I'm already graduating from Tertiary Education. Sometimes I really do wonder how much can we update on our happenings to our friends in the midst of a catch up session? How much can we talk about? Usually, if people haven't seen for ages, the first basic and obvious question they ask would definitely be "How've you been?"

Well let's say if it's just a catch-up session between two people, then it'd probably turn out better because the two parties will have more time for each other to listen and talk about their happenings in life if they haven't seen in a while. (That is prolly the greatest reason why I prefer to hang out in twos rather than odd numbers, but I guess I'm starting to appreciate odds too; and one big clique) Perhaps if you truly want to compare to a huge mega catch up session (like a gathering), yes there would be more fun and laughter. But then again in comparison, you can't really talk a lot about your happenings to them. To me, I guess I'll find the conversations would just be.. on concrete matters.

I'm like a Chameleon. I do portray different kinds of personality to different people in different situations. I think I do. But I'm more than a hundred percent aware that I don't have Split Personality(because if I do I wouldn't have known). I honestly wonder how much of a good or bad impression I've had left on people so far, especially to my friends, colleagues, classmates and perhaps even strangers (kay that's a little too far-fetched here). I don't know if I ever had left anyone an impression that's something like, "Oh, but that's her. You know. :) " that sort of comment. :/ lol what the hell am I thinking? Guess no one gets what I'm trying to say here.




So, I've no idea who is this anonymous but I guess it's pretty much someone I know. (Not quite obvious enough to make a guess though) Well, whoever you are, thanks for this. :)
 

Anyway, this is rather random but would love to blog it out. There's this Auntie who's working as a cashier at NTUC. She's just an ordinary person but I respect her positive attitude about life. She seems to be always cheerful and I absolutely love her energy. She's one of those who provides the warmest smile ever, ever. My Mom will always queue up in her lane and they hit it off so well, probably two of the same kind who love to be hilarious and fun. That Auntie was all, "I'M SO HAPPY TO SEE YOU  BECAUSE YOU'RE MY LAST CUSTOMER OF THE DAY." And she said it with open arms with a big grin on her face haha. Then these words that came from her had somewhat served as a reminder for myself anytime of the day when I just feel down. She said, "Time will pass faster when you laugh more often." A very very common/cliche sentence, but that instant impact after she said it out was so strong and I don't know why.

Another nice soul is this Uncle who does his own business of repairing shoes and key duplicator. Times are so hard and he's running his business with no one helping, because he simply claims nobody would ever take up this kind of job as a part-time which is.. true. I do agree with him. Well the thing is, he cuts down on the cost that customers should pay him according to the market price(that's not exactly the point), but he provides the best service ever. Service counts. So I guess that's the ultimate reason customers will go back to him and that's how he keeps his business running.
On top of that, customers trust him for doing a good job as well. Good "fame", great service. :D


Till then.


P/s: This blog has been with me for almost 7 years. I've blogged with all kinds of emotions. (From unbelievably childish posts to almost adulthood. Basically when I look back it more or less sums up the "growing up" process huh?) So many times I had the urge to delete it away but then I realized it's been seven years, as of now it's still counting. :)

Labels: Pre-grad post; thoughts and encounters