|
:MY DaY MY WaY:
|
Thursday, January 11, 2007Yesterday, I signed on the contract teaching appointment letter. I will be taking up this appointment on 19th March, so it is a pretty long wait. It is understandable that MOE wanted us to wait a while, since people need to provide grace, settle formalities or simply ease up a little. Moreso, the date is the first day of the schooling calendar's second term, so our entry will cause minimal disruptions. So I have about 2 months to do some stuff I like. Indeed, my previous organization has an excellent resignation service, where early resignation only takes one day. Incidentally, I was still under probation, so I guess it facilitates the ease of departure. (Not that I did very well, I would like to think I somehow stagnated, so it is a better option for all involved)~ ~ I was talking to this guy in his early 30s and his reasons for teaching. This guy did sales, computing, IT since graduation. Somehow, he did not feel attached, and lost his sense of purpose. So he decided to give a shot at teaching. My resume is less comprehensive than his, but the major crux is that he was tired of working in the private sector, while mine was job scope. I do not know if this same purpose the guy proposed will be similar for myself, but I suspect it will be more rewarding personally. I am a realistic person, and I know that in a crate of apples, there are premium, ordinary and some worm-ridden ones. So we will see what happens. ~ ~ On a note, I was notified by my university mates that one professor in the sociology department died from a heart attack, when he was consulting with another graduate student. In any case the name Ananda Rajah is vaguely familiar, he is the anthropology guy wearing jeans in formal classes and chain smoking quite a bit. More remarkably, he was late half the time in his lectures (up to half an hour) but always made sure everyone received everything they needed by dismissal time. He was a good man, and peace be with him. ~ ~ Life can be snuffed out in an instant. Since the past is already with us and the future is unfolding before us, the only time that we can grasp with both hands is the present. I always advocate presentism, as what can be done effects the moment now. Do not think too hard about the future, for the future seldom turns out the way predicted. More not than often, it sidetracks the real self, and forces an over-arching view of everything, that we foresake the real, singular, and necessarily biased individual(s) we deal with right here, right away. The past is a relatively good indicator of the future, and we do draw experiences based on past perspectives, but it should not be the only guiding principle for the present. Dwelling on pasts locks one down into greying memories and long gone intangibles, when the present tangibles are still waiting to be colored by the power of our actions. To live longer or to leave enough; both are paradoxical if we superimpose into the futures. To live less or to leave less, both are inconsequential if we withdraw into the pasts. People think too hard sometimes it is not worth the effort. weijie froze in time on 11.1.07
|
_______________ My Profile .......... Weijie 25 wishlist: _______________ My Friends .......... Brother Jane Florence Phyllis Allan Wai Yeung Yingyi Tianwei Chrismeen Yanni Jiong Teck Caifang Jeslin Joyce Angie Evangeline Joan Rachel Benson Jovin Regent 1-3 blog Regent 1-6 blog Regent 1-9 blog _______________ My Links .......... Friendster _______________ My Tagboard .......... |
