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.Saturday, January 25, 2014 ' 6:19 PM Y
& I'm waiting

Be the change that you wish to see.

Fast forward workshops have finally ended after spending 5 Saturdays. The workshop may be a bit too long, may be a bit not useful, may be a bit not applicable. But the people were amazing. The facilitators were really capable people. And some inspiring. I guess the best reward you get from attending these sessions are not just the knowledge, but getting to know people.

The second meeting with ms ex-gg leader was.. meaningful. When she talks about her reasons and passion for this project, you can see it in her eyes that she really do care.
But I may not be as noble as much as I would like to be. Am I really doing this because I feel like I'm helping these beneficiaries? It's really hard when you don't know their story, don't know whether you are really helping them, don't know whether they need your help and don't know what to do. And also when there is a lack of the team effort.
Like she said, the worst problem is humans ourselves. How do you build a strong team when you're just one random low ranking employee?
Thank you for telling me to "Be the change that you wish to see". Maybe I really can start small with those actions, but to begin with, I lack those social skills.

And I'm tired. Not physically, since I still slack and watch dramas etc. But mentally. There's so much to think about, consider, make a decision that I'm just running away. Because time is too short. 3 years for my uni journey is too short for me to achieve all the different things I had wished to do.
And where do I find the balance between self enrichment, studies, cca? What are my priorities?
I don't know, and I seem to not want to know and just live as it is.

Time. I need time to think. I need time to relax. I need time to break down.




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Luping is a lost child that has been seeking for her career direction since the first time someone asked her "What would you like to be when you grow up?", when she was still too tiny to reach the basin in her house. Despite reading books like What Should I Do with My Life: The True Story of People Who Answered the Ultimate Question by Po Bronson, she had been searching like a headless housefly (literally translated from 无头苍蝇) past graduation when she actually probably needed to find a job. Eventually, she found a job and a... direction.

For those who know Luping personally, she loves plushies/soft toys and is prepared to go on war with anyone who gets their hands on her babies. Her babies are personified with voices of hers and her Mummy's, and both of them enjoy framing the babies for things they obviously cannot do. When her Mummy suggested that if one day, the babies actually speak up, “那应该会吓死” (it would probably frighten one to death), she responded that she will instead “开心死” (be happy till death) if xiaofenhong (our cute, hot pink, flat bunny) replies her. That is the extent of her loneliness love for her babies.

And for those who know Luping as Amethyst, she is a rather huge fangirl of the Korean boy band, Super Junior. So much that she learnt (and is still learning - 반가워요!) Korean in hope of understanding what they say without subtitles and avoiding the losses in translation. She has been a fanfic writer for two years and counting, which sparked off her interest in writing and thus, this blog to practise writing so that one day, she might have the courage to apply for a (content) writer position or send in a manuscript to a publisher.

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