Memories...
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
ON GOOD & BAD NEWS
Just came back from the marathon dota session. Had a great time. Thanks guys for coming, u noe who u are. =) Brought back a lot of pleasant memories of the past.
Feeling a tad melancholic now. Maybe its coz of the pattering rain..the quiet night/ morning..or the cold & gloomy weather..or the fact that i noe there wont be any such dota session for a long long time. Which explains why I was so enthu in organizing it haha.
Somehow rainy nights alone make us ponder over lotsa things...
Jennifer from CAAS finally contacted me again. =) The bad news was that I didnt manage to get the Honours Year Scholarship. In fact, none of the 7 of us interns got it this time round. Maybe the 18 days we had were just too short to prove ourselves fully, maybe we just werent good enough, or maybe they dun need more scholars now. I guess we ll never noe. And i m obviously disappointed. But hey, i knew I did & gave my best given the limited time we had. So no regrets. =)
Guess thats a double disappointment in a row. 1st not getting into Deans' List despite working so hard for a 4.7 last sem. And now not getting the scholarship. Lionel was also damn xian haha.
But the good news is that we were offered a permanent job. Prob going into either Airport Management Division or Commercial Division under the Civil Aviation Officer scheme, and ll start off as Assistant Manager. Starting pay's quite good. But most importantly, working at the airport is something i love.
In fact, Remy asked me todae why I liked to go into this industry. There's actually a lot of reasons, but I think the most important is that u must love what u are going to do for a career. I have actually received quite a few job offers previously in other industries (from friends, seniors, contacts) but I didnt feel any passion for them & declined.
And one soon learns in life that there is no such thing as a perfect job. Everyone has their own version and definition of their 'dream' job. So as long as u love yr own job and have passion for it, u dun really have to care much bout what others say. I mean at the end of e day, u are living your own life and choosing how you want to live it, not living out the life of others.
I also had a long chat with my sister, who's currently a middle manager at American Express. I often seek career advice from her haha. She was telling me that it prob took her 5 years last time to reach my possible starting pay, & reminded me that its good to join an established & renowned organization from the start. Becoz u get to learn so much more & gain more exposure.
She also reminded me, (as what many others have said before) that one's 1st job does not necessarily have to be his/her last job. And that I should consider myself lucky to have a stable job awaiting me while most of my peers are still job-hunting.
Point taken. Thanks....
