for those who came here and didn´t see any updating for the past week.. i´m sorry… was busy and time past pretty fast… besides, there aren´t much to be updated..
i do have, however, some thoughts tat i wanna jot down here…
but before that, let me do a shout-out… ´HAPPY BIRTHDAY JYH SHYN!!!´
have been doing some thinking the past week, due to a few reasons:
i´ve a senior here that i´m pretty close to, meaning we don´t jst talk bout academic stuff or jst ´hi´and ´bye´ kind… we were talking that day on the bus bout our lifes here, about the dismay, unfavourable condition and bla bla bla those kind of self pity (oh ya, that´s one of the hot topic among us Jpa scholars in germany, in kind u don´t know)… but as the conversations go on, we talked bout the good stuff as well.. to sum it up, before he got down the bus, he said ´nobody can determine our lifes here, instead of lamenting, i´m gonna, from now on, live a happening life´… whether he really started doing that or not, is not the point… the point is, he made a good point.
my dad started using the internet regularly nowadays, email and guess what?.. a blog. With all due respect, i must say, WOW….
he sent me an email the other day, a pleasant surprise. he told me how much he miss me and that he thinks i´ve grown up, the observation made during our conversation.
I started thinking after reading that email.
I did grow up a lot during the past half a year, no doubt about that. With this kind of life here, you have to grow up to enjoy it. But i realised another thing as well. That is the more i grow up, the more i learn, the more i know, the more i realised i don´t know, the more i realised the need to learn more, the more i realised how immature i am in making some decisions.
I guess the process of growing up will not be easy. As all the journeys and races, however, the rewards are always placed at the finish line.
The semester is really starting to roll now, and it´s time to give a kick at my ass and start striving for something. To have a goal in your life indeeds feel good.
My applications for a practical job next semester haven´t bear any fruits yet, but i´m not desperate yet, perhaps in a few weeks time.. haha..
and yup, i´ve made a cake, carrot cake to be precised.
till next blog
jia jin
Hey big boy, long time no leave a comment in your blog. I just came back from Beijing and will update you more when I post my report on my blog. Just a few things to note: 1) Application for job – all the best! I’ll help many friends with their resumes, cover letters and also preparing for their interviews. Well, my success rate so far is pretty high! =) It is true that the appplication letter does make a big difference – I call it the ’1-minute scan’ for your resume and cover letter. If you can pass that, then you’ll go to Round 2 – the Interview. But well, most applications end up in the dustbin. So, glad that you’ve spent time working on it. 2) Growing up – Yes, good experience for you and one of the main reason that I supported you in making the decision to go Germany! Living alone in a foreign country, speaking a foreign language and assimilating into a foreign culture is indeed an accelerated way of growing up. I hope it has broadened your mind, your vision and your dreams. LEARN as much as you can and ASK God everyday why did HE put you there and not some other country. I’m finding my purpose of being here now. It’s coming to 7 years and I think God is preparing me in SG for something bigger – CHINA. Will share with you more on this another time. 3) Pride – God dealt with me several times on this issue. First, my scholarship, one of the things that I’m proud of, was taken away in my last semester. I cannot explain why, but it did change me. I know I cannot rely on qualifications/awards to define who I am. Although I still have a tendency to relate myself to famous/powerfulpeople – for eg, I’ve had breakfast with the CEO of XXX company; or ABC pastor and I are good friends. Sometimes, pride creeps in very subtlely and you got to be very brutal and honest in handling it. So, be careful! Read Proverbs 16:184) Dad’s birthday – Yes, just to remind you – it’s this coming Thu. Remember to wish him ya~ God bless, Bro