Welcome to My World

  When I was in my 20’s, the world was so open to opportunity but I was so short of experience. I was young. In my way to 30’s, I have realized that relationships are hard to come by and there is no shortage of people to meet and friendship to be made. I also learned that there is no reason to waste our time with people who don’t help us on our life’s path. Now that I am in my 30’s, I have learned to set aside what other people think and instead learned to identify my natural strengths and what I am passionate about. Yes, I have learned to build a life around those. Have I taken risks? Definitely yes and it was painful but not a reason to give up. Life is a bitch, they say, and I refused to be toppled. Never be afraid in taking risks. While by age 30, most feel they should be contented with what they have, their career dialled in, it is never too late to reset if you realize it is not really what you want. I have seen individuals with regrets for staying into ...

I was having my coffee in a shop near my place and noticed a woman in her 20s whom I assumed then was memorizing as she was holding a reviewer. She was sitting beside my table. She saw me watching  her and she smiled. As a good gesture, I smiled back and said "Hi, what are you up to?". I have learned that she is preparing for the Civil Service Examinations. She said she wants to work with the government so she really needs to pass it. Before I left the coffee shop, I then bade goodbye and wished her the best for the coming examinations. While I was walking home, I can't help but reminisce when I took the same exam in 2005, I was 20 years old then. It then crossed my mind again as to why am I in the government service? I am not telling you that working with the government is a miserable existence because that would be untrue. Working with the government has very fair benefits and perks and sense of fulfillment which you can only understand if you are one of the more than...