job!

this is a photo taken from a post from 2009 in this blog (yes, back to the era where photos were taken from nokia phone with no instagram or whatsoever).

it's an old photo from the time when i was young. i have been thinking abt plans after graduation and asking myself questions about what i'd like to do or or where i'd like to be while deciding which jobs or companies to apply to. hardly was i able to answer these questions. so i just ended up submitting 2 applications (while others simply mass-emailed their resumes to 10,000 companies) to the companies which i'd worked at previously because i am someone who prefers familiarity instead of changes.

being a soon-to-be graduate holding a double degree in business (banking and finance) and accountancy, it would be most reasonable for me to apply to an accounting firm or a bank. however, i didn't submit any application to banks, not because i was lazy, but because i knew for sure that those weren't where i belong and i would never be happy at such places. yes you would have a lot of money and prestige if you were to work for like a big investment bank, but so what?

anyways so what's the link between all these ramblings and the photo? yeah this photo was taken when i was on the way to shangri-la for an early morning shift at the loyalty centre. people don't usually associate orchard with serenity because we aren't often there at 7 o'clock in the morning but i did, at that time, because i was often there at such an early hour. despite having to wake up early, working random shifts and doing tiring (and sometimes repetitive) tasks for months, i was still very happy and satisfied with my job and the little amount i earned then.

of course, i wasn't such a philosopher back then, so neither did i try to explain the sources of my happiness nor were i thrilled with the fact that i was always so full of life. hmm, not that i am a philosopher now, but i guess i am slightly more matured and starting to appreciate these random facts of life (though the process is a bit delayed). so what do i want for a job? i just want to do something that makes me happy.