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Hi peeps.

Its been three days since I last updated this site. I intended to do so last night(since I normally create new entry every two days) but I was way too caught up to do that last night.

Spent the last few days (and nights) looking up job offers on the Net, the papers and by word. To date, I think I have sent almost eight resumes so far.Doinks. This has gotta be the only time I sent so much resumes and have yet to get a job. Argh.

Yesterday, I was initially excited as I made my way to Raffles place for a job interview. All the applications I've filled up so far were for administrative duties. Little did I expect that I had actually stepped into an MLM company yesterday, until I spoke with the manager and he started by asking me "So do you intend to start your own business?"

While I was pretty turned off and I wanted to walk right outta the place there and then, I decided that I would give myself a chance and listen to what they had to offer. Oh well. Throughout the presentation, I was filled with doubts here and there, but I didnt make the effort to clarify since I wasnt interested in the product in the first place. I was pretty impressed by the staff though. At a young age, most of them have been exposed to sales and marketing techniques. It shows, really.

MLM isnt such a bad thing as I may have made it sound here. It has its merits, but people like me are bound to fail miserably in this line. For privacy's sake, I shall not name the company.

Upon my exit, I immediately messaged my buddy AK to tell him that I chanced upon this MLM company. I asked him if he was interested, and his response shocked me. "No thanks, I hate MLM". Muahaha.

Seeing how beautiful the scenery was, I walked back from Raffles to City Hall, with music blasting in my ears as I partook in the beautiful sights. The sun was setting and it casted this orange glow across the horizon.

Mind you, there are still simple pleasures in life we can indulge in (like these) instead of working non stop and ending up in ICU.

Bumped into S.C, and old HQ buddy of mine at Citylink. Well, he's started his events management company, and he seems to be doing well now. I shared with him about my job search and he offered to take me in. I expressed my interest, but I'm still keeping the job searching process active.I REALLY hope it comes thru. God, I'm counting on You!

While waiting to have dinner with a mature and level headed fellow accomplice of mine,(muahaha) I managed to steal some time to talk with this guy who runs his own music shop selling instruments and equipments. I was glad to know what I've drawn up so far aint so ridiculously absurd that it deserves the trash can. While chatting, he shared with me about incidences that took place where musicians did not get along with their PA crew. What a pity. In my opinion, I'd love to work with musicians and I think its of paramount importance that this two teams understand each other.

I thank God that relationships in my church is not tested in such a manner and I pray that that will never be the case.

Wednesday...the day of "midweek crisis" indeed. I was still bothered by yesterday's events, and I sent out a few more resumes this morning. In church, I was glad I managed to help the admin staff with some of their paperwork.

One thing about my church is that its so close knit, and there's this lovely thing about it..The church is literally built on the Pastor's, the admin staff's and the members' hands. Everyone is precious, loved and recognised.

I'm also deeply touched by the fact that so many people (pastors, staff and those I know of) in church went out of their way to encourage me and uphold me in their prayers at this point of time. To all the folks of 20 Lorong Ah Soo, #03-05, I appreciate your concern and prayers!

I had the privilage of having lunch with the folks from the Chinese team. I usually shy away from them because of my language barrier(READ: I DONT REALLY JIANG HUA YU). Its hard for me to complete one proper sentence in Mandarin when I'm involved in profound discussions. Well, that was what I faced today. Throughout lunch, I stumbled with my command of Mandarin, and there were times I had to lapse into English to reply. Wahaha. It was certainly a really funny moment, but I'm thankful for the opportunity to get to know more people from the chinese side. They are a great bunch of folks indeed.

Coming back home, I had THREE calls from the agencies I sent my resumes to. If all goes well, there goes my unemployment blues. God..u hear this? Haha!

Chatted with my replacement Joshy online for sometime...I'm thankful for this wonderful godsend replacement..he's responsible and trustworthy. A rare find indeed, and I'm thankful for his friends who believe in him. :)

Before I pen off, some food for thought. Are we seekers of the truth, or do we let the truth seek us? Someone will be smiling when he sees this line.

Love ya all.