10:39 PM
My Reflection for my work in South West CDC (Part 1)Time really flies… 6 more working days and it marks the end of my 6 and a half months in South West CDC…
I dare say that although the pay (salary) of this job for a temp staff is very low, but this is probably the best job exposure that I ever had…
In Part 1, I’m gonna talk about my milestone in South West CDC, as in over the past 6 and a half, what I have been doing (i.e. job scope) and the negative and positive experiences, and also the colleagues and temp staffs/interns that I have..
I first started work on 16th February 2009 (if I remember the date correctly). During the first few days, 1 of my 2 bosses, Christine, gave me a very simple work which is to key in data entry for the Bridge Newsletter related stuffs.
During the first week of my work, I got the chance to attend their monthly staff meeting. It’s a good experience for me as I get to understand more about South West CDC. During that same day as the meeting, there are 2 fires happening (1 at Bukit Batok West Ave 6, the other one at some factory building areas in Jurong area. At the same week, due to shortage of manpower for Exxonmobil Student Transport Bursary presentation ceremony, I was being called up to help. It’s another exposure that I get to experience. Not bad through.
Over the next few weeks, I get to know more colleagues from Corporate Management Department (the department that I worked in) and Project Management Department, and even get to interact with son of Dr Amy Khor, Mayor of South West District. His name is Esmond. He came in to South West CDC a few months before me (under a more good life aka Project Management side), after his ‘A’ Levels, and left on 9th April 2009 if I remembered correctly, for his few weeks of break before his NS life began. I’m actually very blessed to have him around because at that point of time for lunch, most of the time, we are the only 2 guys and the rest are colleagues which are female (not our generation one). In a way I can relate to him easier than others.
As time flies, more workload start to fall upon me… More higher level but sai kang jobs scopes were given to me… At times I did well, but there are (a lot?) of times when my 2 bosses are disappointed with my performance and my behavior in the office. At times, I also felt that I am very useless because I kept disappoint my 2 bosses despite many many chances they gave me as a temp staff. On the positive side, I get to see a lot more things and knowing + experiencing more things as well.
I can say that the 2 event which I love the most is South West CDC Appointment Ceremony 2009 & South West District Meeting 2009.
For South West CDC Appointment Ceremony 2009, I actually get to see the councilors & committee members, including the one who makes me really inspired, his name is Kenny Low (in CHC also, and founder of CHEC). The 2 only things that I regretted not doing is to take the courage to go forward to talk to him, and to take photos by professional photography studio (probably with him). Btw he’s a councilor in South West CDC, under Youth Functional Committee (Youth FC).
After that event, when I went back home, I actually went to add him (Kenny Low) as a friend on Facebook, and knowing that he’s invited for the next event which is South West District Meeting 2009, I send PM (private message) to him about that.
Here comes the South West District Meeting 2009, and I was expecting him to come as what he told me that he should be coming, but in the end, due to something else, he didn’t came. At the district meeting, I get to exposure even more things and get to know even more things at the CDC level. At that same day, I get to interact with another councilor which is also in Youth FC, his name is Terence Quek. He’s also a very nice & friendly person, and is very active also. Through him, I get to know even more about Youth FC and invited me to go for meetings. Just a week ++ back, I actually went to Telok Blangah Youth Executive Meeting (YEC) meeting at Telok Blangah CC as invited by him. It’s really an eye opener for me as I attended the meeting leading by him.
In the next part, I will share about my experience with the NTU & NUS Interns, and things happening during that period of time. Shall end off my first part here…
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Victor Lim
Tuesday, August 04, 20099:10 AM
Heartbroken...Felt so hearbroken this morning… I really couldn’t concentrate on my work today…
Right now I just wanna wait till night time comes and after going back home from work, I will just change my attire, and straight away take a bus down to Bukit Timah and walk up the Bukit Timah Hill to the top, and just cry out to Him, seeking Him and asking Him… I just don’t wanna say so much here because it’s supposed to be work time in office, but as I sit down in front of the computer screen, with the scenery view towards the city from the office (26th level of JTC Summit), and sun shining towards me (45 degrees to my left), all the more I really couldn’t concentrate and just don’t feel like doing anything (but this one cannot be escaped especially when my bosses are around).
Right now just wanna pray that God will pull me through this day in office, and won’t get any shooting or scolding from anyone in office…………………… In His most precious name I pray… Amen…
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Victor Lim