For Posterity
Just before I throw this brochure away, let me have a last look at it. Guess what? Its 5:27am now. And im just waiting to be kicked three ways home.
Believe in win-win, in winning by co-operation rather than winning by competitiveness.
Believe in the power of being positive. We will impact others positively when we view people and situations in a positive way.
Somehow, whoever coined these sentences must have had an overdose of Taufik, especially listening to his song over and over again. Life’s a competition but let’s face it, I hate competition. I will rather cooperate bulldoze my way out.
Believe in creating a warm and welcoming working environment where colleagues are positively energetic, motivating and passionate about our mission.
We begin with the end in mind and organize around what we are trying to accomplish rather than what is being done.
I can’t see an end. What am I still here? My hair is turning white and whiter. Even my moustache and goatee hair are turning white (serious, no kidding!). I am just a foot soldier.
We work proactively and will focus our energy on what we can influence and change. We choose not to whine and complain about what we have no control over but to make the best of the situation.
Did you say no whining? The strong don’t whine. They probably bawl their hearts out.
We must be the change we want to see in the world.
I must go home and sleep! Repeat after me 100x!
Believe that people are gifts with unique strengths and abilities and are leaders in their own right. Believe as a leader, I am here to serve.
If my gift isn’t procrastinating and leaving my tables, cabinets, underneath my table, room in a mess, i don’t know what it is.
Believe in going the extra mile to make a difference.
Going the extra few precious hours of sleep is enough to make me zombified, not a leader. Maybe make me Count DraculaDooku.
Believe that every opportunity is a learning opportunity and i can be challenged to achieve beyond what i am comfortable with.
And make the miniotic lawyers pay for making me work late. They must have gone home a few hours ago. Left me. Alone, scratching my eyeballs out. Putting toothpicks in my eye sockets to keep awake. Now tell me which part says its comfortable?
Believe is the mission of providing opportunities for the lowest strata of society and that working with the young is working for a better future.
You know what, I feel better already. Much much better. Because of the altruistic nature of this calling (read: not my job lah), but from the words of this organisation. Volunteering there has been an experience to savour. I get to do training anger management. Maybe these people can teach about blogging. And they are such nice people to give me a writing assignment as well but now is not the time. I am not free.
Anyway, ignore the above. It is really late or early or whatever. Co-editor’s left for her diving trip and I am all alone for the Wesak Day weekend.
Tomorrow’s a rehearsal for my cell group leader’s wedding on the 18th of June. See, whenever you get busy, more and more things come your way. You have no peace. I don’t know what I’m typing now actually. Just bear with me. I think my time has cometh.