The good lord will take you away

A year devoted to the job. ________________________________________________________________

I realised my creativity has somehow vanished after i started working.

Was reading through my past posts and was pretty amazed with the stuff i wrote. How the heck did i have the patience to blog about my life in such great detail?

My one year anniversary with S*P*H was two weeks ago on June 18. It wasn't that eventful a day, i went for a half-hearted interview and ended up heading to sis' place for dinner. Was supposed to meet dearie for a celebratory dinner but the interview dragged on till forever. But the week turned out pretty good when my story was given good play and my editor liked it.

I realised these days, how happy i am relates directly to how well i do at work. On weeks when i manage to break good interesting stories, i am in a swinging good mood. I may be busy as hell but boy am i excited. But on weeks when you are forced to chase stories you aren't really enthusiastic about, ahh, that's when i get grouchy and force myself to go to work in the morning.

But through my almost daily cathartic coffee sessions with my colleagues, i've learn to feel less stress about not getting good enough stories. Everyone of us has a low point in our career. It's sort of a pit that you get into once in a while, before you pull yourself out. Then, it happens all over again. A cycle. I guess the highs keep us going for a while before the low sucks us dry again.

And so this week i finally managed to find time to treat my colleagues to coffee. Ain't exactly sure what we're celebrating. Me surviving one year in the office? celebrating the joy of work life? celebrating the new found friendships? I wasn't sure. But hey, there's always room for celebrations and parties :)

Now all the new graduates are coming to work, i see myself in them. How i was when i first started last year. Fresh and energised after my graduation trip. Let's see how long it lasts.

I actually visited quite a number of places last yr. There was Krabi in March, New Zealand in June, Bangkok in August and Christmas Island in December. This year seems slower. Barely went to Vietnam in March and then Batam in April. But next week am hitting Tioman for some sun and chill and then there's HK, Shenzhen and Macau came August.

Travels..ahh..a "must have" in my life. It's a time you recharge. Otherwise, the battery runs dry.

My dream job - hosting discovery travel and living, visiting different countries every week, reporting on diverse cultures and eating weird ethnic food.

Then, i bet i won't have my drag my feet to work.

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