“因为我是爸爸的女儿，所以我要好好活着，嫁个好人家；我的姐姐们也有好好活着的责任。。。道营，如果一直为了因不因该追求幸福这件事整日苦恼，压力很重，最后变得像老光棍儿一样的话，你的妈妈不会就这样放过你的，不是吗？’。三顺开解道营时说的话。。
After being unemployed for such a (long) period of time, the frustration has reached its peak. To be honest, its unbearable. 三顺曾埋怨：“难道胖的女人就不是人吗？”。。我觉得:"难道fresh grads 就不是人吗？，难道没有internship,ＳＥＰ，ＵＳＰ，ｈｏｎｏｕｒｓ就不算ｇｒａｄｕａｔｅ吗？Ｉｎｔｅｒｖｉｅｗ 中会紧张会吃螺丝的就不是ｃａｐａｂｌｅ的人吗？ 现实真的真的需要那么残酷吗？“....Sadly, I will never know when this nightmare will end. (nightmare may seem to be too strong a word, but I am sure 'rubbish bin' can attest to this horrible feeling). How will my_____ relatives react to me being unemployed by that supposedly joyous occasion of CNY? Or coming to terms that my friends who are in university have gone throught a full semester but I have nothing to show for? Yes..I know its still early to be thinking of that, however spending close to 5 months in the wilderness saps one's confidence and motivation. Then I came upon the above quotes........
And this in when I realised one thing :"人可以没有期望，但一定不可以对自己绝望"... So much easier said than done....
Final words of advice from 金三顺：“越是喜欢一个人，恋爱的道路就会越走越艰难，每次失败的时候总会想下次一定能成功，但是越走恋爱的路就会越艰难"... So true!...I guess the same rational holds for seeking employment too.....
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Well... frankly, I have nothing to show too after almost completing one semester. I guess that's just the Singapore culture, which makes us kinda outdated. I mean other societies, especially the West, have already realized that the piece of paper, i.e. good honours or whatever, isn't that useful... but over here we are still clinging to the A+s, the 2nd upper, the dean's list.
*hug* i know how you feel. i've been back for less than a month and i'm feeling the stress too. people asking about where i've applied to, how many interviews i've attended, whether i've found a job yet... i know that for them, it's just a passing gesture of concern, without any sense of urgency or ill intention, but one person asks once, many people ask so many times... oh well.
don't worry lah. a couple of years later when you're settled into a job you like, you'll look back and think nothing of this whole job-hunt nightmare. that's what i hope for myself too.
life will take care of you =) cheers!
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