Saturday, November 15, 2008
Been quite a while since i last plumbed down comfortably on my chair with my pudgy fingers furiously punching the keyboard. As i research anxiously on the cause of the incredibly painful sores on my really vulnerable lips, i cannot help but recall the past 1 and a half months in Rockhampton, Australia.
First, the bad. While the first frame was littered with minor incidents which accumulated to leave me a very frustrated and despondent man, I am thankful for the concern and numerous one on one sessions with people which really helped me to calm down. Feeling a sense of injustice and then wanting to just vent my anger without other people knowing was extremely horrible and difficult. I was feeling hapless, alone and shittified. I guess one thing what succumbing to 2 years of yielding and sacrificing has taught me is to TRY to share my worries or grievances with my mates and not bottling them up and causing inconvenience to everyone instead. For this, I hope I've blown my top off for the last time.
Now now, I hereby clarify that I am not emo-ing. Slight sidetrack, emo-ing sounds increasingly overused and childish.
One thing about hardship is how it acts as an adhesive so strong that any bitter feelings can be readily dissolved in an instant. The heat, the strain on every ounce of the body as we continually work, the chidings we receive from our superiors (they don't know every part of the story and usually, we are too tired and frustrated to explain) all manifest to devastating effect on us. While we concentrate on being negative (which I believe is a natural human reaction in conditions like that), what we don't realise is that between us, there are these invisible threads erupting from and merging with others around us. I testify that while I have not quite acquired such powers of supervision, I do realise this phenomenom after the last bead of sweat rolls off my cheek. Kudos and many thanks to my fellow logistic commandos for being so hypocritical and evil when working. Really keeps me on my toes. HAHA!
While hackneyed and cliched, the most important part of the 2 years spent slogging is the people. Through the numerous days and nights, even the most conflicting of 'ba zi' can be resolved because quite simply, working together is key to survival. I'm not going to touch on how this person and that person has been soo important because you know, I know, that's good enough! Let's continue meeting up, going for dinners, overseas and even see each other at our weddings.
randomMADNESS
7:03 pm;________________________________