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First the bad news.. Remember the centralized recruitment event which was held in KL Sentral over the weekend? Well, it was reported that over 200 Ph.D. holders were hired on the spot for academic positions in the universities in Malaysia, and a whole lot more were offered scholarships to do their M.Sc. holders or Ph.D.s. And the bad news is.. I’m not one of them :(
I was saddened by it, no doubt — in fact, I’d be lying if I said I was happy my application was rejected — but after a twist of events that happened this morning, I’m feeling so much better now. I mean, we can’t expect the whole world to stop and grief with us, can we? And to the experienced, I could even be labeled as immature. Anyway, I’ve learned that interviews will be interviews. There will be people who are successful, and then there will be some who aren’t. And I just happened to fall into that category..
On another hand, woo-hoo!! I’m going to Penang tonight for a few days. Hey, I need to rejuvenate, OK? :D I’ll be spending tomorrow and Friday at Eden Handicap Service Centre, so I’ll be meeting Madelene Tye for the first time, and I hope to be able to help out in whatever last-minute preparations they’re doing for their annual Charity Food Fair, which will be held on June 9th (Saturday).
So yeah, in case you haven’t gotten it, I will be AWAY from tonight until June 4th. But I’ve scheduled for posts to automagically appear every morning at 09:00 GMT. So do drop by, OK?
And most importantly, save a turtle, leave me a comment :) And I swear to God I’ll read them, OK? :)
Look at the positive side. Your bad news might be a good news someday. Things come when you least expect them. Maybe God doesn’t want you to go now because He knows I will cry like mad + crazy + mad + crazy when you leave me. As you always know… “no butter no bun, no jiejie no fun”. Anyway, enjoy your holidays and I love you.
Success isn’t measured by academic acheivements, much less interviews. You are already successful in that you have a sister who so obviously loves you, a mother who cares for you, and most importantly you already know (or kind of know) what you are passionate about. Most people make lots of money, buy a big house and 5 cars but end up wondering for their entire lives whether they are happy or if they have missed out on something else.
So I’m sure you don’t fall under the “unsuccessful” category, because in my opinion, you are already well on your way to success, even if sometimes it doesn’t feel like it.
awww.. I’m so sorrie to hear about what happened there.. Well Pelf, from what I’ve learned through the past few years, failure is just the catalyst that tests our spirits.. I mean the first time I got kicked out of med school, of course I was terrified of how I was going to explain to my parents about my bad news. At the same time, I was happy that I did the right thing by having to study my ways without bribing my professors. Sure other students were thinking I’m just a fool for wanting to take the less easy way out, but no matter what, I was proud that I stood by my morals. So the point I wanna get here is that failures in our life is what helps us to remember there are more good things to come and we ought to work hard at it. Ya know, life do work in mysterious ways. Ya never know what other oppurtunities that might come in your way. ;)
Don’t give up, though the pace seems slow,
You may succeed with another blow.
Success is failure turned inside out,
The silver tint of a cloud of doubt.
And you never can tell how close you are,
It may be near when it seems so far.
So stick to the fight when you’re hardest hit,
It’s when things seem worst – you must not quit.
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Hope you like this one, for this has been my guidance a few months ago. =)
Hi Pelf, hang in there. Try again at the next exercise. I’m sure there’ll be another opportunity that will present itself soon enough. Have an ice cream and think about tomorrow. :-)
Thanks guys, thank you so much for the words of encouragement and advice. Thank you for taking some time to make me feel better :) I appreciate your concern :)