Just about to climb a Mountain

So, if you've been reading my posts, you'll know that I'm due to climb Mt Kinabalu soon. Actually, I'll be climbing it this Saturday. That's in 4 days. I'm excited and a little scared. Why scared? Coz I'm not so sure I'm fit enough to climb all the way up. It'll be tiring, I know that. But then again, I really want to see a good beautiful sunrise from the top of the mountain. If I don't go through the hardships, how am I going to enjoy the benefits?

Well, reminds me a little of life...

Other than climbing a mountain, other things are due in my life. I just turned in my job applications for my postings with the Ministries next year. I have to serve my bond out with the government who paid for my studies in the States. I have to choose which ministries I want to work for, and turn in things like university feedback forms and my grades.

My choices of ministries are:
Ministry of Trade and Industry
Ministry of Finance
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Ministry of Manpower

I believe that I can learn the most from these ministries, and yet still remain relevant to the private sector without having to trudge through too much of the public sector red tape. My psychological interviews are in late July and my Commission Interviews in August. These are the interviews which they will assess the type of person I am and how I can best contribute to the Singapore government. Hmm, I think that they will just probably find out that I'm like a complete rebel from the system, and just can't wait to break out of the system. I wonder where they would put a person like me =)

I'm also thinking of one of the programs that they have, the "Gap Year" program. Immediately after my National Service, I get to take a year off to work with any company around the world, not necessarily Singapore. I will not need to start my bond immediately, and 6 months of the work counts towards my bond. I'm tempted to take it, because it does not hurt to get a year off to work in the private sector. Maybe I'll head back to the States to do some Venture Capital work, or work in a start-up. These experiences will be useful when I end my bond and come out to work in the private sector again. I'm not sure how these experiences will help in the public sector though. Maybe just as a general understanding.

Well, I better start a daily newspaper reading program to keep updated with the world news. I'm keeping tab of the economy, finance and stock market at the moment. Probably will move on to politics around the world too. Hmmm, I heard that the Commission interviews are practically nightmares. I hope I don't flunk! =)

I'll write more. I know I haven't been writing much. The next episode will be about shoes. I've been thinking about writing about shoes... Why? I'll tell you when I write it.