Im so busy these days that i only have work and sometimes social life. There is little of 'ME' time left. So tonight, although it was a friday night, i chose to spend it with me. Went to cut hair, took a long bus ride, jogged, play abit of piano. Just some quality time with myself. :)

I have been working at TP for 3 weeks now. And as usual, i will start thinking and questions will surface for me to ponder about.

I have a friend who is interested in becoming a chef as a career and i am getting him an audience with the lecturers. Now as i work with these chefs, i understand the stress a chef face. The challenges of creativity, speed, people skills, looking and even smelling like a chef. Its not as simple as just memorising notes. My friend is very passionate but somehow the way i gave my testimonial of him did not interest the 2 chefs. According to their experience, they can even smell whether you have the makings of a good chef. I'm not bragging or anything but one of the chefs said i have the makings of a creative chef. But i no longer have that strong of a passion for culinary stuff. And compared to a passionate person without the character for this occupation, i can fare better anytime. Rather, i like music but even without my teachers saying, i know im not cut out for it.

Today i transplanted some basil germinations. According to my superior, i will know if i have the green thumb in a few days time. If the basils fail to grow, i can never touch the plants in the herbs garden again. I find that quite ridiculous. Should we even let others limit our own capabilities? Is it true that for some paths you take in life, you already know how far it will bring you and how long you can persist? Will i really kill the plants if i insist on gardening even if i dont have the green thumb?

Alot of people have passion for this and that. Take singing for example, how much tears you seen on Singapore idol when people are told they are not good enough even though they have so much passion. And some doctors who are just GPs for the rest of their career and never specialise in anything. In such a competitive environment, will the passion of christ even suffice? Or Should we take the easy way out?