Having been out on a number of shoots and speaking to so many people, I have come to learn one thing - I am the student. I ask questions, I ...

Singaporeans are my teachers, I am the student

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Having been out on a number of shoots and speaking to so many people, I have come to learn one thing - I am the student. I ask questions, I listen and I clarify... with the people I speak to that are the people of this country, who come from all walks of life. They are my teachers. And I am actually really really honoured to be afforded such a privilege to learn from all of them.

I really enjoy learning about SO MUCH things that's happening in my country. The kind of discourse taking place in our society - inequality being the hot topic now - and simply discovering the lovely small things that make our country colourful and literally blooming when I go to parks that are newly opened. I never knew we had so many lovely corners and places. And it's amazing to have the opportunity to meet so many interesting characters, personalities and wise owls.

With that, I also hear the worries and concerns of Singaporeans. What keeps them awake at night, their struggles and pains.

And I also meet lame Singaporeans that make me want to roll my eyes to eternity. I remember being at an event at Raffles Institution and I was speaking casually to one of the donors for a newly-opened cafe which supports special needs people. I thought well, all these 'donors' and 'stakeholders' must then be good-natured, altruistic and I suppose, sensible people. I was wrong. Within just a few minutes into the conversation, he asked me if I was a scholar. Then asked me which school I was from. I successfully made it through that small banter, but left feeling disappointed because just the nature of his questions showed that people are still so obsessed by these aggregates of achievements. It didn't help by the fact that we were at a school known for its elitism.

Then there are also Facebook comments online. Sigh, let's leave that conversation for another day. Or maybe let's not even go there.

But still, all in all, I am blessed to be in this job that lets me into people's lives and learn so much new things - about the society and world that we live in.

And my mind is often challenged, not just by the sheer quantity of knowledge but also its depth. That's why I'm writing so much on my blog these days, cause I'm often triggered by something I just learnt or found out. It's liberating to be typing it all out.

If I can, I'd definitely want to discuss some things here. When I get the feeeeels to type as well haha.

In the meantime, this young jedi is learning loads from Singaporeans who are my shifus.


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