Resume

We've started working in private schools here in Cambodia.
Partly to get some income,
but mainly to get to know more people and to understand the local working culture.

Never in my life would i imagine myself as a "sought-after" expat English teacher,
teaching 7-8 different classes a week,
to ages ranging from 6- 20,
and covering syllabus from "The 5 senses" to "Introduction to Public Speaking".

I love the Public Speaking class by the way.
I surprised myself at how much i enjoyed the class.
it does make me wonder if this is something i should explore further.

I loved the kindergarten class too.
they were so cute and i think i was even more childish than the kids.
but it would take too much preparation and energy.
the one-time observation class try-out was memorable and lots of fun,
but i doubt i can sustain it.

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anyhow,
while i was preparing my resume to send to the schools here,
I had a flashback of all the things i've dabbled with.
The last 2.5 years have been so focussed on a "single" goal that i've forgotten that i've dabbled with so many things before.

My best memories from school remains as The Birds, The Pink Flamingos, the juggling club performance at the University Cultural Centre, winning the NUS Talent Show (not so much the winning itself but it was my first "solo" crazy act).

My forages with juggling that took me to MediaCorp to train the stars, juggling in front of President Nathan and his wife at the National Day Parade, performing in Zouk and all the street performing experiences...the learning from experts, the experimentation, the "troupe" spending bags of coins at KFC, the highest collection of $60 in 15 min.

And then a brief stint in live acting where i actually went to audition for and acted in Short and Sweet, a collection of short stories played out in the Parliament House and Cynthia Mcquire (i'm pretty sure i got the spelling wrong) was there too.

From juggling i went into Toastmasters to learn more about the stage and audiences. And in a sudden whirlwind i ended up winning championships, culminating in contesting in Thailand, a first in the 20+ year history of the club Í was in.

And then I got to know God. and again before i knew it i was off planting churches in other countries.

Looking back at the entire journey,
I'm surprised at where each endeavour took me eventually.

i mean,
i'm pretty laid back in some of these things and i'm not the kind to strive to "be the best".

when i started juggling it was just for "training my brain".
never did i imagine i'd be performing one day.
when i went into public speaking i just wanted to learn more about the stage,
never did i imagine i'd be winning contests one day.
when i went to church it was just to follow God's call,
never did i imagine i'd be a church planter.

looking back,
it's so amazing how everything played out.

I once read in a book written by a high flying female in the corporate world (forgotten her name).
she advocates "Being a mercenary, not for money, but for experiences."

In a way,
i'm actually quite satisfied with everything that i've gone through so far.
and still amazed at where each journey has taken me.