Uhm, No... It is not the supermarket I'm talking about.
It is THIS!
If you don't know what that is, it means that it has been a while since I shared something about ME life in ME bloggie.
That is a countdown of the number of days left I need to complete for my 1st Engineering Practical Work experience, at least 40 days. 120 days in total (960 hours) is overly ambitious, given that it is already difficult when the work experience is entirely the students' responsibility. If not for the current economic crisis they would not have even considered of reducing it to 100 days.
Many people discouraged me when I told them that I'm working for free with the Chocolate factory, which is the only suitable company that gave a favourable response, saying that I will quickly lose motivation after a while. Well, the truth is I struggled like mad trying to find a job in Christchurch, and when I got this one I am overjoyed, so I accepted it. There were still some others who pointed out the option of going home to work. I have prayed and thought so much about it for the past two weeks when I was dying of home-sickness, aggravated when majority of the people who formed what Christchurch really means to me left for home. My parents even found a job for me back home during the last minute. But I chose to stay. I don't know why I just have the strong desire to stay put in Christchurch for this summer, right from the start of the year. Well, I prayed for God's will and I have taken the first step. The rudder was in God's hand all along (it still is), and it seems like He steered me to stay. =D
40 days is seriously not an easy task in this Chocolate factory. 3.30pm to 1.00am Monday to Thursday, thank God when Friday comes because the hours are only from 11.00am to 4.00pm. Freaking tiring, but I am grateful nonetheless, for friendly people there, and good supervisors who don't shut me up when I ask too many questions. Not to forget also that I am constantly learning new things at the factory, and seriously gaining skills I never would imagine myself getting!
Today I watched the full Handel's Messiah performed by the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. A week ago I watched the Christchurch City Choir performed a few excerpts of the Messiah. What a treat! Where would I find these in Malaysia? Concerts of high standards are just about everywhere! Cheap price too!
EveryNation Church here has been, is still, and will always be awesome. It is so encouraging to be amongst real people with such big hearts for God and others. =D Christmas is just around the corner... And man, Church is gonna be awesome...
Loving it here in Christchurch! PRESS ON, those red lines will soon dominate the whole paper!
Oh yeah, did I mention that I got my bike back? The police found it... It was about 4 months ago... OopS!
CALVIN