I reached home rather early today as I needs to run errand for my boss to collect cheque from SQ Centre. Thereafter, I headed to Yew Tee Point to send the 6" B/W TV Monitor to Homefix for exchange as a customer brought the TV over for exchange.
I was stick in Yew Tee Point for quite some time as there is a book fair by "Du Yi" and there are a lot of chinese books. I always like to buy chinese story books at such book fair and I can't control myself and bought 2 books, 《有一种爱叫心痛》 and 《有一种请叫心酸》.
I exceptionally like the first title, don't know why. I think maybe my best friend will know the reason by guessing. I offer to borrow the book, but that is after I finish reading it.
I also wrote down some titles that I would like to buy them in Taiwan at their bookstores. I got a very strong feeling that I will be broke in Taiwan buying books along. Haha.
Whatever it is, i need to save up badly as I have super many things to play for coming month. My car road tax is dueing soon, and my car insurance is dued too. Adding up will be S$1K plus. I brought my vehicle for service and got a bill of S$ 338, which was brought forward from the last time I repair my car brake. And I also change my tyre recently which is S$ 400. So all in all it adds up to S$2K. Damn! My 1 month salary is gone just like that.
Anyway, I got an email from Singapore Media Academy (SMA) offering me a programme for IPTV Creative Designer at Alcatel-Lucent Singapore. It's a 1 year attachment course and the Training Programme is at SMA. The training programme is fully subsidised by WDA and Alcatel-Lucent Singapore (S$ 7,820) and I get to have a monthly stipend of S$ 1000 during my training and attachment. And of course, after the 1 year training I have to work with the interactive media industry for at least 12 months. I thought it was a good opportunity and no harm trying it by sending my resume and CV to them. Who knows, I may be selected for an interview.
The Training Programme consist of Design, Production, User and Business Aspects, like:
- Introduction to Interactive TV Platform
- Software Application Refresher
- Video Trailer Creation & Production
- Conceptualization of Interactive TV production
- Analysis of IPTV User Experience & Behavior
- New Media Advertising Model & Concept
I think it's worth it as at the end of completing the whole programme, I will received a nationally recognised WSQ certificate. I thought it's a Win-Win situation, as I can become a student again, and I can persue for my dream and move a step near to it. I think it's time for me to break free to my current self and do something new. But I am still in delimma on whether to go for it or not. I don't want to lose my current job, yet I want to move towards my goal of doing media related jobs. Maybe I can part time for current job if they really take me in and earn extra income. Haha.
Well, will explore more and see how.
Watched the Taiwan Idol Series Show 《命中注定 我爱你》 on TV Channel U and this episode is so touching. The female leading actress (Chen Xinyi) is so sweet and generous. I can feel that she likes the male leading actor (Ji Cunxi), but she knows that he deeply love his current girlfriend (Anna) and he only treat Xinyi well due to the responsibility he has to give her. But I can also feel that the he himself has develop a feeling for Xinyi already, but he just don't want to admit it, and he can't let go of Anna.
What touches me is Xinyi never gets angry, even when Cunxi talked about how happy he was with Anna celebrating his birthday every year and all. It's heart-thorning to Xinyi (from her expression) but she never shows it to him and continues to talk to him with a smile.
Even on the day of their birthday, when Cunxi needs to leave her alone to go for the various programmes he arranged for her and look for Anna, I can see from Xinyi's expression she is deeply sad, but she hides all her sorrows and ask him to go ahead and be happy. I understand she wants him to be happy and find his happiness. But it's painful, and I can feel the pain.
Whatever it is, it time to sleep now. Before I end, I have a great phrase to share with all of you that I read from the book that I just bought, and I like the phrase very much.
如果真爱是一种幸福，就算心痛也是幸福
如果真爱是一种享受，就算心累也是享受
如果真爱是一种美丽，就算心碎也是美丽
如果真爱，让你伤怀也让你快乐，让你疯狂也让你心碎
你是否愿意相信：
你的内心，正流滴着幸福的泪......
