Wednesday, June 16, 2010,
10:26 PM
Sharing of Testimony
Good evening to everyone, I will like to share my testimony and experiences for the past 3 months, that God have always been with me throughout all the battles that I have to go through.
All of you may not know this. But I was jobless on the very first session with the Adult Cell Group. In fact that was the last day with that company (I was quite envy with you guys having terrific careers when we did self introduction). I was going through stress with the last job and was not doing well. Out frustration and grief I left that company.
From then until now, there was a lot of things happened and I believe that God have been blessing me throughout.
Before I get into TA Asia Logistics Pte Ltd (which is my current company), I went through a lot of interviews. Frankly speaking, a person like me who do not like uncertainties with take job hunting as a very tedious task. Maybe it is expectations that I had set, the number of interviews was much higher than previously gone through. To the extent I am quite fedup and post up on my blog saying whether I can stop all these interviews and get a new job. Things just happened from there. After I logged off from my blog, my supervisor from this company called me for interview. And after the interview, I was immediately selected. The reason why the manager selected me… Because I am a musician and that he find me special and similar to what he have gone through when he was young (For your information he was once a concert master of SYO). He want to groom me up and see how far I can excel. He knows about my setback in previous company and decided to give me a crash course with all the task in this company (I don’t find myself special than other people, and on the market I feel that I am just a average worker).
One week after I came into this company, I was given a major project. It was an offshore marine crane shipment. This is also my first handling project cargo which I have to deal to Flat Rack and Open Top Container, Lashing and several stuffs that I am not familiar with. After that, next projects was 7 containers of steel pipes for stuffing, which I must be at site coordinating the stuffings with my fellow colleagues working under the sun. And one more was ISO tanks shipment for Petroluem out from Singapore to Phiiippines. All these first times gone through with a lot of people God planted around to guide me through.
Moving on from there, I also handled coordination and issuance of containers for all the ports that my NVOCC section is dealing with and single handedly running the customer service section with my senior have the ease of mind dealing with her Forwarding portion. I have to thank God that whenever trouble stuck, things have always been resolved in a positive note.
My Trade Manager and Assistant operation manager must be God planted. I have never come across someone who is so willing to teach me so much things. They also gave me the opportunities to know people and customers face to face during drinking session organised by Trade Manager (and Thank God I didn’t get drunk and make a fool of myself during these sessions and build connections with these people).
Here is the interesting part. Yesterday I asked into meeting room by my manager. He talked to me with regard with my confirmation. And with that I will be getting a 10% increment from my current salary. Not only that, I will be advanced to become a Sales Executive under mentorship of my sales manager who is someone that have given me a lot of encouragement and with that another increment. They are also planning to set aside the company vehicle for me during the office hours to facilitate my work which a lot of company will not do. All expenses with the vehicle claimable from my company.
On the whole I can say that it is like a dream. Frankly I think I am only person that have advanced so fast in the company. Yes I maybe hardworking, I can be diligent, but I believe without God presence and blessing to me, nothing would have been possible. I thank God for providing me great friends, allowing me to continue making good music and now great working environment that I growing with.
Thank you Jesus!!
Sunday, June 13, 2010,
8:05 PM
Time now is 2000hrs.
I am at home for the whole weekend. Wanted to go back to work actually but decided not to do that because my back hurt very badly. Don't know what happened but I couldn't sit straight without feeling a strain on the rear right side of my back.
Been resting alot. Reading at home. Surfing the net. Wondering about my report that is due on Monday. After thinking about it, I decided not to reveal everything that I am thinking. Maybe just reveal one fifth of it will do. Reason being I don't think that the managers will react positively. Anyway I still have another two more weeks to think whether I want to stay put with this company.
I really don't know how things will work out the next two weeks.
But let see how it goes. Tuesday, May 4, 2010,
10:43 PM
Been a very busy 6 weeks with TA Asia Logistics Pte Ltd.
Had handled three different project shipments and indeed learn alot thing from there.
I know I will learn even more at this company.
Also completed concert performance with NYPAW at Victoria Concert Hall last Saturday. Thanks God that everything is alright. Don't know what is the next thing that I am going to do after that. Supposed to go back to Saturday service from this weekend onward. But I don't feel click with people. Haha.. No common topics, not as successful as all these people, there is very big gap there that is stopping me from going back. Furthermore I am always so tired when come to weekend that I really don't go out at all.
Thinking of what is the next thing that I want to achieve next. Wednesday, March 17, 2010,
6:43 PM
Time now is 1810hrs.
I will like to share a good news. I finally found a job and it is something very similar to my last job scope. So after going for about 20 interviews for either sales or operation task, I finally landed at this company.
The company that I will be working for will be TA Asia Logistics Pte Ltd. It is situated at No.9 Gul Road (somewhere near Tuas area, very near to some shipyard). Initially I was thinking whether it is going to be the same as all the previous interview and that they may ask me to go home and wait for their calls. But this one is different. I met with Ms Tow and Mr Lim and they really start to ask me question on myself, my previous experiences, my hobby and so on. When finally Mr Lim say that he believe that he could mould me to be someone like him to be successful in this line and that he ask me whether I can take the hardship that he is going to throw to me. I don't know why but I think God want me to say I can do it. And there goes I am reporting to them on Monday 22-03-2010.
That is interesting indeed. But furthermore into this issue, I was surprised by something. The last sentence I tweet in Twitter say that
"jameslim060282 Going out again... all these interview is making me crazy.. Can I quickly find one job and stop all these interview?"
The previous outing I never talk like that before. But God seem that to be working my life.
Similar thing happened. I was telling Colin (my friend who is the band instructor) that if I have to take the school, I seriously need a night job to supplement my income and next thing CTS and Fairprice came up and offered my night shift position that I can earn quite well (but after some serious consideration, I think I should just take up the day job and expand my knowledge in shipping and logistics.)
I can only say Praise The Lord and I will be sharing this testimony at tomorrow Cell Group Meeting.
At the same time, I pray to God that I will be able, in His Name, to do well in this new job and that I can be one of the pillar in this shipping and logistics industry and that He shall be my guardian into this new environment and teach me how to get things done. Oh Lord, please be there for me. ,
6:16 PM
12-03-2010
Time now is 1330hrs. I am currently sitting at Bukit Pajang Plaza now. In another 40 minutes time I will be making my way to Teck Whye Secondary School whereby my task today is to build confident for the trumpet section ad hoping that I can make them better and sensitive on details in music.
This morning had been a busy one for me. Went to two places for interviews. One of which is at Lower Delta Road. I interviewed for Sales Executive and I think I have a high chance that I will get this job. (Keeping my finger crossed for it) After that I went Recruit Express Office at Ngee Ann City whereby one of guy told me that there is two openings suitable for me. (Well gonna wait for their reply again).\
Meanhile I really thinking hard on what I really want. Band instructing? Shipping and Logistics operation aspect, or sales aspect? I know I am flicking minded but it is a chance that I can once again do what I love. Well also have to wait for Colin side whether one of his school decide to get a Co-instructor then I can confirm whether I am going to do that.
Looking at the sky now, Seem that it may be raining in awhile time. The sky is really dark but the sun is shinning so bright and it is very hot outside the shopping mall. Pray that it don’t rain so early (at least let me get into the school first.)
Ok update again later when I am at Orchard.
13-03-2010
Ok I am supposed to update the blog when I reached Orchard but it seem that I didn’t have the time and I was too tired to do so when I got home. Time now is 4.17pm and I currently at Expo, couldn’t log on Wireless@sg, therefore going to record everything onto MS Words first before uploading it on the blog.
I had a great gathering with Kenneth, Justin, Sandy, Wilson, Bryan and Zi Rui yesterday. WE actually fellowship at Xing Wang Taiwan at City Link and after at the esplanade bay. Things are just more interesting with these guys.
Before the fellowship, I was at Teck Whye Secondary School Band (Colin’s Band). My task was in build confident to the trumpet section there. We did the song that I was very familiar which is The Blue Saga. I was able to point out their weakness from there and build them from there. I believe in another 2 more session they be able to do on their own.
Colin also mentioned that his another school might be interested to employ me as their Co instructor. I am very happy that I will be having a new chance to teach again. However, the future in this line seem very uncertain and I am very worried that it may fail and injured myself even more.
This morning I went to Riverwalk and attending the Zone activity for Adult and Young Adult people. It is really interesting. I will that further when I am back home and have internet access. Thursday, March 11, 2010,
7:04 PM
Yesterday was too tired to update my blog. There was supposed to be a part two but I really can't open my eye to update anything le.
Where were I? Oh I was talking about going to Adult Cellgroup. Yeah I also meet them on Saturday Service. Just know some of them and after that went off with S33 for our last fellowship as cellgroup members.
Saturday was also the day CNLWE had the performance. It is actually a church dedication performance for the church new building. The performance was alright. We played The Curtain Up! by Alfred Reed, The Amazing Grace by Frank Ticheli and so on. The only part I felt uncomfortable was the pledge for the dedication of the building to God. As most of the band members do not belong to the church itself, I guess more or less people felt that we shouldn't committed to the pledge. So am I. (Hey I belong to CHC therefore if there is such a pledge I will save it until we are in Suntec next year March). Therefore the whole group of us just kept quiet through the pledge taking.
On Saturday we have also been told that the upcoming building for CHC. It is actually at Suntec Conventional Centre. I was like wow... How come Suntec City? Pastor Kong make known that the church is now co owner of that real estate.
Monday to Thursday was another round of interviewing.
Finding a job nowadays is so difficult. But I am asking myself whether I have set my requirement too high.
Meanwhile Colin is inviting me to Co instruct one of his school. If this really happen, I will have to replan everything again. As Co-instructor I won't earn much, therefore I will need to find other part-time or full time job to compliment my salary.
Well let see how thing goes. Wednesday, March 10, 2010,
5:00 PM
The last update from me was on last thursday. Since then alot of things had happened and I have been busy for awhile. Here come my update.
On 04-03-2010, Zim Logistics finally decided to release me from my current jobs. To be frank, to make me stay in office and do nothing is actually a torture to me. How can I stay there and do nothing? Luckily there is such a thing call internet that at least I still can tweet and update facebook.
As for the bond, the company decided to that I will only paid half of it. So I paid about SGD 1600 for the bond. I still think that it is worth it because it is the knowledge of the course that is more important to me and I did it and in fact quite well.
Went for MJ cellgroup meeting. It is my second time to the cellgroup meeting. They were playing game and after that we have sermons from MJ. Still feel strange in this group because as I don't seem to belong there. Should have ask someone to go with me but I guess no one is available too.
On the same evening, I was also that S33 is going to splits. Although that is something that I am not surprised about, I can't help feel lost about it. I know that I am going to Adult Cellgroup but to where I also don't know. Nevertheless I just told myself to just go with what is supposed to come.
Going out for NYPAW practice now. Update again later.