It has been a long time since I last updated my blog. No time to put a colorful blog with lots of photos yet.. as I had been bothered with stuff relating to the future of my career and my value to the firm and what do they treat me as by sending me to my current CA program AND of coz the issue of whether if the firm has done/provided enough to make the bond that I had signed worth it?

It may / may not be a mistake signing the contract. I muz have found more 'pros' than 'cons' before I willingly signed the contract (although had felt a bit coerced then) but still, it was signed by me w/o anyone pointing a gun at my head and I should honour it unless I buy out.

Came across this meaningful story and would like to share with my fellow secondees who do read my blog and also pple who are feeling down at the moment.

Remember: There is always a silver lining at the other side of the rainbow. Keep your belief and walk the journey as your heart tells you. You will never know until you try. You may be wrong at the time of decision but if you make full use of the opportunities that come along, you will come out of it stronger and better. Trust yourself!

Here's the story....

'Once upon a time, there was a king. The king liked one of his followers very much because he was very wise and always gave very useful advice. Therefore, the king took him along wherever he went. One day, a dog bit the king; his finger was injured and the wound was getting worse. He asked the follower if that was a bad sign.

The follower said:" Good or bad, it's hard to say". In the end, the wound on the finger was too bad that his finger had to be cut. The king asked the follower again if that was a bad sign. Again, the follower gave the same answer: "Good or bad, it's hard to say". The king became very angry and sent the follower to prison.

One day, the king went hunting in the jungle. He got excited when he was on the chase of a deer. Deeper and deeper he went inside the jungle. In the end, he found himself lost in the jungle. To make things worse, he got captured by the native people who lived inside the jungle. They wanted to sacrifice him to their god. But when they noticed that the king had one finger short, they released him immediately as he was not a perfect man anymore and was not suitable for sacrifice.

The king then managed to get back to his palace. And he finally understood the follower's wise quote :"Good or bad, hard to say". If he hadn’t lost one finger, the native people could have killed him. He ordered to release the follower and the king apologized to him. But to the king’s amazement, the follower was not mad at him at all.

Instead, the follower said: "It wasn't a bad thing that you locked me up. Because if the king hadn't locked me up, the king would have brought me along to the jungle. If the natives found that the king was not suitable, they would have used me as their sacrifice to their god."Again, the quote 'Good or bad, hard to say' stands.

The moral of the story:-There is no absolute good or bad for everything that happens in this world. Sometimes good things turned out to be bad things eventually, while bad things become a gain. Whatever good things happen to you, enjoys it, but don't have to hold too tight to it. Treat the good thing as a surprise in your life. Whatever bad things happen to you, you don't have to feel too sad or despair; In the end, it might not be a total bad thing after all. If one can understand this, he or she will find life much easier.'

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Till my next interesting post, stay positive ya! Cheers!