Alpha and Omega

While talking to Ms Seet over 2 separate conversations a few days back, I've come to realise 2 things.

1) I've been depending on myself too much without considering that God is the alpha and omega of my life. With this whole shift from schooling to working, I can't say I've fully adapted and accepted this new arrangment in life. Many thoughts, emotions and plans have floated in my mind sometimes ending in frustration, some others ending on a more hopeful note. Yet, I've come to realise that all this while, everything was about ME and I've overlooked the fact that I do not live for myself alone and my life is not all for me to dictate.

2) IJ has changed much since we've left. I've always held fast that we NEED former IJ girls to go back there to teach because they are the ones who actually know what the IJ spirit is about and what an IJ girl is supposed to be simply for the fact that they ARE one themselves. Of course, I'm committing an academic suicide by generalising to such an extent. But it's really not just about the scholarly side of things that we are talking about in providing an education. Our Prime Minister himself highlighted that it is also about character building and teaching life skills. And this is where the IJ spirit comes in. How in the blinking world are we going to do that if we keep rejecting Catholics and former IJ girls? I do wish some IJ teacher/person would come shoot me down and tell me that I'm wrong and slam me for being presumptuous, if they can justify it.

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It was really a pleasant surprise seeing you, Ms Koh, last weekend. Wish we could have spent more time together but I'm looking forward to December when both Ms Koh and Ms Siao, oops I mean Ms Xiao, are back :)

After the weekend, it's back to work tomorrow.