A lone lamp post outside my cousin’s apartment taken just after the sunset. I wonder about the composition, whether the bright colours of the sunset capture your attention, or whether the lone lamp post seems jarringly out of place.

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My mind churns a lot at work. These days I’ve been kept busy, doing different things and a lot of times you ask questions about things as you are unfamiliar, and soon everything just starts to fall into place. You start to pick out patterns and you have an idea on how to proceed with a problem. It was the same with my previous job but certain habits kept me from moving on. The new environment (well, it’s not that new anymore) and a different attitude towards work pushed me forward a little more in how I approach things. Heh, I really do believe my previous colleagues will have a different impression of who I am as opposed to those I’m working with now. I would appear more chatty these days, being happy to divulge more information on various topics as well as give an opinion. Previously I’d just nod in agreement I suppose, and there’s not much else you could dig out from me.

Just an observation of the self when I do think about it. They say
people don’t change much, but I believe a person can change if they want to. Maybe fundamentally I’m the same, where the constant is that I’m always seeking to improve myself, so that keeps me on my toes and not quite content or satisfied with what I have achieved (which is very little it seems). Then there is the contradiction to the above, in the sense that I am easily contented with certain things, not really needing to compete or prove to others that I am capable of more. I like to do things at my own pace, and there is never the pressure of never being able to achieve something. I don’t mind moving like a glacier, as long as I know I’m moving and I believe, I will get there sooner or later.