sham

I spend the whole day TRYING to figure out how can I get this application to the side of the blog. But I gave up in the end, this is what I decided to do. =D

Its been a week since 52hrs of LIVE! OPS camp but I'm still having MAYFLOWER hangover.
All thanks to 3 Endeavour! They're simply the best bunch of troopers I've ever met, their enthusiasm, team spirit, team bonding and the kind of energy level and change they shown over the past 3 days in the camp really overwhelm me.

It just reaffirm me why I should coach more than APD-in. The kind of satisfaction and changed you see is totally awesome. 3Endeavour memories will stay with me for life, that is for sure.

I totally can't wait for the booster session! I miss you people 3E !!!

I should disappear...

You might have to wait a long time, sometimes years. But people will show you their good side. Just keep waiting, no matter how long it takes. Everybody has a good side. Just keep waiting, it will come out.

Its too scary, the environment, the words, the action, the behavior and the people.
I want to be safe,
I want to go home.
Let me be...

Hmm...

So much for emphasizing and telling someone we want the best for them, we want them to be happy so that we will be happy. But we often missed out on the secret of happiness.

Perhaps the secret of happiness is the determination to be happy always, rather than wait for outer circumstances to make one =)





So lets just be happy.

Where true happiness comes from? I don't know, but I do know where it isn't to be found. And I do have an inkling where it might be. Let's take a scenario when we go out to buy a new dress/shoes/handphone/computer/clothes/whatever turns you on. You have the money and you buy whatever it is, and it makes you feel incredible/happy/excited/fantastic. Now imagine whoever it was who made/design/created whatever it is you bought. When they made it, where did they fit that feeling in? Perhaps we are the ones that brought that feeling with us.

When we have a crush on somebody, like somebody or fall in love with somebody. It is again incredible. We feel excited, fantastic, happy. We go to meet our new love and when we see them, that feeling spills out in all sorts of direction. We feel amazing because we are with them and they are generating that feeling. Right? Perhaps. In fact, we are the one who brought it all with us. We may look to them to trigger it but even if they go to the other end of the world, we'll still have that feeling and they're nowhere near us.

But no amount of falling in love or buying new stuff is going to keep that feeling going for longer than it takes us to get over it. The secret is knowing how to trigger it without anyone else or anything else being involved.

I don't know. I'm still finding but one thing for sure, it's the one place we'd never think of looking, right inside us.

sham wants to be happy!!! =)

Presenting to you.. the first ever AK Dikir Barat performance
Starring...
From the left: Jace, Alvin, Sham, Dharyl, Azree, Melissa
Front: Ridz

Sometimes we have to just walk away. We all hate to fail, hate to give up, hate to give in, hate to get rejected. We love the challenge of life and want to keep on until whatever we are trying to "win" has been overcome, vanquished, beaten, won. But sometimes it just ain't going to happen and we need to learn to recgonize those moments, learn how to philosophically shrug and walk away with our pride intact and our dignity high.

Sometimes we really want to do something, but to some people it is unrealistic. So instead of knocking ourselves out, cultivate the art of knowing when to walk away and we'll find it a lot less stressful.

If a relationship is coming to its end - ended, instead of playing out long and complicated - and potentially hurtful - end games, learn the art of walking away. If it's dead, leave it. We're not a coward just because we walk away from it - it's here because it is for us, to protect us, to nurture us. This is nothing to do with "them" but all to do with us. If it's dead, don't go digging it up every five minutes to check if there's a pulse. It's dead, walk away.

I'm still learning, letting go and walking away from certain stuffs. It's not bad after all because by doing so, it means I''m exercising control and good decision making powers - I am making my choice rather than letting the emotions, situation take control of me. I believe that is what it means by "E + R = O".

Happy Birthday to my best of friend Mah Xue Er.
You're one god send friend and I will cherish this special friendship we have for the rest of my life.
=)

The Long awaited for... =DD ENJOY!!!

AK made history - First ever female LIVE! OPS

"St Margaret's"

Mind-blasting experience, wonderful bunch of dedicated and passionate platoon mentors that WOW me, fantastic program, understanding teachers' and definitely awesome bunch of participants.

St Margaret's made history in AK history, 1st female school to attend 52 hours LIVE! OPERATION where no other girls school have been there. You've set the bar and the record of doing a total of 11,388 success claps without a word of complain. WELL DONE LADIES!!!

Meanwhile, enjoy the video...

Message from Ridz

Advanced live ops pd and apd : xuer and sham. With really very little guidance and only a general direction to move towards, you guys have steered your own ship like captains of the high seas. Putting in the right amount of flavour, detail, commitment and heart, you have shaped ADV live ops to be the what i will now call the BEST OUTDOOR PROGRAMME in OUTDOOR EDUCATION HISTORY.Yes guys,
you have set the foundations of history just by these 3 days of pure dedication and commitment to the cause. Sham with your ability to think on your feet and dynamic charisma and xueer with your passion for excellence and compassion for the cause

Today the spotlights is not on me, but on these people who have made a difference in my life. Every time when a camp comes, i find myself feeling the weight of adam on my shoulders…but as always at the end of each camp, i can see adam smiling down at me. And its cos you guys made the difference for me. There is the word strong in the dictionary, there is army strong, there is live! strong, but above everything else…there is YOUGUYSSTRONG! you are my strength.

Ladies and gentlemen thank you. and ladies and gentlemen THIS IS MAMBO NO 5!



Thank you Ridz for entrusting  xue er and me to PD/APD that camp. =) I'm sure with my co - apd Xue Er and Preet, the upcoming St Margaret will be another MIND BLASTING camp. Looking forward to...


Ladies and Gentlemen, this is MAMBO NO 5!

awesome
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I never regretted canceling my trip, skipped classes for IAG. The camp was simply too awesome, it's mind-blasting and definitely my learning curve starts to shoot up more than ever. IAG - awesome change of environment, awesome trainers, awesome PD/APD and most importantly a bunch of dedicated, passionate and awesome coaches who gave honest feedbacks.

Expect sham to be back for more public camps because there's more for me to learn, segments like Born-to-win, "hold-paper", Total Truth Process(TTP), 36 hours action plan, swinging log and definitely relationship reveals one lovely and heart warming self.

I'd like to appreciate all the trainers, K zhang & Anhong for giving me this opportunity to coach in IAG, the bunch of passionate coaches, people who came to visit and help me/the camp in one way or another, my cabbing buddies Max and Maryann who waited and called me 28 times just to wake me up. I believe the camp end with a bang and definitely all of us went MAD (Make A Difference). Thank you!

I will as much as possible, apply what I've learnt to my next camp, IAG made me want to coach even more and go MAD. I will put in my 100% and put in my best as "The greatest failure in life is not to participate a 100%".

Till then, all the best and take care people.
 

PS: Lawrence, I'm so proud of you and there's no word that can describe how happy I am to see that you've changed for the past 4 days. I'm so glad that you put  in your 100% and working towards to realize your dream, to be a gymnastic coach. Study hard Lawrence and make your way to O'lvl. Train hard for your upcoming Youth Olympic and thank you for being who you are for you've made a difference in my life.

 

Indeed, my virgin public camp will launch in the next 8 hours.
I've no idea what to expect from the camp, from myself, from the participants, from the fellow coaches and from the PD/APD.
Personally, I felt that it is unfair for me to coach this camp since I didn't sign up, in fact I was "traded"/"swap" over since IAG3 is canceled. 
On top of that, I wasn't inform by the PD/APD personally until like less than a week before? How difficult it is to send an e-mail or sms to inform your coaches even if one is in the midst of exams?

Oh well, I should learn how to look at things from different angle and should understand that by not sms-in/e-mailing, they simply wants to concentrate on their studies, afterall studies still come first? =DD *cross his fingers and wish they did well thou

Virgin camp, brand new people, brand new experience.

Time to open up to new possibilities and be MAD* (Make A Difference)

I'll definitely go in with a open mind, our mind works just like a parachute, it only works when it is open. =D
You must agree with me eh?
=D





 

Ladies and Gentleman,

Sham's in Songs of the Sea and he's playing Li ! So much for going for audition the previous round and got in but have no time for commitment, he won't miss this chance again. He's all out to grab that role and perform in front of 2500 pax! Assessment dates is on 17, 18, 19 dec and it's like some "Singapore Idol" thingy as you'll know if you're in or out on the spot at the end of 3 days assessment.

No worries people cos sham WILL be in for sure. =D 200% confidence... Just you wait and see sham Arhh... Uh... Ahhh... ARH....

 

Meanwhile, wait for my rehearsal clip. =DD

Signing off,
Sham
 

Hello Hello Hello !!!

 

I'm back!

FAQ:

Qn: What took you so long to blog?

Reply: Lazy & some other reasons which I'll disclose soon. =DD

Qn: Don't you have anything to post for the past 5 months or so?

Reply: Yes, but sham forgotten the most important thing... PASSWORD!!!

Qn: So will the readers be expecting a lot more entries from you?

Reply: Yes/No. It all depends on sham ya? =DD

Qn: Before I go, do you have anything to shout out to your fans out there?

Reply: Really appreciate for your(all) care & concern when times are bad, appreciate it from the bottom of my heart. Sham's doing really good now and am really happy, so stay tune! He love you guys !!! =DD

Thank you for your time with us Mr. Shampatrangratsamee Kamakana Driappi Redsmith Tan Yongsheng. Hope to see you soon. Till then, Ladies and Gentleman, Take care and Good Night.



Signing off,
Shammy boy! =D


 

Am looking for jobs online when I came across recruitment of cabin crew from SIA.

Let's take a look at the requirements by SIA for cabin crew.

Requirements

• Singapore or Malaysian citizenship (I'm Singaporean)
• Females who are at least 1.58m; Males who are at least 1.65m in height (Slightly taller, 1.71m)
• Degree/ Diploma (Diploma in Sports & Leisure Management)
OR
At least 2 GCE ‘A’-level credits and 2 'AO’-level credits including General Paper in the GCE ‘A’-level examination
OR
At least 5 GCE ‘O’-level credits including English and working experience
• For Malaysian qualifications at SPM level, at least 5 credits including a minimum grade of B4 in English and working experience is required
• Completed, are exempted from, or are not liable for National Service. Those in the process of completing NS may also apply. (Maybe not now, but I swear I'll apply once ORD)

Preference will be given to candidates who are able to speak foreign languages or are experienced in customer service. Interested applicants graduating by January 2009 may also apply. (Experienced in customer service, but not foreign language - time to take up new language)

Training

Our comprehensive 4 months training program will cover topics such as:

•Product Knowledge including Food & Beverage
•Service Procedures
•Passenger Handling
•Deportment & Grooming
•Language & Communication Skills
•Safety Equipment Procedures
•First Aid

On successful completion of training you will commence flying duties.

Remuneration & Service Benefits

A monthly allowance will be provided during training. Upon graduation, you can look forward to a basic salary and various allowances amounting to about SGD$3,500 a month. In addition, there will be an annual wage supplement of one month’s basic salary and profit-sharing bonus. You will also be entitled to free travel to any Singapore Airlines destination once a year and enjoy discounted travel at other times.


APPLICATION DETAILS

Interested applicants, please download and complete this application form. Please bring the following documents for registration between 9am and 3pm.

· Completed application form
· Passport-sized photograph
· Original(s) of:
a) your birth certificate
b) all educational certificates
c) identity card

According to Selina, rejection rates before JUNE for SIA are higher, it's a trend somehow? So I'll go after June! But that doesn't mean I won't get rejection. No failure, only learning experiences - can always go again next time!

Also, being cabin crew can SAVE LOTS OF MONEY* and allows me to travel almost EVERYWHERE** which is what I'm looking for and definitely their free travel to any Singapore Airlines destination once a year!

Short term goals:
- Graduate with a GPA 3.5
- Silver for NAPFA
- Save up 10k before enlist

Long term goals:
- Best cadet for BMT
- OCS Course in army
- Get a degree in... (still don't know) alternatively
- Cabin crew for SIA after ORD
- Cafe/Pub "THERE" by 27
- Married by 30
- First $$million by 30
- Dream house by 31
- Retire to Universal Studio at 55

I've a friend whom work for SIA cabin crew and she claim that it is a job round the clock cos she'll be called up anytime in the day to replace someone else, 24/7?

* Save lots of money - Provided I'm not spendthrift, If I shop a lot since I'm traveling to different countries,

** Everywhere - No doubt cabin crew is regarded as first-class waiter/waitresses, however, politics will always be around in some organization. SO in this case, flights and schedule will be plan by the senior cabin crew, so the location I will be flying depends on them. So it's all about "sucking-up" agree?

It's a funny old thing but we often fall in love with someone because they are independent, forceful, powerful, in charge, in control and very much out in the world. Then, the second we've captured them, so to speak, we try attempt to change them. We come over jealous if they carry on being as independent; as if being in a relationship with us somehow limits them,  ties them down,  limited choices,  more obligation or even cuts their wings off.

Before we met them, got together, they managed quite well without us. The second we meet them/got together, we start giving them advice, restricting their choices, limiting their vision and dreams, curtailing their freedom. Maybe we need to stand back and give them the freedom to be themselves.

A lot of people say that the magic of their relationship has worn off, that there is no sparkle there any more and that they have grown apart. And then when you look into it a bit more deeply you find two people locked in a symbolic relationship of mistrust, oppression and niggling encroachment. We don't give each other any space at all, let alone space to be ourself.

Maybe it's time to first stand back and see our partner as they were when we first met them. What attracted us? What was so special about them?

Now look at them. What is different? What has gone and what has been replaced? Are they still the same person or did we eroded their space, confidence, independence, vitality? Okay, maybe not, that seems a bit harsh, but unconsciously we do tend to rein them in a bit and they do lose their sparkle.

I'd say most successful relationship have an element, and a big one, of independence. The couple spend time apart to bring something back to the relationship with them. This is healthy. This is good. this is grown-up.


True love does not come by finding the perfect person, but by learning to see an imperfect person perfectly. - Jason Jordan
As always mention, being perfect in a imperfect world makes you imperfect, being imperfect in a imperfect world makes you perfect. Which is you? What do you choose to see?

Falling in love is relatively easy, but staying in love isn't. It requires tenacity and commitment to the relationship. One is not enough, it takes both hands to clap, likewise in a relationship.

P.S. Maybe I need to sit on my hands at times to avoid reining you again - I love you