I've learnt how to add my own pictures into my own blogs. So will try to put in "interesting" photos for your viewing pleasure.

I did it. I did not go to school today for the band day-camp. Given the "old me", I would have gone to school to see if everything was ok. But I stayed away today. All I did was to message KC to ask if things were ok. I think sometimes you just got to ask yourself this question, "What's the worse case scenario should things go wrong? What would they do if you were not around anymore" And then you will realise that there are too many insignificant things in life, especially in work, that we worry about.

But there's always a danger of falling into the trap of being too complacent. I think I've been to both sides. To be extremely "on the ball" so much so that I stress myself out too much by being too much of a perfectionist, and to be so very "relac on corner" that I absolutely do not do anything extra and beyond and I only did the barest minimum to keep my ass covered.

We were just talking about something like that today. I guess it is indeed difficult to motivate yourself when you are unable to draw any motivation from the environment you work in. But I always believe in this, that ultimately, motivation and conviction comes from yourself, from your heart. We have to hold on to our principles and discharge our duties with responsibility. Take pride in our work. Understand that no matter how insignificant the assignment may seem to you from your "narrowed" perspective of it, we must always take a few steps back and look at the "big picture", the "bird's eye view" of the entire project, and see how your work has contributed to it.

I have so much to say about this but I think I will end here for now.