A Perculiar Friend at SNEF

I had a temp staff who joined my projects department a few weeks ago & thanks be to God, we manage to strike up a conversation & become friends. I can't remember who made the first move, be nevertheless, what's most important is to be able to make friends & touch lives with the life that God has given me.

Carol is (in my opinion) quite perculiar to me. I still recall that on the first day, I was tasked to brief her on the Open Door Fund which I am in charge of. Throughout my briefing, thoughts were running through my head & I was wondering if this girl was understanding or even taking in what I'm explaining to her about... coz she had this rather blank & disinterested expression on her face. In my averagely short life of 27 years, I had learnt that looks can be deceiving... so I didn't wish to concern myself too much, but she really did give me the impression that she wasn't at all interested in what in the world I was talking about this funding scheme.

Honestly, I can't remember how exactly we started talking... was it because of a work discussion or a casual chat... but over a short time, I learnt that she is a Christian & worships at City Harvest Church (I think its at Expo, if my memory isn't failing me again). Oh yes, she called me 'STM' one day... which stands for 'Short Term Memory'. Nope, I was not offended coz I really did adopt this syndrome ever since I took up this job last year... & of coz, as time goes by in this job, my memory span became shorter. I seriously dunno why, but I guess that I felt better, knowing that I see this syndrome happening among some of my fellow dept colleagues too.

But what is it that is perculiar about her? Well, I guess what stood out the most is that she has a fancy for cars, especially this particular type of car called 'SBR'. Again, I can't remember what type of car it is, but it sounds like a racing type of car. Oh well... job hazard... or maybe I have compartmentalized memory, certain 'drawers' just seemed stuck at times. Well, yeah... although I don't know many friends, but I haven't met any girl who likes racing cars.

She is still pretty balanced out... still a typical girl who likes handsome celebrities like Jay Chou. Ahem, nothing bad about him, I have my personal favourite celebrities too... just that our background is different, so my favourite stars are also different. I'm not so much into singers, but rather movie stars... & my all-time favourite is Sylvester Stallone (much to the un-popularity of most of my peers). This celebrity has come a long while & I admire him for his courage, grit, determination & belief in what he sets himself to do. Wanna find out more? Read his biography online or in my Blog! Its somewhere... last year's entry or something... Hahaha!

Carol is a nice girl & I'm glad to have met this friend. Not many close friends that I have in SNEF & relationships can be sensitive in this company. But I have a few friends... & almost all are girls! I wonder why... coz I'm a new age sensitive guy? Or maybe girls are more relationship-oriented & they try to emphatize more. I can tell from my occasional casual chats with her, that she is also like me, seeking to find meaning & purpose in what we set ourselves to do in our lives. That's a great thing coz there are too many people who chase after things & have pierced themselves with many grieves. I enjoy relating with people who seek to make a difference in the world that we live in. And I am sure that with a willing heart, God can also use this sister in Christ! So excited for her... =)

Oh ya, she picked up this Batman toy (from somewhere, hopefully not ripped from a little toddler's hands, joking!) & we had some moments of nonsense fiddling with this Batman figurine. Poor Batman, I have turned him into a gymnast! Check out the pictures below... =P

Carol will be looking for a new job soon... & although I am sad to see her leave (actually I'm leaving too), I'm glad that she has found another job which pays better, permanent & something that she finds more meaning in doing. That's the most important thing for any individual. It's odd for an Assistant Manager to say this, coz I ought to be trying to pacify her into staying coz its difficult to get temp staff to work for 3-4 months... but I guess I'm not exactly the typical type of manager that works & thrives in the corporate business world. I think she can see that too.

Anyway, I wish her all the best & hope that our paths will cross again... afterall, Singapore is a small country... or should I say, island. Its not about the lame jokes or the Garfield comics that she cuts out for me (though it really is very nice of her to cheer me up during my stressful work day), but rather this girl relates from her heart & I find her a nice person to relate with. She helped me with some of my work when I was away on MC too! Hope I have been a friend to her during this short time as her colleague... =)