Fly me to the moon...

Phew! The past week's been busy. I told you in my last post that I knew things were up and coming last week. Well, looks like most of the commotion is over. This week, I am fervently searching for a job. I had a couple of deals a few days back - pretty good ones, in fact. Hard Rock Cafe and Times the Bookshop popped up...

I was quite enthusiastic for the Times job, only thing I missed the interviews. I'm praying there'll be more to come. In the meantime, I hope even more good offers will present themselves to me. I can feel it coming; the energies are shifting soon.

In terms of my personal progress, things have never been better. I feel as though I'm a sponge, absorbing all that I want and all that I need. The angels have been helping me along, haven't you, angels? In fact from the moment I was born until today, they have been helping me along. Pity I didn't acknowledge them earlier. Good thing I have a better understanding of them now. I'm still in the midst of finding out your names, by the way!

Well then, I'll leave you here again. Oh yes, almost forgot, tomorrow's the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival. Full moon, people. Got your lanterns ready?

A transitory week...

Another week has passed and we're already into mid-September. I had a pretty smooth week. It was kind of like a transitory week for me, neither eventful nor boring. I have a strong feeling things will start to pick up once the new week begins.

I actually tried applying for this Duck Tours job that deals with - you guessed right - the tourism industry. The job itself seems quite popular. My cousin tried too and she got called up for an interview. Only thing was they needed someone who could commit for a long period and she couldn't adapt to their schedule because her new term begins in late October. She said she wanted the front desk job but it was already full. She also said that there was the tour guide job and that you have to do your research and stuff. I thought that was quite cool. Imagine having that on your resume...

They haven't called me up, though. Haha, I know it's tempting to doubt that they ever would but I must keep my hopes up. Anyway, the weekend looks set and the new week ahead looks promising. I wonder what else could possibly manifest in the month of September. From what I've learnt, the signs have told me that this would be a significant month. I'll be keeping my eyes open, then...

The Pond

The past week finally completes the end of the 7th Chinese Solar month. It was truly extraordinary in the literary sense. That sense of accomplishment has returned. And what a unique way of closing the month yesterday: I visited the huge pond at the park.

It was in the late afternoon and when I arrived, it wasn't that crowded, which was a good thing. There were some old folks fishing and chatting about the good ol' life. A couple of kids with two women were sitting on a mat on the ground, the kids drawing the scenery with crayons. It was also the 1-week school break, I remembered. All around the perimeter of the pond you could see people jogging, strolling, and just sitting around. I guess I belonged to the latter group, perhaps they too wanted to muse about life, the wonder and humour of it all.

I sat myself down on a wooden bench, looking out over the water. The sun was still bright, its rays reflecting like little diamonds on the surface of the water. Thank God there was this huge tree with its branches over me, giving me shelter. I was amazed at how the branches grew towards the water; somehow the elements of nature really are interdependent with one another, just like how humans should be. Wood is drawn to water because it helps it grow, I thought, and how fitting as the productive cycle of the five elements also describes this.

I had a book with me and I decided to read a few pages of it, wanting to "warm up" with this new environment I hardly experience. Funny, isn't it? I've always read and heard people say that we should make nature a part of our life. I've always known intrinsically that within every person's core is a willingness to be with nature, that we subconsciously know that nature is a natural healer and can nourish the soul. And yet all this while until yesterday I had simply pushed aside the idea of spending time with nature.

Then there was a little commotion on my right when I heard one of the old folks saying in a loud voice, "Wah, 1 Kilo, 1 Kilo!" I knew they were referring to the fish that was pulling hard on the fishing line, only thing when the old man drew back the line and saw what he had caught, it wasn't a fish at all. It was a tortoise, one of many who made the pond their home. It was a first for me, seeing a tortoise grab a bait. But I also knew it was a sign; it's not everyday you get to see a tortoise being fished out of the water.

After reading what I needed to read, I decided to take a stroll around the pond. It looked huge at first, but on second thought, I could see that it would take only minutes to encircle it. I started walking clockwise. Along the way I met people on the other side - sports enthusiasts, more fishermen, and more children. The sun was setting slowing, evening was coming. I took in the view from the other side of the pond, spotting where I had sat earlier. Soon I had completed the circle, and I was back where I started. That was when I decided it was time to leave.

I felt a bit disappointed, to tell you the truth. If I were to tell you why, you'd think I was crazy. You see, the reason why I decided to visit the pond was because I was told to visit it - very subtly, of course. I expected some kind of event to happen, some awakening or drastic change in my thinking, perhaps. Maybe I wasn't supposed to expect that, because after leaving the place I realised that what I had done today was something to be incorporated into my life from now on. In other words, to make nature a part of my routine. I'm still trying to ingest that, and I'm still working out how to incorporate that into my lifestyle. Deep within me, I know the answer is simple enough, and action can be taken very easily. But on the outside, it seems so much harder... Funny, isn't it?

September, the intensified one...

Hello, hello! Hello to one and all! It's a brand new month, a brand new day! September, my favourite month. The 1st of September, sexy. Autumn, yes. Nice, sweet, subtle, demure. Fabulous September...

My job ended yesterday! No more monotony for me! The past month was very fulfilling, I must say. Learnt a lot of things. My skills have improved, haha! Anyway, I wonder what's up and coming this month. You see, September is a very special month, not just in my opinion, but in the study of Numerology as well. Alas, those of you who are skilled in the mystic arts will know what I'm talking about. Let me just put it this way: The energies of the year will always be focused upon September. In other words, the particular energy of any given year - whether personal or universal - will be intensified, emphasized, in the month of September. More accurately, we will feel its particular effects on the 9th, 18th, and 27th of September. These are what we call, "Triple-intensity days". This is just the tip of the iceberg, for those of you who are wondering what the hell am I talking about. "Elemental, Watson, elemental..."

So now, that said, tonight will be no ordinary night. My parents and I are invited to a performance tonight. A choir performance, to be more exact. An anniversary, to be more detailed. Looking forward to that, of course. What a nice way to usher in the new month. I still remember that line from the first book of the Harry Potter series, "Music, a magic beyond all we do here..."

I shall leave you here now. May the new month prosper for all...