With Passion

There are many times in life where I felt that there were things that I could not do or accomplish. Simply because I do not measure up to standard, or because people tell me (in a subtle way) that I cannot do it. Most of the times, it was because no one believed that I can do it.

True, I may not be qualified like those hired professionals out there. Neither do I have the skills to execute the task in the simplest way that it is usually done.

But I find that I can do anything despite all the negativity around me, as long as I set my mind and pour out my heart into it.

Passion. As long as I have the passion to do something, I know that I can accomplish anything.

Take my school magazine for instance. Almost everyone did not think that I can edit a school magazine. There was someone that was more qualified than me, so I cannot blame others for making such judgement. But somehow, something went wrong somewhere, and because of misunderstandings and miscommunication, I became the school magazine editor.

Sad circumstances right? But it does not matter.

I was extremely passionate about the magazine. I wanted the magazine to be fresh, something new with a lot of new features that were never thought of before by the previous editors. I learned from their mistakes and learn from the editors from other schools. I basically poured my heart and soul into the magazine right from the very beginning, even before I was made the editor.

The result of my passion?

I would have to say that the magazine turned out to be really nice. It was something that I can be proud of. All those late nights, stressful moments, difficulties in dealing with difficult people and even to communicate with them, frustrating moments at the computer and everywhere else, missing classes just to supervise photoshoots, blood sweat and tears, everything was worth it in the end.

I wanted to do this most of the time, but I had my hair neatly tied up in school so... hehe

I have to admit, I was a perfectionist when it came to dealing with the magazine. Everything had to be in order, everyone in the photos must be decent with their neckties tied and straightened all the way to their necks, designs had to be perfect with not a border too thick or too thin, grammatical errors or typos were not tolerated at all, photos were not blur so that everyone's faces can be seen etc.

Little miss perfectionist

I wanted and accepted nothing but perfection. There was a lot of fuss about the little things, and I bet it drove a lot of people insane, including myself. I can also bet that a lot of people are not happy because I kept insisting and nagging about other things as well.

Because of my passion, I can finally put my name down on the pages and proudly pass it off as SMK Bandar Kuching No.1's school magazine that is just as good as any other school's magazine, or even better. Another point I wanted to prove was that Townians are not just useless gangsters with no brains or talents! Take that suckers!

Anyway, as I was saying, I can do anything as long as I have the passion for it, even though it is my first take in it.

The most recent example I can give is the MKM choir.

I have never been in a choir before, thus I had no clue as to how things are suppose to be. But I was sure of one thing. I knew how I wanted the song to be sung, and that I was determined to make my vision come true.

There was a lot of drama, stress and nonsense that I had to face because of the choir. But I was determined. I had a passion for it. And it really helped that I had an amazing team of people that really pulled through in the final moments :)

I still cannot get enough of saying this, but they were awesome. They made me really proud of them :)


There you have it. I am living proof that if you have the passion to do something, you are able to reach for the stars :)

Most importantly, all credit must go to our Father in Heaven, for it is He who provides us the strength and faith to believe that we can strive in the first place XD

short talk :

Thank you cards and chocolates for all of you! You deserve it, and you are worth every single penny!

It was really refreshing and encouraging to see the smiles on their faces. It made me smile as well. Sincerely and honestly from the bottom of my heart, it made me happy. Honest.

I want to go back to being a blessing to everyone again :)