SEASON 5 EPISODE 1: A NEW YEAR, A NEW SEASON!

It has been a long while since I last updated this blog. This is because I was going through a period of “wandering in the wilderness”. In my last blog entry, I mentioned that I went for an interview in a law firm – I never got that job.

Since then, I spent the rest of 2008 thinking through life and where the LORD wanted me to be. It was not the best of times because I wanted some form of certainty and a direction.

To “make things worse”, there were developments in my other spheres of life, most notably the desire to be more active in church. But, I could not really commit myself to that if I was to be called back to London!

Despite all this happenings, I made use of the time available to gain some experience as an intern in a large Singapore law firm and on looking back, I believe I was there for a reason: to stand in the gap for the pupils were still away completing the PLC for the months of October and November. I ended my internship on Christmas Eve.

This period of time was not the most exciting of times. There were so many unanswered questions and I wondered how much longer I have to wait until I see the end of the tunnel. It was mentally and emotionally frustrating. But, things took a turn somewhere in November 2008.

It began with one of those ventilating sessions with my parents where I was brought back to revisit the reason for heading to London and in particular, Westminster University to do the LPC. That reason was very specific, to read the Entertainment and Media Law elective.

(For those who know me, you would recall that I wanted to be an entertainment lawyer. Well, I lost that focus as well during this period of “wandering in the wilderness.”)

I gave that some thought and after much reflection, I realised that ultimately, entertainment and media was still my pet area and that spurred me to do the next step: what am I going to do after my internship at this law firm?

Well, at the LORD's appointed time, I did some random surfing on the web at the appointed website and stumbled upon a job as an “in-house legal advisor for a communications agency.” The advertisement was only posted the day before I chanced upon it.

As they dealt with movies and entertainment, I decided to give it shot and submitted my CV to someone whom I thought I knew from past connections.

The next day, this person called me and the first thing he said was: “do you remember me?”J True enough, it was that same person I worked with in a performance 2 to 3 years ago and the rest is history!

I got the job and started in 2009. I give thanks to God for providing and fulfilling the immediate need – gainful employment, the beginning of a career in my desired industry and a direction in life. With this, I can now commit myself to be more active in church and to build relationships with my fellow brothers and sisters. Alas, a new year, a new season!

Thanks be to God!