My last project

Finally, it’s all over. My last project, MediaCorp Artiste Recruitment with my current company has ended successfully yesterday. Although it’s just a small project, but I do learned something out if it.

I see that in this modern & high technology era, many have been widely exposed to the IT. I was very surprised when there were many who came calling me saying that they have difficulty to obtain the audition form. Some do not know what email is. They do not have email address, some do not have a computer at home and do not know where to find a solution to get online, some do not have internet access and some that I felt helpless. They do not what is the meaning of 'save' & 'attach' in IT terms. Although I'm quite frustrated with all these, I still taught them step by step guidance to check email and to download the form and to send it back to me. I just hope they too learn something from me.

As I was facing with these problems, I felt pity and sad for these people. How could they be inferior about the most basic of IT? I’m not sure what is their reason for not being exposed. Are they being ignorant or they do not have an opportunity to learn even in our upgraded education system. If that’s the case, we are still living in the dark although our country kept announcing the many improvements had been made. So, are we all progressing together?

During these 2 days of the audition, many were part time models and many with acting experiences. Some turned up for walk-in audition. They all came with big dreams of becoming the next MediaCorp’s star. Those that were not being shortlisted kept asking for second chance to come for audition. I wonder why so many of them long to be in the lime light? They feel that they are different? They get many admirers & becoming popular? The glamour lifestyle will be extraordinary than the ordinary?

I used to like the glamour world when I had my training at 8TV. It needs a lot of courage to be different. The entertainment world to me is all exciting. But somehow down the road, I changed. I feel that being comfortable with myself is also being different. Life can be extraordinary while being categorized by others as ordinary. It depends how I look at it.