Title: Belief about recognition.

Some stuff that I just realized while walking.

In an Asian society such as S’pore, people are taught not to seek for recognition but to let those who see the recognition talk about it, the value of being humble is indeed a very important one, but somehow through the generations, the value seemed to be taught in a manner that seemed self-destructing.

Eg. Conversation between A & B
A: Hey B, how did you get such great results
B: No lah, just pure luck. (Attributes success to luck)

This is a very typical example in the Asian society where we do not accept the recognition and instead attribute the success to non-core reasons such as luck or other people. Somehow, it affect our mindset; it lowers our self-confidence thus making ourselves instead of others not recognizing our achievements.

Reflecting on my growing-up years, I realized that it is this behavior that made me missed the opportunities of taking up positions in classes, ECAs which might result in another “me”; in short, I limit myself to my full potential.

I think what should be done in the future is to put myself on the line, to take up positions that I had not dared to but are definitely within my capability. After all, we our have limited numbers of years to live, so why not make the place a better place if you can.

今天的欠扁边问答题

问： 是谁把肉粽拾起来
答： 祥龙
因为：降龙十八掌 （祥龙拾“肉粽”福建方言）

哈哈 够冷罢