Blogger’s Block: A Look Back To Pulau Ubin

• By Jimmy Hoffman
• 31 July, 2013
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Day 26

As another day comes to an end here in Singapore I can only think of the phrase “Another day another dollar” or more appropriate in my case “another day more dollars gone”… Adios, Ma’a ElSalama, Shalom, zài jiàn, selamat tinggal… You get the picture!

 

I have applied for 97 jobs since arriving in Singapore. In the beginning it was like a bowl of alphabet soup with my applications for positions such as… CEO, COO, CFO…. What do they mean anyway?  Obviously, my inexistent effort into researching these positions got me no follow ups (well except for 2 automated denial emails [Delta and Amex] and having my account terminated from the website www.regionup.com).  Since then I have slowly lowered my standards to such job titles of Customer Service Executive, Logistics Coordinator, Etc. Still no follow ups.

 

As the days grow longer (another lie… they all stay pretty much the same here) I get more antsy to get back into the workforce!  I even resorted to mounting a metal device with 2 circular tires (bicycle) in my boredom.  Or maybe it was the lack of alcohol consumption. I am not really sure.

 

I know some of you counted me out by this point.  I believe day 26 was even an estimated exit date.  But, as this day comes to an end for me I look into the future and think of the line from the song “Coming Home” by Diddy.  The lines goes “another day another dawn”!  I’m not done yet!.  Day 27 here I come!