Hello people! How have your holidays been? And more importantly... how has the job hunting been going?
Every holiday, I tell myself that I will find a job, but I always end up procrastinating everyday with excuses like "I need a break after the exams" or "I just want to sleep in". So the days roll by, and my holidays wind to an end without me ever finding a job.... which also usually means that I end up broke the entire holiday! I mean, our allowances really aren't enough for us to get through this immensely "stressful" period in our lives that we call: the boring holidays! I just want to go out with my friends every day, but my rapidly dwindling finances tell me to stay home instead. =______=
So! This time round, I made sure to send out my resume to the few companies that I was interested in working at part time. AAAAAAAND... voila!
Nope, I didn't become a duck. Nor do I drive this funny-looking duck-looking car/boat/whatyoumightcallit.
I'm working at Singapore Hippo & Duck Tours as a Ducktainer!!! That's what they call us (: And basically, what I do is to give live commentary on the tours that take place every day. But more about my job later! First I shall talk about this very adorable machine!
I remember back when I was still in year 1, I was innocently walking along Suntec City's Convention Hall... and just as I was crossing the road, I felt (heard, rather) my life flash before me. I thought I was going to die! Okay, heh, cutting down on the melodrama, what happened was that one of these machines roared to life! Now the sound of the engine was crazy, it almost felt as though I was in the middle of a war scene! And frankly speaking, that's exactly what these ducky machines were built for (: Very interesting amphibian machines built by the Americans that were used during the Vietnam war to travel on BOTH land and water. When my friend told me that, I didn't believe him. Deep down, though, I told myself that I was gonna have to sit on one of these things one day.
Now here's a picture of the same machine in the water:
So when I passed my job interview, I told them that I could start work on the weekend after my last paper. That meant that while my friends were getting into the 'holiday groove' and enjoying the beginning of blissful holidays, I was cooked up at home memorising a 1 hour land script and a 30min river script. Admittedly, it was tough at first, but once I had the gist in my head, it was easy! And I totally have NO REGRETS about working hard just to memorise the script!
Work is truly fun as I get to go onboard these very cute ducks every day, talk to people (indians love that), meet tourists from all over the world every single day, and watch them marvel at my country! I dare you to find a better job than this (: I get rude tourists every now and then, but for every one of them that comes along, there are 10 nice tourists I meet whom appreciate your commentary (and tells you so!), laughs at your jokes, smiles at the monuments, and cheers when you're done. And all of these just make this job so worthwhile. In fact, I tell my friends it's not 'work' that I'm going for every day. I can't bring myself to call it 'work'!
Besides the duck tours, though, I also commentate for river cruises every now and then. The view of the Singapore River at night never fails to take my breath away!
In fact, every time I get home I find that I don't miss my holidays, or the lack of rest from. I don't even look on at my friends in envy. (: I get to do what I love, and earn money whilst doing it. What better way to spend the free time that I do have? And not only that, I get to meet my pals after work and not have to worry about money at all! (;
PS: My usual favourite places for job hunting include the Night Safari, the Zoo, Sentosa, and the like. As you can see, I'm a bit of a touristy person. I love meeting new people every day! So if it's your holidays, my friends, and you're bored at home, and you want to try something exciting and different from the normal conventional jobs, go out there and do yourself something you love!
And if you happen to have loads of free time on your hands and just maybe, you're passing along Suntec City or our beautiful Singapore River when you find this huge ducky vehicle blocking your path, look right up and maybe you'll find me there! Wave and smile alright! I'll be looking out for you too. (:
Alrighty, back to my duck life. Quack! (;
So how's your days been? Let me know in the comments below and happy holidays! (: