coincidence or destiny?

i'm beat after a long day.

basically this day was devoted to doing surveys for my consumer behavior project. what we are supposed to do is to find the relationship between self-concept and consumption. while i will not delve into the details here, having worked very hard a day to say anything but work, i do have something to share, as always.

was rushing late so i took a cab. was greeted with a hearty good morning by the taxi uncle. surprisingly, he was a deep man - apparently, he was a director of some company but has since retired, then moved on to driving taxis as a way to pass time.

well, the reasons he gave were interesting. when i got on the taxi, he asked me if i was meeting my girlfriend (cos i wanna go orchard mrt). well i replied with a no, because i dun have a girlfriend now (p.s. some of my friends have been asking me about a particular someone, though) and said i wanted to meet a friend. "women are a pain. so when you have a nagging wife at home and you do not have to do housework... (blah blah)***" i kinda caught the direction he was going.

anyway halfway through he talked to me about his church, and asked me if i had any religion. i'm not going into sensitive areas here, but in general he asked me to drop by his church for more info. i was very appreciative and thanked his kind intentions, as i sensed his genuity.

so i dropped off. when i interviewed some ppl on the street, i came across this sec 3 student who was promoting his church. well, again, i was asked to go to find out more. i'm especially impressed by the way he promoted it; nowadays, kids could already talk so well. even more so when they reach my age.

(project project)

ok so it's time to leave. i was going to the bus stop with my friend cum project mate, and we chatted on the way. when asked where she was going, she replied that she was going to church and guessed what?

she asked me to go too!

i replied that she's the 3rd person to have asked me to go church today. even buy 4D also not so on the spot leh! why arh? anyway, we started chatting on the topic, and of course, asked again to attend church this evening.

however, at this point of time, while i'm open to options and stuff, i'm still thinking hard about what i want to do (about my faith). frankly, i have no idea, having been a free-thinker for so long. but all and all, it was very inspirational (that's why this post is on this blog) and very spiritual. it really set me thinking on the bus trip home. i muz admit that i had never felt this way about a particular faith before.

perhaps its time for change?

in any case, it was a very informative day today. it also was a day for learning, as i experienced first hand on how to approach complete strangers to do surveys. now 1 more item to add to my list: apart from being friendly to flag-sellers (being one before during community service) i also change my attitude towards interviewers on the street. its a tough job! cos everyone damn "chao been" la, the do-not-approach-me-type la. sgporeans so xiong ah!

time to hit the books again even tho super beat. but i guess the day's events will perk me up.

***quoting taxi uncle. i'm not a male chauvinist or sexist alrite! as ppl who know me will know.