Comments on: Beyond News Awards

By: ling*

ling* — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 17:56:19 +0000

hi joanne.
just wanted to let u know that ur post really encouraged me.

i just accepted ntu mass comm course and gave up a place in smu business.(which essentially means a loss of big money opportunites in the future)

Was mulling over it for a while, but what u said abt passion fueling the work that we do really put me back into perspective. (: i just know i’ll be enjoying my next 4 years in SCI ahead.

By: Am

Am — Thu, 29 May 2008 20:04:46 +0000

Quote: “So I derive that anyone who is overworked and underpaid must have a reason for accepting this sort of fate.” <– Sometimes that reason is because they don’t think they have any other option, or can’t see themselves doing anything else either out of habit or training.

By: ceneple

ceneple — Mon, 12 May 2008 16:33:51 +0000

you have just evoked “some journalism” in me.
no, i am not a journalist, but i write for fun.
I wish I knew what I was passionate about then.

By: Qing Hui

Qing Hui — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 15:41:19 +0000

I just saw that you wish to have a subscription to National Geographic. You like National Geographic? ;D

By: val

val — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 13:22:10 +0000

Hi Joanne,
Just stumbled upon your blog. Great writing and very interesting entries. Food for thought indeed. : )

By: Kel

Kel — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 17:02:56 +0000

Hi Joanne,
It is aptly interesting that you are sharing these thoughts now, as recently, my wanderlust mind has been weaving in and out of what really makes me tick.

The lack of passion is truly a loss of direction in our life. I think it is so important to be constantly self-aware, in touch with yourself and know what you truly seek, so that when we lose sight along the way, it is passion that will pick us up and refresh us for the journey ahead again.

It is heartening to know that you have found the passion that was lost, or was just simply waiting to be uncovered. And I always believe that it is, like what you said: ‘more about adopting a broader and more constructive perspective that is both enriching for self and inspiring for others’. Because passion is only truly great beyond self.

By: JieHui

JieHui — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 14:03:48 +0000

It seems to me an inevitable fact that university education in general fuels ideals that are many tads too noble, at least during the years in university… haha.

So society’s job when we enter it is to smash and shatter such illusions and force us to find a more balanced view of the meanings behind our aspirations and life in general.

Passion for self-progress. I think you’ve provided alot of us food for thought, Joanne