Meeting with Professionals
This was my article yesterday. Wonder why it got self-deleted from my blog!
Today, we had our Friday meeting for young professionals again. It was a good time, as many of the people who came had come for previous sessions. We had altogether 8 professionals today (including Karen and Oscar), and all of them have committed themselves to coming back again next Friday, and to set aside Friday evenings for a get-together session of snacks and discussions. Oscar helped me to cook the Szechuan chicken wings today, while Karen helped us with the washing up of some of the plates after the meeting was over. They are both coming again tomorrow to help us with a sex education seminar for our youths, and then on Sunday again to join us for our Sunday morning gatherings. It is quite amazing how busy young professionals can still find time to be committed to something outside of their work! There must be something about what we are doing here in Peru that is giving them a sense of fulfillment that their work cannot give them.
The good thing about meeting up with a group of professionals is that they can all speak English, and there is much less of a cultural gap between professionals in Peru and professionals in Singapore. We now have to plan out a series of discussion themes for our Friday get-togethers.We were all a little tired at the end of everything, but nonetheless somewhat excited about how our professional group is finally beginning to take shape.
This week has been a little bit packed with its highs and lows for us. We had a holiday on Wednesday, and so we enjoyed ourselves with some nice crispy crab-claws and lychee agar-agar. However, Thursday was a nightmare for me, as I had to send out my laptop for repair as it encountered some bugs. Fortunately, none of my data was lost, and I only had to re-install some programs again. As a result of my laptop problems, I had to cancel my lunch appointment on Thursday.I have also been busy trying to confirm my air ticket back to Singapore. It is always a hassle trying to book your flight back. It seems like the most probable route will take me via Los Angeles and Hong Kong.
Today, we had our Friday meeting for young professionals again. It was a good time, as many of the people who came had come for previous sessions. We had altogether 8 professionals today (including Karen and Oscar), and all of them have committed themselves to coming back again next Friday, and to set aside Friday evenings for a get-together session of snacks and discussions. Oscar helped me to cook the Szechuan chicken wings today, while Karen helped us with the washing up of some of the plates after the meeting was over. They are both coming again tomorrow to help us with a sex education seminar for our youths, and then on Sunday again to join us for our Sunday morning gatherings. It is quite amazing how busy young professionals can still find time to be committed to something outside of their work! There must be something about what we are doing here in Peru that is giving them a sense of fulfillment that their work cannot give them.
The good thing about meeting up with a group of professionals is that they can all speak English, and there is much less of a cultural gap between professionals in Peru and professionals in Singapore. We now have to plan out a series of discussion themes for our Friday get-togethers.We were all a little tired at the end of everything, but nonetheless somewhat excited about how our professional group is finally beginning to take shape.
This week has been a little bit packed with its highs and lows for us. We had a holiday on Wednesday, and so we enjoyed ourselves with some nice crispy crab-claws and lychee agar-agar. However, Thursday was a nightmare for me, as I had to send out my laptop for repair as it encountered some bugs. Fortunately, none of my data was lost, and I only had to re-install some programs again. As a result of my laptop problems, I had to cancel my lunch appointment on Thursday.I have also been busy trying to confirm my air ticket back to Singapore. It is always a hassle trying to book your flight back. It seems like the most probable route will take me via Los Angeles and Hong Kong.
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