3rd day... New found perspective...14/05/08

A pair of sunglasses is very useful, especially when you are at the Asian Aerospace. You should get what I mean...

But if you are viewing other people through tinted lenses, it may not necessary be a good thing. In fact, that's the essence of prejudice. Sad to say, I WAS an advocate of that.

Today was the 3rd day of my internship. It had been a fruitful day as compared to the day before. I attended a safety brief today which is called "Take 5". It is supposed to be conducted everyday before the start of work. For one moment, I felt like I was in army attending the mundane falling in during every morning. Anyway, I do respect Keppel's devotion towards a safe working environment.

Tour around the workshop was quite brief, still I must thank Norman. He's like the NTU guy too, very friendly and approachable.

Since I have yet to attend the safety course, I was not allowed to go onboard. Thus, I was assigned to station at the workshop and understudy what the workers are doing. Seriously, I wasn't sure what that meant but I was glad I was tasked to do that.

The 2 Indian workers were very friendly. One of them was really very very helpful. He knew that I was new and was willing to teach me what he knows. Infact, he knows alot of stuff and he is very competent in what he does. I'm seriously impressed. Haha... I never thought I would actually have the chance to interact with a foreign worker on such a personal level; we were discussing on where we hang out during weekends and even marriages... Ya, marriages...

When I asked what they do during weekends, I was shocked. Apparently, they do not have one. I was told that the weekend pay is doubled so many of them choose to stay behind and work. When I probed further like don't they feel tired? Kakar smiled and replied, "We're here to work, not holiday."

HYm... I admire their courage to leave their families abroad to work in a foreign country. I believe it takes more that just courage alone. For that, I salute to them. I guess I have gained a different perspective towards foreign workers.