People always say, "if you love what you do, it doesnt feel like work". Today i saw with my eyes a very good example of passion.
My brother graduated a while back and yesterday was his convocation. Of course being chinese and kiasu and all, the Cheongs must go take a family photo with the bro bro holding the scroll, wearing the academic dress. The place we went for the studio photo taken is a shop that i always pass by but paid little attention to. Frankly, whenever i walk pass it, i walk super fast, as the shop is old looking, and with many foreign workers inside usually. I always thought it was a printing shop. ==". Im so amazed by my ignorance. I grew up in that area and i passed by the shop everyday after school for 3 years.
So anyways, it was the first time i took photos in a studio! It was rather exciting. Before our turn, the photographer, a lady, was taking passport photos for a toddler. She was so professional, instructing the mother to straighten the child's shirt, and the father to call the child's name to get her attention. She even got a toy to get the child's attention.
When it was our turn, she did the same. Tidying up my bro bro's gown, the cap, teaching him how to hold the scroll, asking him to tilt his head, step frontwards, step backwards, smile, wet his lips, pose like this, knees bent. I thought wow, shes so particular with an individual photo, maybe when its the family's turn, she will be less fussy. But nooooo, she did the same when it was our turn! She fussed over everybody's appearance. The mumma, the daddee, the brobro and me! She will not snap a photo until every finest detail is in place, until everything is perfecto!
It really inspired me to see her work like that. The way she worked gave me a view of how enjoyable a job can be if you have the passion for it. Mind you, she was so determine to make the bro bro pose in a way that she thinks will be nice, even though the bro took a long time to "master" that pose. haha. And throughout the photo shooting session, she was chit chatty, talking to us making us feel comfortable and lightning the mood. And her jokes were quite funny. You guessed it, when we laugh she snapped away. She even made mumma smiled when taking pictures! Kudos to her. ;)
She inspired me to learn and love what im doing.
Someday, when i am lost in whatever i do, i hope i will still remember this lady.
A lady who is so passionate about her job.