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  • Breaking Illusions: Insights from My Experience

    Based on this photo, you can guess what had happened?

    Life Update:

    I’ve signed up for a volunteer project filming videos at sea. It’s going to be a challenge, but I’m ready for it.

    Lately, my perspective has shifted after reading Busting Loose from the Money Game by Robert Scheinfeld. His idea that everything is an illusion made my world feel like it was collapsing. It’s completely different from any manifestation or psychology theories I’ve heard, but based on my own experiences, it feels like it could be true. Since it’s free to try, I decided to give his “process” a go. 🤡

    The problem emerged quickly: once I started viewing knowledge and physical things as illusions, I lost interest in a lot of “normal” goals.

    I realized I’m not actually into becoming famous or “successful.” I used to dream of being a successful writer, but that wasn’t my real desire; I just enjoy the act of writing and don’t actually care about the outcome.

    I’ve also lost interest in seeking validation. 🤡 I don’t want to manage others or be managed myself, and I have no desire to change anyone’s opinion. I just don’t care about the “game” anymore, unless I see someone who needs extra help.

    Even if everything is an illusion, I found the things I would still choose to do:

    • Creative Work: Videography, photography, painting, and writing.
    • Production: Creating documentaries and video production.
    • Learning & Health: Reading classics, sports science, exercise, and seeing my physiotherapists.
    • Personal Growth: Traveling, finding a soulmate, moving out, and volunteering.

    Let’s see what happens in the future.Feel free to drop your comments below. 😁

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  • Day 30: Change of directions

    I am back.

    How it feels to find a satisfying job in Hong Kong

    Latest Update:

    • Recovering from wisdom teeth removal surgery
    • Caught a cold
    • Attended three interviews and completed two written tests (one was super long)
    • Met up with a friend
    • Edited a short video

    Although I’m still waiting for feedback from the hiring managers, I’ve realized that reality is forcing me to change my plans.

    Originally, I was mainly targeting community-based organizations. However, some of the recent interview experiences made me reconsider. The first one went okay, even though the written test was quite complicated. But the second and third ones didn’t go well at all.

    Both hiring managers appreciated my skill sets. However, after watching the video I made and edited myself, one of them asked:

    “Do you appreciate yourself for the fact that you survived alone in Laos for six months as the only person in the department?”

    “You have very strong self-learning skills. But will you be bored by admin tasks? Like filling in Excel forms with numbers all day…”

    “No problem,” I replied.

    Towards the end of the interview, she looked at my expected salary and said, “You wrote HK$20,000 (about 2,553 USD). Is this negotiable?”

    When I shared the questions from the third interview with my friend, she couldn’t stop laughing. For example:

    “You are accompanying a group of wheelchair-bound members to a restaurant. If the escalator was out of service that day, what would you do?”

    “I will enter the mall or restaurant from another entrance.”

    “What if they don’t have a second entrance?”

    “Then I’ll just move to another restaurant.”

    Another question was: “If a member complained that someone else ate three shrimps from the basin cuisine, what would you do?”

    My answer: “I would tell them there’s abalone and other more expensive food available.”

    The interviewers burst out laughing. The whole interview felt quite strange. The written test was even more ridiculous — I had to draft a notice informing the center that it would be closed due to urgent electrical maintenance.

    After these experiences, I’ve decided to pause applying for community-based roles for now.

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  • The good side of unemployment

    Returning from Lao, I became unemployed. However, it gave me a chance to take a good rest and reflect on things that happened in my life.

    Three days ago, while watching an episode of A Bit Personal with Jodi Shelton—the interview with Jensen Huang—I suddenly found his words hitting home:

    “I would relive in our day… And the reason for that is because I thought that our 20s was happier than these 20s.. and um… I think everyone deserves some time to be oblivious and not to have… not to wear all of the world’s problems on day one. I just don’t think it is necessary.

    “They’re cynical because they just see too much stuff…”

    Source: Youtube

    What it means to be a GenZ

    For anyone who doesn’t know me: I’m from Hong Kong 🇭🇰, a tiny but intense city.

    Before returning from Laos, I assumed my six-month UN 🇺🇳 experience would open doors here. Reality hit hard—I got zero responses from the job market.

    Seeing the situation, I changed my strategy. reached out on LinkedIn to people in specific roles at target companies, asking for advice or inspiration.

    Messages sent. Zero replies. 🤪

    Change in mindset

    Finally, I understood that I have already done everything I could have done to get a job. Although blaming the environment seemed to be an excuse, the environment and the resources I have really limited my options and opportunities.

    I checked the data: Hong Kong’s youth unemployment rate (ages 15-29) has hovered around 6-11% in recent periods (e.g., around 6.2% overall for 15-29 in 2024, with seasonal fluctuations into 2025-2026 showing similar challenges for young job seekers per Census and Statistics Department reports). Knowing it’s not just me helps me stay calm—the external environment is genuinely tough.

    Knowing it wasn’t my fault, I adopted another mindset: Try my best and let go of my expectation. I felt like worrying about my future and career prospect was too much for me.

    Changes in action

    I will still apply to 1-2 jobs every day, but after that, I would rest and do anything I love. I no longer care about when can I get a job or move out, given that I had saved enough money to survive for at least 2-3 months without a job.

    For the first time in my life, I have the chance to learn how to live with the flow and enjoy my life.

    What changed my mind?

    I finally realized that many things are beyond my control after living and working in Laos for six months. I tried extremely hard to a point that I got sick for many times. Unfortunately, things still didn’t work out. At last, I realized that not everything in life is under my control. 😚

    So, let’s chill and live with the flow.

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