Application Letter
Li Shan
Heng Li Shan
Blk XXX Bedok Reservoir Road
#10-XXX Singapore 470XXX
U0706236@nus.edu.sg
5th September 2010

HR Personnel
APEX Safety & Risk Management Consultants Pte Ltd
Blk 3023, Ubi Road 3
#05-05 UbiPlex 1
Singapore 408663
contact@apexsafety.com.sg

To whom it may concern,

I am interested to apply for the position of workplace safety and health officer as referred to the advertisement in JobsDB website. With the emphasis of Apex on providing quality service and good rapport with her clients in projects in fields ranging from petrochemicals to hotels, I believe that this is the area where I can excel in and at the same time line up with my area of interest.

My previous internship experience with Total Petrochemicals Pte Ltd allowed me to establish effective communication skills between vendors as well as to ensure an overall success of two projects that were undertaken by me. The overall experience has helped in the decision for me to venture into the safety, health and environment field where my keen interest lies in. My meticulous nature will be an added advantage to ensure that even the most minor details of safety can be reinforced.

Several academic related and school related projects have shaped me into a team player where I have worked together with the rest to ensure the smooth completion of the various projects. Working under the Breakers’ event as one of the programmers has enhanced my capability in organization and planning, which I believe is useful for the scope of a safety officer.

My previous role in the Engineering Welfare sub-committee as a secretary has also allowed me to display my administrative abilities and put them into use when I had to keep track of the meeting minutes and arrange meetings with the committee members. The participation in other curriculum activities has required me to work on different entities simultaneously under different levels of stress.

Attached is a copy of my resume which covers more details on my qualifications.

I look forward to the further discussion on the job opening with you and will most welcome the opportunity for an interview with you. I will contact you within the next week to confirm that the email and resume has been received as well as to answer any further questions you may have.

Thank you for your kind consideration.

Yours Sincerely,
Heng Li Shan
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Enclosure
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Interpersonal conflicts
Li Shan
I met up with a close friend of mine Cindy recently and she poured out her sorrows to me regarding her recent encounter. Feeling rather lost about how to go about consoling her, I thought I can seek the help of the blogging community here to help me come up with a solution. I thought this might fit into the blogging theme and hence this post. The scenario is depicted below under my narration.

Cindy and Juliet have been good friends since primary school and it was sheer coincidence that they entered the same course in the same local university. It was definitely a piece of good news for the two as it meant buddies unite again. Sure enough, they travel together to school every day and attend the same lectures. Not long after, they found three other friends with common interests and formed their mini camaraderie in school.


And like many other girls, Juliet met her Prince Charming Romeo in school and eventually the two became an item. Naturally Cindy felt happy for her close friend to find someone whom she can rely on. Things were going on smoothly until suddenly one day, Juliet broke up with Romeo over some misunderstandings. With things going on awkwardly, Cindy tried her best to console her good friend so that she can move on normally with her life. Everything seemed to steer towards the road of discovery after some time and Cindy was glad about this.

However, things started to get amiss recently with Juliet acting mysterious and finding excuses to not go home with Cindy. And accidentally, Cindy discovered Juliet has patched things up with Romeo but she does not seem to have any plans to disclose her rekindled relationship. Cindy felt very hurt with this and she was also in a dilemma because she does not know if she should confront Juliet or continue to feign ignorance.

After hearing this story, I would like to pose this question to my fellow blogging mates. What will you do if you were in the shoes of Cindy, and what actions will you take?

Disclaimer: Names of the characters were fictitious to safeguard the interests of concerned parties =)
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