choices..

when important decisions are to be made, more frequently than not, there'll be two or more important factors to be considered and usually u'll be in a dilemma..

thinking back about the 1st 3 months in AJ, i realised i have so many things i want to study, so many jobs i want to go into..

i want to study physiotherapy and be a physiotherapist in the future but that stupid course is only offered to A level holders.. and the thought of wasting 3 yrs (2 yrs plus 1 yr for waiting of results) deters me.. i'm not so nobel as to postpone my poly education..

i want to go into optometry coz there is a demand for optometrist in s'pore. when i graduate with the diploma, i'll definitely find a job with a higher-starting pay than normal jobs.. and that course is limited to only 28 places in the WHOLE OF SINGAPORE. i'm proud to say that i got in.. SP sent me the registration package but i rejected that offer coz i got into hospitality..

wanting to go into that 2 areas was something that i never thought about until the 1st 3 months time.. i had a chat with my chinese teacher in AJ and she gave me a lot of advice.. although she teaches in JC, she never once belittles pple who go to polytechnics, unlike some others.. she gave me alot of encouragement and support me in making that BIG decision as i was one of the VERY FEW that actually even THOUGHT of going to poly..

thinking abt physiotheraphy, i want to be able to spur pple on, help in making them well again. together with my effort, i hope i can contribute to pple in this small way. from kids to teens to the elderly.. it's a "grand" job to me.. i'll be able to cultivate patience and tolerance there and gain immense satisfaction in my job when the patients recover.. and when those pple feel like giving up, when they are at the edge of hope, i wish i could be there to motivate them to move on, slowly and steadily.. i hope to see the passion pple have for life, their struggle to fight for the right to be "right" again.. i will be abble to talk to patients and learn so much about life that i cant anywhere else.. it's not like i will be able to get such "magical moments" if i work in any other places..

for optometry, i gave up that idea coz i couldnt bear the thought of looking and studying eyes for 3 years, then working around "eyes" in research department in hospitals, or specs shops for my next 30 or so years, den when my eyesight is failing, i need OTHER optometrist to "look" at eyes AGAIN.. it's like a whole lifetime of eyes.. endless and routine.. but i dun mind routine jobs.. so that's not really a problem.. and sometimes, i WONER IF I SHOULD actually regret not taking that course.. my relatives and even friends of theirs made negative remarks about me not GRABBING the chance to study that subject.. they commented that it's stupid of me to give up that GOLDEN opportunity.. but i did. 2 yrs ago.. lolx.. if they really want it, why not ask THEIR children to study that?

but now, i'm happily ocntented in TP, studying hospitality.. i got into this industry when there is a recession and that all i could do is to be optimistic about MY future, looking forward to 3 years time when i get my diploma and my endless job prospect.. at that point in time, all i can do is to trust the leaders of s'pore to make our small island's economy get up after that great fall.. and i'm glad my "instincts" are correct coz it's picking up and i hope it'll peak soon.. lolx..

and hospi is great isnt it? it combines the element that is needed in all industry.. SERVICE.. haha.. okie.. who will actually convince themselves that their course is so lousy that noone wants to go in? lolx.. of course all of us are proud to be part of the course and feel happy about that.. i know i am..

choices.. if i did not take this road 2 years back, i wouldnt hav met so many of my frens and learn so many interesting things that i would not be able to in other courses( as if i am able to learn what they're learning.. :P) haha.. i couldnt be what i am today. and i'm pretty much happy with they way i turn out to be.. :) the future holds something that i dunno.. so there's no use worrying about that.. i am learning to NOT think so much.. "Fang kai" as they always say.. that's my problem.. :) learning, to change, for the better..