i just hate the new trend of," no need study la... thr are other ways of getting rich" and the many short cut routes around
my brother recently just joined a NLM company.
not that he got no moeny. he got lots of money actually.
scholarship from PSA,job which brings starting pay of 3.8K, persoanl instructor at planet fitness.this job fetch him bout 2K and he works only like 4 hrs per week?
so like another salesman... he says the things about his products... put down products of other comapnies," no la.... magnet mattress don't work one, all bluff money."
yest i met up with someone who sells magnet matress part time.
so when he see that i am so young and starting out as a financial planner... he says," why not try my company... also commission based wat, its good to try many many things when you are young, don't waste your time"
6 mths back, i will have tell you," sorry my life evolve round cycling... i just doing a job to sustain my standard of living... not out to be rich."
but i took the beating today... letting him say me until i think i am just like a typical teenager wasting my prime life away clubbing, drinking, chilling out with friends
why?
someone told me recently that ppl see you as wat u are today, your past is of no interest to them.
you may be from RJ, top scorer there, top sportsman... lots of gf... but if today you will to be jobless, flirting ard, still depending on parents for money even when u are married
... in society pt of view... u are a failure living off your parents' riches.
during my army days, when my understudy show me a businesss plan he was in, i was turned off by the ppl thr cos of the words they say," young man, its time to make use of your time."
and mind you, these ppl are round my age, and are that kind who wasted thier teenag life away playing arcade... playing pool singing K BOX... and maybe wanking every other night
i remembered at that time... my blood boil.
1) i hate ppl to think they know me cos no one ever got to 50% of who i am
2) i wanted to say, hello little boy, there are many things i achieve which u can nv smell even when u reach 50
but question now is," so wat?"
so wat if i was a president of a choir from sec sch to jc.
so wat if i can do 2 CCA during Uni and still obtain satisfactory grades
so wat if the amry offer me a scholarship which i rejected
so wat if i obtained more awards and regconition in army than anybody at my age
so wat if i am multi talented
so wat if i progess from one who can't cycle properly to the top few cyclists in singapore
so wat if am able represent singapore?
So wat???
the world see you as who u are today... not wat u are yest.
you may work hard yesterday... but you don't work hard today...you are considered lacklustrd, slack...
you hold a degree... you may earn less than someone who just got 3 O'LVL passes.
simply cos of globalisation.
thr are many many areas which supercedes just a degree alone
an individual may strike a deal with someone who he is comfortable with
the someone does not need to be a rocket scientist.
he just need to have high EQ and ans the person's needs
so for those who are studying now, in my opinion, its good to love wat u are studying. nv study cos you think it will bring you a bright future.
i really admire doctors, lawyers and designers who study cos of the passion.
cos passion is sth which goes a long way.
the love for wat u do is sth money can't buy.
anyway i still cherish the things i did int the past
your past may not be interest to anybody... but it makes up who you are today.
the past is for me to keep heh =)