Gamma Rantings...

•Monday, May 28, 2007•

Would appreciate some comments on this...Thanks...

Dunno what spurred me to write this, but I suppose its after stumbling onto a friend's online (note: way outdated) journal post that I thought of putting this into words. Not to mention most of the friends I have who are at that particular stage in life where everyone has to make that dreaded decision on where they want their path of life to go from here.

I'm lucky. I got through that point early, pondering whether to follow the norm and everyone's expectations and pursue medicine, or follow my passion and take up Vet Science. So, made a win-win deal with my parents...Scholarship=Vet Science, No scholarship=Medicine. But even till now, I still feel like I'm not living up to expectations by not taking up medicine as I was expected to (my entire autograph book is covered with wishes for to be a great doctor...and btw, I was viewed to be the first ever doctor in the entire family...), and taking up Veterinary instead. (Trust me, the day to day comments I get from people, or the pained smiles as they tell me "No, its good, its a good choice" are less than encouraging...)

Still..At least, I discovered what I truly wanted, and am on my way (I hope) towards achieving it.

But things are different with others I know, and somehow, I just feel like ranting over it.

The thing is, everyone is so preoccupied with the material aspects of life, no one actually realises what really matters. Everyone's (ok, most of the older generation anyway) vision of a successful person is someone with a Dr.......MBBS in their name and more money than they'll ever find use for. Is that why so many parents are pushing their kids to do medicine nowadays?

From what I've heard about the horde of students who went for the JPA hospital attachment, most of them actually chose medicine for the oldest reasons in the book: I want to be rich, or My dad is a doctor, or My mom wanted me to do this, or I got 15/16/17 A1s so I wanna do medicine.

I wonder how many of them actually have the genuine passion to become a really good doctor.

Anyway, back to the point. So many of my friends wanna go for something different but falter, be it due to their parents, or their own self esteem, or the seemingly uncertain future of their career path...I guess it IS kinda scary to take the plunge into a career path that you don't know much about, have no role models to follow; I felt the same way about Vet Science. No one I know has ever done it before, and practically throughout my entire life, vets had always been associated with "no future in Malaysia". Taking the plunge into the unknown, one might say.

But then again, it all lies with what you have the passion for.

Passion. I've been trying to give Yen the real defination for that for ages now. The thing is, there's a huge difference between interest and passion yet frankly, I haven't worked out how to distinguish between the two. Sort of like; I really really really like music, but if I were to make a career out of it, I'll probably end up detesting it in the end. I used to love writing, but eversince I became serious about it and started joining competitions, I realised that it took out all the fun in writing. But when it comes to animals, somehow I felt that no matter how pressured life could get, I would still smile through it (I may be wrong, but still...). I don't get it either...Man, can someone comment on this?

But it all comes down to what you want in life. Do you wanna be rich, or live your life as dictated by someone else, or be different from everyone, or is job satisfaction of paramount importance? To me, its sad when someone is forced to do something they never wanted to do just because they felt they had to.

And man, it doesn't help when people tell you that its alright to make your own choice, that its up to you what you wanna do, but when it comes down to it, you KNOW they do not approve at your choice. And when you choose to do what they want, they'll tell you that you chose it yourself. Pah...

Whether you're deciding between marine biology and graphic design, medicine and architecture, engineering and music; its up to you, your passion, your motive in life...Haha...Dare to be different people, and chase your dreams...

Still dunno why I wrote this...TTMS...Anyone going through the same stage? Comments?

On a brighter note...here are some pics, and short stuff on what's been going on so far......

Dong and I, drenched from head to toe and dripping wet after dashing all the way from a meeting in ADP to the main campus in a downpour. Haha...couldn't afford an umbrella, no one to come to our rescue...So, the only alternative was to stuff all the electronic items in my bag and run!!!

Was called back to SPCA on Sunday to give a tour to a big group of visitors. Turns out, they were none other than SJBA themselves!!! Anyway, Dr Pushpa took me to the bungalow nearby where there were a few dogs there for neutering. I got to feed them some medicine...practical training for Vet Science, huh? Lol...and Tesco was there to guard the place! Long time no see...I wondered where that dog had got off too...

Christopher, force-feeding Mr Lai a (Note: wax-coated) biscuit for his birthday. Man, I'm really gonna miss this class...really really a bunch of fun...

It was probably my last day in strings, so couldn't resist SS-ing a little and taking photos. (That's Su Ann, Joanne, and me btw...) Will take more if we really have practice during the hols...

Taylors String Ensemble (or at least part of it) From left: Su Lynn, me, Wan Kimm, Su Ann, Joanne, Rita, and Jo Ann. Below: our captain (and one and only guy), Ho Sheng

Cheers everyone...do comment on the issue above...have a nice day, minasan...

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1 Comments:

a job is a job. if ur a doctor, u still can do charity work for SPCA. you will b an asset for them =D

By tanyang, at May 28, 2007 at 10:17 PM