Crossroads

Everybody faces crossroads every now and then. Same goes to me. At the age of 12, I chose whether to follow my friends to St.David's High School or some other more renown school in Malacca. Then at the age of 16, I wonder whether should I venture into arts or science stream. At the age of 18, I wonder which University should I go and which course should I major in. Finally at this stage, I am at the crossroad of choosing my career path. Our lives are made up of all kinds of choices, each leading to a different turning. Then these turnings will lead to another turnings with different obstacles, that's how life is.

At this stage of finally managed to pull through all the exams, finally I have finished my degree course! Yes, finally! But now, I am facing the dilemma of which career line to pursue. I am an Accounting grad, I own a full accounting cert; but deep in my heart, I know accounting isn't my cup of tea. One of the main reason was the experience I had during my 6 months of training last year. Everyday, I dragged myself back to work. Day and night I was being terrified by the numbers! Any single unbalanced figures gave me shivers and trembles, and I will be horrified and go super stressed out for the whole day trying to find the missing figures! Even at night, I had nightmares of me being unable to balance up my balance sheet! Oh ya, not to forget the Dr and Cr entries, I never got them right. So, my 6 months of torment flew by and by the end of the day, I told myself firmly that an accountant's life isn't what I want.

Now, I have a full Accounting Degree cert. A lot of people has come to tell me that how fortunate I am to own this cert because it is a professional cert. Hell ya I know! But do they know that to get the cert is tough and to practice it is even tougher? An accountant's life is forever bounded in front of the laptop. We wear glasses so that we can see the figures clearer and our fingers are never leaving our calculators, then our brain is always constantly thinking on how to balance up the figures and to check it with the current tax laws and whatsoever! 9-5 is impossible when it comes to peak periods, you will have to work around the clock! Accountants are very tough people. That's the fact of an Accounting life. No life + constant stress = a lot of gray hair!

But here I am, I know my true self. I am a more outgoing person. I enjoy talking to people, smiling at them and to promote stuffs is my strong point. I like to move around and can't be bound in front of the computer for 8 hours! I knew I had the problem of concentrating when I was training, I had to fidget around just to calm myself down. There and then I enjoy dressing up smartly in my formal and go all out to meet people. There! I'm just this type of a person! Too bad I didn't have noticed it a few years earlier so that I could switch to Marketing and Sales. Yes, honestly I really enjoy doing sales and marketing compare to accounting.

Nobody says accounting is bad, but it's the life that I choose to lead. Now I am at the dilemma of choosing a job which I won't 100% like but the pay will constantly increase; or choosing a job which is a whole new field for me but suits my personality well.

So, I went to talk to my supervisor this morning. He said that's the fact of life. Accountants don't have a life, their life revolves around numbers, working till wee hours and it's a very stressful life indeed. If I were to pursue in this line, I have to face these facts, bear with it and do my best. Then I told him I had another option of being a Sales Rep. He said Medical Rep is a good job, its prospects are good as well and its working time is flexible, the only problem will be, I have to travel a lot.

Then he told me that I have to really think of what I like. He said never waste too much time of doing the things which I know I don't like, he said he didn't like accounting as well and preferred a job with more flexible hours. One thing for sure he said was to ask me to pray to God for guidance. Lastly before I leave, he summed up our discussion by saying," I think you've already quite made up your mind on your job, the Rep sounds very good.". I agreed with him, yes, whenever I hear things of going out and it doesn't have to do with numbers, my heart pumps with joy!

He also said, I have to convince my parents and to give myself a try with this new field. So, I've decided. A Sales Rep I shall be but I will still apply for accounting job, just in case nobody wants me! Lolx~



初恋红豆冰


如果有一天,哪个人问我,“嘿,大马有哪部电影是能够代表你们大马华人文化的?”,我一定会回答他们说;“那当然是看‘初恋红豆冰’啦!!”

昨天,我闲着没事做,便约了Michelle到MBO那儿去看戏。本来就很想看‘出来红豆冰’的我,终于可以梦想实现了!

很多朋友都问我为什么这么喜欢看这部电影,我说是因为一来是首部FULLY华人制作的电影,二来也是因为里边有许多扬名海外的本地歌手与演员参与演出!

虽然是很期待,但我也不敢抱着太高的Expectation去看,免得失望嘛。。。

哪知道!!!那部戏一开始,我和我朋友便深深地被吸引住了!!!我的天啊!!!戏里边的画面全都好美啊~我想都没想到,原来马来西亚有那么美丽的风景!!!!里边的角色与Settings全都很熟悉,一草一木完完全全地展现出大马一贯迷人的风景!

里边的阿牛演Botak,‘Botak。。Botak'这样叫着,令我回想起以前小时候讥笑别人的时候!'打架鱼’,令我想起以前回婆婆家的时候,看着表哥们比谁的打架鱼强!哈哈,我就这样地深深地爱上这一部戏~

其实不止是我以上所说的那些,还有很多很多的华人文化涌在一起。当中有华人Kopitiam,炒果条,半熟蛋,槟城的周桥,赌坊。。。还有那些像马六甲的百年老屋。。。我简直没想到,原来我每天生活的点点滴滴与生活环境,原来在戏里面,是那么的Unique!

‘打架鱼’穿的木屐,就像我外婆每次穿的那双,红红的,走起路来‘格啦。。。格啦’叫。。。买万字的那些Aunties很像那些平常我在咖啡店见到的那些Aunties,什么东西都可以拿来买字!坐在窗边的那位老AhPek,就像那些每天都无所事事的老人家,去咖啡店叫一杯Kopi就可以和别的老AhPek讲到一天,要不然就坐在那边不知道在想什么!然后Botak每次`收的那些Kopi杯,就想到只有在传统的咖啡店里才找到的Kopi杯,一杯杯乌黑的咖啡,都是得由有经验的泡咖啡师傅所泡出来的。。。功夫一点都不能少!而Botak画画的房间外,就像马六甲古屋看出去的夜晚,静静的。。。听到Cicak的声音。然后在清晨听到的马来人念经的声音。。。傍晚听到卖Indian Roti Uncle 摩多车的声音。。。还有那粽油园。。。令我想起以前陪爸爸去探亲的时候经过的地方。。。一切从前美好的回忆,又被恢复了起来~

戏中有些爱情的故事,虽然很伤心,不过整体来说,是不错了!!!我最喜欢就是到了尾声的时候,有张栋梁和戴佩妮的客串!!!我和Michelle都兴奋的叫了起来!!!看着这部片子,我心里觉得无比的自豪!因为这证明了,我们本地华人是可以拍出好看的电影的!

阿牛!加油!!!期望你下一部的创作!!!

About this blog

Life is like a roller coaster. Fulled of excitement and fear. You have to challenge yourself to face your fears and scream your lungs out when you are at the peak of it! Above all of these, God is the controller. He's the one who's doing things through me. I believe that my plans in life has been planned by him even before I was born. Despite how unreal this may sound, I fully entrust my life into his hands....and pray for the best of it!