Sitting in my room, staring at the sky at night...I realized that I need to blog about this thing. Do you realized that in your life, you are trying to fit in with everything? Take for example: buying a new shirt, do you just buy the shirt straightaway after you stare at it on the racks? Of course you don't. You go to the dressing room, put it on, flaunt it...and decide whether this dress/shirt/ whatever is the right for you...The reason why I am blogging about this is that I have made 2 important choices that probably change my life..
In BB, I had a group of friends who just moved across the bridge into an all boys school. SSP friends were great but as they mature and transition to BBBS my closest friends changed....I realized that I could no longer sustain to be with this group of friends....I hang out with my SSP friends but slowly but surely I drifted off from this group. Then, Form 4 I finally found my true friends.in 4G. I kinda put the blame game on the egotistic Science students who looked down on Sub-Science students because they consider themselves to be superior. Anyway, being part of 4G made me realized my true friends are just beside me but I was ignorant and didn't pay attention. Being part of 4G was the most happiest moment of my secondary school. Don't get me wrong, I still talked to my SSP friends, just not as much as my 4G gang. The amazing part is that we won the inter-team futsal competition.
Next is probably my choice to study in the United States. Everybody asks me this question, "Why do you want to study in the United States since you did A'Levels?". At first, I thought that maybe I did make a wrong choice. All my A'Levels mates have gone to UK or Australia to pursue their higher education. And me, I chose to study in Ohio, US. To be honest, going to Miami University is the 2nd best decision that I ever make. I love the culture, the people, the environment
(although it could be super-boring at times)and most of all my American, Asian friends. Now, I have to make a choice again. This summer, I interned for KPMG Audit practice. Being kiasu, I followed what the majority of Miami students were doing..going into public accounting. 3 months were hectic. I am not complaining about the long hours of work, or the boring procedures that you need to face. That kind of culture does not fit my personality. I am a people-oriented person..I like dealing with people. I get disgusted when I go up to the Account Manager and he/she shows you the blackest face that you ever see. I am doing my job, and if you are doing your job...why are you complaining about things? Indeed, I get irritated...Working as an Auditor is really stressful...you are being pressured from top and bottom. Your manager is pushing you to approve the financial statements...and your stubborn client is not helping you at all. You get the point...Interning at KPMG made me realized that Public Accounting firms is not the right mix for me. I know it throws away a lot of my career opportunities. But what the heck, If you enjoy doing the things that you do, you will be more passionate about it. That my philosophy....
And there you have it....my biggest choices that affected or will affect my life in the future. Looking at the sky, I can see a star that is glimmering in spite of the dark black sky. That star is my hope...my aspirations..my future.....my passion!!
