Career Fair

I got so many things on my mind this senior year. I am going to apply for graduate school, sign up for job interviews on campus and elsewhere, GMAT, work and study at the same time. How can I even manage my time to do all of these in one semester? Remember that I have no choice but to complete all of these before my senior year is up. Note that time is ticking and it is of the essence. I cannot mention how important my senior year is going to be.

Remember when you were younger you watch shows/cartoon and tell your parents that that is what you want your career to be. I remember watching Wah Lai Toi shows and tell myself that I want to be a pilot or air steward when I grow up. That of course did not go so well. I know that parents always want the best for their children and say "Kid, you need to dream big, aspire to be a doctor/lawyer/businessman and you will succeed in life." I believe that kids should follow their dreams, luckily I have supportive parents who tell me to follow my dream and do what I want. I get to choose my own career path, alas, I chose Accounting.

Well, in 5 years time, I wished to get my CPA move up the rungs of within an organization and maybe one day be a CEO of a company. Hopefully, that would happen someday but if I can achieve anything higher than a CFO, I would be contented with my life. If I was that talented, I would be probably be:

1) The best soccer player ever. People have stigma over soccer players but look at Messi, Ronaldo etc. They get paid playing soccer. How cool is that!! The best part is they only play 90 minutes 4 times a week and get paid like close to $1million. You get the opportunity to travel, by playing in other leagues like Spain, France, England, Champions League. Imagine donning the colors of your national team by playing in the World Cup. How cool is that!! That my friend is life....Hold on, being a manager of a soccer team can't hurt either. Just compare that with Jose Mourinho...Chelsea manager, Porto manager, Inter Millan and now Real Madrid!!! Ponder this, does footballers play to work or work to play?

2) Doing cool stuff like the commentator of History Channel, I envy the guy in Cities of the Underworld. Maybe his job is tough but you get to experience first hand the hidden underground city that is above you. I would be so impressed with my job as I will be discovering secret pathways in every episode.

3) Another career that I find interesting would be maybe working with animals. Like a zoo trainer or something. Training dolphins to do tricks or dogs would be a fun thing to do don't you think so? Hearing the crowd cheer because you personally trained them would be a satisfying experience. However, in this case, I rather be a volunteer just to be on the safe side.

4) I also feel that being a bartender is a cool job too. deejaying, damn is a much more cooler. Every weekend you get to spin the cd and rock the dancefloor with your music. Or maybe mixing drinks and coming up with your own unique drinks. Think pyschology, you can mix and make drinks according to that person moods or desire. You will be known as the Special Mixer (i know lame....)

5) I really have not come up with the 5th one yet...but I have all other spots filled up for now. I will just leave number 5 for you to come up with yourself. You probably be better off thinking what you want to do.

This song from B.O.B Mars sums up my career path,
"I wanna be a billionaire so freaking bad, buy all the pieces that I never had. I want to be on a cover of Forbes magazine, smiling next to Oprah and the queen. Oh every time I close my eyes, I see my shade in shining eyes, different cities every night, oh yeah, I wanna a billionaire....and the song goes on......!!!!"
Ah, tomorrow is career fair.....