1st attempt in 2008

Happy 2008!!!!!!!!!

Yes, I know its so outdated already but at least it's still January. Hahaha.

My first attempt of the year in trying to revive my poor blog.....


Occasionally I start thinking to myself, what would my life be if I had chosen another career path..

For example, if I did not take engineering but instead did only commerce. Probably still graduating in finance.

I'm not sure if I'll suffer as a finance graduate because of the low pay and possibly high/low stress, or if I will actually put all my effort into my commerce degree and get into honours (etc) and then not sure what I'm going to be. Analyst in Macquarie Bank? Low level finance consultant for a financial company (mortgage, lending..)?

What would my life be like? Will it be less stressful? Happier? Better? Or will I be constantly complaining because I have so low pay? Will I be contented with life? Would it be easier to let everything go and marry the one you love? LoL.

What if I did secretarial like my friend? Carefree life? Seriously 9-5pm? Lighter work environment? Less expectations? All I gotta do is present myself beautifully so that some rich businessman might set his eyes on me.. Hahaha.

Or what if I did something more feminine instead? Like pharmacist. Or maybe teacher. Something that doesnt require me to push myself in front of a male dominated industry. Something that would not subject me to too much stress/worry if I met expectations or am promoting myself enough for my future career path. Something that is simply a temporary occupation that I can easily give up when I decide to..

I'm not sure about other working women out there. But occasionally I feel tired presenting myself as a professional, chasing goals, chasing deadlines, meeting expectations, being competitive, planning your career.. Over the long run, that is not something I want to do (or maybe I'm just having an energy/motivation breakdown.. hahaha). Sometimes I look at the job of an admin girl, and I think geez, so carefree - I could do that!!

It's easy to get stuck in your current position without making significant progress. Having said that, its also easy to get stuck in your current job and not get promoted. LoL. At the same time, it's also easy to be competitive but appear like a b*tch to everyone else..

Do I enjoy my work so far? Hmm. I have quite enjoyed it. Afterall, my job has brought me places I've never been and put me on flight seatings I would not buy for myself (multiple times!). It's been an enjoyable journey so far, but the lack of work in hand since the return from holidays is killing me.. I would definitely prefer to be busy than to be idle.

I NEED MORE WORK!!!