Of career paths and...

I've been meaning to write this for a long time. Take note, it has to do with some sort of grudge and rant.

In 2004, I was one of the 16 short-listed participants in a reality tv programme called Nescafe Kickstart. To my understanding, the show was the first of its kind that matches a group of youngsters with potential mentors to help them achieve their dream jobs. How did I get involved with it? Well, I was unemployed (major cause of depression and desperation) and working on my Master's thesis, and when I saw the ad in the papers, I thought to myself, 'ahhh... What the hell. Just send a submission and see what happens'.

So I sent my submission which says that my dream job is to be a sociolinguist musician. Essentially, I wanted to be a linguist AND a musician. For some reason, the producers of the show found it appealing (or exotic), however, no one understood my dream job. The PR lady for one, assumed that I wanted to be a musician that sings in different languages and reported that in the papers. WTF man. Long story short, my character got trashed around, even by my assigned so-called 'mentor', a guy named P. Moss (I forgot his name, and honestly, I don't give a damn). He was one of the judges of Malaysian Idol - a blatant rip-off and highly uninnovative show.

But guess what bitches? 7 years down the road, and today I AM a sociolinguist, AND I am a certified skating instructor who spends the weekends teaching skating. To top it up a bit, I've also done some photography work (interior designs and animal pictures) for a few companies and establishments. Still working on the musician bit - academia consumes a lot of time and energy. So really, thanks a lot, dear critics. I'm really motivated to be the ubermensch you're not. For one, I'm not sure if you yourself are living life to the fullest. Well, if you are-good on you, but it's not like I care.