Paper Chase
If I have ever talked about this topic, then the idea I’ve once presented, is outdated. In the midst of chatting with Jonathan [or better known as Bear to some], this blog entry came about. All the while I’ve been chasing after my dreams of going to University, and earning my precious degree. But somehow or rather, I’ve not been doing things actively to achieve this aim. Sometime ago, I was talking to my CPF ex-colleagues, and some of us lamented that we would never get a salary of more than $2k per month. The year was 2004. I supposed at this point in time, more than half of the 4 of us, has already achieved that mark. With only one of us having a degree. For the few of the normal route-goers, i.e. geting flying colors during adolescent years, and getting into a good junior college, and finally into University, and graduating with a good degree. In that sense, the extra bacon that you get per month in the working world, isn’t exactly hard to achieve. At least you don’t pay more as compared to a private degree, right? So you come out into the working life, armed with a degree. And work life starts from there. If the working life’s good to you, promotion comes to you, and more money come rolling in. If not, at least you’ll be contented with earning at least 2.3k per month, with a certificate [degree, not marriage, dummy!]. For people like me, who dropped out of JC [well not exactly also, because I completed JC with a not-so-desirable A-Level cert], who went to polytechnic and then started working for at least 2 years, getting back into studies, is hard. Make that DAMN HARD. Well, I’m getting a comfortable pay right now [even with ever-rising expensies!], and I don’t see the point in wasting 30k [most of it by loan] to get a piece of paper, and getting $400 more per month that what I’m getting now. Certainly, if I’m the type who aims to be a boss, a supervisor, to be a high-flyer, a degree would certainly help. Especially in the government sectors, which doesn’t promote non-degree holders. But if I’m the type who would forever be a junior executive, then it’s no point being a degree holder, right? :p Ok, now I shall go ahead and aim for a Porsche. :p As what Darling said, I have a lot of wants. :p "u wan lots of things, but mainly u wan to study. or at least, continue studying. but it always tends to be hard for u cos of the extra $ and time u have already spent - sec sch, jc, poly..then u still wan to get car…" People stay alive for their dreams, right? I stay in a job I dislike, because I want to earn money to fulfil my dreams/wants. Others forfeit their dreams, to work in something they dislike, for money. Got difference, OK!
