asparagus!
i am so afraid right now because i still havent got a clue of what i would want to do in the future. i've got a few on my list but i seriously dont know whether any of them could keep me content/satisfied/HAPPY in the long term. and - although i tell myself not to obsess so much over it - money is also a big issue. in fact, it's a HUGE factor. well, job satisfaction is of course #1, but cant i have both?
i did some researching, or more like reading. i read through a list of occupations on wikipedia, and, unsurprisingly, none of them interested me. but of course, that list was short and incomplete. fueled by the fear of uncertainty and of having to live meagrely on instant noodles and stale bread given out by that soup kitchen near my run-down flat since i have no permanent high-paying job (LOL), i went over to the united states department of labour's bureau of labour statistics and had a look at their occupational outlook handbook, 2008-09 edition.
i have yet to even go past the list of occupations starting with A because this list is seriously loaded... though Anaesthetists did catch my eye. actually, their earnings caught my eye. i was like, whoa! they earned the most in the physicians & surgeons category. of course, this only applies to those with more senior responsibilities and years of experience. but still... crazy! *puts this on personal list without further hesitation regarding the implications of seeing some other surgeon cut open a patient's abdomen, only to witness blood spurting out at a high velocity, releasing hordes of zombie insects (details may vary depending on time, location and environment)
i find this, me trying to make myself interested in the field of anesthetics, very hilarious. what am i thinking?! just because they earn bucket loads of money? gawd, i'm better than that. having said that, i still am imagining myself as an anaesthetist. sigh.
honestly, am i to be blamed? i only want financial security... along with collections of classic cars, leather jackets and vintage sunglasses. or maybe i'm just being very very unrealistic, too off the edge. the life of the rich and famous i have always read about and watched on tv has really gone to my head. it really has... but it's so hard not to want something like what they have. it's so difficult to stop wanting that.
i wonder if they have counselling and therapy specially for people like me, because sign me up!
i have yet to even go past the list of occupations starting with A because this list is seriously loaded... though Anaesthetists did catch my eye. actually, their earnings caught my eye. i was like, whoa! they earned the most in the physicians & surgeons category. of course, this only applies to those with more senior responsibilities and years of experience. but still... crazy! *puts this on personal list without further hesitation regarding the implications of seeing some other surgeon cut open a patient's abdomen, only to witness blood spurting out at a high velocity, releasing hordes of zombie insects (details may vary depending on time, location and environment)
i find this, me trying to make myself interested in the field of anesthetics, very hilarious. what am i thinking?! just because they earn bucket loads of money? gawd, i'm better than that. having said that, i still am imagining myself as an anaesthetist. sigh.
honestly, am i to be blamed? i only want financial security... along with collections of classic cars, leather jackets and vintage sunglasses. or maybe i'm just being very very unrealistic, too off the edge. the life of the rich and famous i have always read about and watched on tv has really gone to my head. it really has... but it's so hard not to want something like what they have. it's so difficult to stop wanting that.
i wonder if they have counselling and therapy specially for people like me, because sign me up!
27 April 2009 at 10:34
i know someone's mom who's an Anaesthetists. said the $$$ is worht it since there's a risk of killing ppl and the law suits.
not to burst ur bubble:P but if they din mention they're allergic to smth or took smth that reacted to it, ur pretty much safe top