"Whoever says that money is NOT everything, you're WRONG!
Money IS everything. It can indirectly buy happiness, love, friends etc.
Most importantly, it can buy me a chance to go overseas for internship & further studies, eventually landing me a career. In which I will strive to succeed in.
THAT can give me happiness for I will have achieved my dream. After which, I can settle down with my Mr Right & start a family thus providing me love, and the ability to support my parents...."
so what you dont get a chance to go overseas for internship? does not going for overseas internship make you a lousier person in other people's eyes? no. in fact, you go overseas internship you are paying to work there, you dont get any allowance. local internship, you dont need to pay, maybe just transport fees, but at least you get paid and get the feel of hard earned money. yes there is the overseas internship experience of course, that people rarely get the chance to experience. so what? i didnt go overseas for internship. of course who didnt want it? i wanted to go. but i couldnt. because i know i dont have the finance to be able to, and i dont want my parents to feel the pinch.
so what i cant go australia or wherever for further studies. doesnt mean that going for further studies will land you a career that you want. no matter whether you have a degree or not, ultimately it is still the skills that you carry and you yourself have to prove to your future employers that you are capable.
yes it is good that you want to strive to succeed in your future career. im not saying this is bad. its not that easy to get a job you desire that pays well or get a job that your boss treats you well.
i cant go australia or overseas to futher studies. on this point i must blame myself for not working hard enough in my year 1 and 2 to achieve good results. but the past is the past. i can only blame myself for not studying hard enough and pay attention in class. but diploma nowadays is not easy. you have to be both hardworking and smart to achieve 4.0 GPA. unfortunately, many of us, a high percentage of us, are only able to be hardworking. so what if i cant go. i have other alternatives. like psb academy. im not saying it was a good choice not being able to be in the local university. of course i was very upset that i was not able to enter any local university. but do i have a choice now? no.
but God has been very gracious to me and i have gotten myself a full-time job. one that has my interest, a rather good income for a diploma holder, a boss that is really nice to me, and a prof that so far has been nice to me. yes it wont be easy to work full-time and do part time studies, but at least i now know the true value of hard earned money. all those OT, getting unwanted needle jabs, and other minor injuries. the monetary value is so much different of which that your parents give you as allowance. you save every damn cent, you count every damn cent you spend, you try to save, you think of spending as now instead of "everything is a want and buy it", you think twice before buying something and you think "is this a need or a want?". you will try means and ways to purchase something at a discount if you really need it.
of course we also need to enjoy a little, but when we wanna spend on something for relaxation, we will always try to find good "lobangs" or deals to purchase that something.
anyway. not to boast. but i beat 2 girls w degrees and i got this current job. so its not about the paper.
And I know that you cant bring money to heaven. so why so stuck up about it?
I'd rather my children in the future know the importance of money. I dont blame my parents at all for landing the family in this situation where we have to scrimp and save, us children having to chip in to pay for dad's credit card bills, and me having to pay for my own uni education. thats something not every child can do, or even learn at all.
till the day that you are very rich, and suddenly lose all that money. you will know. but its not easy. no one said it was easy.
money cant buy love either. i didnt use money to buy love, neither did he. God didnt use money to buy our hearts. God just needed our Faith. yes i may sometimes like gifts and all, but ultimately, the best thing i could ever get, is to just snuggle and fall asleep in each other's arms, without any parents nagging about being too close and all. thats enough for me.
xoxo
