In secondary three, i had a passion in the hotel line and i saw myself as a hotelier when i grew up. One that will be wearing suits in a luxurious hotel. One that will be leaving smiles on the satisfied faces of the guest. One that will be enjoying his job so much while interacting with people from diverse background. So this was gonna be my life, i thought.
After i graduated with my diploma. I found myself not wanting to stay in the hospitality industry due to the long service hours and the pay that was 'underpaid'. So i imagined myself to go through my 2 years of NS, get into a private uni with a business degree and maybe you know, work in an office job and slowly slog my way up the corporate ladder. So this was gonna be my life, i thought.
While i was waiting to go into NS, i interacted with countless types of people while i worked customer service at motorola service centre. It was then when i was approached by a few personnel working in the sales industry and they say I'll make some good money if I was part of them. So there I went, yeah maybe I am really cut out for sales, as many others echo the same. So I thought of becoming an insurance/car/property agent that can perhaps earn more than average and complete my part time studies at the same time. So this was gonna be my life, I thought.
I used to question people whom signed on as a regular in the forces. Never really thought how the regimentation and mundane job scope of the forces can appeal to anyone. I was wrong. There were numerous recruitment talks during my BMT, the navy's particularly called out to me. The job appealed to me as I can see the world, earn a slightly above average pay grade, not depend on my family for university fees and at the same time, be forced to keep fit. So after talking to a close friend in BMT, we decided to take a leap of faith into the deep blue waters of the navy. AND THIS, IS MY CURRENT LIFE, nowhere near what I've imagined myself to be like 3 years ago. Also, I used to think I will never ever leave Singapore to pursue my studies overseas, as I find the bonds, friendships and kinship here too difficult to let go. But now, I will be flying over to Tasmania to pursue my studies for 2 years and there's gonna be another important phase of my life that I have never in my dreams, put myself studying overseas. Oh well, I would say this life ain't that bad afterall and I can only hope it keeps moving up :)
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