career path

December 18, 2006

Career Path

Most of teenagers that graduate from high school are not sure of what course they prefer when they enter college. Some of them are being pushed by their parents to take a course that they don’t really like. Others just go with the trend as what their other friends plan to take. But of course, there are also students who made up their mind of what profession they want to be in. Like me, for example.

Yes, I chose my course when I entered college. My parents did not put a pressure on me on choosing my course and on where I want to study. But I guess the decision I made back then was very different from what decision I would have made right at this moment.

As for me, I am close to graduating but I am still not sure of what career path I want to take. Unlike many students in my school, I am not certain of what I would be right after I graduate. My batchmates are already planning on where to work and what work they want to do. Good for them because I really have a lot of plans on my mind and it seems like my future is still a blur.

When I was in grade school, I wanted to be a dentist. When I entered high school, I wanted to be a newscaster and a writer. And when I was a senior and we started to learn about programming languages, I told myself that I want to be a programmer. That was the reason why I took Bachelor of Science in Computer Science as my course. But right now, it seems like I do not even like it that much.

Being able to solve problems and converting it into a functional program in an instant made me aspire to become a programmer. I was one of the students who always excel in our computer subjects. It seems like a lot of fun and back then, I thought it was easy.

My first two years in college was easy. I have subjects that make my nerve wrack but I was able to handle it. Math became easy to me and I started to like it so much. And during that time, I thought that my future was set to be with computers forever.

Aside from being able to excel in academics, I also joined other extra curricular activities. There was one time when my friend asked me to sing with him. He wanted to join in an acoustic band contest with another friend. He knew I could sing because when he sat with me in one of our classes, I was singing a song from my favorite artist, Nina. We joined the contest but we didn’t really take it seriously. We only practiced for two weeks and we just thought to ourselves that we just wanted to participate. We did not aim for a win.

When the day of the contest came, we were all have butterflies in our stomach. The moment our band was called, my voice was trembling and I knew I was not breathing properly to sing well in our performance. But after about three lines in our first song, I was able to pull it off. What I felt that night was really great and I knew that I really liked to perform in front of an audience. Here I go again, it might annoy you but yeah, I wanted to be a singer.

I also had this passion to join reality shows like America’s Next Top Model, Project Runway, American Idol and Pinoy Dream Academy. I know this would really shock all of my closest friends but I want to see myself in a magazine someday, posing for a brand of clothing whatsoever. And maybe if I was able to learn how to sew clothes, I might as well made clothes for myself and for other people and if not, I want to manage my own boutique. And yes, since I am able to sing, I want to be a singer but in a band because I am not really diva-like.

As of now, it really confuses me if I should take another course after I graduate. I know computers are really essential to me and it feels really good when I finish a functional program. It feels as if you’ve reached the top since not all people can do it. But I knew that I don’t want to see myself working, sitting in a computer all day, balancing Java or Microsoft .NET on my mind.

I want to work and feel like not working at all. I want to have a profession that does not put a pressure on me and does not make me want the day to end at once. I want to work into something that I really love. Writing. Yes, writing.

(made Decemeber 18, 2006 by ME!)