It’s a new year. New adventures, new beginnings.

Last year was my last year as an undergraduate student. With that done, I am no longer a student, I am now a full-time staff. Which scares me. All I have done so far was be a student. Study for exams, do homework, nothing to really stress about. But things are about to change. I can’t rely on my parents for money anymore…

I am now a full-time employee who entered the big work place. Earning money so that I can enjoy life to its fullest. Recently, I’m asking myself whats next in life? Now that I’m done school whats next? Start a career? Start working? Most people are relaxing or trying to find jobs. What I realized is that I am not a hard-worker. I like to slack off and enjoy my time off. Days where I just sit and no nothing but sleep and eat. Others where I go out with friends and just chill and hang. Since I was a kid I haven’t done a lot of travelling, so I haven’t been to many places around the world. After my recent travels to London, I realized something. I enjoyed travelling. I enjoy seeing new things. Eating new food. I enjoy exploring, getting lost in a new city. Seeing the architure of buildings, cities, streets, transportation. How things are made in different cities.

I want to travel more. I want to explore more. When I think back to my University days, there is ONLY one thing that I regret not doing. Exchange! I remember that when I was in high-school, I wanted to travel. I wanted to pick a school where I can do multiple exchanges around the world. Where I can go to new places, explore new things. But that dream was soon forgotten during my final days of high school. I picked a school which was good for my future. A school with good reputation which can allow me to get a good job. So what is a good job? Is it the stuff that I do? The pay I get? The impact it has on society? For me, a good job is not about the pay. Yes, it would be nice to be earning 100k/year. But I will also be happy if I earn enough money where I can survive. (Enough to pay for rent, bills, eat happy, play happy, buy things). Where I don’t have to worry about money, and live off pay cheque to pay cheque. If I can do that, then I will be happy. But to top it off is the job that I do. Do I get the satisfaction from work? Work is similar to school. In school, you chose courses that interest you. A major which you are passionate about. That is why we kept to it until graduation. Work is the same. We have over 30 years to work. In this time we can change jobs, careers, companies etc. But ideally we have to do work which we love.

I always thought I can separate work from personal but I can’t. Work has a big impact on your life. It puts an emotional toll on you which can’t be forgotten. Which is why you have to find a job which you love doing. That why you don’t have to work for a day in your life. I heard of this expression so many times, but I wonder how many people really enjoy what they are doing? I wonder how many people will still work at their current job if they were given a better job? What is a better job? A job that pays you more? No. I think a better job is a job which you are more interested in. A job where you can excel yourself in the workplace. A place where you think you are making an impact. A place where you don’t dread to go to work on Mondays but looking forward to work. A work that you don’t complain about to when you get home. A work where you are willing to work more just because you just love working. That is what I want to do at work. Where I can meet new people, meet new friends, gain more experience. Not only work experience but life experience. Which is like school. Your school-mates are now your colleagues. You will see them most often. So of course you will get to know them better.

Work where you don’t feel like you are wasting your time and wish you were elsewhere. A job that can make a difference.

I still have a long road ahead of me, a long road to figure out what I want in life. The only thing I can do is to look ahead, and keep on walking….