Vocation vs. Income

In my country, the school year is half over with, and we are taking a break from all the hum-ho of daily homework, research and pop quizzes. The countdown to Christmas has crystallized down to days, when before it was the weeks and the months.

While freshmen, my co-Sophomores, and Juniors are resting back on their couches and beds and enjoying the well-deserved two-week break, I'm sure one or two, or probably thirty, Senior High School students are itching their heads to the point of bleeding. And, no, they are not suffering from a bad case of dandruff. Up until now, many Seniors still do not have an idea as to what course they'll be taking up in college. A select few may have their crosshairs set firmly on a career of their choice already, many are still wandering and looking for a goal on which to set their sights.

The main reason not many fourth-year students have chosen a course to take up yet is the dilemma between vocation and income. In this fast-paced, man-eat-man world, there's no denying that money at least helps make the world go round. Yet this need for money can interfere with ambition.

Case in point? Arguably the most popular course in college nowadays (at least where I live) is Nursing, because of the myriad opportunities abroad that come with the package. But the thing is, not everyone is comfortable with seeing blood everyday nor having to inject a foot-long needle into a frail patient's arm. I actually know someone who was merely forced to take up Nursing by his parents, and if I know anything about cases like those, it was because Nursing brings in the big bucks.

So, it's your take: would you take up a course you love, or a course that would land you a decent job?

Vado Torva

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Guest Bloggers Needed

This blog is gathering dust. Dust we urgently need wiped off the counter. Sometimes, creativity runs at a low, so much so that the blogging world has decided to invent a magnificent way to keep those posts coming: GUEST BLOGGING.

It is a beautiful concept, much like David Letterman, Blogspot style. And this blog you're reading right now is in desperate need of a guest blogger. Do you think you can be that guest blogger we need? You must be:

• a good writer
• witty
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• creative
• willing to do this without any pay

Interested? Email ifyouwerethisguy@rock.com.

Hiatus

Blog traffic hasn't been extraordinary lately.

Wait, what blog traffic?

When before around six people came and visited daily, now, that number has dwindled down to zero. It's my fault - the creative well has run dry recently, and so many things are going on.

So, this blog is taking a hiatus indefinitely. I hope to be able to resume normal posting ASAP.

Thank you for your support.

-Phil


[p.s. greet me a happy bday on the 28th of October!]

Yo' wallet o' yo' phone?

Okay, I'm not going to deny it: one reason why the posts on IYWTG have been coming very slowly is because I rarely get sparks of brilliant ideas to post.

But today, I got a spark. And then, I got another spark just as I was typing this sentence. My last post was very tiring to read, so today I'm going to make it up to you by writing a shorter post.

Before reading this post, put yourself in a female character.

It is the dead of the night, and for some reason you find yourself walking home from work. Street lamps are too ridiculously far apart from each other to constantly light your path, and not a single house light is on.

You keep walking, humming your favorite Beyonce tune to while the time.

Out of the blue a grimy hand grabs you.

"Okay," you think to yourself, "this is it. Some wacko unwanted element of society has chosen me as prey."

"Okay," says the hobo, "I'm gonna go easy on 'ya. Now I'd nomally rob 'ya of everythang you got in there, but I'm gonna letcha choose."

Wow, you murmur in your head. This is a relatively kind unwanted element of society!

"Do ya want me to rob yo' wallet o' yo' phone?" the snatcher asks.

You're lucky. You're not getting stabbed, plus the evil dude is only going to take one thing from you, and he's letting you decide what you're going to give him. Take note, though, that you've noticed he has a knife tucked into his shorts. Do you give your wallet or your mobile phone?