QLC.

yawn~ 1.6k, 8pm-7pm everyday?
you can have it.
i'll save my claws and true power for better deals. (:
anyway, i prefer to sleep till 12 everyday and still be able to earn more than you.

It's been almost a year since ive graduated and im still not able to settle. I've had temp jobs as a waitress and telemarketer, and finally in July 2009 i moved on to what i thought i wanted and gritted my teeth through the next 5 months before deciding that i did not want to sharpen my claws and fight so pathetically hard for that $1.6k per month.

sounds familiar?
read on.


Quarter Life Crisis (QLC) occur shortly after a young person – usually an educated professional enters the "real world". After entering adult life and coming to terms with its responsibilities, some individuals find themselves experiencing career stagnation or extreme insecurity. The individual often realizes the real world is tougher, more competitive and less forgiving than they imagined. Furthermore, the qualifications they have spent so much time and money earning are not likely to prepare them for this disillusionment.


i have no idea what i want to do with my life right now except to take up whatever that brings in money and doesnt distort my values.
i do have a very blurish goal of owning a cafe selling simple pastries and/or cakes, coffee, tea and hot chocolate, and providing my customers a roof to get cosy under away from the hussle and buzzle of life and putting smiles on their faces.

most importantly, food never fails to put a smile on MY face! :D


i'd smile at the thought of this and then it'd fade away immediately when the OS in my head goes, "KA CHING KA CHING?!"

you know i wantcha.
be with me?


other than full time tutoring, ive been taking up some other part time jobs and side lines latey as im dying from the lack of interaction with people (the me-and-my-9-tutees-from-monday-to-sunday life is boring me out) , and i happened to meet people who are earning 20k per month and going into retirement at the age of 35.
perhaps many people envy them, but i dont for i came to realise that money really doesnt drop from the air.

even if you desire simplicity like i do, you gotta work hard for it.
a sad irony i know, but for people like myself who aint born with bronze/silver/golden spoons in our mouths, we dont have much choices.

but sometimes working your ass off doesnt work either.
you need to understand yourself before you jump into anything.

i wanted so badly to take the easy way out and apply for NIE and let the govt feed me but people who knew me well all told me to think twice about it simply because im someone who hates structure and gets bored easily ( as mentioned above).


and if you'd be kind enough to go through the results of a personality test that i did,
do drop me suggestions on where i can head. (:


What Should You Look for In a Job/Career that Matches You Best?


+ Look for a career path with the opportunity to undertake major personal challenges and which will reward you financially in proportion to your effort and your accomplishments. Taking on challenges for the sake of the challenge itself and for the recognition you may receive when you are successful may be a sufficient motivator in some cases.

+ You should try to find a job where there is a combination of being a team player as well as an opportunity to be independent as you would find it both interesting and profitable from time to time to exercise your own initiative.

+ Look for employment that provides you with lots of people contact on a daily basis. A job with a great deal of person to person interaction and public relations opportunities would be ideal for you.

+ Look for employment that has a limited amount of analytical, technical and discovery learning to it. There are other challenges and rewards in the work environment which are more appealing to you. When you discover these, target them as ideal job requirements/opportunities.

What Should You Avoid in Jobs/Careers that Don't Match You?

- Avoid jobs which treat everyone the same, regardless of how much effort they put in or how much they achieve. Non-challenging or repetitious jobs are probably not going to make use of your powerful achievement potential.

- You should avoid a position in which you will always be a minor or relatively unimportant member of a work group. Avoid positions in which the job structure is totally and rigorously controlling of the job holders.

- You should avoid employment that would isolate you from people. A job that lacks social interaction would not be adequately stimulating and rewarding to you.

- Avoid jobs that are particularly detail oriented. Jobs that require you to quickly learn and apply new technologies or vast amounts of new information won't be particularly satisfying.