I am excited to report that now I commence a new beginning in the subject of my career. Though I love being an academician...I love dealing with the antics of the students under my wings and guiding them treating them more like my younger brothers and sisters, watching them acquire the greater good of knowledge is just a feeling and experience that no one can give you...I remember why I wanted to be the educator that I was...and it was because this is the most noble career that I know of. I don't care what others thought of me...and I simply cannot believe how people undermine us teachers...you cannot believe the remarks some people throw at me when I tell them that I am a lecturer...some of these "makciks" would just respond "Wah senangla kerja mengajar aje" (Wah, teaching is so easy") "tak ada la pressure sangat mengajar ni" (No pressure comes with the job), "tak letih la mengajar, banyak masa free" (Flexible hours therefore you don't get tired from working)...There were times when I would say "Screw you!" I hate it when they think that teaching is the easiest job in the world and to some, they even think that teaching is just for those who cannot accept pressures.....Yes, the hours are flexible..but there are pressures believe me!alot of frustration especially when there are students who don't get what you are trying to convey, those that are simply ignorant to you demands, those who thinks that they are all that like their mummies and daddies own the joint....so many kinds of presonalities and behavior...that is just in the classroom...in the office..so many administrative work to abide to..so many demands to fulfill.
But God is the Almighty. He had opened opportunities for me before now and then..but I never thought that He would now..especially due to reasons that I am ashamed to disclose. I seem to have it all and for Him to give me this at a time when I really don't deserve it....Time and again He reminds me of His presence and InsyaAllah there have not been a moment that I forget of Him though I am not perfect, I will strive my hardest to fulfill all that He asks...
Now, I am content in a whole new path career wise. I am now running the International Relations department with a whole new position and reporting straight to "man" himself..our President and CEO. This a whole new feeling being in operations. And so far I am adjusting just fine...at least I think so. We'll see from time to time how things go. I pray for only the best as not just anybody gets to be in the President's office so I definitely don't want to waste this opportunity.
However, sometimes you feel that you need a new challenge. A new drive. A whole new experience and a whole new league. I just came to a point where I was no longer motivated that everything just seemed so "normal" to me. Everything just was not right anymore, I hated to go to work when going to work used to be fun for me because my colleagues were all happy go lucky and our superior was always fighting for us...now it all seemed to be going down in the slumps. Everything now is so rigid, so "don't bend the rules"...consequently the faculty is so quiet and somber. Our new superior hesitate to fight for us and our rights...everybody is encouraged to fill their own performance measures...people started to get competitive, we have leaders bumping heads and leaders thinking that they can get away with murder......It all resulted to me hating being one of the little people...
But God is the Almighty. He had opened opportunities for me before now and then..but I never thought that He would now..especially due to reasons that I am ashamed to disclose. I seem to have it all and for Him to give me this at a time when I really don't deserve it....Time and again He reminds me of His presence and InsyaAllah there have not been a moment that I forget of Him though I am not perfect, I will strive my hardest to fulfill all that He asks...
Now, I am content in a whole new path career wise. I am now running the International Relations department with a whole new position and reporting straight to "man" himself..our President and CEO. This a whole new feeling being in operations. And so far I am adjusting just fine...at least I think so. We'll see from time to time how things go. I pray for only the best as not just anybody gets to be in the President's office so I definitely don't want to waste this opportunity.
