The mentoring/counseling workshop was rather fruitful, at least I wont be so lost when someone comes crying to me about their problems. But I was talking to Anson, a post-grad NTU student, fresh from China and the content of the workshop got me talking about my future.
The thought truly frightens me because I am really NOT looking forward to doing accounts, to gain the expertise and experience before I run my dad's company. Another problem, I probably would not stay in Singapore for long - so how then am i supposed to run the company if I'm not physically here? Wh asked me about my alternative plans - so what do i really really really want to do and it frustrates me to no end because honestly, i have no clue. Not because I'm aimless, but because there are so many things which I want to do. I wish I can sell clothes designed by myself, I wish I can set up a nice pub or cafe or bar or restaurant, I wish I can manage a boutique hotel or a cosy B&B. Sometimes, I also wish I can stay in the academic field forever, but that's out of my league as I'm no longer qualified in history or any other relevant arts major.
So anyway, the "miracle question" (from the PADI approach) I'm supposed to ask myself is --- If I get to wake up tomorrow morning & all my problems would have vanished, what is the miracle that has to happen tonight?
The miracle has to involve my dad accepting the fact that my siblings and I do not have accounting inclinations, and the company is then bought over at a ridiculously high price by kind-hearted relative, which then puts cash into his golden-age retirement fund and I also strike the lottery which gives me capital to start my own ventures.
Now, that will need the combined power of aligned cosmic energies which will only occur once every 10billion years and a casserole of 2kg of 4-leaved clovers. Wish me luck as the workshop conductor didn't tell us what to do it the problem has no realistic solution??? Haha.
Another observation is that accounting gives me a really good grasp on the business side - especially with regards with all the numbers I have to deal when I have to account for all the cash & finances. But its an expensive opportunity cost, because of time & effort put into that Bachelor of Accountancy, I end up having no technical knowledge in the fields which I am more interested in - such as fashion or F&B or hospitality management.
Tsktsk. Even after 3 years of contemplation, I still can't seem to find a wholesome solution to this.
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