Had a morning chat with my mum, about the idea of learning the art of hairdressing. She knows that I have no intentions to move back to SG and she doesn't want me to as well. She is actually defying my dad's idea of succession to his business or even to be an entrepreneur. She was actually toying with the idea of moving to Australia and help me get the PR that I need to seek work here.
Well, she was after all once a hairdresser that won competitions in the national arena in SG and had a cliental base that expands to celebrities from SBC in the 70's and 80's. It was just recently that she became a certified hairdresser in SG, with an ITE cert. I suppose she is at a stage in life that self-fulfillment is necessary. And being a housewife to her was not self-fulfilling. In any case I am very proud of mum.
She knows that her hairdressing certificate will be the passport to getting work in Australia. But I also know that she is not the least keen being associated with Australia now. The Australian lifestyle will bore her to death. Mummy still prefers to be seen in Lei Garden and having the company of her best friends. Haha.
I threw the idea of ME attaining the certificate. I thought that she might be against the idea of me doing that as she already suspects my tendencies. Wanting to learn hairdressing is seriously not the best way to hide who I really am. Oh well, but she was so supportive that she asks for my date of return. And she will be signing me up for the next available test. She has so much confidence in my skills that she thinks it will be easy for me. I have not even passed my Class 3 driving lessons lor! And she thinks I can sit for the test in early December, a total of 8 stages. If I can prove myself worthy to be a hairdresser, I should be able to be certified at the end of 3 months! Hmmm…..
However, my dad was really not for the idea. Sigh……he tried ti dissuade me again after speaking to my mum. He thinks that I would be at a disadvantage if I were to start a career in Australia. He thinks that they are lazy people. Explaining that it is not true, I was not even convinced myself. I reasoned that they are just family oriented. LOLx.
Seeing the way my dad handles his business scares me….he doesn’t seem to have much time to do the things he like. Not even able to travel in leisure much. The business is important to him and he ensures that he is always there to solve problems. I want to be an entrepreneur but at the same time yearn for freedom. I think I should just go with the flow right now and see what the future has installed for me.
Right now, I just want to spend more time with my friends.
*Hint: I wonder if Tim & Brian are willing to be my model. Muahaha
Well, she was after all once a hairdresser that won competitions in the national arena in SG and had a cliental base that expands to celebrities from SBC in the 70's and 80's. It was just recently that she became a certified hairdresser in SG, with an ITE cert. I suppose she is at a stage in life that self-fulfillment is necessary. And being a housewife to her was not self-fulfilling. In any case I am very proud of mum.
She knows that her hairdressing certificate will be the passport to getting work in Australia. But I also know that she is not the least keen being associated with Australia now. The Australian lifestyle will bore her to death. Mummy still prefers to be seen in Lei Garden and having the company of her best friends. Haha.
I threw the idea of ME attaining the certificate. I thought that she might be against the idea of me doing that as she already suspects my tendencies. Wanting to learn hairdressing is seriously not the best way to hide who I really am. Oh well, but she was so supportive that she asks for my date of return. And she will be signing me up for the next available test. She has so much confidence in my skills that she thinks it will be easy for me. I have not even passed my Class 3 driving lessons lor! And she thinks I can sit for the test in early December, a total of 8 stages. If I can prove myself worthy to be a hairdresser, I should be able to be certified at the end of 3 months! Hmmm…..
However, my dad was really not for the idea. Sigh……he tried ti dissuade me again after speaking to my mum. He thinks that I would be at a disadvantage if I were to start a career in Australia. He thinks that they are lazy people. Explaining that it is not true, I was not even convinced myself. I reasoned that they are just family oriented. LOLx.
Seeing the way my dad handles his business scares me….he doesn’t seem to have much time to do the things he like. Not even able to travel in leisure much. The business is important to him and he ensures that he is always there to solve problems. I want to be an entrepreneur but at the same time yearn for freedom. I think I should just go with the flow right now and see what the future has installed for me.
Right now, I just want to spend more time with my friends.
*Hint: I wonder if Tim & Brian are willing to be my model. Muahaha
3 comments:
Did you try to persuade your dad's impression of Australia into thinking otherwise? I'm pretty sure it's not fair to typecast all Australians as being lazy, bearing in mind that Australia today is very different than it was, say 10 years ago. I think if you were to talk to him, and paint him a truer picture of what's going on in Australia, half your battle's won. Let's all remember that until the stereotyping stops, the vicious cycle of xenophobia and discrimination will continue - and this applies both ways.
Well, I have tried. But he doesn't seem to get it. He was not even supportive of my decision to seek an education in Australia in the first place. Actually, I dun really care about what he thinks of Australia. Coz he knows that at the end of the day I will have to do what I really think will benefit me. We will see how things go. In the meantime, just keep swimming.....
Fluttering more like it, from the sounds of what you're doing everyday. Snap out of it man! And by the way, remember to always try and be the bigger person who sees things from a wider perspective. That's why you went overseas for an education. Of course, there are people who would contest that you're just jumping from one well to another. Well, at least this well is many times bigger than the previous one you were in. Make the best out of it. STOP FLUTTERING!
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