Differences

There are differences towards how we think and how we act and what we perceive...

For my father, he sees the people accomplished around him, and himself working harder and harder and not getting as much freedom... He sees it as something he wants to prevent me from... but what he does not see, is what I see...

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Sometimes when you don't listen enough to other people, you forget how much they actually consider and think about when it comes to the future. I know that in my life, a lot more researches must be done... but question me why I work myself like this now...

it's for a future...

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When do I want to retire? I want to retire when I turn 30... I want to be free of worries for money when I am 30... what do I do then? I keep going at difference possibilities to earn money... I try everything before me, and when I find something probable... I give it all I've got...

I know where my future is going, so... Let's move on...

There's no need to talk about "wow, he's younger than me but richer than me"... it's a difference generation...

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The truth is, I've already seen one thing... when my father asked me, am I satisfied with 80,000NTD / Month... I thought to say that I am... because I have a good quality of life with that... because I don't work 24 hours a day if I don't want to... because I can take afternoon walks with my family... and take vacations on the weekends... if that's what I can get with 80,000NTD... it's definitely enough, and definitely better than 120,000NTD and working without end...

I rather have a chance at my dream than to have myself become a slave of money... Money is a tool to make dreams come true, they are a by-product of accomplishing a dream, not the end goal of it... It's just a slightly different way of facing things, but it creates far much more opportunities...

You ask me what I can earn through Teaching Chinese? If you think I can't, then you better think twice...

We've all read Rich Dad, Poor Dad, and we all know what "Assets" are... we want assets, more and more assets... especially the kind that never ends and never dies out... No need for a fancy house, no need for fancy cars, that will come when it will come...

but...

Study Chinese, then I am truely bilingual... Study Linguistics, then I can get into Language Therapy... I can do translation, interpretation, linguistic studies, literature studies, and... the biggest asset of all... writing... I can write freely in two languages, English and Chinese... because that's the requirement to become a truely good teacher...

I think, I've become closer and closer to my goal...

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However, one thing he said was correct...

I need to watch how I handle time... No one can do everything at the same time, and that's exactly what I am doing at the present... over-working myself in a crazy fashion... so definitely a better idea if I do everything in June instead... that's the last phase of the competition, after TiCAmerica... and after I've already gotten familiar with work... and still in time for the October semester in Germany... :P And enough time for me to "study"...

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This weekend will be devoted to planning and scheduling and making sure everything is "in order" and not as messy are they are now~ grrrr

And... take a break, darling~ for your own good... I need 2 sleep more~