Me? A Teacher? heh.

i was doing some thinking the other day. about my future. [yes, i think alot] so there i was, lying on my comfy bed, [yes mom! im actually doing something very productive!] and i realised that the prospect of becoming a JC TEACHER is actually quite viable. heh. yes, out of all occupations, a teacher. blah. that has been one profession that i have ruled out of my list, since, since, it actually crossed my mind to think of what i want to be in the future.

teacher? stressed lah!

heh. yeah. stressed right? can i get an answer from all the teachers out there?

well, that was what i observed from most of my teachers. both primary and secondary schools. although i have never been in a mischievious class, i know how it feels like. from the very fact that my teachers would be, unknowingly complaining to me and confiding in me about how they feel after teaching such a class. in primary school, it could be partly due to the fact that i loved to hang around the teachers' room/lounge, helping out whatever i could. heh. it was due to this that i was called a 'teachers' pet'. which i would like to clarify, i am NOT. i just favoured the air-conditioned room rather than the canteen when all the bitching and gossiping happens. never underestimate the workings of young minds. especially now! and in secondary school, well, i naturally got along with them, much better as compared to my peers. there are very much more open to me and we're able to express both our views well and able to accept each other's opinion. that's when you realise that teachers are human beings too. and in an institution where alot more bitching, backstabbing, gossiping and eye-rolling happens among the students, i very much prefer to be able to talk with the teachers in a more mature and dignified manner. well, i guess that was what earned me the reputation once again. *rolls eyes*

so, ever since, i've been trying to look for a profession that will suit well with two of my best qualities - malay studies and communications. so lo and behold, came a whole list of jobs that i was able to do. mostly in the media field and corporate world. which up till now, i have been quite fascinated with, until i decided that i never want to be stuck with a 9 to 5 job routine, stuck to a desk, doing things that will probably bore me to death. and the fact that the media are recruiting too many people nowadays, making it too common. i mean, you dont have to have a degree to be in the media field. so whats the point of studying day and night to end up with such a job right?

sooooo. it struck me. why not be a teacher. not just any teacher. a jc teacher or a lecturer! i dont have to be stuck with little kids which i know i have not much patience with when it comes to teaching, or a bunch of rowdy kids in secondary school who are very much not sure of what they want in life. the idea got more and more interesting. and you need to have a degree to be a teacher. what more a jc teacher or lecturer! i can finally study towards my goal! and the people i will be dealing with would have a higher level of thinking, and i can very much relate to that. even at this age currently!

malay teachers are in quite a demand here now. and gosh, it doesnt matter about the pay. i can finally share my passion of malay with the younger generation! how cool is that?!?! i'll be playing in part in conserving the malay language from being gone from the face of the earth! *suddenly feeling good*

so what about stress, right? its healthy! thats what that keeps me up and running. yes, if you know me, you will perfectly understand that i am very much pressure-driven. the more pressure i put on myself, the better i do. if not, confirmed slacker! and i bet it'll be more stressed competing with all that people who wants to be in the media field. and i think my grandfater [retired teaceher], would be very proud of me. heh. he's been 'promoting' the teacher profession ever since i was in p5, when he saw me making a list of occupations i wanted to be. apparently, he saw that i cancelled 'teacher'!

so i guess i have to take out the correction liquid and erase that line mark that i made against being a teacher!

so in ten years time, you could probably here my student piping this early in the morning.....

Good morning, Miss/Mdm Atikah!