.. london bridge is falling down..

6 05 2009

well last nite, one of my lecturers when i was in the matriculation college (she’s teaching in uitm penang now) contacted me about an offer given to graduate like i am to work part time in uitm and at the same time doing my masters. i think, it is a good offer. once i get into the system, it’s really easy for me to be in the system forever. but since im bonded with the government, it’s really hard for me to step out of it just like that.

and i’ve been thinking about this since last nite. and i even had a horrible nightmare last nite thinking about what to happen if i take the offer. and it scares me to death thinking about it.

 

1. i wish im not bonded.

2. but i am, apparently.

3. bonded to a 3–4 year contract.

4. and 3–4 year, what does it mean..?

5. who get to decide the duration..?

6. and what if i take the offer?

7. ethically, im being selfish..

8. i’ve used people’s money for my education, yet im escaping myself from serving them back.

9. but i’ll be serving people too.

10. being an educator in a higher learning institution.

11. at the end of the day, im still serving our people, rite??

12. so does it wrong ethically to bridge that contract??

 

i dont know. i dont know. seriously have no idea what to do. i got a few options really.

1. just stick to current position without much fuzz. get absorbed by the system and become like the others. become lose hope with the system, but feel complacent with the situation. well, another lazy ass in the makin.

2. take the offer. bridge the contract.and be happy with it… despite the fact that i have to bear all the consequences that will fall unto me as soon as i decide to take on the offer. get into another system, and put my finger crossed that the system suits me better.

 

but it’s not easy to decide. will i survive the thunders and hurricanes that may come along the way..? and i’ve asked a few people about this, and mostly said that im being ungrateful and i dont think far enuff. for god sake, i just merely asking for opinions so that i cud have broader perspectives of the issue. not that as if i’ve already decided to take on the offer and leave the school today! daaaa… there’s no need to make personal judgement and attack towards me, okeyh coz i dont really need that. and, there’s no need to compare between me or my batch and people in your cohort, for god sake. like “bukan nk katalaa, i rasa batch cohort1 lagi pk panjang”. it’s really unnecessary. it pretty much subjective and when we are comparing with too many people in one comparison, we tend to overgeneralise it. and that’s y i dont think it’s really necessary to voice that kind of remark. it doesnt help much with the issue really. to those i’ve  quoted, jgn amik ati. no heart feelings okie. merely expressing my thought. i know u wont makan hati. kita kan gengobabes, that’s y i love u much.. haha :P

 

but,

the most important question that i have to ask myself, “is that what i really want?”..  im still looking for the answer.

well as for now, im just gonna put it aside as another option that i wud opt to when it’s possible.

 

p/s: no proof reading has been made to this entry. expect some grammatical errors (either alarmining or mild ones) :p


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6 05 2009
anonymous

dont take the 2nd option…. yet (myb next year)

tahun ni UiTM tk bukak scholarship masters for education…
dorg bukk PHD saje.
try 2010, if u r still interested

but, if u wanna chnge bidang slain pndidikan for ur masters… ade ..
but better stick to ur bidang – education/ TESL… snang nk dpt ‘pakar’ or ‘kanan’ if n when u feel u want to teach in IPT nnt…

gudluck with your teaching

6 05 2009
noblemien

farahin anonymous: thanks for the opinion. i think i wanna stick to education. im pretty much interested in taking educational management really, but masters in tesl is still in the list. yea she (the lecturer in my post) said that the opening wud be next year. so she asked me to think about it masak2 before decide on anything. plus, i still think that it’s still to early to take on my masters. i need at least a year of experience. so whatever it is, thanks for the opinion. it’s much appreciated. :)

6 05 2009
ahseng

I feel like you, all the time. However, the amount of money that we need to pay back is no small amount and what can promise you that your other work will pay you enough for you to spend, save and pay back. (note if you do pay back the amount of money, who can say that you are not ethical anymore? You are only unethical if you break the contract and choose to run away and hide)

If I am in your position and place (kampung), I believe a lot of things will run through my head for I will be damn freakin bored and mentally disturbed (due to boredom and the amount of kms away from friends and family) But anyway, since you are given a few extra bucks, I am sure that you will have enough to decide a much better fate for yourself once you are freed from the stranglehold of *cough*prison*cough*. It is going to be a very brutal four years but the reward may be sweet. Are you strong enough, physically and mentally to go through this four years. I, myself do not have the answer to this question. Best of luck in deciding your own fate. I will try to find my answer too. Ciao

6 05 2009
noblemien

ah seng.. : true true. very critical and very thoughtful. im sure it’s gonna be a freaking long 4-year duration. the 4 killing years too. mentally, physically and linguistically too. those extra bucks are not as much as it sounds to be. just enuff to go in and out of this place.. but thanks for the points that u raised. i’ve been thinking about it, and still am.. no answer yet to be found, but im sure someday i will. yeah let’s find the answer. :) gud luck..

6 05 2009
Nas

Lets find a coin, School is the head, the offer is the tail. Flip it?

lol

Anyway, how bout asking god?

6 05 2009
noblemien

nas: will do bro. still a long way to go! plenty of time to decide..

6 05 2009
najibu

the real danger is if you jump out of the frying pan and fell into the fire instead..

man, looks like we’re all thinking of quitting the second we’re free from the contract. i think our education system really leaves a bad taste in our mouth huh? yes, i hate it. hate it. HATE IT.

i’m gonna quite…. once the contract is over

6 05 2009
najibu

the real danger is if you jump out of the frying pan and fell into the fire instead..

man, looks like we’re all thinking of quitting the second we’re free from the contract. i think our education system really leaves a bad taste in our mouth huh? yes, i hate it. hate it. HATE IT.

i’m gonna quit…. once the contract is over

6 05 2009
najibu

uh…terkeluar 2 kali plaks..padam je lah eh..huhu

7 05 2009
ah^kam_koko'

What can make us happy?
I guess we wont know until we lose it…
Meanwhile we keep searching!
=)

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