sleepy:

pirate:

many well-qualified students have been turned away from medical school. I still remember someone who was literally told that his results were too good, that they did not want all the top students in medicine and would he consider engineering! The majority of those who can afford to go to medical school overseas never came back. The person I mentioned now practises medicine in Hong Kong. It was a longstanding and ridiculous policy error that is only just being fixed.

Gosh, a screw up policy :yikes:

davidbilly:

There is no question, being a lawyer is a prestigious, respected and well-paying profession. But how can you get your kids interested in law?


One of the most important parts of parenthood is teaching your children right from wrong, and eventually being able to make such judgments for themselves. You will soon know if your children have a particular interest in such judgments. A natural progression from this is a career in law or legal services, either as a lawyer, legal secretary or law enforcer.

To inspire your children to consider a career in law, there are many ways that you can stimulate them. It is important not to put too much overt pressure as this can actually be counterproductive, however subtle stimulation of their interest can be positive. For example, by reading books related to legal issues, and encouraging your children to do the same, you can set a positive example. These don’t have to be dry, boring legal books; authors such as John Grisham and Patricia Cornwell make legal dramas into nail-biting thrillers. By providing reading material with exciting characters and plot twists relating to legal matters, you can spark your kids’ interest in law.

ngl2010:

12mum:

Maybe the subject is MT ?

No more MT in university, right?

kylene:

pirate:

[quote=\"kylene\"]Actually we don't have a shortage of drs. We have a shortage of drs in the public sector .


It's hard being a dr in the public sector . The pay is lower , work is harder and the public views you as less competent .

Since the vast majority of Singaporeans use the public hospitals and polyclinics, that's the only sector that matters.

12mum:

ngl2010:

[quote=\"12mum\"]
Yes, I notice there are so many eye clinics with numerous branches. :moneyflies: :moneyflies: :moneyflies: into their pockets.

Which eye clinic is that? I only noticed skin clinic with numerous branches and dental clinic with numerous branches.

ngl2010:

12mum:

Yes, I notice there are so many eye clinics with numerous branches. :moneyflies: :moneyflies: :moneyflies: into their pockets.

Which eye clinic is that? I only noticed skin clinic with numerous branches and dental clinic with numerous branches.

12mum:

Yes, I notice there are so many eye clinics with numerous branches. :moneyflies: :moneyflies: :moneyflies: into their pockets.

ngl2010:

kylene:

Actually we don't have a shortage of drs. We have a shortage of drs in the public sector .

It's hard being a dr in the public sector . The pay is lower , work is harder and the public views you as less competent .

DH ever attended a company training with a polyclinic doctor a few years back. The doctor told the class that every year he failed subject(s) without fail. Since then DH's perception of polyclinic doctor changed.

12mum:

Sun_2010:

[quote=\"janet_lee88\"]There are many doctors...but many have gone private...just look at the directory list of medical centers. I wonder if they can survive with the high rents.

High rents, high permiums for insurance coverage = higher fees
I believe they are not just surviving, they are thriving

ngl2010:

12mum:

Maybe the subject is MT ?

No more MT in university, right?

12mum:

Maybe the subject is MT ?

ngl2010:

kylene:

Actually we don't have a shortage of drs. We have a shortage of drs in the public sector .

It's hard being a dr in the public sector . The pay is lower , work is harder and the public views you as less competent .

DH ever attended a company training with a polyclinic doctor a few years back. The doctor told the class that every year he failed subject(s) without fail. Since then DH's perception of polyclinic doctor changed.

kylene:

Actually we don't have a shortage of drs. We have a shortage of drs in the public sector .

It's hard being a dr in the public sector . The pay is lower , work is harder and the public views you as less competent .

pirate:

kylene:

Actually we don't have a shortage of drs. We have a shortage of drs in the public sector .


It's hard being a dr in the public sector . The pay is lower , work is harder and the public views you as less competent .

Since the vast majority of Singaporeans use the public hospitals and polyclinics, that's the only sector that matters.

Sun_2010:

:salute: Dreamaurora

I would thinkyou had some luck but lots of courage. Glad you did .
All the best to you

That depends on what one's priorities are.
I think anyone who peruses his passion as a hobby , would be living with the question - what if ?

jetsetter:

I love ur can-do attitude. 所谓”行行出状元“。 :ugogirl:

Sun_2010:

janet_lee88:

There are many doctors...but many have gone private...just look at the directory list of medical centers. I wonder if they can survive with the high rents.

High rents, high permiums for insurance coverage = higher fees
I believe they are not just surviving, they are thriving

Dreamaurora:

I am perhaps one of the lucky few ones who managed to defy my parents' career choice for me and persevered to be in the career I am now, a professionally trained pianist. I have shared this before in the Music, Singing, and Dancing sub-forum before, but I am going to re-share this again to give some perspective as someone who actually went against the grain.


My parents have always wanted me to be in the IT industry. They are in the profession (and still is) and have done quite relatively well. So naturally they see me to go into the same industry, either to start my own business or taking over their business. So they groomed me from young to be in this career.

So I started learning piano as a hobby at a 'young' age of 16 back when I was in Polytechnic (my parents didn't really care whether I went to JC or Poly as long as I ended up with a Honors degree in IT in the end), then I realised that music field is really where I wanted to be in. Yup, pretty much one year into piano lesson, I decided that I simply HAD to become a musician. Now I didn't make this decision lightly. I was fully aware of the career choices available to me and the difficulties of acquiring the necessary skills necessary for those career choices. And yes, I knew I was severely disadvantaged as compared to those who started young and had a lot of resources at their disposal. But I knew that I would live forever with regret if I did not make the switch. I went into career knowing that I might just be 'average' and might not actually fulfil my dream of becoming a concert pianist, but I knew I had to try.

Predictably, my parents were incensed at the idea. Several professional musicians I spoke to all discouraged me, saying that I should stick to music as a hobby because I didn't receive the prerequisite training from young. So the starting journey for me was very difficult. My parents would often refuse to give money for lessons, so I often went for months without lessons. Heck, I even prepared my grade 8 without teacher because no money to afford lessons. My parents would also openly discourage and shame me. For example, when I was practicing piano my mom would come stand beside me and said that I was untalented and should just give up now (yes, this was absolutely true and I am absolutely not making this up). It was only really that after I graduated from Poly and found an IT job that I could afford some decent instructions. At the age of 23(?) I auditioned for NAFA and was accepted. My parents grudgingly helped sponsor the course fee because they finally realised that I was very adamant about my career choice. Well, at least I was working towards my degree.

I was by no means cream of the crop when I started my full time study. In fact I was practically bottom feeder at the start because of my poor training. One of the NAFA teachers practically said directly to my face that I would not survive 2nd year and I should just quit the course now. But I persevered and simply worked as hard as I could to correct all my deficiencies. Unlike most of my classmates, I sacrificed so much just to be in the course, so it's really do or die for me. I improved tremendously and by the final 2 years of my course, I was on a respectable level compared to my peers.

The starting of my career as a music teacher was also by no means easy. I was a complete unknown fresh grad and also thanks to my lack of proper instruction early, I did not really know how to teach the grades. So, yeah, the first couple years after graduations were really rough. But I knew that I simply had to improve as fast as I could because my livelihood depended on this. So fast forward to today, and I am glad that I have done considerably well despite my less than ideal start. It is not a life of luxury and glamour, but I do not need all those at the moment.

What I shared might seem incredulous to some of the KSP parents here. If I had followed my parents' intended career choice and become a successful IT entrepreneur would I be happier? Seriously, I can't answer that question. Yes, I know, one can argue that it might be better to have a day job and pursue passion as a hobby. But I made this decision and I had to live with it. And slowly by slowly the dream is getting closer.