@meagloth You're younger than I thought, haha. But let me tell you something I wish I could've told myself in the 10th grade: Don't let those years fly by you. Seize them, no matter what you want to do, make sure that in the future you will remember them fondly and with no regrets... because those golden years... they don't come back...
Perhaps, though I don't imagine myself as one of those nostalgic for childhood. I can see the appeal: in retrospect, you had very little responsibility, you had many freinds,and many fond memories. But the present is always the worst of your days, is it not? The past is selective and the future holds hope for most. And so I do not deviate from the norm. I remember only the high points of childhood, and look forward only to the boons of adulthood.
*sigh*
I am not most people, as I am fond of saying. If I am to be candid I take little joy in my position. I know that I am better than my world and my world knows it is better than me, and frankly this is not an enjoyable position for either party.
It's a really great way to make a living If you can get enough students that is! But it's lovely to finish the day and know that you've helped someone achieve something. That's what I like most about it
I'm a civil engineer in the infrastructure area, mostly i work with roads. I very much like my work, but sadly or not, i like even more playing, so i spend much time with my children, and with playing or reading fantasy (ahem, or for some time now on a certain fantasy gaming forum). I have bad feeling sometimes, when i don't work hard enough because fantasy, but i never can spend too much time with my kids.
It's good to see, when someone share something from his/her RL self, i like to learn things from the people around here. And it's nice to see the diversity of the community.
I'm a civil engineer in the infrastructure area, mostly i work with roads. I very much like my work, but sadly or not, i like even more playing, so i spend much time with my children, and with playing or reading fantasy (ahem, or for some time now on a certain fantasy gaming forum). I have bad feeling sometimes, when i don't work hard enough because fantasy, but i never can spend too much time with my kids.
It's good to see, when someone share something from his/her RL self, i like to learn things from the people around here. And it's nice to see the diversity of the community.
My point exactly, it really good to see so many good people share about there real life self here, as I said before I like hearing about other people life stories.
As for spending time with your kids that the best thing one can do, and of course enjoying the thing you like is very important as well as working
3. That party of Me, you and @CrevsDaak is pretty awesome!
thanks for the tag, otherwise I would have missed this thread (like I do with everything these days--been doing too much stuff, and not for school ;p).
I am selecting others because actually I spend more time coding, modding, being in the forums, writing (not code nor anything to do with computers, just writing), and learning stuff instead of studying for school (I get high marks without studying), but sometimes I go and study because I don't even know the name of the subject correctly lol), school is easy (for example, today I had a 'new technologies of communication' exam, it was about Photoshop, while, when I get home I learn how to code O-C) most of the time.
Also, I plan to study several careers, mostly oriented to programming, neurology, biology and DNA structuring, besides, teaching in an University seems a good idea too (I would die if I have to teach pesky children like me who don't like studying the shit they gave them in school, I prefer people to be interested in what I can teach them), or just being a programmer in a game or in other type of software.
People seem to love nurses and for good reason. Every nurse I've met is kind and caring. In medicine we are trained to be dispassionate, but nurses give things for patients that doctors and physician assistants can't. My girlfriend's mother is a nurse, and she fits this profile (total sweetheart). So I'm happy @kaguana and @Dungeonnoob have chosen this great profession.
Also great to see some teachers here, haha. I've noticed that they are among the most patient members here, and that's probably no coincidence. To be honest some of my greatest mentors have been educators, and if I wasn't doing what I am today I would have loved to teach (I still would!).
Also, if nursing isn't for you, Dungeonbeer is a great idea
PS I think its funny that politicians and lobbyists are considered less ethical and trustworthy than used car salesmen
People seem to love nurses and for good reason. Every nurse I've met is kind and caring. In medicine we are trained to be dispassionate, but nurses give things for patients that doctors and physician assistants can't. My girlfriend's mother is a nurse, and she fits this profile (total sweetheart). So I'm happy @kaguana and @Dungeonnoob have chosen this great profession.
I'm sorry to say it about my colleagues but I know a lot of nurses and people that learn with me to be one that aren't fit for this job and that aren't nice, kind or caring at all, but because there is lack of nurses all over the world every one can learn it.
@kaguana The only thing that disturbs me being under the care of a nurse is that they have the right to open vascular access I can not keep my eyes away from the medical item that can wilt my body from my blood.
I was under a little but , a stress as many people could have been under , to be a doctor in future by people around me. I just don't think medical profession is sound , and my body has to have a regeneration aspect in terms of damage if any. Medical science is always like a last fuse to me , and a dangerous one , because I not know of any drugs that have no side effects.
I'm sorry to say it about my colleagues but I know a lot of nurses and people that learn with me to be one that aren't fit for this job and that aren't nice, kind or caring at all, but because there is lack of nurses all over the world every one can learn it.
i know a lot of nurses (gays amirite) and most of them are assholes to be honest
I had to choose between the "teacher" and "musician" categories. I could have chosen either, because I've both performed professionally on the viola in a paid symphony orchestra, and I've had a long career teaching violin, viola, cello, piano, chorus, and band.
Around 2000, I burned out on the pressures of paid performance, and left the symphony to focus on teaching. I decided I'm a teacher first and a performer second. So, I chose "teacher" for my poll answer.
I just don't think medical profession is sound , and my body has to have a regeneration aspect in terms of damage if any.
How is it not sound? Also, I don't see how the pracitce of medicine does anything to your body's ability to heal or regenerate other than aid the process.
Medical science is always like a last fuse to me , and a dangerous one , because I not know of any drugs that have no side effects.
Well first of all medicine is far more than just drugs. Also, generally speaking, if you take drugs under a prescription the side effects are almost always worth the trade-off of getting better. You say it is "dangerous", but its far more dangerous to forego medical treatment when you have serious illness (or even minor ailments in many cases).
Could you elaborate on why you think it is not sound?
@BelgarathMTH hey cool, viola! You don't see many of those. Also you are the first viola I have meant who bares any hint or semblance of sanity remaining in his person. Kudos.
I'm a lawyer turned English teacher. Teaching has been gratifying so far, and yet I still don't necessarily identify myself with the profession. This is probably due to the fact that my interests are quite diverse. I have entertained and abandoned the idea of fully focusing on painting/drawing, at least for now. (Have enjoyed basic schooling in it but am stiflingly critical of my own work.) Recently I've been giving in to a revived interest in writing. I used to write poems and I've started various stories in the past, but never finished a single one. This resuscitated interest in writing is likely due to the no-reload playthroughs I started posting on the forums about five months ago. I noticed that I enjoyed portaying aspects such as atmosphere, character development etc more than the actual strategical/combat aspects. For that reason I've started on a concept for a BG novelization, but my time is scarce
I just don't think medical profession is sound , and my body has to have a regeneration aspect in terms of damage if any.
How is it not sound? Also, I don't see how the pracitce of medicine does anything to your body's ability to heal or regenerate other than aid the process.
Medical science is always like a last fuse to me , and a dangerous one , because I not know of any drugs that have no side effects.
Well first of all medicine is far more than just drugs. Also, generally speaking, if you take drugs under a prescription the side effects are almost always worth the trade-off of getting better. You say it is "dangerous", but its far more dangerous to forego medical treatment when you have serious illness (or even minor ailments in many cases).
Could you elaborate on why you think it is not sound?
Dear booinyoureyes , I think medical science is actually a misleading stand , for as many people find it to lean on it continuing their lives. I'm not interested in what they call historical science either , but take a good look at what they present to you : back at the time where this science was crawling compared to today , the number of hardened people it seems are much higher than today. You can blame it in the fact that our countries and the countries all over the world are not in a 'great' war , but I do bet that if they did , people , today , will fall like leaves. I have a reasonable motive that all 'medical problems' arise from the health of the mind , and all that is now what medical scientists are fooling people , especially those who are in dire need , maybe not your favorite doctors , but some to many are playing with their hopes. This is a fight that we are totally all alone , and we have to find the way by ourselves. As later back in the day it seems that plants rawly used for treatment , today the picture is about the same as it is , that is why I see this profession as a last fuse , but only that.
You have to get to a place of vantage for mind that this world should give us what we need , without us further complicating the work for ourselves. Now who can say to me that the cure for the flu has been totally found with %100 efficiency ? That is what I'm talking about. It is all about theories. What I see , is just solving some simple problems in our lives should give us health.
Now , for the people who are stranded badly by means of health , well I can do nothing for them , but it is imperative that should be known that no one also can do nothing for them , by means of salvation. That is what freedom is. He or she must do it alone. I guess you heard about cancer patients beating the disease by their own , with positive thinking ? I'm not speaking big , but it just points out the truth that is MUCH MORE relieving to me , than to hand my freedom to hands of people I could not possibly trust.
Im a kindergarten teacher (bachelor), have a master's in pedagogy and hopefully starting up my phd very soon.
As @meagloth said (as he seems to remember virtually everything on these forums!), I live in Bangkok and have been here since 2008. Prior to that I was living in Korea. Other than Asia, I've only lived in the US and briefly in the UK, but have had the opportunity to travel to many more countries.
Good luck with the Ph.D. I'd like to begin mine soon, but I'm still paying off my last master's degree, and my wife is now pursuing hers as well. Tight budget for a while...
Lifes too complicated for polls. I'm a forensic psychiatrist who no longer works due to long term illness. You won't find that particular combination on any poll anywhere
@booinyoureyes go for it, and best of luck. I know how bloody hard med school is - i didn't get to be a young adult, just a bloody med student who didn't have time to have any fun. After I'd finished then I discovered RPGs - even working a 100 hour week on average, I still had time to kill loads of dragons! btw don't worry about people who think modern medicine is rubbish - I've saved numerous people's lives, and given many many more a major improvement in their lives using modern medicine. Hell, it's saved mylife five times and counting!
@old_jolly2 here's three simple facts- the rule of fours. Before modern medicine one in four pregnancies ended in the death of the child and/or the mother. One in four women died in childbirth. One in four kids who did manage get born alive didn't make it to the age of five. Does anyone really want to go back to that - hell no!
@kaguana good luck with your exams. If i had to do it all again, I'd rather be a nurse than a doctor. Nowdays nurses have such a huge range of work they can choose, and specialties as well. They can also work in so many places - it's much easier to find a good nursing job than a doctors position - and the hours are sooo much better. You can find work for just about any kind of personality too - if the close up and personal caring doesn't suit work in Public Health, or as a theater nurse (where all your patients are unconscious). Good choice of career.
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And so I do not deviate from the norm. I remember only the high points of childhood, and look forward only to the boons of adulthood.
*sigh*
I am not most people, as I am fond of saying. If I am to be candid I take little joy in my position. I know that I am better than my world and my world knows it is better than me, and frankly this is not an enjoyable position for either party.
...But mostly I teach little kiddies to play C major scales ^_^
And wooo I'm no longer alone I got 2 nice people in my field
It's good to see, when someone share something from his/her RL self, i like to learn things from the people around here. And it's nice to see the diversity of the community.
1. Thanks so much!
2. AWESOME screenshot
3. That party of Me, you and @CrevsDaak is pretty awesome!
As for spending time with your kids that the best thing one can do, and of course enjoying the thing you like is very important as well as working
I am selecting others because actually I spend more time coding, modding, being in the forums, writing (not code nor anything to do with computers, just writing), and learning stuff instead of studying for school (I get high marks without studying), but sometimes I go and study because I don't even know the name of the subject correctly lol), school is easy (for example, today I had a 'new technologies of communication' exam, it was about Photoshop, while, when I get home I learn how to code O-C) most of the time.
Also, I plan to study several careers, mostly oriented to programming, neurology, biology and DNA structuring, besides, teaching in an University seems a good idea too (I would die if I have to teach pesky children like me who don't like studying the shit they gave them in school, I prefer people to be interested in what I can teach them), or just being a programmer in a game or in other type of software.
People seem to love nurses and for good reason. Every nurse I've met is kind and caring. In medicine we are trained to be dispassionate, but nurses give things for patients that doctors and physician assistants can't. My girlfriend's mother is a nurse, and she fits this profile (total sweetheart). So I'm happy @kaguana and @Dungeonnoob have chosen this great profession.
Also great to see some teachers here, haha. I've noticed that they are among the most patient members here, and that's probably no coincidence. To be honest some of my greatest mentors have been educators, and if I wasn't doing what I am today I would have loved to teach (I still would!).
Also, if nursing isn't for you, Dungeonbeer is a great idea
PS I think its funny that politicians and lobbyists are considered less ethical and trustworthy than used car salesmen
I was under a little but , a stress as many people could have been under , to be a doctor in future by people around me. I just don't think medical profession is sound , and my body has to have a regeneration aspect in terms of damage if any. Medical science is always like a last fuse to me , and a dangerous one , because I not know of any drugs that have no side effects.
What city is that?
Im a kindergarten teacher (bachelor), have a master's in pedagogy and hopefully starting up my phd very soon.
Around 2000, I burned out on the pressures of paid performance, and left the symphony to focus on teaching. I decided I'm a teacher first and a performer second. So, I chose "teacher" for my poll answer.
Could you elaborate on why you think it is not sound?
I have entertained and abandoned the idea of fully focusing on painting/drawing, at least for now. (Have enjoyed basic schooling in it but am stiflingly critical of my own work.) Recently I've been giving in to a revived interest in writing. I used to write poems and I've started various stories in the past, but never finished a single one. This resuscitated interest in writing is likely due to the no-reload playthroughs I started posting on the forums about five months ago. I noticed that I enjoyed portaying aspects such as atmosphere, character development etc more than the actual strategical/combat aspects. For that reason I've started on a concept for a BG novelization, but my time is scarce
You have to get to a place of vantage for mind that this world should give us what we need , without us further complicating the work for ourselves. Now who can say to me that the cure for the flu has been totally found with %100 efficiency ? That is what I'm talking about. It is all about theories. What I see , is just solving some simple problems in our lives should give us health.
Now , for the people who are stranded badly by means of health , well I can do nothing for them , but it is imperative that should be known that no one also can do nothing for them , by means of salvation. That is what freedom is. He or she must do it alone. I guess you heard about cancer patients beating the disease by their own , with positive thinking ? I'm not speaking big , but it just points out the truth that is MUCH MORE relieving to me , than to hand my freedom to hands of people I could not possibly trust.
Good luck with the Ph.D. I'd like to begin mine soon, but I'm still paying off my last master's degree, and my wife is now pursuing hers as well. Tight budget for a while...
@booinyoureyes go for it, and best of luck. I know how bloody hard med school is - i didn't get to be a young adult, just a bloody med student who didn't have time to have any fun. After I'd finished then I discovered RPGs - even working a 100 hour week on average, I still had time to kill loads of dragons! btw don't worry about people who think modern medicine is rubbish - I've saved numerous people's lives, and given many many more a major improvement in their lives using modern medicine. Hell, it's saved mylife five times and counting!
@old_jolly2 here's three simple facts- the rule of fours. Before modern medicine one in four pregnancies ended in the death of the child and/or the mother. One in four women died in childbirth. One in four kids who did manage get born alive didn't make it to the age of five. Does anyone really want to go back to that - hell no!
@kaguana good luck with your exams. If i had to do it all again, I'd rather be a nurse than a doctor. Nowdays nurses have such a huge range of work they can choose, and specialties as well. They can also work in so many places - it's much easier to find a good nursing job than a doctors position - and the hours are sooo much better. You can find work for just about any kind of personality too - if the close up and personal caring doesn't suit work in Public Health, or as a theater nurse (where all your patients are unconscious). Good choice of career.