Occasionally, I'd take some time to think about my future. A friend of mine shared this video on Facebook. After watching it, it really got me thinking about my future, the problems I'd face and the choices I'd have to eventually make. If you're a Malaysian and smart, you'd know that our country has many flaws.
Unlike most people I know, my family doesn't have the financial capabilities needed to put me through a medical school abroad, not even a local one. So unlike most people, my future is pretty much decided in terms of the type of life I'll be living and the type of people influencing my life. Because unlike most people, I can't choose which country I wanna live in next time. Unlike most people, I'll be "trapped" in this so-called country, where the government promotes "1 Malaysia" while I still hear of Bumiputera grants, scholarships and loans. Unlike most people, I'd have to fight for a proper future, a future and a country that my children and their children would be proud to live in and proud to call their own.
Make no mistake that I am thankful for receiving the scholarship I currently hold, because I truly did study hard for it and it does help my family financially. But then again, how hard is it to get a scholarship nowadays ?
That question would depend mainly on your name. About 65% of the "effort" needed to get a scholarship is from your name. 25% from your grades and the other 10% from other small miscellaneous fields. If you're smart, you'd know what goes into a "good" name.
My interests lie far from serving the "people". I've always wanted to be a doctor so I could help people that can't help themselves. But the "people" I'll eventually be helping have been given more then enough opportunities to help themselves, and they've just thrown those opportunities to the wind.
Here's the link to the video if the one above doesn't load fast enough : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJlNlwkZOaE&feature=player_embedded
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