Who would have ever imagined that I'd be taking this path if you had met me some five years ago or so...
I am once a very shy, naive geek. My past time was reading pocket books ( over and over again ). My addiction was surfing the computer. And my daily routine was open the pharmacy, talk to sick people and then close the pharmacy... And do everything all over again. It was routinary. I thought that was how I should live my life.
But you know, change is constant. And depends upon how you react on certain things, somehow for me change is GOOD.
Doing the same old things for the past 8 years, I got burned out.Good thing I had extra money to have internet or I'd be stuck counting the little cash I made at the end of the day. I live so simply. I didn't have problem with the little money I make.
What propelled me from wanting more just probably came out naturally. You know just like getting pimple breakouts along with adolescence. Maturity or growth are part of life process. And so does the yearning for certain achievements. Especially if you have been brought up in a competitive environment. Such as school, whether in high school or college. I have gotten used to attaining good grades. besting out some classmates. Joining competitions etc...
And you see your friends making it. I ended up asking myself..." Is this what I really want to do for the rest of my life?"
So I tried researching ( from old classmates and constant companions ). I thought I should join the rest of the class who were trying to get a working visa for the United States. I took a review class for the Foreign Pharmacy Grad Exams. It was fun. I also discovered , my brain cells were still functioning somehow.
While I was doing the review.. I was attending something else. I signed up for brokerage exams.
Why? I don't know... I didn't know what I wanted then , that was why I was trying out everything.
So I took the exams , not even taking any of it seriously. And the results came== Of course I passed. This for the brokerage exams. I even felt ashamed as I thought it was just another exam, like civil service or something and everyone else pass it.
A lot didn't make it. I guess 1/3 of us made it though... Then time for my FPGEE (pharm), I set an interview with the U.S. embassy consul, citing the reason for leaving : to attend the realtor's convention." Which was honest. But unfortunately, it was uneventful. To my dismay I swore I'll never reapply.
So the plans of going to the u.S. got sidetracked. And then I held the position of corporate secretary in the board and got so busy. And clients after another came. And now here I am. I am not coroporate secretary anymore. I am holding a much more challenging position; VP for business affairs... sigh...
But you kknow what? I am enjoying it. I enjoy talking to people. Clients of different races. All of a sudden I felt like I;ve been doing it my whole life. It just felt so right! There's be some problems but, everything else is sweet. especially when deals go through.... It was achievement after achievements.
The best reward I get at the end of the days are the clients thanking me for being very pleased, either sellers or buyers. I know buisness and pleasure don't mix. But I get along with all them really well, and have maintained a loyal client base. It 's great. It's what I have been made to do all my life.
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