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September 04, 2006
Off the beaten track
這一階段的實習結束了。在這段過程中，不斷的被灌輸一些想法。我也不得不承認，我一部分被說服了。
在大學三年多來，一直對於自己的方向與目標非常明確。也不斷的為這些所謂的目標不懈地奮鬥。
廣告這行路，也是一直吸引我，一直為之著迷的事。在這兩個月的實習中，不斷的被質疑自己是否該朝這個方向走下去；為什麼選擇廣告。我想「影響人心」、「洞悉人性」還是令我著魔的關鍵。在這些吸引力不變的前提下，我是否有其他的選擇呢?
我想，或許我真的把自己想的簡單了。
對於廣告界的認知、既定Career Path，都是前輩、學長姐指導的。也因此，我們都被灌輸廣告業的標準路徑(對我們這些比較不適合走creative的人而言)就是從AE做起，磨各一兩年，如果沒離開，就繼續一路做上去，總有一天熬出頭來。所以，我也這麼認為了。從AE，或許有機會轉為Planner。但，這些給予指點的前輩們，未必就最了解你。畢竟是「標準回答」的反應。但，這就是最適合我的路嗎?
What if, 所謂的Web 2.0是我未來的舞台? What if, 我就是開創新局面的pioneer?
我為什麼要甘於踏上成千上萬「過來人」走過的Beaten Track? 為什麼不嘗試創造「非凡」?
這曾經是我跟大哥的夢想。我們曾經那麼無畏的聲稱，我們可以奮鬥數載，如果失敗了，也沒什麼好後悔的；但如果成功了，會報將遠勝過金錢。我倆的祖先就是這樣，白手起家，為龐大的家族創造豐衣足食三代人的盛勢。我們有何不可?
或許我淡忘了那是年少的衝動。
但這幾天，我又重燃了那份熱情與衝動。
或許是因為有時間沉澱了；或許因為找到自己有興趣的方向了。我正打算TRAVEL OFF THE BEATEN TRACK.
未來的可能，無限。誰也無法確定。
現在，就以此為方向吧!
September 01, 2006
Change
Its common knowledge that, there comes a point in life when the train on the fast track arrives at a station. Fellow passengers on the train alight, while others accompany you to the next station, till you arrive at your terminal. Some passengers who have left eventually board again, and all are rejoined in rejoice.
I'm there now. At the interchange.
I've come to forget if i've actually posted an article of the same emotions gushing through my nerves. Either way, life has just smacked me hard on the face once again today, so much so, I've found it hard not to blog it down at this late hour.
With the end of the previous semester (as you would come to realise, milestones in the life of a student is measured pretty much in semesters, rather than years), I've endured several changes in life. Some major, some not worth a mention.
The relocation of my significant other, the graduation of seniors who have been immensely dear to me, the promotion of a close friend to grad school, working life, Post grad applications prep ... so on and so forth. Just while i've come to adapt to these changes with my usual hectic-ist therapy ( the burrowing into workload to avoid emotional disorder), another significant change just struck this evening. *Wham*
My cousin -- A brother, a friend, a confidante, a comrade in arms.
Hes suddenly decided to pursue his education in Medicine in Czech, and will be leaving next week. Its all been decided just this evening. After several sharp turns and u turns in the story, hes forsaken the original plans to go to Poland or Japan, for Czech. This sudden turn in events has really been a shock. When we visited Czech three years ago, not once did we expect he would be spending the next 6 years in Olomouc, East of Prague, speaking a foreign tongue, almost as incomprehensible as German.
And hence, we spent the past 5 hours going through his personal statement and resume.
The details of how he got to this decision, we shall skip, and fast forward to the present.
So, he'll be leaving next week. For 6 years. In Czech. Its just too much for me to digest for the moment...
Another revelation struck me this morning while i was checking my results for the previous sem. The grades for that final class is finally out. And it was only then, that it hammered in the notion that i was only a month away from the application deadlines for US MBAs. Coupled with the end of my 2 month long internship at Publicis Taiwan, which suggests the beginning of a month long of mugging for TOEFL and GMAT, I've been harshly reminded of the next station in my life. The fruits of the past 3 years of mugging and perseverance will soon come to show in the next 3 months.
Back to the train metaphor.
There are some people on the same train, which wouldn't matter if they alighted. But others, you just wished they never will.
Cheers Bro. I wish you all the best for your subsequent 6 years, and may you excel both in studies and hitting on East European hotties.
