August 14, 2005

What I’ve been doing

Filed under: Just Plain Ranting

I know it seems like I’ve dropped off the face of the earth, went to Mars and forgotten all about blogging but really I haven’t. I’m just busy. Yeah, every working professional’s excuse I know. And it’s true.

I got a new job at this Korean school, teaching Korean kids how to speak English. This is going to be my part-time job while I’m taking up Law. There are a lot of anecdotes that I wanted to share with you. But I can’t think of any funny one at the moment. Maybe next time. :) My students have been all so cute and adorable. Some already left for Korea so I’m going to miss them. I started working part-time only this week because I have decided to begin compiling books for Law and reading them in the afternoons. So now I only work in the morning. I have been given the choice to not work altogether but that’s just not me. I know Law School is going to be tough but I just can’t imagine not working and being totally dependent on my family. And I need something to take my mind off Law school too. So it works out. Teaching is something that I really enjoy especially when my students are kids. I have to say I’m really happy with this job. Everyday feels like I’m just playing with them in the classroom. I really enjoy it!

Also, I’ve been spending a lot of time with my friends, going out and having fun. I like the fact that I don’t have to work on Saturday so I really get to enjoy my weekend. Of course, when October comes I have to go back to school and all the stress that comes with being employed and in school at the same time. I’ll see how far I can go. I really want to be good at Law school. It’s not like me to do anything mediocre. I’m too much of a perfectionist that way. Whew! It’s going to be hard and I’m just preparing myself as much as I can.

I’ve met a lot of friends at work. I like talking to them. They say they like talking to me because I don’t put on airs (Did I say that right?). A lot of them think that I have money because of my family. I don’t tell people my background because I really don’t think it’s relevant to the work that we do. I don’t want people to think that I have money because 1) It has been my experience that some people who pretend to be my friends are only my friends because of money. It’s a bad experience for me feeling like my “friends” ATM. 2) I don’t think I’m rich at all. It’s my parents, my family who has money. I don’t. It’s weird that people think of it as the same but it’s not. I see people in terms of what they have done individually rather than what their family has done or is doing for a living. Just because a person has a certain last name doesn’t mean that they have to be treated differently. I mean we’re just people struggling to have a good life. And some people struggle more than others. Some are more lucky. Some have been given more to work with. What I hate the most is the culture of pretending. I just wish people don’t have to be so pretentious and full of themselves. I don’t like that.