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My Work & Dreams
In him we were also chosen,
having been predestined according to the plan of him
who works out everything in conformity with the purpose of his will,
in order that we, who were the first to hope in Christ,
might be for the praise of his glory.
[Ephesians 1:11-12]
The Dream
So how should I know what IS God's plan of me? I believe God has given us free-will for a reason. He loves us so much that He wants us to decide for ourselves what we wish to do and to become better person through the journey of finding that predestined purpose. And then I started to worry what happens if I "decide" to go against His plan? I watched a TV show a few days ago, and I think the Angel in the show addressed this issue very appropriately. She said, "Do you think yourself so mighty that you can mess up the mighty Lord's plan?" And then I realized, yeah, I've been a part of God's plan all along. And that is a very comforting thought in whatever I do. =)
So what do I want to become? I started to think seriously about that issue when I was in high school... I decided I want to become a person that can help many others because we should love each other by God's commandment. I thought of becoming a doctor because I can save many lives. And then I started questioning my ability to become a doctor and my parents didn't like that idea all that much, so that idea was left...
That was when I started to like programming. I enjoyed the process of building something out of nothing, the process of turning something defective into something useful, and the feeling of satisfaction when the job is finally done .[haha, you may think I'm crazy =P, but it's a really magical and beautiful process] I started to worry because I thought programming is for games and businesses, it's something people use to earn money... it's something that can't really be used to save lives!!!
And then my aunt got cancer... and died... and later my grandfather too... I was lost, helpless... It seemed like God wanted to send me a message that programming is not the way to go... And then somehow I found out about Bioinformatics: the combination of biology and programming. It's something that can potentially help medical research and to find a cure for cancers. Everything suddenly seemed to "click". I said to myself, that's the way to go! I don't want anybody to die from cancer anymore, I don't want their families to be sad like mine anymore, I want to do something about it! And so I chose Bioinformatics.
Work Experiences
Well, that much for the ultimate
dream... In reality, it is a loooooong road to travel until I can reach
the point of contributing to save lives. I believe there are many many
things one has to learn to become successful, and one good way to learn
is from real experiences. I've gone through 6 work terms, distributed at 4 different comopanies, and I'm grateful for all of them.
Together, they have given me a great insight into the real grown-up
world and what I want to do with my own life! (UNDER CONSTRUCTION)
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