my isaac.........
you're probably wondering what the heck is "my isaac" and is Eric here on some weird pills or is he just rambling on about nohting..... well, anyhow, things have been plagueing my mind lately, like literally it's been a plague. And a plague has an association with something negative, and yep, it is negative from my point of view.
Lately, i've been putting some thought into where my career/life will lead and what would i really want to do and what i would want to achieve in my life. So many things have been going through my head and it started with a harmless thought about the possibilities of becoming a patent attorney.
80% of the people reading this will probably know that a patent attorney is someone who basically helps people with their inventions to make it patented by drafting specialised/technical explanations and applications in order to make their inventions patented and make sure there's no other inventions similar and threatening etc etc etc......
So why the sudden interest? What happened to Eric accepting ANZ job? Well...... i've been thinking that being a patent attorney wouldn't be a bad idea because of a couple of reasons:
1. It would actually make use of my Electrical Engineering degree and I would be able to be specialised and also use the knowledge that i've acquired over the last 5 years to some use
2. The pay package is quite attractive
3. Apparently, after a while in this industry you can work from home and have flexible hours
4. It's distinguished and demanded all over the world
So you ask what's the down side? Is there any? Well, in terms of working hours, it's probably not that demanding i would think, it's less glamorous according to a friend, and you're in a desk job 9-5, you're not gonna be working as a group and you're by urself most of the time, and you'll need to complete a masters and you'll have to do it to a good standard to be recognised.
Hmmmmmm, so what's really been plagueing me?
Well, i have obviously 2 options. 1, do it. 2, don't do it.
1. Do it: Which involves me going to my friend's law firm and checking out the patents that his firm is dealing with and then deciding whether i like it or not. If i do like it then i'll be applying for grad positions and become a technical assistant at one of those patent firms for at least a year. So, if i get a grad job with a firm, i'll have to ask ANZ if i can be recruited in as a 2009 grad rather than a 2008 grad. If they say yes, i'll be a tech assistant for a year and see if i like it. If i like it then i'll quit ANZ and then devote my time to be a patent lawyer which involves probably working for 4 years minimum in the industry whilst doing my masters part time, and then after i get my masters, start being a patent attorney....
2. Don't do it: Which involves me going to ANZ next year =)
Ahahahahhahah "sooooooooo, what's this about isaac then Eric, farout". Well, I guess over the last week this matter's been a pretty big burden over my heart. I've strayed from what i used to have my mind set on and it's kind of annoying i guess that this has happened. But after tonight's prayer meeting at church, i've felt that God's given me an answer to all of it. Pat talked and prayed about what happened with Abraham and his son Isaac, and challenged us about what we think our Isaac is, what do we want most in our lives and what can't we let go of.....
and in that split second, it became quite clear what my isaac had started becoming. My career. Obviously career is important for a guy and yada yada yada, but throughout all this thinking i didn't think once about what would happen to my spiritual well being if i decided to go down path 1. And then it came to me, if i took path 1, i would be working my butt off, i would be trying to pursue something well worth pursuing indeed, but my spiritual life would suffer. I would be working and studying, i wouldn't have much time to lead my cell group, not much time to devote to praise and worship and leading my worship team, wouldn't have time to go play badminton and wouldn't have time to goto these prayer meetings, everything in life would be set for me.... study get a job get a good career, don't stuff up, get good marks ablablalbabl and sure, i could do all that and end up being a patent attorney 5 yrs down the track, and maybe 10 yrs down the track, i'd have a flexible life style, i can work from home, i'd be earning good money, and what would happen to my spiritual life.... it'd literally be sufffocated and dead.......
of course, this isn't really the only possibility i understand, but i guess i'm thinking...is this a risk i want to take? I think God's opened my mind up tonight to heaps of things too, and i want to commit more time into seeking God and understanding more of Him. I should have done what my friend is doing, she's doing part time uni and part time studying at bible college, which would be quite cool, but coz of my project, it's hard to say what kind of hours i need, so i can't commit to it "Sorry Kat =) won't be joining ur classes hehe" but yeahhh, i've decided that i might actually want to commit my holidays at the end of the year to do some mission work and sacrifice my planned holiday around asia.
There might be a trip that i'm unable to move, which is the family reunion trip where my sister will be in Shanghai etc and i might meet up with her and dad there, but i want to at least spend some time with short term missions at the end of this year before i start work....
Anyhow, there's other news to talk about. I've been asked to think about joining a band. As a keys player/sound recording person/backup singer thing. And this commitment isn't a light one either because it requires commitment and dedication and the vision for this band is to actually be able to produce mainstream cds and all in the future. The problem i see with this decision is the lack of training for me, as in, i'm no pro and i'm just a muck around person, but i know that this person has already thought of that before asking me about it and i know that she knows very well that i'm not piano savvy in that sense, but still, it's a big decision and she wants me to pray hard about it before giving an answer.
Well, this poses an easier solution for me because i can see that pathway 2 is able to solve everything as well as glorify God with everything i have. I can obviously go into doing a masers later on in life, but i think that decision can come later on. So, in writing this blog, i think that my decision has been made while rambling on and i think all of you for reading =) God Bless ya all =)
Eric
Lately, i've been putting some thought into where my career/life will lead and what would i really want to do and what i would want to achieve in my life. So many things have been going through my head and it started with a harmless thought about the possibilities of becoming a patent attorney.
80% of the people reading this will probably know that a patent attorney is someone who basically helps people with their inventions to make it patented by drafting specialised/technical explanations and applications in order to make their inventions patented and make sure there's no other inventions similar and threatening etc etc etc......
So why the sudden interest? What happened to Eric accepting ANZ job? Well...... i've been thinking that being a patent attorney wouldn't be a bad idea because of a couple of reasons:
1. It would actually make use of my Electrical Engineering degree and I would be able to be specialised and also use the knowledge that i've acquired over the last 5 years to some use
2. The pay package is quite attractive
3. Apparently, after a while in this industry you can work from home and have flexible hours
4. It's distinguished and demanded all over the world
So you ask what's the down side? Is there any? Well, in terms of working hours, it's probably not that demanding i would think, it's less glamorous according to a friend, and you're in a desk job 9-5, you're not gonna be working as a group and you're by urself most of the time, and you'll need to complete a masters and you'll have to do it to a good standard to be recognised.
Hmmmmmm, so what's really been plagueing me?
Well, i have obviously 2 options. 1, do it. 2, don't do it.
1. Do it: Which involves me going to my friend's law firm and checking out the patents that his firm is dealing with and then deciding whether i like it or not. If i do like it then i'll be applying for grad positions and become a technical assistant at one of those patent firms for at least a year. So, if i get a grad job with a firm, i'll have to ask ANZ if i can be recruited in as a 2009 grad rather than a 2008 grad. If they say yes, i'll be a tech assistant for a year and see if i like it. If i like it then i'll quit ANZ and then devote my time to be a patent lawyer which involves probably working for 4 years minimum in the industry whilst doing my masters part time, and then after i get my masters, start being a patent attorney....
2. Don't do it: Which involves me going to ANZ next year =)
Ahahahahhahah "sooooooooo, what's this about isaac then Eric, farout". Well, I guess over the last week this matter's been a pretty big burden over my heart. I've strayed from what i used to have my mind set on and it's kind of annoying i guess that this has happened. But after tonight's prayer meeting at church, i've felt that God's given me an answer to all of it. Pat talked and prayed about what happened with Abraham and his son Isaac, and challenged us about what we think our Isaac is, what do we want most in our lives and what can't we let go of.....
and in that split second, it became quite clear what my isaac had started becoming. My career. Obviously career is important for a guy and yada yada yada, but throughout all this thinking i didn't think once about what would happen to my spiritual well being if i decided to go down path 1. And then it came to me, if i took path 1, i would be working my butt off, i would be trying to pursue something well worth pursuing indeed, but my spiritual life would suffer. I would be working and studying, i wouldn't have much time to lead my cell group, not much time to devote to praise and worship and leading my worship team, wouldn't have time to go play badminton and wouldn't have time to goto these prayer meetings, everything in life would be set for me.... study get a job get a good career, don't stuff up, get good marks ablablalbabl and sure, i could do all that and end up being a patent attorney 5 yrs down the track, and maybe 10 yrs down the track, i'd have a flexible life style, i can work from home, i'd be earning good money, and what would happen to my spiritual life.... it'd literally be sufffocated and dead.......
of course, this isn't really the only possibility i understand, but i guess i'm thinking...is this a risk i want to take? I think God's opened my mind up tonight to heaps of things too, and i want to commit more time into seeking God and understanding more of Him. I should have done what my friend is doing, she's doing part time uni and part time studying at bible college, which would be quite cool, but coz of my project, it's hard to say what kind of hours i need, so i can't commit to it "Sorry Kat =) won't be joining ur classes hehe" but yeahhh, i've decided that i might actually want to commit my holidays at the end of the year to do some mission work and sacrifice my planned holiday around asia.
There might be a trip that i'm unable to move, which is the family reunion trip where my sister will be in Shanghai etc and i might meet up with her and dad there, but i want to at least spend some time with short term missions at the end of this year before i start work....
Anyhow, there's other news to talk about. I've been asked to think about joining a band. As a keys player/sound recording person/backup singer thing. And this commitment isn't a light one either because it requires commitment and dedication and the vision for this band is to actually be able to produce mainstream cds and all in the future. The problem i see with this decision is the lack of training for me, as in, i'm no pro and i'm just a muck around person, but i know that this person has already thought of that before asking me about it and i know that she knows very well that i'm not piano savvy in that sense, but still, it's a big decision and she wants me to pray hard about it before giving an answer.
Well, this poses an easier solution for me because i can see that pathway 2 is able to solve everything as well as glorify God with everything i have. I can obviously go into doing a masers later on in life, but i think that decision can come later on. So, in writing this blog, i think that my decision has been made while rambling on and i think all of you for reading =) God Bless ya all =)
Eric
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