Friday, March 20, 2009

Journal #12: Advice


I myself believe that advice can change lives! To me, the advice of choosing career from my father when I graduated from universities has been the most valuable one that I were ever given. I think he himself didn't remember that he gave me that guidance and I didn't intend to seek an advice for my career from him at that time. It was just a talk, a discussion between my dad and me. He said women have two jobs that help them to have many chances to take care of their families. Those are teachers and doctors. His thoughts could be wrong because there have been problems that only those who are doing the job could understand. Yet, I really love my students who inspire my teaching career until now.

With this job, I also have many opportunities to give advices, not only for studying of my students but also for life, even I do not have much experience of life =)) . Nevertheless, some of them followed my advice and came back to thank me. One of my friends usually teases me about playing the role of Mr. Pigeon, who is like Dear Abby of newspaper advice columns in America. In fact, I do not want to give advice because I think I do not have more experience than others. So, I sometimes really need an advice or a word of encouragement.

Do you have any advice on what I should do this weekend?

3 comments:

  1. I always heard that Vietnamese parents want their daughters to be pharmacists because they can work normal hours. Doctors, on the other hand, work very long and crazy hours.

    ReplyDelete
  2. I can feel your love of your job and students. I think you already gave good advice to your studetns. In my opinion, good teachers could guide, inspire, and move their students every day. Anyway, you have another major, business! Is it popular to have two majors in Vietam?

    ReplyDelete
  3. Great father and nice daughter!

    We all have superior fahter.To me, I do not make my father disappointed, so I follow him whatever he does. I think maybe you are the same!

    ReplyDelete