Cooking, Singing, Dancing, Writing and Helping others are my top five favourite past time, and that is not in order, I love doing it in an equal manner.
Before, cooking is exactly not my thing, I grew up in a country where you can have someone to hire to help you, I know it's the same thing in all other countries, but believe me, in my country, it is very rampant. I grew up just waking up without having to problem what to cook, because someone will do that for me. Maybe it is a good thing, but in the later run, it is not exactly helpful, because a child won't be able to learn house chore skills. Like for me, I don't know how to cook, wash the clothes, iron, sweep the floor, clean the toilet and so on, but that was before. Now, I am proud to say that I can do every household chore, well, almost, I still don't know how to iron... I have an irrational fear of irons, and I will not say the real reason. When I lived abroad, that's when I learned the value of being independent, though the first time I went to abroad, I still lived with my parents, minus the helpers, so technically, it's not completely being independent. Just like now, I live with my auntie and uncle, so I couldn't say that I am completely independent, maybe I still feel vulnerable. Though, I can cook now, thanks to my parents who taught me the basics. I started cooking when I was in Qatar, several food were waisted because of failed attempts, but as time goes by, I began to cook decent fritatas, omelets, and other simple food.
Then, when I came to United Kingdom and met my family here, that's where the magic happened. I was very impressed by my uncle's cooking and his wide array of cookbooks, I was motivated to cook complicated cuisines coming from different countries. But mind you, even before I went to Qatar, my cousin, sister and I were already experimenting with world cuisines, though most of the time, I'm just the stirrer. It is my Belgian uncle who taught me the wonders of cooking. I already forgot when was the first time I actually cooked a decent food for my auntie, uncle and cousin, but for sure, my uncle and cousin was totally appauled with my JACKFRUIT SURPRISE... its a fritata with sweet jackfruit, they didn't eat it. lol. Days and weeks passed, I was enjoying and copying cuisines from my uncle's cookbook, some where by the book, but most of the time, I improvise, and I absolutely love it.
Singing and dancing on the other hand comes naturally to me, but believe me (people who knows me will agree), I'm not a singer and a dancer, I just love doing it. Though most people say that I am good in dancing (hahaha! no bragging aside), but for me, I just dance like no one is watching, so most of the time, when I dance, I am just enjoying it without thinking that I'm a terrible or good dancer. In singing, I don't know what happened, when I was a kid, I used to be good in singing, I had a good quality voice, I was even part of the choir at our church when I was young. Then, my attention was diverted to other things and quit the choir. I really think God took my talent in singing because I left the choir, but what can I do, it's already done. Now, I'm just an avid fan of karaokes, I love singing in karaokes, and when I sing, I sing like no one is listening! My favorite song in karaoke is anything that I can belt out a high note because I have a high voice (hahaha! feeling?!). Oh! I just want to mention, when I was young, my friends and I had this titles according to our voice, one of my friend is "the high voice", I forgot the others, but believe it or not, the title they had given me was "the beautiful voice" hahaha! It's like a Twilight Zone or something right? Me, the beautiful voice? lol!
Then comes, writing, even when I was young, I love writing, may it be poems, essays, stories or whatever, I like writing. When I was in grade school, I was a quiet average student, maybe even below average, but when I participated this story writing contest for the first time in my life, I came second place. I know, it's only second place, but for me who never participated in any writing contest, that was a big deal... then that was never followed. I guess, my teachers weren't really sure about me because I'm not a bright student, so they might think I'm a very big risk. During high school, I always recieve positive notes regarding my writing skills with my teachers, though I have to be honest, grammar is my enemy, and up until now, I'm not really good in grammar. I try to correct it, but I'm not perfect, but at least I can convey what I want to say and people still decipher what I am trying to say. Though there are some people who are really particular with grammars, I have nothing against them, it's actually helpful. What I don't like is, people bashing others because of grammar, as if that is the basis of someone's personhood. At University, during my freshmen year, I entered an essay writing contest after how many years, my contenders were students from higher batch and taking up mass communication or journalism, but I came second (I know, second again. lol). Though the first place was a graduating mass communication student, so I felt very happy with my place.
The career I took is not exactly where you can write articles, it's more on nursing notes. Yes, I'm a nurse, and that's where helping other people enters. Due to my course, I was exposed to different people who needs guidance, support and care in many different ways. I was hooked into it, seeing other people smile back at me after I help them is truly a wonderful feeling. That no matter how worried they are, how painful they're feeling or depressed, when I crack a joke, they will laugh or smile. When I became a professional nurse in my home country and started practicing, I was very inspired and motivated to help others because the feeling is beyond words, I coundn't describe it in words may it be written or orally. I advocate the rights of the patients (or service users as they call it in here), so it is very saddening to see other nurses or heathcare workers to be lazy and not doing their job properly, worst is when they verbally or physically abuse individuals. So, for the people who are genuinely passionate in helping, I believe that we must stand up and do our best so that we can take care of other people who are in dire need.
There are many other hobbies I like and would like to do, I would like to gain more eruditions from other people and based on the upcoming experiences of my life. Wherever life will take me, I will embrace it, I couldn't say that I will not regret anything, but for sure, I will accept it, for I am the one who is responsible with my life. It's time to be independent now, gone are the days, when the helpers will do everything for me and all I can care is to attend choir practice, dance at the hippest bar or write blogs, now it is more than cooking, I have the responsibility to help myself and other people around me even in the smallest thing. I am not a superhero, I'm not perfect, I'm far from that being, but I will do everything that I can to make things new, to make our world a better place to live in.
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