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That's what some thing my life is.
No, far from the truth.
Despite my family having one of the mere 10 Nissan GT-R R35 in both Singapore and Malaysia, and that most of my family members are doctors or working in lucrative healthcare professions, I have zero interest in nice cars, medicine and even luxury goods. And I once said, I don't like Armani (wondering how I got my spectacles, though).
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My parents have been giving me lots of pressure to be like them. When I was 16 years old I decided to pursue in a career of academia or arts. But my parents refused to give me a cent unless I study a course I didn't like. Grudgingly, I spent 3 years of torture of studying a course that simply wasted my time and my parents' money. This has been an influential factor in me choosing finance as a career later on.
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I ate very little in my first 2 years of college/university. It wasn't until I noticed my own appetite problems that the doctor said, just eat anything in front of you! You can tame your money but you cannot totally control your stomach - it needs something to keep your body working. Not eating just means eventually, you can't control your body when it breaks down due to a lack of energy, blah blah... So I began to let myself loose... When I am hungry, I eat anything in front of me. When I feel cold, I buy something to cover me up. Blah blah.
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I did not learn to be stingy, my parents aren't stingy in the first place, but I feel that with more money, I (and my family) can have more options in my life. Money is the root of all 'evil' for me, at least, for me not pursuing my real passions to study cities and their intra- and inter-spatial relationships. And response from both the typical NT and autistic community in Singapore had been lukewarm, if not discouraging, so far.
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But I have a bigger dream to explain the world. I don't think a simple diagnosis of 'autism' helps things. Like other people in the whole world, I really hope that I can make a mark out of my personal gifts, before concentrating all my effort to help humanity tackle its most fundamental issues. It will be a long and tiring journey.
In the short term, though, I will have to save a few thousand for being the top of the finance game, before I switch paths at the age of 40, 50 or so. Wondering whether I will be mentally agile by then. I don't know, but that's life for me. Guess my parents know what should be the best for me, I will learn about that 40 years from now?
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That's what some thing my life is.
No, far from the truth.
Despite my family having one of the mere 10 Nissan GT-R R35 in both Singapore and Malaysia, and that most of my family members are doctors or working in lucrative healthcare professions, I have zero interest in nice cars, medicine and even luxury goods. And I once said, I don't like Armani (wondering how I got my spectacles, though).
View attachment 1955
My parents have been giving me lots of pressure to be like them. When I was 16 years old I decided to pursue in a career of academia or arts. But my parents refused to give me a cent unless I study a course I didn't like. Grudgingly, I spent 3 years of torture of studying a course that simply wasted my time and my parents' money. This has been an influential factor in me choosing finance as a career later on.
View attachment 1957
I ate very little in my first 2 years of college/university. It wasn't until I noticed my own appetite problems that the doctor said, just eat anything in front of you! You can tame your money but you cannot totally control your stomach - it needs something to keep your body working. Not eating just means eventually, you can't control your body when it breaks down due to a lack of energy, blah blah... So I began to let myself loose... When I am hungry, I eat anything in front of me. When I feel cold, I buy something to cover me up. Blah blah.
View attachment 1956
I did not learn to be stingy, my parents aren't stingy in the first place, but I feel that with more money, I (and my family) can have more options in my life. Money is the root of all 'evil' for me, at least, for me not pursuing my real passions to study cities and their intra- and inter-spatial relationships. And response from both the typical NT and autistic community in Singapore had been lukewarm, if not discouraging, so far.
View attachment 1958
But I have a bigger dream to explain the world. I don't think a simple diagnosis of 'autism' helps things. Like other people in the whole world, I really hope that I can make a mark out of my personal gifts, before concentrating all my effort to help humanity tackle its most fundamental issues. It will be a long and tiring journey.
In the short term, though, I will have to save a few thousand for being the top of the finance game, before I switch paths at the age of 40, 50 or so. Wondering whether I will be mentally agile by then. I don't know, but that's life for me. Guess my parents know what should be the best for me, I will learn about that 40 years from now?
