Go, Ask A Lil Kid

Go ask a lil kid what they want to be when they grow up. And they will provide you a various answer that sometimes make you even laugh. A typical answer? That will be a doctor, a teacher, and a president.

My mom once (jokingly) told me that the reason why children want to be a doctor because from the beginning of their lives, they already always met a doctor. So maybe if the children always met a tukang roti (the one who sells bread from one house to another house) they would answer that they want to be tukang roti.

I myself had different answer when I was a kid. I didn't have any strong answer when people asked me what was  my dream job. I remember I really didn't (and now still not) want to be a president. I never also answered that I wanted to be a doctor. I wanted to be a seller, well the cooler term is a businesswoman. Yet I didn't even know what particular thing I would like to sell. I remember I liked to pretend that I was selling burger, doughnut and martabak, my favorite food. So I wanted to be tukang martabak (no, not really, but maybe yes). I also pretended that I sell books, or have my own library. The point is, so many things I did to earn a money and then I wrote it on a notebook, just like a cashbook.

Later in junior high school I somehow answered that I wanted to be an author. I now really don't know why I answered like that. I love books. I love to write. But I know at that time I didn't even start writing. Only now I do, even though so many projects left unfinished and the other ones left unpublished because I'm being so diffident with my works. (I know, blame high school that gave you so many labels and opinions for whatever you do or you don't even do).

And again, going to high school, things were becoming more complicated. You couldn't be that because that would give you a little salary. You should be that because you are good in mathematics. You shouldn't be that because the prospect is not good and you would have so many competitor.

Hey, people say do what you love. But people forget to say that love is complicated.

Then if you ask me again, do I still want to be businesswoman or author? Yes, I will answer it. Yet in addition, I will answer; maybe. Because life is moving and I dislike to say that I definitely want to be this and do that. Oh, and i'm gemini. They say gemini want so many things until they themselves are confused.

No, I don't want to be a burglar. This is a toy from happy meal McD that my bro still keeps. I just realized now why McD has a burglar as its icon?