| Opportunity Cost |
[Dec. 13th, 2009|12:59 am] |
I'd like to refresh my knowledge on this economics term because today I've learnt quite how much it was being applied to my life without me realising.
Opportunity cost is the next best alternative forgone and dictionary.com summarises it to be 'a choice between two options that must be made. It would be an easy decision if you knew the end outcome however, the risk that you could achieve greater "benefits" (be they monetary or otherwise) with another option is the opportunity cost.'
I've been taken by life into a road which is very different from my peers. They've been taken to somewhere where they feel immense pride in what they do, something considered 'manly'. Not only that, they've been blessed with some extra monetary rewards at the end of their path. At the current phase where my peers and I are face to face, I am facing discrimination. They laugh at me because they feel that my field is 2nd class.
But they're mistaken, because I was lucky to be the victor of opportunity cost. Those who laugh now, really don't understand what they are laughing about.
Since I've been walking on this other path, the opportunity cost is walking the other way. I lose out on 'pride', some monetary rewards and i won't be discriminated against. However, the benefits have proven to be more rewarding. Instead of all that superficial gain, I've been blessed with learning how to look at the bigger picture. Whatever my peers have done, I have not, but I have seen and I understand to a deeper level compared to them. I've learnt to consider both the people and the equipment in an organisation. I've learnt to plan meticulously, down to the very last detail and to ensure everything is well utilised. I've learnt how to organise, making sure that time is well spent. Best, I know everything about everyone.
While I may have lost out along those lines, but the skills that I have picked up will serve me well, if not even better than those who were the victims of opportunity cost. Even though I may appear to lose out now, my boy, I have gained more than you have gained in the last 9 months. |
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| To All The Doubters: This Is It |
[Oct. 31st, 2009|10:01 pm] |
 He was not sloppy, nor did his voice waiver. He was more than capable of putting on a stellar concert. Life is unfair, isn't it? People judge you even before you have the chance to prove them wrong And you might never even have the chance to. When he finally proved them wrong, he's gone, Never to return on stage. Cause remember before he died, people despised him and now, Now he achieves the icon status he should have retained though the years. So to all the doubters: Don't judge a book before you flip the cover open.
Don't deduce a conclusion before you examine the situation.
Though it's too late now,
Those 50 sold out concerts won't happen.
Our loss. |
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| True Colours |
[Oct. 3rd, 2009|02:03 pm] |
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( Liar )
Tell a Lie
Hide the Truth </div> Time won't turn back
Feelings might never change
But I won't hide my feelings ever again. |
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| Dirty Green Nails |
[Sep. 6th, 2009|05:19 pm] |
Picks up his gear And he puts it on He's going again, Somewhere he doesn't belong. His hands in the dirt, Sweat on his face, Cold and damp clothes And one nasty heartache. Dig into the ground, Fighting pound for pound. Face Stained green, If only they've seen. They spit on his face, They question his guts. They tell to him straight 'Your best isn't enough'. He looks at his hands Questions why he is here But all that he sees Are his dirty green nails. 'It's for you' his heart says But how can it be? If it's really for you Is that all you would say? He keeps saying he'll change the world But he can't even clean up his dirty green nails...  |
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| Next November |
[Aug. 30th, 2009|04:32 pm] |
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That's Where I Want To Be... |
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