It
was back in the year 2008, where I have just finished my Business Foundation in
Taylor’s University College. I was invited by a friend of the same course to a “business
opportunity” which deals with Islamic insurance product, or Takaful as it is
known. From there I was introduced to an important mentor that had taught me
various knowledge as well as life lessons, which has led to an important change
in me. My mentor would always comment on how useless a degree would be, and
about the amount of graduates struggling to find work ultimately only pays
peanuts in return. Slowly and steadily, I was led to believe that a degree was
only but a passport that would lead you to where the corporate ladder was, that
it was just a piece of paper that proves no other additional merit. Many years
later to the present, being a sales advisor for automaker Toyota, it dawned
upon me that any managerial position would require a degree as a minimum prerequisite.
Thus, I joined Inti’s evening class as I would be entitled for a discount as my
sister was also working there.
Being
taught by Dr. Tan in the Business Professional course can be considered as an
eye opening event in my degree pursuit. Frankly, it wasn’t much about the
slides or the lessons taught, but it was more about how Dr. Tan taught us about
the different ways that we can use to approach certain issues, and how we can
tackle assignments and case studies effectively. His class are different from
others and actually energizes us mentally. I can actually find myself to have
more fun in degree classes.
