Just tracked my points in 3 years time, was worried cuz I'd have hit 30s then, barely made it with 72pts, need 67.
http://www.workpermit.com/canada/individual/skilled.htm
http://www.canadianbusiness.com/lists-and-rankings/best-jobs/2015-top-100-jobs-in-canada/
Also managed to dug up a great site that showcase what jobs and the median salary they are offering with links to details and even job sites. So I went through the details and job sites for the JD and man, I'm lacking so much. I guess Trace was right, it'd be better for me to come over to study and then get an apprenticeship but I can't LOL.
The 1st time I regret not studying was when I had useless bosses above me making nonsensical decisions, the only time i regret not saving money was when I wanted to buy a place of my own.
This is the 1st time I regret not traveling when I was younger, wasn't far sighted enough to go into IT. I still remember i told my dad in his face, "This is IT, Windows, - The End. We probably have smart homes but that's it and no one will be rich enough to own that.". Napster should have been a huge sign that Tech has barely started, I was too young and too ignorant to see anything ahead. Friendster, Facebook and Iphone came along, the rest were history.
Had I save enough, I'd have enough to move over to study like right this instant, while I'm still in my 20s...
Pointless, I'm not letting negative thoughts running through my mind again, onwards and forward. I found a bricklaying job that pays pretty decent $37/hr, went through the details, what I lack probably experience and fitness. The starting salary for a junior guy gets paid $19/hr, hulling stuff mixing cement etc, I can do that, just need to start losing weight and keep a more healthy life. Although I may need to be on a scaffold too, hahah not sure if my fear of heights will eventually kill this career.
Next up, the number 1 that Canada lack, Nurses ~
Just kidding, truck drivers, all truck drivers are required to hull the maximum length, which means i can already start in Singapore. It's SGD2.6k to get to Class 5, I'm a class 3 -> 4 -> 5. But first, I need to get my faceless driving license fixed next Saturday, and then I will commence my new journey.
Singapore also offers subsidy for forklift license, S$250. I'm also looking at crane operators but that isn't open to public unless your company pays for it so I'll pass.Most of the truck drivers are required to know how to operate simple machinery so I'm looking to be as prepared as I can. Interestingly there are also drivers who transport toxic waste or chemicals and they need to be hazmat trained, seems pretty cool, dangerous I know but haha.
For most of the jobs I'm looking at are not clerical nor are they desk-bound. I am seriously looking into doing things with my hands, building stuff, where it really matters, a home or one day I'd tell someone, "Hey I'm part of the crew that build C.N Tower". It's always nice to see a project complete and that a wonderful job is done.
I've met my aunt who happens to handle my insurance/savings policies, to let her know of my intentions, so I'd know what policies am I still bound to, like my endowment and investment policies. I also went through my mom's Finances, she enjoys investing her money in simple Fixed Deposits or short term endowment policies so that she can get her retirement fund ready and without the need to depend on us. I'm her largest source of income at 40%, so with me leaving, a lot of things need to change. For starters, she will lose all that 40%, excluding phone, internet and cable fees I'm paying, her insurance & our home insurance. Including her current savings plan, I will have to ensure she gets sufficient income from me for the next 3yrs, hence 2018, will be the only year I'll be able to go.
This journey may seem ridiculous to many, why do I give up a 80k annum salary and leave so many problems behind for so many others. All I felt and know is that, Canada reminds me of the days where I was growing up, clear skies, great weather, lovely people and not like how Singapore is now. I've really ask my mother if she is truly ok with me leaving and she is really supportive, she knows, it's truly now or never.
I've switched from a Mechanical Engineering field to Accounting & Finance, a marketing job to an accounting job to a regulatory control banking job. Life's all about the journey, what we experience throughout life, and it is short, like all my previous huge decisions in life, I'll just have to be responsible to what I make of.
I do not hope to be right, I just want to be happy, like how I remember growing up use to be...
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