With the 2015 SPM result set to be announced on March 3, and over 400,000 students deciding on their future after finishing school, there are bound to be parents who’d want their children to study a course which they absolutely have no interest in. These are the people who’d end up resenting their parents, changing courses behind their parents’ back, being stuck in a job they hate and choosing a career merely to please their parents or meeting society’s expectation. Miserable, lost and confused, some of these young people also go through a phase known as the ‘quarter-life’ crisis, a new phenomenon so prevalent among the Gen Y these days that it almost becomes some sort of a ‘rite of passage’. This, of course, is not something to be proud of. Is it possible to follow your dreams without hurting your parents?

Depends on case to case basis.

If Gen-Y kid wanna work as sapu lantai on jalan-raya with DBKL. I support parent to lock up kid and beat him kaw-kaw.

If Gen-Y kid wanna become rock star, I will buy him electric guitar. But make sure backup plan complete good education as well.

parents.

Dream but only and only if I can profit on it

My dream job is to goyang kaki, and money drop from sky. Sadly, dream not realized....

If that is really your dream. You will fight for it.


Dont blame parents for your pandaness and being a loser.

You think bill gates parent happy when he quit harvard?

You think steve jobs parents happy when he dropped out?

Can your parents force you to score straight As?

Used to listen to parent's advice to take this course at uni. I really don't like it since i'm not interested with the course. They force me to do so and I don't want to be anak derhaka. Later on, flop the course. Ended up, I go look for other place to study. Sell my PC to support my life. All live at my own. Work at night and study during the day.

For me, better follow your own choice. It's you who know what are you capable of.

You can always go and shoot down cargo planes. With some luck you'll hit gold if not well... what the worse that could happen, right?

well u can either work in McDOnalds or study

kids these day manyak syukur.

u know wat?
my parent cakap, kalau bodoh tak pandai study, lu nampak rumah depan ada kedai motor? pigi sana kerja lah. Popuam takya belarja tinggi, nanti kahwin juga.

ayam sambil study sambil belajar.
Lu tak tau cukur ka???

fight.....
if u ain't fighting for it, it ain't ur dream.

the problem with this is quite simple

1. both parties dont do their homework
2. often the kid's "dreams" tend to be something he has not worked hard or achieved little success over the years.

i know some dudes who go, my dream is to sing, then starts a band, but doesnt practice, take vocal lessons (coz too expensive), etc etc
reality is that chap cant bloody sing.


then after that he argues that people are judging his direction in life

Dreams is overrated. Or rather, a new hype to make pandans to screw their lives up and give the marketeers their parents hard earn money. Not only that, upon failure of achievement, be sure there new generation of pampered losers will still blame on their parents for being too lenient to them.

Especially in Malaysia, the land of all weaksauce generations that say do what you like the rest will follow, yolo, bla bla bla faglike philosophers wannabe everywhere. Perhaps why we see many experts here, who most probably some McDonalds delivery guy but can be the real deal from being the aviation to law experts to kungfu masters to supermodels and many more; padahal all source are also from the internet.

This is the pampered generation. Deswai, once in a while some democracy drop from any superior country would be a good cleansing and wake up call.

Parents should support their children who have who have a certain interest other than academic studies too if there is potential for success....without the support it is difficult for the children to achieve their dreams. My nephew took up music playing the guitar at International College of Music in Setapak then he got a scholarship to continue at Berkeley College of Music in Boston. For the past 3 years he is in the backup band for Beyonce and is now married to a Japanese.

ahahah typical parents that hoping their child to turn professionals for better living... nothing is wrong or right... most important thing is both parents and child should support each others decision but at times like this, i would have to say the child should listen more to the parents because no matter how the parents would have eaten more salt than the child. however it is not always the right case as some parents might not be that modernize as their child. best solution is for both parents and child sit down and analyze abit and not only that, the child also should try to understand the financial situation but i believe most child will never know or understand this. never and i mean never.

last time my parents especially my father ask me to do this do that until must become a doctor...now i don't think i need to...why? my parents themselves can't prove how well they succeed, so why do i wanna take advise from people who doesn't do well in life? of coz im gonna try something different

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Haha.....but maybe your parents did not have the chance or the financial backing like you do? Maybe they think you have a better chance then them in becoming a doctor? But if you are willing to work hard and succeed in something that you like then why not? But you have to explain to your parents politely and tactfully cos you still need their blessing and their support.

What course can lepak goyang kaki money still flows in ah?