Fingerpicker
I've done the following,
Checker in the railways,
Crane driver,
Forklift driver,
Taxi driver,
Male nurse,
Barman.
Then after completing my Bio Science degree, found the idyllic job at a Drakensberg Hotel taking people for horse rides through the mountains. Then made a fatal mistake of coming down to Durban for an interview with an International Company, who immediately offered me a job. Even though I had pitched for the interview in torn jeans with riding boots and spurs, and broken glasses. For some reason I accepted, worked all over the place. Then after 30 years they offered me and my mates a lot of money to bugger off, which of course we accepted gleefully, all in the name of BEE and such. So now I do what I always wanted to do, nothing, except play the guitar and talk S#&t with my mates.
pbrizzolari
I wanted to be a programmer since I was about 14. Now I'm the head of innovation for a small software development house and loving it. I learn something new every day, spend time with people smarter than me and earn a decent wage for doing it. That lets me buy nice music gear and go riding every day after work. With this plus family, what more could a man ask for.
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MikeM
I have wanted to be a car/automotive designer since I can remember. Studying architecture now, decent comprimise - far less risky ?
aja
Fingerpicker wrote:found the idyllic job at a Drakensberg Hotel taking people for horse rides through the mountains.
Would that be the royal natal national park hotel that closed down as far as I know? That was an amazing place, my favourite in the whole world. I even went on one of the horse rides, but I do not remember seeing you there
Wizard
I wanted to be a teacher.
Was good at maths, had taught a lot of maths while at school, so thought that would be a good thing to teach.
Was then convinced to rather study Financial Services stuff because the pay was better.
Have done really interesting, ground-breaking and rewarding work within this industry
But the stress ... she is big ... which nearly killed me.
Have found myself looking for every opportunity to teach in life ... whether it's maths, computer science, djembe, telescope optics, ...
Within my workplace I look for any and every opportunity to teach ... and find a lot.
I was lucky enough to be invited to UCT a few weeks back to give a lecture.
It was TERRIFYING to be on the "wrong" side of the lecture theatre for the first time, but it went really well and I LOVED it.
Am just itching to do it again.
Yesterday afternoon I had no specific meetings planned; and decided that I would spoil myself by doing something really fun.
Found myself volunteering to teach a whole group of bright, eager young interns - absolutely loved it.
So ... my ideal job:
Learning new & exciting stuff.
Then teaching it to talented and enthusiastic students
And the job pays well.
We can dream ?
Renesongs
I used to want to be a guitarist but then life got in my way. Now I just want to be a beer truck when I grow up ?
DaFiz
Nice one Wizard... :yup:
I'm not sure I ever wanted to grow up... :-\
I still think it's overrated... :-[
Keira-WitherKay
when i was young , i wanted to be 'older" and i got my wish , and sooooo happy to be older ( to me older is 40 +) BUt i would never want to be young again ..damn i treasure getting older ?
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Learning new & exciting stuff.
Then teaching it to talented and enthusiastic students
And the job pays well.
Indeed, the beauty of that is in it's simplicity.
Now that I went to go watch the Cirque du Soleil I've decided I want to join the circus, or at least play in their band!
AlanRatcliffe
Keira WitherKay wrote:
when i was young , i wanted to be 'older"
When I grow up I wanna be an old woman - Michelle Shocked
I wanted to be bigger (didn't go quite as planned ? )
sooooo happy to be older ( to me older is 40 +) BUt i would never want to be young again ..damn i treasure getting older ?
Likewise! Possibly a bit odd, but I'm really looking forward to the age where I can tell insecure young women just how beautiful they are without them assuming I'm hitting on them.
philicon
First thing I can recall wanting to be was an Astronaught then I became a bit more realistic and decided I wanted to be a Pilot... And I was actually well on my way to becomming one because I went to the airforce on training courses and stuff, but then I really sucked at maths and the whole plan fell through... now I know what I want to be for sure... a Musician!!!
Fingerpicker
aja wrote:
Fingerpicker wrote:found the idyllic job at a Drakensberg Hotel taking people for horse rides through the mountains.
Would that be the royal natal national park hotel that closed down as far as I know? That was an amazing place, my favourite in the whole world. I even went on one of the horse rides, but I do not remember seeing you there
Drakensberg Gardens Hotel, 1976/77
You would have remembered me, steel and whipcord, piss artist and general bad influence. Guests were warned that I was not a good role model so consequently I always had this throng of kids waiting for me to come in from a ride and then following me wherever I went. Taught them many good things. We had lots of laughs.
guidothepimmp
Viccy wrote:
Learning new & exciting stuff.
Then teaching it to talented and enthusiastic students
And the job pays well.
Indeed, the beauty of that is in it's simplicity.
Now that I went to go watch the Cirque du Soleil I've decided I want to join the circus, or at least play in their band!
oooh, Viccy, what did you think?
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I wanted to be a capitalist! Still do! ?
Just want to own things...
Warren
I wanted to be Kerry McGregor's leotard.
Wizard
Brentcgp wrote:
I wanted to be a capitalist! Still do! ?
Just want to own things...
Maybe I'm just getting old ... but the more you own ... the more you have to lose
And I really don't need that stress
(ja - maybe I am getting old)
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oooh, Viccy, what did you think?
Fan Flippin' Tastic! I enjoyed the combination of music, theater, humor, physical prowess, audience participation. It was such a blast!
djpauw
I always knew what I wanted to be and just went straight for it and achieved it.
I qualified as an engineer. Engineers are trained to figure things out, make them work etc... Not specifically physical things, but also the things life brings your way.
So anyway, I am now blessed with my own successful business partly consulting and partly importing and selling equipment.
Hopefully as the bank account grows there will be more time for my guitars.
singemonkey
Wizard wrote:
Brentcgp wrote:
I wanted to be a capitalist! Still do! ?
Just want to own things...
Maybe I'm just getting old ... but the more you own ... the more you have to lose
And I really don't need that stress
(ja - maybe I am getting old)
Hear hear! But I'll invite you to my villa in Sri Lanka come the day. We can soak up G&Ts on the veranda, while the servants shoo the peacocks away, and consider the benefits of material vs. immaterial wealth ?
