To Master or not to Master...

I have always envisioned myself owning a Masters Degree since I graduated in 2003. Actually, my life plan was to own a Masters Degree by the age of 25, which was supposed to be 5 years ago and to carry on with a PhD by 30. But now, I'm 30 and no signs of a Masters Degree in the near future. Another plan goes down the drain...

What is it about owning a Masters Degree nowadays? It seems like to get a good, decent job, you must at least have a Bachelor Degree plus a Masters Degree. If you don't have both, then you'll be one among the thousands of mediocre candidates and knowing that now, finding a job is all about standing out from the crowd. It's not that I don't have a good, decent job, but there is no satisfaction in it if I don't have a Masters Degree to back it up with.

I love studying. In fact, if I am given the choice whether to work or study, I would opt to study rather than work. Work is just too tiring and monotonous but studying...well that's a whole different matter. You'll never know what new stuff you'll learn today. But the current trend of post-graduate studies is not about the love of studying. It is now more towards just taking it so that I can brag about it to my colleagues, or so that I can escape from work-related matters and use my Masters' classes as an excuse or for the benefit of getting a bigger paycheck. There really is no more passion for learning. People who really want to learn would not normally get the chance to do so, but people who don't even want to attend classes but have the means (in this case, money!), can easily get a Masters Degree in a little over 2 years. Life is so unfair!

I really want to take a Masters degree course but for now, I'll have to settle not taking one yet. There are too many other stuffs that I have to commit to. But who knows, maybe someday God will give me the break that I deserve and finally I'll get what I wish for...I hope...