Getting in the Flourishing Construction Industry

We had a little debate yesterday in our class. The debate was about whether or not it is practical to pursue higher education. Most of the girls said they agree that the only chance to get a better job and earn a lot of money in the future is to get in top universities and finish a degree. Surprisingly, most of the guys in the class don’t believe so. They said that nowadays a lot of manual jobs that does not require university degrees are paying more than white collar jobs. True. A very good example is my brother-in-law who holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering but is now working as a tower crane operator in Dubai. He got the job not because he has a university degree but because he has training on operating heavy equipments.

Since there’s a big need for heavy machine operators, I personally think that getting in a heavy equipment operator school works for a lot of people who don’t like to go through the academic life but who want to earn decent salary. And for these people, there is Associated Training Services (ATS). ATS is a distinguished institution that offers heavy equipment operator training on a variety of heavy equipment and construction related trucking like backhoe training, bulldozer training, excavator training, front end loader training and a lot more so if you are amongst those who believe that decent salaries don’t necessarily come from white collar jobs then look no further. Associated Training Services is your key to an exciting and rewarding career in the heavy equipment operator industry.

Back to School

I am now a full time student.

Yep, I enrolled in a German language course a few weeks ago I already attended a full week of classes. So far, I am enjoying it. My instructors are not native German speakers but that does not bother me because they are good enough to teach German. Once, I brought my recorder to class and recorded a few minutes of our class discussion. I let my husband, who is a native German speaker, listen to it and he said that the teacher seems pretty good. She (the teacher) has her Chinese accent when speaking German but she is 100% understandable. Other than that, she can also explain grammar well.

I am the only non-Chinese in class. Normally, after explaining the grammar points in Chinese, my teachers explain it to me in English. This makes me feel a little bit special. Classes are 4 to 5 hours daily from Monday to Friday and it should last for 10 weeks or so.

I hope that after this course, I can carry on day to day conversations in German with ease.

My First Drive Thru

burgersI went for my first ever Drive Thru at Wendy’s today. Yep, it was my first Drive Thru and as a first timer I was thrilled. I’m still on a permit and still contemplating if I am really ready to take the actual driving test to apply for a valid driver’s license.

Earlier, I went to the grocery to buy a couple of things and pay our internet bill. I drove alone. Hubby allows me to drive down the store on my own [which is not really right] because he is busy doing a more important task today. And I am happy to do just that to get rid of his bitching. One lesson I learn about driving aside from the real driving skill… backseat driver’s are annoying so better not be one.