Do what you like.

  During the class, we’ve discussed about whether audition programs are good or bad, but I think there is no good or bad. If i have to choose either good or bad, i would probably choose good. People who are against audition programs say that it spurs our society to be more competitive, and extreme competition divide people into losers or winners. However, the truth is that our society is already so competitive. Everyone has to be more educated and have more qualifications to success. I guess that  some people feel uncomfortable watching severe competitions because they already know we live in a high competitive society. It’s not that they stimulating the competition but it’s reflecting our society. 

  Positive thing about it is that it shows that anyone who has specialty can success even though he or she is not studying or getting  qualifications same as others. Not only one winner earn success. Those who made to final, nearly most of them get a chance to chase after their dream. 

  The lesson what I got from audition program is ‘Do what you like.’ It might sound cliche but I always get to forget that. We get to follow societal norms    keeping the desire to chase after our dream. Audition programs reminds of me that value. I always wanted to be an announcer since I was 10 then I gave up for few reasons when i was 21. I thought it wasn’t realistic dream and i need to have a second option. Not soon later, dream to be an announcer became a second option. Watching the audition program looking for announcer made my heart beat and made me realize that i become the happiest person when I do what I like to do. In this crazy competitive society, i hope everyone not to forget what they want and like. 

Saudi Arabian Women Driving Issue.

  What do you feel when you hear the word ‘feminism’? At some point the word ‘feminism’ has turned into a negative word. It seems that women’s right has improved a lot compared to old days and some people say that now there are reverse discrimination toward guys in result of protecting women’s right. Is it really though? My friends started to get a job and women get paid less then men when both are new employee and women have less opportunity to be promoted. In company’s perspective, they don’t want to invest in women employee since they are more likely to leave when they get pregnant. But I still think that it’s unfair and it should be that way that they give more opportunity to those who worked hard, long and committed to their company no matter they are women or men.

  Back to our issue. In Saudi Arabia, there seems to be a movement to improve women’s right. People who are against to women driving a car say that, it’s because men are supposed to protect and take care of women. Driving a car is dangerous so by not letting women drive, men are taking care of their women. However, I strongly think that they should let women decide. Saying that they are protecting but ignoring women’s need is not really taking care. 

  I personally thought that feminism has been considered among men as a bad word because some of them feel threatened thinking giving women more right means being invaded privilege that they have. And I think the same thing is happening in Saudi Arabia. The cultural background is men should protect their women, but the authority they get from that idea would be something that they don’t want to give up.