Sound is the new trend?

It's been awhile since I blog about audio stuff. But as days gone by, I saw there is a trend of people carrying a headphone on the go. It makes me think is there an on going trend for hipster? Because it looks cool?

For sure, I don't think most of them value the music quality. Because they most of them uses Beats By Dr. Dre. It looked decent and cool no doubt about that. But the sound quality doesn't much justified it's price. And the price is sky high!!

Today I went to Sennheiser shop in KL. Promoted what I'm selling and end up the person in charge is not in *Awhhh* then I had a little chat with the sales person. He told me there is an research done by someone, it shows other digital product's price had been becoming cheaper and cheaper but not for audio stuff. People used to pay very low price for a mid range headphone, but now RM200-500 are called cheap/affordable mid range headphone.

Perhaps it all comes down to the type of life people are facing now. Stressful lifestyle might need something to ease down the tense in their daily life. Music does help to relax down, maybe that why people earning big bucks willing to pay for all these equipment.

For me, yes I started to look/feel my music few years back. Because of Beats By Dr Dre! Now I'm still in dilemma on which headphone should I buy. I AM living in a stressful life though.

Another day outside of my comfort zone.

I wish to share here not to the public but to let my future self to have a look back at what have I done.

Today is just like ordinary day for anyone, *MONDAY BLUE*. But not quite for a person that struggling for his daily job. Not daring to meet up with people, dealing with rejection, Alone, depression you name it. But still a job is a job, even when I did not do anything I still need to show my boss my pretty face.

Today I found out something that is going to give me a huge impact on my depression, not getting better but worst from it. Previous week, out of a sudden the head of the department asked me to prepare for a lecture/discussion on what have I done for the whole week. I was like okay, at least my problem can be discuss with them, maybe I should let them know I'm struggling mentally. Fast forward to today, it actually turn out not they wanted to help me deal with problems but to monitor my movement.

I was placed to sit next to the head of department on my 2nd day of work. Not a good place if you asked me. And I do not know what can I do the whole day, should I just go door to door asking people? but where should I go? To the place I familiar with? That is just like 3 places I'm familiar with and poof! I ran out of ideas. Cold calling? Seriously I hate doing that, I'm afraid of calling people by the phone. The chill run through my spine.

I just hope that I got the chance to tell them, this is really not what I am good at. Nope! not at all! In fact those are what I least good at. God everyday I'm in depression I felt like crying everyday. I felt like a nobody in the office, I have no one to talk to. Worst of all, even my dear say I'm always a sour face. Bring back my smile this instance!!

Stepping out of my comfort zone

I had been jobless for almost 4 months. It lead me into desperation to get into any job. I doesn't care whether I am suitable or not for the job I just want something that makes me busy during weekday and pay me a decent salary at month end. Seems simple until I got myself into a job I had never ever dreamt of being in it. Working in a bank doing sales.

A little background of why I didn't dream of doing these. Firstly I never like to be in banking industry. Yes, many people had told me how good the salary are and the benefit they give are top notch. Indeed those words are really true, their client base are so huge that everyone in the nation need to have their service. But then again, I always want to have my own business, and opening a Bank is not an easy thing to do. I prefer to make my life simple and less involvement in playing with other's saving.

Second is the sales line. To everyone that knows me well, I do not speak often, I am never a conversation starter and I doesn't like to force people into doing something. You might say that doing sales doesn't force people into doing something, but sales person does force people to listen to you when you promoting stuff that they already have/ doesn't need.

Seriously, doing something that you are not good at, not your nature is stressful. I felt out of place in my workplace. In the bank you are not provided with your own PC, and no internet connection at all. In all my life time *23 years of it* I had been so used to looking and finding information through the internet. The best part is! My senior expect me to go home and search for contacts for me to have cold call. What if I do not have any internet access in my home?!

I do not enjoy stepping out from my comfort zone. Most of the time when I'm doing door to door sales, I will end up sitting somewhere alone, thinking Oh God! What have I done to my life, why do I want to challenge and I end up in teary eye. Seriously I can't take this anymore, I am not progressing. For once in my life, I felt that I am totally not up to the job. I want to quit!

This actually prove my theory wrong. I always believe that people are actually good at everything they did if they try. It doesn't seems like the case with me. All the time I think that I'm more suitable for a consultant job and until know I still think that I am one. Back office most of the time travel here and there occasionally, telling people what should they do instead of telling them buy my product :)

Oh well... I just have to wait for the one chance that they going to give me to join a business consultation job :( back to my drawing board!