What I'd Like To Do

I would like to get involved in work that is creative, interesting, does social good, ethical, and connects people. I essentially want to support and empower people to be who they are while not sacrificing themselves.

Some professions I’ve been interested in include performance art, street theater, circus, burlesque, midwifery/doulas, teaching/education, training, creative therapy, curation, arts management, non-profit management, community development, guidance counselling, research, coaching, psychology, travel, cultural integration, diversity management, editorial and publishing, and so on.

Some things I’d like to do in my lifetime:

• Help other young people with their lives and passions through creativity, holistic health, and personal coaching
• Spend a year being trained as a competent circus acrobat
• Create festivals and gatherings that celebrate diversity and the creative spirit
• Work with an experiential education program, particularly one that deals with gap years
• Collect stories of why people do what they do with their lives
• Learn about the mysteries of the world with holy people in their communities
• Provide support services for migrant women who voluntarily and legally enter the sex industry but may not necessarily know about their rights and available options for assistance
• Meet with world leaders, diplomats, and migration officials to discuss abolition or relaxation of visas for young people, and youth diplomacy
• Speak at conferences and events about finding your own path in life
• Live with a master for a year and be mentored in their art
• Provide grants or microloans for young Malaysians and their passions, while also providing support and education in project management
• Form alternative schools (using systems like Steiner or Sudbury) in Malaysia
• Brainstorm ideas and strategies for people who know vaguely what they want to do but don’t know where to go next
• Mentor a young person seeking support where traditional life can’t help them
• Write a blog about all things batty – in nature, pop culture, fashion, mythology, and so on
• Design and curate a fashion line inspired by burlesque, saloon girls, and bellydance
• Create performance of everyday rituals made sacred, with slam poetry for chants
• Be a model for fantasy art portraits set in the Spice Route era
• Run an alternative education & careers expo to give young people options other than university
• Provide resources for DIY creators to maintain sustainable businesses while maintaining DIY ethics
• Provide counselling and relaxation therapy for young high achievers
• Run a youth center that doubles as a youth hostel
• Publish zines with puzzles and games based on themes
• Encourage empty-nest parents and retirees to turn their homes into Bed & Breakfast inns, creating extra income and providing companionship
• Make an open library of all my books and media
• Travel around the world with a crew of fascinating people going on great adventures
• Go on a major The Game-style treasure hunt

The best experiences I’ve had were things I could not have imagined, so this is by no means an exhaustive list. But it gives a good idea of the direction I’d like to head towards – supporting others to support themselves in fun and creative ways.