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she’s installing bathtubs.”
    “Wow! That’s interesting…”
    Did you ever wonder how come such a promising
word as “interesting”
is, can be used by people to mask disdain and shock? I know I did.
    Leaving my mom aside, I’m not sure how my
neighbor selected me for
the job. Was it my brain or my looks to be blamed for it?
    But when such “luck” strikes, you don’t ask
questions; you turn
around. 
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    Dora’s
Journal Notes
Not each challenge
is worth taking.
If I admire the
ones who dare to dream,
I bow before the ones who never give up on their dreams.
----
    My next job
offer came from a woman, immigrant as well. I was sure she’d understand
what
being a young woman, all alone in a new country means,
    After she scanned me from top to bottom, she
delivered the verdict:
    “You’ll make a great stripper. Great money in
it too.”
    “Are you flattering me?”
    “Does it sound like a flatter to you?”
    “No, not really.”
    “You’re lucky. I know just the right person for
you.”
    “That’s lucky indeed. I just doubt I have what
it takes to be a good
fit. If nothing else, I’ll be the most educated woman in the business.”
    “You’re all shy at the beginning. You’ll get
over it once you see
the money coming. Plus this education of yours, what good came out of
it anyhow?”
    “This is like asking me why I should be kind
when ruthless people
are the ones who rule the world. I’m kind because it makes me feel good
and
because...”
    “And because it lets you sleep at night. I
know, you all say that.
The problem is what’s happening when you wake up.”
    I had to admit she had a point. Longer we would
have talked, I am
sure more reasons she would have raised. But, this did not change the
truth: I
was an educated woman, which might not have meant much for her, but it
meant
the world for me. And while working never killed anyone, some sort of
work
might have killed me.
    Once more, I could just imagine my mom’s
conversations:
    “So, what is your daughter doing in Canada? Is
she doing her master
in law?”
    “No, she’s a stripper.”
    “Wow! That’s interesting…”
    “You tell me about it?”
    So, for the sake of my mom and everyone else’s,
I refused. Too bad
so sad, I was not given the option again. Must have been the age
catching up
with me.
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    Dora’s
Journal Notes
Your beauty can be
used in many ways.
Use it right!
How you choose to
make money says more
about yourself than how much money you make.
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    As if someone
was determined to show me that all people are bad or just blind to my
true
qualities, the next disastrous job proposal came from a proud owner of
a famous
Torontonian cake store.
    No bathtubs to install there, no poles to dance
in the middle of the
night, just some delicious cakes to serve and nice customers to take
care of.
Make no mistake, after my previous adventures, this was my dream job.
However,
there was just one itsy-bitsy problem: before getting paid, I had to
prove my
competencies in the area. At least, this guy believed I had some other
skills
as well, except those of an amazing stripper. So, I gave him credit.
    But, after one month of working under a
so-called “training program,”
I was not getting paid. It was blurry for everyone how much “training”
I would
still need and in what areas.
    Was my smile not quite the right one? But if
that was it, it was too
late for my parents to change it and too expensive for a plastic
surgeon to fix
it.
    Was my skirt not short enough or was
it too short? I’m afraid the answer
would have largely varied from customer to customer.
    And so, unappreciated and broke, I quit this so
called job.
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    Dora’s
Journal Notes
There are no
verbal or written promises,
just promises.
Don’t be shy or
humble with your
achievements! If you are, people will keep devaluing them, until there
won’t be
anything left to be proud of.
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10
Education Should Not Be Denied to the Ones Who Want to Learn
    Going
back to school if