Friday, January 25, 2008
Blogging
When I first started blogging in 24th December 2005, when I was nearing ORD, clearing leave and had nothing to do, blogging became a way to spend my excess time, and it's my way of saying out the things I want to say.
I always believe this. In this impatient society, who has the patience/interest to sit down, open their ears, and really listen to what you have to say? I would say not many (and by this I mean less than a handful), or perhaps even none. Who is really interested to know what you think, and is willing to listen to you at a face-to-face conversation?
I am a person who thinks a lot, I have no doubts about it.
I have a lot of views on life, the ironies of life, current affairs, moral lessons learnt from my little little past and present life experiences. For people who know me, I love to expose people to the little little myths they bluff themselves with, in order to feel that they are better people than they really are.
(Like how I told Cindy about why (after a long time) people don't move on is because they haven't found someone new, rather than them really clinging to the previous person emotionally. Cynical as it may sound, I believe what I believe, and I love to expose people on these thoughts)
Other than to preach my many many many views on life, this blog has also become my personal ranting ground. From current affairs to personal issues, I have many posts, all having different tones. Some are speech-like, some are academic arguments, some are pure rants without any logical balances, and some are the so-called 'emo' posts.
I have a wide variety of stuff that I want to talk about. And many times, I have a lot of things I want to talk about, but I just didn't find the energy or the time to do so. I hate cooping up on what I feel, so I'll just treat this as a ranting ground whenever I have the chance to do so.
HOWEVER HOWEVER, I become super-pissed when this 'right' of my own ranting is taken away by some form of sociological conformity process, or social pressure, or social sanctions.
The following might be a bit fierce, but I make no apologies for it.
Whenever I make a so-called "emo" post, it is because I feel strongly about things. Whether I am explicitly scolding people, or implicitly pondering about things, or simply sounding reflective, the social 'sanctionalistic' forces will come in the 'rrgh..emo again' tone.
In one sense, it could be caring for a friend. However, in another sense, it is a super pissing process. Whenever you behave in a way that is you truly, instead of how a certain social agent WISHES you to behave, sanctions will come, either in direct or indirect ways.
And I hate it.
Concern is concern. But by saying unconstructive comments like 'emo again huh' seriously does not help anything! What does it acheive?
If you're concern, unconstructive comments on the tag board, seriously use your brain, does it help anything?
It only results in the writer feeling his right of ranting being restricted by some sociological forces.
"Conform to the happy tone. We want you to be happy. Out-of-order blog posts shall be questioned upon until normal services resume." these forces say.
If you think it's wrong to post the so-called emo posts on my blog when I do indeed feel about something, please continue your role in the enforcement of the social conformity process. It helps, it really helps.
The most funny or stupid (depending on your own judgement) kind is when the author is implicitly ranting about stuff, being obviously NOT wanting to divulge the details on the subject matter.
The Concerned Friend types in the tagboard/comment boxes: "What happened to you?"
Blog comments for dummies: Just a guide.
Given the style of the post, do you think the author will really write down 'what happened'?
If you think so, hmm. The book is indeed for you. Go to Popular and buy it.
If not, then type for what. Duh.
I understand some people would want to curb the 'sad' atmosphere (if there is ever one) and offer words of encouragement. I appreciate it, I really do.
People who are concerned and are not suitable for the above-mentioned book (i.e. with some brain cells still working) will ask the author 'what happened' personally, instead of asking in the very domain the writer refuses to talk in in the first place.
For me, if you're concerned, feel free to ask.
However, if I say I don't wish to say (I wouldn't say "nothing lah", cos I never liked to lie), then please say one 'ok, take care k' and that's enough.
For people who keep trying to pry, or people who keep trying to ask for hints, I'll get pissed off pretty easily, despite my face giving a patronising smile.
This is my blog, and I strongly defend the right to blog about anything on this sacred little virtual corner of mine.
When the blog first started, I'm excited to share about my thoughts, the lessons I've learnt, and the comments I have about all things in life generally.
There are times I feel strongly about stuff, and I just need to rant. These times, I hope not so many people are reading this blog.
However, the damage has been done. I know there are many silent readers of this blog. Arts club friends have become such a huge, inter-connected and everyday-meeting (with that ample gossips and bitching) community that it has become a rather scary force.
Once something is posted, you're exposed to speculation. You can just be true to yourself and that moment in time when you blog, however the blog post stays there permanently. I can delete the fit-of-the-moment posts, but I believe the blog is for capturing all the snippets of my life, so, good or bad, the posts are here to stay.
I don't know if this is the case, but I hope people can be less judgemental on things. I have said many, many, many times, and I don't think people will ever get it. Blogging captures the peaks and troughs of life, instead of the root-mean-square. If the latest blog post is emo, it doesn't mean that your latest feeling is emo! It captures that particular point in time, and that particular feeling you have then. Why don't people get it?
After the rant, life still goes on, and the problem still remains. You're back to normal when you're doing your normal stuff, and you're not normal only when you start to ponder again.
If you hated the way he judged you beforehand, don't judge other people the way he judged you.
I've been told and told others before: People don't judge people, only God judges us.
Anyway, that was a really classic expression. So classic until I felt like I was the biggest villian in the whole world. So classic until I've changed my perspective totally. So classic until the level of respect from me is dropping towards the vice versa.
When you're judged, you can't help but judge back.
I welcome constructive comments on the CONTENT of my rants, but unconstructive comments seriously only make me feel that my right to blog about what I want to blog about has been compromised.
Ok for those who are unaware, THIS IS A RANT.
Rant over.
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Monday, January 21, 2008
Rather 'eventful' weekend
I had a rather 'eventful' weekend.
Friday night:
Went for Charlene's 21st birthday party!
Met Joyce at Sheares Hall before going to the party.. It is great to see her after so long! And we had a really nice chat (and bitching session =P ) along our journey. I'm really really happy to see her after so long, and I kinda miss the days we'll roam around NUS, and the times me and Charlene will rot in her room in Sheares.
It was great catching up with Charlene as well. We didn't really have a chance to talk a lot, but it was great just to see her after so long too! Personally, I was reminded to talk to her more often =)
Their friends were great people to talk to too, and I had fun despite the kinda quiet atmosphere =)
Saturday:
Mobilisation! With that hanging in our minds, in the morning and noon all of us felt kinda sian, and we started a mass convo on msn bitching about the SAF. Hahaha typical NS moanings.
I had to postpone my tuition because of that, sian.
It's kinda sucky to dig out the duffle bag from my storeroom, and open it to check whether I had the required items.
Not to mention wearing the uniform again! My uniform's size is S, and I really wondered how did I fit into the uniform then, not to mention now, and I have a 'little' difficulty fitting into the sleeves of my smart 4. For the pants, the less said the better.
The feeling is surreal. Putting on the uniform, carrying the duffle bag, booking in at a guardroom, waiting and waiting and waiting, eating the splendid SFI food, seeing LTA Seow (our first year PC - now back with us after his 3-year regular stint), saying 'Yes Sir! to the long-winded OC.
It's good meeting the scouts and other familiar faces again, and (again!) talking about dota and past spats. But it gets kinda draggy when it drags to 8.30pm. zzzzz
It lasted until 8.30pm (OH MY GOODNESS) and I rushed to the airport to send Soon Leong off in a taxi with Mingguang, putting my duffle bag at home on the way.
Dear SAF, I would like to make claims for the my Opportunity Costs:
1. Time
2. Dinner with 4d
3. $30 of taxi fare for back and forth
Then, at the airport, we sent Soon Leong off. Well, as this is the Nth time I'm sending people off to overseas (and I was too tired), I didn't really feel much. The only feeling I had was I just can't imagine for the next semester, when almost everyone will leave for exchange, leaving some poor souls back here in Singapore. And of course.. rrgh.
Sunday:
Morning: Played soccer in the morning. My soccer boots chuied. Time to get a new pair! New shoes for the New Year.
Afternoon: Went for tuition (to compensate for the one I missed on Sat)
Nite: Concussed from 7pm.
What an eventful weekend! Not.
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Sunday, January 20, 2008
解铃还须系铃人？
以一个直率，事情喜欢直接拿出来说的人，面对着沉默不语，装着一切都很好的人，或者是那种火在纸下烧的感觉，是一种心灵上的结。
面对不悦之事，沉默以对，那是人之常情。但当此事受到质疑时，仍然装之泰然，若无其事，此举实在令人发指。
俗语说，解铃还须系铃人。但若人屡解不遂，解铃还须铃自解。
人欲解铃，而铃不欲受解，何解之？
人计穷，故解而弃之。
它日，若铃欲自解，人尚欲解否？
唯恐它日非近，或当其日来临，人，心已去，铃，体已飞。
悲哉，悲哉。
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Tuesday, January 15, 2008
OFBCS is back
Operation Finding Back CPL Sng is back!
I'm so proud of myself, as I've reached home at around 9pm (after leaving school at around 7.30), and I went running without touching dinner at ard 9.20pm!
It feels great to run again after one week of 'enforced' break either due to the arts club chalet or night cycling.
Night Cycling is fun! It's great to cycle around the places you so used to taking bus/walk around.
Starting from ECP, all I wanted to was just to hit the road bus 197 usually runs, and try to find a way to Tampines.. but tada! I feel we're damn lucky to see the Siglap Park Connector, which links us directly to Bedok Reservior, then from there, it's easy to go to Tampines.
It's fun to realise how near Kembangan is to ECP, and how near Kembangan is to Bedok Reservior, the place we used to play soccer, near Weiwei's house. It's also fun to connect to Bedok Town Park, the place near MXPS where we so used to run for our 1.6km. Ah memories.
It feels damn good cycling across the park. I was thinking: if it feels so long cycling from the expressway side to the Bedok Reservior side, when I usually run at night from the bridge to the expressway side and back, it must be some distance! I'm so proud of myself, especially after not running for so long. Runing is addictive =)
And it was damn coincidental to see Desmond in his car (where I was waiting for mich and tienkwan and his car was stopped by the red light) at the junction near his house.
It's cool to be at TM arriving on a bike, but it feels rather cock pushing the bike looking chui there too haha. After some rest, we cycled to Expo, then to 85 market.
We rested there for 1hr (oops hweeguang dun kill us), then we chionged to Ubi Driving Centre, then to the Paya Lebar Post Centre (where we rested long again haha), before going to Chung Cheng High School. From the bus stop to CCHS, Goodman road is rather long. I can't imagine my brother, or the students walking in everyday - it must be a chore sweating in the uniform every morning. I rather climb the Chang Cheng of AHS then to walk this long road.
CCHS looks rather haunted at night, especially with it's grandeous and old Chinese gate, and the historical values it carries. It was fun scaring tk there with fake ghost stories though! haha!
After that we cycled one straight road down Tanjong Katong Road to ECP, and before I thought the incidents were over, mich and tk cycled into ECP - East Coast Parkway!
Poor me had to carry the bicycles over the barriers to the pedestrian road, then we walked down the underground tunnel to ECP. haha!
All in all, an eventful night cycling.. Thanks mich and tk for making it fun!
(I just realised I'm not supposed to say out the stations, but heck la huh)
As I told a certain miss claps claps, one hand clapping is stupid. The more I see, the more I think so, and the more the hand refuses to come out. Seriously, while the mind is bothered, the heart is not bothered at all. Determination is one thing, but when one asks for something, he/she gets something. As Roy Keane said, "In life, you get what you deserve."
Part of OFBCS perhaps unwittingly, other than the body, finds back the pride that was drilled into us by a certain Mr Arthur. Pride comes before a fall, they say. But with no pride you'll surely fall, I say.
If people don't care, I wouldn't bother as well. I'm like that. When people are nice to me, you can expect tenfold, but when the opposite occurs, be prepared for the same too.
Oh ya, other than my own OFBCS, the SAF has found CPL Sng back as well. Pui. Ops manning currently, expected mob this saturday.
OFBCS is up and running.
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Saturday, January 12, 2008
Straits Times
A copy of the Straits Times mysteriously landed outside my house.
We went to ask the neighbour, but the auntie says she does not know her family subscribing to any newspaper. That's what I suspected, as they don't look like the newspaper-reading kind, what's more an ENGLISH newspaper.
Then I proceed on to flip the papers I have.
It struck me that 2008 is kicking off nicely.
As I'm typing this, millions of Taiwanese people will be casting their votes in the Parliamentary elections, starting a series of exciting events we'll see this year.
Iowa and New Hampshire has already started USA's presidential nominations for the respective parties, in the run up to USA's presidential elections later this year.
Plus the Euro and the Beijing Olympics, this year will be an exciting one in the sports sense too!
Then I read an article about means-testing for stay in subsidised wards in public hospitals.
I'm not sure whether people remember it, when in the 2006 general elections in Singapore, news of means-testing broke out, and the Workers' Party actually challenged the Health Minister, to list out the criteria for means-testing, so the people could be the judge and vote accordingly. Then, Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan said that means-testing might not happen afterall, cleverly averting Mr Low Thia Kiang's question.
Well, now, after the elections are over for a period of time, this idea came back into the discussion forum.
In typical fashion, news of any change will slowly be leaked out, triggering a barrage of discussion. But as always, while both sides of the argument will be presented, the 'comments' in the newspapers will subtly support the new changes before they were announced, so as to pave the way for the actual change to come. We've seen it before: Casino issue, GST hike, CPF changes, Taxi fares hike.
Now the propaganda is back again.
In principle, means-testing is not a bad idea. It means that people who are really poor could be granted access to the subsidised ward, rather to let them be choked up by richer people.
However, the argument presented in an article in the forum left me baffled. I can't produce the actual article, but the general point made was:
Because the richer could go to public hospitals readily, public hospitals are overcrowded, so it overworks the public hospital staff. Hence, due to the overworking, little time can be channeled to medical research, making us lacking in our drive to become a medical hub. Hence, the richer should be channeled to private hospitals where there are excess capacities.
Sounds logical isn't it?
But that's the problem with the Singapore mindset. Whenever there is a problem, the authorities would want to control the DEMAND side of the problem.
Too many people taking taxis? Raise the fares to curb demand!
Too many people in public hospitals? Raise the fares for seemingly-richer ones and channel them to private hospitals!
Having been in and out of public hospitals for the past year, it is indeed a pissing-off experience. Long queue and very complicated department referrals.
Has it ever occured to the authorities that public hospitals are getting more crowded due to a simple fact? A growing and aging population!
No amount of demand-side management will ever solve the problem of public hospital crowding. When people get sick, they get sick. Either they go to a hospital to seek treatment, or they die. Forcing them to go the 'higher' class wards only directs the problem to the other class wards, making them overcrowded.
The same goes for the Taxi City surcharge. But attracting taxis to go into the city for $3, it creates a shortage elsewhere. This is called 'solving a problem by creating a problem elsewhere'.
Same goes for ERP. It only channels congestion to some other roads. But the best thing is, when these 'other roads' get congested as well, they build the ERP there as well! We're back to square one, aren't we? Net effect? Same congestion, only more money for the government.
(build the KPE to ease traffic congestion elsewhere, but when the KPE gets popular, build the ERP to deter people from using it. building ERP gantries
at heartlands near to the city, and a seemingly never-ending and expanding ERP area)
What about building more hospitals? What about restricting car ownership? What about encouraging more taxis? What about restricting foreign immigration altogether?
Supply-side management, it seems, is never considered.
I'm really sick of squeezing in MRTs and buses, being caught in jams on expressways and normal roads, and seeing the sickening queues in public hospitals.
If near-5 million produces such a situation, what will happpen when we hit the targeted 6.5 million? I really dread to think of that day.
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Thursday, January 10, 2008
Modules
Phew!
After Round 2B, I have finally gotten all my modules!
It was always gonna be the case, as Malay 2, as a language module, will only be available for bidding in Round 2B.
Bidding this time round has been smooth relatively, especially when compared to last semester, when I still had to appeal for the last module during the SECOND WEEK of school.
The only regret is not getting Developmental Economics, so I can study under the nice Dr Lee Soo Ann again, but well, I'm glad that the module went to 700+ during open bidding, and removing any hope of me getting it right at the start (I only had 649 P points), so I can change to Public Finance immediately.
With me wanting to work in the Civil Service, perhaps (but with heavy doubts) this module will be helpful in some ways. It also looks like another maths kind of module, which suits me well also.
These are the modules I'm taking this semester:
EC3102 - Macroeconomic Analysis II (With Zhimin + Econs gang)
EC3333 - Financial Economics I (With Xiong and Kaiwei)
EC3351 - Public Finance (With Zhimin and Cindy)
SSS120 - Natural Heritage of Singapore (With Cindy, Shimin, Zhimin, Dingyan)
LAM2201 - Malay 2 (With Cecilia and Patrick)
Well, one interesting thing I've noted is that in Round 2B, for both Malay 1 and Malay 2, the vacancies exceed the number of bidders.
This is different from last year, when I got Malay 1 for around 100+ points.
Interestingly, this comes after PM Lee encouraged Singaporeans to take a 2nd Mother-Tongue.
Well well, it's good that bidding comes easy at 1 point, but having only 13 people taking the module (for now) is scary.
Hope that the remaining 27 places will be snapped up!
Still can't imagine a lecture with only 40 people though =X
Here's to a great sem ahead!
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Sunday, January 06, 2008
News
It might not seem like big news to some people, but to me I'm still rather shocked.
Well, people should know by now that our dear local comedian MC King has passed away.
He was never really 'famous' in that sense, but I think almost every Chinese Singaporean knows him, especially by this name.
I'm a huge local show fan (and bizarrely get scoffed at for that), so this news affected me more than the passing away of some Taiwanese female artiste a few months ago.
I still remember when I was young, there were 4 pairs of local comedians, cutely all were made up by the 'one skinny, one fat' combo.
Wang Sha + Ye Feng, Hua Liang + Zhao Jin, Jack Neo + Moses Lim, and of course, Mark Lee and MC King.
The first pair has passed away (ok they were old, so I understood that) (I got reminded of them watching Wok of Life), Hua Liang got knocked down by a Japanese person's car 10+ years ago, and now it has happened to MC King, who was only 39 when he passed away.
As a kid, I cannot remember the exact jokes they made, but that was the 'golden period' of local comedy. I miss them, and I miss those days.
Suddenly I feel like watching old comedy night shows, parts like Liang Po Po, Liang Xi Mei, Shen Jing Yi Fa (Mark Lee made his debut as a rubbish bin or toilet bowl I remembered), Office Politics, and many many other funny segments.
And sadly, I didn't really get to watch and don't really remember stuff from the other 3 pairs' performances, but I do remember that the first pair was really super funny, especially with their Teochew jokes.
I must go hunt for them!
This is his blog, if you're interested http://mcking13.spaces.live.com/
RIP, MC King
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Friday, January 04, 2008
Happy 2008!!
Ok this post came rather late.
Hmm I've been rather 'busy' these few days, cos it has been a series of gatherings and work!
30th: Bikequest Recce
31th: Helping with Cherie's charity event at the expo, and countdown with 4d at drew's house
1st: Party at Ju's house. Fun!
2nd: Foodhunt DPDs meeting
3rd: Foodhunt meeting
I've seen almost everyone's blogs talk about the past year, and maybe I should do some summary of my own too.
Well, life has mainly evolved around school, so school should contain the major things that happpened to me this year.
Year 1 Sem 2:The first event I'm involved in NUS was the Sports Bazaar, as the Games IC. To be frank, because I didn't do a lot of preparation work and planning, it was not very memorable. However, it was good to start organising stuff, and do the carrying to set up the Bazaar in the Central Forum. It was good that I got to extend the friendship with the people I got to know during my running for the Sports Club MC. I enjoyed doing work outside studying, and got to know people like Jielun, Lining, Chris, Huixiang better.
Joining Foodhunt then perhaps really started everything rolling this year, as for the very first time in NUS after Oweek that I got to really know new people in Arts, and be involed in the planning of a project to 'feel' school life.
We had a small committee, but it was a great committee to work with! I'm really glad to know people like Serene, Shuping, Baochuan, Titus (knew him through Oweek too), Cindy, Yilin, Xinyu, Michelle etc. Also, it opened me to roughly know the other MC members of Arts Club, paving the way for future involvement.
(Although now I still remain half-baffled how Serene chose me to be in her comm =x )
The project was a rocking success and I totally enjoyed the process in planning this event! =)
Academic-wise, to be frank, Year 1 Sem 2 was also the easiest and most enriching semester. As I repeated many times in my previous blog posts, the modules were easy, and the others most educating. Government and Politics of Singapore is what I really wanted to take, and Malay is a language that I've wanted to learn since perhaps primary school. Philosophy was surprisingly enlightening as well, helping the thinker me be exposed to even more philosophical ideas.
Of course, after the disappointment of Sem 1, I finally got into the Dean's List! And it enabled me to pull my CAP into the first-class region.
A fruitful Sem 1 indeed.
Holidays:Thanks to the omni-present SAF, I was unable to find work during the holidays, hence it paved the way of slacking, slacking, and more slacking. I still don't know how I survived the holidays, but some few major things happened as well
In-Camp trainingAfter ORD-ing for 15 months, it was the first time that I have to resume my duties as a soldier of the land. Guys will know, digging out that duffle bag is digusting, and you have to pack so many things just for the 5 days.
But because I was in a bored mood, ICT was actually quite fun! haha. I'm glad I got to meet up with everyone again. As what the CO say, "when you put on that SBO and rifle, tell yourself 'I'M BACK!'"
Indeed. The re-clipping of the SBO on your waist, the re-slinging of the rifle across your shoulder, and the re-carrying of the Fieldpack, the feeling is surreal.
Arts CampMy first-ever Arts Camp! Finally I got to experience its lengendary reputation, and it was really fun!! It was heart-wrenching to be thrown into A house from R house, but in the end, my OG justified it. Really great to know you guys!
(Speaking which I've not gone to an OG outing for a looooong time)
Finally knew why people fall in love with Arts Camp - it became like a ritual that you have to go through before you're a fully-fledged Arts Student! Great fun.
OweekGot poached by Xinyu to do PR. Well, again, it was a struggle for me to leave my OG, leave the slack of being a councillor, and be involved in doing something really siong, instead of enjoying the rest of my holidays.
PR work is crazy. Since that faithful day in Cherie's house where I took over the Oweek email account, registrations and (idiotic) enquiries took over my life. Some days, I was at the verge of mentally collapsing hahaha
Luckily when Oweek actual came, I finally got to the see the fruits of my labour. First day, the LT was brimming with people (and our accounts were swelling with cash =p ), and I hope my part in bringing them here will change the lives of some freshies and coucillors.
And definitely, it was great to know our Ocomm! From there, I made many great friends, and most importantly, I got to know more ECONS MAJORS! Arbo I'll be really taking many modules alone.
And (most of) our Ocomm has remained close after Oweek, so it's really cool! Hope to continue having great fun with them.
Other than the Ocommers, I'm glad I got to renew friendship with the R house people, people like Sharon, Elaine, Chonghan, Kerching, and know new people like Alicia, Hock, Doris etc
Year 2 Sem 1:If people remember, at the start of the semester, I was fretting about a few things:
1. Scholarship
2. Last econs module
3. Residence stay
Ok I didn't get my residence stay, but getting 2 out of 3 is not too bad. The $ really came in handy, and I'm still grateful for that =)
And looking back at my posts then, I'm so happy I saw Dawn Yeoh! It was like a dream coming true in front of me =x
Year 2 Sem 1 is quite bereft of 'official' activities.. except perhaps Arts Bash and Arts Open.
Other than that, the acitivities were gatherings organised randomly by us, and the sem is fun simply because of its randomness. It was great having random gathering all around.
Also, due to not having a room to stay in campus, staying over in the clubroom (many many times) was fun too! haha
Academic-wise, well, it has been a huge, huge struggle for everyone.
I've spoken with many, and Year2 is indeed a huge step-up. For me, with the spectacular results of last sem, keeping up has added huge stress to me. But stress is good, as it kept me keen to aim for perfection.
The modules haven't been easy. Econometrics and Serene Tan-inspired Micro2 are 2 crazy modules. But finally, I got to understand how hard, mind-breaking efforts are needed if one really wants to excel.
The study week + exam period is a memorable period. Following the breaking down of my laptop, the clubroom provided the perfect place for mugging. Facing this huge struggle, mugging with everyone put my concentration back to place, and it was nice we get to study together, and rant to one another whenever we feel frustrated! haha! And the feeling of mutual support makes studying a nicer feeling =)
In the end, results were satisfactory, and I'm contented! Not bad for a topsy-turvy sem!
Now I'm crossing my fingers for the DL (ok it's more for personal pride than anything, but it's good to always aim high)
Haha people always complain about my super infrequent and looooooooooooong posts, and here I am with them again! LOL
Thinking back, it has been a rather eventful year, officially, mentally, emotionally. 2007 has past, and oh my! I'll be 23 this year.
Rather than things like carefree, slack, kiddy fun and puppy love, 23 sounds nearer to 'adult' things like marriage, work, parenthood and responsibilities. It's scary!
Ok I never believe in New Year resolutions, but for the sake of it, I'll post a short one:
1. Maintaining my CAP in the first-class region with continued Dean's Lists (hard)
2. Getting myself fit - Operation Finding Back CPL Sng (Even harder! haha)
3. Create successful events and hone my leadership skills
4. Make more great friends!
5. Get a scholarship
Anything else would be a bonus.
Happy 2008 everyone!
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