Booooo. I hate it when I'm worried...

I did something brave today.

It was a struggle. But I still did it.

Whatever the outcome.

I shall be contended with my current life.

Dreams.

I got two major issues going on in my current life.

Kindda worried about the exams;

And the other shall remain as a dark secret.

I have only told Jun and Butt about it.

But my folks managed to find out somehow;

And I hate them knowing.

In fact, I was upset the whole day.

Met up with the dudes.

Felt better. But still,

I'm worried.

And I hate disappointments.

And this for Jun since he said I will blog about it:

(I don't intend actually.)

Jun hurts his leg today.

Coz he fall into the drain.

(暗笑).

Booo.

Hope u recover sooN!

But come to it again,

I'm still worried.

Boooooo.

LoOoOoOoSER.

Just for laugh.

My stats, nano tutorials not completed yet! Haha. So,

How I spent my weekend:

Finally, shhhh, I tell u a secret:

Haha. Lame.
The Link

Dreams

To the boy:

I had a dream too.

A dream that almost came true.

But was tarnished.

Life is not a tragic thing either.

Only people who are do not change their minds;

Are incompetents in asylums,

And those in cemeteries.

We love life, not because we are used to living,

Because we are used to loving.

I love my life.

And I want a dream come true.

Many of life's circumstances are created by three basic choices:

1. The disciplines you choose to keep.

2. The people you choose to be with.

3. And, the dreams you choose to hope for.

I kept my rules, I chose the right soulmates, and now I can only hoped for.

And,

That's life.

Anyway, a sidetrack on Taiwan's update:

Day 5: Birthday Celebration at Alishan

I quarrelled again.

Had a tiff with mum again. Sigh. She blamed me for every meddle event no one can think of like sleeping late thou I'm mugging, waking up late coz I slept late (due to mug of coz). Not washing the dishes everyday when she saw me washing sis's and mine today. And even to just having a chat on the phone(!) Worst still, she can actually predict events like I will be late for school tomo thou I call her to wake me up two hours earlier. Or I will not do well for the exam thou I'm trying fucking hard this sem. How encouraging. Damn. I have tried my best to be a good boy, but I guess I failed. Pissed.

Anyway, I guessed this weekend is my final rest. I would be having four class tests next three weeks, followed by the finale. To sidetrack a little, I've completed day two and three about e Taipei trip. Kekeke.

Day 2: Understanding Taiwan Culture

Day 3: Back to Nature

Day 4: Orgins and Civilization

And to jun, good luck for ur exam tomo. Dun worry, with efforts and determination, you can make it. U got my blessing.

I saw some blue for monday.

Taiwan Trip 1

Haha, I just completed my nano project workload, and english. But due to some "sleeping disorder" symptoms, haha, I'm still awake. Many friends like Darren, Evelyn and Thomas plan to travel to Taiwan on the coming holiday. Darren even called to ask me about my itinerary. They reminded me of Taiwan somehow, and perhaps I should start to blog on it, before those memories are forgotten.

View on it @ www.ilovetaipeimeimei.blogspot.com .

Haha, I only managed to complete the first day though. LoL.

I love Taiwan!

I've gone crazy.

Is 5 plus in the morning,
Essay completed.
Stats tutorial completed.
Left econs tutorial and I will be done.



I almost throw this lab top away like a trashcan!
She need some medical help like immediately.
She failed me a few times today.
And her warrantly card is in my file folder now.

I want a Sony Vaio Red Notebook thou.
I predicted I might have one four years down the road.
Daydream. Boo.
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Anyway, someone called today.

A dream so near, but yet so far.
Blame me for being a cowardice.
But things will end up far from reality.
Damn far lah.

On a sidenote,

To Alvin: Happy Birthday, dude! Hope u enjoy urself for e day. Coz it will be the time for work and time to mug! (And some mj sessions in between thou, keke).

To the west-siders: I'm damn damn damn sorry not to make it for the wakeboarding trip this sunday. I promised, I will plan one in May. Damnit. I lurve u guys like siao can (or not)! Damn me.

To Darren and the guys: Hey hey! Thanks for the msn chat, brother. I miss u ppl too. Meet up real soon k! Perhaps a dinner for Fiona's birthday, and clubbing session on urs!?!? =) "I love to move it move it." Beers, vodka, wateva. Let's get drunk! I take my apple and tequila shots.

To e Burgies: I need some good coffee and gelatos or some supper sessions real soon. Haha. Shopping will be great too.

To myself: I promise I will work hard for the sem. Things are working fine now, and in just few more weeks of mugging, I will be a free (cuckoo) bird! Then I can go prawning, fishing, swimming, partying, clubbing on a regular basics. I will be happycontentedinhighspirit and mybrains will go dancinglikeamaddogwhoisgettingultrasuperdamnhighondrugs.

Crazy.

A Random Monday

Is 6.07am in the morning of a monday, and I'm awake typing this entry. I guesss I shall be random in this post, cause it's kind random for me to be up so early too. I guess I slept more then enough on sat night.

In just a few weeks time,
Sleeping will become a luxury.
Counting on from the amount of assignments;
And tests I have in due;
And e finale to end the first year of studies.

I just cut my hair by the way,
And I guess I look rather nerdy now.

My computer is throwing tempers these days!
I typed this post for like the third time?!
I hoped it can last till the end of the sem,
Before I dig the invoice out and sent it for repair.
Which idiot say that IBM was good?!?!? -_-"
It was fugly and not that hardcore as thought!

I have done my part of the nano write up,
And was kind of happy.
Though the computer hung up on me;
For like more then 10 times!
I was great to have good project partners too!

Friday pract at Changi was fun as well.
Getting close to nature,
Esp the beaches, is relaxing.
The PUFFERfish was cute;
And the seaHARE was lovely too.
I love the practical,
And so was the dinner with uni pals.

Hopefully, this week will turn out good.

Career Pathways

I missed my exit while driving through the PIE from BoonLay. And reached home now, feeling rather infuriated and upset. I guessed I was somehow aggravated from the conversation I had with some good pals half an hour ago.

From their general point of views, it seems wrong to be in the life sciences industry, an industry that will bring us to no where in years to come. In a direct, or rather harsh way, one even put it across to me that the industry will fall short. (Life Sciences confirmed 倒的！） Seriously, I almost wanted to step onto the brake when this piece of sentence reached my ears while driving. Though it was just a general dicussion or debate (?), I was hurt by them from not looking into my situation when they speak, rather then the issue as a whole. I wasn't mad with them, cause everyone would have their general point of views, and see things differently. I was sorry for my bad attitude too (if u read my blog), but do put yourself into other ppl' shoes when you speak. I suppose that will be good for both.

From my own point of view (which I didn't manage to put across to just now), I think that there is a demand for every industry. The job market of today and tomorrow, is the market the universities are focusing on. The manufacturing, engineering and commercial jobs have always been there, albeit there are more of these now. After the hype on biomedical sciences from the government 5 years ago, and the millions they put in into this industry, many people believed and jumped into the bandwagon only to discover that this is all nothing but a propaganda.

I think otherwise though. Though I agree with the fact that a banker earns more then a biology student, I believe that the latter will still find a niche for himself or herself in the market. Singapore is a young country. Correspondingly, her fifth pillar is only on the way to being established too. Judging from the building up of Biopolis and many other life sciences related manufacturing factories, many multinational life sciences companies from overseas are setting up or moving their R&D centres to Singapore. Economists believe that there would be an increase in demand for senior and experienced research professionals at this stage to streamline operations. Once these centres are more established, there would definitely be a demand for fresh graduates in both the research and sales areas on life sciences... At least, I think this way.

To add on, I think that life is not just about how to survive through a job, and getting rich from it. At the end of the day, I believe that a job that one is passionate about, will be more rewarding then getting a job that pays well. Since young, besides dreaming about being a news reporter in secondary school, I got this liking for the medical science, and hoped to find a job in this area when I grow up. Thus, I went so far to pursuit a degree that I'm interested in, and perhaps, a job that could be so rewarding and meaningful in years to come. By then, with some ideal plannings in mind, I think that my life will then be more completed then those others who choose their career pathways out of no choice or for the sake of earning bucks and buying big houses. At least, I do things with passion. And I know, I will be happy. =)

On a more relax tone, today's ice skating session with Jun and GL was great (my last ice skating session was like five years ago). And I left the ring with two legs that don't belongs to me. LoL. Then we went off to Settlers Cafe, Holland Village for some drinks and a game of RISK before dropping by my house for some usual random stuffs and updates.

MJ session at Alvin's house on Thursday night was fun too. Since school ended early this week, we played through the night and I lost $3.30 at the end. Too bad, Thomas wasn't around to play with us. And do cheer up okay bro! =)

Scanning through my planner, and noticing the number of red markings (project and report due dates, test and exam dates), I know is time of the semester to hook on the books again. =) Sadly, this week would be the last week of slacks, and weeks of mugging would follow... I need the power!!! Haha. To those confidants and sounding boards I couldn't meet up as often, you guys must take some real care.

Till then, goodbye.

At Last!!!

Finally, the hell week ended with today's stats paper, which I think I faired rather badly. CNY week = Recess week is a no-joke killer, though I spent more then half of the time celebrating new year. Econs's results were out too, managed to score 75, and it put me onto the average. Hopefully, I will fair good enough on the exam for a B+ or A-. Seriously, after almost a year in NUS, this is the first time I faired rather okay for a paper.

Met up with Jun and GL on friday night for dinner at Carl's and beers at Hooters. Hooters was rather dissapointing, but a pint of Hoegarden for $10.50 was considered average, slightly cheaper then Ken's. And we took the last bus from the quay to Geylang for supper. It been ages since we took a bus, and the journey reminiscenced the secondary school years somehow. And since we were there, we visited the "back alley". But instead of the normal "monkey business", the alley has modified into a gambling den, with stacks and stacks of fifty dollars on the tables. And the classic part was the police raid that occured concurrently as we walked out of the alley. Thus, we saw a "live version" of a police raid, and how the undercovers appeared through the crowd. It was thrilling, but the idea that if they caught us by mistake put everything to an off. Imagine: Three big guys get caught for supper at geylang, and the next day, newspaper's heading reads "LOCAL UNDERGRADUATES GOT CAUGHT FOR SEEKING SEXUAL ACTIVITIES ILLEGALLY". Get the picture??? I know, it's kindda stupid, but that was e thought at the moment. Haha. Anyway, in case u are curious or suspicious, we don't HOOK. I fish thou, and hoping to go onto the kelong with sister and bro-in-law this coming weekend, even though the agency said it was full. That couple got confused with my common test week. Boooo.

Saturday saw me with meeting up Kris, Irene and Hua after they have gone into hiding for 800 years! Went for that IKEA sales, and was rather fascinated with their auction. Imagine a $265 cupboard going for as low as $3 for a bid! Or, four folding chairs selling off for the price of one? It was dirt cheap! Too bad, my room was too small for any new furniture. Had KFC after a year of stopping it, followed by chilling out at Essential Brew. Together, we came out with 8633 for a 4D buy, but it came out 8631 on sunday (Draw No. 2511) instead. How sad! Hopefully, our Thailand trip would be successful, been ages and ages since the four of us have some real fun! On top of that, I guess I miss the rest of the poly cliques too, esp Ivy, Evelyn, PoH, HK, and KG.

Was surprised today to receive a mail from Dr. Forday that our diploma can now entered NUS Medical School to study medicine, and the intake is 10%, just as much as the percentage for the Life Sciences. If only I was a year younger, and did way better... Haha.

Signed out.