Tuesday, June 26, 2007

time sure flew past. my holidays have recently past the halfway mark, and sch term is starting. am sorta looking forward to it. new semester, new ppl to meet, new modules to quench my thirst for knowledge, new project mates(hope they will continue being great) and new lecturers. i used to dread sch because i never did do well in them, and the results would discourage me from wanting to study. but i realized that results does not prove how much my worth is, rather it is how much i absorbed and think that really matters. i also realized that personal opinions, critical thinking is what is required for a university level paper, and thankfully i have slowly but surely developed a critical eye to almost every aspect of my life.

juz got back frm hong kong, and only one word describes my trip. it was dreadful. it wasn't the company i went with (they are my dad and brother, though from time to time, they did test my patience in being at loggerheads at each other) but rather it was the lack of natural greenery that made it sucky (sorry, but new zealand sorta spoilt my taste in nature) everywhere i went, it was urban landscape after urban landscape. furthermore, the only scenic place we went to was the peak, and that in itself wasn't very awesome because the picturesque view was spoilt by all the sundals and pukis there who made so much noise. wish they would juz shut up and watch the view in peace. it was times like those that i wanted to do a BANKAI! sigh. too bad, i am not a shinigami.

but one thing i really admire about them. it was the this trait about the hong kongers in that while traveling on an escalator, they would always keep to the right unless they were in a hurry and walked their way up or down. this is something i noticed about EVERYONE there, and it is something i feel that we Singaporeans are seriously lacking in. however, one thing that is no different btw us. at the train entrance, ppl would juz crowd at the entrance, and no one would allow the alighting passengers room to alight. this is something i find intolerable. i mean for pete's sake, give the alighting passengers their 5s to alight, after which you are free to rush for the empty seats ur poor sorry ass legs need. better this way than all shoving and pushing to get their way in or out. in this aspect, i'll say "Dumb-ass Singaporeans and Hong Kongers alike",

but the trip gave me a lot of time to think of research topics to write about should i attempt this particular sociology module. that is provided it is offered the coming sem. and hope it is a level 3 module. otherwise, there is no point at all. or maybe i can attempt it for my thesis (i am gearing up to do a thesis as long as my grades allow me. i have only 2 more sems left till i can officially decide to do it or not)

anyway, on a lighter note, was a really good time i had with the students from kranji sec sch yesterday. it was great for me to show them that if someone as dumb and who isn't academically inclined is able to make it to the university, than all the more they are able to do it. i hope that my little talk with them gave them the confidence they needed to finish the final lap towards their O's. it was also great sharing with them how God changed my life. how i was an arse back than in sch, but due to many circumstances, and how i believe that God placed me in SAJC, i turned out to be the man i am today. not perfect, still very imperfect, still human, but better nonetheless. i hope those i've touched have also come to realize that all that matters is their effort in making good their work. as long as they tried their best, anything is possible.

shall end off on this funny note. met up with Maggie today to continue my vocal training sessions where i picked up where i left off so that i can better serve the Church in the Worship Ministry. when we ended off this was wat took place
Magg: "Can you close us in prayer" i heard can i close us in prayer?
Ernest: "Yes you may" she heard okay
both of us heads bowed and silence for the next 30s, after which we both burst out laughing at our deafness and our inability to speak properly

haha, think we both need a pair of workable ears and mouths that work properly

Speakth at... 8:38 PM

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