Saturday, January 01, 2005
~ 10:02 AM ~
so, we have come to the last day of 2004. i realised that as we grow older, yaers seem to be passing faster than we expect. perhaps it's the faster pace of life we have to get used to as we grow...talking abt efficiency. so, today being the last day of 2004, i think it would be nice to look back on wat i have done in 2004.
i think the happiest moment tt occurred this year is with no dispute my excellent A level results. 4 As, 2 B3s and a merit for my econs special paper. i can still remember the day of release of results. i was queing up, waiting to get my results slip from my form tutor, Ms Ho. when it was my turn, she saw me and said in a light-hearted manner "
jason, u can go back to the end of the queue. u scored straight As." when i first heard it, i was in disbelief. coz 4 As was totally not in my expectations. i only expected 2. nevertheless, i was jumping for joy as i finally put a right to a wrong 3 years ago..my O levels. when i was receiving my o level results in 2002, i still remembered wat my form tutor said to me when she passed me my results slip. she shook her head and said "jason, u did not get the results u want." and obviously, the results were bad. it was after this incident tt i changed..changed for the better thankfully.
the hardest decision i had to make for 2004 was whether to continue my education in singapore or to pursue my education somewhere else. after all, it was my dream in 2001 to go Austrailia and study after my O levels (but was not realsied due to some unforseen circumstances). things were made more complicated with my A level results (an irony?? maybe..). this is becoz, i was offered a place in NUS. also, many believed tt stayin on in singapore would benefit me. so apparently, remaining in singapore was the best option. i dun deny tt singapore university education is good. but as i told my fren b4 i left, i go for a good option, not neceesarily the best option. it's similar to "the right man for the right job, not the best man for the best job". i needed a new environment. i wanted to become more independent and take up more challenges. i want to see the world out there. i wanted to get out of the box. so instead of walking down a straight road, i decided to make a turn and exit from the main road.
so here i m in malaysia and hopefully, if nothing goes wrong, i will be in Austrailia by july next yr. the keywords here are "if nothing goes wrong". always expect the unexpected...
the most depressing time here in malaysia was the initial stage when i had to adapt to the place here. was not used to the culture and ppl. but as time passed by, i gradually adapted to the place and love the place. though there r many aspects of malaysia tt only singapore is good at, i have come to accept these flaws in malaysia..after all, this is malaysia. lolx. shall take this opportunity to thank those ppl who helped my transition when i came to malaysia. they are, rachel, ailing, jean, keanyew, sarah, gim keat, sebrina, joanna, yew shen, gary, sin fui, meng, toulead, julianna, mr. chong, alex, brian, wuan ling, loohui and many many more. TERIMA KASIH!!!
the most rewarding part in my stay in malaysia is firstly, all da great frens tt i have here. secondly, i have learnt to become more independent and m now mentally stronger. gone are the days when i could rely everything on my parents. i have learnt to take more control of my life and make decisions by myself. sometimes, things here in malaysia can really make ur blood boil, but i have to face it calmly and overcome such problems myself. when u encounter a prob, solve it immediately, dun ask y it happened. ask y only after the prob it has been solved.
i have oso encountered a very heart wrenching moment here in malaysia. however, as it is very personal, i shall not say it. hehez...this is my right of privacy..lolx!
so i guess this is wat i can say abt 2004. and i hope tt 2005 will be a better year for u and i. all da best ppl! cheers to 2005!
FUMOFFU
