This Is Me

“Have you taken your lunch?”

*Nods head*

“You’re working alone today?”

*Nods head*

“Did Alpha XXX convey any patient to hotel 2 today?”

*Nods head*

“Where do you live?”

*Nods head*

“Huh? So where do you live?”

“Oh. Simei.”

That awkward moment when you couldn’t really hear what the other party was saying and you just nodded your head in agreement. And then I felt retarded afterwards.

Am I the only one who experienced this?

I guess it’s more appropriate to say “I beg your pardon” but I don’t like saying that a couple of times in a conversation because I don’t want the other party to think that I’m deaf.

Yet, another school related post. As a matter of fact, that’s the only thing I have been doing for the past week or so.

School has been nothing but intense. I’m sure it’s all well worth it. I’m excited about getting my results. For this semester, I really did work my ass out. Hopefully, I can hit above the 10th percentile for the GPA polytechnic admissions to local universities.

Well, holidays are in. It’s a great thing. I have a few things up my sleeves that I’ve been dying to do but it was put on halt as school has been my first priority and will always be.

I was feeling a tad gloomy that today marks the last day of school. The reason being is that we are parting ways. From next semester onwards, we will be taking electives and our class will change again and we’ll be having our internships and so on.

I think we all can agree that being in this new class is definitely better than our previous class, C190. Don’t get me wrong. C190 was filled with nice people, well not ALL but they are certain individuals who are rather pleasant in terms of personality.  However, in terms of working with them for assignments.. Nah uh I don’t wish to do that. I’d do the assignments on my own. I have enough of bad experience.

Unlike my current class or soon to be ex class as well, most of us are rather talented, brilliant and very hardworking. It’s a much better class to study in. Group assignments are never a chore. Considering that this semester has been nothing but coursework in groups. I’m relieved that working in groups was easy and great. So far, it’s been great and enjoyable.

Well, I’m sure I did make my point clear. I like this class much more better than my actual real C190 class. My biggest concern or worry is regarding next semester, I hope I’m not in the class with the C190 people. I much prefer being this class. In any case, we’ll know when school begins again.

Meanwhile, I have several things to do during the holidays. I’m planning to revise on my french and hopefully improve on it as well. Picking up a DSLR and also some new photography skills and perhaps learn to code applications on the Mac OS X platform. Not forgetting that our NAPFA is next semester, I’d definitely have an intimate session with the gym equipments.

On a random side note, I can’t believe that we are approaching the third year. It all feels like yesterday when I was first admitted into Temasek Polytechnic. I feel that everything is going too fast and I’m becoming an adult way too fast and I’m not prepared at all. I still feel like a child and not ready for the workforce. Does anyone else feels the same?

Alas, another entry of daily happy. I shall skip the endless overused excuse of being hectic because of school. Nonetheless, today’s entry about daily happy is in a different approach.

I have always ponder if there is a flaw with Singapore’s education system. Do you think we study too much and did not have ample chance to apply what we have learn to real life settings? That is how I feel.

I had an opportunity lately to apply knowledge I picked up in school into real life settings. Recently, a good friend of mine that goes by the name of Kamelia, hey kamelia! a shout for you, you can check her online portfolio here and her blog here and her twitter here and her tumblr here. I’ll stop, I guess there’s no need to post her facebook profile or myspace profile or her address hah!

As I was saying, we decided to open a little business venture. Hey, don’t look down on us, everyone start small somewhere. I’ll release more information about this when we have finalized things. I’m glad I’m doing something useful in my life at this age.

Since I’m in Information Technology, I learn about computers including managing of databases. I managed to apply what I learned in school into this little business venture by drawing the database schema, normalized it into it’s third form and initialized it. Basically, I created a database which will store our customer and their order’s information.

The database is hosted off a server. I’m accessing it via HeidiSQL. In my opinion, this is better than keeping our records in a Microsoft Excel document and emailing each other to keep ourselves updated.

Hence, I feel happy that I did learn something useful after all in school.

On a side note, I am elated that I finally managed to upgrade my Macbook and my iMac to the lastest installment of the Mac OS X. Mac OS X Snow Leopard, 10.6.X and being a makeup enthusiast myself, I finally managed to grab my first makeup item from the famous MAC Cosmetics.

School has been amazing. I prefer my new class so much more. Lastly, I finally managed to give my blog a much needed new look!

What made you happy today?

I’m happy today because I finally bought Marié Digby’s Breathing Underwater album.

I’m Marié Digby’s Number 1 Fan in Singapore!

I’m happy because,

• My Left 4 Dead 2 is here!
• I had fun at our Mac Pros Lab at Level 6 of the IT School.

Thanks to Ivor who suggested me on what to do!

What made you happy today?

I started a new category on my blog since I decided to be more optimistic. It’s called “Daily Happy”. Basically, each day, I’ll make a post in this category about what made me happy.

I smiled genuinely for the first time in months. That made me happy.

What made you happy today?

It’s been years since we all graduated from high school. Many of us went into a course in polytechnic.

How many of you are actually happy in the course that you’re in? Did you get to choose what you wanted to study?

I’m in Information Technology. It’s about programming. You write codes and make programs on computer work. After I got my O Level results, I didn’t have much choice what I wanted to study. I wanted to apply to Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts but my parents didn’t allow. I wanted to study Aerospace Technology at Singapore Polytechnic but my score wasn’t good enough. I needed to minus of another 3 more points.

My mum told me, the business, information technology and the engineering sector are the strongest. As in the demand for people is always there. I’m sure everyone wants to be employed once they are graduated from school.

I think my future is screwed. I don’t wanna drag  myself out of bed each morning to work as a computer engineer. Truthfully, I don’t even like studying information technology. But I do not have a choice.  This might sound mean but I’m sure the best interest is captured at her heart. My mum only allowed me to choose courses from Business, Information Technology and Engineering while I was applying for polytechnic. It’s because, as I’ve mentioned above, the demand is strong.

At that point of time, I was still 16, I was naive, I knew nothing about Business. I was like, “Well, I’m not going for Business, I don’t wanna sell things. I’m not going for Engineering either. Pure Physics in high school was terrible!” I was then left with information technology. So here I am today. A student in Temasek Polytechnic taking Information Technology.

I took Sociology and a Psychology elective in Temasek Polytechnic. I love it a lot. It really inspired me to be a Psychologist or a Sociologist. But I do like Sociology more than Psychology. I’ve checked with National University of Singapore that any students from any diploma can enter into their Psychology or Sociology course.

I don’t like studying in Information Technology. I do not know what to become in the future. I don’t know what I want to work as. Even though I like Sociology, what jobs are waiting for me when I graduate? I want to be a virologist too but at this point of time, it’s too late. I should have taken Biology in high school.

I do know that I don’t want to work a 9am to 5pm job in front of the computer everyday.

My mum told said that I can study whatever I wanna study after I have completed my diploma in Information Technology. The reason being is that, let’s say I’m studying psychology and I can’t find a job well at least I have a diploma in Information Technology and I can find a job in the IT area. Look at the world today people. Open your eyes bigger, even though I really can’t since I’m Asian. You get measly pay with a diploma. I’m not gonna use that as my backup plan in case the current sector I’m in was hit badly with retrenchment! I wanna go for at least a degree.

I’m 18 now, 2nd year in polytechnic. I’ll be completing my diploma when I’m about 20. 2 years of NS, I’ll be 22. 4 years in University, I’ll be 26. That marks the end of my backup plan.  I wanna work as a psychology that means another 4 years in university to get my psychology degree. I’ll be 30 by then. I’m sure everyone wants to go for a PhD. I think it’s about 7 years. I’ll be 37 when I’m done with my education.

Great world I’m living in.

I’m worried about my future

But yet again, how many of us actually manage achieve your ambitions?

To start things off, I pass my SAP TERP10 Exam that cost me $400! IDA will be refunding $200.

I had four hours of sleep on the night before. I stayed up till 2AM to revise my work. Everything seems to pay off.

I’ll be getting my certificate in a few weeks time.

Many of us pass, some forgo their sleep and continued working on revising their work, coming to school with puffy and bloodshot red eyes.

For the past 2 weeks or so, I’ve been attending school 9AM to 5PM everyday single day to attend class. Imagine how tough it is to actually sit in class from 9AM to 5PM listening to lectures and taking down notes. They are practical sessions but trust me, the practical sessions are not very enjoyable.

The exam was today, Friday October 2nd 2009. We finished the last topic on Tuesday in the same week. We’re left with 2 days to revise all those topics.

Recently, I’ve been splurging on BB creams. I should stop and just buy MAC.

I bought my BB Cream online. It is much cheaper.

The first BB Cream I bought is Missha’s M BB Cream..

Firstly, it is way too light for me. The consistency of it is really thick as well. It seems to have a beige undertone. Honestly, I do not like it and definitely would not repurchase it.

Something amazing arrived today!

It’s the Missha M Perfect Cover in #23. It’s supposedly to be the darkest and gives the most coverage. But I think otherwise. I’m an NC35.

The consistency isn’t as thick as the Missha M BB Cream.

I shouldn’t have bought these, such a waste of money.

I thought I saw you today
but it wasn’t you afterall