It has been so long since I last blogged and during the past year it has been the best and one of the worse time of my life in school. I truly understand what it means by the higher you go the harder you fall and it has been bad trust me.
Getting on the news and be on the front page of papers and getting congratulatory calls are something which I never thought that I could ever achieve but I did and I am really proud I managed to do that. That has got to be one of the happiest and proudest moment of my life. But my world was crashing when I started studying at NUS. I have never felt to stressed out in studies that I cried everyday thinking if I have made the right choice and till my second semester I wasn't getting it. But I finally realised it was my fear of not being the top has got to the better of me and from this semester onwards I am going to work hard and push. Through this all I realised that the no matter what mood I am in or what situation I am in there is always one person who is always there for me caring for me and encouraging me. Reagan has been my main source of support and I could not have pulled through without his support.
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Saturday, March 26, 2011
This has become my comfort zone and a page that keep the most important memories of mine. I kicked started this blog from 7th July 2003 and now it is already March of 2011. A whooping 7 years and 8 months! Although I admit I do not blog often but each time I do, I record all the important and most memorable thing that have happened to me. Which is awesome!
Yesterday on 25th March 2011, I finally got back my very last result slip from NGEE ANN Polytechnic and that sort of marked the end of my polytechnic studies. My whole journey at NGEE ANN has been a truly been the most rewarding one for me. I had lots of fun but at the same time not neglecting my studies like what I used to do back in my secondary school days. Now I work hard (but smart) and play hard.
I never had soo many certificates presented to me during my course of studies and never will I even think that I was cut out to be a scholar. But these has all become a reality for me.
I started with an aim of scoring a final GPA of above 3.50 so when I got my first result slip of 3.7083 I was ecstatic! But when I was not part of the Director's List I knew that grade of mine just would not make the cut. I tried to push harder but by pushing too hard during the common tests and scoring fantastically well I got big headed and was complacent. Though I did improved but it was kind of not as good as I was expecting at 3.7727. But it was good enough to creep into the Director's List.
In my second yezr first semester I knew if I wanted to experience getting a GPA 4.0 that was the best time since my elective is just graded as a pass or a fail. Getting really confident and complacent once again I did not study for my common test but ended up scoring 2 As and 2 Bs. But by pushing myself I managed to clinch my first perfect GPA of 4.0. An additional surprise would be coming in as the 3rd Most Outstanding student in my cohort.
Getting addicted to scoring a perfect a 4.0, I wanted more. And with my passion to do well, I scored yet another perfect 4.0 and this time round I came in top in my cohort not only in terms of overall result but also top in my cohort for 2 modules.
With such achievement, it is no wonder I got complacent AGAIN in my third year of studies. I scored all B's for my projects and common test for all my modules except one. Lots of hard worked being put in was really stressed out during the exam period broke down for once for my Managerial Accounting paper but I managed to pull through scoring another perfect 4.0. Last but not least, yet another 4.0 for my intership.
It has been really amazing how I went down and up again and it really goes to show that as humans mental game is inevitable. Look at how I got complacent and went down and got disappointed and work hard to pull it back up. The power of our mind is amazing.
With this results I hope I can enter to the local university. A dream I have been dreaming of since I started my studies all over again at the ITE. But it seems like I have yet to get any news from NTU or NUS. I believe my chances at NTU is very bleak knowing most of my peers have gone for the interview but not a single call for me from them. Guess O'Levels results still mean a lot to them.
SMU has been really encouraging and I have been to the interview. They assured me results are not everything and I hope my memorable interview session would leave a very deep impression of how passionate I am in my studies and in succeeding in life.
And apart from awaiting for my University posting results, I am also anxiously waiting for my interview with the Director of my school to see if I can make it as one of the top graduate for 2011. I am hoping I can badly! This will just give me the extra energy to succeed. Lets hope and pray for the moment (:
A truly life changing and memorable experience for me.
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Tuesday, October 05, 2010
Results are out and I am very thankful that my prayers are answered and it was even better than what I was praying and hoping for. Straight A's and GPA 4.0 again (: Now I have to do well for my internship and hopefully earn another GPA 4.0 and I'll have perfect scores for four consecutive semester (:
I have come a long way to get where I am today and I am very proud of myself for having such achievement.
Now I am going to hope and pray that I can get A for internship and hopefully get the Tay Eng Soon medal for Ngee Ann Poly (:
Saturday I'll be attending my very first golf lesson with babe and I'm feeling nervous and excited all at the same time since it is going to be my first time. Babe has been playing golf almost every week for the past month or so and he sort of influence me to play golf too. But I see it as an investment for networking in the future.
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Friday, September 10, 2010
WHOOO HOOOO ! No more exams left in Ngee Ann except for my major internship report that worth 25 credit units and I hope I can ace it. Exams wasn't a breeze this time round and this semester has been a treacherous one.
Common Tests, Projects, Assignments and Interviews were a total flop. TERRIBLE is the best word to describe. Whatever I do this sem all I got is a B in return. Although I did put in a lot of effort to ensure an A appears I only manage to pull it off once. I hate it when you are UP and all of a sudden you go right down. ITS TERRIBLE ! Exams this time round couldn't be more stressful.
There are times where my friends cried before exams because of the stress I was like "hey you didn't need to be that stressful you know, just relax" but now I totally understand. I think this is the first time in my 22 years of living I cried because I was so stress out with exams! That's terrible! I know to get an A I have to nail all my papers but sadly I didn't.
Maangerial Accounting was a total flop I threw away marks as if it was free. I left blanks and more blanks, scribble nonsense that I didn't even think it made sense. But I am going to keep praying and hoping I get at least a B+. Even if I get a B I will be very sad but I am having that BIG hope I wouldn't fall into the C range. It IS going to be devastating!
Audit 2 was alright though many complained that they didn't complete I didn't had this problem. But I hope the markers like what I wrote and found it logical to give me my grades. I need to score an A and a high one to pull up my B+ in both my common test and projects.
Advance Financial Accounting has been a breeze for me and it is the ONLY subject I scored A in projects and common test. The paper went out well I was able to balance cashflow and consolidation BUT I know made some bloopers in my cashflow so though it tally I think there are errors. But I hope my theory, computations and journal entries are going to be blessed with tick marks.
Business Communication, Human Communication and World Issue: A Singapore's Perspective has lots of doubts because all my assignments were a mixture of A and B so I hope and pray really hard I can see an A in all three of it.
I hope my prayers will be heard and that I can manage to score all A's except for my Managerial Accounting and even so hopefully it will be a B+ and nothing below it. And even it does fall hopefully it is not anything below B.
Please bless me.
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Tuesday, May 04, 2010
Hello (:
School has started for three weeks and its busy busy busy ! The modules are much tougher now and sometimes I really wonder if I can make it through this semester without struggling. But no matter how tough it is going to be, I will continue to press on because I know god will bless those who have really put in effort.
The school has credited 200 bucks into my account and that means I am 200 bucks richer ! Treated my project mates to lunch today because I know I couldnt have top two modules if weren't for the projects. Although I still don't know I top in which two modules but I have a strong gut feeling that one of it is Company Law and Secretarial Practice. The other one has either got to be either Finance of International Trade or Business Communication 2 cause other than these three modules I got distinction the rest is A+. The happiest thing is not about topping in two modules but it is actually being 1st in Level 2.1 cohort ! HAHAHAHA my long awaited dream ! And they said ITE students can never be top (:
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Saturday, April 17, 2010
Hello (:
The new semester is going to start really soon and this is my last chance to enjoy my last weekend. When the semester starts it is all about putting on my battle suit. Although I am only studying in the Polytechnic BUT really there is a lot of politics going on. But hey isn't this life. And I know the lecutrers and tutors can tell who are the ones with substance and who are just the bootlickers.
My success are very much credited to my friends for their unweavering support but of course there are the existance of sour grapes who never fail to pull you down. But really in my opinion they are just a bunch of childish incapable person who needs to bring people down just to feel good themself.
Lecturers are really nice people who never fails to remind me constantly on my capabilities but also keep tabs on my ego. I have made really close friends with some lecturers and they are also willing to offer me their words of wisdom.
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Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Hello (:
I am back from Batam and here is my two pence worth of Serve Trips with Ngee Ann BA Cares.
Serve Batam 2010 was yet another enriching and memorable experience for me. It rekindle the fire in me to help those that are in need. It also serve as a reminder for me to be grateful, contented and appreciative.
The kids in Batam and Cambodia have been through the growing pains of poverty, the seperation of their loved ones, yet they can move on with an optimistic attitude, not wallowing in self pity. Living in poverty is part of their life, yet they hardly grumble. On the contrary they are grateful and contented with what they have and they give thanks to the lord above.
These kids have taught us to count our blessings, and that what have been given is sometimes enough, if not more than what we require, yet as humans living in an economically stable country we do not seem to know the ends of our wants.
A fellow crew from Serve Cambodia 2009 once said "The children may have little in terms of material things, but wealth in the things unseen." I totally agree with the statement she made. As their unpretentious laughter derived from simple little things beyond the aspect of materiality.
This is what we should learn from the kids, to look at things beyond the aspect of materiality.
Serve Trips never fail to make me reflect on all the things I have in life and be thankful of every single little things that I owned. I am blessed to have a roof over my head, three sumptuous meal a day and all the love I have got from my family for twenty-two years.
Inspired to do more for those who are born in countries which are less developed as corruption is always an issue. Hence the government does little to help these kids live in a better environment.
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Friday, March 19, 2010
Hello (:
RESULTS DAY ! And I will always feel excited yet nervous to take a peek.
All I can say is that I am happy with my results though a little disappointed in a module or two. I thought I could have score better grades but I think I should be satisfied and not ask for more. Think I have been blessed and I am greatful for that.
Getting all geared up for next Thursday to arrive cause I am really excited to head to Batam for the first time. Don't know what to expect but always tell myself to expect the unexpected.
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Friday, March 12, 2010
Hello (:
Pre-Trip Bonding for Serve Batam 2010 is officially over and it is all about packing our bags and head over to Batam. Today's session impacted me a lot. It sort of rekindle the passion I had for Serve Trips.
And really I want to serve for the benefit of those who are less privileged then me and also learn something from them with an open heart and mind. When I went over to Cambodia I thought that I want to make a difference in the life of those kids. But really at the end of the day it them who make a difference in my life.
They taught me the values and true meaning of family, contentment and perseverance. And really contentment is such an easy word but it is so difficult to accomplish in a rich country like us where we would not be contented with what we have due to our unlimited wants.
Reading back Serve Cambodia 2009 blog I have again grasp the meaning of contentment.
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Sunday, February 28, 2010
Hello (:
It is the school holidays again and time to relax until the next school term starts and I will finally be in Year 3 ! Waited for so many years just to reach this final step and sometimes I wonder why it took me soo long and why put in some much effort into studying and get myself all tired and stressed out.
And everytime I contemplate about giving up studying so hard I tell myself I must not give up and everything that happens, happen for a reason. God has his reasons for putting my into this position.
I hope my exam results are not going to be disappointing. Though I know very well I didn't give it my 100% this time round due to the festives mood but I really hope I get score all A's once again and experience getting GPA 4.0 for one more time. Love that kind of experience but I know I can't get it again next semester because all my modules are accounting modules and I don't really excel in double entries.
Oh well lets not mull over it so soon and time to start planning for my Serve Batam trip (:
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Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Hello (:
A week has passed and school has been good as far. Got back my taxation 2 results and though it isn't that good being only 86 marks I will still not give up on it like I did in taxtion 1 and ended up with a B+. Going to push myself harder and I have faith that I can do it just need to remain focus.
Had an argument with babe on the first sunday of the year. Does not sound very good because it has been a long long while since we had an argument but I believe little arguments make the hearts grow fonder. It is weird but I think it is true.
We tend to give in to each other more and try to listen to each other out because we won't want another argument to come knocking on our door.
Going to mug for projects soon (:
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Sunday, January 03, 2010
HELLO!
It is a brand new year that means new resolution ! Setting myself THREE target this new year and hopefully I can meet ALL three by the end of 2010.
1. To continue be part of Director's List 2. Attain cumulative GPA of 3.85 and above 3. Hit four digit in my bank account
Hopefully I can meet my resoultion just like I did for 2009 with a BANG !
Lots of happy memory for 2009 with lots of love received from my Cambodian brothers, appreciate all the little things I have in life and most importantly acheive top three position in my cohort (: Nothing much I could ask for because 2009 was simply awesome.
Looking forward for a GREAT 2010 with lots of happiness and acheivements I hope (:
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Friday, October 23, 2009
The reason why I love being at the center in Cambodia (: The smile on their faces are just priceless. This is where I have been to in my first seven days in Cambodia and the guy who sing is one of the orphaned truely talented. Enjoy !
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Wednesday, September 23, 2009
hello (:
Had Hari Raya Celebration on Sunday and nothing much to say about it because it is ALL about eating, talking more eating and more talking (:
That's all for Hari Raya (:
Monday was all about spending time with Elton before I leave for Cambodia. Went to IKEA to have brunch did a little shopping and off to my home. Elton stayed over my place from morning till evening when babe came and off we went for our dinner (:
After dinner was Ice-Cream time with the Elton's family and it was overall a good day I believe (:
Went for meeting yesterday and guess it is going to be yet another busy semester (: going back to school for yet another meeting today and a steamboat affair with the Serve Cambodia Crews. Getting all excited for Cambodia !
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Saturday, September 19, 2009
hello (:
This is going to be a LONG entry I suppose.
September 10:
Before we break camp, we took lots of photos together in our apartment and guess we were are pretty tired by the look on our face.
Met babe and Chris for lunch after camp and back to work zone. Busy cutting the papers for Saturday event till 15:00 and since we couldn't take it anymore we left for home by cab!
September 11:
YAY! It's babe birthday and I'm all ready to execute my long-planned plan BUT it was yet another rainy day with ALL my plans wiped away :(
I was planning to have a KTV-ing session with babe at Marina Square and then to the Singapore flyers to purchase tickets for 7.00 p.m. flight then off to some nice massaging at Kenko back to flyers for our flight and dinner.
BUT NONE could be carried out because of the rain and the IT fair which I failed to predict!
Carried out plan B meant that we have to drive from Suntec City to Tampines One sort of like a car ride for me LOL!
We thought of catching a movie BUT there wasn't any shows we both felt like it is worth watching so we ended up walking back and forth at Tampines Mall we headed back to Tampines One. I wanted to bring babe for foot reflextology at Kenko BUT I had a even better treat for him at Tampines One Heart Spring Spa LOL! We had 5 mins of Herbal Foot Bath, 40 mins of Foot Reflextology and 20 mins of Back Body Massage (:
It was so AWSOME! We felt totally rejuvinated by the entire thing and the BEST thing is it is cheaper then the foot reflextology that we were suppose to have at Kenko.
Dinner at Century Square Soup Restaurant and YES I totally love their Samsui Chicken it is really really GOOD! Bought a cake and we head back to my place to have his cake cut with Elton (:
September 12:
Back to school AGAIN for our pre-trip event which is to act as mentor to the New Town Secondary School students who are the organizers of creating a new record in the Singapore Books of Records. The event was REALLY a sucess and YES! we broke a new record and YES! my name will be featured in the Books of The Singapore Books of Records 2009 (:
September 13:
YAY! 3.5 years with babe and still counting spending quality time with babe (:
September 14:
Vaccination day at Jurong Medical Centre was suppose to have three jabs but ended up with one only cause I had my tentanus jab when I fell at the Esplanade and I can't take flu vaccine due to allergy therefore I only took the Typhiod jab (: Felt pricky but soon it was over and headed back home after purchasing a box of Mooncake for babe's family from Mariott hotel (:
September 18:
RESULTS day (: and YES! I am BEAMING with JOYYYYYY!
Thank god for helping me acheive my aim after two semesters have passed LOL! My one and only perfect 4.0 GPA I was in a state of SHOCK! Considering my CA wasn't that good scoring only 2 A's and 2 B's I was totally BLOWN away with my WHOOPING 2 AD's and 2 A's in my final results (: BEAMING with joy even up till today HAHAHA!
September 20:
Its Hari Raya today and I'm going to get ready now (:
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