And about two and a half years later, here I am back at this place. I was in the midst of taking a break from studying when I suddenly remembered I kept a blog during my junior college. So I was reading through each and every single post, and I was hit with a wave of nostalgia. Reading those posts made me recall how fun junior college life was and now that I'm halfway through my first semester in university, I realised I actually miss the carefree life back then.

Naturally a lot of things have happened in these two years or so. Of course the highlight has to be having complete serving the army. That alone by itself has a lot of stories to be told and so I guess I shall leave that for another time. I've also picked up Korean and it's been almost 1 year since I started learning this awesome language. That too, I will leave for another post.

I've also started my first semester in university. Even though it has been quite some time since med school rejected me, I still feel that tinge of disappointment and regret in me. So I went with my second choice and am now pursuing a degree in Life Sciences. I don't know why I decided to major in Life Sciences but I guess it was because I had such inspirational Biology tutors back in junior college. So far university life has beginning to set in; it's so different from junior college in the sense right now we are all by ourselves. You're in charge of your own learning and no one is going to be there to hold your hand and pamper you for the next 4 years.

I have my own plans of course. Getting into medical school is something that I've always wanted and I'm not letting that dream of mine go. No doubt it's going to be a long way, but better late than never right? Right now, what matters most is not repeating the same mistake that I did back then - last minute revision. Contrary to what people say, last minute revision doesn't help. At least for me.

My eyes are giving way now, so I guess I'll end here. Like I promised, I'll try to post more often to make up for the 2 years. Good night.

End.

(내가 왜 이러는지 진짜 모르겠어요. 도와주세요! ㅠㅠ)

If my aunt hadn't remind me, I wouldn't realise that A level results would be released in about 2 weeks time. TWO FREAKING WEEKS. That's like 14 days, which ain't long in case you wondered. And when I realised how dire the situation is, I started panicking (my hands are sweating as I type out this sentence. That is how nervous I am right now) I'm trying my best not to imagine things now, so let's move on (lest I start thinking of the unthinkable)

Okay so, life has been rather slack. No school, no tutorials, no PDPs, no extra lessons and the list goes on. Honestly speaking, I miss school very much. Especially Chemistry and Biology lessons (because I have the best tutors in the world for these subjects) and not forgetting my beloved PDP. Gosh, no words can describe how much I yearn to sit in a Chemistry or Biology tutorial right now. I miss those times when we tried to solve challenging problems just to get a chocolate from Mr Tan. And I also miss those times when I tried my best to avoid getting arrowed by Miss Ho to answer her questions. But that's all over now :(

On a random note, I really can't stand those people who can't capitalise the first letter in each sentence and those who refuse to punctuate their sentences. Okay maybe if you don't capitalise your letters but makes an effort to punctuate your sentences, then I guess it's alright. But if you are adamant of not wanting to put a full-stop or commas in your sentences, then it's a different thing. Come on, how difficult is it to put a full-stop at the end of each sentence? And one more thing, I really hate those who think it is cute to substitute letters with numbers and symbols. As I would quote luanlegacy - 'You look effing illiterate if you do that.''

You guys should totally check his channel on YouTube. His videos are seriously damn awesome. I think this is the first time I have ever heard so much vulgarities being used in a video. But hey, that what makes them really funny. I'm not doing free advertisement for him here, but whenever you are feeling down, go watch his videos. I assure you that you would feel better after watching them. And despite the fact that most of his videos were mostly his daily rants, there were one or two that really caught my eyes (and ears). In particular this one,



I totally love this quote of his - ''It's all about perspective; hidden behind all of your mistakes are lessons to be learnt.'' Simply amazing. After reading this quote, I started to look back at this mistakes that I made during my driving test and I asked myself why I had committed those mistakes. After getting an answer to each of my questions, I told myself to remember these mistakes and not commit them during my next test. And strangely, I felt better after that. Though it is highly unlikely that he is going to read this but in case he did, I WANT TO BE YOUR FRIEND. Fine fine, I'm not thinking straight here and to prevent myself from typing anymore nonsense, I shall stop here.

Okay cool, I've updated.

Till then.

This has to be one of the worst day ever. Failed my first driving test. To make things worse, I had a tester with the most eff-ed up attitude ever. Forget it, let's move on. No need to feel miserable over something that has been done. Mungkin ada hikmah di sebalik kegagalan yang dihadapi hari ini, dan anggaplah ini sebagai ujian dari Tuhan. This failure isn't going to affect my future in any way, since there's x number of times that I can retake it (where x → ∞) At least this time I didn't tear. I guess I can't accept my failures that quickly. I teared when I wasn't eligible to apply for H3 and also when I found out I got a B for PW. Nonetheless, if God is giving me a chance to either fail my TP or my A levels, I would gladly fail my TP any time. Clearly, A levels is much more important to me. And I need that wonderful string of As to appear on my result slip so I can apply for YLLSoM. I'm still feeling sad and so, I'm going to find eat some chocolates. Maybe I'm going to turn the kitchen upside down.

Till then.

I deleted my previous post because I thought there was something weird about it so I decided to retype it. And I also realised that I have a penchant for blogging at such unearthly hours. I think it's easier to sort out your thoughts when all is quiet. Anyway, today was rather fruitful. The entire day was spent on university admission talks and whatnots. I went to NUS in the morning and the journey there made me realise that I have to get a car when I get into university. Anyway, they had this sharing session by the med students and I thought it was very beneficial, much better than the one we had in school before the A levels. The seniors were sharing about the application process and gave us really helpful advice for the portfolios/interviews/essays. Apart from that, they also did share about their lives as a med student, from subjects that they were taking to attachments in hospitals and I thought it was very interesting (though they did mention that the exams were very stressful) And oh, the entire faculty building looks rather cool and they are even building a new facility which is due for completion at the end of the year.

Today's talk pretty much confirms my decision to pursue Medicine (provided that my grades are good enough for it) What attracts me most is how closely knitted the entire faculty is. I really like the kind of home-ly feel at school because it wouldn't be so stressful knowing that you have people supporting you. So I'm leaving to God as to whether I can get into Medicine or not.

Till then.

My body hasn't been feeling well since yesterday night. I would probably blame the glutinous rice balls that I ate yesterday afternoon because right after I ate them, my throat felt uncomfortable and my nose started to act up on me. Getting a runny nose is far worse than getting a headache, trust me. As much as I wanted to lie in bed, I had to drag myself to Ubi for my driving lesson. Before my lesson, I ate one Strepsil to numb my throat or else I would be be coughing real bad during the entire lesson. Surprisingly though, I did quite well for my evaluation test. How I wished it was the real TP test because I would have passed since I got only 10 demerit points.

Initially, it was kinda bad since I wasn't used to the car and when I did the slope first, I rolled back. Apparently, the car didn't jerk forward even though I thought it had. Second time was okay, and I almost didn't stop on the stop line. That would have been an immediate failure. Then I did directional change which I had some concerns with. I was afraid that I would strike the kerb and that would cost me 10 points. But thank goodness, I didn't strike the kerb even though I almost did. After that was vertical parking and strangely, I managed to park properly in one shot without any corrections (yay :D) So no problems there since I remembered to check my blindspot and the rear while reversing. S course and crank course was next, and it was rather okay (hopefully it'll stay until TP). Lastly I did parallel parking and this came out to be another surprise since I could actually parked properly without getting any help (yay :D) So, I got only 2 points in the circuit for rolling back.

After that, we went on the road and unfortunately the instructor chose the test route which I dreaded the most because there were vehicles parked at the side of the road. Everything was going rather smoothly and I didn't stall the engine once. Checked blindspot, downshift-ed gear before stopping, signalled beforehand. I was kinda proud of myself for being able to do all this until I remembered something - I actually forgot to check the rear mirror before moving off, slowing down, changing lanes. Gosh, 8 points there. Plus, I almost got an IF because I nearly stopped inside the yellow box. That van was damn horrible. Went back to school and tada, 10 points in total. The instructor told me my driving was quite okay, and he just told me to practise more. I'm praying my TP would be better than this.

On a separate note, I've started tweeting people. Please follow me on Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/ihatechipmunk. Yes, I do hate Chipmunk. Well, initially I didn't but after hearing it for countless times on the radio I've started to hate it. But anyway, do follow me okay? You'll make my day if you do because I've been feeling down since the day I lost my thumbdrive :( Now I can't practise on my electone because all the sounds for all my scores are on that thumbdrive. I'm rather puzzled as to why it went missing because one thing for sure, I would never ever pulled it out of my electone except when going for lessons.

Gosh, this was a rather long post. Another update soon, I promise.

Till then.

(Remember to follow me on Twitter!)

I've finally decided to update after realising I have less than 2 months more before I get enlisted. It's 18th January 2011 - 17 days has passed very quickly. Honestly, it does feel weird not going to school after doing it for 12 years. Every time I go for my driving lessons in the morning, I get stares from people in the bus. I guess they must be thinking why is this guy skipping school. And since we're already as this topic, I just want to say that I'm very eager for 11th February to come. So far, my driving has been improving (which is good), other the fact that I've had few encounters with striking the kerb. Not very pleasant because after that you won't feel confident and subsequently, the rest of the time you would be screwing up.

Anyway, I just finished watching Junior Masterchef Australia on YouTube and gosh, I am damn amazed by what the little kids can cook. They're like 8-12 years old but they can cook what adult chefs can. I take my hats off them and I would die for a brother/sister like them. I'm 18 turning 19 but I can only fry eggs and cook Maggi. And another thing about this show that is nice to watch is how they supported each other. It's nice to see them hugging and congratulating each other after each challenge. You don't get to see that on Masterchef do you?

Crap, it's 12.54AM and I'm still not asleep. I'll promise there will be another update coming soon.

Till then.

My sincere apologies for not updating even though it's been about 3 weeks since A levels ended. Let's just say I was trying to make up for the time that I lost while preparing for the examinations. So yeah, I pretty much slacked at home for the entire time. Well, there was Prom and I went on a 4-day vacation 2 weeks back. I also went on countless driving lessons and I'm almost completing the entire course. I passed my FTT last week and finally booked my TP practical test which will be on 11th February 2011. I'm hoping to pass on my first attempt, because I'm afraid I won't be having time outside NS to go for lessons or sit for the test. It's gonna be horribly long wait, but in the meantime I'm gonna brush up my driving skills which are far from perfect. Let's just say I can't multitask, which is why I'm definitely going to get an automatic car.

It's the last day of 2010, approximately 3 hours to the new year. I would say 2010 was definitely the best thing that has ever happened to me.
To sum up,

• I tried something that I would never thought I would ever do in my entire life - dancing. And boy, I really had a blast dancing with a bunch of awesome people. I'm not gonna forget the 4-5 months spent you guys for sure. ♥ dancers.
  
• I also performed in public for the first time - Temasek Nite, Mardi Gras and Karya. It was a wonderful experience and I really learnt a lot during that period.
• I kinda got closer to the MCS people which I wasn't during J1 and it was fun hanging out around them. Vicky FTW :D
• I found my new love in photography and got myself a DSLR.
  
• I started to learn how to drive and am loving it.
• I also realised how much I love my class so much. I'm definitely going to miss them. ♥ CG 21/09.
• And finally, I COMPLETED MY 12 YEARS OF EDUCATION :D NO MORE NATIONAL EXAMINATIONS! Sorry, I just had to type in caps.
  

Well, there's more to it but I wouldn't want to kill anymore brain cells. Anyway, in conclusion, 2010 had been an awesome year and I hope 2011 would be as awesome, if not more awesome (although I don't how given the fact that there's NS) And yes, New Year's resolutions.

• Pass my TP practical test in one attempt and get my license.
• Hopes for an excellent A level result. AAA/BC and nothing less. I badly need that place in NUS Faculty of Science. It'd be even better if God gives me straight As so I can read Medicine in NUS.
• Scrape through NS unless I get straight As.
• Get better in photography. After watching ANTM, I feel inspired by the beautiful shots taken by the professional photographers. And of course, learn photo editing.
• Stay happy and healthy.
• Be a better brother and son.
• And most importantly, become a better Muslim :D

I guess this is it, but I promise another update would be coming up really soon. Happy New Year!

Till then.