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He Speaks.

I suppose it's time for me to break the silence in my blog.. It's been like four months plus since I last posted during my BMT days. Well.. For those who didn't knew, I was actually posted to SISPEC and had to endure through the tough training in BSLC Charlie. Things kinda changed in the company after I was posted to the same company for ASLC. Things are now much more relax, but everything just seems sooo sloppy lately. Not sure whether it's a good thing or what. In few days time, I'll be heading over to Thailand for 3 weeks of pure hell. I'm not sure if I can even handle the heat out there, since I had history of heat exhaustion back in BMT days. *keeps finger crossed* Hmm.. The only thing I'm looking forward during the trip would be the SIA flight there and the last three days of R&R - absolutely no clue what it stands for.. Relax, rest, recreation? So yes, if you need anything from there, just let me know and I'll do my best to bring the whole load of imitation goods over. Hahaa..

Had just been warned by my granny not to wear red, blue or yellow clothings for fear of clashes with the protests on-going in Thailand at the moment. How I wish I can comment further on the Thai politics, but just no mood for it now. Or should I say plain lazy. Hahaa..

Oh yes, I've been offered 'Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering' for both NUS and NTU! Thought chances would be harder, since I had rejected both when they offered me 'Chemistry' last year. Managed to enter NUS only after an interview, but still kinda prefer NTU's specializations offered. Hmm.. Anyway, I'm still not sure if I should go forth with it though. Four years of plain mental torture in local university - really don't want to see myself in the strings of death lately in the newspaper. Hahaa.. If I were to go overseas, it will be just two years with direct honours for just plain 'Chemical Engineering'. I mean look at it this way - by the time I'm out of national service, I'll be like 22 and will only finish studying by the age of 26 if local. Whereas for overseas, I will be 24 or so when I'm out working. But the idea of overseas studying kinda turn me off, since I'll have to start from ground zero all over again. Looking at University of New South Wales and University of Queensland at the moment. To me, I feel that a certificate is just a stepping stone for one to enter into a prospective job, which the experience counts more than anything else. And of course, the certificate must not be those mediocre ones la. Haha.. Oh well.. I guess I'll just take one step at a time, and accept a local university place first before making the next move. Think Ruben, think.

Comments

yo...chanced upon this while reading your facebook comments...unsw does not offer direct honours if i remembered correctly....
anyway...all singaporean guys are going the same path as you...ns->uni..so you are not considered "slower".

cheers~

hey hey. well.. i'm not sure for UNSW actually.. but the other time when I went to IDP Singapore last year, the staff say it's direct honours for the UQ one if i'm not wrong. Have yet to probe more into details with regards to overseas thingy actually.

dad ask me do local, mum ask me do overseas. argh. headache arh!