Alright, here comes my long post.
3 weeks in SISPEC. Going on to the 4th week soon. Can say that I'm still coping well there, though i don really like the environment. Its still too early to conclude if I'm really suitable to be there. Have not gone through their field camp. Don even know if i could go through it alive. Of cause, theres still Ex. Wanderer. Lectures and basic stuff/lessons are gonna end next week. what comes ahead, is more outfield. I know the tempo is gonna get faster and things gonna get tougher, but i'm not mentally prepared though.
Like what most people will do, I shall just lie low and remain unknown. Its rather impossible i know.
SISPEC - Suffer In Silence Plus Extra Confinement. (copied from somewhere)
Got shortlisted for armour scout. Not sure if i should be honoured or feel suay. Got a strong feeling that i may get in. Its really tough for me to put down all my thoughts in words. As much as I want to play a significant role, leading a unique 1 and a half years, I just cant imagine myself going through those trainnings. I know it just gotta do with my mentality.
Theres nobody who will be able to know how I really feel. There's just nobody whom I can share my thoughts with.
My mum is funny though.
I told her that i'll get a bike liscense if I'm really posted as armour scout.
Her immediate reply? Don't learn motor lahz... very dangerous one.
LOL. Do I have a choice? =)
Anyway, back to SISPEC...
I don really like my platoon. They don seem to cooperate. After the incident about the red booklets, I realized that some of my platoon-mates are really selfish. They knew certain info but simply refuses to reveal to you... even when you asked him about it. All he cares is completing his stuff asap. In the end, 2 out of 5 sections get things done wrongly. My section is one of them. And worse still, I'm the LSC then.
My friend told me that if the same thing were to occur in OCS, it'll be totally different. I agreed with him, even though i'm not in OCS.
Went for SMU interview yesterday. I must say I didn't really prepare for it.
I wasn't really that nervous during the interview. Reason being, I was not alone and that I know i have nothing to lose even if i perform badly. Think i did pretty alright. Though did not impress. My self intro sucks! lolx.
Anyway, its a 8 to 2 interview, but my group has 9 interviewees to 2 interviewers. They didn't really have much time to ask us much questions actually. Its basically self intro and one economics question... " What is the problem with/about economics today and how can we use economics to solve this problems.
Its free for all. So a girl started answering. And as expected, she brought out the financial crisis. And said something about what leads to this crisis. The second girl then started to gave some textbook answers too.
Then i answered.
I said the crisis started all because of greed (Thanks to URMK man). lol. Then i said that the reason why Singapore is affected badly is due to the interconnected-ness of the world.
Solutions? Diversify our economy. Depend less on US and more on China, India, Middle East. Depend less on exports, more on sports related events.. Youth olympics, F1 etc etc.
Sounds so crappy. lolx. I don even know if my answer is logical. But I just don wanna give those textbooks answer, but just my views. No point saying those textbooks answers cos the prof knows much more than us. Of cos, I'm taking a risk here.
There's one more guy who (I think) have no knowledge about economics. But he presented his views till very powerful like that.
This is what he said...
"The problem with economics today is that its too complicated. Blah blah blah~~" Of cos he went on to explain.
I guess i'm lucky that my group was ok. Not many people from those elite schools, which i think will try to shoot down your views to support theirs. Half of my group comes from poly. Others from IJC, NYJC and HCJC. Luckily that HCJC guy is from the same company and platoon as me in sispec and he's not those kind of "shooter" or debater.. so not too bad.
For those who have not went for the interviews, here's some tips.
1) Do a impressive intro! Talk about your hobbies etc etc. things which they do not know about you.
2) Be confident. Even when you may not know what you are talking about. The NYJC guy was so stressed up (which i don know why) that he look as though he's gonna break down any moment.
People always say... Don judge a book by its cover. But in an interview, they can't possibly get to know you deep down. So.... just present your cofident self!
