As for 2011, I would not say if its a good or bad year, but i feel its a year of new experiences. And I hope I'll be doing alot more wonderful things in 2012. So here's a reflection of some of the things done in 2011.
1. SMRT
Did 4 months of part-time job under the credit and billing department of SMRT (taxis) immediately after i ORD-ed in Nov 2010. Job wise, I would say its kinda boring. Its an administrative part-time job, so i think i cant really compare that with other jobs or even other admin part-time job in a bank. Pay wasn't that great either. The only thing i thought was positive about the working experience is the friends i made there and the many people that i got to know through the job.
Honestly, I wasn't the kind of people who will take initiative to meet up with people, or even organize mini outings. Perhaps i use to do that in the past, but not really now. (maybe for really close friends only) But i think i'm fortunate to have friends who took initiatives to meet up/plan for gatherings. Thought i kinda ignore them at times, which i do feel bad, but i really appreciate what they have done. Hopefully, we can maintain contact for as long as possible.
2. Europe Backpacking Trip
My first backpacking trip. The first trip that was planned by ourselves. I think overall we had fun, though there were moments whereby we did have disagreements. I guess the whole experience has been a fruitful one. It made me realize that its doesn't require that much money to travel if proper planning was done. It exposes me to the concept of backpacking and made me realize that backpacking trip wasn't as scary as some may think. And lastly, it really make me wanna travel to more places to see new things and learn new things as well.
3. SMU Scholarship
I think i have said this several times, but i really do feel very fortunate to be awarded a SMU scholarship. Financially, the scholarship really help a great deal. At least i do not have to depend on my parents or bank loans to finance my undergrad studies and at least i know that i will not enter the workforce with debt. With the scholarship, i think i am a step closer to being financially independent for my 4/5 years in uni. Not totally independent financially cause i still take allowance from my parents, but at least it allows me to attempt to fund some things personally. Ultimately, i hope that the only money i receive from my parents would be for my weekly allowance. I'm currently trying to fund those overseas trips and additional summer term studies myself, as well as random stuff like textbooks. I think i still need more financial discipline to ensure these though, but i know its definitely do-able.
4. SMU year 1 first semester
Results are out. My grades were good. Frankly speaking, I have mixed feelings about my results. On one hand i think my results were overly good considering how badly i did for the finals for certain modules. On the other hand, I thought i could have done better if i were to put in that additional bit of effort. I'm still very disappointed that i was giving up during the finals papers. And that is why i did extremely bad for the finals. And i'm really glad that the other components have helped to pull up my overall grades. Now that first semester is over, I'm starting to worry for 2nd semester due to AW.
I think i have been rather fortunate/lucky for the first semester for the following reasons. I made several really good friends. Friends who were humble and always willing to help me out with things in general. I seriously seriously hope that the friendship will remain even though we're not taking the same modules this coming semester. These people are really great and i just cant emphasis enough. Secondly, I think i had been lucky that some people i knew had actually helped me in certain mods. Not only did this person gave me feedback/guidance as to how to do well in the subject, she also pushed me to achieve a extremely good grade for class participation. And lastly, I think i was lucky to have bided the "right" prof. There were times when people will tell you that the particular prof that you have bided sucks and stuff, but i guess i am quite lucky that whatever i wrote for my individual report is to the prof's liking. And since the mod is a subjective module, the way we present our ideas makes quite a big difference actually.
5. OCSP to Nepal
Its an eye-opening experience for me. Basically, it changed my impression of several things. I had the impression that most people are joining the project for the sake of completing the 80 hours instead of truely wanting to make an impact. Overall, I would say that the project idea was 10 points, Organization if any, 3 points, and leadership 1 point.
And here's my new year resolutions to 2012:
1. To travel to at least 2 countries. (and hopefully unusual ones)
2. Maintain my GPA at above 3.6. I aim to score at least 2 A+ for this coming semester to compensate for the shortfall in AW.
3. To complete reading at least 1 book per month. Its extremely achievable, but i'll just keep it at 1 book per month as the main point is to cultivate a habit of reading.
4. To do more good deeds. =) I'm looking at doing something on a regular basis. There's one idea on my mind now and i hope to find a few more interesting ideas.
5. To get started on my long term CSP.
6. To complete another 2 component of my NYAA gold.
7. To know what I want to achieve in life.
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