Thursday, July 27, 2006
grandmother's back. no more travelling down to bukit batok. so that's a good thing! haha
still contemplating if i should go down for the flute section gathering. j3 to j10. that's a heck of a lot of generations of flutes. haha. will go for drinks only i guess. but can only reach at 8 plus. not much point ya. we'll see.
school's going to start soon. and i have yet to decide on one module. algebraic topology is irritating me. i'm sure if i want to take it at all. or should i try my luck with grad algebra. or even worse, computational mathematics. i've more or less decided on group, topo, and graph. so only 1 to go. wonder what yongquan has chosen. should i choose workload over interest? i think i answered my own question chatting with kj over lunch. maybe i'll do berrick's course afterall. we'll see how it goes. see who's going to be applying for it in the first place. the more the merrier.
dont you hate it when you're all ready to plan something and then u realise that alot of things have not been confirmed or will change depending on future events. then, being the planner, you start to try and plan for all eventualities 9 out of 10 will never even remotely happen. it's almost some sort of ocd.
13 weeks plus exams. 13 weeks and i would have completed the academic portion of my masters degree. haha amazing isnt it. i would be amazed if i get thru these 13 weeks with my limbs intact. haha! and then i can finally go back to doing research. i havent touched any of that stuff for so long. and if i really want to go for an immersion in 2008, by back calculation, i need to start my NS latest by 3 may. pretty early ya. which means i need to get results quickly. sometimes i think it's not really feasible for me to think about going for any immersions anymore. but if i dont grab this opportunity now, i may never have the chance again. idealistic as we may all be, money is a very important factor in life. even without a spouse and kids, there are parents to take care of. households to maintain. my mum is almost below water as she waits for 1) her chance to draw upon her cpf and 2) for my sis and i to start contributing to household maintenance. i'm already contributing to the maid's pay, but it's insignificant. eventually, when i start to work, the bulk of the expenses will be on my tab. i will become the primary breadwinner. scary thought isnt it. and so, the accumulation of cash for luxury things like travel, immersions, or even further studies becomes a distant 3rd. behind the necessities of life, and little luxuries for oneself and one's family. and if one gets married and has kids. well let's just say the distant 3rd becomes the unreachable 3rd.
caleb was right when he said that he's not stupid enough to not realise that having a good job and a good pay certainly helps create a good family enviroment. certainly it isnt everything. but it sure is the start of most things.
i have a friend who has a plan when to get married, another who's started saving, another who's already proposed, and another who has already gotten married. sometimes i really makes you sit down and think about your priorities right?
waiting for gerri's reply. maybe i'll pop by for drinks afterall. haha.
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