Saturday, January 20, 2007
had korean class last night again. the pace is picking up quite rapidly. initially i thought that this semester i would be able to catch up after last sem. but after missing 2 classes, 1 due to a holidaying trip and another due to the wretched flu bug, i found the going a little bit tough this time. i should either put in more effort, or not proceed on to level 3. haha. we'll see how the next 5 weeks go. everyone in class is feeling the stress. and this 아저씨 here is practically drowning in it. haha. oh and speaking of which, i've now been relegated to be the ONLY SOLE male in my korean class!!! haha. scary thought.had a great supper with wu liang at clementi after class. the stresses of korean class always makes me hungry even if i had a full dinner. i must say that the prawn noodles at the coffee shop next to ntuc is much better than the one at the hawker centre!! haha. so wq u shld stop queuing up for the one there. haha.
helped jialiang edit his brother's personal statement for entry into ntu yesterday. haha. been a while since i've done some editing and boy was it tough. 2hr 45min was what it took. and it was 2 pages before i made any changes. editing is a tough job because you can freely express yourself. you're always constrained by the original author's intent. so it's tough to find a balance between making the sentence as good as possible and retaining the original meaning of the sentence.
it's raining again today. which makes it good for sleeping. but i think i should spend my time more wisely. haha. life's not all about hard work for sure, but it certainly isnt about sleeping as well. haha. i think the most important thing about life is that we must enjoy it. sure, for some of us, in order to enjoy life, we need to work hard first in order to achieve our dreams. however, i think sometimes we get too caught up in working and slogging away, all in the hope that someday we can just kick back and enjoy life fully, that we dun realise that life itself is slowly ticking away. even though hard work is something that should be embraces, we must always be sure not to lose oursleves in it. time for loved ones, time for friends, time for oneself. even though many people say it is important to be disciplined enough to work when it's time to work, i feel that it's equally important to play when it's time to play.
so when is it time to work or play. well, it really depends on one's priorities in life. if someone values $$$ much more than he/she values friendship, companionship and company, then naturally he/she would me more inclined towards a greater percentage of time spent work. the same is true conversely. for me, i'm the sort that needs to be around people. when is why i'd so often sacrifice almost any time i have for work just to hang around the people important to me. no doubt this means that i'm usually behind schedule when it comes to work, i feel that this is a very acceptable trade off.
anyway, thomas has lost his match against david ferrer. oh well. and then there were 2. haha. hopefully they both make it to the finals. haha.
dementieva 6-1 6-3 over elena camerin.
nalbandian 5-7 4-6 7-6(4) 6-4 6-1 over grosjean. phew!well. the rain has stopped and i shall head on to school! haha!
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