First to Bata, then to School

Have officially been matriculated into NUS. Unlike the first time I entered NUS (with all the excitement etc), this time round, I am riddled with anxiety and approach this next phase of education with some degree of apprehension. I attribute this to possibly two main reasons

1. The fear of whether I can effectively juggle work and studies, and yet still have some semblance of recreational life to hold on to.

2. The fact that I have yet to convince myself that the education I receive would value add to my repertoire of skills and knowledge. I think this is the case of most who finish university education, where the pursuit of education is no longer for the sake of owning a degree in the current paper chase. There is already the debate going on about whether Social Work education truly prepares social work graduates to enter the profession, I wonder whether having a Masters' Degree would prepare me further for a senior position in the profession?. 

After graduation, most of us take stock of the time taken to study, and reflect on whether all this intensive mugging actually contributes to who we are and what we do. This is probably my version of a mid life crisis; how to maximise whatever time I have left in this "youth" to contribute to personal development and achievement of higher level "altruistic" goals. 

Oh well, at least one thing I'm looking forward to in starting school, is the access to a wealth of information that is the NUS library... Wooo!

By the way, do you know that Bata is actually an international brand which has Czech origins?? Bet you thought it was a Singaporean Brand. 

On a less reflective note: have resolved my IT issues with 2 purchases: a new more powerful Router to resolve the internet connection issues, and a new MACBOOK PRO (!!) to resolve my anxiety and gadget loving issues. 

Once you go Mac, you can't go back. 

 

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[ming zhen]

ONCE YOU GO MAC, YOU CANT GO BACKKKK! WOOHOOOO! CONGRATS ON HAVING A MAC PRO! I AM SOOOOOOOOO EXCITED AND HAPPY FOR YOU HAVING A MAC PRO! HAHAHAHA!