| 3 year deja vu |
Aug. 27th, 2009|11:51 pm |
Im starting to feel a sense of deja vu. This attachment for some reasons reminds me of the time when I finished OCS and was sent to Ammo Base to be the DYS1 (Manpower officer).
I say so for the following few reasons:
growing fat
Despite my leisure runs and constant training in the army gym... I ultimately grew fat. Similarly now, I am starting to expand enormously. I have no idea how did I manage to drop my weight during the summer of 2008 but what I do know was that I have managed to put it all back. I am once more 100kg... =(
a new life awaits
When I assumed my post, there was around 9-10 months more of Army life. This was an exciting period as I was preparing to apply to the UK for my university education. Alot of time was spent researching topics, checking out schools and trying to find out which schools were worth going to.
For the past 8 weeks, I have been doing the same thing. Research graduate schools, emailing potential supervisors and checking for other sources of scholarships/funding apart from A*star. The difference between then and now is that I have slightly more respectable grades as compared to back then, hence the opportunities for acceptance has increased. However, as Ive mentioned in many entries, there is still the final hurdle and nothing is certain until I complete my degree.
The middleman between Boss and Collegues
Actually this is not something new. I have a tendency to find jobs where no one likes the boss, but somehow, my relationship with my boss (no matter where) is good. This was the case for Army, The singtel stint, citibank, A*star during my 1st year and now!
Actual sharing of plans
I never like sharing my goals and aspirations. It seems like whenever I do share them, it somehow never works out. I blame one person actually... me. I could blame a thousand things for the failure but when the smoke settles and the dust is cleared, I realise I really have no one to blame but myself.
My GRE is in 5 weeks time and I have yet to do any proper revision. In all honesty, I secretly regret registering for the exam in October. I yearn for a break...
I need to remember what my senior said to me
"If you can fuck care what your father thinks about your career life to pursue what you want...you can fuck care anything!" |
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